Mirror

Mirror is a combined Mini-Con being from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

I never knew how ugly I look from here

Mirror is the combined form of the Mini-Cons Rook and Crosswise, the partners of the enigmatic Sideways. Little is known about this tiny combiner's personality or abilities, as he is generally seen only as a passenger for the treacherous bulk's vehicle mode, generally separating when his master transforms so that one of his halves can form Sideways's head.

Fiction

Armada cartoon

When Sideways arrived on Earth, his rider was riding him wearing a disguise to make him look like a human wearing biker gear. When Sideways transformed, his rider retracted the disguise and split in half. His top half became Sideways's head. His bottom half vanished. Gale From then on, the rider usually transformed from Sideways's head to ride him in motorcycle mode. But once vanished from the scene to allow Hot Shot to ride Sideways in battle. Later, as Sideways was speaking privately with Megatron without either Mini-Con head covering, Sideways spoke in two different voices, but it is unclear if one of the voices was the rider. Soon after, Sideways revealed his allegiance to the Decepticons by switching heads. Credulous

In another battle, Hot Shot caused Sideways to crash, sending his rider tumbling. Hot Shot taunted the rider saying, "Bet you wish you had a seatbelt now, huh?" Conspiracy

Toys

Armada

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So if Rook is good, and Crosswise is evil, then what the heck am I?

• Sideways w/ Rook and Crosswise (Super-Con, 2002)
  • Japanese ID number: MX-01

The combined form of Rook and Crosswise, Mirror is a humanoid robot that can act as a rider for Sideways' vehicle form.

This mold-set was also used to make Nightcreeper.

Notes

• "Mirror" is the combined form's Japanese name. He has no official English-language name, the closest he has being the descriptor "Rider", from the toy's instructions.
• The cartoon version tends to present Mirror as a Triple Changer of sorts, transforming from the Crosswise head to the Mirror robot mode, and from there to the Rook head. In his first appearance only, he is seen separating to form Sideways' head—don't blink, you'll miss it!—but the extra Minicon that should have been left over is nowhere to be found. Neither Rook's nor Crosswise's individual robot mode is ever shown.
• One scene in "Credulous" briefly shows Sideways not wearing either Mini-Con as a helmet. He speaks in two distinct voices—one is his normal voice and one appears low-intelligence. Immediately after, Crosswise appears from off-screen and becomes his helmet. Any significance this may have between Sideways and his Mini-Cons is unclear. The line was not present in the Japanese version of the episode. In another scene, Sideways in vehicle mode speaks normally even though his rider is absent.
• In "Credulous", while separated from Sideways, Mirror speaks in Sideways's normal voice, while the Sideways body repeats his line in a less intelligent voice. The significance of this is never elaborated upon.