Sureshock (Armada)

This article is about the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con. For the Universe Mini-Con, see Sureshock (Universe).

Sureshock is a Mini-Con from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Ha HA! Ambiguous.

Sureshock is the thinker of the Street Action Mini-Con Team. With the other members of the team, Grindor and High Wire, Sureshock forms the Mini-Con combiner Perceptor.

Numerous sources list Sureshock as a female character during Armada, however, the bio for the Cybertron toy identifies her as male. Awk-ward.

Japanese name: Arcee (Armada), Charge (Energon)

Russian name: Shocker (Armada)

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Armada

Sureshock was among the earliest Mini-Cons created from Unicron's cells. She was present in the distant past when the time-traveling Earth children made contact with High Wire, and awakened the Mini-Cons' capacity for independent thought. Drift

Millions of years later on Earth, High Wire led Rad, Carlos, and Alexis to the derelict Mini-con ship, and introduced them to Grindor and Sureshock's panels. Alexis put two and two together, and brought Sureshock to life by placing her hand on one of the panels. Carlos copied, and while he acted out a scene from E.T. with Grindor, Alexis took the time to greet Sureshock with actual words. Later, after Grindor used Carlos's skateboard as his Earth form template, Alexis noticed the trend and took the trouble to present her scooter to Sureshock. At least one of the silly humans was actually polite.

Afterward, the Mini-cons took their pet humans for a spin and demonstrated that they were, in fact, three robot Jesuses. Jesus's. Jesii. How do you pluralize "Jesus"? Then Megatron popped out from behind a cliff because, yeah, giant tank robots are great at Hide and Seek. He and his Decepticons boxed in the kids with their vehicle modes, but when Optimus collided with him and slowly backed up, it confused the Decepticon long enough for the good guys to escape. Metamorphosis Back at the Autobot base inside the Mini-Con ship, Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons agreed to help the Autobots find the Mini-Cons and keep them out of Decepticon slavery and control. Base

When the Autobots received their first Mini-Con activation signal, Sureshock lent her processing power to the search to help narrow down the panel's location. Out in the field, Sureshock and the Street Action Team worked with Optimus Prime in Big Canyon, surveying the area for any signs of storage panels. When the Decepticons arrived to intervene, the Street Action Team displayed their ability to combine for the first time, forming Perceptor. The agile Mini-Con gestalt miraculously overwhelmed both Megatron and Starscream until Optimus Prime could powerlinx with his new partner, Sparkplug, and unleash a Maximum Blast. Comrade

Sureshock and the Street Action Team joined the kids in teaching Hot Shot how to play the game of "Tag" inside the Autobot base. Hot Shot was worn out trying to chase them down until he thought to use Jolt to "tag" the kids for him. Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons later accompanied the Autobots to Antarctica to search for a new Mini-Con. They used Prime's trailer as a mobile headquarters from which they coordinated the search. Soldier Later, Sureshock helped Rad and the kids bring supplies up to the Autobot base. She and the other Mini-Cons then joined the Autobots on a mission to the forest, where a firefight with the Decepticons led to a forest fire. Working with Red Alert, the Mini-Cons converted Optimus Prime's trailer into a fire engine, pumping water from a nearby lake to put out the fires. Jungle

Sureshock remained behind at the base with Alexis while Rad and Carlos took High Wire and Grindor to play at the carnival. She probably wanted to go play too, but remained loyal to her partner when Alexis went out to lecture the boy on their immaturity. Carnival

Out on a desert mission, Sureshock was trying to get the drop on Demolishor when she and the rest of the kids and Street Action Team were caught in a sandtrap. They fell into a deep series of catacombs, built by denizens of the Sahara long ago after they discovered a Mini-Con storage panel in the sand. Sureshock and the others were nearly killed by the various traps and guards protecting the panel underground, and the Mini-Con team had to form Perceptor to protect the kids from harm. Palace

When Billy and Fred were kidnapped by Cyclonus, Sureshock and her friends attempted to rescue them, only to be captured themselves by Megatron. They were saved once Fred used Laserbeak to zap Megatron and distract him long enough for the Autobots to save the day. Confrontation As the search for more Mini-Cons continued, Sureshock and the Street Action Team participated in a mission deep underground in a city's subway tunnels. Underground They also confronted Megatron in a sunken underwater city, but the Decepticons succeeded in capturing the dormant Mini-Cons on both occasions. Ruin

As Rad began to learn more about the Mini-Cons, he started to question whether they should be forced to fight in a war not of their making. Almost as if in answer to his concerns, Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons took up arms in the next conflict, showing valor and courage on the battlefield that made it clear they were fighting for what they believed in, just like the Autobots and the kids. Prehistory

When the Decepticons stormed the Autobot headquarters, Sureshock helped man the internal defense systems to drive off the invaders. Swoop She also bundled up heavily in order to go shoping for groceries with Alexis. Didn't look conspicuous at all, nope. Overmatch

Sureshock and the Street Action Team were present for the Autobots' first encounter with Sideways. Gale

When the boys decided to go on a camping trip with the Autobots, they forgot to tell Alexis. Hurt over being left out, Alexis furiously declared that she never wanted to go anyway. Sureshock remained behind at Autobot base with Alexis, trying to calm her down. When Red Alert and Carlos were caught in a mudslide, Sureshock and Alexis coordinated Autobot activities from base, desperately standing by for any good news. Although she was frantic with worry while they were in danger, Alexis didn't forget she was angry at the boys when they got back to base. Sureshock took the boys' side against Alexis, though...probably because she was sick of being called "Grindor" (not to mention a "boy"). Vacation

When Blurr rescued Incinerator from the Decepticons' clutches, Sureshock and the Street Action Team were the first Mini-Cons to welcome him to the Autobot base. Reinforcement Later, Sureshock's team and Jolt helped create a miniature obstacle course from Hot Shot and Blurr to train on. Decisive Battle

Soon after, Sureshock and the Street Action Team received a transmission from the Land Military Team on the moon. It seemed that some of the Decepticon-allied Mini-Cons wanted peace, and were seeking an opportunity to come over to the Autobots. With the help of Rad and Fred, they convinced Optimus Prime to give the "enemy" Mini-Cons a chance, and soon the Autobots had a number of new allies. Vow

When a computer virus named Sideways infiltrated the Autobot mainframe, High Wire, Grindor and Sureshock helped the kids fight back against the infection. Sideways still had a few tricks up his sleeve, however, and he converted the minds of the Street Action Team and the kids into computerized avatars, sucking them into his digital world. In this unreal landscape, they passed by representations of Cybertron and other figures, before being chased by a shadowy planetoid back into the real world along a path Red Alert made for them. Chase

After the Autobots rescued Dune Runner's Mini-Con panel, Sureshock and the Street Action Team were the first to welcome him to the Autobot headquarters. Tactician On monitor duty, the Street Action Team ID'ed Thrust flying in circles over the Autobot base, and reported it to Vice-Commander Jetfire while Optimus was in repairs. The kids had to translate for Jetfire, though, and he'd never bothered to learn his Mini-Con bleeps from his bloops. Linkup

Grindor and Sureshock joined the kids in the cheering section as Jetfire beat Smokescreen in arm-wrestling three out of three times. Detection When a Mini-Con signal went off linking the three Space Mini-Con Team panels, Sureshock and the others reacted when the signal pointed to a panel hidden right inside their own base. They joined the kids in searching out the panel in the damaged sections of the ship. The search party came across Sky Blast's panel, activating the Mini-Con. To everyone's surprise, however, Sky Blast appeared openly hostile. Awakening It soon became apparent, though, that Sky Blast was merely frightened. He cowered behind Rad when Sureshock and the others formed Perceptor to protect the kids. They eventually coaxed him back out into the main part of the base, and convinced the new Mini-Con to assist the Autobots. Desperate

Alexis was briefly seen riding Sureshock when the kids decided to sneak the Space Mini-Con Team out of the base. Sureshock didn't accompany them when they ran away, though. Runaway

Sureshock was present when Starscream first switched sides to join the Autobots. Regeneration During the subsequent raid on the Decepticon base, Sureshock and the Street Action Team accompanied the Autobots as Perceptor, and focused on freeing the Mini-Cons while the Autobots engaged the enemy. Perceptor briefly split into his three components when avoiding an attack by Tidal Wave. Rescue

After Starscream and Jetfire rescued Firebot from Mars, Sureshock was among the Mini-Cons who welcomed the new arrival to the Autobots. Mars When Starscream betrayed the Autobots and returned to the Decepticons, the kids were all very upset, especially Alexis. Sureshock did her best to console Alexis after Starscream's departure. Threaten As the Decepticons threatened the safety of Earth with their Hydra Cannon, Sureshock and the Street Action Team watched helplessly with the kids as the Autobots tried to counter the threat. Crisis

Sureshock and the Mini-Cons all chose to willingly follow the Autobots into space aboard the Axalon, fighting alongside them against the Decepticons. When Hot Shot attempted to leave the kids behind, however, the Street Action Team formed Perceptor and organized a mutiny of the Mini-Con troops. They passively took over the bridge and made it clear by speaking in English for the first time that the humans were coming along...or else. Depart

The Axalon made its way into space, and soon joined by other Mini-Cons empowered by the Linkage. Sureshock and the Street Action Team telepathically explained to the kids that the Mini-Cons were all coming together to fight the great enemy...Unicron. As they encountered the Decepticon ship, Sureshock helped organized the Mini-Cons on-board to man the armaments and fight back against Megatron's troops. Miracle

Once they arrived in orbit around Cybertron, Sureshock immediately sensed Unicron's presence. The Mini-Cons all quickly gathered together in space, forming a shield against a deadly black hole Sideways had formed as a "surprise" for the Autobots. When the Autobots confronted Galvatron's Decepticon armada, the Mini-Cons assembled once more, creating illusions to disguise the Axalon amidst a horde of duplicate ships. As the power of the black hole became stronger and stronger, the Mini-Cons unified in a green ball of energy, neutralizing the threat with a rain of light. Sureshock and the Mini-Cons implored Galvatron and the others to stop fighting, but only succeeded in getting a temporary cessation of hostilities. Uprising

After Thrust stole the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster for Unicron, High Wire recognized the place where Hot Shot was searching for the traitor, and so the kids and the Street Action Team made their way underground to join the search party. Drift This led to a fight with Thrust and Sideways inside the core of Unicron, who stood revealed as Cybertron's moon. Portent Later, Sureshock and the others watch on helplessly as Unicron grew more powerful, and Starscream sacrificed himself to bring an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons. Cramp As the truce was forged between the two factions, Sureshock and the Street Action Team attended as representatives of the Mini-Cons. They formed Perceptor and joined hands with Optimus Prime and Galvatron to commemorate the occasion. Alliance

With the united Transformer armada bringing the fight to Unicron, the war council reached the conclusion that Unicron needed the three super-weapons to power himself. Their best course of action therefore was to penetrate Unicron's defenses and awaken the nine individual Mini-Cons that comprised the weapons, separating their will from Unicron. Although Prime and Galvatron infiltrated Unicron to achieve that purpose, High Wire, Grindor and Sureshock determined they would need to be present in order to push the Mini-Cons back to consciousness. The Street Action Team and the kids made their way into Unicron using the hidden warp tunnel below Cybertron's surface. Union

In Unicron's heart, Sureshock and the others found Optimus and Galvatron facing off against Sideways. Shockingly, Unicron was able to reassert control over the Mini-Cons, placing them back under his personal domination. Their enslavement was only temporary, however, as the kids were able to reach out to Sureshock and the others, awakening them so that they could awaken the Mini-Cons of the Star Saber, Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster in turn, causing Unicron to grind to a halt. Origin As Optimus Prime and Galvatron remained inside Unicron to settle the final score between them, Sureshock and the assorted kids and Mini-Cons escaped aboard Jetfire. After the final destruction of Unicron and Galvatron, the Street Action Team accompanied Hot Shot and Jetfire back to Earth, where they said their final goodbyes to the children. Mortal Combat

Dreamwave comics continuity

Armada

Sureshock was among the Mini-Cons who escaped from Cybertron only to crash on Earth. Alongside High Wire, Grindor and Sparkplug, she lay deactivated in a cave for a million years until Rad White stumbled into it and accidentally awakened them. After repairing themselves, the Mini-Cons befriended Rad, Carlos and Alexis, and asked them to be their guides to Earth during their search for the other lost Mini-Cons. Armada #3 However, as Sureshock and the others were entertaining the kids with a ride on Project Supernova, they suddenly came under attack by Megatron, who had tracked them to Earth. After telling their human friends about the Autobot-Decepticon war from whic they had escaped, the Mini-Cons scanned new alternate modes and led the Decepticons away from populated areas. Armada #4 In a nearby canyon, the Street Action Team found a team of Autobots out to put a stop the Decepticons' search for Mini-Cons, and they watched the ensuing battle. After another group of Mini-Cons joined in and helped the bulks drive the Decepticons away, Sureshock and her friends allied themselves with the Autobots. Armada #5

The Street Action Team was present when Sparkplug tried to convince Optimus Prime to let him infiltrate the Decepticon base. Armada #6 Later, after Sureshock helped scare off Billy and Fred as they bullied Rad, the team took the kids on a ride around town. Their fun and games ended when a Mini-Con beacon summoned them to a large monolith which turned out to be a starship. Alongside all other Mini-Cons on Earth, the Street Action Team entered the monolith, which rocketed off into space. Armada #8 The Mini-Cons were taken to the Moon, where another group of Mini-Cons led by Dualor had constructed a moonbase where their race could live in peace forever. The Street Action Team were against this, as they'd much rather have lived on Earth with their human friends. Armada #9 Sureshock began to doubt that the Autobots would come save them, and she wondered aloud if she and her teammates would ever see Rad, Carlos and Alexis again. Fortunately for them, the Decepticons invaded the base shortly afterwards, and everyone inside was forced to evacuate to Earth. Armada #10

After returning to the Autobot base on Earth, the Street Action Team were seen listening to one of Rook's speeches about Mini-Con independence. Fire & Ice When the Mini-Cons learned that Unicron was targeting Cybertron, they gathered together in order to return to their homeworld and fight him. Saying their goodbyes to Rad, Carlos and Alexis, the Street Action Team joined the other Mini-Cons at the Loop on Cybertron and poured their energies into the Mini-Con Matrix. This allowed Over-Run to fire a massive energy blast at Unicron, crippling him. The End

Energon

Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, the Terrorcons began assaulting various Earth cities. As Jetfire prepared to send troops to Earth to deal with this new threat, the Street Action Team showed up and offered to lend a hand. Sureshock explained that they were worried about their old human friends, then combined with her teammates into Perceptor to get the "size thing" out of the way. Multiplicity, Pt. 2 Under Jetfire's command, the Mini-Cons defended Los Angeles from thousands of Insecticons. Multiplicity, Pt. 3 The strike team was vastly outnumbered and quickly began to run low on energy, but Sureshock and the others were saved when their old buddy Rad used the E.V.A. to power them up with Energon gas. Multiplicity, Pt. 4

Panini Armada comics

Sureshock was among the Mini-Cons who fled from Cybertron to Earth, where they lay dormant for four million years before waking up and meeting Rad White and his friends. After introducing herself and her friends, Sureshock explained to the humans how they had come to the planet, but regrettably refused to get involved with the war again by saving Optimus Prime. First Encounter! They soon realized that running away wouldn't solve anything, though, and Sureshock helped distract Megatron long enough for Optimus Prime to recover and call for reinforcements. Friends and Foes! The Street Action Team quickly befriended Rad, Carlos and Alexis, and after some racing around, they followed the humans into the wreckage of their ship in search of its locator log. Inside, they were attacked by Demolishor, who downed Sureshock and High Wire with a single blast. Deep Trouble!

In order to learn more about how to behave on Earth, the Street Action Team began following their human friends during their daily life. Sureshock came with Alexis to the local observatory, where she decided to "help" by uploading her information on space into their mainframe. Unfortunately, it was more than the human-made computer could handle, and it promptly crashed. Just a Memory! The Autobots later attempted to keep Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons safe by sending them back to Cybertron, but the plan failed due to the Mini-Cons' refusal and a Decepticon attack. No Way Back!

While racing with their human friends, the Street Action Team came under attack from Starscream. While Alexis and the other humans ran for help, the Mini-Cons kept the Decepticon busy by combining into Perceptor. They almost lost to Starscream's Star Saber, but were saved thanks to the timely intervention of Optimus Prime. The Two-Edged Sword A while later, Sureshock and the other Mini-Cons surrendered themselves to the Decepticons in order to buy the Autobots some time to prepare for an incoming missile strike. Earthshaker! While en route to the Decepticon base on the Moon, they easily broke out of their cells, took control of the prison craft and returned to Earth. Lost in Space!

Legends anthology

Puzzled by the concept of Halloween, the Street Action Mini-Cons got taken trick-or-treating by their human friends. As Alexis was collecting money for UNICEF, Sureshock opted to do the same. Thousands of years later, after the Mini-Cons returned to Cybertron, he continued to tell the story of that night and encouraged the young Mini-Cons to trick-or-treat. He also wore an Alexis mask to honour her memory. Something Robotic This Way Comes

Bendon Armada books

Sureshock was with the kids when they talked Optimus into letting them explore some nearby caves for mini-con crystals... and seemingly didn't actually go along with them. Cave Catastrophe

Sureshock did, however, participate in a Mini-Con race the kids had that also involved Grindor and High Wire. Unsurprisingly, Megatron used the situation as an excuse to attack them. Race to Disaster

Toys

Armada

• Street Action Mini-Con Team (Basic, 2002/2003)

Part of the initial wave of Armada Mini-Con sets, Sureshock transforms into a motorized scooter. She also forms the legs to the Street Action Team's combined mode, Perceptor. She was only available in a three-pack with her teammates High Wire and Grindor

• More information on Sureshock at TFU.info

• Street Action Micron Anime Color (CD w/ toy, 2003)

This redeco of the Street Action Team was available only with the CD single of the first Micron Legend theme song, "Transformer: Dream Again" by Psychic Lover. The toys were decoed to be somewhat more cartoon-accurate; in Sureshock's case, this meant somewhat lighter orange plastic and a light blue-gray paint on her face and bike seat.

• More information on Anime Color Arcee at TFU.info

• Arcee (Change Micron, 2003)

Part of the first assortment of Kabaya Change Microns, this candy toy version of "Arcee", despite appearances, is actually an entirely new molding based on the original. She retains her combining ability with her teammates. This version lacks the yellow paint on her headlamps and has darker gray for her face and seats. She came in an individual box, packed with a baggie of sugar-pellets. Mmm.

• More information on Change Micron Arcee at TFU.info

• Magna Convoy DX Set (Gift set, 2003)

The last of the X-Dimension Mini-Con redecoes despite being the first Mini-Con team released in Japan, this version of the street action team was available only as part of the massive Toys "R" Us-exclusive Magna Convoy DX set, with the Japanese version of Powerlinx Optimus Prime and a clear-plastic version of Overload. Sureshock was redecoed in a scheme somewhat inspired by her Japanese namesake Arcee; white plastic with red and black, and pink paint applications.

• More information on X-Dimension Arcee at TFU.info

Energon

• Perceptor (Basic, 2004)

For Energon, the Street Action Team (who were never referred to as such on the packaging, interestingly) got all-new, more powerful bodies. Sureshock upgraded to a four-wheeled, off-road, one-man ATV. This time around, she forms the main torso and arms to their combined Perceptor form. She was only available in a Basic-class multi-pack with Energon High Wire and Grindor.

This mold was also used to make Mudbath and Throttle.

• More information on Energon Sureshock at TFU.info

Universe (2003)

• Mini-Con Team Perceptor (Basic, 2005)

The Energon version of Perceptor was "repackaged" without changes onto a Universe basic card and sold through discount chains in the US like Family Dollar.

Cybertron

• Backblast vs Sureshock (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)

A rather stunt-bike-showy redeco of her Energon toy, Cybertron Sureshock was available only in a Mini-Con 2-pack with the Decepticon-allied Backblast. This is the only version of Sureshock that is branded on the toy with an Autobot faction symbol.

The Deep Space vs Street Action sets were the last of the Cybertron Mini-Con 2-packs released and apparently were not very well distributed at retail, making them difficult to find.

• More information on Cybertron Sureshock at TFU.info

Merchandise

• Bumble (SCF, 2003)
  • Accessories: SCF stand

Available in ACT-10 of the Takara Super Collection Figure PVC line (the last "Act" of the line), this small PVC figurine of Perceptor was available in both full-color and an all-pewter-paint version, packed one each per case of twelve figurines.