Sideswipe (Animated)

The name or term "Sideswipe" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sideswipe (disambiguation).

Sideswipe is an Autobot from the Transformers Animated continuity family.

In Animated, G2 came early.

Sideswipe spotted an enemy ship during the Great War. Good job!

Toys

Timelines

Considering their ages, Rodimus is biting Sideswipe's style, not vice versa!

• Sideswipe and Toxitron (Souvenir set, 2011)
  • Accessories: crossbow/missile launcher, 2 missiles

Sideswipe is a redeco of Animated Breakdown (itself a retool of Deluxe Class Animated Rodimus Minor), transforming into a futuristic car that is an homage to the vehicle mode of Generation 1 Hot Rod. A panel on the car's hood, which is also the figure's chest, can be flipped to either show an engine block or the figure's Autobot insignia. The figure comes with a spring-loaded missile-launching double crossbow. His bow can be tabbed to the roof of his car mode or snapped on his hand. The tabs that secure his bow in vehicle mode are 5mm wide, making it useable by other figures as well. Sideswipe was limited to 1500 pieces and sold in a set with Toxitron.

The original version of the mold was redecoed into Black Rodimus.

Notes

• Sideswipe is seen in the "The Great War" boardgame in the Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II. If an Autobot player lands on his spot, he gets 1000 Victory Points.
• Like a lot of the random incidentals in The AllSpark Almanac II, Sideswipe's first head was designed by Bill Forster.
• The bag Souvenir Set #1 comes in (though not the instructions nor Tech Specs) refer to the figure as Sideswiper.