Swoop (Energon)
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- Swoop is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Swoop may be simple mentally, but when it comes to blasting Decepticons to tiny bits from the air, his lack of intelligence doesn't seem to hinder him at all. He tends to be the first to strike, scattering Decepticons and keeping them panicked while his partner Grimlock sneaks up on them. Then Swoop joins in on the ground, tearing into their opponents with claws and teeth, either separately, or combined into the brutal Mega-Dinobot.
Fiction
Timelines
During the Unicron Singularity crisis, Swoop served aboard the Autobot flagship Iron Hope. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled Predacon alongside Grimlock. Force of Habit
Dreamwave Energon
Due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy, Swoop never made it into the Energon comic.
However, Simon Furman eventually released the plots of the unreleased Energon issues on his blog. It was revealed Swoop and Grimlock were dispatched by Jetfire to assist against a Terrorcon attack in the Mojave Desert, but they are unable to arrive before an upgraded Demolishor kidnapped Kicker.Armageddon Part 1 The Dinobots are joined by Rad, and assisted by Carlos and Alexis to pursue Demolisher and Kicker.Armageddon Part 2 The rescue team is boosted by Wing Saber, Cliffjumper and Rodimus, who tracked down Demolishor and the captive Kicker in Mexico. The Autobots battled Demolisher while Rad freed Kicker.Armageddon Part 4 Once free, Kicker used his special powers to channel the energy of all the Energon on Earth, using it to utterly destroy Demolishor.Armageddon Part 5
However, Simon Furman eventually released the plots of the unreleased Energon issues on his blog. It was revealed Swoop and Grimlock were dispatched by Jetfire to assist against a Terrorcon attack in the Mojave Desert, but they are unable to arrive before an upgraded Demolishor kidnapped Kicker.Armageddon Part 1 The Dinobots are joined by Rad, and assisted by Carlos and Alexis to pursue Demolisher and Kicker.Armageddon Part 2 The rescue team is boosted by Wing Saber, Cliffjumper and Rodimus, who tracked down Demolishor and the captive Kicker in Mexico. The Autobots battled Demolisher while Rad freed Kicker.Armageddon Part 4 Once free, Kicker used his special powers to channel the energy of all the Energon on Earth, using it to utterly destroy Demolishor.Armageddon Part 5
Toys
Energon
- Grimlock & Swoop (Mega, 2005)
- Swoop transforms from the usual pterosaur (this time equipped with a pair of giant Jetfire-style scramjets formed by the robot-mode legs) into a robot. He can also form the lower body of the combined robot Mega-Dinobot. He was available only in a Mega-class multi-pack with Grimlock.
Notes
- The Grimlock/Swoop set was originally intended to be released in the Universe line, as their original Generation 1 incarnations. However, a variety of factors shuffled the set into Energon and new-character-dom.
- This set was not "mech-designed" or engineered by Takara employees, a rarity for normal-series Transformers toys.
Foreign names
- Mandarin: Fēi Yīng (Taiwan, 飛鷹, "Flying Eagle")
