Gears (ROTF)
| This article is about the Autobot from Revenge of the Fallen. For the Autobot from Generation 1, see Gears (G1). |
- Gears is an Autobot from the Revenge of the Fallen portion of the live-action film continuity family.
Gears likes complaining. It makes him happy. But more importantly, he knows that his fellow Autobots find his endless litanies amusing rather than annoying. And in a war that's run a few million years, a little laughter can make a big difference, so he keeps at it.
Everyone wins!
Fiction
Titan Magazines Revenge of the Fallen comics
Gears was sent to South Africa to prevent the local Autobots from being slaughtered... but then had to let the Decepticons go, to prevent civilian deaths. When Brawn balked that the humans could see them being beaten, Gears responded that when it comes to saving lives you shelve your pride. Inside Out!
Classified novels
Among the friends Gears lost during the war, the last was Tailgate, who was killed by Reverb. Gears studied ancient documents and learned of the presence of cache of weapons hidden during the war against The Fallen on Earth. He set out to find and protect the site against the Decepticons.
He arrived on Earth in time to save the human Kevin Bowman from being run down by a van, though he sustained damage to his leg in the process. When Reverb arrived a short time later, Gears fought and managed to defeat the Decepticon, though was unable to finish him off. Taking the form of a derelict SUV as an alternate mode, Gears set about continuing his mission with help from Kevin and headed for Hawthorne Army Depot. Though Gears hesitated in bringing the boy along, Kevin proved invaluable in getting them to the depot.
There, they quickly located the hidden cache in a hill, however it wasn't long before Reverb arrived with Ratchet and Bumblebee, whom the Decepticon had convinced that Gears was an enemy. Reverb managed to damage Gears enough to immobilize the Autobot, and load up with weapons. Gears struggled to make himself operational, but it wasn't until Kevin persuaded him to generate a hologram of Tailgate that they lured Reverb into the cave and Gears was able to get off a lucky shot that destroyed Reverb's personal force field, letting Optimus Prime defeat the Decepticon. Afterwards, Gears assured Kevin that his damage would soon be repaired. Switching Gears
Toys
Revenge of the Fallen
- Autobot Gears (Deluxe, 2009)
- Gears is a redeco of Stockade, using Generation 1 Gears' traditional colors for his robot parts while transforming into a silver Cadillac Escalade SUV decorated with gear markings. His main gimmick is a gear-driven punch activated by pulling back on the luggage bar on either forearm. For whatever reason, his chestplate is removable.
SpeedStars
Stealth Force
- Autobot Gears (Stealth Force Deluxe, 2010)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- SpeedStars Gears is a new non-transformable mold loosely based on his previous Cadillac Escalade SUV toy. While he is now blue instead of silver, he does retain the gear motif deco. At the press of a button, weapons deploy from the top, sides and front of his vehicle mode while pulling a tab hides them again. The cannon on his roof can launch a missile, while the rest of the weapons are non-firing.
