Blurr (Armada)
| The name or term "Blurr" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Blurr (disambiguation). |
- Blurr is an Autobot from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Blurr is a serious minded, yet highly competitive warrior. His skill and dedication have made him an expert marksman, serving as a sniper in Optimus Prime's unit. Once a champion racer, Blurr now trains up and coming racers in the intricacies of the sport. His gruff personality can be off-putting to his students and fellow soldiers, but he is tough on them only because he expects the very best from himself and those around him.
His Mini-Con partner is Incinerator.
| “ | Arrogance and pride, a tragic combination, may cause a bot to make mistakes—like this. | ” |
—Blurr | ||
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Armada cartoon
- Voice actor: Brian Drummond (English) Isshin Chiba (Japanese), Claus-Peter Damitz (German)
Blurr was an Autobot officer holding the rank of lieutenant, a veteran of the campaigns on the war-torn planet Duke. While serving on Cybertron, Blurr encountered a young Autobot named Side Swipe, who had somehow fallen prey to a trap which left him hanging upside down from a rope. To his chagrin, saving the younger soldier led to Side Swipe idolizing Blurr, to the point of following the seasoned soldier to Earth. Past
At his old friend Scavenger's request, Blurr transferred to Optimus Prime's command on Earth. He arrived in time to snipe a Mini-Con storage panel right out of Demolishor's fingers just as the Decepticons were warping back to their base. The Mini-Con panel activated to reveal Incinerator, who latched onto his savior, though Blurr had little idea of how to treat the Mini-Con. Soon afterwards the kids tried to become friends with the taciturn Autobot, but he blew them off, sternly stating that in war there is no time for foolish games, and that they should grow up. As the two fastest Autobots on land, Blurr was paired with Hot Shot in the search for the next Mini-Con on a race track. The two Autobots butted heads over how to proceed with the mission, culminating in the loss of the Mini-Con panel to the Decepticons. Afterwards, Hot Shot apologized to Blurr, who appreciated the sentiment and concluded that he was unaware that the Mini-Cons were more than just tools and that he doesn't get along with others very well. Reinforcement
Ronnie Matoski was Blurr's first Actor in The world-1957
Cybertron cartoon
- Voice actor: ? (English), ? (Japanese)
Appearing only in vehicle mode, and usually with several redecos of himself, Blurr was one of the many Autobot refugees hiding on Earth. At some point he adds a spoiler to himself.
The Dark Heart of Sandokan
Dreamwave Armada comic
Blurr was a member of Jetfire's squad on Cybertron, along with Rhinox, Dropshot, Side Swipe and Overload. When Optimus Prime visited Jetfire at Autobase: Cybertron, Blurr was out fighting the Decepticons, and asked Jetfire for orders. He was told to retreat and await reinforcements. Armada #10 Later, he was present at Autobase when Hot Shot contacted them and told them that Optimus Prime had disappeared. Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4
Strange things began happening after that, and Blurr detected unusual space bridge activity at the Decepticon base. Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4 He was subsequently part of the Autobot squad that traveled to the heart of the disturbances to investigate. They found it abandoned and decided to shut down the space bridge nexus, but came under attack from a powerful samurai. Blurr fired on him, only to have his gun and index finger cut off by the enemy's sword. Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4 While the rest of the squad held the enemy busy, Blurr and Side Swipe were tasked with shutting down the nexus. When that failed, they simply planted explosives around it, but Blurr couldn't initiate the destruct sequence due to interference. He and the others were ordered to escape while Jetfire activated the bombs manually. Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4 When Unicron attacked Cybertron a while later, Blurr reported that the planetary defenses were ready to go. The End
Superdeformers
When Thrust hurled Thunderwing at Hot Shot, Blurr grabbed the Mini-Con out of the air before it could hit his buddy. As the two Autobots scurried away, Blurr thanked Thrust for the free Mini-Con. Superdeformers
Games
3D Battle Card Game
Blurr is one of the many Autobots serving under the command of Optimus Primal. Energon Wars Expansion Set
Toys
Armada
- Blurr with Incinerator (Super-Con, 2002/2003)
- Japanese ID number: MC-08
- Accessories: 2 launchers, 2 missiles
- Blurr transforms into a sleek Ferrari F50 like Cybertronic race car. In this mode, plugging his packed-in Mini-Con partner Incinerator into the space under Blurr's spoiler causes the rear side panels of Blurr's car mode to flip down into a "flight mode". This mode also makes his twin Powerlinx-activated spring-loaded missile launchers available, which become hand-held weapons in robot mode. However, due to the aforementioned gimmick, he ends up carrying about three quarters of the car mode on his back. He's also not that posable.
- The Japanese version of Blurr (released on May 15, 2003) has several significant color differences, most notably the lack of "dirt-wash" on his car mode, clear-red canopy rather than clear-yellow, plus his head has an entirely different set of paint applications.
- In November of 2003, US Toys "R" Us stores had special bonus pack Super-Con (Deluxe) toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for less than the price as a normal Super-Con during Toys "R" Us' post-Thanksgiving-day sale. Like Sideways, Blurr could come with one of the Destruction Mini-Con Team members: Buzzsaw, Drill Bit, or Dualor.
- Silverbolt w/ Turbo and Street Speed Microns (multi-pack, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: MS-05
- In Japan, Blurr was available both separately and in a multi-pack with the Street Speed Mini-Con Team.
Cybertron
- Blurr vs Buzzsaw (Vs pack, 2005)
- Japanese ID number: GS-01
- Accessories: 2 launchers, 2 missiles, Speed Planet Key
- A retool of Armada Blurr, Cybertron Blurr transforms into a sleek Cybertronic Ferrari F50-like race car. As he comes with no Mini-Con, inserting his Cyber Planet Key into the space under Blurr's spoiler causes the rear side panels of Blurr's car mode to flip down into a "flight mode". This mode also makes his twin spring-loaded missile launchers available, which become hand-held weapons in robot mode. These missile launchers have been similarly retooled to remove the Powerlinx gimmick, replaced with traditional firing tabs. Blurr also features a new head, based heavily upon Generation 1 Blurr.
- This mold was later retooled to make the BotCon 2008-exclusive Shattered Glass Blurr.
Merchandise
3D Battle-Card Game
- Blurr (2007)
- A 28-point character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Blurr "transforms" into a race car that borrows liberally from his toy design, with a robot mode inspired by the "Movie" aesthetic. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Jazz, Movie Smokescreen and Generation 1 Hot Rod.
- The Battle-Card may or may not actually be a representation of the other Blurr from Cybertron.
Notes
- The Cybertron Blurr toy represents not only Armada Blurr, but a native Velocitronian Blurr, a Cybertronian Blurr who isn't Armada Blurr, and several "generics" from both planets. See "Who is Blurr?" on Cybertron Blurr's page for more.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Silverbolt (シルバーボルト Shirubāboruto)
- Hungarian: Homály ("Blur")
- Russian: Blurr (Блэр Bler)
