Drift (SG)

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

Drift is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Wait, does this mean normal Drift is Deathstroke the Terminator?

The irreverent Drift is a Dimensional Fragment Eliminator, which means he's always taunting and combating those invaders who dare poke through the walls of his universe. The "Bot of Banter" is considered one of the most vile Autobots ever, and the chatty mercenary loves to dream up more creative ways to slay his targets. Optimus Prime has given Drift no boundaries, creating an immoral, money-driven monster.

The relentless and cruel Drift has only one real weakness: an irrational fear of petro-rabbits.

Toys

Timelines

Now if they want to get really meta, Fun Publications should also redeco this guy as Green Lantern.

• Shattered Glass Drift (Deluxe, 2012)
  • Accessories: Two "dual swords", one large sword, left & right pistols

Timelines Drift is a redeco of Generations Drift, in red with white highlights. In addition to the three swords that came with the original Drift toy, he comes with the two small guns that came with Generations Blurr; however, because these were not intended to come with this version of the mold, factory carelessness resulted in a large number of units coming with two of the same gun, when they should feature tabs on opposite sides. As the tabs on the guns only serve to attach them to the large rifle included with Generations Blurr, and as the doors of the Drift version of the mold cannot be used to holster the small guns, the effect this has on the figure is, at best, negligible. This has not prevented the usual reaction. The hood of his vehicle mode sports the character 定 ("decided").

This mold was retooled into Generations Blurr.

Drift sold out within 48 hours of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).

Notes

• Drift was first described by FP as the "Mech with a Mouth." The phrase "Merc with a Mouth" is used to describe the Marvel Comics character, Deadpool. Generation 1 Drift being a silent, sullen, moody, dark anti-hero ninja, it may be fitting that his Shattered Glass opposite is a manic, fourth-wall breaking anti-villain with a thing for Bea Arthur.
• Fun Publications has explained that they wanted the character on Drift's hood to mean "a doom" because Drift "brings A DOOM to any enemy he meets". They were limited to only one character, however, and could not find a singular character that embodied what they wanted to convey. This resulted in the use of the character 定 ("decided", as in "your fate is decided"?), which is "a stretch".

External links

• SG Drift's page @ TransformersClub.com