Smokescreen (G1)
| The name or term "Smokescreen" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Smokescreen (disambiguation). |
- Smokescreen is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Every Autobot has a purpose, be it as a leader, a warrior, a healer, or a scout. Or, in the case of Smokescreen, a cheater. Fair fights are a foreign concept to him. If he can't outthink, charm, or just plain outrun you, he'll blind you with a magnetized cloud of smoke and shoot you a few times. And then he'll laugh at you a bit. Smokescreen affectionately refers to his teammate Powerglide as "P.G." [1]
Fiction
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Jack Angel (US), Masashi Ebara (Japan)
After fleeing the planet of giant aliens, a group of Autobots are captured by a Bounty Hunter and then de-energised to prevent escape. Somehow, Smokescreen is unaffected, breaking free from the containment tubes and then making a deal with said Bounty Hounter. The two head down down to a nearby planet where Smokescreen gambles away the freedom of his friends after his cheating is stopped by a small Jawa looking creature. Well done, Smokescreen.
He eventually makes good on his debt thanks to the help of Autobot bounty hunter Devcon. And the Autobots drive into the darkened horizon of the gambling planet.
In the original Storyboards for The Transformers: The Movie, it was Smokescreen who lay dead, rather than Wheeljack.
Binaltech storyline
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 1
Generation 2
Find Your Fate Junior
Desert Flight Back on Cybertron, Smokescreen's home was almost sent flying off into space when the Decepticons attacked with an unstable anti-gravity weapon.
3H Universe Comics
Toys
Generation 1
- Smokescreen (1985, 2002, 2003)
- Japanese ID number: 45
- Smokescreen transforms into a Datsun 280ZX Turbo based upon Electramotive Davendorf/Sharpe touring car, however, the 83 car number is reversed to 38 to avoid legal issues. He is predominantly blue, red and white in both vehicle and robot modes. Like Bluestreak and Prowl, he features two spring-loaded missile launchers mounted either side of his head, and is armed with a silver laser rifle.
- In 2002, Smokescreen was re-released as part of the Transformers Collection series in Japan. This version has slightly-altered decals, and fully-functional spring-loaded missile launchers.
- In 2003, Smokescreen was released as part of the Toys "R" Us exclusive "Commemorative Series" line in the US. This version of Prowl uses a softer , unchromed black plastic for his rifle and missiles owing to breakage issues, plus his launchers are completely non-firing. He uses the same decals as the Japanese "bookbox" release.
- Smokescreen is a retool of the Bluestreak/Prowl mold. He features a much larger front fender and has an additional spoiler on the back.
Alternators
- Smokescreen (2003, 2004)
- Alternator ID number: 1
Japanese ID number: BT-01, BT-07
- Alternators Smokescreen transforms into a 2003 Subaru WRC rally car.
- In 2004, Takara retooled him for their Binaltech series into Smokescreen GT. He recieved a new front end, hood, roof and spoiler to reflect the changes made to the Team Subaru WRC car in the 2004 World Rally Championship. He also included a single spring-loaded missile launcher that could be attached either side of his head via two small holes.
Titanium Series
- Smokescreen (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
- This version is of the Alternators toy, but lacks the Alternator's Subaru racing deco. While all Titanium mini-figures are somewhat squatty, Smokescreen may, in fact, be the squattiest of them all.
Trivia
- Smokescreen's original deco has been used for multiple homage toys. Armada Prowl and Cybertron Smokescreen both use the red-and-blue deco with "38" on the hood.
- Said deco is in fact based on a real-life rally car deco.
References
- ↑ The Ballentine Find Your Fate Junior book Desert Flight
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