Kickback (FOC)
| The name or term "Kickback" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Kickback (disambiguation). |
- Kickback is an Insecticon from the Fall of Cybertron portion of the Aligned continuity family.
A member of the Insecticons, the independent Kickback prefers to spend his time cozying-up to others, so that once they've warmed up to him and he has his own circle of friends, he rewards them. With blackmail. And they up doing his bidding. A manipulative, completely psychotic, and dangerously unpredictable creep, Kickback is trouble for any Autobot... unless you're Slug.
Fiction
Fall of Cybertron comic
When Swoop infiltrated Shockwave's citadel, he was ambushed by Insecticons and suffered some major damage to his chest thanks to Kickback. Secrets Kickback, Hardshell and Sharpshot later stood by Shockwave's side when the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition Force arrived to save the captured Swoop. Siege Mentality
Games
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
- Voice actor: Troy Baker (English)
As Cybertron's core shut down, the Insecticons made their way up further to the surface to find Energon. Shockwave came across Kickback, Sharpshot, and Hardshell and convinced them to join the ranks of the Decepticons.
Kickback and his brothers accompanied Shockwave as they ran a test on Grimlock. However the subject withstood the tests and Kickback left with his brothers and Shockwave. Later Grimlock escaped captivity so Kickback volunteered his services to stop him and help unlock his beast mode function. Kickback lead Grimlock through the Insecticon layers of Shockwave's tower and ambushed him with multiple Insecticons at once. However Grimlock was able to override Shockwave's programming and transformed into a T-rex. After Grimlock destroyed all the Insecticons, Kickback attempted to escape, only for the exit door to come slamming down on him thanks to Slug. The Autobot proceeded to walk over Kickback with a cry of "Excuse me." Fall of Cybertron
Toys
Generations
- Kickback (Deluxe Class, 2012)
- Series / number: 1 / 009
- Japanese ID number: TG08
- Accessories: "Disc launcher", disc projectile, insect wings/twin battle blades
- Part of the third wave of 2012 Generations Deluxe Class toys, Fall of Cybertron Kickback transforms into a Cybertronian insect. His wings are attached in insect mode via C joint, and can be removed and used as "battle blades" that are held by his hands via 5mm post. He also comes with a disc launcher that fires its disc via pressure-launch, and is based on the Gear Shredder from Fall of Cybertron. The wing-blades can peg into any of the launcher's four 5mm ports, although the instructions nominally peg them on the front sides, making the launcher look a bit like a crossbow. The launcher can mount/store on his back in either mode by sliding it into grooves found on top of each of the clawed appendages that hold his wing-blades, and pegging the wing-blades in this configuration while in robot mode will give him a spiffy winged backpack. Aside from his hands, Kickback features additional 5mm ports for mounting, such as on his thighs, legs, and clawed appendages.
- His instructions forget to mention that his gold-and-purple chest panels have to be angled up for robot mode
Notes
- Kickback's beast-mode head is available in Fall of Cybertron multiplayer as a Parasite-type component for Destroyer-class characters, whereas Kickback's armor set and individual parts are available for the Scientist class after purchasing the Massive Fury DLC which was released on September 25.
- He also tends to repeat words at the end of sentences, as Shrapnel did in the original cartoon. But whereas Shrapnel's was a sort of echo, Kickback's is a psychotic repetition.
- He is currently the only member of the Insecticon trio to get a toy in his fall of Cybertron body.
Foreign names
- Russian: Prygun (Прыгун, "Jumper")
