Twin Twist (G1)
- Twin Twist is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Twin Twist will sink his drills into anything, tearing it to shreds at the smallest excuse. He loves violence and fighting as much as your average Decepticon. Full of fury and the desire to show off just how much destruction he's capable of. Optimus Prime sometimes worries about his uncontrollable nature, but no one can argue that he isn't an effective warrior.
As a Jumpstarter, Twin Twist can transform between modes in a fraction of an instant (.4 of a second), signifigantly faster than most Transformers.
He's a member of the Wreckers.
Twin Twist almost always appears alongside his fellow Jumpstarter Topspin.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
- (Note: Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)
Twin Twist was a member of the Wreckers. When the strike team was doubting their chances of survival in Operation: Volcano, it was Twin Twist who renewed their fighting spirit, protecting the weak in a bar brawl at Maccadam's. After all, if the operation was going ahead anyway, can they do less?
- (Note: In the first UK Annual, the Jumpstarters were depicted on Earth operating with Prowl and the Ark's crew. This does not fit into their history as Wreckers on Cybertron, and must be considered non-canon.)
Dreamwave comics continuity
About 8 million years ago, Twin Twist begins a life long obsession with the left feet of Transformers that are bigger then him. As an apparent founding member of the Wreckers, he tried to topple Devestator by drilling into his left foot. Amazingly, the strategy did not work. In the present, Twin Twist and his compatriot, Topspin, served as guards under Shockwave's regime. Being elite soldiers they also were members of Ultra Magnus's shock team. When Menasor was released to reek havoc on Iacon Twin Twist tried to attack his left foot. This time it actually worked and toppled the giant, who promptly swatted Twin Twist like a bug. He survived however and uncovered evidence of Decepticon treachery in Menasor's rampage.
IDW comics continuity
Twin Twist continues his bizarre obsession with left feet by trying to drill the toes off the revenant Thunderwing. This time he got kicked for the trouble. Earlier he proved invaluable by tunneling into the hidden base of Bludgeon.
Toys
Generation 1
- Twin Twist (Jumpstarter, 1985)
Trivia
- The portraits of Topspin and Twin Twist on their techspecs were originally reversed, causing some children a bit of confusion. This was eventualy fixed.
- Cartoon character sheets were created for both Topspin and Twin Twist back in the '80s but they were never used, not even in a commercial.
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