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Gregarious would be a good word to describe Swerve. So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft", depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll probably get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good bartender.
He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand—including himself—given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's so easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and minor. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.
Now if only Prime could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...
| “ | People don't like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference. | ” |
—Swerve, "Cybertronian Homesick Blues" | ||
vThis Day in History: August 13
- 19?? — Lu Kui (Chinese voice of Bumblebee, Seymour Simmons and Joshua Joyce) is born.
- 1938 — Archibald Witwicky dies in an insane asylum. Movie Prequel issue 3
- 1940 — Sandro Sardone (Italian voice of Bumblebee, Perceptor, Shockwave and Ultra Magnus) is born.
- 1943 — Pauline Newstone (the voice of Airazor in Beast Wars) is born.
- 1943 — Hervé Jolly (French voice of Rhinox and Tarantulas in Beast Wars) is born.
- 1951 — Barry Gjerde (voice of Ultra Magnus, Shockwave, Scourge and Octane in The Transformers (G1 PS2)) is born.
- 1965 — Musician Hayato Matsuo is born.
- 1970 — Malta Júnior (Brazilian voice of Railspike and Motormaster) is born.
- 1975 — Nanni Baldini (Italian voice of Mohawk) is born.
- 1979 — Jhonny Torres (Latin-American Spanish voice of Sideways, Unicron, Inferno, Ransack and Hot Rod) is born.
- 1987 — Till Völger (German voice of Graham Burns) is born.
- 1992 — James Alexander (voice of Megatron, Grimlock and Snarl) is born.
- 1994 — Transformers: Generation 2 episode Wahre Freunde premieres in Germany.
- 1998 — Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers—The Great Cybertron Army Collection and The Great Destron Army Collection are released on VHS in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
- 1999 — Emilio Treviño (Mexican voice of Cody Burns, Bumblebee and Thrash) is born.
- 1999 — First day of BotCon Europe 1999.
- 2002 — Beast Wars—Volume 2 is released on DVD, and Volumes 3 and 4 on VHS, in the US by Rhino Entertainment.
- 2003 — Transformers Armada #14 is published in the US by Dreamwave Productions.
- 2003 — Transformers: Armada Official Guidebook, Transformers Armada: Decepticon Attack! and Transformers Armada: Enter the Mini-Cons are published in the US by Reader's Digest.
- 2004 — The Super Link episode "Saraba Inferno" premieres in Japan.
- 2005 — The Galaxy Force episode "Transcendental Transformation! The Released Power" premieres in Japan.
- 2005 — The Cybertron episode "Time" premieres in the U.S.
- 2008 — Transformers Animated: The Arrival #1, Best of UK: Time Wars #1 and The Reign of Starscream #4 are released by IDW Publishing.
- 2009 — Pre-orders begin for the Japanese Toy Hobby Market exclusive release of Revenge Deluxe-Class Dead End.
- 2010 — First day of Auto Assembly 2010.
- 2014 — Primacy #1 and a re-printing of Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #1 are released by IDW Publishing.
- 2015 — "Burning Bridges" is released by Fun Publications.
- 2016 — The Rescue Bots episode "Uninvited Guest" premieres on Discovery Family.
- 2016 — First day of the Angry Birds Transformers "You've Got The Touch" event.
- 2017 — The Rescue Bots episodes "Phantom of the Sea", "Unfinished Business" and "No Place Like Dome" premieres in Italy.
- 2018 — Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese voice of Silas) passes away at age 67.
- 2021 — Hasbro hosts a Fan First Friday online event.
- 2023 — The Beast Wars Again episode "Revive, Beast Power! (Part 2)" airs on TV Tokyo.
- 2025 — Transformers #23 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- 2025 — Second part of the Activate Your Alt Mode first round, Character Face-Offs Starscream vs. Shockwave, Shockwave wins.
vSchedule
- May 20 — G.I. Joe #22 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- May 27 — Void Rivals #30 and Void Rivals Deluxe Edition Book 2 HC are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- May 30 — TakaraTomy releases Age of the Primes AOTP-32 Maximal Big Convoy, AOTP-33 Razorclaw, Studio Series TS-19 Bumblebee, TS-20 Orion Pax, TS-21 Wheeljack (Que), and TS-22 Alpha Trion.
- Jun 3 — Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Edition #1 and G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book 1 HC are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jun 10 — M.A.S.K. #1 and Transformers #33 are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jun 17 — G.I. Joe #23 and Transformers: Worst Bot Ever — Bot Swap! are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jun 24 — Void Rivals #31 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jul 1 — M.A.S.K. #2 and Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Edition #2 are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jul 8 — Transformers #34 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jul 15 — G.I. Joe #24 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Jul 22 — Void Rivals #32 and Void Rivals Volume 5: Quintesson War TPB are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Aug 12 — Transformers: The Movie Deluxe Edition HC is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Aug 19 — G.I. Joe #25 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Sep 30 — G.I. Joe Volume 4: The Hunt for Energon TPB is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Nov 11 — The Transformers UK Compendium Volume 2 TPB is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
- Dec 9 — Transformers Volume 6: Decepticons Attack! TPB is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
vHoly Grails
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- Information on the Transformers presentation at Vancouver's Expo '86
- Optimus vs. Malignus cardart
- Kiss Players radio drama episodes #38-51
- Photos of the Hot Rod Go-Cart prize from the 1986 "Decipher the Decepticon" contest
- Japanese Transformers Telephone audio adventures
- The art for "The Love Bug"
- The clip shows added in Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- The identity of the unknown Generation 1 animation studios
- Whoever made Invasion Galactica
- Recordings or summaries of the Primeval Dawn II motion comic, screened at Wizard World Chicago in July 2002 and never again
- Any of the other lost media
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