Vortex

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Vortex is a Decepticon Combaticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

I'm FANCY!

In a past life, it is very possible that Vortex was a rollercoaster of some sort. He is the interrogator of the Decepticons and his favorite method of divulging secrets from trembling Autobots is to take them on Mr. Vortex's Wild Ride. Laughing like a maniac, Vortex will treat Autobots held hostage within his cargo hold to a psychotic helicopter ride of twists, turns and near-death experiences. Then, once he has learned everything they have to tell: kerplop!

Vortex can combine with his fellow Combaticons to form Bruticus.

Japanese name: Vorter

Fiction

Animated continuity

Voice actor: Johnny Haymer (US), Ken Shiroyama (Japan)

Somehow scanned a WWII plane to become a helicopter

Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs the Transformers comics continuity

As part of Serpent O.R.'s forces, Vortex defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe strike force. The Art of War, Part 5

Toys

Generation 1

• Vortex (1985)

Japanese ID number: D-66

Get to da choppa. I dare ya.

Vortex transforms into a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. He is armed with a small chin-mounted machine gun and two large tri-barrel gattling guns mounted astern on his tail.

In robot mode Vortex is armed with his helicopter chin gun, and along with fellow Combaticon Blast Off, is one of the first Transformers figures to utilize ball-joints, located in his shoulders. Vortex normally becomes the left arm of Bruticus, but as a Scramble City design, he can also occupy any other limb slot on Bruticus.

This mold was redecoed as Operation Combination Target Hawk, Robots in Disguise Ro-Tor, and Universe Ro-Tor.

Generation 2

• Vortex (1994)

During the Generation 2 line, Vortex was redecoed blue with purple camoflage paint. His weapons were also redecoed purple, and his chest was changed to a different shade of purple.

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