Blades (G1)
| The name or term "Blades" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Blades (disambiguation). |
- Blades is an Autobot Protectobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Blades will never be the Autobot poster child. He's a dirty, underhanded street brawler at heart and proud of it. The fact that his alternate mode and function as air support can keep him at a distance from combat infuriates him. Blades would rather use his rotors to gut a Decepticon from antenna to tailpipe than to fly. When he fights, he wants to feel his enemies' fuel spraying across his steel skin. Blades does his job and does it darn well, but if there's a way to get his hands dirty in the process, you can bet your processor he'll find it.
Blades combines with his fellow Protectobots to form Defensor, Gaia Guardian or God Guardian.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese, "The Ultimate Weapon"), Masashi Ebara (Japanese, "Call of the Primitives"), Edgar Wald (Latin American), Fritz von Hardenberg (German, The Ultimate Weapon), Bernd Simon (German, Call of the Primitives), Christoph Lindert (German, Generation 2 Dub of The Revenge of Bruticus), Niko Macoulis (German, Generation 2 Dub of The Ultimate Weapon)

When the Insecticons attacked an inhabited city on Earth, Optimus Prime called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the Sun by the Combaticons, while Inferno and Red Alert fought the flames, Blades saved civilians trapped by the fires. Soon afterwards he was spraying his limited supply of coolant onto the flames, but was concerned that he was running out and couldn't cool down the whole planet. The Revenge of Bruticus
Blades, as part of Defensor, totally blew up Bruticus. Afterwards, he was with the Protectobots when they arrived ostensibly to save some window-washers from a burning skyscraper. Blades actually blew the workers from their dangling platform. Fortunately, Streetwise managed to catch them below. Later still, Blades and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend Autobot Headquarters from a Decepticon attack. They merged into Defensor and activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. B.O.T.

In the year 2006, the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors, Blades was shot down by Galvatron. First Aid took him back to Metroplex for repairs. While Blades recuperated, the Combaticon Swindle broke into the city and managed to steal Metroplex's transformation cog, and First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging Trypticon. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor even without First Aid, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians. After First Aid returned to the Autobots, Blades ferried him into Metroplex while the giant Autobot was battling Trypticon, enabling the medic to realign the replacement cog properly, which in turn allowed Metroplex to triumph. The Ultimate Weapon

Blades was one of the first three (along with Wheelie and Slingshot) to be drained by the energy leech, Tornedron. The whole of Cybertron was likewise sucked dry moments later, though all were restored when Grimlock saved the day. Call of the Primitives
Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the Technobots and Terrorcons at Mark Morgan's laboratory. They transported the injured Jessica Morgan to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had negative consequences. What a jerkface.
Defensor—and by extension, Blades and the rest of the Protectobots—contracted the plague while fending off an infected Superion. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 Blades (along with the rest of the galaxy) was cured by the unleashed wisdom of the Matrix following Optimus Prime's resurrection. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
Japanese cartoon continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga
When the Stunticons formed Menasor to attack a baseball stadium, the Autobots' human friend Kenji called in the Aerialbots and Protectobots in response. Blades and the Protectobots put out the fires caused by the Decepticon mayhem before combining into Defensor. Their central component was injured battling Bruticus, however, forcing the Protectobots to disengage while Hot Spot tended to his injuries. Thinking quickly, Kenji told Superion to aim for the legs, and the giant Autobot shot out the leg components of both Bruticus and Menasor. Blades and the smaller Protectobots then leapt into action, linking up with the Decepticon combiners in place of their normal limbs. Kenji laughed as the Protectobots sent their captive Decepticon super-robots kicking through the sky, planning to drop them off over the nearest ocean. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
Scramble City
Blades and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of Metroplex. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Blades and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. Scramble City: Mobilization
The Great Transformer War manga

Many years later, Galvatron and the Decepticons kidnapped Doctor Dalton of the planet Eran to increase the potency of their combiner robots. The Protectobots and Aerialbots attempted to storm Trypticon in order to recover the kidnapped scientist, but were repelled by Scramble City base modes with launcher power (only $9.99 at Toys"R"Us!). Superion in particular suffered critical injuries. Reconsidering their tactics, Hot Spot transformed to repair bay mode in order to bring the Aerialbots back on-line, while Blades infiltrated Trypticon alone to recover Dalton and the other Protectobots held off Menasor and Bruticus long enough for their teammates to complete their missions. Inside Trypticon, Blades was able to retrieve Dalton with little fuss, as most of the Decepticons were distracted watching the fight. Dalton was brought back to Metroplex, where he agreed to work on the new Technobot warriors for the Autobots. The Great Transformer War #1
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Masashi Ebara (Japanese, ep 12)
In 2011, Galvatron attacked Cybertron in order to gain control of Vector Sigma. Blades was stationed there with the Protectobots and fought off the Decepticons' initial assault. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky As Defensor, Blades' team continued battling on Cybertron for some time. The Mystery of Planet Master Later, Blades and the Protectobots assembled on Earth at Ultra Magnus's command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with Hot Rod and the Headmasters, who were searching for the hidden location of the Matrix of Leadership. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal Cybertonuron, Blades and the Protectobots assembled before the space bridge on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again, as Hot Spot and Blades were seen firing upon the aerial Combaticons again. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2
Blades and the Protectobots were dispatched to Peru with the Trainbots when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the Predacons. Shouki and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the Headmasters. Blades and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by Mindwipe's paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Blades and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts
Blades and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the moon to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. Return of the Immortal Emperor When the planet Sandra sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Blades and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. SOS from Planet Sandra
After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Blades and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Blades and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)
Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Blades and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, Australia, the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) As part of Defensor, Blades participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' Head Formation to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Blades and the other Protectobots were created on Earth by Wheeljack and the Autobots after they stole a recording of Devastator's combiner transformation sequence and modified it (and after Optimus Prime and Buster Witwicky shared a Matrix-induced vision of the future with the Special Teams in it).

Shortly after the Protectobots were given life by the Matrix, Optimus and Wheeljack learned of a cerebro-shell implanted in Prime which had allowed Megatron to tap into the Matrix and eavesdrop on their conversations. Reversing the signal, the Autobots learned of a Decepticon plot to steal the energy-converting hydrothermocline. Taking the Protectobots with him for the mission, Optimus moved to intervene on Megatron and his Combaticons' plans.
At the industrial site, a human named Ethan Zachary broke a stand-off between the two forces by suggesting they battle for the hydrothermocline in a virtual game program he had created, so that nothing of value to either side would be damaged in the melee. With their consent, Zachary uploaded Optimus, Megatron, and the two Special Teams into his computer game environment called Multi-World. Blades was teamed with Groove, and they maneuvered through an area called the Cloud-Steppes, where cities floated on clouds and absurdly long walkways were supported underneath them. The Combaticon flyers cut loose one of the walkways, sending the ground-bound Groove and a group of Cloud-Steppers flailing and falling. Against his better judgement, Blades caught the falling humanoids instead of saving his teammate. This proved to be a good idea, as the Cloud-Steppers unleashed their patented cloud-in-a-knapsack trick to blind the Combaticons until Groove shot them down. Afterdeath!
When Grimlock took control of the Autobots, Blades began to muse on deserting like Goldbug and Blaster. While on a mission in London, tracking a signal that could be the deserters, his bad mood was made worse by being attacked by Action Force, and he came close to killing the humans before realizing this was against the Autobot code. He then ended up assisting Action Force, Grimlock and Centurion against a rampaging Megatron, the real source of that signal. If not for Blades, Wild Bill would have died in a Dragonfly crash! He later saluted Centurion's death. Ancient Relics!
As part of the Protectobots, he was later sent by Grimlock to track down the "traitorous" Blaster and Goldbug and this time it really was them. The team arrested Blaster Used Autobots but then had to fight off an attack from the Combaticons en route to the Ark. Blades and his team were saved by Blaster and in return they let him 'escape'. Child's Play
Marvel UK future timelines

In 2008, the Decepticons made a severe attack on Autobot-controlled territory on Cybertron. Blades was part of a series of special units unleashed on the attackers in the war zone. The Legacy of Unicron! Later, he was briefly seen on a series of monitors being observed by the Quintesson General Ghyrik, part of a crew of Autobots Rodimus Prime had brought to Earth to reclaim the occupied Autobot City. Space Pirates!
Marvel Generation 2 comic

Some years later, Blades was working with a team of Autobots known as the Firestormers when they first discovered the Cybertronians.
During one of their raids, Hound hesitated to shoot a Cybertronian who said he was weaponless. Blades blasted the Cybertronian, who was in fact reaching for a weapon, and berated Hound for being "soft". War Without End! Then, under the influence of mind parasites, he tore a Cybertronian's cable out with his teeth on an unnamed planet in the K'tord Nebula. Yikes. Primal Fear!
He was later seen among a crew recruited by Grimlock to destroy the Cybertronian flagship Twilight. Devices and Desires!
That mission ended in failure, but Blades survived the subsequent escape and joined another Grimlock-led team sent to Earth to back up Optimus Prime, who had gone in solo against Megatron. Rumble damaged his rotors, forcing him to land, which mostly just served to piss him off even more. The Gathering Darkness
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Regeneration One

Over twenty years after the end of the war, Blades was deployed as part of a security effort above Eugenesis Plaza on Cybertron as the new Autobot leader Hot Rod gave a speech. Stirred up by Decepticon agents, the crowd turned violent. Destiny, Part One
When Bludgeon's Warworld attacked Cybertron, Blades was sent down to track down Ultra Magnus after he didn't answer the call to arms. Finding the "Autobots' Greatest Warrior" in the middle of a vicious duel with his crazed nemesis from the future Galvatron, Blades appraised him of the situation and left with the Aerialbots Destiny, Part Four to join pretty much every other Autobot flier in battling the Warworld. Destiny, Part Five
Following the battle Blades assisted with the clean-up on the surface of Cybertron under the freshly minted Rodimus Prime. The War to End All Wars, Part 1 Later, Blades took part in the assault against Jhiaxus's forces at the Hub Network, as part of the crew of Lancer One alongside Scattershot, Powerglide and Groove under the command of Wheeljack. Although they successfully carried out their part of the mission, Jhiaxus was prepared for the Autobots and they were quickly overwhelmed by his reinforcements, forcing Rodimus Prime to surrender. The War to End All Wars, Part 3
The Special Teams
Blades and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the Pullen Power Plant to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. He was the first to spot the Stunticons incoming towards the plant, and warned the other Protectobots of the strange vehicles heading their way. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Blades was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor. To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and disperse, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. Blades found himself unable to fly due to the heavy winds, and so stayed behind with the rest of the Protectobots to continue their watch over the plant. The Special Teams
Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Blades stuck with his team after the official status downgrade of the special teams. Though officially neutral, the team deployed to counter the threat of Devastator in the Tagan Heights. Blades and the unit joined into Defensor, and attempted to grapple with Devastator hand-to-hand. When it became evident that the two titans were simply causing more damage, the Protectobots split up to deal with Devastator through more subtle means. It was Blades who got the most dangerous assignment of distracting Devastator while his team disabled the rampaging Ultracon with teamwork.
Some while later, the Chaos Trinity invaded the Protectobot base. Blades was quick to draw arms, but was defeated by Bludgeon. War Within: The Dark Ages
In the present era, the Protectobots served the united Cybertronian government under Shockwave and Ultra Magnus. The Protectobots appeared in their combined form battling Menasor when he escaped the Detention Banks, Passive Aggression and later joined the revolution alongside the other Autobots against Shockwave and his Guardian robots. Revelation After the fall of Shockwave, Blades and the Protectobots uncovered the Battlechargers at one of his hidden laboratories. They had been critically damaged when the Starscream clone known as Sunstorm escaped. Black Sunshine
IDW Generation 1 continuity

Hundreds of thousands of years ago on Cybertron, before the war with the Decepticons, Blades was part of an Autobot security force in the city of Kaon. His squad was tasked with hunting down the renegade operators of gladiatorial contests in the degenerate slum areas of Cybertron, particularly the brutal fighter who would come to be known as Megatron. Megatron Origin #2
Blades participated on the raid that ended with the capture of many Decepticons, including Megatron himself. Megatron Origin #3
When Megatron and many other prisoners escaped, Blades was part of the field team attempting to bring them back under control. He was seen having difficulty contacting other units, as Sentinel Prime made the decision to bring out his Apex armor. Megatron Origin #4
After the war was over, Blades joined the crew of the Lost Light, where he at one point gleefully helped fight a rampaging Overlord. Under Cold Blue Stars
When the Lost Light resumed its voyage after the battle with the Necrotitan, Blades remained on board. He was seen abandoning the Lost Light as it collapsed due to quantum irregularities. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide
Games
Transformers Legends
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, Ratchet, Inferno and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by Thundercracker and Dirge, who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. To the Rescue
Blades, alongside Hot Spot, Groove and Streetwise, responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons Skullcruncher and Snapdragon. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. False Alarm
Transformers: Battle Tactics

Blades participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Transformers: Battle Tactics
Toys
Generation 1

- Blades (Protectobot, 1986)
- Team ID number: P3
- Japanese ID number: C-72
- Accessories: "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"
- Generation 1 Blades transforms to a rescue helicopter resembling a Bell UH-1V Iroquois. He also comes with a pair of side-mounted (non-firing) cannons. He is a Scramble City-style combiner limb, who can form the arm or leg of any such combiner—though he normally forms Defensor's right arm. His fists are unusual in that their post holes are on the side rather than the top, an oddity he shares with Groove and First Aid. A hook-shaped handle on his gun allows him to hold it normally... but only in his right hand. Subsequent releases of him in the "Classics" line omitted the rubsign.
- This mold was also redecoed into Operation Combination Fly-Up.

- Defensor (Gift set, 1986)
- Japanese ID number: C-76
- Accessories: "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"
- All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete giftset as well as on individual cards/boxes.
Generation 2

- Blades (Unreleased)
- Team ID number: P5
- Accessories: "Photon Pistol", left & right "twin launchers"
- A Generation 2 redeco of Blades in blue and black S.W.A.T.-style deco, as well as the rest of the Protectobots and the Stunticons, never made it past the stage of production samples. These toys are among the most exceedingly rare Transformers ever made; only roughly a half-dozen samples of each piece are known to exist.
Universe (2008)

- Autobot Blades (Voyager Class, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- Accessories: 2 missiles, rotor blades, Cyber Key
- Part of the second wave of 2008 Universe Voyager Class toys, "Autobot Blades" is a redeco of Cybertron Evac, transforming into a Eurocopter Dauphin rescue helicopter. Printed in very small print around his Autobot symbol is the Latin phrase "semper referemus" (roughly translated as "We will always bring them back").
- He features numerous gimmicks: His rotor blades spin using a geared push-button, and become a spinning-blade weapon mounted on his robot mode's left arm. He has an adjustable tow-hook on a string, which retracts with the push of a button: this gimmick ends up on his right robot mode arm. Inserting a Cyber Key into his back end (backpack in robot mode) swings around a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers that double as the helicopter's engine exhausts when not deployed (or loaded with missiles). Finally, his hands are compatible with 5mm posts. He comes with a clear Cybertron-style Cyber Key with silver paint and a red Autobot symbol, which doesn't match his packaging stock photography.
- Joe Kyde originally did a deco sheet (based on a real Coast Guard color scheme for the Dauphin) for an Evac redeco in the Movie toyline. However, this was replaced in the toyline by Movie Evac, a retool of Blackout. Bill Rawley later utilized the unused deco sheet as the starting point for Universe Blades, which is why the color layout isn't accurate to Blades's classic appearance.
- This mold was also used to make Universe (2008) Springer and Timelines/Shattered Glass Galvatron.
- Aerial Rivals (Multi-pack, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- Accessories: Rotor blade
- Legends Class "Autobot Blades" is a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Evac, being a heavily simplified version of his Voyager-class toy. His vehicle mode has a back mounted (non-firing) twin missile launcher (which is carried onto his robot mode), as well as being armed with a rotor blade on his left arm which can rotate, but cannot spin freely.
- He was only available in a Target-exclusive five-pack with Legends Class Air Raid, Skydive, Ramjet, and Thrust.
Transformers (2014)

- Protectobots Evac Squad (two-pack, 2014)
- "Protectobot Blades" is a blue and white redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Blazemaster. His color scheme resembles that of Fly-Up.
- Blades is only available in a two-pack with Protectobot Hot Spot, which was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an Amazon exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as BigBadToyStore for a hefty markup.
Generations

- Protectobot Blades (Deluxe, 2015)
- Accessories: Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
- Released as part of the Combiner Wars subline imprint of Generations, Blades is a retool of Alpha Bravo. As such, he transforms into either a helicopter or a limb for any combiner within the same subline, although he would normally be associated with Defensor.
He was [[]redeco]]ed into Spinister
Unite Warriors
- Guardian (2015)
- ID Number: UW-03
- Takara's iteration of Combiner Wars Defensor is sold in a gift set including all five Protectobots, with Groove (as a new Deluxe-sized mold) included instead of Rook.
- Unite Warriors Guardian is released as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive, rather than being a regular release. Preorders are opened at June 22, and it will be shipped this November.
Merchandise
G Guardian
- Graze (Candy toy, 2012)
- Graze is a snap-together candy toy model kit produced by Kabaya for their G Guardian series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form Gaia Guardian. He, along with First Aid, Groove, and Streetwise, can also combine with Kabaya's Transformers Gum Hot Spot to form Guardian. G Guardian's Heatrock and Skyfeather attach to Guardian to create God Guardian.
Notes
- According to an essay by Jon and Karl Hartman in Fumihiko Akiyama's unofficial BotCon Legends: Ten Years' Chronology fanzine, the Generation 2 version of Blades was one of the brothers' top two choices for a BotCon 1994 exclusive. Ultimately, however, they went with Breakdown instead.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Graze (グレイズ Gureizu)
- French: Hélicopto (Canada)
- Italian: Rasor
- Mandarin: Dāorèn (刀刃, "Blade")
- Russian: Porez (Порез, "Cut")
External links
- Blades's Universe profile at NTFA.net
- Gallery of unreleased MOSC Generation 2 Blades
- Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls
- Pages with image sizes containing extra px
- Articles in need of images
- Character stubs missing fiction
- Unreleased toys
- Upcoming toy releases
- Classics Autobots
- Generation 1 Autobots
- Generation 2 Autobots
- Generations
- The Headmasters Autobots
- Lost Light crew
- Protectobots
- Regeneration One Autobots
- Target exclusives
- Universe (2008)







