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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 25
- 19?? — Takayasu Usui (Japanese voice of Wing Saber, Dirt Boss and others in Cybertron) is born.
- 19?? — Mika Ishibashi (Japanese voice of Stampy) is born.
- 19?? — Internet personality Vangelus is born.
- ???? — Yukako Kiuchi (Japanese voice of Sam) is born.
- 1945 — Catherine Lafond (European French voice of Moonracer in the original cartoon) is born.
- 1950 — Giovanni Battezzato (Italian voice of Road King, Denny Clay, Thermidor and Doctor Morocco) is born.
- 1951 — Ikuya Sawaki (Japanese voice of Fortress/Fortress Maximus, Grand/Grand Maximus and Ratchet) is born.
- 1957 — Kai Taschner (German voice of Armada Thrust, Kremzeek and other Generation 1 roles) is born.
- 1961 — British comic artist Kev Hopgood is born.
- 1963 — Brianne Siddall (Doctor Bridget and additional voices in the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon) is born.
- 1965 — Masato Obara (Japanese voice of Aerobolt and The Last Knight Bumblebee) is born.
- 1967 — Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese voice of Rampage, Energon Jetfire and Shockwave) is born with the Triforce of Courage in hand.
- 1973 — Rossella Acerbo (Italian voice of Beast Machines Blackarachnia) is born.
- 1977 — Masumi Asano (Japanese voice of Energon Arcee, Sally Jones and more) is born.
- 1991 — The Victory episode "Combat in the Meteorite Zone" premieres in Malaysia.
- 1993 — Ernesto Cronik (Mexican voice of Starscream and Laserbeak) is born.
- 1998 — Lee Gunther, executive producer of the original Transformers cartoon (and other Hasbro cartoons), dies of a stroke at age 63.
- 1999 — The Beast Wars Neo episode "Unicron Revived!?" premieres in Japan.
- 1999 — Beast Wars Neo — ACT. 3 and ACT. 4 are released on VHS in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
- 2000 — The Beast Wars: Transformers DVD BOX is released in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
- 2001 — Ginzō Matsuo (voice of Commercial director) dies at age 49 from an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- 2004 — "Infestation" is released in the US by Dreamwave Productions.
- 2005 — Takara releases Galaxy Force EZ Collection Galaxy Convoy, Master Megatron, and Starscream.
- 2005 — Galaxy Force Dark Ligerjack is released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan.
- 2005 —The 15 Go! Go! chapter "Kup Volume" is published in the October 2005 issue of Dengeki Hobby.
- 2006 — The 15 Go! Go! chapter "Starscream? Volume 2" is published in the October 2006 issue of Dengeki Hobby.
- 2012 — TakaraTomy releases Prime Swerve and Airachnid, AMW Arms Microns Pral, Sise and Jaze, and Masterpiece MP-11S Sunstorm.
- 2012 — Neil Armstrong, US astronaut to be the first man to step on the Moon, passes away at age 82 due to complications from heart surgery.
- 2012 — The Vortexx block starts its run on the CW.
- 2012 — The Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Prime episode "Friendship Transformation! My Bulkhead" premieres in Japan.
- 2015 — The Transformers: Rescue Bots: "Dinobots!" compilation DVD is released in the US by Shout! Studios.
- 2016 — "Intersectionality" is released by Fun Publications.
- 2018 — TakaraTomy releases Masterpiece MP-34S Shadow Panther (Beast Wars) and Power of the Primes PP-20 Quintus Prime, PP-21 Terrorcon Rippersnapper, PP-22 Terrorcon Cutthroat, PP-23 Terrorcon Blot, PP-24 Terrorcon Sinnertwin, PP-25 Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr, PP-26 Elita-1, and PP-27 Optimus Primal.
- 2020 — "Virtually Reality" is uploaded to YouTube.
- 2021 — Beast Wars #7 and Shattered Glass #1 are released by IDW Publishing.
- 2022 — A 30-second Transformers: EarthSpark teaser trailer is uploaded.
- 2023 — The Paint Master for Transformers Bishoujo Starscream is revealed at Megahobby Expo 2023.
- 2023 — Last day of Fortnite's Chapter 4, Season 3 which had introduced Transformers to the game.
- 2024 — The EarthSpark episode "Shockwave! Shockwave!" premieres in Japan.
- 2025 — Skybound Entertainment officially annouces the Transformers: Worst Bot Ever Bot Swap! graphic novel.
- 2025 — The polls open for Activate Your Alt Mode third and final round in choosing Shockwave's sea alt mode.
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
Do you have any of these rare items?
- 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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