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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: June 30
- ???? — Singer Nao Anno is born.
- 1908 — Shockwave arrives on Earth, crashing in Siberia and causing the Tunguska event. Rising Storm issue 2
- 1929 — Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković (Serbian voice of Optimus Prime) is born.
- 1952 — Bruno Bulté (French voice of Rhinox and Tankor in Beast Machines and Alpha Trion, Breakdown and Shockwave in Prime) is born.
- 1954 — Takao Ishii (Japanese voice of Aimless, Kup, Snapdragon, and Wideload in "The Rebirth") is born.
- 1961 — Editor Jim Owsley is born.
- 1964 — Don Brown (voice of Constructicon Maximus, Cyclonus / Snow Cat, and Scorponok) is born.
- 1970 — Brian Bloom (additional voices in Fall of Cybertron) is born.
- 1972 — Colorist Len O'Grady is born in Dublin, Ireland.
- 1976 — Kei Kobayashi (Japanese voice of Mrs. Hansen) is born.
- 1988 — The final day to mail an entry into Takara's "Lander Present Campaign" lottery to receive one of 3000 not-sold-at-retail Pretender Lander toys.
- 1989 — The Transformers episode "Hoist Goes to the Movie" premieres in Germany.
- 1991 — The Victory episode "Terror Under the Metropolis" premieres in Malaysia.
- 1992 — Patrick Baehr (German voice of Jetstorm) is born.
- 1994 — The Headmasters episode "The Mystery of Planet Master" premieres in Russia.
- 1999 — The Beast Wars Neo episode "The Stolen Gung Ho" premieres in Japan.
- 2007 — Fourth day of BotCon 2007.
- 2009 — Last day to send in pre-orders for the Japanese Lawson exclusive Revenge preview Bumblebee / Legends Mudflap and preview Soundwave / Legends Fallen exclusive 2-packs.
- 2010 — Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II is released by IDW Publishing.
- 2011 — Dark of the Moon is released in Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Chile, Croatia, Georgia, Kuwait, Lebanon, New Zealand, Serbia, Slovakia, the United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay.
- 2011 — Final day of pre-orders for the Japanese Lawson exclusive Optimus Prime metal strap.
- 2012 — TakaraTomy releases Prime AM-07 Starscream, AM-12 War Breakdown, AM-13 Medic Knock Out, AM-14 Vehicon, and EZ Collection Evac and Prime Breakdown.
- 2012 — The Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12 takes place in Fukuoka, Japan, where participants in the "Arms Up Challenge" can get the special Arms Micron Shining O.P., plus early-purchase AMW Microns Gabu, Baru, and Dai (with a free bonus Firebolt Clear Yellow Version with the purchase of all three).
- 2012 — The Prime episode "Partners" premieres in Spain.
- 2012 — The Prime episode "Phantom Transformation! Mind-Diving" premieres in Japan.
- 2012 — The Rescue Bots episode "The Lost Bell" premieres on Hub Network.
- 2013 — Claudio Fattoretto (Italian voice of Tankor in Beast Machines and Sideswipe in the live-action film series) passes away.
- 2013 — The last day of BotCon 2013 in San Diego, California.
- 2014 — Age of Extinction: The EP is released for download.
- 2017 — The Last Knight is released in India.
- 2018 — TakaraTomy releases Power of the Primes PP-10 Alchemist Prime, PP-11 Dinobot Slug, PP-12 Dinobot Swoop, PP-13 Dinobot Snarl, PP-14 Dinobot Sludge, and PP-15 Grimlock.
- 2019 — Rescue Bots Academy premieres on Discovery Kids in the Latin American markets.
- 2019 — The last day the Robots in Disguise mobile game is scheduled to be available for download.
- 2021 — Beast Wars #5 and The Magic of Cybertron #3 are released by IDW Publishing.
- 2021 — The Toy Clash! Roboca Battle arcade game shuts down.
- 2023 — The EarthSpark episode "Missed Connection" premieres on YTV in Canada.
- 2024 — The EarthSpark episode "Robbie is Strong!" premieres in Japan.
- 2024 — Tom Wyner (writer for the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon and voice of Grimlock) passes away.
- 2025 — Former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter passes away at the age of 73.
- 2025 — Saverio Indrio (Italian voice of Bumblebee, Doubledealer, Heavy Load, and Mandroid) also passes away at age 61.
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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