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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: May 30
- 1923 — Walter Reichelt (German voice of Zarak and Arcana) is born.
- 1935 — Lee Gunther, executive producer of the original Transformers cartoon, is born.
- 1947 — Luiz Carlos de Moraes (Brazilian voice of Starscream in the The Movie and Dinobot) is born.
- 1956 — Robert Guilmard (French voice of Ultra Magnus in Transformers: Prime) is born.
- 1958 — The world jumps the shark when Ted McGinley (voice of Denny Clay) is born.
- 1962 — Arianne Borbach (German voice of Botanica, Charlotte Mearing and Airazor) is born.
- 1969 — Niclas Fransson (Swedish voice of Starscream, Signal Flare and Skyblast) is born.
- 1972 — Sōichirō Hoshi (voice of Q-Transformers Tracks and Yukimura Sanada) is born.
- 1974 — Fanny Roy (French voice of Hank in Robots in Disguise) is born.
- 1977 — Tsuyoshi Aoki (Japanese voice of Stone) is born.
- 1978 — Director Kenji Itoso is born in Hiroshima, Japan.
- 1985 — "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News is recorded.
- 1986 — The Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers episode "Charge, Aerialbots!" premieres in Japan.
- 1989 — The Victory episode "The New Warrior - Hellbat" premieres in Japan.
- 1998 — The Beast Wars episode "The Probe" premieres in Germany.
- 2002 — The Robots in Disguise Sideways vs Axer set is released in Japan as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive "USA Edition".
- 2003 — The Legends of the Microns episode "前兆 (きざし) - decisive battle" premieres in Japan.
- 2003 — The Transformers: New Order TPB is released by Titan Books.
- 2007 — The Transformers: Spotlight, Vol. 1 is released by IDW Publishing.
- 2009 — Third day of BotCon 2009.
- 2009 — The three Guardian Mini-Con Team toys are made available with the purchase of 2,000 yen's worth of Revenge merchandise at multiple Japanese stores.
- 2010 — Robert O. Smith (voice of Cybertron Soundwave) dies.
- 2012 — The Transformers: Robots in Disguise #5 is released by IDW Publishing.
- 2015 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!" premieres on Cartoon Network in the USA.
- 2015 — The Rescue Bots episode "More than Meets the Eye" premieres on Discovery Family.
- 2015 — TakaraTomy releases Adventure TAV15 Lockdown, TAV16 Bombshell, TAV17 Shrapnel and TED 07 Bumblebee and Legends LG13 Megatron.
- 2015 — Splatoon is released in Australia.
- 2017 — Shout! Factory releases the Transformers: Robots In Disguise Collection: Overloaded & Decepticon Island.
- 2018 — Optimus Prime #19 and Requiem of the Wreckers one-shot are released by IDW Publishing.
- 2018 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 49: The Iron Age is released by Hachette Partworks.
- 2020 — TakaraTomy releases Studio Series SS-50 Roadbuster and SS-51 Decepticon Scrapper and Earthrise ER-03 Wheeljack and ER-04 Ironworks, plus ER EX-03 Trip-Up & Daddy-O is released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.
- 2020 — The Rescue Bots Academy episodes "Power Up And Energize" and "Shall We Dance?" premiere on Discovery Family.
- 2022 — Transformers Go! Go! #11 is published.
- 2024 — Club Jouet reveals the Transformers One Prime Changers Bumblebee & Sentinel Prime.
- 2025 — TakaraTomy officially reveals wave 3 of the Wild King toyline.
- 2025 — The first trailer promo for Transformers: Cyberworld is released.
- 2025 — Go! Go! issue Watch Out for Giraffes at the Beach! is released.
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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