Slapdash


 * Slapdash is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Slapdash is a ditz. Being a likeable ditz is the only thing that has kept his fellow Autobots from abandoning him on the battlefield during one of his mishaps. When charging into combat he'll often forget to bring his gun, to fill up his tank, or even to notify his partner Lube that they're going on a mission, leaving him unable to even transform. On the other hand, he often manages to successfully bumble his way through a battle, demonstrating the kind of sheer luck reserved only for the idiots.

In any case, he has excellent taste in Earth television. Miami Metal Clamp is his favorite show.

Generation 1

 * (Note: Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)

Slapdash was one of the Autobots who left Cybertron aboard Steelhaven with Fortress Maximus, trying to escape the cycle of violence. They failed on the planet Nebulos and, worse yet, found Autobots battling amongst each other on planet Earth. While two Earth Autobots named Blaster and Grimlock settled their differences in a crater on Earth's moon, Slapdash, Joyride and Getaway remained behind on Steelhaven as a skeleton crew to guard the ship from attack. When the Decepticons DID attack, Goldbug commandeered Steelhaven and its small crew to return to Nebulos, in the hopes of rebuilding the legendary Optimus Prime as a true leader to oversee all Autobots.

They ran into difficulties on Nebulos, however. The inhabitants were less than cooperative, and had poisoned their fuel supplies since Fortress Maximus's crew left in order to prevent further Transformers involvement on their world. What's worse, a pair of crooked Nebulans had made an alliance with two Decepticon bandits, and made them uniquely immune to the poison fuel, putting Nebulous at their mercy. Slapdash and the others tried to fight back against the Decepticons, but were running dangerously low on fuel due to their long journey and proved no match for their Powermaster opponents. But after seeing the Autobots' determination to revive their leader Optimus Prime at any cost, the Nebulan scientist Hi-Q and his research staff decided to help save the Autobots, and underwent the Powermaster Process themselves. Slapdash was binary-bonded to Lube, one of Hi-Q's top assistants. After successfully driving off the Decepticon Powermasters with their new strength, the Autobots and their binary-bonded partners all chose to leave Nebulos and return to Earth, with Optimus Prime once more functional.

''Slapdash frequently demonstrated his sloppiness while active on Earth. He, like, totally forgot to bring Lube along for a key defensive mission, leaving him stuck in vehicle mode and of little use to his fellow Powermasters, except as a decoy for Decepticon target practice. For sure. On another occasion, he proved almost useful in underwater combat when he accidentally landed on one Seacon while falling to the ocean floor, and backhanded another into unconsciousness without even realizing what was happening.''

Generation 2
Slapdash was apparently burnt to a cinder and died battling the Cybertronian army on planet Ethos.

Dreamwave Comics continuity
Slapdash participated in an attempt to capture one of the Aerospace Extermination Squadron that Megatron had cloned using Quintesson technology, during the Age of Internment.

Generation 1

 * Slapdash (Powermaster, 1988)


 * Slapdash transforms into a Formula 1-style racing car. This toy was sold in Japan as Road King.