Lockdown (TFA)


 * Lockdown is a bounty hunter commonly allied with the Decepticons in the Transformers Animated continuity family.



Lockdown is a bounty hunter by choice and a Decepticon by necessity more than anything else. He's got no real loyalty towards Megatron, but the Decepticons always pay on time and allow him access to the systems upgrades he craves. Besides that, he's really such a nasty piece of work that it's just easier for him to be a 'Con than not. Driven by the chase, he'll hunt down any prey you like... for a price.

Aside from his fees, Lockdown likes to collect trophies from his Autobot victims, and he has displayed a number of parts that appear to be stolen. (His hook and chainsaw arms appear to be stolen as well, since they don't match his color scheme.) The Autobots consider his actions appalling, while Lugnut considers his mercenary ways an insult to the Decepticon cause, but Lockdown does not care. As long as Megatron and the Decepticon leadership will give him his upgrades, Lockdown will get the job done.

"I'm not that good with names and faces, but I never forget a trophy."

- Lockdown

Animated cartoon

 * Voice actor: Lance Henriksen (English), Kaspar Eichel (German)

During the war, Lockdown worked as a bounty hunter. One of his jobs was to bring an intelligence officer who carried vital information in for questioning. He encountered Ratchet, broke off one of the Autobot's forehead chevrons and stole his EMP generator, turning the healing tool into a weapon. During said encounter, Lockdown's right arm was destroyed when he launched it at Ratchet, causing him to replace it with a decidedly more menacing one (namely, the hook seen above). He was also indirectly responsible for Arcee losing her memory.

On modern-day Earth, Lockdown was hired by Blitzwing to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for Megatron's death, Optimus Prime. He captured Prime using the EMP generator and, impressed by Prime's own personal modifications, stole his axe and forcibly removed Optimus's grapplers, something that traumatised him later on. When the Autobots came to rescue Prime, Lockdown made short work of Bumblebee and Bulkhead. Prowl, on the other hand, proved a bigger challenge, but Lockdown came out on top (after having a tire mark smudged on his face). He was about to leave in his ship with his new trophies, when Ratchet, who had been suffering from war flashbacks, came on the scene and soundly thrashed him, partially because the stolen EMP generator didn't work on Ratchet himself. Pinning Lockdown, Ratchet painfully removed both Prime's grapplers and his own EMP generator. Lockdown was forced to watch as Ratchet crippled his ship and escaped with a weakened Optimus.

After arriving on the Moon, Blitzwing remarked that the Decepticons hadn't heard anything from Lockdown since he contacted Blitzwing. Mentioning Lockdown's name made Lugnut get a little bent out of shape.

Transformers Animated

 * Lockdown (Deluxe, 2008)
 * Lockdown transforms into an amalgam of a 1980s Corvette and a 1960s Cougar. He looks freaking terrifying. And he has a hook, essentially making him the "pirate" to Prowl's "ninja". The hook arm can be removed to reveal a normal arm under it; the hook can be attached to either arm. Due to his lanky build, he comes out a fair bit taller than most of his fellow Deluxe-class toys, towers over many Voyagers and even stands eye-to-eye with some Ultras (from series that had Ultras).

It seems the EMP generator can be attached to Ratchet. There is currently much rejoicing.


 * Lockdown (Deluxe, 2008?)
 * A retool of the original Lockdown toy, with flame deco and a new chainsaw weapon.

Trivia

 * The cartoon model for Lockdown shows an amusing homage to the older toys. Instead of an ordinary Decepticon symbol, his chest carries what appears to be a rubsign.
 * Lockdown's toy is the tallest animated figure in wave 1.
 * His toy's vehicle mode is adorable and terrifying. Like if Cars had had a serial-killer character.