Sideswipe (ROTF)


 * Sideswipe is an Autobot from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen franchise of the live-action movie continuity family.



Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
"Voice actor": Andre Sogliuzzo

Sideswipe is seen fighting throughout the movie mostly "skating" on his wheels. In the opening fight scene in Shanghai, he fires one of his blades at Sideways. Then he leaps over Sideways, grabs the blade he shot, and lets Sideways drive through it, awesomely ripping him in half. He then states (quite like Duke Nukem): "Damn, I'm good!"

Toys

 * Sideswipe (Legends, 2009)


 * Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2009)
 * Sideswipe transforms into a fairly accurate Chevy Stingray. He has twin "deployable blades" on his arms which rotate around in robot mode. His Mech-Alive feature is a pair of shifting leg-mounted "battle armor" that lengthen when his lower legs are pulled back, and shorten when they're straightened. Speaking of his legs, his feet, being wheels, make him incredibly difficult to keep stood up. He has what can act as stoppers on the back of his feet, but they tend to serve no real purpose, since having him resting on them makes him fall backwards more often than not. The same thing happens if you try to use the plates on the front of his feet, but he falls forward instead. This standing issue can be helped by putting him in an "action pose", but having him stand up straight is pretty much impossible. If by some Primus-gifted miracle you DO get him to stand relatively straight, the slightest breeze will probably knock him over. Foot problems notwithstanding, he has fairly good articulation in robot mode, not bad, not great, but about as much as is expected from a Deluxe Class figure.


 * Sideswipe (Gravity Bots, 2009)
 * Sideswipe transforms to a cutified Chevy Stingray. his main gimmick is that he transforms automatically when the car is standing upright.


 * Sideswipe (Voyager, 2009)
 * Like Bumblebee, who comes with a "Human Alliance" figure, Sideswipe will get the same treatment, except, instead of coming with a Sam figure, he'll come with a Sergeant Epps figure.


 * Sideswipe (Power Bots, 2009)
 * Along with Power Bots Bumblebee and Megatron, Sideswipe is a highly stylized, kid friendly version of himself.

Trivia

 * He is one of a few of the characters in the films to have wheels instead of feet (or leg).
 * According to toys, Sideswipe apparently has a rivalry with Sideways. Well THAT ended quickly...

External link

 * Concept arts
 * http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm