Sideways (Movie)


 * Sideways is a Decepticon from the live-action movie continuity family.



Back on Cybertron, Sideways was a simple courier who avoided combat at all costs. He tried to always remain in the shadow of larger Decepticons, where the Autobots might not notice him.On Earth, he's keeping much the same practice. He teamed up with Demolisher early on, and hopes that if the Autobots find them, the big Decepticon can keep him safe.

Revenge of the Fallen film


NEST and the Autobots pursue Sideways and Demolishor through Shanghai. While Optimus and Ironhide are busy dealing with Demolishor, Sideways figures that he can escape now that they are sidetracked. But Arcee, Skids, Mudflap, and Sideswipe realize that he's going to get out of the toxic spill cover zone and they go after him. Sideways manages to evade all of them except Sideswipe, who leaps above him and slices him in half.

Video Game

 * Voice Actor: John DiMaggio

Toys

 * Sideways (Deluxe, 2009)


 * Sideways transforms into a Audi R8. His mech-alive gimmick is a saw-cutter on his arm, where a wheel should be. Sideways' windows are tinted purple. His conversion starts by pressing the front grill.


 * cough**cough*SHELFWARMER*cough*cough*


 * this mold was also used to make dead end.


 * Magna Missile Sideways (Fast Action Battlers, 2009)


 * Sideways (Legends, 2009)

Trivia

 * It was at first rumored that the Audi R8 would be a reformat of Barricade. But it was proven wrong later.
 * According to the toys, he has a rivalry with Sideswipe.
 * Ironically, Sideways is killed by a slice down the middle, splitting his halves, you know, sideways..
 * Shortest life-span of a Transformer, EVER!!!!
 * Just like Bonecrusher or Demolishor, he was used in a lot of movie promotions (famous scene with jumping through the building, tuck-rolling twice, then transforming), but his overall screen time was very short compared to what we might expect. The poor guy didn't get any lines, just the satisfaction of making an old Chinese guy turn around.
 * Of all the robots featured in both films, he is possibly the only one who died without putting up much of a fight. What a coward...
 * Also, of all the robots who are killed in both films, Sideways is the only one who dies while in his alt-mode. All of the others died while in their robot modes.
 * Sideways is not such a big fan of war, this is the reason why he was hiding with Demolisher and when found runs away
 * Although he does squat in the movie, Sideways has a much bigger role in the games.