Sideswipe (ROTF)


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



Fiction
===Revenge of the Fallen film===
 * Voice actor: André Sogliuzzo

In Shanghai, Sideswipe is sent out to finish Sideways. He chases Sideways around some Warehouses and attempts to stab Sideways, but misses and hits the ground. Then he uses the blade in the ground to propel him in the air. He uses his guns on his back to fire at Sideways, then throws his blade into Sideways' hood and lands, spins around and grabs the blade he threw, holds onto it and stops and lets Sideways drive through it, awesomely slicing him in half. He then states (quite like Duke Nukem): "Damn I'm good!"

Later in Egypt, he is brushed aside along with the others when The Fallen teleports in front of them and steals the Matrix. After that he fights in the final battle, firing at Decepticons with the human military.

Toys

 * Sideswipe (Legends, 2009)
 * Sideswipe transforms from a teeny whittle Corvette Stingray Concept car into a itty bitty robot who pretends, through how he's molded, to retain his swords and wheel-feet. Isn't that just adorable? Now, if only he had a tiny Sideways to slice in half...


 * 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, sometimes 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 tricky. 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, 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 (Human Alliance, 2009)
 * Sideswipe comes 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 legs).


 * According to toys, Sideswipe apparently has a rivalry with Sideways.


 * According to Hasbro's Transformers website, his blades are made of Cybertanium which is nearly indestructable.

External link

 * Sideswipe at TFU.info]