Sandstorm (Transformers)
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Sandstorm refers to several different characters in the various Transformers universes.
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[edit] Transformers: Generation 1 (1986)
| Transformers character | |
 Box art |
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| Sandstorm | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Autobot  |
| Sub-Group | Triple Changer Wreckers |
| Function | Reconnaissance |
| Motto | "When the smoke clears, I've cleared out." |
| Alternate Modes | Helicopter/dune buggy |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 Machine Wars |
| Voiced by | Jerry Houser (English) |
In Generation 1, Sandstorm is an Autobot Triple Changer with three modes: robot, dune buggy and helicopter. He had a notable role in the third season episodes "Fight or Flee" as the progressive leader of a tribe of peaceful Autobots, and "Ghost in the Machine" acting as an ally to Octane, who had deserted the Decepticons because of personal trouble with Galvatron.
The name Sandstorm was also used on a repaint of the Combaticon Brawl that was only released in Japan and was unrelated to the Autobot Sandstorm. Sandstorm could merge with his team-mates to form Battle Gaia.
[edit] Animated series
Sandstorm was an Autobot among those Autobots who peacefully settled the planet Paradron. Outnumbered and fleeing from the Aerialbots, Cyclonus and Scourge took refuge inside a vortex, which transported them to the pacifistic, energy-rich planet of Paradron, which had been settled by Cybertronian refugees. Naturally, the duo immediately overthrew the planet and summoned Galvatron and the other Decepticons there; the plan was ultimately foiled by the Autobots, but at the cost of Paradron itself, which was destroyed.
During his desertion, the Decepticon Triple Changer Octane collaborated with Sandstorm to avoid capture.
[edit] Marvel UK Comics
Sandstorm appeared in several issues of the Marvel UK comics.
In issue #188, Sandstorm appeared in a story called "Firebug". Broadside leads Inferno and Sandstorm on a mission to Earth under the orders of Emirate Xaaron to set up a permanent reconnaissance base. They land a cloaked ship in Oregon about the same time an alien Firebug from the planet Furnacia lands nearby. The Firebug attacks a nearby human city to create fires to feed off. The three Autobots respond to the fires and discover the creature, which Inferno recognizes. Although they are able to defeat the alien they cannot bring themselves to destroy it. Inferno comes up with a plan and they send the Firebug to the planet Mercury in one of their ship's message pods, where it can live off the hot environment of that planet without hurting anyone.
[edit] Dreamwave Productions
Sandstorm appeared in the second volume of Transformers: The War Within as a member of the Wreckers lead by Springer. This was before he became a Triple Changer, and his only alternate mode was that of a Cybertronian car.
After Shockwave gained control over Cybertron and unified the Autobots and Decepticons, Sandstorm joined his cause as one of his soldiers. Sandstorm was present in the Arctic Battle where Shockwave attempted to arrest the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth. They were successful in capturing Megatron and converting the Decepticons, but the Autobots escaped.
Later, Sandstorm and Broadside joined the Autobot rebellion and were ordered to escort their former leader, Optimus Prime, to the Autobot rebels. While Broadside escorted the other Autobots elsewhere, Sandstorm and Optimus made their way to the rebels. While on the way, Optimus and Sandstorm were attacked by one of Shockwave's assassins where Sandstorm was shot and killed, much to Optimus Prime's dismay.
[edit] IDW Publishing
Sandstorm, in Cybertronian form, appeared in issue #2 of the Stormbringer series by IDW Productions. He aided Springer's Wreckers on the planet Varas Centralus in the Kol system when Optimus Prime redeployed the Wreckers for a mission on Cybertron.
[edit] Machine Wars
In the Machine Wars toy line, Sandstorm was an Autobot helicopter. The toy was a redeco of the European exclusive Turbomaster Rotorstorm.
[edit] Beast Wars
Sandstorm was one of the exclusives at BotCon in 1999. He was a tan redeco of Beast Wars Scorponok. This Sandstorm was, in fact, a member of the Covenant of Primus.
[edit] Transformers: Armada
Sandstorm was the Japanese name of the Decepticon called Cyclonus in the U.S.
