Swerve (Transformers)
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Swerve is the name given to several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Swerve is always depicted as an Autobot land vehicle with red color and is always a remold or repaint of another toy.
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[edit] Transformers: Generation 1 (1986)
| Transformers character | |
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| Swerve | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Autobot |
| Sub-Group | Mini-Bot |
| Function | Metallurgist |
| Motto | "Molecular structure is the window to understanding." |
| Alternate mode | Truck |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 |
Swerve's (Japanese name: Wave) first appearance was during 1986 where he was a Mini-Bot with a SUV mode - a remold of Gears. His bio characterized him as a typical absent muded scientist.
[edit] Animated series
As with most Mini-Bots released during that year, Swerve's first appearance in the original cartoon was during the fifth part of Five Faces of Darkness where he helped his fellow Mini-Bots defend the Ark against the gigantic Decepticon Trypticon but unfortunately gets stepped on. His second and last appearance in the cartoon was during episode #76 Forever is a Long Time Coming.
[edit] Dreamwave Productions
Swerve later made a cameo appearance in Dreamwave's War and Peace #3 - "Cold War" and later G1 #2 - "Black Sunshine" as one of the Mini-Bots being trained after Shockwave's defeat.
[edit] Transformers: Universe (2004)
Swerve reappeared with great surprise to many during 2004 as a red repaint of the Armada Autobot Blurr. He is now partnered to the Mini-Con Roadhandler. It is not known how this upgrade has affected Swerve as a character, or if it is even G1 Swerve at all.
No official tech spec has even been made for Swerve and he has not appeared in any Universe storyline. Oddly enough, a car similar to Universe Swerve has made cameos in the Transformers: Cybertron television series, but he's never been named, and he's not an exact match for color.
[edit] Transformers: Alternators (2005)
A year later, and with even more surprise, Swerve made another appearance as the fifteenth Alternator where he was a slight remold of the Chevrolet Corvette Tracks. Unlike most Alternators, Swerve did not make an appearance in the Japanese equivalent, Binaltech. Again, thanks to Hasbro's lack of characterisation, it is not known how this upgrade has affected Swerve or even why he became an Alternator in the storyline.
Because Swerve is a red recolor of Tracks, many have taken to calling him Road Rage, the name of a Japanese exclusive red repaint of Generation 1 Tracks.
[edit] Transformers: Cybertron (2006)
In 2006, a new character with the name Swerve will be released as an American-only repaint of the scout class toy Clocker. This Swerve is nothing like the original as his bio described him as a highly competitive racing robot. Unfortunately he is too competitive. After being banned, he got involved in underground street racing, where he feels right at home.
In 2006 a special edition of Swerve was available in Walmart stores which contained a DVD with the episode "Cybertron" as a promotional item - despite the fact that he wasn't in that episode.
His color scheme, combinded with Clocker's design resemble the original Windcharger character.
[edit] Notes
Up to this point, there has never been a Transformer named Swerve with his own original mold - he has only been a repaint or remold from someone else but the running theme of a Swerve toy being red and white in color continues.
[edit] Links
G1 Swerve Toy Image Gallery
Universe Swerve Toy Image Gallery and Review
Alternators Swerve Toy Image Gallery
