Lockdown (Transformers)

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For other uses, see Lockdown (disambiguation).

Lockdown is the name of a fictional character in one of the various Transformers universes.

1 Transformers: Animated

[edit] Transformers: Animated

Lockdown
Transformers character

Affiliation	Decepticon
Sub-Group	Activators Deluxe Vehicles
Function	Bounty Hunter
Motto	"Run all you want. It'll make the chase more fun."
Alternate Modes	Cybertonian Muscle Car
Series	Transformers: Animated
Voiced by	Lance Henriksen

Lockdown is a rogue Transformer from the Transformers: Animated series. Though labeled a Decepticon in the toyline, he is actually a rogue bounty hunter with no allegiance to Megatron. He only captures Autobots for him in return for upgrades, which he'll take from employer and prey alike. One such hunt led to him crossing paths with Ratchet, whose encounter with Lockdown was a painful experience.

He transforms into a Muscle Car that can be simply described as a combination of two types: A 1980s Chevrolet Corvette (the rear of the vehicle) and a 1960s Mercury Cougar (the front of the vehicle). The windows and rooftop of the vehicle are borrowed from various muscle cars made between the mid to late 1960s. These combined features make Lockdown much more like a 1960s-style Cougar rather than a 1980s-style Corvette, which is actually a sports car and not a muscle car like the 1960s Cougar, which is based on a 1960s Ford Mustang.

Lockdown is capable of generating an oil slick smoke screen, and thanks to a device he stole from Ratchet during the war, an electromagnetic pulse generator which can knock out electronics, including other Transformers except Ratchet himself.

Derrick J. Wyatt recently stated that Lockdown was originally going to be a Frankenstein's Monster type creature; A mis-mash of different Transformer parts. ^[1]

[edit] Animated series

Lockdown first appeared in "Thrill of the Hunt", in which he hunted down Optimus Prime for the one who hired him, Blitzwing. He once again ran into Ratchet, who overcame his past pain to avenge Arcee and save Prime. His ship was seen crashing into a river.

Lockdown would later return to Earth when after the bounty for Starscream in episode 23, "A Fistfull of Energon". He reluctantly teams up with the Autobot Prowl, even providing him with armor upgrades for the mission. Lockdown later betrayed Prowl and brought a pair of Starscream clones to Megatron. During his second appearance, he mentions to Prowl that Megatron pays more than the Elite Guard.

Lockdown is briefly alluded to in the episode "SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy". The Decepticon Swindle implys that he picked up Megatron's radio frequency from Lockdown, and refers to him as a friend.