Seaspray (Transformers)

Seaspray is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers series. They are all Autobot hovercrafts. In later toys he is called "Sea Spray."

Transformers: Generation 1

Seaspray
Transformers character
Seaspray box art
Voiced by (English)	Alan Oppenheimer
Voiced by (Japanese)	Masashi Ebara
Information
Affiliation	Autobot
Sub-group	Mini-Bots
Function	Naval Defense, Naval Technician
Rank	6
Motto	"Be unyielding as the ocean waves and your enemies shall fall."
Alternate modes	Cybertronian Hovercraft, Earth-style Hovercraft

Seaspray's biography painted him as even more at home on Earth than any of the other Autobots. Earth's natural oceans are a far cry from Cybertron, and Seaspray's job is to explore as much of it as possible. He loves the thrill of naval battles, despite the risks involved, and hates having to assume his robot mode on land.

Reception

He was picked as the 5th worst Transformer of all time by X-Entertainment.^[1]

Marvel Comics

Seaspray was originally part of an Autobot group in the "Dead End" region of Cybertron. He was part of the group that went to save the captive scientist Spanner. Accompanying the others to blow up the Decepticon base, they were horrified to discover that the Decepticons had built Spanner into the Space Bridge itself. Destroying the Bridge as a mercy-killing, Seaspray and his comrades (Beachcomber, Blaster, Warpath, Perceptor, Cosmos and Powerglide), with no chance of escaping to Cybertron, crossed the bridge to Earth.^[2]

After an attack by Megatron, they were then captured by Circuit Breaker and her Rapid Anti-Robot Attack Team, taken to her lab and then dissected. After capturing the Aerialbots she encountered a new problem - the Decepticon Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck were causing mayhem across America. Using the parts from all the captured Autobots she created a giant Autobot with herself in control, striking a deal with them that if they would co-operate she would let them go. Circuit Breaker then used them to battle the two Decepticons, who were attacking the Statue of Liberty. After defeating the Decepticons with Circuit Breaker the Autobots were released.

After a side-adventure in the UK comics in which they encountered (and were almost killed by) the future Decepticon Galvatron, Seaspray's group linked up with the main Autobots - only to learn of the death of Optimus Prime. From then on Seaspray would appear less as more characters were introduced. Seaspray was last seen to be dragging the deactivated Blaster away after the Underbase powered Starscream's rampage. He was apparently deactivated at some point since in the UK Christmas story "The Greatest Gift of All" as he is among the Autobots Optimus Prime considers reactivating with a fragment of the Creation Matrix.

Animated series

Seaspray, like many other season 2 Transformers, originally appeared in the episode "Dinobot Island Part 2".

His most prominent appearance was in the episode "Sea Change", when he was sent alongside Bumblebee, Perceptor and Cosmos to the planet Traal in response to a distress signal. The Decepticon tyrant Deceptitran had enslaved the planet, and the arrival of Megatron's forces only worsened the situation. Seaspray then fell in love with Alana, one of the leaders of the resistance. After the two performed a daring rescue of the captured Bumblebee, Seaspray learned of the Well of Transformation, an energy source that transformed living beings into whatever they desired. Seaspray entered, and emerged a Traal male. Although Alana fell in love with him, an attack by Rumble convinced him he would be more use to the Traal as an Autobot, and entered the pool once again. Although it was successful, Alana emerged as a robot too. The two defeated Deceptitran and forced Megatron's forces to flee. The two (Alana having returned to being human) then departed into the sunset. Seaspray spoke with a gurgling tone in his voice.

Like many other Transformers from the first two seasons, Seaspray was gradually phased out in the third season. He last appeared in "Thief in the Night."

Seaspray was the spokesbot in an unreleased Transformers "Knowing is half the Battle" public service announcement where he taught kids to always wear a lifejacket on a boat.^[3]

Books

Seaspray was featured in the 1985 Find Your Fate Junior book called Dinobots Strike Back by Casey Todd.^[4]

Seaspray was featured in the 1993 Transformers: Generation 2 coloring book "Decepticon Madness" by Bud Simpson.^[5]

Dreamwave Productions

Following the liberation of Cybertron from Shockwave’s rule, Bumblebee was placed in command of the Autobot supply shuttle Orion, with Powerglide, Warpath, Seaspray, Cosmos, Cliffjumper, Bumper and the Powerdashers assigned to him. Their mission was to aid the Autobots on Earth. Upon arriving in the Earth system from transwarp space, they witnessed the arrival of Sunstorm (Transformers: Generation One III #1). Seaspray was one of those who battled against him, but was deactivated by his energy powers. He did not reappear before the end of the Ongoing comic, when Dreamwave fell into bankruptcy.

Fun Publications

Seaspray appears in the story Generation 2: Redux where he is among the reinforcements from Autobot City to respond to the Decepticon attack at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Once there the Autobots are able to defeat the Decepticons, but during the fight the Autobots are exposed to refined Forestonite, which enhances and mutates Cybertronian systems. He gets enhanced to his Generation 2 form.^[6]

Toys

• Generation 1 Mini-Bot Seaspray (1985)

The toy version of Seaspray was released by Hasbro from 1985 through 1986 as a Mini-Bot.^[7]

• Generation 2 Mini-Bot Seaspray (1993)

A redeco of the Generation 1 toy in metallic blue.

Transformers Animated

Leaked character design models revealed that a Transformers Animated version of Seaspray was set to appear in the show.^[8]

Animated series

Seaspray appeared during crowd scenes in the episodes "Decepticon Air" and "Endgame, Part II".

Shattered Glass

An evil counterpart of Seaspray is a member of the Autobots in the Transformers: Timelines Shattered Glass storyline. He is very talkative.

Fun Publications

Although not depicted directly, Seaspray is one of the many Autobots aboard the Ark in Do Over. The Ark launches from Cybertron for Earth under the command of Rodimus and is followed by the Decepticon ship Nemesis, under the command of Starscream. While battling over Earth it is shot down by human defense systems.^[9]

Seaspray is among the Autobots under the command of Rodimus on Earth, having crashed in the Ark. He recovers cash from sunken a sunken California city for the Autobots to use in their plan to take over the Earth.^[10]

Toys

Although no toy was made for this version of Seaspray he is based on the toy for Storm Surge made for the 2007 Transformers film.

Transformers

Seaspray
Transformers character
Sea Spray toy by Hasbro.
Information
Affiliation	Autobot
Sub-group	Voyagers
Function	Naval Defense
Rank	6
Alternate modes	Hovercraft

Though Sea Spray does not appear in the 2007 Transformers film, he is referenced in the official video game adaptation by Activision in the form of a billboard for "Seaspray's Fish 'n' Chips". Also, in the Nintendo DS adaptations of the game, the fishing ship at the Tranquility docks is named USS Seaspray.

According to his biography on his 2010 toy incarnation, a Decepticon named Crankstart thinks he's safe at a remote African island, but he's about to get the worst shock of his life. Now, Sea Spray will come screaming out of the surf, turning the beach into a wasteland with nowhere to hide. According to Hasbro this figure is not a part of the movie line.^[11]

Toys

• Transformers Voyager Sea Spray (2010)

An all-new Voyager class figure that transforms into a hovercraft. The bed of his hovercraft mode can fit Legends or Scout class figures.^{[12][13][14][15]}

The mold for this figure is also used for Deep Dive in the Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons toy line, as well as the BotCon 2012 exclusive Shattered Glass Octopunch.^[16]

• Autobot Alliance AA-05 Voyager Sea Spray (2010)

The Japanese version of this figure by Takara Tomy has all of the gold-colored parts repainted in yellow, making him more of an homage to the original Generation 1 toy than the Hasbro version.

Transformers: Prime

In the Transformers: Prime episode "Loose Cannons," Seaspray is mentioned by Wheeljack as being one of the Wreckers whose ship was destroyed by a proximity bomb planted there by Dreadwing. He is not seen, but his ship resembles his G1 namesake's alt-mode.

Trivia

Originally, the writers of Transformers: Prime intended for Seaspray to return in the third season, having escaped his apparent destruction at the hands of Dreadwing. His character would have been comparable to Quint from Jaws, and he would have announced his presence with a boat whistle. He was also to be the toughest member of the Wreckers; however, due to time and plot constraints, Seaspray was dropped from the series.

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