Bluestreak

Bluestreak is a recurring character in the Transformers Generation One series. His biography described him as a highly incessant talker; he simply couldn't stop. Other Autobots didn't mind this, as it helped to lighten their mood. Despite this Bluestreak had a darker side - he loathed the war and fighting in it due to the Decepticons' annihilation of his home state in the war on Cybertron. When speaking of fellow Autobot Wheeljack, Bluestreak joked that "That guy can build a neutron bomb out of a wristwatch and a rusty can." He turns into a silver Datsun.
== Biography ==
===Animated series===
Bluestreak's character was not developed too far but his reluctance to fight was absent in the series. He was mainly used as a soldier and sometimes as comic relief due to his witty comments.
Bluestreak originally appeared as one of the original Autobots on Earth. He, along with the rest of the Season 1 Autobots and Decepticons, crash landed on Earth and went into a 4 million year stasis lock. He was reactivated in 1984 and given the alternate mode of a Datsun 280ZX. In the pilot episode, Bluestreak's first star appearance saw him pursuing a hot-headed Ironhide who took off to pursue the Decepticons. Bluestreak tried to talk some sense into him but they ended up in a dogfight with Skywarp. Skywarp teleported and shot Ironhide from behind, injuring his back. Ironhide crashed into a lake and Bluestreak swam to his rescue.
In the episode "Roll for It", Bluestreak and his twin brother Prowl are almost killed after they attempt to ambush a weakened Starsceam, Soundwave and Thundercracker in a military hangar.
Bluestreak also participated in the Trans-Europe Express, a charity race from Paris, France to Istanbul, Turkey. The race was rigged by the Decepticons in order to capture American driver Auggie Cahnay's state-of-the-art vehicle. The alloy from the engine would be used to house the Pearl of Bahoudin(sp?), a device that could control the weather. The Stunticons steal the car and the arrogant Auggie is forced to drive Bluestreak for the remainder of the race. They end up winning the race and run off with Bumblebee and Tracks to face the Decepticons.
His last known appearance was in The Transformers: The Movie, where he is briefly seen helping Kup and Huffer move a roadblock just after Hot Rod starts shooting at the Decepticon shuttle. Even though Bluestreak's name wasn't on the Autobot casualties list for the movie, because Huffer's name was listed as dead in a future episode because he was outside the city, it is possible that Bluestreak fell as well or retreated from the fight altogether. Bluestreak was not seen again after The Transformers: The Movie, possibly due to voice actor Casey Kasem's departure from the show.
===Comics===
Bluestreak was among the original Autobots in the initial miniseries, left stranded on Earth after the Decepticon attack on the Ark left them dormant for four million years. The UK annual story "And There Shall Come a Leader" established that he worked with Optimus Prime from an early stage of the war on Cybertron, delivering shatter bombs to him in order to destroy the Decepticons' route to Iacon, although his friend Fusion was killed while covering him. In the UK-exclusive story "Man of Iron", set during the miniseries, Bluestreak was one of a number of Autobots who accompanied Optimus Prime to England to investigate Transformer sightings. Along with Trailbreaker and Mirage, he provided an escort for Jazz when he transported human boy Sammy Harker to Optimus Prime, shooting down Thundercracker when the Decepticons ambushed them.
At the climax of the four issue miniseries, Bluestreak was one of five Autobots that Optimus Prime chose to keep active with their limited fuel supplies in order to battle a Decepticon attack. During the fight, Bluestreak exchanged fire with Megatron himself, having to be rescued by Huffer. The Autobots briefly triumphed when all the Decepticons collapsed thanks to Sparkplug Witwicky poisoning their fuel, only for Bluestreak and the others to promptly be gunned down by Shockwave.
Bluestreak was brought back online by Ratchet shortly before Issue #9 along with most of the other Autobots. In the following issue he was one of the Autobot squad led by Ironhide who battled Devastator in an attempt to stop the Decepticons sending a message to Cybertron. In Issue #11, he was given a featured role when he and Bumblebee were despatched by acting leader Prowl to watch over Buster Witwicky. They protected him from first Laserbeak and then the automaton Jetfire.
In the UK-exclusive story "Dinobot Hunt", Bluestreak was part of a team with Sideswipe and Huffer sent to search for the feral Dinobots. However, when they tracked down Grimlock, they found the Decepticons had set him and Sludge at each other's throats. Bluestreak was badly damaged after being caught in the crossfire. A character that was either him or Prowl appeared in US Issues #14 and #16 but he was not included in scenes where all Autobots were meant to be present, suggesting the injuries he sustained kept him offline for some time.
Bluestreak would reappear along with the rest of the original Autobots in Issue #41 following a major repair programme, witnessing a battle on the moon between Grimlock and Blaster prior to a Decepticon attack. He made his last appearance in Issue #50 during the Underbase Saga, where the Autobots and Decepticons united to defend Earth from an Underbase-powered Starscream. Part of the detachment led by Blaster and Ratbat who were sent to protect New York, Bluestreak was one of a number of older Autobots who followed Goldbug into battle only for Starscream to deactivate them all with a wave of his hand.
== Trivia ==
* According to original tech spec notes written by Bob Budiansky found at Iacon One in 2006 the original name for Bluestreak was Blue Streak.
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