Sideswipe

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   Sideswipe- he is what every team needs. He's a rebel, a bad boy, competetive, cocky and hotheaded. Could anyone wish for more? At his core, he's a lone wolf and he doesn't need anyone to tell him what to do and can very much look after himself, but when the situation reaches his limits, he can always count on his team. Not that he isn't the hero of the team.

He's always quick with his words and even quicker with his hands. Also, he is a very skilled fighter who likes to brag about that. And he looks cool doing it. Some wouldn't approve.

Although he has all those treats, he's still a good kid.

## **Robots in Disguise (2015)**

### **Season 1**

Sideswipe was seen tearing up a pavement on Cybertron, right in front of the Optimus statue which would later go down. As soon as he spotted the street cops, he attempted to escape but was soon handcuffed by Strongarm, thus being forced to accompany her as she was following Bumblebee who attempted to use a space bridge to get to Earth. Sideswipe ended up being crucial for the plan to work. He and Strongarm then went after Bumblebee. As soon as Sideswipe was uncuffed and free to go back to Cybertron, he rather chose to run off and soon encountered and showed himself to Russel Clay, a boy whom he immediately befriends. And he encountered the Decepticon Underbite and had to drive back, with Russel inside of him. Pilot (Part 1)

When he came back, he was forced to choose between capturing the Decepticon or listening to Fixit's chatter, so he picked going after Underbite and played a big part in the role of capturing the Decepticon, as he lured Underbite to a quarry. Pilot (Part 2)

Sideswipe and Strongarm continued not to get along very well, yet they were assigned on a mission together to investigate fugitive signals. They split up. After Sideswipe returned to the base, he discovered that Strongarm had gone missing. He and Russel went off to search for her and eventually found her being captive by Steeljaw. To help her, Sideswipe disguised himself as a Decepticon and named himself "Grimbee". He distracted Steeljaw and Strongarm was freed. Trust Exercises

Slacking off and listening to music while he should be on a mission turned out to be a bad idea because Grimlock was knocked over by a Decepticon named Thunderhoof *and* Bumblebee started doubting him. When Thunderhoof tried to build a space bridge to return to Cybertron, Sideswipe appeared to be eager to help him so he could return to Cybertron as well, so he sided with him and told him Bumblebee wasn't worth Thunderhoof's effort. Despite all that, Thunderhoof managed to figure out that Sideswipe was faking and the red Autobot ended up helping Bumblebee destroy the space bridge when it threatened to create a black hole. Bumblebee admitted to be worried about him for a second. As the Kospego Commands!

    When Grimlock appeared to have turned against them, when he beat them up and stole a stasis pod, Sideswipe chose to believe that Grimlock was being coerced into it, despite the other Autobots thinking otherwise. It turned out that Sideswipe was correct, as the Dinobot was being controlled by the Decepticon Minitron. As a thank-you gift, Sideswipe and Russel got a big, *big* hug from Grimlock. True colors

When Jazz joined them for a mission, he saw him as a big role model. Can you Dig It?

During an attempt to capture Quillfire, Bumblebee was hit with toxin which resulted him in being immature. TV didn't help at all. He seemed to like Bumblebee as the prank-pulling child he was, but as soon as Strongarm left Russel and Sideswipe to babysit him alone, things got a little bit out of control. Adventures in Bumblebee-sitting!

After discovering that Strongarm had been sneaking off the base, Sideswipe blackmailed her into doing things she didn't find very pleasant, and for exchange he would keep his mouth shout. He later found out that Bumblebee knew all about her sneaking off to a car wash and Sideswipe ended up getting extra shifts, as usual. Sideways

On a mission to track down a Decepticon in a cave, he and the team were captured by Nightstrike who feeds on energon of Cybertronians when they sleep and expirience nightmares. Sideswipe's was being stuck in traffic and the inability to move. Even Robots Have Nightmares

During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe was captured by a Decepticon named Vertebreak, who claimed that Sideswipe was the most capable of the team. Sideswipe thanked him and immediately after that, Vertebreak removed Sideswipe's head from his body and grafted his own head at it. While he was testing his new body on the rest of the team, Bumblebee and Fixit found the red Autobot's head. When the team got into another fight with Vertebreak, Sideswipe felt useless and sorry for himself as he couldn't do anything but lying on the ground and making even more trouble, but soon he realized that he could tell which moves Vertebreak was going to do and he guided the team to victory. Fixit later reunited Sideswipe's body and head and immediately after that, he wanted to race Strongarm, but unfortunately for him, he found himself unable to transform and he had to walk home. Accompanied by Fixit who wanted to share the story of putting Sideswipe's head back on. Some Body, Any Body

Sideswipe knows the only way to train is actually to train. He ran off one day, showed off his moves to the audience and stopped as soon as he heard some noises coming from nearby. When he arrived to see what was going on, he saw that the Autobot which was fighting a Decepticon had everything under control. The Decepticon was soon defeated and Sideswipe proceeded to compliment her swiftness, but Windblade mistook him for a Decepticon and attacked him. The battle didn't last long and Sideswipe found himself lying on the ground. Windblade realized that he was an Autobot and the red 'Bot she nicknamed "Slick" led her to the team. Sideswipe was very impressed by her and kept being close to her the whole time. He wasn't very happy when Windblade had to go. The Buzz on Windblade!

Sideswipe also played a major role in defeating Megatronus as he and Strongarm found out that the weapons Fixit gave to them had a special power. Battlegrounds 1, 2

## Quotes

* Eat my exhaust! Woohoo!
* Please, take me to jail! This place is so much worse.
* And "lame" because... that was lame.
* Back to hassle planet Cybertron? Forget that! And forget you two!
* That's too bad, because we could really use a Prime right about now...
* It's quiet. Too quiet.
* I'm not contageous!
* It was a dark and stormy night.

## Trivia

* Sideswipe's working name during early development of Robots in Disguise was Fastlane
* Some fans try to relate him to Knock Out from Transformers: Prime
* It is hinted that he *might* have a crush on Windblade. But only because of his eyeing, constant smiling, acting cool and strong around her, trying to impress her, etc. etc. Oh, and the short little instrumental after saying she's awesome.
* He is voiced by Darren Criss. If you ever watch Glee again and hear him singing "Teenage Girl" or "Soul Sister", good luck trying to unhear Sideswipe's voice.