Sideswipe
And this is the last toy for 2022. Sideswipe started out as a Diaclone New Countach LP500S. Like most of the other toys, he came with a missile launcher that was altered to not fire in the US. The figure was later reused for several other figures.
Now, there was an Action Master version but that was only available in Europe. Looked pretty cool, had a jetpack and everything.
His file card paints an interesting picture. First, he's the brother of Sunstreaker. Also, he doesn't break the rules...he just bends them; plus he has a jetpack, so that's nice.
As far as the comic goes, well, he's there at least? Usually in the background, and very little mention of his rule breaking. He did get mauled by Ravage and made it to #50, where he was last seen in a group shot.
Voiced by Michael Bell in the cartoon, Sideswipe did get to have a jetpack, even if Optimus Prime was the only one to actually use it. He was in quite a few episodes, and he did manage to get some nice action scenes every so often. I suppose the biggest thing he ever did was disguise himself as Breakdown, but that's really about it.
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