Blades is the name of a fictional character in the various Transformers universes.
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Transformers: Generation 1
| Transformers character | |
 Blades toy |
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| Blades | |
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| Affiliation | Autobot |
| Sub-Group | Protectabots |
| Function | Air Support |
| Motto | "War is a dirty game. The Autobot, a faction of Sentient Robots from the planet Cybertron are the main Protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, . . and I'm a dirty player!" |
| Alternate Modes | UH-1 Helicopter Cybertronian Helicopter |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Generation 2 Transformers: Universe |
| English voice actor | Frank Welker |
Blades is one of The Protectobots who are an emergency, search and rescue team of five Autobots in the Transformers toyline. The Transformers is the original Transformers toy line that was produced from 1984 to 1991 "Generation 2" redirects here See Generation2 for the sword replica manufacturer Transformers Universe is a line of toys consisting of repainted re-releases from various Transformers toy lines The Autobot, a faction of Sentient Robots from the planet Cybertron are the main Protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, The Transformers is a line of toys produced by the toy companies Takara and Hasbro. They transform into civilian service and emergency vehicles and combine to form the "combiner" Defensor.
A "rough and tough" warrior who prefers close combat with his enemies. Often at odds with the other, more peace-loving, Protectobots.
Animated series
The Protectabots first appeared in the second season of the animated series with no origin given.
The Protectobots were last seen supporting Ultra Magnus in a last ditch effort to stop Galvatron in the fourth season. Ultra Magnus is the name of several Fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. It is assumed that they were restored along with Ultra Magnus when the Golden Age of Cybertron was ushered in.
Marvel Comics
While he was a minor background character in the U. S. stories, Blades played a very prominent role in the U. K. Transformers/Action Force crossover story "Ancient Relics", where he was sent to London by Grimlock to find Blaster and Goldbug, only to run into the Action Force - and Megatron!
Dreamwave Productions
The Protectobots are featured in their Cybertronian forms in the second installment of the War Within comic series. In this chapter of Transformer history (which takes place long before contact with Earth), the Protectobots are a vigilante squad of peacekeepers. While loosely affiliated with the Autobots, they are a splinter group (as are most other special teams).
In issue #2 of the third Generation One series, titled "Black Sunshine", the Protectabots were ordered by Prowl to investigate the energy anomaly created by Sunstorm escaping Shockwave's abandoned secret lab. Prowl is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Sunstorm is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. Shockwave is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. When they arrived they discovered the hole left in the roof by Sunstorm and the deactivated Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck. Runabout is the name of two fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Runamuck is the name of two fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Streetwise reported back to Prowl as First Aid repaired the Decepticons. Streetwise is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. First Aid is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.
Toys
- Transformers: Generation 1 Blades (1986)
- Blades was redecoed as the Autobot Fly-Up in 1992, part of the Guard City set.
- Transformers: Generation 2 Blades (unreleased)
- Prototypes of redecos of all the Protectabots were released for the Transformers: Generation 2 toy line, but they never made it to general release. The few that were produced are considered highly collectable.
- Transformers: Energon Quickstrike
- A homage to Blades was the Autobot Quickstrike from the Transformers: Energon toy line. QuickStrike is the naming of a Collectible card game gaming system developed by Upper Deck Entertainment for use in their games Transformers Energon, known in Japan as, is the 2004-2005 Transformers toyline, animated series and comic book series another co-production
- Transformers: Universe Micromaster Ro-Tor
- Although a Micromaster combiner named Defensor was released in the Transformers: Universe line, it lacked any counterpart to Blades. When the Micromaster Superion combiner was released in the Universe line it had a helicopter on the team, which was painted to resemble Blades, but due to Trademark restrictions, Hasbro named it Ro-Tor, the name of a former Decepticon helicopter.
- Transformers: Universe Voyager Blades (2008/unreleased)
- A redeco of Cybertron Voyager Evac.
- Transformers: Universe Legends Blades (2008/unreleased)
- A redeco of Cybertron Legends Evac.