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| + | [[Image:Ricochettimelines.jpg|300px|right|thumb|FACT: Ricochet is not a mammal.]] |
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| + | '''Ricochet''' is an awesome spy and he really kicks ass so hard. Everyone should love him because he's obviously way cool. |
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| − | [[Image:MovieBumblebee_promorender2.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Groovy, bee-otch!"]] |
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| − | '''Bumblebee''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime's]] most trusted lieutenants although he is not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of pluck and determination. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the [[Decepticons]]. |
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| − | Badly damaged in a conflict with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over inter-Autobot frequencies (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a useable but more distant and less personal means of interaction). |
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==Fiction== |
==Fiction== |
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| + | ===''Timelines: Descent into Evil'' comic=== |
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| + | Ricochet saves everyone 'cuz he's the best. |
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| + | ===''Timelines: Intimidation Game'' script reading=== |
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| − | ===IDW ''The Official Movie Prequel'' comics=== |
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| + | [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]] impersonates Ricochet to test Flamewar's loyalty. |
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| − | Bumblebee commanded the Autobot forces at [[Tyger Pax]] attempting to hold the Decepticons off while the [[Allspark]] was launched off-planet. He succeeded, but Megatron crushed his voice box, and he lost his ability to speak in the process. [[ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] has been having trouble fixing it ever since. Later he was the first to track the Allspark to Earth, where he learned to express his emotions by tuning in appropriately emotive music on his car radio. |
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| + | [[Image:RicochetKissPlayer.PNG|100px|right|thumb|Ricochet, spying little girls.]] |
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| + | Unfortunately, Ricochet was too awesome for his own good. So to punish him, the laws of universe make him appear in Kiss Player. He is still manage to save the day, tough. |
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| − | In-between Tyger Pax and his arrival on Earth Bumblebee and the rest of the [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] crew encountered some humans in deep space and got their first clues to where Megatron and the All Spark rest. |
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| − | [[Image:Movie_Bumblebee_winner.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Gimme some sugar, baby."]] |
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| − | Bumblebee is [[Sam Witwicky]]'s first car. After an initial misunderstanding, Bumblebee came to Sam's aid when [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] attacked Sam. [[Mikaela Banes]] commented that his [[alternate mode|car mode]] was a piece of crap, prompting Bumblebee to turn into a sleeker version. Taking them to meet the rest of the Autobots, Optimus Prime explained their mission. When Sam and Mikaela were captured by [[Sector Seven]], Bumblebee helped rescue them, eventually releasing lubricant on [[reggie Simmons|a particularly hostile agent]]. A backup team arrived, attempting to capture them. Prime took Sam and Mikaela, but they nearly fell to their deaths while hiding. Bumblebee saved them, but Sector Seven captured him and the children. Unwilling to use deadly force, Prime was forced to leave Bumblebee, something [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] particularly disputed. |
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| − | [[Image:Movie_BumblebeeCC_guardian.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"You bastards! Why are you torturing me like this? Why?"]] |
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| − | Taken to [[Hoover Dam]], Bumblebee was constantly doused with cryoblasts to prevent him from attacking. Sam and Mikaela (with some armed persuasion from [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]) convinced Sector Seven to release Bumblebee. Seriously pissed, Bumblebee prepared to [[Slag (slang)|slag]] anything between him and the door, but Sam informed him of the presence of the All Spark and Megatron. Switching it to a more portable version, Bumblebee and a military escort fled to [[Mission City]], meeting the Autobots enroute. After arriving at the city, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] launched a sortie, and Bumblebee's legs were damaged. He gave Sam the All Spark, to keep it safe from Megatron, and Mikaela strapped him to an abandoned tow truck to get him to safety. However, Mikaela was soon overcome with guilt for leaving Sam and the battle, and with apparent agreement from Bumblebee, turned the truck around and headed back in. She drove down the street in reverse as Bumblebee fired his main cannon, saving Lennox and his men from [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]]. Bumblebee was rather pleased with himself, and Mikaela complimented his shooting. |
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| − | After the destruction of Megatron and the All Spark, Bumblebee (who had regained his voice, presumably from the All Spark) requested permission to remain with Sam, to which the young man agreed. After his legs were repaired, he allowed Sam and Mikaela to make out on top of him, as the other Autobots watched. |
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| − | It was the best day ever. |
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==Toys== |
==Toys== |
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| + | [[Image:Ricochettltoy.jpg|left|100px|thumb|FACT: Ricochet spies ALL THE TIME.]] |
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| + | ===Timelines=== |
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| + | * '''Descent Into Evil''' (multi-pack, 2005) |
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| + | :Available only as part of [[BotCon 2005]]'s ''Descent into Evil'' set (along with [[Buzzclaw (Timelines)|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]], [[Outback|Fallback]], and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], Ricochet is a black and black [[redeco]] of ''[[Generation 2]]'' [[Hooligan]], transforming into a jet. He can fire missiles from his launcher arm using a pressure-launch method. |
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| − | ===Transformers (2007)=== |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2007) |
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| − | :''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-03''' |
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| + | :This mold was also used for the [[Cyberjet]] [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[R-Blade]], and ''[[Universe]]'' [[Wind Sheer (Universe)|Wind Sheer]]. |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebeemovietoydeluxe67.jpg|right|thumb|These used cars are fully loaded!]] |
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| − | : ''Movie'' Bumblebee transforms into a yellow [[wikipedia:Second-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|1976 Chevrolet Camaro]] with a quite reasonable level of sculpted detail. In contrast to the other Deluxe-class car Transformers in the Movie toyline, he does not have clear windows, instead opting for opaque yellow plastic with painted metallic blue. |
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| − | [[Image:Movie_Deluxe_1974_Bumblebee_JPtoy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Never seen so much translucent plastic in all my life.]] |
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| + | * Ricochet is based on a fancharacter that writer [[Ben Yee]] created when he was little. |
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| − | : In robot mode, Bumblebee does not quite accurately replicate his movie appearance due to his chest remaining mostly unchanged and the sparse yellow paint applications render his limbs largely colorless. Due to the extensive use of ball joints, he features an excellent range of articulation. Unusually for an all-new sculpt in the Movie toyline, he features traditional-styled fists with 5mm holes. Bumblebee is armed with two shoulder-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers, which also double as hand-held weapons or can be mounted on ports on the undersides of his elbows. His legs and chest [[Automorph]] during transformation. Press the button or you'll break him. Seriously. |
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| − | : Packaging photos and early [[prototype|test shots]] of Bumblebee featured transparent blue plastic windows and missile parts. However, the final Hasbro production toy has opaque yellow plastic. The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release of Bumblebee retains the transparent blue plastic parts. |
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| + | *[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCRicochet/ricochet.htm Ricochet at TFU.info] |
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| + | *[http://www.bwtf.com/timelines/descent/ricochet/ Ben Yee's review of Ricochet at BWTF.com] |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Multi-pack, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebee_Barricade_deluxeboxset.jpg|left|thumb|130px|"Go ahead, make my day!"]] |
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| − | : This battle pack contains the 1976 Camaro deluxe-class Bumblebee and the deluxe-class [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases. |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebeemovielegends.jpg|right|thumb|100px|It's 4 bucks. Whatcha gonna do?]] |
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| − | :Legends Bumblebee transforms into a yellow 1976 Camaro. Being a highly simplified toy of a highly complex design, Legends-class Bumblebee does not replicate the appearance of the robot mode very well, and has very limited articulation, detail and paint application. |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)''' (Deluxe, 2007) |
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| − | :''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-10''' |
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| − | [[Image:Movie_Deluxe_2009_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Don't call him Goldbug.]] |
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| − | :The second Deluxe class Bumblebee toy transforms into the [[wikipedia:Fifth-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro]]. Maintaining the high standard for car accuracy in the movie line, Bumblebee is very faithful to the real-life vehicle, featuring clear blue windows in contrast to the opaque windows seen in both his previous Deluxe class toy and the Ultimate Bumblebee toy. |
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| − | : Bumblebee features two [[Automorph]]ing gimmicks during transformation: ''(a)'' swinging his hood down into robot mode position also moves his arms up and ''(b)'', swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action. Unusually, this version of Bumblebee is much more accurate to the CGI design than either the older-model deluxe OR the Ultimate figures, with the chest properly articulating in a fairly Movie-accurate manner. He's also slightly taller than the other Deluxe figure, which makes [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] very sad. |
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| − | : Bumblebee features a superb range of articulation, with ball joints in his shoulders, neck, torso, wrists and upper legs, with ratcheting and swivels making up the remaining joints. Instead of the rather inaccurate missile launchers from the 1976 Camaro toy, 09 Bumblebee comes with a mostly accurate version of his plasma cannon as it appears in the movie, but for added play value can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. The cannon can be held in either of his hands. |
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| − | : Care should be taken when removing the cannon from Bumblebee's hands, as excessive force can damage the wrist ball joint socket. |
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| − | *'''Ultimate Bumblebee''' (Ultimate, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Ultimate_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Ironically less accurate than the Deluxe-class toy.]] |
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| − | :Similar in appearance to the second Deluxe class Bumblebee toy, albeit much larger and more complex, the 'Ultimate' version of Bumblebee also transforms into a concept vehicle of the 2009 Camaro. He is very expensive and very vaguely animatronic. |
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| − | *'''Evolution of a Hero''' (Multi-pack, 2007) |
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| − | : A Target-exclusive, this figure multi-pack contains an unchanged Deluxe class 1976 Bumblebee and an exclusive 'battle damaged' 2009 Camaro Concept Bumblebee. Even though the 2009 figure is supposed to represent Bumblebee's damaged state as he appeared during the final battle in the movie, oddly enough the 'damage' paint decos do not appear to extend to his legs, restricting themsleves to his upper torso and car roof/door parts. |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberslammer.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A Battlecharger for the new millennium.]] |
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| − | : Bumblebee, like other [[Cyber Slammers]], has motorized action. When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode! Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie. |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007) |
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| − | : Bumblebee gets his second Cyber Slammers toy, this time in his concept-Camaro body. Kids love the Bee! |
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| − | *'''Plasma Punch Bumblebee''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebeemoviefab.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The hood becomes the chest? Well, that's new!]] |
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| − | : [[Fast Action Battlers]] Bumblebee transforms from concept-Camaro to robot with a considerably simpler transformation than the standard deluxe toy, intended for the slightly-younger set. He also features a spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm. |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Stompin' Robots, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebeemoviecyberstompin.jpg|left|thumb|100px|These boots were made for -- you know the rest.]] |
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| − | :[[Cyber Stompin' Robots]] Bee's got electronic lights and sounds up the whazzoo, and fires missiles and a fist. He totally plays the original theme song. |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Replicas, 2007) |
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| − | : As part of the [[Robot Replicas]] sub-line, this version of concept-camaro Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure that hews very close to the movie's CGI model. It features joints similar to the [[Revoltech]] toys, plus his right forearm can be replaced with his blaster-arm (or any other arm attachments from other Robot Replicas, which could lead to some fun Frankensteins). |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Masters, 2007) |
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| − | [[Image:Bumblebeemoviets3.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Special feature: Can't talk, just like the real Bumblebee!]] |
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| − | :This Bumblebee is a three-inch tall painted mini-statue of his 1976 Camaro bodyform. He features die-cast in his torso and thighs, and he has swivel-joints at the shoulders, head and waist. Oh, and he comes with a Movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on. |
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| − | :Made by [[Radio Shack]] under license from [[Hasbro]] and [[Dreamworks]]. Three-function infrared remote, in Bumblebee's signature colors, gives you control of the car with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a car styled after the Movie character, the car also transforms to robot mode. The top of the gun-shaped IR remote's barrel serves as a display stand. |
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| − | *'''Beatmix Bumblebee''' (2007) |
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| − | : ''Beatmix'' Bumblebee is a device that hooks up to a music device, similarly to an ''iDog''. Like the aforementioned product, ''Beatmix'' Bumblebee reacts to the music being played (outputed via a speaker within him). With a touch, he can also sample the owner's music tracks and replays them with sound effects from the movie. His arms are posable, but Bumblebee cannot transform. |
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| − | [[Image:Unleashed_movie_bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|150px|What are YOU lookin at?]] |
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| − | ===Unleashed=== |
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| − | *'''Bumblebee''' (2007) |
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| − | *'''Galactic Bumblebee vs. Barricade''' (2007) |
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| − | ===XMODS® Evolution Transformers=== |
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| − | :''Model Number'': '''60-186''' |
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| − | : Bumblebee is one of the first Transformers characters to be licensed by [[Radio Shack]] from [[Hasbro]] and [[Dreamworks]] for their XMODS Evolution line of radio control cars. "The maximum in modification", Bumblebee is a base kit that can be upgraded with a weapons and light kit featuring the weapons he uses in car mode (''Model Number'': '''60-191'''), as well as any of the optional motor upgrades, body kits, steering and suspension upgrades, and more available for the brand. |
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| − | :''Model Number'': '''60-180''' |
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| − | : Bumblebee is also one of the first Transformers characters licensed by Radio Shack for their ZipZaps line of pocket-size radio control cars. As a ZipZap, Bumblebee can be customized, trimmed, and tuned with any other accessories available for the brand. He has working headlights and requires four "AAA" batteries for the charger. |
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| − | * According to an article on [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121138?imw=Y#12 Edmunds.com], the filmmakers wanted Bumblebee's original Earth form to be the 1976 iteration of the Camaro because it was the worst Camaro possible that also had chrome bumpers. |
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| − | * The same article indicates that the 1976 Camaros used in the film were all purchased via online auction for under $6000 each, one for less than $2000. That one didn't run. |
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| − | * ebay sold one of the 76 Camaros, the bidding ended on July 18, 2007. The final price was $40,100.01. |
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Revision as of 10:58, 13 August 2007
The name or term Ricochet refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Ricochet (disambiguation).
- Ricochet is an Autobot in a Timelines addition to the Generation 1 continuity family.
FACT: Ricochet is not a mammal.
Ricochet is an awesome spy and he really kicks ass so hard. Everyone should love him because he's obviously way cool.
Fiction
Timelines: Descent into Evil comic
Ricochet saves everyone 'cuz he's the best.
Timelines: Intimidation Game script reading
Voice actor: Brian Orms
Scourge impersonates Ricochet to test Flamewar's loyalty.
Kiss Player
Ricochet, spying little girls.
Unfortunately, Ricochet was too awesome for his own good. So to punish him, the laws of universe make him appear in Kiss Player. He is still manage to save the day, tough.
Toys
FACT: Ricochet spies ALL THE TIME.
Timelines
- Descent Into Evil (multi-pack, 2005)
- Available only as part of BotCon 2005's Descent into Evil set (along with Buzzclaw, Chromia, Deathsaurus, Dirge, Fallback, and Ironhide, Ricochet is a black and black redeco of Generation 2 Hooligan, transforming into a jet. He can fire missiles from his launcher arm using a pressure-launch method.
- This mold was also used for the Cyberjet Jetfire, Robot Masters R-Blade, and Universe Wind Sheer.
Trivia
- Ricochet is based on a fancharacter that writer Ben Yee created when he was little.