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| − | : ''Sam Witwicky is a [[human]] in the [[Transformers (2007)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].'' |
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| + | :''Tow-Line is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.'' |
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| − | [[Image:Samwitwicky.jpg|right|thumb|200px|If he wears a hardhat, we quit.]] |
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| + | '''Tow-Line''' isn't the strongest Autobot, but what he lacks in muscle he makes up in cleverness. He can out-think and generally out-last most opponents, preferring to use his brains to prevent conflicts, skills that have made him one of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime's]] most trusted team members. |
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| − | '''Samuel James "Sam" Witwicky''' (1990-) is 17 and he needs a car. Quick, call [[Bernie Mac]]! |
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| − | When he bought a car, it turned out to be [[Bumblebee (Movie)|an alien robot]]. Who knew? Also, his pheromone levels suggest that he wants to mate with [[Mikaela Banes]]. |
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| + | ===Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic continuity=== |
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| − | ===''Official Movie Prequel'' comics=== |
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| − | At age twelve, Sam's [[Ronald Witwicky|father]] presents him with the heirlooms of his ancestor [[Archibald Amundsen Witwicky]]. Sam is not impressed and makes googly eyes with the arctic explorer's glasses. |
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| − | Years later, Sam discovers the concept of riding around in cars to cruise for chicks. He looks to his box of priceless historical artifacts, and his thoughts turn to eBay... |
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| − | ===''Transformers'' (2007 film)=== |
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| + | ==Toys== |
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| − | :''Actor:'' [[Shia LaBeouf]] |
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| + | *'''Tow-Line''' (Deluxe, 2004) |
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| + | : Tow-Line transforms into a large utility van. In robot mode, his lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform. He can fold his legs back and up over his shoulders (''hello''!) and re-attach to this platform for a "battle mode". In this... ahem, position, Tow-Line can also form the top half of a two-robot "Powerlinx combiner" with any ''Energon'' Deluxe Autobot, and any of them can also use his platform for their own combination. |
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| − | After getting an undeserved A- for his geneology report, Sam and his father went to buy a car. Though they passed a Porsche car lot, Ron was actually playing a cruel joke on his son (real smart, considering that he'll eventually get [[wikipedia:Power of attorney|power of attorney]] someday). Going to [[Bobby Bolivia]]'s car lot, they went shopping for a used car. Sam spotted a Camaro that he liked, but Ron, ever the cheap man, refused to go over four thousand dollars. However, when all the windows in the car lot suddenly exploded, Bolivia agreed to four thousand. |
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| + | : This mold was [[retool]]ed to make [[BotCon 2005]]'s versions of [[Generation 1]] [[Ironhide (G1) #Timelines|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1) #Timelines|Ratchet]]. |
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| − | Taking his friend [[Miles]] to the lake, they encountered Mikaela and her boyfriend [[Trent]]. Trent pretty much told them to get lost, but Mikaela then dumped Trent. Realizing he had his one shot, Sam abanonded Miles and offered to give Mikaela a ride home. When his car had some engine trouble, Mikaela looked under the hood and was quite impressed with the layout of the Camaro's engine, though Sam was more impressed with the layout of Mikaela. |
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| − | Later that night, his car suddenly left. Believing it was being stolen, Sam followed it to an abandoned junkyard. To his shock and horror, the car was [[Transformer|alive]]. Sam left his last words to his parents and [[Mojo]], then investigated. Some police came and arrested him, and an overzealous cop, believing him to be a junkie, ripped him a new one. Returning home, Satan's Camaro arrived, and Sam fled ignomiously on his mother's pink bike. He hit the cement hard in front of Mikaela, and soon found a police car. He demanded the officer's help... at which point said police car turned into [[Barricade (Movie)|an even scarier car]]. The cop car demanded the location of Sam's eBay items, but Sam fled and ran into Mikaela. The Camaro arrived and took them to a power plant, where the two cars fought it out, while Sam was chased by [[Frenzy (Movie)|a spastic abomination]] who pantsed him. Mikaela was able to cut it's head off, which Sam punted. Sam and Mikaela approached the Camaro, who could only speak through his radio, and were escorted to an abandoned alley, where they met the biggest surprises of them all. Four other cars [[Transformation|transformed]] into robots. The lead robot, after inquiring about Sam's identity, introduced himself as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his companions as the Autobots, autonomous robotic lifeforms from [[Cybertron (planet)|the planet Cybertron]]. Prime introduced [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], his first lieutenant, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], the weapons expert, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], the medical officer, and identified the Camaro as Bumblebee, Sam's appointed guardian. Optimus explained their mission to locate the [[All Spark]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s, and how Archibald Witwicky's [[glasses]] played a vital role in finding the All Spark. |
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| + | * Tow-Line seems to be a melange of [[homage]]s. The obvious one being to Generation 1 Ironhide/Ratchet (which the mold was used make, as noted above), though his head also bears a passing resemblance to [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. His van mode even has the red stripe pattern. (HOORAY BEER.) |
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| − | Going to his house, Sam frantically searched for the glasses, but the Autobots were somewhat impatient and totally wrecked his dad's backyard. After finding the glasses, government agents arrived. Their leader, [[Reggie Simmons|Agent Simmons]], took Sam and Mikaela into custody, separating Sam from his parents. Simmons went bad cop on Sam, threatening him with life imprisonment and revealing Mikaeala's criminal record. Just as Simmons demanded answers about aliens, Prime intercepted the convoy, and the Autobots totally outclassed the agents. Sam demanded to know what [[Sector Seven]] was, but a backup team arrived. Prime took Sam and Mikaela to hide under a bridge, but they nearly fell to their deaths. Bumblebee saved them, but was captured, and Sam and Mikaela recaptured. |
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| + | * [http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Tow-Line/tow-line.htm Tow-Line at TFU.info] |
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| − | Taken to [[Hoover Dam]], Simmons tried the akward role of good cop, but Sam was uninterested in talking. [[Tom Banachek]] tried to bribe him, and Sam demanded the freeing of Bumblebee, his parents, and the expunging of Mikaela's criminal record. Taking them into the Dam, Sector Seven showed them [[N.B.E.-1]], who Sam recognized as Megatron. he explained Megatron's goals, and the purpose of the All Spark. However, the spastic abomination that pantsed him sent a message to the Decepticons, who attacked. Sam implored Sector Seven to release Bumblebee, saying he could help, which [[William Lennox|Captian Lennox]] assisted by putting a gun to Simmon's chest. Bumblebee converted the All Spark to a smaller form, the soldiers escorted the two teens and Bumblebee to [[Mission City]], soon augmented by the Autobots. |
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| − | Upon reaching Mission City, an F-22 Raptor was spotted, which Ironhide recongized as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Starscream attacked, damaging Bumblebee's legs, and [[Brawl (Movie)|a tank]] attacked the soldiers. Megatron soon arrived and killed Jazz, and Lennox ordered Sam to take the All Spark to a building to be escorted out of the city. Sam was persued by Megatron, Starscream, and [[Blackout (Movie)|a helicopter]]. Reaching the building, Sam ignited a flare, but his ride was destroyed by Starscream. Megatron demanded the All Spark, in exchange for living to be his pet (causing [[Ravage|other]] [[Laserbeak|pets]] to weep uncontrollably), but Sam refused. Megatron used his flail to knock Sam off the roof, but Sam was saved by Optimus Prime. Prime thanked Sam for his efforts, and told him that if he couldn't defeat Megatron, Sam was to merge the Cube with his [[spark]], destroying both Prime and the All Spark. However, Megatron was too powerful for Optimus to defeat alone, and Prime told Sam to give him the All Spark. Instead, Sam merged the All Spark with Megatron, killing him. Optimus extended his thanks, telling him he owed Sam a debt of gratitude. Bumblebee, who could now speak, requested permission to stay with Sam, to which Sam eagerly agreed. Sam and Mikaela entered into a relationship, and made out on Bumblebee's hood while Ironhide and Ratchet observed. |
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| − | Sam ''really'' loves having a car. |
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| − | * Sam was not given the nickname "[[Spike Witwicky|Spike]]", nor [[Ronald Witwicky|his father]] the nickname "[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]" (though [[Judy Witwicky|his wife ]] does refer to him as "Spark"), because unlike their G1 counterparts the movie characters are not oil rig workers or mechanics. Earlier drafts of the script did have Sam earning the nickname "Spike" another way, but this was dropped before the script was finalized. [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=350123&postcount=4134] |
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| − | * He's not getting a Porsche. Srsly. |
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| − | * Sam's eBay username 'ladiesman217' is a reference to movie director [[Michael Bay]]'s birthday, February 17th. If 217 had the same meaning for Sam, that would make his date of birth February 17th, 1990.<ref>The [[:Image:Witwickytree.jpg|genealogy chart]] in [[Transformers (2007)|the 2007 movie]] indicates Sam was born in 1990.</ref> |
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| − | * [http://myworld.ebay.com/ladiesman217/ ladiesman217 on eBay.] |
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Revision as of 21:05, 13 September 2007
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This article is about the Energon-series Autobot. For the Robots In Disguise Autobot, see Tow-Line (RID).
- Tow-Line is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Tow-Line isn't the strongest Autobot, but what he lacks in muscle he makes up in cleverness. He can out-think and generally out-last most opponents, preferring to use his brains to prevent conflicts, skills that have made him one of Optimus Prime's most trusted team members.
Fiction
Dreamwave Energon comic continuity
Toys
Energon
- Tow-Line (Deluxe, 2004)
- Tow-Line transforms into a large utility van. In robot mode, his lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform. He can fold his legs back and up over his shoulders (hello!) and re-attach to this platform for a "battle mode". In this... ahem, position, Tow-Line can also form the top half of a two-robot "Powerlinx combiner" with any Energon Deluxe Autobot, and any of them can also use his platform for their own combination.
- This mold was retooled to make BotCon 2005's versions of Generation 1 Ironhide and Ratchet.
Trivia
- Tow-Line seems to be a melange of homages. The obvious one being to Generation 1 Ironhide/Ratchet (which the mold was used make, as noted above), though his head also bears a passing resemblance to Skids. His van mode even has the red stripe pattern. (HOORAY BEER.)
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