Back



Back is a four-legged stubby-armed Decepticon-allied Cyclone Mini-Con in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

History
Back and Forth were part of the group of Decepticons led by Scorponok and Glowstrike. Teamed with Quillfire, the pair accompanied their new boss into Crown City to scavenge auto supplies, and were in the process of doing so when Bumblebee and Strongarm found them in an alley. Forth used his powers to hurl several trash dumpsters at Strongarm, knocking her out of the fight temporarily, giving them the chance to escape as Quillfire towed a trailer full of pilfered parts. The Autobots gave chase, and the two Mini-Cons were dumped from the trailer when he spilled the contents in the hopes of evading his pursuers. They were able to catch back up to their boss after Quillfire knocked out the Autobots with a volley of stunning quill-missiles (having lost all the stuff he was trying to steal in the first place), and the trio made a break for it to try and salvage the mission.

The Decepticons hit an auto parts distributorship, but were interrupted mid-raid by Grimlock disguised as a crane. Back and Forth used their magnetic powers in concert to try and pull him apart, but were forced to flee when Bumblebee and Strongarm arrived. Moving to a nearby truck stop, the trio were again interrupted by the Autobots. Strongarm managed to lure Forth into trying to move a bus in an attempt to crush her, but the bus was simply too heavy, and the Mini-Con collapsed from the exertion. From there, he was captured and taken back to the scrapyard alongside Quillfire and Back. Forth's stasis pod was later taken back to Cybertron by Optimus Prime, Windblade and Ratchet.

Powers and Abilities
Back has magnetism powers, but in the form of magnetic attraction. When paired with Forth, who has the power of magnetic repulsion, the two become a fearsome force.

Relationships

 * Megatronus - Liberator (never met)
 * Scorponok's and Glowstrike's team - Allies
 * Steeljaw's Pack - Allies
 * Autobots - Enemies
 * Quillfire and Forth - Partners

Trivia

 * Prior to the toy's release, there was quite a bit of confusion regarding single-packed Back's name. Some online retailers initially solicited the figure under the names "Decepticon Backfire" or "Kickback". Whilst the figure was subsequently named as just "Decepticon Back" in official Hasbro solicitations, stock photos of the toy in packaging and in the Robots in Disguise mobile game, further confusion arose when the figure's North American packaging sported the name "Decepticon Forth", as did the listing on the official Hasbro.com website. International releases, including Hong Kong, Australia and Europe, still sport the "Back" name. Eventually both versions were even found side by side at the same store in the US… and then Hasbro released a Mini-Con Mega-Pack including Back once again named "Decepticon Forth".
 * With the Robots in Disguise cartoon having presented Forth as a very different-looking character, that name for the figure is thus an error.
 * Back's magnetic "breath" weapon is depicted with blue energy rings, matching the color commonly used for the "south" end of magnets.