| “ | Strika: Blackout, you fool! We need the space bridge operational. Blackout: Oh. Sorry. |
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| ~ Blackout sheepishly apologizes when Strika tells him off for accidentally shutting down the space bridge they were suppose to use. |
Blackout is a minor antagonist in Transformers: Animated. An immensely powerful, if not dimwitted brute of a warrior, Blackout is ten times larger than any other Decepticon seen in the show with seismic energy dischargers in his feet that allow him to emit massive shockwaves to disable or reactivate machinery. He is a former member of the Decepticon Heavy Brigade and a member of Team Chaar.
He is voiced by Bumper Robinson, who has also voiced Blitzwing and Porter C. Powell in the same show, and The Serpent in Record of Ragnarok.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
Blackout was part of the Decepticon Heavy Brigade during the Great War, a special unit created by Megatron to hunt the Autobot Wreckers. When they finally met in battle, the Wreckers were all destroyed (including their vessel, the Omega Sentinel Zeta Supreme), and Blackout was the only Decepticon survivor. He continued wearing the Brigade's symbol on his shoulders, partly to honour the fallen, and partly to announce that he's a living Heavy Brigade. Later in the war, on Velocitron, he destroyed Delta Supreme, who had been rebuilt into an artillery platform. During the climax of the war in the Battle for Iacon, Blackout destroyed Beta Supreme and Eta Supreme, but was heavily injured by Beta, and he took hundreds of cycles to repair.
Transformers: Animated[]
In the episode Transwarped, Blackout and the rest of Team Chaar (Strika, Oil Slick, Cyclonus, and Spittor) appear attacking a space bridge to capture it and conquer Cybertron. During the battle, he descended from above, sending Rodimus Prime flying and disabling the Space Bridge with a massive shock wave. After being berated by Strika for his mistake, he apologized and reactivated the Space Bridge with another shock wave. Later, he retreated from the looming battle against the Cybertron Elite Guard under the orders of Megatron and Strika.
Personality[]
Unlike more ambitious Decepticons like Starscream, Blackout follows orders, even meekly apologizing to Strika when he accidentally disables a space bridge they were trying to capture, showing his role as a disciplined soldier within the Decepticon hierarchy. His villainous role is defined by his actions during the Great War, such as mass destruction of Autobot forces (like the Omega Sentinels) and military infrastructure. He is considered is a living legend among the Decepticons for his efficiency in battle. His primary motivation is serving his leader's will without question.
Trivia[]
- He retains his shock wave ability from his film incarnation.
- He is described in supplementary materials as the "Hound of Megatron".
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