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The name or term "Strafe" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeStrafe (disambiguation).

Strafe is anAutobotTechnobot and sometimesCyberjet from theGeneration 1continuity family.

Strafe is a really nice guy, one of the kindest, gentlest mechanoids you could ever hope to meet, and he's a crack shot with his heat-ray rifle, too. It's said that Strafe can burn a hole in a screw head (size not specified) from two miles away. Too bad he can't tighten up the loose screws in his own cranial module, though. He's got a case of nerves that could very well causeRed Alert to fear for his job security, and when startled he tends to SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL IT DEAD DEAD DEAD without stopping to aim or analyze the threat, and doesn't quit until he's shot down or runs out of heat-ray charges. Sometimes, though, all is quiet... too quiet... and he doesn't like that, either. SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT FIRE FIRE BANG BANG KILL KILL KILL...

He can combine with the otherTechnobots to formComputron, and seems to make a rather calm limb. Sometimes he's aTargetmaster, in which case his partner isRocketbot.

“	I mean, we got us some fast action! Hard action! Action hard and fast! Action to get the old pumps pumpin'! Action to—HUH?—YAHOOOO!	”
—Strafe, always excitable, "Money Is Everything"

Contents 1Fiction 1.1Marvel Comics continuity 1.1.1Ask Vector Prime 1.1.2MarvelThe Transformers comics 1.1.2.1Marvel UK future timelines 1.2Generation 1 cartoon continuity 1.2.1The Transformers cartoon 1.2.2Japanese cartoon continuity 1.2.2.1The Great Transformer War 1.2.2.2Generations Selects Special Comic (1) 1.2.2.3The Headmasters cartoon 1.2.2.4Gentei! Gentei! 1.2.2.5Unite Warriors/Legends 1.2.2.6Generations Selects Special Comic (2) 1.2.3Wings Universe 1.32005 IDW continuity 1.4Timelines 1.52019 IDW continuity 2Commercial appearances 3Games 3.1The Transformers (PS2) 3.2Transformers Legends 3.3Transformers: Battle Tactics 3.4Transformers: Frontiers 3.5Transformers: Earth Wars 3.6Transformers Roleplaying Game 4Toys 4.1The Transformers 4.2Generation 2 4.3Gentei! Gentei! 4.4Bot Shots 4.5Kre-O 4.6Combiner Wars 4.7Unite Warriors 5Notes 5.1Foreign names 6References

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Ask Vector Prime

In millions of years before the war onEarth, Strafe was one of five members of theElite Flying Corps, under the command ofOptimus Prime. Along withDivebomb,Dogfight,Skyfall, andDoubleheader, he engaged Decepticons in the skies.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20

MarvelThe Transformers comics

Strafe was among the Autobots who departedCybertron withFortress Maximus to escape the cycle of war without end. When the refugees sought peace on the planetNebulos, Strafe put in an uncredited appearance asComputron's arm, helping to defend the resort city ofSplendora againstAbominus.Love and Steel!

Their travels taking them to Earth, Strafe and his fellow Technobots bravely attempted to defendBuenos Aires against theUnderbase-poweredStarscream, but were felled virtually instantly by the villain's cosmic power.Dark Star

Marvel UK future timelines

In2008, Strafe was one of several Autobots stationed atAutobase on Cybertron under the command ofUltra Magnus. Responding to a mysterious call for help, they discovered that astonishingly, the call came from the Decepticons. Even more astonishing, it was genuine. Strafe and the Autobots joined forces with their Decepticon counterparts in driving a marauding crew ofQuintessons off the planet.Space Pirates!

After theTime Wars rebooted future history, Strafe was next seen stationed atAutobot City in2009. When theAutobot evacuation ship from Cybertron crashed down instead of landing safely, Strafe flew out to help alongsideBlaster,Perceptor andAfterburner.Shadow of Evil What they found was Autobot commanderRodimus Prime, aglow with evil and possessed by the living malice ofUnicron that had infected theMatrix a year earlier. Strafe was apparently killed in the resulting conflict before Rodimus regained control of his actions.White Fire

In another alternate future, the last Decepticon was destroyed bySpringer and theWreckers in2510. However, as Rodimus Prime announced the end of the war and prepared to hand over leadership to Springer, the Autobots soon came to blows over a misunderstanding caused by Strafe's allyTriton and the war broke out again almost as soon as it had ended. Strafe and the Technobots formed a new faction under Ultra Magnus, battling against the Wreckers.Peace

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor:Steve Bulen (English),Kōji Totani (Japanese),Kenichi Sakaguchi (Japanese, "The Rebirth"),Ulrich Bernsdorff (German,Grimlocks New Brain),Reinhard Brock (German,Money is Everything),Hans-Rainer Müller (German,The Rebirth, Part 1),Albert Augier (European French,The Rebirth, Part 1)

Strafe was created, like the other Technobots, by the temporarily super-intelligentGrimlock from components found withinUnicron's head. The exuberant newborn Autobot was immediately presented with the task of using his flight and firepower to disable Unicron's internal defenses, which he accomplished with a lot of SHOOT SHOOT BLAM BLAM BLOW IT UP!!! The Technobots were subsequently dispatched to aid the Autobots fighting on Unicron's surface against theTerrorcons, and defeated their combined form of Abominus by merging into Computron.Grimlock's New Brain

Less than a week later, Strafe the other Technobots were assigned to anEarth Defense Command science unit in order to learn how to interact withhumans. When reports came in from EDC headquarters of an unknown spacecraft entering the planet's atmosphere, Strafe joinedScattershot andMarissa Faireborn in investigating, and in his eagerness for some action, Strafe wound up opening fire on the craft. Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!!

Strafe was too busy watching the ship crash and congratulating himself to notice that the ship had actually been pursued byHun-Grr of the Terrorcons, who took both him and Scattershot down, but the pair were saved from the two-headed terror by the timely arrival of the rest of their Technobot comrades. The crashed ship's owner, unscrupulous traderDirk Manus, agreed to lead the heroes to a hiddenQuintesson base he had discovered onTitan, and Strafe, Scattershot andLightspeed set off with him the next day. Strafe had little patience for Lightspeed's rambling on the beauty of space, but soon found himself something much worse to complain about when the team was ambushed by Abominus and sent plummeting to the moon's surface.Nosecone,Afterburner and Faireborn soon arrived to help, rescuing the group from the Sharkticons; they headed for the Quintesson base. In route, Strafe "saved" Marissa from some aggressive vines by wantonly opening fire on them. Blam! Blam! Blam!!

Manus took Marissa hostage and handed them over to the Quintessons, the Technobots' injuries having left them unable to combine. However, the whole thing was a complex double-cross by Manus, eager for revenge on the Quintessons following a deal gone wrong; he used the molecular disassembler/reassembler known as theRecreator to heal Strafe and the Technobots' injuries, and they defeated Abominus and the Quintessons.Money Is Everything

Strafe and his team later got a chance for a rematch with the Terrorcons when they attempted to stop them stealing a heat-resistant alloy from DoctorMark Morgan's laboratory, but this battle ended in failure for the Technobots, and Strafe was tasked with summoningFirst Aid to provide medical care forMorgan's daughter, who was injured in the battle.The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1

Months later, Strafe was atAutobot City, talking with his fellow Technobots and theThrottlebots about what a glorious day it was, and about how every day had been a glorious one ever since they ended the threat of the Decepticons once and for all, and the days would continue to be glorious as long as... okay, you know what's coming.The Rebirth, Part 1

After the Decepticons were finally defeated (again), Strafe was among the Autobots celebrating the new Golden Age of Cybertron.The Rebirth, Part 3

Japanese cartoon continuity

The Great Transformer War

Strafe and his Technobot comrades were under construction atMetroplex when the Autobots sought the aid of DoctorDalton in improving their abilities.The Great Transformer War #1 Dalton heavily upgraded the Technobots' weaponry, allowing the combined Computron to easily outmatch the Decepticon combiner, Abominus. As the Decepticon motto goes, however: When in doubt, cheat.Galvatron outfitted the Terrorcons with "Cohesive Control Liquid", a substance that enabled them to assume control over Computron. Dalton arranged forSpike Witwicky to use a specialexosuit to approach Computron safely and administer an antidote.The Great Transformer War #2

Generations Selects Special Comic (1)

United as Computron, Strafe and the other Technobots stood with an Autobot/Decepticon alliance to combatUnicron in2011.Super Megatron comic 1

The Headmasters cartoon

In2011, when the Decepticons launched a major attack on Cybertron, Strafe and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense.Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Not long after, whenHot Rod left to search for theMatrix of Leadership on Earth,Ultra Magnus gathered Strafe and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. Strafe and his teammates backed Hot Rod up after he located the Matrix, combining into Computron to hold off the Decepticons who had pursued him so that he could return to Cybertron.Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

Later, after theAerialbots fell victim toMetamorphose, the Decepticons' metal-twisting meteorite weapon, the Strafe and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, only to be intercepted byCyclonus and the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, with the Decepticons trying to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reachedAthenia, but soonBattleship Maximus arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, so the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat.Approach of the Demon Meteorite

Whena giant carnivorous plant was unleashed uponSan Francisco by the Decepticon, Ultra Magnus sent the Technobots to deal with the incident. Strafe joined his comrades in battling theStunticons, first as individuals and later combined as Computron andMenasor.Head On!! Fortress Maximus Not long after, the Trainbots ran into trouble onMars, and Strafe and his team were on the way to help whenSixshot andTrypticon intervened, keeping the Technobots occupied and unable to aid their comrades on the red planet.Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger

Strafe and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to themoon to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle.Return of the Immortal Emperor Strafe's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with energon supplies for the destitute planetSandra. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield.SOS from Planet Sandra

Strafe and his fellow Technobots accompanied Fortress on his quest to prevent the Decepticons from stealing energy elsewhere in the galaxy. During this extended mission, Strafe and his teammates formed Computron to battlePredaking on the planetParadise.Head Formation of Friendship Upon their return to Earth, the team were deployed to counter a Decepticon attack inMiami, where they battled Abominus as Computron,Ultra Magnus Dies!! Decepticons attacks around the Earth only continued to escalate, and Strafe and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites.The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg

When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Strafe and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. They started out by combining into Computron to help Defensor and Raiden destroy the Decepticons' Earth deserted base, wiping out all trace of the villains' presence on the planet.Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)

As part of Computron, Strafe participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters'Head Formation to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment.The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

Gentei! Gentei!

When Grimlock created the Technobots, he didn't build them from scratch: In actuality, he reconstructed a number of dead bodies he found within Unicron's head, former victims of the planet-eater. In the midst of a battle with the Decepticons, Strafe took the full brunt of an attack from the villains, triggering the inexplicable transformation of his body back into its original form, a body whose design Unicron had evidently mimicked when he createdCyclonus. This baffling reconfiguration merely invigorated Strafe, who gained hugely increased flight speed and a new semi-autonomous partner,Rocketbot.Strafe'sGentei! Gentei! toy bio

Unite Warriors/Legends

Having learned thatFather's Day was a thing, the Technobots threw a surprise party for their own "father", Grimlock. On Grimlock's arrival, Strafe happily sprayed him withenergon champagne, interrupting Lightspeed's attempt to deliver a present.Surprise Father's Day Party!!

In2022, the other Technobots were part ofEDC forces engagingConcurrence remnants whenGreatshot suddenly arrived and finished off the enemy.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Generations Selects Special Comic (2)

In 2050, humans and theCybertron Alliance learned how to harnessAngolmois Energy from beneath the Earth's surface. It was used for many purposes, including medical procedures such as restoring the lost memories of the Autobot,Wheeljack. Strafe and the Technobots were overjoyed by Wheeljack's restoration, as they considered him their "grandfather" for creating Grimlock and theDinobots.Volcanicus comic 1

Relations soured between the Cybertron Alliance and humanity when humans created their own living robots calledSelectors, who rose up and demanded their freedom. The Technobots prepared to abandonEarth Defense Command headquarters atNeo Scramble City. AtRodimus's request, they transformed into Computron to determine the humans' chances of winning. Computron initially calculated humanity's odds at approaching zero, but the probability changed drastically when Grimlock and the Dinobots declared loyalty to humanity. The Technobots refused to stand against their father, and entered the battle on the side of the Dinobots. Strafe and the Technobots merged with the newly combiner-compatible Grimlock, formingVolcaticon.Volcanicus comic 2

Wings Universe

In 2984, Strafe was one of the Autobots stationed at theGaladria Space Bridge Outpost in theDelta Prysmos Sector. He fared poorly when confronted by the Decepticon mercenaryFlamewar.Hoist the Flag

2005 IDW continuity

First appearance:Stormbringer #1

Strafe and the other Technobots crewed the Autobot vesselCalabi-Yau, under the command ofJetfire. When strange energy emissions were detected from beneath the long-dead Cybertron, Strafe—possessed of a noticeable stutter—was nervous about landing on the planet to investigate, but accompanied Jetfire, Scattershot, and Lightspeed on the reconnaissance mission nonetheless. Just as they were about to return to their ship, they were captured byBludgeon's group of Decepticons.Stormbringer #1 Strafe and the other captives were cannibalized for raw materials for Bludgeon to use in his attempt to recreate thePretender processStormbringer #2 but they all survived the experience and helped uncover the key to defeating the revenantThunderwing.Stormbringer #4

Sometime later, in the aftermath ofMonstructor's attack onOmega Supreme, the Technobots and the crew of theArk-27 arrived to take thecombiners into custody.Spotlight: Optimus Prime They brought them to theGarrus-9 facility, where they tried to reform the Decepticons and rid them of their "group consciousness". Before the Technobots could make much progress, the Monstructor components were stolen during a Decepticon attack.Spotlight: Arcee

As the threat of theExpansion came to light, Strafe and the Technobots used Bludgeon'sPretender technology to make shells to protect Autobots from the hazards of theDead Universe.Spotlight: Doubledealer Using theNightbird, they then saved the crew of theMirror-Manifold and gave them the shells.Spotlight: Sideswipe

Following the end of the war, Strafe joined the crew of theLost Light on their journey to find theKnights of Cybertron. He participated in a battle with a group of rogue Decepticons on the planetTemptoria.Before & After

Strafe remained a part of theLost Light crew when it departed from Cybertron a second time.Redemption letters

A quantum duplicate of Strafe aboard a quantum duplicate of theLost Light was killed by theDecepticon Justice Division.slaughterhouse His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of hisLost Light when the mainLost Light crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines.The Road Not Taken

Strafe joined the security patrol aboard theLost Light. When they caughtCyclonus andTailgate after their apparent assassination attempt on Megatron, Cyclonus appeared to reach for hisGreat Sword, so the guards opened fire.The Lopsided Triangle Although he didn't realize it at the time, Strafe temporarily became anoutlier as a result of his exposure to Tailgate's flare. He complained of sudden burnout toVelocity when his system finally crashed from the high.At Close of Day

As a member of theLost Light's security team, Strafe was subjected to shadowplay bySunder on behalf of Getaway. In addition to wiping his memories of how Rodimus and the command team left, Strafe was also wired to see Getaway's authority as unquestionable, and anyone who did question it as an undercover Decepticon.Filling in the Blanks As a result, Strafe was wary and trigger-happy whenFirst Aid and theProtectobots returned to theLost Light and seemed uncomfortable with Getaway's command. He held First Aid and the others at gunpoint whenRiptide told them the truth about the mutiny atSwerve's. The Protectobots tried to get away, but were captured and placed in recursive memory loops.Full Circle

Timelines

InPrimax 096.0 Beta, Strafe was part ofGeneral Optimus Prime's newly reconstitutedFirestormer Squadron. At the final battle of thethird Cybertronian war onMirtonia, General Optimus Prime led the Autobots to victory over theDecepticon Star Empire, although this ended with the General andSergeant Hound being blasted away by an explosion intoNexus 208.0 Epsilon.General Optimus Prime profile card

2019 IDW continuity

First appearance:Transformers Annual 2021

Strafe and theTechnical Solutions Team joined up withLodestar andLightbright to search forVigilem, the rogueTitan who attacked theWinged Moon. Vigilem was eventually located at theHexagon outpost. Base commanderThunderwing was recalcitrant with the team as they tried to secure Vigilem without leading to violence. AsDirge escorted Lightspeed and Strafe to shut down the energon conduits feeding Vigilem, Lightspeed noticed a heavily secured door that wasn't on Hexagon's schematics. His curiosity prompted an overly aggressive response for their guard, so Strafe kept Dirge busy while Lightspeed hacked his way into the security door. They discovered the criminal scientistAirachnid performing experiments on Thunderwing's behalf. The Technical Solutions Team reunited and then genuinely united as Scattershot fell into theCombination Core, an artificialEnigma of Combination Airachnid had been working on. The resulting eruption brought the Team together as never before, creating a new Combiner known as Computron. Thunderwing ejected that section of Hexagon, leaving him/them to drift through space. The Technical Solutions Team disassembled and were recovered by Lodestar after she destroyed Vigilem.Light/Star

Strafe and his team returned to Cybertron aboard the badly damaged Lodestar. They met with Optimus Prime and the besieged Autobots atCrystal City as they facedStrika and the Decepticon army. Computron and Lodestar were enough to make the Decepticons give pause, but the Technobots could not retain their combiner form indefinitely. Optimus sent them on ahead to the evacuation site atDarkmount to recover.The Landscape of Fear The other Autobots eventually made their way towards Darkmount, preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the lastArk. Computron battled the Decepticons' combinerDevastator as the passengers loaded, but wasn't strong enough on his own. Strafe and the Technobots were forced apart, but Scattershot managed to double their strength by adding five volunteers from thePrime Guard to a new Computron. They sacrificed themselves to hold the Decepticons until theArk took off, and the Autobots left behind were apprehended and imprisoned by Megatron.Fate of Cybertron

Commercial appearances

• Faced with the might ofScorponok, Strafe and his fellow Technobots dodged the huge Decepticons' claws and merged into Computron to fight back, but they were quickly bowled over when Scorponok hurled a mountain at them.Technobots and Scorponok commercial
• Strafe spotted the Terrorcons as they approachedFortress Maximus, swooping low over the monsters before returning to his teammates to prepare for their rivals' attack. While his comrades engaged the Terrorcons, Strafe lay in waiting with a snare trap, whichSinnertwin stepped into; Strafe then rocketed off, dragging the bound Terrorcon behind him.Technobots and Terrorcons commercial

Games

The Transformers (PS2)

Strafe was one of the Autobots who joined the battle on the planetZel Samine over the powerfulZel Quartz. Combined with his fellow Technobots as Computron, he confronted the Decepticons on two occasions, first attempting to prevent them from obtaining a drillbit from theKarzite mine, and then later striving to bar their entrance to theEnormous Laser Transmission Array.The Transformers

Transformers Legends

Strafe and his Technobot teammates were ambushed by the Terrorcons, who feared the power ofComputron. Strafe attempted to pin down the assailants while Afterburner attempted to call for reinforcements.Circuit Breaker

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Strafe participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Frontiers

The Game Full of Death and Suffering...! This character article is astub and is missing information on theirvideo game appearances. You can helpTransformers Wiki byexpanding it. Transformers: Frontiers

Transformers: Earth Wars

Strafe is a liability on the battlefield, prone to react to any bit of motion or potential danger with a hail of firepower. His incredible reflexes are both boon and bane, as his hair-trigger responses and often inaccurate targeting can do harm to friend and foe in equal measure.He's a nervous wreck and suffers from what he calls PDSD (post-Decepticon shaking disorder), but sometimes his sheer lack of restraint can turn the tide of an otherwise unwinnable battle.As a Technobot, Strafe possesses above average intelligence and combines to form Computron.Strafe Bio

• Class: Aerial
• Lowest Star Rating: 1
• Weapons:
• Ability: Berserker Mode: Go berserk on their defences for 10 seconds dealing damage and reflecting 20% of the damage back to your attackers.
  • Cost: 5 ability points + 3 for reuses.

Strafe arrived on Earth at the same time asThrust.Transformers: Earth Wars

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Strafe was a high-strung member of the Technobots.The Enigma of Combination

Toys

The Transformers

• Strafe (Technobot,1987)

• Team ID number:TK3
• Takara ID number:C-88
• Accessories: "Heat-ray rifle", 2 "light-pulse blasters"

Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's USThe Transformers toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line), Technobot Strafe transforms into a Cybertronic "rocket plane" (according to his instructions) with twin front-mounted light-pulse blasters. These cannons can also be used as hand-held weapons in robot mode, making him the only Technobot that can use his vehicle-mode weapons in that manner. Oddly, hisrubsign is oriented upside-down in vehicle mode.

As a "Scramble City"-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left arm ofComputron.

Later individual releases of all five Technobots wereretooled to remove their rubsign indents.

There is also a packaging variant for all four small Technobots, which included a random bonus Autobot"Decoy" mini-figurine.

• More information on Strafe at TFU.info
• Instructions for Strafe at Botchthecrab.com

• Computron (Multi-pack, 1987)

• Takara ID number:C-91
• Accessories: "Heat-ray rifle", 2 "light-pulse blasters"

All five Technobots were also made available in a complete gift set in multiple markets. The gift set versions are identical to their individual releases; there is no indication that the rubsign-less versions of the toys were sold in the gift set.

• More information on Computron at TFU.info
• Instruction booklet for Computron at Botchthecrab.com

Generation 2

• Strafe (Cyberjet,1995)

• Takara ID number:TFR-15
• Accessories: 2 missiles
• Known designers:Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy),Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Released in the secondwave of theGeneration 2Cyberjets assortment, Strafe is aredeco ofSpace Case, whose alternate mode is a conglomerate of various cutting-edge fighter features, including anhedral (drooped), forward-swept wings resembling theX-29 andSu-47 Berkut, two-dimensional thrust-vectoring nozzles from an F-22, and a nearly flat, V-style tailplane similar to the YF-23 prototype. His right arm has a launcher that fires pressure-launch missiles. These missiles store on the undersides of his wings in vehicle mode.

Apparently, the decision to market the redecos as separate characters was a last-minute change of plans that was only put into use in America and Japan; in Europe, Hasbro supposedly stuck to the original idea for said assortment (here named "Mini-Jets"), with the redecos being sold asrunning change color variants of their wave 1 mold-mates instead, in unchanged packaging featuringpackage art in the original deco and the original character's name. Thus, Space Case was available in Strafe's colors but still marketed as Space Case himself. This practice is only confirmed for the versions available in multilingual French/Dutch/German packaging; thus far, no specimens in English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging or in ItalianGiG packaging have surfaced. This would explain why the "Strafe" release of the figure has Decepticonfaction symbol stickers, despite being released as an Autobot. The Japanese release, meanwhile, lacks the Decepticon-badged stickers, came with an extra decal sheet, and was marketed as a separate character, the former-Decepticon-turned-AutobotStrafe.

• More information on Cyberjet Strafe at TFU.info

Generation 2 mold: Space Case
Hasbro: Generation 2 Space Case Space Case (European green) Strafe Universe (2003) Space Case Takara: G-2 Space Case Strafe Robotmasters X-Gunner

Gentei! Gentei!

• Strafe (Deluxe,2009)

• Accessories: "Rocketbot" Targetmaster partner

Released under theGentei! Gentei! (Japanese for "Exclusive! Exclusive!") sub-series of Takara'sHenkei! Henkei! line, this iteration of Strafe is a redeco of the2008Universe seriesCyclonus toy, transforming into a Cybertronic starfighter. He comes with his partner figureRocketbot who transforms into a blaster that can be mounted on the vehicle mode's back or plugged into Strafe's wrist sockets to emulate theHeadmasters style ofTargetmaster connection.

Strafe was anexclusive for members of theTransformers Basecamp web site in Japan, which is itself exclusive to those who own aTransformers-themed Visa credit card. The ordering period for Strafe ran fromMarch 2nd throughApril 30th in2009. Though his cardback and bubble placard are new, he comes with Cyclonus'sinstructions and comic/catalog.

This toy wasrepurposed asShattered GlassCyclonus's Armada

• More information on Gentei Strafe at TFU.info
• More images of Gentei Strafe at Autobase Aichi

Universe (2008) mold: Cyclonus
Hasbro: Universe (2008) Cyclonus Cyclonus (Challenge at Cybertron) Reveal the Shield Cyclonus (Battle in Space) Platinum Edition Cyclonus (Armada of Cyclonus) Fun Publications: Timelines Cyclonus (Shattered Glass) Pirate Ferak TakaraTomy: Henkei! Henkei! D-07 Cyclonus Gentei! Gentei! Strafe e-HOBBY: United Cyclonus Red Purple Clear Version

Bot Shots

• Strafe (2013)

• Series:2
• Number:Super Bot 004
  • Fist strength:400
  • Blaster strength:?
  • Sword strength:?

Part of the unreleased wave ofBot Shots Series 2 single-packs, Strafe is a Spin Shot Super Bot and transforms into a fighter jet. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming.

Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Kre-O

• Computron (Micro-Changer Combiner,2014)

Set number:A7308

• Pieces:75
• Accessories: 2 pistols
• Known designers:Ed Masiello (Hasbro)

Kre-O Strafe is aKreonMicro-Changer, and can be rebuilt from robot to "rocket plane". His parts are also used to form the combinedComputron mode, with Strafe's torso forming part of the combiner's torso, and his legs forming the left "hand".

He was only available in theComputron combiner set, along withAfterburst,Lightstorm, andScattershot.

• More information on Strafe at TFU.info

Combiner Wars

• Computron (Collection Pack,2016)

Combiner Wars Strafe is aheavyretooling of Deluxe ClassAir Raid from the same toy line, replacing most of hisalternate modekibble to better resemble Strafe's original alternate mode and featuring a new head sculpt. His deco and design is mostly inspired by his original toy, but also has large sections of orange previously only used on theGentei! Gentei! iteration of Strafe. Sadly, the pair of weapons that are part of his alt mode's front section are permanently attached and cannot be removed without at least slightly damaging the figure, and he does not have any other weaponry.

As aCombiner Wars Deluxe Class figure, he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of theCombiner Wars/Unite Warriors lines or withLegends Godbomber and form either an arm or a leg for the gestalt form, but his official purpose is to combine with his fellow Technobots and serve as the left arm ofComputron. His retooled parts include a new peg that allows for the includedScrounge figure to be attached to Computron's arm, serving as a "shield".

Strafe was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such asHasbro Toy Shop,Amazon, andBigBadToyStore as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such asToys"R"Us,Walmart,Target, andKmart. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries ofAmazon and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

Combiner Wars mold: Skydive

Version 1: Hasbro: Combiner Wars Skydive Skydive (Generation 2) Fellbat Fun Publications: Combiner Wars General Cicadacon Windsweeper Shattered Glass Starscream TakaraTomy: Unite Warriors UW-01 Skydive Ghost Starscream Golden Lagoon Starscream Version 2: Hasbro: Combiner Wars Air Raid Air Raid (Generation 2) Guyhawk Fun Publications: Combiner Wars Terrorsaur Wrecker Fractyl TakaraTomy: Unite Warriors UW-01 Air Rider UW-06 Curse Armada Thrust Other versions: Hasbro: Combiner Wars Strafe Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Power of the Primes Dreadwind Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Power of the Primes Blackwing

Unite Warriors

• Computicon (giftset,2016)

• Release date:August 27, 2016
• ID number:UW-08
• Accessories: Pistol, left & right cannons, combiner hand/foot/gun
• Known designers:Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy)

TakaraTomy'sUnite Warriors version of Strafe is aheavy retool of theUnite WarriorsBlast Off tooling, reversed so Blast Off's robot mode front becomes Strafe's robot mode back (and vice versa). The new tooling is meant to make him more closely resemble his animation model in both jet and robot modes. His alt-mode guns can be removed and wielded by him in robot mode. As aUnite Warriors toy, Strafe is able to form an arm or a leg of any combiner, but is of course intended to form the left arm ofComputicon.

The packaging assigns him theRook missile-tipped hand/foot/gun, rather than the one originally associated withUnite Warriors Blast Off (which ended up assigned to pack-mateLightspeed).

Strafe was only available in a Computicon boxset, along withLightspeed,Scattershot,Afterburner, andNosecone.

The original version of this mold was also used to makeUnite WarriorsShuttler.

• More information onUnite Warriors Strafe at TFU.info

Notes

• Unlike some of the other Technobots' pre-final rear-view models, Strafe's back view is made up entirely, leaving him with no misplacedkibble caused by isometric angles. While his back view wasn't messed up like some of the others, he received a revised rear-view anyway, as seen in episodes animated byToei.
  • Unsurprisingly, theAKOM-animated episodes used the pre-final models.
  • The revised set of models appears to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions forThe Headmasters cartoon.
• In some printings ofStormbringer, Strafe's stutter occasionally pops up in Scattershot's lines. (Maybe it's contagious?)
• Strafe is the only Technobot to survive to the end of the 2005-2018 IDW comic.
• The Mini-Con Strafe representingGeneration 1 Swoop in theAge of ExtinctionStrafe Evolutions 2-Pack mistakenly^[1] hasthis Strafe'spackage art instead of Swoop's Generation 1 art and lists him as a "stealth fighter" (what our wiki described the 2010TransformersStrafe toy, thought for a time to be Generation 1 Strafe, as). This was because Hasbro no longer had the original Generation 1 Swoop's package art (or at least didn't have it anywhere where they could locate it), so some employees decided to purchase a vintage original... only to discover that by that point, their marketing department, having misinterpreted the significance of theAge of Extinction character's name matching that of another original character, had already printed the original Strafe's package art on the two-pack's packaging instead. Whoops!

Foreign names

• Japanese:Strafe (ストレイフSutoreifu)
• French:Mitraille (Canada)
• Italian:Rocketbot
• Mandarin:Gāng Biān (China, 钢鞭, "Steel Whip")
• Russian:Shtraf (Штраф, "Fine")

References

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