Stripes is anAutobotMini-Cassette from theGeneration 1continuity family.

Saved from the fires of "Category:Things that don't exist".

Stripes is little more than an animal. Anitrotiger native toCybertron, Stripes was taken in, trained, and given the ability to transform. As part of his "evolution", he was outfitted with a battle harness that contains an AI that carries out offensive and defensive maneuvers... whether Stripes desires it or not.^[1]

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Legends comic

In the late 1980s, Stripes andTigertrack tried to protect theTransform Super Cog in theArk from being stolen by theDecepticons, but theBattlechargers were able to snatch it from right under their noses.Slugslinger's Ambition

Controverse

In early2011 at the trial ofPrimacron by theGalactic Court, Stripes and Tigertrack acted as sentries surveying the delegates and interested parties appearing for the court hearings. When the Decepticons attacked, Primacron took the opportunity to free himself and assume control of thePrimitives present. Stripes broke free of his control harness when he responded to Primacron's whistle, and helped Primacron subdue hisQuintesson judge.Controverse

Recordicons

Stripes was withBlaster when they met up with negative polarityRavage. He pointed out to the newcomer that not all of Blaster's minions turned into tapes—some of them turned intomemorysticks orbombs.Recordicons #12

Ask Vector Prime

Multiversal observerVector Prime remarked that in many realities,Blaster's cassettes included Stripes,Stinger,Bolts,Cubbie, andAnibots.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24

Titans Return marketing material

On the planetCaminus, Stripes and Rewind accompanied Blaster as they pursuedSkullsmasher,Grax, andRot-Gut through the streets. They were ultimately forced to break off when Rot-Gut and Skullsmasher combined, allowing Skullsmasher to deploy a cloud of armor-eating rust and make good their escape.Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters

Games

Angry Birds Transformers

Stripes is an "Accessory" character for theAutobirds. When equipped, he increases the speed of his partner's weapon reloading. This bonus can be increased with level upgrades, won from random-prize Crates or in the "Shockwave's Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specificChallenge Events, or won from Crates and Shockwave's Tower.Angry Birds Transformers

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Toys

Encore

Probably a better name for a tiger thanTigatron.

• Twincast (2012)

• ID number:22
• Accessories: Left & right cannons, cassette case

Encore "Cybertron Stripes" is an orange, silver, and black tiger-basedredeco ofRavage, included withEncoreTwincast andNightstalker. He getsSteeljaw's weapons in gold chrome (rather than the orange color featured in promotional photos). As was the case with most of the other cassettes packed with Twincast's other releases, Stripes sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; an image ofScorponok which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Twincast's clear-red chest door (in the same wayTech Spec decoders work).

This toy was also used to makeHowlback andGlit.

• More information on Stripes at TFU.info
• Image gallery of Stripes at Seibertron.com

Titans Return

Changes from tiger, toHooligan, to Roy Horn's iPad and back!

• Autobot Stripes (Legends Class, 2016)

• Known designers:John Warden (Hasbro)

"Autobot Stripes" is part of the first wave ofTitans Return Legends Class toys. He features three modes: "tiger", spy tablet, and jet. His beast mode features a sort of mane on the back of his neck, suggesting that he may have been sculpted as aSteeljaw toy before being given a new identity forRobots in Disguise-related reasons. His spy tablet mode features a non-functioning 3.5mm headphone socket, and can fit inside the chest compartment ofTitans ReturnAutobot Blaster or his retoolSoundwave. In jet mode, he features a pair of posts to allow aTitan Master to securely stand on top. Like all Legends Class spy tablets, his stickers are prone to coming off at the edges, particularly in the areas that require transformation such as the wings.

This mold was retooled intoRavage andBumblebeeHowlback. Stripes was a commonly-foundshelfwarmer of theTitans Return line alongside fellow Legends ClassAutobot Rewind.

• Image gallery ofTitans Return Stripes at Seibertron.com

Masterpiece

If Ravage were inGeneration 2.

• Cassettbot VS Cassettron (Multi-pack,2017)

• ID number:MP-15/16E
• Release date:December 23, 2017
• Accessories: Pink tape case

Issued in a limited edition "Encore"Masterpiece set available fromTakaraTomy Mall, along withNightstalker,Wingthing, andEnemy, "Cybertron Stripes" is a retool and redeco ofMasterpieceJaguar. Aside from the color scheme changes to suit the character's tiger theme, the weapon detail on the back legs has been remolded to resemble the gold weapons theEncore version "borrowed" from Steeljaw.

If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, the set includes acollector coin, featuring Enemy's face on one side and the Autobot logo and names of all the included characters on the opposite side. The coin is mounted in a card resembling a cassette, similar to the cards housing the coins for MP-15 and MP-16, but styled like Enemy's cassette mode on the "A" side, while the "B" side resembles Stripes's cassette mode.^[2]

Collaborative

We liked him before he was popular.

• J. Balvintron / Energia Buzzsaw & Vibras Stripes (2021)

• Accessories: Left & right missiles
• Known designers:Mark Maher (Hasbro)^[3]

The eighth release in theCollaborative line, "Vibras Stripes" is an admittedly slight redeco of his originalEncore release; it is largely the same on the "robot" side of the toy, with the same tiger-stipe patterns as before, but the "cassette" side is now mostly blank, with a pair of googly eyes and an offset pair of teeth tampographed on, in line with the cover art for J. Balvin'sVibras album. He also comes with gold versions of Ravage's missiles as opposed to Steeljaw's cannons.

Vibras is the Spanish word for "vibes", in case you were wondering.

He was only available packaged withJ. Balvintron andEnergia Buzzsaw. This set was exclusive to theNTWRK app, with pre-orders beginning onJuly 13, 2021 and shipping in November of that year.

Merchandise

Transformers Character Card

• Twincast & Soundblaster Set (October 17,2023)
  • ID number:67 & 68

Released as part of the ninth wave of thee-HOBBY exclusiveTransformers Character Card series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art ofTwincast (withRosanna,Nightstalker, and Stripes) andSoundblaster (withWingthing,Buzzsaw amdEnemy) in their respectiveHeadmasters forms along withcharacter profiles andtech specs.

• Translation of Twincast's Transformers Character Card

Notes

How long until Cubbie, Stinger and Bolts have toys?

"Nudes" just wasn't considered as marketable.

• Stripes originated in an early draft forThe Transformers: The Movie, where he was released out of Blaster's chest to combat theDecepticon Mini-Cassettes during theBattle of Autobot City. Stripes would have snapped atRatbat, scaring him. In the finished movie,Ramhorn replaced Stripes in battling Ratbat. Since he was written out of his only intended appearance before publication, he is among the most obscure established characters to ever be given a toy—and that's saying something when he's coming out alongsidea one-shot prose-only UK character anda decapitated radio. He held that record untilSolarbot came around in2013.
• Stripes was originally designed to be aSmilodon, orsaber-toothed cat. Ironically, it is generally believed that real-lifeSmilodon had either plain coats or spots, not stripes.
• His function is "Battle Beast" (戦闘獣Sentō Jū).
• Both Stripes'sEncore andMasterpiece bios state his species as a nitrotiger, while hisTitans Return bio says he's a cybertiger.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Stripes (ストライプスSutoraipusu)

References