W.A.R.S. is anAutobotSpychanger from theRobots in Disguise continuity family.

What is he good for? Absolutely nothing.

Equipped with his thick armor,W.A.R.S. loves nothing more than bodily crashing into his enemies. Unusually belligerent for an Autobot, both friends and foes alike are shocked by his violent actions. He's pretty handy with his machine gun, too, and has no qualms with firing away when he needs to. When engaging hisSpark Engine for "super mode", his armor becomes nigh-impenetrable, shrugging off heavy artillery with ease. This boost in durability also seems to affect his personality, making him much more calm and collected.

W.A.R.S.'s name stands forWicked Attack Recon Sportscar. Whether that means W.A.R.S. iswicked sweet is another discussion altogether.

Fiction

2001Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor:Steve Blum (English),Riki Kitazawa (Japanese),Oleg Kutsenko (Russian),Jung Goo Lee,Byeong-gwan Kim (Korean),Sohn Son-kun (Korean, episode 16),Herman López (Latin-American Spanish),Alejandro Illescas (Latin-American Spanish),Vittorio Stagni (Italian),Gutemberg Barros (Portuguese)

Substantially better thanB.O.T.

When thePredacons stole thePlutonium Energy Generator and attempted to escape along a beach, W.A.R.S., along withIronhide andMirage, cut them off by driving across the water. During the "Cyber-jousting", W.A.R.S. demonstrated his ability to do a wheelie withHot Shot riding atop him. The Predacons eventually escaped with a fake generator which the Spychangers had swapped for the real one.Spychangers to the Rescue

AfterOptimus was captured and tortured byMegatron, the Spychangers joined theAutobot Brothers in rescuing their leader and seeing off the Predacons.Sideburn's Obsession

Later, the team tried to protect a ruby from Predacon theft, Hot Shot ordering Mirage onto a nearby roof to shoot the Predacons if all else failed. When Mirage failed to fire, W.A.R.S. was the first to criticise him and watched with disbelief as his fellow Spychanger quit. Ironhide went to talk their teammate into returning, despite W.A.R.S. claiming that he was wasting his time. Although he was correct, Mirage's subsequent defection to the Predacons was a ruse resulting in the destruction of Megatron'sMega-Laser Cannon. W.A.R.S. did not apologise. W.A.R.S. is a dick.Mirage's Betrayal

The Spychangers also took part in theInternational Grand Prix in an attempt to findSkid-Z and were blinded by Megatron a short time into the race.Skid Z's Choice On another occasion, the Spychangers were called back to base to watch footage of various battles, but had to wrap up a fight with the Predacons first. Hot Shot rode on W.A.R.S. again.Hope for the Future

The Spychangers accompanied Optimus Prime toMontrose Island where Predacon activity was causing the volcano to become violent. They attempted to keepScourge andSky-Byte busy while Optimus went to use his blizzard storm on the volcano. When the volcano was ruptured and lava threatened the nearby resort, the Spychangers used theirInferno Blast to divert its path.Volcano

In between all their adventures, the Autobots still had to perform some of the more menial tasks, such as regularly testing out the global space bridge.Lessons of the Past

Sent to stop the Decepticons from findingFortress Maximus, the Spychangers jumped out in front of the foe and were soundly trounced byArmorhide andRollbar.Fortress Maximus

The Spychangers took part in the ambush of the Decepticons after the Autobot base was discovered.Surprise Attack! After Galvatron's defeat, they celebrated by racing with Skid-Z.The Final Battle

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Super Spychanger Lottery

W.A.R.S.. W.A.R.S. never changes.

WithGod Magnus having departed Earth aboardBrave Maximus, the Autobots were unable to call upon his power when a new menace suddenly arose to challenge them. In order to combat this threat, a plan was put into motion to upgrade the Spychangers withSpark Engines, granting them Super Modes.

Super Wars obtained the capability to use his armor to barrel into his opponents and resist enemy fire. He also gained a more calming presence.The Secret of the Birth of the Super Spychangers

Ask Vector Prime

According to a story heard byVector Prime atAxiom Nexus, the threat wasChainsaw and hisMutants. Super Wars' armor was used to defeatDirty Bomb inNew Orleans. His calming presence came in handy when Chainsaw and the rest of his Mutants attempted to overrun the Autobot base. Using the power of teamwork, the Super Spychangers defeated and captured the villains. Though theGo-Brillium which powered them was used up and they were no longer Super, they retainednew color schemes.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01

Legends comic

WhenScourge and hisCombatrons attacked theDimensional Patrol'sNeo Brave Maximus to rescueDevil Gigatron, the Super Spychangers were sent out to the front lines. Their damage to theCombatrons' ship led to it crashing into the base.LGEX Scourge Prologue

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2001)

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• Wars (Spychanger, 2000)

• ID number:C-007
• Release date: March ??, 2000
• Accessories: Machinegun
• Known designers:Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Aredeco of theGeneration 2Go-BotsGearhead mold,Car Robots Wars transforms into a Ford ThunderbirdNASCAR stock car. He features a through-axle construction that allows him to zip quickly along smooth surfaces in car mode, and is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" racetracks. His right front window has heat-sensitive paint that reveals an Autobot insignia, in a method similar to the originalrubsigns.

This mold was also used to make theGeneration 2 Go-Bot version ofSoundwave, andUniverseCamshaft (see below). It was planned for use asGeneration 2Greasepit, but that toy was ultimately canceled.

• More information on Wars at TFU.info

• Spychanger DX 6-Piece Set (Multi-pack, 2000)

• ID number:C-011
• Release date: March ??, 2000
• Accessories: Machinegun

All six Spychangers were not only sold as individuals in Japan, but in a six-piece giftset as well. Each one was identical to their individual release, and the set included the bio cards for all six.

Sonokong also released this giftset inKorean markets in new windowless packaging, with each member lacking the heat-sensitive insignia.

• Korean blog post detailing the Sonokong release

• Wars (Original Spychanger, 2000)

• Release date: August ??, 2000
• Accessories: Machinegun

Anexclusive "Original Spychanger"redeco of Wars in clear-red and clear-yellow plastics, this version was only available fromJUSCO stores in Japan as a direct-mail premium to members of their "Peppy Kids Republic" (元気キッズ共和国,Genki Kidzu Kyōwakoku), a sort of subsidiary/offshoot for selling baby goods and children's clothing. Since membership was open only to kids 12 and under and this version was shipped blind-packed, getting the entire set of six was extremely difficult.

• More information on JUSCO clear Wars at TFU.info

• W.A.R.S. /Crosswise (Basic Class two-pack, 2001)

• Accessories: Machinegun

Available only in a two-pack withCrosswise, theHasbroRobots in Disguise version of W.A.R.S. replaces the heat-sensitive insignia with a normal Autobot insigniatampograph on the roof of the car. The window-paint was changed to metallic-flake blue, and yellow stripes were added to the bottom edge of the vehicle sides.

The initial releases of this set have W.A.R.S. packaged in robot mode with Crosswise in vehicle mode, pointed straight upward. Later releases have both toys in vehicle mode, tilted to a 1 o'clock position.

• More information on W.A.R.S. at TFU.info

I keep losing my gun.

• W.A.R.S. (Spy Changer, 2002)

• Accessories: Machinegun

All six original Spychangers were redecoed in clear plastics (keeping their normal paint applications, though), and released on individual cards throughKB Toys andTarget chains. W.A.R.S. was decoed similarly to the JUSCO except that the clear yellow was changed to clear orange. This packaging was the first to identify the team as "Spy Changers" in Hasbro's markets.

• More information on KB Toys clear W.A.R.S. at TFU.info

Now in delicious grape flavor!

• W.A.R.S. (Spy Changer, 2003)

• Accessories: Machinegun

A second round of KB Toys-exclusive "Spy Changers" was released on individualArmada-style cards. This time around, W.A.R.S. was done in clear-purple and clear-orange. This was the only deco of W.A.R.S. without his name (in either Japanese or English) on his body.

This toy was re-released unmodified in a new packaging asUniverseCamshaft. It's a good thing he didn't have "W.A.R.S." written on him, isn't it? Much later, it wasrepurposed asShattered GlassCamshaft.

• More information on KB Toys purple W.A.R.S. at TFU.info

• W.A.R.S. (Tiny Tins, July 2003)

• Accessories: Machinegun, carrying tin

The normalHasbro version of W.A.R.S. was released as part of the first assortment ofTiny Tins Transformers, coming with a carrying tin.

Super Spychanger Lottery

Now you see me, now you don't... if you close your eyes.

• Super Wars (Spychanger, 2003)

• Release date: March ??, 2003
• Accessories: Machinegun

Three years after theCar Robots line ended in Japan, Takara put out individually blind-boxed redecoes of the Spychangers, this time as part of theSuper Spychanger Lottery line. These particular redecos representedSuper Mode versions of the Spychangers. Wars was decoed in grey and white with dark blue, retaining the additional stripes from the Hasbro deco.

In each case of twelve Super Spychangers, two were all-clear-plastic versions (but keeping their paint applications). All six Spychangers had a clear variant, but the toys were packaged in such a way that you did not know which two molds were "chase" versions until you opened them up.

• More information on Super Wars at TFU.info
• More information on clear Super Wars at TFU.info

Notes

• The Japanese kanji on W.A.R.S.'s chest readssen (戦), which means "match" or "competition". However, here it acts as the first character ofsensō (戦争, "war").
• This mold is the only one of the original sixGo-Bots/Spychangers to have a rifle that does not share plastics with the robot it comes with.
• In the Latin Spanish dub, W.A.R.S. speaks with a northern Mexican accent.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Wars (ウォーズWōzu)
• French:Voiture sport à attaque maléfique (Canada; "Evil attack sports car"),Voiture de sport à attaque maléfique (Europe; "Evil attack sports car", original release only)
• Spanish:Auto deportivo con ataque malvado (Latin America; "Sports car with evil attack")
• Dutch:Woeste Aanval Rally Sportwagen ("Ferocious Attack Rally Sports Car")
• German:Aufklärungs-Sportwagen ("Recon Sports Car")
• Korean:Wars (워즈Wojeu)
• Russian:Voin (Воин, '"Warrior")