Swindle's G1 appearance had so much more potential than they showed. Hopefully TF:A will make up for it. They kept him well like his G1 form, purple eyes and all. I think I prefer the G1 voice in a way, but at times even that could sound too meek for a nasty Decepticon arms dealer, so perhaps TF:A does right there too. I love his quasi-Hummer form, which is funny because this week GM decided they're pulling out of some SUV manufacturing and wants to get rid of the Hummer line too.
A lot of G1 had so much more potential than they showed. They could have seriously done ages of seasons set before the Movie and not run out of material. They just had so many characters they could use and do cool things with.
Yeah, one of the things I really loved about him is that they kept him so true to the original. I think it works really well for a minor character from G1 to be kept that close to the original. Major characters have more room for redesign, in my opinion.
Personally, I have a feeling he'll 'mysteriously disappear' from the impound yard -- along with a lot of other stuff -- and then head to Tiajuana to recuperate.
Also, given the condition Swindle is in as a car, I doubt the Detroit police will strip him down into parts for the auction block. He just needs a replacement tire, maybe some wire-fiddling to get the electricity running again. They'd likely sell him as-is.
G1 Swindle's one on-screen attempt at that sort of thing led to him getting a bomb stuffed into his head.
Emphasis on 'on-screen,' though. The way he was greeted by the dealers he dealt with seemed to make it pretty clear that he did that stuff on a regular basis, except it was never shown.
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Yeah, one of the things I really loved about him is that they kept him so true to the original. I think it works really well for a minor character from G1 to be kept that close to the original. Major characters have more room for redesign, in my opinion.
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And a lot of the potential they were incapable of showing. What's allowable in cartoons has changes a lot since the 80's.
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And Swindle is great, but him being _cut to pieces whilst alive and paralysed_ is creepy as hell.
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Also, given the condition Swindle is in as a car, I doubt the Detroit police will strip him down into parts for the auction block. He just needs a replacement tire, maybe some wire-fiddling to get the electricity running again. They'd likely sell him as-is.
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"C'mon! Look at this interior! And the cup holder!"
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Must have me a Swindle toy. Must, must, must!
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Emphasis on 'on-screen,' though. The way he was greeted by the dealers he dealt with seemed to make it pretty clear that he did that stuff on a regular basis, except it was never shown.
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