by Evil Eye » Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:18 pm
- Motto: "Don't be a goddamn coward."
- Weapon: Acid Spray Gun
Any and every Swindle in existance as a member of the Swindle family- in my demented headcanon, Swindle refers not simply to an individual but to an enormous criminal family of racketeers, smugglers and con men (and occasionally women) who all happen to have the same name ("Swindle" is actually the family name- only they know their "true" names). The G1 character is simply the best-known member of the family. They operate under different guises, running a variety of business ranging from arms-dealing to bet-fixing to industrial sabotage (the troubles with filming DoTM was a Swindle's fault). Some will take radically unusual guises to decrease the likelihood of their cover being blown, including red sports cars with chest cannons and mental impairments (which are of course clever ruses) and even a Mini-con one time. Every Swindle in every known universe is a part of this multidimensional criminal clan, and any identity they have that suggests otherwise is false information. There are even reports that some Swindles have changed their identities entirely and aren't even called Swindle at all. You too could have a Swindle in your home! They could be anyone! They could be you! They could be me! They could even be them!
TL;DR, this is an excuse for me to buy all the toys named Swindle, as A: I love the name, B: toys named Swindle tend to have a habit of being awesome, and C: the idea of an interdimensional family of gangsters taking advantage of the multi-continuity nature of the franchise is hilarious. It actually started after I acquired FP Swindle, and then realized I still had the (rather awesome) Movieverse Swindle, and also the Minicon that comes with Armada Starscream.
(For the record, Prime Knock Out is totally a Swindle. The vanity, the enthusiasm for automobiles and mechanical parts, his less than trustworthy nature...A dead giveaway I tell you!)
Ha ha Transformers go brrrrr