The Energon Pub

[Sabrblade]

What a cock-up apparently its Swerve, not Swoop!

How do you figure?

[El Duque]

We have a correction to yesterday's news regarding Takara's Transformers Prime Arms Micron AM-17, due to a mistranslation. AM-17 (スワーブ) is actually Swerve rather than the previously reported Swoop. Sorry to dash your Dinobot dreams!

I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

[Sabrblade]

Prepare for a ton of blacklash from Dinobot fans.

[gavinfuzzy]

BUMBLEBEE! Another bumblebee repaint! Maybe wheeljack i expect. Or maybe knockout.

[Volrathicus Baenimus]

BUMBLEBEE! Another bumblebee repaint! Maybe wheeljack i expect. Or maybe knockout.

Its a voyager, so none of those.

[Bounti76]

I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

If it's voyager, I would guess he's a repaint/retool of Breakdown. It would certainly fit in with his G1 altmode of being an offroad SUV. That's also assuming that Swerve would be an homage to the G1 Swerve.

[Dead Metal]

BUMBLEBEE! Another bumblebee repaint! Maybe wheeljack i expect. Or maybe knockout.

Its a voyager, so none of those.

This is Prime Swerve we're talking about, he could be one guy inhabiting two bodies, so it might be TWO Bumblebee repaints in one box!

On, holy hell, their names are almost identical in Japanese!

[jmf243]

I've double checked the info on some Japanese sites, and it has cleared: AM-17 is indeed Swerve, not Swoop. Easy mistake to make though, look at this, and watch the accents:

スワープ = Suwaapu or "Swarp" -> Swoop
スワーブ = Suwaabu or "Swarb" -> Swerve

Next question: who could he be a repaint of, if he is a repaint?

If it's voyager, I would guess he's a repaint/retool of Breakdown. It would certainly fit in with his G1 altmode of being an offroad SUV. That's also assuming that Swerve would be an homage to the G1 Swerve.

My guess is most definitely a red Autobot repaint of Breakdown with a new head.

[Hypershock]

Maybe Bulkhead? or Breakdown? hmmm

[phase]

If it was a deluxe it could have been that head retool of Ratchet we saw a while back. Since it's Voyager, I'm betting Breakdown too.