TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on BLACKOUT

It was only a matter of time before I got to da chopper! This week we take a look at The Basics on the many Transformers named BLACKOUT!

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[SJBroadside]

It's funny - in my experience a lot of people misremember Blackout's EMP attack as coming from the movies, probably from a mix of the shockwave attack he uses during the base invasion and how fitting it is for his name.

[samjones]

Blackout in G1 and Armada: Smol boy

Blackout in the Movies and Animated: *ABSOLUTE UNIT*

[elijahblechman]

Like it or Not, This guy holds a special place in the hearts of all the little boys and girls that walked into that theater in July 2007 and never walked out the same.

[SirBroccolingtonIII]

Blackout is one of those decepticons that doesn't need an interesting character or personality, he just needs to stand in the background and look menacing.

[stephencastro]

Just like Barricade, his name is just used at ramdom until earning himself a name in the movie.

[BlueScarabGuy]

I feel like Blackout is one of those few movie characters who everyone agrees was a good idea, along with Barricade. Like, even those who hate the Bay films think Blackout is awesome.

[WhoisPersona]

When Blackout attacked the military base in the opening minutes of the movie he really did cause a Blackout.

[truexenith]

All of the first movie Decepticons had kickass designs and names. If they were given personalities, it would have made them arguably the most iconic and memorable team in Transformers lore, at least to me.

[Autocon]

The intro scene in the '07 movie for Blackout was hands-down the best scene of all of the movies.

[blackdiamondltd_jack]

This is the beauty of Transformers. A total nobody in one continuity can become the biggest star in another one, earning fame and fans all over the planet. We all remember how cool was to see Blackout in the first Transformers movie and heck, that Animated toy is badass as hell! I feel happy for you Blackout, continue to crush your enemies wherever you go 💜

[jeshonloonskin]

The live action blackout holds a special place in my heart, as he was the second or first transformer I have ever owned.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Blackout's badass debut in the 1st live action movie always has a place in my heart

[LightningZetton]

I love how TFA japanese opening 2 has 2 blackouts and one of course is grindor lol. TFA being awesome adding bayverse characters and not caring that it's not g1 like critiques and people who act like it says

[jaykoblue]

Blackout and Barricade are both alike, they started out as micromaster toys before having the names reused in the Unicron Trilogy but it was their movie counterparts that ended up becoming the definitive versions of the characters: blackout being a brute who turned into a helicopter while Barricade was a scout/ bad cop who turned into a police car. One thing both Blackout and Barricade have in common in the movies is that they're both loyal to Megatron. I'm beginning to consider depicting these two as a dynamic duo similar to Knock Out and Breakdown from transformers prime and Blitzwing and Lugnut from Transformers Animated, Barricade being the brains of the duo and Blackout being the muscle.

[jimmcgill]

I believe the best interpretation of blackout that every incarnation should take inspiration from, is the one seen in the transformers 1 DS games both in the Autobot and Decepticon versions, he’s polite but scary and his voice is just smooth.

[brotquel]

I find it funny how a micromaster ended up being a decepticon with a truly massive body. It may be one of the few cases when I like the live-action version better (at least, design-wise).

[Wolfphototech]

*I'm loving re-living my childhood & teen years through watching the Basics .*

[noahsrandomclips]

blackout was the first transformer i saw in live action, for that, he has a special place in my heart

[shockwave_datafiles]

It's interesting how similar his history is to Knockout and Barricade, all starting as the same kind of bot, only for the 21st century to create their most memorable variant.

[YEYawson]

Transformers Animated was the first time I saw Blackout. A massive member of Team Chaar, along with Strika and Cyclonus.