Swerve

Here is a spotlight on one of the Mini-bots from the Generation One era of the Transformers. I figured it has been a while since I have said anything about the Mini-bots, so let's get another one on the ol' blog. Swerve was released in 1986 as part of the third year of the Transformers toy line. He is remold and slight retool of the year one Autobot Gears. Swerve transforms exactly the same as Gears. You simply flip the legs back and pull out and flip up the arms, that's it. The retooling is obvious in robot mode as Swerve has a new face. Also, the paint apps are different with the red and blues of Gears being replaced with red and whites. Swerve was a cool little Mini-bot, but he had only one appearance in season three of the animated series. Swerve first appeared in Five Faces of Darkness: Part Five as the Autobots tried to protect the Ark from Trypticon. Swerve got stomped into the ground by Trypticon. Since it was the animated series in the 1980's in the United States, it is safe to assume Swerve survived.