Editing Side Burn

'''Side Burn''' is the name of several [[fictional character]]s in the [[Transformers]] series. The first Side Burn was one of the main character in the animated series ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'', voiced by Wally Wingert. He turns into a Dodge Viper. He was based on the Japanese anime character Speedbreaker, from ''Car Robots'' series. Since then other characters in Transformers have shared the name Side Burn. In 2011 a new Side Burn toy was the exclusive given for membership in the Transformers Collectors Club.

==Transformers: Robots in Disguise==
{{Transformers character|
 name           =Side Burn
|japanname      =Speedbreaker
|image          =
|caption        =Side Burn in animated form
|affiliation    =Autobot
|subgroup       =Car Brothers, Deluxe Vehicles, Spy Changers
|rank           =8
|function       =Speedy Knight
|partner        =Daytonus
|motto          ="''Speed limit? What speed limit?''"
|alternatemodes =[[Dodge Viper]]
|series         =''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''<BR> ''[[Transformers: Universe]]''
|engvoice       =[[Wally Wingert]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Third Edition|last=Lenburg|first=Jeff|year=2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing|ISBN=978-0-8160-6599-8|page=657}}</ref>
|japanvoice     =[[Punch UFO]]
}}
'''Side Burn''' ''(Speedbreaker in Japan)'' is the youngest and fastest of the Autobot Brothers, Side Burn rockets down highways in his [[Dodge Viper]] mode for fun, in pursuit of an enemy - or chasing after his latest flame.<ref>TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Returns! Hasbro Launches Product Line Based on Original '80s Theme; Fox Kids Series to Debut September 8th. Business Wire September 5, 2001</ref> Because that's Side Burn's greatest weakness: the ladies. Every time he sees a little red sports car, he falls in love all over again, but can't seem to comprehend that Earth cars aren't alive. His older brothers are [[Prowl (Transformers)|Prowl]] and [[X-Brawn]]. His Japanese name, ''Speedbreaker'', is also used on a variant of his tech spec bio (although his picture and tech spec data retain the ''Side Burn'' name on the same package).<ref>{{Cite book | title=Transformers: The Ultimate Guide | last=Furman | first=Simon | year=2004 | publisher=DK Publishing Inc.| ISBN=1-4053-0461-8 | page= 110}}
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===Animated series===
Side Burn debuted in the series opener "Battle Protocol", battling [[Darkscream]] and driving him off when he scratched Side Burn's paint job. Side Burn appeared regularly after this. Although a brave and loyal soldier, his lack of maturity often brought him into conflict with [[Optimus Prime (Robots in Disguise)|Optimus Prime]], TAI (the Autobots' sentient computer) and especially his law-abiding brother Prowl. This rebounded when the Predacons used his love of red sports cars to capture him (using [[Megatron (Robots in Disguise)|Megatron]]'s car mode repainted red) to lure Prime into a trap. On another, he and the Autobots' human ally Koji explored some ruins - only to end up dodging [[Sky-Byte]]'s missiles after it was revealed that one of the O-parts lay within.

When Prime's brother, [[Ultra Magnus]], came to [[Earth]] and forced Prime into a combination that allowed him to share the power of the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Magnus's link to the Matrix resulted in him inadvertently channelling its energy in the midst of a battle. That energy involved Prowl, Side Burn and X-Brawn, "supercharging" them into newly colored, more powerful bodies. After a brief amount of training, Prowl and the others were soon able to control this new ability, shifting to "Supercharge Mode" when an extra power boost was needed in battle. Their supercharged modes afforded them no advantage in their final battle with [[Galvatron]], however, as they were strung up and had their energy drained by him, until Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus merged into Omega Prime and began to defeat Galvatron at the Earth's mantle, in order to win the final battle.

===Comics===
====3H Enterprises====
RiD deluxe Side Burn himself was recolored dark grey with a [[carbon fiber]] hood and released in the Universe line. This version of Side Burn appeared in the 2004 Botcon voice actor play.

This Side Burn character made an appearance in the Botcon 2004 vocal play, where he was a member of two groups of Transformers from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 TV series)|RiD]]'' universe by [[Unicron]] for use in the gladiatorial battles repowering him. However, a device built by [[Rhinox]] to stop this deflected them instead to a frozen asteroid. Both sides then dispatched teams to locate them. Alongside the future era Transformers [[Silverbolt (Beast Wars and Beast Machines)|Silverbolt]], [[Rattrap (Transformers)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator]], as well as the timelost G1 Autobots  [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (Transformers)|Tracks]] and [[Cosmos (Transformers)|Cosmos]], they battled and defeated Unicron's Decepticon servants.

====Fun Publications====
Although 3H Enterprises losing the licence would forestall the conclusion to the ''Universe'' storyline, an explanation of sorts would be found in issue 8 of the Transformers Collectors Club magazine ''Cybertron/Robots in Disguise'', where Prime told the tale of how Unicron's forces were defeated in one last battle by Optimus Primal's forces, as Unicron disappeared due to the black hole opened in [[Transformers: Energon]].  Side Burn was among those seen escaping.<ref>{{Cite journal | author = Forest Lee, Dan Khanna | title = Revelations Part 2 | journal = Transformers Collectors Club Magazine| volume = 1 | issue = 8 | pages= 11–16 |date = April–May 2006|url=}}</ref>

====Dreamwave Productions====
The character also put in a brief appearance in one comic book story in the Dreamwave Summer Special, but no more stories were published. The ''RiD'' lost a contest Dreamwave between itself and ''Beast Wars'' to gain a mini-series. Before either storyline could get the series Dreamwave went out of business.

===Toys===
*'''''Car Robots'' Speedbreaker (C-003)''' (2000)
:The original Japanese release of the Deluxe-sized toy. Transforms from a blue (with blue flames) Dodge Viper GTS to robot.<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/cr/toys/reviews/speedbreaker/ Ben's World of Transformers - Speedbreaker]</ref>

*'''''Car Robots'' Super Speedbreaker (C-025)''' (2000)
:A repaint of Speedbreaker to depict his "supercharged" mode. Colored red with yellow/orange flames which make him look like [[Rodimus|Rodimus Prime]].

*'''''Car Robots'' Kabaya Gum Speedbreaker''' (2000)
:The [[Kabaya]] ''Car Robots'' gum toy series consists of a stick of gum and an easy-to-assemble kit. The completed robot is non-transformable, but is fairly poseable and has translucent plastic parts.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/other-kabaya-cybertrons-445/speedbreaker-gum-3193/ TFW2005.com - Kabaya Gum Speedbreaker]</ref>

*'''''Robots in Disguise'' Side Burn''' (2001)
:The U.S. release of Speedbreaker, only with the addition of an Autobot emblem on the roof.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=493&size=0&start=0 Seibertron.com - Side Burn]</ref>

*'''''Robots in Disguise'' Super Side Burn''' (2001)
:The U.S. release of Super Speedbreaker. Oddly enough, while X-Brawn needed to be modified to avoid a lawsuit from Mercedes-Benz, Super Side Burn had the [[Dodge Viper|Viper]] emblem added to the front end, and the packaging had him labeled as a Viper replica under license from [[DaimlerChrysler]].<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=490&size=0&start=0 Seibertron.com - Super Side Burn]</ref>
:The Side Burn figure is 12.5 cm long, and a Dodge Viper is 445 cm long. This is a scale of about 1:36. Since he stands 13 cm tall in robot mode, his robot mode would stand 15.4 feet tall
:This figure was also remolded as ''Transformers: Universe''  [[Roulette (Transformers)|Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker]].

*'''''Robots in Disguise'' Spy Changer Side Burn''' (2001)
:A smaller figure of Side Burn, based on an unreleased ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots car mold. Bundled with [[Daytonus]].
:This figure was repainted as ''Transformers: Universe'' Spy Changer Autobot [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]].

*'''''Universe'' Deluxe Side Burn''' (2004)
:A gray/red recolor of the Deluxe figure.<ref>http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/universe/sideburn</ref>. This figure was repurposed into ''Shattered Glass' Side Burn.
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==Transformers: Armada==
{{Transformers character|
 name           =Side Burn 
|image          =
|caption        =
|affiliation    =Mini-Con
|subgroup       =
|rank           =
|function       =
|partner        =Predacon<BR>Skid-Z
|motto          ="''You can't catch somethin --or someone -- you don't know.''"
|alternatemodes =Car
|series         =[[Transformers: Armada]]
|engvoice       =
|japanvoice     =
}}

Another character named Side Burn appeared in the [[Transformers: Armada]] toy line, this time as a [[Mini-Con]].

This Side Burn was a spy for the Autobots, infiltrating the cult of the charismatic Decepticon [[Predacon]] to discover more about his philosophy of blending organic flesh to Cybertronian bodies. Despite his coolness under pressure, he wasn't prepared for the sheer amount of fanaticism within the cult, or the trust that Predacon actually bestows upon him (much to his rival [[Skids (Transformers)|Skid-Z]]'s anger). However, he is constantly worrying that Predacon will find him out.

He can reach speeds of up to 140&nbsp;mph for a distance of 300 miles before requiring refueling.

===Toys===
*'''''Armada'' Predacon with Side Burn and Skid-Z''' (2003)
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==Shattered Glass==
{{Transformers character|
 name           =Side Burn
|japanname      =
|image          =
|caption        =''Universe'' Side Burn as ''Timelines'' Side Burn
|affiliation    =Autobot
|subgroup       =Deluxe Vehicles
|rank           =
|function       =
|partner        =
|motto          =
|alternatemodes =[[Dodge Viper]] GTS
|series         =''[[Transformers: Universe]]''
|engvoice       =
|japanvoice     =
}}
Side Burn is one of the evil Autobots under the command of the tyrant [[Optimus Prime (other incarnations)#Transformers: Timelines (Shattered Glass)|Optimus Prime]]. He is very patient, and believes females are a distraction that should be ignored. In addition, he has a rivalry with [[Blurr#Transformers: Timelines|Blurr]].

===Fun Publications===
Side Burn appears in the fiction ''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]'', a text based story from [[Fun Publications]]. It is his idea to have [[Wheeljack#Transformers: Timelines|Wheeljack]] punished for building the uncontrollable Dinobots by having him work on the ''Ark'' and join its crew.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[S. Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]|title=Dungeons & Dinobots|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]|others= Illustrator [[Evan Gauntt]]|year=2008}}</ref>

Although not depicted directly, Side Burn is one of the many Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' in ''[[Do Over (Transformers)|Do Over]]''. The ''Ark'' launches from Cybertron for Earth under the command of [[Rodimus#Transformers: Timelines (Shattered Glass)|Rodimus]] and is followed by the Decepticon ship ''Nemesis'', under the command of [[Starscream#Fun Publications|Starscream]]. While battling over Earth, the ''Ark'' is shot down by human defense systems.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[S. Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]|title=Do Over |publisher=[[Fun Publications]]|others= Illustrator [[Yuki Oshima]]|year=2009}}</ref>

Side Burn is among the Autobots brought back online. He participates in the attack on [[Burpleson Air Force Base]]. Once the base is taken, Side Burn and [[Big Daddy (Transformers)#Transformers: Timelines|Big Daddy]] are put on guard duty.<ref>{{cite book|date=May 1, 2009|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]|author=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]|title=[[Eye in the Sky (Transformers)|Eye in the Sky]]}}</ref>

In ''[[Blitzwing Bop]]'' [[Goldbug (Transformers)#Transformers: Timelines|Goldbug]], Wheeljack, and Side Burn build a functioning Stellar Spanner on Earth. Although Goldbug wants to test the bridge on Side Burn, the latter Autobot suggests they use a Scrounge. As they are waiting for a Scrounge to arrive, they are attacked by the Decepticon Heatwave. Despite taking Heatwave's missiles to the midsection, Side Burn seems to recover. Heatwave is captured and forced into the Spanner. [[Blitzwing#Transformers: Timelines|Blitzwing]] attempts to save Heatwave by downloading information from the Spanner's computer, but is unsuccessful. An accident ends up making Blitzwing a transmitter who keeps broadcasting loud music on the Autobot emergency communications frequency, forcing the Autobots to flee.<ref>{{cite book|date=November 17, 2009|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]|author=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]|title=[[Blizwing Bop]]}}</ref> Side Burn is later revealed to be an agent of the [[Underbase]].<ref>{{cite book|date=July 15, 2011|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]|author=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]|title=Transhuman}}</ref>

===Toys===
*'''''Universe'' Deluxe Side Burn''' (2004)
:A gray/red recolor of the Deluxe figure.<ref>http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/universe/sideburn</ref>. This figure was repurposed into ''Shattered Glass' Side Burn.
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==Transformers: Timelines==
{{Transformers character|
 name           =Side Burn
|japanname      =
|image          =
|caption        =
|affiliation    =Autobot
|subgroup       =Deluxe Vehicles
|rank           =
|function       =
|partner        =
|motto          =
|alternatemodes =Sports car
|series         =''[[Transformers: Timelines]]''
|engvoice       =
|japanvoice     =
}}
Side Burn likes the company of fembots who turn into red sports cars, like [[List of female Transformers|Road Rage]].

===Comics===
Side Burn impersonated a member of the Autobot Elite Guard in order to impress Road Rage. Prowl later took him to meet the new Autobot Leader Optimus Prime.<ref>{{Cite journal | author = Pete Sinclair| title = Battle Lines Part 1 | journal = Transformers Collectors Club Magazine| volume = 1 | issue = 37 | pages= 9–14 |date = February–March 2011|url=}}</ref>

Side Burn is among the Autobots present when Megatron attacks [[Iacon]] with his new weapon, Devastator.<ref>{{Cite journal | author= Pete Sinclair & Jesse Wittenrich | title = Battle Lines Part 5 | journal = Transformers Collectors Club Magazine| volume = 1 | issue = 41 | page= 3 |date = October–November 2011|url=}}</ref>

After coming out of stasis on Cybertron with no memories, Side Burn was taken by Runabout and Runamuck to see Jhiaxus.<ref>{{Cite journal | author= Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair  | title = A Flash Forward Part 3 | journal = Transformers Collectors Club Magazine| volume = 1 | issue = 45 | pages= 6–11 |date = June–July 2012|url=}}</ref>

===Toys===
*'''''Timelines'' Deluxe Side Burn''' (2011)
:A blue recolor of ''Classics'' Deluxe [[Rodimus]], to be offered to members of the Transformers Collectors Club from March 2010 to March 2011.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/convention-exclusives-246/sideburn-4848/ TFW2005.com - TFCC Sideburn]</ref> This toy was displayed in issue 39 of the Transformers Collectors Club Magazine<ref>{{cite news | author = | title = Transformers Collectors Club 2011 Exclusives |work= Transformers Collectors Club magazine| quote = | publisher = ''Fun Publications'' | date = January 2011 | page = 8| url = | accessdate =}}</ref>

{{seealso|Maestro Blaster}}
{{seealso|Phoenix Blaster and Cavalier Rifle}}

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