>>7919085I was ultimately won over bc of the bracketed stuff you didn't read >:C
I told this story like 5 times here but it's a neat one
>inevitable that Red Alert would get released>Red Alert is fun, Sideswipe isn't really memorable in G1, in IDW he had one neat issue at best>he likes fighting and has a jetpack, wow>enjoyed Transformers: Devastation>he was just so speedy and snarky (turns out he's the second most popular character to play as)>waiting for Red Alert to show up>have expendable cash for wave 1, ended up returning Flywheels and Hound bc they're all meh, Cog seemed like a rando and the weaponizer gimmick seemed meh (not sure if I should pick him up as a stand-in for Fort Max though)>think of the fond memories I had playing as him, and his one issue in IDW>give him a chance, worst-case Ontario I can return him>he's actually so slick>compact in every mode, the back you can just say is his jetpack>neat transformation, ezpz>it's just iconic SideswipeHe's still enjoying a spot in my collection to this day. If I get Wheeljack and a decent Bee, my Devastation crew will be complete. Just found it weird that someone thought he was generic but wanted to army-build him