TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SMOKESCREEN
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- This week, it's another popular request from the comments section - focus up and eyes front as we explore The Basics on the Autobot master of diversion and distraction, SMOKESCREEN!
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It is with the deepest regret I must inform you all I have been pronouncing "Budiansky" wrong all this time. 😭
How do you pronounce it?
As in this video, "Buddy-an-ski." I've been saying "BOOdy-an-ski."
Meh... also.... can you do... Thrust? Or Cliffjumper? Or Hot Rod? Just asking
brb, tweeting Bob and politely asking him to change his name to Bob Boodiansky.
@@ChrisMcFeely let's say it was the "Shattered glass" version
Bob Buddy-an-ski was introduced halfway through Transformers: The Basics, though no explanation was given. Boody-an-ski was offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream.
Lol 😂
Stop :)
There were plans to add Bob Buddy-an-ski to the 4th season of Transformers Animated, but the show was canceled before it had the chance to happen
The most recent iteration of Bob Buddy-an-ski was introduced in 2019's "Rise of the Buddy-an-ski's"
Why do i always call him Bob bootyatski-
Honestly with a name like Smokescreen and his abilities in G1 Im surprised that he has never been portrayed as a ninja
Sixshot has to be the ninja consultant, though.
@@CarolusMagnus2501
I thought Sixshot was more of a gentleman hunter type.
He should have been in Animated as a ninja who studied alongside Jazz and Prowl. That would have worked great.
Smokescreen had one of the best character arcs in TF Prime.
He starts off as a hot shot rookie who wants to do his best but always gets in the way. He slowly learns how to work better with the team and also learns how to trust his own instincts. This enables him to save Optimus, which is the only thing that keeps the Decepticons from winning the war.
Same he is one of my favorite characters
Hasbro: we need an orange truck crane for armada
Grapple: well I
Smoke screen punches him in the face
Smoke screen: please allow me to introduce myself I'm a bot with common taste
This. This infuriates me still to this day. Specially when they had different names for some the characters in the JP version that were more fitting.
Smokescreen's Japanese name was 'Grap' based on Grapple.
"Out of necessity, he almost passed the Matrix of Leadership to Smokescreen."
Ah I can still hear the fandom's collective wails of anguish over that to this very day.
"Fire of Youth" by Minikoontzy. The alternate reality that answers the question of "What would happen if TFP Smokescreen accepted the Matrix of Leadership."
I quite liked the idea
I like how all of these characters who all have the same name are completely different and have absolutely nothing to do with each other
Truly this is peak Transformers
It's mostly for trademark reasons, to keep the name from getting lost or taken by other companies.
The character's whole personality transforms!
To be honest, I'm okay with characters sharing a name, I mean, I've meet plenty of people with my name.
I don't like it.
@@user-hc9qv9yb9m well I mean It could be like human names where more than one person can be called something
Had no idea that Transformers Prime was originally gonna kill off Smokescreen early on, but decided to kill Cliffjumper instead.
We lost a cool autobot in Cliff and get an annoying sidekick in exchange. Not a fair trade. Very poor equivalent exchange.
@@zemox2534 I like Smokescreen.
@@zemox2534 can't be said any better #clifflivesmatter
@@zemox2534 What they should’ve done is keep cliffjumper, give Bumblebee his voice, and then make him have a similar personality to Smokescreen. That would also make him killing Megatron more impactful.
At least the second season saved his life
Prime Smokescreen was a really cool character- basically the show's equivalent to Hot Shot/Rod. Makes me almost wish he did end up inheriting the Matrix from Prime (though him saying 'screw it' and using the forge was very in-charactet and a nice subversion of the 'prime always dies' trope).
I can see a hypothetical of him becoming the leader for the rest of the show, and in Predacons Rising it would be him sacrificing his spark to save the planet, which would work as a conclusion to his 'I wanna be a hero' arc.
I agree. I wouldn’t have minded him becoming the leader if he’d been introduced in season 1 or early season 2.
Yeah fortunately Hasbro didn't want to kill off Optimus Prime again like in the 1986 movie, so that's why Smokescreen uses the forge to revive him.
I've always thought that Smokescreen should've been Hot Rod. That would make the question of whether or not he'll become the next Prime seem a lot more genuine.
Would've been a lot better than what we got from Smokescreen after. Besides two moments, after he revives Optimus he kinda becomes a background character who doesn't do much.
@@refractiondragon2403 mainly so that they could develop wheeljack and ultra magnus, ultra magnus so that he would be less strict and wheeljack so that the show could explore his relationship with magnus and his issues over bulkhead leaving the wreckers. Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack did get to have an awesome fight with Predaking and even admitted their respect for each other when the fight was over and they thought they were going to die
Sometimes I wish the "different bots, same name" thing wasn't just alternate realities and it turns out names like "Smokescreen" are just the Transformer equivalent of "John" or "Patel".
I mean, there are two Grimlocks in Aligned?
@@AztecCroc yes the grimlock and the cooler grimlock
in IDW they do something like that with Tankor, having both the g1 and beast machines versions appear as minor characters in the same comic, with the former being nicknamed "Tall Tankor" and the latter "Fat Tankor" (though not to his face)
@@sounddoom5836 if those two were to fight, may God have mercy on RID Grimlock's soul.
@@vickerandflips8061 considering RID Grimlock named himself after OG Grimlock, and it’s canon he’s a massive fan of the OG, it would be more like that one spiderverse meme but replace peter and miles with the two dinos.
Let’s be honest:
Prime Smokescreen is the best Smokescreen
Yes
@Star Saber I always thought in g1 smokescreen was a hippie like a tree hugger like botanica and beachcomber
@@gezi5927 what does that have to do with of what I'd said
Yes
Also known as "Not Rod".
“Now, THAT was a plan!”
“If you think this war is over, Megatron, think again, because I’m just getting warmed up!”
I like the prime version personally.
I liked him too, he was a pretty "KEY" character!
Badum ching
@@jimmnotjames5235 much appreciated, your ruthlessness.
Me too...he was cool,and responsible
He had an excellent design in the prime version. Absolutely 100% cool
I love prime smokescreen. He started as the stereotypical reckless hotshot(heh, get it?), but later became a much more patient and empathetic character and even somewhat of a wise leader in predacons rising.
Wise?
Mirage and or Seaspray need some coverage in this series.
@@selasinukunya3252 ...I didn't say Drift, I said Mirage and or Seaspray
Mirage ftw!
I second the motion for Seaspray.
Just so long as he includes Dino in the Mirage video, Im down
We’ll get those episodes eventually
prime Smokescreen is HotRod done right, and has his face lol
G1 Smokescreen was the 1st Transformer I ever got as a kid. He is still one of my favorite characters in Transformers (G1).
You didn't start with mini-bots and got a 'big' transformer right away? lucky lucky you!
Prowl: w-who are you?
Smokescreen: I’m you, but better.
Prowl: AAAAAHHHHH!!!! *proceeds to flip table*
I've always liked Smokescreen better too lol!
@@devinleber5604 imagine being a transformers that is disguised as a desk in Prowl’s office...
Not the TFA version...he's better then both
No way is Smokscreen better. As a natter of fact the comics should have depicted Smoke as they did Prowl due to his dubious personality
Prowl: Who are you?
Smokescreen: I'm you without the police brutality.
Smokescreen: I'm you but less of a Jerk.
I can't imagine G1 Prowl being like that. RID 2001 Prowl on the other hand, most definitely.
@Brendan Johnson Smokescreen: I’m you but I don’t drink coffee 21/7
Prowl is definitely a good cop
Bruh.☠️☠️☠️🔥🔥🔥
I really liked the Prime Version, but hos personality was more like Hotrod´s one, so I like the Armada version the most since it had more development and was it´s own character, not a copy of someone else. The original will always be the original, but Armada Smokescreen wins it for me.
How come this comment was made 1 day ago
I actually don't think he had much in common with G1 hot rod other than the bait and switch of him getting the matrix.
G1 hot rod wasnt nearly as reckless or up for a fight and seemed like he preferred to chill out with spikes son
@@no_handle. He's a Patron.
@@twistedgaming9185 i dont care
@@no_handle. then why would you ask?
Smokescreen has always been great but I really do love his Prime incarnation. They went the right way with him and I only hope that the name continues to be applied to Autobot red, blue and white sports cars in the future.
Unfortunately, I think G1 Smokescreen is one of those characters that has a great bio, but probably never has been used properly, aside from him getting to use his signature smoke. I would love a story that shows him forced to use a ton of dirty tricks in order to outthink Decepticons, Quitessons or some other enemy. "The Gambler" doesn't really count for me, as he didn't feel terribly competent in that one. =P
Yes! My all time favourite Autobot! The one and only Smokescreen! Destiny's only child! I love him!!!❤️
Yeee he's pretty cool
@Puddle Slime I kinda liked both of them too.
His underrated but his my all time favourite.Any Transformers Prime Smokescreen fans?
@@titanthev I'm absolutely with you!✋
Yes, the destiny's child indeed
God, I’d have hated being Nolan North in whatever alternate timeline Smokescreen died first in Prime. Hope he got a good pay check out of it.
To be fair he would've lasted throughout the first season, before being killed off in One Shall Rise. Perhaps his death would have been what pushed Prime to confront Megatron.
@@pp-wl1tf Except it was changed to Raf getting injured. Given his compassion towards humans, it's fitting that Optimus understood that enough is enough and that Megatron needed to be destroyed no matter what.
I mean... it’s not like Nolan North is hurting for work
I don't know how Nolan North keeps track of all his paychecks to begin with, so he's probably okay with losing a few of them in the mail.
G1 Smokescreen was the first ever Transformer I got in the 80s, he's always been a favourite for me. Currently got the Earthrise version in front of me on my desk, got a fair few versions of the character - G1, Armada, Cybertron repaint version, Binal Tech, Classics, Masterpiece, Prime, Combiner Wars, Siege, Earthrise. Would love to get more.
Nothing better than to watch some of the Basics at 4 AM
agreed
Nothing better than eating your breakfast every Monday with a new video of The basics.
Prime smokescreen is the best. Then armada
Armada Smokescreen: Redirects Megatron's weapon and gets shot through the chest, out his back, and through a wall. Gets back up and slowly walks towards the Decepticons even though parts of him are literally melting and groaning in protest. The Decepticons decide to GTFO.
you mean hot rod 🤓
For me Prime and G1.
Prime smokescreen was basically hot rod just more annoying
godzillahomer what a boss
Fun fact: the first Transformers figure I ever got was ROTF Smokescreen. So thanks for the special episode this week!
Armada was my first and certainly favourite Smokescreen, I still remember his big heroic death episode trying to protect the minicons from Megatron, which considering most of my Armada memory real estate is taken up by Starscream its saying something for him
It's a bummer he became Hoist after that.
I'd love to see an episode on characters that have only appeared a few times, like Override, Evac and Crosswise from Cybertron
Awesome Basics! Every Saturday morning I get my coffee and watch your new ones and sometime rewatch my favorites! Thank you for doing these, very informative and entertaining!
Nice your voice is so calming
Can hotrod be next as he's one of my favourite characters and he's blamed for optimus primes death
Pleas don't blame him too much, you blockhead idiot. He is the best character there is, to never forget of how capable of being the leader. I tire of people make fault of hot rod killed optimus in the first place. It really anger me more, so stop saying hot rod is to blame you idiot.
@@van-garrettjohnson6012 He never blamed him, he's just saying that everyone blames him for that.
Every week we get closer to "The basics on going Offline"
Prime Smokescreen weirds me out. It's like they were all "oh, wait, we made Bumblebee mute because he was mute in the movies, but it turns out that trait is a bit limiting in a multi-season TV series with a decent-sized cast", and so introduced him as a kid-appeal character who could actually talk, and then started angling for him to do the usual kid-appeal character arc of a hothead who grows into the role and becomes an eventual leader-type, but then they decided to just not do that and instead cured Bumblebee in the finale and basically had him go through Smokescreen's intended arc. I'm not sure if it was subversive or just a symptom of how rushed a lot of TFP's later writing ended up being.
The show went over-budget and the Hub didn't have as many people as they planned.
Budget is TP biggest flaw due to it many things got rushed but show is still decent to watch , to me prime Bumblebee was a bit mature yet he acted childish when his t-coge got stolen , also being mute should't really affect him being a kid appeall charachter because cyberverse did that fine in the first season and he was annyoing a bit because of the childish dialouge
What's the point of muting bumblebee, I don't understand. Muting is done when you try to make a character seem inhuman in some way but that doesn't happen with Bee. I think a fresh new take of the damaged voicebox trope would be to make Bumblebee talk like a gangster and curse, but the cursing gets censored by his broken voice
@@Breakaway-ic5gj If I remember correctly, it's a holdover from an earlier draft of the 2007 film, in which none of the robots talked.
Prime Smokescreen is my favorite
I adore Prime Smokescreen. He was a well-developed character and had a great character arc.
I almost wish they went further with the implication that he had the potential to become a Prime. We had already started watching his character evolve from overconfident brat to clever tactician. It would've been fun to watch him mature, take more and more responsibilities, become a leader, etc. They also never really explored the fact that Smokescreen ignored Optimus' last wish and used the Forge to restore Optimus, rather than restore Cybertron. By the end of the series, Smokescreen is plagued with doubts and regrets that never get adressed.
It would be fun for another Smokescreen to get a similar story arc. I love the idea of a "potential Prime" and to watch them grow. Would be nice to see what measures Optimus Prime would take, if he understood ahead of time who was standing in front of him. In Prime, Alpha Trion knew and kept it a secret from everyone, including Optimus and Smokescreen, to keep Smokescreen safe. What if the secret got out, somehow? Definitely more themes to explore with such a story arc.
I hope they return to this idea, eventually.
Aw, man! you didn't mention how Prime Smokescreen was voiced by Nolan North!
“His toy was discontinued in 1986.”
“So he was given a violent onscreen death in the movie and was offlined by a cosmically-powered Starscream in the comic?”
“He was quietly phased out of the comic and cartoon.”
“Impossible.”
Out of all incarnations of Smokescreen his TransFormers Prime Version is by far the Best.
For me he is basiclly a modern take of Hot Rod, which i believe you mentioned in Hot Rods Basic's Video. I loved that they really took the Concept of Hot Rod, reworked it and made Smokescreen this Legacy Character who even almost became modern Rodimus Prime.
And tbh. I actually think that he should've become a Prime because it wouldn't have been the same as it was with Hot Rod back then since he was more Fleshed out, the Story could even try to indirectly judge him for taking the Matrix instead of Bringing Optimus Back.
And if they planed it out correctly and wrote it really engaging etc. He probably would've become the Best Legacy Character ever in TF + fixing the errors back in the 80s
(I do like Hot Rod/Rodimus alot don't get me wrong but i can't deny that there were some meh parts to it)
My Idea is that After Prime passed Smokescreen would hesitate taking the Matrix knowing it would change his Life for ever.
After a while he would overcome his Fears and take it making him either Rodimus Prime or maybe the Next Solus Prime(I know Solus was Female but it would be Kinda cool since he could use her Hammer with the remaining Energy left)
So yeah he comes to the Rescue and has some need Tricks up his sleeve, instead if making an Entrance by Flying he goes to the Nemesis and takes Temporary Control over it and Opens a Ground Bridge right Behind Megatron who just Defeated Magnus.
Steppin through the Portal and giving Megatron a big fat Smack with Hammer in the Face....and then Design Reveal, from here on out everything should play out the same with the Difference being the Destruction of Dark Mount.
Back at the New Base Team Prime would be Surprised and be kinda mixed that he is a Prime now (like the majority of the audience)
He himself is not all that happy with it either and does ask Ratchet, Arcee about some Experience they made with Optimus.
Magnus on the Other Hand would be the Complete Opposite from his G1 self who supported Rodimus, here he would criticize Smokescreen very often and neither accepts nor calls him Prime which would Change through out the Season and the Movie.
Smokescreen would also often Talk with Optimus Spirit through either the Starsaber or the Matrix, asking him a lot of questions.
Through out the 3rd Season his bad Desicions would lead to the Kidnapping of Ratchet and letting Megatron Finish the Omega Lock in time. He would be Really Disappointed in himself and kinda Depressed, Team Prime wants to Stop Megatron and even goes without him tho some Hesitate to do so...
He would talk with Optimus a lot while the Others Fight for their Lifes but after some time Smokescreen would gather the Courage and swings by and Fights Megatron a Second Time. From here it would also play out the Same with Bee Killing Megatron.
The Movie would also be mostly the Same but it would be Smokescreen who would Sacrifice himself so that many more Generations could live on the New and Rebuild Cybertron.
I bet here and there it could be more fleshed out, but if it played out similar to my Idea....yeah....it would've been even Better and maybe served as a Redemption for Good old Rodimus^^
He said Budiansky differently than usual and I felt my knees go weak for a moment.
We did it guys we actually did it for once a character wasn't killed off by a cosmically powered underbase Starscream.
*cosmically powered
”The Gambler " was a great episode! I didn't know Wheeljack was Smokescreen's replacement as a dead Autobot in the film. I traded with a friend to get my friend's Smokescreen in the mid Eighties. Always a favorite of mine.
Armada Smokescreen was such a letdown. He survives a point-blank shot from arguably the most powerful weapon in the Unicron Trilogy's universe, and proceeds to do nothing for the rest of the series.
My favourite is his Prime and G1 iterations
I actually re-watched his debut episode in Armada today. Go Smokescreen!
Yo I've been watching the unicron trilogy lately
@@decepticonsforever3166 Hey bro long time no see. Yeah, I watched Armada a couple moths ago; AWESOME and Cybertron last year; good.
@@alignedlove6927 I've seen armada and energon just got to get to cybertron
@@decepticonsforever3166 Nice. I watched some of Energon... yeah.. it starts good but the more it goes on the more painful to watch it gets.
@@alignedlove6927 I can't agree. The last ten episodes of Energon are the best. Their only major flaw is that Alpha Q isn't in them. Energon is massively underrated.
that alternators figure is the one that got me collecting the Transformers line again . love that Subaru. so much that when I got my first car is was an impreza (although a wagon type )
Smokescreen was the first Transformer remember owning, got him Xmas 85 I think, closely followed by Hoist for my birthday in Jan 86. Also had the Alternator version, and now have the MP figure
Even Evac's transformation stock footage got the Smokescreen name by accident once, but was later re-dubbed to Crosswise.
The Basics on the Aligned Continuity
1. War for Cybertron
2. Prime
3. Rescue Bots
4. Fall of Cybertron
5. Robots in Disguise
6. Rescue Bots Academy
And we dont talk about Rise of the Dark Spark. That game never happened.
@@vickerandflips8061 And I don't considered WFC and FOC to be a prequel to Prime cause it's a standalone story
Actually it’s quite the opposite the show righters and desiners for prime wanted to heavily minchin foc and war but designers wanted there own interpretations Of the cast and the writers all ways disagreed on how to incorporate foc into story lines the relatively low budget didn’t help so the only had light references the biggest one being the hands that turned into guns
@@ironmask4568 I agree and that’s why we need to rely on the books to tie up the loose ends and reveal to use how exactly they are connected
Smokescreen, Bluestreak, and Prowl are so cool when their alt modes are Nissan Z-cars, Subaru Imprezas, and Acura RSX’s.
Interesting. I was hoping this would shed some light on why he is a sniper in the mobile app game Transformers Earth Wars, but it seems that was just some random idea of the game designers. As always though thanks! It is fun to learn more about characters from my favorite franchise.
Yay!
Me watching at 4am bc smokescreen is my favorite autobot like: 👁👄👁
I think a video over the basics on the various crossovers the transformers have had with other series would be pretty cool. Great work on this video as always. I love learning more about one of my favorite series
Video: *plays
Random advertisement: “Wanna Sprite Cranberry?”
Lol same
Same
Just got the G creation IDW Smokescreen, and I’m hoping to get the MP next.
I also just recreated his alt mode in Forza!
I have the blue recolour of the Armada figure too. Back when Hasbro didn’t know what knees or elbows were 😂
Forza what? I hope it's based on Primeverse Smokescreen, he's my all time favourite and my guardian too!❤️
@@lgz2006 well TFP smokescreen isn't a real car. So it's G1 smokescreen on Horizon 4
@@zacharyKewDenniss Oh okay, I also love G1 version too!
It was done for kids, to sell the toys. It's what shot Transformers back to status again.
@@twistedgaming9185 what are we talking about here?
Aw hell yeah, you just keep pumping out my favorite bots. Keep up the amazing work.
Smokescreen is my one of my favorite transformers ever
I've been binging these episodes, and its come to my attention that "Sadly, he didn't get to do much in the American comics but had a better showing in the comics produced specifically for the UK" would be just as much as a meme as "Offlined by a cosmically powered Starscream" if it were punchier to day.
Keep the good work
Video became public four seconds ago. Hot damn.
Armada Smokescreen:
1. is a crane, which hoists things
2. becomes an excavator, which does not hoist things
3. acquires the name Hoist
Early 2000s Hasbro name-assignment person: "Eh, good enough."
I like Armada Smokescreen, hate G1 becuase that Smokescreen is just another stupid Prowl clone.
I lost my original G1 Smokescreen at a laundromat. Just got me a Earthrise Smokescreen at Aldi's today. Didn't know they had Transformers,ha ha . Good vid,man.
I'll never forget that scene when Megatron killed Smokescreen in Armada, and the autobots were surrounding his body. True fans know what I'm talking about
Can we get bluestreak to complete the Datsun trio?
Also in the 1986 movie, there was a small clip where Wheeljack's dead body was coloured with Smokescreens colours! Meaning that the original storyboard was almost animated.
7:12 i know this is so random but i remember having that toy along with the jazz one being one of my favorites, i loved the color scheme and the character from the tv show
Do THE BASICS on TRACKS please.
Nothing like having a wack sleep schedule while watching Chris McFeely's videos at 4am lol! Great video as always!
6:23 Really funny there, I honestly Thought that the Smokescreen in Cybertron was the Same Character as the Armada Autobot
At some point I'd really like to see G1 Smokescreen act out his original bio. It's an interesting position to put a character in (especially a "goodie" character) and could lead to interesting drama and character development
These comments are gonna be filled with Prime Smokescreen
And I don't blame them I LOVE HIM
Ha! Just noticed smokescreens numbers are the reverse of the real car!
My ideal version of Smokescreen is a mixture of his G1 and G2 versions.
A former Decepticon turned Autobot, who isn’t of fan of either side but sees the Autobots as the "lesser evil". He isn’t trust by his comrades due to his views on the war, his Decepticon past, and his deceptive nature.
Make him a triple-changer who can transform into a jet and a car.
AS much as I'd LOVE an episode on Crosswise, I feel it'd consist of mostly of the bit from this episode.
Gamble guy
Rubsign guy
Shelfwarmer guy
basics of tfp pls?
Thanks! His later introduction in the 80’s cartoons might be why I remember his color scheme (I liked more than Bluestreak) more than his personality/function. However, I do remember the episode with the casino. His Transformers: Prime personality seemed like that of a different Autobot...
I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS
Sup I’m actually going to meat the creator of drift
nice
cannibalism is wrong...
@@Evile420 xd
Have fun
Thank god this doesn't focus way too much into TFP smokescreen
Why? I liked his character there.
The experimental system to control multiple bodies was from the story of Binaltech (the Japanese version of Alternators), where it was used to say that the multiple variants of the figure existed simultaneously in-universe.
Yay i hadnt managed to watch this one yet,i love him hes the best! Im going to be watching a few of these tonight, my blood sugars are low and i need to stay awake. Your really cool. Thanks for doing smokescreen.
Has it occurred to everyone that smokey is quite a gambit? I mean i respect the bot but i hope he won't play any trump cards.
Good morning
7:33 I have that figure on the left! I always thought it was jazz. I still mess around with the figure from time to time. But the head broke off, including the ball joint a couple years ago. It's still good though
I really liked the G-1 version of Smokescreen in his “debut” episode.
I don’t know why I just love him.
And his Prime incarnation is also something else I just love.
Smokescreen is my second favorite Transformer-right behind Grimlock.
Smokescreen slept over my house one night in my mum's room and he still hasn't called her back. I miss you Datsun Papa (╯︵╰,)
Speaking of Destiny’s child, how about you do a basics on Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod
The Alternators Smokescreen rekindled my love of Transformers and collecting on adulthood. He's still one of my favorite toys.
I know this has been mentioned in other comments, but I honestly wish that they had Smokescreen become the next Prime after Optimus. Seeing him truly take on the arc of Hotrod would’ve been cool to see, and seeing the team have to deal with the loss of Optimus again, but knowing nothing could be done would’ve also been cool to see
This is good. I have always liked G1 Smokescreen and Prime Smokescreen. Also, for some reason, I've always thought of G1 Smokescreen and Bluestreak as twin brothers and Prowl as their mutual caretaker and mentor. But that's just me.
I'm more familiar with the TFP version of Smokescreen, but I would've liked to see some of his original depiction mixed in as well.
Truth be told, I'm not crazy about that little twist the Legends manga made where they declared the two Smokescreens to be the same bot, just with multiple personalities. Why? Because it kind of goes back to a problem some of the big name comic companies have when they handle characters who don't behave like themselves. Namely, they use this attitude, "We can write these characters however we want as long as they're kuh-RAY-zee!"
It seems to have been a reference to Linkage, a well-known fan comic that also depicted them as the same person. The difference was that Linkage ran with the idea that he'd joined them of his own will, for ambiguous reasons (read: the comic only lasted one issue and so it didn't really have time to explain).
The whole idea of Smokescreen having multiple bodies at once is from Binaltech, where it was used as the in-fiction reason for why Smokescreen has three, slightly different toys in that subline.
I think I'm gonna take the racecar colors a bit literally in my fanfiction for my own take on Smokescreen.
I remember when Walmart was advertising the alternators smokescreen, I was only 4 or 5 years old, I thought it was a really cool color scheme, especially with the gold rims. I never got that one but around that time I got a very normal looking figure of smokescreen (I forget which one) and since jazz was my favorite character I pretended it was jazz
The Prime version was interesting, but the G1 version will always be my favorite despite his limited appearances. Armada's incarnation was very bland. I never knew about the deception version because the toy was known as BB in the States.
"Armada's incarnation was very bland"
That goes to show how much I always hated you 80's-born Geewunners so much.
And the basics of Sunstreaker too
My introduction to smokescreen was TF Armada. And he’s currently my favorite version of smokescreen. And while I enjoyed the prime smokescreen I still felt his personality was closer to that of Jazz, Hot Rod, or Hotshot
Ayyy, you finally covered my favorite character! Love TFP Smokescreen!