Strafe

Strafe
Character Information
Alias	Swoop
Race	Cybertronian
Residence	Cybertron Earth
Faction	Autobots
Affiliation	Autobots Dinobots N.E.S.T. (in Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa only)
Rank	Dinobot Scout
Alt Mode	Stylized Twin-headed Pteranodon
Status	Unknown (in Film) Alive (in Shadows Rising timeline)
Movie Material
First Appearance	Transformers: Age of Extinction
Last Appearance	Transformers: Age of Extinction (movie) Transformers: Shadows Rising (game)

Strafe with Bumblebee

Strafe (a.k.a Swoop) is one of the Dinobots who appeared in Transformers: Age of Extinction. He can take the form of a two-headed pterodactyl. Like his fellow dinobots, his robot mode dons the form of a arthurian knight. Unlike the other dinobots, Strafe outside of battle is rather calm, gentle, and friendly even to humans.

History

Age of Extinction film.

Strafe was among the Dinobots freed from Lockdown's ship, and subsequently yielded to Optimus Prime's command. During the battle in Hong Kong, Strafe aided Bumblebee as he battled Stinger. The two fought on Strafe's back until Stinger was defeated, and Strafe got to munch on Stinger's head. Strafe aided in escorting the Seed to safety until Lockdown returned and unleashed his magnetic vortex upon the group. Though he briefly freed Slug from the vortex, the Dinobots were trapped in it again until Optimus destroyed it. Strafe helped hold the line on a bridge until the Seed was transported to safety and Lockdown was defeated. The battle over, Strafe and the Dinobots were freed from Optimus' command and parted on good terms with their new allies. Age of Extinction

Weapons

• Sword
• Crossbow

Gallery

To see more images go to: Strafe/Gallery

Crossbow

Sword

As a Twin-head Pteranodon

Trivia

• Strafe, is of course, a reinterpretation of the G1 Swoop, namely their Pteranodon beast-modes.
• According to Transformers Manager of Global Brand Development Mark Weber at New York Toy Fair 2014, Strafe is named so not because of trademark reasons, but because the film's two-headed design was considered too great a departure from previous Swoop characters. Of course, this doesn't explain why various toys released around the same time that represent Generation 1 Swoop are also named "Strafe"; the fact that Swoop's Titans Return toy was named "Ptero" suggests that Hasbro had lost the trademark to the name "Swoop" until 2017. (The "Strafe" toy released in the Tiny Turbo Changers line, after Hasbro regained the trademark, was also named "Swoop.") Possibly the trademark was lost shortly before the film came out, as Titan's Transformers and the UK Transformers Annual 2015 both call Strafe "Swoop" in features.
• Strafe's two Pteranodon beast mode heads in the movie have some noticeable differences, with the right head having a straight beak and a larger crest as compared to the left head that has a more curved beak, a smaller crest, and two large teeth on its lower jaw. Though neither head is scientifically accurate.