The Transformers (TV Series)

B.O.T. (1986)

Johnny Haymer: Swindle, Vortex

Quotes 

• [the Combaticons enter a city, frightening the people] 

  Onslaught : Combaticons, transform!

  [the Combaticons transform. Brawl and Swindle bump into each other] 

  Swindle : Heh-hey, watch it, Brawl!

  Brawl : You two-faced pipsqueak! Stay behind me! Huh!

  [Brawl shoves Swindle, knocking him over. The Combaticons advance down the street] 

  Onslaught : Combaticons, form Bruticus!

  [the Combaticons combine into Bruticus. People run away in fear. Then, a shot hits Bruticus in the chest, blowing him to million pieces. Defensor, who fired that shot, appears. Swindle, who somehow survived the explosion without a scratch, appears from under yellow board with wheels among the debris] 

  Swindle : Defensor!

  [Defensor fails to notice Swindle. He turns back and addresses the people on the street] 

  Defensor : Call sanitation! There's junk all over the street.

  [as Defensor walks away, Swindle starts to collect parts from the pile of debris] 

  Swindle : Now where am I gonna find parts?

• [after Swindle sold the parts of the other Combaticons in black markets around the world, he dumps the worthless parts in a junkyard] 

  City junkyard attendant : What's goin' on?

  Swindle : [glares at the attendant]  I'm unloading some junk. You got a problem with that?

  City junkyard attendant : [stammers in fear]  Uh, n-n-no, sir.

  [Starscream and Skywarp, who were looking for the Combaticons, notice Swindle in the junkyard] 

  Starscream : So that's where all the parts are! I think that sleaze is up to something!

  [Swindle transform to vehicle and drives away, but Starscream grabs him and takes him to Decepticons' base] 

• [Swindle is brought before Megatron. Megatron is furious to hear what Swindle did, because he needs Bruticus for his current scheme] 

  Swindle : [on his knees, caught in fear]  It's... it's not my fault, Megatron! This greed is built into my personality component!

  [Starscream and Skywarp roughly grab Swindle and drag him backwards] 

  Megatron : I want Bruticus reassembled, and I want it now! And as an extra added incentive, Soundwave is installing a bomb in your head.

  [Soundwave finishes installing the bomb in Swindle's head] 

  Starscream : [smiles nastily]  And if you haven't reassembled Bruticus in 15 hours, it will go off!

• [Swindle takes by force the parts which he sold earlier, and assembles them into the other Combaticons] 

  Megatron : Very good, Swindle! Your head will continue to keep your body company. Transform to Bruticus!

  [the Combaticons gather closely, but oddly Brawl just stands still. Swindle pulls him] 

  Starscream : Something is definitely wrong...

  [the Combaticons try to combine into Bruticus, but fail, and fall on the floor with heavy thud] 

  Megatron : [yells in fury]  Swindle!

  Swindle : [gets on his feet]  Megatron, I-I-I couldn't find Brawl's personality component! I didn't think it would matter...

  Megatron : 'You didn't think it would matter?' Well, think about this! The bomb still ticks! Bring back the personality component in time, or disintegrate trying!

• [Swindle finally retrieved Brawl's personality component. At Decepticons' base, Soundwave installs it into Brawl's head. Brawl stands and raises his hands, roaring menacingly] 

  Megatron : You have vindicated yourself, Swindle.

  Swindle : [Smarmily]  Yes, thank you, Megatron...

  Megatron : [grabs Swindle by his throat]  But if you ever pull a stunt like that again, I'll melt you down for scraptutonium!

  [Megatron lets go of Swindle, shoving him toward the other Combaticons] 

  Megatron : Combaticons, form Bruticus!

  [the Combaticons combine successfully into Bruticus] 

  Megatron : [laughs viciously]  Soon, we'll control the oceans!