Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Read about the adventures ofSunstreakerin theGeneration 1 cartoon continuity!

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Voice actor:Corey Burton(English),Kenyū Horiuchi(Japanese),Takurō Kitagawa(Japanese, "SOS Dinobots" ),Keiichi Nanba(Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2", "Trans-Europe Express" ),Kōki Kataoka(Japanese, "The Golden Lagoon" ),Ken Shiroyama(Japanese, "The Core" ),Yao Huang(Chinese),Guillermo Romano(American Spanish),Reinhard Brock(German, "The Autobot Run" ),Michael Rüth(German, "Hoist Goes Hollywood" ),Claus Brockmeyer(German,Generation 2"More than Meets the Eye, Part 2", "Dinobot Island, Part 1" ),Tonio von der Meden(German,Generation 2"S.O.S. Dinobots" ),Crock Krumbiegel(German,Generation 2"The Autobot Run", "The Core", "The Golden Lagoon" ),Thomas Albus(German,Generation 2"Roll For It" ),Mário Monjardim(Portuguese),Hélio Ribeiro(Portuguese, "Transport to Oblivion" ),Dario de Castro(Portuguese, "The Ultimate Doom, Part 1" ),Henrique Ogalla(Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons" ),Ayrton Cardoso(Portuguese, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1" ),Marcos Miranda(Portuguese, "The Golden Lagoon" ),Carlos Seidl(Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood" ),Mário Jorge Andrade(Portuguese, "Trans-Europe Express" ),Celso Alves(Portuguese, DVD dub),Albert Augier(European French),Jacques Ferrière(European French, "S.O.S. Dinobots" and "A Plague of Insecticons" ),Jean Roche(European French, "Roll for It" ),Michel Bedetti(European French, "The Ultimate Doom, Part 1" ),Georges Atlas(European French, "The Autobot Run" ),François Leccia(European French, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1" ),Henry Djanik(European French, "Hoist goes Hollywood" )

The "Super Tuning" custom job is more impressive than you might think at first glance.

Sunstreaker was part of the original crew of Autobots aboard theArkthat crashed onEarthfour million years ago. When reawakened in1984,he and his brotherSideswipewere reformatted into Lamborghini sports cars. They were both deployed during the Autobot counter-attack on a humanoil rig,but didn't really do very much.More than Meets the Eye, Part 1After the Autobots' defeat atSherman Dam,Sunstreaker and Sideswipe came to the rescue ofTrailbreakerand their new human allies,Spike Witwickyand his fatherSparkplugwhen they were attacked byDecepticon jets.One of the Decepticons managed to graze Sunstreaker and damage his new paint job, infuriating the vainer of the two Autobot brothers. After he forced the Decepticons to break off for repairs, Sunstreaker was still grousing about his scuffed paint, to which his brother suggested that nobody would notice if he just made left turns.More than Meets the Eye, Part 2The Autobot brothers were among those that volunteered to attack and totally fail to stop theDecepticon space cruiser.Sunstreaker celebrated the apparent demise of the Decepticons when their ship crashed and cheeredMirage's role in its sabotage.More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

Sunstreaker was part of a group of Autobots who were lured into a cave by a reprogrammedBumblebeeand ambushed by the Decepticons. (Maybe.)Transport to Oblivion

A more kid-friendly sociopath.

WhenChip Chasewas kidnapped by the Decepticons and brought to the recently conqueredantimatterlaboratory ofDr. Alcazar,the Autobots successfully staged a rescue operation to get him back. Sunstreaker then led a second team of Autobots into the lab, declaring that they had to get the antimatter cubes before it was too late, smashing a Sunstreaker-shaped hole in the wall. Unfortunately, he and the other Autobots were damaged when Megatron threw an antimatter cube at them. After returning to the Ark, Sunstreaker was heard to complain about a 'very sensitive junction' in his elbow, but was soon repaired quickly enough to arm wrestle with Sideswipe. When the antimatter-fueled Decepticons attacked the Ark, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker took to the air to battle with the incoming Seeker jets, in a rambunctious — if ultimately ineffective — display of "jet judo."After the Decepticons were defeated, Sunstreaker congratulated Chip, declaring him a hero and gave him a ride on his shoulder.Roll for It

When the munitions factory was attacked by the Decepticon jets, Sunstreaker transformed to roll out with the Autobots in Autobot Headquarters, but never actually bothered showing up. Later, while watchingRatchetandWheeljackattempt to repair the severely damagedOptimus Prime,Sunstreaker and the remaining Autobots were rallied into repulsing a Decepticon attack by Spike. Sunstreaker was shot bySkywarpbefore recovering, only to be buried in a landslide byRumble.Divide and ConquerSunstreaker complained about Trailbreaker's force field deflectingSlagandSludge's flame breaths into his face when the newly constructedDinobotswent haywire.S.O.S. Dinobots

Insert flaming joke.

Later, when responding to a Decepticon diversionary attack onIndia's coast, Sunstreaker complained about the fact his newly installed water skis clashed with his base coat, but Optimus Prime told him to redecorate himself later, as they had Decepticons to worry about. WhenStarscreamand the Decepticons escaped without taking any energy, Sunstreaker realized they had been set up. Soon after, the Autobots attacked the Decepticon undersea headquarters to rescue the captive Sparkplug, during which Sunstreaker was concerned that the salt water would damage his body enamel. After returning to base for repairs, Sunstreaker fidgeted as Ratchet attempted to repair him, worried that the medic would scorch his selenium shin guards.The Ultimate Doom, Part 1WhenCybertronwas brought into Earth's orbit as part of Megatron's latest scheme, Sunstreaker retreated with the other Autobots due to audio disruptor waves generated bySoundwave.The Ultimate Doom, Part 2

Sunstreaker was part of an Autobot unit sent to investigate reports ofgiant insect monstersattackingBali,Indonesia.When the road to the coordinates of the attack was blocked by a local village celebration, Sunstreaker questioned his brother's knowledge of the local area, a criticism warranted when Sideswipe led them into a dead end canyon. Sunstreaker continued to criticize Sideswipe's sense of direction as Sideswipe very slowly tunneled underneath the villagers. As the Autobots made their way to a nearbyoilrefinery under attack from the Decepticons,Shrapnelused his override waves on both Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, taking control of their driving mechanisms and forcing them to drive headfirst into the other Autobots. Sunstreaker implored the other Autobots to shoot our their tires, but fortunately, Trailbreaker was able to interrupt the override waves. During the ensuing battle at theoil refinery,Sunstreaker was more concerned about his enamel being damaged by Wheeljack during a counterattack than enemy fire.A Plague of Insecticons

Hey, Jazz, let's get rid of ALL the trees, so we can build a highway.

After Spike was critically injured in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, his consciousness was transferred into the body ofAutobot X.However, this process proved too stressful for his mind to take, and so he lashed out in blind anger. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe attempted to restrain him, only to be tossed aside by "Autobot Spike's" enormous strength.Autobot SpikeDuring a Decepticon attack on a mining camp as part of an plot to captureGears,Sunstreaker was among the Autobots who rolled out to confront them. He was hit by a boulder "energized" by Megatron (instead of just being shot, or something a logical enemy would do). When it was discovered Megatron was tapping into theSunwith hisSolar Needle,the Autobotsdroveto the "geographical center of Africa", only to be hindered by the dense jungle, which Optimus Prime ordered Jazz and Sunstreaker to blast their way through. Jerks.Changing GearsSunstreaker got to use his jet skis again when the Autobots were sent to investigate the disappearance of theEmpire State BuildinginNew York City.Sadly, the skis still clashed with his base coat. He was rather pessimistic about their chances against theConstructicons'remote-controlled taxi cabs. Wimp.City of Steel

In the aftermath ofIronhidefiring randomly at a hologram ofLaserbeakduring a demonstration of Wheeljack's latest invention, theImmobilizer,Sunstreaker had to help Bluestreak vacuum up the rubble.The ImmobilizerWhen the Autobots agreed to a charity race/stunt show, Sunstreaker was sure that a large audience would appreciate his performance. During the race, Sunstreaker arrogantly shoved his way past the slower Autobots, but despite all of his bluster, he was slower than Jazz and Mirage. He didn't seem to mind too much, as he was the star of a car jump stunt over the other Autobots...until he failed to finish that, as well. However, during the race, the Autobots had unwittingly been locked into theiralternate modes,which freaked out Sunstreaker, as he couldn't transform back into his handsome robot form. After Chip Chase and the unaffected Autobots reversed the effects via a specialgrenade,Sunstreaker was the first to regain the ability to transform and was very pleased to see his true beauty.The Autobot RunWhen the Decepticons allied themselves with the underwater kingdom ofSub-Atlantica,Sunstreaker was present during the battle inWashington, D.C.and on the sub-sea city itself, but didn't actually do anything. Jerk.Atlantis, Arise!

Ow, my knee! It hur- Hey, my wedding ring!

Sunstreaker was one of many Autobots helping to install detection panels in the Ark.Enter the NightbirdHe was present when the Autobots were confronted with the dilemma of two Optimus Primes. Though he didn't put forward any helpful suggestions, he observed the inconclusive results of the tests that the Autobots ran on the two Primes and later rolled out to investigate energy readings coming from a crevasse filled withkorlonium crystals.A Prime ProblemSunstreaker got his chance to command a team of Autobots investigating a missing river, when they stumbled on a Decepticon operation to drill into the Earth. Unfortunately, they were spotted and attacked byDevastator,though they were able to defeat the giant through teamwork. Sunstreaker was part of a subsequent mission to plantdominator diskson the Constructicons, and he managed to attach one toBonecrusherby hiding in a hole. During the next battle, the Autobots were able to use the disks to take control of Devastator. They used the giant to attack the Decepticon drilling operation in the caves, and during this fight, Sunstreaker had to rescue Chip Chase when the boy was caught in a cave-in. Megatron eventually regained control of Devastator, and the combiner turned on Sunstreaker and Ironhide.The Core

Where can I put this one?

When the Dinobots again ran wild at Autobot Headquarters, Sunstreaker was on hand, and at least this time didn't get his paint job scorched.Dinobot Island, Part 1He and Sideswipe were part of the response team when a time warp opened near the city library, and they had to cope with barbarians on woollymammoths.Though the unwashed primitives almost damaged his finish, they were soon contained, and he used his gun to hold the warp open long enough to return the barbarians to their own time.Dinobot Island, Part 2Sunstreaker took part in theAutobot Dayparade inCentral City,reflecting that he never knew that humans had "such exquisite taste". Unfortunately, things soon turned sour, as a video was played incriminating the Autobots in energy theft, and the humans turned against their former allies. Sunstreaker commented that he always knew that humans would turn on the Autobots and declared them an inferior lifeform...right as Chip, Spike, and Sparkplug Witwicky were in the control room. They probably shouldn't have been too insulted, as Sunstreaker considers everyone else an inferior lifeform.

"Who wants a hug?"

The Autobots were put on trial and, to their dismay, found guilty and ordered to leave the planet on a spaceship supplied byShawn Berger.Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1The ship was locked on a course into the Sun by Megatron, leaving the Autobots in dire peril. Utilizing Trailbreaker's force fields andCosmos,not to mention some unwitting help fromThrust,they were able to escape before the heat crazed Sunstreaker's body work, and they returned to Earth to depose the Decepticons from their position of power.Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2Like the rest of the Autobots, Sunstreaker suffered fromCybertoniumdepletion, preventing him from functioning until Spike,Carlyand the Dinobots were able to obtain some more.Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2

Sunstreaker transformed to roll out and investigate the Decepticon theft of theVoltronic Galaxer,but disappeared at some point before the response team reached the observatory. He later rolled out again to help humans who were experiencing difficulty as a result of Megatron jamming the world's radio signals.Blaster BluesWhen the first group of Autobots to face theelectrum-coated Decepticons reported failure, Sunstreaker told them to let a pro handle it. Unfortunately, his weapon proved just as ineffective, and it wasn't until the Autobots found the golden lagoon and coated themselves in electrum that the Decepticons were overcome.The Golden Lagoon

Yet to be realised as a toy.

Sunstreaker was one of several Autobots who glommed ontoHoist's job as a Hollywood extra in the hopes of becoming a movie star. After he,PowerglideandWarpathcrashed the filming, thedirectoremployed them all as stunt vehicles, which involved Sunstreaker doing some literal crashing—into a burning building. The movie was soon reworked intoAttack of the Alien Robots,leading to Sunstreaker having to wear a ridiculousalienmask and spout out stilted, wooden dialog—and goose-step, for some reason. During one of the shoots, an out-of-control explosion almost wiped out the four Autobots, and they discovered that the Decepticons were working behind the scenes to cover up an operation. After everything was resolved, Sunstreaker and the others decided to stay out of the movie business.Hoist Goes Hollywood

Honestly, we're surprised Ichikawa didn't try to explain this one in the Binaltech storyline.

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe took part in theEuropa 2000in order to keep an eye onAuggie Cahnay's high-tech automobile. After Sideswipe forced the pair to take a detour inItaly,they were ambushed by theStunticons,who boxed them in so thatDead Endcould shoot them.Trans-Europe ExpressThey and most of the rest of the Autobots rolled out to rescuePerceptorfrom a Decepticon trap and were subsequently infected byCosmic Rust.Luckily, Perceptor was able to work out a way to create morecorrostopand cure them all.Cosmic RustAfter theCombaticonsused the space bridge to move Earth towards the Sun, Sunstreaker was part of a combined Autobot/Decepticon team who traveled to Cybertron to prevent Earth's destruction.The Revenge of Bruticus

Before theDecepticon attackonAutobot Cityin the year2005,Sunstreaker was helpingKupmove a roadblock. He was knocked over whenHot RodandDanieldrove through it.

Meanwhile, he wasalsoon Moon Base One and helped pilot the shuttle that flew Optimus Prime and the Dinobots to Autobot City.

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Japanese cartoon continuity

Generations Selects Special Comic(1)

Four million years ago, Sunstreaker was one of the Autobots on the bridge of theArkbefore it was attacked by theNemesis.Super Megatron comic 2

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersstory pages

Sunstreaker was a participant in a battle in New York City, early in the Autobot/Decepticon war taking place on Earth. The Autobots were victorious that day.Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

Legendscomic

In the late 1980s, Sunstreaker had histransformation cogmodified to let him form a limb for the experimentalcombinerOptimus Maximus,who the Autobots formed to defeatSlugslingerduring the battle for theTransform Super Cog.Slugslinger's Ambition

The Battle of the Star Gate

When the Decepticons made their second play for control of the human-builtTriggerinterstellar teleportation system in the late 1990s, Sunstreaker was among the Autobot forces who stood against them.Starscreamsubsequently took control of theTrigger,forcing Megatron and Optimus Prime to combine their power to destroy theTrigger.Sunstreaker and all the other Transformers were caught backwash from the incredible cosmic explosion and plummeted back to Earth, not to be heard from again for several months.The Battle of the Star Gate

Story of Binaltech

In2003,Sunstreaker was one of numerous Autobots who were rendered helpless when they were infected withCosmic Rustby the Decepticon,Swindle.Working with theEarth Defense Commandand several Earth automotive companies, the Autobots developed "Binaltech" technology, creating new bodies into which theirsparkswere place so they could carry on the fight. It was intended for Sunstreaker to gain a new Dodge Viper body like his brother Sideswipe, but the Decepticons infiltrated the operation and hijacked the body for use by theStunticonDead Endinstead.Arise! Evil Binaltechs

BT World

As the Binaltech conflict raged on, the timeline was eventually altered byRavage.In this alternate timeline, Sunstreaker was present at theEarth Defense CommandAntarctic base, shortly after the appearance of theProtector.Binal Time

Asterisk Story

Dig me!

Sunstreaker was a member of the Autobot Race Team, which may or may not have had any otherTransformerson it. He was sort of a mascot for them, and the team didn't actually use him in races. He resented that people paid more attention to him as a promotional image than as a race car.

After being drafted into theInterplanetary Personnel Exchange Programby OfficerClampdown,Sunstreaker was partnered with the human "race queen" modelJunko Shiragamiand acted as her car. Once, Sunstreaker got into a race with a human-driven sports car, much to Junko's dismay. He used his transformation ability to take a particularly sharp curve, destroying a road sign in the process, for which Junko chewed him out.I'll Show You Some Great Scenery

It was said that Sunstreaker drove faster when he smelled Junko's marigold-scented hair. Make of that what you will.

The Headmasterscartoon

A five-second cameo, and all I do is avoid Blitzwing? Slag it!!

Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Sunstreaker engaged the Decepticons with his comrades. Later, on Earth, Sunstreaker was present for a suspiciously similar battle with the Decepticons that resulted in the death of Optimus Prime. In 2011,Kuprecalled the Cybertronian skirmish that Sunstreaker took part in—or another one very much like it.Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

When the Decepticons launched a major attack on Cybertron in 2011, Sunstreaker appeared briefly in vehicle mode evading jet modeBlitzwing's attacks. Sunstreaker escaped into a tunnel, and Blitzwing bounced off its exterior and crashed.Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

Unite Warriors

Sunstreaker was on Cybertron when the planet was devastated in2011,and was among the survivors located and evacuated by an Autobot rescue team. Ten years later, he had acquired a newcombinerbody and was present on the restored Cybertron asGrand Galvatronclashed withSky Reign.Sky Reign ChapterMegaempressand her4 Guardsalso arrived to cause trouble, leading Sunstreaker to combine with his comrades to form Optimus Maximus with the newly revived Optimus Prime.Megatronia Chapter

WhenUnicronstirred up even more trouble by delivering the Commandos to 2021, Optimus Maximus andSky Reignsplit back into their separate components as Sunstreaker and the Autobots rolled out.Ruination Chapter, Part OneUnicron threatened to use the Unite components to connect with Cybertron, turning it into his new robot body. Sunstreaker and the Autobots joined forces with many of their adversaries, opposing Unicron again as Optimus Maximus. Unicron was defeated, but in seven days Optimus Prime returned to his deactivation period.Ruination Chapter, Part Two

Sunstreaker and the other members ofOptimus Maximustraveled toHawaiifor "special surfing training". Sunstreaker spent his time on the beach with his old partner,Junko,lubricating his joints.Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?

Generations Selects Special Comic(2)

In2050,Sunstreaker and the Autobots initially defended their human allies atNeo Scramble Citywhen Megatron led a rebellion alongside the human-forgedSelectors.Volcanicus comic 1The Autobots soon realized the Selectors also deserved freedom and supported their revolution. TheDinobotsremained loyal to their friend Carly and the Witwickys, and so Sunstreaker was forced to fight them.Volcanicus comic 2

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Following the destruction of the Decepticons'Omega Wave Cannon,Sunstreaker and several other Autobot cars raced after Megatron and his troops to keep them from escaping. They caught up with the Decepticons and kept them busy until Autobot reinforcements could arrive.Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Cloud

The Sunstreaker of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between theOptimus PrimeandMegatronofCloud Worldwhen they came to his spacetime.TFC-A01

Notes

• According to astory pagein the October 1985 issue ofTV Magazine,Sideswipe andRed Alertare brothers, with Sideswipe being slightly older than Red Alert. This connection may have been invented because, aside from Sideswipe and Red Alert sharing the same mold, Sunstreaker was not sold in the Japanese market outside of a special "versus" set withSkidsandBuzzsaw.However, the familial dynamic between Sideswipe and Sunstreaker was not changed in the Japanese dub of the originalTransformerscartoon, leading some Japanese fans to consider the three Lamborghini characters as triplets.