The sides have vents arcing back to the part that slopes upward. The front section has sculpted details that look like pistons attached to each front wheel. This overall shape is very sleek looking and also serves the purpose of differentiating this Mirage from previous versions of the character.ĭespite being smooth in detail, there are some nicely sculpted details as well. Vents on the sides angle out and then curve back and the rear of the vehicle slopes up a bit, leading to the larger rear tires and the rear spoiler. The center cockpit is enclosed, unlike his G1 incarnation where it was open. The profile is very low, but as you get towards th emiddle it begins to curve upwards. This leads to a nosecone shaped section connected to two front wheels. Classics Mirage also has the familiar T shaped front section.
G1 and Spychanger Mirage for example had the familiar T shaped front section which then led right back into a rear section that pretty much was flat and in a straight line (which makes sense for a race car). Unlike his predecessors however his form is much more curved and streamlined. Like many of his predecessors, Classics Mirage is an F-1 style racing car. However, his Classics form is perhaps the most pure return to his original self. More recently Mirage was added to the Alternators line. Later he would reappear (in his Machine Wars body but with G1 accurate colors) as Robotmasters Rijie. During the "Robots in Disguise" era, Mirage reappeared in his Go-Bots form, this time as a Spychanger in several color schemes. During the Beast Wars years he managed to pop back up as Machine Wars Mirage. In Generation 2 he was one of the Go-Bots. Truth is however the character has been around in one form or another for years now. Most people will remember various incarnations of say, Optimus Prime or Starscream, but Mirage? Maybe not so much. The character of Mirage has flown under the radar for a long time. His specialized electro-disruptor weapon can create complex illusions, and even allows him to Though he is not totally dedicated to the cause, he cares deeply for his friends, and will do anything he can to protect them. Smart and fast, he's always ready with a joke, even when the situation doesn't call for one. Where BUMBLEBEE focuses on information however, MIRAGE perfers sabotage. Together with BUMBLEBEE, MIRAGE completes the AUTOBOT spy team. Motto: "You can't catch what you can't see." Price: $9.99 (Average depending on retailer) They were then rescued by Thunderclash and reunited with the rest of the Autobots aboard Metroplex.Retailer: General (Toys R Us, Target, Wal-Mart etc.) He was later able to escape along with the help of Cliffjumper before rescuing Jazz from Scorponok's experiments. While imprisoned at the Decepticon camp in Verenya, Mirage was used by Scorponok as a test subject for the Talisman. While Mirage was able to evade the humans, he was subsequently attacked by the Decepticon Dropkick, who proceeded to defeat the Autobot and take him prisoner. While on a mission to Toronto with Jazz and Cliffjumper, Mirage was attacked by agents of Sector Seven, who had since turned against the Autobots. Two years later, Mirage would return to Earth as a member of the Autobot Earthforce. After crash-landing on Earth, Mirage would be awakened over a century later and rejoined his fellow Autobots in the fight against the Decepticons. It was because of this trust that Optimus selected Mirage to serve on the Ark II as it departed Cybertron in Cycle 9701. He was later part of a unit commanded by the future Optimus Prime, who trusted Mirage despite others being wary of him. While his distaste for the Decepticons was genuine, some of Autobots had a tendency to distrust him because of his powers and privileged upbringing.ĭuring the early days of the war, Mirage worked as a guard at the New Institute. This lit a fire in his spark and pushed him into fighting the threat of the Decepticons, using his invisibility powers to sneak behind enemy lines. Forced to work alongside the commoners he had once seen as beneath him, Mirage came to see the corruption that had plagued Cybertron for nearly a thousand years and understand the plight that his newfound comrades had suffered during those times. When the Decepticons returned, everything Mirage had come to expect from life was swiftly ripped away from him. Forged at the onset of the Golden Age, Mirage was able to take advantage of Cybertron's booming economy and was able to not only buy himself out of the Functionists' class system but an estate in Translucentica Heights as well, hunting turbofoxes with his upper class friends in his spare time. Mirage was born into a life of privilege and prestige. Because of this, certain people often doubt his loyalty.