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Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Sideswipe Action Figure Blokees, 2025
Day #3,060: May 22, 2026
Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Sideswipe Action FigureSideswipe
Probability (Math.) 1:12

Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny
Item No.:
Asst. 5000888
Manufacturer: Blokees
Includes: Instruction card, blaster thing
Action Feature: Articulated rocket on shoulder
Retail: $2.99
Availability: ca. November 2025
Other: Better Red than SG Pre-deco

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Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Sideswipe Action FigureOne of the most surprising things about this Series 5 Defender Sideswipe is that it wasn't a straight-up redeco of Series 1 SG-Sideswipe [FOTD #2,852]. The two big changes? The back piece, and the blaster.

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Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Sideswipe Action Figure

The SG version was a prepaint, immediately resulting in fans wondering when the red version of this 2-inch-ish robot would come out. Blokees did a nice job with it, shifting the deco budget from the shins to the chest. Cast in red, black, and gray, we now have painted headlights and some lines that look a little more like the 1991 Action Masters figure. It's very much not specific to the cartoon, which has white thighs and big white rectangles just below the knee region. The coloring is evocative of a number of Sideswipe things, but may not be specific enough for you to not expect a series of Sunbow repaints later. This toy's lower legs are all black, when most toys and cartoon models have at least some red. Sure, it's not perfect, but it looks pretty cool and I'm feeling less and less hung up on anything being a perfect replica of a specific version. Unless, of course, it's advertised as such on the box.

Blokees Transformers Defender Version 05 Traitor to Tyranny Sideswipe Action Figure

As a tiny red version of a guy kids loved in 1984 but who really didn't do anything cool, there's one feature you need - a red jetpack. And he has it! It's fused to his back so he can't loan it to Optimus Prime, but what matters is that it's there. His head has blue optics, which probably makes this one of those figures that's Action Masters-flavored but also good enough to fill that Sideswipe-shaped hole in your collection. It's a good pull if you can get it.

--Adam Pawlus

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