| Barricade from Transformers is a robot who can | | | | Barricade and Starscream in at least one occasion. |
| turn into a | | | | Barricade was originally supposed to be Brawl |
| Formula One racing car and is member of the | | | | according toearly versions of the script. However |
| race track patrolteam. As the Race Track Patrol | | | | Brawl ended up beinganother evil Decepticon and |
| front man he brings fierce andedgy combat | | | | his name was switched to |
| tactics which he learned racing against othergangs | | | | Barricade. Whilst in car mode, depicted in his rear |
| in Cybertron. He is known to be acutely precise | | | | is a sloganthat reads: "To punish and enslave". |
| andexact by his troops, and they know that the | | | | According to the officialvideo game, Barricade |
| smallest error canend up in massive turmoil and | | | | stands 16 feet tall and can boost hisspeed up to |
| disaster. Barricade takesadvantage of his position | | | | 300mph. However, director Michael Bay insiststhat |
| as leader of the Race Track Patroland often | | | | he's 18 feet tall and the Deluxe toy version implies |
| abuses his powers by ridiculing others. | | | | aheight of 19 feet - shoulder length. |
| As far as toys go, Barricade came included with | | | | It's a little known fact that Barricade appears in |
| the Race Track | | | | the movie'sprequel comic alongside Starscream |
| Patrol Package along with Roller force, Ground | | | | and Blackout. When |
| Hog and | | | | Barricade lands on earth he searches and |
| Motorhead. Oddly, in the Transformers: Energon | | | | destroys the policecar from which he takes his |
| series | | | | alternate form, making surethere's no one left |
| Barricade appears as leader of a group of | | | | alive. These three Decepticons carelesslyfell into a |
| Decepticons thatcombine to build the body of | | | | trap planted by Sector 7 that was originally |
| Bruticus-Maximus, and he'sportrayed as a missile | | | | intendedto capture Bumblebee. Of course they |
| truck. | | | | wasted no time inannihilating all the human military |
| Barricade from Transformers can transform into | | | | forces before such trapcould catch them. After |
| a Mustang | | | | this massacre, Barricade pretends tolose |
| Saleen S281 police car in the 2007 Transformers | | | | Bumblebee and lets Starscream and Blackout |
| film, makinghim look like the Generation 1 | | | | follow himfrom the clouds. |
| Transformer Prowl. With hispolice car form he can | | | | In the movie, Barricade from Transformers is one |
| easily hide from the humans andauthorities, | | | | of the mostimportant and influential Decepticons. |
| making him an excellent hunter and | | | | Alongside Starscreamand maybe Scorponok he is |
| powerfulopponent against Autobot Bumblebee. In | | | | generally assumed to remain alivefor the sequel |
| the movie he getsto catch Sam Witwicky and | | | | since no signs of his death are shown. Howeverin |
| interrogates him about hisgrandfather's glasses | | | | the leaked script version he does die from an |
| that hold they to Megatron'sgeographical location. | | | | attackperformed by Autobot leader Optimus |
| It's interesting to note that when hetransforms | | | | Prime. However muchanticipation covers this topic |
| into a car he can use a holographic devise | | | | since the movie writersthemselves imply that its |
| andreproduce a human semblance that seems to | | | | an issue to be possibly addressed inthe sequel. |
| drive both | | | | |