Rewind (G1)

Did you know that Rewind is an Autobot Mini-Cassette from the Generation 1 continuity family?

"Did you know that the names 'Rewind' and 'Eject' come from ACTUAL BUTTONS on a tape player? It's true, it's true!"

Did You Know that Rewind...

• Is the undisputed Autobot trivia master?
• Can store more data than even a floppy disk, whether in robot mode or mighty microcassette mode?
• Isn't terribly selective with the data he stores, gathering up every tidbit of information he can find until it gives him a splitting electronic headache?
• Can unleash the light from his internal data storage matrix to become a blinding beacon?
• Would never lose on Jeopardy!, but isn't always able to remember the useful things he knows until it's too late?
• Can tell you useful facts about New Jersey (both of them)?

(The Transformers Universe bio. New York: Marvel Comics, 1986.)

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

"Hey, did you know that my toy has a red eye visor but Eject has an orange visor? Let me tell you more."

Did You Know that Rewind in the Transformers Cartoon...

• Was voiced by Townsend Coleman in the English language and Yoku Shioya in the Japanese language dub?
• Was voiced by Júlio Chaves and Roberto Macedo in the Portuguese language dubs of "Forever Is a Long Time Coming" and "Madman's Paradise", respectively?
• Became one of Blaster's cassettes sometime between 1986 and 2005?
• Helped Blaster and Perceptor defend the communications tower during the Battle of Autobot City?
• Successfully shot Ravage several times while doing so?

(Ron Friedman. The Transformers: The Movie. New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.)

• Accompanied Blaster on a mission to investigate chronal energy signals emanating from an asteroid that had existed for 1,000,200,043 years and seven months?
• Travelled back in time to the First Great Cybertronian War?
• Successfully fought against both Sharkticons and Dark Guardians?
• Used his knowledge (after an initial false start) to recognize both the Guardians and the Quintessons attempt to change history by stopping the Autobot slave rebellion?
• Spoke 17 lines of dialogue with 154 words during the accounting of these events?

(Gerry Conway and Carla Conway. "Forever Is a Long Time Coming". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.)

• Helped Steeljaw track down a missing Daniel Witwicky by identifying what Steeljaw found to Ultra Magnus?
• Can translate ancient Quintesson inscriptions?
• Identified that a long-hidden chamber near the capital central of Cybertron was used for banishing criminals to a variety of alternate dimensions as punishment for their crimes?
• Successfully determined that Daniel was banished to Menonia?
• Participated in a Menonian battle against Mara-Al-Utha, a Quintesson exiled for practicing magic?

(Craig Rand. "Madman's Paradise". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.)

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Controverse

Did You Know that Rewind in the "Controverse" guidebook manga...

• Remembered how to use the Quintessons' dimensional banishment portal?
• Assisted Hubcap in its use?
• Oversaw the Autobots when they dispatched Primacron to another universe using the portal?

(Hirofumi Ichikawa. "Controverse". Tokyo: Million Publishing, 2014.)

The Headmasters cartoon

Did You Know that Rewind in the Headmasters Cartoon...

"Did you know my weight is easily within the load bearing capacity of a cybercat? I just found out myself!"

• Was voiced by Ken Yamaguchi in the Japanese language?
• Helped find Soundwave and his cassettes while they were spying on Autobot forces in Autobot City?
• Joined the hunt to find the hidden Matrix of Leadership?

(Toyohiro Andō. "The Mystery of Planet Master". Tokyo: Toei Animation Co., Ltd., 1987.)

• Refused to go on missions because he was mourning Blaster's death?
• Was overjoyed when Blaster was resurrected as Twincast?
• Rode on Steeljaw as Twincast led them on a mission to stop the Madmachine?

(Toyohiro Andō. "The Great Cassette Operation". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.)

• Spied on the Decepticons as they planned to attack Cybertron?

(Yoshihisa Araki. "Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.)

• Sneaked into the Decepticon base and spied on a conversation between Soundblaster and Sixshot about a meeting on Chaar?
• Accompanied Twincast to Chaar and took part in a fight with Soundblaster when they were spotted?

(Toyohiro Andō. "Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.)

• Scouted planet Paradise with the rest of Twincast's cassettes?

(Yoshihisa Araki. "Head Formation of Friendship". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.)

• Helped comb Earth for information on the Decepticons' plans?

(Yoshihisa Araki. "The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.)

• Patrolled Earth with the other cassettes after the Decepticons abandoned the planet?

(Yoshihisa Araki. "Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.)

• Saved Chromedome and Hardhead from Mindwipe along with his fellow cassettes during the final battle to save Earth?
• Joined in the "Final Formation" to give Fortress Maximus enough power to destroy the Decepticons' Death Towers?

(Yoshihisa Araki. "The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)". Tokyo: Toei, 1988.)

Legends comic

Did You Know that Rewind in the Legends comic...

• Avoided a blackball infection by being in Twincast at the time?
• Helped rebuild Twincast and other victims into small Headmasters to save their lives?

(Hayato Sakamoto. "Headmaster Chapter Prologue". Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2016.)

• Came with the bodiless Autobots to the Legends World in a quest for new transtectors?

(Hayato Sakamoto. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21. Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2016.)

• Was released from Twincast's service when he returned to being Blaster and told to seek his own happiness?

(Hayato Sakamoto. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27. Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2016.)

• Got a new body that transformed into a tablet?
• Took Blaster's advice to heart and set out to record all the world's information, starting with data on the Masterforce system?
• Manipulated Autobot Axalon Trading Company into mass-producing Master-Braces so that the new Headmasters could gather transtector data for him?
• Had his plan backfire when the Galvatron transtector attacked him, only to be saved when the braces stopped working?
• Recorded that the braces seemed to only work for human children, then teamed up with the detective Nightbeat for further investigations?

(Hayato Sakamoto. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 28. Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2016.)

• Was with Blaster when a brainwashed crowd attacked him for the Zodiac?
• Brought up data on two similar incidents and how they were solved, allowing Blaster to undo the brainwashing?
• Helped Laserbeak distract Devil Z when he attacked Blaster and Soundwave, allowing Ravage to free Megatron from Devil Z's control?

(Hayato Sakamoto. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36. Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2016.)

• Helped Nightbeat steal data on Godbomber?
• Was outraged to learn that Nightbeat was also working with Decepticons to steal Godbomber itself, but was forced to cooperate anyway?
• Got the information he had hired Nightbeat to find when Ginrai explained to them the function of Master-Braces?

(Hayato Sakamoto. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42. Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2017.)

Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic

Did You Know that Rewind in the Legacy comic...

• Was a spectator for the second week of the Speedia 500 on Velocitron with Twincast?

(Hayato Sakamoto. Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3. Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2023.)

Alternity

Did You Know that Rewind in Alternity...

• Became a member of the Protectors?
• Explained why Alternity Auto-avatars were based on early 21st century vehicles?

(Hirofumi Ichikawa. "Alternation". Tokyo: Tomy Co., Ltd., 2010.)

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

Did You Know that Rewind in the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic...

• Rode alongside Eject inside Prowl to help expose Decepticons posing as Autobots?
• Fired his blaster at a pair of hooded-and-robed figures, who were revealed as the Decepticons Frenzy and Rumble?
• Then beat the ever-loving snot out of the two small Decepticons with Eject's help?

(Masumi Kaneda. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd., 1986.)

Wings Universe

Did You Know that Rewind, at the dawn of the Machine Wars...

• Relayed news to Override and Hoist that Optimus Prime had been attacked?
• Was relieved to find that Optimus wasn't dead (again), but rather in deep stasis?
• Informed his fellow Autobots that Obsidian had taken command of Cybertron's military?

(Jesse Wittenrich. "Termination". Fort Worth, Texas: Fun Publications, 2013.)

Ask Vector Prime

Did You Know that Rewind, as recounted by Vector Prime...

• Had his home universe destabilized by Sideways and Gong?
• Battled Re-Volt, Chaos, and Traitor when the Renegades tried to breach Autobot City?

(Jim Sorenson. "Echoes and Fragments". Ask Vector Prime. Facebook, 10 February 2016.)

Marvel The Transformers comics

Marvel UK future timelines

"Did you know that due to Marvel's practice of using blue to represent black, I can be easily confused with Eject?"

Did You Know that Rewind in the Marvel Generation 1 Comics...

• Was released from Blaster's chest along with his fellow cassettes by Hot Rod and Arcee to help even the odds after the other Autobots in Autobot City (including Blaster) were deactivated and crucified during a Quintesson attack on the city in 2008?

(Simon Furman. "Space Pirates!". London: Marvel Entertainment International Ltd., 1988.)

The Transformers 3-D

Did You Know that Rewind in the Transformers 3-D Comic...

• Was the historian of the Autobots?
• Was consulted by Optimus Prime after Blurr and Hot Rod retrieved a Logicon message tape that contained information on the Destructons?
• Considered both the Destructons and the Logicons to be myths from a primitive past?
• Was subsequently asked by Optimus Prime to work out the coordinates to planet Metascan Alpha, the apparent home of the Logicons?
• Noticed a spy in their midst and shot at him—but became confused by the spy seemingly being in two places at once? (It's because the Autobots were really facing Pounce and Wingspan!)

(Williams, Fuget, Haxo, "Noodles" and Stephenson. "The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3". El Cajon, California: Blackthorne Publishing, 1988.)

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Did You Know that Rewind in the Dreamwave Generation One Comics...

• Was a frequent partner of Blaster throughout the millennia, serving under him and Perceptor during the Age of Internment?
• Listened to Slamdance's tale of how the latter narrowly escaped death at Starscream's hand?

(Simon Furman. The War Within: The Age of Wrath. Markham, Ontario: Dreamwave Productions, 2004.)

• Was a part of Hot Rod and Kup's resistance movement when the Unified Cybertronian Government was corrupted from within by Shockwave?

(Brad Mick. "Countdown to Extinction". Markham, Ontario: Dreamwave Productions, 2003.)

2005 IDW continuity

"Did you know I am old, tiny, and looking for my mustachioed ex-husband?"

Main article: Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

Did You Know that Rewind in the IDW 2005-2018 Comics...

• Was too prominent a character to continue summarizing his story simply as trivia factoids?

(James Roberts. The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye. San Diego, California: Idea and Design Works, LLC, 2012.)

Titans Return marketing material

Did You Know that Rewind in "The Power of the Titan Masters" comic...

• Worked alongside Blaster and Stripes on the planet Caminus?
• Chased Skullsmasher, Grax, and Rot-Gut after the Decepticons stole some codes?
• Was forced to retreat when Skullsmasher deployed a cloud of armor-eating rust?

(Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters)

Games

Transformers G1: Awakening

Did You Know that Rewind in Transformers G1: Awakening...

• Was among the Autobots who left Cybertron aboard the Ark, and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons?
• Was forced to remain inside Blaster until enough energy could be gathered to repair Blaster sufficiently for them to return to combat?
• Eventually was able to return to combat, shortly before the Autobots returned to Cybertron to assault the Decepticon fortress in an attempt to free the enslaved Autobots there?

("Transformers G1: Awakening". San Francisco: Glu Mobile, 2010.)

Transformers Legends

Did You Know that Rewind in Transformers Legends...

• Occasionally got headaches from data overload?
• Had Sunder attempt to help relieve his headaches by playing loud music?

(Rewind's bio, Transformers Legends. San Francisco, Mobage, 2013.)

• Joined Blaster in infiltrating a human science facility to try to safeguard the technology there from the Decepticons?
• Found that Soundwave had already wormed his way into the base?

("Espionage", Transformers Legends. San Francisco, Mobage, 2013.)

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Did you know that I was one of the strongest Autobots in the game?

Did you know that Rewind:

• Participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons?
• Sometimes encountered other copies of himself?
• Was a Super Rare character?
• Could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 Rewind Cores?
• Was based on his Timelines toy?

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Transformers: Earth Wars

Did you know that Rewind:

• Is - alongside Ramhorn, Eject, and Steeljaw - one of four minions released by Blaster as the larger bot's special ability?

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Did you know that Rewind:

• was Eject’s twin brother?

( Steele, Bryan. "Decepticon Directive". Escondido, California: Renegade Game Studios, 2023. )

• Served as a “dumping ground” for unsorted data and miscellaneous information?
• Possessed a light-matrix based computational system?
• Could unleash zeta-bytes of information as a blinding flash of light to disorient foes?
• Once interviewed Jetfire on why he chose to join the Autobots?

( Costello, Hicks, Sambrano, Steele, Teague, Webb, and Heiser. "Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook". Escondido, California: Renegade Game Studios, 2022. )

• joined Blaster and his fellow Mini-Cassettes at an abandoned Colorado railyard to guard a shipment of energon cubes?
• was defeated by Astrotrain and a group of rookie Decepticons?

( Steele, Bryan. "The Great Energon Robbery". Escondido, California: Renegade Game Studios, 2023. )

Toys

The Transformers

"Did you know that the cassette-formers are at 1:1 scale for micro-cassettes? True fact."

• Rewind & Steeljaw (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)

• Did You Know that the Cassette 2-Pack Rewind Toy...
  • Has 2 adhesion rifles for accessories?
  • Was released in Hasbro's Generation 1 toyline?
  • Was created by TakaraTomy designer Takashi Matsuda?
  • Transforms from a humanoid robot to a micro-cassette and vice-versa?
  • Is designed to fit in Blaster's chest compartment (though he rattles around a little bit...)?
  • Has two notable variants, one with gold-chromed weapons, and the other, more common version with silver-chromed weapons?
  • Has foil decals that give his "cassette side" its detailing (and cover the screws holding it together) in some versions, while other versions use tampographs (a variant that also eliminates his rubsign indent)?
  • May or may not have any correlation between the guns and detailing variations?
  • Was redecoed to make Eject, Flip Sides, Rosanna, and Solarbot, as well as Shattered Glass Rewind?
  • Has 19 moving parts, including shoulder pads that are adjustable?
  • Cannot hold his weapons in his fists, but has them mounted to the tape wheels inside his arms instead?
  • Is held together with 6 screws, 2 metal bolts, and 11 plastic rivets?
  • Came packaged with Steeljaw?

• Did you know that you can find more information on G1 Rewind at TFU.info?

• Rewind (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)

• Did You Know that the 1986 Japanese Rewind Toy...
  • Has the ID numbers C-67 and C-118?
  • Also has 2 adhesion rifles for accessories?
  • Was still made by Micro Change alumnus Takashi Matsuda?
  • Was released in Takara's markets as part of their Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: 2010 line?
  • Is identical to the 2-pack version?
  • Was only sold individually, with silver guns and sticker detailing?

Encore

"Did you know that this new Autobot symbol on my torso also helps differentiate me from my original toy, in addition to being spiffy?"

• Cassette Dai Sakusen vol.1 (Multi-pack, 2009)

• Did You Know that this re-release of the Japanese Rewind Toy...
  • Has the ID number 15?
  • Also has 2 adhesion rifles for accessories?
  • Was only available in TakaraTomy's Transformers Encore line of reissues in March 28 of 2009?
  • Also came packaged with Eject, Ravage, and Buzzsaw in a "Great Cassette Operation" (カセット大作戦, kasetto dai sakusen) multi-pack?
  • This multi-pack was named after a Headmasters cartoon episode?
  • Featured an Autobot symbol tampograph on his torso, which is new for this release?
  • Was re-released along with the other Cassettes as a lucky draw prize (along with the rest of the 2 box sets) for the Transformers Celebration 2014 event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, even though that this was very likely to be remaining stock?

Timelines

"Did you know that I've been working out?"

• Rewind (TFSS 2.0, 2014)

• Did You Know that this release of the Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Service 2.0 toy...
  • Has two rifles/cannons as accessories?
  • Has a head sculpt designed by Nick Roche?
  • Was released in the Transformers Timelines toyline via the Transformers Collectors' Club?
  • Is a redeco of the United Scout-sized Frenzy/Rumble, which wasn't released in America?
  • Probably shouldn't have his wiki entry be written in this style since the newly-retooled head is based on Roche's design as seen in IDW's More Than Meets The Eye ongoing series, where he wasn't so much a trivia nut?
  • Transforms from a humanoid robot to a "super space tank", just as Rewind joked about not transforming into in "Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It"?
  • Is able to mount his rifles/cannons on his tank turret or his robot mode forearms via C joint clips and bars?
  • Has arms that can transform into spring-loaded pile-driver weapons?
  • Was the fourth toy revealed for 2014's Transformers Figure Subscription Service series, and on Nick Roche's birthday (September 5th)?
  • Was redecoed into Timelines Eject?

• Did you know that you can find more information on Timelines Rewind at TFU.info?

Titans Return

"Did you know you suddenly don't really care for my Timelines toy anymore? It's true!"

• Autobot Rewind (Legends Class, 2016)

• Did You Know that this first wave Titans Return toy...
  • Has a 5mm rifle accessory?
  • Was created by Hasbro lead designer John Warden?
  • Transforms into three things: a robot based on Nick Roche's More than Meets the Eye design, another super space tank, and a "spy tablet" that fits inside Leader Class Blaster?
  • Has a Mini-Cassette background on his tablet-mode screen, referencing his original design?
  • Has pegs on top of his tank mode that allow up to two Titan Master class figures to stand on him?
  • Has a (non-working) headphone jack that accommodates real headphones like all the other "spy tablet" bots?
  • Has a slot in his side in tablet mode that allows him to store his rifle?
  • Was first revealed at New York Comic Con 2015?
  • Has instructions on how to place the stickers forming the tablet mode's screen that are completely unneeded since the aforementioned stickers are factory-applied?
  • Has his leg stickers easily prone to damage after some posing & transforming?
  • Was retooled with a new head into Rumble and Frenzy?
  • Was an enormous shelfwarmer alongside fellow Legends Class Autobot Stripes?
  • Inspired the physical design of the non-toy character Lug?

• Did you know that you can find more information on Titans Return Rewind at TFU.info?

Legends

• Rewind & Nightbeat (Two-pack, 2016)

• Did You Know that this Transformers Legends Rewind toy...
  • Has the ID number LG28?
  • Was released on September 24th, 2016?
  • Is a redeco of the Titans Return Legends Class toy above?
  • Is decoed to match his appearances in the cartoon, complete with separate eyes painted on his visor area?
  • Features stickers forming the tablet mode's screen that are directly modified from Hasbro's Titans Return release of the figure, just with some colors changed, the Autobot insignia replaced by a smaller version that's made to resemble an app icon, and a couple of additional app icons added, including a "T" icon that resembles the Facebook icon, and a "photo" icon based on Reflector's alternate mode?
  • Is bundled with Nightbeat, who is redecoed from the Titans Return toy but does not include the jet/drill-tank vehicle accessory?

Legacy

"Did you know that despite being semi-transparent, I am not actually a ghost?"

• Twincast & Autobot Rewind (Voyager Class, 2023)

• Did You Know that this Legacy Rewind toy...
  • Has the TakaraTomy ID number TL-40?
  • Released in TakaraTomy markets on September 30, 2023?
  • Is a redeco of Kingdom Eject?
  • Was created by Hasbro designer Mark Maher?
  • Features translucent grayish-black plastic?
  • Can fit inside the chest compartment of both Kingdom Blaster and Siege Soundwave AND his retool?
  • Is packed in with the Voyager-scaled Twincast?
  • Was revealed on the January 31 Hasbro Pulse Fanstream, and showed up at Canadian Retail less than a week later?
  • Was also made into Shattered Glass Collection Rewind?

Notes

• Did You Know that...
  • For the original draft of The Transformers: The Movie and several revisions, there was going to be only one humanoid Autobot Mini-Cassette, who was going to be called Bolts?^[1][2]
  • Between the original draft and actual product, Bolts's role was split in two? Bolts was supposed to fight Ravage, which Rewind ended up doing in the movie (Blaster dealt the described kick though). Bolts's attitude and tussle with Frenzy went to Eject. During their initial ejection from Blaster however, both Rewind and Eject swap color schemes multiple times for the duration of the scene.

Foreign names

• Did You Know that...
  • Rewind's Japanese name is Rewind, which is written in katakana as リワインド, which in turn is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as Riwaindo?
  • Rewind's French name in Canada is Mémorax?
  • Rewind's Mandarin name in Taiwan is Dàodài, which is written in hanzi as 倒帶, which means "Rewind"?
  • Rewind's Mandarin name in China is Fātiáo​, which is written in hanzi as 发条, which means "Clockwork"?
  • Rewind's Russian name is Reverse, which is written in Cyrillic as Реверс, which is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as Revers?

References

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