Twin Twist (G1)

Twin Twist is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He has killer thighs. Literally.

Twin Twist will sink his drills into anything, tearing it to shreds at the smallest excuse. He loves violence and fighting as much as your average Decepticon, full of fury and the desire to show off just how much destruction he's capable of doing. Optimus Prime sometimes worries about his uncontrollable nature, but no one can argue that he isn't an effective warrior. It's probably not much of a surprise that he fits right in with the Wreckers.

As a Jumpstarter, Twin Twist and his brother Topspin can transform between modes in a fraction of an instant (.4 of a second), significantly faster than most Transformers. He is sometimes partnered with the Titan Master Flameout.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Let's see you GRIT THOSE TEETH!!!

Twin Twist was a member of the Wreckers, and trained diligently with the other Wreckers in preparation for Operation: Volcano. When the operation's linchpin, Ultra Magnus, was required elsewhere, Twin Twist agreed with the others to drop the mission and redirect their efforts. However, after Twin Twist protected the weak in a bar brawl at Maccadam's, it was he who helped change the team's minds by renewing their fighting spirit. They then returned to training for Operation Volcano.

Twin Twist grieved with the other Wreckers when their leader, Impactor, died saving the life of Emirate Xaaron as Operation: Volcano ended horribly. Target: 2006

After both Megatron and Optimus Prime wound up teleported back to Cybertron, Megatron set about spreading false rumors that a Decepticon spy, disguised as Optimus, had been set loose to infiltrate the Autobots' ranks. Twin Twist helped capture what he believed to be the imposter alongside the rest of the Wreckers. ...The Harder They Die! The Wreckers readied to gun down their captive, only for the execution to be interrupted by Outback. Though the little guy wasn't able to convince the others that Prime was the real thing, he used a gas particle bomb to create sufficient distraction to allow the Autobot leader to escape his energy restraints and vamoose. Under Fire! Distant Thunder! Prime's name was eventually cleared, and he began rallying Autobot forces on Cybertron, leading them on raids to plunder Decepticon resources. Twin Twist participated in several of the raids, leading up to one which would serve as a distraction, allowing Prime and Ultra Magnus to sneak up on Megatron and take on the Decepticon leader. Resurrection!

He wasn't even supposed to be here today!

Twin Twist somehow wound up within the newly space-borne Ark alongside the Autobots under Grimlock's leadership, and was one of several Autobots who attended the trial of four human children who were charged with aiding Blaster in a mutinous plot. Spacehikers!

After Impactor's death, Wreckers rookie Springer took his place. Some time later, Twin Twist stood with the Wreckers in the new Autobase in Kalis when a nuclear reactor exploded and hordes of zombie Transformers poured out of Cybertron's lower levels. Twin Twist was captured and imprisoned with his fellow Wreckers and Emirate Xaaron in Flame's underground base. Legion of the Lost! The Wreckers managed to break out of their cell and retrieve their weapons, resuming combat against the zombies patrolling Flame's headquarters. They then bumped into a returning Springer, now accompanied by Ultra Magnus, Fizzle, Sizzle, and Guzzle. Unfortunately, any further progress towards Flame's inner sanctum was blocked off by a massive blast door. Though their weapons proved ineffective against it, the Autobots managed to get through when Trypticon arrived, repaying a favor that fellow Decepticon Flywheels owed Ultra Magnus. Unfortunately, they came to confront Flame too late; his machines had already destabilized, and the countdown to Cybertron's destruction had already begun. While Springer, Ultra Magnus, and Xaaron dealt with Flame, the rest of the group cut through the remnants of madbot's zombie army and returned to the surface. There, Twin Twist learned that a zombified Impactor had forfeited his (un)life in order to prevent the whole planet from blowing up. He joined the others in remembering Impactor's two heroic deaths. Meltdown!

Soon, the time travelling Galvatron who wandered Earth had attracted the attention of the Wreckers. After Twin Twist helped his fellow Wreckers memorize the stats of their foe, they warped themselves down to Earth to face him... and right into the middle of a heavily populated Earth city. Though Springer worried that this had totally compromised their mission, as they didn't want to inflict any casualties on the innocent humans, the Wreckers nonetheless threw themselves at Galvatron. Twin Twist and his Jumpstarter partner Topspin focused their efforts on Galvatron's equally time-tossed Targetmaster brethren, Cyclonus and Scourge. Eventually, to stave off further collateral damage, Springer lured the two Decepticon cronies out of town, leaving the rest of his crew with the opportunity to gang-up on Galvatron. However, they were unwilling to leave Springer to the Decepticons' mercies, and instead pursued him, allowing Galvatron to escape them. The Wreckers' mission ended as a total failure, and they returned to Cybertron to plan anew. Wrecking Havoc

If Twin Twist were linked to Topspin the way they are in IDW, Galvatron would be totally killing four Autobots at once.

However, this only delayed the inevitable. Galvatron's presence in the present day had started to unravel the space-time continuum. Twin Twist and the rest of the Wreckers reluctantly teamed up with the Decepticons' counterpart organization, the Mayhem Attack Squad, to counter Galvatron.

Quickly, Galvatron began depleting the Wreckers' ranks. Though Roadbuster died inflicting a horrible head wound on Galvatron, this only made the Decepticon angry. With renewed fury, Galvatron tore through the Wreckers. He defeated Rack'n'Ruin and Twin Twist simultaneously, killing the latter by tearing off his head. Time Wars

Transformers Annual 1985

When Prowl and Bumblebee detected Decepticon activity in the Amazon, the pair brought Topspin and Twin Twist along to investigate. Prowl was hesitant throughout the mission, and suggested the group turn back upon encountering a roadblock. Twin Twist wouldn't hear it however, as he and Topspin were eager for some action. He easily forced his way through the roadblock with his drills, and the group picked up a trail left behind by Ravage afterwards.

The Autobots trekked for days until they came upon the Decepticons' hideout. There, the enemy was excavating crystals which could bring new Decepticons to life. Prowl suggested that the Autobots hold their position and contact the Ark for reinforcements, prompting a debate within the group. While the others were distracted by their argument, Bumblebee took it upon himself to push on alone, only to be caught in Thrust and Starscream's cross-hairs. Prowl and the Jumpstarters were forced into action, but found themselves paralyzed with fear partway into their descent; Dirge had also been posted as a guard, and was using his fear-inducing engines on the Autobots. Prowl managed to neutralize this newest threat, and the Jumpstarters resumed their rescue attempt. Together, they blasted Starscream out of the sky and sent him crashing into Megatron's mining operation, destroying it utterly. Thrust retaliated by burying the Autobots in an avalanche, and by the time Twin Twist clawed his way out, the Decepticons had already fled. Hunted!

Marvel UK future timelines

In the year 2510, Twin Twist witnessed the end of the old war and the start of a new one. With the last Decepticon destroyed, the Autobots began arguing among themselves as to whether Springer or Ultra Magnus should be Rodimus Prime's chosen successor. A scuffle broke out and casualties happened on both sides, leading to a new Autobot Civil War between the Technobots and the Wreckers, with Rodimus sitting in the middle of the war zone, emotionally crushed by the renewed conflict. Peace

Transformers '84

When Impactor and Roadbuster walked in on Punch informing Ultra Magnus that he needed a "wrecking crew" to deal with Straxus restarting Megatron's "Project Dreadnought", they recruited Twin Twist, Whirl, Topspin, and Rack'n'Ruin to form a new unit called the "Wreckers". Secrets & Lies #3

Arriving at the nerve centre of Project Dreadnought, the newly formed Wreckers assumed their designated holding positions until their fearless leader Impactor could think of an appropriate signal; upon a surprise attack by Abominus he spontaneously ordered them to "wreck and rule" and Twin Twist began tunnelling towards the control centre, followed by Topspin. While their fellow Wreckers battled the Terrorcons above, the Jumpstarters held off a squad of generic Decepticons while laying enough explosives to destroy the base for good. When the job was done, Twin Twist gave Impactor the signal to pull out and the Wreckers withdrew from their first mission victorious. Secrets & Lies #4

Decepticon Poison

In one possible scenario, Twin Twist was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply.

If the Autobots decided to launch a full-frontal assault, as suggested by Ironhide, Twin Twist was one of the Autobots Optimus called forth to gun down the laboratory. The laboratory then caved in on itself, signalling an Autobot victory. Decepticon Poison

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

During the "Dark Ages" of the Cybertronian civil war, a time in which both Megatron and Optimus were thought dead, both the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions. Twin Twist joined Springer's Wreckers, who came to frequent blows against Ratbat's Ultracons. During one of their missions, they battled Devastator in order to keep the Tagan Heights out of their enemy's control. Twin Twist tried to topple the combiner by drilling into his left foot. Amazingly, the strategy did not work. Escalation Defensor joined the fight, but the resulting clash between the two combiners was so brutal that Twin Twist and the other Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. When the ground-bound Wreckers became boxed-in as the area was collapsing around them, Twin Twist used his drills to dig an underground escape route. Devastation

After the creation of the Micromasters in fuel-starved times, Twin Twist came to work for a unified Autobot faction once more. He was guarding Autobot HQ when Countdown and Groundshaker returned from an interplanetary mission. His fellow guard, Topspin, asked the little 'bots where Optimus Prime was, only for the new arrivals to inform them that they had failed to locate the lost Autobot leader. Destined for Nothing Later, due to the machinations of the Decepticon-allied Micromaster Skystalker, the Autobots and Decepticons were tricked into an all-out brawl, despite resources being at an all-time low for both sides. Twin Twist was battered in the conflict that came about, but the Autobots were spared total defeat when a cross-faction group of Micromasters revealed the scheme that had brought the fight about. The Autobots and Decepticons abandoned the battlefield in response, allowing the war to prolong itself further. Victims of the Revolution

In the present, Twin Twist and his compatriot, Topspin, served as guards under Shockwave's regime. Neither of them were all too please with Cybertron's current government, though they did their best to keep silent about it, knowing that Shockwave had eyes and ears everywhere. Brothers' Burden Being elite soldiers, they also were members of Ultra Magnus's shock team. When Menasor was released to wreak havoc on Iacon, Twin Twist tried to attack his left foot. This time, it actually worked and toppled the giant. He survived the battle and uncovered evidence of Decepticon treachery in Menasor's rampage. Passive Aggression Soon after, a full Autobot uprising was underway, and Twin Twist helped in the final push that toppled Shockwave's regime. Revelation

Twin Twist and Topspin continued to serve with Magnus on Cybertron after Shockwave's rule was overthrown, and attended a meeting where the Autobots' forces were divided up to better defend the planet against future threats. The Route of All Evil

The Beast Within

Twin Twist participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, being on the receiving end of a beat-down courtesy of Soundwave. The Beast Within

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Transformers: Stormbringer #2

The Jumpstarters have a branched spark: a rare condition that means the two of them can share each other's pain and feelings, and sometimes perceive each other's circumstances. Twin Twist was the first to get involved in the Wreckers. Last Stand of the Wreckers #3

Teamed with Scoop, Twin Twist was working on drilling out a storm tunnel for Springer on Varas Centralus when they got the call from Optimus Prime to return to Cybertron to investigate the possible return of Thunderwing and rescue Jetfire's expedition team. Stormbringer #2 After Roadbuster and Whirl saved Afterburner and Nosecone from a squad of Centurion drones, Twin Twist's drills were invaluable for tunneling into the hidden base of Bludgeon. Stormbringer #3

Pain is a good teacher, but will Twin Twist learn?

Proving that obsessions exceed universal boundaries, Twin Twist continued his bizarre obsession with left feet by trying to drill the toes off the revenant Thunderwing. This time, he got kicked and stomped on for his trouble. Stormbringer #4

When the Wreckers were again called upon to battle Thunderwing on Corata-Vaz, Twin Twist was there, trying alongside his comrades to get past the massive Pretender to a Nega-Core it was guarding; a device essential for bringing forth the Expansion. One wonders why he didn't just tunnel underneath to get past Thunderwing... Spotlight: Hardhead Spotlight: Doubledealer

When Jetfire managed to remotely override Thunderwing's predetermined directives for a brief time, the Wreckers got by and found the Nega-Core. Twin Twist and Topspin then began attempting to decommission it, ultimately prepping it for transport through a space bridge portal. Once Autobot teams on different planets had reached the other Nega-Cores, Topspin carefully explained to everyone the process by which to properly unlatch and move them. Jetfire lost control of Thunderwing by this point and it turned back to resume attacking the Wreckers, but they managed to survive. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Sometime later, the Wreckers apparently had a battle with Turmoil and his crew of Decepticons that went badly. Twin Twist's fellow Jumpstarter Topspin and five other Autobots were taken prisoner aboard Turmoil's cruiser. Led by Kup, Twin Twist and the remaining Wreckers made a successful rescue attempt, thanks in part to their new recruit Drift. Spotlight: Drift With Kup back in the field, however, he recruited Springer and several of the Wreckers for his personal strike team.

Over two years later, the Wreckers were reformed and were taking on new recruits; Twin Twist and Topspin were still part of the team. While meeting the new guys, they saw Ironfist briefly fall unconscious. Twin Twist was going to have Perceptor fetched to check the guy out, but Ironfist claimed he was fine... while Guzzle revealed that Ironfist was the secret identity of "Fisitron", the historian behind the Wreckers: Declassified datalogs. Twin Twist was stunned, and then amused to find his official file was top secret and that Ironfist really wanted to know what was in it. While Topspin claimed they were just two normal guys really, Twin Twist gave a friendly warning for "Fisitron" to do "no more prying". Last Stand of the Wreckers #1

Before the assault on Garrus-9, Twin Twist briefly talked with Topspin about the vicarious perception they were experiencing, but decided not to let it distract them. During the assault he was placed in Springer's pod, and manned the pod's gun until he was knocked over by an enemy blast. Rather than falling to his death, he was saved by Impactor. Last Stand of the Wreckers #2

DENTAL PLAN! Verity needs Masterbraces! DENTAL PLAN! Verity needs Masterbraces! DENTAL PLAN!

Upon planetfall, Twin Twist's group was followed by a group of Decepticons. The Wreckers responded with lethal force while Springer took a look at Twin Twist's wound. Needing to get to the cell block apparently below them, he painfully transformed into his drill mode— which was felt elsewhere by Topspin. He drilled directly into a large room and was again saved from his fall, this time by Springer. He reached a computer terminal and realized they had accidentally triggered a defense mechanism and were going to be vaporized. They tried to escape but were zapped by a high concentration of energy. Twin Twist came to in the presence of Stalker, who asked him to open wide as he brought a scalpel toward Twin Twist's head. Last Stand of the Wreckers #3

Stalker tortured Twin Twist in earnest, ravaging his face and eventually causing the Wrecker to pass out from the pain. Stalker left the Autobots alone briefly so he could go fetch the endoscopic claw, another torture device. Twin Twist woke up just in time to hear the bound Springer and Impactor arguing. Stalker returned with the horrific-looking instrument and resumed his torture of Twin Twist, despite the Autobot's desperate pleas. In the Aequitas chamber, Twin Twist's anguish was experienced by Topspin through vicarious perception. Rather than let his brother suffer any further, Topspin offered his spark up to bypass Aequitas' suicide lock. The two Jumpstarters died simultaneously, their shared last words being "Wreck and Rule!" Last Stand of the Wreckers #4

After the liberation of G-9, Twin Twist's remains, as well as that of the other fallen Wreckers, were transported to Earth along with the survivors. Last Stand of the Wreckers #5 They were later interred in the Zone of Remembrance at Debris, the Wreckers' headquarters. Zero Point

Legends comic

Twin Twist was a Powered Master and space pioneer with the ability bestow the properties of a drill upon any weapon he wielded. Bonus Edition Vol. 65 In the late 1980s, they entered the scene to protect the Transform Super Cog from falling into Decepticon hands, and they managed to defeat the Battlechargers who were attempting to steal it from within the Ark. When the Jumpstarters joined the battle outside, they attacked who they thought was Megatron, but it turned out to be the decoy, Megaplex, and they were left open to attacks from Sunstorm and Enemy, but Nightstalker was able to protect them from Enemy's finishing blow. That didn't stop them from losing the Super Cog to Slugslinger, but the other Autobots were able to end his threat. Slugslinger's Ambition

Twin Twist loved to drill holes and often ended up damaging the Autobot base, much to the chagrin of the other Autobots. He was supported in his mischief by Topspin, G1 Warrior Twin Twist who would only put his foot down when Twin Twist wanted to drill holes in him. G1 Warrior Topspin Optimus Prime tried putting his obsession to good use by having him dig pitfall traps for the Decepticons, but he dug so many that the Autobots themselves fell in them. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons The problem was "solved" when Prime appointed both him and Topspin leader of the Jumpstarters, leaving Twin Twist too busy arguing with his brother to have time for drilling. The Commander's Good Idea In 2004, the Jumpstarters were recruited by Springer into his new Wreckers unit. Bonus Edition Vol. 7 LG-07 Jetfire Sequel The team was charged with cleaning up around Mount St. Hilary, which Twin Twist contributing by digging holes for garbage disposal. G1 Wreckers Birth Story During this time, he and Topspin learned that their fellow Wreckers Whirl and Roadbuster had come from a peaceful dimension known as the Legends World and hoped to help found such a place themselves someday. Bonus Edition Vol. 66

Decades later in the 2030s, the Jumpstarters were approached by Katsu Don and asked for their help in creating a dimension called Legends, causing them to realize their friends were from the future. Concluding that they had to accept or else their friends would never be born, they stole the Zodiac from fellow Powered Master Dai Atlas and used it to create the Legends World, leaving it in the care of the Zamojin. Bonus Edition Vol. 66 Twin Twist was later present when his teammates raised concern about Springer's's increasing girth. LG19 Sprung Prologue Following a trip to the Legends World, their commander returned in a new body which Twin Twist immediately wanted to drill holes in. LG19 Springer Sequel Upon learning that the Zamojin were attempting to destroy their creation through Windblade, they explained the circumstances to the other Wreckers before traveling there to stop Katsu Don. LG65 Twin Twist Prologue Twin Twist was swiftly decapitated by Windblade but survived by retrieving the Zodiac and using its power to turn his head into a Headmaster and his body into a Drill Base. Using the base's drills to generate electromagnetic waves, he successfully retrieved Spoilsport from Windblade and blasted her, freeing Peacemaker as well. Bonus Edition Vol. 65 Expressing their determination to defend the world they created, Twin Twist and Topspin then combined into their Attack Powered form and decisively defeated both Windblade and Katsu Don. Bonus Edition Vol. 66

When Majin Zarak was released on the Legends World, the Jumpstarters worked with many other parties to defeat him. Twin Twist's Drill Base mode, linked to his Powered Engine, was used to funnel power into Alpha Trion's ultra-drill, a device for transporting between dimensions. It was hoped that the ultra-drill could remove Majin Zarak to a safe pocket dimension without destroying (due to a time paradox involving his presence in this time period). Together, the defenders of the Legends World used their combined firepower to force Majin Zarak through the breach. However, the Targetmaster partners were also modified by Scorponok and Devil Z into plasma energy bombs which threatened to destroy the Legends World. Unable to disarm the Targetmasters without killing them, Mayor Megatron ordered the population evacuated through portals created by Twin Twist's Drill Base. The Jumpstarters theorized it might still be possible to one day recreate the Legends World if it were destroyed, with the help of their Powered Master leader, Dai Atlas. Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two

Getting aid from the Powered Masters would not be easy, however. Back in 2038 of the OG World, the Jumpstarters discovered the Powered Masters had been possessed by the malevolent entity Violengiguar. Although Dai Atlas, Sonic Bomber, and Roadfire still lived on in new Headmaster bodies, their Powered Engines remained in their original forms. Having stolen the Zodiac, Vion (in the body of Dai Atlas) attempted to use its power. Luckily, Topspin and Twin Twist were able to combine with the real Dai Atlas, allowing him access to their Powered Engines to counter Vion's efforts and temporarily deplete the Zodiac's power. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2

The battle progressed to the Zone Base on Planet Micro, where Violengiguar and his master Dark Nova intended to steal energon to recharge the Zodiac. Dark Nova forcibly merged with Mayor Megatron to recreate the powerful Star Giant colossus. Roadfire focused on reclaiming the Powered Engines from the Powered Masters' original bodies, and rallied Topspin and Twin Twist to do it. Topspin and Roadfire merged into Wing Powered while Twin Twist and Dai Atlas formed Drill Powered. Their combined firepower destroyed Lenger and Iguarn in the bodies of Sonic Bomber and Road Fire. Roadfire Chapter

As Vion was destroyed as well and the last Powered Engine recovered, however, the Jumpstarters received surprising resistance from the other Powered Masters. Dai Atlas's hatred of Megatron was such that he not only had no compunctions about striking down Star Giant (with the innocently possessed Megatron inside), but he would also refuse to restore the Legends World if Megatron was the one who wished it. Having seen the benevolent Mayor Megatron and the peaceful Legends World, Topspin and Twin Twist tried to convince the Powered Masters otherwise, but to no avail. When they tried to prevent Dai Atlas from killing Star Giant, he mercilessly cut off their heads and forcibly incorporated their Powered Engines and Transtectors into the Ultra Powered combination. Only as he prepared for his final strike did Dai Atlas realize Star Giant wasn't fighting back. Megatron held Star Giant at bay inside the creature, and accepted his death while imploring Dai Atlas to recreate the Legends World as his final wish. Dai Atlas killed Star Giant and begrudgingly agreed to help the Jumpstarters restore the Legends World afterwards. Dai Atlas Chapter

Together, the five Powered Masters used their Zone Base modes, the Zodiac, and many other energy sources and ingredients to spark the resurrection of the Legends World, allowing the inhabitants to return to New Akihibara City and their homes. Epiloge

Games

Transformers Legends

Twin Twist was a member of the fearless Wreckers squad which liberated Garrus-9 from the grip of Dreadwind and the Air Strike Patrol, though they destroyed most of the facility in the process. The Wreckers

Transformers: Earth Wars

Given Topspin and Twin Twist's absence from Earth, Springer recruited Nosecone to be the Wreckers' new resident driller. Nosecone arrival

The Game Full of Death and Suffering...! This character article is a stub and is missing information on their video game appearances. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it. Transformers: Earth Wars

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Twin Twist specialized in vehicle mode combat. The Enigma of Combination

Toys

The Transformers

My God, I can raise my arms

• Twin Twist (Jumpstarter, 1985)

• Accessories: "Semi-automatic cannon-rifle"
• Known designers: Takashi Matsuda (TakaraTomy)

Released in the second year of the original Transformers toyline, Jumpstarter Twin Twist transforms into a Cybertronic twin-drill tank via a very simple, one-step process. His vehicle mode features a pull-back motor which propels him forward; after a short distance, a latch on his body releases his spring-loaded legs, and the weight and momentum flips Twin Twist up onto his robot mode feet. A small lever on the back of his head adjusts the timing of when his head hits the floor, and thus his kickoff angle, hopefully making this gimmick work better (see the Jumpstarter article's "Toys" section for a full breakdown of what it actually does).

The Mexican version of Twin Twist featured a running change in that early models had their faces painted red instead of silver; these toys were also sold on the European market.

This mold was redecoed to make Salt-Man Z and Robot-Man Z.

• More information on Twin Twist at TFU.info

Titans Return

Let's Twist again. Like we did thirty-two summers ago.

• Flameout & Twin Twist (Deluxe Class, 2017)

• Accessories: Flameout Titan Master, blasters
• Known designer: John Warden (Hasbro), Mark Maher (deco artist)

Titans Return Twin Twist is a heavy retool of Topspin, featuring a new faceplate, shoulders, feet, and backpack with treads replacing the wings.

Twin Twist sports a great deal more paint than his brother. Unfortunately the paint applied to the hips can cause tolerance issues when transforming him, requiring more force to fold the legs up into their vehicle mode configuration.

He was also retooled into Legends Roadfire.

Legends

Check it out, bro! I found this Targetmaster lying around!

• Targetmaster Twin Twist (2018)

• ID number: LG65
• Release date: March 24, 2018
• Accessories: Headmaster, Spoil Targetmaster

Legends "Targetmaster Twin Twist" is a redeco of Titans Return Twin Twist. The torso is a vibrant blue, rather than his mold-mate's turquoise. He is packaged with Spoil. The new pairing is presumably due to a contemporary Sureshot mold not being available for use.

Legacy

We did it, we topped "DK-2."

• Diaclone Universe Twin Twist (Deluxe Class, 2022)

• Accessories: Headmaster, left & right combinable blasters
• Known designers: John Warden, Mark Maher (deco artist), Evan Brooks (deco artist)

Released in the Legacy Wreck N' Rule Collection, this version of "Diaclone Universe Twin Twist" is a redeco of the Titans Return toy in a Diaclone-inspired color scheme (duh). He comes with the same accessories as his Titans Return release, though sadly his "Headmaster" module redecoed from Flameout is unnamed. According to designer Mark Maher, Twin Twist's Diaclone colors are specifically inspired by his appearance in the 1985 back of the box art (see Notes below).^[1]

All of the packs in the Wreck N' Rule Collection contain a piece of a buildable cardboard Wrecker hammer; Twin Twist comes with the hammer's handle. The inner boxes are also designed to be stacked together to form a display mural.

In the United States, Twin Twist was exclusively released in the Amazon Wreck N' Rule Collection, with Twin Twist being the fifth and final reveal on May 13, 2022. Despite being slated for a November release, Twin Twist (along with Bulkhead and Springer) began shipping out in mid July 2022, ahead of the two two-packs that had been revealed before him.

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Twin Twist, Demolitions (2020)
  • Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack
  • Rarity: UT
  • Card Number: T41/T46
  • Stars: 9

Twin Twist, Demolitions is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Twin Twist begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Twin Twist is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

The card's artwork is based on the Titans Return Twin Twist toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art (minus the Flameout Titan Master). The card features original Alt Mode artwork, with lines by Dan Khanna.

This card's set was originally scheduled for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.

Notes

• The Jumpstarters were originally Diaclone "Baku-ten Attack Robo" (爆転アタックロボ, roughly "Explosive Flip Attack Robo") toys. The "Drill Tank Type" (ドリルタンクタイプ) that would become Twin Twist was available in two different color schemes: both had dark blue limbs, but the one depicted in the packaging art had a red torso while the other had a gray torso.
  • Twin Twist appears in his red and blue Diaclone colors in the 1985 back-of-box packaging mural.
  • This coloration would be picked up thirty years later for Twin Twist's appearance in the Legacy toyline.^[1]
• The portraits of Topspin and Twin Twist on their packaging bios next to their Tech Specs were originally reversed, causing some children a bit of confusion. This was eventually fixed. In addition, both of their weapons were named as a twin ion impulse blaster, most likely a placeholder name that otherwise only appears in Bombshell's instructions.
• Character models were created for both Topspin and Twin Twist back in the '80s, but they were never used in animation, not even in a commercial.^[2]
• Twin Twist has been found in a piece of Pretender concept art, likely being used as a pitch for the Pretender toy concept of simplistic Transformers in humanoid shells. His shell closely resembles that of Waverider though there are noticeable differences between the Twin Twist test art and Waverider's finalized box art.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Twin Twist (ツインツイスト Tsuin Tsuisuto)
• French: Double Torsion (Canada)

Gallery

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  Pre-Transformer Diaclone decoes

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  Diaclone deco in the 1985 packaging mural

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  Generation 1 cartoon character model (unused)

References

External links

• Baku-ten Attack Robos at Diaclone.net (Japanese language site)