Sideways (Transformers)

Sideways was a Transformers introduced in the modern TF series as a homage to double agents like Doubledealer.

Transformers: Armada/Transformers: Micron Legends'''
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 * DoubleFace in Japan

Arriving on Earth claiming to be a drifter, the enigmatic Sideways took on a motorcycle as a vehicle mode and sided with the Autobots, but soon - apparently - Sideways showed his true colours by siding with Megatron and the Decepticons, in the process allowing the villains to claim the Star Saber. His Minicon rider (holding his conscious mind), splits into the two helmets he wears. Overtime, it became apparent that Sideways served a higher power, as he surreptitiously manipulated and sabotaged battles, creating dissent in the Decepticon ranks, always ensuring that the balance of power between the two factions was perpetually shifting.

When Megatron learned of his treachery, he sliced Sideways to ribbons with the Star Saber, but all were stunned when Sideways' body dissolved into energy and reformed, cackling that he could never be destroyed. Sideways proceeded to form a deal with Thrust, and alerted the kids to the existence of the Requiem Blaster, setting in motion a chain of events which eventually culminated with the Decepticons in possession of all three Mini-con weapons, heading back to Cybertron. Once there, Thrust absconded with the Star Saber and the Skyboom Shield, delivering them to Sideways within Cybertron's moon, which was in actuality the disguised form of Sideways' master, the monstrous Unicron. Sideways proceeded to steal the Star Saber, the third key needed to reactivate Unicron, and the behemoth was brought to life, turning on Cybertron cutting a swathe through the combined Autobot/Decepticon armada as Megatron (now Galvatron) and Optimus Prime confronted Sideways within his body and learned the truth - that Sideways was another of Unicron's creations. Allowing his master to takeover his body to speak through, Sideways attempted to make Prime the new vessel for his master's consciousness after desposing of the others to be absorbed by Unicron's body. When Rad was able to reawaken the Mini-Cons, they managed to break free and deactivated Unicron in the process. Enraged, Sideways attempted to kill his 'siblings' for doing this, only to be fatally wounded by Optimus Prime using the Requiem Blaster on him.

Transformers: Cybertron
Sideways is known as Noise Maze in the Japanese series Galaxy Force.

His homeworld is referred to as Planet X.

He arrives and claims to be a special detective working against Megatron from the inside, but this may not be true. Sideways eventually allies himself with Starscream and helps him steal the Earth Planet Force. The energy of the planet force makes Starscream grow to the size of a giant. Using his new found power, Starscream attempts to destroy Megatron and Optimus Prime's forces. But when Starscream was defeated, Sideways rescued him.