Barricade

Barricade is a Decepticon that transforms into a Saleen S281E police car. He appears to be the rival of Bumblebee, standing at nearly the same height. He is a hunter/scout of the Decepticons, choosing his vehicle mode to easily hide among the humans as a symbol of authority. His persona appears to be that of the cliché "bad cop", as he fiercely interrogates Sam Witwicky once he locates him. He mainly elongates his arms to reveal spinning spikes known as the blade wheels in his hands and uses them as close-combat striking weapons. When in car mode he can simulate the appearance of a human driver, the same holographic model (referred to as "Mustache Man" on-set and in the credits) that "pilots" Blackout and Starscream.

Barricade is one of the main Decepticons in the film, and the very first Transformer to speak English. He first appears hunting down Sam Witwicky to interrogate him about his great-great-grandfather's glasses (that have the location to the Allspark). Sam escapes with his crush, Mikaela Banes in Bumblebee's Camaro vehicle-mode, and Barricade chases them. After the chase, Bumblebee transforms into his robot mode, and on arriving, Barricade attacks the Autobot. He releases his partner, Frenzy, to go after Sam and Mikaela, while he battles Bumblebee. Barricade isn't able to kill Bumblebee. However, he survives (as shown by the brief scene showing him as the first Decepticon responding to Starscream's call), and appears later on during the highway chase scene, where Sam recognizes him (as "the same cop"). Barricade disappears after the highway chase scene. He did die in the leaked early film script. Much like the comic book and novelization, he is killed shortly after Optimus Prime's motorway battle with Bonecrusher whilst attacking Prime from behind. Although Barricade doesn't appear in the 2009 sequel film Revenge of the Fallen, he did have toys in the film's toy line and appeared in the associated prequel novel and comic series.



Barricade returns in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, when the Decepticons occupy Chicago. Barricade and Soundwave capture the Autobots and kick Bumblebee in the back. Later he goes and execute Wheeljack/Que by blasting him. He and Long Haul are with Shockwave before being killed by Wheeljack/Que's bomb launched by the human forces and Optimus Prime.

Voice Actor

 * Jess Harnell