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Drift (Transformers)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | English: Drift Japanese: ドリフト (Drift) English: Deadlock (formerly, as a Decepticon) |
| Occupation: | Autobot, formerly a Decepticon |
| Relationships: | varies by continuity Ratchet (romantic partner) (IDW comics continuity only) |
| Fandom: | Transformers |
| Other: | |
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Drift, aka Deadlock, is a popular and recurring character in the Transformers franchise.
Canon Background
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Drift first appears in the Transformers Generation One IDW Comics continuity in 2008 with All Hail Megatron issue 5, later appearing in his own Spotlight issue and Drift miniseries. In 2013, he became a main-stay character in IDW's More Than Meets the Eye and Lost Light titles. He also appears in the Michael Bay Transformer movie Age of Extinction, the Robots in Disguise cartoon series, and Transformers Cyberverse.
See Drift (disambiguation) and Deadlock (disambiguation) on TFWiki.net for more of his appearances.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
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Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Drift is shipped with many of the other Transformers. He's also popular for self-insert shipping.
Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.
| Primary Canon | With... | Who is a(n)... | Full Label | Type | Ship Name(s) | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDW Comics | Ratchet | Autobot | Drift/Ratchet | M/M | Dratchet | Ratchlock | ラチェドリ | ドリラチェ | Became canon in 2018; most popular MTMTE/LL pairing overall |
| IDW Comics | Wing | Unaligned | Drift/Wing | M/M | Driftwing | Wrift | ウィンドリ | ドリウィン | Their relationship develops over the course of Drift's miniseries |
| IDW Comics | Perceptor | Autobot | Drift/Perceptor | M/M | Driftpercy | Driftceptor | ドリパ | パドリ | Drift saved Perceptor's life in Drift's Spotlight issue |
| IDW Comics | Rodimus | Autobot | Drift/Rodimus | M/M | Driftrod | Hotlock | ドリロディ | ロディドリ | Drift was third-in-command on the Lost Light |
| Bayverse | Crosshairs | Autobot | Crosshairs/Drift | M/M | Crossdrift | Allies |
| IDW Comics | Rodimus, Ratchet | Autobot x2 | Drift/Rodimus/Ratchet | Poly | Dratchrod | Popular poly pairing overall in the fandom |
| IDW Comics | Megatron | Autobot | Drift/Megatron | M/M | Megadrift | Both are former Decepticons |
| IDW Comics | Turmoil | Decepticon | Deadlock/Turmoil | M/M | (n/a) | (n/a) |
| IDW Comics | Perceptor, Ratchet | Autobot x2 | Drift/Perceptor/Ratchet | Poly | Dratchceptor | Combines the popular Drift/Ratchet and Drift/Perceptor |
| IDW Comics | Ratchet, Wing | Autobot, Unaligned | Drift/Ratchet/Wing | Poly | (n/a) | Combines the popular Drift/Ratchet and Drift/Wing |
| RiD 2015 | Fracture | Decepticon | Drift/Fracture | M/M | (n/a) | Direct rivals |
See List of Transformers Relationship Names for more.
Example/Notable Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Drift-Fans-Forever, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
- WingXDrift, Archived version, a club on Deviantart for Drift/Wing
- driftxperceptor, Archived version, a club on Deviantart for Drift/Perceptor
Wikis
- ドリフト(トランスフォーマー) on PixivEncyclopedia
- Drift on the TFWiki
Fan Fic
- Roughhousing by neongoodies. Drift/Rodimus, rated E, sticky interfacing.
- Sweet Torture by the buggu. Drift/Crosshairs, Bay movies, sticky interfacing
- Mabaya by hellkitty. Drift/Perceptor, hurt/comfort
Fan Art
- art by dejavu-drift, Archived version (2020)
- Drift - Deadly samurai (Sketch) by SHYMAGPlE, Archived version (2017)
General Fanworks
Fan Edits
- now you stand reborn, before us all by asveri, Archived version (2014)
- LGBTinComics’ Pride Month Challenge 2019 / Day 2 - A Gay Character by wheeljack, Archived version (late 2010s)
Fan Animation
Fan Mixes
- facades by haerel, Archived version (2015)
- and I'm a goddamn coward (but then again so are you) by eiidolans, Archived version (2015)
- In The Lonely Hour by animetwin, Archived version (2015)
- The Rough and Tumble by lovino, Archived version (2014)
- Sail Right On by tricotron, Archived version (2014)
- someday we'll all be free by hyperandrogenism, Archived version (2017)
- Blow em to Dust by bleptongue, Archived version (2019)
Meta
- PSA: Deadlock was a big deal. by rurounidrift, Archived version (2015)
- meta by decepti-thots, Archived version (2024), on pre-war Drift.
- meta by weapon-up-wallflower, Archived version (2023), on how the sexy lamp test can be applied to Drift in MTMTE and LL.
- meta by polyhexian and lesbiandeadlock, Archived version (2020), on Drift's pettyness
- Drift is one of my favorite characters but I struggle w how much he’s smoothed out by the fanon interpretation by disformer, Archived version (2021)