Mirage (Transformers) first to rush into battle, Mirage was destroyed by a flamethrower to his neck; his death was soon avenged in battle by Ironhide. Mirage is one of the light blue robots in the 2010 card game "Monopoly Deal Transformers". The first truly new, different character to bear the name of Mirage appeared in the 1999 "Beast Machines" toyline, a portent of the frequent reuse the name would soon receive. A member of the evil Vehicons, with the requisite (albeit stylised and alien) racing car alternate mode, this Mirage did not appear in the accompanying animated series, but was characterised as
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen book entitled "Transformers: The Movie Universe", which intended to provide factual data on the characters of the film. On June 10, 2009, the comic book adaptation of the film, written by Simon Furman was released. Additionally, Alan Dean Foster also wrote the novelization for the film. Meanwhile, Dan Jolley wrote "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel", a 144-page book oriented at a younger audience than the one by Foster. Lastly, a book titled "Transformers: The Art of the Movies" was released, documenting behind-the scenes aspects of the making of the film. Other minor tie-in publications include "Transformers: Revenge