Transformers Universe Original Archive

Tailgate Allegiance: Autobot Function: Scout "Let my fellow mechanical beings go!" Profile: In the words of Optimus Prime, "Tailgate sometimes has his mind stuck in low gear!" A lot of what Tailgate thinks is just plain screwy. Although he understands Earth traffic laws, he doesn't agree with many of them. For example, he believes the 55 mph speed limit is an infringement upon the personal rights of cars. In fact, all his views on Earth machines are warped. He likens cars locked in garages to imprisonment without a fair trial. He considers the buying and selling of household appliances to be slave trading. Efforts by his fellow Autobots to convince Tailgate that Earth machines are not alive, and therefore not entitled to the same rights as Transformers, have so far failed. "Only barbarians treat the lesser among them so cruelly," proclaims Tailgate. Unfortunately, the oppressed in this case can never appreciate the efforts of their would-be-savior. Tailgate is not a well robot. Abilities: In car mode, Tailgate can go as fast as 180 mph under his own power with a range of 600 miles. But a powerful ferrocobalt magnet under his hood allows him to be pulled by and within a few feet of any vehicle he chooses to follow, reducing his own fuel expenditure to nearly zero. His range has virtually no limit when he travels like this. Weaknesses: Tailgate is prone to overheating, particularly when he's all worked up over some imagined injustice done to a machine.

Last || Home || Next

A

• Air Raid - Aerialbot Warrior
• Arblus - Lithonian
• Arcee - Autobot Warrior
• Astrotrain - Decepticon Military Transport

B

• Beachcomber - Autobot Geologist
• Blades - Protectobot Air Support
• Blaster - Autobot Communications
• Blast Off - Combaticon Space Warrior
• Blitzwing - Decepticon Ground & Air Commando
• Blue Streak - Autobot Gunner
• Blurr - Autobot Data Courier
• Bombshell - Insecticon Psychological Warfare
• Bonecrusher - Constructicon Demolitions
• Brawl - Combaticon Ground Assault
• Brawn - Autobot Demolitions
• Breakdown - Stunticon Scout
• Broadside - Autobot Air & Sea Assault
• Bruticus - Combaticon Warrior
• Bumblebee - Autobot Espionage
• Buzzsaw - Decepticon Reconnaissance

C

• Cliffjumper - Autobot Warrior
• Cosmos - Autobot Reconnaissance & Communications
• Cyclonus - Decepticon Saboteur

D

• Dead End - Stunticon Warrior
• Defensor - Protectobot Defensive Operations
• Devastator - Constructicon Warrior
• Dirge - Decepticon Warrior
• Divebomb - Predacon Aerial Assault
• Drag Strip - Stunticon Warrior

E

• Eject - Autobot Electronic Surveillance

F

• Fireflight - Aerialbot Reconnaissance
• First Aid - Potectobot Doctor
• Frenzy - Decepticon Warrior

G

• Galvatron - Decepticon City Commander
• Gears - Autobot Transport & Reconnaissance
• Grapple - Autobot Architect
• Grimlock - Dinobot Commander
• Groove - Protectobot Scout

H

• Headstrong - Predacon Ground Assault
• Hoist - Autobot Maintenance
• Hook - Constructicon Surgical Engineer
• Hot Rod - Autobot Cavalier
• Hotspot - Protectobot Leader
• Hound - Autobot Scout
• Huffer - Autobot Construction Engineer

I

• Inferno - Autobot Search & Rescue
• Ironhide - Autobot Security

J

• Jazz - Autobot Special Operations, Saboteur
• Jetfire - Autobot Air Guardian

K

• Kickback - Insecticon Espionage
• Kranix - Lithonian
• Kup - Autobot Warrior

L

• Laserbeak - Decepticon Interrogation
• Long Haul - Constructicon Transport

M

• Megatron - Decepticon Leader
• Menasor - Stunticon Super Warrior
• Metroplex - Autobot Battle Station
• Mirage - Autobot Counter-Intelligence
• Mixmaster - Constructicon Materials Fabrication
• Motormaster - Stunticon Leader

O

• Octane - Decepticon Fueler
• Omega Supreme - Autobot Defense Base
• Onslaught - Combaticon Commander
• Optimus Prime - Autobot Commander
• Outback - Autobot Gunner

P

• Perceptor - Autobot Scientist
• Pipes - Autobot Warrior
• Powerglide - Autobot Warrior
• Predaking - Predacon Warrior
• Prowl - Military Strategist and Analyst

Q

R

• Ramhorn - Autobot Warrior
• Ramjet - Decepticon Warrior
• Rampage - Predacon Gunner
• Ratbat - Decepticon Fuel Scout
• Ratchet - Autobot Medic
• Ravage - Decepticon Saboteur
• Razorclaw - Predacon Commander
• Red Alert - Autobot Security Director
• Rewind - Autobot Archivist
• Rodimus Prime - Autobot Protector
• Rumble - Decepticon Demolitions
• Runabout - Battlecharger Shock Trooper
• Runamuck - Battlecharger Shock Trooper

S

• Sandstorm - Autobot Reconnaisance
• Scavenger - Constructicon Mining & Salvage
• Scourge - Decepticon Sweep Leader
• Scrapper - Constructicon Engineer
• Seaspray - Autobot Naval Defense
• Sharkticons - Quintesson Executioners
• Shockwave - Decepticon Military Operations Commander
• Shrapnel - Insecticon Electronic Warfare
• Sideswipe - Autobot Warrior
• Silverbolt - Aerialbot Commander
• Skids - Autobot Theoretician
• Skydive - Aerialbot Air Warfare Strategist
• Sky Lynx - Autobot Lieutenant Commander
• Skywarp - Decepticon Warrior
• Slag - Dinobot Flamethrower
• Slingshot - Aerialbot Ground Troop Support
• Sludge - Dinobot Jungle Warrior, Demolitions
• Smokescreen - Autobot Diversionary Tactician
• Snarl - Dinobot Desert Warrior
• Soundwave - Decepticon Communications
• Springer - Autobot Aerial Defense
• Starscream - Decepticon Aerospace Commander
• Steeljaw - Autobot Tracker
• Streetwise - Protectobot Interceptor
• Sunstreaker - Autobot Warrior
• Superion - Aerialbot Warrior
• Swindle - Combaticon Munitions Expert
• Swoop - Dinobot Bombardier

T

• Tailgate - Autobot Scout
• Tantrum - Predacon Fueler
• Thrust - Decepticon Warrior
• Thundercracker - Decepticon Warrior
• Topspin - Autobot Land & Sea Assault
• Tracks - Autobot Warrior
• Trailbreaker - Autobot Defensive Strategist
• Trypticon - Decepticon Assault Base
• Twin Twist - Autobot Demolitions

U

• Ultra Magnus - Autobot City Commander
• Unicron - UNIVERSAL DOMINATOR

V

• Vortex - Combaticon Interrogation

W

• Warpath - Autobot Warrior
• Wheelie - Autobot Survivalist
• Wheeljack - Autobot Mechanical Engineer
• Wildrider - Stunticon Terrorist
• Windcharger - Autobot Warrior
• Wreck-Gar - Junkion Leader