Stet Their final trip went to Megatron's birth and Tailgate was amused to see he was born in a Con facility (as in -structed Cold). In Transverse, Tailgate joined the Decepticons because he felt … Tailgate was the easiest person to groom. Tailgate went to Swerve's Bar to drink away his sorrows, oblivious to the massive portal that the Lost Light was about to travel through. First Appearance: Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye#1 Tailgate of Rivets Field was forged from a hot spot that ignited six million years ago, two weeks before the launch of the Ark. You Are Here. Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter Eventually, the two heroic Minibots successfully defeated Trypticon. Bonus Edition Vol. Ultra Magnus told Tailgate that they could call it a day on the lecture, so long as Tailgate promised never to speak of what had just transpired. Some Other Cybertron Tailgate found Fangry and proceeded to brutalize him finishing with throwing the Decepticon against the Memorial to the Disappeared with enough force to rupture the Decepticon's neural cluster an act which terrified the other Decepticons into fleeing. Black Sunshine, Tailgate of Rivets Field was forged from a hot spot that ignited six million years ago, two weeks before the launch of the Ark. pardon me' bumped the two to start a fight. The Reluctant Specialist, Ultimately, Tailgate passed his Autobot Code exam, though he professed it was not with "his best grades ever". Rage, Rage The upgrade soon wore off, and Tailgate retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other Autobots as Megatron took down the members of the DJD one by one. As a Terrorcon (zombie) his eyes and mouth were purple and had one broken horn. Cyclonus lived up to his expectations after he and the rest of Team Rodimus found themselves in the same place. Tailgate appeared to give him a lift home from school and attempted to cheer him up, reminding him that as an Honorary Autobot he had nothing to worry about. The first to go over is that he is a Decepticon. He embraced the silence, and lay ready to die. Tailgate ushered the others away so he could calm him down; after they had departed, it became clear Cyclonus had done this so the others wouldn't realize Tailgate wasn't part of the crew. Arm the Lonely Tailgate's cybercrosis, however, had rendered him deaf to the frequency of the suggestion weapon. All Our Parlous Yesterdays They went further back to pre-war Rodion and Tailgate had to take control of Cyclonus's comms while the ancient stared into the distance. Though he urged Rodimus to open fire, admitting his terminal condition, Tailgate was saved moments later by Minimus Ambus. Despite the risks, Tailgate agreed yet no sooner had he entered the chamber did Fangry slay Kaput and reset the timer on the chamber as revenge for Tailgate humiliating him. Tailgate tried to trick Rung into transforming by holding an "alt mode party", claiming they were all the rage back in his day, but since Rung hailed from the same time as him, it proved an unconvincing gambit. 1.1. It was at this inopportune moment that the crew were ordered back to their rooms, since a Sparkeater had been reported loose aboard the ship; spotting Cyclonus, another Transformer from his time, Tailgate asked for some help getting to a room. The Autobots (also known as Cybertrons in Japan) are the heroes in the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and cartoons.Their main leader is Optimus Prime, but other "Primes" have also commanded the Autobots such as Rodimus Prime. Killer Cliffjumper then told Arcee he knew what happened to Tailgate, as he was part of the rescue mission that saved Arcee.[1]. Tailgate was suffering through one of Ultra Magnus's lectures on the Autobot code when his teacher was suddenly whisked away through a trans-dimensional portal. While Arcee was captive, Tailgate was captured and brought to Airachnid. Recent Top. This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. He was captured and killed by Airachnid, which led to Arcee's shellshocked trauma. The God War But when it was revealed that the planet Team Rodimus had found themselves on wasn't the Afterspark, but a telepathic euthanasia clinic the bots realized it was likely that Tailgate was really just another construct. 7. He made a small appearance in the Sunbow cartoon, and one "spotlight" appearance in the Marvel comic.He transforms into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car. Tailgate yelled as exhaust billowed out of his pipes then charged. He finally succeeded six million years later, and was dragged from his pit by a group of Autobots who were on their way to depart the planet on the starship Lost Light. This Calamitous Life Tailgate underwent a period of recovery. The next day, back on the Lost Light, Tailgate asked Cyclonus to spare him a lingering death by terminating him, but Cyclonus refused. When saved, with Cyclonus risking his life against the Light security team, Tailgate realised that he'd unwittingly started the Conjunx Ritus on the Tetrahexian during his assumed death—holding his hand (Act of Intimacy), confessing his fear of death (Disclosure), giving him the gift of a replacement horn (Proferrence), and being saved with Cyclonus's own spark energy (Devotion). Later, Tailgate was having a conversation with Huffer when they, along with nearly everyone on board the Lost Light were frozen in place due to one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally going off. Arcee was then rescued by Cliffjumper and Bumblebee, but she would never stop grieving for his death. Voice actor: Josh Keaton (English), Yuichi Ishigami (Japanese), more»Jan Kurbjuweit (German), Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish), José María Carrero (Spain Spanish), Kimmo Härmä (Finnish), Frédéric Meaux (French) «less Tailgate was a member of Delta Team during an unnamed battle. Getaway began talking to him, telling him his heroics were Prime-worthy and when Tailgate admitted to having lied about his old job, the agent bonded with him over his own dull past (Tailgate didn't notice Cyclonus storm out). When Cyclonus told Tailgate that he hadn't died on Skip but rather when Tailgate told him to leave, the minibot declared that the two would now have a new deal: they were never to separate again. Placed in a situation with Autobots who don't know him from Primon, this sanitation 'Bot will spin a tall tale the height of a Metrotitan in an attempt to impress his fellows before it all comes crashing down. Fight! All Good Things Assigned the role of fourth-class sanitation 'bot, he was tasked with cleaning out the craft's coolant tubes before take-off, Cybertronian Homesick Blues but ran late to the job and made the mistake of trying to make up the time by short-cutting across the fragile Mitteous Plateau. 1 History 2 Personality 3 Abilities 4 Aligned Universe 5 Navigation Tailgate sometimes has his mind stuck in low gear, believes … Black (toy and show) Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5, With the Autobots being framed by the Decepticon Trailer Corps for numerous crimes, Kenji was feeling a bit dejected at how his schoolyard chums were suddenly turning on them. Male 5. Interviewed by Rewind for a documentary movie about life on the ship not long thereafter, Tailgate continued making up accolades for himself, but openly admitted to never having been happier than he was on the ship, and looking to the future with glee. Cyclonus/Tailgate (Transformers) Cyclonus (Transformers) Tailgate (Transformers) Holoforms (Transformers) Oral Sex; Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot; Summary. As the two discussed where to meet, Acree was captured by Airachnid. Once he gets it into his head, his compassion turns to rage against the "enslavers", and is quite vocal in his desire to "free" the machines of Earth. After telling him a slight fabrication of their recent time travel escapades, Getaway just happened to accidentally mention that Cyclonus had been saying mean things about Tailgate behind his back. Tailgate found himself dragged into the fight against Sunder and showed another feat of strength when he hurled the Rodpod at the villain, crushing him! He was captured and killed by Airachnid, which led to Arcee's shellshocked trauma. [6], Tailgate's stock photography on his cyberverse toy. However, a little quick thinking, and Tailgate was able to use the larger machine's bulk against him, flipping Rotgut into the pyre left in Smeltdown's wake. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It A ticked off Cyclonus pointed out that all of those bad things turned out well, including that Tailgate himself didn't die of cybercrosis. Once back in the present day, Tailgate and the crew watched Back to the Future Part II and it was so awesome Predestination: An Expert's Guide that he went and got his own hoverboard and annoyed the crap out of the Lost Light crew by zooming about on it inside. 1. Tailgate was fixed up and made part of a time-travel team (due to a compatible spark), pursuing the poisoner Brainstorm before he could alter the timeline. 1. Soldier When Tailgate later found Cyclonus to be heavily damaged, he stormed off to batter Fangry, ignoring his partner's cries to leave it. When Ratchet returned, he investigated Velocity's description of Tailgate's unusual mutation, raising the concern that several other Transformers exposed to this pulse had experienced devastating system crashes. The Last Autobot, With his great strength, Tailgate was a key player in the liberation of Millarium and POWER PUNCHED a Rust Giant that was threatening Rodimus. Resurrection! But it's OKAY if you DON'T, I guess, they'd just have to start the whole ritual again, if they wanted to... Tailgate duly broke into Megatron's hab-unit with no idea his 'Ravage detector' was a fake and he would have been killed if Whirl, Getaway's co-conspirator, hadn't had an attack of conscience and alerted Cyclonus. 8. When Jayce started having terrifying thoughts about Jamie and J.R. also started thinking the same a few weeks later, they realized they have to help all three of their friends. At the ceremony itself, however, Rodimus was briefly possessed by a Titan and, rather than drawing his probationary Autobot symbol, scrawled "Set Me Free" in Old Cybertronian on his chest. The naïve Tailgate needs to be liked. The Sun in Flight. To Tailgate's horror, the Decepticon Justice Division were on the planet and closing in. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide All of this was a trick: Getaway needed a patsy for Megatron to be tricked into assaulting or killing, as part of his plan to get the ex-Decepticon off the ship and in a prison cell. Battle Lines, Part 6. Tailgate grew bored as Skids tried on hats but decided not to wait outside with Whirl, who was banging his head on a display case. This video is a comprehensive review of the Generation 1 (G1) Transformers Action Figure Tailgate. A little later, back on the Lost Light, Swerve finally convinced Tailgate to attempt to transform, Hangers On but he wound up getting stuck halfway. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Dying from its wounds, the dog transferred the energy into Powerglide, giving him brief access to Scramble Power. Their drive was interrupted by a crowd gathering around a display put on by a pair of robed figures (secretly Rumble and Frenzy), decrying the Autobots and preaching the heroism of the Decepticons. The terrain collapsed out from under him, leaving him badly damaged and trapped underground, but he soon hit upon the plan of detonating the trailer-full of energon rations he had brought with him in hopes of blasting his way out. Maximus informed Rodimus of the grim news who then informed Cyclonus. A Blaze of Glory. He eventually finished his training at the Autobot Military Academy, but upon graduation was provoked into joining Flattop and Subsea in venturing underground, in order to prove his courage. As seen in flashback in Predatory, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper invaded Airachnid's lair to rescue Arcee and Tailgate. Another casualty in Beast Wars was the Decepticon scout Ravage. Despite Cyclonus' protests, Whirl told Tailgate the truth behind Cyclonus' damages. When the boarding call came, Tailgate informed Cyclonus that he was staying behind even trying to return the innermost energon that Cyclonus had donated as the minibot no longer believed the two had a future together. Tailgate was captured and was brought Airachnid, who had already captured his partner, Arcee. Cyclonus pulled him aside to quietly inform him that it was wrong to grandstand when not everyone had made it out alive and he bore some responsibility for Skids' loss. 20 ft As Tailgate picked Swerve back up using his Mini-Con partner, Groundshaker, a Rattrap visiting from another universe asked the two Minibots why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. Tailgate chose to look back at Pipes and Drift, where he learned, with visible sadness, that Drift had introduced Pipes to him because the other minibot had been looking for a romantic partner. However, on Whirl's suggestion, Cyclonus used his Great Sword to directly transfuse energy into Tailgate's spark, boosting it to a condition that allowed the small 'bot's life to be saved. Tailgate woke up before that was necessary (happily observing that he hadn't killed "Nut-Job", as he mistakenly thought Whirl was called), so Swerve instead gleefully took it upon himself to inform him how long he'd been offline. He playfully charged Cyclonus when he first got out of the medbay, demonstrating his new signature move of "finger to the head". The Autobots and Cade thought they just had to help Jamie get past the death of her dog, Buddy. Basic Information Little Victories, Tailgate and Cyclonus remained close after their experiences on Hedonia; Tailgate was in the ship's workshop crafting a new horn to replace Cyclonus's missing one when the 'bot in question angrily came storming in after learning that their quarters were to play host to "Movie Night". 1 History 1.1 War on Cybertron 1.2 After Death 2 Transformers: Robots in Disguise 3 Appearances 3.1 Season 1 3.2 Season 2 4 Trivia 5 Gallery 6 References Tailgate was a member of the Delta Team, along with Arcee, on Cybertron. which enraged her. Cybertronian Homesick Blues After abandoning Swerve with a drunken Ultra Magnus, Tailgate and the others explored a gift shop. and would later recall it as the happiest time of his life. During the whole time travel chaos, it was Tailgate who suggested "why don't we use time travel to send the Lost Light a message from the post telling them not to do all this bad stuff?". My Partner (By Arcee) Since there was nobody around who knew the truth, and since he had always wanted to do something big and heroic with this life, Tailgate decided to make up a dramatic, overblown past for himself. Before & After Now forced to actually dispose of a bomb, Tailgate tricked Rewind into telling him how to actually do it. When being saved, Arcee said she couldn't save her partner. Cybertronian Homesick Blues Unfortunately he accidentally triggered a timer, and when he refused to stop work and escape, he had to be physically thrown from the room by Cyclonus. Destiny, Part Five He survived, and travelled to the Hub Network with Rodimus Prime to battle Jhiaxus and survived that too. For his heroic main-universe counterpart, see Tailgate. Brawl- Shot in the chest by Bumblebee. The group used Beak's super-optics to glimpse inside the chamber and found evidence suggesting the minibot had succumbed to spontaneous Spark combustion. In the episode he debuted in, he seemed to be rust-colored, however his toy is blue and white, and shares the mold for Cliffjumper. The Sensuous Frame Afterwards, at a subsequent EarthDance party at "Swerve's", he had "The Power Of Love" requested and planned to ask Cyclonus to dance with him. Rung realised the comic book was Swerve's way of reaching out to them and Tailgate witnessed the combination of the three neighbours into Swerve. The enamored Rattrap then wanted to be a Mini-Con too, and had an uncomfortable Tailgate wield him into battle with Trypticon. And the quantum duplicate Rewind was back too! When Cliffjumper was shockingly killed, Arcee had suffered the loss of another partner, the first being Tailgate. He was a Common character that could be recruited for 16 units of Cybermetal. Tailgate later re-convened with the other Autobots in the center of the fortress, where Whirl and Cyclonus revealed that the Necrobot's storm shield prevented them from firing the fortress's weapons. Tailgate is an Autobot minibot scout and a minor character in the Transformers: Generation One franchise. Leaving their room, Cyclonus kicked the downed Tailgate on his way out, leaving him cowering on the floor. Skids unwittingly sacrificed himself thanks to his traumatic memories, but as he perished the radiation from his spark super-charged the Autobots. Instead of six months, Fangry buried Tailgate for another six million years. [2][3], When Starscream was an Autobot prisoner and him and Arcee were fighting, Starscream said: "Was Tailgate weak like Cliffjumper?" After Tailgate was introduced to Chromedome and Rewind, the group were caught up in a battle between the amnesiac Skids and some strange robots, in whose repeated chanting of "nineteen-eighty-four" Tailgate took an interest. Alas, Tailgate was soon to discover this meant an excruciating slog through an intense analysis of ten thousand pages of text. Cyclonus revealed he had known from the start that Tailgate had been lying, and the little 'bot broke down and admitted to having falsified his past, and his grief over being a nobody. Fight! Tertiary Color Bonecrusher- Decapitated by Optimus Prime. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He was approached by Cyclonus who confessed his fear that Tailgate may be manipulated again as Getaway once did to him only for Tailgate to brush him off, insisting that no one would manipulate him again and invited Cyclonus to leave him alone. Cyclonus then apologised for hitting him. While walking around the ship, he found Getaway's cell and was left furious about how the 'bot wouldn't even talk to him after all he'd done (unaware his mouth had been removed to stop him talking his way out of the cell) and punched the wall in anger.... shattering the windows. Speak, Memory: Part 1, When he finally came round, the ship was under lockdown as the monstrous Sunder, the Tetrahex Ripper, a mnemosurgeon gone psychotic who could hack your mind on sight. Tailgate was a member of the Delta Team, along with Arcee, on Cybertron. 1 Biography 1.1 War for Cybertron 1.2 Earth 2 Relationships 3 Appearances 4 Notes Tailgate was among the Autobots to join Optimus Prime to Corcapsia. Not Tailgate. 8 After Tailgate mentioned that his partnership with Groundshaker let him work with bomb disposal, Rattrap got curious about what Mini-Cons were, prompting Tailgate to explain the history behind the little 'bots. Power of the Primes Tailgate packaging bio, At some point, Tailgate posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including Blast Off. Find great deals on eBay for transformers tailgate. Along with the other Minibots, Tailgate merged with Powerglide into a Minibot combiner and swiftly defeated Bruticus. A blast into Smeltdown's chest-furnace obliterated most of the sewer-dwellers, leaving only the ape-like Rotgut. Once the ship launched, Tailgate confessed to Kaput his reasons for staying behind, namely not wanting to hurt Cyclonus anymore and asked if Kaput could make him normal once again. Tailgate yelled as he watched her fall onto a lower road. He is aided by a ridiculously powerful iron-cobalt magnet installed behind his bumper, which he can use to follow closely behind other vehicles and travel far into enemy territory on minimal fuel. Alias(es) Observing the other Autobots leaving offerings of innermost energon for Rewind, Tailgate attempted to leave an offering for Cyclonus, only for it to be rebuked. When Tailgate babbled about the time-travel mechanics freaking him out, he found out Cyclonus was silent because of the chance to once again see an undamaged Cybertron. That meant he got to meet ORION PAX OMG. He managed to jump Tyrest and jab him in the head through the "cleansing" hole Tyrest drilled in his own brow. Life After the Big Bang, Determined to be one of the "good guys", Tailgate requested that Ultra Magnus teach him the Autobot Code. Affiliation The Divided Self. And his timekeeping sucks. Unfortunately for him, he kept repeatedly passing out as he set this up, and with his chronometer damaged had no way of measuring the passage of time. Nokia Bot - Electrocuted by Simmons. Airachnid then killed Tailgate, after Arcee stated she didn't know coordinates of an incoming Autobot attack. After the battle, Velocity found that Tailgate was an outlier: his spark was "uniquely susceptible to mutation as a result of the background radiation generated by quantum travel," and a stress-caused mutation had made him super-strong and super-durable. None of them fared particularly well in training, however, much to Prowl and Ironhide's dismay. Moments later, he was recruited by Ironhide to hunt down The Seekers.