Real name: Afterburner Other known aliases: Radarbot (name of release in Italy), Shooter (name of Chinese made reissue) Occupation: Gunner Current group affiliation: Autobots/Technobots Rank: 5 Past group affiliations: None Major enemies: Decepticons, particularly the Terrorcons. First appearance: Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #7 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers: Headmasters #1 (Marvel
comics), Grimlock's New Brain (television series) Origin: Grimlock's New Brain (television series) Description: Afterburner is a 16 foot tall orange, brown and white robot who turns into a Cybertonian motorcycle.
Characteristics
49 STR 14
14 DEX 12
21 CON 22
15 BODY 0
12 INT 2
18 EGO 16
15 PRE 5
10 COM 0
11 PD 6
10 ED 6
4 SPD 16
10 REC 2
44 END 1
40 STUN 2
Characteristics Cost: 104
Powers and Skills
3 1" Change Environment,"Headlights",OIF(-1/2) 0
5 +0 STR Clinging,Linked(-1/2),"to Shape Shift",OIF(-1/2)
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
26a) 12/12 Armor
27b) 5 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
20c) 17" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 2
7d) Shape Shift,"Cybertonian Motorcycle",Concentrate(-1/4),
Cannot change form if he takes over half BODY.(-1/4),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
2 IR Vision,"Sights on gun.",OAF(-1)
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
5 1D6 Luck
9 MP (15),"Movement",Only works in appropriate form.(-1/4),
OIF(-1/2)
1u 5" Flight,"Jet Pack",x4 Non-Combat 1
1u +2" Running,"Wheels",x8 Non-Combat,has turn mode 0
63 MP (127),"Weapons",OAF(-1)
6u 5 1/2D6 RKA (Sonics),"Semi-Automatic Sonic Blaster",vs
physical defense,33-64 Charges(+1/2) 0
6u 5 1/2D6 RKA,"Missile Launcher",vs physical defense,13-16
Charges(0),Explosion(+1/2) 0
6u 4D6 RKA,"Plasma Pulse Cannon",x5 Autofire(+1/2),33-64
Charges(+1/2) 0
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
4 +6" Running,"Solid Rocket Booster Packs",has turn mode,
Linked(-1/2),"to Shape Shift",5-6 Charges(0),continuing,
duration: 1 minute,OAF(-1) 0
12 49 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
5 Combat Driving 13-
5 13- Fast Draw
30 6 Levels: with all ranged attacks and punch.,related group
3 Navigation 11-
3 WF,Vehicle,Small Arms
Powers Cost: 281
Disadvantages
Base Points: 250
15 Accidental Chg,"to robot form if stunned.",common,occur 11-
20 DNPC,"Humans in need of saving.",incompetent,appear 11-
10 Distinctive,"Giant Robot",easily concealable,major
15 Hunted,"By anti-Autobot forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in vehicle form.",infrequently,
slightly
15 Psych Lim,"Rebels against authority constantly.",very
common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Code vs. killing humans.",uncommon,total
15 Psych Lim,"Hot headed and impatient.",common,strong
5 Rep,"Heroic alien robot.",occur 8-
10 Rivalry,"with Nosecone",professional,PC rival
10 Watched,"By Autobot leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 135
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 385
Explanation of the conversion: Afterburner's plasma pulse cannon and missiles only work in vehicle form, whereas
his sonic blaster only works in robot form. In robot form he can fly slowly, but in motorcycle form he can travel quickly
on the ground.
History (Marvel comics): Afterburner and the Technobots were among the Autobots who joined Fortress Maximus in
leaving Cybertron for the planet Nebulos (Transformers: Headmasters #1).
Followed to Nebulos by the Decepticons under Scorponok, Fortress Maximus' band left Nebulos
for the planet Earth (Transformers: Headmasters #4).
Afterburner was present when Grimlock fought Blaster for leadership
of the Autobots on Earth's moon. The Autobots were then attacked by the Decepticons lead by Ratbat (Transformers #41).
Afterburner and the other Technobots were severely damaged by Starscream when he gained
cosmic powers from the Underbase (Transformers #50).
Quick to anger and even quicker to attack, Afterburner isn't one to wait around for orders. Confident his heavy armor
protects him, he likes to turn up his speed and burst through enemy lines, firing away as he plunges through, but his
defiance doesn't end there. He's generally uncooperative in every way and his nasty temper only makes things worse. He's a
decidedly disruptive machine. Technobot Leader Scattershot is often compelled to take
disciplinary measures and forcibly confine Afterburner for periods of time. This only intensifies Afterburner's hatred of
authority, and of Scattershot in particular. Afterburner often takes off on his own and invariably gets into some kind of
trouble unrelated to the Autobots' war with the Decepticons. Afterburner is a rebel with a cause, but one that he all too
often chooses to ignore.
Trivia: On the Transformers television series the Technobots were created by the Dinobot Grimlock to fight the
Terrorcons when Grimlock temporarily gained super-intelligence. There were two Chinese made knockoffs of Afterburner with
slightly altered colors and stickers. One was full sized and the other was smaller.
Powers: In his vehicle mode, Afterburner uses solid rocket fuel packs to boost his speed up to 450 mph for several
minutes at a time. A special adhesive substance secreted by his tires allows him to drive up all but the most slippery
walls. He carries two laser-guided incendiary missiles and a rapid-fire plasma pulse cannon, which shoots discrete packets
of energy that explode on contact. In robot mode, he uses a semi-automatic sonic blaster pistol with infrared sight. He
becomes the right arm when he combines with his fellow Technobots Scattershot, Nosecone, Lightspeed and Strafe to form the giant robot known as Computron.
In robot form Afterburner sometimes utilizes a standard Autobot jet pack.
Weaknesses: Afterburner's impetuous, defiant nature usually works to his disadvantage. He often winds up in
situations where he is clearly overmatched by his enemies. He occasionally runs out of fuel, a result of his careless
nature. He sometimes goes on uncontrolled shooting binges that wind up harming him (from the powerful recoil of his
weapons) more than his enemies. His rebelious attitude often puts him at odds with fellow Technobot Nosecone.
Links to other Afterburner pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - March, 2010
Powers: In his vehicle mode, Afterburner uses solid rocket fuel packs to boost his speed up to 450 mph for several
minutes at a time. A special adhesive substance secreted by his tires allows him to drive up all but the most slippery
walls. He carries two laser-guided incendiary missiles and a rapid-fire plasma pulse cannon, which shoots discrete packets
of energy that explode on contact. In robot mode, he uses a semi-automatic sonic blaster pistol with infrared sight. He
becomes the right arm when he combines with his fellow Technobots Scattershot, Nosecone, Lightspeed and Strafe to form the giant robot known as Computron.
