Real name: Tailgate Other known aliases: None Occupation: Scout Current group affiliation: Autobots Rank: 6 Past group affiliations: None Major enemies: Decepticons First appearance: Transformers: Generation One Volume II #3 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers U.K. #104 (Marvel comics), The Five Faces of Darkness Part 5 (television series). Origin: Description: Tailgate is a 16 foot tall white, blue and silver robot who turns into a Chevrolet Camaro.
Characteristics
40 STR 10
14 DEX 12
21 CON 22
14 BODY 0
10 INT 0
13 EGO 6
16 PRE 6
10 COM 0
10 PD 6
10 ED 6
4 SPD 16
9 REC 2
42 END 0
35 STUN 0
Characteristics Cost: 86
Powers and Skills
3 1" Change Environment,Desc: Headlights,OIF(-1/2) 0
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
20a) 10/10 Armor
20b) 4 LVLS Growth (stats already included),Always On(-1/2),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
11c) 2 1/2D6 RKA,"Laser Gun",OAF(-1),7-8 Charges(-1/2),No
Knockback(-1/4) 0
26d) 17" Running,1/2 END(+1/4),[0 END(+1/4),Only when following
something large and metallic.(-1/2),Only in vehicle form.
(-1/4) 2
7e) Shape Shift,"Car",Concentrate(-1/4),Cannot change form if
takes over half Body.(-1/4),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
9 MP (15),"Movement",Only when 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
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
10 40 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
3 Combat Driving 12-
8 4 Levels: with laser.
3 Navigation 11-
3 Oratory 12-
3 Stealth 12-
3 Tracking 11-
1 WF,Pistols
Powers Cost: 164
Disadvantages
Base Points: 100
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 mode.",infrequently,
slightly
20 Psych Lim,"Thinks earth machines are enslaved.",very common,
strong
15 Psych Lim,"Code vs. killing humans.",common,strong
20 Psych Lim,"Loon.",very common,strong
5 Rep,"Heroic alien robot.",occur 8-
10 Rivalry,"with sane Autobots.",professional,PC rival
5 Unluck,1D6
10 Watched,"By Autobot leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 150
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 250
Explanation of the conversion: I decided to give Tailgate a small gun just so he had some sort of weapon. He was carrying a laser pistol in his one television appearance. Tailgate can use his gun in either form. Tailgate can only fly in robot mode. In vehicle mode he is much faster on the ground. During certain conditions, his Running has no END cost.
History (Dreamwave comics): Tailgate was among the Autobot who watched Shockwave's
rebroadcasts on Cybertron of a fight on Earth between Optimus Prime and Megatron (Transformers: Generation One II #3).
Tailgate was among the Autobots to receive combat training from Prowl and Ironhide on Cybertron (Transformers: Generation One III #2).
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.
Trivia: The toy of Tailgate is similar to those of Windcharger and Rook. Some foreign releases of Tailgate were yellow in color.
Powers: 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. He carries a laser pistol which he can fire in either mode. Tailgate sometimes utilizes a standard Autobot jet pack.
Weaknesses: Tailgate is prone to overheating, particularly when he's all worked up over some imagined injustice done to a machine. He
also has minimal firepower.
Links to other Tailgate pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - May, 2005
Powers: 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. He carries a laser pistol which he can fire in either mode. Tailgate sometimes utilizes a standard Autobot jet pack.
