Thermal beam

The Autobots' aerial ace Powerglide is armed with a short range thermal beam.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

In vehicular mode Powerglide carried small concussion bombs and could shoot a short range high-temperature thermal beam from the tip of his nose module. He could also fire this beam in robot mode. Powerglide's Universe profile

The Transformers cartoon

During a battle on a beach with the Decepticons, Powerglide and Warpath faced off against Thrust. Despite firing "hot and cold blasts"—from Powerglide's thermal beam and Warpath's cryogenic shells respectively—Thrust was impervious to their weapons due to being coated in Electrum. The Golden Lagoon

Find Your Fate Junior

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Dinobots Strike Back

During a battle atop Mount Lomas, Tracks and Powerglide engaged the Decepticon jets and Powerglide's thermal beam did enough damage to swing the battle in favour of the Autobots. Dinobots Strike Back

Desert Flight

While attacking a Decepticon outpost that was testing an anti-gravity gun, Powerglide flew ahead of the rest of the Autobots and after besting Thrust, he fired his thermal beam at Ramjet. With his backup downed, Dirge retreated along with the other Decepticons. Desert Flight

Toys

The Transformers

• Powerglide (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)

The Transformers Powerglide can fire a thermal beam in both robot and A-10 Thunderbolt II modes, according to his packaging bio. The toy has no accessories; instead, the fiction adapted the prominent screw hole in the toy's forehead as being the beam emitter. This toy was reissued in 2004 when it was also redecoed to make Bad Boy.

Notes

• Powerglide's Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profile replaces his thermal beam with a thermal cannon.