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| If you have a ''Transformers'' toy that is an {{w|Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt}}, then odds are that it is one of '''Powerglide'''.
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| ==Toys==
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| ===''The Transformers''===
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| {{anchor|Generation 1}}
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| *'''Powerglide''' (Mini-Vehicle, [[1985]])
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| **''Takara ID number:'' '''C-62'''
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| :Released in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' line, [[Mini Vehicle]] Powerglide transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#A-10 Thunderbolt|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] ground-attack jet (better known by its nickname "Warthog"), deformed to keep proportion with the previous year's "penny-racer" styled Mini Cars. He is notable for being one of the earliest Autobots with an aerial [[alternate mode]]. Due to his transformation, Powerglide has more [[robot mode]] articulation than any other Mini Vehicle. His head can turn, his shoulders have what amounts to universal joints, and his elbows bend.
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| : In the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] line, Powerglide was not part of the initial 1985 "pre-movie" series (despite being in the pre-movie cartoon), but premiered in 1986's post-movie ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Transformers 2010]]'' line. Like all of the smaller toys sold by Takara at the time, he was packaged in a small box and came with a collector's card inside, rather than on a card.
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| : This mold was also used to make [[Bad Boy#Toys|Bad Boy]].
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| ::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-powerglide/715/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Powerglide at Transformerland.com]''
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Powerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| ===''The Transformers Collection''===
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| [[File:G1Powerglide toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The first Transformers toy that can stand with his arms akimbo. Appropriate!]]
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| *'''Minibot Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
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| **''ID number:'' '''TFC-12'''
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| :In January of 2004, Powerglide was reissued in a ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' six-pack with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Gears (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Gears]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].
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| : The only notable difference between this release and the original is the addition of a factory-applied Autobot [[insignia]] sticker to the top of his chest, similar to the original box art depiction.
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| :This entire set was redecoed to make the "[[G1 GoBots]]" set: Powerglide was used to make [[Bad Boy#Collector's Edition|Bad Boy]].
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| ===''Universe'' (2008)===
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| [[File:Powerglideuniversetoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Someone's been eating their Wheaties. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
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| [[File:Transformers-universe-usa-edition-powerglide.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
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| *'''Powerglide''' (Ultra Class, [[2008]])
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| **''Accessories:'' Chaingun/[[missile]] launcher, "thermal beam" missile
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| :Although now upsized to an Ultra Class toy with electronics, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Powerglide still transforms into an A-10 (though the nose looks more like that of its canceled counterpart, the Northrop YA-9, probably for licensing reasons). In order to preserve some semblance of realism in his [[Alternate mode|altmode]], however, he is mostly off-white in color, with red trim. His noggin, at least, is still entirely red, and even has an off-center cannon barrel sculpted into it in homage to his original toy, even though here, his head ''doesn't'' become the nosecone.
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| :In vehicle mode, pressing the prominent orange button on the jet's fuselage triggers three electronic sound effects (an engine ignition, a swooping noise and a barrage of machine-gun fire that persists for as long as you hold down the button, the same ones are used for Universe [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)|Silverbolt]]), accompanied by red LEDs in the turbines and cockpit. During transformation to robot mode, the classic transformation sound effect is triggered as the torso is moved into place; it plays in reverse as he is transformed back to vehicle mode. In robot mode, pressing the orange button triggers the machine-gun sound effect only, with newly-exposed lights illuminating Powerglide's eyes as well as those seen in jet mode.
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| :In robot mode, Powerglide features a wide range of articulation, and can wield in his hand the thermal missile launcher which mounts under his jet mode nosecone. In what can only be described as one of the most hilarious homages in ''Transformers'' history, Powerglide's chestplate can flip up to [[:File:Ultra powerglide heart.jpg|reveal]] the raised [[:File:Powerglide heart.jpg|image]] of [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide|a heart]].
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| :Rather unfortunately, his small feet and top-heaviness make him difficult to pose and stand up.
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| :His [[instructions]] omit a useful step: pulling the lower legs down to expose the knees and increase his height.
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| :The Japanese "USA Edition" release for Powerglide is colored in mostly red with white detailing, essentially reversing most of the colour layouts. He retains the same [[tampograph]]ed unit-markings as the Hasbro version.
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| :This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Universe (2008)|Stormcloud]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on ''Universe'' Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:Universe2008toy-PowerglideRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] than the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version!]] | |
| *'''Powerglide''' (Ultra Class, [[2009]])
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| **''Accessories:'' Chaingun/missile launcher, "thermal beam" missile
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| :The second version of ''Universe'' Powerglide is a [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] red redeco similar to TakaraTomy's Japanese release of this sculpt, but with some significant differences in color layout. In an effort to make the toy more [[show-accuracy|accurate to the cartoon]], the arms are cast in light gray plastic, unlike the all-red arms on the Japanese version.
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| :His tailfins sport tampographed "NA W4Y W3 60" markings, which reads "And away we go!"
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Walmart Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| ===''Bot Shots''===
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| [[File:Bot_Shots_Powerglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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| *'''Powerglide''' (2012)
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| **''Series'': '''1'''
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| **''Number'': '''B013'''
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| ***''Fist strength'': '''700'''
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| ***''Blaster strength'': '''770'''
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| ***''Sword strength'': '''150'''
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| :Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Powerglide is a teeny little jet with a spring-loaded automatic transformation to robot mode triggered when his nosecone is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His head is similar to ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Powerglide (DOTM)|Powerglide]].
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| :This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Bot Shots|Skydive]] and [[Air Raid (G1)#Bot Shots|Air Raid]], and its chest and head pieces were used for ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' [[Jinbu]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:BotShots 3pack Powerglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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| *'''Skyquake / Jetfire / Powerglide''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
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| **''Series'': '''1'''
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| **''Number'': '''BP006'''
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| ***''Fist strength'': '''740'''
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| ***''Blaster strength'': '''345'''
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| ***''Sword strength'': '''525'''
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| :Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 three-packs, this is a redeco of Powerglide in a brighter shade of red, with silver [[Paint operation|paint detail]]s, a brighter blue for the canopy, and a darker blue for the eyes. He comes in a three-pack with [[Skyquake (Prime)#Bot Shots|Skyquake]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#BotShot3Pack|Jetfire]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on three-pack Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| ===''BeCool''===
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| [[File:BotShots_BeCool_RedJetPowerglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right]]
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| *'''Red Jet (Powerglide)''' (2012)
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| **''ID number'': '''B05'''
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| :''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Red Jet" is practically identical to the multi-pack version of ''Bot Shots'' Powerglide, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels but instead drawings of his vehicle mode, a travel bag and an airline pilot's hat.
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| ===''Kre-O''===
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| [[File:Kre-O-Toy Powerglide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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| *'''Powerglide''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
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| **''Collection'': '''2'''
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| **''Bag number'': '''***** 73'''
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| **''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on rifles
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| :As part of the second wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Powerglide is a [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt into an airplane. He reuses [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]]'s arm guns.
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| : This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Kreo Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| *'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
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| **''Set number'' '''B5152'''
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| **''Voted'': Will Do Anything on a Dare
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| **''Accessories'': Small pistol
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| : [[Kreon Class of '85]] Powerglide has his deco much more heavily based on the [[#Generation 1|original Powerglide toy]], plus his helmet is now the pointy jet-nosecone type. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.
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| :This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on SDCC Kreo Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| * '''Powerglide''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
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| **''Collection'': '''2'''
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| **''Accessories'': Logo plate, 2 clip-on rifles
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| :In 2016, Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Powerglide's head has changed from light gray plastic to a metallic silver, and his light gray [[tampograph]]s have similarly gone shiny silver.
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| :Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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| ===''Combiner Wars''===
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| [[File:CW-toy Powerglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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| *'''Autobot Powerglide''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])
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| :A new Scout-sized sculpt sold under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', Powerglide is a [[Triple Changer]]-[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], transforming into (what else?) a jet resembling an A-10 Thunderbolt II and some kind of "super gun" with rocket launchers on the sides. The back of his box shows him being held by [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generations|Deluxe Class Skydive]], but since he's very big to be handled by a Deluxe figure, it should be used by [[Superion (G1)#Generations|Superion]] (as suggested in his instructions), either of its own or stuck on the top of Silverbolt/Superion's own gun to make a bigger weapon.
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| :Unfortunately, Powerglide's weight places a great deal of strain on Superion's (and every other combiner's) arms, making him virtually impossible to be held in a firing pose without drawing the arm or entire figure down. Because of the ball-in-socket joints in his hips and knees and the small size of the tabs that hold his legs together in jet and gun modes, his legs are extremely prone to flexing and separating in those modes. Lastly, Powerglide's ankles cannot fully unfold due to mold obstruction, which causes him to look as if he's always bending his knees forward.
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| :Powerglide includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[By Land, Sea, or Air]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.
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| :This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Powerglide (Adventure)#Adventure|Powerglide]], and retooled into [[Viper#Generations|Viper]] and ''Adventure'' [[Dogfight (Adventure)#Adventure|Dogfight]].
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Combiner Wars Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:CW-toy PowerglideG2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Now comes in more Grey instead of Red]]
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| *'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
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| : This version of ''Combiner Wars'' Powerglide sports a new, made-up ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-like deco (basically his two main colors swapped, similar to the ''Generation 2'' version of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]])... minus the [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metal chrome]], of course. Just ''imagine'' the silver is chromed. He does have a huge ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol in wicked-awesome bright orange and yellow though!
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| : He was only available as part of a ''Generation 2''-themed [[Superion (G1)#CWG2|Superion]] [[giftset]], officially dubbed a "Collection Pack", along with [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#CWG2|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#CWG2|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#CWG2|Firefly]], [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#CWG2|Quickslinger]], and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#CWG2|Skydive]]. The set was a (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], and Entertainment Earth) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]). It was still available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWPowerglide/powerglide.htm More information on Combiner Wars G2 Powerglide at TFU.info]''
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| ==Merchandise==
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| ===''Transformers Gum''===
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| [[File:Kabaya_DX_Fort_Max_Sky_Base.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67]]
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| *'''Sky Base + Powerglide''' (2012)
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| **''Accessories'': [[Master Sword#Merchandise|Master Sword]]
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| :Part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers Gum#DX kits|Transformers Gum DX]]'' series, the Sky Base is a snap-together model kit of a battle station with a turret, runway, and some kind of antenna – though in reality, it’s [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]’s right arm and leg pegged together, and the antenna is the [[Master Sword]]. Also included is a small, [[partformer|partsforming]] figure of Powerglide, accurate to his original toy. The kit must be assembled from unpainted blue, gray, red, and white sprues, a spring, and customer-applied stickers to provide all of the non-molded details. It also comes with something that could charitably be called chewing gum.
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| :The Sky Base has its own action feature: the small box at the far end of the runway is a springloaded launcher, and with a press of a button, Powerglide can be deployed along the runway. This kit can combine with the [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers Gum|Command Base]] and the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#GumDX|Launcher Base]] to create a fully transformable [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Gumbined|Fortress Maximus]], with the Sky Base providing the Master Sword for use as an accessory.
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| ===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
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| *'''Scarlet vs Zartan & Autobot Powerglide vs Soundwave''' (Box set, 2016)
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| : Exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and the Hasbro Toy Shop website, this set features a redeco of a (non-transforming) [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]] vehicle (a tooling first released in 1984, last used for a [[Target]] exclusive reissue available in 2008) colored as Powerglide.
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| : The set also includes a redeco of an equally non-transforming Cobra [[HISS tank]] colored as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] and figures of ''G.I. Joe'' characters [[Scarlett]] and [[Zartan]].{{-}}
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| ==Notes==
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| [[File:Classics2006 Legends Fireflight.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
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| *''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Classics|Fireflight]], a [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)/toys#LOC|Jetfire]], was originally intended to be Powerglide, but Hasbro apparently could not secure the [[trademark]] at the time.
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| [[Category:Combiners]]
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| [[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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| [[Category:Kreons]]
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| [[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
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| [[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
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| [[Category:Targetmasters]]
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| [[Category:Universe (2008)]]
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| [[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]
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