Powerdrive

Powerdrive is an Autobot from the Japanese portion of the Generation 1 continuity family (via Masterpiece).

Powerdrive (パワードライブ Pawādoraibu) is the trusty partner of Delta Magnus.

Fiction

Masterpiece toy bios

Powerdrive was the buggy partner to Primal Vanguard leader Delta Magnus until the latter's death in battle. To preserve morale, Autobot leaders took Delta's Magnus Armor and assigned others to wear it, to continue the illusion of a still-living great warrior. Wearers would die and then the armor would move on to a successor, till an upgraded and trained Powerdrive was chosen as the seventh. With the loss of the original armor, Powerdrive was integrated into the armor's remaining stock and became a single, integrated robot. He would go on to have a long and famed career as Delta Magnus. Masterpiece Delta Magnus bio

Toys

Missing Link

• Delta Magnus (2026)

• ID number: C-11

Included in a dedicated Transformers product for the first time ever, Missing Link Powerdrive is a redeco of Deerstalker directly based on the original Diaclone Powered Buggy. He transforms into a combat buggy that can seat the included Melissa Faireborn figure as well as fit atop Magnus's trailer in car carrier mode, and can also use Magnus's rifle as a weapon in both modes.

Powerdrive's transformation has been reworked from the original Diaclone figure to no longer require partforming. A collector's card featuring new artwork in the same style as Ultra Magnus is also included.

Notes

• While neither Hasbro or Takara have sold the 1983 Diaclone Powered Buggy (パワードバギー) design as part of a Transformers-branded toy prior to 2026, the figure's ties to the brand go back to when Italian company GiG released the Powered Convoy figure as part of their Trasformer line, where it was named "Super Buggy".