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:''Vanflint is a [[human]] in the [[Hearts of Steel]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is also called '''Vanfleet.''''' | :''Vanflint is a [[human]] in the [[Hearts of Steel]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. He is also called '''Vanfleet.''''' | ||
'''Vanflint''' is the greedy, amoral supervisor of a rail gang in the latter part of the 19th | '''Vanflint''' is the greedy, amoral supervisor of a rail gang in the latter part of the 19th Century. He looks and acts like Snidley Whiplash, except with a slightly better grasp of long-term planning. His first name is unrevealed. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity=== | ===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity=== | ||
Vanflint is supervising a rail gang (which includes [[John Henry]] as its spike-driver), when a mysterious yellow locomotive appears ([[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]). When the locomotive turns out to be an automated steam hammer, he orders his assistant to find out where it came from. He wants to order a dozen more like it, so he can fire all the human track-layers. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel | Vanflint is supervising a rail gang (which includes [[John Henry]] as its spike-driver), when a mysterious yellow locomotive appears ([[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]). When the locomotive turns out to be an automated steam hammer, he orders his assistant to find out where it came from. He wants to order a dozen more like it, so he can fire all the human track-layers. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}} He hires the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkertons Pinkertons] to investigate, and they eventually point him toward the [[Decepticons]]' factory. At that point, his superior, [[Jacob Lee Bonaventure]], becomes involved, and the two together meet with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and forge an alliance based on conquest and profit. When he absently mentions the "little yellow locomotive", Starscream interogates him, and realizes that the [[Autobots]] are awake and active. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Vanflint is aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] during the journey to [[New York]], but offers nothing but color commentary to the running battle. He presumably perishes when Astrotrain plummets over the cliff. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}} | ||
[[Category: Comic-only characters]] | [[Category: Comic-only characters]] | ||
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]] | [[Category: Generation 1 characters]] | ||
[[Category: Humans]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Humans]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 04:05, 12 November 2007
- Vanflint is a human in the Hearts of Steel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family. He is also called Vanfleet.
Vanflint is the greedy, amoral supervisor of a rail gang in the latter part of the 19th Century. He looks and acts like Snidley Whiplash, except with a slightly better grasp of long-term planning. His first name is unrevealed.
Fiction
IDW Hearts of Steel continuity
Vanflint is supervising a rail gang (which includes John Henry as its spike-driver), when a mysterious yellow locomotive appears (Bumblebee). When the locomotive turns out to be an automated steam hammer, he orders his assistant to find out where it came from. He wants to order a dozen more like it, so he can fire all the human track-layers. Hearts of Steel issue 2 He hires the Pinkertons to investigate, and they eventually point him toward the Decepticons' factory. At that point, his superior, Jacob Lee Bonaventure, becomes involved, and the two together meet with Starscream, and forge an alliance based on conquest and profit. When he absently mentions the "little yellow locomotive", Starscream interogates him, and realizes that the Autobots are awake and active. Hearts of Steel issue 3 Vanflint is aboard Astrotrain during the journey to New York, but offers nothing but color commentary to the running battle. He presumably perishes when Astrotrain plummets over the cliff. Hearts of Steel issue 4
