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:''Tailgate is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | :''Tailgate is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | ||
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'''Tailgate''' once worked alongside [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. | [[Image:Prime-TailgateCardArt.jpg|rigght|thumb|300px|]] | ||
'''Tailgate''' once worked alongside [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]]. They really didn't get along at first, but their fighting skills were pretty evenly matched, and the two became a powerful, nigh-unstoppable team. | |||
And then they went and got caught, and Tailgate went and got dead. Arcee didn't take that very well. | |||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Prime'' cartoon=== | ===''Prime'' cartoon=== | ||
[[Image:Predatory-partner.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Arcee should stay away from [[Mini Vehicle]]s.]] | |||
{{voiceactor|[[Josh Keaton]] (English), [[Yuichi Ishigami]] (Japanese)|[[Jan Kurbjuweit]] (German), [[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American Spanish)}} | {{voiceactor|[[Josh Keaton]] (English), [[Yuichi Ishigami]] (Japanese)|[[Jan Kurbjuweit]] (German), [[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American Spanish)}} | ||
Tailgate was a member of [[Delta Team]] during an unnamed battle. He failed to take out a sniper, forcing Arcee to enter hand-to-hand combat. As the two discussed where to rendezvous, Arcee was captured by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Later, Tailgate was also captured and brought before the two of them. Airachnid threatened to kill Tailgate unless she was told the co-ordinates of an impending attack. After Arcee claimed she did not know them, Airachnid made good on that threat. | Tailgate was a member of [[Delta Team]] during an unnamed battle. He failed to take out a sniper, forcing Arcee to enter hand-to-hand combat. As the two discussed where to rendezvous, Arcee was captured by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. Later, Tailgate was also captured and brought before the two of them. Airachnid threatened to kill Tailgate unless she was told the co-ordinates of an impending attack. After Arcee claimed she did not know them, Airachnid made good on that threat. Arcee escaped the same fate, but Tailgate's death hit her ''hard''. | ||
When Airachnid and Arcee later encountered each other on Earth, Airachnid would often torment her foe by bringing up what happened to Tailgate. {{storylink|Predatory}} {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} {{storylink|Partners}} While fighting with Arcee, | {{spoilers|Out of the Past}} | ||
Later, Arcee found herself captive yet again, this time alongside [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], and left to he mercies of [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. After escaping the Decepticon, Cliffjumper reminded her that he knew about Tailgate (after all, he was part of the rescue party that freed her from Airachnid's clutches), so he understood why she was being such a loner. | |||
When Airachnid and Arcee later encountered each other on [[Earth]], Airachnid would often torment her foe by bringing up what happened to Tailgate. {{storylink|Predatory}} {{storylink|Metal Attraction}} {{storylink|Partners}} While fighting with Arcee, Starscream taunted her by asking if Tailgate was "weak like Cliffjumper." {{storylink|Partners}} | |||
Arcee would remind her teammates of how Airachnid was not the only 'Con to have taken a partner away from her. {{storylink|Crossfire}} | Arcee would remind her teammates of how Airachnid was not the only 'Con to have taken a partner away from her. {{storylink|Crossfire}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Prime=== | ===Prime=== | ||
{{anchor|Cyberverse}} | {{anchor|Cyberverse}} | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Prime-toy Tailgate.jpg|thumb|right|300px|For the first time in years, he really went old school.]] | ||
*'''Tailgate''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012) | *'''Tailgate''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012) | ||
**''Series/Number:'' '''2 / 014''' | **''Series/Number:'' '''2 / 014''' | ||
**''Accessories:'' | **''Accessories:'' "Dual Ion Blaster" | ||
: | :Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion-class toys, Tailgate is a [[redeco]] of [[Cliffjumper (Prime)#Toys|Cliffjumper]], transforming into a white and blue muscle car resembling a [[Wikipedia:Dodge Challenger|Dodge Challenger]]. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The gun he comes with is the same as Cyberverse [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]]'s, being modeled after the dual-blasters present in Bumblebee's character model. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Tailgate | * Tailgate shares his voice actor with Arcee's current partner, [[Jack Darby]]. | ||
* They should ''really'' stop partnering bots who look like that with Arcee. | |||
[[Category:Prime Autobots]] | [[Category:Prime Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: Cyberverse]] | |||
Revision as of 01:31, 3 September 2012
| The name or term "Tailgate" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Tailgate (disambiguation). |
- Tailgate is an Autobot from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Tailgate once worked alongside Arcee. They really didn't get along at first, but their fighting skills were pretty evenly matched, and the two became a powerful, nigh-unstoppable team.
And then they went and got caught, and Tailgate went and got dead. Arcee didn't take that very well.
Fiction
Prime cartoon
- Voice actor: Josh Keaton (English), Yuichi Ishigami (Japanese), Jan Kurbjuweit (German), Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish)
Tailgate was a member of Delta Team during an unnamed battle. He failed to take out a sniper, forcing Arcee to enter hand-to-hand combat. As the two discussed where to rendezvous, Arcee was captured by Airachnid. Later, Tailgate was also captured and brought before the two of them. Airachnid threatened to kill Tailgate unless she was told the co-ordinates of an impending attack. After Arcee claimed she did not know them, Airachnid made good on that threat. Arcee escaped the same fate, but Tailgate's death hit her hard.
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Out of the Past follow. of the next episode/issue in the series or 30 days after release, whichever is sooner |
Later, Arcee found herself captive yet again, this time alongside Cliffjumper, and left to he mercies of Starscream. After escaping the Decepticon, Cliffjumper reminded her that he knew about Tailgate (after all, he was part of the rescue party that freed her from Airachnid's clutches), so he understood why she was being such a loner.
When Airachnid and Arcee later encountered each other on Earth, Airachnid would often torment her foe by bringing up what happened to Tailgate. Predatory Metal Attraction Partners While fighting with Arcee, Starscream taunted her by asking if Tailgate was "weak like Cliffjumper." Partners
Arcee would remind her teammates of how Airachnid was not the only 'Con to have taken a partner away from her. Crossfire
Toys
Prime
- Tailgate (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
- Series/Number: 2 / 014
- Accessories: "Dual Ion Blaster"
- Part of the fourth wave of Prime Cyberverse Legion-class toys, Tailgate is a redeco of Cliffjumper, transforming into a white and blue muscle car resembling a Dodge Challenger. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The gun he comes with is the same as Cyberverse Bumblebee's, being modeled after the dual-blasters present in Bumblebee's character model.
Notes
- Tailgate shares his voice actor with Arcee's current partner, Jack Darby.
- They should really stop partnering bots who look like that with Arcee.
