Tailpipe (G1)

This article is about the ancient Transformer from More than Meets the Eye. For the motorbike from the Dark of the Moon toyline, see Tailpipe (DOTM).

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Tailpipe is a Transformer from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

When Nova Prime took the first Ark to conqu- er, explore the galaxy, he chose Tailpipe to be one of his crew.

I was a senior officer aboard the Ark. I knew who was supposed to be on board. There was a Tailpipe, but no Tailgate.Cyclonus, "Cybertronian Homesick Blues"

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Tailpipe piloted the Ark when its crew stumbled upon an anomaly within the Benzuli Expanse. He panicked when the anomaly began to pull the ship in, but Nova Prime assured him that it was merely doing his bidding. Dark Dawn The entire crew was subsequently lost to the Dead Universe and presumed dead back on Cybertron, where they were honored with the Ark-1 Memorial Grounds. Before the war, while examining the memorial, Ratchet placed his hand over Tailpipe's name. Post Hoc

Millions of years later, Cyclonus revealed that he knew Tailpipe was supposed to be part of the crew but that Tailgate was not. Cybertronian Homesick Blues

Notes

• Tailpipe's design is inspired by his Dark of the Moon counterpart.
• His name is obscured in "Post Hoc" so we will assume it's Tailgate's name.