Primal Vanguard

The Primal Vanguard is a Transformer organization concerned with off-Cybertron peacekeeping. It dates back to Nova Prime's day and its members have built-in weapons as part of their anatomy.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 comics

Tailgate was part of a bomb disposal unit with the Primal Vanguard. Hangers On

During the Clampdown, the Vanguard were mired in the "Phobos Controversy". At one point an ex-Vanguard member was responsible for a shooting in Apophenia. Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc