Leadfoot (G2)
- Leadfoot is an Autobot from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Leadfoot is a speed machine who always manages to keep his cool no matter how fast he's going. Despite his function as a "defense specialist", he's most notable for using his incredible speed and sensor-deflecting armor for infiltrating enemy bases, then ripping them apart with his "rotoprop" weapon.
Well, maybe the best defense is a good offense. You know who said that? Mel, the cook on Alice.
- European market name: Hotfoot
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 2
Like the rest of the Rotor Force, Leadfoot was originally one of Megatron's next generation of Decepticons, animated by the stolen power of the Creation Matrix. He first saw combat on Tykos, when the Decepticons raided a Rheanimum gas mine. New Dawn
Allying with the Autobots against the Cybertronian empire swiftly changed Leadfoot. He and Manta Ray first partnered with Tracks to ambush Cybertronian flyers, earning the Autobot's praise. Total War! More critically, Leadfoot saved his friend's life when Razorclaw decided Manta Ray was insufficiently loyal, decapitating the Predacon before he could kill Manta Ray. Leadfoot thought nothing of saving his partner, as Autobots have to stick together. A Rage in Heaven!
IDW Comics continuity
Leadfoot was one of the Autobots guarding Thunderwing's remains at Thunderhead Pass on Cybertron when Galvatron arrived to take Thunderwing. Leadfoot was taken by surprise as Galvatron grabbed him by the throat and seconds later, he was dead. So it goes.
Toys
Generation 2
- Leadfoot (Rotor Force, 1994)
- Among the first of the totally-new molds designed for Generation 2, Leadfoot transforms into a Lola T93 Indy car... with a giant rotor on top. Hmm. His "Rotor Force" engine block is a manually-wound spinner that launches his flying disc into the air. He graciously came with two in case you lost one. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for robot mode.
Trivia
- Leadfoot is unique among the Rotor Force in that his alternate mode is not one that would normally have a large rotor or propellor.
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