Tow-Line (Energon)

This article is about the Energon-series Autobot. For the Robots In Disguise Autobot, see Tow-Line (RID).

Tow-Line is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

Tow-Line isn't the strongest Autobot, but what he lacks in muscle he makes up in cleverness. He can out-think and generally out-last most opponents, preferring to use his brains to prevent conflicts, skills that have made him one of Optimus Prime's most trusted team members.

Fiction

Dreamwave Energon comic continuity

Toys

Energon

Tow-Line (Deluxe, 2004)

Tow-Line transforms into a large utility van. In robot mode, his lower vehicle portion becomes a mobile battle/repair platform. He can fold his legs back and up over his shoulders (hello!) and re-attach to this platform for a "battle mode". In this... ahem, position, Tow-Line can also form the top half of a two-robot "Powerlinx combiner" with any Energon Deluxe Autobot, and any of them can also use his platform for their own combination. He bears a somewhat resemblence to G1 Skids

This mold was retooled to make BotCon 2005's versions of Generation 1 Ironhide and Ratchet.