Tailgate (SG)
| This article is about the evil Autobot. For his heroic counterpart, see Tailgate (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Tailgate (disambiguation). |
- Tailgate is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.
Tailgate just loves humans. They're so cute, scurrying around in their little houses and making noises almost like they're talking. He also knows the importance of giving his pet human the right amount of exercise, so whenever possible, he takes Butch out for fresh air and walkies. Always considerate of his pet's needs, he keeps an eye out for other strays the Autobots can adopt to give his pet new playmates.
Fiction
Shattered Glass
Tailgate indulged Butch's power fantasies by taking him to Franklin Burns High School and terrorizing the students there. Butch particularly urged him to shoot Lisa Presser. Before Tailgate could do so, he was confronted by Sephie Beller. He didn't see a car around, so he suggested to Butch that she was probably a stray and they could take her home. Unfortunately for Tailgate, Sephie possessed a suit made from Cybertronian technology, which she used to deliver a jolt to his chest. He picked her up and attempted to drain her power using his magnets, however she retaliated with a blast that sent him crashing into the side of the school building. He charged at her, only to find himself being hit by his own energy-draining power. At that point Beller's suit overloaded, and a badly damaged Tailgate retreated with his pet, while muttering that someone needed to call the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Autobots. Transhuman
While on a lunch date with Inferno, Tailgate let the larger bot talk him into a makeover. He was already self-conscious about the new paint job when Rodimus Prime pointed out it made him look like the dead 'bot, Blurr. Coalescence
Tailgate participated in an attack on Decepticon City led by Optimus and Rodimus. When Optimus was cut down in battle by Galvatron, the Autobots fell back into a retreat aboard Sky Lynx. Memory's Splinter When their ride announced they'd have to lighten their load, Rodimus promptly dumped Optimus Prime out the nearest hatch. Tailgate had no objections to Rodimus declaring himself the new leader. Familiar Reflections
Tailgate and the Autobots were soon attacked by the returning Optimus Prime, now the enlightened Nova Prime. Out of the One, Many
Toys
Timelines
- Nightracer (2015)
- Timelines Nightracer is a redeco of the Generations Tailgate mold, using the blues requested (but not used) for her original BotCon toy. She shipped as the "freebie" figure in Version 3.0 of the Transformers Figure Subscription Service, in the same box as Krok, the 6th and final paid figure in the service. She came packed with a similarly recolored version of Groundbuster, named Shakar, whose name is an anagram of Nightracer's creator, Raksha, who also contributed the text for Nightracer's packed-in bio card.
- This toy also doubles as Nightracer's clone and this mold was retooled into Combiner Wars Windcharger.
Notes
- In Transhuman, Tailgate is described as aquamarine and yellow, likely a color scheme based on the unreleased colors of the original Tailgate from a catalog, seen here.
- Tailgate's body in Another Light is modeled on Generation 1 Tailgate's Generations Legends Class body with colors based on one of the color schemes used for Camaro, the Brazilian redeco of the Windcharger toy, from which Tailgate's original G1 toy was retooled.
