Vanguard

The name or term "Vanguard" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Vanguard (disambiguation).

Vanguard is an Autobot Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.

When Sideswipe is pounding some Decepticon to scrap with his fists, Vanguard is providing cover fire to make sure the Autobot brawler isn't interrupted.

Toys

The Transformers

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• Sideswipe with Vanguard (Action Master, 1991)

Only available with the European-market-only Action Master Sideswipe, Vanguard is a small cybertronic battle tank. Pressing a trigger on his rear section spring-launches the turret forward; while this is pointless by himself, when Vanguard is plugged onto Sideswipe's back, the turret flips over Sideswipe's head to act as a battle helmet.

• More information on Vanguard at TFU.info

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Private Vanguard, Ground Command-Advance Guard/Anti-Ballistic Turret Helmet (2019)
  • Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II
  • Rarity: UT
  • Card Number: T27/T52
  • Stars: 5

Private Vanguard, Ground Command-Advance Guardis one of fifty-two double-sided character cards available in Wave 4 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege II. As a Battle Master, Private Vanguard, Ground Command-Advance Guard begins the game in Bot Mode. Instead of being sent to the KO Area once his Health drops to zero, the card is flipped to the Upgrade side, becoming the Anti-Ballistic Turret Helmet, and equipped in the Weapons slot of another character on the player's side of the battlefield . In order to represent Vanguard's size as a Battle Master, the card is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

The card's line-art was drawn by Dan Khanna with colors by Volta.