Transportation mode

This article is about the mode for transportation usage. For the vehicle mode, see Alternate mode.

The Transportation mode is an extra mode specialized for transportation usage besides the ordinary vehicle mode. The transportation mode usually features a transporting device, such as wheels, wings, rotors, or a surfing board.

Toys

Generation 1

Tracks possessed a "flight mode".

Beast Wars

Almost each of the Transmetal characters possesses a transportation mode. The term "Transportation mode" is sometimes referred as flying mode or vehicle mode.

The following Transmetal characters were referred as having a transportation mode:

• Airazor
• Depth Charge
• Megatron (both Transmetal and Transmetal 2 form)
• Optimus Primal
• Rampage
• Rattrap
• Rhinox
• Scavenger
• Terrorsaur
• Waspinator

The following characters were referred as having a vehicle mode:

• Transmetal Cheetor
• Transmetal 2 Cybershark
• Transmetal Tarantulas

In addition to the "transportation mode", Inferno possesses a "flying mode". While Optimal Optimus possesses two transportation modes, the names of which are referred as "Hypersonic Attack Mode" and "Ground Assault Mode".

The term "transportation mode" is referred as "vehicle mode" in Japanese franchise Beast Wars Metals.

See also

• Attack mode
• Transformers with three modes