Slingshot (G1)

Slingshot is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

File:Slingshot TFU.jpg

I don't care who you are. As far as I'm concerned, you're worthless.

Slingshot is a loud-mouthed, bragging jerk. Many believe that his annoying, self-agrandizing, and abrasive personality is a cover for his insecurities over being the smallest and weakest Aerialbot. Just as many couldn't care less and just wish he would shut up, and/or go away.

He can combine with his fellow Aerialbots to form Superion.

Slingshot transformed into a Harrier jumpjet and therefore had VTOL capabilities.

French-Canadian name: La Fronde

Japanese name: Sling

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: Rob Paulsen (US); Hirotaka Suzuoki (Japan)

Slingshot was created from an old carrier drone along with the rest of the Aerialbots by the Autobots as Optimus Prime's answer to the newly created Stunticons. However, Slingshot quickly made it clear that he didn't care for Earth, the humans, or the other Autobots, and he certainly had no respect for his new commander, Silverbolt, whose fear of hights caused him to abandon Slingshot when Motormaster attacked him. Ironhide threated to install some humility programming into Slingshot via his fists on more than one occasion. However, Silverbolt was able to convince Slingshot and the other Aerialbots of the noble natures of the Autobots and Humans. Slingshot even saved Silverbolt after the latter destroyed the Key to Vector Sigma. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2

"Mr Starscream, can I have your autograph?"

Slingshot was once a major fanboy of Starscream and the other Decepticon jets, and believed Megatron would be a real swell guy to have as a friend. He changed his mind while in Cybertron's past, after seeing Megatron casually destroy the young Orion Pax. After that, he declared that Megatron will never be able to run from the Aerialbots, and they won't stop hounding him until he is finished. Man, he is such a bandwagon jumper. War Dawn

Japanese manga

Cheer up, baldy.

Toys

Generation 1

• Slingshot (Aerialbot, 1986/1992)

Japanese ID number: C-53

• Superion (Gift set, 1986)

Japanese ID number: C-55

Generation 2

• Slingshot (Aerialbot, 1994)

This toy is noted to suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome, so be careful.

Trivia

• The Canadian giftset of Superion accidentally misspelled Slingshot as "Slingslot".

External Links

• Slingshot at TFU.info.

• Slingshot's Universe profile at NTFA.net
  
  
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