Lightpole
- Lipole are aliens in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Lipoles are small, flying, bat-like creatures, apparently native to Jupiter's moon of Io. They can transform into explosive missiles and fling themselves at predators.
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Blurr and Wheelie crashed on Io while bringing Metroplex's transformation cog to Earth. As they awaited rescue, one of the gigantic, acid-dripping, metal-crunching lipoles emerged from a crater, picked up one of their discarded weapons, and devoured it for a light snack.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3
Shortly thereafter, a swarm of of the tiny, mildly annoying lipoles attacked them. Marissa Faireborne arrived to rescue the pair; she landed and drove the swarm off with a handgun. But the lipoles transformed into suicidal missile mode, and destroyed her ship, leaving the Autobots and human stranded, though apparently alone. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4
Despite having all destroyed themselves, the swarm continued to viciously beat Blurr, Wheelie, and Marissa about the head and shoulders. Finally, Sky Lynx effortlessly rescued the trio from the creatures' pitiful, if ravenous, clutches. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
