Aquafend

Aquafend is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

I guess being bright pink and green, he'd have to be a master of disguise so the other Autobots wouldn't have to look at him.

Some would say that delving too deeply into the Decepticon mindset is not a good idea. Aquafend would disagree, and it certainly hasn't had any negative affects on him. The Aquaspeeders' intelligence expert, he's made it his mission to know exactly what the Decepticons are thinking in order to come up with the most effective countermeasures for their evil plans, if not stop them before they even have a chance to start.

Of course, the fact that his own brother, Jetstorm, has turned 'Con probably plays into it a bit.

Aquafend is a renowned expert in espionage, particularly in the field of disguise. No matter how rugged the terrain, he's willing to go deep into enemy-held territory to find out their latest diabolical scheme. And if he gets caught? He's got the hydro-power to blast his way free if it comes to it.

Fiction

Wings Universe

Aquafend and his twin brother Jetstorm were brought to life on Earth in the 21st century at one of the Cyberfactories. They grew apart as the Cybertronian Wars returned to Earth and Aquafend joined Pyro's Autobots while Jetstorm became part of Clench's Decepticon Syndicate. The two sides clashed at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, but the Autobots were overwhelmed by the new model Sharkticons and forced to retreat. After regrouping, Aquafend and Scorch led the main Autobot force in a frontal attack on the Collider facility, distracting the Syndicate so that Rapido's smaller unit could sneak in the back way. They managed to hold out long enough for reinforcements to arrive from Autobot City.

Once the Autobot team was large enough to hold the line, Aquafend led a smaller unit to split off from the battle and enter the complex. He and Gobots charged in to rescue the human hostages inside the Collider, but ran into his evil brother and his partner, Deluge. Their feud was interrupted by the fast-spreading forestonite gas, which mutated all Transformers present into super-powered new forms. Aquafend developed the power to generate freezing energy from his fists. The fight soon turned against the Decepticons and they fled, leaving the hostages alive and the Autobots more powerful than ever. Generation 2: Redux

Not trusting these strange new powers, Cliffjumper made Aquafend demonstrate his ice streams on Decepticon dummy targets alongside a number of other Autobots. A Flash Forward, Part 2

IDW comics continuity

Aquafend was a crew member on board the Lost Light during the quest to find the legendary Knights of Cybertron. When Fortress Maximus took Rung and Whirl hostage in Rung's office, he was part of a security team prepared to take action and bust their way into the room if necessary. Interiors

Toys

Generation 1

• Aquafend (Aquaspeeder, 1993)
  • Accessories: Water cannon

Aquafend transforms into a Baja-style dune buggy. He has a water-squirting rifle connected to a bellows/reservoir backpack; the rifle forms his front bumper in buggy mode while the backpack forms his spoiler. His canopy uses color changing paint, turning pale when exposed to warm water (or left out in the sun).

Aquafend was only available in various European markets during the two-year "transitional" period marking the changeover from the original toyline to Generation 2; in the original line's final year (1993), the toys were given redesigned Autobot and Decepticon symbols, but it wasn't until 1994 that "Generation 2" appeared on the packaging.

This mold was also used to make the Generation 2 Decepticon Color Changer Jetstorm.

• More information on Aquafend at TFU.info

Generation 2

• Aquafend (Aquaspeeder, 1994)
  • Accessories: Water cannon

This release is identical to the original, only this time in packaging specifically branded "Generation 2".