ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
SUB-GROUP: HEADMASTER

HUMAN COMPONENT: MONZO
FUNCTION: TRACKER
FIRST APPEARANCE: HEADMASTERS # 3

“My pleasure with my enemy’s pain comes.”

Profile: A quick glance at Weirdwolf’s motto might lead you to think
that it’s either a typographical error or this particular Decepticon has some
seriously crossed wires! We’re happy to say that the latter is true. Though
possessing hyper-keen senses and an alert, sharp mind, Weirdwolf is something
of a mess in the neural department. We all occasionally talk to ourselves, but
the trouble with Weirdwolf is that he does it all the time. And in an uncomfortably
loud, sing-song backward way. “Destroy the Autobots I shall. Rip their
faces off how nice it would be.” and so on. This habit doesn’t impair Weirdwolf’s
abilities. He’s cruel, vicious and incredibly deadly. But it does unsettle his
fellow Decepticons, especially in the midst of a tense battle. Weirdwolf is
binary-bonded to Monzo, a brutish professional hyperwrestler-turned-underworld-nightclub-owner.
If Weirdwolf was lacking anything in the sadistic department before, his Nebulan
partner more than makes up for it. The two are ideally matched, delighting in
the pain and carnage they deal out with savage abandon. These two like minds,
constantly seeking the thrill of combat, have no room left for fear, making
Weirdwolf a warrior without compare. The only trouble is, as Headmaster, the
internal conversations are sometimes three-way!

Abilities: Though in robot mode Weirdwolf wields a photon pistol (firing
high frequency energy particles) and a thermal sword (capable of cutting through
steel three inches thick), he tends to rely heavily on hand-to-hand combat.
Although he strenuously denies it, it is widely assumed that this is Monzo,
unable to forget his time as a professional hyperwrestler, exerting a controlling
influence on the shared mind. Weirdwolf doesn’t care. Up close suits him just
fine, because it enables him to switch to wolf mode and use his tungsten-tipped
claws on hapless Autobots. In this form, Weirdwolf comes equipped with nose
module tracking sensors, capable of reading smell, infrared heat images and
air current patterns. He can leap eight miles in a single bound.

Weaknesses: Weirdwolf’s crossed mental wires can sometimes ruin an otherwise
faultlessly silent approach. Just when he’s ready to pounce on the unsuspecting
Autobot he’s been tracking for the last twenty miles or so, he’ll open his mouth
and say “die you now!” and ruin the whole thing! It’s become so like
thinking to Weirdwolf, he doesn’t realize he’s speaking aloud.

ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
SUB-GROUP: COMBATICON
FUNCTION: INTERROGATION

FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 24

“I’m Vortex, fly me – if you dare!”

Profile: Vortex always gives you a ride to remember – in your nightmares!
He takes an evil, cackling delight in trapping Autobots inside him and taking
them on a spinning, dizzying flight of death-defying aerial stunts. As the Combaticon
interrogator, he finds it an extremely effective – and enjoyable – way of doing
his job. Autobots are easy prey to his techniques: Vortex grabs them off the
ground, lifts them in the air and attempts to coerce them into divulging secrets.
When Vortex is finished with the Autobots, he lets them plummet to the ground.
A free ride from Vortex is definitely not worth the price.

Abilities: In helicopter mode, Vortex can attain a speed of 300 mph.
His range is 1200 miles. He can whirl his rotor blades fast enough to create
wind funnels that spin at speeds of 200-300 mph, powerful enough to lift a locomotive
off its rails. He can suspend himself in the air in almost any position, which
allows him to direct these funnels anywhere he wants. In robot mode, he uses
a semi-automatic glue gun. It shoots capsules of highly adhesive liquid that
will cement anything it hits to anything its target touches. Vortex combines
with his fellow Combaticons to form the giant robot “Bruticus.”

Weaknesses: Although Vortex’s wind funnels can be a devastating weapon,
its use reduces his maneuverability and leaves him vulnerable to attack. It
also subjects his rotor blades to extreme stress and possible metal fatigue
and fracturing.

ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
SUB-GROUP: STUNTICON

FUNCTION: TERRORIST
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 22

“Either you’re out of my way or you’re out of luck.”

Profile: Look out, motorists! The road hasn’t been built yet that’s
big enough to handle Wildrider! Some of his fellow Stunticons attribute his
reckless behavior to be a calculated attempt by Wildrider to enhance the atmosphere
of fear he tries to create in his role as a terrorist. But those who know him
better realize it’s not an act – he really is that nuts! As his fellow Stunticon
Breakdown puts it, “When he’s driving, I’d rather take a plane.”

Abilities: Wildrider can reach 250 mph in car mode, and has amazing
maneuverability. In robot mode, he uses a scattershot gun, which can spray a
fifty-square yard area with searing, ripping laser beams at a distance of

ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
SUB-GROUP: THROTTLEBOT

FUNCTION: MATERIALS TRANSPORT
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 30

“Look good and you’ll have the world in your pocket.”

Profile: Wideload is usually so dirty one would think he sweated grease.
But muck-encrusted appearances can be deceiving – Wideload is a neatness fanatic.
He despises his Autobot role because of its messy nature. So obsessed is he
with looks that seldom does he consider the quality of a being’s character when
making a judgment about him, her or it. He makes no secret of his vanity. He
spends most of his free time polishing his finish or having another Autobot
do it for him for pay (which usually takes the form of surplus fuel that Wideload
had been lugging). He takes no special pride in his great strength and endurance;
he’d much rather be savoring the scent of a flower than be hauling a dumpsterful
of spare parts.

Abilities: Wideload is extremely strong. He can lift or carry up to
1,000,000 pounds in his dumpster. His range in truck mode is 1400 miles. Chemical
sensors within his hands and tires allow him to determine the chemical composition
of most substances almost instantaneously. The Autobots rely on him and this
ability to discover new sources of raw materials.

Weaknesses: Wideload is unusually susceptible to rust, a problem he
finds particularly embarrassing since he takes such extreme pride in his appearance.
He’s not particularly adept at driving over rough terrain and easily gets bogged
down in muddy, swampy environments.

ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: WARRIOR
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 17

“A good shot is worth more than a good intention.”

Profile: Warpath thinks he’s a lot more impressive than his comrades
do. Certainly, no one would argue with his sharpshooting ability. It just seems
at times he’s more concerned with showing off than the welfare of the Autobots
as a whole. But his boisterous, loud-mouthed personality makes him welcome company
and his raucous sense of humor can bring cheer to the gloomiest situations.
Only one thing seems to upset him: any small nick or scratch to his gun barrel.
He’s both very proud and very vain about his weapon. His comrades fear that
if his gun ever suffered anything as big as a dent, Warpath might be too depressed
to talk for a month!

Abilities: In his tank mode, Warpath can travel over the roughest terrains
at speeds of up to 30 mph. He can hit a hex-nut at a distance of 1.5 miles with
a shell from his gun. He has a variety of shells available to him: explosive,
thermal, cryogenic, acid, and sonic, among others. His thick vanadium-steel
armor can withstand all but the toughest blows. He has great strength in tank
and robot modes.

Weaknesses: Warpath is virtually helpless if upended in tank mode, His
movements can be severely hindered if his treads are damaged. He’s slow, but
his firepower and toughness help compensate for this deficiency.

ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: DEMOLITIONS

FIRST APPEARANCE: -

“War is wherever I want it to be.”

Profile: Nothing is more exhilarating to Twin Twist than the feeling
of sinking his drills into a slag of unblemished carbon-steel. Like a child
in a wading pool, he splashes among the shards of useless metal that result
from his destructive fury. And his habit of showing off his talents to almost
any target, whether an enemy Decepticon or a harmless lamp post, causes extreme
concern for Autobot Leader Optimus Prime. Optimus realizes that the wrecking
of property belonging to innocent Earthlings can only hurt the Autobot cause.
Twin Twist’s wild, uncontrollable nature is a big plus in battle, but many of
his fellow Autobots think he’s more trouble than he’s worth.

Abilities: Nearly as mobile as his brother Topspin, Twin Twist can go
up to 200 mph using his four wheels and his two tractor modules in vehicle mode.
He’ll usually follow Topspin’s initial assault on a target with his own: he
uses his two diamond-tipped drills, which can go as fast as 6000 rpm, to penetrate
virtually any fortification up to three yards thick. He carries a semi-automatic
cannon-rifle that fires explosive shells, each with the energy equivalent of
100 pounds of TNT. He can transform from vehicle to robot mode in .4 seconds,
but can only use his drills in vehicle mode.

Weaknesses: His reckless nature often gets him into trouble, and has
even led Optimus to consider making him inoperative. He is at a relative disadvantage
in robot mode without the use of his drills.