ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
SUB-GROUP: PROTECTOBOT

FUNCTION: SCOUT
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 24

“War is always a problem, never a solution.”

Profile: A full fuel tank, clear skies, and open road – that’s all Groove
wants out of life. He’s relaxed and easygoing, the kind of robot that is typically
happy no matter where he is or who he’s with. He doesn’t like staying in any
one place too long, so his attachments are short-lived. But he considers every
new experience enriching, so he’d just as soon move on to the next one anyway.
Although he’s basically a loner, Groove never forgets he’s an essential member
of the Protectobots team in their struggle against the Decepticons. But he detests
violence of any sort, and often finds it difficult to reconcile his pacifist
beliefs with his sense of responsibility to his comrades. Certain that war is
not the answer, he endlessly roams Earth’s highways, hoping to find out what
is the answer.

Abilities: In motorcycle mode, Groove can reach speeds of 140 miles
per hour, with a range of 800 miles. He’s extremely maneuverable. He carries
twin vaporators, which shoot fine mists of various oxidizing, freezing, and
corrosive liquids. The mists are emitted in a concentrated beam, so that Groove
can target the vaporators on particularly vulnerable areas, such as joints and
circuit connections, to disable his prey. In robot mode, Groove uses a photon
pistol that shoots light bursts with the equivalent brightness of 5,000-watt
light bulbs, enough to temporarily blind all but those whose optical sensors
are the most heavily shielded. He combines with his fellow Protectobots to form
the giant robot known as Defensor.

Weaknesses: When under attack, Groove is often reluctant to fight back
as he seeks a non-violent response. This sometimes puts him in considerable
danger.