ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
SUB-GROUP: TARGETMASTER

HUMAN COMPONENTS: SILENCER AND FLINTLOCK
FUNCTION: MATERIALS TRANSPORT
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 60

“Adventure is found in unlikely places.”

Profile: Landfill can’t understand why the other Autobots steer clear
of him. He’s generally a friendly, cheerful, hard-working, reliable fellow –
what is the problem, he wonders? Unfortunately for Landfill, he needs to look
no further than his rearview mirror for the answer. One of the unpleasant side
effects of his job is the awful smell. And Landfill does little to minimize
it. He leaves a trail of rotting refuse wherever he goes. He’s usually caked
in muck and filth. He’s a veritable rolling garbage dump! Neither gentle hints
from friends nor direct orders from superiors can persuade him to improve his
personal hygiene. However, he earns the Autobots’ appreciation for his willingness
to undertake some of the most difficult and disgusting transport tasks. He’ll
haul a load of spare parts or toxic waste through a hail of enemy fire with
equal enthusiasm, proving to his fellow Autobots that even steel-plated slobs
have their value.

Landfill is teamed with the Nebulans Silencer and Flintlock. Silencer chose
to undergo the bio-engineering procedure needed to become an Autobot Targetmaster
after witnessing the destruction of his family’s hydroponic farm by the Scorponok-led
Decepticons who invaded Nebulos. A quiet man who once abhored the use of force
for any reason, he has become one of the best warriors among the Autobots’ Nebulan
allies.

Flintlock is a young man who was always eager for action. In fact, within the
peaceful constraints of traditional Nebulan society, he was often too eager
– he constantly ran afoul of Nebulan authorities for behavior they cited as
“anti-social, anti-governmental and rude.” Once the Autobots landed
on Nebulos and sought Nebulan volunteers to help them thwart the Decepticon
threat, Flintlock found a positive outlet for his aggression. Now he is considered
one of the toughest, bravest, and surprisingly, most disciplined soldiers among
the Autobots.

Abilities: Landfill can transform into a dump truck. He can haul up
to 10 tons of solid material in this mode. His maximum speed is 70 mph and his
range is 350 miles. Silencer has been bio-engineered to convert to a noiseless,
recoilless, high-powered proton rifle. He is accurate up to six miles in this
mode. Flintlock has been bio-engineered to convert to a stress pistol. In this
mode he can shoot a beam of torsional energy that introduces counter-rotational
forces within any metal object it hits. These forces induce metal fatigue and
eventually metal failure, causing the target to fracture. An infra-red targeting
sight allows Flintlock to home in on warm metal objects, such as enemy Decepticons
with their engines running. Landfill can use Silencer and Flintlock in his robot
or dump truck mode. The two Nebulans can combine to form one weapon that retains
the offensive capabilities of both its components.

Weaknesses: Landfill’s primary liability is completely controllable.
He leaves so obvious a trail of trash and emits such a powerful odor that even
the dumbest Decepticon tracker would have no difficulty finding him.