ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
SUB-GROUP: TECHNOBOT

FUNCTION: DATA PROCESSOR
FIRST APPEARANCE: HEADMASTERS # 3

“Space travel is the only flight to freedom.”

Profile: Widely admired for his intelligence, dashing good looks and
coolheadedness, Lightspeed is thought to be the model Autobot soldier. But Lightspeed
thinks otherwise… for beneath that shiny chrome and steel exterior beats the
fuel pump of a tormented soul. Although he appreciates the vital function he
fulfills in his ground vehicle mode – processing data and shuttling it to various
Autobot bases – he longs to take leave of the surface world and fly. His secret
ambition is to explore the vast gulfs of space and uncover the mysteries of
the universe. But before he can ask Autobot Command to use its scarce resources
to reconstruct him into an interstellar spacecraft, Lightspeed realizes that
the Autobots must first win their war against the Decepticons. And until that
day, Lightspeed will continue to fight… and to dream.

Abilities: In vehicle mode, Lightspeed can accelerate from 0 to 500
mph in 8 seconds, with an average cruising speed of 300 mph. His range is 2,500
miles. He carries two side-mounted, independently targetable plasma blasters.
In robot mode, he wields a proton rifle with a magnetic sight that locks on
to iron-bearing targets, such as most enemy Decepticons. He combines with his
fellow Technobots to form the super-robot Computron.

Weaknesses: Lightspeed has an allergic reaction to energon, the primary
fuel source of all Transformers, and to most other fuels as well, but to a lesser
degree. He must always take a special lead sulfide additive when refueling.
Otherwise, his engine experiences severe knocking and he’ll break out in a rust
rash.