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Tailgate


Autobot

Function: Scout




 

Modes

 

Parts

This figure came with no accessories.

 

Figure box art

Tech Spec

" Let my fellow mechanical beings go! "

He sometimes has his mind stuck in low gear, believes 55mph, speed limit is infringement on rights of cars. Garages are prisons to him... doesn't understand Earth machines are not alive. Goes 180mph, range 600 miles. Uses ferrocobalt magnet under hood to be pulled by and within a few feet of other vehicles, reducing his fuel use to near zero. Prone to overheating.

Strength
Intelligence
Speed
Endurance
Rank
Courage
Firepower
Skill
5
5
6
6
6
7
2
7

 

Variations

Encore
Tailgate:

(2008, Japan)

 

Notes

Availability: This figure was available in 1986. This figure was later reissued with Reissue Bumblebee (2004, Japan), Pipes (1986), Swerve (1986), and Outback (1986) in Japan in 2008.

Additional Versions of Tailgate:

Recolors: This mold was never recolored.
Remolds: This figure was remolded from Windcharger (1984) and Camaro (1985, South America) and was later molded into Botcon Europe Exclusive Rook (2002, Europe) and Black Windcharger (2003, Japan).
Name Reuses: The name Tailgate was reassigned to Prime Autobot Tailgate (2012).