AUTOBOT BLUESTEAK

ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: GUNNER
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 1

"I never met a Decepticon I didn't dislike."

Profile: Conversations don't come easy when Bluestreak is around. His talent for incessant and often inane talk tends to drown out those close by, but at least his gregarious manner serves to lighten the otherwise grim situation of the Autobots. What is not widely known is the underlying reason for his endless droning: to hide the fact that he hates war. Despite his formidable weaponry and his blazing speed, he is basically not a warrior type. Autobot Commander Optimus Prime's faith in him helps sustain Bluestreak in the heat of battle. Optimus knows that Bluestreak will be forever haunted by the memory of his witnessing the total destruction of his city back on Cybertron by the Decepticons. He was the lone survivor. "There's some demons runnin' loose inside that boy," says Hound, "and sometimes I think they grab hold of him and won't let him go."

Abilities: In automobile mode, Bluestreak is among the fastest Autobots. He can sustain speeds of up to 150 mph for more than 12 hours. In robot mode, he carries twin shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, each capable of hurling a shell containing four independently targetable warheads a distance of 8.3 miles with a maximum error margin of 12 feet from target at that distance. Each warhead possesses the concussive force equivalent to 150 lbs. of TNT. His ion-charge disperser rifle electrifies a line of particles in the air in the direction in which it is pointed. By its nature, its accuracy is limited, but it can shoot an electrified particle beam, resembling blue lightning, a distance of 12 miles and punch a 10 foot hole in a cinder-block wall. The electrical charge of a single bolt can be as high as 80,000 volts.

Weaknesses: As powerful and threatening as he is, Bluestreak can be completely undone at times by his disdain for combat and his reluctance to fight.

 

 

 

 

 

Tech-Spec

Bluestreak often talks incessantly and inanely. Lightens the situation for all Autobots with his good-natured manner. Despite formidable weaponry and blazing speed, he hates war. Haunted by memory of Decepticons destroying his home-city. Fires bombs up to 8.3 miles and lightning-like 80,000 volt beam up to 12 miles of limited accuracy. Often inhibited by his disdain for combat.

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Intelligence
Speed
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7

** Bluestreak is one of the commemorative reissues from Toys R Us.  Great addition to my collection, but it is disappointing that Toys R Us reissued it with black missiles instead of the chrome ones.  You can see that he has chrome in the picture, but that is because I replaced the reissues with originals I purchased separately.  I also bought an original instruction sheet for him, that has his true "Bluestreak" name, instead of the reissue "Silverstreak".  Finally, I found a deal on original boxes, including his, and picked it up.  Unfortunately, the top is ripped off, and it's a little ragged, but cool non the less. -Last updated July 2012- **

 

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Robot form front

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Weapons

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Vehicle front view

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Vehicle side view

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Vehicle rear view


Instructions top view


Instructions front view


Instructions back view


Box front view


Box top view


Box bottom view


Box back view


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