ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: TRANSPORT & RECONNAISSANCE
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 1
"Earth stinks, but Decepticons stink worse."
Profile: Gears is the complainer in the group. He absolutely hates the Earth and everything about it and he is eager to let the others know this. He is a self-proclaimed misfit, the type who finds fault in everything and everyone, even himself. That is one of the reasons Optimus Prime finds him useful: Gears is so sour-tempered that the rest of the Autobots cheer themselves up by trying to cheer him up. Only Optimus knows that Gears' complaining is an act. Gears realizes his function is to force his companions to see what's good about a situation, and he performs accordingly.
Abilities: Gears has tremendous strength and endurance. He is often used to tote heavy loads for long distances. He will even carry several of his comrades to conserve fuel. He can launch himself to a height of 20 miles and then float back down to the ground by creating a compressed air cushion under his feet. This makes him an excellent reconnaissance agent and his ability to detect infrared wavelengths allows him to work night or day.
Weaknesses: Since Gears has limited maneuverability when launched, he makes an easy target if spotted. Although his sour personality is mostly an act, a reminder of his home planet, Cybertron, can often depress him and negatively affect his performance.
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Gears is anti-social, a self-proclaimed misfit. Finds fault in everything and everyone. Acts this way to help cheer others up as they try to cheer him up. Tremendous strength and endurance. Totes heavy loads long distances. Launches to height of 20 miles, floats down on compressed air. Becomes an easy target due to limited maneuverability. Can detect infrared. | |||||||
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Strength |
Intelligence |
Speed |
Endurance |
Rank |
Courage |
Firepower |
Skill |
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8 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
7 |
** On the personal level, I don't have a whole lot to say. Gears is cool, but I have no personal thing that really sticks in my mind. I didn't have Gears as a kid, he is a more recent addition to my collection, part of an eBay auction I purchased.
Gears is in pretty good shape. Joints are pretty tight, and minimal sticker wear. I have him complete with his Tech-spec and robot point as seen in the bottom picture.**
