ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: WARRIOR
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 17
"To stop me, you have to catch me first."
Profile: Powerglide is a show-off. While most of his fellow Autobots are literally grounded by their abilities, he can take to the air, and he is exceedingly proud of that fact. He uses his ability to release brief bursts of great power to more than make up for his relatively slow flying speed. Consequently, his maneuverability is incredible. Whether putting on a show for his comrades or evading enemy fire, he delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuosity. And, like any showman, Powerglide only demands one thing from his audience after one of his performances - their appreciation. And he'll accept it from friend and foe alike.
Abilities: In vehicular mode, Powerglide can reach a cruising speed of 500 mph. He can, for short periods, increase his power output dramatically and increase his speed to 3200 mph. His maneuverability is excellent; he can complete an aerial loop perpendicular to the ground with a radius of only .3 miles. He carries small concussion bombs and can shoot a short range high-temperature thermal beam from the tip of his nose module. He can also use the beam in robot mode.
Weaknesses: As a result of the great confidence he has in his flying ability, Powerglide often gets into more trouble than he can handle with enemy jets. He has relatively little strength in robot mode.
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A show off... proud that he's one of few Autobots that can fly. Incredible maneuverability... delights in displaying his dazzling aerial virtuousity, to friends or foes... just wants their appreciation of his talent. Cruises at 500mph... can increase power output and speed to 3200 mph for short periods. Carries small concussion bombs... shoots thermal beam as plane and robot. Gets into more troubles with enemy planes than he can handle. | |||||||
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Intelligence |
Speed |
Endurance |
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3 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
** Much like Beachcomber, Cosmos, Seaspray and Warpath I am also a big fan of Powerglide because he is from issue #17 and 18 of Marvels comic series line, which is the Smelting Pool story, which is as I am sure you are aware, the name of my site. It is to me, my favorite storyline of Transformers. Powerglide was part of an eBay purchase, and I was finally glad to get him when I did. He was always one I really wanted, but somehow never seemed to work out.
In my collecting, I worked to Gain Beachcomber, Blaster, Cosmos, Perceptor, Seaspray, and Warpath to go with Powerglide, so I had the whole team from Cybertron. Unfortunately they never made a Scrounge figure to go with them, or a Lord Lord Straxus of the Decepticons for that matter.
My Powerglide is in great condition except for the small amount of rust that has somehow gotten into his arm joint, as you can see in picture two. His stickers are pretty good, with a little wear.**
