ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
FUNCTION: TRACKER
FIRST APPEARANCE: G.I. JOE # 142
"What the eyes don't see, the nose knows."
Profile: When Steeljaw is on the hunt, his prey is as good as caught. His unyielding determination and tenacious pursuit combine to make him a truly formidable Autobot. He handles each mission with a cool professionalism born of the great confidence he has in his abilities. When he's not busy stalking Decepticons, he's likely to turn his attention to any scent that comes his way - the spoor of a mouse, the stench of a garbage truck, even the perfume of a young woman. This often results in a frightening surprise for his unsuspecting quarry. Steeljaw usually doesn't mean any harm on these occasions - he just likes his work so much that it's also his hobby.
Abilities: In lion mode, Steeljaw uses an array of chemical receptor microchips in his nose module to locate and follow scents. The array is sensitive enough to pick up chemical traces in the air as faint as one part per trillion. He has a range of 800 miles and requires little rest or maintenance. His jaw has tremendous strength; anyone caught in its grip would find it next to impossible to break. It can exert a force of 60,000 psi and can snap a foot-diameter steel cable. In cassette mode, Steeljaw can electromagnetize himself so he can adhere to ferrous objects. He uses this ability to hitch rides over long distances in a form that won't attract much attention.
Weaknesses: Steeljaw must avoid wet environments since his body is particularly vulnerable to rusting.
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When he's on the hunt, his prey is as good as caught. Determined, tenacious, cooly professional when on a mission. Likely to trace any scent. Range of 800 miles. Super-strong jaws -- can snap a foot thick steel cable with one bite. Carries two solar-powered pellet guns that fire 1200 rounds per minute. Lack of sunlight hampers the guns' performance. Can electromagnetize himself in cassette mode. Prone to rusting. | |||||||
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** 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.**
