Decepticon SWINDLE
ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
SUB-GROUP: COMBATICON
FUNCTION: MUNITIONS EXPERT
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 24
"Make deals, not war."
Profile: Don't let Swindle's easy-going, good-natured personality fool you; within him beats the fuel pump of the most greed-driven street hustler. Without blinking an optical sensor, he'd trade Decepticon leader Megatron's right arm for a toaster if he needed the toaster badly enough (and if he could get the arm off of Megatron!). He is an opportunist without peer. He thrives on wheeling and dealing and seemingly is capable of procuring anything to fulfill the design and equipment needs of his armaments work. Although the weapons he builds are much appreciated, his fellow Combaticons know that Swindle's efforts on behalf of the Decepticons are a mere sideline to his actual purpose: He is solely concerned with himself, and most of his entrepreneurial activities are for his own personal material advancement. If he thought it were in his interest to trade with the enemy, the Autobots, he probably would. He is truly a one-robot "black market."
Abilities: Perhaps Swindle's greatest talent is his gift of gab. He could probably sell oil to an Arab sheik, if given the chance. In both jeep and robot modes, he uses two weapons: a scatter blaster that shoots bursts of explosive buckshot-type pellets over a wide area, and a gyro-gun that disturbs the balance centers of Transformers, severely hampering their driving, flying, and/or walking. With his fellow Combaticons, Swindle combines to form the giant robot Bruticus.
Weaknesses: In jeep mode, Swindle can't handle sharp turns at high speeds very well and is prone to overturning. Although his exterior is fairly well armored, a direct hit on his unprotected and open dashboard can easily disable him.
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Easy-going and good natured, but within him beats the fuel pump of the most greed-driven street hustler. Thrives on wheeling and dealing, works for his own personal material advancement. A one-robot "black market". Uses a scatter blaster that sprays explosive pellets, gyro gun that disrupts Transformers' balance center. Combines with fellow Combaticons to form "Bruticus". Prone to overturning on sharp turns. | |||||||
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9 |
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10 |
**I picked up swindle along with onslaught from a buddy trying to get rid of his old collection. his loss was my gain. it also worked out in the fact that his collection, complimented mine in that i already had brawl and vortex, while he had swindle and onslaught. This is where my missing Blast Off fits in.
he is in pretty good condition, and his joints are fairly tight. his stickers are in so so condition. Probably the worst sticker wear of the group of combaticons i have.
THE REST OF MY BRUTICUS IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, AND I HAVE MOST ALL THE WEAPONS AS YOU CAN SEE. MOST STICKERS show moderate play wear, AND JOINTS ON ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE PRETTY TIGHT. LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL PAGES FOR MORE INFO.**
