ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT
SUB-GROUP: THROTTLEBOT
FUNCTION: MATERIALS TRANSPORT
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 30
"Look
good and you'll have the world in your pocket."
Profile:
Wideload is usually so dirty one would think he sweated
grease. But muck-encrusted appearances can be deceiving -
Wideload is a neatness fanatic. He despises his Autobot
role because of its messy nature. So obsessed is he with
looks that seldom does he consider the quality of a
being's character when making a judgment about him, her
or it. He makes no secret of his vanity. He spends most
of his free time polishing his finish or having another
Autobot do it for him for pay (which usually takes the
form of surplus fuel that Wideload had been lugging). He
takes no special pride in his great strength and
endurance; he'd much rather be savoring the scent of a
flower than be hauling a dumpsterful of spare parts.
Abilities:
Wideload is extremely strong. He can lift or carry up to
1,000,000 pounds in his dumpster. His range in truck mode
is 1400 miles. Chemical sensors within his hands and
tires allow him to determine the chemical composition of
most substances almost instantaneously. The Autobots rely
on him and this ability to discover new sources of raw
materials.
Weaknesses:
Wideload is unusually susceptible to rust, a problem he
finds particularly embarrassing since he takes such
extreme pride in his appearance. He's not particularly
adept at driving over rough terrain and easily gets
bogged down in muddy, swampy environments.
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