Sunday, March 1, 2009

Lesser Known Autobot of the Week - Trailbreaker

In our effort to raise autobot awareness, we present Trailbreaker with the following passage from Wikipedia:

Trailbreaker (Glouton in Canada, Tuono in Italy) was portrayed as a light-hearted joker, who often acted a morale booster for his comrades. Deep down, however, he considers himself a liability due to his high fuel consumption. Because of this he has a low sense of self-worth, he often asks to be left out of missions. Despite this, the other Autobots know he is a valuable addition to their ranks.


Wikipedia also lists him as a defensive strategist.

What I'm finding most fascinating/awesome is how much these wikipedia posts read into old transformer cartoons to the point where they provide insight into the specific feelings of the autobots. Also the name Trailbreaker was clearly seen as being too hot-button in Canada so Hasbro changed his name to Glouton.

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