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SILVERBOLT Allegiance: Autobot Sub-Group: Arialbot Function: Arialbot Commander First Cartoon Appearance: First Comic Appearance: "Don't look down, look straight ahead." More pics:
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Profile: Silverbolt is scared of heights. It is this one trait, above all else, that determines the rest of his behavior. He projects the image of a brave, grimly determined warrior, befitting his role as Aerialbot Commander. In truth, he is just that. But it is a constant struggle for him to maintain this persona, to never falter or show too much of this emotional weakness to those he leads. Helped by the sleek, aerodynamic jet form that makes him appear to be a natural-born flyer, Silverbolt knows that everything about him belies even a hint of the existence of his phobia. And, since few other 'bots know of this fact, Autobot Commander selected Silverbolt to lead the Aerialbots- Optimus figured if Silverbolt felt responsible for the welfare of others, he'd have less time to worry about himself. Given that Silverbolt is an excellent leader, Optimus was right. |
| Abilities: In jet mode, Silverbolt can reach Mach 1.9 and has a range of 4500 miles. He carries on his
underside an electrostatic battery, which allows him to strip electrons from air molecules as he's flying
and store them. He can then direct this stored charge through his nose cone as a powerful bolt of
electricity. He's capable of storing and releasing up to 150,000 volts at a time. He's especially effective
in lightning storms, due to their abundance of charged particles. He carries an electrostatic discharger
rifle in robot mode that has the same capability. He combines with the other Aerialbots to form
the giant robot known as Superion.
Weaknesses: As long as Silverbolt is busy leading or fighting, he's fine, but when he's simply flying, particularly by himself, his fear of heights begins to manifest itself. The effect can be devastating: he might start flying wildly, go into a tailspin or even crash. |
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Other Appearances: "Silverbolt" has made MANY appearances throughout the Transformers Universe! First, Silverbolt was brought back w/ the rest of the Aerialbots in 94 as a Generation 2 Transformer. The next SB character in the TF universe was a member of the "Magnaboss Team" a sweet looking bald eagle. Personally I always liked to think that those characters were the Beast Wars re-incarnation of G1 Silverbolt, Prowl and Ironhide. But that's purely speculation and largely my own wishful thinking! (-Dang, why |
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hasn't anyone made a fanfic computer comic about that yet!) Anyway, about 6 months later, another Silverbolt character released. The popular Fuzor, Silverbolt was immortalized in Beast Wars seasons 2 and 3, seemingly killed off then brought back as a colorful condor in Beast Machines season 2. Myself, I like to think that the fuzor character from Beast Wars and Beast Machines was a different person than the G1 Aerialbot commander. But once again that too is merely speculation. If Ravage could change so much, so to could Silverbolt! What do you think? |
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