Stuntacon:
Wildrider

Allegiance: Decepticon

Sub-Group: Stunticon

Function: Terrorist

First Show Appearance:
The Key to Vector Sigma, part 1

First Comic Appearance:
Transformers #22

"Either you're out of my way
or you're out of luck."

Another pic of Wildrider in car mode
In car mode w/ cannon

Profile: Look out, motorists! The road hasn't been built yet that's big enough to handle Wildrider! Some of his fellow Stunticons attribute his reckless behavior to be a calculated attempt by Wildrider to enhance the atmosphere of fear he tries to create in his role as a terrorist. But those who know him better realize it's not an act -he really is that nuts! As fellow Stunticon Breakdown puts it, "When he's driving, I'd rather take a plane." 

Abilities: Wildrider can reach 250 mph in car mode, and has amazing maneuverability. In robot mode, he uses a scattershot gun, which can spray a fifty-square yard area with searing, ripping laser beams at a distance of 1/4 mile. With it, he can demolish a small 5-story building in two minutes. He combines with his fellow Stunticons to form the giant robot "Menasor."





Weaknesses: Wildrider fears quiet. He suspects enemies are lurking, ready to pounce on him, if all he hears are the sounds he produces himself. This gets him very nervous and hampers his effectiveness. In car mode, he is prone to tire blow-outs due to the crazy way he drives.

Other Appearances:  Wildrider has not made any other appearances in the Transformers universe.  The closest he has come is that there is a silver/grey SUV in the Japanese Carrobots line named "Wildride."  But given the persanalities of the two, I'd say it is very unlikely that the two are in any way connected.

Although none of the Stuntacons made appearances throughout the the TF Universe, a key factor in their creation involves an item Beast Machines fans will certainly recognize, the Key to Vector Sigma!  

Megatron stole the key on Cybertron from Optimus Prime's creator Alpha Trion in order to activate "Vector Sigma" (shown below to the right) & give life to the Stuntacons.  According to the explanation from Megatron, "Vector Sigma is the super computer that gave us all (Transformers) life."  When activated with the key, Vector Sigma came to life and said to Megatron, "I am Vector Sigma!  Before Cybertron was, I WAS!  Who awakens me?"  This genie-in-a-bottle type of entity has the power to bestow personalities into robots; basically Vector Sigma can create a "Spark."

Later in the two part classic G1 episodes "Key to Vector Sigma," Megatron discovers that on earth the Key has the power to turn organic matter into technological, just like in Beast Machines!