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Here is the final Aerielbot build: Slingshot. This is unofficial, fan made content using the Transformers Essence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studios. Please help contribute to my friend Own and his fight again the American Health Care system ! SLINGSHOT " I'm even better than I think ." Slingshot is a member of the Autobots' air support sub-group, the Aerialbots. He functions as the team's ground support unit, a role which the other Aerialbots would say they have no need for. Whether that statement rings true or not doesn't matter, not so long as the team are able to distance themselves from Slingshot as long as feasibly possible. Slingshot is not a 'bot that's easy to like. He is extremely egotistical and arrogant, bragging constantly over even the most trivial things. It could be that his brash attitude is a cover to try and hide his own feelings of inadequacy: Slingshot is the slowest of the Aerialbots and has an unorthodox method of flying that takes...

The contact build for today is the Aerialbot leader: Silverbolt. This is unofficial, fan-made  content using the Transformers Essence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studios. If you are reading this, please comment and share, and leave some money for my friend Owen to help him pay for his medical treatments  from fighting cancer . SILVERBOLT " Don't look down, look straight ahead ." Silverbolt's character is defined by his extreme fear of heights and by his refusal to bow to it. He constantly struggles to project the image of a brave, determined soldier to hide his fear from others. Optimus Prime named him leader of the Aerialbots in the hopes that worrying about them would give him something else to focus on besides his own phobia. This has proven true and, not surprisingly, the mature, responsible Silverbolt makes an excellent commander. Influences Gestalt Member, Titanspark: Silverbolt stands taller than the other Aerialbots, symbolizing his commanding presence. Origin See...

The new contact build is for the Aerialbot Fireflight. This is unofficial, fan-made content using the Transformers Essence20  rpg by Renegade Games Studios. If you enjoy this content, please help support my friend Owen with paying his medical bills from fighting cancer. FIREFLIGHT ” When I’m flying,no enemy is safe – nor friend .” Fireflight combines a childlike sense of wonder with the soul of a daydreamer, resulting, unfortunately, in one major menace to airborne navigation. Near collisions and crashes come fast and frequent when he's around. If Aerialbots had to be certified to take to the air, he'd have been grounded for life long ago. Fireflight means well and has a good heart, he just can't help losing himself in the beauty of the world when seen from the sky. It's hard for his teammates to get too mad at someone so filled with wonder and innocence, but at the same time it's also hard to fly next to someone who's never paying any attention to where he...

By request, this is the Contact build for the Aerialbot Strategist: Skydive . If you enjoy these articles, please help support my friend Owen with paying his medical bills from fighting cancer , because the American Health Cares system sucks! SKYDIVE “ Only by studying the past can we win the present. ” Skydive, it has been said, would rather read about an aerial battle than take part in one. He's the Aerialbots' resident bookworm and is fascinated by the history and science behind aerial warfare. Within the limits of his design, he's capable of duplicating the flight patterns of anything he sees. His knowledge of aerial warfare and tactics is unmatched. Skydive is probably the most skilled Autobot flier in existence. All of that, and you're more likely to find him secluded in a cozy library than actually in the sky. He's simply too modest and bookish to realize how smart and skilled he really is. Thankfully the rest of the Autobots definitely do. Influences Gestalt...

Today's contact build is for the Aerialbot Air Raid . This is unofficial, fan-made content using the Transformers Essence20 rpg by Renegade Games Studios. Please help my friend Owen Stephens with his medical bills from fighting cancer , because American health Care is BULL$#!+ AIR RAID “ If you look first, you may not leap .” Some might call Air Raid reckless, the way he dives out of nowhere, charging enemy units head on. Air Raid would laugh at that. A rash and fearless young warrior who loves surprises (especially those that leave his foes too stunned to fight back), he has only one real goal in life: to have fun. Needless to say his attitude puts him in a lot of danger, but you can be sure he's enjoying himself the whole time Air Raid combines with his fellow Aerialbots to form Superion. His nominal position is as Superion’s left leg. Influences Gestalt Member, Thrillseeker: Gung-ho or rash? Foolish or fearless? It's hard to tell with Air Raid, but it's clear he del...

The contact build for today is one of the more controversial characters of the setting, mainly for how he was used to replace one of the most beloved characters of the franchise. Today, we focus on the Autobot Cavalier: Hot Rod . Introduced  in the 1986 film, Hot Rod was created to represent a more youthful character for the viewers to identify with as a focus character in the series. Through his adventures, he would eventually become more  mature and take on greater responsibility, ultimately resulting in his ascension as the newest Prime. While some fans (myself personally) enjoyed this change to the story and leadership, citing an interesting difference between Optimus prime as a wartime Prime, whereas Rodimus served as the new peacetime prime at the end of the Cybertronian Wars, many fan rejected the change of leadership and hated Hot Rod simply for the fact that his actions lead to the demise of their favorite character (Optimus Prime). For this action alone, there was no...