Leadfoot was a Autobot from Dark of the Moon movie, he is a tubby Autobot that is a Wrecker.
History[]
Following the Battle of Egypt, the Wreckers arrived on Earth aboard the Xantium. They were rarely let off of the NASA base because of their attitude. They would spend most of their time working on repairing their ship along with some human engineers, including Robert Epps.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon[]
When Sentinel Prime demanded the Autobots into exile, Leadfoot was still at the Xantium, and hearing the news, he was sent off in his ship. Soon, Starscream came and blew up the Xantium, seemingly killing the 11 Autobots. But after Optimus shot down the Decepticon fighter, the Wreckers came in alt-mode, transformed, and brutally ripped apart the fighter pilot. Then, he explained to Sam Witwicky that they had separated in the Booster Rocket.
During the Battle of Chicago, the Wreckers are seen freeing Optimus Prime from cables after Shockwave's rage from seeing his pet, Driller, die.
Leadfoot was among with Roadbuster and Topspin fighting Devcon, and killing the latter before helping the other Autobots remove the remaining pillars and was among the surviving Autobots at the end.
Transformers: Age of Extinction[]
After the Battle of Chicago, Optimus Prime gave the order for all Autobots to go into hiding. Leadfoot followed his leaders orders, but was Eventully hunted down by Cemetery Wind, who attacked and killed him, taking his body to KSI where he was melted down for parts.
Leadfoot is seen on a TV where Cade is hacking the drone, but soon a static appears showing Leadfoot is stopping the forces, but is indeed that the Cemetery Wind forces are strong while his left and right leg blown off, then, getting hit by a shell from Lockdown, making a loud explosion and brutally killing him. Then, as the Autobots learn about Cemetery Wind and KSI, Cade sent the video showing Leadfoot dying from Cemetery Wind, leaving Optimus deeply hurt, Hound becomes sad and takes off his hat mourning the death of his fallen comrade, There is a rumor that he might still be alive.
Alternate Timeline Fates[]
Toy bios[]
Leadfoot and his cohorts drive fast, they have a thing for loud weapons and maintain a strong dislike for Decepticons. But Leadfoot is not all flash and show, while on Cybertron he was called a genius weapon designer![1]
Leadfoot was one of the best drivers on Cybertron. His appetite for speed led him to scan one of Earth's fastest cars for his vehicle mode. His second love? High-powered weaponry! The firepower carried by this Autobot is so great that much of it is left exposed in vehicle mode - a tactic devised to intimidate any Decepticon foolish enough to take him on![2]
Ironhide and Leadfoot share a passion for big, loud weapons. Both robots aren't happy with a cannon unless the bang is as big as the explosion it generates. The two make a highly destructive pair, with Ironhide coming up with ever more dangerous concepts and Leadfoot building them in record time.[3]
Steeljaw loves the feel of the wind whipping across his sensors as Leadfoot screams around a track. The cyber-dog is ill-tempered, rickety, and occasionally emits noxious fumes or sparks bad enough to set his surroundings on fire, but Leadfoot doesn't mind. Even the humans Leadfoot works with have learned to appreciate having a mean robot dog with a powerful bite around.[4]
Apparently in 2014, Leadfoot was killed by Cemetery Wind, just like in the original timeline. As for his dog, his fate is unknown.
As a Armored NASCAR Chevrolet Impala
Weapons[]
- 1x Minigun
- 2x Rapid Fire Chainguns
- Steeljaw (turns into a energy blaster)
- Missiles
Gallery[]
To see more images go to: Leadfoot/Gallery
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Trivia[]
- In Dark of the Moon, Leadfoot is voiced by John DiMaggio, who later uses the same voice for Crosshairs.
- DiMaggio portray's him with a Cockney accent.
- While no actor is credited for Leadfoot's dying words in Age of Extinction, it clearly is not DiMaggio, and sounds closer to Robert Foxworth's Ratchet, implying the editors reused Ratchet's lines.
- By Unknown Reasons have Leadfoot the Name Sideswipe in the Kreo Age of Extinction Sub Toyline
- The AOE description at the end might be wrong, while his corpse can be seen in Lockdown's ship the drones tear and melt his parts.
- In The Last Knight, Topspin returns with Leadfoots head due to Topspins head not being rigged to speak hence the change.
- Early working names for him included Flash. In the movie's end credits, he's listed under two names, Leadfoot/Target, the latter referring to his NASCAR vehicle mode's primary sponsor. While Dark of the Moon neglected to personally name the three Wreckers, Age of Extinction has him named by a grieving Hound.
- In Transformers One, Leadfoot was member Iacon 5000 race. His name was listed among other participants in the race.