

Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a SWAT truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. In the Transformers 3D Battle Card Game, the Payload is on the Decepticon side. Payload is a repaint of Revenge of the Fallen Long Haul. Also, Payload has a tendency to sit on shelves for weeks, with some examples of end displays filled completely with Payload figures. Payload's toy is very different from his video game version. The chest piece, however, fits fairly well on either version but is still easy to remove. While this was intended to give the pieces a better fit, it actually puts more pressure on the parts and causes them to pop off even easier. The mold was later retooled to include larger pegs for the shoulder/head assembly and an added tab on the brushguard, to connect to the new slot in the claw plunger. Several pieces on Payload tend to pop off easily: his brush guard, midriff-plate/claw-center, and even his upper shoulder/head assembly.

However, in order to do this, the claw-shaft sticks far out of his back in robot mode, making posing and display in narrow spaces difficult.

In robot mode, his midsection has a large push-out grabber-claw that extends waaaaaaaaaaaaay far out. Payload transforms into a Bulldog II Armored Truck model based on the Decepticon-drone coloration and face type. The group plans to then go and finish off the injured Payload, but it is unknown if they did or not. Payload tried to destroy the Kariba Dam, but Captain Lennox and Sergeant Epps opened the emergency floodgates, and he was swept downriver. He appeared in Africa with Macerator, Starscream and Dropkick. His armor easily deflects laser fire, and his powerful frame smashes through any obstacle. He delivers whatever the Decepticons need, wherever they need it. Payload has one job, and he does it no matter who gets in his way. Transformers Comic issue 10 Transformers (2010) bio They have no personality or higher consciousness, their dialogue being things like "Classification: Autobot. In a timeline where the Decepticons won, Payload units are used in the occupation of Earth. Certain forms have either the Autobot head or the Decepticon head, but which game is unimportant the same vehicle has the same head in both games. Payload's body frame has been shown in numerous forms: his Armored Truck mode, the Peace Van, the Moving Truck, the School Bus, the Ice Cream Truck, the Death Truck, the Funky Bus, the SWAT Van & the Prison Bus. Payloads also appear in the bonus Cybertron levels on both sides.Īside from the aforementioned head differences, Decepticon Payloads are dark blue, while the Autobot versions are silver-white. The only way to break them out of this attack is to nail them with a thrown object or melee attack when they briefly pause between charges. Their primary attack is an unstoppable running charge that can send even the likes of Optimus Prime and Megatron reeling. Payloads show up in Mission City to put the hurt on both Autobot and Decepticon alike. They are differentiated by little more than the make of their noggins Autobot versions use a facemask-with-optics model, while Decepticons have a circular lens-face. Payload units of both sides have a strong defense, good attack, but poor speed. Payload units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom)

The Reign of Starscream #5 Battle For the Allspark online game Later, Payload joined Dreadwing in a coup against Starscream. They were forced to turn back for repairs when the ship was damaged by an Autobot concussion chain. Prime Directive #1 Later, Payload was part of the crew of Starscream's ship that pursued the All Spark and Megatron to the Eshems Nebula. He was also with Swindle during the interrogation of the surviving Autobot defenders. Payload was one of the Decepticons who took part in the Battle of Tyger Pax. 1.2 Battle For the Allspark online game.
