Back is blessed with the ability to magnetically attract metal. Naturally, he puts this gift to use by battering Autobots and generally making a mess. And he can do both those things even better once you bring the magnetic repulsion powers of his fellow Cyclone Forth, into the mix.
Transformers: Robots in Disguise[]
History[]
Back and Forth were part of the group of Decepticons led by Scorponok and Glowstrike. Teamed with Quillfire, the pair accompanied their new boss into Crown City to scavenge auto supplies, and were in the process of doing so when Bumblebee and Strongarm found them in an alley. Back used his powers to pull several trash dumpsters and create a wall between them and Strongarm, and setting up Forth to use them to knock her out. The two jumped onto a trailer full of stolen goods pulled by Quillfire, making their escape. Back used his powers to yank highway signs off their supports and hurl them at the pursuing Autobots, but the two Mini-Cons were dumped from the trailer when Quillfire spilled the contents in the hopes of evading them. They were able to catch back up to their boss after Quillfire knocked out the Autobots with a volley of stunning quill-missiles (having lost all the stuff he was trying to steal in the first place), and the trio made a break for it to try and salvage the mission.
The Decepticons hit an auto parts distributorship, but were interrupted mid-raid by Grimlock disguised as a crane. Back and Forth used their magnetic powers in concert to try and pull him apart, but were forced to flee when Bumblebee and Strongarm arrived. Moving to a nearby truck stop, the trio were again interrupted by the Autobots. Back lept to a high rafter and started blasting away in orb-cannon mode, forcing the mode-locked Autobots to scramble. He tried to pummel Bumblebee with a hail of parts yanked off the shelves, but quick movement by Bee left the Mini-Con buried and unconscious. He, Forth, and Quillfire were all captured and taken back to the scrapyard.
Trivia[]
- Back's magnetic "breath" weapon is depicted with blue energy rings, matching the color commonly used for the "south" end of magnets.
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