(Updated April 15, 2006) AUTOBOT: TRIBARREL Function: Anti-Aircraft Defense Altmode: Mazda 3 Wagon Planet: Earth Motto: "Third time's the charm!" A veteran of both the Mini-Con War and the Energon War, TRIBARREL was glad to return to Earth during the crisis on Cybertron, and adopted an unassuming terran vehicle form in order to blend in on the world he'd grown to love. Much like fellow warrior DOWNSHIFT, TRIBARREL spends most of his time in a more civilian role, although he still reflexively scans the skies with his built-in radar for signs of DECEPTICONS. Should any appear, he can deploy his three-barrelled plasma cannon in either vehicle or robot mode in 0.45 seconds and quickly fill the sky with blazing cyan bolts of explosive fury. While any one shot isn't terribly powerful, most flying opponents are lightly armored...and a single hit can set them up for a barrage as they spin out of control. For shorter range combat, his right hand's three digits each has a vortex blaster that can twist apart steel plate if he's within twenty meters of the target. He has yet to demonstrate any sort of Planet Key power, but he doesn't mind. After all, it seems like you have to get in really bad trouble before a Key manifests, and he's kind of enjoying his semi- retirement. STR 6 INT 7 SPD 7 END 8 RNK 5 COUR 7 FRB 7 SKL 6 Avg 6.625