Character Bios: Autobots

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Optimus Prime [voiced by Peter Cullen]
Alternate Mode: Peterbilt 379 Semi-truck
Appearances: Transformers the Movie; Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Ion Rifle, both hands retract to reveal Energon Swords, both hands retract to reveal energy hooks.

"At the end of the day, one shall stand, one shall fall."
Optimus Prime came to Earth in his Protoform mode shortly after being summoned by Bumblebee's beacon. Optimus Prime landed on a relatively deserted field. He transformed and quickly ran off in search of a disguise. A semi-truck happened to roar by, and Optimus scanned it. Optimus met up with his fellow Autobots and their new human allies in an alley. Optimus transformed spectacularly, and after confirming Sam's identity, Optimus Prime introduced himself and his Autobots. He explained that he learnt the human language from the world wide web, and upon Mikaela's questioning, Optimus explained to them about their war. A pair of glasses that belonged to Sam's ancestor, Archibald Witwicky, had been encoded with the location of the AllSpark. It is crucial for the Autobots to reach the AllSpark first, so the Autobots moved to Sam's house. In his impatience, Optimus rather clumsily destroyed the Witwickies' garden. Unaccustomed to human culture, Optimus ordered his troops to hide... by transforming into vehicle modes in the backyard. Sam nearly freaked out, and Optimus told the human to calm down and ordered his team to fall back. Optimus pressed himself against the house when Sam's parents came to investigate. Ironhide suggested that they eliminate the parents, prompting Optimus to scold his weapons specialist. Sector Seven agents came to apprehend Sam and Mikaela, prompting Optimus to pursue the humans. Optimus intercepted the SUV with his allies in it, ripping off the roof of the SUV with his bare hands. Optimus tried to intimidate Agent Simmons, but the uncooperative agent seemed to have seen Transformers before since he is not surprised. S7 reinforces arrived, however. Optimus ordered the Autobots to retreat, while he took Sam and Mikaela. Hiding under a bridge, the humans slipped off Optimus' shoulder. Optimus attempted to prevent their fall with his feet, but failed. Bumblebee rescued the humans but in the process those three were captured. After S7 forces have left, Optimus picked up Archibald's glasses off the ground. They regrouped the next day, and Optimus used the glasses to locate the AllSpark.

Jazz and Ironhide questioned Optimus about not harming humans, but Optimus countered that Transformers are likewise savage creatures, and that 'freedom is the right of all sentient beings'. Optimus told the Autobots that if they could not defeat the Decepticons, he would merge the AllSpark with his own spark, a move that would kill him. Whilst moving to the Hoover Dam, they met up with Bumblebee's group, who had been released and are planning to hide the AllSpark in Mission City. On the highway there, the Decepticons began to attack. Optimus Prime transformed to engage Bonecrusher. Bonecrusher tackled him and dragged him over the edge of the overpass, but Optimus managed to bash Bonecrusher's face in and later tear the Decepticon's head off with his blade. Optimus Prime arrived at Mission City, just as Megatron threw Jazz's remains away. The two mortal enemies immediately engaged in battle. Megatron transformed into jet mode, and Optimus hung onto Megatron as they flew through an office block. After they crashed, the two leaders continued their brawl, in which Megatron dismissed the humans as undeserving of life, while Optimus defended them. Megatron used his fusion cannon to blast Optimus several blocks away, knocking him out for a while. Optimus followed Megatron, and barely managed to catch Sam as he fell off the roof of the warehouse. Optimus jumped down from the top of the building, impressed with Sam's willingness to sacrifice himself to protect the AllSpark, and told Sam that of his suicide plan. To provide cover for Sam, Optimus began to engage Megatron again although Megatron soon got the advantage in the battle. The Air Force, as well as Lennox's team, opened fire onto Megatron. When the Decepticon reached for the AllSpark, Optimus used his legs to trip Megatron, but still the Decepticon persisted. Optimus told Sam to push the Cube into his chest, but Sam pushed it into Megatron's instead. After Megatron's death, Optimus told his 'brother' that there was little other choice. He told Sam of his gratitude, and mourned Jazz's loss, but also commending their human allies. Optimus approved of Bumblebee's decision to stay with Sam. Optimus noticed one remaining shard of the AllSpark in Megatron's chest, and removed it. The Autobots decided to remain on Earth after the AllSpark's destruction, and sent a message into space to tell other Autobots to come to their new home.

"I'll take you all on!"
Two years after Megatron's death, Optimus Prime and company have became part of a military group, NEST, dedicated to hunt down Decepticons. Optimus was initially held in reserve aboard a C-17 Globemaster, but Epps called them to deploy Optimus Prime. He drove out of the cargo plane, transformed, cut off his parachutes and landed in vehicle mode. He immediately drove off in pursuit of Demolishor. He leapt off a bridge and hung onto Demolishor's head. The Decepticon refused to pull over, so Optimus shot him repeatedly on the head. Ironhide destroyed his tired, and this caused Demolishor crashing onto the ground. As Ironhide and Optimus approached the dying Decepticon, he asked Demolishor for any last words, then shot him through the head. NEST returned to their base in Diego Garcia. Optimus Prime, Lennox and Epps entered a briefing with Director Theodore Galloway, as well as General Morshower. Galloway made no attempt to hide his contempt of the Autobots, citing Optimus' refusal to share their weapons technology to the humans. Optimus reminded Galloway of the humans' capacity for war. Galloway issued an ultimatum, suggesting that Decepticon forces remained on Earth only because of the Autobots. Optimus replied to Galloway that they would honour their decision if it comes to that... but warns Galloway what would happen if they were wrong. After the AllSpark shard was stolen, Optimus and Bumblebee met Sam Witwicky near an abandoned cemetary. Optimus asked Sam to help to speak to the humans on the Autobots' behalf. Sam refused, telling Optimus Prime that the war was not his, and that they didn't need him. Optimus said that it may soon be, and silently said that they needed him more than they realized. Megatron had apparently been revived. The Autobots, already in the general area, drove to their allies' rescue. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrived in the foundry where the Decepticons were hiding out. Optimus knocked Megatron out of the building, and took Sam with him while Bumblebee took the other humans. Optimus Prime drove to a nearby forest, but Megatron pursued him. Optimus and Megatron battled while Sam ran for safety. Optimus managed to hold his own, trash-talking Megatron all the while. Megatron called for Starscream and Grindor, and Optimus was forced to battle all three Decepticons, handing down beatings to all three but finding himself outnumbered and outclassed. Optimus kicked Starscream in the face, but he soon found himself overwhelmed, having to fight off the Decepticons while still protecting Sam. Optimus was knocked away by Megatron, and his faceplate was torn off. Megatron asked if Sam's life was worth more than their race. This gave Optimus Prime a second wind, and he unsheathed his second energon blade and declared that Megatron would never stop at one. He charged in rage, and managed to tear bits of Megatron and Grindor, dis-arm Starscream and beat him with his own arm, dis-arm Grindor, and clambered up Grindor to tear the larger Decepticon's head into two halves. However, when Optimus searched for Sam after killing Grindor, Optimus Prime stabbed his claw through Optimus' back and out through his chest, and blasted him. Optimus managed to tell Sam to run... before dying.

Optimus' corpse was taken to the NEST base but fell from its restraints. It was packed into a cargo plane when Galloway ordered NEST shut down, but Lennox and Epps commandeered NEST and airdropped their team, as well as Prime's body to Egypt. Sam braved through numerous battles to bring Optimus Prime back. Sam stabbed the Matrix of Leadership into Optimus Prime's chest and restored him to life, to the joy of the Autobots. Unfortunately, the Fallen soon arrived and stole the Matrix from the still-disoriented Optimus' chest. Jetfire, mortally injured by Scorponok, told Optimus to take his parts, before putting himself out of his misery. Jolt transplanted Jetfire's parts to Optimus' body, upgrading him. He took to the air, and knocked away the floating rocks and blew up the Solar Harvester, and knocked off the Fallen and Megatron off the pyramid. Optimus took on the Fallen, but Megatron intercepted Optimus. Powered up with Jetfire's parts, Optimus was able to overpower Megatron relatively easily and shoot the Decepticon in his face with his fusion cannon. Optimus battled the Fallen, and managed to slice off his face with his sword. Fallen ripped off Optimus' left engine, but Optimus managed to wrestle the Fallen's own staff and impale him with it. And then: "GIVE ME YOUR FACE!" As the Fallen, face torn off by Optimus, tried to flee, Optimus punched through the Fallen's chest and crushed his spark, killing the Fallen. As they returned in an aircraft carrier, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life. He sent another transmission into space so that the details of the Autobots and humanity's past would be shared together.
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Bumblebee [voiced by Mark Ryan, as well as various movies/songs]
Alternate Mode: (TFTM) 1976 Chevrolet Camaro, later 2006 Chevrolet Camaro Concept. (ROTF) 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.
Appearances: Transformers the Movie; Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Hand transforms into a Solar Plasma Cannon, shoulder-mounted missile launchers, Sonic scrambler, battle mask.

"Check out the rep, yep, second to none."
Bumblebee damaged his vocal processors in a battle some time ago, which caused him to be unable to speak. He landed on Earth as the advance scout. He made his way to Bobby Bolivia's second-hand car lot, in an attempt to be bought by Sam Witwicky. Sam was immediately attracted by the run-down (but still sleek) Bumblebee, although Bumblebee's presence caused Bobby and his staff to wonder about it. Bobby's price forced Sam to buy another car. Bumblebee used a sonic wave to shatter the windows of every other cars in the lot, leaving Bobby no choice but to sell Bumblebee to the Witwickies. The next day, Bumblebee was taken by Sam and Miles to a party near a lake in an attempt to woo girls. Bumblebee played some music on his radio, prompting Sam to offer the beautiful Mikaela a ride after she ditched her boyfriend. During their ride, Bumblebee wasn't impressed by Sam's pathetic attempts to talk to Mikaela, and played some... rather suggestive songs, before faking a breakdown. Mikaela attempted to 'fix' Bumblebee, and discovered that the seemingly antique Camaro had one hell of an awesome engine. Sam nearly lost Mikaela after asking a rather awkward question about her ex, but Bumblebee allowed Sam to rev up his engines and played 'Baby Come Back', and Sam managed to successfully drive Mikaela home. During the night, Bumblebee drove off by himself to a junkyard, unwittingly leading Sam (who had mistaken it for a car theft) along. Bumblebee transformed and activated his homing beacon, sending a message to the stars to summon the other Autobots. Bumblebee arrived in vehicle mode to help Sam when he was attacked by two dogs, but escaped from the police and the freaked-out Sam. The next day, Bumblebee arrived back on Sam's house, scaring the hell out of him. Sam ran away and Bumblebee followed. However, Sam ran into the Decepticon Barricade, and Bumblebee sideswiped the Decepticon, before opening his door and allowing Sam and Mikaela to hop in. What followed next was a car chase through streets and warehouses that finally stopped in a power plant. Bumblebee waited until Barricade wasn't looking at them, before dropping his human companions and transforming to engage the Decepticon. Bumblebee and Barricade began to battle, while the humans battled Frenzy. Bumblebee finally dispatched Barricade, and approached the humans. By quoting random quotes from movies and the radio, the humans figured out that Bumblebee can only speak from there, and that he is an alien. Sam and Mikaela trusted Bumblebee enough to ride him. On the way, Mikaela asked out loud why a super-advanced robot like Bumblebee turned into a piece of crap Camaro. Bumblebee immediately stopped, dropped the humans and drove off... only to scan a modern 2009 concept Camaro and return. Bumblebee stopped outside Griffith Observatory, and the trio witnessed the other four Autobots soaring through the air in their Protoform modes. Bumblebee took the humans to an alley where they were introduced one by one to the four Autobots that have arrived, as well as their war. Bumblebee was introduced as Sam's guardian. Ratchet fired a regenerative healing ray at Bumblebee's throat at this point. They went to the Witwicky residence, and made a mess of their yard. Bumblebee managed to convince the other Autobots to stay quiet while Sam talked to his father. He helped to recon the house, and later hid in the porch when Sam's parents looked out the window. However, the Witwickies and Mikaela were soon taken away by Sector Seven agents. Bumblebee and the other Autobots arrived to disarm the S7 agents. When Simmons refused to cooperate, Bumblebee mimicked Mojo urinating earlier and released lubricant from his crotch onto the agent.

Later, S7 reinforcements arrived. The Autobots, not willing to harm humans, retreated but Optimus Prime, hiding under a bridge, lost grip on Sam and Mikaela. Bumblebee transformed and caught the duo, but was harpooned by S7 helicopters and attacked with freezing agents. He squeaked and bleeped helplessly as he was taken away alongside Sam and Mikaela. Bumblebee was imprisoned on a slab in Hoover Dam, while continuedly sprayed with cryogenic substances to keep him docile and inert while S7 performed some tests on him. When Sam and a group of humans told the S7 agents to stand down, Bumblebee immediately activated his battle mask and weapons and was ready to attack the humans until he was convinced that they were friendly. He was taken to the AllSpark. Staring at the artifact with awe, Bumblebee reached out his hands to touch it, and shrunk the gigantic AllSpark to a size that a human could carry. Bumblebee, Sam, Mikaela, Lennox's group and several S7 soldiers went out of Hoover Dam to hide the AllSpark in Mission City. On the way, they rendezvoused with the other four Autobots (who were en route to rescue the AllSpark). They arrived on Mission City, but Starscream also did. Bumblebee and Ironhide provided cover for the humans with a Furby truck, but the opening salvo from Starscream blew off Bumblebee's legs. Sam and Mikaela managed to tie Bumblebee to a tow truck, but Lennox ordered Sam to get out of the place. Bumblebee silently handed the AllSpark to Sam, trusting the boy. As Sam ran off with Ironhide and Ratchet, Mikaela drove Bumblebee away to safety from Devastator. However, Mikaela became overcame with guilt for leaving the others, and turned to face Bumblebee. Bumblebee gave her a nod, and Mikaela re-entered the battle, driving down the street in reverse. Knocking cars away, Bumblebee used his gun and his missile launchers to open fire at Devastator, knocking off his arm cannon and finally killing the powerful Decepticon with a headshot. After the battle, Bumblebee, who had regained his voice (either from Ratchet's ray or from contact with the AllSpark), asked permission from Optimus to stay with Sam, something that Sam and Optimus gladly allowed. After his legs had been repaired, Sam and Mikaela made out on his hood.

"I'm so excited!"
Bumblebee, who still had voice problems, stayed in Sam's garage, even when the other Autobots had joined up with NEST. When Sam called out his name, Bumblebee rolled into action, immediately blowing up the Appliancebots one by one (and a huge chunk of Sam's house). Bumblebee sagged in dismay at Sam's rebuke, and tossed a chunk of machinery as he reentered the garage. Sam and Mikaela entered the garage to visit him. Sam told Bumblebee that he was going to college... but not taking him. Cars aren't allowed on the campus, and besides Sam wanted a normal life, and a garage is no place for an Autobot. Bumblebee began an approximation of crying, and refused to listen. However, Sam managed to talk Bumblebee into letting it go by saying that he'll always be his first car. Later on, Bumblebee was dispatched to pick up Sam, making a scene outside a frat party to attract attention. It managed to get Sam to enter him awkwardly, but Bumblebee got an unwanted passenger in Alice. Unaware of the Decepticon Pretender's true nature but aware that she was trying to seduce Sam, Bumblebee slammed Alice's head to the dashboard and sprayed her with antifreeze to drive her away. Bumblebee brought Sam to a gravyeard to meet with Optimus, but Sam turned down Optimus' offer. Bumblebee came to his human friends' rescue, barging into the Decepticons' foundry, opening fire at Starscream and rescuing Mikaela and Leo. Optimus Prime died in the resulting battle to protect Sam. Bumblebee took Sam, and with the Twins they hid out in an abandoned building. That evening, with NEST shut down and a global manhunt on for Sam, the human told Bumblebee that he was responsible for Optimus' death. However, Bumblebee told Sam that he didn't blame him for it. Bumblebee insisted to Sam that turning himself in would only make things worse. Bumblebee played chauffeur, driving Sam and company to New York (picking up Simmons while there) and later to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. There the humans reactivated ex-Decepticon Seeker Jetfire, who teleported the group to Egypt. After a rather undignified landing and a storytelling from Jetfire, Bumblebee drove the humans to Petra.

At the ruins there, the Twins got into an argument and began to brawl. Bumblebee picked the two younger Decepticons and clunked their heads together and threw them out. However, the Twins' little fight managed to uncover the Tomb of the Primes. Bumblebee widened the hole by shooting it. While heading back to Egypt, the Autobots came under assault from Starscream. Bumblebee acted as decoy while Sam and Mikaela took the Matrix dust to Optimus' body. Bumblebee later headed into the ruined town where Sam and Mikaela were. He arrived in time to see Rampage holding Sam's parents hostage. Sam noticed Bumblebee sneaking in, and distracted Rampage long enough for Bumblebee to get the drop on the Decepticon. Bumblebee got the upper hand on the larger Transformer. Ravage interrupted the battle and tore bits off Bumblebee but Bumblebee tore Ravage's spine out. He also tore Rampage's hands off, causing Rampage to die when his head fell off due to the impact. Bumblebee wanted to escort the humans to the NEST position, but Sam told Bumblebee to take his parents to safety. However, Megatron later opened fire at Sam and killed him. Bumblebee returned to the battlefield with Sam's parents and fell to his knees in grief. Sam got better due to the Matrix of Leadership, however, and Bumblebee watched as Optimus was revived and defeated the Decepticons.
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Jazz [voiced by Darius McCrary]
Alternate Mode: Pontiac Solstice GXP
Appearances: Transformers the Movie
Weapons: Magnets attached to arm, shield-like Crescent Cannon.

"You want a piece of me?"
Jazz, first lieutenant to Optimus Prime, made planetfall on a baseball stadium after receiving Bumblebee's call. He took some time to scan his alternate mode, going to a nearby showroom and scanned a Pontiac Solstice. Jazz met up with the other Autobots and their new human allies in an alley. Jazz greeted the humans as 'little bitches', prompting the humans to ask Optimus how they studied their language. Jazz casually sat on an abandoned car while Optimus spoke to the humans, and later followed the rest of the group to Sam's house. When they had to hide from the parents, Jazz, being the smallest of the five, could squeeze into the Witwickies' porch. Sector Seven agents apprehended Sam and Mikaela, however, prompting the Autobots to rescue their allies. Jazz used a magnet on his hand to relieve the humans of their weapons. They had to evade the rest of the Sector Seven agents, and in the process Bumblebee, Sam and Mikaela were captured. When the Autobots discussed their next move Jazz told Optimus that they could not leave Bumblebee in the humans' hands. However, his concerns were for naught for Bumblebee and a group of humans later encountered them on their way to the Hoover Dam... with the AllSpark, no less. They arrived on Mission City, and after Bumblebee's legs were blown off, Jazz oddly only sat there in his vehicle mode. When Devastator arrived, Jazz led the charge against him, transforming and pulling the tank's turret to force him to transform into robot mode before kicking off one of his missile pods. However, Jazz was tossed off to a building. He opened fire on Devastator, but Megatron soon arrived. While Ratchet ordered the humans to retreat, Jazz bravely held off the much larger Decepticon, but was blasted by Megatron. Jazz was caught by Megatron, tossed through the air and was caught under Megatron's legs as he perched on a building. Jazz fought bravely, opening fire on Megatron defiantly, asking Megatron if he wanted a piece of him. Megatron wanted two, however, and tore Jazz into two pieces, snapping him off at the waist. His remains were collected by Ironhide and Ratchet, who couldn't save him.
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Ironhide [voiced by Jess Harnell]
Alternate Mode: GMC Topkick C4500 Pickup Truck
Appearances: Transformers the Movie; Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Two gigantic missile launchers (one glows red and the other blue).

"I'm just saying we could. It's an option."
The Autobots' resident weapons specialist, Ironhide, was among the four Autobots that responded to Bumblebee's call to Earth. He landed on a pool beside a house, prompting the little girl who lived in that house to come out and cutely ask Ironhide if he was the tooth fairy. Ironhide stepped out of the pool and scanned the family's Topkick truck before the parents could come out. He met up with the other Autobots and their new allies. When Optimus introduced him to the humans, Ironhide made a Clint Eastwood impression, showing off his cannons to Sam. Ironhide followed the others to Sam's house, and Sam's pet chihuahua Mojo peed on Ironhide's leg. Ironhide was prepared to terminate the rodent, but Sam frantically told Ironhide not to. Ironhide later suggested that they could eliminate Sam's parents, something that earned an instant scolding from Optimus. Ironhide responded that it was an option. Ironhide later had a chance to show off his cannons when Sector 7 agents kidnapped their allies, but did not use them for fear of hurting the humans. The next morning, when the Autobots met up, Ironhide asked why they should save the humans, causing Optimus to go into a long speech. They drove to the Hoover Dam, but met with Bumblebee and the other humans, and the Autobots followed suit.

When they arrived in Mission City, Ironhide was the first to realize that the lone F22 flying above them was in fact Starscream, and transformed. Along with Bumblebee, they tried to provide cover for the humans with a truck but Bumblebee was crippled in the process. Devastator soon attacked, and Ironhide used his cannons to somersault to avoid the Decepticon's missiles, before firing off several of his own. Along with Ratchet, Ironhide protected Sam Witwicky, escorting him to the building where he was supposed to meet with the Blackhawk helicopters. Blackout tried to get the boy but Ironhide threw a car at him (which failed miserably) but succeeded in driving the Decepticon off. Starscream landed, and traded fire with the two Autobots. While Starscream was driven off, Ironhide took several shots to the gut and was too damaged to continue the battle. After the battle, Ironhide somberly carried Jazz's parts to Optimus. Ironhide later drove Captain Lennox home, and stayed with the Autobots when Optimus Prime gave a message into space.

"You dare point a gun at me? I will tear you apart!"
Two years after Megatron's death, Ironhide was part of NEST alongside the other Autobots. He transformed and told Lennox that he could smell a Decepticon. This Decepticon turned out to be Demolishor, who took to the streets. Ironhide pursued him relentlessly, although it took Optimus jumping on the Decepticon's head and shooting him for Demolishor to slow down. Ironhide jumped onto Demolishor and shot out his lower wheel, causing the Decepticon to crash. Ironhide stood with Optimus Prime as the Autobot leader killed the Decepticon. Ironhide returned to Diego Garcia, and later followed the rest of the Autobots as they detected Decepticon signals in USA. After Megatron's death Ironhide participated in driving off Megatron and Starscream. When they returned to base a group of soldiers trained their weapons at the NEST team. Already furious at losing Optimus, Ironhide threatened to tear apart the humans who dared to point their weapons at him. Galloway shut down NEST, and Ratchet was ready to leave Earth, but Ironhide told the medic that it wasn't what Optimus would've wanted. They were put under nets, but NEST disobeyed orders and headed to Egypt. Warning the soldiers to let him out of the plane, Ironhide airdropped into Egypt. When they needed to rendezvous with Sam, Lennox said that they needed a team to locate the boy, something that Ironhide immediately volunteered for. Ironhide, Arcee and a group of soldiers headed off, and they located Sam but were set upon by a group of Decepticon Protoforms and a Bonecrusher lookalike. Arcee was felled, and Ironhide held them off long enough for Sam and Mikaela to escape. Ironhide, heavily damaged, ran away as the air force bombed the battle site, ejecting one of his cannons in process before being knocked down by the shockwave. Ironhide witnessed Optimus' revival, but was knocked down again when the Fallen teleported to steal the Matrix. Ironhide watched as Optimus later defeated the Decepticons and destroyed the Harvester.
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Ratchet [voiced by Robert Foxworth]
Alternate Mode: Hummer H2 Emergency SUV
Appearances: Transformers the Movie; Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Machinegun, Medical ray, Wrist-mounted buzzsaw.

"Ooh, tingly."
Ratchet was one of the four Autobots that responded to Bumblebee's call. Ratchet was the least discreet in his landing, crashing onto a store, causing bystanders and emergency teams to arrive. The medic sneaked into the trees and scanned an emergency Hummer rescue vehicle. Ratchet met up with the rest of the Autobots, as well as their new human allies Sam and Mikaela, in an alley. Ratchet spoke out loud that Sam wanted to 'mate' with Mikaela. Ratchet also coined the term 'Autobots', and explained that Bumblebee's voice processor is damaged. Ratchet used a ray to work on Bumblebee. The Autobots moved to Sam's house, and when Sam told the Autobots to hide Ratchet ran onto some power lines, shorting out the entire neighbourhood and causing Ratchet to fall onto the greenhouse. Ratchet told Ironhide he should try it. Perhaps apologetic for his mistake, Ratchet used his floodlights to light up Sam's room, something that didn't exactly help matters. When Sector Seven agents came to apprehend Sam and Mikaela, the Autobots arrived to rescue their allies but had to hide when more forces arrived. When the Autobots met up later, Ratchet told Optimus that his plan of merging the AllSpark with his own is suicide. However, the Autobots rolled out and later met up with Bumblebee and the S7 buggies. They soon arrived in Mission City, and when Devastator attacked Ratchet used his buzzsaw to slice off Devastator's left arm. When Megatron arrived, Ratchet told the humans to fall back. Ratchet and Ironhide escorted Sam on his way to the tower, battling Blackout and later Starscream. While the two Autobots drove off Starscream with their firepower, they were in no shape to continue and collapsed onto the ground. After the battle, Ratchet informed Optimus that Jazz couldn't be saved. He remained with the Autobots after the battle.

"This fool is terribly misinformed."
Ratchet stayed at the Autobots' hangar in Diego Garcia when the others went to Shanghai. Along with the rest of the Autobots he drove towards where the Decepticons had been sighted. However, the rest of the Autobots came too late to save Optimus Prime although they drove Megatron and Starscream away. Ratchet ordered Bumblebee to get the humans out of there. Ratchet and the other Autobots returned to a NEST base and gathered around Optimus' dead body, but were soon surrounded by a bunch of soldiers. Alarmed and angered, the Autobots were ready to trade fire, but Galloway told them that NEST had been shut down. Ratchet, already unhappy with Prime's death earlier, told Galloway that he was a misinformed fool. He suggested that they should leave Earth altogether, but Ironhide talked him down. Ratchet was put under tarps along with the other Autobots, but NEST disobeyed orders and flew to Egypt instead. Ratchet held the position of Prime's body along with Sideswipe, Jolt, Lennox and Epps, opening fire rapidly on the Decepticons with his gun. When Optimus was revived and Jetfire sacrificed himself, Ratchet instructed Jolt to transplant Jetfire's parts to Optimus Prime, giving him the power he needed to defeat the Fallen and Megatron.
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Skids [voiced by Tom Kenny]
Alternate Mode: front half of an ice cream truck, later Chevrolet Beat
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Arm-mounted grapple line.

"Ugly? We're twins, you stupid genius!"
The Twins, Skids and Mudflap, took the form of an ice cream truck. Skids formed the front half of this alternate mode. In the Shanghai battle, the Twins were dispatched to pursue Sideways. However they tried to turn a corner too sharply, and separated into two. Skids was angry with his brother — after all, this was combat — and, half-transformed, immediately headed to Mudflap and smacked him in the head. After the Shanghai mission, Skids and Mudflap were told to scan new alternate modes upon returning to Diego Garcia. Skids and Mudflap squabbled over who would get the green Chevrolet Beat, and Skids proved the victor. Skids accompanied the other Autobots as they were informed of Decepticons in USA, and helped drive off Megatron and Starscream. The Twins did not return to the NEST base and regrouped with Bumblebee and the humans. Skids and Mudflap teased Leo for his panic attack. Skids later recognized the glyphs that Sam wrote as Cybertronian, but were not able to read them. The Twins accompanied the groupd as they went to Simmons' deli and later to the Smithsonian Museum. The group were teleported to Egypt by Jetfire. When they reached the ruins in Petra, Skids defended Sam when Mudflap questioned their de facto leader, citing that Sam killed Megatron. The two battled, nearly crushing the humans and cracking the ruins. Bumblebee klunked the Twins' heads together and tossed them out. That's rude! Their little battle uncovered the Tomb of the Primes, however. When the Decepticons attacked, the Twins, Simmons and Leo acted as a decoy. The humans rode Skids. The group found themselves in a quarry, and watched in horror as Devastator combined. They scrambled to hang on as the combiner activated his suction pull. Skids hung on to a pipe, but was unable to prevent his brother from being sucked into Devastator's mouth. Skids mourned his brother's loss, but had the presence of mind to run towards Devastator's underside to avoid his attack. Mudflap burst out of Devastator's mouth and Skids headed to help his twin, clambering up Devastator's crane arm. He shot Mudflap a grapple line, but Mudflap accidentally shot Skids in the face, knocking him down and causing him to lose his gold tooth. Devastator later lost interest in their group.
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Mudflap [voiced by Reno Wilson]
Alternate Mode: Back half of an ice cream van, later Chevrolet Trax
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Arm-mounted blaster.

"Nobody messes with the twins!"
Mudflap, Skids' twin brother, took the form of the back half of the ice cream truck that served as the Twins' alternate mode. The Twins were dispatched to pursue Sideways. During the chase, they tried to turn a corner too sharply, and separated into two. Skids smacked Mudflap on the heat for causing them to lose the chase. Mudflap and Skids were told to scan new alternate modes upon returning to Diego Garcia. Mudflap wanted to take the Chevrolet Beat, but Skids wrestled him down and Mudflap had to contend with the Chevrolet Trax instead. Mudflap accompanied the other Autobots as they were informed of Decepticons in USA, and helped drive off Megatron and Starscream. The Twins did not return to the NEST base, and instead grouped with Bumblebee and the humans. Mudflap teased and insulted when the human had a panic attack. The Twins were unable to read the glyphs that Sam wrote. The Twins accompanied the groupd as they went to Simmons' deli and later to the Smithsonian Museum. The group were teleported to Egypt by Jetfire. However, when they reached the ruins in Petra Mudflap began to question Sam. Skids defended Sam, and the Twins began to wrestle, nearly crushing the humans and cracking the ruins. Bumblebee klunked the Twins' heads together and tossed them out. Their little battle uncovered the Tomb of the Primes, however. When the Decepticons attacked, the Twins, Simmons and Leo acted as a decoy. The group found themselves in a quarry, and watched in horror as Devastator combined. They scrambled to hang on as the combiner activated his suction pull. Mudflap hung on to Skids' back, but before Skids could help his brother find a firmer purchase, Mudflap lost his grip and tumbled through the sand into Devastator's maw. Mudflap hung on for dear life with his 'kung-fu grip' on Devastator's mouth, one of Mudflap's wings was sucked into Devastator, and Mudflap was sucked in anyway. However he proved to be indigestible, and punched his way out of Devastator's face. He jumped around, opening fire at Devastator's face whilst avoiding his claws and mouth. Skids clambered up to help Mudflap and shot a grapple line to Mudflap. However Mudflap landed on the crane's tow line, and the twang accidentally caused Mudflap to shoot Skids in the face, ending their assault. They hid under Devastator, and continued to do so until Devastator lost interest in them.
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Sideswipe [voiced by Andre Sogliuzzo]
Alternate Mode: Chevrolet Stingray Concept
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Twin arm-mounted blades, shoulder-mounted blaster.

"Damn I'm good."
Sideswipe was among the Autobots that answered Optimus Prime's call to Earth. Sideswipe participated in the Shanghai battle. When Sideways eluded Arcee and the Twins, Sideswipe transformed and rollerbladed towards the Decepticon, launching his right blade onto Sideways' hood, backflipping, opening fire at Sideways and dragged the blade in the opposite direction, bisecting Sideways. After Prime's death Sideswipe later helped the other Autobots open fire at Megatron to drive him off. However, upon their return to the NEST base, Sideswipe and the other Autobots were surrounded by human soldiers. Sideswipe nearly came to blows with the humans aiming weapons at them, but stood down anyway, and was placed under tarps. However, NEST headed to Egypt instead against orders, and Sideswipe cut through the nets holding him down as they airdropped. In the resulting battle Sideswipe organized the forces holding the NEST position, opening fire at the Decepticons.
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Arcee [voiced by Grey DeLisle]
Alternate Modes: Ducati 848 Superbike (Arcee), Suzuki B-King Motorbike (Chromia), MV Agusta F4 Series Motorbike (Elita-One)
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Arm-mounted rifles and blades.

"Locked and loaded."
Arcee was one of the new arrivals that arrived on Earth. Taking the form of three motorcycles, Arcee participated in the battle in Shanghai. Arcee was deployed against Sideways, and pursued the Decepticon courier relentlessly through the streets of Shanghai, transforming into her one-wheeled robot modes and opening fire at the Decepticon. Sideways burst through a building and Arcee followed, and the Decepticon was killed by Sideswipe. Arcee hung around the other Autobots in the Diego Garcia hangar, and was later strapped down when the Autobots were told to stand down after the Fallen's broadcast. Arcee was airdropped alongside everyone else in Egypt, and along with Ironhide formed a scouting group. She spotted Sam among the ruins, but her purple and red components were gunned down by a group of Decepticons. Her blue component was last seen fighting, but she was killed, either from the airstrike or from the Decepticons.

Notes: Arcee is confirmed in fiction to be one consciousness in three bodies, but Hasbro named the blue bike Chromia and the purple bike Elita-One. IDW comics would merge both the one-soul-in-three-bodies and three-sparks-in-three-bodies theories, making both explnations true. They would be retconned to be alive after ROTF in the IDW comics. Originally, the three bikes were supposed to combine but it was dropped. Bay confirmed her death in the commentary.
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Jolt
Alternate Mode: Chevrolet Volt
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Electric Whips.

Jolt was seen driving with the Autobots when they detected multiple Decepticon signals in USA, but was absent when the other Autobots battled Megatron and Starscream. He appeared later when the Autobots arrived in the NEST base, and brandished his whips when some soldiers trained their weapons at him. However, he stood down and later was put under wraps like the other Autobots. Jolt later participated in the battle in Egypt, hanging around the background. As Optimus was revived, he used his electric whips under the orders of Ratchet to transplant Jetfire's parts to Optimus Prime, powering Prime up so he could defeat Megatron and the Fallen.
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Jetfire [voiced by Mark Ryan]
Alternate Mode: SR71 Blackbird Fighter Jet
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: Wrist-mounted missiles, walking stick transforms into battleaxe.

"Behold the eternal glory of... Jetfire!"
Jetfire was one of the ancient Seekers. Left on Earth to rust by the Fallen, this betrayal presumably was the reason why Jetfire defected to the Autobots. He was trapped in his vehicle mode for years, and was exhibited in the Smithsonian Air and Space museum. He was revived by Sam's group using the AllSpark sliver. Upon his transformation, Jetfire demanded to know where he is, and it is obvious that his marbles weren't all there. Jetfire headed outside the museum, but his weapons misfired, forcing him to tear apart the door. The humans followed Jetfire out, and the old Seeker revealed that he had changed sides to the Autobots (prompting Wheelie to follow suit), but soon began talking gibberish about his parents. His parachute accidentally deployed, causing him to topple backwards. Sam carved the Cybertronian glyphs into the ground, which jogged Jetfire's memory — he had a mission, and the glyphs were part of the Fallen's search. Jetfire teleported the Autobots and humans to Egypt. The humans, pissed off at this point, forced Jetfire to talk straight. Jetfire then began to tell the story of the Seven Primes, of the Fallen's betrayal, and of the Tomb of the Primes. Jetfire was crestfallen when he was told that the last Prime, the only one who stood a chance against the Fallen, had been killed. Jetfire told the humans of the riddle that the glyphs told, and shooed the humans before the Decepticons find him. Jetfire, however, arrived to help the Autobots later on. Flying into the battlefield, Jetfire transformed and landed. His cane transformed into an axe which Jetfire used to bisect Mixmaster, and later beheaded the Constructicon. Scorponok burst out of the ground, tearing a big hole in Jetfire's side before he pulled the Decepticon out and crushed his head. Sam revived Optimus Prime, but the Fallen teleported in and stole the Matrix from Prime's body. Jetfire, already dying, offered Optimus to take his parts in order to defeat the Fallen. He pulled out his spark and died. Jolt and Ratchet used Jetfire's parts to upgrade Optimus Prime, and with Jetfire's parts Prime was able to kill the Fallen and destroy the Harvester.
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Wheelie [voiced by Tom Kenny]
Alternate Mode: Remote Controlled Monster Truck Toy
Appearances: Revenge of the Fallen
Weapons: N/A.

"What're you looking at, slobber puss?"
Wheelie was originally a Decepticon sent by Soundwave. Disguised as a remote-controlled monster truck toy, Wheelie saw the AllSpark sliver passed to Mikaela and was ordered to acquire it. Wheelie spied on Mikaela, and later discovered the location of the sliver when she spoke to Sam over the phone. Wheelie tried to reach the mechanical safe, but when trying to look for something to stand, he got his feet trapped in a flytrap and a mousetrap. This made Mikaela aware of his presence, and she attacked Wheelie with a pair of tongs and a blowtorch, burning off his left eye. Wheelie pleaded for the 'warrior goddess' to give her the shard, and that the other Decepticons would kill him if he doesn't get it. Wheelie was stuffed in a metal box, and was carried by Mikaela to Sam's college, protesting whenever the box was manhandled. Wheelie's box was passed from the car Mikaela hotwired and then to Bumblebee's trunk. Wheelie was released when they reached Simmons' deli in order to try and translate the glyphs. Mikaela held him with a chain, and Wheelie tried to act tough... until Mikaela gently threatened to blowtorch his other eye. Wheelie identified the symbols as the language of the Primes, as well as telling the humans of the location of the ancient Seekers who could translate it for them. Wheelie buzzed along in his alternate mode as the humans entered the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, until they reached Jetfire's exhibit. Wheelie recognized Jetfire, and told Sam to point the sliver at the supposed Decepticon. However, Jetfire had apparently defected and Wheelie, overjoyed, followed suit. Wheelie changed sides to the 'warrior goddess', humping Mikaela's leg. Sam kicked Wheelie. Like the others in their group Wheelie was space-bridged to Egypt, landing and bouncing off Jetfire. When Bumblebee was stopped by the custom officials, Wheelie suggested to Simmons that they tell the 'munchkin' custom official that he is tall. Wheelie later followed the humans as they entered a house in Cairo. He wisely stayed out of the proceeding battles.

 

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