History Characters / TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEyeTeamRodimus

* TheDarkChick: Of Tyrest's group, as Minimus Ambus. Even after losing the Magnus Armour, he still considers himself a subordinate of Tyrest's, and works to clear Rodimus and his shipmates of the crimes Tyrest has imprisoned them for. He's also at odds personality-wise with pretty much every other member of Tyrest's FiveManBand, and also not much to look at physically when compared to Star Saber and Lockdown, the two heavy-hitters. His position doesn't stop Tyrest from having a Legislator crush his head when Ambus protests his plan to use the Universal Killswitch.
** TokenGoodTeammate: He's also the most moral member of Tyrest's group.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: ZigZagged. While it's a running gag that people often ignore and/or forget about him, almost all of the characters around him do regard him as deeply empathetic and trustworthy. Fortress Maximus and Red Alert like him because he helps them cope with their trauma, Whirl calls him a friend, and underneath Rodimus's barbs it's clear he respects Rung to an extent. This is played much straighter in the Functionist Universe where Rung has become a planet wide symbol for resistance against the Functionist Counsel and he's admired by millions.

* GoodFeelsGood: What Megatron rediscovers aboard the Lost Light as he works with the crew to help them and various other people, once more becoming the compassionate man he'd been at the start of his life.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: No other Cybertronian has his kind of build.
** He is also the only mech so far with eyebrows, enough to earn him a nickname for it. (They move independently too!)
* ParodySue: Rung has a OneHundredPercentAdorationRating to the point ''Megatron'' liked him even before his HeelFaceTurn, is an accomplished psychiatrist [[spoiler:despite not even being licensed]], has been present for most of the significant moments in Cybertronian history, and is [[spoiler:''Primus himself'', albeit an [[GodUnaware amnesiac]].]] This is counterbalanced though by him largely being rather pitiful most of the time, being the biggest ButtMonkey on the team and suffering countless injuries, being easily overlooked to the point everyone forgets his ''name'', ending up a DistressedDude thanks to his lack of combat prowess, having a largely useless alt-mode [[spoiler:whose one true use ends up ''killing'' him]], being the ''cause'' behind the Great War[[labelnote:*]]It was his being assaulted that started the bar fight that landed Megatron in jail, and via StableTimeLoop his getting a curly straw for Tailgate that started the fight in the first place when he knocked over his assaulter's drink[[/labelnote]] and Megatron's turn to tyranny, and [[spoiler:by series end is forgotten by ''everyone'' after his HeroicSacrifice as a side effect of Information Creep.]]

* OutOfFocus: While the De-Facto BigBad of ALL the Decepticons, he was not seen for almost a year in ‘’Robots In Disguise’’, and while he returns with a bang, he's captured and imprisoned at the end of the arc.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: The reason he's become so resistant to the idea of fighting for any reason is that he fears he won't be able to stop himself once he starts, thus causing him to slide back into being evil. [[spoiler: Subverted ultimately, as Ratchet reveals to Megatron that the fool's energon was a placebo, meaning Megatron has been holding back and stopping himself on instinct.]]
* JokerImmunity: Being an iconic UnpopularPopularCharacter in a MerchandiseDriven series, IDW isn't going to let him die, at least until the series ends.
* KindheartedCatLover: If Ravage counts, then yes.

* ParodySue: Rung is, technically speaking, James Roberts's AuthorAvatar, having a OneHundredPercentAdorationRating to the point ''Megatron'' liked him even before his HeelFaceTurn, is an accomplished psychiatrist [[spoiler:despite not even being licensed]], has been present for most of the significant moments in Cybertronian history, and is [[spoiler:''Primus himself'', albeit an [[GodUnaware amnesiac]].]] This is counterbalanced though by him largely being rather pitiful most of the time, being the biggest ButtMonkey on the team and suffering countless injuries, being easily overlooked to the point everyone forgets his ''name'', ending up a DistressedDude thanks to his lack of combat prowess, having a largely useless alt-mode [[spoiler:whose one true use ends up ''killing'' him]], being the ''cause'' behind the Great War[[labelnote:*]]It was his being assaulted that started the bar fight that landed Megatron in jail, and via StableTimeLoop his getting a curly straw for Tailgate that started the fight in the first place when he knocked over his assaulter's drink[[/labelnote]] and Megatron's turn to tyranny, and [[spoiler:by series end is forgotten by ''everyone'' after his HeroicSacrifice as a side effect of Information Creep.]]

* ParodySue: Rung is, technically speaking, James Roberts's AuthorAvatar, having a OneHundredPercentAdorationRating to the point ''Megatron'' liked him even before his HeelFaceTurn, is an accomplished psychiatrist [[spoiler:despite not even being licensed]], has been present for most of the significant moments in Cybertronian history, and is [[spoiler:''Primus himself'', albeit an [[GodUnaware amnesiac]].]] This is counterbalanced though by him largely being rather pitiful most of the time, being the biggest ButtMonkey on the team and suffering countless injuries, ending up a DistressedDude thanks to his lack of combat prowess, having a largely useless alt-mode [[spoiler:whose one true use ends up ''killing'' him]], being the ''cause'' behind the Great War[[labelnote:*]]It was his being assaulted that started the bar fight that landed Megatron in jail, and via StableTimeLoop his getting a curly straw for Tailgate that started the fight in the first place when he knocked over his assaulter's drink[[/labelnote]] and Megatron's turn to tyranny, and [[spoiler:by series end is forgotten by ''everyone'' after his HeroicSacrifice as a side effect of Information Creep.]]

* GunNut: It's even his title in his newer "Meet the Crew" bio. Note that this pertains more towards ''designing'' them, not firing them. Despite being a Made To Order soldier, he's, [[spoiler:[[CowardlyLion at first]], fairly useless in a fight, and admits that throughout the entire war he never actually killed anyone. Though the weapons he's designed certainly have. [[spoiler:He proves capable of using them himself if push comes to shove, even wielding a {{BFG}} while guarding Nautica so she can open her Matrix.]]

* NotGoodWithPeople: Best demonstrated by his reaction to [[spoiler:Tailgate's illness]].
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Tailgate.]]

* NotGoodWithPeople: Ratchet is one of the best doctors in the business, but his interpersonal skills are kind of terrible (having to make up cockamamie excuses just to help people with their problems).
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Drift.]]

* BadBoss: During his tenure as Decepticon supreme leader, actively avoiding attachments and treating those under his command as expendable tools sacrificed when necessary "for the cause." Strongly averted in the present, with Megatron showing courtesy and respect to his crew mates, treating them as people.

%%* HeelRealization: During the events of ''Dark Cybertron''.

* BadassInCharge: As "co-captain" of the ''Lost Light''. Yes, really.

* ShipTease: Gets some with Nickel during the finale, telling her he likes her wheels as she lets him playful roll them.

* BareYourMidriff: Okay, Transformers don't wear ''clothes'', but her [[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/thumb/a/aa/AnAxeToBreakTheIce-survivalpresent.jpg/800px-AnAxeToBreakTheIce-survivalpresent.jpg character design]] gives off this vibe: her face is silver, as is her lower torso, but her upper torso has green plating that reads like a top. There's even a small recess in the linked image that gives the impression of a navel.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As the former leader of the Decepticons, he could trade blows and win with some of his Phase Sixers.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Whirl might seem like a trigger-happy idiot - and he ''is'' a trigger-happy idiot, but one with the skills to back up his aggression. Remember: He went one-on-one against ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Megatron]]'' and held his own.

* ReformedButRejected: Amazingly, Megatron is completely sincere in his desire to make amends for his past deeds, and regrets what he did to the planet and to his people, going so far as to completely reject violence altogether. Sadly, many feel that his crimes are too severe for him to ever be forgiven on any level. ((spoiler: By the end of ''Lost Light'' however Rodimus and most of their surviving crew seem to have, wholeheartedly accepting Megs as one of the family. It helps that he's repeatedly saved their lives. Plus, the Last Light crew's account of him saving ''billions'' in the Functionist timeline likely improved their perceptions of him big time.))

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: His relationship with Rodimus is akin to watching a sane, thoughtful guy (Megatron) let out many an exasperated sigh at his cocky ManChild husband's (Rodimus) insane antics.

* ReformedButRejected: Amazingly, Megatron is completely sincere in his desire to make amends for his past deeds, and regrets what he did to the planet and to his people, going so far as to completely reject violence altogether. Sadly, many feel that his crimes are too severe for him to ever be forgiven on any level.

* OnlyFriend: Appears to be Swerve's.

* ShipTease: Gets some with Nickel during the finale, telling her he likes her wheels.

* OldFriend: Him and Ravage. Their private heart to heart gives the sense they've had many, intimate conversations in the past about life, the war, Decepticonism, etc. Considering Megatron's long held policy of "don't get attached" it's interesting he would up, albeit inadvertently, becoming close friends with Ravage anyway.

* HatesBeingTouched: Or more accurately, hates being petted like a cat. Since Nautica is a minor CuddleBug who thinks Ravage is adorable, she annoys him greatly.

* OldFriend: Him and Ravage.