Characters / Transformers: Generation One - Autobots

aka: Transformers Generation 1 Autobots 1984 To 1986

G1 Character Index: Autobots ('84-'85) ('86-'87) ('88-'90) | Decepticons ('84-'85) ('86-'87) ('88-'90)

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This character sheet is for listing the tropes related to Autobots in the various Transformers: Generation 1 continuities. Due to the page having been split over the years, this page mainly covers tropes for characters introduced from 1991 onwards (which includes some G2 characters^note Which by definition, would mean they aren't "G1", except for the fact in Europe, they are) and canon immigrants/foreigners.

All Autobots introduced in 1984 and 1985 are found here.

All Autobot reinforcements deployed between 1986 and 1987 can be found here.

All Autobot reinforcements deployed between 1988 and 1990 can be found here.

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In General

• Adaptation Origin Connection: G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers establishes their civil war with the Decepticons as indirectly leading to Cobra's rise as a formidable terrorist organization as well as G.I. Joe being formed to fight against Cobra. The first miniseries starts with Cobra capturing and enslaving both Cybertronian factions to use as weapons after they arrived on Earth and a bunch of soldiers who discovered these circumstances forming G.I. Joe to fight back against Cobra and eventually turning the tide after Optimus Prime breaks free of Cobra's control and convinces the Joes to help liberate the rest of the Autobots.
• Adaptational Jerkass: Some Autobots got hit with this in the 2005 IDW continuity, such as Arcee (an Ax-Crazy Anti-Hero), Prowl (a Well-Intentioned Extremist), Hot Rod/Rodimus (an egotistical Glory Hound), and even Optimus (also a Well-Intentioned Extremist) himself. Luckily, Character Development occurred for most of them (even Optimus).
• Adaptational Villainy: Definitely not Optimus and his Autobot allies but in the first IDW continuity, some Autobots (such as the top brass under Zeta) are either Dirty Cops, Knight Templars, or Corrupt Politicians. In other words, as Jetfire puts it, these Autobots are just a group of "thugs with a badge". Zeta, Sentinel, Star Saber, and even Getaway are the most prominent examples of this.
• Chronic Hero Syndrome: Most apparent in the original cartoon. The Autobots as a whole could never turn their back on those in need, stepping in to help others (mostly humans) whenever they could. In the third season, they put together a peace conference to try and convince two warring planets to stop their fighting.
• Depending on the Writer: While the Autobots are always the good guys of the franchise, certain iterations have dialled back how benevolent they were to begin with, and given the pre-war society flaws and past mistakes that actually helped to set the war against the Decepticons in motion.
• He Who Fights Monsters: Millenia of war have affected some Autobots worse than others, causing them to be almost as ruthless as the Decepticons.
• Meaningful Name:
  • The first wave of Autobots released in 1984 only transformed into cars and trucks, or automobiles.
  • In the 2005 IDW continuity, the name stems from "automaton", describing all Cybertronians, but was later retrofitted to mean "autonomous", representing Optimus Prime's faction.
• Primary-Color Champion: While it's not a universal rule, many Autobots are colored red, blue or yellow, including two of its most iconic characters; Optimus and Bumblebee.
• Rank Scales with Asskicking: The Autobot leader isn't chosen because of physical strength, but leaders of the faction are often upgraded into stronger forms upon being promoted, such as Orion Pax to Optimus Prime and Hot Rod to Rodimus Prime.
• Red Is Heroic: The Autobot insignia is red, many Autobots have red as their primary color and are the main heroes of the franchise.
• Reluctant Warrior: The majority of Autobots were workers, archivists, etc before the war broke out. None of them were particularly suited to combat, but were forced to learn how to fight in order to survive.
• Token Evil Teammate: They have several comrades who are willing to take more unscrupulous means to win and/or very unpleasant in character, most famously the Dinobots, and also the Monsterbots.

1991 Autobots

The Motorvators (モーターベイター mōtābeitā)

Gripper

Lightspeed

Flame

Function: Assault Force Leader (Gripper), Scout, Messenger (Lightspeed), Tactician, Troubleshooter (Flame)

Alt Modes: Baja Buggy (Gripper), Ferrari F40 sports car (Lightspeed), Lamborghini Countach sports car (Flame)

Gripper: "To go forward across unknown terrain is only the beginning..."
Lightspeed: "Light years flash past at mind numbingly sub-atomic speeds."
Flame: "Too hot to handle is ice cold to me."

Composed of Gripper, Lightspeed, and Flame.

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• Combining Mecha: They can combine into their own version of Road Caesar, but without any accessories.
• One-Steve Limit: Lightspeed has the same name as a member of the Technobots. Flame shares a name with the disgraced Autobot scientist from the Marvel comics.
• Out of Focus: Gripper tends to be more prominent than Flame or Lightspeed, albeit not by very much.
• Palette Swap: Of the Brainmasters from the Japanese series Transformers Victory.

Circuit

Function: Messenger

"Whatever you do, keep rolling!"

A smooth-talking bot who can't transform.

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• Adaptational Job Change: While his official bio makes him a conman, in the first IDW comics continuity he becomes a reporter, while in the 2019 continuity he's even part of the Wreckers.
• Cool Car: Since he doesn't transform, he rides a Formula 1-style car that turns into a Powered Armor.
• Con Man: His toy bio mentions he's an used cars salesman that gives used car salesmen a bad name.
• Intrepid Reporter: His role in the first IDW continuity make him a reporter rather than a conman.
• Palette Swap: Of Axer.
• Shapeshifter Mode Lock: The 2019 IDW continuity justifies his inability to transform due to being forced to survive on Nucleon, which fried his T-Cog and left him stuck in robot mode.
• Those Two Guys: With Longtooth in the 2005 IDW comics.

Powerflash (パワーフラッシュ pawāfurasshu)

Function: Infantryman

"There's no present like time!"

Autobot Action Master, he's partnered with Road Rocket. Being unique to European markets have made his toy incredibly rare.

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• By-the-Book Cop: He believes that all rules and regulations are meant to be followed, and will not tolerate any deviation from them.
• Depending on the Artist: If he does or doesn't have a faceplate due to the limited images of his toy.
• Mauve Shirt: Powerflash has never been a major character but he's played some minor supporting roles.
  • In Transformers: Wings of Honor he's part of the Elite Guard Stealth Team alongside Tap-Out, Sprocket and Rumbler, capturing Gutcruncher, Take-Off and Charger. He would be killed fighting Bruticus.
  • In the 2005 IDW comic continuity he becomes part of the crew of the Lost Light.
  • In Transformers (2019) he's part of a group of Autobots defending a caravan of organic refugees from an Insecticon clone swarm, getting overwhelmed and dying in the process.
• Shapeshifter Mode Lock: Wings of Honor show him being exposed to a monolith whose energies gave him greater strength at the cost of his ability to transform. Subsequent continuities haven't explained if he's able or not to transform.

Rumbler

Function: Front Line Defense

"A strong defence can crush any offence!"

Often part of the first line of defence against Decepticon attack. Being unique to European markets have made his toy incredibly rare.

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• A Death in the Limelight: His only major role in fiction so far is in Wings of Honor, where he dies fighting Bruticus like most of the Elite Guard.
• Palette Swap: He's a redeco of Sprocket. The Wings Universe would make them twins to explain their similarities.
• Polar Opposite Twins: He and Sprocket are very different, being serious and dilligent to his brother's spaciness.
• Powered Armor: Being an Action Master, he wears an armor that also serves as vehicle to compensate for his inability to transform.
• Robo Family: He's the twin brother of Sprocket.
• Shapeshifter Mode Lock: Being an Action Master, he's unable to transform. Wings of Honor shows him being exposed to a monolith whose energies locked him and other cybertronians in robot mode while giving them greater strength.

Windmill

Function: Air Defense

Alt Mode: High-impact counterstrike helicopter

"Nothing is immune from my radar systems! Nothing!"

A member of the Action Masters Elite. Only available in European markets.

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• Bit Character: His appearances in fiction can only be considered minor cameos.
• Non-Standard Character Design: Besides his helicopter mode looking nothing like other Earth or Cybertronian vehicles, unlike the other Action Master Elite, Windmill isn't based on the design of a past character.

1992 Autobots

The Rescue Force

Composed of Rescue Force, Rescue Force 1, Rescue Force 2, and Rescue Force 3. Seriously, that's their names.

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• Armless Biped: Their combined form doesn't have arms.
• Combining Mecha: They form the equally-imaginatively-named Big Rescue Force... in theory. The resulting robot has no arms, thanks to the Breastforce members that form the arms not being exported.
• Palette Swap: Of the Breastforce from Transformers Victory.

The Turbomasters (ターボマスター tābomasutā)

Thunder Clash

Boss

Hurricane

Flash

Scorch

Rotorstorm

Function: Commander-in-chief (Thunder Clash), Forceleader (Boss), Defense Tactics Specialist (Hurricane), Decoy (Flash), Rear Guard (Scorch), Guide & Strategician (Rotorstorm)

Alt Modes: Cybertronian tractor-trailer (Thunder Clash), Cybertronic pickup truck (Scorch), Concept car (Boss), Porsche 917 (Hurricane), Lamborghini Diablo sports car (Flash), Cybertronian helicopter (Rotorstorm)

Thunder Clash: "We're ready and more than able. Let them throw all they want at us. We stand as one."
Boss: "Never underestimate the enemy... he's always worse than you could ever imagine."
Hurricane: "Give it all you've got. There may not be a tomorrow."
Flash: "Don't blink. I was that blur on the horizon."
Scorch: "No one gets past me. If they know what's good for them."
Rotorstorm: "Get into your enemy's mind. And them beat him at his own game."

Composed of Thunder Clash, Boss, Hurricane, Flash, Scorch, and Rotorstorm.

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• A Day in the Limelight: Dreamwave's War Within: Age of Wrath gave Flash a starring role. Had the series not ended abruptly, it would've become A Death in the Limelight.
• The Ace:
  • Rotorstorm, in The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers (though he turns out to be more of a Broken Ace in the end).
  • Later on in IDW's works, Thunderclash shows up as one of these played completely straight. What a guy.
• The Captain: Thunderclash, in Transformers: Wings of Honor.
• Inconsistent Spelling: Is either Thunder Clash or Thunderclash.
• Officer and a Gentleman: WoH Thunderclash again, with a bit of either Southern Gentleman or Quintessential British Gentleman depending on how you interpret his accent and mannerisms.
• Out of Focus: When compared to Thunder Clash, Rotorstorm and even Flash to a lesser degree, Boss, Hurricane and Scorch have received little individual focus.
• Token Flyer: Rotorstorm is the only member of the team that has a flying alternate mode.
• Would Hit a Girl: WoH Thunderclash, though he laments having to do it.

1993 Autobots

Axelerators (アクセラレーター akuserarētā)

Rapido

Skram

Turbofire

Windbreaker

Function: Platoon Commander (Rapido), Crack Patrol (Skram), Supplies & Transport (Turbofire), Scout (Windbreaker)

Alt Modes: Peugeot Quasar (Rapido), Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (Skram), Pickup Truck (Turbofire), Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (Windbreaker)

Rapido: "The deadliest weapon you can have is a sharp mind."
Skram: "Hey, loosen up, guys! Saving the universe can' t be that big of a deal!"
Turbofire: "Never give an inch!"
Windbreaker: "I can get you the info you want...before you even know you need it!"

The Axelerators are an Autobot subgroup whose members' engines become their gun in robot mode. They are the counterparts to the Decepticon subgroup the Skyscorchers.

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• The Ace: Rapido's original bio had him outranking that year's Optimus Prime. The Wings universe ran with this by saying in an emergency Rapido was allowed to outrank everyone.
• Adaptational Villainy: In the IDW comics Skram committed war crimes along with other Autobots by razing planets who had sided with the Decepticons. This would get him killed by Sandstorm during The Transformers: Punishment.
• Cool Car: All of them with the exception of Turbofire turn into cars.
• Decomposite Character: In Japan, Windbreaker was renamed "Carzap". The Wings universe made Carzap his own guy, and fiction has run with this since.
• Gratuitous Spanish: Rapido occasionally adds Spanish to his sentences due to having being "born" in Madrid, Spain.
• Super-Speed: Rapido got this power thanks to being exposed to Forestonite gas.
• Unfortunate Name: Poor Windbreaker. Regeneration One even makes his death a slight gag by adding the sound effect "parp" as he dies.
• Xtreme Kool Letterz: Axelerators instead of Accelerators.

Aquaspeeders

Speedstream

Aquafend

Deluge

Jetstorm

Function: Leader (Speedstream), Espionage Expert (Aquafend), Rear Guard (Deluge), Strategy Expert (Jetstorm)

Alt Modes: Williams FW14 (Speedstream), Baja-style dune buggy (Aquafend), Mazda 787B Le Mans-style race car (Deluge), Peugeot 405 T16 rally car (Jetstorm)

Speedstream: "Wherever there's trouble that's where we'll be. Giving double the trouble back straight between the eyes."
Aquafend: "I know those Decepticons as well as I know myself. They're two-faced, conniving devils - and that's putting it nicely."
Deluge: "If we don't finish the job and flatten them - we might as well not be in the fight at all."
Jetstorm: "Give me more action! It's no fun unless I can see the whites of their eyes."

The Aquaspeeders are a group of four Autobots armed with weapons that fire high-pressure liquids.

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• The Ace: Speedstream is a fast and powerful 'bot who is a beloved leader.
• Cool Car: All of them turn into brightly colored cars.
• Determinator: Deluge fights relentlessly to the bitter end.
• An Ice Person/Making a Splash: In Wings of Honor, Aquafend gets the ability to control water and ice.
• One-Steve Limit: Deluge has the same name as a Decepticon introduced in the same year.
• Out of Focus: As a whole, the Aquaspeeders have received very little focus either individually or as a group.

Gobots (ゴボッツ gobottsu)

Function: Rear Guard

Alt Mode: Peugeot 405 T16 rally car

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• C-List Fodder: His only appearance in the first IDW continuity is getting shot in the back and killed during Transformers: Drift.
• Composite Character: He has the same alt mode as Jetstorm and the same motto and bio as Deluge.
• Orange/Blue Contrast: His color scheme is blue and bright orange.
• Palette Swap: An orange and blue recolor of Aquaspeeder Jetstorm.
• Shout-Out: He's named after the GoBots franchise.

Lightformers

Deftwing

Ironfist

Function: Tactician (Deftwing), Engineer (Ironfist)

Alt Modes: Hawker Siddeley GR.1 Harrier fighter jet (Deftwing), AM General M998 Humvee (Ironfist)

Deftwing: "Every mission must destroy its evil target. And it's my task to make sure it does."
Ironfist: "A brilliantly designed piece of firepower is a work of art to me."

The Lightformers are two Autobots who fight using big artillery platforms in either mode.

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• Ascended Extra: Ironfist plays a pretty important role on the Last Stand of the Wreckers.
• BFG: Both of them come with huge guns attached to their alt-modes.
• C-List Fodder: The only appearance of Deftwing in the 2005's IDW continuity is getting killed by Legislators who boarded the Lost Light.
• The Engineer: Ironfist is considered one of the best mechanical engineers out there.
• Non-Indicative Name: Ironfist rarely fights using his fists.
• Out of Focus: When compared to Ironfist, Deftwing has hardly played a role in fiction since his introduction.
• What the Hell Is That Accent?: Wings Universe Ironfist speaks in what is apparently supposed to be an Australian accent.

Pyro (パイロ pairo)

Function: Leader

Alt Mode: Carmichael Cobra airport crash truck

"Think of the most awful, unspeakable menace that you can - and then double it. That's what we're up against."

A courageous frontliner who stands for truth, justice and freedom. He seems to admire Optimus Prime.

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• The Ace: His original Tech-Specs and bio portray him as a legendary hero with incredibly high stats in every area, similar to Optimus Prime's specs.
• Adaptation Personality Change: A flawlessly awesome and courageous hero in his original bio, an Optimus idolizer in Last Stand of the Wreckers, and a quirky yet competent leader in the Wings Universe.
• Ascended Extra:
  • Like Ironfist, Pyro plays a major supporting role in Last Stand of the Wreckers.
  • He's the star of the Wings Universe "Generation 2: Redux" comic.
• Combat Clairvoyance: He gains precognitive abilities after being exposed to forestonite in "Generation 2: Redux".
• Hero-Worshipper: The IDW comics make him a total Optimus Prime fanboy, hence the physical similarities and the truck alternate mode.
• Ironic Name: Like Inferno before him, he's another firetruck named after something fire-related.
• Primary-Color Champion: A prime example of this trope; a hero who has a blue head with a red body and little touches of yellow.

Scorpia

Function: Warrior

Alt Mode: Wristwatch

• Ambiguous Gender: Since her name ends with 'ia' and the absence of a toy bio, most fans assumed Scorpia was female, which Ask Vector Prime eventually canonized.
• Scary Scorpions: Subverted. She turns into a scorpion but she's an Autobot.
• Toyline-Exclusive Character: Scorpia hasn't really appeared in any media since her debut in 1993.

Other Autobots

1994 Autobots

The Laser Rods (レーザーロッド rēzā roddo)

Electro

Volt

Function: Street Defense (Electro), Speed Technician (Volt)

Alt Mode: Ford pickup truck (Electro), Ford coupe (Volt)

Electro: "I'm turbocharged and livin' large!"
Volt:' "I'm reved up and ready to rock!"

The Autobot Laser Rods are Electro and Volt.

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• C-List Fodder: Electro doesn't have the best track record on both IDW continuities.
  • In Transformers: Drift he was shot in the back and killed by Deadlock.
  • In Treads & Circuits he's torn to pieces by Mayhem.
• Cool Sword: Electro wields one that shoots electricity, due to being one of the Laser Rods.
• Good Counterpart: Of the Decepticon Laser Rods Sizzle and Jolt.
• Hot Paint Job: Volt's car mode has many golden flames.
• Robo Family: A crossword in The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual indicates that Volt and Electro are brothers.
• Writing Around Trademarks: Electro's Timelines toy had to be called "Electrons" due to trademark issues.

The Rotor Force (ローターフォース rōtā fōsu)

Leadfoot

Manta Ray

Function: Rapid-Defense specialist, (Leadfoot), Ocean Defense Specialist (Manta Ray)

Alt Modes: Lola T93 Indy car (Leadfoot), Twin-pontoon racing boat (Manta Ray)

Leadfoot: "The sleek shall inherit the earth."
Manta Ray: "If you blink... you'll miss me!"

The Autobot Rotor Force consists of Leadfoot and Manta Ray, each with a handheld fan as a weapon.

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• Ascended Extra: Leadfoot tends to be more prominent than Manta Ray.
  • He's a member of the Wreckers in the Regeneration One comics.
  • He plays a supporting role in Transformers (2019) mini-series Tread & Circuits, saving Aileron from a shot by Slugslinger.
• Big Damn Heroes: Leadfoot saves Manta Ray from getting killed by Razorclaw in the Generation 2 comic when he decapitates the Predacon before he can kill Manta Ray.
• C-List Fodder: These two don't have a great survival record as G2 characters.
  • In the 2005 IDW continuity Manta Ray is among those killed by Nemesis Prime's Touch of Death.
  • Meanwhile, in the same continuity, Leadfoot was killed by Galvatron while he was on patrol, with Sideswipe finding his body.
• Good Counterpart: Of the Decepticon Rotor Force, Ransack/Blitz and Powerdive.
• Heel–Face Turn: They start out as Decepticons in the comics, but they befriend a couple Autobots during the two factions' Enemy Mine and switch sides when Leadfoot defends Manta Ray by killing Razorclaw.
• I Have Many Names: Manta Ray has also been known as Marinemaster and Piranha.
• Improbable Weapon User: They use handheld fans as weapons.
• This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: Played with. Manta Ray's boat alt-mode limits his utility on land, needing to be towed around in order to move while transformed (humorously while Seaspray, who does not share the same problem, hovers alongside him). Yet, he has only ever put it to use in one aquatic battle across all his (admittedly few) appearances.
  Manta Ray: We fight Sharkticons of all things, and I'm still stuck on land!
• Those Two Guys: In Generation 2 Leadfoot was this with Volt.

Sureshot

Function: Warrior Leader

Alt Mode: Articulated Truck

"War is a problem - never a solution!"

A protector to his fellow Autobots. His toy is a slightly modified version of the Hero Optimus Prime toy.

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• Hero-Worshipper: Ask Vector Prime explains his resemblance to Optimus as being a severe version of Primus Apotheosis.
• One-Steve Limit: Averted; he shares the name with Targetmaster Sureshot, but they're not the same character.

1995 Autobots

The Go-Bots (ゴーボット gōbotto)

Blowout

Double Clutch

Firecracker

Gearhead

High Beam

Motormouth

Function: Pursuit and Capture (Blowout), Defense Specialist (Double Clutch), Rapid Assault (Firecracker), Warrior (Gearhead), Tracker (High Beam), Backup Support (Motormouth)

Alt Modes: Porsche 959 (Blowout), Lola T94 (Double Clutch), Lamborghini Diablo (Firestarter), Ford Thunderbird (Gearhead), Concept car (High Beam), Ford F150 Flareside (Motormouth)

Blowout: "Want to race?"
Double Clutch: "Catch me if you can!"
Firecracker: "Decepticons belong in the junkyards!"
Gearhead: "If you race me, you will lose!"
High Beam: "Let's get busy!"
Motormouth: "Let's tear up the streets... and the Decepticons!"

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• Cool Car: All of them turn into cars or trucks.
• One-Steve Limit: They have nothing to do with fellow Autobot Gobots, or with the original Challenge Of The Go Bots.
• Out of Focus: With the exception of the Wings Universe, the Go-Bots have received little to no focus.
• Palette Swap: Redecos and repaints of most of them served as base for many of the Autobots in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Meanstreak

Function: Street Fighter

Alt Mode: Dragster

"I'm a fuel-injected firestorm screaming through the streets!"

Meanstreak would rather race than fight, but that's never stopped him from doing his duty.

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• Good Counterpart: He and Ironhide are this for the Decepticon Power Masters Staxx and Bulletbike.
• Mauve Shirt: He plays a supporting role in the Wings Universe Generation 2 storyline.
• Primary-Color Champion: Meanstreak is colored bright yellow and blue.

Road Rocket  (ロードロケット rōdo roketto)

Function: Street Defense

Alt Mode: Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle

"I'm faster than the speed of light!"

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• Cyber Ninja: A cybertronian trained in the ninja arts by Nightbird.
• Gender Flip: Road Rocket is female in Transformers (2019) and Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic.
• Highly-Visible Ninja: Besides being bright red, Road Rocket is also known for running hot all the time.
• One-Steve Limit: Road Rocket shares name with the partner of Action Master Powerflash.
• The Rival: Masterpiece and Legends make them this with the Decepticon Road Pig.
• Teleportation: In the Wings Universe, Road Roacket is shown developing teleportation powers after being exposed to the Hadron Super Collider.

Canon Immigrants/Foreigners

Characters who originated as fiction-only characters instead of being introduced in the original toyline, though some of them later got toys after their initial debut.

Alpha Bravo (アルファブラボー arufa burabō)

Function: Gunner

Alt Mode: Aérospatiale Dauphin helicopter

Alpha Bravo is the newest member of the Aerialbots, bringing some variety to the team in the form of his assault helicopter mode.

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• Heroic BSoD: Undergoes this after being combined into Wreckage, going as far as to get Offroad and himself killed trying to prevent its formation.
• Murder-Suicide: During Of Masters and Mayhem, in order to prevent being forced to combine into Wreckage ever again, Alpha Bravo would kill his friend Offroad before letting himself be terminated by Impactor.
• Odd Friendship: In Of Masters and Mayhem he would develop a strong friendship (and probably even more) with fellow Sixth Ranger Offroad.
• Senseless Sacrifice: In Of Masters and Mayhem, Alpha Bravo kills himself and Offroad to keep the Wreckers from being able to merge into Wreckage ever again, but replacements are found in the next story and Wreckage goes on its merry way.
• Sixth Ranger: Of the Aerialbots, being introduced several years after the team had debuted.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: His color scheme is quite similar to Slingshot (whom Hasbro had lost the trademark of), while his robot mode looks a lot like Vortex.

Alpha Trion (アルファトライオン arufa toraion)

Function: Sage

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Jet

"Knowledge is power."

Voiced by: John Stephenson (EN), Corey Burton (EN; "War Dawn"), Tony Pope (EN; "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), Osamu Saka (JP), Toshio Ishii (JP; "War Dawn"), Masaharu Sato (JP; The Headmasters) Hiroshi Naka (JP; "The Rebirth")

A very, very old Transformer and mentor the younger generation of Autobots. Canon Immigrant to too many continuities to list.

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• Adaptation Personality Change: Normally he's benevolent, wise, and stoic; the 2005 IDW continuity made him much more eccentric, quippy, and mean. His status as one of the oldest Transformers lends him a lot more moral ambiguity here as he was privy to the rise of the prejudice that dominated much of modern Cybertron while he simply washed his hands of the whole thing.
• Bare-Fisted Monk: In Spotlight: Orion Pax, Alpha Trion is introduced as a philosophical intellectual, and then quite handily takes on some mutant slicers with nothing but his fists. When this is lampshaded by his companion Nightbeat, Alpha Trion merely remarks that he has been involved in some very heated debates.
• BFS: His Titans Return toy comes with a massive greatsword.
• Continuity Snarl: That tidbit about him being one of the Thirteen original Transformers below? Contradicts the fact that he has an evil Mirror Universe version of himself in Transformers: Shattered Glass despite the Word of God stating it's impossible for the Thirteen to have Mirror Universe counterparts due to their multiversal singularity nature. "Ask Vector Prime" rectified this, claiming that Alpha Trion became one of Thirteen only after the breach that introduced the Uniend universal cluster to the rest of the multiverse, as well as stating that non-singular incarnations of Thirteen also exist.
• Cool Car: His altmode in Spotlight: Orion Pax is basically the Tumbler with a cape.
• Distressed Dude: Happens to him with some regularity. He spent his only appearance in Dreamwave's comic as one.
• The Mentor: to Optimus Prime.
• Panthera Awesome: His Titans Return toy turns into a lion.
• Spirit Advisor: Even after his death, his spirit appears through the Matrix to guide Optimus in times of need.
• Time Abyss: Ancient, even for a Transformer. Takes on a whole new level after being revealed to be one of the Thirteen original Transformers.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Until 2007, when he got to be a BotCon exclusive. He received his first general-retail toy as part of Titans Return in 2016. Here, he is a triple changer that transforms into a starship and a lion, both referencing his two BotCon toys (the latter of which was never released). It is also his first original mold — all toys that came prior, including the BotCon toys it references, were recolors or retools of existing molds.
• Wizard Beard: Alpha Trion's signature white beard, which makes him look both wise and ancient.

Big Bang (ビッグバン biggu ban)

Function: Autobot Commander

Alt Modes: Cybertronian Armored vehicle, Micromaster base

Big Bang is a possible future leader for the Autobots had it not been for Optimus Prime coming back to life.

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• The Cameo: He's seen in Transformers (2019) during a flashback standing alongside Halonix Maximus against Gaidora and a pack of Turbofoxes.
• Inconsistent Coloring: Wings of Honor makes him silver, blue and red, while in the 2019 continuity he's colored red, black and gold (being based on the illustration from the Allspark Almanac II from Transformers: Animated).
• Toyless Toyline Character: There was a toy planned for him but it never materialized when Optimus Prime came back to life in Return of Convoy.

Blackcat

Function: Saboteur

Alt Mode: Micro-cassette

• Non-Indicative Name: Blackcat is actually colored green.
• Palette Swap: He's a green redeco of Ravage with red forepaws.
• The Spymaster: Alongside Toaster as the Autobot Covert Surveillance Team.

Breakaway

Function: Caretaker

Alt Mode: F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet

(from Transformers: Timelines)

"Life is its own purpose. Its well being is mine."

An ancient Autobot with little memory of his past, Breakaway has a supernatural ability to heal the most grievous of injuries. Using his combat prowess only for defence, and never for attack, his only real weakness is that at times he can be too trusting.

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• Actual Pacifist: He never partakes in any fights out of fear his inner warrior self would take over and make him attack anyone he sees.
• Angel Unaware: He's actually a component of Nexus Prime, one of the Thirteen original Transformers, who he forgot about his past.
• Distressed Dude: In "Transcendent" comic series, he gets kidnapped by TransTech incarnation of Shockwave and Strapped to an Operating Table during his trip in Axiom Nexus.
• Healing Hands: He has unique powers to use raw energon to completely heal the damage done to others or himself.
• The Medic: Acts as one to Skyfall's group, thanks to his powers.
• Nice Guy: Of all members of his group, he's the friendliest and most benevolent one.
• The Pollyanna: Always thinks positively and optimistically.
• Primary-Color Champion: His colors are metallic red and blue, something the other components of Nexus Prime share.
• Really 700 Years Old: Even by Transformers standards, he's very old. This is because he's actually a component of Nexus Prime, one of the Thirteen original Transformers.
• They Would Cut You Up: Because of his unique nature, TransTech kidnapped him and got him Strapped to an Operating Table to find out more about his powers, even though results would be fatal for him.

Breaker

Alt Mode: Toyota 4WD Hi-Lux Camper Truck

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• Mythology Gag: He's based on the blue variant of the Toyota Hi-Lux Diaclone toy, which was repainted in black to make Trailbreaker.
• Shout-Out: His name might be continuing the theme started with Lift-Ticket and Burn Out of naming characters after ones from G.I. Joe.

Bumper (バンパー banpā)

Function: Security Officer

Alt Mode: Mazda Familia 1500XG

• Ascended Extra: One of the earliest examples in the franchise, since his toy was never officially released back in 1984, but some models were accidentally released in the Cliffjumper packaging with Bumblebee's colors, leading to fans to consider him his own character. He would make appearances as an actual character on different continuities in subsequent years, both G1-based IDW comic continuities included.
• Cool Shades: The biggest difference between Bumper and Bumblebee is that he's usually illustrated with a visor.
• Hero-Worshipper: For Bumblebee.
• Palette Swap: He has the same body mold as Bumblebee and Clifjumper, in fact, his name is a combination of both.
• Portmanteau: His name is a combination of Bumblebee and Cliffjumper.

Burn Out (バーンアウト bān'auto)

Function: Munitions Expert

Alt Mode: Honda City Turbo

"Skill and experience lead to congruity."

• Divergent Character Evolution: Her Masterpiece figure gives her a unique head that's more reminiscent of the original black Honda City Turbo toy compared to Skids' cartoon-based head.
• Mythology Gag: She's designed after the Diaclone toy used to make Skids. She's also named after a G.I. Joe character like Breaker and Lift-Ticket.
• Palette Swap: She's a black and red redeco of Skids (or Crosscut in Legacy.)
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With her Diaclone human partner Dia Cinders.

Chromia (クロミア kuromia)

Function: Warrior

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Car, Motorcycle

(from The Transformers)

"Let actions speak for you."

A member of Elita One's Female Autobots, and Ironhide's girlfriend.

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• Adaptational Villainy: Though she reforms and regrets the action, Chromia initiated a false flag bombing in the IDW continuity and killed three neutral Cybertronians. After which she tried to get Windblade to teleport Metroplex which could have killed dozens if not hundreds more civilians.
• Ascended Extra: Of Elita's original team, Chromia has gone on to be the most prominent, sometimes more so than Elita herself. She's received a handful of toys and featured prominently in both IDW continuities.
• Blue Is Heroic: Chromia is easily identified by her cyan paintjob, which serves as contrast with Elita One.
• The Lancer: To Elita One.
• Good Ol' Gal: Cartoon Chromia started as a Distaff Counterpart to Ironhide. Every depiction since has moved on from this.
• Ship Tease: She and Ironhide in most G1 continuities.
• Those Two Guys: With Prowl, in the 2019 IDW continuity. She's one of the few beings capable of tolerating him. Together, they bust punks.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Up until 2014, when she got a toy in the Generations line.

Clampdown (クランプダウン kuranpudaun)

Function: Police officer

Alt Mode: Lamborghini Countach LP500S

An Autobot who works as a cop on Earth as part of an interplanetary exchange program.

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• Black-and-White Morality: Clampdown has a very black and white view of the world, which means he can be difficult to work with in situations which require a more lenient view. His Wings universe incarnation wanted to arrest folks while they were trying to stop Jhiaxus's clone army.
• Mythology Gag:
  • He's designed after the Diaclone toy used to make Red Alert.
  • His Masterpiece toy comes with pile-drivers designed after the ones Sideswipe used in "S.O.S. Dinobots".
• Robo Family: He's Deep Cover's brother.

Cordon (コルドン korudon)

Function: Reserve trooper

Alt Mode: Lamborghini Countach LP500S Police Car

• Forgetful Jones: He suffers from a glitch that causes him frequent memory loss.
• Jack of All Trades: Cordon's amnesia has frequently stripped him of any judgment of right or wrong, but has granted him one gift: the skills inscribed in his body systems from the multitude of different personae and experiences he has lived through.
• Mythology Gag: He's designed after the Diaclone toy used to make Sunstreaker.

Crosscut (クロスカット kurosukatto)

Function: Ambassador

Alt Mode: Honda City R

An ambassador for the Autobots.

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• Ambadassador: He's an Autobot ambassador, so he at least knows how to fight, even if most of his weapons are non-lethal.
• Cunning Linguist: As would be required for an ambassador, Crosscut is fluent in over six thousand languages.
• Head Swap: He's a silver and red version of Skids with a new head that sports a faceplate.
• Last of His Kind: Japanese G1 continuity Crosscut is one of the last of the old Senate.
• More Dakka: His Generations toy, being a retool of Skids, comes with the same amount of hidden weaponry built in, though unlike Skids, all of Crosscut's weapons are strictly non-lethal.
• Mythology Gag: He's based on the Diaclone Honda City R toy that was repainted to make Skids.
• They Killed Kenny Again: Crosscut's got some bad luck, tending to die a surprising amount (3H continuity, Wings and Uprising).

Dai Atlas (ダイ・アトラス dai atorasu)

Function: Aerospace Commander

Alt Modes: Starfighter, Drill Tank, Aerial Defense Base

(from Transformers Zone)

"My followers will not trade one tyrant for another."

Voiced by: Yusaku Yara (JP)

A quad-changer and Base Commander who leads the Circle of Light, a monastic order devoted to inner peace and preserving Cybertron's pre-war culture. Trained in swordsmanship by Star Saber himself, his prowess with a blade is considered almost equal to that of his mentor.

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• Action Dad: In the Japanese continuity, Speeder (the toy's Micromaster partner) is his ward/mentee.
• The Apprentice: To Star Saber in the Japanese continuity.
• Arch-Enemy: Violenjiger is his biggest and most frequently fought foe in the Japanese continuity.
• BFS: The Z-Sword, formed by the wings of his jet mode.
• Death by Adaptation:
  • In the 2005 IDW continuity, he is murdered by Star Saber, of all people.
  • In the 2019 IDW continuity, he's not actually dead but he has become "immersant", choosing to become one with the fabric of Cybertron itself. Subverted when he awakens from this normally permanent slumber in Transformers: Escape.
• Four-Star Badass: In the 2019 IDW continuity, he was one of the Four Great Generals in the War of the Threefold Spark.
• Good Is Not Soft: Though reluctant to engage in battle, when he does, he does not pull his punches.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The ramp of his base mode becomes a shield in robot mode.
• Master Swordsman: He is very skilled in fighting with a very powerful BFS.
• Super Mode: Big Powered, a huge interstellar warship.
• Sword and Gun: The Magna Shot and Z-Sword.
• Technical Pacifist: In the first IDW continuity.
• Warrior Monk: As leader of the Circle of Light, he's a warrior who tries to preserve the peace and Cybertron's pre-war culture.
• You Are in Command Now: In Zone he is placed in charge of the Autobots after Star Saber receives near-fatal injuries fighting the Warriors Elite.

Deep Cover (ディープカバー dīpu kabā)

Function: Police officer

Alt Mode: Lamborghini Countach

An Autobot police officer working as an exchange officer on Earth.

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• Advertised Extra: Got a toy in the War for Cybertron tie-in toyline despite not being present in the show at all.
• Master of Illusion: He can project illusions of himself.
• Mythology Gag: He's a reuse of the Diaclone Countach LP500S, which came with the Powered Convoy toy.
• Robo Family: Deep Cover is Clampdown's brother.
• Shell-Shocked Veteran: He tries not to let it show, but he's sometimes tired.
• Sizeshifter: Deep Cover can also shrink to one-fortieth of his normal size (in other words, the same scale of his original toy to its real life counterpart).

Delta Magnus (デルタマグナス deruta magunasu)

Function: Primal Vanguard leader

Alt Mode: White Freightliner WFT-8664T Cabover Car Carrier Truck

• Cloning Gambit: His Dreamwave counterpart was a clone of Ultra Magnus created by Shockwave.
• Hero of Another Story: In the IDW continuity he had his own adventures as part of the Primal Vanguard, but only appeared briefly in the story proper.
• Mythology Gag: He's based on the Diaclone Freightliner WFT-8664T used to create Ultra Magnus and that would serve to create his Shattered Glass counterpart.
• Primary-Color Champion: He's colored mostly red and blue with some silver.
• Robo Family: He's related to Ultra Magnus since both are members of the House of Magnus.

Devcon (デフコン defukon)

Function: Bounty Hunter

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Spaceship

"The Decepticons must be stopped at all costs."

Voiced by: John Stephenson (EN), Hirotaka Suzuoki (JP)

An Autobot bounty hunter who harbors intense hatred for the Decepticons.

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• Adaptational Jerkass: In his original appearance, he's a Nice Guy. Every depiction afterward... not so much.
• Bounty Hunter: He is a bounty hunter who tracks down the Decepticons.
• But Now I Must Go: At the end of Devcon's appearance, Smokescreen invites him to join Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, but he respectfully declines in favor of continuing to be a bounty hunter.
• Cool Starship: He transforms into a Cybertronian starship.
• Primary-Color Champion: A mostly-blue Autobot with red "boots" in robot mode and red thrusters in starship mode.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: At the end of his original appearance, he takes Slizardo with him as a sidekick. Slizardo later appears without him in Season 3, working with the Skuxxoid on behalf of the Decepticons, with no mention of what happened to Devcon.

Dion (ダイオン daion)

Function: Dock worker

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Car

Voiced by: Corey Burton (EN), Ken Shiroyama (JP)

Dion is an earnest dock worker and best friend to Orion Pax.

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• Ambiguous Situation: Wings of Honor left intentionally vague if it was him or Magnum (or both) who were rebuilt as Ultra Magnus.
• Best Friend: Of Orion Pax the future Optimus Prime.
• Came Back Strong: If he really was rebuilt as Ultra Magnus.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Beginning as a cartoon-original character he didn't have a toy, and most of his figures in subsequent years would be retools of other characters. It wouldn't be until 2023 he would get a more cartoon accurate figure in the Deluxe Legacy toyline.

Drift (ドリフト dorifuto)

Function: Skirmisher

Alt Mode: Mitsubishi FTO Sportscar

"We fall so we can learn to pick ourselves up."

An original creation to the IDW comics, Drift was once one of the most fearsome warriors to grace the Decepticon ranks. After a crisis of conscience, Drift defected to the Autobots in a bid to atone for his past misdeeds.

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• Deadpan Snarker: When written by James Roberts.
• Due to the Dead: When Dai Atlas is killed in battle, Drift sports facial tattoos to honor his memory.
• Heel–Face Turn: A former Decepticon who later defected to the Autobots.
• The Fundamentalist: His brush with death during the Chaos storyline is said to have re-awakened his spiritual side.
• Katanas Are Just Better: Wields two of them in battle.
• Meaningful Rename: He started life out as Drift. Megatron changed his name to "Deadlock" when he joined the Decepticons, and he changed back after leaving the Decepticons.
• Smug Snake: As Deadlock.
• Warrior Monk: Spent some time with the Circle of Light after his Heel-Face Turn, though he ultimately decided not to join their order.
• Warrior Poet: Thanks to his time in the Circle of Light, he integrates discipline, honor and spiritualism into his fighting style.

Ectotron

Function: Paranormal Investigator

Alt Mode: Ecto-1

"When life splatters you with marshmallow goo, just go with it."

Originating from a Transformers/Ghostbusters crossover comic, Ectronymous Diamatron is the Autobots' theoretical physicist who, after traveling to Earth to investigate a Cybertronian signal, chose the form of Ecto-1, which resulted in him getting in with the Ghostbusters, and getting a new nickname "Ectotron".

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• But Now I Must Go: At the end, after defeating and trapping the Decepticon ghosts, he chooses to leave Earth to see are there any more Cybertronian ghosts that could be saved.
• Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: According to Eric Burnham, who wrote Transformers/Ghostbusters, Eck's dialogue was written with David Hyde Pierce in mind. Explains the fussiness.
• Cool Car: A Cadillac Miller-Meteor, modified for bustin' ghosts.
• Dude, Where's My Respect?: Despite his skills, he feels like he's not valued by his fellow Autobots, who don't even bother saying out his full name.
• Extreme Doormat: While he does complain about stuff more often than not, he just prefers to accept it and move on.
• Full-Name Basis: He insists others refer to him by his full name, Ectronymous Diamatron, and not shorten it to "Eck", something even Optimus finds exasperating. However, he later accepts the nickname "Ectotron" after a suggestion from the Ghostbusters.
• Goggles Do Nothing: Subverted; his goggles, while at first glance appearing to be just some useless accessory, actually allow him to closely inspect and scan smaller objects.
• Original Generation: He's exclusive to Transformers/Ghostbusters crossover comic.
• Overly Long Name: His full name is Ectronymous Diamatron. And yet he wonders why nobody wants to refer to him by his full name.
  Ectotron: Why is this so hard for everyone? It's only eight syllables!

Elita One (エリータ・ワン erīta wan)

Function: Recon Specialist

Alt Modes: Cybertronian Car, Hovercraft

(from The Transformers)

"Fear is an illusion, thus one must not perceive it."

Voiced by: Marlene Aragon (US), Samantha Newark (US; Ariel), Kazue Komiya (JP), Eiko Yamada (JP; Ariel)

The leader of the Female Autobots and Optimus Prime's lover. Before she was reformatted for combat, she was known as Ariel.

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• Adaptational Attractiveness: Let's face it, her original helmet design, as seen above, is pretty ridiculous, even by Transformers standards, The lack of any actual transforming figures and her one-off appearance likely contributed to it. However, ever since getting mass retail toys in the late 2010s, attempts have been made to slim down the wildness of the look to make it a more believable looking helmet. For comparison, the Power of the Primes figure chooses to condense the size of the helmet◊ while for her War for Cybertron Trilogy incarnation slims it down further, leaving it with only a hint of the original shape, while making the spikes into horns that are more naturally molded as part of the helmet.
• Adaptation Dye-Job: Originally pink, along with the above redesign of her helmet, she's been recolored as a more salmon reddish color scheme, likely to differentiate herself from the other major pink feminine-shaped Autobot, Arcee.
• Adaptational Villainy:
  • 2005 IDW continuity. Elita, while not completely evil nor even a major antagonist, is a tyrant with a violent streak. Though the plans to eventually have her pose a direct threat were ultimately nixed by the writers with the series wrapping up, Elita is far more callous and power-hungry than her G1 self.
  • Averted with her 2019 IDW version, who is initially one of Megatron's Ascenticons, but she's the Token Good Teammate, unaware of just what Megatron and everyone else are up to.
• Adaptational Wimp: She had the power to stop time in the original cartoon, though it came at the cost of draining her life energy. Needless to say, no other incarnation of her has ever shown this ability.
• Amazon Brigade: She leads an all-woman team creatively dubbed the "Female Autobots".
• Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Her time-stopping ability is a last resort as using it leaves her at death's door.
• Death by Adaptation: The original Sunbow cartoon never clarified her final fate after the events of "The Search for Alpha Trion", but two G1 continuities had her explicitly die.
  • The 2005 IDW continuity kills her off in The Transformers: Unicron, where she attempts to directly attack Unicron and instead gets destroyed.
  • The second chapter of the Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy has her risk her life to attack Shockwave, with Optimus Prime later learning of her death when he sees a hologram of her in the third and final chapter.
• Distaff Counterpart: A formidable yet kind-hearted warrior and Autobot leader, she's basically a female Optimus Prime. Even her name is intended to mirror his in meaning. Later depictions move away from this a little, though.
• Inconsistent Spelling: The most commonly used spelling is "Elita One", but other variations such as "Elita-One" and "Elita-1" are also known to pop up.
• Lady in Red: In her more recent iterations, and she carries the poise and dignity as expected of an equal to Optimus.
• Lady of War: Is a female Autobot who's butting heads with Shockwave and is rather graceful in doing so.
• Leader Forms the Head: When combining with other female Autobots into Orthia, she becomes the head and chest.
• Meaningful Name: Her name is the feminine version of "elite", which in turn is derived from a word meaning "chosen". This means her full designation translates to "chosen one".
• Meaningful Rename: Before the War her name was Ariel, she was renamed after going through the same upgrade as Orion Pax.
• Pink Means Feminine: She's the big name of the Female Autobots, and she's pink. It should be noted that generally, she's generally more of a magenta compared to Arcee's lighter pink. Subverted in the IDW continuity, which points out that since pink is the color of energon, her paint job is the equivalent of a human wearing blood red clothing. Beginning with her Power of the Primes toy and solidified by her War For Cybertron Trilogy design, she's taken on a more salmon and generally reddish color.
• The Power of Love: In Unite Warriors, Megaempress has the power to seduce any male Transformer. However, this does not work on Optimus due to Elita One being his One True Love.
• Promoted to Love Interest: Inverted. She was Optimus Prime's love interest in the cartoon, but most of her modern depictions omit their romantic relationship. Taken even further in 2005 IDW continuity, where Elita outright hated him for being a Prime.
• Robot Hair: As Ariel, she had a ponytail-shaped wedge on her helm.
• Ship Tease: In the cartoon, Ariel and Orion Pax were a couple before the war, and they continued their relationship after they were rebuilt into Elita One and Optimus Prime.
  • She is also heavily implied to be in a relationship with Optimus again in Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy.
• Time Stands Still: She has the power to freeze time in an area around her, but doing so almost completely drains her energy, which could easily prove fatal.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Was one until she got a release as a Thunderblast retool exclusive to BotCon. She finally received a mass-retail toy as part of the Power of the Primes line in 2018. Prior to this, most fans who wanted an Elita One toy had to settle for one of several third-party Elita One toys (all of which have rather creative lawyer-friendly names, like all other unlicensed third-party toys do).
• Wardens Are Evil: She is this in the 2005 continuity (Though considering who the prisoner, you can hardly blame her).
• What Happened to the Mouse?: She only made two appearances in the second season (one of them in a flashback Origins Episode), before becoming completely absent for the rest of the series. The most-commonly accepted theory among fans is that she was killed when the Autobots were evicted from Cybertron. She does, however, return in the Japanese G1 cartoon continuity.

Emirate Xaaron

Function: Advisor

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Combat Tank

"He who fights for peace must first understand power."

First appeared in UK exclusive issues of the Marvel comic. A former member of the Autobot Council of Elders, Xaaron is not a fighter, but his wisdom and convictions make up for his lack of physical strength.

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• Cool Old Guy: In the UK comics. One of the reasons Optimus had such an easy transition to being Autobot leader is because of Xaaron.
• Dangerous Forbidden Technique: His transformation has become this; Since he hasn't transformed in eons (for some reason), it's been said that the shock to his system might actually kill him.
• Good Is Not Soft: Xaaron had no problem sending the Wreckers to assassinate Trannis, at a time when the idea of Autobots doing something that dirty to win was shocking.
• Killed Off for Real: Possessed by Primus, and then blown up by Unicron.
• Manipulative Bastard: Much to Impactor's frustration.
• Non-Action Guy: In the Marvel comic, where he was too old to fight (or transform).
• Omnidisciplinary Lawyer: In the IDW comic, he's Cybertron's Chief Legal Advisor. After the events of Dark Cybertron he's become a judge.
• Palette Swap: To Megatron, sans helmet.
• Rebel Leader: In the Marvel comic, he's one of the highest ranking Autobots left.
• Toyless Toyline Character: The only thing he got close to a toy was the Ruination combiner which was based partly on him, specifically the head.
• Trickster Mentor: He has an interesting idea of introducing the new hires, to say the least. Rather than just show the Autobot triple changers to Impactor, he has them pretend to be Decepticons and beat the crap out of him.

Firestar (ファイヤースター faiyāsutā)

Function: Rescue Operations

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Car

(from The Transformers)

"Where there's fire, there's me."

A member of Elita One's Female Autobots who specialises in search and rescue.

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• Disney Owns This Trope: Firestar was also the name of a mutant superheroine appearing in X-Men and The Avengers throughout The '80s. This was not a problem while Transformers was also being published by Marvel, but Marvel kept the rights to the name after they parted ways with Hasbro.
• Distaff Counterpart: To Inferno and Hot Spot, occasionally forming a Battle Couple with the former.
• Sudden Name Change: Thanks to Hasbro being unable to trademark her name, in recent years she appears under the name Novastar.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Thanks to said trademark issues, she's occasionally been replaced with a nearly identical character named Flareup, who in-universe is said to be her protege.
• Toyless Toyline Character: In part thanks to said trademark issues. In 2018, she finally got a toy in Power of the Primes, renamed Novastar.

Flame

Function: Troubleshooter

Alt Modes: Cybertronian Firetank, Lamborghini Countach Sportscar

(from The Transformers)

"Too hot to handle is ice cold to me."

A disgraced Autobot scientist, and with fairly good reason. His brilliance is overshadowed by an obliviousness to risk as he stubbornly pursues his grandiose ideas. His sole concern with other beings is whether they think he's right. And if they don't, he only becomes more obsessed with accomplishing his goals, no matter who or what must be sacrificed.

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• Arc Villain: Of the stories City of Fear!, Legion of the Lost!, and Meltdown!.
• Ax-Crazy: If people think he's wrong, he's only going to eagerly prove them right, enjoying them way too much, even as he prepares to sacrifice everything.
• Bond Villain Stupidity: He plays this straight since he really has no reason to leave Xaaron and the Wreckers alive.
• Boom, Headshot! and Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: How he dies in the Marvel UK comics. The zombie Impactor's remaining intact limb is a Harpoon Gun. In his last moments of self-awareness, he blasts the insane scientist in the face and kills him before he can blow up Cybertron.
• The Cameo:
  • In The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers Flame appears as one of the Autobots being tried by Aequitas for several crimes (including illicit spark transplants on Babu Yar, desecration of corpses on Klo, and torture by circuit-boarding on Elpasos).
  • He briefly appears in The Transformers Versus G.I. Joe, once again in the resurrection business. Shockwave goes to him to revive Soundwave.
• The Dragon: To the Grand Architect in the The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye.
• Fire-Breathing Weapon: Has a high-powered flamethrower in his firetank form.
• Killed Off for Real: By Impactor who Flame had turned into a zombie in the Marvel UK comics.
• Mad Scientist: Is he a brilliant scientist? Yes. Does he know what risks are abound in his experiments? No.
• The Man Behind the Monsters: Flame is behind the robot zombie infestation in the City of Fear storyline.
• My Species Doth Protest Too Much: The first evil Autobot in the franchise's history.
• Night of the Living Mooks: He has a zombie army.
• Slasher Smile: His usual expression.
• Tank Goodness: His altmode is a flame-throwing tank.
• They Called Me Mad!: The Autobot High Council had declared his work "too dangerous" and tried to get him to stop, whereupon he created zombies and nearly blew up Cybertron by accident, promptly proving they were very much right to doubt him.
  Flame: All will pay homage to Flame, the Autobot who engineered the most incredible transformation of all - planet to space-craft! They called the Decepticon leader, Megatron, insane when he began this project millions of years ago. But I saw the spark of genius in what others called insanity! And now, at last, his dream will become a reality!
• Toyless Toyline Character: Flame is an Arc Villain in Marvel UK that isn't well known outside the story. So it makes sense that he wouldn't have a toy.
• Zombie Apocalypse: Creates one.

Flareup

Function: Demolitions, Grenadier

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Motorcycle

"Courage kindles the fire in my spark."

Voiced by: Anastasia Matejka (Bee in the City script reading)

A younger Autobot who serves as a mentee to Chromia, with a fondness for making things go "boom".

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• Combat Stilettos: Flareup has no idea who thought it was a good idea to build a robot with high-heels, but when she finds them... they're gonna pay.
• Inconsistent Spelling: Her name has been spelled as either 'Flareup' or 'Flare-Up'.
• Palette Swap: Her original Botcon toys was a retool of Energon Arcee. Her 2014 version, meanwhile, is a repaint of Prime Arcee.
• Stuff Blowing Up: She likes making things blow up. Maybe just a little too much. Sometimes to the extent she's had to be pulled out of a fire she's caused.
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Originally invented as a way of getting around the trademark on Firestar for the 2005 Botcon convention.

Flip Sides (フリップサイズ furippu saizu)

Function: Sleeper Agent

Alt Mode: Micro-cassette

• Manchurian Agent: She's completely unaware she's a Decepticon sleeper agent whose trigger and purpose is unknown even to her.
• Meaningful Name: Flip Sides not only refers to flipping a cassette, it also means she can switch sides at any possible moment.
• Mysterious Past: Who she was as a Decepticon before she was implanted the memories and persona of an Autobot is unknown, even to her.
• Palette Swap: She's a magenta and white redeco of Eject/Rewind with a red visor to Rosanna's blue.

Gigawatt

Alt Mode: DeLorean

(from Transformers/Back to the Future)

A former Decepticon who defected to the Autobots. Thanks to scanning Doc Brown's DeLorean time machine, he can travel through time.

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• Heel–Face Turn: He defected from the Decepticons after growing tired of the way they treated humans.
• Time Travel: He is capable of doing this, due to scanning the DeLorean.

Glyph

Function: Archaeometrist

Alt Mode: Volkswagen Beetle

(from Transformers: Timelines)

"Erudition is the privilege of those who observe detail."

A brainy Autobot who is a master in data decryption, forensic science and languages.

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• Adventurer Archaeologist: Her line of work in learning more about alien cultures is less of going to the labs and more going on adventures, even into Decepticon lines.
• Absent-Minded Professor: Can be lost in her world of work and lose focus on the real world.
• Collapsible Helmet: The Transformers Valentine's Day Special shows Glyph's visor and faceplate are retractable, since she puts them on to help Tap-Out.
• Cunning Linguist: Is an Autobot who can speak many languages.
• Depending on the Artist: She can look exactly like the toy or have a more feminine shape.
• Palette Swap: To Bumblebee.

Grandus (グランダス gurandasu)

Function: Robot Base

Alt Modes: Micromaster Base, Land carrier

(from Transformers Zone)

Grandus is a colossal Autobot who serves as a base for the numerous Autobot Micromasters. He can combine with Star Convoy and Sky Garry to perform the Battlestar Attack. His Micromaster partner is Spinner.

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• The Big Guy: As expected from someone named Grandus, this is his role at the Battlestars.
• Combining Mecha: He can combine with Star Convoy and Sky Garry to create a massive vehicle.
• Lightning Bruiser: Despite Grandus being a literal living fortress, his Tech-Specs indicate he's almost as fast as he's strong and resilient.
• Non-Standard Character Design: By Transformers standards, Grandus is odd with his blocky design, wide proportions and that his base mode comes out of his chestplate.

Greenlight (グリーンライト gurīnraito)

Function: Archaeometrist

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Car

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• Combining Mecha: Her Power of the Primes toy can be combined with the other Fembots to create Orthia.
• Official Couple:
  • On the first IDW continuity she's a couple with fellow fembot Lancer.
  • In Transformers (2019) she's this with Arcee instead, even raising the Sparkling Gauge together.
• Palette Swap: Her first official toy is a retool of Moonracer.
• Those Two Guys: She's usually seen with her girlfriend Lancer.

Guard

Alt Mode: Van

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• Flat Character: Since Hasbro gave him no biographical information, to the extent that it took until the reveal of Breaker for anyone to realize Guard was actually his name, and he wasn't just a generic.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: He comes with a shield that forms the back of his van mode.
• Mythology Gag: He's designed after the Diaclone Onebox Cherry Vanette that was repainted to make the original Ironhide.

Halonix Maximus

Function: Elite Guard

• Giant Equals Invincible: Not against Bruticus, who kills him like so many other Elite Guards.
• In-Series Nickname: Sometimes referred to as either Halo or Gigantron.
• The Real Remington Steele: He began as just an illusion created by Hound to trick Devastator, Halonix Maximus was made into an actual cybertronian in both the Wings universe and Transformers (2019).
• Toyless Toyline Character: Being a cartoon-original creation with minor appearances in the comics so far, it's no surprise he doesn't have a toy yet.
• The Worf Effect: Despite his great size and strength, he was still killed by Bruticus like most of the Elite Guard.

Impactor (インパクター inpakutā)

Function: Warrior

Alt Mode: Assault Vehicle

"I have only one plan: Wreck and rule!"

Founder of the Wreckers and its first leader.

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• Broken Pedestal: To Ironfist in The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers when Ironfist learns why Impactor was imprisoned, he gives Perceptor the OK to kill him.
• Came Back Wrong: Brought back as one of Flame's zombie army.
• Character Catchphrase: "Wreck and Rule."
• Combining Mecha: He's been part of both Ruination (Earth Wars) and Wreckage (Transformers: Timelines).
• Depending on the Artist: What color his eyes are varies. They're red in his initial appearance, yellow in the IDW comics, red again for his Siege toy, and blue for his other Siege toy.
• Dying as Yourself: His fate in the original UK comics. He briefly regains his sanity and personality when Flame's zombie computer is shut down, but in his condition he isn't long for the world anyway. He still manages to make a second Heroic Sacrifice by shutting down an unstable reactor core even as its massive radiation emissions destroyed him for good.
• Evil Former Friend: Before the war Impactor was a miner, and had a bit of a temper, but he was friends with and always hung out with Megatron, criticizing him because of his poetry, and pacifistic ways. When the war is fully underway, Impactor confronts and is beaten by his friend who no longer recognizes him, having his jaw blown off. As Megatron gives a speech and is about to kill him, Impactor scrapes into the ground "Not more of your poetry," and Megatron hesitates long enough for Impactor to escape.
• Heroic Bystander: Before the war he was sitting and having a drink with a friend, when two military cadets beat up a helpless civilian for spilling their drink. Impactor got up, drunk, activated his drill, and attacked the two. His arresting officer notes that he ripped the legs of one of them and shoved them into the garbage compactor.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Twice. First he died in The Transformers Taking the Bullet fired by Macabre meant for Xaaron, then was brought back to unlife only to sacrifice himself again to save all of Cybertron from a runaway reactor meltdown that would have blown up the planet.
• Hook Hand: His signature harpoon used to replace his right hand. How did he lost it varies depending on the continuity.
• The Leader: Of the Wreckers.
• Pay Evil unto Evil: He murders all the Squadron X (a group of the Decepticon's most notorious murderers) members when they were restrained and defenseless. This is the act which got him arrested and sentenced to Garrus-9. He states they got what they deserve, and Roadbuster speculates that it may have been a Kick The Son Of A Bitch as Impactor was angry that the red-tape in high-command was letting murderers go, a disillusionment with the system, and psyche problems.
• Shoulder Cannon: The turret of his vehicle mode shows up on his right shoulder.
• Toyless Toyline Character: His first toy was a retool of Onslaught for the Alignment universe, released decades after his first appearance. G1 Impactor finally got one in 2016.
• The Undead: Becomes a zombie in The Transformers.
• Yellow/Purple Contrast: Impactor is easy to identify thanks to his purple and golden color scheme.

Javelin

Function: Sharpshooter

Alt mode: Cybertronian vehicle

Javelin has one eye but surprisingly-good aim. Despite suffering trauma, she works hard to overcome it if it means protecting her comrades.

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• Ascended Extra: She began as just one of the many new characters introduced in More than Meets the Eye as part of the Vis Vitalis crew before playing a bigger role in Transformers (2019) and even getting a toy in the Legacy toyline.
• Boom, Headshot!: She would ironically be shot in the head by The Rise member Kaskade, although she would eventually recover.
• Cold Sniper: Having one optic doesn't hinder her in sharpshooting at all. She's also rather stoic and doesn't open up easily to others, even while suffering from serious trauma.
• Cyber Cyclops: She only has one optic, but unlike Shockwave or Whirl, she's not a victim of the Empurata process, she was just born that way. She visibly differs from them by having a mouth.
• Pink Means Feminine: Her mostly dark purple color scheme has some pink accents to remind us she's female.
• Shell-Shocked Veteran: Through most of the 2019 run, she faces lingering trauma from her near-death experience, suffering a panic attack in battle and leaving Security Operations to join the Prime Guard because of this.

Lancer (ランサー ransā)

Function: Archaeometrist

Alt mode: Cybertronian Car

One of the Female Autobots, who for years was a background character until the fan-club story Flames of Yesterday gave her a name. She eventually received a toy in 2019, as part of Hasbro's Selects line.

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• Adaptational Curves: Her toy is much slimmer than her fictional depictions, as a necessity of being made from Moonracer.
• Adventure Archaeologist: Wings Lancer starts off as an archaeologist working under Glyph, who gets embroiled in a Decepticon plot, which despite being upsetting doesn't entirely remove her desire to join the Elite Guard.
• Ascended Extra: She didn't have a name for twenty years, until Flames of Yesterday gave her one. And it threw in a personality while it was there.
• Combining Mecha: Her Selects toy can serve as a limb.
• Non-Indicative Name: Lancer does not carry a lance, nor does she serve as The Lancer. Her name derives from Atalanta of Greek mythology.
• Those Two Guys: With Greenlight, her girlfriend, in IDW's comics.

Landshark

Function: Tough Guy

Alt Mode: Half Track Battering Ram

(from Transformers: Wings of Honor)

"Dude... Flak totally stole my motto!"

An old, irreverent member of the Elite Guard.

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• Big Brother Mentor: To young Kup.
• Captain Crash: His piloting skills are...not so great. Once he flew a spacecraft and crashed it into a runway at Space Port Bravo.
• Cool Old Guy: He's by far the oldest member of the Elite Guard, but acts nothing like the typical old wise crankpot elderly Transformer, and everything like a young punk.
• Older Than They Look: He's actually the oldest member of the Elite Guard but his chasis looks rather recent.
• Palette Swap: He's a redeco of Ultra-sized Energon Landmine.
• Plucky Comic Relief: Often cracks jokes even in the midst of danger.
• Shout-Out: To the classic Saturday Night Live skit, as seen here◊. Word of God from Rik Alvarez is that Chevy Chase influenced Landshark's character, while Pete Sinclair states that Landshark loves SNL.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Flak.

Leatherhide

Alt Modes: Bat, Crocodile

An Autobot Mad Scientist who turned himself into a mutant.

Originally a cancelled toy from the 2003 Universe toyline, Leatherhide eventually turned up in Beast Wars: Uprising.

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• Body Horror: As a Mutant, he's stuck between a bat mode or an alligator mode, with a few bits of his old robot mode remaining. Of course, he did this to himself, so he doesn't mind much. We did mention the mad part.
• Combining Mecha: A version of him was part of the combiner Toxitron.
• I'm a Humanitarian: Uncertain about whether he can trust this "Megatron" character, Leatherhide eventually decides that if the worst comes to worst, he can just eat him.
• Mad Scientist: He turned himself into a Mutant as an experiment. He's also got no qualms experimenting on Cybertronians or aliens. And this guy was an Autobot. No wonder he gets on so well with Beast Megatron.
  Terrorsaur: (about the newly devised Beast Upgrade) Are we sure it's safe?
  Leatherhide: No. (shoves Terrorsaur into the stasis pod)
• May–December Romance: His Uprising incarnation eventually gets into a relationship with Labrat, his Maximal assistant.
• Never Smile at a Crocodile: One of his alt modes is an alligator (or alloygator, in Uprising).
• Persona Non Grata: After the war ended, he took to experimenting on mechanimals. Eventually, even the hideously corrupt Builders thought enough was enough.
• Toyless Toyline Character: ... technically, yes. A toy was designed, but cancelled.

Lifeline (ライフライン raifurain)

Function: Medic

Alt Mode: Cybertronian car

The last medic from Paradron. She is a pacifist at spark, and rejects violence to such a degree that she feels ill-at-ease treating soldiers, knowing full well that she is only sending them back to fight once more after they've been healed. Her Targetmaster partner is Quickslinger.

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• Combat Medic: Just because she's a medic, it doesn't mean she can't hold herself in a fight.
• Equippable Ally: Quickslinger turns into a gun for her to use.
• Last of His Kind: She's apparently the last Paradron medic.
• Palette Swap: She's a teal-colored redeco of Arcee.
• Shout-Out: Her name is taken from the G.I. Joe character and medic.

Lift-Ticket (リフトチケット rifuto chiketto)

Function: Rescue and repair operations.

Alt Mode: Tow truck

A mech piloted by Cline made for rescue and repairs as part of the Diaclone project initiated to fend off the Waruder threat.

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• Adaptation Species Change: The first version of Lift-Ticket actually was a Diaclone mech. Presumably, his Legacy version is a regular Cybertronian.
• Mythology Gag: Based on the Diaclone Toyota Hi-Lux "Wrecker Type" toy that was used to make Hoist. In a nod to this, his Legacy toy has "Wrecker" emblazoned on it.
• Palette Swap: Red and yellow where Hoist is orange and green.
• Shout-Out: His name is taken from the G.I. Joe character, much as with several others from the 2015 Botcon characters.

Metalhawk (メタルホーク metaruhōku)

Function: Space Commander

Alt Mode: Modified Fighter Jet

(from Transformers: Super-God Masterforce)

"Only through patience can victory be achieved."

Voiced by: Katsuji Mori (JP)

The commander of the Autobot Pretenders, Metalhawk is a noble leader with a fondness for Earth culture and a strong urge to help those who cannot fend for themselves.

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• Alien Among Us: Japanese continuity only.
• Anime Hair: His Pretender disguise.
• Death from Above: Metalhawk's Shining Arrow move involves him leaping into the air and bombarding his opponents with firebolts.
• Depending on the Writer: In the Japanese continuity, he's a heroic Autobot leader (and not much else). In the IDW comic, he gets sick of the war early on and deserts, eventually becoming the NAIL (Nonaligned Artifical Intelligent Lifeform) representative of the Cybertronian Triumvirate during the fragile peace between Chaos and Dark Cybertron.
• The Farmer and the Viper: The IDW version thought he could trust Starscream, and even saved him from a Decepticon attack. He's probably the only one surprised when Starscream screws him over.
  Starscream: I'm not going to let a fellow Cybertronian die for no reason. Now, for the sake of expedience, on the other hand...
  Metalhawk: I...thought...you were my friend.
  Starscream: I was. I just want this more.
• The Generic Guy: Masterforce Metalhawk is the heroic leader of the Autobots, and... uh... that's really about it, owing to the usual depictions of the Autobots in Japanese media. Then he gets shoved to the side in favour of Ginrai.
• Horrible Judge of Character:
  • Wings of Honor Metalhawk assumed the Combaticons were just misguided, after having seen them murderize an awful lot of the Elite Guard. Onslaught disabuses him of this notion by killing him.
  • IDW Metalhawk does everything to undermine the Autobot regime, while thinking Starscream could be a good person with the right nudge. This gets him killed.
• Killed Off for Real: Starscream murders him the IDW comic. Shockwave resurrects him for Dark Cybertron, but Metalhawk ultimately sacrifices himself when he realizes the extent of Shockwave's plans.
• Master Swordsman: Wields a Titanium Saber in close-quarter combat.
• Primary-Color Champion: Both his Pretender shell and inner robot mode are gold, blue and red.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives one to Optimus Prime in the IDW comics:
  Metalhawk: We've been bitterly disappointed by what your war has done to our world, and what you continue to do by playing the part of an occupying force.
• Sizeshifter: His Pretender shell in Masterforce could shrink down to human size.
• We Used to Be Friends: With the Combaticons in Wings of Honor, serving with them when they were still part of the Autobot Honor Guard.

Moonracer (ムーンレーサー mūnrēsā)

Function: Sharpshooter

Alt Mode: Cybertronian Car

(from The Transformers)

"Always outnumbered, never outgunned."

Voiced by: Morgan Lofting (EN), Run Sasaki (JP)

A member of Elita One's Female Autobots and reportedly the best sharpshooter in the galaxy.

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• Ascended Extra: She plays a supporting role in the IDW comics as one of the representatives of the planet Velocitron alongside Knock Out.
• Combining Mecha: Her Power of the Primes toy can be used to combine with the other female Autobots to create Orthia.
• Friendly Sniper: Cheerful, optimistic, and a crack shot.
• Genki Girl: She's by far the most outgoing and energetic member of Elita's team.
• Ship Tease: She and Powerglide are shown to be very close when they meet up in "The Search for Alpha Trion".

Nautica

Function: Engineer

Alt Mode: Submersible

"Gotta loosen up the joints before the killing begins."

A quantum mechanic with a focus on faster than light starships, Nautica has a chipper, upbeat attitude, but can sometimes be socially clueless.

Introduced in 2013's Dark Cybertron event, Nautica received a toy in 2016's Titans Return.

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• Ambadassador: In the 2019 continuity.
• Broken Bird: After Skids sacrifices himself to save her from the Decepticon Justice Division.
• Face Death with Dignity: Prepares for a suicidal last stand against the DJD fully expecting the worst. She survives.
• Genius Ditz:
  Nautica: Help me out here, I haven't threatened anyone in years.
  Chromia: That's why we agreed to leave the tough talk to me.
• Losing Your Head: Her first toy was a Titan Master.
• Wrench Wench: Never seen without her wrench... except in toy form, where she doesn't have one.

Nightprowler

Alt Mode: Snow leopard

A character initially intended for the 2003 Universe toyline, until his toy's release was cancelled. Eventually, he would receive an actual release for 2022's Legacy toyline.

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• Adaptational Heroism: The version who appears briefly in Recordicons is a straight-up good guy, helping Batbot fight Howlback.
• Ascended Extra: From not getting a release to bit-character in Ask Vector Prime to bit-character in a gag comic to actual brick-and-mortar release. Nightprowler's slowly but steadily getting up the ramp.
• Combining Mecha: One version of Nightprowler became part of Toxitron.
• Fallen Hero: According to "Ask Vector Prime", Nightprowler, like the other future "Combatibots", was a "beastformer" Autobot that specialized in guerilla warfare, particularly infiltrating enemy lines and destroying their infrastructure. Like the others though, this caused him to slowly abandon the Autobot moral code, his actions resulting in his being tried for war crimes and reduced to a personality component. After being freed, he along with the other Combatibots would go on to become Toxitron, and joined Bio Ranger Iga's Thirteen Generals of Destruction, intent on ravaging the multiverse.
• Mythology Gag:
  • The Combatibot version of Nightprowler was part of an extended reference to the cartoon episode "Starscream's Brigade", with an Armada Starscream expy taking five disgraced 'bots out of a detention facility, giving them new bodies and making them a combiner.
  • The Combatibots themselves are a nod to a series of palette swaps of Beast Wars and Beast Machines toys that, for one reason or another, got cancelled before they were released.
    • Aside from Nightprowler being one of Cheetor, the Mad Scientist Leatherhide was one of the Mutant Soundwave, the two of them being from the "Halloween Horrorcon Value Packs" meant to be Walmart exclusives for the Universe line, but ended up cancelled alongside many others in the line due to Walmart releasing dozens of other different exclusives simultaneously, leading to a glut of products.
    • Albitron was one of Alligator Megatron, and was to be a promotional gift for attendees of Men in Black Productions convention, but their soliciting ads for it and a redeco of Terrorsaur acting as Swoop violated their contract with Hasbro, meaning it never saw production beyond the mock up model.
    • Screechwing and Spiketail were both listed on the BigBadToyStore as future releases for the final round of Beast Machines before the shift to Transformers: TransTech, described as redecos of a bat and skunk, heavily implying they were redecos of the Transmetal 2 Maximals Sonar and Stinkbomb. After the negative reception of Beast Machines and cancellation of both their toyline and Transtech, followed by the decision to adapt Car Robots as Transformers: Robots in Disguise that already had mold-mate Gas Skunk among them, the two never saw an official release nor even a mockup design.
• Noodle Incident: Whatever it was he and his fellow Combatibots did to get locked up. It's all but said that whatever it was constituted a war crime, and was what resulted in their being reduced to their personality cores.
• Palette Swap: The original Nightprowler was going to be one of Cheetor. As a result, his first actual toy is similarly one of Kingdom Cheetor. His Recordicons appearance has him re-use the Linkin Park Ravage toy.
• Panthera Awesome: A snow leopard. Well, a snow leopard that looks an awful lot like a cheetah, really.
• Race Lift: ... maybe. The original Nightprowler was an intended redeco of Cheetor, a Maximal, so he might've been a Beast-era Maximal himself, though without any media to say otherwise, every other depiction of him has been an Autobot.

Nightstalker (ナイトストーカー naitosutōkā)

Alt Mode: Micro-cassette

A colleague of Ravage's before the war, Nightstalker was devoted to his superiors, a supreme contrast to his friend.

Nightstalker started off in a prose story in the UK comic, getting a Japanese exclusive toy in 2012.

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• Dark Is Not Evil: Nightstalker might be colored black but he's just as loyal to the Autobot cause as the other Cassettes.
• Nigh-Invulnerability: He can reinforce his body to do this.
• Palette Swap: His first toy was a repaint of Steeljaw, but with Ravage's accessories.
• Senseless Sacrifice: Nightstalker blew himself up to take out some attackers, only for Megatron and Ravage to render it moot by leaving the person Nightstalker had tried to save to die.

Overhaul

Alt Mode: Jeep (game)

An Autobot who made a brief cameo getting killed in "The War Within", he unexpectedly appeared in the Transformers Legends mobile game event "The War Within".

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• Composite Character: In the Transformers Legends mobile game, he's got the robot mode, alternate mode and personality of Cybertron Overhaul.
• We Hardly Knew Ye: Gets killed in his very first appearance in the comics.
• You Don't Look Like You: Due to his only panel in the comics being where he gets a hole blasted through his chest, the Transformers Legends mobile game changes him from a red and black Autobot to Cybertron Overhaul's robot and alternate modes.

Pepsi Convoy (ペプシコンボイ pepushi konboi)

Function: Campaign Commander

Alt Mode: Pepsi Tanker Truck

• Mythology Gag: The sentient metal mentioned in his bio is stated to have also been used to create the infamous Pepsiman.
• Product Placement: He's literally named Pepsi Convoy.

Rack'n'Ruin (ラックンルイン rakkunruin)

Function: Warriors

Alt Modes: Cybertronian mini-jets (formerly)

• Always Identical Twins: Rack and Ruin are virtually identical and it wasn't until the IDW continuity that it was clarified Rack was the left one and Ruin is the right one.
• The Dividual: Being conjoined means they're always together and characterized as such.
• Emergency Transformation: They were fused together in order to save their lives.
• Killed Off for Real:
  • They were blown up by Galvatron in the original Marvel comics.
  • They also died of an unspecified cause during the first IDW continuity, rendering them Posthumous Characters.
• Ret-Canon: Their design for their brief cameo at Transformers (2019) takes cues from their Cyberverse design.
• Shapeshifter Mode Lock: Being conjoined makes them unable to transform.
• Toyless Toyline Character: They were never given toys in the original comics, and so far their only actual toy belongs to their Cyberverse counterparts, making their G1 selves still this.
• Weapon Specialization: Rack's hand turns into an anvil while Ruin's turns into a hammer.

Reboost (リブースト ribūsuto)

Function: City guardian

Alt Mode: Honda City R

"Every city is crazy and beautiful."

• Mythology Gag: Much like Crosscut and Burn-Out, he's based on the Diaclone Honda City R toy that was repainted to make Skids.
• Palette Swap: A red recolor of Crosscut.

Reverse Convoy (リバースコンボイ ribāsu konboi)

Function: Secret Commander

Alt Mode: Armored Tank

(from Transformers: Robotmasters)

Voiced by: Jirō Saitō (JP)

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• Demonic Possession: He's been possessed by Megatron due to his black hole system.
• Palette Swap: Of G2 Megatron.

Roadfire (ロードファイヤー rōdofaiyā)

Function: Defense Specialist

Alt Modes: Cybertronian Tank, Aerial Defense Tower

(from Transformers Zone)

• Combining Mecha: He can combine with Dai Atlas to create Land Powered, and alongside Sonic Bomber they can combine to create Big Powered.
• Primary-Color Champion: He has a red and blue color scheme with a gold chestplate.
• Tank Goodness: He turns into a cybertronian tank.

Road Rage (ロードレイジ rōdo reiji)

Function: Ground/Air Combatant

Alt Mode: 1980-1982 Chevrolet Corvette "C3"

Voiced by: Abby Collins (Bee in the City 2 script reading)

The bodyguard to Crosscut, Road Rage is usually one of the pleasantest 'bots you could meet... until she transforms. Then her name becomes all too apt.

Road Rage is significant as being the first addition to the G1 roster after the series ended.

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• Ambadassador: Having spent much of the war wandering space rather than being involved, she's also done time as a negotiator on occasion.
• BFG: Carries a "Plasma Discharger" rifle.
• Bounty Hunter: Mainly to pay for energon.
• Cool Car: Her initial toy is a Corvette Stingray.
• Depending on the Artist: How feminine or masculine her figure is depends on the continuity.
• Drives Like Crazy: In vehicle mode. She's pretty embarrassed when she goes back to robot mode.
• Flying Car: Her car mode can fly. Probably not a good combination with her temper...
• Mythology Gag:
  • Road Rage's color-scheme comes from the Diaclone toy used to make Tracks.
  • Her Masterpiece toy gives her a look based on her Animated counterpart, which is also where the bounty hunting comes from (that being Animated Road Rage's profession).

Rosanna (ロザンナ rozan'na)

Function: Idol

Alt Mode: Micro-cassette

"Is everyone feeling happy? Then I'm happy too!"

Voiced by: Lyrian (JP)

• Canon Immigrant: Originating in the infamous Kiss Players, Rosanna has appeared in other continuities as a cameo, including Animated and the first IDW continuity.
• Idol Singer: Of the three Micro-Cassettes from Kiss Players, she's easily the most eager to be an idol.
• Palette Swap: She's a pink redeco of Eject/Rewind and she in turn was used to create Flip Sides.
• Pink Means Feminine: She's bright pink, making her gender apparent in spite of being a Palette Swap of two male characters.
• The Smurfette Principle: She's the first female Cassette in Blaster's team.

Roulette

Function: Sharpshooter

Alt Mode: Dodge Viper Sportscar

"Life should be as easy as hitting bullseyes."

• Cain and Abel: She's the Abel to Shadow Striker's Cain, since she remains an Autobot while her sister joined the Decepticons.
• Cool Car: Her alt mode is a Dodge Viper, just like her sister.
• Friendly Sniper: Her function is sharpshooter and she's usually a friendly bot.
• Head Swap: She's a new-head retool of Robots in Disguise Side Burn.
• Inconsistent Coloring: Her Universe box art and the color scheme used for her comic book appearances is yellow and purple, but her actual toy is blue and yellow.
• Mauve Shirt:
  • Her role in the first IDW comics doesn't amount to much besides being part of a group of Cybertronian colonists who admire Optimus Prime.
  • Her role in Transformers (2019) also makes her a recognizable face among the Senate Elite Guard without a particularly major role until she's killed by the Decepticons.
• Palette Swap: A repaint of her sister Shadow Striker.
• Yellow/Purple Contrast: Her color scheme is yellow and purple.

Rung (ラング rangu)

Function: Psycho-analyst

Alt Mode: Cerebral circuit scanner

(from The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers and The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye)

A little 'bot, psy-ops specialist and mental assessor. There may be more to this little dude than meets the eye...

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• Big Ol' Eyebrows: Which several other characters have commented on.
• Boom, Headshot!: Swerve accidently blows his head apart when trying to save him. It leaves him comatose for an arc but he survives.
• Butt-Monkey: His first visual appearance had him beaten up and thrown onto a table in a bar. The bot keeps having all sorts of terrible things happen to him.
• Canon Character All Along: Introduced as a new character but in the end it's revealed that Rung was Primus, the Transformers' God, all along.
• Distressed Dude: To the point of starting to become a Once an Episode gag.
• Equippable Ally: His War for Cybertron toy turns into a "cerebral scanner". Looks an awful lot like a gun.
• Forgotten Fallen Friend: Invoked. Because of the nature of the blast he took, people have a hard time remembering him. After his Heroic Sacrifice he's forgotten by all of his friends.
• Geek: Collects and builds model spaceships, for starters.
• Opaque Nerd Glasses: His thick, round optic lenses are in fact a removable pair of spectacles.
• Non-Action Guy: Well, he's a gangly nerd. What do you expect?
• The Shrink: To the Wreckers then to the crew of The Lost Light.

Rust Renegades

Alt Modes: Fire Truck (Pyra Magna), Sports Car (Dustup and Jumpstream), Helicopter (Skyburst and Stormclash), Motorcycle (Rust Dust)

A group of female Cybertronians tasked with guarding sacred relics, who combine to form Victorion. The team was created by a fan-poll, who chose her name, appearance, powers and personality.

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• The Ace: In the IDW continuity, Victorion is the most stable combiner, not having any major personality flaws or difficulties like Monstructor, Devastator, Menasor or Bruticus, in addition to her superpowers.
• Amazon Brigade: They are an all-female combiner team.
• BFS: The Torchbearers' weapons combine into a giant sword for Victorion to wield.
• Color-Coded Characters: They are easily identified by their teal and red color scheme.
• Combining Mecha: They can combine into Victorion.
• Cool Bike: Rust Dust transforms into a bike.
• Cool Car: Dustup and Jumpstream turn into cars.
• Cool Planes: Skyburst and Stormclash transform into helicopters.
• Gravity Screw: Victorion has the ability to manipulate gravity. None of her components have this power.
• Killed Off for Real: At the end of their debut series (IDW's 2005 continuity), Stormclash is torn off by Monstructor and killed. Victorion continues to function however, and Stormclash is replaced by Slide.
• Leeroy Jenkins: Dust Up tends to act without thinking.
• Official Couple: Dustup and Jumpstream.
• The Rival: To fellow combining mecha Galvatronus, though only in the toyline.
• Sibling Yin-Yang: Skyburst and Stormclash. Skyburst is the pleasant and kind one. Stormclash is the violent, aggressive one.
• Straw Feminist: In Transformers: Earth Wars, they were shown with personality traits of stereotypical feminists. Granted, they were dealing with Dinobots at the time, who had no qualms about brushing females off for being "too frail for proper combat".
  Rust Dust: No way we will let your grubby misogynistic mitts defile our cherished relic.
• Undying Loyalty: Jumpstream is unflinchingly loyal to Pyra Magna, even willing to sacrifice herself if need to be.

Scrounge

Function: Spy

Alt Mode: Wheel

A small Autobot who is very eager to prove himself to others. He has a special arm. There's no other like it.

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• All of the Other Reindeer: He was very disliked by the other Autobots due to his uselessness in combat as well as collecting unnecessary information and treating it as if it's extremely important. He was so disliked that Perceptor once decided to outright abandon him at Decepticons' mercy.
• An Arm and a Leg: Straxus tears off his special arm when Scrounge refused to tell him what info he collected.
• Butt-Monkey: Poor Scrounge always gets the short end of the stick. In his debut, he gets mistreated, loses an arm, and then dies in the smelting pool. In IDW continuity, he always gets beaten, abused, mistreated, and narrowly avoids death.
• Cassandra Truth: The one time he actually has real information important to the war effort, the other Autobots brush him off.
• Combining Mecha: His Combiner Wars toy allows him to combine with other Technobots into Computron, forming his shield.
• Crying Wolf: He had a history of constantly getting some useless or incorrect information and treating it as ground-breaking, war-changing news. As a result, the Autobots tend to take his info with grain of salt, and, if not for Blaster, he would've been completely ignored when he finally got some useful info.
• Expy: Bob Budiansky once stated that Scrounge was partially based on Gunga Din.
• Extendable Arms: The fingers on his special arm can extend themselves.
• Flying Saucer: His Combiner Wars toy transforms into a flying saucer.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: With the sole exception of Blaster, nobody considered Scrounge useful or reliable, and they disliked him for his uselessness.
• Heart Is an Awesome Power: His special arm, which has an inbuilt camera and recorder on extendable fingers. There is no other like it.
• I Will Only Slow You Down: When he is thrown into the smelting pool, Blaster tries to save him, but Scrounge objects, claiming he will only slow him down, and instead hurls his memory disk to him to allow the Autobots to read the information he gathered, and then allows the pool to finish him off.
• One-Wheeled Wonder: He transforms into a wheel.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Introduced in the Marvel comics, Scrounge wouldn't receive a toy until Combiner Wars in 2016 as a redeco and retool of Cosmos.

Sentinel Prime (センチネル・プライム senchineru puraimu)

Function: Military Commander

Alt Modes: Cybertronian Jet, Cybertronian Tank

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

Optimus Prime's predecessor as Autobot leader and Matrix bearer, who died early on in the war.

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• Adaptational Villainy: His Marvel and Dreamwave incarnations were good, if not well-suited to warfare. His IDW incarnation was a murderous, selfish thug who arranged the death of his precursor, and was actually worse than the Decepticons.
  • This is changed in the 2019 series which depicted him as a somewhat bad-tempered and willing to use shady tactics to deal with the emerging Decepticon movement but is ultimatly heroic and dies fighting the Decepticons.
• Ascended Extra: Originally, Sentinel started off as just a name in a list of Primes. After that, he was the leader before Optimus. It wasn't until Megatron: Origin that we get a prolonged look at the guy.
• Crazy-Prepared: His Dreamwave counterpart figured Megatron was after the Matrix, and didn't bring it during their final encounter.
• Cruel and Unusual Death: Dreamwave Sentinel's death was slow and painful, Megatron tearing him to pieces first to find the Matrix, and then to vent.
• Cultured Badass: Dreamwave Sentinel. Well, "cultured", definitely. Turns out that version of Megatron had no love for poetry or philosophy.
• Death by Origin Story: As Optimus's predecessor, his death often signals Optimus's ascension to leadership.
  • That said this is subverted in the IDW continuity. His death served to cap Megatron's declaration of war and a succession of Primes that ended with Optimus. It's later revealed that he had survived Megatron tearing a hole in him on account of him being a Headmaster and his head was the only part of him technically "alive."
• Death Glare: The expression on his Titans Return toy looks suspiciously like one.
• The Ghost: His Dreamwave incarnation. All we see of him is his arm, after Megatron had finished with him.
• Horrible Judge of Character: Dreamwave Sentinel Prime thought Megatron would see reason. That didn't work out for him.
• Invented Individual: IDW retconned him into this. In reality Sentinel was the identity of the Headmaster Infinitus who built a body for himself and became it's head, creating the figure of Sentinel Prime.
• Large and in Charge: His Megatron: Origin design shows him to be a very big 'bot, even without his Apex Armor.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Up until 2016, when he received one in Titans Return, albeit a redeco of that line's Astrotrain.

Sentius Magnus  (センティウスマグナス sentiusu magunasu)

Function: Guardian of Light

Alt Mode: Spider-tank

(from Transformers: Earth Wars)

• Canon Foreigner: Both him and Malus originate in Earth Wars and they haven't received a physical toy.
• Energy Bow: Specifically, an Energon bow, which he can use for ranged attacks just like his brother.
• Gold and White Are Divine: Has a celestial theme and is colored gold and white, emphasizing his association with Light.
• Katanas Are Just Better: He wields his half of the Sword of Balance as a katana.
• Light Is Good: He's the Guardian of Light and is an Autobot colored white and gold.
• Literal Split Personality: He was originally the honorable guardian Sentius Nobilius, who guarded over the relics of the Primes until one of said Primes betrayed him, splitting him in two using the Sword of Balance.
• Palette Swap: Of Malus, which is fitting since they were once the same being.
• Spider Tank: His alt mode is one of these.

Skar (Scowl (スカウル sukauru))

Function: Tactical Medic

Alt Mode: Ankylosaurus

The former tactical medic of the Dynobots who discovered a way to scanning a new alt mode on the spot. Killed by a berserk Grimlock, leaving the five Dinobots in grief.

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• Ascended Extra: From just a minor character in the IDW comics to getting his own figure in the Legacy toyline.
• Combining Mecha: Legacy: Evolution makes him capable of combining with the other Dinobots to create Volcanicus.
• Death by Origin Story: He's the reason why the Dinobots obtained their prehistoric alt modes in the original IDW comics, and he died shortly after.
• Gone Horribly Right: The reason he and the other Dynobots took on prehistoric alt modes was to defend themselves from vicious cybertronian creatures. The transformation was successful, but it also led to Skar getting killed.
• Inconsistent Spelling: His name has been spelled either 'Skar' or 'Scarr'.
• Sixth Ranger: The second official one after Slash.
• We Hardly Knew Ye: Only appeared briefly in the comics before he was killed by his friend Grimlock in a berserker rage.

Skilz

Alt Mode: Skateboard

(from Transformers/Back to the Future)

• La Résistance: In a Bad Future alongside Rodimus Prime, Gigawatt and Bumblebee.
• Sizeshifter: His skateboard mode is shorter than Marty's leg while in robot mode he's taller than him.
• Toyless Toyline Character: Unlike Gigawatt, Skilz didn't receive a toy and currently only exists in the comic.

Sky Garry (スカイギャリー sukai gyarī)

Function: Battlestars Leader

Alt Modes: Cybertronic starship, Micromaster Launch Base

(from Transformers Zone)

The Leader of the Battlestars and Star Convoy's second-in-command. His Micromaster partner is Shotbomber.

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• As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Sky Garry doesn't have a clear meaning. It could refer to either 'Carry' or 'Garrison' but Word of God hasn't confirmed or denied its exact meaning.
• Combining Mecha: He can combine with Grandus and Star Convoy to create a massive mobile vehicle.
• Cool Starship: One of his alt modes is a shuttle-like starship.
• The Lancer: For Star Convoy at the Battlestars.
• Primary-Color Champion: His color scheme is red, blue and gold.

Slash (スラッシュ surasshu)

Function: Tracker

Alt Mode: Velociraptor

Slash is the newest member of the Dinobots, an elite tracker who always finds her target.

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• Aloof Ally: Slash prefers not to work with other Dinobots, instead preferring to work alone.
• Bit Character: So far her appearances in media have been extremely minor outside her debut.
• Canon Immigrant: Originated in the Age of Extinction toyline (and failed to appear in the movie proper) before being imported to the G1 continuity as part of the Power of the Primes toyline.
• Depending on the Writer: Slash's original bio describes her as a loner that barely comes into contact with others. The Generations Selects manga instead depicts her as a childish bot who looks up and wants to prove herself to the other Dinobots.
• Raptor Attack: She's a pretty obvious example in the same vein as Beast Wars Dinobot.
• Scarily Competent Tracker: According to her bio, Slash always finds her target.
• Sixth Ranger: She's the first new Dinobot to officially join the team.
• The Smurfette Principle: She's currently the only official female Dinobot, since IDW's Strafe debuted before but still has no toy.
• Super-Persistent Predator: Slash will continue chasing her target until there will be nowhere to run.

Sonic Bomber (ソニックボンバー sonikku bonbā)

Function: Offense Officer

Alt Modes: Stealth Aircraft, Aerial Launch Base

(from Transformers Zone)

Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (JP)

Sonic Bomber is the youthful, energetic and happy-go-lucky second-in-command of the Autobots. He looks up to his Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas with respect and admiration. Though brash and cocky, Sonic Bomber knows when to shut up and do what he's told.

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• Combining Mecha: He can combine with Dai Atlas to create Sky Powered, and also with Roadfire to create Big Powered.
• Cool Plane: One of his alt modes is an aircraft based vaguely upon the SR-71 Blackbird.
• The Lancer: He's the second-in-command of Dai Atlas.

Spin-Out (スピンアウト supin'auto)

Function: Warrior

Alt Mode: "Super Tuning" Customized Lamborghini Countach LP500S Sportscar

• Palette Swap: A red redeco of Sunstreaker.
• Transplant: Once a lifeless, human-piloted mech from the Diaclone universe, Spin-Out (aka Spinout) was reborn as a true robotic lifeform after falling into the home dimension of the Transformers.

Stardrive

Function: Galactic Peacekeeper

Alt Modes: Starfighter, Cybertonian Car

"Don't make me fight you. You won't win."

A triple-changer forged on Caminus in the 19th Century, Stardrive's orphaned protoform was left adrift in space after an ambush and rescued by Rom the Spaceknight. Raised on Elonia in isolation from the rest of her species, Stardrive became a Knight of the Solstar Order. Eventually, the Autobot/Decepticon conflict reaches the shores of her adopted world, prompting her to embrace her true heritage.

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• Anime Hair: Stardrive's natural color scheme, particularly her ornate turquoise crest, was designed with this in mind, specifically inspired by artist Priscilla Tramontano, who is famous for having this.
• Child of Two Worlds: A Transformer raised among the carbon-based Elonians, who are mistrustful of her kind.
• Cool Mask: The helmet of her Space Knight armor has a retractable battle mask.
• Energy Weapon: Stardrive wields a Neutralizer (the signature weapon of the Space Knights) that is custom built for her size.
• I Owe You My Life: Feels this toward Rom, acknowledging that she owes her entire existence to his Pet the Dog moment.
  Stardrive: I'm only alive because Rom gave me a chance. I became a knight to give everybody one.
• Line-of-Sight Name: The Elonians named her after her two vehicle modes.
• Lovecraftian Superpower: Can Hulk Out into a Transformer/Dire Wraith hybrid when an enemy pushes her past her Godzilla Threshold.
• My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Having grown up hearing horror stories of the Autobot-Decepticon war, and the collateral damage it has left in its wake, Stardrive has come to regard her fellow Transformers as monsters. She gets better, though.
• One-Woman Army: She singlehandedly takes out a horde of corrupted Maximals in The Transformers: Unicron.
• Original Generation: Created to link the Transformers and Rom universes.

Star Saber (スターセイバー sutā seibā)

Function: Supreme Commander

Alt Mode: Spacecraft

(from Transformers Victory)

"The galaxy deserves freedom, and I'll see that it gets it."

Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka (Victory and Zone), Masahito Yabe (Robotmasters)

The new Supreme Commander of the Autobot Expeditionary Space Force, noble and idealistic Star Saber is believed to be the best swordsman in the universe.

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• Adaptational Villainy: The original Star Saber was noble and idealistic paragon of goodness. In the IDW continuity, on the other hand, he's a violent and psychopathic Knight Templar who dedicates himself to purging anyone he considers a heretic (which is pretty much everyone).
• Character Catchphrase: "Let's say go!"
• Cool Starship: His alt-mode is a Cybertronian spacecraft.
• The Fundamentalist: In the IDW comics, he is a violent and ruthless religious zealot who at one point actually wanted to perform an "Atheist Holocaust" to purge the unbelievers.
  Star Saber (to dying Dai Atlas): Primus hates you.
• Master Swordsman: To the point he is believed to be the best swordfighter in the universe.
• Primary-Color Champion: Star Saber stands out for his red and blue color scheme that also includes some yellow.
• Red Is Heroic: Save for the 2005 IDW continuity, he sports red as part of his colour scheme and is very heroic and noble.
• Super Mode: Victory Saber, who is formed when Star Saber merges with Victory Leo.
• The Worf Effect: Trypticon and Pirhannacon beat the crap out of him in the Transfomers: Zone manga.

Stripes (ストライプス sutoraipusu)

Function: Battle Beast

Alt Mode: Micro-cassette

A feline barely more than an animal, Stripes was taken in by the Autobots and given tech to allow him to fight alongside them.

Stripes was a character in one of the original drafts for what would become Transformers: The Movie, eventually getting replaced with Steeljaw. He eventually got a Japan exclusive toy in 2012, and a mainstream release in 2016's Titans Return.

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• Palette Swap: His first toy was a repaint of Ravage.
• Panthera Awesome: He's a tiger.

Tap-Out

Function: Bodyguard

Alt Mode: Porsche 924 Turbo Sportscar

(from Transformers: Timelines)

"Never quit."

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• Gladiator Games: Transformers (2019) makes him a former gladiator who lost his job after it was outlawed, although he found a new purpose by working as Glyph's bodyguard.
• Official Couple: He's this with Glyph in both Timelines and the second IDW continuity.
• Palette Swap: He's a green recolor of Cliffjumper.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: He might be the same size as Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, but he's more than capable of holding his own against bigger bots.

Tigertrack (タイガートラック taigātorakku)

Function: Sentry

Alt Mode: Lamborghini New Countach LP500S Sportscar

"Even if you're invisible, I can still see you."

• Non-Indicative Name: His design isn't very tiger-related.
• Palette Swap: Like Deep Cover and Clampdown, he's a yellow redeco of Sideswipe.

Toaster

Function: Reconnaissance

Alt Mode: Toaster

• Beware the Silly Ones: His inconspicuous alt mode makes him perfect for espionage missions, such as when he and Blackcat infiltrated a Cobra stronghold to leak information regarding the Decepticon-Cobra alliance as seen in Marvel's Generation 2 comics.
• Exactly What It Says on the Tin: His name is Toaster and he turns into a toaster.
• The Ghost: He's actually never been seen in robot mode, only in toaster mode.
• Palette Swap: His sole piece of merchandise is a lavender redeco of a non-transforming Blaster accessory, with three tan "Crusticons" in place of Steeljaw, Ramhorn, and Eject.
• Robo Family: He's one of the siblings of Blaster alongside Karman and Bluster.

Windblade (ウインドブレード uindoburēdo)

Function: Guardian

Alt Mode: VTOL Jet

"I have only begun to fight."

The creation of the first "Create Your Own Transformer" fan-poll, Windblade is a "City Speaker" - a rare breed of mechanoid that can telepathically communicate with dormant Titans. She is also an accomplished swordswoman and pilot. Devoted to truth and duty, she fears the day she may have to choose between the two.

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• Adaptation Personality Change: Most versions of Windblade are cordial. Her IDW counterpart is a Fish out of Water on Cybertron. Her Combiner Wars version is a violent, would-be killer.
• Characterization Marches On: The initial fan vote gave her the power of telepathy. This was later changed to being a Cityspeaker, and that's what's generally stuck (though in her first appearance, it wasn't an innate superpower, just Windblade being able to read the flashes of light of Metroplex's mind, which got turned into a telepathic power later).
• Cool Plane: Turns into a VTOL jet.
• Everything's Better with Samurai: Rare Female Example.
• Facial Markings: Japanese-style tattoos around her eyes. Initially, the IDW continuity claimed they proclaimed her a Cityspeaker, but other continuities have them just there.
• Foil: While structurally she appears to be a Distaff Counterpart to Starscream, their personality components are like night and day. Starscream is a greedy, cynical narcissist who is constantly throwing others under a bus to acquire power or just to save his own ass. Windblade is an idealistic, dutiful samurai who occasionally struggles between lawful and good.
• Losing Your Head: Her Titans Return toy.
• Primary-Color Champion: Windblade is easily identified by her mostly red and blue color scheme with some gold on her headpiece.
• Red Ones Go Faster: Is at least 50% red, and her fighting style relies on lightning fast hit and run attacks.

Windstorm

An Autobot Micromaster who serves as a fuel scout.

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• Hot Paint Job: Has flame details on his alt-mode.
• Palette Swap: Of fellow Earthrise Micromaster Daddy-O.
• Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: He, Fireguard and Roadburner were sent to Micron to try and gather plasma energy. When they saw it vaporize their Decepticon opponents, the trio figured it was too dangerous and left.
• Shout-Out: His color-scheme is designed after the M.A.S.K. vehicle the Hurricane, contrasting his pack-in enemy Stingracer, who's designed after the Stinger.

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