 |
Production Notes
|
| |
Production Notes
|
 Current Releases
|
Chapter 12 - Autobots: The “good guys” in Transformers race.
|
|||||||||
Jump to:
|
||||||||||
AUTOBOTS hold to the ideals of defending life and aspire to a peaceful existence.
OPTIMUS PRIME is the leader of the AUTOBOTS. Voiced by Peter Cullen in both the original animated series and DreamWorks Pictures' and Paramount Pictures' “Transformers. Many years ago, the Matrix of Leadership - a physical piece that Optimus wears inside his chest cavity, the Matrix of Leadership is the “crown” carried by each Prime - “chose” him to be the next Prime, or leader. He humbly accepted, which changed the course of his life from simple working class `bot on Cybertron to leader of the strongest benevolent force in the Universe, the Autobots. When leading his team into battle, Optimus Prime's signature phrase is “Transform and Rollout!”
BUMBLEBEE was one of the Autobots on the Ark when it crashed into Earth and was involved in many battles, and also served as a useful Autobot spy. In “Transformers,” he is Sam Witwicky's first car, a Classic Camaro. Bumblebee's function is espionage and reconnaissance missions. He is the “little brother” in the Autobot family, acting as the scout who makes his way boldly into dangerous missions.
AUTOBOT JAZZ remains one of the best-loved characters from the original series. He lives by the “rock `n roll” lifestyle credo of “if you can't do something with style, it's not worth doing at all.” He is very cool, stylish, and competent. He is daring and clever. He has near-perfect recordable memory that makes him invaluable as a documenter of battles, equipped with a fusion engine that allows him to reach sub-light speeds in vehicle mode.
Autobot Jazz was among the Autobots who followed Optimus Prime on his mission to seek out new worlds aboard the Ark. They were attacked by Megatron's ship, the Nemesis and crash landed on Earth, where all on board were preserved in emergency stasis. In 1984, a volcanic eruption awakened the Ark's computer, Teletran-1, and it repaired everyone on board. It reformatted Autobot Jazz in the form of an automobile.
Self-possessed, calm, and utterly collected, Autobot Jazz is head of Special Operations, with his own dedicated roster of agents. He often gives the most dangerous assignments to himself. It's not a matter of ego - he just really has the coolest head for the toughest missions. Autobot Jazz's ease extends to whatever environment he finds himself in, no matter how weird or wonderful. He effortlessly tunes in to the local culture, assimilating and improvising, and making creative command decisions, making him an indispensable right-hand Autobot to Optimus Prime.
AUTOBOT RATCHET serves as the medic to his Autobot brethren. In “Transformers,” however, he takes the form of a Hummer H2, modified into an ambulance. He is a healer, but a soldier nonetheless. His courage and loyalty are demonstrated time and again.
IRONHIDE is a tough hombre, a cowboy who is all action and has been around the universe a few times. One of Optimus Prime's oldest friends, he is probably the most battle-scarred of his brethren. He is usually in charge of safekeeping anything or anyone of importance, and acts as Optimus Prime's personal bodyguard. His favorite saying: "High tech circuitry is no replacement for guts."
Gruff, but kind, he shoots a variety of liquids from super-cooled nitrogen to super-heated lead. He has sonar, radar, radio-wave detector. Although he's the slowest Autobot, his skin is made of a trithyllium-steel alloy injected with irradiated carbon fibers, giving him immunity to most forms of attack and making him the least vulnerable Autobot.
|
Site Maps & RSS Feeds
|
 |
 |
 |
Next Page: 
Save to your Facebook.