It was no secret that his alloy coat was resistant to photon and energy-based weaponry, and to blunt and melee attacks alike. His designation, Ironhide, paid testament to that. Some described him as the 'invincible Ironhide,' and legend had it that he could survive Megatron's fusion cannon at point-blank.

Ironhide mused about the little bit that the word of mouth had added to his story. Previously, he dismissed it as unlikely, for even the alloy coat had its limits. But now, staring down the barrel of the feared weapon and its equally feared owner, he hoped it was true indeed.