Welcome back to My Hero Prime! Before we get to the chapter, let's check out what you guys had to say.
RonaldM40196867: Megatron always has a plan.
Izuku is a cyborg now. Cool.
I hope you enjoyed the 4th of July!
Yeah, he does. For better or worse. (Definitely worse for Cybertron.)
Somewhat. You'll find out some more in this chapter and the next.
Thanks! :) I appreciate it. Always love the fireworks.
SuperSonicHeroes: Izuku has a much different backstory here than in canon. Not only is he being raised by Lady Nagant, he has Cybertronian connections, which he currently mistakes as a Quirk of some kind. That is all very interesting, but unfortunately for him he has also caught the attention of Megatron. This is going to be a problem for him. First things first though, he is going to need to deal with the Vehicons that are being sent after him.
Yeah, needless to say Megatron is one of the worst Decepticons to be noticed by. Personally I'd say Shockwave would be the worst, freaking monster.
Well given that he doesn't have knowledge of the Cybertronians or aliens in general, and how incredibly random Quirks can be, what would you expect?
As for what happend to Inko and why Izuku is in her care? We'll get more details on that as the story goes on. Though spoiling it now, better have a box of tissues ready when he gives the full story.
VSX-2018: As SuperSonicHeroes mentioned, I'm curious what happened to Inko since Izuku was raised by Lady Nagant.
My best case scenario is that Inko was killed in the crossfire during that fateful All Might vs All For One battle prior the start of My Hero Academia canon. Though, that might not explained Izuku's mysterious Cybertronian origins.
I can't wait to see the next chapter as the title for the next chapter suggest that the Autobots will finally show up!
Like I said, details on that situation will be revealed throughout the book. I will say that All For One didn't kill her or have anything to do with her death. This is not going to be a Dad For One fic.
As for Izuku's mysterious Cybertronian origins? Some of the details on that will be revealed in this chapter and the next few.
And while the Autobots will show up in this chapter, the title is not Autobots, ROLL OUT! That's just something I figured would be clever/cute to put at the end of each chapter. Maybe a future chapter, but not this one.
MadTitan9: So Midoriya is a pseudo-Pretender?
Yeah, I can see that.
Close, but not exactly. What he exactly is will be explained in the next chapter or two.
Mashot Tito: So… this is using the concept of "Sari Sumdac" from the animated series but replacing her with Izuku? I don't think that's been done before, should be interesting.
Now I have to ask; what version of the transformer cast will you be using? Gut instinct says fall/war for cybertron, but I coul be wrong.
Clearly you are a reader of culture.
Similar concept, though I will be giving my own explanation for what Izuku is and how he came to be. (Along with all the others. Spoiler.)
As for the Transformers cast, a mix of War/Fall of Cybertron and Transformers Prime (yes I know that technically they're part of the same universe, but frankly there's just too many continuity holes and flubs for that to be possible. Not least of which is the fact that the WFC/FOC Transformers are based more off of their G1 counterparts, whereas the Transformers Prime characters clearly have more of a Bayverse/Animated design.) At least for Book 1. Books 2 and 3 will be when I start adding more from other series and even the movies (the few of them that didn't annoy me.) You'll see the current Autobot team in this chapter, as well as some of the Decepticons.
KaijuEmperor: So is Izuku in this universe basically what Sari is in Transformers Animated? A Protoform that scanned human DNA to become a human/cybertronian hybrid? You know some say that Sari was planned to be a Maximal before TFA ended maybe that origin could be Izuku's here.
Hope you will also explain soon Inko knew Lady Nagant, how she managed to get win the court to clear the latter's name and what happened to her.
Ah, another reader of culture.
As I said to Mashot Tito, it's a similar concept but with my own explanation. And no, Izuku (and the others) are not planned out to be Maximals. Cool concept though.
You'll get the gist of that story here. Some of the finer details will be revealed in later chapters.
So with all those answered, time to ROLL OUT!
Arc 1: More Than Meets The Eye
Chapter 2: "DID THAT CAR JUST TURN INTO A GIANT ROBOT?!"
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the Sea of Japan, hidden behind one of the most powerful cloaking fields in the universe, was the front half of The Ark. It had remained mostly undisturbed for the previous 231 years, save for the earthquake the year before that shook the ship and tripped the systems, causing the Autobots in stasis to awaken from their long slumber. They then spent a year either adapting to life on Earth, or trying to fix up the systems on The Ark.
At the moment though, Ratchet was looking over the video footage of Izuku on his massive computer screen. "Optimus, are you seeing this," he asked over the comms.
In the northern part of Musutafu, a 1979 Kenworth K100 truck drove through the city, ignored by most of the other drivers and even the pedestrians.
Little did they know that this seemingly ordinary, if a bit old-school, truck was actually the leader of the Autobots; Optimus Prime.
"I see it, Ratchet," he replied. "Do you believe he's a Pretender?"
"Not sure," Ratchet replied. "My long range scanners aren't precise enough to get a good reading, and the human surveillance cameras aren't equipped for that. And the readings I am getting can't seem to differentiate him from human or Cybertronian."
"Though to be fair," Bulkhead said over the comms, "we did just get them back online. And they're pretty much being held together with welds and prayer."
"And I do appreciate the efforts you, Wheeljack, and Bumblebee did to get them back online."
"Thanks Doc."
Deciding to get the conversation back on track, Optimus asked "Do you have anything on the boy himself, Ratchet?"
Ratchet pulled up some information from the human databases and replied "The boy's name is Midoriya, Izuku. Born July 15th, 2200. Blood Type: O. Born to his mother Midoriya, Inko. Quirk Status: Quirkless."
"Ouch. Poor kid," Arcee said.
He couldn't help but agree with that, having seen all the statistics on Quirkless people living in Japan.
It wasn't unlike how the lowest classes of Cybertronians were treated on Cybertron.
"From what I'm seeing there's nothing too unusual about him, other than the fact that his mother died and he is currently in the custody of his legal guardian: Kaina Tsutsumi. AKA the Sniper Heroine Lady Nagant."
Behind him, Wheeljack was working on one of The Ark's systems, his right hand converted to a welding torch while a monocle-like device was over his right eye, scanning and giving him readings as he worked. "What about the other parental unit. What do the humans call them again?"
"A father," Ratchet replied. "And if his files are to be believed, he has none. According to his mother, Izuku was the result of a drunken one night stand. She couldn't remember the guy's name or face."
"Which we might be willing to believe if it weren't for the fact that the kid's a Cybertronian," Ironhide stated. "And we all know we Cybertronians don't work like that."
Almost every Autobot felt themselves shiver as they remembered THAT particular lesson on humans. "Thank you for the reminder, Ironhide," Ratchet grumbled.
"Anything unusual about the mom," Arcee asked.
"Still looking. I'll let you know when I find something."
"While you do that," Optimus continued "we should keep an eye on them for the moment. If we've seen that footage, then it's only a matter of time before Megatron sees it. Who's closest to them now?"
A yellow and black Chevy Camaro drove down the street a few cars behind the car belonging to Kaina Tsutsumi, the seemingly normal exterior hiding the fact that it was really the Autobot Scout; Bumblebee. "I'm following behind them right now. They stopped at a burger joint before heading out again. You tracking my signal, Doc?"
"Yes I am, Bumblebee. Anything unusual?"
"At the moment, no."
"Keep following them. Be discrete," Optimus commanded.
"Optimus, come on. When have I ever not been discrete?"
"How about that little fiasco on Ragnar-7," Arcee replied.
"You gotta let that one go, Cee" he groaned. "How was I supposed to know the whole ship was running on Red Energon?"
"Easy enough for you to forget. I needed a whole new paint-job."
"If it makes you feel any better, I'd say blue is definitely more your color," Cliffjumper stated.
"Autobots, focus please," Optimus sighed, to which they immediately apologized.
That's when Bumblebee saw five identical black and purple cars in his rearview mirror about a mile behind them, along with a police car with the Decepticon insignia on his right door. "Aw, scrap."
"What's wrong," Ratchet asked.
"The Decepticons apparently have 7G on The Nemesis. I'm seeing Barricade and five Vehicons following us. I'm gonna need backup."
"Have they seen you?"
"Considering Barricade is also a scout, more than likely. Optimus?"
"Keep following Midoriya. Do not engage them unless absolutely necessary. Autobots, who's closest to Bumblebee?"
A blue motorcycle with a female driver (really a hologram) drove out of an alley and down the street, running a red light. "Arcee here. I'm on my way."
A large green SUV soon followed behind her, the vehicle form of the Autobot Wrecker, Bulkhead. "I'm on my way, Brother."
Meanwhile on the southeast side of Musutafu, two cars were driving as fast as they could without alerting the police. One was a red Dodge Challenger, with noticeable bullhorns on the grill. This was Cliffjumper. "Jazz and I are on the way, guys. Might be a bit."
Behind him was a silver Porsche with noticeable red and blue details. This was Jazz. "Try not to take them all out before we get there. Haven't had a good scrap in a while."
As they made a turn they were soon joined by a large red and black pickup truck joined behind them, with a very thick grille guard with an Autobot emblem embedded upon it. This was Ironhide. "Good. I've got loaded cannons and itchy trigger fingers."
"Need I remind you all that we're trying to keep a low profile," Ratchet admonished. "If we wanted an all-out brawl in the middle of the city, we'd send Wheeljack's reckless tailpipe to join you."
"Hey, I'm not that bad," Wheeljack griped from where he was working. "I mean, when have I ever been-"
"Ragnar-7," Arcee retorted, being sure to put emphasis on each syllable. "Last I checked it was YOUR grenade that set off that chain reaction that blew the ship to smithereens and scorched my paint job."
"For the five thousandth eight hundredth and thirty SECOND time, I'M SORRY!" Wheeljack sighed while Ratchet smirked, "She's never gonna let that go, is she?"
"I certainly hope not," he replied with a chuckle before turning back to his computer.
-With Izuku and Kaina-
After they stopped and grabbed some takeout, they were back on the road and heading towards the address on Kaina's phone. "So, where exactly are we going," Izuku asked.
After making the next turn, Kaina replied "I... I honestly have no idea."
"Uh... okay?"
She sighed, Izuku noticing that she seemed to almost be in pain. "Look, there's no easy way to talk about this, so I'm just gonna rip off the bandage. Do you remember that night when Inko passed away?"
Izuku nodded, his face becoming a bit gloomy before he sighed. "Yeah."
Inko Midoriya had been arguably one of the greatest attorneys in Musutafu, possibly all of Japan. One of the founding members of the Ace Attorney firm, possessing an almost encyclopedic knowledge of every legal system and law in Japan, and was known for being one of the only attorneys who would actually go after Pro Heroes who had done wrong.
And was pretty much the only one who won her cases.
She even managed to make national news when she took Lady Nagant's case and won. In the process she not only revealed that the then current president of the Hero Public Safety Commission: Danzo Masayoshi[1], had been using Kaina as the HPSC's personal assassin. Where as Kaina had been led to believe that she had been taking out villains, corrupt politicians, human traffickers, and other scum of society; she had actually been killing journalists, investigators that were looking into the HPSC and the politicians they worked for, heroes that refused to bow to the President's demands, and generally just good people that shouldn't have been targeted by her.
And when she went to confront him... well, she wouldn't go into details but Danzo ended up with his right arm blown off below the shoulder while Kaina ended up in a cell in Tartarus. She would've probably stayed there too...
...had Inko not arranged a meeting with her, heard her story, and decided to take the case.
The legal battle took the better part of a year, with the HPSC doing everything in their power from blackmail to bribes to get Inko to stand down. But Inko would not bow or break, and eventually she managed to get the evidence necessary to not only prove that Kaina blew off Danzo's arm in self-defense (he'd drawn his gun first when she refused to work for him anymore) but also all of his wrongdoing.
For once in the history of Japan, the HPSC lost.
Thus, after a year in Tartarus, the then 20 year old Kaina Tsutsumi was exonerated for all her crimes, her Hero License restored and Danzo Masayoshi behind bars.
And that's how she ended up becoming close friends with Inko and her then 9 year old son Izuku. Between studying to get her teaching license she'd either be looking for a job or babysitting Izuku and trying to make sure he stayed out of trouble. Eventually Izuku even started calling her his Big Sister. Things were starting to look up.
But sadly, shortly after Izuku's 10th birthday the good times came to an end.
Kaina and Izuku still remembered it all. Inko suddenly coughing up blood one day, the trip to the hospital, the week that Inko spent breathing through tubes, and then...
She felt herself tearing up as she remembered the doctor telling them the horrible news. She didn't have a lot of friends, both before and after her stay in Tartarus. But Inko was one of them, and her sudden and tragic death tore her up inside.
It was worse for Izuku though. She held him for what felt like hours while he bawled his eyes out.
The weeks afterwards were full of lawyers, social workers, and a lot of headaches. But eventually Kaina got her foster license and became Izuku's legal guardian.
Admittedly it wasn't the easiest thing, since Kaina had never even considered having kids of her own before, but they managed to make it work for the past 5 years.
Which led them to this moment, as they pulled onto the road that took them out of the city.
Finding her voice, she said "The third day she was in the hospital, when you were still in school, I visited her."
"Okay."
"That's when she asked me to be your foster guardian." He nodded, following along. "She also told me that you were special, that you weren't like everyone else. Not in a bad way, just-"
"I know what you mean," Izuku said, cutting her off. "Mom was one of the few people, besides you and the people at her firm, that never saw my Quirklessness as anything bad."
"Alright. Well, she then said if anything unusual happens with you, or when you turn 18, to take you to this address." She motioned to her phone. "She said that it might have answers for you."
"Have you ever been there," Izuku asked, his curiosity piqued.
She shook her head. "Didn't really feel any need to. Nothing unusual was happening. Plus between trying to get my teaching license and keeping an eye on you, I didn't really have the time."
"Not to mention working with Hobo-Sensei."
She groaned at that. "Trust me, he's the worst. How any teacher can work with that jackass without copious amounts of alcohol is beyond my comprehension."
They both laughed at that statement. "Well if you're lucky, maybe they'll make you Class 1-A's homeroom teacher and give him the boot," Izuku said with a smile.
"One can dream, Izuku. One can dream."
The trip took roughly an hour, leading them outside of the main part of Musutafu to the outskirts, moving through mostly abandoned neighborhoods and old tourists attractions. Izuku and Kaina both looked uneasy at this. "Jeez. This place has definitely seen better days," Izuku muttered.
"But I guess it makes sense if she wanted to hide something out here. There's less of a chance of people finding it," Kaina explained.
"Yeah, but if whatever she wanted to show me needed to be hidden in the first place, it really makes me wonder what it is."
Looking at her phone, she replied "Looks like we're gonna find out soon."
The address had led them to an abandoned amusement park, one that seemed to be in decent shape despite having no one maintaining it for several years. A dilapitated sign read: Fazbear's Pizzeria Playground.[2] Part of the sign showed a large bear wearing a top hat, holding a balloon in one hand and a pepperoni pizza in the other.
Izuku's face lit up when he saw this place. "Hey, I remember this place! Mom used to bring me here all the time before this place was shut down."
Kaina shivered. "Ugh, I never liked this place."
"Why? This place was great! All the pizza you could eat, the rides were great, and the animatronics-"
"-were creepy as hell," she finished.
"You see creepy animatronics, I see a miracle of artificial intelligence and robotics." His face became sullen as he remembered WHY the place had been closed down. "I still can't believe that the owner was such a monster."
"Yeah, I feel bad for those poor kids," she said while checking her phone for any instructions that Inko left her. "Least that Afton bastard got what he deserved in the end."
"He deserved far worse."
"Preach." She then saw what she was looking for. "Okay, your mom told me that what we're looking for is 'hidden in Izuku's favorite place in the whole park.'"
Almost immediately, Izuku nodded and got out of the car. "I know where to go."
Kaina followed suit, but not before reaching into her glove compartment and pulling out two flashlights and handing one to Izuku. "Lead the way, little bro."
With that said they climbed over the fence and into the park, Izuku taking the lead.
Unbeknownst to them Bumblebee had arrived as well, seeing them moving into the park. Realizing the Decepticons would be arriving soon, he drove and hid behind the sign. "Uh, guys? ETA until you get here?"
"Bulkhead and I are about five minutes out, tops," Arcee replied.
"Cliff, Jazz and I are almost there," Ironhide replied. "I take it you might not have that long?"
Hearing the approaching cars, Bumblebee quietly replied "I'd say I have maybe 2 and a half minutes tops before they either see me and start blasting, or I'm gonna have to pull a rescue and everyone starts blasting."
"Of course," Ratchet deadpanned.
Optimus then said "Bee, fight back if you must, but you should prioritize the safety of Midoriya and Lady Nagant."
"Goes without saying," he replied, several panels on his hood shifting as two energon blasters popped out. "Wish me luck."
"Good luck, soldier."
"Give 'em hell, brother," Bulkhead added.
Activating his sensors, he detected the five Vehicons and Barricade all arriving and transforming into their robot forms. Normally the Vehicons wouldn't be too much of an issue fighting, but in the 230 years the Autobots spent in stasis, the Decepticons gave the Vehicons an upgrade. Their armor was much more durable, and their weapons and blasters dealt even more damage. So for now, he'd have to resort to the fighting and tactics he learned as a scout.
As a plan formed in his mind, he whispered to himself "Time for some hit and run."
However, that plan came to a screeching halt when Barricade said "Stay out here and patrol the perimeter. Nobody gets in or out. And if it's one of the Autobots, blast 'em to scrap."
The five Vehicons responded "Yes sir," before they all transformed; the five Vehicons driving around the outside of the park while Barricade drove into it.
Miraculously none of them noticed Bumblebee, who quickly realized that the second scenario was quickly becoming the only scenario. Welp, Prime always did say that no plan ever surivived first contact.
With that, he waited until the Vehicon passed by the gate before darting inside...
Izuku led Kaina towards the center of the park, past the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel, towards a large building labeled Freddy's Place.
At that point, the sun was close to setting, the twilight casting long shadows over the park and giving it an eerie feel. Izuku shivered a little as they continued onward. "Yeesh, without all the lights this place looks like something out of a horror movie."
"In my experience, there are three places above all else that you don't wanna be at night when there's no lights," Kaina stated. "Amusement parks, schools, and hospitals/mental institutions."
"Well, I hate hospitals period, so hopefully there's little chance I'll be there at night," Izuku replied as they made it to the door, seeing it was chained shut with a combination padlock that looked a lot newer than the rest of the building. "Mom must've put this here when she hid what she did. Any ideas what the combo is?"
Looking at her phone, Kaina read "7-1-5."
Izuku chuckled at that. "Classic mom."
"Huh?"
"7-1-5 is more like 7-15. My birthday."
Sure enough, the lock Clicked! open, allowing Izuku to pull the chain out from around the handles. Once he opened the doors and revealed the dark interior, they both turned on their flashlights and walked inside.
As they walked in, on their left was a stage, presumably where the animatronics would stand when they performed for the kids. There were several tables of varying sizes and booths along the walls, and Kaina could see more tables in the second story. Past a partition that came up to her chest she could see a large assortment of arcade games and an indoor playground, complete with a swirly-slide.
Frankly the two of them were surprised that the place still looked in good shape. Sure, there was a layer of dust and grime everywhere, but all in all the place looked like it had only been out of business for maybe a year tops.
Didn't stop it from looking like a haunted house attraction, but still...
Kaina looked around, not seeing anything out of the ordinary. "So, any idea what we're looking for?"
Tapping his chin in thought, Izuku then had an idea and walked towards one of the tables, looking underneath it before saying "Bingo."
"What?"
He crouched down and shined his flashlight on a patch of carpet, which Kaina could now see had been cut with a razor. Izuku pulled it back, revealing a vacuum-sealed bag, the contents within she noticed were covered in some sort of thick green cloth. "Wow. How'd you know where to look?"
He smirked. "Back when I was a kid, I always asked to sit at this table. It was the closest to the stage."
She chuckled at that. "So, what do you think's in there?"
Shrugging, Izuku put the bag in his backpack and said "Don't know. But we can find out once we get home."
They both walked outside, only to immediately stop when they saw the police car that was flashing its lights. This surprised both Kaina and Izuku, since as far as they could tell, there wasn't really anybody living nearby that could or would call the cops on them breaking in.
And then they saw the driver inside flicker, almost like a ghost, which raised even more red flags for them.
Deciding to play it cool, Izuku calmly raised a hand and called out "Uh, hey officer. Sorry for trespassing. I just left something here 7 years ago and-"
Whatever he was about to say died in his throat as the police car suddenly seemed to spasm, several metal plates and the wheels shifting and moving...
...before completing the transformation into a giant robot, one whose glowing red eyes gave it a very serious and menacing look. Between that and the sinister looking purple emblem on his right shoulder, Izuku could immediately tell he was NOT a good guy. Or robot, in this case.
Especially when the robot's right arm converted into some sort of cannon (which in the back of his mind made Izuku immediately think that this bot was somehow connected to his mysterious new Quirk) and aimed it right at him and Kaina.
Kaina quickly converted into her Lady Nagant mindset, her right arm bending back at the elbow and the organic barrel of her sniper rifle quirk slid out, before stepping in front of Izuku and aiming her rifle arm right at the bot. "Who or what the fuck are you and what do you want?!"
The robot growled and said "That's none of your concern, Fleshie! But the techno-organic behind you is coming with me. Whether it's alive or dead is up to him."
Izuku at this point was scared out of his mind. As much as he wanted to try and help, maybe shift his hand into the gun he used earlier, his body refused to move. All he could do was hide behind Kain and pray that she hit a vulnerable spot or something.
The robot's statement definitely didn't sit right with her, who kept her rifle aimed at his head, loading one of her hair bullets in through the hole in her right hand. "I'm warning you, tin can. Don't try it."
The robot actually laughed at that, before aiming at her. "Please. You really think that little pea shooter'll do anything against me? If anything I should just blast you right now and save myself the troub-"
He was cut off by a bright blue laser blast slamming right into his face, knocking him backwards and on his back.
Surprised, Kaina turned around to see Izuku, now back in his robot form and with his right hand transformed into the blaster he used earlier. Rather than fear, his face was one of determination and a hint of anger.
He growled. "Nobody threatens my family, you walking trashcan."
Raising himself up, the giant robot growled "Okay then. You seemed to have a death wish."
His clawed hand then transformed into a mace, before it fell and revealed that it was hooked up to a length of metal cable. He pulled it back, swinging it into a nearby info stand and smashing it to pieces. He grinned maliciously and said "So allow me to oblige that, you freak of-"
VRRRRROOOOOOMMMMM!
Everyone present turned their heads to the right to see a yellow and black Camaro bolting down the street, aiming right for the robot, who growled before aiming his left arm as it started to turn into a blaster. "Damn Autobot runt!"
He fired a few blasts of red lasers, but the Camaro showed surprising maneuverability and drove around them, before it also transformed into a giant robot. Without losing any momentum it shot forward and planted both of its feet into the police car robot's head, sending it tumbling head over heels and smashing into the spinning cups ride.
Bumblebee smirked as he admired his handiwork. "Score one for the bots back home." He then turned to Izuku and Kaina. "You two okay?"
Once they got over their shock, Kaina tried to ask "Who...? What...? How...? Fuck."
Izuku sighed. "I think what she means is, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!"
He couldn't help but chuckle at that. "Yeah, I figured this would happen. Look for right now, all you need to know is that I'm one of the good guys, that scraphead is one of the bad guys, and I'm supposed to keep you guys safe."
There was a groaning sound from where Barricade landed, before he shook his head and yelled "I'M GONNA RIP YOUR FRAGGING SPARK OUT WITH MY BARE CLAWS, B-127!"
"Not today, Barricade," he replied, before transforming back into a Camaro.
He then opened up the front doors and said "We need to go. Now." Both Kaina and Izuku looked hesitant, with Izuku even about to ask a question, but Bumblebee cut him off and said "Look, in about two seconds he's gonna have reinforcements here and I can't fight all of them off by myself. So, come with me if you wanna live."
Looking at each other and realizing they didn't have much of a choice, Izuku and Kaina both climbed inside before the doors closed and Bumblebee took off towards the front entrance.
Finally pulling himself out of the cables and wires, Barricade growled into the comms "All Vehicons, B-127 has the target. Stop him and bring me him and the target, online or offline. Do with the fleshie as you will."
He then transformed into the cop car and tore off after them. The chase was on!
-To Be Continued-
Sorry for splitting it like this guys. I just got to this point and figured it would be a good place to stop. Especially since the next chapter's probably going to be even longer.
[1]: This is an OC, since we never got a canon name for the former HPSC President that Lady Nagant killed. His name is a mixture of two fictional characters I absolutely hate: Danzo Shimura from Naruto, and Masayoshi Shido from Persona 5/Persona 5 Royal. May they both burn in the deepest fiery pits of Hell!
[2]: Did I mention I'm a Five Nights At Freddy's Fan? So glad it finally got a live-action movie. Fingers crossed that it does well!
Before I forget, whenever I introduce a new Transformers character, I'm gonna say which versions of which character I'm going with. This way I can hopefully avoid reviews asking "Which version are you going with for _?"
Autobots
Optimus Prime: G1/Rise of the Beasts, with the retractable face-mask.
Bumblebee: Transformers Prime, though as you can tell he can still speak.
Arcee: Transformers Prime, though you can probably guess she used to be pink before the Ragnar-7 incident.
Cliffjumper: Transformers Prime.
Jazz: Fall of Cybertron, though his vehicle form is from his G1 incarnation.
Bulkhead: Transformers Prime, though with the wrecking ball from Animated.
Ratchet: Transformers Prime.
Wheeljack: Transformers Prime.
Ironhide: War For Cybertron, though with the heavy cannons from the Michael Bay Films.
Decepticons
Megatron: Transformers Prime, but with the mace he used in War For Cybertron and his vehicle form is a Cybertronian Tank.
Starscream: G1, I didn't particularly care for his Prime design.
Soundwave: G1, including Laserbeak, Rumble, Frenzy, and Ravage. I didn't hate his Prime version, I just wish he could talk. Soundwave, superior!
Shockwave: Transformers Prime. That version actually scares me.
Barricade: G1, but with the claws/flails from the 2007 Michael Bay film.
Next time we finally get to see the Autobots in action, as well as see Izuku pull out some new tricks. Chapter 3: Vehicular CAR-nage. (Working title)
Until next time: Autobots, ROLL OUT!