Name: Wheeljack

Make: Autobot

Role: Autobot Chief Engineering Officer

Bio: Unlike many autobots, Wheeljack's day to day activities have remained largely the same as they were before the war. An inventor to the very core of his spark, Wheeljack's mechanical expertise has helped the autobot's stay in the fight, despite being hopelessly outgunned by the Decepticons. Although happy doing grunt work, Wheeljack's passion remains with his inventing, helping make him even more prolific amongst the autobots, although his status varies from tinkerer to mad scientist depending on who you ask. Wheeljack's inventions often blow up in his face, sometimes literally, and he can become sullen when this happens.

Despite seemingly being happy with his work, Wheeljack hates the war, and yearns for the day the fighting stops. Although sometimes aloof and absent-minded, Wheeljack is deeply compassionate, and misses peace. Ironically, this is what keeps him in the fight against the warmongering Decepticons.

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Abilities: Physically, Wheeljack is a very run of the mill Autobot, and only a competent fighter at best. The real advantage he brings to a fight is unpredictability; The Decepticons never know what strange new device they'll be up against when Wheeljack arrives. Unfortunately, neither do the Autobots.

Wheeljack's body has a surprising amount of empty space inside, and he has filled said space with a variety of his inventions, including a target seeking missile launcher and wrist stored rockets, the latter of which makes him one of the only autobots capable of (limited) flight.

Notes: (From Ratchet): Wheeljack's a genius, I'll give him that. I enjoyed tinkering a bit myself, back in my younger days. But Wheeljack takes it too far! He's rarely a frontline combatant, yet he's ended up on my operating table way more often than any other autobot. I mean, if he's going to insist on not taking basic safety precautions, maybe he could put some doohickey inside himself that automatically repairs him. He's done crazier things.