Elita One

Elita One, originally known as Ariel during the Golden Age, was a Cybertronian female and a renowned leader of the Autobots alongside her sparkmate, Optimus Prime, and his second-in-command, Ultra Magnus. She was a powerful warrior, devoted to the Autobot cause and fearless in the face of the enemy, but always compassionate to those who need her help.
During the war for Cybertron, Elita One and several Autobots, including her sister Chromia, led an expedition to another galaxy in the search for more Energon. After discovering a massive Energon deposit on one of the galaxy's planets, they encountered a small group of Force-sensitive monks, the leader of whom Elita developed a friendly relationship with. While delivering a small portion of Energon to the monks' homeworld as a gesture of goodwill before her departure, Elita was ambushed by Onslaught and his Combaticons, and was subsequently forced into stasis underneath a rocky island, where she would remain trapped in a near-lifeless state for the next few millennia, leaving everyone to assume she was dead.
Approximately six thousand years later, Elita One would be discovered by Jedi Knight Jarik Shan. With the help of his adopted daughter Mara Jade, her dragon companion, and his astromech droid, Shan managed to free the Autobot commander from her prison. Grateful for their efforts, Elita One went on to assist them and the Rebellion against the Empire while searching for a way to return to her homeworld. Her revival would not go unnoticed, however, as the Decepticon Soundwave detected her faint life signal whilst Optimus Prime felt her return through their shared spark-bond. Furious to discover she still lived, Megatron ordered Onslaught to return and finish the job, eventually taking matters into his own hands after a string of failures. Elita One was rescued, however, by Chromia and Ironhide, the pair having been dispatched by Optimus to locate her after realizing she still lived. Due to their efforts, Elita was able to return to Cybertron and reunite with her companions.
Years after her revival, Elita One participated in the battle that saw the destruction of the last Autobot-controlled city on Cybertron. Remaining by her sparkmate's side during the Great Exodus, she eventually traveled to the planet Earth with a small team of Autobots, her other sister Arcee among them as well. While battling Megatron's forces on Earth, Elita became a guardian and friend of a human teenager named Alexandra Daniels, after the latter and three other humans became targets of the Decepticons.
==Personality and traits==
As a "femme," Elita One was smaller in comparison to most other Cybertronians, though she did stand at about an average overall height, shared by her foster-son, Bumblebee. As a result of a split spark during her emergence from the Well of All Sparks, Elita One shared many physical characteristics with her two sisters, Arcee and Chromia, such as facial structure, body type, and weaponry; there were some distinctions between them, as they all sported different color schemes, while Arcee was the smallest of the three in comparison to Chromia being the largest and bulkiest.
Elita One was a fearless warrior, determined to see things through during a battle, but was also very compassionate to those who need help. She was very cheerful with a warm personality, and cared deeply about those who are close to her. This contrasted greatly to her siblings, as Arcee was generally cold and dismissive of others, whilst Chromia was more gruff and battle-hardened, though the latter shared Elita's humorous attitude. Elita also took to protecting and caring for younglings regardless of their species, as evidenced by her relationship with Bumblebee, and later to her human companion Alexandra Daniels while on Earth, whose safety from the Decepticons she was determined to ensure no matter what.
==Skills and abilities==
As the commander of the Femme Bots, Elita One was a skilled warrior and leader in battle. Armed with her wrist blades and Energon blasters, she was capable of taking on most Decepticons in her path, and was able to hold her own against three of the Combaticons at one time, appearing evenly matched against Onslaught, or at times slightly superior to him. She was even able to contend against Megatron for a short time, though she was eventually overpowered and outmatched by the Decepticon warlord.
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==Sources and copyrights==
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