Knock Out

* Robot Mode
* Car Mode

Sideswipe & Lana Loud (depending)

Scourge & Cyclonus

Knock Out is a major character in Transformers Loud. Originally hailing from Velocitron, he's a member of the Destrons, acting as a member of the team commanded by Krok, acting as both the team's chief medical officer and one of their frontline fighters (even if his paint gets roughed up a lot mor than he would like).

## Personality

Knock Out is slick, smooth, stylish... and more than a little conceited. Although he's a talented cosmetic surgeon and general medical officer, always willing to help out those unfortunate 'bots who weren't blessed with his impeccable build (for the right price, of course), he spends most of his free time racing, pushing his alternate mode to the limit while ensuring that *every* finish is a photo finish. When his unit reached Earth, he found a newfound love for

He knows the value of looking *good* and isn't afraid to let others know it. It's not simply his own lines he's interested in; he has an appreciation for well-built mechanical bodyforms of all sizes and functions... and a nasty penchant for tearing them apart after he's done admiring them. Slick, sly and snobbish, he's the Decepticons' medic, though he professes both a preference and proficiency for *dis*-assembly. However, his medical skill has kept him a valuable asset to his unit, as he's often been able to pull some of his teammates back from the brink on a couple of occasions.

While not entirely a coward, Knock Out also knows a good thing or two about self-preservation. When the going gets tough, Knock Out gets going – the opposite direction. When danger looms, he'll gladly bail, or, in the worst case scenario, even throw his own allies to the wolves, to save his own impeccable paintwork. He doesn't get the most respect from Destrons outside of his team, either. But show him some kindness, and hey, maybe he'll stick by your side.

## History

### Pre-Series

Knock Out was born from a hot spot inside Navitas, one of the Titans who had left Cybertron to colonize other worlds. Despite his love of speed and a high self-regard for his aerodynamic design, Knock Out would find an unlikely Conjunx Endura in Breakdown, an atypically slow Velocitronian.

## Abilities & Equipment

* Transformation
* Laser Pistol

Though he's not one for gunplay, Knock Out (usually) carries a small laser pistol on his person for self-defense.

* Electroshock Staff

As he's not so much a "hand-to-hand" kind of Bot, Knock Out uses an electroshock staff as a close combat weapon.

* Medical Tools

Knock Out is able to convert both of his hands into several types of medical tools. When pushed to his limit, he also has a tendency to use them as close-combat weapons.

* Sawblade
* Auger
* Drill

## Relationships

### Breakdown

Although some 'bots find him hard to get along with, Knock Out's managed to find a loving relationship with Breakdown. Both in the operation room and on the battlefield, the two typically work together the most out of anyone else on the team, with Knock Out acting as the speedster of the duo, swiftly striking his victim's vulnerables with his Energon prod in debilitating sneak attacks while Breakdown goes the "massive smackdown" route with his raw power.

### Rodimus

Knock Out doesn't much care for how Rodimus's flamethrowers can bubble his paintwork.

## Notes

Like virtually most modern Transformers stories that he's featured in, Knock Out in this series is lifted wholesale from his much-beloved Prime incarnation, right down to his position as a medic, his sassy attitude & love for his paint job, and even his relationship with Breakdown, which also takes inspiration from how further it was explored in both IDW comic continuities the two have starred in. There are also other elements from his IDW-selves featured here, such as him and Breakdown coming from Velocitron & him being an ex-racer. He even has a dynamic with Krok similar to the one he had with Starscream in the series.

* There's also actually a little influence from Breakdown's Earthspark appearance, developing a friendly rivalry with Sideswipe and Lana through "not-so-legal" street races as a way to tie the two together in their origins on the fastway, and to act as a way to tie the main groups of Bots & Trons a little closer together.

Knock Out's appearance in this series is based off of his *Legacy* toy.

In a casual conversation with Krok, Knock Out makes references to some of his more "out there" paint jobs that many of his toys had, with him calling them all his "experimental phase".