Blades

Artillery's Resistance

Blades is a junior student of Protectobot Academy

## Official Bio

*Blades would like to be the brave and dashing rescuer saving people... with his feet firmly on the ground. Unfortunately, he's stuck with an aerial mode and his scanner got damaged in a training exercise, which means he has to face his fear of heights every time he spins his transformation cog. Which is a bit of a shame- back when he had a ground mode, he used to be a very confident individual, even gaining a reputation as a brawler. This sheer contrast has resulted in plenty of teasing for the guy, especially from Protectobot freshman Whirl.*

## History

Blades joined the Protectobot Academy with a ground vehicle mode and a reputation as a brawler, but at some point had to switch to an aerial mode. Unfortunately, his scanner broke during a training exercise, leaving him stuck with a mode that forced him to face his fear of heights whenever he used it. At some point he met Artillery and agreed to join her Resistance, convincing his friends Boulder, Chaser, and Heatwave to become members as well. After she left for another school, Blades was made the leader of the Protectobot Academy cell.

For his junior year, Blades was made a member of Class 2-A under the tutelage of Crosswise. In Day One he logged onto the Resistance chat and learned that Artillery had wound up at Autobot Academy instead of Devius Central. Figuring that the school she was at now would be most likely to resist her takeover, Blades noted how Hot Shot's name sounded like Hot Spot's and was concerned when Down-Shift brought up Hot Shot fighting two Stunticons, figuring the site wouldn't be a good place to discuss the event.

Blades would be subject to teasing about his vehicle mode problems by Whirl, which eventually led to an incident that got Whirl barred from going to the Festival of the Stars. Whirl told a dead clone of Scour about the incident when she stowed away on a cargo ship to Acadeimos in Transcription of the Soul.

Blades himself would later come to Acadeimos for the Festival of the Stars, along with the rest of his school.

*In Festival Of Stars Pt. 1 Tournament Blades entered the Tournament of Heroes with his friends, and for their first match were put against Rubric, Sablestrike, Snowflake, and Sunburst.*

During the Festival of the Stars Blades watched the match between Tap-Out and Stiletto in the Tournament of Heroes, ignoring Glyph when she yelled combat advice to her brother.

### The Siege- Aborted Timeline

During the Siege of Acadeimos, Blades fled in terror from the Combiner Menasor. What became of him in the future that followed is unknown.

### The Siege- Revised Timeline

Blades was able to make it unharmed in the new timeline.

## Powers and Abilities

Blades lacks a talent, but does have fighting skills due to the many brawls he got into. Additionally, he has the ability to transform, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Helicopter after switching from an unknown ground vehicle.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Protectobots
	+ Protectobot Academy
		- Class 2-A
			* Crosswise - Homeroom Tutor
			* Boulder - Friend
			* Chaser - Friend
			* Hot Spot - Classmate
		- Heatwave - Friend
		- Whirl - Classmate
* Autobots
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Artillery - Ally
		- Sonar - Ally
		- Tremor - Ally
	+ Smokescreen - Ally
* Tech Institute
	+ Down-Shift - Ally
* Caminus Central
	+ Midnight Express - Ally
* Maximal Academy
	+ Siege - Ally
* Aerialbot Academy
	+ Overrun - Ally
* Axel Academy
	+ Rubric - Ally

### Enemies

* Decepticons
	+ Motormaster's Sect
		- Stunticons
			* Menasor

## Appearances

### Comic Issues

#### Season 2

* Festival of the Stars *(First Appearance)*

## Trivia

* Blades is based on both his Rescue Bots and Generation 1 incarnations.

\*Homeroom Teacher.

 Midnight Express\* • Down-Shift\* • Smokescreen
\*Cell Leader. | ^Temporary.

## References

1. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/658709893795250176/so-who-is-in-each-branch-of-artillerys