Bumblebee

Bumblebee is an Autobot warrior scout and a protagonist of Transformers: Sonic Prime. He's also a member of Team Prime and Sealth Team.

## Bumblebee

### Affiliation

* Team Prime
* Sealth Team

## History

Bumblebee was born as one of the last generation to be created from the Well of Allsparks after it had ceased producing life. During 'The Great War', Bumblebee joined the Autobots where he fought alongside Optimus Prime and several other comrades during the centuries-old skirmish.

At an unknown point, Bumblebee took part in an operation to track down Overload, a Decepticon spy who had managed to destroy a selection of Autobot installations. Bumblebee attempted to apprehend him, tragically however he was brutally overpowered by the physically-superior Decepticon; however, Overload was eventually captured by his leader, Optimus and placed into stasis.

He attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plans to keep the AllSpark from Megatron by launching it into space. Bumblebee was uneasy with this course of action, but did not argue after Ironhide told him to trust in Optimus.

When they neared the Well of AllSparks, Optimus, Bumblebee, and the others learned that Megatron was moving in much earlier than expected. Bumblebee volunteered to act as the group's secondary line of defense should Megatron get past the Wreckers. Optimus granted Bumblebee's request, though he had Cliffjumper join him. On their way to their post, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper ran afoul of Barricade. They engaged the Decepticon, and after a brief tussle, left him behind beaten and unconscious. In doing so, they helped disrupt the Decepticons' entire field position.

Bumblebee was then captured at Tyger Pax. The interrogation by Megatron was brutal, but he was later found and a field medic saved his life, though his voice box was a loss. Later on, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper invaded Airachnid's lair to rescue Arcee and Tailgate. Bumblebee blasted a couple of Vehicons, but they were too late to save Tailgate. They carried Arcee out as she told them she'd been unable to save her partner.

Years later, after the war, Bumblebee was stationed on Earth under Optimus Prime's command, along with Arcee, Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Prowl and Ratchet.
When Bumblebee first arrived on Earth, he frequently felt homesick for Cybertron. He managed to overcome his grief by learning about and adopting various Earth customs.

## Personality

Bumblebee is a quiet and a very playful Autobot. He seems to never bother his teammates at all and even the human kids look up to him. Despite his nice demeanour, Bumblebee holds a burden in him, due to Megatron ripping out his voice box during his time back on Cybertron. Bumblebee doesn't realize that he doesn't have to prove anything to his teammates and that they all see him as a valuable member of the Autobots. He seems to possess some irresponsibility problems as he jumped on the chance to engage in illegal street racing and disobey some of Optimus's orders.

Despite his long history with the Autobots, Bumblebee wanted to take the ultimate step and gain the courage to be bold. He didn't realize however, that he had already become bold on his own and was looked at highly by the other Autobots. Bumblebee's biggest challenge is convincing himself that he is the only one that sees him unfit to carry out tasks in the Autobots' missions. Despite being a soldier, Bumblebee is still young by Cybertronian standards and has the mind set of 12-16-year-old child. It has been implied by Arcee that Bumblebee watches Earth cartoons on Saturdays. However, when the situation calls for it Bumblebee can become very serious. It is implied that Bumblebee is very ashamed of not being able to speak and did not tell Raf and Tails how he lost his voice box. However, Bumblebee becomes a bit happy when Tails vows that he'll find a way to fix his voice box.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Transformation:** Bumblebee is able to transform into a vehicle car. He can also transform back into his robot form.
* **Speed:** Bumblebee is an excellent scout, due to his speed and small size. He was even able to race against others such as Cliffjumper, Sonic, Knock Out and Smokescreen.
* **Strength:** Bumblebee is able to hold his own in battle facing off opponents such as Breakdown and Skyquake.

## Relationships

* **Optimus Prime:** During the war, Bumblebee met Optimus Prime when he was delivering a message to him. Though he was unfamiliar with the Autobot's physical appearance, Bumblebee still took on the mission and joined with him and Ratchet. After Cybertron's end, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus to Earth.
* **Ratchet:** After Bumblebee was nearly-scrapped by Megatron and was left for dead, Ratchet met and stabilized him. However, he was unable to restore his voice.
* **Arcee:** Bumblebee met Arcee somewhere between the fall of Cybertron and Arcee's arrival to Earth with Cliffjumper. Over their years as teammates on Earth, the two became friends, with Arcee once referring to Bumblebee as family.
* **Bulkhead:** Bumblebee and Bulkhead became friends during the fall of Cybertron and their battles on Earth when they first arrived.
* **Cliffjumper:** During the War on Cybertron, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper teamed up and battled Barricade. They later rescued Arcee from Airachnid's trap, but they were too late to save Tailgate since he was already killed by the Spider-Bot. They then reunited when Cliffjumper arrived to Earth, along with his new partners, Arcee and Prowl.