Wheeljack

**Wheeljack** (ホイルジャック, *Hoirujakku*) is one of the roughest Autobots around. As one of the last surviving Wreckers, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up Decepticons with his swords or inventing new gadgets to blow up Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy and partner, Bulkhead.

He is nicknamed as **Jackie** (ジャッキー, *Jakkī*) to and/or by his chums.

Wheeljack doubts Optimus Prime's leadership capabilities, believing he's more of a stuffy old figurehead than a warrior. Wheeljack also chafes under too much supervision, which *immediately* puts him and the authoritarian Ultra Magnus at odds. That's one of the reasons why he usually takes off shortly after he's arrived. He'd rather be on his own.

"*If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.*"

—Wheeljack.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor:* James Horan (English), Yūki Tai (Japanese), Lorenzo Scattorin (Italian), Dennis Schmidt-Foß (German), Ja-hyeong Gu (Korean), Ricardo Sawaya (Brazilian Portuguese), Raúl Anaya (Latin American Spanish)

### Vehicle Mode

He transforms into a Cybertronian Rally Race Car, when arriving to Earth, he adapts the vehicle mode of a Lancia Stratos.

## Personality

As a member of the Wreckers, Wheeljack is a highly accomplished soldier who has seen plenty of actions and gained plenty of scars doing so. However, Wheeljack is also a cocky, uncouth, and reckless loose cannon who rarely chooses to follow orders from Optimus and hardly takes human well-being into consideration. He also tries to avoid the complications of teamwork, choosing to do his own way most of the time. However, Wheeljack is still trustworthy enough the know that he will return when the Autobots need him as proven when they needed Wheeljack to help with finding an Iacon relic and taking part in the base defense.

Wheeljack has been shown multiple times not taking human saftey into consideration when he brings Miko on his vengeance mission against Rampage and again in their mission against Hardshell. The one exception was when the Autobots were on the run from Decepticons and Jackie had Bulkhead with him too. However he does not wish to kill humans.

Wheeljack's trait for not following orders is strained when Ultra Magnus, the Elite Guard commander, arrives on Earth and is stuck with him as his ship is gone. Jackie and Magnus are at each others throats as Jackie cared only for his own teammates and not his commanders. However when he accompanies Arcee on a mission she manages to talk some sense into him and Wheeljack becomes more of a team player. This helps escpecially when Ultra Magnus in turn becomes less of a drill sergeant and more a family member.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Autobots
	+ Optimus Prime
	+ Sideswipe
	+ Ratchet
	+ Arcee
	+ Windblade
	+ Wreck-Gar
* Omega Sentinels
	+ Omega Supreme
* Autobot Mini-Cons
	+ Fixit
* Dinobots
	+ Grimlock
	+ Swoop
	+ Snarl
* Wreckers
	+ Ultra Magnus
	+ Bulkhead
* Cyber-Ninja Corps
	+ Yoketron
	+ Prowl
	+ Drift
* Cybertron Elite Guard
	+ Strongarm
	+ Blurr
	+ Safeguard
		- Jetfire
		- Jetstorm
* Teen Titans
	+ Robin
	+ Starfire
	+ Raven
	+ Cyborg
	+ Beast Boy
* Titans East
	+ Bumble Bee
	+ Speedy
	+ Aqualad
	+ Más y Menos
* Titans North
	+ Red Star
	+ Argent
	+ Kole
	+ Gnarrk
	+ Wonder Girl
* Titans North
	+ Bushido
	+ Bobby
	+ Melvin
	+ Timmy Tantrum
	+ Teether
* Titans South
	+ Pantha
	+ Wildebeest
	+ Hot Spot
	+ Herald
	+ Jericho
* Honorary Titans
	+ Kid Flash
	+ Killowat
	+ Lightning
	+ Ravager
	+ Thunder
	+ Tramm

### Neutral

* Red X
* Terra
* Jinx

### Enemies

* Decepticons
	+ Megatron
	+ Shockwave
	+ Blitzwing
	+ Lugnut
	+ Soundwave
	+ Swindle
	+ Airachnid
* Insecticons
* Seekers
	+ Starscream
	+ Thundercracker
	+ Dirge
	+ Thrust
	+ Sunstorm
	+ Ramjet
	+ Skywarp
	+ Slipstream
* Nightjaw's gang
	+ Nightjaw
* Decepticon Bounty Hunters
	+ Lockdown
	+ Fracture
* Unicron
* MECH
	+ Deathstroke
	+ Silas
* Blackfire
* Ternion
	+ Plasmus
	+ Overload
	+ Cinderblock
* Mumbo Jumbo
* Dr. Light
* Trigon
* Puppet King
* Trident
* Mad Mod
* Warp
* Atlas
* Control Freak
* Killer Moth
* Kitten
* Fang
* Master of Games
* Punk Rocket
* Johnny Rancid
* H.I.V.E.
	+ Brother Blood
	+ H.I.V.E Headmistress
	+ Gizmo
	+ Mammoth
	+ Billy Numerous
	+ Kyd Wykkyd
	+ Angel
	+ Steamroller
	+ See-More
	+ Private H.I.V.E.
	+ XL Terrestrial
* Professor Chang
* Malchior
* Katarou
* The Locrix
* Shrieker
* Mother Mae-Eye
* Brotherhood of Evil
	+ Brain
	+ Monsieur Mallah
	+ Madame Rouge
	+ General Immortus
* Psimon
* Kardiak
* Andre LeBlanc
* Ding Dong Daddy
* Chesire

## Weapons and Abilities

Wheeljack also possesses a retractable mouth-plate/battle mask like the other Autobots for mission or battle mode purposes. He also has a retractable visor to survey an area, locating certain things, or some other computer-like means.

As a Wrecker, Wheeljack is one of the toughest Autobots online and has displayed great skill in combat, and could even fend off against Rampage alongside Ultra Magnus, as well as that he has proven to be efficient in dual-swordsmanship as he is able to wield his two Katanas with great proficiently to the point where he could even engage Nightlock in battle. He possess a great amount of endurance to the point where he can resist interrogation even from Soundwave and Shockwave.

Though he often prefers to use combat he is skilled in marksmanship and has proven to be a crack shot as he is equipped with two convertible Energon blasters. Additionally he has demonstrated to be a demolition expert as within his inventory he carries explosive grenades which he can use in variety of ways to cripple his opponents, he often refers to this tactic as is signature move 'One grenade, One shot'.

He has also proven to be an escape artist having escaped captivity several times, as he is able to utilise various tactics to confuse and trick his captors, following he was un-hesitant to use anything including using his feet to strangle a Vehicon and blast the console and also utilizing a Jet Vehicon flight abilities near a smelting pit to escape Darkmount.

He is a skilled pilot as he can captain various ships including his personal vessel the Jackhammer which he is able to pilot with exceptional ease and maneuverability, having explored the galaxy and deepest corners of space even Optimus commending him for his ability. His skill aided him as proven by outflanking Sounwave and Laserbeak whom he defeated.

## History

### Past

Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers alongside Bulkhead, Leadfoot, Impactor, Roadbuster, Rotorstorm, Seaspray and Pyro. He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers. Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on Sandokan. However, early on in the war, the Council assigned Bulkhead to be transferred from the Wreckers, partner up with Bumblebee, and aid Optimus in the Battle at Thunderhead Pass, while Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers. Wheeljack took part in the Battle of Darkmount Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. Wheeljack left the Wreckers when Ultra Magnus became Covoy's successor as its leader.

Wheeljack was later approached by the Wrecker Kup at Alfes Station, who was hoping to bring him back to the Wreckers. Wheeljack revealed to Kup that he had been scavenging the wreckage of Decepticon heavy-troops and had discovered that they were clad in nano-crystal lattice armor that had been created in his old lab at Ankmor, and convinced Kup to help him infiltrate the lab to retake it from the Decepticons.

After sneaking into Ankmor, the two Autobots discovered the Decepticons Shockwave and Thundercracker in the middle of experimenting on their fellow Decepticons Rumble and Frenzy. The two Autobots discovered that Shockwave was planning to extract the two Minicons' sparks and place them in Laser cores, allowing them to permanently switch between bodies. Wheeljack and Kup attacked, but Thundercracker released Rumble and Frenzy to back them up. However, Wheeljack revealed to the Decepticons that he had previously laid explosives throughout his lab for just such an occasion, forcing the Decepticons to engage in melee, rather than utilizing weapons. After Shockwave managed to disarm the Wreckers, he ordered Rumble and Frenzy to execute the Autobots, but Wheeljack and Kup to the Minicons' abandoned data disc bodies, gambling that the two wouldn't be willing to harm their old bodies. They were correct, and began beating the two smaller 'cons with their own bodies, before throwing the bodies out of a window into Ankmor's waste canals. As Rumble and Frenzy pursued their discarded bodies, Shockwave called for a retreat, deciding that he couldn't risk Wheeljack detonating the explosives, and fled with Thundercracker, never realizing that Wheeljack had been bluffing.