Beta Levo

Levist Beta

Light Whip Boy *(Convex)*

Beta Levo is a senior student of the Aerialbot Academy with the talent known as Light Whip.

## Official Bio

*Beta Levo is every single stereotype of a typical Senior - cynical, hard-drinking, and lazy. Although Aerosis prides itself on the fortitude of the students that pass through its halls, Beta is respected by very few. He intends to become a mercenary upon graduation, although the studies are geared towards either normal hero work or active duty in the Cybertron Defense Corp.*

## History

Beta Levo was the son of Glidestorm and Shrikeblade, inheriting the cockpit arm of his mother and living in Altihex with her after his father left them both, *only wearing the optic sight he gave to him because it looked cool.* He would leave Cybertron to attend Aerialbot Academy and learn the skills needed to become a mercenary or Cybertron Defense Corp member, though he earned little respect from his peers. He would frequently drink oil, which got him in trouble with his teachers on multiple occasions.

In his first year Beta Levo entered the Tournament of Heroes during the 46th Festival of the Stars and fought his first match against Autobot Academy student Ramjet. *Beta nearly fell into slag during the fight, only to be saved by his opponent even at the cost of his own arm. As a result of this, a rematch was held, and* *this time Beta made it out of their fight on a tower undamaged and had to use his whip to climb down platforms to help his opponent up. After informing Ramjet of his lose the pair went out to Maccadam's for drinks, and Beta came to believe that he and Ramjet would have been friends had they stayed in touch.*

For his senior year Beta Levo was placed in Class 1-A under the tutelage of Snowblind. *Beta would take many medical classes, and made sure not to miss any.* Along with the rest of the students he travelled to Acadeimos for the 47th Festival of the Stars.

*While on the shuttle during the flight in The Announcement Beta Levo sat in the back of the ship and drank a can of oil as he listened to Silverbolt instruct the students on how to win fights in the tournament. He questioned his teacher on why he couldn't just whip his opponent when they wouldn't be expected to fight fair, and pointed out that based on his previous experience fighting, a simple strategy could easily work, before apologizing for his interruption. When Silverbolt went to check on yelling from other students, Beta tried to see what was happening, only to be annoyed that his view was blocked. Getting another oil can, he figured that Silverbolt was calling him to the office once again for drinking, only to find that Misfire was also in there. Learning that he would have to watch over the younger bot, Beta asked the teacher if Misfire was the kid of one of his friends, only to learn that he was a misplaced student from Autobot Academy, surprising him on account of Misfire being a flier and leading him to joke that they were breading like petro rabbits. Once Silverbolt dismissed them Beta slung the freshman over his shoulder and carried him out, assuring him that he was a great babysitter. Putting Misfire down after learning his name, Beta patted his head and offered the young bot a drink, but couldn't get a response out of him. Telling Misfire he had a strange name and not to be so uncomfortable, he lead him to the dining room and announced that he'd pay for the freshman's food, assuring him that it wasn't a problem. Buying refined energon for Misfire and energon wine for himself, Beta showed his ward that his optic was fine under his patch and explained the story behind it and his family. Listening to Misfire tell his own story, Beta asked him for more details about his aunt Moonheart, explaining how he didn't want to grow up to become a hero and just wanted a regular job. Questioning whether Autobot Academy made heroes like Ramjet anymore after Misfire admitted to also not wanting to be a hero and telling the freshman that the tournaments were usually safe, Beta assured Silverbolt that he and Misfire were doing alright and making interesting conversation, but was glad to learn they would be arriving soon.*

Upon making it to Acadeimos Beta Levo flew down to the surface with the rest of the passengers.

*Asking Misfire if he was doing okay know that he was back where he belonged, Beta Levo was dragged by the freshman to be introduced to his friends, which he reluctantly decided to go along with. Finding Bomb-Burst and Nautica at the park, Beta patted the latter on her shoulder and introduced himself, and upon seeing her shyness he crouched to assure her that she was in good company and gave her a set of cronium crystals as a gift. Happy that Nautica was now smiling Beta noticed Bomb-Burst talking to him but didn't catch his name, leading the senior to tell him to learn proper introductory skills and tried to get the group to make sure everyone knew each other's name. Hearing that Nautica was unsure of what to talk about, Beta suggested she tell them about her hobbies before letting Misfire know that he would have to buy drinks next time on account of his own money having run out. When Archadis asked what he missed, Beta told him that it was unimportant before asking if they knew each other, and introducing himself and the others once he learned they didn't, convinced that the newcomer was a femme. He then questioned why Archadis had chosen such bright colored armor that would be easily seen by the enemy, before pointing out that he didn't believe stealth was the only way to go when a whip would work. When Archadis called whips barbaric, Beta posed with his own weapon and told his companion all the ways he could use it before asking if he was okay. However, Beta ended up revealing his belief that Archadis was a lady and was confused by his anger until he fell and realized the problem, getting up and apologizing, but not without some teasing. Pointing out that he only fell from his distraction at how sleek Archadis was, Beta asked why his armor was so feminine and was surprised to find that he had been built that way. Telling Archadis that he would put the accident behind him, Beta suggested they go get drinks and headed for a local inn, giving multiple reasons for why he was going to the festival as he walked. Beta then offered Archadis a can of oil and laughed when he messed up a large sip before showing his companion the proper technique. Seeing that Archadis wasn't enjoying the oil, Beta gave him purified energon instead, but was concerned when he didn't react to the taste and was told by his companion that he didn't enjoy it, leading Beta to suggest they find the local cafeteria, but was cool with Archadis declining. Remarking how he would be cooking Archadis right then if he was a petro-rabbit, Beta assured his companion that it was just a joke stemming from his hunger, before suggesting they train for the tournament and flew off to a nearby mountain. Arriving to find that Misfire was already there, Beta greeted his friend before bowing and introducing himself to Tailgate. When Hosehead suggested that the two groups train together, Beta questioned who would join him and Archadis, and found that he would be teamed up with Misfire and Bomb-Burst. But when the freshmen mentioned Ramjet, Beta questioned who he was, realizing from Hosehead's description that he was the bot he had fought in the previous tournament, leading him to tell Bomb-Burst about it. Asking if they were going to fight or not, Beta proceeded to use his whip to try breaking through Tailgate's ice wall, eventually succeeding and hitting her in the back with ice.*

*In Festival Of Stars Pt. 1 Tournament Beta Levo waited with Archadis to see the roster for that year's Tournament of Heroes. Seeing that Archadis would be fighting Arcee, Beta joked about her name before telling Archadis that he would turn his whip on him if he lost the fight before reading the rest of the list. He then told Archadis that he didn't want him to lose before drinking some energon wine he had bought and filled his oil can with.*

*During Festival Of Stars Pt. 2 The Gala! Beta Levo was walking around when he noticed Ramjet was lying down unconscious and too heavily injured to be recognized near the workshop. Checking to see if he was still alive, Beta then knocked on the workshop door to see if anyone was inside, and when he got no response he started kicking the door to try and get it open. When Convex answered the door annoyed, Beta angrily told her that he was trying to help an injured student and demanded her help in carrying him inside so he could operate on him. Remarking how arrogant Convex was when she refused to let him in, Beta threatened to get her kicked out of Autobot Academy if Ramjet died and pointed out that with the medics most likely busy with the Festival of Stars going on, he would fix the student up himself. Beta then picked Ramjet up and told Convex what he looked like to see if she knew anything about him, but when she and Nautica told him to wait while they had a discussion, Beta shouted that they should be ashamed for not helping him before storming off. He then called Silverbolt and let him know about the injured student, as well as Convex and Nautica's refusal to help, and asked the teacher what he should do, letting him know that despite not having medical tools and having trained to be a mercenary, he wouldn't leave anyone to die from their wounds. Beta told Silverbolt where he was and asked for some medical supplies to fix the wounds that appeared to have been caused by a beast so there wouldn't be any panic caused among the medics, but he reluctantly flew him to the medbay when Silverbolt told him to do so after giving Convex one last glare. Laying Ramjet down, Beta asked Silverbolt what to do next and told Roadblock to help move Ramjet and tell him what he knew about the injured student if he wanted to be of assistance. Once Silverbolt arrived, Beta let him know about Ramjet's injuries and his poor job of patching them himself, concluding that someone else had caused this and was still out there. Seeing that Alarmus had come over, Beta laughed when Roadblock revealed what Ramjet's name was and remarked that whoever gave it must have been dumb, before agreeing with the sophomore that Ramjet was tough based on his experience fighting him. Glad to see Alarmus was looking after him, Beta asked if Ramjet had any one close to him so he could get information about who might have attacked him.*

*After waiting around, Beta Levo asked if Alarmus was sure it would take a week for Ramjet to wake up, considering he was quite tough, and offered to use his medical training to fix Ramjet up himself so they could find out who attacked him and make sure no one else got hurt. Learning that Alarmus was only estimating Ramjet's recovery time, Beta requested medical tools so he could stabilize the injured senior, even suggesting he'd go over her head if she said no, and after he got permission he had to ask her where the tools were kept, though he had to clarify he wasn't asking the same question twice. Beta then used the tools to cut out a piece of metal stuck in Ramjet's chest and patched the wound before returning his energon levels to normal, before thanking the doctor for her help and asking for her name. Once he got it, Beta asked what he should do next to help Ramjet, only to realize that he'd been calling Alarmus a mech the whole time and apologized, noting that he needed to get his optics checked. Beta was cleaning his tools when Offroad and Rook arrived to check on Ramjet, and after asking Alarmus if they'd be able to get information out of Ramjet soon, Beta noticed Offroad still hanging around and asked the medic what she knew about him, finding the senior rather suspicious. Concerned when Alarmus warned him that Offroad was unstable, Beta found it stupid that Offroad had never been checked out by a psychiatrist and asked what they should do about him, wondering how they could make him leave. However, when Offorad asked how Ramjet was leaving before vanishing in a cloud of smoke, Beta asked Alarmus how he had done that, and was shocked to not only hear that Offroad didn't have the talent for that, but that he was a pretender, and questioned how he could possibly have gotten that kind of power, not liking a mystery he couldn't solve. When Roadblock arrived with an energon sample he'd found near the area Ramjet had been injured, Beta patted him on the back for getting them closer to finding the attacker and offered to teach him some Aerialbot fighting moves. Beta then told both Roadblock and the awakened Ramjet that Offroad had evaporated, and he assured Ramjet that he wasn't lying due to a grudge from their last fight, and even told him that he was glad he was alive. When Ramjet responded to Beta calling him "Conehead" by mocking his cockpit arm, Beta came over and poked his shoulder, telling him that his arm was still better than Ramjet's injured jaw, before heading out, letting Ramjet know that he had some questions for him after he had time to rest. Beta then called Silverbolt to let him know Ramjet was now okay and that he was going to look for the attacker before he hurt anyone else, before asking if there was anyone who could help Ramjet recover faster to avoid taking up more of the medics' time.*

## Powers and Abilities

Beta Levo's Talent allows him to materialize an energy whip which he can then use as a weapon with a decent reach or to get to places he couldn't without it. Especially useful in cases where he couldn't transform and get upwards in his jet mode. He also wears a sight over one of his optics to help him in combat.

He, like many other Cybertronians, can also transform, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Jet.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Glidestorm - Father
* Shrikeblade - Mother
* Aerialbots
	+ Aerialbot Academy
		- Class 1-A
			* Snowblind - Homeroom Tutor
			* Stormjet - Classmate
		- Archadis - Friend
		- Silverbolt - Teacher
* Autobots
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Bomb-Burst - Acquaintance
		- Misfire - Friend
		- Nautica - Acquaintance
		- Roadblock - Acquaintance
		- Offroad
		- Ramjet - Friend
		- Convex
		- Rook
		- Alarmus - Acquaintance

### Enemies

* Autobots
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Hosehead - Training Opponent
		- Tailgate - Training Opponent

## Appearances

### Roleplay Arcs

#### Festival of Stars

* Festival Of Stars Pt. 1 Tournament
* Festival Of Stars Pt. 2 The Gala!

## Gallery

Beta Levo in his vehicle modeConcept art of Beta LevoUnused Halloween costume
## Trivia

* Beta Levo is a partial transplant of Artork312's Aerialbot OC from his comic *Transformers: Vedruniverse*, whose name is a pun related to Alpha Bravo from *Combiner Wars*.
	+ Meanwhile several of Beta's personality quirks, his talent's abilities and his unused Halloween costume reference several Belmonts from the *Castlevania* franchise, mainly Trevor from the Netflix anime and Richter from *Rondo of Blood*.

\*Homeroom Teacher.