Ratchet

## History

While not one to talk about his past, Ratchet has a very action packed history. Before the Great War, Ratchet was a member of the Primal Vanguard, a militia force set up to protect Cybertron's colonies during the Age of Expansion.

While stationed on the colony world of Antilla, fellow Primal Vanguard member Oil Slick had discovered a meteor that had crashed not that far from the planets main city. Upon further research on the meteor, Oil Slick had discovered it had traces of what's now referred to as Cosmic Rust. It's unknown what drove Oil Slick into this course of action, but the Cybertronian would weaponise the Rust, turning it into the Cybonic Plague. Ratchet would discover Oil Slick infecting Antilla's Energon supply with the Plague, causing the Cybertronians present to collapse into piles of dust. Risking his life in the process, Ratchet would reverse engineer the Plague as a way to find a cure for it. He would find a cure, but by the time he'd created it, Antilla had already collapsed. Ratchet would take Oil Slick back to Cybertron to be trialed before the Council of Elders.

Ratchets service as a member of the Primal Vanguard came to an end during the War of the Threefold Spark. During the conflict, Ratchet was part of a legion tasked with defending Iacon from Exarchon. The conflict would see the end of the Age of Expansion and, since the Colony Worlds were cut off, the disbanding of the Primal Vanguard.

No longer in Military Service, Ratchet would be inspired by his experience on Antilla and trained to be a Medic. While some of the other Medics were initially skeptical about a Soldier saving lives instead of taking them, they soon took back their accusations when they found out Ratchet was more skilled at the profession than most of them were. When not working at Deltaran Medical Facility, Ratchet would spend time with his Conjunx Endura Arcee. The pair would reminisce the days they fought side by side on countless worlds, now they are just a Medic and a Teacher. When the Ascenticons began to make their presence known around Cybertron, via deadly and inhumane methods, Ratchet and Arcee decided to round up their old Primal Vanguard buddies and fight back.

When it came to the Siege of Iacon, Ratchet had been separated from the rest of his group while fending off the Decepticon attacks. Surrounded and Outgunned, Ratchet believed he had reached the end of his eventful life. That was, until the arrival of the Young Autobot Orion Pax. Orion would fend off the Decepticons, helping Ratchet escape capture. The pair would meet up with Bumblebee who was sneaking his way through the City, looking for Orion.

As the War Progressed, Ratchet would get more grumpy and tired by the Decepticons, and the youth that had made up the majority of the Autobot ranks. Optimus would give Ratchet hope that the War would end, but tragedy struck as the Decepticon allied Lord Zarak poisoned Cybertron, causing the Planet to become uninhabitable. Optimus would order a full scale, planet wide Exodus of Cybertron, ending with the launch of the Ark, and the departure of the last Autobots on Cybertron.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Energon Repair Ray** - Used by most Medics during the Great War, the weapon was an effective way of healing injured teammates quickly. Due to the Energon consumption of the Repair Ray, it say less use as the war went on, resulting in Ratchet weilding the last one that hadn't been melted down for spare parts.
* **Cybertronian Linked Ultra Tactical Combat Helper** (**C.L.U.T.C.H.**) - A drone developed at the Tail end of the War, the C.L.U.T.C.H. would be used by Medics to help scout reckages and tend to the injured. Ratchet would have his "borrowed" by Tracks, who repainted it colours that matched Ratchet.
* **Polarity Gauntlets** - Created by a Decepticon Scientist during the war, the Polarity Gauntlets granted the user control over Magnetism. The Autobots would steal the Gauntlets some time during the War, gifting the Weapons to Ratchet, who would use the technology for Medical Purposes and Search and Rescue. Ratchet would later fix the Gauntlets permanently onto his arms.
* **Enhanced Scalpels** - Bladed weapons from his time with the Primal Vanguard, the Enhanced Scalpels were given their name as a joke among the Autobots due to them being used by a Medic.
* **Blow Torches** - Additions made to Ratchet after becoming a Medic. Mainly used for welding, they are sometimes used to fix Decepticons together.

### Weaknesses

* **Old Age** - While this may seem insulting, Ratchet is quite old by Cybertronian standards.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* He has threatened to kill fellow Autobots for damaging some of his medical equipment and some of the random tools he creates.
* On the Ark, he shares Crew Quarters with Wheeljack. While he does find the Engineer mildly irritating, Ratchet does get along with him quite well.

### Notes

* The Universe 2020.06 Version of Ratchet is a Composition of his Aligned, Animated, and IDW Comics Incarnations.

## Appearances

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