Cardinal Convoy

Autobots *(formerly)*

Cardinal Convoy is an enigmatic Neo-Maximal Convoy, whose Talent is Perception Manipulation.

## Official Bio

*An Acadeimos student who managed to escape the Siege by going on vacation a few days before, Cardinal spent the next thousand years going under the radar and escaping the war - but also looking for answers. This quest for answers lead to his body and talent being enhanced even before he became a Convoy, leading to hushed whispers of his activities all under the given nickname of "The Crimson King". When the new regime finally found him, he was given a choice - accept the power of an Energon Matrix and the rank of Convoy, or die at Grand Convoy's feet. He accepted the Matrix, which boosted his powers so much that he can cause processors around him to blank out seconds at a time AND allow him to predict what would happen after that short amount of time. Truly a strong and devastating opponent…*

## History

Sureshot went on vacation days before the Siege of Acadeimos, allowing him to survive the ordeal. He then spent years avoiding the Great War that ensued, going on a quest for answers that resulted in his body and talent being upgraded. Eventually found by Great Convoy, he was given the chance to live by joining the Convoy Council, which he agreed to do and was given an Energon Matrix and the new name Cardinal Convoy.

In Flames Of Future Past Cardinal Convoy was present for when "Brimstone" presented the revived Gridlock and Hightail to the Convoy Council. He avoided eye contact with the twins to avoid being recognized.

Later on, after King Atlas repeatedly failed to go back in time and eliminate Beta Maxx, Cardinal Convoy agreed to go back in time and do the task himself. After staging a lab accident with "Brimstone" to fake his death, he secretly used the Temporal Portal to go to the past. The Resistance learned of the accident in Burning Noumander, but Guzzle was not convinced the Convoy was truly dead.

Once in the past, Cardinal Convoy took the place of his past self by removing his matrix for disguise. During the Festival of the Stars "Sureshot" explained to Beta Maxx that Tap-Out would be fighting first due to being on the top left of the screen, before telling Sideways he was sticking around due to missing his flight off world when asked if he was suppossed to be on vacation. When the tournament ended and the broadcast was hijacked by Megazarak, "Sureshot" intercepted Beta as he ran to stop it and slammed him into the wall, before telling him that he needed to let go of trying to change the past and putting his matrix back in, revealing his true identity. This resulted in the Decepticons attacking as intended.

With the Siege of Acadeimos now underway, Cardinal Convoy remarked that while Beta had been hard to find, he now had nowhere to run. But as it turned out, Beta was able to use his talent to escape Cardinal Convoy's grasp and kick him through the wall outside, where his yelling that a Convoy could not be stopped and fate couldn't be changed attracted the attention of Long Haul, Skullgrin, and Groundpounder, resulting in Cardinal Convoy being left by Beta to deal with the Decepticons.

Though damaged in the fight, Cardinal Convoy was able to fight off his attackers and return to his own time, where during Into the Dark he reported his success to Great Convoy. He was then ordered to contact the other Convoys and have them search for the Resistance base.

## Powers and Abilities

Cardinal Convoy possesses the Talent of Perception Manipulation, which allows him to predict what would happen after that short amount of time and can cause processors of those around him to blank out seconds at a time, giving him enough time to dispose his enemies and remain unnoticed. He also carries an Energon Matrix that further enhances his powers.

In addition he also shares his species ability to transform, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Semi Truck.

## Appearances

### Comic Issues

#### Season 2

* Festival of the Stars *(First Comic Appearance)*

#### The Siege

* Siege of Acadeimos
* Into the Dark

### Text Stories

* Flames of Future Past *(First Appearance)*

## Trivia

* Cardinal Convoy is based on Return of Convoy Star Convoy with colors based on Generation 1 Sureshot.
	+ Meanwhile his background and talent abilities are based off Diavolo and his Stand King Crimson from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo.