Blackout

Kaon, Cybertron *(Formerly)*

Forge-Ship *(Formerly)*

Combatrons *(Formerly)*

Combatron Heavy Brigade *(Formerly)*

Axe

Split Missiles

Blackout is a Decepticon in Onslaught's Sect with the talent EMP Generation.

## Official Bio

*Most tend to believe Blackout to be little more than a big brute or something. But she has a keen and analytical mind that makes her a dangerous opponent if you were to face her in combat. A keen mind that appears to be forged by an unknown history of grief and strike, something she hasn't been keen to talk about. Maybe her need to prove herself isn't for the upper echelons of the Decepticons - it's for herself to make up for her own perceived failures, whatever they might be.*

## History

*Blackout was created aboard a Combatron Forge-Ship, being created to serve in the Combatron Heavy Brigade. Surviving the Combatron Wars, Blackout would go to Cybertron, and she found a kinship with the people of Kaon and chose to live there, falling in with the Raiders led by Adrestia when the Functionists attempted to take control of the city and becoming the second-in-command of the group.*

*In Bastion Point Blackout stood behind her commander, "Nemesis", at Bastion Point, awkwardly dancing the Kaoner intimidation ritual in defiance of the Functionaries that had come to destroy the old fortress. Looking at the number of Functionaries, Blackout whispered to "Nemesis" to ask if she thought the plan would work even with the Raiders being outnumbered, and expressed uncertainty that she felt disgusted by them, only to point out the Functionaries were sending a representative, Malleus Ambus. After the High Functionary ordered his troops to suppress the Raiders and "Nemesis" ordered them to attack, Blackout stayed close to her commander and followed up her strikes with a swing from her axe to quickly take down several Functionaries, forcing them into a retreat.*

*During In-Between Blackout was handed a stack of Decepticon badges by Adrestia and was instructed to put one on and hand the rest out to the other Raiders in their hideout next to Bastion Point, learning that they now served Megatron. Asking Addy if she was sure about the entanglement, Blackout frowned when she looked at the badges and pointed out that the Decepticons were bigger than Kaon, questioning what they wanted that would be the end of the Age of Balance. When Addy told her that the only hope the Kaoners had was to get their culture back from the Iaconers and remove the bad from the good, Blackout admitted that she wasn't a true Kaoner herself, but she felt kinship with them due to them having also gotten the poor end of the stick in life, and she was assured by her commander that she wouldn't be let down, only to be warned by Aphelion that R.A.T.T.s were coming.*

*Confronting the Tactical Functionaries that had come to attack Bastion Point in Confrontation, Blackout shouted that she wouldn't let them get away with what they'd done and fired Split Missiles at them. Growling when Malleus Ambus stated he'd be willing to kill everyone in Kaon and repopulate it with more civilized bots if he had to, Blackout was then knocked back by a swing of his hammer, but when she saw the light of the Lon Laith heat up around Addy, Blackout tried to warn her friend before she went too far, but was too late. After watching Addy kill Malleus and listen to her order her to kill every last Functionary even if they surrendered, Blackout could only desperately try to make her stop and looked into her friend's optics, finding that she seemed to look much older and was simply told that no Functionary could be allowed to live in Kaon.*

*At some point Blackout would be trained at Fort Scyk, which she found to be horrible.*

*Blackout would later be informed by Adrestia that she was done with the Raiders and the Decepticon cause before leaving them, and* Blackout became a member of Onslaught's Sect.

In X - Inner Demons Blackout was among those at the C.D Pub that raised their weapons when Shockaract came in, having mistaken him for his template, Rampage.

During Sinister Simulation, Blackout was among those dragged into Bisk's Realm, where she became a Strongwoman for the Circus of Wonders run by the Ringmaster. After bickering with the Great Ape about not arm-wrestling on stage and making him go to his room for the tone he used with her, the Strongwoman was then found by the lost Lightbright and Glyph, and she gave them directions on how to leave, warning them not to get too close to the tigers. She later found Bumblebee's party by the cages and demanded to know what they were doing, and when the Tiefling Cleric insisted they were keeping the orc brothers as slaves, the Strongwoman insisted they weren't slaves and were only in the cage to keep the Younger Orc Brother from killing people, insisting that the first thing he'd done was eating the clown. When the Ringmaster came backstage, the Strongwoman informed him that the party was trying to free "the animal", but her choice of words led to Shockaract, who had managed to regain his true personality, becoming enraged and grabbing Hot Shot, and as the Strongwoman insisted to the Tiefling Cleric that them not trying to hurt the Orc didn't matter at that point and prepared to save Hot Shot, she was knocked down when Shockaract threw the door to his cage at her and the Ringmaster. Eventually, once Bisk was defeated, Blackout was returned to normal in the real world.

Later in Extreme Heist, Blackout was guarding the complex underneath the C.D. Pub when she was attacked by Black Convoy. Thrown into one of the labs, Blackout pointed out Black Convoy to "Doc" and Hotlink.

### The Siege

#### Aborted Timeline

During the Siege of Acadeimos Blackout was among the troops led by Armory to confront Artillery. However, when Glyph used a holoform of the Deus Machina Ex to fight back against the Decepticons, Blackout saw that the portal Soundwave had opened at the teleport station was closing and informed him of it.

#### Revised Timeline

In the altered timeline, Blackout managed to avoid capture after the attack failed, and she stuck with Onslaught when the Decepticons scattered due to Megatron being captured.

*During In Maccadam's Bar, A Decision is Made Blackout went to Maccadam's with several other former Combatrons when she saw Adrestia there, and glared at her as she confronted her old friend about abandoning her and Aphelion due to being done with their cause, and how she was now on the news as a hero. Invited to walk to the balcony to look out at un-space, Blackout asked Addy what the point was and demanded to know if she even had one or wanted her to admit that she and the Raiders had chosen the wrong side. Questioning what the cycles of history enslaving the living had to do with her remarks, Blackout listened to Addy tell her how the Functionists had sought to keep them from leaving their mark on history, but when she noted that this domination was still going on, Blackout remarked that Heroes were also doing it, and when Addy told her that she just had to take her hand and she'd be freed from the cycle, Blackout hesitantly reached out and grabbed it.*

*Adrestia found that the understanding between Al-Van Ranks and E-Selda Shun to be similar to the one she had with Blackout.*

*Blackout would end up being tasked by Shockwave with helping Ser-Ket transfer the stasis locked Thunderwing to Fort Scyk. Driving a hover-hauler, she stopped at the edge of the Hydrax Plateau and asked Ser-Ket if it was a good idea to bring Thunderwing to the camp, pointing out how she knew firsthand how awful it was, only to be instructed to keep going. When Ser-Ket remarked how odd it was that Shockwave had been willing to help Thunderwing without payment, Blackout explained to the guards at the fort that she was just bringing in a new recruit, and once she was let in she told her companion that she'd heard Shockwave had once been close to Ephemeris due to being in the Patterners together, only to look out at the cadets being trained just as cruelly as she'd been and felt sympathy for the young War-Path getting lashed for "lacking will". Fusion observed Blackout bringing Thunderwing in to Fort Scyk, but he informed Speeder that he had no idea who she was.*

In Operation Tryptich Blackout was present when the Stunticons Reloaded met with Onslaught's forces, chatting with Wildrider while their leaders discussed forming an alliance.

## Powers and Abilities

Blackout's talent allows her to generate EMP pulses, shorting out machinery in a radius around her. It is unknown if her talents is strong enough to knock out Cybertronians, nor whether it's possible for her to short herself out.

In addition, Blackout also possesses the ability to change forms, taking on the form of a Cybertronian jet.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Combatrons
	+ Combatron Heavy Brigade
* Decepticons
	+ Raiders
	+ Soundwave
	+ Onslaught's Sect
	+ Thunderwing's Sect
		- Aphelion - Friend
		- Thunderwing
		- Ser-Ket
	+ Stonecrusher's Sect
		- Daggerstrike
	+ Motormaster's Sect
		- Race Track Patrol
			* Motorhead
		- Stunticons
			* Wildrider
	+ Thundercracker's Sect
		- Beastbox
		- Hotlink
	+ Straxus' Sect
		- Slipstream
	+ Reflector Trio
		- Spectro
	+ Makeshift
	+ "Doc"
	+ Armory
	+ Shatter
	+ Dropkick
* Autobots
	+ Adrestia/"Nemesis" - Former Commander/Friend
	+ Cybertron Defense Corp
		- Obsidian
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Lightbright
		- Glyph
		- Transmutate
* Shockwave

### Enemies

* Functionists
	+ Malleus Ambus
	+ Functionaries
	+ Tactical Functionaries
* Decepticons
	+ Thundercracker's Sect
		- Bisk
* Neo-Maximals
	+ Convoy Council
		- Black Convoy
* Autobots
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Artillery
* Shockaract

## Appearances

### Comic Issues

#### Season 1

* X - Inner Demons *(First Appearance - Arm Only)*

#### Season 2

* Sinister Simulation
* Extreme Heist

### Text Stories

#### Other Text Stories

* In Maccadam's Bar, A Decision is Made
* The Raiders Saga
	+ Bastion Point
	+ In-Between
	+ Confrontation

## Gallery

Blackout in her vehicle modeBlackout as "Strongwoman" from Sinister Simulation
## Trivia

* Blackout is based on the *Transformers* movie character of the same name, with elements taken from her *Beast Wars: Uprising* Generation 1 and *Animated* incarnations.
* Blackout shares her body-type with Grindor, Whirl, Chopter, Splinter, Vertigo, Spinister, Aphelion, Novashock, and Venom.

\*Former Member|^Double Agent