Goldfire

While Goldfire may not be the strongest, smartest, or deadliest of the Autobots, sometimes it's better to have a jack of all trades master of none rather than a master of one. Originally from the "Antissa 2025" universe, he's seen his fair share of action, hailing from Velocitron and abandoning his ambitions to enter the Speedia 500 to aid in the war effort against the Decepticons, and is his Optimus's go-to right hand man whenever two heads are better than one, or if the Autobot leader is otherwise indisposed. This role has given him more than enough experience as a well-ranking officer on top of being a scout and infantry, allowing him take command with a cool head if the need were to arise.

## Personality and Abilities

Generally speaking, Goldfire's in a cooler state of mind than most others of his rank and position. While some may crack under the pressure, he keeps rolling with the flow, improvising and rarely panicking when under stress. His confidence, however, does mean he's prone to overestimating his own abilities and taking on much more responsibility than he can handle alone, or punching a few levels above his weight.

In downtime, he often spends his time with his boyfriend Kestrel, having a drink or two at Maccadam's, or both. He's one of the few 'bots around who's often seen taking it easy, claiming that relaxing and spending time to oneself is just as important to the war effort as training and fighting.

In combat, however, his ability to think on his feet and improvise has proven more than vital in keeping him alive or coming out on top, making great use of his natural speed and relative silence of his CUPRA UrbanRebel alt-mode's electric engine to let him use his wheels mostly silently. In one-on-one combat, his physical averageness tends to come at a detriment when fighting larger and more powerful foes, meaning he's best at hit-and-run tactics and surprise attacks.

### Weaponry

* 2x "Stingers": Goldfire's sole integrated weaponry, two arm-mounted, twin-barreled energy blasters with a high fire rate. The emitters can also project energy blades for close-quarters combat. The blasters sit on his upper forearm, allowing him to use any standard handheld weaponry in addition to his Stingers.

## Bio

### From Velocitron, to Cybertron, to Earth, and back.

Goldfire was forged on the colony world Velocitron, where he lived a fairly ordinary life, blazing through the endless deserts of the planet. While he did have some early political ambitions and sought to improve the standard of life on the planet, these ambitions were put aside once the Autobot/Decepticon war broke out on Cybertron. Making his way to the planet to join the Autobot cause, not only out of the goodness of his spark but also to get some practical experience for a possible other shot at the Speedia 500, he found himself right in the middle of the ages-long conflict, being a long way from home for a very long time. Once the war made it offworld and to Earth, a distinct homesickness started to set in, which he did his best to channel into a resolve to end the war quickly and definitively.

One of the first scouts sent out after the Autobots made planetfall alongside fellow Autobot Exfil, he found that Earth's culture was far more interesting than he ever could've predicted, quickly assimilating many terms, mannerisms, and so on. Come 2025 and the reignition of conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons, as well as between the INSC and CST, Goldfire was named the primary Cybertronian liaison between the Autobots and the INSC, oftentimes working with an ace INSC pilot, in actuality the semi-former Decepticon Kestrel. Despite this, the two were fast friends and worked alongside each other up through the Autobot/Decepticon armistice and well beyond.

### Welcome to the Nexus

Gold arrived in the Nexus some time after Kestrel did, quickly linking up with Autobot forces and nestling comfortably back in his typical role. He would coordinate Autobot patrols, call in bridges when needed, and otherwise handle all the "mission control" needs aboard the Autobot-held Rust Tower and later the Nemesis. At the Rust Tower's invasion, Gold fought against the incursion valiantly, and spearheaded the effort to rescue Aligned Ratchet, who had been trapped behind under some rubble during the tower's collapse and evacuation. Later, at the fall of the Nemesis, he was one of the last 'bots out after defending the bridge area for long enough for almost all of his fellow Autobots to escape. Once operations transitioned back to Metroplex, he once again went on as usual, taking care of any operation needs or deploying on reconnaissance missions to find energon deposits, Decepticon patrols, and so forth.

## Notes

* His alternate mode, the CUPRA UrbanRebel concept car was chosen purely because it was the author's favorite in *Forza Horizon 5.*