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Artila Von Tronus

Artillery (820.10 Kappa)

Artillery (419.00 Beta)

Artillery is a Freshman student at Autobot Academy and Resistance leader with the talent Aura of Dominance

## Official Bio

### Original

*Artillery wasn't planning on becoming a hero. Before coming to Autobot Academy, Artillery had been building up an army of students from every school she had attended, plotting a very dastardly scheme, using the influence of her father, a well-known chairman on multiple schoolboard for her own ideals. However, Autobot Academy does not have a schoolboard, prompting her to try and conquer the school the old fashioned way - making up a tragic backstory painting her father as a villainous mastermind and her to take down his machinations. Buts is there more truth to this story than even she realizes?*

### Updated

*There was a time when Artillery was sure of her place in this world - leading a new revolution that took the Hero System by storm, making the past be the past and the future what those with the will shape it to be. But she's seen a future where the Convoy and the crimelord she saw as obstacles were eliminated... and now to find a new path, she seeks answers in the past she once dismissed, including a mysterious movement, a Circle of Light.*

## History

### Before Joining the Academy

Artillery was the daughter of Megatron and Kiloton, though she was raised by her stepmother Thunderblast, not knowing her real parents. She grew to believe that the Autobot government was corrupt due to favoring those who had talents over those who didn't. By claiming her father had been made chairman of the school board by Megatron after being inspired by a bratty rich girl at the first school she attended, Artillery was able to transfer between several other schools in the Commonwealth with her friends Sonar and Tremor, where she formed a Resistance from the students to stand up against the Decepticons and bring about a society that recognized heroism as about the deeds, not the powers. She eventually set her sights on Devius Central, but wound up filling paperwork to attend Autobot Academy instead.

### Freshman Year- First Semester

In Bionics vs Biologicals, Artillery was amongst student aboard the *Xantium*, sitting besides Sonar. She was dropped into the Forest of Trials, and made her way to the Academy.

In Day One *and The First Test,* on their first day at the Academy, Artillery, Sonar and Tremor stood on the academy steps, where Artillery swear to rule all of the academies, earning several looks of confusion by passers-by. Artillery first entered Class 4-C, where she found Sunstreaker and Sideswipe harassing "Mini" for being in the wrong classroom, only to realize that they themselves were in the wrong classroom. Artillery, Sonar and Tremor then attempted to enter Class 4-B, their assigned class, only to discover "GorillaBot" standing in the doorway, much to the three's shock and terror. *In class Artillery introduced herself and explained her talent to her homeroom teacher, Rollout, and told Sonar to stop being so dramatic with her introduction, before sneaking out of class with Sonar and Tremor as Rollout prepared to get his lesson started. They then returned in time for Artillery to watch other students show off their talents.* Later, after Tremor identified the three top-dogs of the year group as "Mini", "GorillaBot" and Rampage, with fellow Freshman Hot Shot being the only person to not associate with them, Artillery approached Hot Shot to determine him as a threat, stating that her father was on the board of governors, only for Windblade, one of the teachers, to point out the Autobot Academy didn't have a board of governors. This lead Artillery to unfortunately realizing that she had not arrived at Devius Central as she had intended. Later, as Artillery, Sonar and Tremor ate in one of the fast food restaurant in the student village, Artillery made a speech about her father being appointed by a corrupt government, and using the opportunity to build a resistance to said government. Most of the students present found her weird *or egotistical, and Artillery sat down in silence after Ramjet yelled to her that no one cared or believed her*. When a dejected Artillery left with Sonar and Tremor, they were approached by Hot Shot, who said he was willing to help her in her quest to overthrow the evil forces. She would later find further support from Moonracer, Nightracer and "GorillaBot". Behind closed doors, Artillery did not have much hope. She then checked in with her associates at other academies.

In Fight Sim Club, Artillery attended the Freshman's first training exercise. At the briefing, she watched as Kup explained that they they would be split into a "Hero" and "Villain" team and fighting each other. When Star Convoy arrived to inspire them, Artillery was the only one who was unimpressed. Placed on the "Villain" team, Artillery quickly took charge. As she and Sonar looked at the rest of their team, they commented on how they were getting a bit too much into their villainous roles, before setting themselves up inside a power planet in the Simulation Site to hold it hostage. Hot Shot burst in and attempted to engage Artillery, only to be thrown out by Arcee. Later, the group were attacked by Steeljaw, who was quickly subdued by Lightbright. However, Steeljaw made a point that Artillery was liable to double cross them. When questioned about this, Artillery simply stated that it was part of being a villain. This resulted in fighting between the villain team, allowing the hero team to swoop in and claim victory. In the aftermath, Artillery took the loss angrily.

In Jaws of Steel, Tongue of Silver, Steeljaw passed Artillery, Sonar and Tremor, noting them as some of the enemies he'd made during his time at the Academy.

In Kind of Hard to be a Hero, Artillery and Hot Shot watched as a division of Autotroopers arrived on Acadeimos to bump up security in preparation for the Festival of the Stars. Expressing she was planning to move on to the next Academy, she called a meeting with the cell members, explaining that she'd be moving on. However, as she stated the cell would need a new leader, the mysterious "Jetman" crashed through the window. Stating that she wasn't ready to leave, "Jetman" announced that he had a plan to get this point through to her. Utilizing an electronic paint job, she and her fellow cell members arrived in a training room, where "Jetman" informed them that they would be facing drones. Scouting the artificial city with Hot Shot, the pair were attacked by an airborne drone which launched a payload of rockets at the pair. Attempting to warn the others of the drone, Artillery found out from Tremor they had found a heavily armoured drone, also attacking them. As they ran from the airborne drone, Artillery and Hot Shot ran into Moonracer and Nightracer, who used their respective arsenals to deal with both drones. As the cell regrouped, they were surprised when the drones rose up, revealing themselves not to be drones, but a pair of generals who had arrived with the contingent of Autotroopers. Realising they were dealing with a pair of esteemed generals, the cell scattered, with Artillery hiding in a tree with Sonar and Tremor. In the aftermath, "Jetman" stated that they had supposedly "won" his challenge, and that they would continue this fellow week. Angry, Artillery threatened "Jetman" to stay away, causing him to flee. Despite this, she relented on leaving, realising the cell needed more training before she was to move on.

In Naught but a Game, Artillery was among the students who signed up to join Armorball, a game created by Armorhide and Bumblebee. When the arena they were practicing was booked out beforehand, the group attempted to find a spot in the Forest of Trials to practice, only to get lost. As her fellow students bickered over whose fault it was, Artillery quickly came to regret diverting from her resistance business to join the game. When "Mini" mysteriously gained face paint, Artillery got him to lead he group to the source, where they found the C.D. Pub. When Armorhide volunteered to in to check it out, Artillery decided to go in with him. Looking round, Artillery decided to ask one of the patrons, Crystal Widow, for any help, who said they had a teleporter in the back. As Crystal Widow showed her the teleporter, Armorhide started panicking to Artillery, claiming that the bartender shot him in his dreams. When Rampage arrived to see where everyone was, Rampage recogonized Crystal Widow, who attacked several student earlier in the year when they traversed the forest of trials, which Crystal Widow explained away as being one of the actors involved. Once Rampage fetched the rest of the lost students, thing got worse with the arrival of the Insecticons, who attacked Rampage, accidentally starting a barfight. With the barfight as cover, Artillery and the other students were able to teleport back to the Academy, surprising Circuit, who had walked back by himself. Back safe, the group split up, and Artillery went to do something to wind down and relax.

In Observations in Team Dynamics, Artillery attended an assembly where it was stated that the students would be taking part in a program where they would shadow professional heroes. Placed in a group with Aranea, Apathet, Cog, and Scrounge, they travelled to Nighthaunt along with tag-alongs Mixmatch and Axor, where they were stationed with Grimlock and his team. During their time together, they took down a large organic monster with the visiting Roulette, which they took a photograph of.

In Zero to Hero, Artillery was part of a major training exercise for the freshman Students. Attending Kup's briefing, Artillery found out that they would be protecting a payload from the other team, whose objective would be to get it to the other end of a track. What they weren't told was that the other team would consist of pro-heroes, and that the exercise was a no-win situation for the students. When the fighting started, Artillery broke off, where she was informed of their opponents over the comms by Hot Shot. Artillery would eventually come across Obsidian and Strika. Fighting Obsidian first, she seemed to get an advantage over him, even knocking him to the ground, only for the table to turn when Strika switched in. Between her armor and her Gravity Powers, Strika quickly overwhelmed Artillery despite the freshman utilizing her cannon's Full Blast Mod, finishing her off and throwing her into the ground. Ultimately, the students would lose the task, though they earned the highest score of any year. Waking up in the medibay, Sonar informed her off what she missed, before being joined, to their chagrin, by Star Convoy. As Sonar left to take a call from other resistance members, Star Convoy attempted to teach her to not worry about doing her best all the time, only for their discussion to be interrupted by Megatron, who hijacked her body to talk to Star Convoy. Though briefly knocked offline, Artillery would later wake up again, where she and her fellow students looked out towards Acadeimos Town, and towards what the future would hold.

*During Primus Day Artillery watched the students hold a snowball fight, upset by how long she had been at the school and confused by herself singing in rhyme. She attempted to locate transfer forms to go to another school, but to her frustration failed to locate any, leading her to climb a mountain in the Forest of Trials and scream at the school in anger. Almost ready to give up, Artillery noticed how happy the other students were, and decided it would be best to wait until later to transfer.*

In I Fought the Krampus... and Lived, Artillery was watching various students playing in the snow when she was approached by Thunderhoof. Thunderhoof asked her if she'd come with him to a formal occasion being hosted by his father, who he had told he had a girlfriend. Though initially rejecting him, she changed her mind when Thunderhoof suggested he give her resistance cell some funds to aid them, though made it clear that they weren't dating. Adopting a previous body-type from her time at the Maximal Academy, the pair went to the event, where they mingled among people until Artillery spotted someone she recognized, Thunderblast. When Thunderhoof asked what was up, Artillery simply stated seeing corruption always riled her up. The pair were interrupted by Thunderhoof's brother, Slay-Ride. As Slay-Ride teased Thunderhoof for his made up description of his girlfriend when Artillery confirmed it was a pity date, Artillery decided it was time for her to leave. Before she could, however, the party was interrupted by a Cybertronian claiming to be the Kospego Krampus, who was in fact Thunderhoof's uncle. As the self-proclaimed Krampus made his way around the room, threatening attendees to put their valuables in his sack, Artillery decided to walk out. Seeing this, the Krampus decided to tackle her, trying to get what valuables she had. This proved to be a mistake, as an enraged Artillery picked him up and threw him out the window. Afterwards, Thunderhoof apologized to Artillery for asking her to come to the event, and Artillery's only response was to grin as she fantasized about killing him. Returning to the Academy, Thunderhoof continued to apologize, especially regarding not telling about his family, particularly his uncle. Artillery brushed him off, and entering into a recreation room, she found the aftermath of her fellow students' party, where most of them were fast asleep from drinking.

### Freshman Year- Second Semester

*Ending the week with a particularly bad night before school resumed in Field Trip! Artillery came to class late with Sonar and Tremor, all of whom were disheveled and unwilling to tell Rollout what happened. Told that they would be joining Class 4-C for a trip to the Forest of Trials, Artillery was indifferent until she saw the outfit Ramjet was wearing for the trip, leading her to bury her face in her hands. Refusing to ride on his jet mode to get to the Spacial Transport Bridge, Artillery was forced to run through the forest, which she angrily yelled to the senior about, pointing out she wouldn't have fit on his back until Longshot told her to stop being so dramatic, at which point she apologized. After noticing Sonar and Tremor had arrived, she responded to Misfire's questioning about her by telling him she came from Tarn and that he had probably seen her during a previous exercise, though she raised her eye ridge at Circuit's enthusiasm at them both being from the same city. She then triee to tell Longshot that she wasn't trying to start an insurgency against the school, but the Decepticons tied to her father that had infiltrated it, but was constantly interrupted by Sonar, who was trying to tell her that a squad of Autotroopers was approaching them. After the squad, led by Ultra Magnus, sent them away for an investigation, Artillery assured Bomb-Burst that she wasn't trying to take over the school, but protect it from Decepticons. Once the group made it back to the school and Scorch got their Holomatter Avatars set up for their trip to Nebulos, Artillery's mind was transferred to a Nebulan avatar, and surprised everyone when she joined their discussion on the gender of their avatars and revealed hers was male. Exasperated by "Ms. Ramos" running off to find a mall, Artillery asked a nearby guard where they were, learning that they were in the city of Reikshell, but was unable to get any information about the building he was guarding. While following "Ms. Ramos" to the mall, Artillery agreed with Tailgate that they may have been sent to look after the senior instead of the other way around, they she wished they could have killed him in the forest. Entering the mall, Artillery found it quant, but told Circuit that the planet gave off a vibe of social strife, with buildings needing to withstand severe damage and having heard someone screaming, and told Bomb-Burst that her time at the school may have driven her crazy enough to start hearing things. When Circuit suggested they check out the local energon, Artillery pointed out organics didn't eat it, and grew disappointed in him when he suggested restrooms were for sleeping, telling him and "Ms. Ramos" to study more biology until she started hearing a buzzing sound. Hearing Circuit suggested they study Human biology she questioned why it was needed and what they even were, and was surprised to find out that Hosehead knew about them, still distracted by the buzzing. Learning that he found out about them in his foreign species class, Artillery questioned why an obscure species had been chosen as opposed to something like the Waruders, when the buzzing revealed itself to be a Waruder craft crashing into the mall. Sarcastically agreeing with Hosehead that her talent summoned the creature, Artillery suggested they deactivate the avatars and inform the teachers, only to realize she had no idea how to so, leaving her with the only option of running. She was then shocked by the sight of three transforming mechs from Project Diaclone arriving to fight, figuring that it couldn't be Cybertronian tech. When "Ms. Ramos" came to fight the Waruder in only his underwear, Artillery questioned why he acted like he did and demanded to know how he had even removed his clothes. She was then further surprised by the sight of "Nightwatch Star Convoy" and thanked him for his praise before trying to learn how to deactivate her avatar when the Diaclone mechs confronted the newcomer until being ordered to leave. Telling him that teachers probably couldn't handle them due to giving them instructions after he complained the students couldn't handle themselves, she then informed Hosehead that "Nightwatch Star Convoy," now revealed to be Sideways, had used school teleporters to travel to Nebulos, and when "Ms. Ramos" gave them the chance to leave Artillery took it, deactivating her avatar as soon as she got the codes.*

In Administration's Burden Artillery joined several other freshmen in training their talents, but due to being unable to directly train her own abilities she instead helped Tremor by firing lasers at her. When the shuttle for Aerielbot Academy flew overhead and it's students flew by, Artillery declared it a waste of time from training, only for three jets coming towards them and revealing themselves to be the Devil Trio. Artillery greeted them but was annoyed when they proceeded to perform their choreographed sentai introduction, telling the other freshmen the trio was fairly dramatic. When Lunajet flew down to them to bring the trio with him, Artillery asked Starbreak if he was her ex boyfriend before telling him to leave, only for him to refuse to go without the trio to protect the image of Aero Academy. She then watched him and Armorhide fight the Devil Trio until Surge came and knocked them all out to drag them back to the academy.

During Beta Emergency Artillery led a "Take the Fortress" training exercise and attempted to organize a strategy, only for Tap-Out to run off on his own and Artillery was shot by a turret as a result of yelling at him to come back. The group failed the exercise, and Artillery refused to speak to Tap-Out afterwards. But when she watched him try to introduce Beta Maxx to Lightbright and Arcee without realizing he had run off she decided to investigate. Following Tap-Out up to the roof the next day she learned that Beta was from the future, and demanded to hitch a ride with him to the docks. Questioning their needing to help him, Artillery then had to be carried away from a shipping container thrown at them, leaving her shocked by Beta's chronokinesis. Seeing the attacker was King Atlas, she asked Beta for info on him before kicking him in the head, only to be tossed aside. However, this gave her the chance to get her cannon into Full Blast Mode, which she used to blast King Atlas' arm off and free Beta, before grabbing onto the support leg of a crane to avoid being sucked into a time vacuum and helped up Beta once he closed it.

Later in Summertime Smackdown Artillery went on the trip to Sirena organized by Hot Rodimus, where she saw Hot Shot run off with a box of armor but chose not to investigate, spending the trip sleeping on a hammock instead.

*In Festival Of Stars Pt. 1 Tournament Artillery signed up for the Tournament of Heroes and for her first round found herself going up against Sideways. Stepping onto the field, Artillery was surprised to hear that her opponent knew about the incident on Nebulos, only to realize he had been the one who had followed them there, with him looking normal making him unrecognizable, and noted the sword Sideways had made from one of his horns. Once the arena shifted to a factory environment, Artillery took cover behind the machinery and used it to disguise herself as military jeep before charging at Sideways while he was charging himself with electricity from the arena. When her opponent destroyed her disguise, Artillery began shooting back at him from within the smoke left behind, only to be shocked when Sideways lobbed an electrical orb at her. Having given her location away, Artillery screamed in pain as Sideways shot more electricity at her, and after getting a chunk of the jeep thrown at her, Artillery could barely stand when the smoke cleared. Despite this, she refused to accept Sideways' offer to surrender, and was knocked down when he bashed her face with his sword before being launched out of the arena by a blast of electricity, leading to Jazz declaring that she had lost the battle.*

*Hosehead suggested to Tailgate that Artillery was the one who had made Misfire so arrogant in Festival Of Stars Pt. 2 The Gala!. "Amp" would tell "Teletraan X" that Rubric was excited to see her boss "Artery".*

In Knowing Me, Knowing You Artillery was in her room reading when Thunderhoof came over to try asking her out to the gala, but she promptly turned him down, refusing to go on account of it being an excuse for the rich, such as Thunderhoof's father, to socialize. Artillery was then visited by Wasp singing to her on a lute, which she immediately smashed over his head.

During Sinister Simulation Artillery was sucked into the videogame realm created by Bisk and became an NPC. Now known as "The Beautiful Princess of Destronia," she was arranged to be married by "The Kind and Just King of Destronia" to unite his kingdom with Ascentos. To bring her to her wedding safely her father tasked Bumblebee and Hot Shot with escorting her, who she politely thanked only to be confused by their laughter, thinking she had been rude. After stopping at an Elf Kingdom, the princess questioned why they allowed "Hikari Buraito" to accompany them, convinced she only wanted to stop the wedding to keep her own Kingdom's power. This led to the pair rudely arguing with each other until Glyph told them that the Functionists did nothing wrong, snapping them back to their true selves and leaving Artillery horrified at seeing herself in a dress. Buying armor from a nearby shop, the group set out to escape the game, though Artillery dismissed Glyph's suggestion to buy better looking armor due to the stats. Arriving at Ascentos, Artillery interrupted "The Kind and Just King of Destronia" and "Ascentian Castmaster", shocking them with her new armor and attitude as she announced her intentions to overthrow her fake father as a test for the real world. When the "Ascentian Castmaster" introduced her to her fiancé Prince Horus, she objected to having to marry him or anyone else, but was overruled and the ceremony progressed. Artillery failed to get the "Priest" and both of her bridesmaids to help her, only being spared from the fate by the arrival of "Warpios", who kidnapped Horus as a punishment to the "Ascentian Castmaster" for not paying him. Wanting to leave, Artillery was instead tasked with rescuing the boy, which she reluctantly agreed to do. After getting her armor back, the party set out on their quest, only for Hot Shot to delay them by spending all their money on items, though Artillery was fine with his suggestion to sell her dress. Lightbright then found a circus nearby, and Artillery and Bumblebee went inside after Hot Shot rushed in to keep him out of trouble. Telling Bumblebee to not bother talking to the "Ringmaster" despite not knowing of Murphy's Law, the pair then spotted Lightbright chatting with the "Tiefling Cleric" who Artillery figured would only bring them a side quest. However, Bumblebee suggested freeing her could give them a healer, and Artillery then asked how that would be done, only to be angered when he suggested NPCs displayed their original personality traits. Watching the act of the "Animated Woman", Artillery declared she hated the look of her, only for Hot Shot and Lightbright to return with the rescued "Older Orc Brother", and the party went outside to bring them back to normal and explain what was going on.

Finally arriving at "Warpios'" land after Hot Shot delayed them with side quests and Artillery accidentally killed "Zow", the group held an intervention for Hot Shot, with Artillery telling him that they needed to finish the main quest so she could fake her death, which she assured them was something she had done multiple times before. Unfortunately, Hot Shot then walked over to "Zow" and after getting over shock at the time they had spent there Artillery had Rampage grab him so they could all walk around the lava pit, with Artillery apologizing to "Zow" before they left. Unfortunately, the group ran into Vringg and were forced to return to the bridge, with Artillery too pumped up on adrenaline to stop Hot Shot from answering "Zow's" questions. Seeing that they were in fact easy, Artillery gave the answers for the rest of the party to pass, and once on the other side she noted the background was simply mirrored. When "Warpios" confronted them, she vowed to complete the quest even if she had to destroy the entire kingdom, and was angered at the idea of more tests. To her surprise, "Warpios" simply wanted a mage, and she watched as Transmutate proceeded to trick him into flying into lava. Determined to get Horus and leave, she was annoyed when "Warpios" emerged and initiated a boss fight, during which she gave Lightbright the extra turn needed to finish him off. When the party returned to the Ascentos Artillery faked her death on the way and hid in a cave, being retrieved when the party went to the Dragon King's castle. Though convinced she would be useless after their army was defeated, Artillery prepared for the final boss "Dragon King Gnaash Teeth", who she recognized upon seeing, only for Hot Shot to bypass the fight with his 700 pinecones. Unfortunately, this prompted Bisk himself to step in as the final boss, and after pointing out his talent wasn't strong enough to make the game Artillery realized Shockwave had boosted his ability. After Hot Shot proved Bisk didn't have a poison ability, Artillery ordered the party to attack, only to learn that Bisk had rigged the game in his favor. However, this allowed Glyph to figure out how to control the code, and she give the group the ability to move as they wished. Once Glyph freed several other NPCs to help fight, Artillery explained to Sonar what was going on as they watched Bisk be tricked into losing, freeing them all from the game.

In A War of Ideals Artillery held a resistance meeting to rant about the film on Ultrafauna in biology class clearly showing a man in a rubber suit. Noticing Hot Shot wasn't paying attention she asked him why he had been so quiet recently and wasn't listening to her important discussion, only for the Student Council to come in and inform her that the room was being confiscated and the club would have to be disbanded. Outraged, Artillery argued with Marina that the disbanding was only to stop debate about the way the hero society was run, and that she refused to trust the internet to keep her crusade private. Refusing to give up the room, she challenged Marina to fight her to claim the room, which the senior accepted and then told her to meet in Arena 5 with two other fighters in point seven five hours, which Artillery figured would be plenty of time to prepare until Hot Shot pointed out it was only forty-five minutes. Bringing Hot Shot and Rubric to battle, Artillery reminded Marina of the terms, only to be surprised Clipper let them call in more students to help fight. Now with reinforcements, Artillery stood confidently until Clipper used her phase shifting to quickly take out Rubric, and when Sunburst was taken down as well Artillery fired on Clipper, only to miss and find out Marina could tank her shots. After watching Holi take down the Powerlink Thunder-Burst, Artillery informed the Student Council that while their talents were effective, she could now form a plan to beat them. She then had Hot Shot and Snowflake use their talents to dispatch Clipper and had Lightbright and Sablestrike do likewise to Holi, leaving her to wear down Marina. Unfortunately, a hole was blown up in the arena and Artillery was horrified to see that King Atlas had returned. Hiding in the stands with Marina, Artillery told her that Atlas was from the future, and explained the reason she formed her resistance, figuring that she may as well open up before dying. This turned out to be unnecessary, as Beta Maxx then arrived through a time portal to defeat Atlas, and Artillery then headed off to reclaim her room. That's when she saw members of the Cybertron Defense Corp occupying it, and Holi explained that the takeover had already been authorized by Fortress Maximus, which in response Artillery decided to go for a walk.

Later in Extreme Heist Artillery attended a meeting held by Beta Maxx on his plan to get Neophyte and Ravenspar back from the Decepticons, and agreed with Tremor that they should use the map she saved of the C.D. Pub. Telling Beta to have faith in the students, Artillery got up to the front of the room and made a speech telling them that they now had the chance to prove the new generation as superior to the old, and at Nightcruz's prompting she revealed her plan to carry out a heist. She allowed Sonar to act as field leader, though surprised to find out he had been gender fluid this entire time, and forced Scrounge to take part in the mission when Cybaxx volunteered him. Once the mission was complete, Artillery congratulated Sonar for getting the pods from the Decepticons and mused about their presence on Acadeimos, only to be shocked by Sonar's outburst about how they shouldn't be putting up with the idiocy of the Autobots or even be there, only to walk off, leaving Artillery confused.

The night before the Festival of the Stars Artillery attended a campfire held by Bumblebee, and noted how content everyone was, only to be annoyed when Aranea read her thoughts to reveal she was happy too. When Arcee had them all talk about their backstories, Artillery initial refused as she cleaned her cannon, but when Arcee told her she was too intertwined with them to refuse, she irritably told the group about her parents. When Tremor told everyone her own traumatic origins, Artillery looked on in silence before the group decided to stop sharing stories. Entering the Tournament of Heroes the next day, Artillery first found herself fighting Marina and prepared a speech for when she won. When the fight began she told her opponent a rematch was fitting and that she would be a warm up for taking down the government, before firing at her opponent, but to no effect. Artillery was then forced down by Marina, who implied that she was simply a copy of Megatron and that she was an untrained embarrassment to all the schools with no respect for rules when her punch failed to hurt her. But when Marina headbutted her and suggested her resistance was an army that would let her be a tyrant, Artillery became furious and kicked Marina out of the arena as she yelled that she would never be like Megatron. Winning the match, she then walked off without giving her speech, telling Sonar it would be given next round as she cried. For her next match, Artillery was paired up against Starbreak, who she told wouldn't win. Firing at her from the ground, Artillery dodged Starbreak's Middle Finger Bunkerbuster before firing again, telling her to come down on her level. However, she was caught off guard when Starbreak told her she only recruited those weaker than her, allowing Starbreak to tackle her and further enrage her by saying she wanted to be the next Megatron. When Starbreak continued to needle her by saying almost everyone in her resistance was a parallel to the Decepticons and that she was saving her the path of a tyrant with her facts, Artillery snapped and ripped Starbreak's wings off and yell how she wasn't Megatron, only to immediately realize what she had done. This led to her not realizing Starbreak had taken her fusion cannon, and she stood in shock as her opponent assured her he wasn't Megatron before telling her she should step down as resistance leader as she used her own weapon to knock her out of the arena, leading Artillery to lose the match. Horrified at what she had done to Starbreak, Artillery ran off crying, only to run into Thunderblast, who chided her for not being tougher. Telling her she couldn't judge her, Artillery was then shocked to hear from her stepmother that she had a different biological father, before trying to have a pair of Autotroopers taking Daytrader away arrest Thunderblast for badmouthing contestants, only to see that her stepmother had disappeared, leaving her alone. Artillery then went with several other freshmen to wish Arcee good look before the final round, telling her that despite initially appearing immature, she had grown into a standout student, and was forced into a group hug by Sonar. During the closing ceremony Artillery stood with several of the other losing contestants as Blaster gave an introduction for Fortress Maximus. However, the speech was hijacked by Megazarak denouncing the Autobot cause, and Artillery watched him get punched out by a giant Fort Max, only for a Decepticon fleet to arrive overhead.

## Powers and Abilities

Artillery's power is Aura of Dominance, an ability which gives her an air of superiority over others, making them much more submissive to her will.

* Aquilla Strike Cutter
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Through the use of her talent, Artillery can pull off a variety of Special Techniques, including:

* **Aquilla Strike Cutter** - Artillery channels her energy through a Great Sword, and by swinging the blade can produce an energy wave capable of blowing someone's hand off.

In her standard body, Artillery is equipped with an arm mounted Proton Fusion Cannon, which can be converted into Full Blast Mode, increasing it's power to the point where a single shot was able to tear off the arm of King Atlas. However, she would later trade this for a Great Sword.

Artillery shares the natural ability of all Transformers to change form, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Tank.

Thanks to technology she acquired from her father, Artillery has the ability to switch between various bodies, giving her access to different alternate modes and equipment. These include:

* Maximal Academy
* Aerialbot Academy
* Axel Academy
* Protectobot Academy
       Artillery's Maximal Academy body is her most maneuverable form. While she lacks ranged weapons in robot mode, she can fire energy blasts in beast mode.

Artillery now becomes a Mechanical Dragon        Artillery's Aerialbot Academy body is incredibly fast in the air. She retains her fusion cannon from her standard body.

Artillery now becomes a Cybertronian Jet    Artillery's Axel Academy body is her fastest land form. Though lacking in ranged weapons, she now has access to a sword.
Artillery now becomes a Cybertronian Car    Artillery's Protectobot Academy body is well suited for rescue operations, with her fusion cannon also being able to spray water.

Artillery now becomes a Cybertronian Fire Engine
## Relationships

### Allies

* Autobots
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Class 4-B
			* Rollout - Homeroom Tutor
			* Aranea - Friend
			* Buster - Classmate
			* Fuego - Classmate
			* "GorillaBot" - Associate
			* Mach Dart - Classmate
			* Nautica - Classmate
			* Sonar - Friend
			* Tailgate - Acquaintance
			* Tremor - Love Interest
		- Beta Maxx - Associate
		- Hot Shot - Friend
		- Glyph - Associate
		- Lightbright - Friend
		- Mach Alert - Acquaintance
		- Rampage - Friend
		- Side Burn - Acquaintance
		- Tap-Out - Associate
		- Transmutate - Friend
		- Armorhide - Friend
		- Arcee - Friend
		- Bumblebee - Associate
		- Moonracer - Associate
		- Nightracer - Associate
		- Sideswipe - Acquaintance
		- Sunstreaker - Acquaintance
		- Thunderhoof - Associate
		- Apathet - Friend
		- Bomb-Burst - Friend
		- Circuit - Acquaintance
		- Hosehead - Associate
		- Longshot - Friend
		- "Mini" - Acquaintance
		- Misfire - Associate
		- Saber - Acquaintance
		- Cog - Friend
		- Roulette - Friend
		- Wasp - Acquaintance
		- Scrounge - Friend
		- Nightcruz - Associate
		- Vroom - Associate
		- Treadbolt - Associate
		- Mixmatch - Friend
		- Windcharger - Associate
		- Axor - Friend
		- Ramjet - Acquaintance
		- Kup - Teacher
		- Windblade - Teacher
		- Hot Rodimus - Teacher
		- Blaster - Teacher
		- Ragtime - Teacher
	+ Roaming Team Nighthaunt
		- Grimlock
		- Snarl
		- Terranotron
	+ Magnus Corp
		- Ultra Magnus - Acquaintance
	+ Smokescreen - Associate
* Decepticons
	+ Kiloton - Mother
	+ Wreckage - Older Sister
	+ Scorponok's Sect
		- Crystal Widow - Acquaintance
* Tech Institute
	+ Down-Shift - Friend
* Caminus Central
	+ Midnight Express - Friend
* Maximal Academy
	+ Siege - Friend
	+ Salvo - Associate
	+ Shothole - Associate
	+ Zaptrap - Associate
* Protectobot Academy
	+ Blades - Friend
	+ Boulder - Associate
	+ Chaser - Associate
	+ Heatwave - Associate
* Aerialbot Academy
	+ Overrun - Friend
	+ Starbreak - Associate
	+ Lightningshock - Associate
	+ Warpstrike - Associate
	+ Stiletto - Friend
	+ Lunajet - Acquaintance
	+ Surge - Acquaintance
* Axel Academy
	+ Rubric - Friend
	+ Sunburst - Associate
	+ Snowflake - Associate
	+ Sablestrike - Associate
* Resistance
	+ Lio Convoy
	+ Maelstrom - Future Self
	+ Lightbright (Dark Future)
	+ Soundwave (Dark Future)
	+ Nightprowler
	+ Sentius
	+ Optimus (Dark Future)
	+ "Spidarcee"
	+ Shockblast
	+ Grimlock (Dark Future)
* Neo-Maximals
	+ Transmutate IX - Rescue
	+ Armorbreak
* Circle of Light
	+ Dai Atlas - Mentor
	+ Beta Supreme

### Enemies

* Decepticons
	+ Megatron - Father
	+ Thunderblast - Stepmother
	+ Armory - Adopted Sister
	+ Archforce - Clone Brother
	+ Soundwave
	+ Thundercracker's Sect
		- Bisk
	+ Motormaster's Sect
		- Roller Force
	+ Dolrailer's Gang
		- Dangar
	+ Backblast
	+ Tankor
	+ Scour
* Autobots
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Student Council
			* Marina - Tournament Opponent
			* Clipper
			* Holi
		- Steeljaw
		- Sideways - Tournament Opponent
	+ Cybertron Defense Corp
		- Obsidian - Training Opponent
		- Strika - Training Opponent
* Neo-Maximals
	+ Great Convoy
	+ King Atlas
	+ Venator's Unit
		- Venator
		- Onager
	+ "Brimstone"
	+ CG-11272017 - Future Clone
	+ Project Exhousia Unit X
* Khoros Bounty Hunter Guild
	+ Octagon Vreedle
	+ Rhomboid Vreedle
	+ Pturbosaurian Bounty Hunter
	+ Aerophibian Bounty Hunter
	+ Shadelock
	+ Roughedge
	+ Razorhorn
* Kospego Krampus
* Waruder

## Appearances

### Comic Issues

#### Season 1

* Bionics vs Biologicals *(First Appearance)*
* **Day One**
* Fight Sim Club
* Jaws of Steel, Tongue of Silver
* **Kind of Hard to be a Hero**
* Naught but a Game
* Observations in Team Dynamics
* Paranormality
* Quirky and Yet Deadly
* I Fought the Krampus... and Lived
* Zero to Hero

#### Season 2

* Administration's Burden
* Beta Emergency
* Summertime Smackdown
* Knowing Me, Knowing You
* **Sinister Simulation**
* **A War of Ideals**
* Extreme Heist
* Festival of the Stars

#### The Siege

* Siege of Acadeimos
* **Into the Dark**
* Timeline's End *(As Artillery and Siege Convoy)*
* Return to Autobot Academy *(As Artillery and Siege Convoy)*

#### Season 3

* **Confident Isolation**
* Dark Truths *(Matrix Image- as Siege Convoy)*
* How Glyph Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Her Life
* Just Another Encounter
* **Jaded Sword**

### Roleplay Arcs

#### The Role Play

* The First Test
* Primus Day
* Field Trip!

## Gallery

Artillery in her vehicle modeArtillery as a childArtillery's electronic paint job from Kind of Hard to be a HeroArtillery without her cannon from Zero to HeroArtillery while under the control of Megatron from Zero to HeroArtillery while unconscious from Zero to HeroArtillery with her cannon in Full Blast Mode from Beta EmergencyArtillery's swimwear from Summertime SmackdownArtillery as The Beautiful Princess of Destronia from Sinister SimulationArtillery as The Beautiful Princess of Destronia after obtaining armor from Sinister SimulationArtillery powered up in Festival of the StarsArtillery's electronic paint job with her facial scar in Timeline's EndArtillery with her Convoy form's second cannon from Timeline's EndArtillery's Convoy transitional energy form in Timeline's EndArtillery as Siege ConvoyArtillery with her head turned into a mug in Confident IsolationArtillery with her face erased from Confident IsolationArtillery's Human holomatter avatar
## Trivia

* During the initial planning for the comic, Artillery was going to be a minor, comedic foil character. When the writing started she was given a bigger role. However, she, Sonar, and Tremor were always going to be nominal Autobots with a separate agenda.
* Artillery's favorite color is red.
* Artillery shares her body-type with her future City Guard clones, including CG-11272017, as well as Slammer and Blowback.
* Stonecrusher's ideal voice for Artillery would be Tara Platt.
* Artillery's body at Axel Academy is based on Alternity Megatron.
* Artillery's holomatter avatar is based on Takeshi Hokuto from Cromartie High School.
* Artillery has an A grade average.
* Artillery is a lesbian.

\*Homeroom Teacher. | ^Late Addition.

 Midnight Express\* • Down-Shift\* • Smokescreen
\*Cell Leader. | ^Temporary.

 Minor Iterations

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 [1]
2. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/674742440108949504/artillery-claimed-how-she-was-going-to-all-those
3. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/661613754201653248/in-chapters-15-17-there-were-multiple-work-teams
4. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/681841734433570816/roulette-was-in-the-photo-at-nighthaunt-but-the
5. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/702839543405133825/so-wait-is-arty-blaster-a-fusion-cannon-or-a
6. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/627640914747277312/party-how-did-you-decide-on-your-main-cast Files of the Academy on Tumblr
7. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/695116323518382080/just-wondering-what-gave-yall-the-idea-to-make
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y1fD2YHAz8
9. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/649545796301242368/so-if-artillery-has-a-different-alt-mode-for-each
10. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/660239234564833280/can-you-make-a-power-ranking-chart-of-all-the
11. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/662723240054128640/okay-this-is-a-weird-question-but-is-there-some