Railspike

**Railspike** is an ex-Autobot who has survived the attack at Outpost Prima. He is the last surviving member of a team known as Team Bullet Train, and only one of a few surviving Autobots left. He is battle tested and a veteran, having experience in combat against Sammael, whereas the rest of Team Shinkalion does not.

## Appearance

### STANDARD

Railspike's basic appearance is that of a humanoid machine, but with vehicle parts equipped to himself. His shoulder pads were once blue and his arms were formerly entirely white, with the wheels of his vehicle form mounted to his forearms. His chest is comprised of the middle of the train, with the cockpit windows holding his spark chamber. His legs make up the rear of the front engine, and he appears to be a bit scrawny compared to the *Shinkalions*. He is able to transform into a sleek alien bullet train.

Due to how much time has passed, his armor is heavily rusted, and therefore most of the paint is stripped away, exposing bare metal. Some armor plates are missing, exposing internal wiring and systems. Cracks adorn the armor and every now and then some energon will ooze out of them.

His face is mostly free of rust, but there are some streaks of it, and his optics are pure red, but he is not evil.

### UPGRADED

After his upgrade, Railspike is now much bigger and stronger. He now stands at an imposing twenty-seven meters in height. Unlike his original form, Railspike's new frame is composed of four cars of his *shinkansen* form. The front engine makes up his torso, the seventh car makes up his legs and the second car splits in two to form his arms and shoulders. The rear engine changes into his Missile Shield and missile pods, and he is armed with twin guns on both forearms and a handheld combat weapon dubbed the Signal Spear.

His face is still the same, but with golden optics in place of red. His helm is now mostly grey-blue with fins coming off its sides and a yellow vent on either side of his face. He has a white faceplate that can cover his nose and mouth in battle.

Railspike now lacks the Autobot symbol on his frame.

## Personality

Railspike is a battle-hardened veteran, possessing vast experience in combat against fellow Transformers and the Fallen known as Sammael. He has a deep respect for organic life due to his programming as an Autobot, however he is haunted by the deaths of his comrades in arms, Rapid Run and Midnight Express. He suffers from PTSD, and as a result his experience is wasted as he has no idea on what to do next.

## Powers and Abilities

Railspike is a battle tested veteran so he has experience in combat that Team Shinkalion does not. Such skill is augmented by his weaponry, although most of it is damaged, leaving him with only his gun as his only weapon. His hand-to-hand experience is greatly valued, as well as his ability to guess Sammael's tactics.

As with all Transformers, he can change his form into a secondary alternate mode, namely a sleek, alien looking bullet train. He is also able to generate rails to ride upon, a technique called Hyper Rail. This allows him to go from one point to another without having to be bound to rails alone, a limitation that the *Shinkalions* have yet to overcome.

After his upgrade, Railspike is now stronger and more armored, boosting his ability to take damage. However, due to his new hybrid physiology, it's hard to determine just what his limits truly are at the moment.

## Relationships

### ALLIES

**The Shinkalions -** A group of human sparklings who can don the frames of powerful combat mecha. They are just his latest team, but so far his relationship with them is rocky at best, and downright hostile at worst. He feels they have no potential due to their youth and their antics. However, after they save his life, he sees them as having potential to become more than what they are.

**SDI -** The organization in charge of Japan's defense against Kaiju Grimm. He takes up residence there because he has nowhere else to go. Yet when they repair his frame after his attempted suicide, he feels grateful for their work, and devotes his time to helping not just teach the sparklings about combat, but also to educate the organization's directors about Sammael's abilities and how to best counter them.

**Dracon**

**Justice Friends**

**Genki Sanban**

**Dani Phantom**

### ENEMIES

**Sammael -** The Fallen who attacked Outpost Prima. Railspike did battle against Sammael and surprisingly held his own, even managing to inflict a few wounds to Sammael's body, only for them to heal. But as a result, he knows how Sammael thinks, making him a key ally in the war. Railspike seeks to take down Sammael due to how much life was lost at the base due to his actions.

**I.O.N.E.S.C.O.U.**

**Hidekazu Kobayashi**

**Moloch**

**Nightstreak -** A former Autobot, Nightstreak was once known as Sunstreaker. But after his twin's death, he went nutty and sought out a means to try and restore his sanity and stabilize his spark. His wanderings led him to Sammael, and now, after his restoration using the Dark Substance, he dons the name Nightstreak and seeks to exterminate Railspike for participating in the desecration of the deceased.

## Gallery

Railspike and Rapid Run engage SammaelRailspike prepares to engage 2-BO"No... way... you're... getting past me... ya hunk of scrap!""This ends now!"Railspike defeats 2-BO

## Trivia

Railspike is from the *Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2001* cartoon.