Carbide

Carbide is a member of the TEKU with the talent Pyrokinesis.

## Official Bio

*Yeah, he may be a little generic, and he may not be the best, but hey he's Carbide. He's skilled enough to be number 9 of the TEKU, and is definitely not one of the ones to shy away from a fight, seeing as he's got a decent talent for setting things on fire. Being the friendliest of the TEKU, he usually can be seen socializing with the new kids, and making them feel better and wanted in the group... This friendliness may have some very undesirable consequences though...*

## History

Carbide would join the TEKU, becoming it's ninth best racer and providing them with a garage in Iacon to use as a safehouse. He would share his room with the number eight racer, Spectyr, and the two became good friends. His friendliness made him popular with the newer members, but it made the leader of the TEKU, Tekno, hate him.

Carbide and the other top TEKU racers would meet at the bottom of Rally Ridge for the initiation race of their latest member, and he knocked Downbeat and Base-Line in the head to get them to stop fighting before they attracted the attention of any heroes. Cheering when Scorch won the race, Carbide transformed and drove back into Iacon with the rest of the gang, but stayed silent when Scorch asked Tekno if everything would be all right now that he was with the TEKU.

As the TEKU raced through the streets, Carbide cheered, and when the gang was forced to split up when the Iacon Police Department started chasing them, Carbide drove off with Scorch. Reaching an alley, Carbide transformed when Scorch did so and asked the new member what was up, assuring him that he'd get used to running from the police and kicking up a coin to toss to the rookie. Carbide then suggested he'd get lucky due to most new racers not lasting two minutes, and laughed before transforming and driving off.

Reaching his garage, Carbide assured Scorch that it was safe inside before knocking on the door to get Spectyr to let them in. Letting his roommate know that Tekno had indeed ordered a scramble due to thinking he was the best, Carbide introduced Scorch to Spectyr, laughing about his roommate rubbing in the fact that he could beat him in a drift race before explaining to his friend that Scorch was the TEKU's newest member. Suggesting they wait inside before the police find them, Carbide shut the door and welcomed Scorch to his new home, admitting that it served its purpose even if it didn't look great and that Base-Line made it a little worse, before suggesting that Scorch make himself comfortable in Ridge's old room, letting Spectyr know that he didn't want to find out what had happened to the racer. He then let Scorch know that he had no problem helping him and told him not to do anything stupid.

Carbide let in Tekno once he made it to the garage, but when he saw that Downbeat and Six-Shift had returned with the Stunticons, he demanded to know who they were, only for Tekno to make him shut up and let their guests in, and Carbide closed the door once they were inside. However, after the Stunticons called in Megatron and Tekno made a deal with him to have the TEKU pull heists for the Decepticons, Carbide started backing away after Tekno threatened the TEKU members that were questioning him, insisting that the TEKU he'd joined was all about fun racing and not pulling off robberies. Raising his hands and generating some fire when Tekno tried to assert his authority, Carbide insisted that he wasn't in charge anymore if he wanted to go against what the TEKU was founded for by joining the Decepticons and declared that he wouldn't have any part in it. Unfortunately, Carbide then had his throat grabbed by Tekno, and after being told that he was too soft and that Tekno would would always be in charge, Carbide was punched through the chest by his leader, and he fell to the ground dead.

### Legacy

Carbide's death convinced Scorch to abandon the TEKU, and not knowing what to do he flee the scene. However, after telling Prowl what happened and learning that the TEKU had been responsible for his brother, Cobalt's death, remembering how Carbide had been genuinely kind to him convinced Scorch not to go out on his own to get revenge on the gang, leading to him getting a spot at Autobot Academy.

Carbide's death was one of the memories Scorch recalled while having his memory wiped for his Laser Rod upgrade.

## Powers and Abilities

Carbide has the talent Pyrokinesis, allowing him to create and control fire, being able to generate it from his hands.

In addition, Carbide has the ability to transform, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Sports Car.

## Relationships

### Allies

* TEKU
	+ Spectyr - Friend
	+ Downbeat
	+ Base-Line
	+ Voltage
	+ Six-Shift
	+ Ridge (TEKU)
	+ Scorch - Friend

### Enemies

* Decepticons
	+ TEKU
		- Tekno - Leader, Killer
	+ Motormaster's Sect
		- Stunticons
			* Motormaster
			* Drag Strip
			* Dead End
			* Wildrider
			* Breakdown
	+ Megatron
	+ Soundwave's Team
		- Soundwave
		- Rumble
		- Frenzy

## Appearances

### Text Stories

#### Scorch

* Chapter 1 *(First Appearance)*
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4

## Gallery

Carbide in his vehicle modeConcept art of Carbide by Dropkick
## Trivia

* Carbide's vehicle mode is based on the Reverb car from *Hot Wheels: Acceleracers.*

\*Former Member|^Double Agent