Brainstorm

> *This article is about the Autobot member of Sigma Team. For the Cerebrocrustacean transformation nicknamed "Brainstorm", see Brainstorm (Transformation).*
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## Details

### First Appearance

Entry Turbulence

Brainstorm is an Autobot member of Sigma Team.

## Official Bio

*Brainstorm is the kinda guy who thinks that if something can be invented, why not? Working as member of Sigma Team, he is described by Devaron as the science guy who should never be left supervised in his laboratory. Brainstorm's dream has always been to show he's as smart as Perceptor (and if he can prove he's smarter, even better!) Though not technically a talent, Brainstorm's forte is his remarkable ability to construct a weapon from anything, even scrap material.*

## History

Brainstorm was inspired by Arcana when he was younger, leading to him becoming a scientist. He would then work at Kimia, producing several eccentric ideas for weapons, such as a turning a list into a weapon, until he was finally assigned to Tycho, being put int Sigma Team under the command of Devaron and working alongside Flowspade, Broadside, Flash and the newly recruited sidekick Tidecrush.

Devaron remarked that he should have brought Brainstorm with him to investigate the strange shimmer in the air above the Tycho Harborlands in Veilform. After a Vulpreen emerged from the portal and a metal object fell to the ground after the creature was forced back, Dev remarked that he'd pass it onto Brainstorm for study.

Brainstorm and Sigma Team would take part in the Shadowing Program, showing Wheeljack, Galaxy Flare, Block-Aid, Splashdown, and Buster how the team operated for a week.

In Entry Turbulence Brainstorm was made the lead scientist of Project Unity thanks to Perceptor being unavailable, and worked with Stormhammer and Skysledge to create Combiners for the hero guilds, though he insisted that the project be called "Operation Combination" instead. Traveling to Archon, Brainstorm and the others attempted to get Aerialbot Academy teacher Silverbolt and students Fireflight, Skydive, Slingshot, and Air Raid to form a Combiner, but they had no luck after forty attempts. While preparing for thest forty-one, Brainstorm remarked to Skysledge that lists were great after he argued with Stormhammer about having a list of everyone who'd seen a Powerlink, pointing out he would make lists for their own sake and insisting he'd only turned a list into a weapon three times. Becoming interested when Tap-Out mentioned time travel, Brainstorm muttered that it was never the time to talk about it when Skysledge insisted he drop the subject, and then revealed to Tap-Out exactly what they were doing for their project, telling Stormhammer he'd have listened to the waiver he signed and kept the project secret if he'd gotten to name it. Brainstorm then proceeded to insist that Tap-Out had a trustworthy face and pull rank by insisting that he knew who to trust as the head scientist, convincing Stormhammer to let the student watch the rest of the testing, and once he used the monitor to determine the Aerialbots were all in alignment he began the forty-first attempt, but unfortunately, he then saw that the levels were varying substantially, and the merging failed. When Cyclone, Demolishor, and Double Face arrived, Brainstorm asked if they needed help, only for a fight to break out, but when Brainstorm overheard the Aerialbot students mention they couldn't hear Silverbolt after his punch to the head, he was able to realize by checking the monitor that the Silverbolt was knocked out, and he yelled at Stormhammer to step away from the "Silverbolt" he was talking to, who then revealed himself to be Double Face to try and escape. Unfortunately, when Tidal Wave then joined the fight, Brainstorm began hoping they got the Combiner process working, bur when the Shipformer opened fire on passersby, Brainstorm realized he needed to adapt and shot him with his Brain Storm Blaster, only to conclude that he'd need to work on the second prototype when Tidal Wave failed to even react to the hit. However, when the Aerialbots finally began to merge, Brainstorm excitedly hoped he was seeing what he thought he was looking at, and was rewarded with the sight of Superion, which he exclaimed meant that Project Unity had finally accomplished what it had been working towards. After Superion defeated Tidal Wave, Brainstorm remarked that it was a success that he approved, but when Skysledge insisted they check that the Decepticons hadn't interfered with the project while they'd been distracted, Brainstorm insisted that even those not at Kimia and Tycho were security mad, though once he checked the monitor he found everything seemed to be fine except for his backup data failing to register, unaware that Skywarp had taken it while he wasn't looking. Brainstorm then prepared to head to the next colony with Skysledge and Stormhammer for Project Unity, and upon being spotted by Silverbolt at a diner while settling some fees there, Brainstorm declined his drink offer by telling him that science wouldn't science itself before heading off.

*The Circle of Light secretly lifted data from Brainstorm for the Timaeus Project, which Wing told Adrestia in Volcano.*

During Operation Tryptich Brainstorm went to Gigantion to test Combiners Prototype JRX and Road Caesar in a city environment with Grandus, but when Menasor and Bruticus got into a fight in Anchor City, Ironhide ordered Drift-Tire to let Brainstorm know he needed to step up the timetable of Project Unity. Once JRX and Road Caesar arrived on the scene, Brainstorm monitored their vital signs and informed Ironhide that the Combiners' Neural Handshakes were holding strong.

## Powers and Abilities

Though without a talent, Brainstorm is highly intelligent, and has the skills and knowhow to create weapons from almost any known material, including the Brain Storm Blaster that can transform into a briefcase.

In addition, Brainstorm has the ability to change forms, taking on the form of a Cybertronian Starfighter.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Autobots
	+ Sigma Team
		- Devaron - Commander
		- Broadside
		- Flowspade
		- Flash
		- Tidecrush
	+ Autobot Academy
		- Buster
		- Wheeljack
		- Splashdown
		- Galaxy Flare
		- Block-Aid
	+ Camien Railway Security Squad
		- Prototype JRX
			* Railspike
			* Rapidrun
			* Midnight Express
	+ Team Tyret
		- Road Caesar
			* Blackrunner
			* Braverunner
			* Lastrunner
	+ Scientific Ethics Committee
		- Mainframe
	+ Stormhammer
	+ Skysledge
	+ Ironhide
	+ Drift-Tire
	+ Grandus
* Aerialbots
	+ Aerialbot Academy
		- Superion
			* Silverbolt
			* Fireflight
			* Skydive
			* Slingshot
			* Air Raid

### Enemies

* Decepticons
	+ Onslaught's Sect
		- Cyclone
		- Demolishor
	+ Double Face
	+ Tidal Wave

## Appearances

### Comic Issues

#### Season 3

* Entry Turbulence *(First Appearance)*
* Operation Tryptich

## Gallery

Brainstorm in his vehicle modeBrainstorm's Brain Storm Blaster from Entry Turbulence
## Trivia

* Brainstorm is based on the Generation 1 character of the same name, taking a number of cues from his 2005 IDW incarnation.
* Brainstorm shares his body-type with Airwave and Windraiser.

## References

1. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/705648322309931008/is-arcana-related-to-brainstorm
2. ↑ https://autoacafiles.tumblr.com/post/661613754201653248/in-chapters-15-17-there-were-multiple-work-teams