Elita One

> "It's been so long since I've been home. I don't know how much I missed."
> ― Elita One
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**Elita One**, originally known as **Ariel** during the Golden Age, was a Cybertronian female and a renowned leader of the Autobots alongside her sparkmate, Optimus Prime, and his second-in-command, Ultra Magnus. She was a powerful warrior, devoted to the Autobot cause and fearless in the face of the enemy, but compassionate to those who need her help.

During the war for Cybertron, Elita One and several Autobots, including her sister Chromia, led an expedition to another galaxy in the search for more Energon. After discovering a massive Energon deposit on one of the galaxy's planets, they encountered a small group of Force-sensitive monks, the leader of whom Elita developed a friendly relationship with. While delivering a small portion of Energon to the monks homeworld as a gesture of goodwill before her departure, Elita was ambushed by Onslaught and his Combaticons, and was subsequently forced into stasis underneath a rocky island, where she would remain trapped in a near-lifeless state for the next few millennia, leaving everyone to assume she was dead.

Approximately six thousand years later, Elita One would be discovered there by the Jedi Knight Jarik Shan. With the help of his adopted daughter Mara Jade, her dragon companion, and his astromech droid, Shan managed to free the Autobot commander from her prison. Grateful for their efforts, Elita One went on to assist them and the Rebellion against the Empire while searching for a way to return to her homeworld. Her revival would not go unnoticed, however, as the Decepticon Soundwave detected her faint life signal whilst Optimus Prime felt her return through their shared spark-bond. Furious to discover she still lived, Megatron ordered Onslaught to return and finish the job, eventually taking matters into his own hands after a string of failures. Elita One was rescued, however, by Chromia and Ironhide, the pair having been dispatched by Optimus to locate her after realizing she still lived. Due to their efforts, Elita was able to return to Cybertron and reunite with her companions.

Years after her revival, Elita One participated in the battle that saw the destruction of the last Autobot-controlled city on Cybertron. Remaining by her sparkmate's side during the Great Exodus, she eventually traveled to the planet Earth with a small team of Autobots, her other sister Arcee among them as well. While battling Megatron's forces on Earth, Elita became a guardian and friend of a human teenager named Alexandra Daniels, after the latter and three other humans became targets of the Decepticons.

## **Personality and traits**

> "Don't you want to get back to Cybertron as quickly as possible?"
> "I do."
> "So why would you want to help us instead?"
> "Because it was the right thing to do."
> ― Elita One and Jarik Shan
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As a "femme," Elita One was smaller in comparison to most other cybertronians, though she did stand at about an average overall height, shared by her foster-son, Bumblebee. As a result of a split spark during her emergence from the Well of All Sparks, Elita One shares many physical characteristics with her two sisters, Arcee and Chromia, such as facial structure, body type, and weaponry; there are some distinctions between them, as they all sport different color schemes, while Arcee was the smallest of the three in comparison to Chromia being the largest and bulkiest.

Elita One was a fearless warrior, determined to see things through during a battle, but was also very compassionate to those who need help. She was very cheerful with a warm personality, and cares deeply about those who are close to her. This contrasts greatly to her siblings, as Arcee was generally cold and dismissive of others, whilst Chromia was more gruff and battle-hardened, though the latter does share Elita's humorous attitude. As a femme, Elita has a naturally programmed instinct to protect and care for younglings, even if they may not be cybertronian. This trait was displayed in her relationship with Bumblebee―a young Autobot who was part of the last generation born from the Well―who was taken under the wing of her sparkmate, Optimus Prime, while she was believed to be offline. Her "motherly" instinct also stems over to her human companion Alexandra Daniels while on Earth, as she was determined to ensure her safety from the Decepticons no matter what.

## **Skills and abilities**

As the commander of the Femme Bots, Elita One was a skilled warrior and leader in battle. Armed with her wrist blades and Energon blasters, she was capable of taking on most Decepticons in her path, and was able to hold her own against three of the Combaticons at one time, appearing evenly matched against Onslaught, or at times slightly superior to him. She was even able to contend against Megatron for a short time, though she was eventually overpowered and outmatched by the Decepticon warlord.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 70: Tale of the King" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 71: How to Resist a Force User" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 81: Dangerous Curiosity"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 85: As Time Flies By" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 89: Shroud of Darkness Pt 2" (voice only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "Venture the Unknown" (mentioned only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "Welcome to Tynoli" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 1: Memories of the Past" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 5: From Crystal to Lifeblood"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 6: The Reawakening" (main story and flashback)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 7: A Little Problematic"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 8: Steps into Shadow Pt 1"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 9: Steps into Shadow Pt 2"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 10: Steps into Shadow Pt 3"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 11: Discussing Death"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 12: The Holocrons of Fate"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 13: The Extraction"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 14: Hera's Heroes"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 15: Letting Go"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 16: Imprisoned by Belief"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 17: The Last Battle"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 18: Familial Doubts"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 19: Judgement of Soul"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 20: A Rescue Plan"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 23: The Discovery"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 24: Restarting a Cruiser"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 25: Anxiety Before the Storm"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 26: Lowest Point"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 27: Storming the Imperial Center"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 28: Action at Coruscant"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 29: A Galaxy in Uproar"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 30: Recovery" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 31: A False Sense of Security"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 32: Forest Battle"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 33: Peace, Quiet, and Augury" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 36: An Inside Man" (depicted on a picture)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 39: His Mandalorian Past"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 43: Trials of the Darksaber" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 51: Secret Cargo"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 54: Zero Hour Pt 1"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 55: Zero Hour Pt 2"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 56: Zero Hour Pt 3"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 57: Next Move" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 58: A Risky Confrontation"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 59: Technical Difficulties"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 67: The Deal" (mentioned only)
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 1: Fall of Cybertron"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 2: Darkness Rising Pt 1"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 3: Darkness Rising Pt 2" (main story and flashback)
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 4: Darkness Rising Pt 3"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 5: Darkness Rising Pt 4"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 6: Darkness Rising Pt 5"

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