Ratchet

**Caste** | High

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## Profile

Ratchet learned early on, under the guidance of Cogwheel at the Iaconian Academy of Science and Technology, that he was gifted. His  servos had been gifted with a naturally unique skill and dexterity that  made them almost hypnotic while in motion. It was during his time in the  Academy that he found his calling: to be a healer. From there, he rose in  ranks to become the Chief Medical Officer of the Autobots. Soon, however,  he found the job unsatisfying and was at a loss of what to do before his  good friend Orion Pax suggested opening up a free clinic. With the  encouragement, he founded the Deltaran Medical Facility in Rodion's Dead  End and now works with his close friend and associate: Pharma. On his off hours, he likes to enjoy high  grade energon at Maccadam's and tinker with his gadgets.

## History

Long before the war, Ratchet and Orion Pax (the future Optimus Prime) met at the Iaconian Academy of Science and Technology. They stayed friends afterwards. When Ratchet became the Autobot's Chief Medical Officer, he found he was unsatisfied and Orion encouraged to open a free clinic in Rodion's Dead End for the derelicts (He kept this secret in case the Senate disapproved). Ratchet once repaired a destitute robot named Drift who was crashing on circuit boosters, an encounter both would recall millions of years later. Ratchet would distinguish himself over the millennia as the only Autobot who personally saved the life of every Prime since Nominus. His hands possessed a naturally unique skill and dexterity which made them almost hypnotic while in motion.

When Nominus Prime fell victim to a terrorist attack, Ratchet was the one who performed life-saving surgery. Orion, now a "supercop" in Rodion, trusted the medic enough to reveal that he had a friend in the Senate who knew members of *the Senate itself* had done the deed; Ratchet was not a full believer until Nominus died from a "long-standing rust infection" that he knew for a fact the Prime didn't have. Investigating this, Orion uncovered a Senate plot to plant a bomb in Nominus's body and blame it on the new Decepticon movement, and so Ratchet joined him in putting a stop to it. He came with Orion and some outliers to the Primal Basilica, where his precise fingers were required to pick the locks holding the bomb in place.

Skills
Surgery, Medicine, Lock-Picking, Bomb Disposal

## Logs

October 2014 Logs* LF Healer: Hot Rod LF Healer. Ratchet agrees!
* Hello, Goodbye: Shiftlock's friend splits. From her. Look, just read the log.
* House Pests: House Pests are like House Guests, but WORSE. And they BLEED ON EVERYTHING.
* Grumpystruts: Another day dealing with patients of all sorts- and grumpiness levels- at the Deltaran Medical Facility.
NC Institute* Best Friends Forever: Pharma and Ratchet are best friends forever...right?
* Mysterious Missing Bugs: Arcee's all still concerned.
* Doctor To Doctor: Pharma is excited to tell Ratchet about his recent discoveries regarding the Insecticons.
January 2015 Logs* A Sense of Clarity: Torque joins the Autobots!
* Proper Things: Hot Rod goes looking for Ratchet and Orion Pax. So does Prowl.
* No One Above the Law: Clench is dead, Megatron is in charge of the Forge, so it's time for the Autobots to take action. At least plan to take action.
* Friendly Wager:
December 2014 Logs* Science Bros:
* The Life of Dung Chapter 1: Brightest of Them All: A normal procedure goes awry at the Free Clinic and Ring finds himself fighting for his life. Can Ratchet save him? Will Dung's true name ever be remembered?
* A Few Small Repairs: In the aftermath of the fight with Barricade, Shiftlock takes Whirl to be repaired by the Free Clinic's resident medic, Ratchet.