Optical

**Optical** is a Multi-Changer Trainbot spy with the ability to create illusions around him. He is the guardian and best friend of Sunny Starscout. Who joins the Trainbots in the Battle to stop Unicrane from Rising.

## Backstory

Optical was one of the many Trainbots that lived on Cybertrain serving under the Train Prime, Celestial Prime.

Soon enough, it was then the Trainbots discovered a Prophecy that a Tank Engine from Earth would become the next Train Prime upon finding the ???? as well as recovering the legendary Blue Ruby and Black Pearl. Celestial would lead the Trainbot Rebellion against the Deceptitrains while sending many volunteers to get to Earth to find the Tank Engine before any Deceptitrain would.

Once on Earth, Optical took on the form of a LNER Class J50 tank engine. Where he would go into hiding, moving place to place to avoid being found by Xenophobic Diesel Engines.

## Bio

But many years later, he would be taken by a sadistic Railway manager who intended to scrap the Tank engine for cash. However, the young earth mare, Sunny Starscout had found out about it, and planned to rescue the engine. With her friend, Izzy Moonbow, they snuck into the engine yards it was being kept. Upon getting into the cab, Sunny started the fire going in the firebox to get it to steam while Izzy kept watch.

However, Sunny noticed the engine started acting strangely upon noticing the steam pressure was raising more rapidly than it should be. While Izzy found a radio mounted on the wall. In which she grabbed the receiver and pretended to be an engine driver making an announcement, not before Sunny quickly grabbed it and hooked it back on the clip, (while inadvertently turning on the radio) lightly scolding Izzy as they were trying not to got caught. But then the radio played a message from someone, just as an armed guard noticed the engine had a head of steam. Sunny then attempted to hop out of the cab from the other side but suddenly found the door wouldn't open, moreover, a ray shield had activated. Trapping both in the cab, as Izzy attempted to open it with her magic but even it couldn't open the door. It was then the guard saw them, pointing his pistol at the 2, when the engine's handbrake unscrewed by itself, before the reverser handle turned itself into full forward, then the regulator opened to full steam. The engine took off, (with its wheels slipping as it did) as the manager woke up and saw the engine leaving and ordered his guards to stop it. As the one at the entrance set the gates, only for the engine to go crashing through them, smashing the gates to splinters.

All the while, Sunny tried to apply the brakes but no matter how many times she pulled on the brake handle, they wouldn't respond. While Izzy tried the handbrake but even it wouldn't do anything. In which Sunny tried to shut the regulator but the lever wouldn't budge. Then Sunny tried to put the reverser into "reverse" but it wouldn't budge either. Just as the manager's thugs came speeding by with trucks and open fire on the 2 mares. Which proved to be futile as the bullets merely deflected off the engine's frames and plating. Izzy quickly drew her blaster to return fire but then the engine turned itself around (by lifting its body from its wheels and turning it). As one of thugs drove its truck onto the tracks and started ramming the engine. When it opened its cylinder cocks, blinding the driver with the steam. Then the engine tilted itself on one rail, turning itself down a switch. And by the time the truck driver's vision was clear, he suddenly saw too late an upcoming freight train and collided with it, the truck exploding into flames upon impact.

The engine then shape-shifted itself back to facing forward, and then started driving down the main line. It was then 2 high railer trucks then gave chase behind with one the thugs operating a mounted machine gun. But then the engine projected several holographic copies of itself with Sunny and Izzy inside each of their cabs. As the thugs stupidly started shooting at the projections, but then the ones they were chasing disappeared revealed they were diverted onto a siding with a line of coal wagons in it. As the trucks both collided with the wagons, coal flying everywhere.

But Sunny and Izzy were not out of trouble yet, as the Manager came up alongside in a diesel shunter as he opened fire with an AKM assault rifle. Demanding the 2 mares to stop "his" engine, while Sunny tried desperately to explain they weren't in control, but the crazy manager wouldn't listen for once his AKM ran dry, he then pulled out an RPG 7, intending on blowing up the engine instead. However, then engine's brakes came on, it skidding backward, before blasting steam at the manager, scolding him briefly, getting behind the shunter engine. Then, as the manager slowly got himself back on focus, the tank engine's tops of the slant tanks opened up before a pair of machine guns were deployed. Then both turned to the manager, who then turned pale upon seeing them and tried to get his RPG aimed, but, in the hassle the exhaust port got caught caught on some of the handrailing. Then the tank engine opened fire, hitting the manager with the hail of bullets, as he stumbled back and flew to the cab floor, firing the RPG inside the cab instead, (from stupidly leaving his finger on the trigger the whole time) the grenade shooting into the main engine, blowing up the diesel shunter completely. While the tank engine sped away. (With Izzy throwing up in an empty bucket from witnessing the the manager getting hit from the bullets).

Optical took Sunny and Izzy to a warehouse and revealed himself to the shocked and amazed mares. As Sunny drew her Lightsaber,

### Personality

Mirage is the Trainbot equivalent of a teenager. He is friendly, intelligent, and elusive due to his ability to turn invisible and create duplicates of himself. He tries befriending Sunny Starscout, a young mare who mistook him for being a very old LNER Class J50 Tank Engine, she and her unicorn friend, Izzy Moonbow were intending on rescuing him from being cut up by a sadistic railway manager.

Optical offered a fist bump and insisted they were friends when Sunny and Izzy did. Optical is also loyal to the Trainbot cause and his friends. He has been a spy and a recon soldier for centuries and protects his charge at all costs. However, he is rebellious, disobeying Celestial Prime's orders to remain hidden from Earth inhabitants by revealing him to Sunny and Izzy in the first place. He constantly makes jokes, is immature, and not thinking of the consequences.

Despite his flaws, Mirage is still a noble Trainbot and fiercely protective of his friends, sacrificing himself to protect Sunny by shielding her from ???'s fire until was later repaired.

## Main Weaponry

Optical is armed with plasma cannons in both his arms, while also having wrist blades.

When in Tank Engine form, Optical is armed with a pair of deployable Browning .303 Mk II machine guns on the top of his tanks connected to rotating platforms.

## Skills and Abilities

* **Illusion Creation/Holographic:***:* Optical can create illusions and duplicate himself through holographic projection. He created duplicates of himself when he, Sunny, and Izzy were being chased by some thugs.
* **Exosuit Protocol:** After being grievously wounded in battle by ???? while protecting Sunny, Optical activated this protocol and gave him his exosuit for Sunny to better protect herself at the same level as the other Trainbots.
* **Longevity:**
* **Superhuman Stamina:**
* **Super Speed:**
* **Super Strength:**
* **Stealth/Elusiveness:** Mirage is considered elusive. Due to this and his status as a spy and recon soldier, it is one of the most admiral traits of him.

## Trivia

* Optical makes his first appearance in *Trainbots: Rise of the Equinabots*.