Cricket (Trainbot)

**Cricket** (Specification: **C-715**) is one of the first Trainbot Soldiers to arrive on Earth following the Battle of Cybertrain, prior to Thomas becoming a Trainbot himself.

## Backstory

Cricket 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.

## Bio

Then in the final years of the Battle of Cybertrain, Cricket was helping his fellow Trainbots battle the ever-growing Deceptitrain forces before being forced to evacuate the planet in the flight pods, where Celestial tasked him to head for Earth. Build a Basecamp there until other Trainbots could join in, while reminding him of the prophecy for the New Train Prime.

After his adventure with Moontalon, Cricket some of the Trainbots that were on Earth would continue searching for the tank engine that was to become next Train Prime but several years were unsuccessful. But soon enough a beacon had activated revealing the next Train Prime had finally been chosen. Which Cricket was assigned to find him.

Cricket would then come into "*Trainbots: New Trainbots and a Terminator"* where he would soon find himself in Ponyville still looking for the Train Prime in question, scanning random tank engines in the area. But then, his scanners picked up the T-800 as it had just brutally murdered Twilight ???? In cold blood. He then followed behind in the shadows, in turn leading him to end up at Golden Oaks Library, where the T-800 had gone to search for Twilight Sparkle. Where both picked up a phone message from Twilight, calling for Thomas. After the T-800 left, Cricket went into the Library where he would learn Thomas was now the next Train Prime, he quickly sent out a message to all Trainbots before he drove off to find Twilight Sparkle before the T-800 did.

### Personality

Cricket was a battle-hardened scout who was

While hanging with Twilight Sparkle and Treg Regan, Cricket had grown to like Twilight as she reminded him of Moontalon. Where he was willing to protect her at all costs. Even against the T-800 that was trying to terminate her.

After that first adventure, Cricket would act as the bridge between the Sudrian Trainbots and Cybertrainian Trainbots, and a loyal ally to the Brillington/Sparkle Bloodline as he would join Thomas in the fight against the Nightmare Cult. He was also quite loyal to Nyx and later Velvet

One of Cricket's moments of loyalty to the Brillington/Sparkle family would be showcased in "*The Lord of the Crystal Tower*", when he heard about

## Physical Appearance

Cricket stands 16 feet tall, (almost as tall as Bumblebee does) and like all Trainbots he could transform into an advanced robot. For his alternative form, he was once a Cybertrainian Steam Tank Engine. But upon arriving to Earth he took on the form of an Army Jeep. But after taking heavy damage from ??? he took on the form of a 1990s Mini Rover. Which he remained as until his adventure with Moontalon, then after it was finished he transformed into a 1960 Plymouth Fury Sports Car. Then following the years he spend with the other Trainbots that arrived on Earth he also took on the form of an LB&SCR A1 class Tank engine.

Cricket was mainly covered with Blue/Black plating and had Green eyes.

## Main Weaponry and Equipment

Cricket is armed with few weapons but is able to utilize them in many battles he fought in.

His main weapons consisted of an armed mounted plasma cannon in his right arm, while a retractable knife blade was encased in his left wrist. Then for his Cybertrainian Steam Locomotive mode, he was equipped with side mounted machine guns on his side tanks. Then after regrouping with the Trainbots, he gained an identical cannon in his left arm. While getting longer knife blades for both wrists. Then missile launchers in his shoulders. While getting some heavier machine guns for his new locomotive and car forms.

Then later in " " Cricket would gain

Alongside his weaponry, Cricket is equipped with many gears and gadgets that allows him to make battle easier.

## Trivia

* Cricket makes his appearance in *Cricket*.
* Cricket then returns in *Trainbots: New Trainbots and a Terminator*.