Ironhide

**Ironhide** (アイアンハイド, *Aianhaido*), is a fictional character and protagonist from the *DC* series. He is the resident weapons specialist and a battle hardened veteran, one of the oldest and toughest amongst the other Autobots. As one of Optimus' oldest, long-time, and closest friends, Ironhide saw the great potential within Optimus to be more than what he allowed himself to be. He has been on Optimus Prime's team for a long time. "They don't make them like they used to" is an apt description of Ironhide—he's yesterday's model, but he's built to last. He is old because he is *hard*. He's probably had enough replacement parts to build a small army, but Ironhide doggedly refuses to roll over and die for anyone. He'll fight to the bitter end and take down more than his fair share of Decepticons in the process.

Gruff and ornery, he prefers actions to words, and dislikes talk for talk's sake. (He wouldn't enjoy being paired up with Bluestreak.) But though he may be rough around the edges, he's still optimistic and upbeat. The upside to being through more than your share of trouble means trouble ain't so big a scare anymore. Ironhide doesn't always see optic to optic with Prime, despite their friendship. He's perhaps the more practical of the two, and more than a little trigger happy, so he can be more willing to push the Autobot code to the limit if he thinks it will get the job done faster.

Ironhide's most distinctive ability is the water gun, a weapon which can generate and shoot a liquid of virtually any type. Liquid nitrogen is historically a favorite, but there have been acids, mortar, and more. He has more guns than a smaller third-world country, and he may or may not have blown up a planet with said guns.

He can combine with his fellow Autobots to form Optimus Maximus as the left leg. In some universes, his vehicle mode sometimes splits into his robot and a separate component.

"*I'm a soldier. I'm **made** for war. Your kind simply... are not.*"

—Ironhide's version of diplomacy for joining the Autobots.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice actor*: Keith Szarabajka (English), Katsuhiro Kitagawa (Japanese), Pietro Ubaldi (Italian), Alexandr Novikov (Russian), Gai Wenge (Chinese), Duda Espinoza (Brazil), Not Known (Portuguese), Oliver Siebeck (German), Not Known (Latin American), Dafnis Fernández (Latin American-Spanish)
### Biography

Ironhide is the oldest Autobot on the team. He is the slowest Autobot on the team. He is also the meanest, toughest, orneriest Autobot on the team. He is most definitely yesterday's model, but he was built to last - seemingly forever. He is a soldier, first and foremost, but his tough exterior hides a deep compassion for life. He is one of Optimus' most trusted advisors on all matters.

### Appearance

#### Vehicle Mode

He has the Veichle mode of a Cybertronian Truck, later on Earth he adapted the vehicle mode of a Nissan Vanette or a truck.

* Hair Color: N/A
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Autobots
	+ Zeta Prime
	+ Optimus Prime
	+ Bumblebee
	+ Bulkhead
	+ Ratchet
	+ Prowl
	+ Jazz
	+ Sunstreaker
	+ Warpath
	+ Dinobots
		- Grimlock
		- Swoop
		- Snarl
		- Sludge
		- Slug

### Enemies

* Decepticons
* Scraplets

## Abilities and Powers

### Abilities

He has the abilities Dash and Whirlwind. He is a Leader chassis, but in the campaign, he is classified as a soldier. He is VERY strong.

## External links

* Ironhide *Wikipedia*
* Ironhide *Transformers Database*