Bumblebee

*This article is about the Generation 1 Bumblebee. You may be looking for Bumblebee (DOTM).*

## Bio

*Small, eager, and brave, Bumblebee acts as messenger and spy. Due to his small size, he dares to go where others can’t. He idolizes the bigger Autobots, especially Optimus Prime and Prowl while having a special bond with all his human allies.*

## Story

* I Still Function
* Bee's Gauntlet
* Weapon of Mass Consumption
* Bring the Noise
* Nothing and Everything (June 2022)

## Stats

* 2-Star:
	+ Health: 1417
	+ Attack: 151
	+ Max Rating: 566
* 3-Star:
	+ Health: 3480
	+ Attack: 318
	+ Max Rating: 1299
* 4-Star:
	+ Health: 9043
	+ Attack: 827
	+ Max Rating: 3499
* 5-Star

## Game Abilities

### Basic Abilities

* Melee Evade
* Critical Rate Buff
* Shield Break

### Abilities

* Dashing Back:
	+ Grants a 24~32% Melee Evasion Buff that is removed the next time this bot Evades.
* Sidestepping:
	+ Grants up to 3 Critical Rate Buffs that each increase Critical Rating by 20~28%. These buffs are removed each time this bot lands a hit.
* Critical Hits:
	+ 100% Chance to Break the opponent’s Shielding, completely Nullifying all Shields and inflicting Shock, dealing 50~90% Energy Damage over 5 seconds.

### Signature Ability

**Bee Brave**

*Bumblebee isn’t the strongest or toughest bot, but while staying close to his enemy, he channels his unparalleled courage.*

Enemy in Close Proximity: Bumblebee generates 2~4% of Remaining Max Power every second and gains a 10% Melee Bonus while the enemy is within close range.

### Special Attacks

1. **Gold Boot** - *Bumblebee delivers a spinning windmill kick.*
	* 100% chance to increase Critical Damage by 60% for the duration of this Special Attack.
2. **Power Jam** - *Bumblebee overcharges his pistol to fry his enemy’s systems before knocking them off their feet.*
	* 100% chance to Power Lock the opponent for 10 seconds.
3. **Ticket to Ride** - *Bumblebee’s wheeled combat comes together with his love of ranged attacks.*
	* Grants 20 Critical Rate Buffs that each increase Critical Rating by 20~28%. These buffs are removed each time this bot lands a hit.

## Synergy Bonuses

* **Allies** - Arcee, Grimlock - +2~3~8% Armor.
* **Enemies** - Megatron - +2~3~8% Attack Rating.
* **Role Models** - Optimus Prime, Prowl - 2~3~5% - Heavy Attacks gain a 2~3~5% Attack Buff for each alive team member.
* **Role Models** - Optimus Prime, Prowl - Bumblebee gains a new ability and grants 2~3~8% Armor to his role models.
* **Espionage Specialists** - Mirage - 14~24~70% less likely to activate opponent's abilities when hitting with Special 2 or 3.
* **Leadership** (5-Star) - All lower tier teammates gain +10% Critical Rating.

## Strategy

### Commander

Bumblebee can easily build up Evades and Crit buffs before dashing in. Bumblebee will have a field day tearing through Shielding Bots, so as long as he has a crit buff ready.

### Opponent

Preventing Bumblebee's Evade Melee on Dashing Back is easy as Precision or Deceleration. But if your bot doesn't have those, you'll have to deal accordingly with him Evading out of combos. Even if you try to dodge to bait out his Specials, he may fill the rest of his power when invading your personal space. He also deals significant critical damage so watch out.

### Strong-Match-ups

* **Rhinox** - Bumblebee will tear through Rhinox's shielding, leaving him prime for Bee’s critical hits.
* **Soundwave** - Bee can Shield Break with both Ranged and Melee hits, ensuring even the mighty Soundwave can’t Reflect Ranged attacks for long.
* **Blaster** - The little gold speedster will break through Blaster’s Shielding, inflicting Shock damage on him every time he blocks.
* **Wheeljack** **-** Wheeljack's powerful shield shatters to the goldbug.
* **Mirage** - Mirage will feel the full force of Bumblebee's Shield-Breaking Specials.
* **Ironhide** - A critical melee hit will break his Trythillium Shield buff preventing it from reflecting damage.
* **Megatron (ROTF)** - Like other critical damaging bots, strong Critical hits will outright his Armor even though this G1 version doesn't break. Such a loser!

### Mods

* Energon Shield - It's a Shield buff, so you can break it without having to wait for its downtime.

### Weak Match-ups

* **Bonecrusher** - The master of Bleeds will punish Bumblebee with every crit.
* **Dinobot** - Bumblebee is rewarded for dashing at opponent’s and staying near them, but dashing into and hitting Dinobot’s block would be a painful mistake.
* **Hot Rod'**s Deceleration will disable Bee's Evades and reduce his Power gain.
* **Megatron** - Bee’s evade and critical rate buffs will be stolen when Megatron fuses a random debuff though he has a hard time to steal evade buffs.
* **Grimlock** - The massive damage from the melee buffs and special attacks will take the gold speedster down though he can evade melee attacks and Grimlock doesn't come with any shields which Bumblebee can't inflict Shock for his favor.
* Kickback - The Insecticon will easily eat up Bee's Signature in a well-timed. Let the battle of the insects begin!
* **Megatronus** - The relic of obedience can prevent Bee from gaining any buffs however be wary not to get power locked.

**Mods**

### Recommended Modules

* **Nightbird's Mark** - With both his two major abilities boosted, Bumblebee will become exponentially more powerful.
* **E.M.I. Module** - Bee will gain the ability to Evade Ranged Attacks, forcing you to stay within Melee Range and in turn allowing him to generate power with his Signature Ability.
* **Scout's Sentry** - Bee will be buzzing around and Evading more.

## Obtainment

* Hive Crystal
* Goldwheels Crystal
* Good as Gold Crystal
* September 2019 35th anniversary objectives - complete all 35 to get a 5-Star Bumblebee!
* All Bot Crystals (from March 27, 2020).
* 5-Star Bumblebee can be obtained with 170,000 Titan Fragments.

## Gallery

Screenshotted IconScreenshotted portraitIcon in v5.0Portrait in v5.0Avatar from the Forged to Fight forumsConcept Art

## Notes

* Bumblebee's robot mode design is a mix of his *Alternity* and *Classics* toys, while his vehicle mode is based on his *Classics* toy.
* Prior to March 27, 2020, Bumblebee was the only Bot exclusive to *and only to* his Featured Bot Crystal.