Bumblebee (DOTM)

## Bio

*Long known as Optimus Prime's faithful scout, "Bee" has evolved into a highly skilled fighting machine. He's still as loveable and protective as ever, but don't be fooled: Bee is fully capable of decapitating Decepticons in a variety of creative ways.*

## Max Stats

**1-Star**

* Health: 999
* Attack: 90
* Max Rating: 248

**2-Star**

* Health: 1848
* Attack: 153
* Max Rating: 547 (sig 100)

**3-Star**

* Health: 4468
* Attack: 318
* Max Rating: 1297

**4-Star**

* Health: 11,611
* Attack: 827
* Max Rating: 3,475 (4,171 sig 99)

**5-Star**

## Game Abilities

### Basic Abilities

* Agility
* Attack Buff

### Abilities

* *Melee Calibration Mode:* 13.3~25.5% chance to Evade the opponent's Basic Melee Attacks.
* *Ranged Calibration Mode:* 11.3~21.6% chance to Evade the opponent's Basic Ranged Attacks.
* *Passive:* Bumblebee is furious when his teammates are hurt, granting him +30% Attack per fallen teammate for 8 seconds at the start of the fight.
* *When Knocking Down Opponents:* Gains a permanent Attack Buff, increasing Attack by 8.8~13.5%. The bigger the size of the opponent, the larger the Attack bonus. (Max: 15 stacks)

### Signature Ability

**Alacrity**

Bumblebee switches between his Ranged and Melee Calibration modes faster. Additionally, Bumblebee's agility grants him a temporary 19~75% Attack Buff for 5 seconds after Dodging an incoming Melee Attack.

### Special Attacks

1. **Buzz Kick -** *He may float like a butterfly, but he stings like a Bumblebee.*
	* (+v8.0) Each hit has a 40-60% chance to inflict an Armor Break, removing enemy Armor and applying 16-20% Armor reduction for 3.5 seconds.
2. **Bug Shot -** *You can still see the youthful joy in his eyes between the kicks and energy blasts.*
	* Inflicts Shock damage for 80% Attack over 10 seconds. Opponents with an Armor Buff takes additional 150% damage.
3. **Shell Shock** - *After giving opponents the trip of a lifetime, he gets up close and personal for an uppercut blast.*
	* Inflicts Shock Damage for 80% Attack over 10 seconds. Opponents with an Armor Buff takes additional 100% damage.

### Synergy Bonuses

* **Allies** - Ironhide, Optimus Prime (MV1), Hot Rod - +2~3~8% Armor.
* **Till All Are One** - Ratchet, Optimus Prime (MV1) - +2~3~8% Attack Rating for Autobots. +6~8~12% Debuff damage for Autobots in Raids.
* **Enemies** - Barricade, Megatron (ROTF) - +2~3~8% Attack Rating.
* **Medic Support** - Ratchet - 1.3~2.5~7% of base Health Repaired at the start of the fight. +3~4~5% extra Repair in Raids.
* **Espionage Specialists** - Mirage - 14~24~70% less likely to activate the opponent's abilities when hitting with Special 2 or 3.
* **Speed Chasers** - Sideswipe, Mirage - +6.5~15~40% Attack on the next hit when dodging the Opponent's attacks.
* **Brothers in Arms** - Hot Rod - +2~3~8% Armor for Autobots as well as +4~6~8% Melee Damage in Solo Missions.

## Strategy

### Player

Bumblebee has a lower health rating and hitting power compared to other Tacticians, but he is very evasive. Another thing about him is that he is purely an anti-Armor bot, he won't nullify other Buffs that Brawlers use.

### Opponent

You will struggle if you try to hit Bumblebee with only melee attacks or only ranged attacks. Alternate between successful ranged attacks and melee attacks to make him switch evade modes (which takes 6 seconds at no signature level and 3 seconds if awakened). Fighting as a bot with ranged heavy attacks will be most helpful.

### Strong Match-ups

* Bumblebee's Special 2 or 3 can Shock right through Optimus Prime (MV1)'s Signature Ability.
* Grindor (and Megatron (ROTF)) are big bots that give bigger attack buffs when knocked down.
* Optimus Primal's Critical Armor can become a conduit for Bumblebee's Shock.
* Barricade - The more Bumblebee knocks down, the faster the bad cop falls.

### Weak Match-ups

* Precision buffs from Warrior Bots like Arcee, Drift, and Hound will make sure Bumblebee has nowhere to evade to.
* Hot Rod's time gun can Decelerate Bumblebee and prevent him from evading.
* Starscream, Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus and Sideswipe can Nullify Bumblebee's many Attack Buffs and in particular, Cyclonus alternates between melee and ranged attacks making Cyclonus hard for bumblebee to defeat.
* Grimlock will find bee’s shocks to be a minor nuisance turning bee’s strengths against him despite the class type advantage.
* Megatronus’s relic of obedience can prevent bumblebee from switching modes and that will prevent him from evading too much and allow him to gain attack buffs.

### Recommended Modules

* E.M.I. Module - Making projectiles less likely to hit Bumblebee and switch evasion modes will ensure he will constantly evade attacks and counterattack.
* Nightbird's Mark - Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
* Superconductor 2000 - It would be difficult to completely avoid the flurry of Attacks from Bumblebee's Special 2.

## Obtainment

Bumblebee is an exclusive of sorts, the higher tiers are not part of the main Bot crystal pool.

* Tier 2 pre-registration gift (1-Star)
* Cinematic Crystals
* Goldwheels Crystal (4~5-Star)
* Good as Gold Crystal (3~4-Star)
* 2018 Holiday Calendar, Day 5 (4-Star)
* 5-Star: 130,000 Titan Fragments

## Gallery

Beta featuredMurderbee. *Shattered Glass* Bumblebee, from "Shattered Bridges"
## Notes

* His vehicle mode is based on the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS, but the logo is removed to avoid licensing issues.
* Bumblebee was a Scout in the beta version.
* He was removed in the Netflix release.