THE LORE OPTIMUS PRIME returns. He will principally serve as a guide for Bumblebee when he needs Optimus Prime's help the most. OPTIMUS PRIME’S real journey, and challenge, will PLOT OVERVIEW involve meeting his predecessors: The 12 Primes. This story will play itself out during the course of the Follows the events of TRANSFORMERS PRIME: PREDACONS first season. In this series, Bumblebee must RISING. BUMBLEBEE must return to Earth after receiving a learn to fill OPTIMUS PRIME’S shoes as mysterious message from Optimus Prime. This message Team Leader. His new Recruits need to leads him to find a Cybertronian prison ship, the Alchemor, function as a well-oiled machine and from which a new faction of Decepticons are freed from OPTIMUS PRIME will need to fulfill his their incarceration and begin to terrorize our new major destiny and achieve the next step in his metropolis setting: Crown City! evolution into OPTIMUS SUPREME... All before our new baddies join BUMBLEBEE is forced to quickly assemble a rogue team of young Autobots – forces and roll out! a COOL REBEL “BAD BOY,” a GUNG HO ELITE GUARD CADET, and a BOMBASTIC DINOBOT. Not least of which to mention, is a HYPERACTIVE MINI-CON to handle tech and surveillance duties. Each “new” Bot is a fully capable and badass action hero, but relatively inexperienced – at least as far as working together as a team is concerned. Thus, Bumblebee finds himself needing to be equal parts squad leader, coach, and a proverbial babysitter as “Team Bumblebee” sets up its base of operations to track and capture their new enemies.

01 02 PROFILES PROFILES AUTOBOT AUTOBOT BUMBLEBEE OPTIMUS PRIME Our yellow and black Autobot maintains a boundless Lost in an “in-between” realm with the Primes, optimism and taste for adventure. Although Bumblebee Optimus Prime's contact with BUMBLEBEE’S may be completely “no-nonsense” in the field when new team will be that of spiritual leader. At his he’s up against the baddest of the bad, once he’s “death,” in the conclusion of PREDACONS back on Earth we’ll see his mettle tested by his RISING, Optimus Prime's essence returned underlings. And while the members of the to the All Spark. In this “shadow zone,” the OPTIMISTIC BUMBLEBEE’S Earth-based squad may be original Primes will teach Optimus MENTOR loose cannons, they will eventually learn to Prime's consciousness the lessons he ADVENTUROUS be “in this together” and apply their talents will use to ascend to a level of STOIC to the cause of good. protector no Autobot has ever DRIVEN attained: SUPREME. POWERFUL

03 04 PROFILES AUTOBOT AUTOBOT PROFILES SIDESWIPE GRIMLOCK A street-smart, fast-thinking rebellious ’Bot, think of Sideswipe A proverbial “Neanderthal” with a huge heart, as the “Deadpool” of the group. Our somewhat of a lone wolf Grimlock is a Dinobot that fights hard and plays hard. In feels he needs to look for himself first and wishes fact, he’s the strongest in our new Autobot group. Strongarm would cut him a break with all her rules and Grimlock was unjustly imprisoned eons ago for his regulations – but when push comes to shove, he heeds looks and not his deeds. In fact, Grimlock initially the call to action. He will even be known to try and take advantage of some of the other more gullible joins up with Team BUMBLEBEE simply because ’Bots. Sideswipe is cool under pressure and he’s he didn’t want to miss out on the “fun” of a quick with his words and hands. He’s all about Monster beat down! On the downside, getting the drop on his opponent – and looks Grimlock can be a tad gullible, a little too cool doing it. He will not only learn that it’s STREET-SMART “in the moment,” clumsy, AND then SRRONGEST “cool to respect authority” (as Sideswipe there’s the teeny-tiny detail that a gains increasing respect for Bumblebee REBELLIOUS and his teammates), but that he, in turn, “T-Rex” isn’t exactly the most HULKING has grown to be something of an discreet disguise for an alien ’Bot “authority” figure to Russell, one of on Earth. Dinobot mode: T-Rex. QUICK our humans on Earth. V-mode: CLUMSY Flashy, Luxury Sportscar

05 06 PROFILES AUTOBOT AUTOBOT PROFILES FIX-IT STRONGARM The enthusiastic, hyperactive, roughly human-sized MINI-CON Strongarm is staunchly dedicated to her career in law mans the tech and provides maintenance for the new enforcement and can’t imagine a world where everyone doesn’t follow the “letter” of the law (i.e. THE RULES). Autobot base (read: he’s a nerd). Fix-It is equal parts STRONGARM is completely earnest and possesses mechanic/I.T./mascot, and archivist of the “Most a world-view devoid of shades of grey. Exposing Wanted” dossiers – he was the pilot of the Strongarm to any criminal behavior instantly flips Cybertronian Prison Ship, The Alchemor, that crash- the switch that activates her righteous sense of landed on Earth, and is thus intimate with its justice, wherein Rip becomes a single-minded, former inhabitants, their crimes and attributes. unstoppable zero-tolerance machine! Becoming a member of BUMBLEBEE'S He’s a constant tinkerer and will be NERDY supreme team is a dream come true and LOYAL responsible for building or retrofitting she’ll do everything in her power not to MONSTER HUNT & CAPTURE DEVICES. disappoint him. Her personal growth SKILLED Alternate modes: a veritable "Swiss Army as a ’Bot will be explored throughout STUBBORN Knife" of MECHANIC'S TOOLS. this series. Sometimes it’s hard to let go of protocol, but on Earth, ENCYCLOPEDIC she’ll have to learn to bend a RULE-FOLLOWING little more because not everything is so easy and cut-and-dry. V-mode: Police SUV.

07 08 PROFILES PROFILES DECEPTICON DECEPTICON STEELJAW UNDERBITE The wolf-like Decepticon known as Steeljaw was a prisoner This pitbull-like Decepticon was also a prisoner in a stasis pod aboard the Alchemor that launched into aboard the Alchemor. Underbite’s crime: having space years ago. Steeljaw’s crime: sedition. He is as physically eaten an entire Cybertronian city. charismatic and intelligent as he can be savage. Underbite’s physical prowess grows and Steeljaw is a born leader, who can effortlessly multiplies every time he consumes metal. He even manages to generate strength that’s recruit others to his side. On Cybertron, Steeljaw more than a match for Grimlock, but the SAVAGE encouraged revolt against the standing STRONG catch is that he needs to consume a leadership, not really because of perceived great deal of metal. He’s cocky, loves injustice against the citizenry, but because CHARISMATIC noticing his increase in size and EGOTISTICAL Steeljaw wanted power – and glory – for strength when he consumes metal himself. and loves talking about how he INTELLIGENT was imprisoned for having BOASTFUL eaten an entire city.

09 10 PROFILES PROFILES AUTOBOT AUTOBOT DENNY RUSSELL Denny is the 40-something proud owner of the vast Unable to wait until he graduates Middle School, Scrapyard that will become home to our Autobots. Denny Russell’s at that awkward age where he’s trying a is a big kid at heart (more so than his son Russell) with little too hard to leave childhood behind and act loads of child-like enthusiasm – especially for JUNK older/cooler than he actually is. Denny is thrilled (albeit he prefers to call it “treasure,” enhanced by to have his son living with him and considers it the “patina” that is rust…). But he doesn’t just a bonding opportunity. Russell is less thrilled, collect junk – he refashions it into grand art since he views his dad as being a “little off,” ENTHUSIASTIC projects and wacky contraptions. His off-the-wall but Russell loves his dad. It’s more that ASPIRING thoughts and creations often lead our ’Bots to he finds Denny’s enthusiasm a slightly a solid-enough plan once they figure out what smothering. The ’Bots must depend on INVENTIVE Denny is trying to communicate. Now that Russell to become their “native YOUTHFUL Team Bumblebee has moved in, store guide” when they’re needed on a hours – for obvious reasons – become mission – “in disguise,” of course. FATHERLY “By Appointment Only.” If Denny’s wild ideas are too out AUTOBOT GUIDE there for the ’Bots, Russ will ground them with practicality.

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