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IRONHIDE
"High tech security is no
Allegiance: Autobot First Cartoon Appearancez
First Comics Appearance:
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| Profile: "Go
chew on a microchip," is Ironhide's calling card. Never the sort who likes to
be told what to do, he prefers action to words. He refers to what he considers
excessive talking as "leaking lubricant." He's the oldest
Autobot,
probably the toughest, most battle tested and certainly the orneriest.
Due to his
defensive capabilities, he is usually in charge of safekeeping anything or anyone of
importance, and sort of acts as Commander Optimus Prime's personal bodyguard.
His
gruff exterior hides his kind inner soul; his concern for the protection of life, whether
mechanical or biochemical, extends to the lowliest gasketoid or smallest sparrow.
Abilities: Ironhide's skin is made of a trithyllium- steel alloy impregnated with irradiated carbon fibers, giving him immunity to most forms of artillery & electromagnetic attacks. He's the most nearly invulnerable of the Autobots. His main weapon is what he playfully calls his "water gun." It can shoot a stream of any number of liquids up to 2000 ft. His choices include super-cooled liquid nitrogen, superheated liquid lead, & petro- chemical fluid that ignites upon contact. He also has sonar radar, and a radiowave detector. Weaknesses: Ironhide is the slowest Autobot. Due to his advanced years, he breaks down the most. His presence breeds dissension among some of the younger, less compassionate Autobots who consider him an antiquated old heap whose contributions do not out-weigh his liabilities. Optimus Prime does not share their view. |
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| Other Appearances:
In the Beast Wars,
I believe we get a glimpse of good 'ole Ironhide at the controls of the Ark when Blackarachnia tells Silverbolt
about the Autobot & Decepticon's journey to Earth (The
Agenda, part 3). In addition, the largest component of Magnaboss, the
elephant component of Magnaboss shares the same
name. Since he was never officially written into the shows, I'd love
for someone to make a fanfic (ahem, maybe even for the computer comics
section...!) where the Triprdacus council travels back in time and to
combat the threat, the Maximals combat the threat by bringing G1
characters Prowl and Ironhide and give them Beast Wars forms...
Well, that's my thought anyway!
Sorry for that little tangent! There was also a "Mini-spy" character with the same name. I definitely do not consider this the same individual. As you may recall, Terrorsaur was released in the TF: Armada line in 2003, his Mini-con's name is Ironhide. Also, there is the soon to be very well known Iron Hide from 2004 TF: Energon. We know this to be another example of a different individual with the same name for several reasons. Energon Ironhide is a young and inexperienced hothead (so very unlike the G1 original). And of course because G1 Ironhide was murdered by Megatron in Transformers: the Movie |
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Shown to right: Ironhide (and Prowl) in Transformers: The Movie, moments before their untimely and tragic demise at the hands of Megatron! |
