Ironhide (TFA)


 * Ironhide is an Autobot from the Transformers Animated continuity family.



Even though he's now a ranking Autobot security officer, Ironhide is just a country boy at heart. Though his ability to encase his superstructure in a near-indestructible alloy meant he rose through the ranks in the military service quickly, he never quite lost the just-folks demeanor he picked up as a protoform in a rural prefecture of Cybertron. Now going to strange places, meeting strange mechanoids, and getting shot at by them, he still finds himself wide-eyed at some of the stranger things in the galaxy. He's got a mischievous streak, though his pranks often seem a bit crude to more cultured bots.

Animated cartoon

 * Voice actor: Corey Burton (English), Kaspar Eichel (German)

Ironhide fell in with Wasp from day one of boot camp, the both of them having high hopes for the Cybertron Elite Guard. The tough Autobot recruit was an early favorite of Sentinel Minor, who was duly impressed by his retractable armor. When resident screwup Bumblebee kept getting the unit more chores and exercises as punishment, he and Wasp took it upon themselves to let the little yellow Autobot know of their displeasure frequently and in no uncertain terms.

Solar cycles later, Ironhide was stationed at the Autobot colonies on the galactic rim. He contacted Ultra Magnus and revealed the Decepticons had begun an uprising, destroying a space bridge in the process. Before he could reveal all the details however, his transmission was cut short by the attack.

Alongside Hot Shot, Red Alert and Brawn, he is under the command of Rodimus Prime. He battled a certain someone's team while guarding a space bridge. He was later incapacitated by Spittor's explosive gel.

Attempting to arrest Longarm Prime following Sentinel Prime's encounter with Optimus whilst searching for Wasp, Ironhide came across a badly (perhaps fatally) damaged Ultra Magnus, who was able to tell Ironhide that his assailant Bad ass killer was the Decepticon Shockwave.

Toys

 * Ironhide (Deluxe, 2009)
 * A repaint and retool of the Cybertron Mode Ratchet.

Trivia

 * His armor plating seem to be inspired by Colossus from X-Men, though it's yet to be seen if he gains super-strength like Colossus does.


 * Ironhide's character model is a "retooling" of Animated Ratchet's Cybertronic mode. Some things never change, even if his age does.


 * According to Derrick J. Wyatt at BotCon 2008, Ironhide's voice and manner are based on Huell Howser, host of several California TV travelogue shows.


 * A Cartoon Network online game had mistakenly labeled Ironhide as a Decepticon. This had led to speculation that he was the traitor in "Autoboot Camp". However, it was revealed that Ironhide was not the traitor after all. Woops.