Cheetor was once one with the Allspark, until he emerged from it on Earth in his new catlike form to serve as the relic's guardian. A dedicated protector with devout faith in the Allspark, he draws power from the relic to gain enormous strength and the ability to create GroundBridges at will. Knowing the threat that the Decepticons pose, Cheetor has chosen to join the Autobots, who have taken to teaching the naïve young bot about the ways of this new world. In turn, he stands with them to defend the side of good, hoping the Autobots and Decepticons will someday settle their differences and together become one with the Allspark again.
Voice actor:TJ Nelson (English), Wataru Takagi (Japanese), more»"I'm a moon cheetah! You wanna do something with this?"
Cheetor was once one with the Allspark, but was brought to Earth by it and given his bestial form to act as the relic's guardian. For countless years, Cheetor traveled the world with the Allspark, using GroundBridges to move from place to place. That all changed when he first noticed the Cybertronians Bumblebee and Windblade. From that point on, he observed both the Autobots and Decepticons from afar, hoping their war would one day come to an end so they could all be united together in the Allspark. Dark Birth
In the aftermath of a battle on the moon, Bumblebee spotted Cheetor watching them all, but by the time he could draw anyone else's attention, Cheetor was gone. Bad Moon Rising Cheetor observed the fallen form of Starscream before leaving the moon, accidentally leaving the GroundBridge open behind him. Dark Birth Bumblebee continued searching for information about the mysterious "moon cheetah", only to spot him watching the Autobots from outside the Ark. Bumblebee and Hot Rod attempted to catch him, but Cheetor used a GroundBridge to escape, with Hot Rod inadvertently following him through. The Visitor The GroundBridge emerged in front of the Nemesis, and after a scuffle with the Decepticons, Hot Rod fled the scene. Before he could retaliate, Megatron spotted Cheetor entering a GroundBridge, piquing his curiosity. Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime
When Optimus Prime and Megatron used the GroundBridge network to triangulate the Allspark's location, Cheetor manipulated the portals so that only the leaders could enter the cave and introduced himself to the two leaders. To determine which of them was worthy of possessing the Allspark, Cheetor challenged them to compete in "The Trials". When the trial of knowledge proved ineffective, Cheetor instead proposed a trial by combat, granting each contender new spark armor. While he was distracted by the battle, Starscream appeared and stole the Allspark. Distraught at the seeming failure of his life's purpose, Cheetor offered to aid Optimus and his team in reclaiming the Allspark. Trials
After explaining his origins to the Autobots, Cheetor joined them in a raid on the Nemesis where he attempted to discern the Allspark's location only to find that he could not sense it. Though he initially feared that the artifact had abandoned him, he eventually realized that the Allspark was not on the ship at all, using this revelation to force the others to stop fighting and have Megatron reveal that Starscream had gone rogue. The discussion caused everyone to realize that Cheetor's lunar portal had healed Starscream's otherwise fatal wounds and laid the foundations for the latest round of Autobot/Decepticon peace talks. Dark Birth As Optimus and Megatron negotiated, Cheetor expressed hope that the peace talk would be successful, providing a mark contrast to Hot Rod and Bumblebee's attitude, but found his optimism quickly misplaced after Bludgeon's fatal attack on Slipstream led to a free for all. Parley
Cheetor was among a group of Autobots responding to a Decepticon distress call. When they arrived at the Nemesis, the Autobots found the crew paralyzed with Cheetor's instincts guiding him to the Allspark. When the Scraplets attacked, Cheetor managed to avoid being bitten and ran to the bridge to aid Optimus and Windblade. Pouncing on Starscream's spark armor, Cheetor tried to reclaim the Allspark, managing to make physical contact with it, only for this to unleash a healing wave of energy, the kinetic force of which sent Cheetor flying away from Starscream. Starscream's Children
As Cheetor attempted to find his place in the Autobot chain of command, Bumblebee decided to train him as a scout. The two were eventually captured by Starscream, who sought to assimilate Cheetor's Allspark powers into himself, only for Cheetor to use liquid energon to briefly turn the Scraplets' feral hunger against the Seekers. Having managed to capture one of the critters, the two scouts brought it to Wheeljack for study. Spotted
After Jetfire had arrived on Earth, he led the Autobots to the Allspark only for the group to be met by both the Decepticons and a now Allspark-empowered Starscream. Though Cheetor's powers allowed him a modicum of resistance to Starscream's new abilities, the day was saved only through the power of the Matrix of Leadership, its energy blasting the Allspark out of Starscream. After the Allspark had reconstituted its physical form, Cheetor managed to grab hold of it, carrying it back through the GroundBridge to the Ark. I Am The Allspark
After Optimus, in deep stasis after unleashing the Matrix, was secured in sickbay, the Autobots made ready to leave Earth. With Bumblebee, Cheetor remotely piloted an Autobot shuttle, drawing the Nemesis away from Earth's space bridge. As the Ark made for the portal, Sky-Byte, having seen through the ruse, attacked the ship, delaying it long enough for the Nemesis to catch up and unleash the heavy artillery. At Starscream's suggestion, Cheetor used the Allspark to repair the Ark, only for the Decepticons to blow up the space bridge, forcing the Ark to physically fly back to Cybertron. Escape From Earth
Finding the celebration party on the Ark too loud for his liking, Cheetor joined Optimus on the vessel's roof, only for Teletraan-X to inform them that the others were going berserk. After finding that Starscream responsible, hacking into Wheeljack's badges and exposing the Autobots to the Allspark's raw energy, the trio fought off their raging comrades and shut down the delivery system, allowing sanity to be restored. Party Down
As the Ark sailed through an asteroid field, Cheetor joined Bumblebee and Hot Rod for some solar surfing, finding great success in his beast mode. As the three enjoyed themselves, they were separated by a massive solar flare. When Cheetor rebooted, he was found by the Fins, one of the three factions that comprised what was left of the Sharkticon race. After fighting off a few of them, Cheetor found himself drafted by the group to aid in securing The Park. Upon arrival, he reunited with Bumblebee and Hot Rod, having both been drafted into the Tails and the Snouts respectively where Cheetor encouraged the Sharkticons to celebrate their commonalities and work together. And they did just that by turning on the Autobots, sending the three running back to the Ark. Acting on a brainwave, Cheetor retrieved the Allspark and used its power to, largely, reconstitute the Sharkticon homeworld, restoring peace to the species. Wiped Out
As Cheetor reminisced about his old cavern on Earth, Windblade was possessed and took the Allspark down to a nearby red planet. Along with Optimus and Bumblebee, Cheetor followed the cityspeaker to the surface, finding a deserted city that Windblade sought to reach the centre of. Constantly delayed by the city's automatic defences, the trio could not stop Windblade from unleashing the Allspark at the city's heart only to find that the possessing entity was one of the legendary Titans. Introducing himself as Croaton, the Titan told them his story, apologizing for any trouble he had caused before he set off to find the colonists that had been abducted from him. Ghost Town
After forty cycles in space, the Autobots soon became bored. An EMP storm soon struck the vessel, locking Cheetor, and everyone else, in position. Needing to repower the ship, Cheetor's prone form was banged against the Allspark a few times by Grimlock and Arcee to try and rouse it to no avail. Once power was restored to the Ark, Cheetor rebooted, none the wiser about what had happened. Perfect Storm
When a distress call from Chromia came in, the Autobots repaired an old space bridge to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the Ark soon wound up trapped in unspace, the void between universes. Meeting up with other versions of themselves, the nine groups of Autobots used all their Allsparks to punch open a portal back to their universes. Arriving in orbit of Cybertron, the Autobots had a hearty cheer that their struggles were finally over. The Crossroads
Failing to raise Chromia, Optimus suspected a trap, entrusting the Allspark to Cheetor as he ordered everyone to abandon ship, leaving the Ark to be blown up by a laser snare. Guarded by Hot Rod and Bumblebee, Cheetor remained on the outskirts of the battle under orders to not enter the Threshold of the Well until a direct path had been cleared. Battle For Cybertron IBattle For Cybertron II
After Chromia informed Windblade of a backdoor to the Well of the Allspark, "Team Hot Rod" began making their way underground. When the three stopped at a toxic energon swamp to regain their bearings, Drift caught up with them. Though Cheetor welcomed Drift's aid, the swordsmech lunged at the three, revealing himself to having been a deep-cover Decepticon agent. As Hot Rod delayed the traitor, Bumblebee and Cheetor pressed further underground, coming to rest in a jungle. Looking around, Cheetor theorized that the environment was a remnant of Cybertron's prehistory before he noticed that Bumblebee had vanished. Battle For Cybertron III
Trekking through the jungle, Cheetor found his friend had been taken captive by Repugnus and his tribe of Monsterbots, Cheetor using the Allspark to quell the diminutive Cybertronians' hunger and win their friendship. The Monsterbots guided the duo to the Well where they found Shockwave waiting for them. Though Cheetor was quick to follow his duty, Shockwave was equally quick in rendering him unconscious leaving Bumblebee to defeat the scientist. When Cheetor awoke, the two friends returned the Allspark to its resting point and brought their planet back to life only for Shockwave to extract his own spark and use it to try and corrupt the Allspark.
Realizing what he had to do, Cheetor bade a fond goodbye to Bumblebee and sacrificed his own spark to purify the Allspark and ensure the future of the Cybertronian race. As Cybertron began to heal itself, Cheetor's voice spoke out to Bumblebee one last time, assuring his friend that he would always be with him in spirit. Battle For Cybertron IV
Alternate universe[]
When a distress call from Perceptor came in, the Autobots repaired an old space bridge to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the Ark soon wound up trapped in unspace, the void between universes. Though the Autobot teams worked together, along with a third Autobot group, to return home, time ran out for Cheetor's group and they were disintegrated by unspace's properties. The Crossroads
Toys[]
Cyberverse[]
"There be nothing like an ocean storm to make a pirate feel alive, ha-har!"
Cheetor (Elite Class Spark Armor, 2019)
Accessories: "Sea Fury" battleship/armor
"There be nothing like an ocean storm to make a pirate feel alive, ha-har!"
Cyberverse Elite Class Cheetor transforms from robot to cheetah. He comes with the "Sea Fury" battleship, a retool of Bumblebee's Ocean Storm Spark Armor, which can form battle armor in robot mode. His hands have a slightly open claw grip that can hold 5mm post accessories. While his tail can be easily popped on and off, it can't really be held as a weapon and appears to be removable for safety reasons. He has very decent articulation compared to earlier Cyberverse toys but lacks a waist swivel due to the hinged panel on his back, and the slot on his waist used for locking the Sea Fury armor chestplate in place.
Like all Cyberverse Elite-class armor, the Sea Fury features a unique built-in helmet. Its armor mode has limited articulation, with elbow and bicep swivel joints, but does not have any shoulder articulation to speak of due to the way it automatically transforms when attached. As a result, it cannot assume the slightly splayed stance that it is shown in on the back of the package. It also has a flip-out anchor weapon which snaps into place in ship mode and unlocks by changing to armor mode. In addition, the armor features multiple 5 mm post holes, including the hands, shoulders, elbows, and one on the left forearm. While Cheetor himself sports an Autobrand on his right shoulder, the Sea Fury has a Maximalsigil on its prow. The Sea Fury is almost identical to Bumblebee's Ocean Storm, differing only in the color of the paint and the new helmet. The bridge and conning tower are only held in by friction, and as such may pop out during play. The clip that locks into Cheetor's waist can be rather tight, but can be disconnected by lifting the plate up rather than trying to pull it forward.
The figure's design matches promotional artwork from Hasbro, and as such heavily deviates from the Boulder animation model.
Cheetor was exclusively available at Target stores in the US. He was also released at general retail in Malaysia and Europe.Moon Cheetah
Cheetor (Deluxe Class, 2021)
Accessories: 2 swords, 2 claws, beast helmet
Action Attack: "Saber Strike"
Moon Cheetah
Known designers:Tomoki Tatsumi (TakaraTomy)
Cheetor's second toy is a Deluxe Class figure which is more accurate to his in-show animation model, even down to his sculpted cheetah tail "belt"! He includes translucent green armor parts that attach to different points on his body. The claws go over his front paws in beast mode or onto his shoulders in robot mode, while his swords can attach to the cheetah's shoulders in a manner evocative of Night Slash Cheetor from Beast Machines. (The stock photography on the right shows this slightly incorrectly with the swords pointed straight up, where the instructions show they should lie flat.) The cheetah helmet cannot be put on the cheetah head while in robot mode, though it can clip onto either of his robot mode wrists instead as a kind of buckler. Care should be taken doing this as the thin tab that secures it is easily broken.
Buzzworthy Bumblebee[]
Bumblebee / Optimus Prime / Cheetor (Deluxe Class 3-pack, 2022)
Series: Cyberverse
Accessories: 2 swords, 2 claws, beast helmet
The Deluxe Class Cheetor toy was re-released without any changes for this 3-pack along with Bumblebee and Optimus Prime.
Trivia[]
Cheetor's design is a stylized version of his Beast Era counterpart's original Beast Wars body.
Throughout the series, Cheetor wields swords similar to the ones the original Cheetor uses in Beast Machines.
One of Cheetor's notable powers is a powerful roar, despite the fact that real cheetahs are incapable of roaring.
The design of Cheetor's animation model differs from the one shown on his toy packaging art (see right).
