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The name or term Silverbolt refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Silverbolt (disambiguation).


Silverbolt is a Maximal in the Beast Era.

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Strong, sleek, swift and stupid.

"Pure, strong, and fast," Silverbolt's sense of right and wrong is so overdeveloped his fellow Maximals wonder if his programming has a glitch. He speaks in platitudes that speak to chivalry, justice, and cheesy heroic ideals, and he has been known to give speeches that make even Optimus Primal roll his optics. His conviction is both his strength and his weakness. He sees the world in black and white.

The only gray area for Silverbolt is Blackarachnia. His fierce love for the "evil" Predacon causes him to question his preconceived notions of right and wrong. He was very proud of his ability to convert Blackarachnia to the Maximals, and, though most of the them are skeptical, he has nothing but faith for her.


Fiction

Beast Wars

Voice Actor: Scott McNeil (US), Mitsuo Iwata (Japan)

he explosion caused by the Transwarp explosion and the Vok Planet Buster sent all stasis pods Earth. The explosion fried one pod's scanners, however, and the result was the Fuzors, one of whom was Silverbolt.

Megatron recruited Silverbolt, but he felt so out of place being treacherous and cruel that he soon joined the Maximals. It was after this time when he battled Blackarachnia when Tarantulus was building his secret base. She was somewhat surprised by his complete refusal to strike her simply because she was a female.

Soon, Silverbolt found himself reluctantly sneaking off to aide Blackarachnia in constructing a small starship out of the fallen Stasis Pod. Eventually, Megatron's powerscheme threatened to eradicate Blackarachnia, and the two came out about their affair to the Maximals. Blackarachnia defected to their side soon after.

Most of the time thereafter, Silverbolt stayed by Blackarachnia's side, more than happy that the subterfuge was over. He was extremely pleased when Blackarachnia was converted fully into a Maximal (and a Transmetal 2, as well).

Beast Machines

Voice Actor: Scott McNeil (US), Mitsuo Iwata (Japan)

When the Maximals found themselves back on Cybertron running for their lives from armies of Vehicon drones, their memories of their past had been tampered with. Even Blacharachnia could not remember Silverbolt fully until she hacked into the memory backup on their ship.

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Sadly, this was the coolest Silverbolt would get in Beast Machines.

Blackarachnia began to suspect that Silverbolt's spark may be inside one of the Vehicon Generals. At first, she erroneously thought it was inside Thrust, but after a mishap with some technorganic goop, Silverbolt's spark was proven to be inside Jetstorm. For a precious few moments, Silverbolt's consciousness was completely awoken within Jetstorm's body, reverting to his old personality, until the goop was absorbed completely and Jetstorm's shell program reasserted itself.

Obsessed with bringing Silverbolt back, she hounded Jetstorm, demanding he remember their shared love and return to the Maximals. Needless to say, Jetstorm was annoyed by this. But when Rattrap created a gizmo that would help them transfer the stolen Transformer sparks into new bodies, Blackarachnia stole it. Leading Jetstorm into the planet's organic core, she attached the gizmo to his back and trapped the Vehicon in a pool of the technorganic goop with her webs. After much screaming, reformatting, and brilliant light, Silverbolt was reborn.

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Counter to Blackarachnia's expectations, Silverbolt was not pleased. Gone was the Maximal who exemplified honor and chivalry, replaced with only a desire for retribution and vengeance. "I was a fool back then," he frowns, "I believed in things." Distraught, Blackarachnia managed to convince him to come along with her to help rescue Optimus Primal and Cheetor from inside Megatron's Big Floating Head, but Silverbolt did not accompany her for their friends -- he was not interested in them. He went to confront Megatron.

Megatron, seeing that his General had been reformatted into a Maximal, tried to seduce Silverbolt back to his side. Silverbolt was told he was a creature of honor who fought for just causes, and that Megatron gave Silverbolt not only a just cause (the technological purity of Cybertron), but also the power and strength to fight for that cause. Blackarachnia countered at every point, pleading with Silverbolt to remember their love and friendship. Silverbolt was not even paying attention to her, and finally answers Megatron bitterly: "You gave me nothing." Silverbolt, with nearly insane fury, let loose a volley of feather bombs, disrupting Megatron from within. Cheetor and Primal were rescued, and Silverbolt was dragged away from the battle.

Slightly calmed, Silverbolt was later approached by Blackarachnia. He confided in her the real reason for his anger. It was not what Megatron had done to him, but that he was freed from his code of honor and he enjoyed the experience. He did not trust himself any longer. This did not deter Blackarachnia. She believed, no matter what, that Silverbolt had goodness in his heart.

Among the fans, this transition for Silverbolt was distressing. Instead of the phrases of chivalry and honor, combined with his constant cheesy love-related sayings to Blackarachnia, Silverbolt was now a brittle, tormented character, almost a complete stand-in for Depth Charge.

Universe

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Angsty Redux

One year after Cybertron's Great Reformatting, five great Autobot heroes (Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker, Shadow Striker, and Roulette) returned home to a peaceful planet. Amidst a media blitz and celebration, Silverbolt, Blackarachnia, Cheetor, and Rattrap were among the Maximals to greet them.

However, what appeared to be celebratory fireworks struck Silverbolt and Blackarachnia and also the five Autobots. They were transported to the firey Pit deep within Unicron, where all but Trailbreaker were rebuilt painfully into new bodies. Silverbolt was piece-by-piece reassembled into a version of his original Fuzor form.

Seeing an arena up ahead, the seven moved towards it, only to be attacked by a swarm of shape-shifting lava-like creatures. Silverbolt and the others were overwhelmed and taken into the arena (or, the Cauldron), where they were caged along with a multitude of Transformers kidnapped from across the multiverse.

During this time Blacharachnia was corrupted by Unicron to become one of his warriors. Silverbolt vowed to bring her back to the light again as she has done for him.

When the whole place went to pot after the formation of the Unicron Singularity,Sliverbolt escaped with the rest of the prisoners, taking Blacharachnia with him. Presumably they returned to their own time and universe.

Trivia

  • Silverbolts line in Beast Wars ("I think my name is... Silverbolt") mimics the original Silverbolts first line.

Toys

Beast Wars

  • Silverbolt
Japanese ID number: C-41

Beast Machines

  • Silverbolt

Beast Wars Returns

  • Silverbolt
Japanese ID number: BR-10

Universe

  • Silverbolt


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