Gould

Gould is a human from the live-action film continuity family.

You can't see me!

{{#ifeq: ||}} _{This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.}

If there is one characteristic that defines Gould (first name unknown), it is his bottomless and unquenchable greed. He is willing to betray his country and his species if it means he can become rich in the process. Though he never did achieve his dreams of becoming obscenely wealthy within his lifetime, his son Dylan Gould would in time. He has a habit of calling his son "buddy" whenever he is in the presence of a business associate, human or otherwise.

Fiction

Dark of the Moon film

The movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.

Gould founded a small business that was in charge of budgeting review and accounting for NASA. After the discovery of the Ark was made on the Moon's surface, Soundwave and Laserbeak approached Gould and offered him any amount of money he desired as long as he cooperated in shutting down any future missions to the Moon. With the aid of Soundwave, Gould became rich and was able to build an empire from his company. After Gould had passed away, his son, Dylan inherited the company and its "clients", continuing to aid the Decepticons in anything they needed his assistance in. Dark of the Moon

IDW movie comics

Gould was employed by NASA as an accountant during the 1970s. At some point, he was approached by Soundwave through Ravage with a proposition, which Gould accepted. The Decepticons used Gould to manipulate the NASA budget and make further Moon landings financially infeasible, thereby preventing humanity from discovering the wreck of the Ark on the lunar surface. Gould did so, in exchange for financial gain that Soundwave provided by tapping the stock market. Thanks to Gould's interference, the 1972 landing was last excursion to the Moon for a long time. In 1979, Soundwave called upon Gould to meet in person once more. The Decepticon believed matters on Earth were secure, and so informed Gould that he would be leaving the planet for a time. Gould brought his son to this meeting, as he intended for Dylan to take over his position as Decepticon liaison in the future. Indeed, Dylan did supplant him as the Decepticons' human henchman upon the Decepticons' return to Earth. Convergence chapter 4