Outrigger

Outrigger is a Transformer from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

A boy and his bird. Awful touching.

Outrigger is a member of the Circle of Light.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Having survived the Legislators' attack on Crystal City, the Circle of Light's subsequent abduction by Tyrest, their torture at his hands and a further battle against the Legislators when breaking out of Tyrest's cells, Outrigger elected to remain behind on Luna 1 under the command of Fortress Maximus, the new Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. Later he reported to Red Alert that Tyrest's body—kept secure and stabilised in the medbay—had moved its fingers. When they went to investigate, they found that Tyrest had completely vanished. The Sound of Breaking Glass

In the months that followed, Outrigger set up a series of videos he called Rummaging Through History, aided by his camerabot Beak. Around the anniversary of Tyrest activating his killswitch, Outrigger spent four days climbing one of the dead Titans on Luna 1. At the apex of his climb, as he celebrated having sixteen whole subscribers, he stumbled upon an active spacebridge, and a diminutive robot standing in front of it. Mistaking them for another Roboid, Outrigger approached, only for the newcomer to slash him across the chest. It turned out that Sentinel had wounded Outrigger so that his associate Sovereign could feast on his spark. Outrigger objected, hitting the maniacal Titan Master over the head with his crane before rushing out of the Titan. He was soon found by Fortress Maximus, Red Alert, Cerebros, and Prowl, battered but alive. Ten to Midnight

After a few minutes of drama involving Sentinel, Cerebros recovered Outrigger and brought him back to citadel to recover. Once Sentinel's mad scheme was foiled, Last Light Fortress Maximus led the group to Necroworld to rescue Team Rodimus. Tagging along for his vlog (though after having live-streaming forbidden), Outrigger was attacked by Fangry before Maximus saved him. When Red Alert found the Necrobot's cape, Outrigger briefly listened to the security officer's concerns about the Benzene Cluster before Maximus called their attention to Tailgate within an isolation chamber. Outrigger put forth the idea to hook up Beak's super-optics to the chamber where they discovered evidence suggesting Tailgate succumbed to spontaneous spark combustion. Sardines

Upon returning to Luna 1, Outrigger was asked by a fully-restored Beak to go with him back to Cybertron, to which he agreed. Last Light