Stanford Merriweather

Stanford Merriweather is a human from the Hearts of Steel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The problem isn't that the sub went to the bottom of the bay. The problem is that it didn't come back up again.

Stanford Merriweather is a "robber baron" (according to Mark Twain) and venture capitalist in the latter part of the 19th Century. He also participates in anti-Decepticon activities. He lives in San Francisco and has a daughter, Kitty Merriweather.

He employs Cleveland as a butler.

Fiction

Hearts of Steel

Merriweather was the principal investor (possibly the only investor) in Tobias Muldoon's "sub-marine" project. When the submarine sank, Merriweather was outraged and put Muldoon to work washing dishes in the kitchen of a hotel he owned. Hearts of Steel #1

Muldoon later showed up on Merriweather's doorstep, claiming to be fleeing evil, mechanical giants. Merriweather was about to send him away, when Merriweather's houseguest, Mark Twain, said he would like to hear Muldoon's story. Hearts of Steel #2 After Muldoon had told his tale, Merriweather still thought he was delirious, until Ravage crashed into the house. Muldoon protected Merriweather and his daughter, and Twain managed to dispose of Ravage. Merriweather had a complete change of heart and promised to help Muldoon with his vast influence, including calling out the Army. They set out in Merriweather's private train to intercept the Decepticons in their progress toward New York aboard Astrotrain. Hearts of Steel #3

When the army failed to stop Astrotrain, Merriweather lent a hand shoveling coal, in the hope that they personally could stop the Decepticons. They caught up and were nearly bombed by Scourge. Muldoon's first thoughts during the bombing were to protect Kitty, and Merriweather blessed their romance. He was trapped in a train tunnel by Decepticon bombs and shelling, but was later rescued by John Henry. Hearts of Steel #4

"Strange Visitors" establishes that events identical to those of Hearts of Steel and Infestation 2 occur in the 2005 IDW continuity; however, they happened to Maximal explorers brainwashed by Shockwave into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War. {{#if:|'s identity was taken by {{#if:|the Maximal named }}{{#if:|[[|a Maximal]]}}.}}