Three-of-Twelve

Three-of-Twelve is a Transformer from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
He's here to chew gum and authenticate, and he's all out of mouths to chew gum with!

Three-of-Twelve is a member of the Functionist Council, where he fills the role of "Authenticator".

Fiction

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2005 IDW continuity

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Some 200,000 years before the war, Three-of-Twelve was alerted by a "code 113" that a potential "Point One Percenter"—the first for ten generations—had been uncovered at the Thymesis Energon mining facility on Luna 2. Having verified that the spark was indeed viable, Three-of-Twelve rewarded Momus, the site's foreman, by reclassifying him as being "alt mode exempt" then coldly informed the hapless miners who had first uncovered the spark that they had about six hours to live. Remembrance Day

The Functionist Universe

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In an alternate timeline, Three-of-Twelve attended a meeting of the Functionist Council at The Cog where Ten-of-Twelve reported back on the success of converting the Primal Vanguard into total surveillance agents by replacing their eyes with cameras, while Six-of-Twelve reported that he had consulted with their theoconomists over the next mass recall from the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy, that of the data slugs. A strict reading suggested that they still had functional value, but their ability to store large amounts of data threatened the Council's ability to rule and so One-of-Twelve ordered their obsolescence chips to be detonated. The Custom-Made Now

When it was discovered that Rung possessed the ability to produce photonic crystals, the Council had a meeting where Six-of-Twelve decided realized that Rung was Primus endorsing cold construction. The Council opted to use Rung to produce a new Cybertronian army to conquer the galaxy and travelled to Vector Sigma to acquire the sparks they needed. Before they could begin collecting sparks however, Rung was rescued by Team Rodimus. Before teleporting out, Rung mocked that the Key to Vector Sigma, the collective alternate mode of the Functionist Council, was useless, declaring the entire Council to be "Useless Ones". Modes of Production

Undeterred by the moon's loss, the Council ordered the construction of planetary engines so that Cybertron itself could become their instrument of destruction. As the castigator, Twelve-of-Twelve was granted operational control of the Council as they undertook their purge on alien life. Despite using the Warren for travel, the Council faced the dual issue of Cybertron's lack of manoeuvrability and Megatron's AVL warning alien populations of their genocidal intentions. To counteract the former issue, the Council engineered Cybertron with a robot mode cast in the likeness of Primus, whose actions the six remaining councillors controlled from Vector Sigma. After the Grand Architect's God Gun opened a tear between universes, the Functionist army entered. After destroying Mederi, Twelve-of-Twelve noticed the duplicate Cybertrons necessary for the God Gun and ordered the destruction of the "graven images" before they would attack the alien filth of this universe. Three-of-Twelve felt compelled to point out that not only were they now cut off from their native universe, Megatron had followed them through the portal. The Return of the King The Unremembering After the duplicates had been destroyed, the Council attempted to destroy the Lost Light only for Luna 1 to suddenly crash into "Primus's" neural cluster, forcing the avatar back to planet mode. In a panic, the Council began the arduous process of realigning the giant's transformation cog while the Functionary armies were sent to the various hot spots to prevent the Lost Light crew from overloading Vector Sigma with twelve Matrices. Against all odds, the Lost Lighters managed to complete their mission, the resulting energy surge vaporizing the Council, and finally freeing Cybertron from their tyranny. A Spark Among Embers

Bot on the Street

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Three-of-Twelve was asked if he'd like to change his alternate mode, and promptly arrested the questioner. Bot on the Street

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