Editing John Henry

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:''John Henry is a [[human]] from the [[Hearts of Steel]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Johnhenry grrr.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Oh no you di'nt!]]
{{quote|For the man that invented that steam drill<br>
Thought he was mighty fine;<br>
John Henry sunk a fo'teen foot,<br>
The steam drill only made nine,<br>
The steam drill only made nine.|traditional}}

'''John Henry''' was a steel-driving man in the 19th century, noted for being one of the best in the country (if not the world). He was highly respected by his fellow railmen, not to mention the [[Autobot|Autobots]].

==Fiction==
===''Hearts of Steel''===
Around the year 1867, John Henry's hammering awoke [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] from millennia of [[stasis lock]], and Bumblebee was inspired by him to take the form of a steel-driving locomotive. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Henry initially resented the automated "steam drill" as a piece of job-stealing automation. Bumblebee then approached him in robot mode and explained that he merely wanted to perform a useful function. Now that Henry saw Bumblebee as a ''person'', he respected his work ethic, and they became close friends. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} When Bumblebee announced that he and the Autobots were leaving to battle the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], Henry promptly insisted on coming along, too. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} He participated in the high-speed battle against the [[New York]]-bound [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], playing a key role in the [[Autobot|Autobots]]' victory. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:John Henry (folklore)|John Henry at Wikipedia]]

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