Ironhide (G1)

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Ironhide is an Autobot and later Maximal from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Properly pronounced "Arn-hahhhd".

Ironhide is one of the oldest and toughest Autobots, and has been on Optimus Prime's team for a long time. "They don't make them like they used to" is an apt description of Ironhide—he's yesterday's model, but he's built to last.

Gruff and ornery, he prefers actions to words, and dislikes talk for talk's sake. (He wouldn't enjoy being paired up with Bluestreak.) But though he may be rough around the edges, he's still optimistic and upbeat. The upside to being through more than your share of trouble means trouble ain't so big a scare anymore.

Ironhide's most distinctive ability is the water gun, a weapon which can generate and shoot a liquid of virtually any type. Liquid nitrogen is historically a favorite, but there have been acids, mortar, and more.

His vehicle mode sometimes splits into his robot and a separate component. In some universes, he can combine with his fellow Autobots to form Optimus Maximus. In other timelines, he will survive the Great War, joining forces with other Autobot veterans to form Magnaboss.

We're at war. Motivational words out of some protocol manual and a glitzy parade ain't gonna win it.Ironhide, "Old Ways"

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Yeah...liquid nitrogen...sure...

Ironhide was part of the bridge crew of the Autobots' spacecraft when it embarked on its fateful voyage to seek out new sources of energy beyond Cybertron four million years ago and its crash on Earth. He was reactivated in 1984, and remained a prominent member of Optimus Prime's Autobots, playing a key role in stopping many of the Decepticon's plots on Earth, even if his temperament sometimes got the better of him. Memorable events included a brief retirement from the Autobot forces, only to return to save his comrades from the threat of the Immobilizer, and reuniting with his old love Chromia on Cybertron.

Sadly, Ironhide's luck came to and end when in 2005, the Decepticons boarded his shuttle en route to Autobot City. Even the old timer could not stand up when severely outnumbered, as all of his crewmates were killed, and he was executed by Megatron at point blank range.

In timelines that branch off from this one, he was apparently restored to life through unrevealed means, and joined the Autobot effort against the Decepticons, now under the command of a Galvatron from another dimension.

Marvel Storybooks continuity

Ironhide was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth in the form of a terrestrial vehicle. Along with Hound, Windcharger and Optimus, Ironhide once cheered so loudly that it almost made a volcano erupt. Later, he was a participant in a fight that ensued between the Autobots and the Decepticons when Megatron attempted to take millions of humans hostage in order to demand Earth's unconditional surrender to the Decepticons. Battle for Earth

In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Ironhide helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Ironhide helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. The Autobots' Secret Weapon

Marvel coloring books

Either Ironhide or Ratchet helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the Decepticons. The Deadly Fuel Shortage

Ironhide was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when it was discovered that the Decepticons were using a molecular transfer device to steal fuel from all around the globe. After the encountered Decepticon opposition en-route, Ironhide volunteered to donate some of his fuel to the more energy-efficient Autobots so that they continue fighting without him. The Autobots utlimately succeeded in turning the Decepticons' device against them, and returned the stolen fuel to its rightful owners. Summertime Coloring Book

Ironhide was among the Autobots who went out to patrol the area around the Autobots' camp after a rainstorm. In their absence, Bumblebee, who had been left to guard the base, was lured away by a message professing to be from a rescue team from Cybertron, come to take the Autobots back home —but was, in actuality, a Decepticon trick. The Decepticons took over the Autobots' base, but the heroes turned the tables on them, tricking them with a fake message of their own and clobbering them all when they came running out. A Message From Outer Space

Big Looker storybooks continuity

When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 millions years, Ironhide and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Ironhide was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. Battle for Cybertron

Ladybird Books continuity

While out stretching his suspension, Ironhide decided to entertain himself by tuning into human radio. Unable to pick up anything but commercials, he began scanning more and more frequencies, and inadvertently wound up picking up a radio contact of Decepticons in flight, and raced back to base to report it to Optimus Prime. Megatron's Fight for Power

Ironhide volunteered for grocery trip duties with Spike and Sparkplug Witwicky. Apparently, the two humans ate so much it put a strain on Ironhide's suspension. Autobots Fight Back

Ironhide was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) Laserbeak's Fury

Find Your Fate Junior

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Attack of the Insecticons

Ironhide was in the process of completing a trial-run with Sparkplug's newest invention, the Sun-Pak, when the Decepticons attacked the Autobots' secret underground testing track. The ensuing fight between the two factions was skewed in favour of the Decepticons, forcing the Autobots into a series of difficult choices. In the subsequent possible scenarios, Ironhide was more in favour of bargaining with the Decepticons for the Autobots' lives, and ran into difficulties in keeping the Sun-Pak out of Decepticon hands. Attack of the Insecticons

Decepticon Poison

Left to Right:Stumpy, Not an '84, Trukk, Deformed Limbs, and the Headless Horseman

Ironhide was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert’s warning came in just in time, as the Autobots' fuel had been poisoned, and Ironhide would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Ironhide was part of the Autobots' back-up squadron, as they attempted to defend the Autobot base against the Decepticons. In one version of the ensuing events, the Autobots were able to beat back the Decepticons, though not without receiving some grievous injuries themselves.

In another possible scenario, where Optimus followed a plan courtesy of Prowl, the Autobot leader instructed his troops to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots' ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots' "carcasses." Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to cure each poisoned Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Ironhide and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, Optimus opted to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against an encroaching Decepticon squadron. The plan went off without a hitch, and the Autobots celebrated another victory over the Decepticons.

In a completely different scenario, Optimus decided to go on the offensive and strike back at the Decepticons after they had poisoned a good number of Autobots. Prowl quickly pointed out that the mission required brains, not muscles, pointing to Ironhide. Optimus agreed, and Ironhide could only grumble while Prowl smirked. Prick.

In one possible scenario that followed, Optimus and his squadron returned to base with the antidote and cured the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots then proceeded to stop the Decepticons in their latest plot: to poison the nearby water supply.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons' poison lab, Ironhide was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out drums of poison, Ironhide suggested the Autobots go in strong and attack them directly.

If Optimus went along with Ironhide’s plan, Ironhide, Brawn, Twin Twist and Hound were called forth by Optimus to gun down the laboratory. The laboratory then caved in on itself, signalling an Autobot victory. Decepticon Poison

Autobot Alert!

Ironhide was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

He and the other Autobots learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus's eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, Ironhide was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Ironhide took off towards the Autobots' desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Ironhide was part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus's troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his Autobots hide while the Decepticons raised the ship, Ironhide found himself in a cave with Brawn and Grapple. The three Autobots spied Devastator retrieving the sunken ship from the water, and decided that the three of them would snatch the sphere away from the Decepticons.

If Ironhide and his team executed their plan before any other Autobots, they had Grapple reel the ship away from the Decepticons with his crane hook, while Ironhide and Brawn attempted to defend their position. The Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the cybertite sphere contained within, and then began pummelling the Autobots with their superior firepower. Trapped in their caves, the Autobots were left at the Decepticons' mercy. Autobot Alert!

Transformers in 3-D

There's a door just to your left, Ironhide.

When a distress call from Cosmos reached Cybertron, Ironhide set off to find out why the small Autobot was so far from his assigned area. This lead him to the planet Andellor, to which Cosmos had traveled in search of the Prism of Power. Ironhide first managed to dispatch Scorponok and Cyclonus without breaking a sweat, before he, Cosmos, and the five children who needed the Prism, encountered Grogg, guardian of the ancient artifact. Though Ironhide pleaded with Grogg that they needed the Prism, Grogg insisted they answer his riddle or die. After one of the children answered the riddle, Ironhide returned with Cosmos and the children to the S.S. Exton 9 space station and defeated Razorclaw in battle. Transformers in 3-D #2

Beast Wars cartoon continuity

Beast Wars cartoon

Prowl, don't you think this whole project is about to crash and burn?

Ironhide was part of the crew of the Ark, and was manning a console on the ship's bridge when it was attacked by the Decepticons in the Nemesis. The vessel crashed on prehistoric Earth, where Ironhide and the rest of the crew were sent into stasis lock, and were thus was unable to stop Predacon leader Megatron from attempting to alter history by travelling back in time and killing Optimus Prime. Fortunately, the villain's efforts were thwarted by Optimus Primal's Maximals. The Agenda (Part III)

2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

The three munkyteers

As the Great War drew to a close, Ironhide, Silverbolt, and Prowl received news that, in a final and terrible confrontation, both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had perished. These three, and the rest of the Autobot high council, divided leadership duties over the Autobots between themselves, and took on the post of "Primal Council" in the process. Though Prime's demise made Ironhide's temper flare, he nonetheless agreed to Prowl's proposal to extend an olive branch to the remaining Decepticon troops, hoping to end the war without further bloodshed. His anger was echoed by the last surviving member of "Unit-3," and impressed by his gumption, Ironhide enlisted the soldier to become part of a contingency plan, should their peace-brokering not pan out; Unit-3 was fitted with the same Combiner technology that Ironhide, Prowl, Silverbolt, and Tigatron already housed in their bodies. But greater troubles still loomed ahead, including a report from the late Perceptor that transwarp reactions had been detected en-masse recently.

One general in the enemy force refused the Autobots' call for peace. Having renamed himself "Megatron," he led Predaking, among others, on a rampage. Ironhide was left unimpressed by this new threat, boasting that he had come back from being killed by the real Megatron. Assembling themselves into the gestalt Magnaboss, Ironhide and his allies pushed back as transwarp energy rained down on Cybertron, turning all those it struck into a fluctuating quantum state. Thankfully, the higher-ups in the Decepticon hierarchy then arrived on the battlefield, and elected to surrender to the Autobots. Thereafter, the Pax Cybertronia was signed, ushering an era of peace on Cybertron. Dawn of the Predacus

During this peacetime, Ironhide served as an Elder presiding over the Maximal Imperium alongside Prowl and Silverbolt. Leadership seemed to have robbed him of a bit of his gusto, although according to Big Convoy he was 'right honorable'. Ironhide, Prowl and Silverbolt sent Ikard to request a report from Big Convoy, but he refused, citing his need to investigate the Angolmois-fueled murders. The Ascending #2

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Events from The Transformers Trilogy novels are in italics.

Before the war, Ironhide was a construction engineer, working on the bridges that connected Cybertron's city states. Transformers: The Ultimate Guide When war broke out, he joined Grimlock's commando unit, along with Kup and Wheeljack, when they attempted to defend Altihex against the Decepticons. Though Altihex was lost, the unit survived to attend Optimus Prime's inauguration. The War Within #1 The new Prime's first decree was for the Autobots to abandon Cybertron, and Ironhide took part in the preparations for the evacuation at the Central Spaceport, despite disagreeing with Optimus's decision. The War Within #2 Soon, the Decepticon launched an attack on Iacon, and Ironhide and the rest of the unit met Grimlock on the Tri-Torus Loop for what they assumed was a counter-attack. They were surprised when Grimlock informed them they would be leaving Iacon to the Decepticons; instead, he led them to the crater that had once been the Forum of Enlightenment, from whence they headed underground to search for Optimus. The War Within #4

No bug's gonna get past that windshield...

Ironhide's sensors led the group to Cybertron's planetary turbines, now under Decepticon control; Grimlock ordered the team to shut them down, but as they listened in on Starscream's plans for turbines, they were discovered by the Constructicons. The War Within #5 Ironhide and Kup held the Constructicons off, but things looked bleak until Grimlock returned with Optimus. They kept the Decepticons distracted long enough for Wheeljack to take out the planetary engines. Though Ironhide expected Optimus to resume the evacuation, Prime announced they were staying. The War Within #6

After Prime was lost through a space bridge, and the Cybertronians fell into even more factions, Ironhide became a part of Grimlock's Lightning Strike Coalition. During an attempt by Starscream's forces to seize a couple of transporters full of energon, Ironhide and Wheeljack were able to board and fly off in the transporters while the rest of the team kept Starscream busy. Fragmentation

Four million years ago, Ironhide was part of the Ark's original crew, who became entombed on Earth and awoke in 1984. After nearly twenty years of fighting, the Autobots triumphed over the Decepticons and attempted to return to Cybertron aboard the Ark II, but the vessel was sabotaged as part of a human conspiracy and fell back to Earth. Ironhide was among the Transformers secretly salvaged from the wreck by black marketeer Lazarus as a potential weapon of mass destruction for sale. When the Decepticons were able to break Lazarus's control over them, however, Megatron used Ironhide and the other Autobots' life-energies to power a metallic virus that he intended to use to cyberform Earth. Prime Directive #3 Left severely weakened by the energy drain, Ironhide was unable to help Optimus Prime's team stop the virus, but was able to pass on to Prime a message Megatron had given him: the Decepticons were about to attack San Francisco. Prime Directive #4

When Optimus Prime and Jazz returned from an alien world with the malevolent Keepers in tow, Ironhide was one of the first Autobots who joined them in the fight against the invaders. The Keepers had taken residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a united force of Autobots and Decepticons descended on the city in the hopes of stopping the aliens before the United States government unleashed a nuclear strike. When Optimus Prime used an energon pool to supercharge himself and the Matrix, Ironhide and the other Autobots joined their own energon with Prime to enhance his efforts. Through their combined energies, the nuclear missile was averted and the Keepers were displaced into the Void. Annihilation

After the battle, Optimus Prime was forced by a debt of honor to hand over the Matrix to Megatron, a decision which didn't sit well with many of the Autobots. Ironhide did his best to defend his leader's actions against the likes of Mirage, but even he had trouble justifying the decision. Ironhide also joined the Autobots in confronting the American military in the Nevada desert, where the President attempted to have them assassinated. The military used deconstructionites, reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology in the form of tiny microchips that literally sapped away the Transformers' strength. Ironhide was the first of the Autobots to fall before this assault, and had to be hauled to safety inside Prime's trailer segment. Fusion

Old people never stop doing it. Now try to get that out of your brain!

Around a year after the virus incident, the Autobots again confronted the Decepticons, this time over a mysterious shuttle pod that landed in Northern Canada. Skywarp got the drop on Ironhide during the fight, riddling his backside with explosive shells. The feisty security agent had to be dragged off the battlefield so that Ratchet could perform the necessary repairs back at base. In the meantime, a force of United Cybertronians led by Shockwave arrived on Earth and demanded that Prime and his crew surrender themselves into protective custody, in order to prevent them from rekindling the war which had been over on Cybertron now for centuries. New World Order Leaving behind a skeleton crew to watch over Earth, Optimus Prime, Ironhide and the other Autobots allowed Ultra Magnus and his operatives to bring them back to their home planet. Brothers' Burden The realization that his soldiers were now seen a criminals and monsters by the population of Cybertron preyed on Optimus Prime's mind, but Ironhide told him not to blame himself. Nonetheless, the Autobots found themselves in a rather tight spot, locked up in cages while footage of their battles on Earth were being broadcast planet-wide to further turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents within Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were freed from their cells by Sandstorm and Broadside. Cold War

T, when was the last time we just looked at the stars?

After splitting up into two groups, Ironhide and the others learned that many Autobots on Cybertron questioned Shockwave's beneficence and had organized into several insurgency cells. Ironhide and Prowl met with Smokescreen's unit, who in turn brought them in touch with Optimus and a second unit led by Hot Rod and Kup. Ironhide quickly exchanged greetings (and a few good-natured insults) with his war-buddy Kup. Passive Aggression With the Ark's crew at hand, the insurgency took to the streets, fighting back against Shockwave and his "Dark Guardians". Ironhide joined Springer and Hot Rod on the front lines during the advance, providing Optimus with the cover he needed to breach Shockwave's inner sanctum. Countdown to Extinction He briefly objected when Grimlock showed up to start barking orders, but backed off when he admitted he didn't have any better ideas. He then participated in the final push on Shockwave's headquarters, ultimately ending with the Decepticon's regime being toppled. Revelation

After informing the Autobots on Earth of the events that had taken place on Cybertron, Generation 1 #0 Ironhide, Prowl and Kup attempted to coordinate things on Cybertron, with Ironhide focused on training the inexperienced populace for combat. He quickly became exasperated over his new recruits' lack of improvement after several training sessions, and bemoaned the Autobots' lack of preparedness should the Decepticons attack to Prowl. Black Sunshine Ironhide was greatly amused when the uncharismatic Prowl attempted to make a public address at Central Hall, only to be bombarded with questions from concerned citizens. Later, he, Prowl and Kup knocked back refreshments at the Alpha Preserve and reflected upon the changing political landscape of Cybertron, and wondered if it would be best for old warriors such as themselves to leave. Skyfire With the discovery of a mysterious cloned Transformer possessing the accumulated knowledge of Vector Sigma heading towards Earth, Prowl decided that the Ark's old crew had an obligation to return there and defend their second home. Original Sin Though some such as Mirage, Gears and Huffer griped, Ironhide knew that for all of their complaints, they would join the mission anyway. Atonement Leaving command of Cybertron to Ultra Magnus, they returned to Earth Lost and Found and began construction of a new Autobot base of operations: Autobot City. The Route of All Evil

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

A toy accurate head, at least.

Many years after the Ark had crashed on Earth, the human terrorist organization Cobra discovered it and its dormant crew. The Transformers were reprogrammed to be under Cobra's control and given new alternate modes, with Ironhide, Ratchet and Optimus Prime now turning into H.I.S.S. tanks. Along with Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker, the three Autobots were forced to attack a peace summit in Washington, D.C. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1 After Cobra's initial attack on Washington, Ironhide was put on display within the Cobra armory while Destro was shown about Cobra Island. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 The reprogrammed Transformers were eventually freed thanks to Wheeljack, and despite Cobra's efforts to regain control of Ironhide, the Autobot got away when Ratchet ripped their control cables out of his head. Along with Jazz and Mirage, the two then joined Optimus Prime in fighting back against both the freed Decepticons and Cobra. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4 During the battle, Ironhide didn't do much but liken the density of Decepticons on Cobra Island to that of astro ticks on Ravage's behind. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5

After defeating the Decepticons on Earth, the Autobots returned to Cybertron, which Shockwave had conquered in their absence. With the Autobots reduced to a small resistance band, Ironhide helped Optimus Prime and Jazz steal a pile of energon cubes from the Decepticons. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1 He was understandably surprised when his two friends suddenly disappeared in a flash of light. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2

Much later, when Optimus Prime was captured by Serpent O.R., Ironhide joined a team of Autobots who were waiting for a chance to free him. The Art of War #4 When Serpent O.R.'s hostages were freed and reinforcements arrived from Earth, the team attacked and ultimately defeated the Decepticon army. The Art of War #5

Transformers/G.I. Joe

Along with the other Autobots, Iron Hide [sic] lay deactivated among the Fera Islands for four million years, until one day in 1939 when G.I. Joe arrived on the archipelago to defeat Cobra. Roadblock accidentally activated the Autobots' repair drone, which awakened the Autobots and reformatted them, starting with Iron Hide, who was given the form of a human tank. The spooked humans opened fire on the metal giant, but their bullets merely bounced off, and Iron Hide politely asked them to cut it out before the ricochets hurt anyone. After things had settled down, Iron Hide supported the idea of the Autobots helping G.I. Joe, as he needed some workout after that little nap they took. Transformed

On behalf of Bumblebee, Iron Hide later asked Scarlett what she was brooding about. The human cryptically said that someone important was missing, but wouldn't explain who. Shortly afterwards, Iron Hide was shipped out on a barge to attack the Terrordrome along with Optimus Prime and Hound. Trenches During the ensuing battle, he punched out Laserbeak and offered to help Grimlock in his duel with Soundwave, but it turned out Grimlock didn't need any help. Iron Hide presumably perished when the life-giving Matrix of Leadership was shattered in order to stop Bruticus. The Iron Fist

The Beast Within

Ironhide participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, and got tossed around like a ragdoll by Megatron. The battle came to an gruesome end when the Dinobots merged into The Beast and tore the Decepticons to pieces, but Ironhide looked on in horror as the gestalt creature then turned its murderous attentions towards the Autobots. The Beast Within Ironhide, Skids, Ratchet, and Bumblebee piled inside Optimus Prime's trailer as the Autobot leader attempted to outrun The Beast, but things didn't look good. Fortunately, Ironhide was able to contact Jetfire, who whisked them all to safety. Er, except Skids. Consequences

Descent into Evil

Amazingly not dead.

Ironhide was severely injured during a battle on Moon Base Four, but Optimus Prime used his Reconfiguration Matrix to create a new body for his old friend. BotCon 2005 Ironhide's profile card

Years after the Autobot-Decepticon Wars ended, Ironhide and five other Autobots were sent to Ceti Alpha Seven to destroy General Deathsaurus's Insecticon clone lab and stop his planned Decepticon uprising. After a team of four (consisting of Fallback, Chromia, Flareup, and Ricochet) failed, Ironhide and Ratchet followed to help. After battling swarms of Virulent Clones and Buzzclaw, they finally met up with Deathsaurus himself. Ironhide stayed to fight the general, and Ratchet separated to find their fallen friends. However, Ironhide was shot in the back by Flamewar and he went into stasis lock. Ironhide woke up restrained inside Deathsaurus's lab with Ratchet, while Deathsaurus appeared to them on a monitor and told them he planned to destroy the lab by remote. Before the lab could detonate, Ricochet sneaked in and freed them, allowing them to gather their fallen and escape. Descent into Evil

2005 IDW continuity

He's looking for the man who shot his pa.

An early Autobot and one of Optimus Prime's teachers, Ironhide ended up as part of Prowl's counter-infiltration unit on Earth. There, he aided Ratchet, Verity Carlo and Jimmy Pink in trying to discover what had happened to the missing Sunstreaker, and almost ended up killed from an explosion while saving the two humans. His deactivated form wound up in the clutches of the Machination, but he was eventually rescued by Hot Rod, Wheeljack, and Hardhead.

When the Autobots were betrayed from within, resulting in the Surge, Optimus Prime's near-fatal wounding, and the Autobots' exile to dead Cybertron, Ironhide carried immense anger and regret over the situation. He believed Mirage was responsible for their betrayal and nearly beat him to death, but was suitably ashamed to learn he was wrong, and that Sunstreaker was the culprit. With Prime healed, Ironhide returned to Earth with the Autobots and defeated the Decepticons, ending the war.

Stranded on Earth for several years, Ironhide took a shot meant for Hot Rod during a raid on a Skywatch facility, and died... but not for long. Reborn on Cybertron one year later through the machinations of Alpha Trion, albeit missing four million years of memories, Ironhide was left to finish off the Insecticon swarm infesting the planet with a crippled Sunstreaker until Hot Rod (now calling himself "Rodimus") and Wheelie recovered them. Reunited with the Autobots in time for Cybertron's rebirth, he had a vision of a peaceful future for the Transformer race, which influenced the role he took in the Autobots' and Decepticons' attempts to build a new Cybertronian society together.

When Megatron made one last attempt to conquer the planet, Ironhide was instrumental in defeating the new, upgraded Prowl-Devastator. Subsequently, he was sent into a depression when Gorlam Prime was destroyed during Shockwave's "Dark Cybertron" plot, seemingly invalidating Ironhide's vision of the future, but he soon began to see new visions, which led him to combine with Optimus Prime, Sunstreaker, Mirage and Prowl into Optimus Maximus.

Hearts of Steel

Ironhide was part of the Autobot forces who fought the Decepticons on Earth in the distant past until an incoming ice age threatened to deactivate them all. Both sides went into hiding underground, remaining in stasis until the 1860's, at which point they were accidentally awakened by humans. Hearts of Steel #1 As they resumed their war with the Decepticons, Ironhide and the others took on train modes and allied themselves with John Henry in order to pursue the Astrotrain. Hearts of Steel #3

Ironhide was the second car in the Autobot train, an artillery boxcar with his name on it. When Scourge began to attack the Autobot train from above, he partially transformed to robot mode in order to shoot him down. After the Decepticons were defeated, the Autobots went back to sleep underground. Hearts of Steel #4

By 1888, Ironhide had gotten involved with humanity again, hiding on the USS Miskatonic in the form of a gun turret. On the way to Ireland the ship was attacked by a tentacled monster from underneath the waves, forcing Ironhide to abandon it and report to the other Autobots. A week later at Port Cenotaph, he ran into additional creatures and Bonecrusher, who revealed that he and the Decepticons were now following the Elder Gods instead of Megatron. Ironhide tried to fight the empowered Decepticon, but was overcome by his eldritch tentacles. Infestation 2: The Transformers #1 As a servant of the Elder Gods, Ironhide stood guard at Port Cenotaph with the Decepticons, protecting it against an international fleet when they came to investigate the disappearance of multiple ships. Ironhide was freed from the Elder Gods' control when Optimus Prime injured the attending Elder God enough to force it back into the depths of the ocean. Infestation 2: The Transformers #2 Infestation 2 #1

"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. Ironhide's identity was taken by a Maximal.

Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga

When Megatron transformed himself into Galvatron and defeated the other Autobots, Ironhide came speeding to their rescue. Though he managed to get close enough to the Decepticon to stab him with his sword, Ironhide was not prepared for Galvatron to catch the blade between his teeth! Fortunately, before he could shoot Ironhide, the energon power boost the villain had subjected himself too suddenly wore off, and Galvatron reverted into a weakened Megatron, who Ironhide blasted. Henkei! Henkei! #7

Ironhide, Mirage, and Rodimus tracked Nightstick to a volcanic region of the planet where Cyclonus was about to unveil the restored Galvatron to Starscream. Engaging the jets in battle, Ironhide and the Autobots successfully blocked the lava pool Galvatron was too emerge from. Their satisfaction turned to horror, however, when Galvatron blasted free from the rubble anyhow. Luckily, Galvatron was not a morning person, and was more interested in berating Cyclonus and Starscream for interrupting his nap than attacking the Autobots. Henkei! Henkei! #9

Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga

Ironhide was taking a pounding from the uncharacteristically-aggressive Octane when Mirage stepped in, meutralizing the 'Con before he was even aware of the invisible Autobot's presence. Both Ironhide and Mirage were shocked when Octane continued moving despite having his circuits disrupted, and were downright beside themselves when the ghost of Starscream—having arrived from another dimension—emerged from within the Triple Changer. Mirage's Activity Starscream departed to go after Megatron, and Ironhide and Mirage gave chase, knowing that once he was done with Megatron, Starscream would be coming after the Autobots. With a little help from interdimensional Autobot quantum operatives Skids and Screech, they sent Starscream fleeing back where he came from. Starscream's New Body

Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga

Ironhide, Hound, and Rodimus were called in by Optimus Prime to take the place of his team as protectors of Earth, while Prime led his men into space in pursuit of Galvatron. Ironhide wasn't pleased that Rodimus was going to be in charge of the team, and glowered in the background, even as Hound tried to calm him down. To the Sea of Stars

United

Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Ironhide went into battle against the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Ratchet. A New Battle!

Kre-O cartoon

I am the mac daddy of Hiemlich County.

Ironhide joined in with some stoic dancing after the Autobots foiled a Decepticon plan to make a grilled cheese sandwich. Quest for Energon, Part 2

Ironhide participated in an enormous battle against the Decepticons... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the live-action film series to the audience. The fighting begun once more when a pizza was delivered to the battlefield. Take Us to the Movies Take Us Through the Movies

Transformers: All Spark

Ironhide fought by Optimus Prime's side during the war on Cybertron. The Fated Rival, Once Again... During the final battle on their homeworld, Ironhide helped Wheeljack operate Metroplex's system as the titanic Autobot battled against Starscream's army of Bruticuses. This combat saw the last of the planet's energy drained away, so Ironhide and the Autobots ventured into space to seek new sources of power. Another Episode, Part 2 Attacked by the Decepticons, they crash-landed on Earth, where, after four million years, they were eventually reactivated by a volcanic eruption. To Earth The Autobots immediately clashed with the Decepticons over Earth's resources, and Ironhide was part of the team who took part in a running battle with the Decepticons jets, which led the Autobots to a power plant the Decepticons were raiding. The Fated Rival, Once Again... The Decepticons covered their escape by detonating the energon cubes they had gathered, but a young human plant worker, Spike Witwicky was injured in the blast. The Autobots took him back to their headquarters for medical attention, and Ironhide and the others all greeted him when he awoke and told him the story of how they had come to Earth. To Earth

When the Decepticons unleashed their combiner, Devastator, in the heart of a human city, Ironhide was among the Autobots who tried in vain to take on the giant, peppering his huge frame with ineffective weapon fire. Worse yet, the Decepticons revealed they had constructed a huge space bridge beneath the city, and Optimus Prime was stabbed and apparently slain by Megatron. Plans of the Emperor of Destruction The Autobots withdrew, but Ironhide remained positive, and helped bolster the spirits of the dejected Spike and Chip, who then helped Wheeljack build the reinforcements the Autobots needed: the Dinobots! Ironhide led the prehistoric powerhouses in an attack on the space bridge, and although they all fought well and took down many of the Decepticons, they were too late to stop the bridge from opening, and were swarmed by the Insecticons that came through the portal. Revenge (All Spark) Things got even worse when the bridge was fully activated, and the Decepticons teleported Cybertron itself into Earth's orbit, The False Power which immediately began causing catastrophic natural disasters due to its gravity that Ironhide and the others were caught up in. Fortunately, the day was saved when Autobot allies on Cybertron moved the planet out of orbit, and Optimus Prime returned to defeat Megatron, Ray of Hope while Ironhide and the other Autobots, with help from the human military, mopped up the remaining Decepticons. Great Aspirations In the wake of the Decepticons' defeat, Ironhide appeared on TV with the Autobots to introduce themselves to the world, and continued to fight in the defense of Earth. Conclusion

BeCool

Black Off Road Car (黒のオフロードカー Kuro no Ofu Rōdo Kā) was part of the audience of Quiz! BeCool. The Story of Quiz! BeCool He was part of Yellow Sports Car's explanations about the BeCool mark. The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark? Black Off Road Car was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a banana peel. The Story of Protecting the Signal!

Black Off Road Car was part of the crew of a film that was interrupted by a fire brigade who thought the pyrotechnics were a real fire, handling a bounce board and a clapperboard. The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!

Construct-Bots cartoon

Ironhide was out and about with Bumblebee when they came upon Starscream preening in front of a full length mirror. The pair snickered at the narcissistic Decepticon. Predaking then attacked Starscream, scattering his pieces. Bumblebee swapped Starscream's wings with wheels when the Decepticon was distracted. This led to Starscream breaking apart once more after leaping off a cliff-edge. Ironhide fist-bumped with Bumblebee, and then looked on as his friend attached Starscream's wings to himself and took to the skies. Take Flight!

Kre-O online manga

Ironhide had himself a hearty laugh when Megatron attempted to replicate Optimus Prime's new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!? When the Decepticons attacked the Autobot base using their Alligaticon, Ironhide defied the beast. Negligence Is the Greatest Enemy! Optimus Became a Monster!?

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Ironhide was the Royal Guard to the House of the Primes. Expelled from the Garden When Metroplex came under attack from the combined forces of DeceptiCobra, Ironhide ran into action alongside Jazz, Jinx, and Cutter. Everybody Hates Metroplex The counterattack did not go well, and several Autobots and G.I. Joes were captured; Ironhide was part of a unit who staged a rescue attempt by intercepting the prisoner transport Astrotrain, but that too failed. Expelled from the Garden

After Metroplex had been convinced to transform back to robot mode, Ironhide was part of the Jotobot alliance that marched on Trypticon. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12 The following battle saw Megatron use his internal black hole to turn the Autobot army into a suit of armor for himself before an impact from the commandeered Nemesis freed the Autobots. The War Never Ends

Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material

From the very beginning, Ironhide fought on the front line for the Autobots. Ironhide's bio

The existential threat of Decepticon combiners in the Combiner Wars pushed Optimus Prime to master the power of combination and form Optimus Maximus Battle Core Optimus Prime's bio to protect Earth. Mirage's bioIronhide's bioProwl's bioSunstreaker's bio

Beast Wars: Uprising

A famous Builder who had died some time prior to the 24th century, Ironhide's face adorned a denomination of cyber planet key. Not All Megatrons

Bumblebee graphic novels

Ironhide was one of a number of Autobots away from the Ark, performing goodwill missions somewhere in the United States. Win If You Dare

War for Cybertron Trilogy continuity

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

On Cybertron, Ironhide was a Ground Command Infantry Captain, whose function served as bodyguard. Siege webpage During the war for Cybertron, Ironhide was dispatched to Protihex as part of his patrol. While there, he dectected the presence of the Decepticon Astrotrain and reported to Teletraan-1 that the superhighway's waypoint had been compromised. Siege Teletraan-1 Data Files

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the Ark, traveling through space in pursuit of the AllSpark. Earthrise webpage Crashlanding on Earth, Ironhide became a security officer and teamed up with Prowl, forming the "Autobot Alliance". The pair encountered and fought the Decepticon Seeker Elite team, consisting of Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust. Autobot Alliance marketing material

War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon

Voice actor: Kaiser Johnson (English), Ryūnosuke Watanuki (Japanese), Erwan Zamor (French), Patrick Giese (German), Duda Espinoza (Portuguese), Héctor Emmanuel Gómez (Latin-American Spanish)

Ironhide and Prowl intercepted a lone Decepticon who had strayed too close to the Ark, but discovered that the Decepticon was Jetfire, who had come to join their cause. Siege episode 4 He later joined the impromptu interrogation session, but remained skeptical of Jetfire's true intentions despite his claims. As a computer virus engineered by Shockwave ate its way through Cybertron's network, he warned Elita-1 that Autobot outposts across the planet were suffering from system failures, moments before the virus hit the Ark and took its cloaking system offline. Siege episode 5 Ironhide and Wheeljack worked to get the ship back online while helping to keep the Decepticons at bay, and were aboard the Ark when it went through Cybertron's last space bridge to retrieve the AllSpark, though the passage through the portal left everyone aboard unconscious. Siege episode 6

Doubledealer's crew of mercenaries eventually discovered the drifting Ark, brought it back online, and took the captured Autobots to the planet Chaar to meet with their employer, the Quintesson Deseeus. When Optimus went to meet with the alien alone, Ironhide remained confident that their leader could handle things himself. Deseeus proved dangerously irrational, however, and when one-fifth of his personality usurped the rest of his consciousness, the mercenaries turned on their employer by freeing the other Autobots and allowing them to flee to their ship. Earthrise episode 2

"If you kids can't keep your hands to yourselves, I'm going to turn this ship around and it'll be no Earth for anyone!"

As the ship's pilot, Ironhide flew the ship to the nearby Nebulon system in the hopes of seeking out an active spacebridge, but discovered an abandoned space station wedged halfway through the still-active dimensional portal. Earthrise episode 3 Ironhide remained on the Ark while the others investigated in more detail, but when they returned from their encounter with an enraged Scorponok and the Decepticons, Prime ordred Ironhide to get the ship out of harm's way. When Ironhide fired the warp drive, however, a freak accident stranded their ship in the Dead Universe. Earthrise episode 4 Ironhide and the other Autobots detected the presence of Sky Lynx, who teleported Optimus away to speak with him in private. Earthrise episode 5

Following their return to realspace, Ironhide and the others discovered that they'd been teleported into orbit around an unfamiliar green world, but the trip through the Dead Universe left both their ship and the Nemesis disabled. When the Decepticons boarded their ship, Ironhide and the other Autobot proved able to repel the invaders, only for the mercenaries to arrive aboard their own ship and open fire on both sides—in reality, they were mind-controlled by Deseeus. Though the Autobots were able to repel the Quintesson, the battle ended with the Ark and Nemesis crashing on the planet below. Earthrise episode 6

Ironhide's Las Vegas magic show goes horribly wrong.

Soon after the crash, Ironhide reported that they'd marooned themselves on an organic planet; when some of the native creatures invaded their ship, however, the Autobots encountered a group of Maximals: time-travelling Cybertronians from a future timeline in which the AllSpark had never been returned to Cybertron. After a brief misunderstanding, the group agreed to join forces with the Maximals to find the AllSpark and repair the Autobot ship. Kingdom episode 1

After Optimus retrieved both the Matrix of Leadership and the AllSpark, Ironhide took part in the final battle against the Nemesis and Megatron's new Predacon allies. Kingdom episode 5 Following their return to Cybertron with their new captives, Ironhide participated in the battle against Nemesis Prime and Galvatron, and, following the rebirth of their world, stood with Optimus Prime as the Autobots, Maximals, Decepticons, and Predacons marked a tentative end to their war. Kingdom episode 6

2019 IDW continuity

First appearance: Transformers #1

Ironhide was the head of Senate security, adjutant to Sentinel Prime, and the leader of the Senate Guard. Although nominally neutral, Ironhide was good friends with Senator Orion Pax of the Autobots. One evening, while Sentinel Prime was away on a tour of the Cybertronian colony worlds, Ironhide informed Orion that Megatron, leader of the controversial Ascenticon party, had arrived to speak privately with the Autobot Senator. When the meeting ended, Megatron contemptuously shoved Ironhide aside. The World In Your Eyes Part One A few days later, when news of Brainstorm's murder began to circulate, Megatron unveiled the Ascenticon Guard and Ironhide grew concerned that Megatron had recruited the notoriously violent Quake into his militia. Orion instructed Ironhide to keep Sentinel updated on the situation, but to avoid any specifics, while Ironhide pointed out that the assassination attempt against Megatron that had galvanized him into forming the Ascenticon Guard had been suspiciously incompetent. The World In Your Eyes Part Three

Ironhide later attended Brainstorm's funeral, where he noted that the notoriously atheistic scientist would have been appalled by the Reversionists overseeing the ceremony. While at the funeral, the security director nearly came to blows with Megatron when he criticized how Megatron and his followers had co-opted Termagax's peaceful ideals. The World In Your Eyes Part Four Soon afterwards, a second murder took place when the newly-forged Cybertronian Rubble died, and Ironhide contacted Orion to inform him that Sentinel Prime had cut his tour short and was making preparations to return to Cybertron ahead of schedule. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One When Lodestar touched down at Iacon's spaceport, Sentinel ordered Ironhide to escort him and his retinue to the Senate to get to the bottom of things. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four Ironhide and the other members of the Senate Guard provided security for a closed Senate session where Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to arrest Senator Soundwave for working with the terrorist organization known as The Rise. The Change In Your Nature Part Four

The Rise subsequently attacked and collapsed the Tether; in the immediate aftermath, Ironhide and Orion met with Sentinel to discuss their next steps. Their meeting ended poorly, however, and a furious Sentinel stormed off when Orion suggested releasing Pyra Magna from prison to meet the threat head-on. All Fall Down When Novastar's team captured Quake, Ironhide stood by as Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to publicly parade the criminal through the streets of Iacon—though Optimus confessed to Ironhide that their leader's growing reliance on theatrics and pageantry were only playing right into Megatron's hands. Despite his misgivings, Ironhide authorized the other members of the Senate Guard to provide extra security out on the streets, even though their jurisdictional authority only extended as far as the Senate's walls. Prisoners

Senate Utility Vehicle.

Finally, with his options running out, Sentinel Prime announced his intentions to convene the Senate without the Ascenticons, a drastic procedure that involved every member of the Senate Guard locking down the building. When Megatron and Strika arrived to confront the Senate directly, Ironhide looked to Orion for orders, but the Autobot senator told Ironhide to let them pass, noting that for all of Sentinel's bluster they were still elected Senators. This proved a dramatic mistake: Megatron was able to storm Sentinel's pulpit, rename his movement to the "Decepticons", and launch a surprise attack on the building that ended with the Senate Guard and the Senator's they'd been assigned to protect all taken hostage. When Ironhide, Groove, and Brawn charged into the building to investigate, Strika and her goons blasted them right back out again. We Have Deceived You Ironhide and the other survivors of the attack retreated to the South Tower Security Center to plan their next moves. Intent on rescuing the other members of the Senate Guard, Ironhide volunteered to lead the charge into the building, and with Zetar's assistance his team tunneled under the Senate and worked their way up—first bashing their way into the Senate Guard's holding cell to free their compatriots, then launching a surprise attack on the cells above them to free Orion and Sentinel. While the two Senators made a break for it, the Senate Guard made a sweep of the building for any other prisoners but ran afoul of Strika's heavy-hitting Decepticons. Blitzwing fatally blasted Roulette, and the group lost Chainclaw as they retreated to their designated fallback point. Prime

With Sentinel dead, Orion Pax inherited the Matrix of Leadership and became Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. Ironhide was part of the group that listened to his first speech, then helped lay Sentinel's body to rest while he listened to Optimus ruminate on his predecessor's legacy. Awakenings Ironhide blamed himself for the deaths of Roulette and Chainclaw, and rededicated the Guard to protecting Optimus Prime as the last representative of the elected government. He recruited Javelin from Security Operations to give her a better environment to serve in than under Prowl. Ironhide and the Guard deployed with Optimus Prime to visit Perceptor at the Forge Pyramid, the last major facility in Iacon not yet under Decepticon control. The Decepticons attacked during their visit, and Ironhide led the Guard in getting Prime, Perceptor and his staff to safety. Titans Iacon had fallen, and so Ironhide and those loyal to Optimus Prime abandoned the city to the Decepticons. We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness They relocated to Crystal City and united under the Autobot symbol to define their resistance. Sea of Rust I

Ironhide and the Senate Guard renamed themselves the Prime Guard, dedicating to protecting the life of Optimus Prime. They were deployed to the Sea of Rust when Optimus went to speak to Termagax about the Enigma of Combination. Sea of Rust II A battle broke out with the Decepticons over the Enigma, and Ironhide's Prime Guard fought fiercely to defend their position. Enigmatic

Ironhide and the Prime Guard accompanied Optimus on a visit to his immersant mentor, Codexa. The Decepticons had laid a trap, however, getting the drop on Ironhide and his men. Ultra Magnus managed to draw attention, letting the Prime Guard get their momentum back. Ironhide's men secured Optimus Prime, but at the cost of Ultra Magnus being captured. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One

After Magnus was rescued in a raid on Iacon, Ironhide and the Autobots prepared for a siege at Crystal City in retribution. As Strika's Decepticons invaded, the Autobots fell back to a single bunker in the city limits before Lodestar, last of the Titans, returned from space. A Dust of Crystals Lodestar and her combiner friend Computron turned the tide. Many Decepticons fled while Ironhide started taking prisoners from Strika's Heavies who remained. The former Great General agreed to negotiations, and Ironhide and Ultra Magnus flanked Optimus as he spoke with Megatron holographically. Optimus Prime offered a truce and promised to abdicate Cybertron so that the more existential threats of the rust worms, Insecticon clone swarm, and Exarchon could be dealt with first. The Landscape of Fear

Megatron agreed to these terms, and the Autobots began a slow march across the planet's wilderness to Darkmount and the last Ark. They found devastation creeping across the living world, having consumed the Light Garden, among other spots. Their position became even more tenuous as the Decepticons boxed them in with artillery fire, trapping the Autobot procession in the path of the rust worms. Ironhide gathered the Prime Guard around Optimus as the Mediator of the Matrix pulled the bearer inwards to communicate. Radical Time Optimus awoke and the Autobots held the line against the worms until Termagax completed a plan to pit the Insecticons against the worms, ending both threats. End of Time

The Autobots made their final stand at Darkmount, holding off the Decepticon army while preparing the Ark for launch. Ironhide kept to Optimus's side, protecting the Prime with his life. After the launch, Ironhide was present with the united Autobots as Optimus Prime addressed his people, on the way to the Winged Moon. Fate of Cybertron

Mazinger Z versus Transformers

Don't let Chromia find out about this!

Ironhide was one of a number of Autobots battling the Decepticons for control of a space bridge until a freak space-time warp pulled them into the Japan of an alternate reality. Soon after arriving, the Autobots encountered Baron Ashura, who misled them into supporting Doctor Hell and his Iron Mask Army in their campaign against Kōji Kabuto's Mazinger Z. Not realising that they'd been deceived, the Autobots supported the villains as they attacked the Photonic Power Laboratory and faced off against Mazinger Z. After realizing that they'd been on the wrong side all along, the Autobots quickly changed sides and drove the villains away before formally introducing themselves to the humans.

At the Photonic Power Laboratory, the Autobots got acquainted with their new allies while Ironhide fell head-over-heels in love with Sayaka Yumi's Aphrodi A robot. When the Decepticons and the Mechanical Beasts made a second run on the building, Ironhide joined the battle, and even rescued the object of his affection from Rumble, before Optimus Prime and the Jet Scrander helped turn the tide. But when Starscream made his own play for power by using photonic power and Mazinger's own parts to transform himself into the powerful "Mazinscream". It took a three-way alliance to put the treacherous Decepticon down for good, and the resulting explosion generated enough dimension-ripping force to transport all of the other Cybertronians back to their own world. Mazinger Z versus Transformers

Transformers/Ghostbusters

When the Decepticons won the Great War, Ironhide was one of the Autobots who fled the planet aboard the Ark and escaped Gozer's destruction of Cybertron and the near-extinction of the Cybertronian race. A thousand years later, when Ectronymous Diamatron detected a Cybertronian beacon on the planet Earth, Ironhide opined that it was a Decepticon trick only for Jazz to wave this off as a paranoia. Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1

My Little Pony/Transformers

One of the many Autobots transported to the magical land of Equestria, Ironhide joined Optimus Prime for the final battle against Megatron and Queen Chrysalis in the Crystal Empire. Finale

When King Sombra attacked Cybertron, Ironhide was one of the many Cybertronians captured and brainwashed by the evil pony. Along with Sombra's other minions, Ironhide shot at the Wonderbolts and Seekers when they attempted a coordinated attack, but was disoriented by Rainbow Dash's "Sonic Rainboom" maneuver and subsequently entangled in an energy net. Stunt Flying

2021 IDW Beast Wars comic

We'd point out that he doesn't have a beast mode yet, but that's irrelephant to this writeup.

After Megatron had stolen the Golden Disk and fled Cybertron aboard the Darksyde, Ironhide alerted Optimus Primal and the crew of the Axalon to the attack and warned them that they were the only transwarp-capable vessel capable of pursuing the Predacon separatists. Savage Landing Part 1

Calm Sleep Stories

Ironhide was the most experienced soldier of Optimus Prime's Autobot team. He was heavily armored and very tough, the latter of which was also reflected in his speech. Before Megatron formed the Decepticons, Ironhide was a field commander for the Cybertron Civil Defense Force, and defended the planet from interplanetary threats. On Earth, he took the form of a pickup truck, which he used to carry fuel and supplies.

One night on Earth, Ironhide and the other Autobots visited a drive-in theater in Idaho. History of the Transformers After a long day of assisting with bridge repair, Ironhide and Bumblebee got into an argument about where they should rest for the night, with Ironhide insisting that they stay in a wrecking yard or parking lot so they could more easily blend in with the other vehicles. Thankfully, the argument was defused when you called to offer the Autobots a place to stay, much to Ironhide's delight. Building Bridges with Optimus Prime

Transformers Go! Go!

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Energon Universe

Transformers #2 Transformers Energon Universe 2026 Special story

Commercial appearances

Ironhide planned on attending BotCon 2009 alongside his fellow Autobots. BotCon 2009!

Games

Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons

When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' Minicar troops from the Decepticons, Ironhide could come to Optimus Prime's aid, acting as a bodyguard against Decepticon attacks. Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game

The Transformers (PS2)

Voice actor: Russ Veillard (English)

Ironhide was the first Autobot to confront the Decepticons on the planet of Zel Samine, blocking their progress with an "invisible wall" and forcing them to fight him. Unfortunately for Ironhide, neither he nor the Autobots with him lasted long, and when the Decepticons had taken them down, the invisible wall disappeared. Soon after, he tried to prevent the Decepticons from reaching the Autobots' fallen shuttle, then later, joined in the defense of the Ranpas Geothermal Power Plant and Monogan Hydroelectric Power Station. The Transformers

Ironhide is a non-playable character. In addition to his brief role in the story at the start of the game, he appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.

Transformers G1: Awakening

Ratchet called. He wants his helmet crest back.

Ironhide was among the Autobots who left Cybertron aboard the Ark, and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons. As one of the more badly injured, he was placed in Metroplex until the Autobots had gathered enough energon to revive him. He was well enough to take part in a battle when the Autobots saved Grimlock from a bunch of Decepticons, and took part in the defense of the Ark when the Decepticons attempted to assault it. Transformers G1: Awakening

Bot Shots Battle Game!

Ironhide was among the many Bot Shots who battled in the arenas of Cybertron. He used his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!

Construct-Bots Builder

The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Ironhide were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, you could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) Construct-Bots Builder

Transformers Legends

When Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a duel, Ironhide was one of the few Autobots left at HQ to defend it from an attack by the Constructicons. Taking command, he attempted to organize the defense, but they were no match for the Decepticon team. Heavy Metal War - Part 1

When the Decepticons discovered a pool of Electrum and plotted to use this new discovery to annihilate the Autobots, Ironhide and the rest of Optimus's forces sneakily located the lagoon themselves and coated themselves with the substance. In the end, they Autobots forced the Decepticons to retreat, but the miraculous Electrum lagoon was destroyed. The Golden Lagoon

Ironhide took part in the defense of Autobot City during a Decepticon assault, but was unable to prevent their advance. One Shall Fall... He had better luck during an assault by Trypticon — he and Fireflight managed to retrieve Metroplex's transformation cog and fight their way through the Decepticon ranks to get Metroplex back on his feet. Monstrosity

Angry Birds Transformers

Ironhide appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Terence. Angry Birds Transformers

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Ironhide participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Earth Wars

Let's smash some Deceptichops!

Tough, ornery and uncompromising, Ironhide is an old school warrior - low on words, high on knocking heads together. As Optimus Prime's head of security, he takes the attitude that everyone is a suspect until proven otherwise. That said, his gruff exterior hides a softer soul, his concern for life, be it mechanical or organic or somewhere inbetween, second only to that of Optimus Prime himself. Ironhide Bio

Ironhide came to Earth after Jetfire activated a Warrior Crystal for the newly acquired spacebridge. He and Jetfire then raid a Decepticon Outpost and are advised by Blaster to build and upgrade their HQ as quickly as possible. Jetfire and Ironhide then find another Quantum Crystal and bring another recruit to help in the battle against the Decepticons. All three of the Autobots find a Quantum Crystal powerful enough to bring through their leader, Optimus Prime! Get Optimus! Campaign

Ironhide contacts his inside agent Sunstreaker so that they can get some help in the endeavour to find the Fractal Map. Sunstreaker comes through the space bridge and gives the Autobots the coordinates to the next piece.

Ironhide found some consolation in Ratchet once Ratchet came through the spacebridge. The Lost Map Campaign

During the final battle for the Fractal Map, Ironhide said they should just go in and smash some Deceptichums, and all the other Autobots attack the base! The Codex Showdown Campaign

• Class: Warrior
• Lowest Star Rating: One star
• Weapons: Ironhide uses a pistol type SMG to shoot up a target, then targets it with his fists and smashes it.
• Ability: Electromagnetic Charge - Gains a protective shield that reduces 80% damage for several seconds and rushes into combat damaging walls and disabling targets along way dealing electric damage. Upon reaching the target other defenses will be attracted to him.
  • Cost: 3 ability points +2 for reuses.

Ironhide at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers: Forged to Fight

He ain't no simple reskin of Ratchet!

As a Brawler, Ironhide lives up to his name stacking up Armor buffs and the occasional Melee Buff for every combo, which can be channeled into Purify and Stun abilities. His Signature Trythillium Armor hurts opponents that strike it. Transformers: Forged to Fight

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Ironhide was a veteran Autobot who specialized in chemical weapons, and one of Optimus Prime’s closest allies. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook He is fluent in English, Junkion, Russian, Spanish, and Universal Interac in addition to his native Cybertronian. Decepticon Directive

Ironhide was transported to the Apex when the evil Lord MindWaveZ merged many realities together into one chaotic realm. Along with Doc and Emma Goodall, the three assisted a group of heroes as they battled Lord MindWaveZ and attempted to restore their worlds to normal. Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse

Notes

• Bob Budiansky named Ironhide after the TV detective show, Ironside, whose titular protagonist was also a grizzled veteran of his profession.
• A 1986 Panini stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Ironhide the alternate French language name "Ferro Métal". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Ironhide (アイアンハイド Aianhaido)
• Cantonese: Tei Paid (鐵皮, "Iron Hide")
• Czech: Nárazník ("Bumper")
• French: Rhino (Canada), Irok (European French cartoon dub)
• French/Dutch/German: Ironhide / Depisteur (France/Netherlands/Germany, Generation 2 Power Master toy)
• Hebrew: Ór Pladá (עור פלדה, "Steel Hide")
• Hungarian: Acélfej ("Steel-head"), Vaskezű (1st The Movie dub, "Ironhand")
• Italian: Falco ("Hawk"), Proton (Generation 2 Power Master toy), Pelle di Ferro (Beast Wars, "Iron Skin")
• Mandarin: Zàng Tiě (Taiwan, 藏鐵, "Hiding Iron"), Tiě Pí (China, 铁皮, "Iron Hide")
• Portuguese: Couraça (Brazil comics, "Hide"), Arma-de-Ferro (Portugal comics, "Iron Weapon")
• Russian: Bronevik (Броневик, "Armored Transport")
• Ukrainian: Zaliznyak (Залізняк, "Ironstone")
• Polish: Metalowiec ("Dark Awakening", "Metalsmith")

External links

• e-Hobby's page for Black Protect Ironhide