Desmond Carlton-Ritz

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Desmond Carlton-Ritz is a human from the Energon Universe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Desmond Carlton-Ritz is the late father of Astoria Carlton-Ritz and former CEO of Hybrid Technologies.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Astoria inherited her father's company after his passing. The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

Energon Universe

Desmond was a friend of Destro, a fellow pioneer in technology. Destro issue 1 He and Astoria had a secret side project called Overkill, an artificial intelligence meant to serve as a global defense system that could identify and neutralize rising threats to world peace. Due to a lack of resources, it was not completed in his lifetime. He also experimented on his daughter, implanting her with an EMP called a F.L.U.K.E. pulse. Destro issue 4 He would eventually pass on. Destro issue 1

Notes

• Astoria’s father went unnamed for almost 40 years, until his given name was revealed to be "Desmond" in Destro issue 4. Unlike his daughter, he does not appeared to be named after any notable hotels.
• Desmond's surname, however, is so far unconfirmed. We've put his page here at Desmond Carlton-Ritz for parity with Astoria, but it's possible he only goes by one half of her double-barrelled surname.