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''Daniel Witwicky is a human in [[Generation 1]] continuity.'' | ''Daniel Witwicky is a human in [[Generation 1]] continuity.'' | ||
'''Daniel Witwicky''' is the human son of [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]]. He is approximately 12 years of age in 2005. Daniel often gets into trouble which requires either his father or the [[Autobots]] to save him. | '''Daniel Witwicky''' is the human son of [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] and [[Carly|Carly Witwicky]]. He is approximately 12 years of age in 2005, and was presumably born sometime between 1990 and 1993. He is the grandson of [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. | ||
Daniel often gets into trouble, which requires either his father or the [[Autobots]] to save him. | |||
Daniel is the [[Headmaster]] partner to [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. | Daniel is the [[Headmaster]] partner to [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. | ||
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'''Voice actor:''' [[David Mendenhall]] (US), ? (Japan) | '''Voice actor:''' [[David Mendenhall]] (US), ? (Japan) | ||
Daniel was | In the year 2005, Daniel lived within [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot City]]. He appeared to be in the care of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] while his father was preparing for an assault on the [[Decepticon]]-held planet [[Cybertron]] from [[Moonbase 1]]. Daniel soon became involved in the events leading up to (and including) the battle with [[Unicron]]. | ||
Following a brutal Decepticon attack on the city (in which he was almost killed), Daniel tearfully witnessed the death of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], sobbing on the fallen commander's hand as the color left his corpse. | |||
Escaping from a second Decepticon attack, Daniel and a group of Autobots were stranded on [[Junkion]], where Daniel donned his father's old exo-suit to weather the harsh environment. He did not get much time to enjoy the suit, as yet ''another'' Decepticon assault left [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] dead and stirred the native [[Junkions]] into violent action. Daniel proved his worth in this battle by smacking Junkion leader [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] with an I-beam, saving a prone [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. | |||
Hostilities with the Junkions were amended with the arrival of Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], Ultra Magnus was revived, and a brief celebration was held wherein Daniel showed he could boogey down. | Hostilities with the Junkions were amended with the arrival of Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], Ultra Magnus was revived, and a brief celebration was held wherein Daniel showed he could boogey down. | ||
Daniel joined the combined Autobot-Junkion attack force in the assault on [[Unicron]]. He was on the | Daniel joined the combined Autobot-Junkion attack force in the assault on [[Unicron]]. He was on the ship that plunged into Unicron's eye, and soon became separated from the main Autobot group. As luck would have it, this ended up in Unicron's acid-based digestion center, where he was able to save his father, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] from certain death. | ||
Daniel and the rest soon met up with the other Autobots inside of Unicron. Everything around them was exploding! And then came this [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] guy. Spike and Daniel hopped into his cab, all of the Autobots drove out of Unicron's ''undamaged'' eye, through space (!), and back to Cybertron as Unicron exploded. Daniel looked on as Rodimus gave a heroic speech. | Daniel and the rest soon met up with the other Autobots inside of Unicron. Everything around them was exploding! And then came this [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] guy. Spike and Daniel hopped into his cab, all of the Autobots drove out of Unicron's ''undamaged'' eye, through space (!), and back to Cybertron as Unicron exploded. Daniel looked on as Rodimus gave a heroic speech. | ||
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Daniel is good friends with both [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. | Daniel is good friends with both [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. | ||
===The Headmasters=== | ===The Headmasters=== | ||
Revision as of 03:04, 7 June 2006
Daniel Witwicky is a human in Generation 1 continuity.
Daniel Witwicky is the human son of Spike and Carly Witwicky. He is approximately 12 years of age in 2005, and was presumably born sometime between 1990 and 1993. He is the grandson of Sparkplug Witwicky.
Daniel often gets into trouble, which requires either his father or the Autobots to save him.
Daniel is the Headmaster partner to Arcee.
Fiction
Generation 1 Cartoon
Voice actor: David Mendenhall (US), ? (Japan)
In the year 2005, Daniel lived within Autobot City. He appeared to be in the care of Hot Rod while his father was preparing for an assault on the Decepticon-held planet Cybertron from Moonbase 1. Daniel soon became involved in the events leading up to (and including) the battle with Unicron.
Following a brutal Decepticon attack on the city (in which he was almost killed), Daniel tearfully witnessed the death of Optimus Prime, sobbing on the fallen commander's hand as the color left his corpse.
Escaping from a second Decepticon attack, Daniel and a group of Autobots were stranded on Junkion, where Daniel donned his father's old exo-suit to weather the harsh environment. He did not get much time to enjoy the suit, as yet another Decepticon assault left Ultra Magnus dead and stirred the native Junkions into violent action. Daniel proved his worth in this battle by smacking Junkion leader Wreck-Gar with an I-beam, saving a prone Springer.
Hostilities with the Junkions were amended with the arrival of Hot Rod and Kup, Ultra Magnus was revived, and a brief celebration was held wherein Daniel showed he could boogey down.
Daniel joined the combined Autobot-Junkion attack force in the assault on Unicron. He was on the ship that plunged into Unicron's eye, and soon became separated from the main Autobot group. As luck would have it, this ended up in Unicron's acid-based digestion center, where he was able to save his father, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Cliffjumper from certain death.
Daniel and the rest soon met up with the other Autobots inside of Unicron. Everything around them was exploding! And then came this Rodimus Prime guy. Spike and Daniel hopped into his cab, all of the Autobots drove out of Unicron's undamaged eye, through space (!), and back to Cybertron as Unicron exploded. Daniel looked on as Rodimus gave a heroic speech.
Daniel would subsequently be around to watch his father get kidnapped by Sharkticons, witness Optimus Prime's revival as a zombie, become the subject of a Quintesson dream/reality experiment, try to determine Ultra Magnus's birthday, bring a mad Quintesson wizard to justice, and steal Trypticon's transforming cog.
Following those adventures, Daniel was seriously injured in an attack by Snapdragon and required extensive life support. Arcee volunteered her own systems to assist in saving Daniel's life. Her head was reconfigured into an exo-suit, and allowed Daniel to become Arcee's Headmaster partner.
Daniel is good friends with both Wheelie and Grimlock.
The Headmasters
Daniel and Wheelie defeated Trypticon by tricking him into trying to walk a rope bridge across a deep gorge.
Real men don't cry, Danny.
Marvel Comics
In 2009, the Terrorcons and the rest of the Decepticons rampaged across Earth unhindered, and Daniel and his father Spike were rescued from the carnage by Kup. Kup brought them to Autobot City, where Daniel convinced Rodimus Prime that he wasn't devoting enough resources towards defending Earth.
The Headmasters Manga
Daniel somehow single-handledly defeated Slugfest and Overkill.
Universe: The Wreckers
In 2025 or so, Daniel Witwicky detonated an explosive to destroy a legion of Nightbird drones, killing himself and Wheelie in the process. This event caused Arcee to enter a deep depression, setting the stage for her personality change as she became a Wrecker.
Dreamwave Generation 1
Coloring Books
In The Lost Treasure of Cybertron, Buster Witwicky and Jesse were portrayed as Daniel's parents. Daniel, however, looked the same as he always did.
Toys
Generation 1
- A pink redeco of Chromedome as Headmaster Arcee was considered by Takara at one time. Presumably Daniel would have been the Headmaster partner.
Super Figure Collection
- A PVC figure of Daniel in his exo-suit was released in Takara's Super Figure Collection series.
Additional notes
- In Japanese continuity, it is not explained why Daniel did not seem to age between the animated film, which took place in 2005, and their season three, which took place in 2010. To the contrary, in Headmasters his mental age seemed to regress.
