Arcee (G1)

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Arcee is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

These aren't high heels, they just forgot to finish building my feet.

Most make the mistake of noticing only Arcee's gender, but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Arcee is a merciless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the humans they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils the Decepticons are capable of. Peers such as Hot Rod and Springer may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to be the level-headed one. (Some believe Arcee has a romantic attraction to either of those two, but that depends on who and when you ask.)

If concern for her friends is her strength, it's regrettably also her weakness. If anything would happen to, say, Daniel Witwicky, she might just completely lose it. And she may be quick, but she's not very strong.

She's also Rattrap's "great-aunt".

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

A close associate of Hot Rod and Springer, Arcee fought in both the Battle of Autobot City and the Unicron War in 2005. Following that, she continued working closely with Rodimus Prime as one of his primary warriors. In 2006, she binary bonded with Daniel Witwicky to save his life, becoming a Headmaster.

In a splinter timeline, Arcee was a member of the Female Autobots and fought in the resistance against the Decepticons on Cybertron while Optimus Prime's crew lay dormant on Earth. In 2011, Arcee had not become a Headmaster in this timeline, instead becoming a secretary for Fortress Maximus.

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel UK future timelines

The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics

They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!

Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future 1995 as a good-will attempt to placate angry feminists who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, Optimus Prime surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. Shockwave, Horri-Bull, Fangry and Squeezeplay immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. Hot Rod thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. Prime's Rib!

Arcee was present at the opening of Autobot City in 2004 when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to permanently ruin Autobot-human relations by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. Aspects of Evil!

Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year 2005. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. Megatron and his troops were eventually driven away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterwards stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus before expiring on his death bed. The Planet-Eater!

After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from Spike Witwicky and Bumblebee; a monster planet, Unicron, was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. Daniel, at the time perched on Arcee's shoulder, was especially worried about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation however, as the Autobots were then assaulted by a new enemy: Galvatron. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of shuttles in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the Planet of Junk for repairs. Judgment Day!

When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's Exosuits from storage, and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Ultra Magnus was torn to pieces in the ensuing battle, and Galvatron took off with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterwards, only for the hostile Junkions to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived, and managed to talk peace with Wreck-Gar, leader of the Junkions. Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and Jazz. They were soon rejoined by Hot Rod, but in his absence he had reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which had both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness. The Final Battle!

Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.

Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in 2006. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth, but grew bored by her duties. One day in 2008, she decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the Quintessons. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotting her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the Matrix to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap had already been sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened Metroplex, leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, Ghyrik, after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her commander. Space Pirates!

In 2009, Arcee tracked down Soundwave and the Terrorcons on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the planet's core. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill and returned to Autobot City to face the greater threat: a timestorm that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As Galvatron had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0

Arcee, Rodimus and several other Autobots traveled back in time to 1989 in order to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the Dinobots before Goldbug explained that they were actually travelers from the future. Even more unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, Ravage, and the mighty Megatron. She joined Kup and Ultra Magnus in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle, and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. Time Wars

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing Blurr and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix itself through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the true values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. Aspects of Evil! Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. The Void When the Matrix-imprisoned Unicron possessed Rodimus and disabled the ship's retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but by that time a crash-landing had become inevitable. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. Edge of Impact Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so, but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. Shadow of Evil Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing Strafe in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise, and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. White Fire As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in 2010—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? Aspects of Evil!

Regeneration One

Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via Primus, was sent to Junkion, and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. Less Than Zero

Her only other appearances in the Marvel U.S. comics were in their Transformers: The Movie adaptation, and a profile in issue #4 of Transformers Universe. All stuff out-of-continuity with the US storyline.

Sticker Adventures books

Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship, until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world, and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. Battle on the Junk Planet

Big Looker Storybook continuity

Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?

Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet Quintesson! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was Wheelie, and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson

Coloring books

Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. The Lost Treasure of Cybertron

Beast Wars cartoon continuity

Beast Wars cartoon

After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged stasis pod, Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his great aunt Arcee was going on. Transmutate

3H comics

The following takes place during the Beast Era, specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.

“	I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.	”
—Devcon, "Betrayal"

Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.

During a battle against a horde of killer Nightbirds, Wheelie and Daniel (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. The death of Daniel took a serious toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former Headmaster partner. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within Cybertron. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider, and learned the skills of both Crystalocution and the previously lost art of Tekkaido. She strongly believed that she had premonitions of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid herself away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?

Hundreds of stellar cycles later, when Predacon Megatron returned from Earth's past and conquered Cybertron with his army of Vehicons, Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. Hot Rod, now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of Wreckers and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker Fractyl's words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, Quake and Blastcharge, causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army in order to reach an old Autobot shuttle. Departure

But the Autobot bounty hunter Devcon had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, Apelinq created a crude medical bot, CatSCAN, to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of Spittor and Sonar, a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their Oracle-given destination, the remote planet of Archa Nine. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be fellow Wrecker Cyclonus. Cyclonus stole the Divine Light, the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, Cryotek. Betrayal

Just like old times, but smaller.

Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, Primal Prime. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon Al-Badur, a Quintesson scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-Badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of Sharkticons sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-Badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of Primus, and now Cryotek had it! Disclosure

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a technorganic paradise by the Great Reformatting. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, Ramulus and Tigatron left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and was descending in a ball of fire and smoke. Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met Cheetor, who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and Sentinel Maximus (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet Chro, using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his Vok powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found Botanica, Nightscream... and Arcee's nephew, Rattrap. They avoided each other's glance awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-Badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek, and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired chamber, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-Badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his next action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both Matrix Templars, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But death isn't an ending, she realized. It was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew of. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. Wreckers: Finale Part II

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. Transformers: The Ultimate Guide She became a member of Hot Rod's underground rebellion team headquartered in the Wastelands during the reign of Shockwave. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with Gnaw, though neither were unappreciated. Both Springer and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. Passive Aggression What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the Quintessons and a member of their elite warriors. Her task was to keep an eye on the proceedings of the war, particularly Autobot activity, and both the location of the Matrix of Leadership and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. The Route of All Evil As such, Arcee was delighted when Optimus Prime was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. Passive Aggression Since the Dinobots were making a mess in Iacon at the time, Shockwave unleashed the Omega Sentinels on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stance against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed-up with Prowl and Kup—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway the battle, Arcee witnessed Shockwave's Tower shooting a beam of sorts to an unknown destination. Countdown to Extinction Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of Sky Lynx, but even with these setbacks the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. Revelation

"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite them over right away."

The Autobots set up a new Autobase in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod made use of the relative peace time to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to Earth take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. She accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: she wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at Quintessa, Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but that their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. Lost and Found The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was selected for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and Wheelie to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send in her colleagues for both Hot Rod and the Matrix. The Route of All Evil

Generation One ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues.

In the shuttle taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and Sludge. Her attention was soon drawn back to the view outside though, where an odd-looking object floated in wait for the shuttle. Generation 1 #11

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

In order to oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside Perceptor, Grimlock and Bumblebee, the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction to. Shortly after the group arrived at Area 52, the facility came under attack by Cobra, and Arcee helped fight them off alongside Scarlett, who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots". The Art of War #1 Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before much could be done about him, the group was attacked by Serpent O.R., who took control of G.I. Joes' mechs and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. The Art of War #2

The Autobots and Joes survived, and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warpgate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by cannibalizers. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening, but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. The Art of War #3 They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. The Art of War #4

After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured Optimus Prime, Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that Cobra Commander had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the Matrix of Leadership. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing Hawk to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Some time later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. The Art of War #5

Mini Mayhem!

When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, Arcee didn't wind up getting invited. Mini Mayhem!

2005 IDW continuity

She does this a lot.

Sibling of Galvatron, Arcee of the Darklands was an ancient warrior, hailing from the prehistoric era that predated modern Transformer civilization, serving under the fearsome tyrant Megatronus during the wars that led to the unification of Cybertron under the Thirteen. Origin Myths "Forged male," Arcee would eventually seek out the assistance of the amoral scientist Jhiaxus for assistance, after the First Cybertronian Civil War. Seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to the species after its mysterious elimination, Arcee would be altered at the genetic level—but Jhiaxus's callous treatment of his patient would change Arcee into a raging berserker who could only focus on exacting bloody revenge against him and all that he had created, Spotlight: Arcee Post finally getting even with her tormentor after the thwarting of Nova Prime's Expansion. Spotlight: Sideswipe

It would not be until after the end of the Great War that Arcee would truly embark on the long road to recovery; first falling in with the amoral Prowl as a private enforcer, A Better Tomorrow and later with Optimus Prime, The Mind Bomb Arcee was able to slowly work past her many demons, finding companionship, camaraderie, and even love in her new role as Optimus Prime's advisor—having lived through the era of the Thirteen and experienced their many atrocities firsthand, Arcee remained unafraid to call out her new leader as he verged closer and closer to repeating their mistakes. But when those mistakes came home to roost in the form of Unicron, Unstopped and Unstoppable Arcee played an instrumental role in the battle against the planet-eater before settling into a new life on Earth with Aileron. Post

Robot Heroes

Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for energon among the stars. They came to Earth, and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. I Am Optimus Prime

Unit:E comic

Upon approaching the planet Earth, the artificial intelligence Synergy presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young Acroyear, so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side-by-side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view-screens. Unit:E

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Known as the guardian of Plasma Energy Chamber, Arcee was a Rescuebot, and one of the Autobots stationed in Metroplex under Grimlock's command when a patrol brought back several captured G.I. Joes. She was opposed to Grimlock decision to sentence the invaders to death, and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the Sharkticons used for the execution. Funeral for a Friend This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after Optimus Prime fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. Form Follows Function

When Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticon-Cobra alliance, Arcee, Inferno, and Seaspray took some Joes to Fortress Maximus to free U.S.7 from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with Tunnel Rat she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by Blackarachnia, and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack Trypticon, only to be captured. Everybody Hates Metroplex They were sent to the Polyhex Killway and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down Dusty and Stalker with her car mode. Expelled from the Garden The captives were then moved to Scorponok, where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes, but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. Headmasters

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock", merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12 Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. The War Never Ends

Angry Birds comic

Arcee was part of the crew of the shuttle carrying the AllSpark and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. Angry Birds Transformers #1 The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle, but just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a Minion Pig. Hard Boiled

Legends comic

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The Japanese aren't sexist, they just have... different priorities.

The aunt and caretaker of Rattrap, the Arcee of the Legends World was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. Bonus Edition Vol. 1 Then when he was turned into a technorganic Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" LG03 Tankor Prologue Eventually, the Transformers sickness caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. Ai attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by Rhinox and Tigatron who recognized Arcee's new form from The Transformers: The Movie. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole Axalon Trading Company. Bonus Edition Vol. 10

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young, until he explained that she hadn't always been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with Transformers sickness by Bump and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her normal life as a giant robot body. Arcee Chapter Arcee was later caught up in the giant world-ending storm summoned up by Windblade. Bonus Edition Vol. 12 She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his Mini-Con collection missing. Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Okay, maybe they are sexist.

Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat Slipstream when she showed up to cause trouble. Bonus Edition Vol. 16 During Halloween, she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and Chromia to stop Megatron's trick-or-energy scheme, only for the three to be webbed up by Megatron's new minion, Blackarachnia. Bonus Edition Vol. 17 Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each other's armor. Chromia Chapter Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her own universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. LG-16 Slipstream Sequel

The Springer of the G1 World harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends World to remodel his body into something better looking. LG19 Sprung Prologue There he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. Bonus Edition Vol. 19 She later witnessed Deadlock enter the Legends Universe, Bonus Edition Vol. EX and was caught up in Galvatron's attack on the city. Bonus Edition Vol. 23 On accepting a package from Blurr's delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. Bonus Edition Vol. 25

While acting as cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving Wheelie, who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. Bonus Edition Vol. 29 She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch, and made Chromedome blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. Bonus Edition Vol. 32 Arcee was home when Shūta of the Astrotrain Transport Company delivered a package, Bonus Edition Vol. 40 was seen driving on the roads of Neo Akihabara City, Targetmaster Chapter Prologue and got covered in bugs when tiny Kickback clones swarmed the city. Bonus Edition Vol. 47 Metroplex later recalled that she were present when he arrived in this world. Bonus Edition Vol. EX When Windblade attacked again, Arcee kept Rattrap from being blown away. Bonus Edition Vol. 65

Q-Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Sumire Uesaka (Japanese)

Seeking a new way to increase the popularity of the Transformers brand, Optimus Prime suggested sex appeal, and fantasized about Arcee taking a bath. The Road to Winning a New Fanbase

Legends comic

Arcee summed up the ending of Beast Machines to those of you who didn't watch it. Bonus Edition Vol. EX Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped Rattrap and Waspinator's journey into the Legends Universe, Bonus Edition Vol. EX as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of Starscream. Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Ask Vector Prime

In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder", something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacement of bits of their genetic code in order to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their CNA.

At some point, Arcee ended up in Axiom Nexus. She gave a lecture on the subject of Cybertronian gender, which Vector Prime attended. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23

Aw Yeah Revolution!

Arcee was battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee until Baron Karza abducted the Autobot leader, leaving the two Autobots befuddled at the mysterious disappearance of their leader. Aw Yeah Revolution! #1

Star Trek vs. Transformers

Part of the crew of the Ark when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago, Arcee, the other Autobots, and Megatron's Decepticons crash-landed on Earth some four million years ago, reawakening to wage a secret war for control of Earth's energon... until the outbreak of the Eugenics Wars and World War III around the turn of the millennium prompted them to flee the planet aboard the Titan Fortress Maximus and search for energon elsewhere in the galaxy. The Autobots were unaware that the Decepticons had done the same until they were attacked by the Decepticon Titan Trypticon over the barren moon of Cygnus Seven, and in the ensuing battle the damaged Fortress Maximus crashed into the surface of the planet, knocking him and all of his passengers—Autobot and Decepticon alike—into stasis lock for some two hundred years.

In the 23rd century, Federation colonists conducting a routine dilithium mining operation stumbled on the dormant Transformers, inadvertently triggering the Titan's autonomous repair protocols. First bringing the Decepticons online, the evil Transformers attacked the Federation colony while Optimus Prime gave chase, Prime's Directive, Part Two and the other Autobots had only just been restored to full functionality before Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise sent an away team to investigate the mineshaft. Prime's Directive, Part One

Though the Autobots, distrustful of humanity after witnessing their ancient wars, attempted to capture the humans, Kirk was able to convince them of their good intentions, and the two factions brokered an alliance to rescue the wounded Optimus—only for the Decepticons to cave in the mineshaft. It was Ratchet who hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, Prime's Directive, Part Two with Arcee watching as he rigged up a device that would reactivate the Titan by analyzing Kirk's brainwaves. Despite Windblade's doubts, the plan worked, and Fortress Maximus was restored to full functionality, his alternate mode reconfigured into a copy of the Enterprise linked to Kirk's own consciousness. Blasting his way to freedom, Arcee and the other Autobots rolled out to take on the Decepticons and their new Klingon allies, with Arcee facing off against her old nemesis Airachnid until the arrival of Trypticon; after Kirk rescued the Federation miners by beaming them and Arcee aboard, he transformed the ship into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." Prime's Directive, Part Three

Though Kirk successfully defeated Trypticon, the heroes learned that Starscream had already absconded with a load of stolen dilithium, intent on conquering the Klingon Empire and their capital world of Kronos, Prime's Directive, Part Four forcing the two Enterprises and their crews to give chase. Joined by a series of custom-built mechanical suits, the Autobots leapt into action against Megatron and his allies, and though they were paralyzed by one of Soundwave's sonic frequencies, it would be the Klingons themselves who successfully thwarted the attempted invasion. In the aftermath, Arcee and the other Autobots chose not to return to Earth with the crew of the Enterprise, preferring to travel the stars, but Prime pledged that he and his soldiers would be on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. Prime's Directive, Part Five

An Arcee Sort of Day

When the Great War ended, Arcee was left feeling rudderless in this era of newfound peace. Despite having a bad day in which she had her housing loan rejected, and later picked a fight with a reckless driver, a greeting from her pet robot cat when she came home prompted her to muse that maybe peacetime wasn't so bad. An Arcee Sort of Day

2019 IDW continuity

When a newborn was forged, Arcee was chosen to mentor the youth and greeted her ward at the Pyramid, bringing with her her partner Greenlight. Observing these events, Bumblebee told Rubble that the newborn had essentially received two mentors for the price of one. The World In Your Eyes Part Four

Games

The Transformers (PS2)

Sure, her head looks small, but have you seen everyone else's?

Voice actor: Lenne Hardt (English)

In 2010, the Decepticon military commander Shockwave acquired a source of infinite power called Zel Quartz. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the Quintessons to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, Galvatron and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip.

Crashing in 2003 on Zel Samine, where the quartz originated, Arcee awoke with Kup and Rodimus Prime. Separated from the rest of their team, they sent out an SOS and were met by Optimus Prime and the present day Autobots. After explaining the situation, Arcee and her allies joined up with Optimus to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the Enormous Laser Transmission Array. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Arcee and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. With the rock no longer a threat, the Autobots of 2010 vanished and returned to their home timeline. The Transformers

Transformers Legends

Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.

Arcee was part of Elita 1's team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis Flamewar's knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. Fatal Furies At some point she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of Cybertron against Unicron. 'Til All Are One She and Daniel Witwicky encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. Belly of the Beast

There. All better.

Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. Junkion Reunion When Ultra Magnus, Kup, and Spike were abducted by Skuxxoids during the Galactic Games, Arcee, and Springer gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with Rodimus Prime, just as their leader was having a vision that the Quintessons were behind the kidnapping. Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1

Following an Decepticon assault led by Galvatron, Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike were forced into taking cover within the Autobot Mausoleum. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, Optimus Prime rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. Dark Awakening Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Springer were trapped in human bodies by Victor Drath and Old Snake, but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. Only Human

In the aftermath of the restoration of Cybertron, Arcee was part of a team led by Sky Lynx which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by Spinister and Acid Storm. The Autonomy Lesson

Transformers: Battle Tactics

If you have any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.

Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Frontiers

Transformers: Frontiers

Transformers: Earth Wars

Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?

Appearances... can be deceptive. Quick witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly merciless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. Arcee Bio

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when Nightbird caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots. Transformers: Earth Wars

• Class: Warrior
• Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
• Weapons: Arcee uses an ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
• Ability: Holo Decoy - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
  • Cost 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers: Forged to Fight

Boom. Bodyshot that counts as a Headshot.

Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from her universe by the Quintessons and forced to fight. She eventually joins the Commander. There are at least a few of her running around! Transformers: Forged to Fight

Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive

Arcee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive

Notes

Extreme Makeover: Arcee Edition.

Ready to join Jake and Finn for adventures in the Land of Ooo.

And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!Ron Friedman, [1]

• Ron Friedman fought for Arcee's inclusion in The Transformers: The Movie because his daughter was a Transformers fan, but Hasbro/Sunbow were very resistant. [2]
• Arcee had two different character models in 1980s Transformers media. An earlier model served as the basis for her original unproduced toy (seen above), which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and for parts of the episode "Only Human". Her final model, meanwhile, was used for her appearances in The Transformers: The Movie, the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese Headmasters appearances.
• Arcee's finalized character model was used to make a lot of the background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the Paradron Medics share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a more "shaped" version of her earlier model appeared in "Starscream's Ghost".
• When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, Floro Dery's reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of Star Wars." Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
• In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from The Transformers: The Movie went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from Ron Friedman's collection of Sunbow Productions materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and vehicle mode seats.
• Men in Black Collectibles, the organizers of BotCon 1996, attempted to produce an original "Action Master-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived of a few years earlier.
• Around 1999, Takara released a special version of the Replica (reissue) Microman Lady Command figure as part of a lucky draw for "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land" book in white and gold chrome named Arcee. The regular versions of the Lady Command figure all had names starting with "A" (Ann, Alice, Annie and Ai), so Arcee makes sense by that logic - but whether this is an incarnation of "our" G1 character is currently not known. Only 5 Lady Command Arcee figures were released.
• Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any Transformers character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in The Headmasters, and Bumblebee in Devil's Due continuity and Aileron in the 2005 IDW continuity. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "The Rebirth, Part 3", but most fans won't read too much into it, for their own sanity.
• In 2017, Arcee was a candidate in the Power of the Primes fan poll for the next bearer of the Matrix of Leadership in Transformers lore. Although Optimus Primal was the ultimate victor, Hasbro created preliminary design sketches and “Evolution” mode names for all the candidates. When asked at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Design Manager John Warden could not remember what Arcee's name was but suggested that it was something along the lines of Arcana Magnus.
• The Ask Vector Prime incarnation of Arcee as a transgender Cybertronian had been worked on for a long time; with Rachel Stevens's assistance with the language, as well as Jim Sorenson's ensuring it got published.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Arcee (アーシー Āshī)
• French: Arcie (Canada), Archère (France, Dark Awakening, "Female archer")
• Hungarian: Arszi, RC (The Movie)
• Italian: Saturnia (The Headmasters and second dub of The Movie)
• Mandarin: Yǎxī (Taiwan, 雅希), Arcee (China, 阿尔茜 Āěrxī)
• Russian: Arcee (Арси Arsi)
• Spanish: Silvia (America The Headmasters)