Sentinel Major

The name or term "Sentinel" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sentinel (disambiguation).

Sentinel Major is an Autobot from the "Wings of Honor" portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

He is not that jerk. Or maybe he is. We've kind of given up on it, honestly.

Sentinel Major comes from a very distinguished heritage. The "Sentinel Line" from which Sentinel takes his name comprises a storied history of war heroes, all who have fought in key battles in Cybertron's history, and all who have worn the distinguished blue and orange that Sentinel wears. Sentinel lives every moment confident in the knowledge that, somewhere out there, his legendary ancestors are looking down on him and wishing they were him instead.

To say Sentinel Major is arrogant is an understatement. Even though he is a more than capable warrior who wields his hard-light lance and shield with the experience of a life time of training, he is too much of a narcissist to be much help on the battlefield. His only real interest is himself and his story, the story of a bot of great potential who rose through the ranks the greatest soldier who probably ever lived, who would take the mighty reins of the Elite Guard as their Supreme Commander.

He is not well liked.

Fiction

Timelines: Wings of Honor continuity

When Sentinel was young, he lived and breathed the data of Cybertron's past wars, and refused to download anything else. Though he first enrolled in an officer's academy, he quickly became frustrated there and moved to basic training. Having nobody drill instructors telling him what to do was annoying, but at least he would prove to them that he was the finest specimen they would ever have the pleasure of training. Sentinel was pretty sure he did, because straight out of basic training he was culled into Big Bang's infantry unit with the Autobot Guard, the "Advanced Observation Unit." After the battle on Beta 9 signaled the beginning of the war against the insurgent Decepticons, the AOU was reconfigured into the new Elite Guard. Many of the AOU became commanders of their own Elite Guard team, but Sentinel sought a more lofty job title. Sentinel Major's Wings of Honor profile

When Magnum left his office to greet Metalhawk's squad upon their arrival at Elite Guard HQ, Sentinel Major tagged along and helped to make sure Magnum's orders were perfectly clear. The Coming Storm: Part 2 Flames of Yesterday A Team Effort The Coming Storm: Part 5

Notes

• His appearance—and placement as Magnum's right-hand bot—is pretty obviously an homage to Animated Sentinel Prime. (So far his personality is a bit less jerkish, though.)
• But whether he's technically an incarnation of Generation 1 Sentinel Prime is a matter of some debate.