Wheeljack (Prime)

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

Wheeljack is an Autobot from the Aligned continuity family.

"I'm here to build gizmos and be a badass loner, and I'm all out of knowing how to build gizmos!"

Wheeljack is one of the roughest Autobots around. As a former member of the Wreckers, he's seen plenty of action, and he's got the snarky one-liners to prove it. If there's anything he likes more than slicing up Decepticons with his swords or inventing new gadgets to slice Decepticons in different ways, it's hanging with his old buddy, Bulkhead (who calls him Jackie). But not for too long. He's got places to be.

“	If you're trying to ruin my day, you're gonna have to try harder.	”
—Wheeljack, "Con Job"

Fiction

Exiles

Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers black-ops. After the Great Exodus, the Autobots remaining on Cybertron encountered the inventor and engineer wandering outside Crystal City. They took him in, with Alpha Trion theorizing that he had escaped from Shockwave's facilities there. Wheeljack proceeded to equip the resistance with new gadgets and weaponry, but his true loyalty remained to science, rather than the Autobots.

Eventually, Wheeljack, along with Ultra Magnus and Springer approached Alpha Trion to propose re-creating space bridge technology on a personal scale, and using the energies from the space bridge explosion to trace the locations of the vanished Ark and Nemesis. The project proceeded, and the inventor was able to find a way of opening a brief passageway through space-time, utilising the remaining energies of the Well of All Sparks and the damaged consciousness of Vector Sigma. Wheeljack suggested they send a message of some sort through the gateway to Optimus Prime, but Alpha Trion advocated sending an actual bot. Eventually, the Autobot called Chaindrive was sent, equipped with a device to track the Matrix of Leadership, a piece of the Blades of Time, and a warning for Optimus regarding the Requiem Blaster.

Prime cartoon

Voice actor: James Horan (English), Yūki Tai (Japanese), Lorenzo Scattorin (Italian), Dennis Schmidt-Foß (German), Ricardo Sawaya (Brazilian Portuguese)

Wheeljack was a member of the Wreckers alongside Bulkhead, Con Job Impactor, Roadbuster, Rotorstorm, Seaspray and Pyro. Loose Cannons He took part in an unnamed battle where he and Bulkhead became surrounded by Decepticons and low on Energon. However, Wheeljack threw a grenade into a smelter, causing it to explode and take out the attackers.Con Job Him and Bulkhead also had an altercation on Sandokan.Loose Cannons. However early on in the war, Bulkhead left the Wrekcers to join Team Prime but Wheeljack continued to serve in the Wreckers.Con Job Something Wheeljack always secretly resented as he saw Optimus Prime as a cowardly general who would bail at first opportunity Loose Cannons After that Wheeljack took part in the Battle of Darkmount Pass, where he took out a group of Decepticons to get the Wreckers across a smelting pit. When Cybertron went dark, he began travelling the stars alone in the Jackhammer. Con Job

This is his head's "make the fans happy" mode.

Eventually he reached Earth's Solar System and was hailed by the Autobots stationed there, including Bulkhead. As he was coming in to land at the coordinates provided by Optimus Prime, his ship was attacked and shot down by Vehicons. Wheeljack emerged from the Jackhammer and proceeded to trash the Decepticons, but was eventually overwhelmed and taken back to the Nemesis where he was imprisoned. He was amused to find that Starscream was in command of the Decepticons, and almost goaded Starscream into killing him.

Wheeljack: determined to make Drift redundant.

An opportunity allowed him to kill his guard and break free from his bonds. He scaled to the top of the ship, where Starscream was waiting for Makeshift, who'd taken on Wheeljack's appearance, to open the Autobot GroundBridge. Wheeljack smashed a bunch of Vehicons and assaulted Starscream before escaping through the GroundBridge to the Autobot base. There he confronted Makeshift and the pair dueled with swords until Wheeljack was victorious. Bulkhead tossed Makeshift back through the GroundBridge along with a "present" for the 'cons.

Though the Autobots welcomed Wheeljack, he revealed that he intended to return to space. He invited Bulkhead along, but Bulkhead was too attached to his friends on Earth to leave. Bulkhead was sure Wheeljack would return someday... Con Job

When Miko was trying to stir Bulkhead's memory after he absorbed the data from the Cybertronian data cylinder she mentioned Wheeljack, and showed Bulkhead the picture she took of them together. Sadly, this did not jog Bulkhead's memory. T.M.I.

During his travels, Wheeljack made contact with fellow Wrecker Seaspray only for Dreadwing to destroy Seaspray's ship. Wheeljack chased Dreadwing to Earth where they battled near a gas station, which was destroyed in the conflict as Optimus Prime's team arrived. Filling the other Autobots in, Wheeljack found himself chafing over the need for secrecy. When Dreadwing called him to arrange a meeting, Wheeljack took Bulkhead to try and trap the Decepticon. The encounter instead left Wheeljack buried.

Once Optimus dug him out, he accompanied the Autobot leader to the port where Bulkhead had been taken by Dreadwing and attempted to remove the bomb the Decepticon had placed on his comrade. Eventually he was forced to concede only Dreadwing could remove the bomb, and he and Optimus played a gambit that forced Dreadwing's hand. Convinced to stay on Earth by the other Autobots, Wheeljack adopted a new alternate mode and drove off to explore the planet. Loose Cannons

Games

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Fall of Cybertron

Toys

Prime

• Star Hammer with Wheeljack (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)

Accessories: Swords

Let's see how many different Deluxe Wheeljacks we can find on pegs in 2012.

• Wheeljack (Deluxe, 2012)
  • Accessories: Dual swords
  • Series: 1
  • Number: 003

Part of the first wave of "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class, Wheeljack transforms into a modified white, red, and green 2011 Lancia New Stratos Concept. He comes with two swords which can stow underneath the vehicle or attach under the front bumper to create an attack mode. In robot mode, Wheeljack can either hold the swords, stow them on his shoulders, or they can be inserted into slots near his wings. Surprisingly, there are no Autobot insignias on Wheeljack whatsoever.

Notes

• At BotCon 2011, it was stated Wheeljack is meant to be a mechanic as with other incarnations, but it has yet to be mentioned in-series.
• Wheeljack's "one grenade, one shot" strategy is hinted at by the fact that he does carry a single grenade on his hip.