Steelbane
- Steelbane is an Autobot-allied Knight of Iacon from The Last Knight portion of the live-action film series continuity family.
Steelbane is one of the mythic Knights of Iacon and a sword defender of the Staff of Merlin.
Fiction
The Last Knight film
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Transformers: The Last Knight (film) follow. |
Steelbane came to Earth with the legendary Talisman due to the threat Quintessa and Cybertron now posed to it. Unfortunately, his ship was shot down over Chicago by the TRF and he himself was mortally wounded. He lay unconscious until a group a group of human children investigated his chip and woke him. After saving the Children from the TRF, Cade Yeager returned to help him. Unfortunately, he had been too badly wounded and was leaking energon fast, with Cade apologizing for not being able to do more. Unable to complete his mission, he saw Cade's compassion as a sign he was worthy of the knight's honor. Steelbane presented the Talisman to him, declaring that it would protect him and declaring the ancient phrase to protect the staff. Cade however refused it, believing it a mere trinket offered as a thank you, saying it was not needed and that the knight should keep it. As Cade left, Steelbane used his last moments to bid the Talisman to grow legs and find its new master before he finally died.
Unfortunately, his exchange with Cade was witnessed by the Decepticon Barricade, who reported it to Megatron, who sought the Talisman to find the Staff of Merlin for Quintessa. His body was later found by TRF, which led the human government into their own search for the Staff. His valiant sacrifice was not vain, as the Tailisman did indeed find Cade, who subsequently found the Staff and saved the Earth from Quintessa.
The Last Knight
Toys
The Last Knight
Tiny Turbo Changers
- Optimus Prime, Steelbane & Bumblebee (3-pack, 2017)
- This 3-pack contains a redecoed Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and the new mold Steelbane.
Premier Edition
- Steelbane (Deluxe, 2017)
- Released as part of the second wave of The Last Knight Deluxe Class figures, Steelbane transforms from a European knight-esque robot into a dragon. He is also armed with a sword. Due to his transformation scheme, Steelbane's robot mode feet end up sticking out of his tail and his dragon mode neck.
- Unfortunately, Steelbane suffers from loose ball joints, which prevent his dragon mode from staying together.
- He was also retooled into Skullitron.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Steelbane (スティールベイン Sutīrubein)
- Mandarin: Gāngwǔtiěqí (Taiwan, 鋼武鐵騎, "Valiant Steel Cavalry")
