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- "Eukarian Ironhide" is a Eukarian Decepticon from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Formerly a servant of Onyx Prime, "Ironhide" was one of the many neutral Eukarians caught up in the twisted experiments of his namesake.
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IDW Generation 1 continuity
Twenty thousand years ago, the 'bot who would become "Ironhide" was one of a number of Eukarians under the command the command of Domitius Major aboard the starship Axalon. Sent on a deep-space mission by Onyx Prime to locate the Enigma of Combination, Strange Visitors Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1 depleting fuel sources sent their vessel off-course in the hopes of finding new energon, and eventually they chanced across Ice Age Earth.
As they approached the planet, however, they attracted the attention of Shockwave, who had come to Earth to investigate his Regenesis project. The Decepticon scientist shot down their vessel, and, in the crash, the Talisman aboard the Axalon scrambled the memories of the crew. Their subsequent amnesia inspired Shockwave to use the crew of the Axalon in a cruel experiment, altering their appearances and memories to convince them that they were the Autobots and Decepticons of Cybertron. Remade into a doppelganger of one of the Autobot mainstays, "Ironhide" took part in the simulated "Ice Age Wars" on Earth as part of the real Shockwave's wargames. Eventually, the climate worsened and the energon stores ran out, and when the real Shockwave departed, the ersatz Autobots and Decepticons went into hibernation. Strange Visitors
The Autobots remained in stasis until the 1860s, at which point they were accidentally awakened by humans. Hearts of Steel #1 As they resumed their war with the Decepticons, "Ironhide" and the others took on train modes and allied themselves with John Henry in order to pursue the Astrotrain. Hearts of Steel #3
"Ironhide" was the second car in the Autobot train, an artillery boxcar with his name on it. When Scourge began to attack the Autobot train from above, he partially transformed to robot mode in order to shoot him down. After the Decepticons were defeated, the Autobots went back to sleep underground. Hearts of Steel #4
By 1888, "Ironhide" had gotten involved with humanity again, hiding on the USS Miskatonic in the form of a gun turret. On the way to Ireland the ship was attacked by a tentacled monster from underneath the waves, forcing Ironhide to abandon it and report to the other Autobots. A week later at Port Cenotaph, he ran into additional creatures and Bonecrusher, who revealed that he and the Decepticons were now following the Elder Gods instead of Megatron. "Ironhide" tried to fight the empowered Decepticon, but was overcome by his eldritch tentacles. Infestation 2: The Transformers #1 As a servant of the Elder Gods, Ironhide stood guard at Port Cenotaph with the Decepticons, protecting it against an international fleet when they came to investigate the disappearance of multiple ships. Ironhide was freed from the Elder Gods' control when Optimus Prime injured the attending Elder God enough to force it back into the depths of the ocean. Infestation 2: The Transformers #2 Infestation 2 #1
"Ironhide" would eventually die, his head remaining at the Tomb of Amtoltec where the Talisman was stored. The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb
