Three-of-Twelve

Three-of-Twelve is a Transformer from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

He's here to chew gum and authenticate, and he's all out of mouths to chew gum with!

Three-of-Twelve is a member of the Functionist Council, where he fills the role of "Authenticator".

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Some 200,000 years before the war, Three-of-Twelve was alerted by a "code 113" that a potential "Point One Percenter" — the first for ten generations — had been uncovered at the Thymesis Energon mining facility on Luna 2. Having verified that the spark was indeed viable, Three-of-Twelve rewarded Momus, the site's foreman, by reclassifying him as being "alt mode exempt" then coldly informed the hapless miners who had first uncovered the spark that they had about six hours to live. Remembrance Day

The Functionist Universe

In an alternate timeline, Three-of-Twelve attended a meeting of the Functionist Council at The Cog where Ten-of-Twelve reported back on the success of converting the Primal Vanguard into total surveillance agents by replacing their eyes with cameras, while Six-of-Twelve reported that he had consulted with their theoconomists over the next mass recall from the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy, that of the data slugs. A strict reading suggested that they still had functional value, but their ability to store large amounts of data threatened the Council's ability to rule and so One-of-Twelve ordered their obsolescence chips to be detonated. The Custom-Made Now

When it was discovered that Rung possessed the ability to produce photonic crystals, the Council had a meeting where Six-of-Twelve decided realized that Rung was Primus endorsing cold construction. The Council opted to use Rung to produce a new Cybertronian army to conquer the galaxy and travelled to Vector Sigma to acquire the sparks they needed. Before they could begin collecting sparks however, Rung was rescued by Team Rodimus. Before teleporting out, Rung mocked that the Key to Vector Sigma, the collective alternate mode of the Functionist Council, was useless, declaring the entire Council to be "Useless Ones." Modes of Production

Bot on the Street

Three-of-Twelve was asked if he'd like to change his alternate mode, and promptly arrested the questioner. Bot on the Street