Bulkhead (Animated)
| The name or term "Bulkhead" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bulkhead (disambiguation). |
- Bulkhead is an Autobot in the Transformers Animated continuity family.
Bulkhead is your typical big bruiser, built like a brick wall, but with a heart of gold. He's gentle by nature and is very curious about humans, especially since they give him an opportunity to explore his artistic side. It's a pity that he's a bit of a lummox. He's like a St. Bernard, a gentle giant who has no idea how strong he is and therefore has a tendency to do flatten you when he just wants to show his affectionate side. You'll always be glad you spent time with Bulkhead...just make sure you put any perishables away beforehand.
Fiction
Transformers Animated cartoon
- Voice actor: Bill Fagerbakke (US), ? (Japan)
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Transform and Roll Out! follow. of the next episode/issue in the series or 30 days after release, whichever is sooner |
While repairing a space bridge with his unit, Bulkhead and his pal Bumblebee discovered the long lost All Spark. However, the Decepticons soon arrived, prompting Bulkhead to mention that he had never seen a Decepticon ship up close. (No one had and lived, as Ratchet pointed out.) Bulkhead did his best to hang on while the Autobots drove their ship through the space bridge. Coming out of warp, they went headlong toward Earth, and he joined his fellow 'bots in heading into stasis to avoid the impact shock of an unpleasant landing.
After emerging from stasis, Bulkhead accompanied the other Autobots to investigate a large, cybernetic creature that was menacing the local lifeforms (which they assumed were robots like themselves). Bulkhead requested help from a group of local drones, then noticed Sari Sumdac trying to take her keycard away from her robot dog, Sparkplug. Assuming Sari was the pet, Bulkhead greeted her—which promptly sent her running and screaming. Way to make first contact there, big guy.
After Starscream arrived to take the All Spark, the Autobots engaged him in fierce game of "keep-away". At one point, Bulkhead tried to catch the All Spark, shouting "I got it". Starscream snagged the All Spark instead, but Bulkhead knocked the Decepticon flier out of the air with his wrecking ball, causing him to drop the All Spark. It's not nice to contradict Bulkhead.Transform and Roll Out
Later, in Autobot HQ, he said he had some problems, because all humans want from him is to break stuff. (He has his sensitive side too, you know!) When Megatron attacked the Autobots' base, Bulkhead got in touch with his inner breaker, confirming that smashing stuff IS fun! Megatron had different plans for him, though, and Bulkhead discovered it's not as much fun to BE smashed. After Bulkhead was saved, he tried to catch a tiny machine that looked like it might be the culprit. Prime hoped to study it and find out where it came from, but Bulkhead smashed the little critter to pieces when he grabbed it. Home Is Where the Spark Is
Toys
Animated
- Bulkhead (Voyager, 2008)
- Bulkhead will transform from an armored, six-wheeled military-type van. The toy will have an "automorph" gimmick: When you flip down the sides of the van, his hands will swing forward (because they're spring loaded). You can fire a wrecking ball from his left hand, which is attached to his hand via a string.
