Bumblebee (Animated)
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- Bumblebee is an Autobot from the Transformers Animated continuity family.
Bumblebee the youngest, yellowest, and most energetic of the Autobots...as usual. He's also quite convinced he's the coolest thing on four wheels. A hyperactive wisecracker, he has a tendency to bite off more then he can chew. It's a good thing he's often found palling round with Bulkhead. Still, Bumblebee is good people, even if he seems to get on Ratchet's nerves all too easily.
He's a repair-bot. He's not programmed to for this kind of action! Obviously, that doesn't stop him.
Bumblebee maintains that he is the fastest 'bot alive. Also, he likes his name.
Don't, for any reason, call him short.
Fiction
Transformers Animated cartoon
- Voice actor: Bumper Robinson
Bumblebee can save a little girl from a rampaging slug creature and retain his cheerfulness and good humor while doing so. He also calls Optimus "Big Bot"... sounds familiar.
His hands can transform intro electronic welders, which he can use to shoot electric jolts. Also, he has a strangely familiar faceplate—probably also for welding. Despite the fact that he maintains that he's a repair-bot and not programmed for combat, he's quite useful in battle.
 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 |
Bumblebee is a member of Optimus Prime's repair crew, assigned to perform maintenance on malfunctioning space bridges. He proved agile enough to help his stronger (but much larger) teammate, Bulkhead, who had managed to lodge a wrecking ball in an asteroid. Even though he expressed significant fear of Megatron, he still managed to crack wise at the Decepticon leader's appearance once they were face-to-face. He entered stasis with the rest of the crew just before the Ark crash-landed on Earth.
Upon awakening the crew to alert them to the intrusion of a nanite-powered bug-slug, the ship's computer scanned vehicle modes to disguise them. Bumblebee got reformatted into Captain Fanzone's car. Lucky him.
Upon noticing "a little creature" struggling with her "owner", 'Bee and Mr. Bulk showed their unfamiliarity with organic life by assuming the owner/pet relationship was reversed. Their speculation was interrupted by the attacks of the giant, nanite-fueled bug monster, and Bumblebee intervened to get Sari out of the way. Later in the battle, Bumblebee was called on to deliver the override command to the beast's nanites, as he was the fastest and most nimble of the crew.
His defeat of the monster seriously impressed Sari, who decided to befriend him. Sari's definition of befriending included cajoling him into sneaking her aboard the Ark. Of course, Sari wouldn't stay still as Bumblebee asked, compelling him to jettison her into a ventilation shaft. He has stingers attached to his wrists. Transform and Roll Out!
Toys
Animated
- Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2008)
- Bumblebee will be yellow, look a bit like the little car from Lupin the Third (and a little like a smart car), and have these cute little rocket booster pods that can go on either side. It seriously looks to be the cutest Transformer ever (right up there with Moon). He cheats a bit in robot mode, with a fake car roof chest. He will not have a faceplate on the toy. Just a smirk.
