Cityspeaker
Cityspeakers are Transformers who, through native talent and/or rigorous training, have developed a knack for communicating with dormant Titans. Typically this is accomplished through observation of the Titan's brain module and reading its many indicator lights and maintenance alerts to divine the desires and needs of these massive creations of Primus and the Knights of Cybertron. Thus far, they appear to be solely native to the world of Caminus, which shares its name with the Titan it hosts. In honor of their progenitor, Cityspeakers mimic his distinctive facial markings.
Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
Known Cityspeakers include:
When Thunderclash was visited by Alpha Trion and informed of the grave danger to Metroplex, he traveled to Caminus to seek their expertise in aiding the Titan. A young Cityspeaker named Windblade was recruited for the task, accompanied by her bodyguard Chromia and friend Nautica. A 'Bot and Her City Caminus attempted to warn two Cityspeakers, Hot Shot and Lightbright, about an unusual arrival on the planet, but the two were unable to grasp the nature of his warning. The Sum and Its Parts Following the formation of the Council of Worlds, the Cityspeakers were able to travel to other colonies founded by other Titans. They turned their talents to helping the senile, neglected Titan Navitas, Titan of Velocitron. Under their guidance, Navitas was able to regain some of his cognition and run the city of Delta more efficiently. 07:00:00
Prime Wars Trilogy continuity
Cyberverse cartoon
When meeting Bumblebee at a Cube match, Windblade introduced herself as a Cityspeaker, to Bumblebee's disbelief as he had believed such things were merely stories. Windblade quickly added that it was supposed to be a secret. Cube When he first met Windblade however, Maccadam casually identified her as a cityspeaker. When the Camien expressed shock at his knowing her secret, Bumblebee dismissed it as the old barkeep knowing everything. Maccadam's
Millions of years later, when Windblade found an amnesiac Bumblebee on Earth, she used her abilities as a Cityspeaker to help guide Bumblebee through his memories while also explaining how she was able to communicate with "entities far greater than can be comprehended." Memory
Notes
- Windblade, The Transformers, and the Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook consistently render the term with camel casing as CitySpeaker. Take that as you will.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Cityspeaker (シティスピーカー Sitisupīkā)
- French: métrotélépathe ("metropolis telepath")
- Portuguese: porta-voz ("spokesperson")
- Spanish: metrocomunicante ("metropolis communicator")
