Daniel Witwicky (Animated)

The name or term "Daniel Witwicky" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Daniel Witwicky (disambiguation).

Daniel Witwicky is a human from the Transformers Animated continuity family.

Even in the 22nd century, he's still overdressed.

Daniel Witwicky is a delightful little moppet in an outfit Bootsy Collins wouldn't be caught dead in. He is the son of Spike and Carly. His mother or father works for Isaac Sumdac, which means he has to pretend to be Sari's friend. He is easily upset by berserk warbots thrashing innocent reporter robots. Go figure.

Fiction

Animated cartoon

Voice actor: Tara Strong (English)

In a segment about the wonders of modern society and the impact that robots have had upon it, Daniel was seen with his parents purchasing some sort of bunless wiener of dubious origin from a robot vendor cart. Transform and Roll Out

When Powell Motorworks released "The Bulkhead", a vehicle cashing in on the popularity of the Autobot it was named after, Spike and Carly bought one, possibly in preparation for their growing family as Carly was about four months pregnant. Daniel accompanied his parents when they went out to buy a big-screen tv, and the family afterwards somehow confused their car with the Autobot Bulkhead while loading it into him, distracting Bulkhead from the stakeout he was trying to conduct. The Arrival issue 4

Daniel was amongst the children who attended Sari Sumdac's birthday party. He didn't want to, because he thinks she's weird. He's not too proud to refuse an Autobot ride, though. Sound and Fury

"Real men don't cry, Danny. They only get stronger."

Daniel was amongst a group milling around as Bulkhead was interviewed for the news. He was especially distraught when the enormous Autobot crushed the news bot under an automobile, and a nearby woman gave Bulkhead a stern talking to. Headmaster

Daniel was also one of the children in the class Optimus Prime spoke to on Career Day. He was apparently obsessed with Optimus's fire truck mode, asking him to transform to and from it. Optimus obliged... but could not answer Daniel's question about where his trailer goes when he transforms. Career Day

Resenting his father already.

About a year later, and inside a virtual world, Daniel was slightly older and riding a bus with his dad. Human Error, Part I In reality, he was brainwashed by Soundwave along with the rest of Detroit's population, but was freed when Optimus Prime destroyed Soundwave. Human Error, Part II

Notes

Is it a hot dog or a popsicle?

• Daniel is, of course, the Animated version of Generation 1's Daniel Witwicky. He is (sometimes) accompanied by one or both of his parents, who are similarly familiar in appearance.
• Daniel's first name is listed on his model sheet, though with no last name. His first name was also used in the credits for "Headmaster". Finally, a scale guide featuring Daniel, Spike and Carly is labeled "size comp - Witwicky Family."
• The family's names were subsequently confirmed in the DVD commentary track for "Garbage In, Garbage Out".

Foreign names

• Japanese: Daniel Witwicky (ダニエル・ウィトウィッキー Danieru Witowikkī)