The Recruit (Decepticon)

This article is about the Decepticon. For his heroic counterpart, see The Recruit (Autobot).

The Recruit is a Decepticon from the Revenge of the Fallen portion of the live-action film series continuity family.

The Recruit is a Decepticon rookie who arrived on Earth during the Decepticon mission to find the Star Harvester. Unlike his predecessor, he can scan various weapons & power-ups that can help him during his missions. Guided by Decepticons like Soundwave, and despite being called a liability by certain bots, as well as a common foot soldier by the one calling the shots, the recruit is ready to show no mercy to his Autobot foes.

“	Don't underestimate me, Autobot. There's more to me than meets the eye.	”
—Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons

The Recruit's in-game name is chosen by the players of the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons video game, and can be anything up to seven letters. Though it goes by the name "Decepticon Protoform" in the credits, he will be referred to as "recruit" & "rookie".

Games

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots video game

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons video game

Voice actor: James Arnold Taylor (English), Cyrille Monge (French)

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The Recruit arrived on Earth in time to break up an argument between Starscream and his two henchmen Grindor and Sideways. Starscream was dismissive of the Recruit, insisting he wasn’t interested in adding a weak link to his organization. However, Starscream let him join up when Optimus Prime arrived only to be harshly shut down by the Recruit. The new guy quickly learned of the rivalry between Starscream and the deceased Megatron, and became the star player of the Decepticons, consistently fulfilling objectives and defeating any foe he encountered.

During the battle at Cairo, the Recruit had the privilege of meeting The Fallen himself, who had taken a shine to him for his efficiency. This concerned Megatron, who then got teased by Starscream. The Recruit proved himself once again by destroying Optimus, much to Megatron’s horror. Sure enough, The Fallen praised the Recruit for his performance and promoted him to be his new apprentice and general of his army on the spot, demoting Megatron to a common foot soldier in his place. The Recruit humbly accepted this honor, while Megatron fumed in despair at having lost his job… and Starscream schemed to one day usurp him, now that Megatron no longer had the position of leader.

Notes

• In the tutorial level, after scanning the three available body types, the player is only allowed to choose one body type for the whole game, and cannot switch for another.
  • Light: Fast, but weak.
    • Robot Mode: Resembles Stunticon Sniper, but with wheeled feet.
    • Alternate Mode: A purple & grey Aston Martin DBS.
  • Medium: Balanced status.
    • Robot Mode: Modified Seeker drone.
    • Alternate Mode: Blue Dodge Charger Sedan.
  • Heavy: Strong, but slow.
    • Robot Mode: Combaticon Warrior.
    • Alternate Mode: M1126 Stryker IAV with four wheels.