Desmond Carlton-Ritz

Desmond Carlton-Ritz is a human from the Energon Universe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Desmond Carlton-Ritz is the late father of Astoria Carlton-Ritz and former CEO of Hybrid Technologies.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

After his passing, Desmond left his company to his daughter, Astoria. The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

Energon Universe

Desmond was a friend of Destro, a fellow pioneer in technology. Destro issue 1 He and Astoria had a secret side project called Overkill, an artificial intelligence meant to serve as a global defense system that could identify and neutralize rising threats to world peace. Due to a lack of resources, it was not completed in his lifetime. He also experimented on his daughter, implanting her with an EMP called a F.L.U.K.E. pulse. Destro issue 4 He would eventually pass on. Destro issue 1

Notes

• Astoria’s father went unnamed for almost 40 years, until his name was revealed to be “Desmond” in Destro issue 4. Unlike his daughter, he does not appeared to be named after any notable hotels.
• It is unclear if Astoria’s surname is a combination of both her parents’, and if so, which one is her father’s, hence why Desmond is listed here as having the same last name as her.