Ron Witwicky
- Ron Witwicky is a human in the Movie continuity family.
Ronald "Ron" Witwicky (1960–) is one of six children of Herbert Witwicky and an unnamed female. He has four brothers and one sister, His eldest brother is named Ben. In 1979, the kids split the proceeds from their father's house. Ron named his son an actual real name.
Probably just compensating for his family's history of mental illness.
Ron Witwicky is the head of the neighborhood watch. Considering the fact that five giant robots milled around his backyard and he didn't even know it, he's probably not that good at the job.
He also never went to college, same as every Witwicky before him. So, of course, he has a house nicer than yours, a really great car, and can afford a trip to Paris while sending his son to Princeton University.
Fiction
IDW Transformers movie comics
When his son became twelve, Ron presented him with the heirlooms of his ancestor Archibald Witwicky. Sam was not impressed with his great-great-grandfather's "junk" and was horrified to see newspaper clippings about his madness. Ron told off Sam for calling Archibald a madman, stating no one ever proved he had a mental illness and that his father told him he had just been traumatized during his voyages. Movie Prequel issue 3
Transformers: Beginnings
- Voice actor: Kevin Dunn
When Ron presented his son Sam with the relics of Archibald Witwicky's artic voyage, he was less than impressed with his son's flippant remarks about Archibald's eventual fate, and attempted to defend his ancestor's reputation. Transformers: Beginnings
Transformers (2007 film)
- Actor: Kevin Dunn (English) Tetsuo Goto (Japanese-language dub voice)
After learning that Sam got an A- on his family geneology report, Ron took him to buy a car. He first teased Sam about the possibility of getting a Porsche, and then took him to Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo. Sam found a okay-looking Camaro which owner Bobby Bolivia offered to sell for five thousand dollars, even though he wasn't sure where the car came from. Bobby refused to go down to Ron's offer of four thousand and instead offered to show them a battered Volkswagen, but the car took rejection badly, slamming its door into the Volkswagen as Bobby was sitting in it, then tuning its radio to a high frequency and shattering the windows of every other car on the lot (but presumably not Ron's car). The spooked Bolivia immediately agreed to Ron's offer of four thousand. Later that day when Sam left the house and the car emitted a large smoke cloud, his wife called him cheap. "It's his first car, it's supposed to be like that," was Ron's defense.
Later, when the Autobots come searching for his great-grandfather's glasses, Ratchet knocked over a powerline, causing a blackout and mild tremor. Ron quickly ran to cover under the table (never spilling his wine glass) while Judy asked him how did he manage to get under there so quickly. He assumed the damage done to his back yard by Optimus Prime and the Autobots was caused by the "earthquake". Going to Sam's room, they found him sweaty and grimey.
When Judy asked if he was... stimulating himself, both Witwicky men were greatly embarrassed, and Ron affirmed that Judy was not allowed to talk about that with Sam. When Mikaela Banes came out of hiding, Ron tapped knuckles with his son in approval of her. Shortly afterward, Agent Simmons and Sector Seven came in and took the Witwickys and Mikaela into custody. Although Sam and Mikaela were rescued by the Autobots, Ron and Judy remained in custody.
After the destruction of Megatron and the Decepticons, Ron and Judy were interviewed for a news program about recent events. They feigned disbelief that there had been an "alien incursion", saying that the government wouldn't lie to its citizens. Transformers
Titan Magazines
Ron took Sam to Princeton.
Judy drives and he nagivates, as the ability to tell what way up a map is eludes her. Dogfight!
Revenge of the Fallen film
Notes
- According to writer Roberto Orci, Ron was not given the nickname "Sparkplug", nor his son the nickname "Spike" (though his wife does refer to him as "Spark"), because, unlike their Generation 1 counterparts, the movie characters are not oil rig workers or mechanics. [1]
- Ronald was named after Orci's father-in-law. [2]
