Fred (Armada)
| The name or term "Fred" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Fred (disambiguation). |
- Fred is a human from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Fred is quite possibly one of the most important human characters in the entire Transformers mythos. He f***in' owns you. Admit it.
Fred was the best (and possibly only) friend of Billy, Lincoln Middle School's resident would-be-bully. Fred was rather unmotivated by the prospect of bullying Rad and Carlos, preferring to occupy his time with eating assorted snack foods and mentioning that he was still hungry.
Later on, he and Billy became good friends with their former would-be victims, participating in many adventures with them due to the fact Fred is awesome and indispensable to the Autobots. Plus, somebody had to bring all the food along.
- Japanese name: Jim
Fiction
Armada cartoon
- Voice actor: Tony Sampson (English), Nobuyuki Kobushi (Japanese), Johan Wilhelmsson (Swedish)
One day, Rad and Carlos went out investigating the caves under the local observatory, so Billy and Fred followed, intent on discovering what the two were up to, as well as wanting to bully them for no apparent reason.
Unfortunately for Fred, Rad's activation of something in the caverns caused an earthquake that almost buried them alive. (Fred, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it.) When he and Billy finally crawled out of the rubble, they were greeted by the sight of gigantic, body-shaped depressions and footprints in the valley floor. First Encounter
Later, Billy and Fred managed to discover the truth about Rad and Carlos's toy robots and after the giant yellow robot saved their lives, they were forced to promise to keep the existence of the Transformers a secret. Carnival
While attempting once again to harass Rad and Carlos, Billy and Fred were captured by the Decepticons for nefarious purposes and imprisoned in one of those conveniently abandoned ghost towns that seem to populate Earth. While imprisoned, Fred offered the Decepticon Mini-Con Leader-1 some potato chips, which appeared to earn him the Mini-Con's friendship. When the Autobot rescue attempt went awry, Fred was proven pivotal in securing their freedom from the Decepticons and their nefarious purposes because Leader-1 refused to do anything to harm the humans. Afterwards, the pair joined the Autobot team. Confrontation
Dreamwave Armada comic
He's not Sid!
When Billy started a fight with Rad, Fred blocked Carlos from getting involved, stating it was a private grudge match. He was then mildly confused by a bicycle flying overhead before he came under direct attack by a malevolent scooter. In the face of this, he quite naturally looked horrified and dived for cover. Dreamwave Armada issue 8
Trivia
- Despite Fred's love of food, he has been known to offer potato chips to Mini-Cons, even if said Mini-Cons have no means of ingesting the offered food. Because that's the kind of great guy Fred is.
- According to the Micron Legend Year Book 2003, the producers of the Armada cartoon kept meaning to write Billy and Fred out of the series (is anyone honestly surprised by this?), but ultimately never got around to it. Their staying through to the end of the show was thus wholly unintentional.
- When asked about their status post-Armada, Aaron Archer joked that Billy and Fred now spend their time partying in the south of France. Go, Fred!
- Fred is beyond the need for mortal appreciation.
- Fred's mom makes great spaghetti and meatballs. The sauce is a haunting blend of herbs and spices and the things she can do with a pot roast are truly inspirational. Runaway
- In Micron Densetsu, Fred's dialogue is less food related. He does actually worry about the present situation instead of how hungry he is and does make insightful comments from time to time. Unless his American counterpart.
