Alexis Thi Dang
- Alexis is a human character from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Alexis Thi Dang wants to be President when she grows up. Why does she think she's qualified? Running the free world has got to be less troublesome than keeping her friends Carlos and Rad from killing themselves every day.
- Japanese name: Alexa
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Tabitha St. Germain (English), Akira Tomisaka (Japanese), Anke Kortemeier (German), Mia Kihl (Swedish), Elodie Ben (Armada, French), Victoire Theissmann (Energon, French)
Armada
When the Decepticon turncoat Starscream joined the ranks of the Autobots, Alexis took a shine to him. However, Starscream dismissed her and the other human children, as he was only concerned with defeating Megatron. Despite this, the kids asked Starscream to bring them back a souvenir when the former Decepticon and Jetfire travelled to Mars in search of a Mini-Con panel. In spite of his rude, lone-wolf demeanor, Starscream brought back a mysterious green rock for the kids, thus earning him a place in their hearts, in particular Alexis. Mars
In return for his kindness, the kids threw him a surprise party, sewing a large Chamois of Friendship out of several smaller rags. Starscream was touched by this, but unfortunately abandoned the gift ten minutes later when he was duped into returning to the Decepticons by Thrust, ostensibly so as to destroy Megatron. What a jerk. Crack
Much later, she revealed to Starscream that she had fashioned a necklace (that was somehow tied to his very spark) out of the rock he had procured for her. When Starscream was destroyed by Unicron, her amulet cracked symbolically, alerting her to the fact something was very wrong. Cramp
Alexis was hit hardest when Optimus Prime reported Starscream's noble death. At the time, she didn't understand why he did what he did, and sought comfort with Rad. However, when the Autobots and Decepticons forged their new alliance, she was comforted by the fact that Starscream's sacrifice did not go in vain, and felt that he would have loved to see the day the three Transformers factions joined together. Alliance
Energon
Soon after the defeat of Unicron and the reunification of the Cybertronians under the Autobot flag, Alexis travelled to Cybertron as part of the human delegation. Cybertron City
Ten years later, Alexis worked as a diplomat on behalf of the Earth Federation, usually as a liaison between the nations of Earth and the Cybertronian Autobot-Decepticon alliance. Alexis traveled to Ocean City to tell the human crew and their Cybertronian allies about the Federation's decision to declare a position of neutrality in the latest Transformers conflict. While Alexis now represented the interests of Earth, she still had faith in Optimus Prime and trusted his decisions in the Energon war, just as she trusted him during the Unicron Battles. Energon Stars
Cybertron
Alexis continued on in her governmental job, and by 2030 had apparently come to work quite closely with the President in some way, given that she was the only other person present on stage when the President appointed Colonel Franklin Earth's ambassador to Cybertron. Subsequently, she, Rad and Carlos were among the humans who bid farewell to the Autobots as they departed Earth to begin a new space bridge construction program. Beginning
Animated
The multiversal news source ALTernity TODAY reported that Alexis Thi Dang of Aurex 802.23 Alpha won the Whig Party primary for President of the United States. She ran on a platform for a stronger alliance between Earth and Cybertron. AllSpark Almanac II
Dreamwave comics continuity
Armada
Alexis helped Rad and Carlos with Project Supernova, although she was rather cynical about it actually achieving flight. While she ran into some problems on launch day, including homework and Rad's insistance on playing secret agent (she was Agent Bubblegum), Alexis helped throw the Project Supernova off a cliff. Her cynicism was turned around when the craft actuallly managed to stay airborne, but it soon crashed due to outside interference. Alexis was pissed and about to go home when Rad fell into a cave and accidentally awakened four alien robots, whom he promptly hid in his garage. This didn't serve to improve Alexis's mood any, as she felt the robots could be dangerous and that they should tell people about them. Rad and Carlos eventually calmed her down, which was good as the robots turned out to be nice guys who built them a new Project Supernova. Dreamwave Armada issue 3 However, while the kids and bots were flying around on their vehicle, they were attacked by Megatron and fled back to the garage, where an angry Alexis demanded an explanation. The robots told the kids that they were Mini-Cons from the planet Cybertron, and that Megatron was a Decepticon out to capture them. Mad that she and her friends had been pulled into another race's war, Alexis began to argue with Rad, but Carlos made them both realize that they had to lure Megatron away from their neighborhood. The kids and Mini-Cons fled to a nearby canyon, where they found Optimus Prime and his Autobots. Dreamwave Armada issue 4
While Alexis and the others were almost captured and killed by Demolishor, the Autobots and Mini-Cons soon drove the Decepticons away. Dreamwave Armada issue 5 Unfortunately, as the kids were playing around in a forest some time later, Optimus Prime visited them and explained that he couldn't let them get involved with the Transformers' war any longer. Alexis and her friends were subsequently forbidden from hanging out with the Street Action Team. Sparkplug, who was against this, broke order and took the kids with him to rescue some Mini-Cons from the Decepticon base. Their mission was to call for help if Sparkplug's infiltration team wasn't back within 30 minutes. Dreamwave Armada issue 6 When the team failed to return, Alexis and the others called for help and ended up summoning the Land Military Mini-Con Team, although it took some convincing to get them to help Sparkplug. Dreamwave Armada issue 7
After a day at school, Alexis and her friends were riding around on the Street Action Team and eating burgers when the Mini-Cons suddenly stopped responding to them and sped away for an unknown destination. The kids were unable to get off until they came to a halt, which they did next to a mysterious monolith in Kansas. When the Mini-Cons entered the structure, Rad followed them, and Alexis could only watch as the monolith launched into space with her friend onboard. Dreamwave Armada issue 8 Optimus Prime explained that Rad had been taken to the Moon, and Alexis and Carlos couldn't do much other than urge the Autobots to save him. Dreamwave Armada issue 9 While Optimus managed to retrieve a starship to travel to the Moon with, he refused to endanger the humans by letting them come as well. Dreamwave Armada issue 10 Fortunately, simulcrum technology allowed them to be on the ship "in spirit", and Alexis was eventually reunited with Rad. Dreamwave Armada issue 11
After staying out of the Transformer conflict for a while, Alexis, Rad and Carlos learned that the Mini-Cons were all returning to Cybertron to fight against Unicron. They said their goodbyes to the Street Action Team, then watched as the Transformers entered a space bridge and left Earth. The End Some time after the conflict on Earth had ended, Alexis began to compile a comprehensive database of information on several Transformers. She was unaware that this information (which, in several cases, contradicted actual events) was planted into her mind by Over-Run. More Than Meets The Eye
Energon
In the ten years that followed the Transformers' departure from Earth, Alexis became an activist, traveling around the world with other like-minded individuals to (violently) protest the misuse of Earth's natural resources.
One such trip found her in Australia, protesting Alterenergy's 01 Source research. Her group's protest was interrupted when the Transformers returned to Earth in the form of the Terrorcons and attacked the Alterenergy excavation site. Alexis was horrified that they were getting dragged into the Transformer war again, but ended up rushing straight into it to save a young teenager named Kicker from Battle Ravage by shooting the beast in the face with a flare gun. What Lies Beneath The two tried to escape on a motorcycle, but ended up crashing it and getting captured by Battle Ravage, who brought them to Scorponok. What Lies Beneath, Part Two The Terrorcon leader used Alexis as a hostage, threatening to kill her if Kicker wouldn't help him find 01 Source. Fortunately, Rad, who now worked for Alterenergy, came to her aid... or at least it would've been her aid if Battle Ravage hadn't been guarding her. They ended up escaping thanks to Carlos, who aided them from space by remotely detonating the collected 01 Source, knocking the Terrorcon out. What Lies Beneath, Part Three After Rad explained to Alexis that 01 Source was Energon—Transformer fuel—and that Kicker could sense it, the two were suddenly reunited with Optimus Prime, who had arrived to fight the Terrorcons. The Autobots subsequently drove the Terrorcons away and rescued Kicker, who was surprised that Rad and Alexis knew eachother. What Lies Beneath, Part Four
As the Autobots officially revealed themselves to the human population, many began to fear for an invasion and protested against them. Alexis was in Los Angeles at the time, and reflected alongside Rad on how she would probably be protesting as well if she didn't know any better. Rad wasn't happy to hear this, nor was he happy about her way of life, as her frequent trips around the globe meant she never stuck around. Alexis explained that she had merely grown up and didn't see things in black and white anymore, but the disgruntled Rad just said his goodbyes and left. However, he came back and apolozied as Alexis prepared to leave in a taxi, which made her feel better. Then Terrorcon Insecticons attacked Los Angeles and blew up the taxi. Multiplicity Fortunately, she had gotten out in time and was safe and sound and returned to Rad. As he thought Alexis had died in the explosion, Rad had realized how much she truly meant to him, and embraced her and told her never to leave him again. They were both fairly embarrassed afterwards. Multiplicity, Pt. 2 Using Rad's truck, they raced away from the Insecticons and to Alterenergy's west coast headquarters. Multiplicity, Pt. 3 Upon arrival, Alexis spent some time with Carlos, who explained how Rad planned to use the Energon Volant Accumulator to aid the Autobots in the fight against the Terrorcons. Multiplicity, Pt. 4
Panini Armada comics
When Rad and Carlos went spelunking, Alexis followed them to make sure they didn't get themselves killed. She was shocked to see them emerge from the cave with the alien robot High Wire, but didn't have much time come to terms with the situation before Megatron attacked them and tried to capture the smaller robot. High Wire transformed into a bike and took Alexis and the others to safety, where they met several other robots. Sureshock explained that they were Mini-Cons who had ended up on Earth after fleeing from the eternal war on Cybertron. First Encounter! When the Mini-Cons refused to save Optimus Prime, who was getting his aft handed to him by Megatron, Rad decided to do it himself. Alexis protested, but her pleas fell on deaf ears. In the end, Rad taking action caused Megatron to flee and the humans to befriend the Autobots, but Alexis still told him not to let it go to his head. Friends and Foes!
After playing with their new friends on the Street Action Mini-Con Team, Alexis, Rad and Carlos were tasked with finding the locator log onboard the crashed Mini-Con ship. When they were attacked by Demolishor, Alexis again took on the role of warning Rad against taking stupid risks, only for his crazy ideas to work yet again. Deep Trouble! Going back to her daily life, Alexis later visited the local observatory, but was followed by Sureshock. After Sureshock's attempts to "help" the observatory crashed their mainframe, Alexis made a run for it and told the story to her friends. Just a Memory! When the Autobots decided to send the Mini-Cons back to Cybertron, she figured they had no other choice, and told Rad not to get all emotional about it. In the end, the plans fell through and the Mini-Cons remained on Earth. No Way Back!
Alexis and her friends were racing with the Street Action Team again when they were suddenly attacked by Starscream, out to steal their Mini-Con friends. While the Street Action Team held the Decepticon back in the form of Perceptor, Alexis and the others fetched Optimus Prime to help them. The Two-Edged Sword Shortly afterward, they met Amos Hume and helped him save the Land Military Mini-Con Team from the Extra-Terrestrial Response Division. Sale of the Century!
Legends anthology
One Halloween night, Alexis went Trick-or-Treating with Carlos, Rad and their three Mini-Cons. Because she was the mature one, she collected donations for UNICEF instead of candy, though she did dress as a princess. Something Robotic This Way Comes
After Alexis talked Doctor Jessica Theist into letting her niece Kelly come along an archeological dig, she also lent Kelly a computer. And Laserbeak. And Ransack and Dune Runner. Clearly it pays to be connected. Fire in the Dark
Trivia
- According to the now-defunct TV Tokyo Micron Legend website, Alexis was 11 years old at the start of Armada. The page also stated she was Asian, and that her Japanese name, Alexa, was short for Alexandra.
- Meanwhile, according to the liner notes of The Transformers: Legends of the Microns — Sound of Evolution: Vol. 2 (the second series soundtrack), there were difficulties coming up with character designs for the kids, as the producers had been given three mandated races: white, Hispanic, and Asian. The notes go on to further confirm Alexis as being Asian by specifying that she was the daughter of "Vietnamese boat people". The character was named after the daughter of one of the American staff.
- The Reader's Digest Transformers Armada Official Guidebook backs up the fact that Alexis was 11 years old at the start of Armada. It also specified that she always got great grades and that she was a computer whiz.
- Hot government worker Alexis and hot hippie Alexis never traveled to the other's universe so they could make out. Worlds Collide has failed us for the last time... AGAIN.
- The implied relationship between Alexis and Starscream caused some fan girls to write romantic fan fiction about them. This is very... okay, there is something a lot more horrible.
- Alexis was never given a last name until the AllSpark Almanac II, which dubbed her "Alexis Thi Dang."
