Makeshift (Prime)

The name or term "Makeshift" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Makeshift (disambiguation).

Makeshift is a Decepticon from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.

A shapeshifter who doesn't like sunlight. Hmmm.

Makeshift can change his shape, voice, and mannerisms to impersonate other Transformers. He's pretty good at it.

Fiction

Prime cartoon

Voice actor: James Horan/Kevin Michael Richardson (English)

Makeshift was one of the many troops under Starscream's command. When Bulkhead's old Wrecker buddy Wheeljack was on his way to Earth, Soundwave downloaded the Autobot's form and war record into Makeshift, so that he could impersonate Wheeljack. The real Wheeljack was captured, and Makeshift took his place on the battlefield in time for Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee to arrive.

That's NOT how you treat the natives here.

The Autobots accepted Makeshift as Wheeljack and held an impromptu party. Makeshift attempted to fulfill his mission and activate the ground bridge for the Decepticons to storm in through, but it had been damaged in a recent Scraplet attack, and Ratchet had it deactivated for repairs. As Bulkhead's suspicion rose, Makeshift asked to be shown around by Miko. He managed to learn the location of the Autobot base from her, and asked if she could show her where the exit was. This led them back to the main control room, where a suspicious Bulkhead demanded he tell the story of the Battle of Darkmount Pass. Makeshift recalled the information from Wheeljack's war record, but got a vital fact wrong. When Bulkhead pointed out his error, Makeshift realized he'd been made, and took Miko hostage, threatening to "squeeze her into pulp".

The ground bridge was eventually ready, and Makeshift activated it at the coordinates he'd been given. As he prepared to go through it, Wheeljack, who'd escaped the Decepticons, came through in the other direction. The pair dueled with their swords until Wheeljack was victorious, and Bulkhead threw Makeshift through the ground bridge. Arriving on the top of the Decepticon ship, Makeshift started to report the location of the Autobot base, but he had failed to notice that the grenade he carried at his hip had been set off by the Autobots. As Starscream and Soundwave bailed, Makeshift was caught in the explosion. Con Job

Notes

• While being at the center of an explosion has often been a nonfatal event for Transformers in past series, Prime executive producer Jeff Kline has stated that "When we kill a character, we kill a character." At BotCon 2011, the Prime show runners deemed that Makeshift was too overpowered to resurrect.