Ratbat (SG)

This article is about the heroic Decepticon mini-cassette. For his evil counterpart, see Ratbat (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Ratbat (disambiguation).

Ratbat is a heroic Decepticon Recordicon from the "Shattered Glass" continuity family.

I don't have a problem! I can stop any time I want to! I just don't want to right now!

Before the war, Ratbat was a famous self-help guru well-known for his motivational audio programs and seminars such as "Unlimited Fuel: Awaken the Gestalt Within". But now that the war has caused those products to fall out of favor, Ratbat spends his time instead convincing his salesmen to sell his maintenance and aesthetic products. What he doesn't tell them is that he actually makes all of his money off selling them his old tapes.

Although he promotes himself as being a drinker of high-quality oils, in actual fact he has a scandalous addiction to low-grade energon.

However, there seems to be another side of Ratbat. Something that lurks on rooftops while lightning flashes ominously in the background. Something nocturnal. Something vengeful...

Fiction

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By day, mild-mannered philantropist Ratbat portrays a public image of inebriation and frivolitry. At dusk, however, he is vengeance. He is the night. He...is...BATBOT! Recordicons #2

The Batbot signal resulted in him rendezvousing with Commissioner Garboil on a rooftop. Garboil reported that Blackcat had escaped from G9, but before Batbot could go and investigate, he needed Garboil and Howlback to turn around so he could execute another of his mysterious disappearing acts. Recordicons #5

Ratbat appeared on Slamdance's show to give his opinion of Batbot. He was alarmed when Slamdance put up a file photo of Batbot next to him, and requested it be taken down. Recordicons #9

Notes

• The name of Ratbat's audio program is taken from books by self-help guru Tony Robbins.
• His superhero color scheme (and fictional double life, if you hadn't figured it out) seems to be based on Batman. His secret identity color scheme, likewise, is based on Bruce Wayne's brown and mustard outfit from Batman: The Animated Series.