Ben Simpson

Ben Simpson is a human from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Ben Simpson is the spokesman for Earth's Children, a movement opposed to the presence of Transformers on Earth. He's the kind of word-wrangler who knows how to turn any argument back at you while wearing a smug smile on his face the whole time.

Fiction

IDW comics continuity

In an interview, Ben Simpson was quick to disavow any link to Bumblebee's assassin, and even questioned the use of the term "assassin", as it's not clear to him whether the Cybertronians are even alive. The reporter followed up by pointing out that Joe Gladki's wife has already told the media that Gladki (the shooter) had been spending a great deal of time on Earth's Children's message boards in recent weeks. Simpson played it off, saying you couldn't hold his group responsible for who visits an open forum. When asked whether the somewhat reactionary rhetoric of the group could have been an influence, Simpson was unsure how non-violent protests of the US government colluding with extraterrestrial robots could be seen as reactionary. He was then questioned about allegations that Earth's Children was supplying powerful weaponry to its members, but stated that they were doing nothing illegal (though pending legislation that may change that). Finally, Ben asked what use the government was if it wouldn't let its people protect themselves from invaders from space. Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man

Later, Skywatch invaded Simpson's home due to "actionable intelligence" of a hostile alien presence on the premises. Simpson reacted by pulling one of the weapons derived from Megatron's old body on them. He was shot multiple times when he refused to stand down, hence revealing that he wasn't actually human but a Decepticon-engineered facsimile. Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden

Notes

• Ben Simpson is based on the real-life friend of IDW Publishing writer Mike Costa, who works for Paramount Pictures.