Arcee (Energon)
| The name or term "Arcee" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Arcee (disambiguation). |
- Arcee is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family. She is sometimes known as Elita Seven.
A headstrong and feisty Omnicon, Arcee is eager to prove she’s as capable a warrior as any other Autobot. She can manipulate and refine raw energon easily; her mastery of the Energon Bow is almost legendary. Unlike other Omnicons, there are not lots of her.
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Energon cartoon
- Voice actress: Sharon Alexander (English), Masumi Asano (Japanese), Cecilia Lundh (Swedish)
After spending years mining energon in the desolate depths of space, the Omnicon race needed a rallying point to keep them motivated and focused on their work. Through the power of energon, one Omnicon evolved into the feminine Arcee to serve as an icon and idol for the Omnicons to which they could dedicate themselves.
Exactly what the heck Arcee got up to in the intervening years is unknown, as she didn't join up with the Autobots and mine energon for them in Earth's solar system, like all her fellow Omnicons. In 2020, however, when an energon-deprived Unicron began attacking all the intruders that were currently occupying his dormant body, Primus summoned Arcee and sent her to reinforce the Autobots. She served to rally the Omnicon forces and provide Kicker Jones with rapid, agile transportation through the dangerous interiors of Unicron. After she and Kicker managed to breach his defenses, the Omnicons provided Unicron's core with Energon stars, calming down the dormant Chaos Bringer's violent tendencies. Survival Instincts
Soon after, Arcee and the other Omnicons provided the Autobots with energon stars for their defense of Cybertron's energon grid. Each One Fights... They returned with more energon supplies during the next battle, but it had already concluded by the time they arrived. Unicron Unleashed
When Unicron fell into the rift in space, Arcee led a large group of Omnicons to back up the main Autobot force. Ripped Up Space They traveled through the rift in the Miranda II, and eventually emerged from the other side. Team Optimus Prime Arcee and the crew of the Miranda II arrived on the other side of the rift and made contact with Optimus Prime and his people. She then allowed Kicker to ride her around on Iron Planet while fighting Decepticons. Protection
As the Autobots prepped for an energon tower being delivered from Cybertron, Arcee supervised the Omnicons in clearing a landing spot on Jungle Planet for the tower to touch down. When the Terrorcons staged an assault, she defended the energon in order to buy time. Eventually the energon tower landed and powered up, sending out a destructive wave that cleared the Terrorcons from the planet. Bulkhead
When Alpha Q engineered a large supply of energon on the reconstructed Planet Q, Arcee went with the Autobots to protect it from the Decepticons. Kicker rode her into battle, but after he did a dramatic leap off the motorcycle into a pack of Terrorcons, Arcee wasn't seen again. Return! Our Scorponok
Later, irritated to discover she and Misha Miramond had been left in the dark about the Autobot Grand Prix, Arcee entered with Misha as her "mysterious" rider. Together, they won the whole she-bang while Optimus and Hot Shot fooled around with trying to teach Ironhide some greater life lesson about hittinh stuff. Crash Course
Arcee supervised activities aboard the Miranda II with Kicker and Misha during the big confrontation with Unicron. Omega Supreme They brought the energon grid on line in a vain attempt to prevent Unicron from reclaiming his head from Alpha Q's Energon Orb. A Heroic Battle Arcee accompanied Kicker inside Unicron's head to recover Alpha Q's body. The Power of Unicron They laid Alpha Q to rest on Grass Planet beneath a simple headstone before returning to the conflict. Optimus Supreme Arcee and Misha coordinated with the Omnicons on all of Alpha Q's worlds, and brought the energon towers together for an offensive strike against Unicron. Unicron Perishes
Arcee was onboard the Miranda II when the Autobots returned to Cybertron to fight off a Decepticon invasion. Wishes The Autobots could not return home, however, because the Decepticons had unleashed an energon gas in the atmosphere that was lethal to Autobot circuitry. Arcee and the Omnicons were immune to the gas's effects, and so Optimus planned to drop a team of Omnicons with Kicker down on Cybertron to locate the gas pumps and turn them off. Arcee was forced to launch from high atmosphere in the middle of a battle with Kicker on her back in vehicle mode. Unable to use her energon powers to slow her descent while in vehicle mode, Arcee instead performed some daredevil maneuvers by bouncing off the side of an energon tower on her way down. Galvatron!
Once they got down to the planet's surface, Arcee and Kicker worked with the Omnicons to seal off the gas pipes with some hardening gel. This created a small window in the atmosphere for Prime and the Autobots to drop down to the surface below. Break Through After meeting up with some reinforcements, Optimus Prime assigned Arcee to work with Kicker, Hot Shot, Kicker and Omega Supreme in penetrating the Decepticon defenses around Central City. Their goal was to find Kicker's family and retake control of the command center and the energon towers. The Omega Train
Although Omega Supreme left to provide reinforcements for Optimus, Arcee and Hot Shot managed to reunite Kicker with his family. Decepticon Army Down in the core of Cybertron, Arcee and the other Omnicons provided energon stars for Primus, bringing him out of his hibernation state. Ironhide Team They remained with Primus as he provided Optimus Supreme with the necessary power to stop Cybertron's forward momentum. Formidable
Arcee next joined Kicker, Ironhide and the Omnicons in racing to the Super Energon pool. They were blocked by Battle Ravage drones, however, and could not claim control of the pool before Galvatron arrived to power up further. Galvatron Terror Arcee held off a swarm of Super Insecticons while Kicker and the rest of the Omnicons severed the Super Energon cords that tied Galvatron to his new power source. Destructive Power
As the Autobots chased Galvatron out into space, Arcee and the Omnicons remained behind. They used the purefied Super Energon pool as a means of fully recharging Primus for the first time since Unicron was destroyed. Spark Arcee was briefly seen on Cybertron as Primus merged with the Super Energon pool and transported its power deep into space, to serve as the new sun for Alpha Q's planets. The Sun
Force of Habit
Ten years later, when the Unicron Singularity forced the evacuation of Cybertron, Arcee and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the Iron Hope, where Ultra Magnus dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Arcee was given command of the Azusa and sent to Gamma Serpentis. Force of Habit
Alternity
Over the following years, Arcee changed her body-design several different times. For her seventh body, she chose a synthoid form, and took the name Elita Seven. By the time she had taken on this form, she had been inducted into the ranks of the Protectors, the elite team of agents who travel space and time in service of the hyper-dimensional race of evolved Autobots known as the Alternity.
While observing a battle between Alternity member Nemesis Prime and one of Megatron's auto-avatars, Elita Seven waited for the aftermath and chastised Nemesis Prime for fighting dirty. Nemesis Prime took exception to her calling him a "deity" and insisted she call him "Knight of Darkness." She retorted that even if he was a deity she wasn't going to pander to him like that. Arch-Nemesis!
As time progressed, the Alternity realized that Megatron's forces had been repeatedly focusing their attacks on the year 2009, and Elita Seven was teamed with Bumblebee to search the timelines for clues as to why. While investigating universal stream Primax 905.0 Beta, they came to the conclusion that a new type of dimensional flux would come into existence there, and that Megatron was searching for its source that he might use it for his own ends. The flux soon struck, causing a particularly bizarre effect: printed media worldwide began to warp and distort! Moving quickly, Elita and Bumblebee tracked the source of the distortion to a tablet in the Otsuka Museum of Art, which was in the process of being stolen for Megatron by Reflector. Bumblebee bested the Decepticon trio, but Megatron then struck from across the dimensions, wounding the little Autobot and destroying both the museum and the tablet. When Bumblebee awoke, Elita requested that he explain just what the heck had happened; Bumblebee explained that the tablet was a device invented by beings from a two-dimensional universe that converted artworks into trans-dimensional gateways they could have passed through. As Bumblebee began steeling himself for the next dimensional incursion, Elita reminded him they needed to clean up the mess they had made in this world first. The World Is Flat!
Energon comic
Arcee and her fellow Omnicons are upgraded Mini-Cons who were sent by Over-Run to assist Optimus Prime in repelling Unicron's Four Horsemen. They then went to Earth to stop Scorponok and his Terrorcons in Australia.
Proving to be a bit too out of control to base near human cities, they were sent to the site of a new energon well in the Yukon. While blowing off some steam, they were captured by Snow Cat who attempted to rewrite their programming to turn them into Decepticons. Subconsciously guided by the snarky, floating, advice-giving head of Over-Run, they managed to break free by combining their powers. More teamwork led to Snow Cat's defeat and a better understanding of their abilities. Omni-Potent
On a mission with Kicker to the Black Sea in Turkey to locate a new energon well underwater, they were attacked by Mirage (who had previously butted heads with them as Tidal Wave), Slugslinger and Sharkticon, who were attempting to capture the energon-empathic human. Though the Omnicons were beaten down, Kicker’s powers revitalized the team and allowed them to force the Decepticons to retreat. Multiplicity, Pt. 4
Toys
Energon
- Arcee (Basic, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: SC-16
- Accessories: 2 tailpipes, scope, launcher, missile, Autobot "Energon Chip"
- Arcee transforms into a "superbike"-type racing motorcycle. Unusually for a Transformer, she does not hold her weapon in her hands as most figures do; her Energon Bow instead mounts on a peg in her arms, with her hands being positioned to give the appearance of her using the bow. The bow itself is spring-loaded, firing a gray missile "arrow". As she is an Omnicon, her clear-red Energon Bow can be used by other toys. She also has an energon chip that can be attached to the spark crystal on most Energon-series toys.
- The Takara version of this toy uses a much brighter, more feminine pink paint than the Hasbro version.
- This mold was also retooled into Timelines Chromia and Flareup, and redecoed into Flamewar and the live-action-movie-universe versions of Arcee and Elita-One.
- Ariel Paradron Type (Basic, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: EX-02
- Accessories: 2 tailpipes, scope, launcher, missile, Autobot "Energon Chip"
- A Takara "Toy's Dream Project" exclusive of 3000 pieces,[1] the Paradron-type version changes up her color scheme from white-and-pinks to white-and-greens. This color scheme was inspired by the Paradron Medic from Generation 1. She came on a normal "Ariel" cardback with the artwork depicting the pink version, but a few extra stickers and bubble inserts were added to mark the special version.
Universe (2003)
- Omnicon Arcee (Basic, 2005)
- Accessories: 2 tailpipes, scope, launcher, missile, Autobot "Energon Chip"
- Arcee (along with many other Energon and Cybertron Basic-sized toys) was repackaged without alteration onto Universe-branded cards and sold at American heavy-discount chains like Family Dollar and Big Lots!.
Attacktix
- Arcee (Booster,
2007)
| ID number: | TF01 |
| Rarity: | |
| Faction: | Autobot |
| Class: | Leader |
| Special: | Rescue |
| Point Cost: | 20 |
| Base Speed: | 8 |
| Attack Type: | Shooter (small missile) |
- Part of the (permanently "on-hiatus") second series of Transformers Attacktix, Arcee is a "Rare" 20-point "Leader"-class piece. Arcee fires a standard Attacktix missile. She has a surprisingly high speed for a "blaster" type unit. Her Special Power, "Rescue", does something, but we don't know what yet, and at this rate, probably never will.
 Game over. |
Notes
- Arcee's Energon show model is the base for the Autobot nurse model as well as a couple of other generic female Autobots.
- The French version of Arcee is dubbed by a man. Nobody could tell the difference, and it's not like it's the first time they've got genders wrong.
- In her Elita Seven body, Arcee's jumpsuit and the three shades of pink it uses match Generation 1 Elita One's body almost exactly, just as the odd shape of her pink hair and the position of her white barette emulate the shape of Elita's helmet. Additionally, the motorcycle she rides strongly resembles movie Elita-One, albeit with a brighter red-and-pink color scheme. Oddly, since Elita-One shares a mold with Arcee, she's essentially riding... herself?!
- Using Ariel, the Japanese name for Energon Arcee, the connection of Energon Arcee to Elita Seven becomes more clear. Generation 1 Ariel became Elita One, so Super Link Ariel became Elita Seven in reference to her namesake.
- Elita Seven's jacket bears an insignia of a Rodimus-like face, apparently in homage to her connection to Energon Rodimus's crew.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Ariel (エリアル Eriaru)
- Hungarian: Szélvész ("Windstorm")
