Swindle transformers animated full#
Swindle transformers animated series#

The magnets have a further function in conjunction with Ratchet's former partner Omega Supreme, where they acted as a form of 'key' or 'interface' with his systems, allowing Ratchet to exert a form of control over him. The magnets have a few other uses - during TransWarped, it is revealed that Ratchet's magnets were intended to be used to operate on damaged Transformers, manipulating components within a patient without having to open them up. He can also use them with Bumblebee's Stingers to create a powerful team EMP pulse attack. With them, he can move metal-based objects, levitate downward from high heights, manipulate or tear apart metallic objects in midair, or create magnetic shields. One of his main 'weapons' besides forming his hands into blasters, bladed weapons, and blowtorchs, are two electromagnets that can extend from his forearms. He enjoys grumbling about almost everything, being sarcastic, and having war flashbacks, just like any old man. And in his experience and the war stories of the Autobots- Decepticons, 'hero' is another word for casualty, because that's what most of the heroes ended up being. Throughout all of his experiences during in the Great War and all of its stories he has ever seen or heard about, he believes that war is nothing but an insane nightmare, and Ratchet learned that all too well.

Trained at Protihex Medical Mechanics University.

Once considered most talented medic on Cybertron.

Huge array of surgical and mechanical tools.

When forced to fight, usually shoot to disable, instead of destroy.

Specializes in modifying armor and weapons to peak conditions.

Injured Autobots often request him as their medic.

Ratchet looks somewhat like his previous incarnations, but most parts of his body are in different colors and the right half of Ratchet's chevron is broken and his left arm had a missing piece (until he fixed up that part in the later series).Д«ack on Cybertron, his vehicle mode was a Cybertronian Ambulance Van, later when arriving to Earth, his Earth vehicle mode is a Earth Ambulance. Ratchet is rather between his youth and being an elder, however the right half of Ratchet's chevron is broken and his left arm had a missing piece (until he fixed up that part in the later series). Ratchet largely keeps his past to himself, dishing out tantalizing tidbits when he feels the вЂњkidsвЂќ can handle, or NEED to handle, some of the truth. Spend some time (or even two minutes) with Ratchet, and you instantly get the sense and understand that he has seen it all. HeвЂ™s an expert healer, but his bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired and a little rough around the edges. Ratchet is the teamвЂ™s medic and acts as Optimus Prime's occasional drill sergeant/second-in-command. He is short-tempered, grizzled, and seemingly older than the AllSpark itself. He never wanted to be in the middle of a new war against Megatron, but if that's where fate puts him, he'll do his best to keep his comrades safe and sound. An assignment to a deep space repair crew was just what he was looking for. After his experiences with Lockdown, though, all he wanted to do was disappear. Ratchet was, at one time, one of the most promising medical minds on Cybertron. It's an entertaining take on the cartoon that defined my childhood.Appearance & Biography Voice actor: Corey Burton (English), Toru Okawa (Japanese)

Swindle transformers animated series#

For somebody who loved the original so dearly, this series doesn't disappoint. However, it must be said that the writers/producers had the good sense to keep at least a few key characters perfectly intact.namely Bumblebee and Starscream. Ratchet in particular is a perfect 50/50 hybrid of Ironhide and Kup, Optimus seems more like Rodimus, Megatron has vague traces of Unicron, and so on. A lot of these new Transformers seem to be combinations of different G1 characters. The one low point: Most of the characters have changed significantly. Oh, and you won't even notice the funky character design after a 's not actually THAT bad after all, once you start watching. The storyline vaguely follows in G1's footsteps (it's not exactly the same, but it's close enough). The high points: They kept the original transforming sound (which is more than I can say for that damn live-action movie).

Swindle transformers animated full#

But I have to say that after watching the first 3 episodes (or was it a full 1 1/2 hour mini-movie?), I think this new series is pretty good. Being a G1 die-hard, I was naturally skeptical about this new series (especially after catching glimpses of the questionable character design).