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Character name: Bumblebee
Series: Transformers (movieverse)
Timeline: The very beginning of Revenge of the Fallen
Background:
Welcome to Masterpiece Theatre. Today, we shall be delving into the age-old classic, a story that has enchanted the mind and captured hearts for millions of years. Its title?
GIANT ROBOTS FIGHTING OTHER GIANT ROBOTS IN SPACE.
That's pretty much the entirety of Bumblebee's background up until he gets to Earth. He was a guard for the AllSpark back on Cybertron, before shit hit the fan. After Megatron went cuckoo and stage a coup, Bumblebee sided with Optimus Prime's Autobot faction and started fighting alongside him.
FAST FORWARD to the next important point, Tyger Pax. Bumblebee and his squad are on a suicide mission to distract enemy forces while Optimus finds a way to launch the AllSpark into space; Bumblebee's the only one who knows the real reason why they're on the mission and doesn't tell his soldiers for whatever reason. To prevent that information from falling into the wrong hands, probably. Turns out that was a good move, because eventually Bumblebee and the rest of his men are captured and tortured for information. Bumblebee is second-to-last (after almost everyone else is tortured and killed), and gets his arm ripped off for being a brave soldier and not squealing the plans to the enemy. That gives Optimus enough time to fire the Allspark into space (which seemed like a good idea at the time, but in retrospect was probably kinda stupid) so the Decepticons wouldn't get it and so they could start this whole song and dance on some other planet.
Megatron was about to jet after it, because it's kind of easy to catch something that big once you see it flying up into space, but Bumblebee was like "aw hell naw" and grabbed hold of him to stop him. So Megatron gets all up in his business and crushes his vocal processor, thus the muteness.
Shortly after his recovery Bumblebee gives PTSD the finger and asks to head off and investigate where the Allspark has gone. Optimus gives him the green light and Bumblebee eventually makes his way to Earth to investigate. He chills out there for a few years, gets chased by Barricade and Sector 7 until his research leads him over to the Witwicky residence, and into Sam's life.
From there, shit gets heavy. To sum it all up, Sam has a pair of glasses that will lead the Autobots to the Allspark, and after freaking him out and saving him from Barricade Bumblebee earns Sam's trust which is pretty sweet. The other Autobots arrive to Earth and scramble to get to the glasses. Sector 7 shows up, commandeers Sam and Mikaela (his lady friend) and almost run off with them until Optimus and the other Autobots save them. Except trying to escape from Sector 7 is difficult and, in an effort to save Sam and Mikaela, Bumblebee is captured by Sector 7 (as well as the two teenagers). The Autobots got the glasses though so it's all good.
While the plot advances through witty dialogue and cool shots of the Autobots somewhere in idek Nevada, Bumblebee gets experimented on because flashing bright lights that hurt is supposed to be very informative. Sam convinces Sector 7 to let Bumblebee go so they can get the Allspark somewhere safe from Megatron (who is a popsicle man inside the Hoover Dam) and, after almost shooting errybody in the face, Bumblebee agrees. They get the Allspark out of there before Megatron wakes up and make it into the city which, for some reason, is a good idea to them when trying to get air support.
Yeah I don't know.
Anyway so Bumblebee gets his legs shot off but still manages to kick some ass. Optimus and Megatron fight and Sam manages to destroy the Allspark by shoving it into Megatron's chest, WHO KNEW THAT WOULD WORK? It was p. cool, ngl.
ANYWAY AFTER THAT, two years of tranquility and hanging out in Mr. Witwicky's garage. It doesn't seem like he gets along too well with the parentals, but what're you gonna do? Sam gets ready to go to college, and tells 'Bee that thanks for all the fish but he ain't coming. Bumblebee cries like a little bitch for a while and then heads back to the NEST base, because some Decepticon blenders attacked the Witwicky house and he should probably report that shit anyway.
Personality:
It's surprisingly easy to think of Bumblebee more as a pet than an extremely intelligent and sentient being at first. He can't speak aloud, so he uses sounds, gestures and song clips to communicate, which is really cute but not all that conducive to making yourself understood. If he can get a hold of someone with a device that displays text -a cellphone, a comm with a compatible user interface- he can "speak" that way, but otherwise he's essentially mute.
Not that it hinders him any.
Bumblebee is extremely curious and friendly. He's known among the Autobots for getting along with the humans the best; whether it's because he's more patient (unlikely since Optimus kind of wins all the awards in that department) with humans than others or because he simply relates to them better, it isn't clear. Bumblebee enjoys having a good time, likes to tease, is very interested in pretty much what anybody has to say and, most of the time, acts like a cross between a rowdy teenager and an eager-to-please family dog. He can cop an attitude now and then, but for the most part he's understanding and forgiving. Very much so. He's good for Cybertronian PR. He's pretty emotional too; eager and bouncing and generally very happy.
Despite the fact that he acts (and is, by Cybertronian standards) very young Bumblebee is still a several-million-year-old robotic soldier, and as such can come across as extremely alien. Living that long gives you a lot of experience, and when it's down to the wire Bumblebee is the first to drop his shoulder and jump into the fray. He knows how to fight and more importantly, he knows how to win. He's one of the smaller, less sturdy Autobots but he's got a will of iron and a fiery spirit to match, never one to back down from a fight unless there's no chance of him winning. He's not stupid after all; just impulsive and occasionally reckless.
Bumblebee is never reckless without reason though, and with the loss of his team on Tyger Pax he carries a heavy load of guilt on his shoulders. He feels responsible for their deaths; while he knows Megatron would have had them all killed anyway, there's always that "what if." What if he'd told Megatron that he was the only one with the information he wanted? Maybe he would have left them alone. Still, Bumblebee is most certainly not the type to dwell on the negative and doesn't let it interfere with either work or play.
Appearance:
Big robot and beautiful car.
He's getting downsized though, so at eight feet tall he's half his usual size of 16 feet. His car form will probably be the size of a golf cart.
Skills/Abilities:
Hahaha WELL he can change into a car and then into a giant robot and then back into a car. He has a small cannon built into his right arm that doesn't pack quite as much punch as, say, Ironhide's or Optimus' gun, but can still blow up the side of a house when used in moderation. But these weapons get disabled upon arrival, right? So mostly he's a huge robot about eight feet tall and made of metal.
Also all the bells and whistles that come with being a millenia-old computer as well, without all the drawbacks. HE'S ALSO GOT WIRELESS WOOHOO
He's a scout, so he knows how to be quiet and how to fish for information. He's also a soldier several million years old, so he's got some battle experience tucked in there somewhere.
Spoken/Written languages:
Pretty much every language on Earth. Well; he understands, can read and write in them, but since his vocal processor is still complete shite he can't make a whole lot of different sounds anymore.
Items: JUST HISSELF
Third person sample:
There wasn't a whole lot to do when Sam was at school and Bumblebee was stuck in the student parking lot. He couldn't leave, he couldn't move and he couldn't play music since there were students and school administrators constantly strolling across the lot like they didn't have anywhere better to be. So Bumblebee would have to sit completely still on the hard asphalt, pretending to be a non-sentient car while his tires melted in the heat and his hood soaked up enough UV rays to bake a cake on it.
"Boring" didn't even begin to describe it.
Occasionally he would be entertained when a student would pass by and stop to stare at him, whistle appreciatively and generally share compliments amongst themselves such as "look at that badass ride" or "one day I'm gonna get a car that sweet." That always felt good. Bumblebee didn't know if he'd go so far as to call himself vain, but humans were so easily impressed with what the Autobots considered to mediocre, and he was starting to develop quite the ego here. Not that it was a bad thing. To him.
There was one day that had been a little bit exciting, though. Sam had known Trent wouldn't leave it be when Mikaela left him for the geeky loser with the crazy grandad. He'd warned Bumblebee -more like panicked aloud- several times on the way to school before picking up Mikaela ("No girlfriend of mine's riding the damn bus when I have a space alien robot car") that the burly jock would do something to get even. And, in that way that's only surprising to everyone but Bumblebee, Sam was completely, totally right.
Trent had approached Bumblebee twenty minutes before the bell rang to let out school. He'd had his keys out in his hand. He knew Bumblebee was Sam's car.
He was going to try and key Bumblebee.
Of course, the Autobot wasn't going to have any of that. He'd blared the car alarm before Trent had even touched him, then revved his engine so loudly it sounded like a lion's roar. Trent had jumped back in shock and stumbled into the car parked beside Bumblebee, setting off that alarm as well, and bringing down no less than two wandering administrators. Last thing Bumblebee had heard, the jerk was in detention for skipping class (since no proof could be offered up that Trent had been attempting to deface someone else's property). Still, it had been satisfying, and now every time Trent passed Bumblebee in the parking lot he gave him a wary look.
Bumblebee liked that.
First person sample:
[audio]
[There's a sound like a record scratch from a DJ's turntable before a child's voice exclaims:]
"Hey! What's the big idea?!"
[There's a series of heavy clank clanks before the dull, rhythmic thuds of heavy footsteps approach the recording device.]
[text]
I think it's only right I introduce myself.
Hey there! I'm Bumblebee. From what I'm reading I'm going to be here a while; anybody feel like showing a newbie around?