He also possesses leadership qualities which is shown when he lead the Autobots in the fight against Unicron. He is able to hold his own in battle facing off opponents such as Breakdown. It is implied that Bumblebee is very ashamed of not being able to speak and did not tell Raf how he lost his voice box.īumblebee is an excellent scout, due to his speed and small size. However, when the situation calls for it Bumblebee can become very serious. It has been implied by Arcee that Bumblebee watches Earth cartoons on Saturdays.
Despite being a soldier, Bumblebee is still young by Cybertronian standards and has the mind set of 12-16 year old child. Bumblebee's biggest challenge is convincing himself that he is the only one that sees him unfit to carry out tasks in the Autobots' missions. He didn't realize however, that he had already become bold on his own and was looked at highly by the other Autobots. In both instances, Bumblebee was taunted by Knock Out, either for not being as fast as him or holding a human captive.ĭespite his long history with the Autobots, Bumblebee wanted to take the ultimate step and gain the courage to be bold. Their rivalry was not noticeable when the two first met, but became abundantly clear between the time Bumblebee went with Jack to compete in races or when Bumblebee's T-Cog was stolen by Deathstroke and his MECH. He seems to have developed a rivalry with Decepticon Knock Out. Bumblebee doesn't realize that he doesn't have to prove anything to his teammates and that they all see him as a valuable member of the Autobots. Despite his nice demeanor, Bumblebee holds a burden in him, due to Megatron ripping out his voice box during his time back on Cybertron. He seems to never bother his teammates at all and even the human kids look up to him. Personality īumblebee is a quiet and very playful Autobot. He transforms into an adapted vehicle mode of a yellow and black Urbana 500 (fictional Earth muscle car).īumblebee's Earth vehicle mode. All the parts of his body that previously glowed blue, now glow yellow. His head is still mostly yellow with a black stripe down the middle. In Beast Hunters his paint is mostly black with yellow stripes of his body. He was primarily colored in yellow, with several rims of red and black on his body.
He may make mistakes, but he's eager to please Optimus Prime.ĭuring the Great War, Bumblebee was much smaller than the other Autobots. Bumblebee's voice box was damaged on Cybertron, so he "talks" in bleeps and blurts. So he knows humans best, which helps explains why he's so serious about looking after Raf. He's a hot muscle car, and also the Autobot who's been on Earth the longest. Appearance & Biography Voice actor: Will Friedle (English), Not Known (Japanese)