Wheeljack (G1)

Wheeljack (ホイルジャック, Hoirujakku) is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. He's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires Ratchet or Hoist to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a complete nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to flying, which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

"It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!"
 * —Wheeljack on his track record, "Fire on the Mountain".

Appearance & Biography

 * Voice actor: Alex Easley (English), Osamu Saka (Japanese), Alberto Bognanni (Italian), Albert Augier (French), Gunnar Ernblad (Swedish), Christoph Lindert (German), Isidro Olace (Latin American)

His veichle mode on Cybertron has not been seen, when arriving to Earth he adapts the Earth veichle mode of a Lancia Stratos Turbo custom racer.

Friends/Allies

 * Zeta Prime
 * Optimus Prime
 * Bumblebee
 * Bulkhead
 * Prowl
 * Ironhide
 * Ratchet
 * Sideswipe
 * Warpath
 * Hot Rod
 * Dinobots
 * Grimlock
 * Swoop
 * Snarl
 * Sludge
 * Slug
 * Wreckers
 * Ultra Magnus
 * other Autobots

Family

 * Robots in Disguise Wheeljack
 * 2007 Wheeljack
 * Unicron Trilogy Wheeljack
 * Animated Wheeljack
 * Aligned Wheeljack

Enemies

 * Decepticons
 * Scraplets
 * Deathstroke

Weapons & Abilities
Wheeljack carries a laser gun, a weapon unit on the right side of his shoulder and has a solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

History
Four million years ago, on Cybertron, Wheeljack was sent on a mission with Bulkhead and Bumblebee to search for any available energy that could be found on the drained planet. The pair located some energy conductors, and Wheeljack transformed into his boxy vehicle mode so that Bumblebee could load them up. On the return trip to Great Dome at Iacon, the pair were attacked by a team of Decepticons, but Wheeljack was able to break through their barricade of fire using his bumper-mounted cutting blades, while Bulkhead helped eluded their pursuers by heading underground. Despite their successful return with the conductors, Optimus Prime decided to expand the search for energy to other planets. Wheeljack was among the Autobots selected to embark on this mission, but in mid-flight, the Autobots' spacecraft was attacked by the Decepticons and crashed on prehistoric Earth, entombing all aboard in stasis.