In most versions, Bumblebee is a small yellow Volkswagen Beetle, although since the live action movies, he has appeared as vehicles inspired by several generations of the Chevrolet American muscle cars – with the live-action film versions being a yellow Camaro with black racing stripes. [48], Kre-O Bumblebee appears in the flash video game Kre-O Transformers Konquest. The Transformers The other Autobots soon arrived to join the fight, and Bumblebee tried to protect Wataru from injury by scooping him up and tossing him to the relative safety of the stands. Once cooler heads began to prevail, Jazz had Bumblebee recount how the Autobots had wound up on Cygnus Seven before a Decepticon attack collapsed the mineshaft, sealing the group underground. After the battle, Bumblebee and Spike went looking for Carly, who left base to help them as she believed it was her fault that the Decepticons got the invention because of her due to being there when they were testing it. Autobots Fight Back, After a Decepticon attack on Metroplex, Bumblebee and Spike tailed Onslaught as he carried away his wounded comrades. Goldbug and Blurr report to Optimus Prime the rumors that Megatron is planning an attack. As the Autobot/Starfleet alliance prepared to pursue, they first travelled to the original, and disabled, Enterprise where Bumblebee, along with his fellow Autobots, was beamed aboard the human ship so that Cybertronian knowledge could accelerate its repairs. Megatron wound up tripping on the gumballs and had his parts come off his chassis when he fell to the ground. Arriving at the asylum where he had once been incarcerated, he finds it now a dilapidated ruin. Entry mode protoform, Mercedes-Benz 770, Volkswagen Beetle, Activators, Deluxe Vehicles, Micro Vehicles. A PVC figurine was made for Perceptor/Bumble, part of the tenth act of Super Collection Figures made by Takara. Upon reawakening, the Autobots found themselves captives of Megatron, who informed them that their fellow Autobots would soon perish, and that the humans would be conquered by the Decepticons shortly after. After a short battle, including Bumblebee causing Ravage to plunge off a cliff, the Decepticons retreated and the Autobots started cleaning up the forest. Encountering giant rock-chewing worms, he is saved by Optimus Prime. Happening upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of their base, the Autobots devised a couple of possible plans to take them out. Bumblebee was soon put to work gathering energy from nearby power plants. If Bumblebee decided to take on the Decepticons by himself, he managed to sucker-punch Blitzwing, causing him to fall out of the sky and crash. Bumblebee then managed to overpower Starscream, but not before Starscream called for reinforcements. With Spike and Sparkplug's help, he created a diversion for the Decepticons in the form of a giant fake Autobot so he could rescue the others. Bumblebee sinks into the waves while Shatter is crushed against a ship, destroying her as well. They were then flung out into the blackness of space by Scourge, stranded in zero-gravity, waiting for a rescue that might never come. After helping apprehend a fugitive named Ped, Jazz volunteered to return to Cybertron and inform the council of what had taken place. The Rescue Bot Blades also happens to be a big fan of Bumblebee (who is said to be a legendary scout and war hero by the Rescue Bots). Soon happening upon the Decepticons’ control centre, the pair set out to sabotage the Decepticons’ operation. Although other playable Transformers in the game have several incarnations featured, no other versions of Bumblebee are playable. Finally galvanized to avenge Rubble by ensuring that nobody else would have to experience what he experienced, Bumblebee met with Elita-1 at Ascenticon Headquarters and announced his intentions to join the Guard. Bumblebee recovers and is repaired, although his voice is damaged beyond repair. Go for the Gold. The New Emperor of Destruction!! In the segment he is in, he is whipped by a towel used by Grimlock in the locker room and later appears at Optimus's bedside before he dies of prostate cancer. He is later brought to an air base where he is tortured by Shatter and Dropkick about the Autobots. Bumblebee retains a similar vehicle mode as he did in Prime, now a 1992 Chevrolet Camaro. Knowing that none of the weapons on him would harm Galvatron, Bumblebee devised two possible plans of attack, even as the fire around him began to break him down. The Bee Team Bumblebee took part in the defense of Autobot City during a Decepticon assault, but was unable to prevent their advance. The Decepticons soon invaded the planet in an attempt to take control of the computer, and Goldbug and the Throttlebots joined Dinobots Grimlock and Slag in holding the line against them. After letting them out, Bumblebee went back to pick up Spike, who wondered why the seat was wet. Having been part of Orion Pax's team during the latter days of the Decepticon uprising and Zeta Prime's reign, millions of years later, Bumblebee was a member of Prowl's tactical response unit, stationed on Earth, and aided Ratchet in tracking down the original Decepticon infiltration bunker, while noting that the doctor's human friends were ultimately "acceptable losses" if it came to it. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three, Shortly before Sentinel Prime's return to Cybertron, Bumblebee and Elita were assigned to guard Megatron himself as he made his way to the Senate, and stood guard outside. Undaunted, Ratchet said that they'd have to reactivate Fortress Maximus. Bumblebee spied on the Decepticon base until he saw Megatron's forces leaving on the wild goose chase which Optimus and Prowl had tricked Starscream into sending them on. In this story Professor Sumdac attempted to create a teleportation system to get the Autobots to Cybertron, but an interaction with Sari's key ended up transporting Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Sari to Transtech Cybertron, where they met Flareup and his friends were detained by Shockwave while he was deemed not a threat. The Iron Fist, Bumblebee participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons. What followed was a leadership in a constant state of crisis, as few respected his authority, with many continuing to defer to the returned Optimus Prime. volume 3, Bumblebee was last seen helping to once more protect humans when the Decepticons attacked a power plant with their newest member, the reluctant Skyfire. Bumblebee shows excitement at the thought of going with Sam to college, only to be disappointed later when Sam tells him that he can not come. Bumblebee asked for Harmony to use the developmenta tech to transfer his spark over into their new "Goldfire" prototype body. If Hot Rod attempted to stop Galvatron, the Autobots were eventually successfully in destroying the device, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots received a standing ovation as the Decepticons retreated. When Bumblebee and the others were awoken in 1984, Bumblebee quickly befriended the human teenager Buster Witwicky. He radioed the info to Skids, but Soundwave intercepted the transmission. Bumblebee, along with Windcharger, Cliffjumper and Beachcomber maintained a 24-hour watch on the Decepticon base in shifts. If Optimus instead decided to deal with Ramjet and Starscream first, his troop easily overpowered the pair, Bumblebee stuffing a rock in Starscream's mouth in order to keep him quiet. Switcheroo! G.I. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. Everybody Hates Metroplex Doctor Venom attacked him with his Bumblebee/Soundwave patchwork robot, but Prime tore its head off and returned with the Bumblebee suit to Cybertron. Arriving first, Breakaway is warned by Soundwave to leave, but unwilling to give in, the Autobot is swiftly defeated. If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Joe #12 The following battle saw Primus wrap Earth's star in a dyson sphere as he feasted on its energy, before Ultra Magnus heralded the return of Optimus Prime. Pete Sinclair & Benson Yee (w), Don Figueroa (p). Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game, Transformers: Earth Wars - The Codex Showdown Campaign, Bumblebee on Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki, Goldfire on Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki, Bumblebee on the Transformers Online website, White Mexican Bumblebee gallery at TF-1.com, https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Bumblebee_(G1)&oldid=1478641. Screenwriter Roberto Orci explained Bumblebee regained his voice through the regenerative laser Ratchet fires at his neck as they meet, and it eventually works its magic by the end of the film. Bumblebee is an Autobot warrior, and is based on the Generation 1 version of the character. Because of the incident at the Witwickys' he is also forced to leave their garage. In it, Bumblebee and Prowl apprehend the Angry Archer as the villain attempts to steal money from a used car salesman. Prime Directive #5 Despite this, Bumblebee tried to save as many of the soldiers as he could before the virus could kill them. Optimus later helped Bumblebee put his parts back on his bare chassis. Super Megatron comic 3, Bumblebee was a neutral energon scavenger who wanted no part in the raging Autobot-Decepticon conflict, and frequently traded with the neutral mercenary Soundblaster. However, Bumblebee fell into the ship's Omega Lock and exposure to the Cyber Matter powering it both revived him and restored his voice. Turning their attention to Decepticon fugitives still scattered around the globe, Bumblebee decided to split his team by dispatching Drift, his Mini-Cons, and Windblade to seek out Decepticons in other locations while the rest of the team remained at the scrapyard. The group promptly came face to face with Captain Kirk's away team from the from the USS Enterprise, with Jazz demanding to know what they'd done with Optimus Prime. [40] When Bumblebee regains his voice, it's provided by actor Will Friedle. According to his extended biography from the Target store-exclusive Robo-Vision web site, Hardtop came to Earth and discovered the Witwicky home before any of the other Decepticons, but was unable to attack the Witwickys because Bumblebee found him first and buried him under a hundred tons of rubble in the Rocky Mountains. Hot Rod succeeded in firing Astrotrain's weapons at Cyclonus, warning the Autobot shuttle of the Decepticons, but both he and Bumblebee were quickly overpowered by Scourge. In secrecy, though, he is a competent scout like no other. Prime Directive #2 Once they had been freed from Lazarus's control as well, the Seekers, to satisfy their sadism, disassembled and played with Bumblebee's various components. The pair soon found themselves overhearing Galvatron's latest pirate broadcast. Now including a new front look with some advanced lamps including a dove black front bumper, black-long sideskirts, and new black rims.