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The rough-and-tumble old bot that came back from retirement.

Contents 1The Transformers cartoon 2Japanese cartoon continuity 2.1Generations Selects Special Comic (1) 2.2Beast Wars Metals cartoon 2.3Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages 2.4Legends comic 2.5Scramble City 2.6Encore toy bio 2.7The Battle of the Star Gate 2.8The Headmasters cartoon 2.9Unite Warriors 2.10e-HOBBY comics 2.11Generations Selects Special Comic (2) 3Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic 4Full Throttle Scramble Power! 5Transformers Legends anthology 6Wings Universe 7Mars Attacks: The Transformers 8Cloud 9Ask Vector Prime 10Deviations 11Yolopark comics 12Notes

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor:Peter Cullen (English),Show Hayami (Japanese),Hiroaki Hirata (Japanese, "Day of the Machines"),Lin Dongfu (Chinese),Francis Lax (European French),Albert Augier (European French, "Transport to Oblivion"),Frédéric Cerdal (European French, "Child's Play"),Bernard Musson (French,The Movie),Gabriele Carrara (Italian, first dub),Francesco Bulckaen (Italian,The Movie, first dub),Pierluigi Astore (Italian, second dub),Luca Semeraro (Italian,40th Anniversary Event dub),André Luiz Chapéu (Portuguese),Marcos Miranda (Portuguese, "Roll for It"),Júlio César (Portuguese, "Heavy Metal War"),Júlio Chaves (Portuguese, "Enter the Nightbird"),Paulo Porto (Portuguese, DVD dub),Wellington Lima (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub),Ronaldo Júlio (Portuguese, "Generation 2", Audio News Dub),Marcelo GarciaJuan Cuadra (Latin American;The Movie),José Manuel Oliva (Spain Spanish,40th Anniversary Event dub),Ulrich Bernsdorff (German, "Transport to Oblivion" & "The Autobot Run"),Hans-Rainer Müller (German, "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide"),Frank Muth (German,The Movie TV Dub &Generation 2 Season 1),Tonio von der Meden (German,Generation 2 Dub of "Masquerade" & "Transport to Oblivion"),Arnim André (German,Generation 2 Dub of "War of the Dinobots"),Torsten Münchow (German,Generation 2 Dub of "Auto Berserk"),Claus Brockmeyer (German,Generation 2 Dub of "Triple Takeover"),Martin Sabel (German,40th Anniversary Event dub),Gyula Szersén (Hungarian, "The Movie" 1st dub),Milan Horský (Czech),Seong-ho Shin (Korean,The Movie (KBS dub),On Yeong-sam (Korean "The Movie", Iljin Video dub)

Ironhide was part of the bridge crew of theAutobots' spacecraft when it embarked on its fateful voyage to seek out new sources of energy beyondCybertron four million years ago. When the ship was caught in a meteor shower, Ironhide was flung into a console and began leaking lubricants from a wound in his shoulder, but he quickly recovered and leaped to man the craft's laser gun, blasting a path through the asteroids. No sooner had the Autobots made it to safety, however, than their ship was attacked and boarded byDecepticons in mid-flight. Ironhide struck a dirty blow againstSoundwave, sneaking up behind the Decepticon communications officer while he was fighting a trio of other Autobots and downing him with a flying kick to his back. As the battle raged, the ship was caught in the gravity of the nearby prehistoricEarth and crashed, knocking all the Transformers aboard offline.

In1984, a volcanic eruption awakened the dormant Transformers, and Ironhide was reformatted byTeletraan I with thealternate mode of a terrestrial Nissan van. In addition to his role in maintaining the security of the Autobot headquarters on Earth, Ironhide would embark on numerous missions to stop the Decepticons on their energy-raiding strikes around the planet, starting with a battle on an offshore oil rig during which he andStarscream duelled with metal pipes.More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 Soon after, when the Decepticons churned the currents of the river blocked bySherman Dam to raise its energy output, Ironhide quelled the resultant tidal wave with the help ofBumblebee, using his built-in laser cannon in van mode to cut a new series of tributaries for the raging river to flow into.More than Meets the Eye, Part 2

Later, when the Decepticons escaped being buried in theBurma ruby mines, a furious Ironhide took to the air in pursuit.Optimus Prime fruitlessly tried to call him back, andBluestreak took off after Ol' Red to talk him out of any rash action. Still, Ironhide did manage to score a rocket strike againstSkywarp, but that only earned him a similar strike in return, thanks to the Decepticon's teleporting ability. Ironhide crash-landed into a lake, where he suffered back-end damage to his linkages. The immobilized Ironhide was fished out of the lake by Bluestreak andJazz, and he recovered under the ministrations of DocRatchet. He was hale and hearty enough to take part in the final strike on theDecepticon space cruiser.More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

After the Decepticons resurfaced, Ironhide joined a team of Autobots to confront them at the solar power station. During the battle, he took a heavy hit shielding Optimus Prime from a blast fromMegatron's gun mode, but pulled through the damage he took to his terminal just fine. He then took part in a rescue mission forSpike, who was caught snooping around the newspace bridge. When Soundwave started popping out cassettes left and right, Ironhide did the rare but logical thing and grabbed the Decepticon's arm to keep him from pushing his eject button. While those two were struggling, however, Megatron took aim to finish the job he started earlier at the power station. Prime returned the favor, though, knocking his bodyguard buddy out of the line of fire.Transport to Olivion During the battle for theantimatter formula, Ironhide was caught in the blast of one of the explosive cubes but, as always, Ratchet managed to piece him back together.Roll for It

While Optimus Prime was out scouting for the Decepticon space bridge, the Autobots received reports of a Decepticon attack at the power plant. Ironhide led a squad to rendezvous with Prime at the plant, but they arrived too late—Optimus had already suffered serious damage while trying to battle four Decepticons and keep the humans safe at the same time. After Ratchet andWheeljack determined Prime needed a newcosmitron from Cybertron to survive, Ironhide led the team to recover the missing part. WithChip Chase in tow, he, Bluestreak,Trailbreaker, and Bumblebee hijacked the Decepticon space bridge and made their way to Cybertron. Ironhide even got to put the quick freeze on Starscream with his liquid nitrogen spray. Once they got to Cybertron, Ironhide again used liquid nitrogen to blast their way out ofShockwave's lair, only this time he... grabbed a spray nozzle off the wall? Apparently he didn't have enough freezy stuff for two blasts. Bravingacid rain, Ironhide's team recovered the cosmitron and returned to Earth in time to save Prime's life.Divide and Conquer

Next, Ironhide joined the Autobots on a trip to the Arctic Circle, to prevent the Decepticons from draining the heat energy out ofEarth's core. Ironhide and some buddies got separated from the others, and met up with the Decepticons first. They were taken off-guard byThundercracker and Skywarp, and would have been executed by Starscream withoutHound's holograms. The new DecepticonSkyfire was blasted while trying to stop their execution, and so Ironhide brought him back to Ratchet for repairs.Fire in the Sky WhenAutobot Headquarters started tremoring again, Ironhide suspecting it to be the work ofRumble until hissonodar sensors located a hidden cavern inside the volcano itself. The dinosaur bones discovered in the cave inspired the creation of theDinobots, who saved Ironhide and the other Autobots when they were beaten by the Decepticons in a battle at theGreat Falls.S.O.S. Dinobots

During an assault on the Incan temple, Ironhide was shot by theCrystal of Power energy weapon during his first charge up the temple steps. After the second charge, he made it to the top, tackled Megatron, and pounded him in the face. Megatron overpowered Ironhide and threw him off the temple, right into the waiting arms of Optimus Prime.Fire on the Mountain

As a dangerous meteorite hit Earth, Ironhide once again demonstrated his selflessness when he saved Chip and Spike from a rain of meteorite debris. Later, Ironhide helped in the construction of two new Dinobots,Snarl andSwoop, spraying the molten metal from his water gun that the other Autobots then cut into the plating that would form the bodies of the new warriors. Once Snarl and Swoop were assembled and online, Ironhide acted as one of their opponents during the first test of their abilities, but his attempt to overpower Snarl by hanging on to his tail was not successful. Outsmarted by a dino-dodo...how embarrassing.War of the Dinobots

When Rumble infiltrated Autobot Headquarters to cause some tremors, Ironhide showed off another of his many sensors by plugging a seismograph into the ground to pinpoint the junk-punk's location. Later, he joined the Autobots as they attempted to stop a massive space bridge from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit, but failed.The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 Ironhide comforted Optimus Prime after the battle, telling him he had done all he could do. Whenthe Autobots' volcano erupted due to Cybertron's proximity to Earth, they had to evacuate their base, but once they had done so, Ironhide turned right around and drove back inside looking for the volcano's off-switch. He plugged the eruption by causing an avalanche in the core with his laser rifle.The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 Ironhide later surfed into battle against the Decepticons, but the resulting tidal wave allowed Megatron to escape before the fight even started. A small contingent of Autobots eventually tracked the Decepticon energon shuttle to a tropical coast, and engaged them in battle. The fully charged Decepticons soon began to overpower the Autobots, however, driving them back to the safety of some convenient trenches. Ironhide and Prowl both advocated regrouping and reinforcements to Prime, but luckily Skyfire soon arrived with a team of Autobots from Cybertron to even the odds. Cybertron was pushed out of Earth's orbit, and the planet was saved.The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 Hunting down the Decepticons after the destruction, Ironhide and the Autobots were led into the Valley of No Return, and were caught in quicksand. Ironhide used his liquid nitrogen spray to freeze the sand solid, stopping the sinking and letting the Autobots climb out to safety.Countdown to Extinction

After hearing about giant robot insects running amok in Bali, Ironhide and the Autobots drove down to investigate. This led to a battle with the Decepticons andInsecticons at an oil refinery. Once Thundercracker set fire to some of the oil, Ironhide used his fire retardant spray to keep the whole place from going up in flames.A Plague of Insecticons Soon after, Ironhide's security signals alerted him to Megatron's imminent arrival at the Ark. Surprisingly, the Decepticon leader was there to talk, not to fight. He suggested a trial by combat between himself and Optimus Prime for control of the Earth, and Prime agreed. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, Megatron rigged the deck in his favor by hording thepower chip rectifiers of his fellow Decepticons. Prime inevitably fell before the combined might of the entire Decepticon army. Ironhide was ready to strike back at the Decepticons anyway, regardless of their agreement, but Optimus decreed that personal honor and Cybertron law mandated that they respect the agreement. Smashin' Decepti-creeps is hardwired into his programming, though, and Ironhide again attempted to violate the law when he saw the Dinobots engaged in battle withDevastator. No 'Bot was happier than Ironhide when Teletraan I uncovered Megatron's cheating ways, giving the Autobots a reason to ignore the agreement with him, and strike back.Heavy Metal War

WhenAutobot X went berserk, Ironhide vowed to teach the pile of parts some manners. With the help of Prowl and Trailbreaker, Ironhide put the mismatched robot down by force using a hand-held, very literal, version of his "water gun", which shorted Autobot X's systems. Later, during battle at the Air Force rocket base, Spike was targeted by Megatron and injured by afusion cannon blast. Ironhide pulled Spike from Bumblebee's damaged form and put him inside Ratchet for transport to the hospital.Autobot Spike

As the Autobots rushed to answer a distress call,Gears was squawking about his squeaking. Ironhide stopped for a moment to remind Gears of his personal credo, "Action first, maintenance later." Later on, in Africa and out of options, Optimus volunteered himself to penetrate the force field around Megatron's solar needle. Ironhide volunteered to go in Primes s place, declaring himself to be more expendable than the Autobot leader. He later called Megatron a "monster" for changing Gears's personality from a cranky hypochondriac into a happy-go-lucky pushover. Apparently, Ironhide knows the value of a good grumbling.Changing Gears

When the Decepticons hit New York, Ironhide was part of the team that found Optimus Prime's missing arm and weapon on top of the rebuiltEmpire State Building. Ironhide used a grappling hook inside his arm so he, Prime, and Ratchet could scale the outside of the building. Devastator swatted Ironhide and Ratchet into the building interior, and the duo used the opportunity to shoot out the floor under Megatron and Soundwave. When Optimus and Devastator fell and were plummeting to the ground, Ironhide saved Prime from hitting the pavement.City of Steel Ironhide was turned evil by the regeneration chamber after Megatron and Starscream sabotaged it but Ironhide was later turned back to good at the Rocket Base.Attack of the Autobots Ironhide also aided the Autobots in the search for the missingelectro-cells.Traitor

One day, Wheeljack planned a demonstration for his latest gadget, theImmobilizer, with Hound's holographic copy ofLaserbeak as the guinea pig. Unfortunately, Ironhide showed up late to the demo, saw Laserbeak, and immediately started blasting away at the "intruder". He very nearly buried Wheeljack alive in debris, and took a serious blow to his confidence as a result. Ironhide was assigned guard duty while the rest of the Autobots tested the Immobilizer a safe distance away from the Ark. Distracted by a visit fromCarly, Ironhide soon learned that the Decepticons had ambushed Optimus Prime and the Autobots while his guard was down. He tried to intervene but, despite his best efforts, the Decepticons stole the Immobilizer right out of Ironhide's grasp. Blaming himself, Ironhide resigned from active duty, a resignation Prime accepted with some trepidation. While still "retired" Ironhide swam down toDecepticon Headquarters to rescue the captured Carly, was immobilized, then re-mobilized, recovered the Immobilizer from Megatron, helped save the Autobots, then destroyed the device. His request to be put on active duty again was wholeheartedly received by his friends. Ironhide, together withSparkplug, proudly watched as Spike went on a date with Carly.The Immobilizer

Spike and Chip suggested the Autobots participate in a race for charity, and Ironhide voiced his approval of the idea. He and Trailbreaker got to compete to see which of them was bigger and slower. During the race, he and the other Autobots were subjected to Megatron'sTransfixatron and were trapped in vehicle mode. Taken prisoner by Megatron, Ironhide was the first to be subjected to a crushing machine built by the Constructicons, but he was saved when Optimus Prime rammed it. After the Transfixatron effect was reversed, Ironhide and Trailbreaker pounded the device into pieces.The Autobot Run

Ironhide was part of the Autobot strike unit dispatched toWashington, D.C. when it came under attack by the Decepticons andSub-Atlanticans. He kept clear of the main battle on the Great Lawn, but later helped repair the damage done to the city. He and Ratchet reattached the statue of Lincoln to the memorial, after Megatron had removed it to use the throne.Atlantis, Arise!

When the Autobots were confronted by a horde of machines controlled by the renegade super-computer calledTORQ III, Ironhide apparently didn't think much of the threat —- he calmly walked up to a droid firing a highly pressurized spray at his chest and stuck his finger in the hose. The pent up pressure blew out the back of the machine, destroying it completely.Day of the Machines

Ironhide was on the scene for the unveiling ofNightbird,Doctor Fujiyama's new ninja robot, when the Decepticons attacked. He was trying to shoot down Laserbeak when a stray blast dropped some girders on his backside. His injuries left him inactive during the search for Nightbird.Enter the Nightbird

Ironhide's experience and wisdom often came in handy. AfterOptimus Prime mistakenly called him "Bumblebee", and a second Optimus Prime showed up on the Autobots' doorstep, it was Ironhide who thought twice about his orders to obliterate the new Prime on sight. When the Autobots' tests proved inconclusive, Ironhide also assumed full command of the team, overruling BOTH Primes until they could prove their veracity.A Prime Problem

Faced with the threat of a Decepticon deep-drilling scheme and its nigh-unbeatable sentry,Devastator, the Autobots orchestrated a plan to take control of the mighty gestalt by placingdominator disks on each of his Constructicon components. Ironhide helped arrange a diversion at the Decepticons' temporary drilling base in order to draw the Constructicons out. He used a liquid nitrogen spray to freeze the waterfall the Constructicons were using as a natural coolant for their drill.The Core

Ironhide accompanied Prime and the other Autobots to theNova Power Plant, where they attempted to stop the Insecticons from lunching on the nova power. They failed. A high-voltage blast from the hyper-chargedShrapnel nearly overloaded Ironhide's circuits.Inferno sprayed the still-sparking Ironhide with insulating foam and loaded him into the back of Prime's trailer. He was brought back to Ratchet at Autobot Headquarters for repairs. Ironhide recovered enough to join the Autobots in the final battle with the augmented Insecticons atIron Mountain.The Insecticon Syndrome

Ironhide was normally good-natured, but even he couldn't standBlaster's taste in music. It almost made him lose his temper with the Dinobots during their "training". Lucky for him, Prime kept Ironhide from leaping headfirst into a fray he couldn't get himself out of.Dinobot Island, Part 1 When a chronal disturbance opened up near the library, Ironhide joined the Autobots in investigating. They found a horde of woollymammoths and barbarians parading down Main Street. Ironhide corralled some of the barbarians with an adhesive spray, then helped send all the mammoths back into the time warp before it closed. He also joined the Autobots in driving the Decepticons off ofDinobot Island, ending the source of the time warps.Dinobot Island, Part 2

Ironhide battled Devastator once again after the Constructicons trickedGrapple andHoist into helping them build aSolar Power Tower.The Master Builders Next, Ironhide worked withRed Alert and Wheeljack on theNegavator project, designing a new super-weapon for use against the Decepticons. The project bunker soon came under attack by Soundwave and his entire Cassette army. Although they failed to grab the Negavator, Optimus decided the weapon needed to be moved. This gave the Decepticons another shot at the Negavator, though, and Ironhide was buried with Prime under an avalanche triggered by Rumble's pile drivers. They had to be dug out by Grapple and Hoist. When it became clear their security expert, Red Alert, was malfunctioning, the Autobots tried to confront him, but he ran away into the nearest city. Ironhide inadvertently assaulted a real fire chief's car while looking for his buddy.Auto Berserk

Being the old fogey that he is, Ironhide burned out one of his memory chips and suffered some mild amnesia. He relied onPerceptor to repair the broken chip and get the ol' noggin processing again. He soon joined the Autobots inSouth America to fight Megatron for theHeart of Cybertron.Microbots

Ironhide could be a hothead at times. Duped by Megatron's hoax,Shawn Berger brought his private army to arrest the Autobots. Ironhide was ready to trash tanks, but Optimus Prime stopped him and surrendered to the humans—a move with which Ironhide did not agree.Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Later, when humans banned the Autobots from Earth for crimes they didn't commit, the Autobots ended up on a spaceship heading to parts unknown. Ironhide blamed Optimus Prime for their predicament and almost led a mutiny. Prime changed his mind shortly thereafter, so the question of whether Ironhide would have actually tried to overthrow Optimus was rendered academic. They returned to Earth to disrupt the illusion of Megatron's little scheme and, as Ironhide put it, "show 'em a little reality." Several hundred laser-charged rounds of reality later, the Decepticons staggered away in defeat, and the Autobots' reputations were restored.Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

Evidently, Ironhide doesn't pay close attention to his passengers, since both Soundwave and Ravage once hid inside him. Maybe he was taking a nap. He only realized the subterfuge when Blaster and Ravage started fighting in his back end. Later, Ironhide gave Jazz a literal kick start whencybertonium depletion kept Jazz from transforming. The effects of the depletion affected Ironhide himself during the next fight as he tried to shoot liquid nitrogen at the Decepticons. When his hand wouldn't retract, Ironhide froze himself solid.Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 The lack of cybertonium left the Autobots virtually lifeless, but Ironhide and his friends were eventually revived when Spike, Carly and the Dinobots brought back a full stock of cybertonium from Cybertron.Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2

Ironhide got another dose of Blaster's music being piped through by Teletraan 1. The serenade was worse than the first, and the Autobots nearly missed a distress call because of it.Blaster Blues He was among the Autobots temporarily rendered invulnerable byelectrum, and fought the Decepticons for control of the golden lagoon.The Golden Lagoon He also helped stop Megatron from taking over New York City with an army of robot car drones.Make Tracks

Ironhide went with Prime and a group of Autobots to the baseball stadium where the Decepticons were interrupting the game with their new space bridge. He got a grand slam with a stadium lighting pole againstThrust. When Prime and several other Autobots were launched into space by the malfunctioning bridge, Ironhide took command of the Autobots until Optimus managed to find his way back.Child's Play

When theMorphobots took root on Earth, Ironhide and the team attempted to free their comradeCosmos from behind the plants' indestructible vines. Ironhide tried a variety of liquid sprays on the Morphobots—the plants briefly crusted over, but cracked free from the chemical resin a moment later. After the Autobots discovered the plants were repelled by Blaster's music, he and Ironhide worked together to clear a path to Cosmos. Once the plants pushed back from Blaster, Ironhide used liquid nitrogen to hold them frozen in place long enough to free their friend.Quest for Survival

Ironhide ledTracks andBeachcomber in protectingSan Francisco when it was being attacked by agiant alien creature. Although severely outmatched, they held out long enough forOmega Supreme to arrive and lead the alien back out into space.The Secret of Omega Supreme

When the Decepticons began squabbling amongst themselves for leadership, Ironhide was ready to jump right into the thick of things. Optimus restrained him, however; instead Prime pitted Megatron against the also-rans, leading to a disastrous fight that left all the Decepticons spent. Even Ironhide had to admit it was fun watching the Decepticons beat themselves up for a change.Triple Takeover AfterLord Chumley began swiping Autobots off the street, Ironhide was present when the big game hunter declared his terms to Optimus Prime over Teletraan I.Prime Target

Ironhide ledInferno andPowerglide to Cybertron to follow and find Optimus Prime after he left, without telling anyone, to rescueElita One. When his team arrived via thespace bridge, Starscream announced that he had killed Prime by melting him down in a vat of acid. Ironhide angrily ordered the Autobots to attack and avenge their fallen leader. During the battle, they met up with Elita One'ssquad, which gave Ironhide a chance to reunite with his old galChromia.The Search for Alpha Trion He was at Sparkplug's garage after Powerglide's adventure withAstoria Carlton-Ritz.The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

When Megatron took his newStunticon group to Cybertron in the hopes of giving them life, Ironhide was among the Autobots who went after them in Omega Supreme.The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 When they failed to stop Megatron, the Autobots instead decided to counter him, creating a team of Autobot Jets known as theAerialbots through the power ofVector Sigma. Unfortunately, the Aerialbots were, well...jerks.Slingshot in particular rubbed Ironhide the wrong way, after the Aerialbots "saved" the Autobots by intervening during their first battle with the Stunticons. The Aerialbots eventually learned their lesson, and Ironhide made peace with Slingshot.The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2 Then they were jerks again. Once again, Ironhide was at odds with the little twerps, as they sat in awe of the Decepticons for their ace flying abilities. The Aerialbots learned their lesson (again), and Ironhide made peace with the punks...again. It seemed to stick this time.War Dawn

Ironhide was grumbling about the Stunticons during an appointment with Ratchet when those psychos turned up for real on Teletraan I's sensors. After the Autobots captured the Stunticons in the field, Prime had an idea to disguise themselves as the Stunticons usingcamouflage paint in order to infiltrate the Decepticons. Ironhide and several others stayed behind to keep an eye on the prisoners, butBreakdown soon shattered the bars and freed his fellow Stunticons, who then sent the Autobots packing asMenasor. Ironhide and the Autobots chased after Menasor to warn Prime that the jig was up, and they ended up arriving at the battle just in time to drive off the Decepticons.Masquerade Ironhide appliedCorrostop to theStatue of Liberty, and later helped rescue Perceptor fromFox Creek Canyon.Cosmic Rust

When Jazz and Cliffjumper were kidnapped by Starscream'sCombaticons, Ironhide traveled to the Amalgamated Water & Power Plant with the other Autobots to rescue them. Wisely, the Autobots completely avoided the war between the Decepticons and Combaticons taking place immediately to their left—they just grabbed their pals and split.Starscream's Brigade

After the Autobots received a curious SOS fromBenjamin Franklin Pierce High School, Ironhide,Gears and Bumblebee responded. They discovered a science project gone awry—ahomemade robot brought to life using the personality component of the Combaticon namedBrawl. The Autobots seriously underestimated their opponent, and Ironhide ended up sunk in the floor thanks to his own corrosive spray.B.O.T.

In the year 2005, Ironhide was stationed onMoonbase One as part of the Autobots' ongoing mission to retake Cybertron. Unfortunately for the action-oriented Ironhide, Optimus Prime felt the Autobots needed more time to gather forces and supplies before attempting to retake their home planet. He sent Ironhide on a shuttle along with a group of other Autobots headed for Earth, bringing energon toAutobot City. When the shuttle was attacked by a Decepticon strike force en route, Ironhide bravely fought back against the hijackers, but was not powerful enough to drive off the numerous foes. He was shot several times before going down, but was still determined to defeat the enemy by whatever means possible. Lacking the power to stand on his own, Ironhide crawled to Megatron's feet in a vain attempt to continue fighting, but was mercilessly executed by the Decepticon leader's fusion cannon at point blank range, for indulging in "heroic nonsense".The Transformers: The Movie

Ironhide's grave was later mentioned aboard the interstellarAutobot Mausoleum amongst those of the other Autobots who died during theattack onAutobot City. Along with the mausoleum itself, Ironhide's remains were later plunged into a red sun as a side-effect of aQuintesson plot.Dark Awakening

Japanese cartoon continuity

Generations Selects Special Comic (1)

Four million years ago, Ironhide was one of the Autobots on the bridge of theArk before it was attacked by theNemesis.Super Megatron comic 2

Beast Wars Metals cartoon

For further information, see:Ironhide (G1)#Beast Wars cartoon

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages

Ironhide was part of a great battle eons ago on Cybertron, during which he fired onReflector.Story page # unknown At a presumably later date, he joined Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, andTrailbreaker in combating Devastator in the skies over Cybertron, zooming around on a jetpack.Story page #6

Ironhide was seated in the foremost position on the bridge of the Autobots' spacecraft when they left Cybertron, all nonchalant and cross-legged.Story page #1 On Earth, after the Autobots had builtScramble City, Ironhide was sitting on the edge of one of the fortress's roadways, chatting withBrawn.Story page #7 Later, when they were attacked by theCombaticons, the Autobots responded by riding atop theAerialbots for a bombing run on the Decepticons; Ironhide straddledSkydive for the counter-offensive.Story page #13 Ironhide was also in the middle of a huge battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in a human city.Story page #16

Legends comic

Sometime between 1985 and 2004 during the early days of the Transformers' war on Earth, Ironhide was seen battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Jazz.Bonus Edition Vol. 6 When Chromia got a new body equipped with a jetpack, Ironhide was surprised to see her capable of flight.Chromia Chapter In the late 1980s, Ironhide had histransformation cog modified to let him form a limb for the experimentalcombinerOptimus Maximus, who the Autobots formed to defeatSlugslinger during the battle for theTransform Super Cog.Slugslinger's Ambition Ironhide often had to stopTwin Twist from drilling holes in the Autobot base,G1 Warrior Twin Twist and supported Optimus Prime's attempt to do something useful instead.Operation: Destroy the Decepticons

Scramble City

In their efforts to defend Earth against the Decepticons, the Autobots began construction of a massive defense base named Metroplex, codenamed:Scramble City. When Decepticon spies uncovered the existence of the Scramble City project, however, several Decepticon squads were sent by Megatron to eliminate the potential threat to his reign. Under Optimus Prime's command, Ironhide joinedJazz,Tracks,Smokescreen andWarpath in setting out to intercept these Decepticons, allowingUltra Magnus and theProtectobots to complete work on Scramble City.Scramble City: Mobilization

Encore toy bio

Ironhide acquired a new protective black coating to disguise himself from both Decepticons and members of thehuman criminal underworld, to better allow him to do his job as Optimus Prime's bodyguard. The other Autobots joked that he looks like a stereotypical "Men in Black" vehicle, but Ironhide insisted he got the idea from black pickups trucks he saw around town. The coating, a composite gel metal, made his trithyllium steel skin even more durable, allowing him to self-repair minor injuries right away, and his robot and mobile artillery forms became 25% more maneuverable than before.Ironhide Protect Black bio

The Battle of the Star Gate

Ironhide and a squad of Autobots travelled into space aboardOmega Supreme when Megatron assumed control of theTrigger teleportation platform the Autobots helped humanity construct.First Contact

Ironhide and his comrades later returned to theTrigger when Starscream and his Ghost from Another Future Dimension (can't make this slag up...) commandeered it. The battle was epic in scope, as the Starscreams united with theTrigger to make it into a massive transforming exo-frame. He(they?) also assumed command of theC-X drones and turned them against the Autobots, and Ironhide was the first to feel the sting of their betrayal...and energy blasts. The Autobots' human ally,Makoto, used his knowledge of theTrigger to disrupt Starscream new form. The fiend then threw Makoto's lifepod into Earth's atmosphere, leaving him to burn up on re-entry. Ironhide and Bumblebee tried to reach the pod, but were too slow. Luckily, Optimus Prime arrived late to the battle and saved Makoto from burning up.The Battle of the Star Gate

The Headmasters cartoon

Sometime before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Ironhide briefly engaged the Decepticons with his comrades.Four Warriors Come out of the Sky In 2011, a resurrected Ironhide was amongst the crowds of Autobots going about their daily business inAutobot City.Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)

Unite Warriors

Ironhide was injured during Cybertron's devastation at the hands ofScorponok in2011, but was recovered and repaired by a rescue crew. By2021, Ironhide had adopted a newcombiner body and was present on a reconstructed Cybertron asGrand Galvatron arrived.Sky Reign Chapter When Optimus Prime was revived in a combiner body of his own, Ironhide helped him formOptimus Maximus and fightMegatronia.Megatronia Chapter The battle was interrupted by the arrival ofUnicron, so Maximus's components broke off to fight his troops, theCombatrons. They didn't do too well, with Ironhide being unable to put a scratch onDangar and ending up in a fistfight withGreejeeber.Ruination Chapter, Part One He formed Optimus Maximus again for the final showdown with Unicron, but the combiner was blown apart by Unicron's eye beams. After learning that Optimus Prime's resurrection was merely temporary, Ironhide and the other Autobots decided to make the best of their remaining time with him.Ruination Chapter, Part Two He and the other members of Optimus Maximus underwent special surfing training inHawaii, where he had a great time riding the waves together withDaniel Witwicky,Crossing the Pacific Ocean!? and accompanied Prime to theDisaster Relief Team's rehearsal of their self-produced musical.Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!

e-HOBBY comics

Over a decade later, Ironhide attended Optimus Prime's briefing on a series of attacks on human shipping vessels by biomechanical creatures believed to be connected to the Decepticons. When Prime expressed concern over the use of anEldedroid controlled by the mind of the human,Dan, in the mission to investigate the creatures, Ironhide told him he didn't need to be so pessimistic.Convoy Black Ver.

Ironhide and Perceptor were sent out by Optimus to help out with a battle with an underwater "monster" that was not going too well for fellow Autobot Splashdown. While on-route, they encountered Starscream's gargantuan ghostly form.Starscream Ghost Ver.

Generations Selects Special Comic (2)

In2050, Ironhide and the Autobots eventually chose to support theSelectors' revolution from the humans.Volcanicus comic 1 TheDinobots remained loyal to their friend Carly and the Witwickys, and so Ironhide was forced to fight them, rushing into battle alongside his old friend,Chromia.Volcanicus comic 2

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

While the Autobots were busy defendingAutobot headquarters from a Decepticon attack inArizona, they realized thatSoundwave was not present and likely loose in Japan. Ironhide was dispatched to track down the villain, though the loneBumblebee found him first. Bumblebee defeated Soundwave with his mighty "Bumble Kick" just as Ironhide andCliffjumper arrived to back him up.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Ironhide was one of dozens of Autobots who arrived with Scramble City to helpHound,Blaster, and theAerialbots against Megatron's forces.Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Transformers Legends anthology

When a badly-damaged Starscream was brought to the Ark, Ironhide agreed with Jazz that it was probably a trap. When Starscream turned out to be amnesiac and amenable to the Autobot cause, Ironhide and Cliffjumper were assigned to him as escorts, just in case. Ironhide would later join Optimus in shielding Starscream from the Decepticons, when they turned up to retrieve their comrade, noting that as Starscream was weaponless, it would hardly seem fair to not protect him.Redemption Center

Wings Universe

Before he enlisted into the military, Ironhide lived on the outskirts of Autobot territory, where he learned to be self-reliant. He initially rejected the idea of joining the military, being disinterested in its bureaucratic nature, but changed his mind after a team working under him was nearly destroyed in a clash against a newly upgraded Decepticon strike force. He was subsequently upgraded and outfitted with a "water gun" which could dispense a variety of liquids for offensive purposes. He also gained a battle platform which he nicknamed "The Cavalry."Ironhide'sWings of Honor profile

Ironhide was one of the Autobots picked to be part ofOptimus Prime's new Autobot military.Battle Lines, Part 1 He thought that they should be going afterDeathsaurus and theCombaticons instead ofMegatron, but Optimus said orders were orders.Battle Lines, Part 2 A week later, he was part of the Autobot forces atIacon's city walls as the Decepticons broke through withDevastator.Battle Lines, Part 5 The Autobots managed to see off Megatron's forces, but not without the loss of several of their number.Battle Lines, Part 6

In2012, a few years after Ironhide died,Jhiaxus createda clone of him.A Flash Forward, Part 3

Mars Attacks: The Transformers

Following a particularly brutal battle in which the Decepticons were soundly beaten and Ironhide managed to getStarscream in a headlock, Earth was suddenly invaded byMartians. Ironhide at first laughed at the idea that the small and squishy creatures would be any threat, but then they blasted his left arm off. He sought cover withCliffjumper, who made a wisecrack and earned a smack from the larger Autobot. A short time later, Ironhide and the other Autobots again found themselves facing the Decepticons, only for the Martians to enclose both factions in a force field. After forming an alliance, the Autobots and Decepticons broke out of the force field and began fighting the Martians. Ironhide andJazz encountered giant ants, only for theInsecticons to deal with it. They eventually triumphed over the Martians.Mars Attacks: The Transformers

Cloud

Ironhide was part of a team of Autobots who discovered the wounded "Cloud Optimus Prime", an alternate version of Optimus Prime from another dimension, who had been blasted into their world during a battle with his dimension'sMegatron after his enemy had absorbed the power of the dimension-crossing robotic entitySARA. Ironhide didn't buy into the newcomer's story at first, cautioning his Optimus not to let his guard down and warning of the possibility that Cloud Optimus could be a Decepticon spy, but Optimus trusted his otherdimensional duplicate. The Autobots were then attacked by the Decepticons, but both factions were blown away in a huge explosion caused by "Cloud Megatron", who had arrived to finish what he had started.LeapTFC-A01 The Autobots and Decepticons joined forces with Cloud Optimus to battle Cloud Megatron, but proved sorely outmatched by the power of SARA Megatron had at his fingertips. Fortunately, SARA herself reasserted control over her power, and teleported Cloud Optimus and Cloud Megatron away, leaving the Autobots and Decepticons dazed and confused.RampageTFC-A01

Ask Vector Prime

In a universe wherePrimax andGargent realities were merged on the eve ofevents of cosmic significance, Ironhide was wounded and captured byCy-Kill while piloting aCommand Center to Earth.Echoes and Fragments

Deviations

In an alternate timeline whereOptimus Prime survived theBattle of Autobot City, Ironhide's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored.Deviations

Yolopark comics

AfterCliffjumper was replaced since his manufacture by the "Cliffjumper" of another universe, the unknowing Ironhide had her among his comrades that awoke onEarth in1984.A Cliffjumper(s) Tale

Notes

• It was speculated for several years by some fans that, in cartoon continuity, Ironhide may have been created fromOrion Pax's friendDion, the same way and at the same time Prime andElita One were rebuilt byAlpha Trion, though Hasbro later stated this was incorrect. For further elaboration, seeWho is Dion?.
• As can probably be observed from the above images, Ironhide'swater gun wasn't even a little consistent in its appearances—sometimes being a handheld weapon, sometimes being an arm cannon, sometimes being part of his fingers, sometimes being nozzles that replaced his hands, sometimes just firing from his wrist. This likely originates from the fact that it isn't visible on hischaracter model, meaning the animators had no other option than to make one up with each appearance.

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