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Elita-One is a significant supporting character in the Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy Netflix series.
She is a skilled and strategic leader, often offering Optimus Prime valuable advice, sometimes even questioning his decisions. She often serves as a leader or high-ranking officer in the Autobot ranks. Elita-One is also known for her relationship with Optimus.
She was voiced by Linsay Rousseau.
History[]
War for Cybertron Trilogy[]
Backstory[]
Once upon a time, Ariel herself used to idolize Megatron and consider him a champion, and she was romantically involved with Orion Pax. After the corrupt Megatron's betrayal and the outbreak of war between the Autobots and Decepticons, upon becoming Elita-One, she ultimately sided with her couple the now renamed Optimus Prime, and became a member of the Autobot resistance.
However, the prolonged conflict and the loss of comrades have taken a toll on the Autobots, leading Elita to a questioning of hepurpose and a loss of hope in the face of endless battle. Centuries of civil war gradually reduced Cybertron to ruins, and eventually pushed the faltering Autobot resistance to the brink of defeat. From their headquarters in the grounded Ark, Optimus and Elita hatched a plan to leave Cybertron entirely, and began searching for whatever Energon they could find to fuel their vessel.
Siege[]
Chapter 1[]
When one supply run went wrong, Elita wound up saving Optimus, Wheeljack and a neutral scrounger named Bumblebee from Megatron and his Decepticons, giving them a chance to escape, while Optimus ordered her to detonate a bridge so they could evade the seekers. She regroup with them and scolded Optimus for his recklessness in detonating the explosives early. They returned to their headquarters on the cloaked Ark, and Elita advises Optimus to get checked out by a medic, before he went to speak with Ultra Magnus.
Elita takes Bumblebee and Wheeljack to get checked out by Red Alert. Optimus approaches them and asks Bumblebee to join their ranks, but he’s reluctant. Optimus is persistent, but Bumblebee leaves, even as Elita and Hound block his path. She suggested eliminating him for fear he would reveal their location, but Optimus scolded her, saying we are not Decepticons, and they let him go.
Chapter 2[]
Later, Optimus informed the Autobots that Ultra Magnus had surrendered to Megatron. Elita told everyone to remain calm, but some began to worry that Ultra Magnus would betray them. Optimus then assigned Elita to lead the command as a military commander. They soon received a message from Ultra Magnus from his captivity in the Decepticon base, informing them of the Megatron' plan to seize and subvert the Allspark.
Elita, like others, has doubt about wasting their time searching for the AllSpark. They're barely surviving as it was. And She's not sure what it is they're fighting for, and this isn't the life she imagined for them both. Optimus asks Elita to trust him. Suddenly, they receive news from Ultra Magnus, who claims to have the coordinates to the AllSpark. They suddenly get word from Ultra Magnus, who claims to have the coordinates of the Allspark. Unbeknownst to to them, it’s actually Megatron and Soundwave orchestrating a trap.
Elita worries that the coordinates he had transmitted could lead her forces into a trap, but Optimus insists that Ultra Magnus would never betray them. When the Autobot discovered a simply Energon at the location of the coordinates, they fell right into the trap Elita suspected. The Decepticons attack and the Autobots fight back until they make their escape.
Optimus, Elita and Hound convene with Wheeljack, and inform him that they walked into a trap and suffered casualties. They’re going to need time to recover from this. Optimus asks if Wheeljack has made any progress in recovering the actual Allspark. Unfortunately, the energon it takes will start affecting their ability to stay cloaked. Optimus orders him to continue, but Elita voices her disapproval.
Chapter 3[]
Elita questions Optimus on how they would get the Allspark off of Cybertron even if they did find it. Wheeljack reveals that when he was out with Bumblebee, they discovered the remains of a Spacebridge. He believes it can be repaired. However, Elita and Prowl oppose the plan. Mirage cloaks himself as a Decepticon and approaches Spinister and Skytread. His cloak malfunctions, and they draw their weapons. However, Chromia covers him, shooting from higher up. Optimus, Elita, and Wheeljack jump into action.
Optimus, Elita, Chromia, Wheeljack, and Mirage arrive at a theater. They are confronted by Ratchet. They’ve come in hopes that he’ll help fix the Spacebridge. However, Ratchet doesn’t do that work anymore. They follow him inside, where he has set up a clinic for injured bots. Ratchet refuses to go back to that life. He pulls out a blaster and demands that they leave. When Mirage prepares for a fight, Impactor tackles him to the ground. Elita and the others can’t believe that he’s healed Impactor, a known Decepticon. Ratchet agrees to allow Optimus, Elita, Chromia, and Wheeljack to stay long enough for them to plead their case. He has no desire to help them fix the Spacebridge. However, upon learning that Megatron plans to weaponize the Allspark, he reconsiders.
Before going inside the headquarters, Elita demands that Impactor’s comm is deactivated. Ratchet argues in defense of Impactor, but he is willing to remove it if it means saving Cybertron.
Chapter 4[]
After learning that Ultra Magnus had been killer by Megatron and the Alpha Trion Protocols have been activated, Elita and Wheeljack devise a plan to jump-start the Ark, but they will need unrefined energon. Elita worries that Optimus' plan to take the Allspark off-world could have unforeseen consequences. While she and Wheeljack work tirelessly to activate the Ark, and Ratchet's team repairs the Spacebridge, Optimus, visibly disappointed by the Guardians' refusal to convince them to support Autobots in battle, questions his decisions, feeling guilty about his people's stance and his opposition to Megatron causing the war. Elita reminded him that it wasn't his fault. Their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Bumblebee, from whom they learn that he has inherited the Alpha Trion Protocols.
The alarm sounds and Elita informs that a Decepticon has breached their perimeter. Sideswipe, Prowl and Hound go to investigate, and the Decepticon reveals himself to be Jetfire, who tells the Autobots that he’s come to join them.
Chapter 5[]
Elita questions the captive Decepticon over whether or not his change of heart was genuine, and the Autobots discuss whether they can trust Jetfire. With Bumblebee's help, Wheeljack finds the Allspark in the Rust Sea. Elita continues to question Optimus' leadership, believing the path to be too risky. Cog adds that no Autobot has ever returned from the Rust Sea. However, the Decepticons have mapped the sea according to Jetfire, who is willing to guide them. Elita criticizes the decision to trust him, but eventually relents when Jetfire decides to undergoes the core override procedure.
As Prime's team travels to the Sea of Rust, Elita arranges to organize the procurement of pure Energon to power the Ark. She sends Cog and Arcee with Bumblebee to Soundblaster's dome to acquire enough Energon. However, the situation becomes more complicated when Elita discovers that eight Autobot command posts are down, a total system failure, due to a computer virus created by Shockwave attacks the Autobot network and disables Autobot outposts across the planet. She orders Wheeljack to prepare the Ark for launch and attempts to contact Optimus, but the signal is lost. The virus reaches the Ark, shorting out the vessel's cloaking systems, leaving them vulnerable.
Chapter 6[]
Elita and Red Alert inform Bumblebee, Cog, and Arcee that the Decepticons transmitted a virus to wipe out their system and defenses. They present Wheeljack with the energon and tell him to get the ship in the air, but they find themselves under attack by the Decepticons. Elita reports Optimus that Megatron's attacking, and so they plan to rendezvous at the Spacebridge. Wheeljack manages to get the Teletraan-1 up and running, and Elita orders it to activate defenses and prepare for launch. The Ark annihilates many Decepticons before taking off. They near the Spacebridge but it hasn't been activated. The Autobots below will need help. Elita tells Ironhide, Cog, and Arcee to come with her. Optimus finally manages to launch the AllSpark through the Spacebridge.
As the Autobots are boarding the ship to leave Cybertron and go in search of the AllSpark, Elita refuses to leave. She and some others decide to stay to protect what remains of Cybertron and continue fighting against Megatron's tyranny. And so, the Autobots on aboard fly the Ark and cross the Spacebridge before it explodes and is destroyed. Red Alert and Chromia reunite with Elita and ask if the Ark made it. She replies they didn't, saying that everyone died on the ship. It's solely up to them to stop Megatron, and they are joined by Jetfire.
Earthrise[]
Chapter 1[]
After the battle of Spacebridge, the war on Cybertron continues. In Optimus Prime's absence, an cell of the Autobot resistance led by Elita, relocated to the old theater (Ratchet's clinic), making it their new base of operations, where they carried out a series of hit-and-run attacks wherever they could. Elita, Jetfire, Red Alert and Chromia kill two seekers after coming and discovering a group of wounded Decepticons being kept as prisoners by their own kind. Despite the team's misgivings, Elita decided to free them. After one such raid, Jetfire questions if it was wise to free them. Elita isn't entirely sure herself, but she can't help but wonder why Decepticons are now imprisoning their own. Despite Jetfire's questioning of her decision to free them, Elita remained adamant that they should fight for the freedom of all Cybertronians.
Red Alert informs Elita that he received intel from Steeljaw that he’s infiltrated one of the largest prison camps they’ve seen. Elita tells Chromia that the camp is deep in Kaon, so they have to plan accordingly and prep for survivors.
Elita, Red Alert and Chromia stake out the prison camp in Kaon. They fear they’re walking into a trap as the fortress is lightly guarded, but they proceed nonetheless. Chromia shoots down the guards on the tower while Red Alert and Elita race inside, taking out the guards at the front. Elita, Jetfire, Red Alert, and Chromia battle against numerous Decepticons, all of whom they manage to take out. Unfortunately, the Autobots have walked into a trap set by Starscream.
The four of them are taken to Megatron. Megatron is somewhat impressed with Elita leading the Autobots. He remarks that he may have even followed her at another time. Barricade then beats on Shamble and forces him into one of the harvesting capsules. Megatron then orders Shockwave to drain their energy, explaining that this is their reality thanks to Optimus Prime.
Chapter 2[]
Megatron speaks with Elita-One privately and she witnesses in horror the limp head of Ultra Magnus. Elita questions how he can murder his own kind for Energon. Megatron reasons that he’s trying to save what’s left of them. Project Nemesis sacrifices a few so that generations can live. Megatron wonders why Elita didn’t leave on the Ark with Prime. He suspects that she disagreed with his actions. Elita believes that the rivalry between them is antiquated and pointless in the face of extinction, and Megatron agrees. But they have different ideologies.
Starscream places Elita in her cell. Jetfire, Red Alert and Chromia wonder what she’s learned. Elita didn’t learn much. But she doesn’t think that Megatron has even told his own people why he’s harvesting their sparks. Jetfire surmises that they’re building a weapon.
Megatron asks Elita to join him for Project Nemesis. With her at his side, their people will flourish. However, he wants her and signals Barricade to lock them in the capsules. Elita pleads with Megatron to spare her friends and asks him to join them. However, he is turns her down and places her in the capsules as well. Before the harvest can begin, one of the Decepticons that Elita saved from the last prison camp returns the favor. He shuts off the power and frees them from their pods before escaping.
Skytread catches Jetfire, Elita, Red Alert and Chromia trying to sneak away. Surprisingly, he means to help them. While he’s not an Autobot sympathizer, but he also doesn’t condone Project Nemesis.
Chapter 3[]
Elita, Jetfire, Red Alert, and Chromia lead the old beaten and battered Decepticons to the old theater. They’re forced to scatter and hide when Seekers approach.
They return to the old theater with Scrapface and the other Decepticons after nearly blowing their cover when he attacked a couple seekers. Scarface then gets a Decepticon-wide transmission from Shockwave, who explains that Megatron has ordered all Decepticons to report to Kaon Arena, which he claims that they have energon to protect them. Elita realizes that Shockwave’s luring them to the arena to drain their sparks. Elita wants to lead the remaining Autobots and Decepticons to Kaon to destroy the arena.
Chapter 6[]
Elita-One, Jetfire, Red Alert and Chromia lead the Decepticons to Kaon Arena, which appears to be abandoned. So, Elita moves forward with her plans to set charges around the area to blow it up. She then comes across a transmission from Doubledealer to Megatron, revealing that the Mercenaries had stumbled across the Ark in deep space, and Optimus and his crew, who were alive, are in trouble. Elita then notices Shockwave sneaking up behind her, but when she turns around, he disappears. She then bluffed him into attacking prematurely by calls into Jetfire and telling him to have the Guardians begin their assault. Shockwave then makes himself visible, revealing his new cloaking tech. A fight ensues between Elita and Shockwave, during which time she realizes that he’s draining Decepticon spark to enhance his own abilities.
In the ensuing battle, Shockwave successfully overpowered her. Elita wakes up strapped to a procedure table. Before Shockwave can take her apart, Spinister returns with the other rebels, leaving the room. Elita attempts to break free from her restraints as the explosive she staged quickly times down. It unfortunately the Kaon Arena detonated, and Elita was swept up in the massive explosion along with the rest of the Autobots.
Kingdom[]
Chapter 4[]
When Optimus arrived on prehistoric Earth, he was greeted by an Elita's illusion created by the AllSpark when he arrived at the temple where the AllSpark was. Mistaking Optimus for Nemesis, the illusion transformed into Ultra Magnus and attacked Optimus. After Optimus revealed his identity, it transformed back into Elita. It was overloaded due to the aftereffects of the AllSpark passing through the Dead Universe before it hit Earth, but Rhinox used a code to remove the information from the Dead Universe.
Optimus enters the temple and loses consciousness while fighting Megatron. In his dream, Elita's illusion tells him that he must lose everything to gain everything, and Optimus hands over the Matrix to Megatron. Megatron heads to the AllSpark with the Matrix, but falls into the illusion created by the Matrix.
Chapter 6[]
Upon returning to a desolate and frozen Cybertron, Optimus Prime discovers Elita-One's lifeless body in a snowdrift. Devastated by the loss of Elita, Optimus blames himself for his actions in choosing to take the AllSpark and letting Cybertron die, while Bumblebee reminds him that the only way they could honor her sacrifice is by returning the artifact to its rightful place in the AllSpark Temple.
While Galvatron and Nemesis Prime were fighting the Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons for the Allspark, Bumblebee was able to enter the Temple and place the Allspark back in place, but it was too late, as the AllSpark's life force had run out and it died.
However, the LifeSparks of many Cybertronians died, including Elita, appear around the temple and she send Galvatron and Nemesis back to their original timeline. Optimus, who meets Elita again, feels sorry and blames himself, but Elita tenderly assures him that his actions were ultimately the only option he had, thanking him and that she will always love him, and she disappears, giving life force to the AllSpark along with the other LifeSparks, reviving its and ending Cybertron's eternal winter.
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