Wheeljack is major character in the rebooted live-action Transformers films, serving as a cameo protagonist in Bumblebee, and a major protagonist in the 2023 sequel, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. He is a Master Autobot Mechanic.
He was briefly voiced by Steve Blum in Bumblebee, and currently by Cristo Fernández in Rise of the Beasts.
History[]
Bumblebee[]
Wheeljack was seen as part of the Autobot Resistance on Cybertron. During the final battle with the Decepticons, Wheeljack was seen attempting to fend off their army, stating that there was too many of them. Optimus Prime ordered them to retreat, with Wheeljack and the others using escape pods to flee Cybertron, with the intention of regrouping on the planet Earth. Wheeljack was presumably alive among the Autobots who arrived on Earth.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts[]
Being locally stationed there, Wheeljack joined the Autobot forces upon their arrival in Peru to assist with their search for the other half of the Transwarp Key. After a brief chat with their new human ally Noah Diaz established that, while he may have a Spanish accent, he did not speak Spanish, he explained the lay of the land to the group, including the Festival which would prevent the Autobots easily accessing the city. During Noah and Elena Wallace's search and subsequent chase underground, he hid in the city with Arcee taking cover inside his vehicle mode. When the Terrorcons arrived in force to hunt down the humans, the pair tailed Battletrap up the mountain roads, Arcee exchanging fire while Wheeljack dodged missiles and wrecking balls thrown his way. Unfortunately, before they could get close to Battletrap, the Terrorcon attached his towline to Wheeljack's bumper, throwing him and Arcee off the cliff, which also triggered a rockslide that unwittingly broke up the battling Autobots and Terrorcons.
Recovering, he and Arcee immediately followed Mirage to assist their human allies from an unfamiliar robotic gorilla, Optimus Primal. Unfortunately for him, a massive robotic rhino, Rhinox, bowled him over from behind. After Optimus Prime and Primal made a truce, Wheeljack accompanied the united Autobot and Maximal group to the human village which held Primal's half of the Transwarp Key. The next day, he took part in the final battle to prevent Unicron being summoned to Earth, fighting off the horde of Freezers and Scorponoks as a distraction for his allies to shut the machine down.
During the course of the battle, he and Optimus came across Battletrap again, nearly getting shot multiple times, with Primal and Prime having to assist to defeat the Terrorcon. Later on, Wheeljack regrouped with Arcee in mowing down more Freezers, eventually receiving a minor injury to his lower abdomen. He was also knocked down and briefly overwhelmed when Unicron's reinforcements arrived, but was able to recover when Bumblebee arrived to assist after his resurrection. When Optimus was forced to destroy the Transwarp bridge himself, Wheeljack was ordered to retreat to avoid the expected explosion, following Primal out of the area. Victorious and with Prime safe, he and the other Autobots and Maximals remained steadfast, ready to face Unicron's return.
Personality[]
Like most other Autobots, Wheeljack is known as a heroic Autobot who cares about his fellow teammates. He is also one of the Autobots who obeys Optimus Prime's instructions. He also slightly dislikes Noah when he is spoken to him using an Italian accent, and considers it a racism.
Appearance[]
His first appearance in 2018, Wheeljack design takes many inspiration from his classic cartoon counterpart being white and silver Autobot Scientist, while his mouth was covered with a mask. However, in 2023, Wheeljack redesign was brown in color featuring his eye glasses and mouth, giving him more scientist like appearance.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Cybertronian Physiology: To be added
- Superhuman Strength: To be added
- Superhuman Durability: To be added
- Superhuman Speed: To be added
- Superhuman Agility: To be added
- Superhuman Stamina: To be added
- Superhuman Reflexes: To be added
- Longevity: To be added
Abilities[]
- Skilled mechanic: To be added
- Expert marksmanship:To be added
Equipment[]
- Pulse cannons (Dual)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Wheeljack's Cybertronian alt mode, while not seen in the film itself, is portrayed as a Cybertronian sports car in Takara Tomy Studio Series' toy line.
- In the first Transformers film, both Wheeljack and Arcee were going to be a part of the first wave of Autobots. However, both were cut from the film due to the large cast of characters and the creators' disinterest in explaining why the Autobots have different genders.
- Wheeljack appeared in Rise of the Beasts with the alt mode of a Volkswagen bus.
- Unlike his first appearance who speaks with an American accent, he speaks with a Spanish accent in Rise of the Beasts, with him having seemingly not noticed until Noah pointed it out.
- In the Latin American Spanish dub, Wheeljack speaks with a Peruvian accent instead, using Peruvian slang such as causa, chevere, and oe.
- Wheeljack's redesign was divisive amongst the Transformers fandom.
- Most fans who dislike his redesign in Rise of the Beasts claim that the Wheeljack from this movie and Bumblebee are two separate individuals.
- Most of the fans joked by calling him "Pablo Wheeljack."
- Wheeljack's design in the Bumblebee movie is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 (G1) counterpart.
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