Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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 * 1 The Transformers cartoon
 * 2 The Transformers public service announcements
 * 3 Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
 * 4 Japanese cartoon continuity
 * 4.1 Cloud
 * 4.2 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform manga
 * 4.3 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
 * 4.4 Scramble City
 * 4.5 Full Throttle Scramble Power!
 * 4.6 The Battle of the Star Gate
 * 4.7 Legends comic (1)
 * 4.8 Alternity
 * 4.9 The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
 * 4.10 Generations Selects Special Comic
 * 4.11 Controverse
 * 4.12 Kiss Players
 * 4.13 15 Go! Go!
 * 4.14 The Headmasters cartoon
 * 4.15 Legends comic (2)
 * 4.16 Hero Set
 * 4.17 Ask Vector Prime
 * 4.18 e-HOBBY comics
 * 5 Wings Universe
 * 6 Mars Attacks: The Transformers
 * 7 Ask Vector Prime
 * 8 Deviations
 * 9 Notes
 * 10 References
 * }

The Transformers cartoon

 * Voice actor: Dan Gilvezan (English), Yoku Shioya (Japanese), Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese, "The Rebirth"), more»Bumblebee's Cybertronian form could give Cosmos a run for his money.

Four million years ago on Cybertron, Bumblebee was part of the Autobot army, stationed out of the city-state of Iacon. The war effort was marked by dwindling energy resources on both sides, and the Autobots routinely sent out patrols to search for untapped sources of energy. On one such mission, Bumblebee and Wheeljack managed to scrounge up some energy conductors, but not even enough to last a quartrex. Bumblebee's sunny disposition kept Wheeljack from getting too maudlin about their long-term survival, and the duo began rolling back to Iacon. They were interrupted by a group of Seekers and got into a firefight that turned literal when one Decepticon fired a ring of flame around their position. Wheeljack managed to blow a path through the opposition, but Bumblebee caught some stray fire in his rear axle and had to pull inside Wheeljack before he spun completely out of control. Still, they managed to reach the underground tunnels in time, which deterred their pursuers from following any further.

Despite Bumblebee and Wheeljack's success in procuring more energy for the Autobots, Optimus Prime determined that it was time to take the Autobots' search to other planets. Bumblebee was among the Autobots who boarded the spacecraft for this mission, but it was attacked in mid-flight by the Decepticons and crash-landed on prehistoric Earth. All the Transformers aboard were knocked offline by the crash and lay dormant until 1984, when the ship's computer, Teletraan I, was jarred back to life as the volcano into which the ship had crashed erupted. Bumblebee was rebuilt to transform into a Volkswagen Beetle. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1 After befriending the humans Spike Witwicky and his father Sparkplug following a Decepticon attack on an oil rig, Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots sent to stop Megatron and the Decepticons from overpowering Sherman Dam. Bumblebee helped Ironhide carve out a new riverbed for the raging waters, saving a nearby neighborhood from being flooded. Such acts were some of the earliest that helped endear the Autobots to the humans. The first attempts at "Robots in Disguise" were halfhearted, at best. On their next mission, which was to the ruby crystal mines of Burma, Bumblebee and Sparkplug volunteered to sneak inside and plant Wheeljack's explosive device. On their way out after setting the explosive, they were stumbled upon by Thundercracker and Skywarp, and so were still inside when the explosive went off. More than Meets the Eye, Part 2 The pair fortunately survived the explosion and were retrieved from the rubble by the other Autobots. Bumblebee would later take part in a ploy to try and trick the Decepticons with a fake rocket base, dressing up in an oversized lab coat to pose as a human scientist. This was less than successful, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their space cruiser. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3 Not Very Fast & Seldom Furious. During the Decepticon development of their space bridge program, Bumblebee and Spike were spying on the enemy for Optimus Prime. They accidentally tumbled into the ravine where Megatron was launching his test flights for the bridge, and they were almost forced to act as test pilots before the window of operation closed. The two heroes briefly escaped but were recaptured, and Megatron altered a bank of Bumblebee's memory circuits to lure the Autobots into a trap. Bumblebee was injured during the Decepticon ambush, giving Ratchet a chance to examine his circuits and discover the altered portion of his memory. Bumblebee recovered in time to alert the Autobots to the true location of the space bridge and rescue Spike before he was sent on a one-way trip to Cybertron. Transport to Oblivion

Having bonded after their adventure with the space bridge, Bumblebee and Spike were virtually inseparable for the next 20-odd years. Bumblebee escorted Spike and his boy-genius friend Chip Chase to the laboratory where Chip was assisting Doctor Alcazar in developing his antimatter formula. On their way back, they were attacked by Laserbeak, alerting them to the fact that the Decepticons were after the antimatter formula on which Chip had been working. After Chip was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Spike mounted a rescue with the help of Mirage and Hound. Roll for It

After Optimus Prime was dramatically injured by an explosion, Bumblebee volunteered with Ironhide, Trailbreaker and Bluestreak to take the Decepticon space bridge to Cybertron to retrieve a new cosmitron. Though they gained entrance to Wheeljack's workshop with Chip's help and retrieved the required component, the group was debilitated by the Rainmakers' acid rain. After a pep talk from Chip, they were able to return to Earth through the space bridge, and Bumblebee rushed the cosmitron back to headquarters. Divide and Conquer

A freak snowfall saw the Autobots enjoying a snowball fight, and Bumblebee managed to take out a whole group when a snowball he threw ended up growing to a huge size. Investigations of what was causing the freak weather took the Autobots to the Arctic Circle, where Spike and Sparkplug were captured by a new Decepticon, Skyfire. Bumblebee was part of the team who rescued the pair, and he caused a cave-in to prevent Ravage from following them during their escape. Fire in the Sky

When the newly built Dinobots ran amok in headquarters, Bumblebee tried unsuccessfully to prevent Grimlock from wrecking Teletraan I. Subsequently, an attack on the Great Falls went unreported until Hound detected it, and Bumblebee was left back at base while the rest of the Autobots went to investigate. Luckily, he disobeyed Prime's orders and was able to pick up Spike after Megatron managed to defeat Optimus's group. Back at HQ, Wheeljack decided to reactivate the Dinobots, despite Bumblebee's protests. As it happened, the plan worked, and by the time Bumblebee, Ratchet and Spike arrived at the falls, the Decepticons had already been defeated. S.O.S. Dinobots Biting the arm that feeds him. Bumblebee was part of the team of Autobots who flew to Peru in the reactivated Skyfire to investigate Decepticon activity, helping Spike to rescue a native girl named Luisa during a pitched battle. The trio were able to locate Skyfire, who'd been captured by the Decepticons, and Bumblebee wrestled with Ravage while Spike struggled to reactivate the fallen warrior. After the expected defeat of the Decepticons, Luisa suggested they could introduce Bumblebee to her brother's convertible. Fire on the Mountain

Bumblebee was present at Autobot Headquarters when Sparkplug was kidnapped by Laserbeak, but was unable to stop the Decepticon. He later tried to comfort Spike and took part in a diversionary attack on the Decepticon base while a team broke Sparkplug out. They were all taken by surprise when Sparkplug subsequently let the Decepticons into HQ and went with them when they retreated, unaware he was under the influence of Doctor Arkeville's hypno-chip. The Autobots attempted unsuccessfully to prevent Megatron's latest plan, and Cybertron was brought into close proximity to Earth. The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 During the retreat through harsh conditions, Bumblebee was hampered by a flat tire, which Spike soon changed. The pair were caught in an earthquake before they could get underway, and with Spike snatched by Laserbeak, Bumblebee tumbled into an opening chasm. He was later fished out by Windcharger, after Spike had been rescued and alerted the other Autobots to 'Bee's predicament. If George Lucas produced the Transformers movie instead of Spielberg, we would've had this scene.

Back at HQ, Bumblebee volunteered to be part of an expedition to Cybertron to try to save Sparkplug. There they learned about the hypno-chips, but were discovered by Sparkplug, who raised the alarm. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 The group escaped to Wheeljack's shop. There Wheeljack created a counter-device for the hypno-chips, subsequently allowing them to rescue Sparkplug and take him back to Earth. During the inevitable battle, Bumblebee employed a Tarzan technique to avoid Rumble's pile drivers. He was disappointed when the wave created by Megatron's exploding spaceship dissipated before he could try out his boogie board. The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 Do they really think that nobody sees them? During the aftermath of the chaos Cybertron had wreaked, Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were caught up in foiling Starscream's plan to destroy Earth using an exponential generator. Countdown to Extinction Bumblebee, Windcharger and Brawn traveled on Skyfire to Bali to investigate reports of giant, mechanical insects and found themselves tangling with the Insecticons. Once the rest of the Autobots caught up, the Insecticons and Decepticons retreated to a nearby oil refinery, pursued by the Autobot forces. When Shrapnel unleashed his ability to control lightning, Spike suggested Bumblebee transform to vehicle mode, as his rubber tires would insulate him from the lightning bolts. A Plague of Insecticons

During one Decepticon plot, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a one-on-one contest, and all of the Autobots were on hand to cheer him on. Though Optimus lost, it turned out that Megatron had cheated, so the Autobots were free to blast the Decepticons into an open crevasse full of lava. Heavy Metal War

Bumblebee and Spike were on hand to watch the activation of Sparkplug's experiment, Autobot X, and its total failure. When the pair were subsequently injured during a Decepticon attack on a rocket base, Spike's life-threatening injuries resulted in another experiment: transferring his mind into Autobot X. The process damaged Spike's psyche, and the boy fled headquarters. Bumblebee forwent further repairs on himself to go looking for Spike, and he found him... being conned by Megatron into joining the Decepticons. The diminutive Autobot sped back to find Optimus Prime, and the Autobots were able to talk Spike around. His mind was subsequently returned to his regular body. Autobot Spike Acrobots, Unite! While the Autobots were gathering for another mission, Bumblebee teased Gears about the latter's grumpy demeanor. Despite this, when Gears was captured by the Decepticons, Bumblebee was as concerned as anyone for the Autobot's safety. Certain subtle clues led the Autobots to a Decepticon installation in Africa, where they attempted to stop Megatron from destabilizing the sun. Bumblebee saved Gears's life during the battle by ramming Starscream from behind, and he ended up struggling with Ravage. When everything was wrapped up, Bumblebee and the others were keen to keep Gears's less abrasive personality, but Gears's wishes prevailed. Changing Gears Yeah, we love Neil Young, too. Investigating reports that the Decepticons had made the Empire State Building disappear, Bumblebee was part of the contingent of Autobots who went to the city. He carried Spike on his shoulders as he, Mirage, Hound and Ratchet ventured into New York's scenic sewer system and were pursued by an alligaticon. As it turned out, the creature was build from Optimus Prime's parts, as the Decepticons had captured and disassembled him. After fighting battle taxis, Bumblebee and Spike broke into the Decepticon control center and tricked Megatron into destroying the control device for Optimus Prime's arm, which had been attached to the top of a tower as a gun emplacement. Later, Bumblebee was seen sporting an "I ♥ NY" license plate. City of Steel

A new Decepticon plan involved turning the Autobots evil by installing a personality destabilizer device in the Autobot recharging chamber. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was out messing around with Jazz, Spike and Sparkplug, and so was spared the treatment. When he returned to base, Bluestreak tried to force him into the recharging chamber, but Jazz intervened in time. While Sparkplug worked on a solution, Bumblebee tried to reason with the evilified Optimus Prime, only to be batted aside. Fortunately, Sparkplug's attitude exchangers worked, and Bumblebee himself was able to bring Optimus back from the dark side, earning himself a hug. Attack of the Autobots When even the arcade games laugh at you. Spike and Bumblebee volunteered to go into town to get a new polarizer for Wheeljack's latest experiment, the Immobilizer. While stopping off in a video arcade, they encountered Carly, who expressed her interest in the Autobot. Continuing on, they were attacked by Ravage, who planted a micro-bug on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to spy on Wheeljack's demonstration and eventually steal the Immobilizer. Carly was also kidnapped by the Decepticons when she attempted to check out their base, and Spike and Bumblebee helped Ironhide mount a rescue mission. The Immobilizer

When Megatron's Transfixatron was used to lock the Autobots in their vehicle modes during a charity event, Bumblebee was the only one there not to be affected. He returned to base with Spike and Chip to raise the alarm, and once Ratchet and Wheeljack had come up with a device to counter the Transfixatron's effects, took part in the rescue mission. The Autobot Run Bumblebee and his pretty little Bumblebeak. Bumblebee took his life in his hands by joining the other Autobots in playing football against the Dinobots. Their match was interrupted by an alert which led them to find the Decepticons helping to raise the underwater city of Sub-Atlantica. The city moved to the coast off Washington, D.C. so the Sub-Atlanticans and Decepticons could invade America's capital. Bumblebee and Spike entered Sub-Atlantica to free Wheeljack, who'd been captured, and returned to Washington to help fight off the enemy forces. The trio tried to stop Nergill from destroying Sub-Atlantica, but failed and were only snatched away from certain destruction at the last moment by Optimus. Atlantis, Arise!

Much like the other Autobots, Bumblebee was surprised when soon after one battle, a second Optimus Prime turned up at headquarters. He asked Teletraan I to scan both Optimuses, but the computer was unable to work out which was the real thing. Both Optimuses subsequently led the Autobot forces into battle against the Decepticons, but it was Bumblebee's query about Spike, disregarded by the fake, which finally proved which was which. A Prime Problem When the Autobots later stopped Megatron from drilling into the center of the Earth, Bumblebee joined them in celebrating their victory. The Core

Checking out strange reports of chewed redwoods, Bumblebee, Hound, Beachcomber and Spike found the source of the problem: the Insecticons. Having avoided certain death in the form of a rolling log, the Autobots overheard the Insecticons discussing their plans with the Decepticons, and they radioed HQ. They joined the other Autobots at the Nova Power Plant a short time later, but were unable to prevent the Insecticons from devouring the power core. After discovering that the Insecticons were going to explode due to the energy they'd eaten, the Autobots traveled to Iron Mountain, which the Decepticons were attacking, to try and prevent the disaster. The Insecticon Syndrome Superbee... or rather Bumbleman Teamed up with Powerglide, Bumblebee used a jet pack to keep up with his flighty comrade. The pair investigated some strange energy readings and discovered an island full of dinosaurs. After a close call with some hostile saurians, they retreated back to Headquarters to report on what they'd found and were in time to watch a demonstration of the Dinobots' skills go horribly wrong. Spike and Bumblebee visited a local library to check out some dino-related books, but were attacked by barbarians on mammoths, who knocked a building over on them. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Fortunately, they were both OK, and the rest of the Autobots dug them out before dealing with the mammoths. Dinobot Island, Part 2

Strolling into the laboratory one day, Bumblebee was surprised to find Brawn badmouthing Perceptor, and he defended the scientist. The altercation was interrupted by a mission to South America, where the Autobots failed to stop Megatron retrieving the Heart of Cybertron and powering himself up to ridiculous levels. Perceptor came up with a cunning plan: He, Brawn and Bumblebee were miniaturized and inserted into Megatron, then managed to retrieve the Heart of Cybertron from inside him. Microbots Bumblebee, you're supposed to wash after you wipe! After having helped foil an attack on a solar energy plant, Bumblebee took part in the Autobot Day parade, but things soon turned sour when Megatron's latest plan framed the Autobots. The humans turned against them, and the Autobots were soon all shot into space. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 They almost crashed into the Sun, but made it back to Earth safely and kicked the Decepticons back to their undersea base. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

On their way to pick up Sparkplug from the airport, Bumblebee, Spike and Carly stopped off at the Fun A Rama Park, where Bumblebee couldn't see the point of the teacups ride until Carly disabled his equilibrium circuit. While at the airport, they spotted Thrust and Thundercracker, and the Dinobots were duly called in. Unfortunately, just as it seemed they'd won, Megatron triggered a huge explosion. Bumblebee shielded the humans, but the Dinobots were badly damaged.

Following repairs, the Dinobots stormed off, and the Autobots were subsequently left in the lurch when Cybertonium depletion disabled them. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 Spike, Carly and the Dinobots were able to bring more Cybertonium back from Cybertron in time to repair all of the Autobots, including Bumblebee. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2

Bumblebee was among the Autobots who went to Haley Observatory but arrived too late to prevent the Decepticons from stealing the Voltronic Galaxer. Blaster Blues He was also among the Autobots who coated themselves in electrum to battle the Decepticons, The Golden Lagoon and he battled drones in New York during a Decepticon plan to convert stolen cars into troops. Make Tracks Cookies and Cream is my favorite! A space bridge malfunction hurled Bumblebee, along with Optimus, Inferno, Perceptor, Smokescreen and a group of Decepticons, across the galaxy to a planet where the local life forms were huge in comparison with the Transformers. After befriending a young boy and having a series of misadventures, the Autobots were ready to return home. However, the Decepticons took Bumblebee as a hostage, forcing Perceptor to use up the energon sending them home. Luckily, Perceptor's alternate plan to modify a toy rocket for space flight also worked. Child's Play On the way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by the bounty hunter Bosch, and all of the Autobots bar Smokescreen were liberated of their free will and sold as slaves. Smokescreen was fortunately able to free them before they came to harm. The Gambler

Returning from a mission in Cosmos to Floron III to find robotic insecticide for use against the Insecticon army, Bumblebee and Spike discovered that they had unexpected fellow passengers in the form of Morphobots. Cosmos was overcome by the creatures and crashed on Earth, but not before ejecting his friends, who returned to Autobot HQ to get help. There, Bumblebee discovered that several of the Morphobots had attached themselves to his back, providing Perceptor with a sample to study. After being decontaminated, Bumblebee joined the expedition back to the crash site to retrieve Cosmos. A battle with the Decepticons destroyed the insecticide, and it looked like their mission had been rendered a failure until the Morphobots solved the Insecticon problem by eating the whole clone army. Quest for Survival

One of Megatron's wilder schemes involved inflicting a small energyvore named Kremzeek on the Autobots. Luckily for Bumblebee, he was one of the few Autobots to be protected by Sparkplug's insulating compound. After a chase in Japan which resulted in Kremzeek growing to giant size, the Autobots found a way to inflict him back on Megatron. Human scientist Doctor Yoshikawa came up with a way, much to Bumblebee's discomfort, to disperse the critter's energy. Kremzeek! Bumblebee is a real Circusbot! After indulging in a spot of water skiing and stargazing with Seaspray, Bumblebee and his comrade accompanied Perceptor and Cosmos to the far-off world of the Tlalakans to investigate a distress signal. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a Decepticon distress signal, and Bumblebee was captured while trying to escape from Megatron's forces, who had also turned up to answer it. With the help of the shape-shifting Tlalakans, the other Autobots mounted a rescue, and Bumblebee was pressed into service defending the natives' city while they overthrew their Decepticon overlords. Sea Change

Bumblebee was once again abducted, this time by Lord Chumley while out on the town with Tracks. Placed in specially constructed devices of torture along with other captured Autobots, Bumblebee was forced to transform back and forth continuously to avoid swinging axes. He was able to use his radio long enough to contact Optimus, but this was what Chumley wanted, as the big game hunter aimed to lure the Autobot leader to his compound and indulge in some sport. Optimus, of course, won and freed Bumblebee and his fellow captives. Prime Target

Despite being around in Autobot HQ when Ironhide gave the order to roll out for Cybertron, Bumblebee didn't go with him, possibly because he didn't have a girlfriend back on his home world. The Search for Alpha Trion He was one of the Autobots who entered the Europa 2000 after rumours that the Decepticons were after Auggie Cahnay's super car. Augie's impolite driving habits at one point drove Bumblebee to yank the human from his car for a stern scolding. He's got the touch, he's got the...well you know the rest... As it turned out, Megatron was after the Pearl of Bahoudin, an ancient Cybertronian weather control power core in a containing shell. Bumblebee snatched the pearl from him, breaking it open and creating a huge vortex when he found the Autobots were outnumbered. To destroy it, he was forced to throw himself into the tornado, riding it until he was able to get a clear shot and blast the power core. Trans-Europe Express

After Perceptor used corrostop to cure a cosmic rust brought to Earth by Megatron, the Autobots were able to defend the Statue of Liberty successfully from the Decepticons, a fact Bumblebee was particularly pleased with. Cosmic Rust After a bizarre attack on Autobot HQ which led to the Decepticons turning tail as soon as they'd arrived, Bumblebee wondered what the heck was going on. As it turned out, Starscream had built the Combaticons to try to usurp Megatron's leadership, and Bumblebee and the other Autobots used the battle between the two factions to rescue Jazz and Cliffjumper. Starscream's Brigade

The Stunticons began stealing components for Megatron's latest super weapon, and the Autobots set out to stop them. Bumblebee, Spike and Blaster spectated as Optimus took down Motormaster himself. They put a counter-plan into effect, wherein the Stunticons would be held captive, while five Autobots would pose as them. However, Spike and Bumblebee discovered that the Decepticon group had escaped. After picking up their trampled comrades, they went to provide reinforcements for Optimus's group and arrived just in the nick of time. Masquerade

Sent with Ironhide and Gears to investigate an SOS from Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School, Bumblebee met Martin, Roland and Elise and chased around the robot they'd built from Brawl's brain until Swindle snatched it from under their noses. With Bruticus repaired, the Decepticons took their latest superweapon to Autobot headquarters. The obligatory battle ended with Elise using B.O.T. to destroy the cannon, leading Bumblebee to apologize for the loss of their robot. B.O.T. Spike is about to corrupt Bumblebee's audio receptors forever... By 2005, the Decepticons had retaken Cybertron. Spike and Bumblebee were stationed on Moonbase Two on one of the planet's moons when the huge, planet-devouring Unicron appeared and made short work of the first moon. The pair rigged the second moon to explode and began to make their escape... but the explosion barely scratched Unicron, and their ship was sucked into his maw. Luckily, Unicron takes some time to digest things, and the two (as well as Jazz and Cliffjumper) were spared an acid-bath in Unicron's guts by the timely arrival of Spike's son, Daniel Witwicky. As Unicron began to explode, they were led to safety by new leader Rodimus Prime. The Transformers: The Movie

For a short time after, peace reigned, and Bumblebee was stationed on Earth at Metroplex, apparently under Blaster's command. He and Warpath watched the broadcast of Rodimus opening the Galactic Olympics, Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 and he was later seen running for battle stations as Blaster sounded an alert. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 Bumblebee was part of a squad of Autobots who failed to defend Autobot headquarters against the giant Decepticon Trypticon. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

As chronal forces ripped across the galaxy, causing havoc, Bumblebee became trapped in a time loop while racing with Jazz and Wheelie. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

He was present in Autobot City when Scourge and Starscream's ghost came to attempt to steal the giant's eyes for Unicron. When the Decepticons' invasion set the city on red alert, Bumblebee and Spike teamed up to search the complex for the attackers, just like old times. Running across Scourge in Metroplex's brain, they managed a drive-by ramming that knocked the tracker off balance, but ended up crashing and locking themselves inside Metroplex's voice control room. Guess they were really out of practice with their teamwork. Ghost in the Machine

He was stationed on Cybertron when the energy creature Tornedron attacked the planet. Call of the Primitives See? He still looks sorta friendly. When the body of Optimus Prime was retrieved by Gregory Swofford and Jessica Morgan, Rodimus Prime led a team that included Bumblebee to investigate. However, Bumblebee and his teammates were attacked by a Hate Plague-infested Superion and heavily damaged. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 After Optimus Prime was rebuilt by a Quintesson, so too was Bumblebee into a more powerful but similar form. Bumblebee remarked that he now looked like a "gold bug". Optimus Prime decided this would be his new name. Eeeyeeaaggh! Goldbug journeyed with Optimus Prime and the other survivors to Chaar in search of a heat-resistant alloy that could insulate Prime from the Hate Plague. However, infected Decepticon forces attacked and contaminated Goldbug as well. Goldbug and all other contaminated beings were restored when Optimus Prime retrieved the Matrix and unleashed the remainder of its energy. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

While discussing the marked absence of the Decepticons over the last few months, Goldbug, Strafe and Lightspeed were alerted to an incoming incursion by their enemies. The Throttlebots attempted to defend the city alongside the Technobots, but failed to prevent the Decepticons from getting away with the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. The Rebirth, Part 1 Goldbug was among the cheering crowds after the Plasma Energy Chamber ushered in a new Golden Age of Cybertron. The Rebirth, Part 3

The Transformers public service announcements
Transformers Public service announcement

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus
After Unicron had devoured one of Cybertron's moon, Bumblebee wound up within the evil planet, being grappled by its internal defenses. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Japanese cartoon continuity
NOTE: ''The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 forward to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.''

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Fight! Super Robot Lifeform manga
In the late 1980s, the Autobots' and Decepticons' conflict expanded to include regular skirmishes in Japan. When the Decepticons staged a major attack on Autobot Headquarters, the absence of Soundwave and his cassette minions made Optimus Prime suspicious, and he dispatched a unit including Bumblebee to search for them in Japan. While searching with Kenji, the Autobots' newest human ally, Bumblebee was stopped by the police, who believed Kenji was driving while underage. After Bumblebee transformed for the officers, everyone had a good laugh at the misconception. After resuming their patrol, the human and Autobot were attacked by Ravage. Kenji told Bumblebee to transform, but 'Bee gently informed his passenger that Kenji wouldn't survive the process if he did. Luckily, Powerglide swooped in just in time to whisk Kenji to safety, but he also left Bumblebee behind to face Soundwave and his cassettes alone. Bumblebee had no fear, though—he unleashed the awesome and terrifying Bumble Kick, destroying Soundwave's chest compartment. After the cassettes fruitlessly (and hilariously) bounced off Soundwave's chest while trying to hide from the arriving Autobot reinforcements, Bumblebee was congratulated for his victory. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2

Bumblebee was also present when Optimus Prime gave Kenji a tour of the Autobots' Japanese base. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4

When Powerglide was trying to stop the Combaticons from hunting down a dog that had been experimented upon by the Decepticons, Bumblebee and the Minibots arrived to back him up. By harnessing the amazing energy of the super-advanced puppy, the Minibots gained Scramble Combination Power and power-drilled straight through Bruticus. The puppy died, but, man—what a rush! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
Bumblebee was a participant in a battle in New York City, early in the Autobot/Decepticon war taking place on Earth. The Autobots were victorious that day. Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

Scramble City

 * Voice actor: Yoku Shioya

Bumblebee took part in the secret Scramble City project to construct Metroplex. His building efforts appeared to consist of lugging equipment around and suggesting to Spike that they should slack off. Scramble City: Mobilization

Full Throttle Scramble Power!
When the Decepticons threatened the world with the power of their Omega Whip, Bumblebee and the entire Autobot army joined Metroplex in attacking their base to stop them. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

The Battle of the Star Gate
Anything for the ladies! In the 1990s, Bumblebee was part of a delegation of Autobots who attended a press conference to announce the creation of the interstellar teleportation system known as the Trigger to the world. As Optimus Prime delivered his speech to the assembled masses, Bumblebee encouraged Jazz to lighten up and posed for his legions of swooning fangirls in the audience. A few days later, when the Decepticons attacked the Trigger in an attempt to take control of it, Bumblebee was among the Autobots who helped repel their assault. First Contact I Am Furious (Yellow) Three months later, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime, Wheeljack and Bluestreak at a military testing site, where Prime was to help the human scientist Professor Adle test-drive his new invention, the drone C-X. The site, however, was besieged by protesters who objected to the presence of the Autobots and their war on Earth, and Bumblebee was particularly annoyed by the hateful slogans they shouted. Bumblebee had little to contribute once the test of C-X began, and when the robot ran amok during the trial, he was injured by its rampage. Prime was able to subdue the violent drone, but this display only added fuel to the protesters' fire, and Bumblebee was ready to snap until Bluestreak reined him in. Divided Views

Some time later, when the Decepticons staged another attack on the Trigger, Bumblebee again tried to defend the installation. During the attack, Starscream fused himself with the Trigger, transforming it into a massive, misshapen robot form for himself, and it took the combination of Optimus Prime and Megatron's power to destroy it. The backwash of the explosion was so great, however, that Bumblebee and the other Autobots and Decepticons were all caught in it and sent plummeting to Earth in free fall, burning up as they went. The Transformers were all badly injured and not seen on Earth for months. The Battle of the Star Gate

Legends comic (1)
Sometime between 1985 and 2004 during the early days of the Transformers' war on Earth, Bumblebee was seen battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and Jazz. Bonus Edition Vol. 6 When the Decepticons attacked the Ark to steal the Transform Super Cog, Bumblebee reported their approach to Optimus Prime. Slugslinger's Ambition He later voiced his pleasure when Optimus Prime thought of a plan for dealing with the Jumpstarters' mischief. Jumpstarter Chapter

Alternity
In the year 2005, thanks to the efforts of the time- and space-bending entity known as the Protector, a parallel universe was created that branched off from this one, creating a separate timeline in which Bumblebee never became Goldbug. Instead, this alternate world saw Bumblebee undergo a much more amazing transformation.

NOTE: Skip to "The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms" below to continue reading about the original timeline.

Through the incredible technological advancements the Autobots made under the Protector's direction, the Autobots evolved into the incredible cross-dimensional race of hyper-beings known as the Alternity. After 900,000 years of hard work, Bumblebee underwent this evolution with great pride, although some of his fellow Autobots felt that the majestic powers this transformation conveyed were too much for such a little guy. Ever the cheerful prankster, Bumblebee became regarded by the species of numerous lower dimensions as the most easily-befriend-able member of the Alternity.

When Megatron gained similar powers to the Alternity and began attacking numerous different parallel universes, the Autobots soon realized that his raids were centered on the year 2009. Investigating the same time period in various universes for clues to what the Decepticon might be up to, Bumblebee and Elita Seven came to the conclusion that some new type of dimensional flux was going to occur, and that Megatron sought the technology for his own ends. While the pair were searching in universal stream Primax 905.0 Beta, the flux suddenly hit, producing a bizarre effect: printed works of art all across the world began to warp and distort. Bumblebee and Elita quickly tracked down the effect to a mysterious tablet in the Otsuka Museum of Art, which was in the process of being stolen by Reflector. Bumblebee easily overpowered the trio, snatching the tablet from them and using his powers to transform them into two-dimensional beings that immediately crumpled. From somewhere across reality, Megatron witnessed this display and attacked with his tesseractal swords, destroying the building and the tablet and wounding Bumblebee. By the time Bumblebee came to, Reflector had vanished, but Bumblebee had deduced the truth of what had happened: the tablet had been invented by beings from the two-dimensional universe known as Flatworld, and had transformed two-dimensional artworks into gateways through which the "Flatworlders" would have been able to pass. With the knowledge that ever lower dimensions were making technological leaps similar to those of the Alternity, Bumblebee resolved to be ready for the next invasion...but not before Elita made sure they had repaired all the damage done to the world they were in first. The World Is Flat!

Bumblebee helped provide cover fire for a cross-universal battle when he suddenly seized up alongside all other higher-dimensional beings in his squad. They all returned to normal momentarily, but had dreadful news for their Protector allies: the Alternity's aggregate had been sundered by Megatron! Though all individuals in the aggregate had survived, taking refuge in their respective Auto-Avatars, their power was now quickly ebbing away. The battle soon turned to the Autobots' favour when Thundercracker, disgusted by the senseless loss of life the Planicrons suffered due to Megatron's exploitation of their power, released the lower dimensional beings from his leader's control. But to assure themselves a total victory, the Autobots still needed to find the correct spatial doorway for the Planicrons to emerge into three-dimensional space, allowing them to supersede the Alternity as multiversal defenders. Bumblebee quickly deduced that the correct path for the Planicrons' evolution was through the BT World, and he set out with Elita Seven and Nemesis Prime to guide the Planicrons there.

Upon their arrival to their target world, they were greeted by Grimlock and Optimus Primal. With their help, the group soon tracked down the schematics for the unfinished Critias Gate; a two-dimensional doorway for two-dimensional beings. Together, they then witnessed the Planicrons come forth through the gate. Though Megatron, barely holding on to a cohesive form as other agents were destroying his Auto-Avatars elsewhere, tried to abort the Planicrons' ascension, he was soundly defeated by his target. The Autobots cheered at the destruction of their long-time foe.

Afterwards, the former Alternity members met on planet Athenia. There, Bumblebee commented that as a super-being, Elita Seven had appeared more akin to an anatomical chart than a person standing before him, and added that he preferred to see Elita Seven as he did now. After some parting words from Optimus Prime, the Autobots then all returned to their proper place in the multiverse. Alternation

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
Bumblebee was stationed at Autobot City in 2010. He welcomed a group of children visiting the Autobot base as they were being shown around by Ultra Magnus. Metroplex came under attack Trypticon, but Bumblebee reassured the children throughout the confrontation. Ultimately, Trypticon was driven off and the children cheered alongside their heroes. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3

Generations Selects Special Comic
At some point, Goldbug briefly reverted to being Bumblebee and wore a Pretender suit. In early 2011, Bumblebee was present with a joint Autobot-Decepticon force attempting to seal Unicron in the Triple Z Point. Super Megatron comic 1

Controverse
When BT World Prowl and Wheeljack discovered they couldn't return to their home reality, Bumblebee was openly glad that at least some version of his friends would still be alive in the OG World. At the trial of Primacron, Bumblebee helped Sideswipe defeat the Decepticons who crashed into the courtroom. He later oversaw Primacron's banishment to another dimension. Controverse

NOTE: How Goldbug became Bumblebee again in these two post-Transformers 2010 stories has yet to be explained.

Kiss Players
Sometimes, toy-accuracy is a strange, strange thing. In the year 2011, after the resurrection of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's transformation into Goldbug, the two Autobots traveled to the planet Quintessa and rescued the Kiss Players and their partner Sparkbots from the Sharkticons pit, also freeing their spaceship from the Quintessons' trap. Kiss Players live performance

15 Go! Go!
Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1

The Headmasters cartoon

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Later in 2011, Goldbug and the Throttlebots were on Cybertron when Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a consequence of Optimus Prime releasing the Matrix's energy to cure the Hate Plague the previous year. The Decepticons soon invaded the planet in an attempt to take control of the computer, and Goldbug and the Throttlebots joined Grimlock and Slag in holding the line against them. Unfortunately, they were knocked unconscious by the hypnotic power of the new Decepticon Headmaster Mindwipe, but they had managed to delay the Decepticons long enough for the Autobot Headmasters to arrive and take up the fight. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

Later, when the Decepticon Headmasters unleashed the Madmachine upon Cybertron, Goldbug and the Throttlebots helped the Autobot Headmasters battle the villains. Hit by a blast of the evil device's electromagnetic beams, the Throttlebots were left in convlusions, opening them up to an attack by the Decepticons. Wideload and Rollbar were again affected by Mindwipe's hypnotism and were instructed to fight each other, but Goldbug was able to get between them and snap them out of it. Goldbug proceeded to get his team organized, and he and Rollbar took on Mindwipe, clinging on to him and preventing him from flying away as they beat him up. The Great Cassette Operation

Goldbug and the Throttlebots went up against the Decepticon Headmasters yet again in a later battle on Earth, but pretended to lose so that they would be left free to investigate the Decepticons' newest weapon: a metal-warping meteror currently on collision course with Athenia. Disregarding Rodimus Prime's instructions to keep their distance, the Throttlebots believed they would be heroes if they could stop the meteror, but no sooner had they got within range of the space-rock than its gravity boosters began twisting and warping their ship and their bodies. Approach of the Demon Meteorite

The Throttlebots disappeared after this encounter, suggesting they might have been destroyed, but they eventually resurfaced months later as the Decepticons were carrying out their final plan to destroy the Earth. Goldbug and the Throttlebots teamed up with Fastlane and Cloudraker to investigate the emergence of a "Death Tower" in Santiago, Chile, only to find Predaking there waiting for them. Naturally, the small 'bots were no match for the powerful combiner, but they fought bravely, clinging onto his limbs before being hurled aside. Luckily, the Autobot Targetmasters arrived in time to bail them out and take Predaking down. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)

Legends comic (2)
In 2021, Goldbug was the only one to figure out that Spike, now chairman of the Galactic Peace Alliance, had been replaced with an evil fake, and left the Throttlebots to protect the real Spike from the impostor's hitmen. He brought Spike to safety in the Legends World where he told his story to Fortress's local contingency of Autobots, but sustained major injuries in the process and had to be repaired by Perceptor, who rebuilt him as Bumblebee to better suit his and Spike's renewed partnership. They were then attacked by the fake Spike, who tried to sic the Throttlebots on them, but Bumblebee knew his old team wouldn't follow orders so easily and sent the impostor fleeing. After securing Fortress's help for the upcoming final showdown with the fake Spike, Bumblebee and Spike set out to search the Legends World for Daniel. Bonus Edition Vol. 54 Once the truth was made public and the impostor defeated, Bumblebee and Spike safely returned to their own universe. Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Bumblebee and Spike traveled to the planet Beast in 2023, where they helped end the planet's civil war together with others who had just returned from the Legends World. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1

Hero Set
In 2025, Bumblebee and his comrades Grimlock and Jazz battled Starscream in the far reaches of space.

Ask Vector Prime
The Autobots were victorious over Starscream. Ask Vector Prime, 29/7/2015

e-HOBBY comics
In the 2030s, Bumblebee joined Ultra Magnus and several other Autobots at Autobot Headquarters for a briefing by Optimus Prime regarding several missing Carbombian freight transports. MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.

Wings Universe
In 2010, Goldbug arrived with reinforcements from Autobot City to help Spark’s team fight Clench's Decepticon Syndicate, which had taken over the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. After being exposed to the forestonite gas, he became a gold version of his original Bumblebee body, though now with the added ability to float and generate electrical stings from his fists. Generation 2: Redux

In 2012, Jhiaxus created a clone of Bumblebee/Goldbug. A Flash Forward, Part 3

Mars Attacks: The Transformers
In the aftermath of another battle, Bumblebee sat on Soundwave. When the city was abruptly invaded by Martians, he sought cover with Spike, but opted not to translate what the Martians were saying for his human friend. The Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance to escape a Martian force field, during which Bumblebee suggested maybe Megatron could ease up on the attitude a tad. Once they'd seen off the Martian invaders, Bumblebee and the other Autobots quickly realized that the Decepticons regarded the truce as over. Mars Attacks: The Transformers

Ask Vector Prime
In the year 2005, Bumblebee and Spike were stationed on Moonbase 1, preparing to take back Cybertron. Then reality started going screwy, thanks to the meddling of Gong and Sideways! In the new timeline, Bumblebee was replaced by the Guardian Scooter. As the universe continued to destabilize, the two kid-appeal characters and their human companions oscillated back and forth. Echoes and Fragments

Deviations
Bumblebee was stationed on Moonbase Two being in attendance when Optimus Prime arrived from Earth and pledged to defeat Unicron. When Hot Rod sacrificed himself to save Cybertron, Bumblebee returned to Cybertron, where he attended Optimus’s speech commemorating the end of the Cybertronian wars. Deviations