Bumblebee (Transformers)

Bumblebee is one of Optimus Prime's most trusted lieutenants. Although he is not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of luck, determination and bravery. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the Decepticons.

Badly damaged in battle, Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over inter-Autobot frequencies (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a usable but more distant and less personal means of interaction). He can also communicate with the Autobots' human allies and his friend, Sam Witwicky, by playing audio clips from popular media on his radio.

Personality
Bumblebee is a quiet and very playful Autobot. He seems to never bother his teammates at all and even the human kids look up to him. Despite his nice demeanor, Bumblebee holds a burden in him, due to Megatron ripping out his voice box during his time back on Cybertron. Bumblebee doesn't realize that he doesn't have to prove anything to his teammates and that they all see him as a valuable member of the Autobots. He seems to posses some irresponsibility problems as he jumped on the chance to engage in illegal street racing and disobey some of Optimus's orders.

Bumblebee seems to have developed a rivalry with Decepticon Knock Out. Their rivalry was not noticeable when the two first met, but became abundantly clear between the time Bumblebee went with Jack to compete in races or when Bumblebee's T-Cog was stolen by MECH. In both instances, Bumblebee was taunted by Knock Out, either for not being as fast as him or holding a human captive.

Despite his long history with the Autobots, Bumblebee wanted to take the ultimate step and gain the courage to be bold. He didn't realize however, that he had already become bold on his own and was looked at highly by the other Autobots. Bumblebee's biggest challenge is convincing himself that he is the only one that sees him unfit to carry out tasks in the Autobots' missions. Despite being a soldier, Bumblebee is still young by Cybertronian standards and has the mind set of 12-16 year old child. It has been implied by Arcee that Bumblebee watches Earth cartoons on Saturdays. However, when the situation calls for it Bumblebee can become very serious. It is implied that Bumblebee is very ashamed of not being able to speak and did not tell Raf how he lost his voice box. In Deadlock, Bumblebee stabbed and killed Megatron, which he states his first words, in a very long time "You took my voice. You will never rob anyone, of anything, ever again."

Bumblebee seemed to be proud of himself when he was promoted from scout to warrior by Optimus Prime in Predacons Rising.

Skills and Equipment
Bumblebee is an excellent scout, due to his speed and small size. He is able to hold his own in battle facing off opponents such as Breakdown. He possesses leadership qualities which is shown in 'Predacons Rising' as he lead the Autobots in the fight against Unicron. He is armed with two Energon blasters in his arms, he is also armed with an energy shield along with a plasma gun.

Abilities
Bumblebee is one of the fastest if not the fastest member of Team Prime. He is stronger than Arcee but weaker than Bulkhead, Wheeljack, Ultra Magnus, Optimus Prime and possibly Rachet. But he really does not need much strength.