smokescream

Blue

Cybertronian

Male

On Cybertron, Smokescreen aspired to become a soldier and serve the Autobot cause, he was trained and became a member of the Cybertron Elite Guard while he described it as more of a boot camp environment, although he passed the training he failed to receive a proper graduation due to the ongoing war and became Alpha Trion's personal guard in the Hall of Records. Initially disappointed with his position he came to respect Alpha Trion who taught him many things and came to see him as a great teacher as well as a friend

During the war, Smokescreen was the last defense of Iacon, however, when the Decepticons stormed in, everything went black, without knowing the Autobot was rendered unconscious by Alpha Trion himself and was used as a method of keeping the last Omega Key from the Decepticons. Once Smokescreen regained consciousness, he found himself held prisoner on a Decepticon warship. Not knowing the whereabouts of Alpha Trion, He managed to give a guard the slip and stole an escape pod which knocked him into stasis once again.

His pod eventually made its way to Earth, after escaping the pod he quickly aided the Autobots Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Arcee in fighting a group of Vehicons and Insecticons, however after unintentionally detonating an Energon leakage Smokescreen stood triumphant in the face of victory, only to be scolded by Arcee for his rash actions and danger. of the team. He was soon happily addressed by Optimus Prime, who praised him for his bravery and soon recognized the symbol on his shoulder as a sign of a member of the Elite Guard. Smokescreen soon confided about his past with the group with tales of his time as a member on Cybertron, although he expressed dismay in the group's failure to receive a proper graduation ceremony due to the war.

After Smokescreen mentioned his role as Alpha Trion's body guard in the Hall of Records, Optimus allowed the young bot entry to the base, much to the questioning of Arcee, with whom Optimus downplayed by stating that Smokescreen would have been considered a trusted ally by Alpha Trion . As the group entered the base, As he asked how hard the war could possibly be to end, a rather damaged Bulkhead came out and showcased his injuries, as a way of downplaying Smokescreen's thought of the war ending with ease

When the Decepticons got hold of a Project Damocles satellite, Optimus led a team including Smokescreen to a military base in Colorado to protect the satellite's control codes. They ended up tangling with Decepticons, and Smokescreen was almost hit by the laser from the orbiting satellite. Smokescreen tried a solo attempt to get to Soundwave's location but was almost hit again before being called to join Bulkhead in fighting Silas.

His berating didn't end there, as Arcee followed up on him by stating that blowing his cover wasn't allowed within the group. As Smokescreen apologized, Optimus believed the group should share the blame for Smokescreen's reckless behavior. Optimus went on to explain that the group had spent most of their time trying to avoid crises on Earth, that they instead forgot to teach their newest member on how to function properly on the planet and adapt to their customs. Optimus selected Jack Darby to instruct Smokescreen on Earth's culture

Optimus admitted that Alpha Trion knew many secrets and Cybertron's modern science had lost the most advanced technology of the ancients. Following Arcee's suggestion that the group did not get their hopes up as the Autobots still had to locatethe Omega Keys, Smokescreen vented that Optimus would be able to do so, seeing as how he was currently in possession of the Star Saber. He continued to state that Megatron would soon be defeated.

As Optimus announced he had decoded the first four sets of coordinates, Smokescreen abruptly stated that he was on the first group and continued by asking who would be accompanying him, to which Arcee chooses to go. As the latter went through the GroundBridge, Smokescreen mistakenly referred to her as sir before continually correcting himself with a referral to her de ella as ma'am and even commander. As the two arrived, Smokescreen tried to apologize for previously endangering Jack Darby, as he finally realized that humans weren't as physically strong as Cybertronians. He then preceded to question her once she admitted she had lost two partners. As the two ventured together, they encountered Megatron. Smokescreen suggested the two face him, until the Decepticon leader revealed his blade. With the weapon, the two were easily dusted off by Megatron. As Smokescreen prepared to strike him after firing several blasts, he was hit and apparently killed by a blast from the sword. Later, he entered a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. He was able to save Prime's life once again with the use of the Phase Shifter and quickly ran to a Ground Bridge portal after Optimus contacted Ratchet at their base. At the base, he explained that he was saved by the use of the Phase Shifter after being stuck with the blast and showed off the group's first obtained Omega Key, which he had snagged earlier. The other Autobot's were happy to see him alive, after much grief.

While Bulkhead faced Dreadwing in a one-on-one match and defeated him, Smokescreen went to retrieve another Omega Key. As he opened the pod of which it was contained in, he grabbed it by its handle and continued to usher his belief in his destiny. However, the key was quickly snatched out of his hands as an individual struck him from the back and made off with the key. As he was awoken by Bulkhead, he concluded that something struck him and he was disappointed not to have retrieved the key, reminding Bulkhead of his promise to Optimus. Bulkhead reassured him, by reminding him the group still had a key and without it, Cybertron wouldn't be resurrected.

Smokescreen felt sad over his loss, before Arcee berated him for being so focused on himself and expressed his disdain that he was so determined about himself, rather than the team. As she continued to talk about him, Smokescreen deduced that he wasn't good enough for the team and drove out of the base. After he left, the Autobots discovered that he was the last Omega Key. As he returned to the base, he was attacked and defeated by Soundwave.