Elita-one (Female) Autobot (Transformers Trilogy)

Time to stop the Decepticons

Long ago, Ariel admired Megatron, and looked up to him as a champion. Earthrise episode 2 However, war broke out between the Autobots and Decepticons; upon becoming Elita-1, she ultimately sided with her romantic partner Optimus Prime and became a member of the Autobot resistance.

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. When one supply run went wrong, Elita-1 wound up saving Optimus, Wheeljack, and a neutral scrounger named Bumblebee from Megatron and his Seekers, and detonated a bridge to aid in their escape. Elita scolded Optimus for his recklessness; despite her misgivings, Optimus convinced her to let Bumblebee go free. Siege episode 1

When the Decepticons took Ultra Magnus hostage, Elita-1 received an impromptu promotion