Transformers G1: PROTECTOBOTS (1985)

The Origin of the Protectobots

The original 1980s Transformers series never showed any origin episode of where the Protectobots came from, so I thought I would make up my own origin story. It takes place after Starscream and the Combaticons were exiled from Earth. The Autobots fight the Decepticons at a hospital where Megatron and Soundwave get their hands on an X-ray machine and a CAT scan machine. The Autobots lost the first battle and a few people got hurt in the crossfire. Optimus realizes that they need more soldiers to prevent casualties. Wheeljack, Ratchet and Perceptor notice a station with old abandoned emergency vehicles and they thought what if they can make them into robots solely to protect the humans while Optimus and the others do the battles. After modifications, they made the emergency vehicles into the Protectobots (Hot Spot, Streetwise, Blades, First Aid, and Groove). Some of the new bots were having doubts and First Aid feels ashamed when he fails to rescue a little girl who has been snatched Thundercracker (the latter was reluctant) to make her a test subject in Megatron's new experiment.

Story added by enzotakerian on December 5, 2025