Ironhide

'"I'm a soldier; I'm made for war." ~ Ironhide '

Ironhide is a veteran Autobot Warrior, as well as a personal old friend to Optimus Prime. Having endured countless battles on Cybertron he has more than earned the scars to prove himself. Despite his old age, he is a soldier through and through, often a little trigger happy, always waiting for the next battle to arise of which he can test his combat skills and arsenal of high powered weapons.

Personality
"Ironhide you know he don't harm humans, what is with you?"

 Well I'm just saying we could its an option."''

-Optimus and Ironhide discussing
Ironhide is a loyal and brave individual usually acting serious on his missions, however he can let his powerful side get the better of him often making threatening remarks to people who cross him the wrong way. Nevertheless Ironhide proves his loyalty by looking out for his teammates, he would rather die in battle protecting his friends rather than watching them get slaughtered, which has earned him the position of Second in Command of the Autobots.

Skills and Abilities
Ironhide is universally known as one of the strongest Autobots alive, an old war veteran who has endured may battles and sustained injuries from the past, he is a worthy opponent in battle as he has been able to easily dispatch numerous Decepticon's with his brute strength and skill, facing off against opponent such as Blackout, Starscream, The Dreads and Mixmaster. An expert weapon specialist he is highly proficient when wielding multiple firearms; his main weapons of choice is an energy rocket launcher mounted on his left arm, alongside a plasma rocket launcher strapped onto his right arm; later he eventually acquires 'The Heavy Iron' and 'Heavy Iron 2.0' invented by Wheeljack, adding overwhelming firepower.

Trivia

 * Ironhide's position of second-in-command to Optimus is clearly a reference to his G1 counterpart as he was a personal old friend to Optimus Prime and usually acted as his right-hand man.
 * Additionally Ironhide's ranking makes him stand alongside several other Second-in-command Transformers including
 * Rhinox from the Beast wars continuity
 * Ratchet from the Prime continuity
 * His facial appearance shows a dented left eye, presumably received during the War on Cybertron.
 * Ironhide was the only member of the original Autobot team not to receive an upgrade or paint job.
 * Since his death, Hound has seemingly took Ironhide's place as weapon specialist.