Ratchet is another one of the first Autobots that arrive to Earth in the first Transformers Movie. But like Ironhide and Ratchet, Ratchet was unfortunately killed off in the fourth Movie by Lockdown, being the third member of the original Autobot team that arrived to Earth to die, but he still outlived Ironhide and Jazz. I quite liked Ratchet because he was the Medical Officer, had a great voice actor, and was a decent combatant out of the Autobots.
Note: Unlike my other blogs such as Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, this one will include Ratchet's TF4 feats. So with that introduction out of the way...
Respect Ratchet
Accolades
Ratchet is Optimus Prime's Medical Officer:
Optimus Prime: My Medical Officer Ratchet
Source - Transformers.
Strength
Ratchet gently shoves Ironhide forward:
Source - Transformers.
While being captured by a group of Decepticons, Ratchet demonstrates better physical resistance than Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Mirage/Dino and Qeue and even staggering a Decepticon Protoform with a punch:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet throws Jazz off balance with a slap:
Source - Transformers: Defiance #1.
Ratchet crushes allspark mutation, Dispensor by standing on him:
Source - Transformers #
Speed & Agility
Ratchet leaps at a high height and performs a ground roll:
Source - Transformers.
Ratchet performs a front flip while leaping over Brawl/Devastator:
Ratchet dodges a rocket that was unleashed by a Decepticon:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
In vehicle mode, Ratchet briefly outpaces Cemetery Wind SUVs and dodges gunfire from an Cemetery Wind SUV:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
in vehicle mode, Ratchet dodges multiple missiles that were unleashed by Cemetery Wind Helicopters:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
While in vehicle mode, Ratchet evades Decepticon firepower:
Source - Transformers: Nefarious Issue #6.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet dodges firepower unleashed by Brawl/Devastator:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #1.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet dodges two blasts unleashed by a Thraal/A'ovan alien tank:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet dodges two blasts and a punch from a Thraal controlled robot:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet slashes at two Decepticons with a buzzsaw before they can react:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet swiftly evades Bonecrusher's claw attack:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 4.
Durability
Ratchet withstands gunfire that was unleashed by Starscream's mini gun:
Source - Transformers.
Is unharmed from being blasted by a rocket that was unleashed by Starscream:
Source - Transformers.
Is unharmed from being crashed into by Starscream (who was flying at a very high speed in jet mode):
Source - Transformers.
Is unharmed from being blasted in the shoulder by a short Plasma blast that was unleashed by Megatron:
Source - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Is unharmed from being pushed on the floor by a Decepticon Protoform:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Is unharmed from being stabbed in the chest by Sentinel Prime's long Sword:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Is unharmed from being in the blast radius of an exploding bomb:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Is unharmed from being blasted by Cemetery Wind gunfire and a missile that was unleashed by a Cemetery Wind Helicoptor:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Is unharmed being in the blast radius of several exploding missiles that were unleashed by Cemetery Wind Helicoptor and Cemetery Wind gunfire:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Ratchet withstands gunfire and explosives that were unleashed by Cemetery Wind:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
TitanMagazines: Ratchet survives Megatron's explosive firepower assault:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #1.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet uses his buzz saw to block a firepower from the Thraal/A'ovan species:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet shrugs off being thrown aside by a zombified Blackout:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #4.
Firepower
Ratchet unleashes short bursts that throws an injured Brawl off his feet and renders him unconscious:
Source - Transformers.
Ratchet unleashes a short burst that shudders Starscream:
Source - Transformers.
Ratchet assists Ironhide in competing with Megatron and a somewhat weakened Starscream in a contest of firepower, forcing Megatron and Starscream to retreat:
Source - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
From a long distance, Ratchet unleashes a short burst that kills a Decepticon Protoform:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet unleashes a short burst that blinds a Decepticon Protoform and unleashes a rocket that throws a Decepticon off balance (possibly killing it):
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet kills a Decepticon Protoform by unleashing a blast that burns and destroys it's body:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet unleashes short bursts that shatters Sentinel Prime's Control Pillar:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet unleashes short bursts that throws several Cemetery Wind Agents off their feet, while trying to not to kill them:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet unleashes a blast that destroys Allspark energy in a zombified Blackout:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #4.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet unleashes a blast that overload the Allspark core:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 5.
Additional Weaponry
Ratchet's buzzsaw cuts off Brawl's arm:
Source - Transformers.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet hurls his buzz saw, cutting off a large chunk of a tank:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet cuts off large chunks off a Thraal/A'ovan species controlled robot:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet uses his buzzsaw to tear off the arms of Decepticon drones:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 2.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet slashes Bonecrusher with his buzzsaw, causing him pain and forcing him to fight defensively, keeping him at bay:
Bonecrusher: EHT! GHOH!
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 4.
Titan Magazines: Ratchet decapitates a Decepticon drone and rips off a few body chunks through the use of his buzzsaw:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 5.
Combat & Battle Feats
Ratchet participates in arresting several Sector 7 Agents in an ambush:
Source - Transformers.
Ratchet participates in the Mission City battle, fighting several Decepticons on Earth, notably Starscream and Brawl:
Source - Transformers.
Ratchet participates in the battles against Decepticons between the first two movies. In one instance, he gets pinned down by Decepticon Incinerator, but gets saved by Optimus Prime. Ratchet uses his buzzsaw to cut into in Incinerator's ankle, distracting him enough for Optimus to ram his energon sword through his chest, ending his life:
Source - Transformers: Alliance Issue #4.
Ratchet assists Ironhide in a contest of firepower against a weakened Megatron and Starscream following Optimus Prime's death:
Source - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Ratchet participates in Operation Firestorm, a battle between Autobots & NEST forces and dozens of Decepticons:
Source - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
While in vehicle mode, Ratchet and Ironhide dodge Decepticon firepower and crash through two Decepticons with enough force throw them off their feet:
Source - Transformers: Nefarious Issue #6.
Ratchet participates in an ambush attack against Starscream and Shockwave's Decepticon assault:
Source - Transformers: Rising Storm Issue #3.
Ratchet participates in a skirmish with Decepticon protoforms in a Decepticon infested Chicago:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet participates in what became known as The Battle of Chicago, in the group of Autobots and NEST military who helped the Autobots defeat the majority of the massive army of Decepticons led by Megatron and Sentinel Prime:
Source - Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Ratchet meets his unfortunate and untimely death at the hands of Bounty Hunter Lockdown and Cemetery Wind forces, but manages to make his death a somewhat difficult job for Cemetery Wind forces with no lethal intent:
Source - Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Titan Magazines:
Ratchet works with Ironhide and Jazz in an attack on Megatron to prevent him from reaching the Allspark, and they also evade Brawl/Devastator's deadly firepower:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #1.
Ratchet defends himself in a war between the Thraal and A'ovan on Na'conda and gets the better of them despite having no lethal intent:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #2.
Ratchet co-ordinates with a weakened Optimus Prime and Ironhide against a zombified Blackout, Brawl and Barricade:
Source - Transformers: Saga of the Allspark Issue #4.
Ratchet works with Ironhide in an attack on two Decepticons on a bridge and successfully kills him:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 2.
Ratchet fends off Bonecrusher through the use of his buzzsaw to protect Ironhide:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 4.
Ratchet participates in a battle against legions of Swindle Decepticon drones:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Part 5.
Ratchet participates in a battle against flying Decepticons to protect a shelter and later protect Bumblebee:
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Aftermath Part 1.
Source - Transformers: Twilight's Last Gleaming Aftermath Part 2.
Ratchet participates in a battle against Unicron's creatures that attack Cybertron:
Source - Transformers: Return to Cybertron Part 4.
Conclusion
Phew, it took me a lot of effort and time to gather all the material needed for this thread, but now it's finally over. I started making this respect thread back in 2017, but abandoned the project due to loss of interest in Transformers, I just couldn't didn't have the same passion that I had while making respect threads for Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Jazz and Sideswipe, partially because my Transformers phase ended due to Transformers fatigue, so I was too bored with Transformers to finish this project, and what made me lose interest even further was my disappointment with Transformers: The Last Knight. Furthermore, my previous experiences with making these respect threads were absolutely exhausting, making a single respect thread for each character was a very long and exhausting process because they took so much time and effort that I needed large breaks between each project, and the amount of time and effort required also expended depleted my Transformers obsession. However, I just couldn't leave this project unfinished because Ratchet was one of the original Autobots who arrived to Earth in the first Transformers movie in 2007, so I felt that his respect thread would be an important project nonetheless. Ratchet was an interesting character for me to gather feats for because he's the Autobot medical officer who doesn't like combat, but has proven to be a deadly warrior time and time again. He is pretty fast and agile for his size, has respectable firepower, but most notably, he wields a buzzsaw so deadly that he's been able to cut off Brawl's arm and even keep Bonecrusher at bay, so I wouldn't underestimate him. Thank you all so much for reading.
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