Elita One is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. The are all female Autobots, usually pink or red in color.

Contents 1 Transformers: Generation 1 1.1 Animated series 1.2 Dreamwave Productions 1.3 Fun Publications 1.4 Voice actor plays 1.5 IDW Publishing 1.6 Toys 2 Transformers: Energon 3 2007 Transformers film 3.1 IDW Publishing 3.2 Titan Magazines 3.3 Toys 4 Transformers: Animated 5 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 5.1 Movie plot 5.2 Toys 6 Transformers: Timelines 6.1 Fun Publications 6.2 Toys 7 External links

[edit] Transformers: Generation 1

Elita One

Autobot
Sub-group	Convention Exclusives, Deluxe Vehicles, Female Autobots
Function	Female Autobot Commander
Motto	"I can deal with Decepticons. Elita One knows no fear."
Alternate Modes	Cybertronian Car, Attack Boat
Series	Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Timelines
English voice actor	Marlene Aragon

Elita One is the leader of the female Autobots and romantic interest of Optimus Prime.

[edit] Animated series

Nine million years ago, she was a civilian robot called Ariel romantically linked with dockworker Orion Pax. When the Aerialbots were transported back in time, they met Orion Pax, Ariel ,and their friend Dion. As Elita One, she is romantically linked to Optimus Prime, the upgraded form of Orion Pax.

When Megatron attacked the energy storage hangar where Orion worked, he fatally wounded both Ariel and Pax.

The Aerialbots took Orion Pax to Alpha Trion, who reconstructed both Pax and Ariel. Both became important commanders of the Autobots, Optimus Prime and Elita One. They remained romantically linked after their reconfiguration.

Four million years ago Elita One parted ways with Optimus Prime as he lead his ship the Ark on a mission to gather energon. She wanted to come with him but Optimus insisted it was too dangerous. Optimus vowed to return for Elita, but caught in an explosion, Optimus believed Elita to be destroyed.

Elita One is the female Autobot commander on Cybertron trying to liberate the planet from the corrupt grip of the Decepticon guardian of Cybertron, Shockwave. Advised by Alpha Trion, she led a group of female Autobot resistance fighters including Chromia, Firestar, and Moonracer.

Elita One is captured and used as bait by Shockwave to lure Optimus Prime into a deadly trap. As Shockwave predicted, Optimus Prime traveled back to Cybertron to uphold his promise and save his love.

Elita One possesses a rare and powerful weapon built within herself that can temporarily halt the flow of time within its radius of effect. However, the weapon drains her life force, so she only uses it when there is no other hope of victory. When used one of the few things that can save her life is a power transfer from Optimus Prime, who has a compatible power system to hers.

Elita One only appears in one episode (The Search for Alpha Trion). Her story as Ariel is told, along with Optimus Prime's [as Orion Pax] in War Dawn. As the newly-built Optimus Prime leaves to fight Megatron with the Aerialbots, Alpha Trion hints that he will rebuild Ariel as Elita One.

[edit] Dreamwave Productions

In the War Within series Optimus Prime was depicted in one scene as having a mudflap with a silhouette of Elite One on it.

Elita One, Chromia, Firestar and Moonracer appeared briefly in the final issue of Dreamwave Comics Generation One series among the female Transformers sent by the Quintessons to Cybertron. Although they were supposed to character in the next plot arc involving the return of Optimus Prime, the company closing left this story unfinished.

[edit] Fun Publications

Based on the Transformers Classics toy line, the Timelines 2007 story is set 15 years after the end of the Marvel Comics story (ignoring all events of the Marvel U.K. and Generation 2 comics).

In Transformers: Timelines volume 2 #2, "Games of Deception" Ultra Magnus leads a force including Elita One, Springer, Huffer, Snarl, Strongarm and Tyrannitron after the Decepticon Bugbite and his forces to Earth. Dispatched to spy on Bugbite's group of Decepticons, she could only watch as Mirage was captured and Bugbite took over Megatron's troops. Infiltrating the Decepticon base (the crashed Ark) and battling Ravage, Elita activated the jammer that stopped Bugbite from controlling Megatron's forces. In the ensuing battle, the Autobots rescued Mirage and Elita One left with Magnus to take care of Bludgeon's forces.

[edit] Voice actor plays

Ariel appeared in the 2006 TransformersCon voice actor play. Voices in the play were performed by a variety of volunteers and the actual voice actors attending the convention. In this play various Transformers from different timelines and realities were swept up in a repeat wave and transported along with Unicron to Earth. The Transformers included Generation 1 Tracks, Ariel, Cosmos and Megatron, Beast Wars Tarantulas, Robots in Disguise Sky-Byte and Beast Machines Tankor.

Ariel found herself initially enamoured with Megatron for his ability to fly, although Tracks tried to convince her such an ability wasn't unique. She also found the concept of organic life fanciful.

Eventually the Transformers were able to learn that the death of Unicron in 2005 was what created the repeat wave. They defeated Unicron by tricking him into Transforming and using up his power, then using the Key to Vector Sigma program (which Tankor had brought with him) to tap into the power of Vector Sigma itself, and through it the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. With Unicron severely drained the various Transformers faded back to their original timelines.

[edit] IDW Publishing

Elita One made her first IDW Publishing appearance in issue #3 of The Transformers: Megatron Origin. She was shown at the funerals of Bumper and Fastback being comforted by a Transformer greatly resembling Orion Pax.

[edit] Toys

• Timelines Deluxe Elita One (2009)

A Botcon convention exclusive. A redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Thunderblast.

[edit] Transformers: Energon

The name Ariel was later used as the Japanese name for the Transformers: Energon character Arcee.

[edit] 2007 Transformers film

Elita-One

Elita-One movie toy
Autobot
Sub-group	Female Autobots, Scouts
Alternate Modes	Cybertronian Motorcycle, Cybertronian Entry Mode Protoform
Series	Transformers

Although not portrayed in the live-action movie Elita-One now has a toy in the movie line, although it is a redeco of an Arcee from Transformers: Energon.

According to the biography printed in the collected Reign of Starscream books she is the longest known and most trusted of Optimus Prime's officers.

[edit] IDW Publishing

In Reign of Starscream issue #4 Elita-One, Grindcore, Signal Flare, and Warpath were captured by the Decepticons and forced to build a new Allspark at Simfur. In issue #5 Starscream sacrificed the sparks of Crankcase, Elita-One, Grindcore, Signal Flare, and Warpath to bring his new Allspark Cube online.

Note - The appearance of Elita-One is modified in the IDW Publishing stories so that her head more resembles movie style's more 'alien' looking characters than the style of the movie toy.

[edit] Titan Magazines

In "Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part 1" Skyblast led the Autobots Arcee, Armorhide, Elita-One, Longarm and Strongarm in resisting the Decepticons who had conquered Earth. In part 3 Starscream and Scorponok attack the Autobots Arcee, Armorhide, Elita-One, Longarm, Skyblast and Strongarm on the moon. The Autobots flee to Earth, which is exactly what Starscream hoped they'd do. In part 4 Mikaela frees Optimus Prime and freezes Frenzy just as Bumblebee gets some unexpected help fighting Megatron by the arrival of Elita-One, Skyblast and Strongarm.

Note - In this story Elita-One resembles her toy's body with a Generation 1 Elita One head in robot mode, but she assumes a Cybertronian "protoform entry mode" for her vehicle mode.

[edit] Toys

• Transformers Scout Elita-One (2007)

This toy is a redeco of Energon Arcee, in the colors of Generation 1 Arcee. This toy is a Target store exclusive in the United States.

[edit] Transformers: Animated

See: Blackarachnia

[edit] Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

[edit] Movie plot

Chromia, Arcee, and Elita One chase the Decepticon Sideways in an alley in Shanghai. She is later present when the Autobots face off with the Decepticons in Egypt, sent with Ironhide as an advance team to recover Sam. Upon finding Sam and Mikaela, Arcee and Elita One are hit by Decepticons while trying to protect Sam while Chromia is seen taking cover. Chromia is not seen or mentioned for the remainder of the film.

[edit] Toys

Though Hasbro announced her toy is coming in 2010.

[edit] Transformers: Timelines

Elita One

Override GTS as Shattered Glass Elita One
Autobot
Sub-group	Deluxe Vehicles
Alternate Modes	Race car
Series	Transformers: Timelines

Elita One is one of the evil Autobots under the command of the tyrant Optimus Prime, and later Rodimus Prime. She is a skilled sniper. She speaks with a slight Russian accent.

[edit] Fun Publications

Although not depicted directly, Elita One is one of the many Autobots aboard the Ark in Do Over. The Ark launches from Cybertron for Earth under the command of Rodimus and is followed by the Decepticon ship Nemesis, under the command of Starscream. While battling over Earth it is shot down by human defense systems.

Elita makes her first appearance in Blitzwing Bop. She informs Rodimus Prime that the A.R. chamber is not working. Later she is assigned by Rodimus to work with Brawn. Together they take over human cars on Earth using an automated car wash, making an army of drones for the Autobots. They are stopped by the Decepticons Blitzwing, Bombshell and Sideswipe.

[edit] Toys

Although no toy was made for this version of Elita One, her appearance is based on the toy for Override GTS.

[edit] External links

• Elita One at the Transformers Wiki