Ratchet (SG)

Ratchet is an evilAutobot"medic" from theShattered Glasscontinuity family.

It brings on many changes, and you can take or leave it if you please.

To sayRatchetis theAutobots' medic would be a falsehood. RatchetiswhereOptimus Primesends the wounded from battle, but not forrepairs.No, they are sent there forpunishment.Any Autobot ordered there has to be dragged kicking and screaming.

It's not that Ratchet wants to terrorize his patients. In fact, he honestly believes that he's doing them a great favor! Who wouldn't want some rusty old equipment replacing their head? That would look so cool! And he really doesn't understand why they get so upset after seeing the result of his loving care. But Ratchet shrugs off their cries of protest and confusion. They'll come around eventually.Somemay say his morbid operations as a result of a past trauma, that his methods are an attempt toprovesomething, but no one can quite say for sure.

Fiction

Fun PublicationsShattered Glasscontinuity

Mirage,a down-and-out bank robber volunteered for one of Ratchet's "upgrades" so he could gain permanent partial transparency. That was likely the last time anyone paid attention to Mirage.Around Cybertron #7

After a harrowing Dinobot Hunt,Rodimuswoke up on Ratchet's operating table, having lost a hand in a battle withGrimlockand theDecepticons.Rodimus, in a panic, immediately tried to leave, and objected to Ratchet's offer to add a second vocoder. It was then that Rodimus noticed that his hand had been not repaired, but replaced with a jaggedsawblade.Ratchet was momentarily saddened by Rodimus's dissatisfaction with his "upgrade," but his grin of psychotic amusement returned quickly enough.

Blurrwas morbidly fascinated with speculating on what was likely to happen toWheeljackafter Prime ordered that Ratchet should oversee Wheeljack'sEarth-mode refit.Dungeons & Dinobots

Ratchet was one of the many Autobots who supported Rodimus when he stole theArkand set out for Earth. While on Earth, the Autobots found themselves beset byBlitzwing's new uncontrollable broadcasting powers overwhelming their emergency channel, Rodimus looked to Ratchet for a solution. The miserable medic perked right up at his abilities being needed, and said all it would take was a micro-laser. When he came up with a sonic jackhammer instead, and, when that was pointed out to him, asked if anyone really needed their personalities, Rodimus dropped the idea. Ratchet was too busy being enthralled by "Zydrate Anatomy"to care overmuch.Blitzwing Bop

In the negative universe, the Purple Cross is not a heavily enforced trademark.

Ratchet helped Wheeljack set up a work area when the Autobots capturedSephie Beller,who had augmented herself with Cybertronian tech. As Wheeljack prepared for a vivisection, Ratchet handed him medical tools. The operation was suspended by the arrival of the Decepticons, whom the Autobots were able to take captive. Ratchet andBrawnwere soon kept busy restrainingSwoopfrom attacking the prisoners. The arrival ofR.J. Blackrockin agiant mechdelayed any executions. During the ensuing fight, Ratchet knocked Sephie out of the air with his crane boom, and she blindly retaliated by blasting him in the head, causing bits of his helmet to go flying. On seeing their medic was wounded, the Autobots retreated back to theArk.Transhuman

While working on his Transhuman subjects,Side Burncautioned them that they didn't want Ratchet working on their upgrades. The Autobot medic had a habit of getting...experimental with his patients.Coalescence

After the mass arrival ofpositive-universeTransformers, Ratchet enacted a plan to cheat his own mortality. To this end, he stoleCrystalline Containmenttechnology from the heroic Autobots and used it to store a copy of his brain patterns, which would activate a new body in the event of his deactivation.Customization class SG Ratchet bio

You... probably don't want to fight Marvel Ratchet,SGRatchet, that rarely ends up well for anyone. Including Marvel Ratchet.

Following the Autobots' particularly bad defeat atDecepticon CityonEarthat the hands of theDecepticons,Ratchet was among the Autobots who left forCybertronaboardSky Lynx.RestorationWhen their ride announced they would have to lighten their load, Ratchet, being among the most badly wounded of the Autobots, was dumped out of the airlock along with Optimus Prime, Brawn,Prowl,andInferno.They subsequently found themselves in the presence ofUnicron,Familiar Reflectionswho reformatted them to serve his needs. Ratchet became one of theAutotroopersservingCheckpointamong theKnights of Unicron.After returning to Cybertron, he assisted Nova Prime in overthrowing Rodimus.Out of the One, Many

Ratchet's reformatting triggered the activation of his "backup", whose new body was equipped withcombinertechnology, but suffered from freezing and rebooting issues thanks to compatibility issues with the extradimensional Crystalline Containment technology. Ever the mad doctor, Ratchet was able to plant viruses in and seize control of the brain functions of those unfortunates he combined with.Customization class SG Ratchet bio

Recordicons

At some unspecified point in time, Ratchet and a team of Autobots somehow under the command of bothRodimus PrimeandOptimus PrimefoughtThundercrackerandRavagein the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction."According to Ravage, anyway.Recordicons #3

SD SG

Ratchet visited a distant point in the timeline frequently in order to help out his fellow doc-bot,Rhinox,fool his teammates into thinking that he had all sorts of miracle cures up his sleeve. On one such visit, Ratchet wondered aloud how his numerous trips into the time-stream hadn't muddle the whole thing to mush already. Rhinox assured him that he had taken measures to prevent such a thing from happening. Satisfied, Ratchet dropped off a cure forstasis lockbefore returning to his own time, wishing Rhinox good luck in keeping his teammates in the dark about their meetings.SD SG #6

IDWShattered Glasscomic

Upgrades, people,upgrades!

At some point during the Great War, the loss of a close friend left Ratchet traumatized.Shattered Glass #1

Ratchet took part in the final battle forEarth;after defeating the Decepticons, he and the other Autobots pillaged the planet before they returned toCybertron.Shattered Glass #2On the way back to Cybertron, Ratchet was able to convince Optimus Prime to revive the critically woundedBumblebee,who'd taken severe damage fromMegatron'sfusion cannon.Using a spareprotoform,Ratchet rebuilt Bumblebee intoGoldbug,a faster, stronger, and outwardly more confident identity for the little warrior.Shattered Glass #4

At some point after the end of the war, Goldbug andProwlattempted to depose Optimus Prime. Although the coup failed, Ratchet nevertheless sided with Goldbug's breakaway faction, and by the present day he had relocated to Goldbug's territory. As one of Goldbug's close associates, he spent most of his time working with Autobotbodyscrappersbased inGold City.When not interrogating the Decepticon prisoners they brought back for him, he spent most of his time experimenting on unwilling victims, using the steady supply of spare parts guaranteed by his position to try and create unbeatable Cybertronian that wouldn't have died by his side. WhenBlurrbrought himSixshot's corpse, Ratchet told him that Goldbug had put out a contract onStarscream,with express orders to bring him in alive.Shattered Glass #1

WhenMegatronand his remaining followers launched a full-scale assault on Gold City, Ratchet took part in the battle, but paused when he overheard the sound of Starscream dying andJetfirescreaming in agony.Shattered Glass #5

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Games

Transformers: Forged to Fight

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Shattered Bridges

Toys

Combiner Wars

"Do you ever think that you might be goingmad?! "
"Oh, all the time. I don't think that it's anything to worry about."

• Autobot Ratchet(Deluxe,2016)

• Accessories:Combiner hand/foot/gun, axe

Exclusive toBotCon 2016's customization class,Combiner Wars"Autobot Ratchet" is aredecoof the mass-retailFirst Aidwith a previously-unused pretooled head. Like allCombiner Wars-style Deluxe Class toys, he can become an arm or a leg for any compatible Voyager Class torso figure. The toy came unassembled and unpainted (though pre-assembled unpainted versions were made available for sale later in the weekend), and the class attendees applied provided paint and stickers to complete the toy.

While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also sticks out automatically if he collides withOptimus Prime/Motormaster's (or any ofHot Spot's redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

Shattered GlassRatchet was actually one offivedifferent official decos for the unpainted "kits", the others being aMarvel Comics-inspired Ratchet, aG1 cartoon-based Ratchet, aGeneration 2Ratchet deco, andMedix,which used the automatically-included-in-the-sprues First Aid head. Four sticker sheets were available, but class participants were only allowed a G1 sticker sheet and one other of their choice. This was not a popular decision. Extra unpainted/unstickered pre-assembled versions of Ratchet with the Ratchet head were offered for sale at the convention to regular attendees.

Class participants who finished creating their toy in-class were given an exclusiveEnigma of Combinationaccessory that can be either held by Ratchet/Medix or fit intoUltra PrimeorOptimus Maximus's chest.

Generations Selects

Sid from Toy Story had become what he fought against.

• Shattered Glass Ratchet & Optimus Prime(2-pack, 2020)

• Series:War for Cybertron: Earthrise
• ID number:WFC-GS17
• Accessories:Pistol, roof/shield, lightbar

AGenerations Selectsadd-on toEarthrise,"Shattered Glass Ratchet" is a redeco ofParadron Medics Ratchet,itself a retool ofEarthriseIronhide,featuring a BotCon-inspired color scheme with the delicious purple Autobot insignia. Ratchet comes with a shield that forms his ambulance mode's roof and also comes with a miniature pistol that can be stashed away under the shield. The figure's feet stick out of the back of its ambulance mode, an issue shared with all iterations of this mold. Although stock photography depicts him with grey shoulder highlights, the final toy gives him purple ones instead.

He is bundled withShattered Glass Optimus Prime.Much like most 2020Selectsproduct, the toy is only branded as part of theWar for Cybertron Trilogyand notEarthrise.

This toy wasrepurposedas anAngolmois-corrupted form ofGeneration 1 RatchetinGenerations Selects Special Comic.

Merchandise

Magic: The Gathering

• Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer(2022)
  • ID number:002/015
  • Set code:BOT
  • Color identity:White
  • Casting cost:{2}{W}(front),{1}{W}(back)
  • Artist:Andrew Griffith

"Ratchet, Field Medic" is part of the 2022Magic: The GatheringUniverses BeyondTransformerscard set, found in Collector Booster packs ofMagic'sThe Brothers' Warset. It can be reversed to become "Ratchet, Rescue Racer", representing Ratchet in vehicle mode.

A variant of this card was available in both Set Booster and Collector Booster packs, depicting"Generation 1" Ratchet.

Notes

Damn you, situational lighting!

• In the originalShattered Glasscontinuity, Ratchet's first body is based onEnergonCombat ClassRoadblock's, with a new head. The character was intended to have a scrubs-based mint green as his base color.^[1]InEvan Gauntt's pre-final "flat color" version^[2]of Ratchet's first appearance, Ratchet is mint green in the original image. However, the dynamic lighting from the scene's overhead lamp caused other creators to interpret him as being white with green highlights instead of his intended mint green coloration. This misinterpretation of his colors has been reflected by every depiction of the character since, including his much-later Hasbro toy release. Oops?
• Ratchet's Autotrooper body is based onCombiner WarsDeluxe ClassOffroad/Trailbreakerwith aHoist-style head.
• InForged to Fight,evil Ratchet shares a CG model withhis regular counterpartas a heavily stylized version of the 2008UniverseDeluxe Class toy.

References

See also

You look familiar...

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Versions ofShattered GlassRatchet have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Ratchet,the evil counterpart toAnimatedRatchet.

For more information, seeRatchet (disambiguation).