Butin

We wish we had a better picture too.

Butinis aSpace Knightof theSolstar Order.She might wield daggers.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Butin was a new recruit to the Order who became a Cadet at the same time asRom,Livia,andFy-Laa.On her first field mission, she was teamed withPrimto investigate a volcano onShrinn Island.Cold FireButin was later made a Space Knight.Knights of the Solstar Order profile

A female humanoid Knight was one of four Space Knights assigned to quarantineCybertronafter the Solstar Order had detectedunusual Dire Wraithsignatures coming from the metallic planet and barred theCarceriansfrom teleporting in reinforcements.First Strike #2

This same Knight later assisted a group of Space Knights in defendingEloniafrom being consumed by the monstrous planetUnicron,wielding a pair of daggers. The dagger-wielder and several Knights attempted to attack Unicron through his maw, only to be destroyed by an immense eruption of energy.Our Darkest

Notes

Thiswouldbe a lot better... if we actually knew it was her.

• Butin was never shown unarmored in a clear view, but she appears to beElonian.

Identity

The identity of the dagger-wielding Space Knight has never actually been confirmed to be Butin on-panel. The key aspects that suggest she is Butin are her humanoid, female body shape, which correlates to Butin as the only other known female Elonian Space Knight, and the fact that the dagger-wielding Knight first appeared in a group shot in the same story that introduced Butin.

When asked if the dagger-wielding Knight was Butin, various creators who worked on theROMtitles have given different accounts:

• Writer Christos Gage said he"wasn't sure".
• Writer Chris Ryall hasoffered several replies,ultimately choosing not to comment one way or the other. In an audio interview, Ryall said that he is unsure if they ever named them.^[1]
• EditorDavid Mariottesaid thatthe dagger wielder was Butin.

Due to the conflicting nature of these accounts, we here at TFWiki have opted to include information for the dagger-wielding Knight on Butin's page for simplicity, though the two may be distinct individuals.

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