Dropforge

Dropforge is anAutobotMini-Confrom theRobots in Disguiseportion of theAligned continuity family.

There's just one more thing...

Don't make the mistake of judgingDropforgeby his size—in spite of his diminutive stature, he's a hardboiled officer of the law who's spent years on the meanest streets ofKaon,with the keen mind, cool head, and deductive skills you'd expect to find in a police detective. He's no pushover in a fight either; if you value anything below your kneecaps, you'll not make the mistake of trying to resist arrest when he brings you in. Unlike many of his fellow officers, Dropforge is more loyal to thespiritrather than theletterof the law, and isn't above bending the rules or overlooking regulations when the need arises.

These days, Dropforge has chosen to largely retire from active duty in favor of teaching the bright-eyed young cadets at theKaon Police Academyin the dirty work of forensics and detection. Despite his crusty exterior, Dropforge has been known to take a shine to particularly bright students, particularlyStrongarm.There aren't many like her, but the kid has the potential be the best of the best.

Fiction

2015Robots in Disguisecartoon

Voice actor:David Sheinkopf(English),Simon Duprez(French),Peter Reinhardt(German),Enrique Cervantes(Latin-American Spanish)

During her time at the Academy,Strongarmregarded Dropforge as her favourite instructor.Get a ClueOn one occasion, however, he caught Strongarm and her classmateNightradrag-racing in the Academy's Hall of Studies. Strongarm later insisted that she had only been there to talk Nightra out of it.Guilty As Charged

When a case onEarthrequired some serious detective work, Strongarm remembered Dropforge and tried to mimic some of his mannerisms during her investigations.Get a Clue

Under the reign of the newHigh Council,Dropforge and a small team of Autobot officers were sent to Earth as part of a bid byCyclonusto apprehendBumblebeeand histeam;like other members of the Autobot police force, they were secretly brainwashed by a long-range signal fromCybertronto keep them loyal and willing to carry out the Council's orders. They landed at ascrapyardoutsideCrown Cityand set out to capture the Autobots.

They caught up with their targets on the outskirts of the city and placed them under arrest for a variety of jumped-up charges. All of Bumblebee's team managed to escape, save for Strongarm; after incapacitatingSideswipeandGrimlock,the Mini-Con subdued Bumblebee and imprisoned them all aboard their ship. With the help ofDennyandRussell Clay,the officers were lured out of the ship, allowing for the humans to spring their Autobot friends; meanwhile, Strongarm conducted a central processor scan on Dropforge to understand his behavior. The officers chased the fugitive Autobots to a natural gas refinery, where one ofSteeljaw's forcefields inadvertently blocked the signal and caused the police 'bots to reboot, breaking the brainwashing. The signal was permanently blocked afterFixitadjusted their processors to new frequencies, and they proceeded back to Cybertron to secretly investigate the cause of the mind-control.Five Fugitives

This subterfuge paid off when Dropforge and his officers were able to take custody of the Bee Team and Steeljaw from theHigh Council's officersto escort them to theAutobot High Councilbuilding as part of their investigation.Freedom Fighters

Notes

• Drop forgingis a metalworking process that involves heating metal, pouring it into a die, and dropping a hammer on it to form it into the die's shape. For a paramilitary academy's instructor, it's not an inappropriate name.