Seeker (ROTF)

The Seekers are a type ofTransformerfrom theRevenge of the Fallenportion of thelive-action filmcontinuity family.

They call me the seeker, I've been searching low and hiiiiiiiiiiigh.

TheSeekerswere among the firstTransformers,characterized by their ability to traverse space. They were tasked with finding stars by theDynasty of Primesto feed theAllSpark.

Known Seekers include

• Jetfire
• Ransack
• Fortress
• Air Raid
• UnnamedFord Model T Seeker
• UnnamedB-24 Liberator Seeker
• UnnamedF-104 Starfighter Seeker
• UnnamedHudson steam locomotive Seeker
• Unnamedtruck Seeker

Fiction

IDW movie comics

Jetfirewas one of the first Seekers, searching for stars under the command ofThe Fallenmillions of years ago.Defiance #4He turned his back on the cause when The Fallen deliberately tried to destroy thesundespite knowing of the existence of life onEarth.Tales of the Fallen issue 3Following The Fallen's defeat, he left a number of his loyal Seekers, including Fortress, on Earth to search for theTomb of the Primes.Having little success over the years, these Seekers grew bored and frustrated, and began competing and fighting amongst themselves over the smallest clue to the Tomb's location. One such battle between Fortress and an unnamed truck Seeker in 1929 led to the deaths ofCarter Newell's parents, sowing the seeds of theInitiative.Nefarious #6

Titan MagazinesRevenge of the Fallencomic

Ransack, agent ofthe Fallen,called himself a Seeker. He also referred to Seekers as being a whole different and separate form of life, but in the context he's likely just talking smack.Dogfight!

Later,SoundwavesentGrindorto find an old, rusting car. A car Soundwave referred to as one of "the lost", a redundant shell containing ancient knowledge. When Grindor cut it open, he retrieved a Cybertronian-looking "memory tree" from the innards. Hmmmm...Learning Curve

Soundwave later had Ransack captured, wanting to know the information the Seeker had.Turnabout

After the Fallen's destruction,William Lennoxand hisNESTteam were spread thin trying to locate all the remaining Seekers.Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime

Revenge of the Fallenfilm

Wheelieidentified photos of a Ford Model T automobile, a 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine, a B-24 Liberator bomber, an F-104 Starfighter interceptor, and anSR-71 Blackbirdas depicting Seekers. Simmons had spent some time in Sector 7 begging to investigate the evidence that these wereN.B.E.s,but was denied and told he was being "obsessed". Really? Simmons, obsessed? Can't be. Sam, Simmons, Mikaela, Leo, Skids, and Mudflap located Jetfire who was able to translate a clue from the Allspark knowledge in Sam's head that led to the Tomb of the Primes and teleported them to Egypt through aspace bridge.He later appeared to help during thefinal battle,sacrificing himself to giveOptimus Primethe power to defeat the Fallen.Revenge of the Fallen (film)Jetfire identifiedRansackas being a seeker a short time after stomping him to death.Revenge of the Fallen (novel)

Notes

• Centuries later, the termSeekerwould be used to describe acrack teamunder the command ofStarscream.
• Ben Procterdesigned a robot mode for the Ford Model T automobile that was used as the basis of Ransack's.^[1]

Foreign names

• Portuguese:Buscadores( "Seekers" )

References