Spike Witwicky

"The Autobots won't be played for suckers."

Character Note: SPIKE WITWICKY is a mechanical genius, as interested in why things work as how. A caring father in his late thirties, Spike prefers construction work over academic pursuits, enjoying the feeling of accomplishment that comes with building something with his own hands. He has an artist's heart, and he relates well with the Autobots, who have been his friends since he was fourteen years old. Spike has a great respect for Optimus Prime, and he shares the Autobots' intense hatred for the Decepticons because he understands their purpose and ideals more than he admires their powers and abilities.

Canonical Theme History:
Spike was fourteen when the Decepticons attacked the oil platform where he was working with his dad. Rescued by the Autobots, Spike and his dad helped serve as impromptu ambassadors to Earth, teaching the Autobots about Earth customs and accompanying them on adventures, learning quite a bit of alien technical know-how in the process.

MUX Pre-History:
When Spike graduated high-school, he attended college, one of the first Witwickys to do so. However, although Spike has a bright, exploring mind, after years of adventure and hands-on field work, he found it hard to prosper in a purely academic setting. He eventually dropped out, getting a job at Blackrock Construction.

OOC Notes
Spike was born in 1970. He was 14 in 1984 when the Transformers woke from their 4 million year slumber. 1 He was 35 in 2005. 2 He will be 40 in 2010.

Spike has some residual effects from the Transformer mind swap TP. Spike's mind-swap didn't go so good with Motormaster - he spent a few weeks in the GI Joe medbay relearning motor skills and he still goes to a speech therapist... equivalent of a mini-stroke, but probably a full recovery.

2007

 * July 23 - Luminous TP Finale
 * November 05 - Autobots Exiled

2008

 * February 25 - Snoop returns to Autobot City
 * December 1 - A Holiday for Autobot City