Flak


 * Flak is an Autobot Micro Transformer.

Flak is the deep thinker of the Autobot Battle Patrol. A tactical expert, he has single-handedly crafted an enormous "playbook" of maneuvers and scenarios for the Patrol to use whenever in the field and, at Big Shot's discretion, instituted a rigorous training schedule to make sure the entire team is constantly up to date on all his latest plans. Flak is meticulous, some would say downright anal, in his planning, but only because he feels he has to be. Flak respects Big Shot's authority and decisiveness under fire, but recognizes that his commander's lack of lateral thinking can potentially get their Patrol into trouble. Because of this, Flak has taken on the burden of responsibility in making sure Big Shot's military precision always has a military strategy to back it up.

Wings Universe
Flak began making his reputation as an "Alien Fighter" in the Cybertronian Revolution. Since then, he's fought space pirates, mutants, transorganics, and more. Above all else, he's practical. He doesn't relish battle; it just happens to be what he's good at. Flak does have trouble adjusting his tactics accordingly when it comes to fighting his own species.

Just before the civil war began, Flak was a crewmember aboard the Eight Track under the command of Thunderclash. Landshark and Flak played mentor to a young "protie" named Kup, though Landshark's lessons were a lot less practical than Flak's. After a solar cycle of scanning remote star systems, the Eight Track received a priority signal from Autobot High Command! Back home, the Decepticons had rallied around a new leader, and what once was a manageable group had suddenly become an army. Someone, possibly these Decepticons, shot down a freight hauler, the Van De Graaff, over the planet Beta-Nine, and its precious cargo could not fall into enemy hands. Flak and the others were ordered to retrieve the cargo and return it to Cybertron.

The Eight Track was shot out of Beta-Nine's orbit by a Decepticon starship, and the Eight Track crashed hard in a swamp. The Decepticons were instantly upon them, and Kup was immediately separated from the rest. Landshark and Flak were ordered to divert the Decepticons away from the Van De Graaff, and so they headed deep into the jungle surrounding the swamp. Between the two of them, they were able to defeat Leozack and Hooligan.

Ultimately, the cargo was retrieved by Thunderclash and Kup and returned to Cybertron when a rescue ship came for them all. For their bravery, Magnum of Autobot High Command assigned Flak and the others to a new unit, the Elite Guard, which had been established to counter the Decepticons in the Civil War.

Foreign names

 * French: Rafale (Canada)
 * Italian: Tartaro