Daniel Witwicky

• Name: Daniel Witwicky
• Faction: Autobot
• Species: Human
• Function: Bioengineer
• Division: EDC
• Sub-Group: Witwicky Family
• Type: FC

“

Bravely navigate the extraordinary with brains and a bold heart.

”

DANIEL Witwicky, the offspring of Spike and Carly Witwicky, embodies a blend of curiosity and daring inherited from his parents, particularly his adventurous mother. Displaying exceptional intelligence coupled with a knack for mischief, Daniel is armed with a ray-gun that he wields with surprising precision. Growing up amidst Transformers, he harbors no fear of these colossal robots, often displaying an overly trusting nature. Despite his tendency to find trouble, Daniel's hands-on approach to learning and his innate belief in the goodness of others shape his interactions. Armed with a dual degree in bioengineering and computer science, Daniel fearlessly employs his intellect and valor as a vital member of the Earth Defense Command (EDC), where he contributes his skills to advance the frontiers of science and technology in the ongoing battle against external threats.

History

Canonical/Pre-MUX/Theme History:

Bullies, he's coming for YOU.

Daniel David Witwicky was born on June 13, 1993, to Spike and Carly Witwicky.

MUX History:

During the Timewarp TP in 2001, Daniel was reverted to a much younger age.

Daniel in 2002

On May 2, 2011, Daniel became a big brother with the birth of his sister, Megan Susan Witwicky.

During the world-wide flooding of 2011, Daniel was relocated to the Ark for safety.

In March 2013, Daniel fell down a manhole near Seattle and suffered a nasty sprain. Steel-Brigadier 910 took the aspiring skateboarder to the hospital where he was later picked up by his father.  While his father and mother were in Trucial Abysmia, Daniel's Uncle Buster watched over him.

In late June 2013, Spike finally discovered that Daniel and his friend Andy had (against his wishes) gone to visit an allegedly haunted house during their Fathers' Day camping trip. While Mr. Witwicky was impressed by Daniel's photography of the abandoned house, he still gave Daniel a series of annoying punishments to last him for the rest of the summer, just as a reminder never to go against Dad's wishes.

Daniel shortly before his re-aging

Daniel after re-aging

Later in 2013, after the defeat of the Quintessons and the close of the final rift to the Shattered Glass universe, Daniel and his sister were mysteriously restored to their correct ages, causing some upheaval in the Witwicky family. Suddenly college-aged, Daniel enlisted in the University of Oregon and tried to adjust to suddenly being an adult.

On April 7, 2014, even though he was extremely ill, Daniel attended the handfasting of his uncle Buster Witwicky to Jesse Macchio.

In 2015, Daniel entered his junior year at the University of Oregon, studying bioengineering and computer science. He graduated in 2018 and joined the EDC.

Daniel's Friends

There are several NPCs who serve as Daniel's social circle of peers. He knows them through school or through other activities.

• Kaitlyn is Daniel's first girlfriend. They met in school and occasionally go out 'on a date' to the mall or to a movie. Things are not particularly serious between them, as Daniel has other interests that occasionally pull him away from socializing with her.
• Steve is Daniel's primary gaming friend, and they are in the same grade. Steve is something of a shut-in; a lone nerd who rarely leaves the house and spends most of his time either in his parents' basement gaming or getting picked on by school bullies. Daniel is protective of Steve; he sees Steve as vulnerable to the school bullies because Steve doesn't fit into any social groups and is awkward around other kids.
• Andy is Daniel's primary skateboarding friend. He's a little bit older than Daniel, and he has some questionable habits (such as smoking at the skate park) ... but Daniel considers him to be a best friend. Andy's home life is fraught with problems, as his parents are going through a messy divorce. But Daniel and Andy serve as each other's emotional anchors, and Spike and Carly also provide Andy with a place to crash whenever he needs to get away from his situation.
• Bryce is a classmate of Daniel's from a few years back. Bryce fell ill with a common childhood cancer, and during that time, Daniel and Bryce became close friends. Bryce made it through chemotherapy treatments successfully, and his cancer eventually went into complete remission. Bryce and Daniel eventually drifted apart and lost touch, as childhood friends often do.

OOC Notes

Daniel was born in 1993. He was 12 in 2005. His birthday on the MUX is June 13, the birthday of his American voice actor, David Mendenhall.

Logs

2000

• August 27 - "Flashback 2000" - Spike asks Trailbreaker to CONSIDER taking Dust Devil under his wing.

Hot Rod and Daniel in 2005.

2009

• November 26 - "An Autobot City Thanksgiving" - The Witwickys enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner in Autobot City - with some surprise Autobot guests.
• November 26 - "Turkey Day Dinner – Daniel POV" - The Witwickys enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner in Autobot City - from Daniel's point of view.

2012

• December 18 - "Taking Five" - Sparkplug and Spike take a break from their work in the repair bay.

2013

• April 14 - Mission Prep : Daniel coaches uncle Buster about being their fulltime babysitter as Spike and Carly prepare for EDC's first mission.
• June 16 - The Witwickys Go Camping: Spike decides to take Daniel and his school friend Andy camping in the Oregon wilderness. Lifeline also makes an appearance. Good times are had by all!
• June 16 - Later that same night, Daniel takes his friend Andy along with him to explore a spooky abandoned home ...for science, of course. Contains some mature language.
• July 16 - "Daniel meets DJ" - Daniel makes a new friend.
• July 23 - "I'm OK... I'm OK...." - DJ tries hoverboarding for the first time.

2016

• February 3 - "Spike Catches Up With Daniel" - Spike visits his son at college.

2019

• October 27 - "You Found Me Beautiful Once" - Bad Mort and his Deadites are up to their old shenanigans, and they're bringing some new friends with them.

Players

Temped by Icespark in 2009. Currently being temped by Doomflower or @emited by Spike's player, but is available for application.

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Shattered Glass

“

Everyone's a dumbass but me.

”

Daniel waiting for dad to get done

In the Shattered Glass universe, Daniel wasn't born until 2002, and is a brat. He was sent off to boarding school by his mother and her then-boyfriend Cain. Once there, he started to recover a bit from his terrible upbringing, and by 2016 was actually becoming a pretty cool kid.