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The name or term Hound refers to more than than i character or thought. For a list of other meanings, see Hound (disambiguation).

Hound wishes he were human being. The nighttime, barren metalscapes of Cybertron no longer interest him. Now that Hound has been shipwrecked on Earth, he considers this planet his abode. He sees humankind every bit beautiful and wishes he could interact with their ecosphere the aforementioned manner they do, to experience what they feel and to see what they see.

He treasures his job equally an Autobot spotter, making good apply of his power to projection holograms for added disguise. He uses this opportunity to explore the scenic caverns and mountainous expanses that Globe provides. He'southward a meek, chivalrous soul, even compared to his fellow Autobots. He gets along with the more than claret-thirsty of their ranks simply not the almost blood-thirsty of their ranks.

Nicknames: Sarge, Olfactory organ, Sniffer ^[1]

Portuguese proper noun (Portugal comics): Caçador

Italian name: Canguro ("Kangaroo")

French proper name (Canada): Dépisteur

Portuguese name (Brazil comics): Rastreador

Hebrew name: Kelev Tzayid (כלב ציד, "Hound")

Hungarian name: Vadászeb ("Hound" / specifically "Hunter's Canis familiaris", "Bloodhound")

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Fiction

Curiosity Comics continuity

Generation I

Note: Events from the UK-simply comic stories are in italics.

When the Transformers awoke in 1984, Hound was role of the Autobot contingent immune by Optimus Prime to explore Earth. Consequently, he was ane of the showtime to realize the existence of human lifeforms and was involved in the first battle on Earth at a drive-in theater (which the Autobots thought was a religious gathering for cars). The Transformers (comic issue) Following this, he was nowadays at the Sherman Dam battle. After the Ark was reclaimed, he was one of the Autobots who opposed using the Matrix to create super-warriors, and as well assisted Mirage in capturing Ravage (though Ravage was taking a swoop). Crisis of Control!

When Galvatron made his time-jump to 1986 and Optimus Prime and Prowl were lost in Limbo, Hound and Jazz were sent to spy on Decepticon action. This led to Cyclonus taking out Jazz and almost killing Hound, with only the inflow of Ultra Magnus saving him. Following this, he tried several times (unsuccessfully) to become Ultra Magnus to assist the Autobots confronting Galvatron and too took a critical view of Jetfire's tactics, peculiarly as the Autobots were beaten once more and again. Target 2006

Hound was i of the scores slaughtered past the Underbase-powered Starscream. He was presumably revived past the Nucleon infusion Grimlock gave all the Ark's deactivated Autobots.

Generation 2

Hound joined Grimlock's unit in leaving Cybertron to find new conflicts and fought confronting the technoforming fleets of the Cybertronian Empire. He was disgusted by the bloodlust shown past Blades, who berated Hound for existence a liability. State of war Without End! Post-obit this, he was the but Autobot not infected by the psychic parasites of the K'Tord Nebula, due to a blow to the head that knocked him off-line. Subsequently Prime and Jhiaxus managed to temporarily end fighting long enough to deal with the parasites, Hound scanned the Transformers for any remnants in their systems. Primal Fear As one of the more level-headed Autobots, Hound did not participate in Grimlock's ill-advised strike on the Liege Centuro and his fleet. Devices and Desires! Still, he knew skillful sense when he heard information technology, even from Grimlock, and when Prime idea it was a good idea for him to get run across the Decepticons alone, Hound arrived with Grimlock and a rescue battalion only in fourth dimension to proceed Megatron from destroying his old nemesis. The Gathering Darkness Later, Hound also got involved in protecting the planet Ethos from genocide. Escalation!

American cartoon continuity

Voice actor: Ken Sansom (Usa), Kenyu Horiuchi (Japan)

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Hound was ane of the original Autobots aboard the Ark when it crash-landed on Earth four one thousand thousand years ago. When awakened in 1984, he was reformatted to have a terrestrial alt-mode, that of a Mitsubishi military machine jeep.

Every bit the Autobots got their bearings on this strange, new planet, Optimus Prime dispatched Hound on a recon mission to find the Decepticons. The impetuous Cliffjumper tagged along uninvited, itching to offset a fight, and took a pot-shot at Megatron once Hound sniffed out the Decepticon base. Cliffjumper missed, and the Decepticons gave chase. Laserbeak pursued the 2 Autobot eavesdroppers, and Hound took the brunt of the assault, getting blasted by Laserbeak'south cannons. Hound spun out of control on the winding mountain roads and crashed into a ravine.

Cliffjumper returned with assistance: the Autobot medic, Ratchet. Hound was too injured even to transform, so the crane truck Hauler had to lift him out of the gulch so he could be dragged back to the Ark for repairs. Despite the mishap, Hound bore no ill will against Cliffjumper. The scout had heard enough about the Megatron's plans to plunder the World's resources that Optimus immediately launched a mission to stop the Decepticons. More Meets the Heart, Office one

Another potentially humorous image ruined by some nerd calculating that the football has to exist virtually ten feet long.

Afterward, when the Autobots counter-attacked the Decepticon siege of Sherman Dam, Hound got into an underwater fight with Rumble. The pint-sized Decepticon managed to trap Hound nether a pile of boulders so that he couldn't motion. Then Spike Witwicky jumped in and removed the boulders, thus saving Hound from non-danger since the Autobot can't drown anyway. More Than Meets the Center, Part 2.

After the came dorsum from the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, Hound and Delusion came up with a plan to fool the Decepticons. They would create a hologram of a rocket fuel base. The Decepticons would go there to utilize the resources to create energon cubes, at which point the trap could be sprung. Optimus Prime agreed, and the then-imprisoned Ravage was immune to escape with the simulated data. Even so, Megatron outsmarted the Autobots, went to the real rocket fuel base and used its resources. More Than Meets the Heart, Part 3.

In the year 2005, Hound was stationed at Autobot City on Earth. Shortly before the Decepticon attack, Hound was part of Kup'south item, placing a roadblock on the trail to Lookout Mountain. During the battle, he managed to get to the shuttle landing pad as Optimus Prime began his counterattack on the Decepticon forces. The Transformers: The Moving-picture show

Annotation: While Sunstreaker is conspicuously shown to be arriving on Optimus Prime's shuttle despite having before appeared at Kup's roadblock (creating a continuity error), it is less clear with Hound as he is merely shown outside of Prime'due south landed shuttle. However, the manner he is drawn heavily implies that he disembarked from the shuttle.

Japanese cartoon continuity

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformer manga

Hound appears every bit the leader of the 4-Wheel-Drive Brigade.

Dreamwave comics continuity

During the Great State of war, Hound was an Autobot warrior under the control of Optimus Prime number. When Prime disappeared, and the Autobots fractioned into several smaller armies, Hound remained with the primary Autobot faction under Cruise'southward leadership. The War Within: The Night Ages

Some fourth dimension later (and four million years ago), Hound was part of the crew of the Ark spaceship, and crashlanded on the planet Earth after a conflict with the Decepticons. The Autobots and Decepticons on board remained in stasis lock, cached at the base of Mountain St. Hilary in Oregon, until the volcano exploded in 1984, freeing them. Hound and the other Autobots nether Prime's control waged state of war confronting the Decepticons on Globe, until finally capturing them all. Roughly a decade after they arrived, the Autobots planned to render to Cybertron with their prisoners aboard the Ark Ii. Tragically, however, sabotage led to the spaceship exploding on its maiden voyage, and all aboard were believed expressionless.

Not then. In fact, a human being mercenary named Lazarus had recovered a great number of the Transformers that had been on lath, including Hound. He went to piece of work on these deactivated robots, installing programming directives that would plow the Cybertronians into mindless drones for his own purposes. In 2002, Hound was repurposed every bit Lazarus' ship jeep when he entertained the "freedom fighter" Bishop, and stood guard against everyone following them. Prime number Directive outcome 1 Lazarus was prepared to unleash his robot soldiers on the world, but to fail at the starting gate when Megatron reasserted control over his own programming and resumed the war. Prime number Directive issue 2 Hound, along with the other Autobots Larazus had salvaged, were used to power Megatron's metallic virus. Sideswipe reported barely functional state. Prime Directive event 4

Not long thereafter, Hound and the Autobots were confronted with an envoy from Cybertron, which had evidently ended the war quondam ago, creating a Unified Cybertronian government. Allegedly in order to prevent the warlike Transformers of World from igniting old passions, Hound and many of his fellow Autobots were captured by Ultra Magnus, Shockwave, and their operatives. Brought back to Cybertron aboard Sky Lynx, Hound and the Autobots were removed from their prison cells by the Triple Changer named Broadside, and brought into contact with a resistance cell led by Smokescreen. It seemed Shockwave actually had a hidden agenda (of course), and many Autobots had begun taking upwardly arms again to fight dorsum confronting his authorities. Hound joined in the insurrection at Iacon, and the resistance ultimately pushed Shockwave out of control, retaking Cybertron for the Autobots. War and Peace

As Ultra magnus began re-establishing Autobot control over the planet, Prowl decided the Ark's crew would be all-time served by returning to Earth and establishing a permanent base of operations there. Being the Earth-lover that he is, Hound was all for the idea. He was last seen at the site of the future Autobot City, using his holograms to aid Grapple visualize his plans for the city. The Route of All Evil

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IDW comics continuity

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Guido Guidi draws Cybertronian Hound and makes me cry.

Earlier the war on Cybertron, Hound was a veteran member of the Autobots, having served under Sentry Prime with the Security Services force in Kaon. Megatron Origin issue 2 During the mass prison suspension of Megatron's gladiators and Kaon'southward nigh dangerous criminals, Hound and the Autobot security forces struggled to hold the line against the rioting malcontents. Later Sentinel Prime returned to the battlefield in his Apex armor, Hound served every bit optic pb for Sentinel'southward heads-up scanners in targeting Megatron. All the same, Megatron destroyed Sentinel Prime's display helmet by throwing Hound'southward plainly dead body at the Autobot commander. Megatron Origin issue 4

Except he survived. Much later, he was the current leader of a combat unit consisting of Sideswipe, Leadfoot, Warpath, Road Rocket and Skram, manning a permanent baby-sit mail around Bludgeon's subconscious base of operations in Thunderhead Pass. Hound was a by-the-book guy who followed his mission parameters. Sideswipe was an authorization-challenging, loud-talking belligerent who constantly insulted this dull posting demanded they head for Earth to search for his missing brother Sunstreaker. Working with him makes Hound cry.

To add insult to injury a mysterious and powerful being barged into the base, killed Leadfoot, seriously damaged everyone else, and so stole the inactive form of the planet-murdering Thunderwing himself. Spotlight: Galvatron In the heart of conference Optimus Prime number on this consequence, Hound was interrupted past Sideswipe going on virtually Sunstreaker again. To Hound'southward surprise, Optimus agreed and chosen the squad to Globe Destruction issue 1, merely for him to and then order them to Garrus-9 instead when the "Monstructor Six" were broken out of the prison house at that place. Destruction issue 6

As they headed off in Ark-12, Hound had to heed to, yep, Sideswipe moaning they weren't looking for Sunstreaker. His angry antiphon to Sideswipe to take it up with Prime number was interrupted by an attack from Cyclonus; Hound followed protocol in fighting him off and prepared to carry on instead of investigating the incident (necessity before need), only for the dead Cyclonus to go upward over again and keep shooting. Ultra Magnus received Hound's distress telephone call from and drove off the threat, only poor Hound got berated by Sideswipe into diverting from their mission to investigate. That divergence led them to Corata-Vaz where Sideswipe goaded Cyclonus into attacking instead of surrendering and so insulted Hound when criticised over this, Cyclonus deadened Hound's arm, and then Thunderwing was awakened to swat the Autobots all aside. Why univerzzze hate Hound? Spotlight: Cyclonus

Non to exist bested, Hound's squad stayed behind to help the Wreckers in their attempt to best Thunderwing. Spotlight: Hardhead Spotlight: Doubledealer

As the Expressionless Universe incident came to a head Hound led his team to Earth afterward the power source for the entire procedure, picking upward Fortress Maximus for a lilliputian extra muscle. Despite repeated attempts to assist, Hound remained substantially superfluous every bit Sideswipe managed to single-handedly best the two Cybertronian Lieutenants, Straxus and Grindcore. Instead Hound passed down assignments to the group passing through the infinite bridge. Somehow, Hound and Roadrocket managed to disable or get around the Decepticon warrior of last resort, Sixshot and removed the Negacore on Bhul. Defeating the unbeatable Sixshot some how goes to show, never mess with the pacifist. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Second death, but it still doesn't count.

On World, Hound'southward friend Delusion was seriously injured, and equally he recuperated, he was haunted repeatedly by dreams of being a Decepticon. In this dream, Hound was among the last of the Autobots belongings out in a losing battle with the Decepticons. He was working on a way to convert the cross-dimensional Zodiac free energy for consumption in lieu of energon when Mirage tricked the Autobots into letting him enter their hideout. During the subsequent scuffle, Hound killed Soundwave, just the Autobots were forced to surrender when Mirage held Jetfire hostage, yet promised to spare their lives. Unfortunately for Hound, Delusion was ordered past Megatron to execute the Autobots. Hound was killed by Delusion as defiance to Optimus Prime's pleas for him to encounter reason. But it was merely a dream (or some alternate dimension mumbo-jumbo), so it didn't matter. Right? Spotlight: Mirage

War For Cybertron Trilogy

Chapter 1: Siege

Hound and Elita One cake Bumblebee's path as he tries to get out Command. Optimus asks him tom join their ranks, but he refuses. Episode ane

After learning from Ultra Magnus the location of the AllSpark, Hound warns Sideswipe to exist light on his tread. If the Allspark is nearby, they don't want to concenter Seekers. However, they've walked into a trap. Hound and Sideswipe rush to their comrades but are attacked by Decepticons, however, they manage to have them out with a grenade and salve Chromia. Episode 2

Bumblebee infiltrates the Command in search of Optimus. Prowl and Hound bring Bumblebee by the arms to Optimus and he asks who Alpha Trion is. Not long after, the alarm sounds. A lone Decepticon has breached their perimeter. Sideswipe, Prowl, and Hound go to investigate. Jetfire reveals to the Autobots that he'south come up to bring together them. Episode 4

Optimus, Jetfire, Moonracer, Hound, and Cruise enter the forbidden sector in search of the AllSpark. They swerve to avoid the lightning bolts coming at them. Jetfire fires rockets to protect them from the lightning. They are now faced with metal vortexes. Prowl is sucked into i of the vortexes, forcing Jetfite to fly up and rescue him. They then go on down below to the Allspark. They suddenly find themselves surrounded by rusted erstwhile, rusted, Sparkless bots. Episode 5

Optimus, Jetfire, Moonracer, Hound, and Prowl fight off the rusted Sparkless bots. Unfortunately, Moonracer is ripped apart in the battle. Optimus catches a glimpse of the Allspark above. He capture it, causing the Sparkless bots to disappear.

On their way to sector 7, Optimus and Hound are intercepted by Megatron and Barricade. Megatron accuses Optimus of going mad. Destroying the entire planet in hopes of stopping him. Megatron believes that what has happened and so far was necessary. Optimus accuses Megatron of going blind with power and revenge. Optimus refuses to allow him to plow the Allspark into a weapon, and so Megatron orders the Decepticons to kill Optimus and Hound. Fortunately, Jetfire comes to their rescue, allowing them a window to escape. They eventually reach the Spacebridge and escape with the Allspark. Episode six

Chapter ii: Earthrise

The Autobots are taken captive and delivered to a Quintesson named Deseeus past a grouping of mercenaries. One of the faces seek to kill them. The Autobots are held captive. Optimus explains that the Quintesson seems paralyzed past a need for consensus. They can use that to their advantage. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, Deseeus has removed his other four faces.

Deseeus wishes to impale the Autobots. Before he can enact his programme, Doubledealer and his ring of mercenaries intervene. This provides a distraction long enough for Wheeljack to free them from their restraints and for Mirage and Hound to destroy Deseeus' lair with rockets. The mercenaries concur off Deseeus and his regular army long enough for the Autobots to escape. Episode 2 (Earthrise)

The Autobots are attacked by the Decepticons, however, when the mercenaries start attacking as well, the Autobots and Decepticons are forced to work together. They eventually manage to dispatch of the Decepticons and the mercenaries. Episode 6 (Earthrise)

Toys

Generation One

Hound (Autobot, 1984/2004)
- Japanese ID number: 02, TFC-xiv
- Accessories: Hologram Gun, machine gun, missile launcher, 3 missiles, spare tire, gas can

Hound was released every bit role of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a Mitsubishi J59 Jeep. Mounted on the back of the vehicle mode is a large, silver machine gun turret. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister.

In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, bound-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The United states version of this launcher had severely weakened springs for rubber reasons.

He was reissued in 2004 past Takara in their Collection reissue serial, and this mold was used to brand the e-Hobby exclusive Detritus during the same year.

Alternators

Autobot Hound (2004)
- Alternator ID number: 3
- Japanese ID number: BT-04
- Accessories: Pistol

For the Alternators line, Hound'southward vehicle mode was updated to a Jeep Wrangler, with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound too features a working intermission system, similar to 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime, merely lacks steering.

In robot way, he profoundly resembles both the original toy in detail and the G1 cartoon model in proportions and personality. In this class, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

The mold was retooled into Alternators Rollbar and Swindle.

Universe (2008)

Autobot Hound (Legends, 2008)

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Autobot Hound with Ravage (Deluxe, 2008)

The elbows are back. Indeed, he is highly articulated and includes a new mold of Ravage, which can be secured to the bed of his vehicle mode using some fold-out anchoring tabs. Hound also comes with a cannon that can clip onto the back of either of his seats while he's in vehicle fashion, and prune onto his shoulder or be held in ane of his easily while he'south in robot mode. Deflated giant football game, holographic commuter, and teenager in hardhat not included. Thankfully.

Unreleased

A redeco of the Autoroller Roadblock was planned for release in 1995 as Sgt. Hound, but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the Generation two line. This mold was also used for Autocrusher from Fauna Wars Ii.

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This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Merchandise

Robot Heroes

Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Fasten.

Autobot Hound vs Blitzwing (2008)
Hound is posed, like many Robot Heroes, in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation One characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is currently the nigh articulated G1 Robot Hero, having hinge joints at his caput, shoulders and waist.

Notes

The Hound toy was originally a Diaclone "J59 Jeep", coming with a bluish-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals.

Ken Sansom'southward voice for Hound sounds non dissimilar famous actor Jimmy Stewart. And Westward Wing lead Martin Sheen.

Due to the animation models of the characters existence based on box art as much as the actual toy, Hound's holographic rifle was misinterpreted as a small pistol thanks to the foreshortening used. The Alternators toy uses the "pistol", which pb to people more than familiar with the original effigy'due south gigantic rifle to quip that his new weapon was "far too small."

Hound was then less prominent (sound familiar?) from activeness, until the end of season one when he scared all the Decepticons by projecting an Autobot warrior bigger than Devastator, assuasive Optimus to shoot Devastator and make all the Decepticons fall in some lava.

Similar those of many Generation One characters, Hound'southward animation model has appeared as an unnamed cameo in the Armada drawing. He is visible both reacting to the Mini-Con beacon in episode 1, "First Encounter", and in a flashback in episode 12, "Prehistory".

The Alternators version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would accept somewhat reduced the back kibble. The change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler model Hound ultimately came out equally information technology did presumably due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.

For trademark reasons, the Alternators toy required an boosted "Autobot" prefix in front end of the name, hence making the official proper name "Autobot Hound".

References

↑ Nicknames constitute in early Universe-style profiles published in The Transformers Comics Magazine.

External links

Hound at TFU.info

Hound'south Universe profile at NTFA.net

Hound at Unicron.com

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