First Aid is a member of the Autobot sub-group, the Protectobots. As the name suggests, he is responsible for providing medical care to his comrades. A diligent and hard-working doctor, First Aid is compassionate to a fault, sometimes literally. He cannot bare the sight of a machine in pain, even machines which are not self-aware like Cybertronians, and will make the time to fix these devices whenever possible. He is also overly cautious, confining Autobots to the repair bay even over minute issues such as a cracked lens or stiff joint.
History[]
The Transformers (G1 cartoon)[]
Blades appeared along with the rest of the Protectobots team quite out of the blue, with no explanation as to where they came from or when they began operating on Earth. First appearing in the episode "Revenge of Bruticus", Blades and the Protectobots aided the Autobots in evacuating a city being plagued by a swarm of Insecticons. First Aid was on hand to pick up any civilians who had been injured during the Insecticon invasion.
During the episode "The Ultimate Weapon", the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. First Aid bemoaned the whole situation, wondering why humans were always fighting amongst themselves. After the human aggressors were dispersed, a Decepticon sneak attack knocked Blades out of the sky, and First Aid carried him back to Metroplex for repairs. No sooner was the operation complete than an intruder alert within the city drew the medic's attention, and he found the Decepticon Swindle stealing Metroplex's transformation cog. First Aid attempted to talk the Combaticon into handing the cog over, but Swindle laughed in his face, and was easily able make off with his loot because First Aid's pacifism meant that he refused to fight back. Despite Rodimus Prime's attempts to convince First Aid that they didn't expect him to compromise his beliefs, the medic felt he was a liability to the Autobots and left, taking up residence in a junk yard and helping its custodian NUL-A chug down some oil and repair some refrigerators. In time, First Aid was approached by Hot Spot, who brought dire news that the immobilized Metroplex was under attack from Trypticon. Only the skilled First Aid could properly align Metroplex's new T-cog, and the medic was convinced to lend his aid.
In the two-part episode "The Return of Optimus Prime", First Aid was among the Protectobots who intervened in the Decepticon attack on Mark Morgan's laboratory. During the battle, Mark's daughter Jessica was critically wounded and the Protectobots took her to a hospital. First Aid designed and built the exoskeleton that allowed the paralyzed Jessica to walk again, though her father was disgusted that such help came from the robots he so despised. Later on, First Aid and the other Protectobots contracted the hate plague whilst fighting an infected Superion. They were later cured along with all other infectees when Optimus Prime released the accumulated wisdom within the Matrix of Leadership.
Marvel Comics[]
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Dreamwave Comics[]
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IDW Publishing[]
Full article: First Aid (IDW)
Abilities[]
- Alt-Mode - First Aid transforms into a Toyota Town Ace/Lite Ace ambulance. In this form, he can travel at 140 mph with a range of 500 miles.
- Photon Pistol - First Aid's sidearm fires intense light-bursts with the equivalent of a 5000 watt light-bulb, capable of temporarily shorting out the optics of most Transformers.
- Decrystallizer Cannon - This weapon disrupts the crystalline structure of most metals, reducing their tensile strength and making them vulnerable to fracture.
- Laser Scalpels - First Aid's hands can emit narrow high-intensity laser beams which he uses for performing surgery on critically injured Autobots.
- Gestalt Component - First Aid transforms into Defensor's left arm.