This is a list of characters in the Transformers Generation 1 comics series.
Non-Transformer characters
A
Aunty - The Autobots computer on board the Ark.
B
Walter Barnett - US government official and friend of the Autobots. Originally suspicious of the Autobots, Barnett became convinced they were friendly after seeing they chose not to fight back when attacked by humans. Barnett saved the lives of the Throttlebots by transferring their "brains" to toy cars before their bodies were destroyed.
Berko - Originally a homeless man, abducted into the Cosmic Carnival. Eventually becomes the Cosmic Carnival's ringmaster.
B'ghdad - Crime lord. He appears in a Matrix Quest story based on the film The Maltese Falcon.
Big Top - Owner of the Cosmic Carnival.
G. B. Blackrock - Millionaire and friend of the Autobots. Blackrock owns several companies, most prominently a chain of gas stations. He is a bit of a playboy and likes to flaunt his riches. Following an attack by the current Decepticon commander, Shockwave, at one of his seabound oil refineries, one of Blackrock's workers, Josie Beller, was crippled. Feeling responsible for her neurological injuries, Blackrock swore revenge on the Transformers by developing an anti-robot weapon. Later, though, Blackrock joins the Autobots. In the latter part of the series, Blackrock founded a team of human superheroes called the Neo-Knights. Blackrock himself does not have super powers, he simply acts as the team's manager. In the ReGeneration One comics by IDW Publishing, two decades of constant war against the Decepticons has forced Blackrock to abandon his millionaire playboy lifestyle and become a survivalist warrior, joining Spike Witwicky's resistance group against the Decepticons. The war has disabled Blackrock, leaving him requiring a mobile chair device, similar to the wheelchair-using Professor Charles Xavier. Blackrock also has a Shattered Glass counterpart by the name of R.J. Blackrock.
C
Carissa Carr - Science fiction film actress. Carr played the lead female character in a movie, where the Decepticon Pretender Skullgrin was chosen as the main villain. This led to an enormously successful movie career for Skullgrin, but it ended abruptly when Circuit Breaker discovered he was a robot and attacked him.
Charlene - Woman who accidentally became Skids's friend.
D
Jake Dalrymple - Short-tempered man.
Death's Head - A robotic bounty hunter (or rather, as he calls himself, a "freelance peace-keeping agent").
F
Miss Fatale - Resourceful female adventurer. She appears in a Matrix Quest story based on the film The Maltese Falcon.
Charlie Fong - Scientist. Fong helped the Autobots Goldbug and Blaster survive an infection of Scraplets.
G
Galen Kord - A Nebulan who preceded Spike Witwicky as the biological binary-bonded partner of Fortress Maximus. Like the other Nebulan partners of the Headmasters, Galen was binary-bonded to Fortress Maximus already on Nebulos, before the Nebulan council drove all the Transformers and their Nebulan partners off their homeworld. Galen had a romantic interest with Llyra, Lord Zarak's daughter, but was forced to abandon it after both he and Zarak (binary-bonded to Scorponok) were driven off Nebulos. Galen was killed by Scorponok inside a mountain cave on Earth, inviting Spike Witwicky to succeed him. Unlike all other Nebulan partners appearing in the comics, Galen was never produced as a toy.
Gutt - Crime lord. He appears in a Matrix Quest story based on the film The Maltese Falcon.
H
Hook, Line and Sinker - Assassins created by Unicron. They originally were three minor criminals from the planet Ghennix. As Unicron devoured the planet, he reformatted the criminals into three powerful assassins to serve as Galvatron's assistants. However, Galvatron betrayed his master and killed Hook, Line and Sinker.
J
Jake "Jackhammer" Jackson - Professional wrestler. He participated in a couple of wrestling matches against the Autobot Micromaster Roadhandler. His nickname comes from his use of a real jackhammer in the ring.
J'Oh - Bartender. He serves as the bartender of the Central Space Station and is decidedly unfriendly to robots, whom he refuses to serve anything.
L
Llyra - Lord Zarak's daughter. In love with Galen Kord, Llyra was torn between two devotions. Llyra was left heartbroken on Nebulos as both her father and her lover were forced to depart, having affiliated themselves with opposing sides.
M
Mecannibals - A race of robots that eat other robots. These bright red, spherical robots live on a spaceship in orbit around the Central Space Station. The Autobot Sky Lynx was captured by them and about to be eaten, but he was rescued by the Pretenders Cloudburst and Landmine.
The Mechanic - Notorious car thief. The Mechanic's criminal career underwent a huge improvement after he accidentally stole the Autobot Ratchet, who he thought was just a normal ambulance. This gave the Mechanic access to the Ark's technology, which he used to fit various weapons into stolen cars. His criminal career was finally put to an end by a co-operation with the Autobot Blaster and the local police.
N
Neo-Knights - Team of four superheroes.
Circuit Breaker (Josie Beller). Invented a kind of bodysuit with embedded circuits that allowed her to move her body after a spinal cord injury, disrupt the circuits of electronic devices and Transformers, and fly.
Dynamo (Hector Dialonzo). Can channel the force of the Earth itself and use it to his advantage.
Rapture (Katrina Vesotzky). Can project images into a person's or other animal's or even a robot's mind, causing him/her to dream and forget the real situation.
Thunderpunch (Lee Gruber). Has tremendous strength.
O
"O" - Buster Witwicky's friend. "O", whose real name has not been mentioned, only appeared in the very early issues. He usually likes to hang out with Buster and his girlfriend Jessie.
R
Roadjammers - Group of four vigilantes.
Robot-Master - Comic book figure and actor.
Rorza - Stunt driver. A very minor character, Rorza's only appearance was as a stunt driver in the Cosmic Carnival, where he tried to stop Sky Lynx and Berko from escaping.
S
Cecilia Santiago - Talk show host. A fairly minor character, she presented a talk show where the Autobot Micromaster Roadhandler appeared as a guest during his career as a professional wrestler.
Scraplets - Robotic parasites. Scraplets are semi-sentient robotic lifeforms, about five centimetres tall. Like the Transformers, they can transform between two modes: from various humanoid or animal modes to nuts or bolts. Scraplets feed on other robotic lifeforms, fastening themselves in the host robot's armour plating using some kind of corrosive agent. Using the raw materials of the host, a Scraplet can multiply itself, creating more Scraplets. The Scraplets' only weakness is water. When doused with water, a Scraplet loosens its grip on the host, allowing it to be safely destroyed without harming the host. In Transformers Prime, Scraplets are considered to be Cybertron's most dangerous form of vermin and resemble small orbs similar in size to a soccer ball with eight pairs of legs, a mill of razor-sharp teeth, and the ability to fly in pursuit of prey. As mentioned by Bulkhead and Ratchet, they travel in large swarms and can dismantle large transformers in minutes as was seen in "Orion Pax: Part 3" when they were used by Jack Darby to kill an Insecticon. Unlike their G1 counterparts, Scraplets in Transformers Prime cannot transform, and have a severe weakness to extreme cold; being easily dispatched by Jack Darby's fire extinguisher and the subzero temperatures of the Arctic where they were lured to by Bulkhead in "Scrapheap".
Soriza - Nebulan council member.
Spider-Man - Human superhero. In issue #3 Spider-Man was sent by S.H.I.E.L.D to find Gears and help the Autobots to fight the Decepticons. After fighting the Decepticons, Optimus Prime tells Spider-Man it is the Autobots' fight and very dangerous. Spider-Man accepts and leaves.
W
Witwicky family - The oldest friends of the Autobots.
Spike Witwicky - Buster's older brother and husband of Carly Witwicky.
Sparkplug Witwicky - Father of Spike and Buster. Grandfather of Daniel.
Buster Witwicky - The first Witwicky introduced.
Daniel Witwicky (cameo) - Son of Spike, like his animated counterpart, though he was once portrayed as Buster's son.
Jessie Witwicky - Buster's girlfriend. In one story, she married Buster and had a son named Daniel.
Z
Ethan Zachary - Computer programmer. The owner and chief software architect of a computer games company. It was in his company that Optimus Prime and Megatron fought in a virtual battle, ending with the apparent death of Optimus Prime. However, Zachary had saved Optimus Prime's mind on a floppy disk, and he was later resurrected as a Powermaster.
Transformers
A
Aerialbots/Superion
Air Raid
Fireflight
Silverbolt
Skydive
Slingshot
Autobot Headmasters
Brainstorm with Arcana
Chromedome with Stylor
Fortress Maximus
Cerebros with Spike Witwicky
Cog and Galen
Hardhead with Duros
Highbrow with Gort
Hosehead with Lug
Nightbeat with Muzzle
Siren with Quig
Autobot Micromasters
Off Road Patrol
Highjump
Mudslinger
Powertrain
Tote
Race Car Patrol
Free Wheeler
Roadhandler
Swindler
Tailspin
Rescue Patrol
Fixit
Red Hot
Seawatch
Stakeout
Autobot Powermasters
Getaway with Rev
Joyride with Hotwire
Slapdash with Lube
Autobot Pretenders
Cloudburst
Crossblades
Doubleheader
Groundbreaker
Landmine
Longtooth
Pincher
Splashdown
Waverider
Autobot Targetmasters
Blurr with Haywire
Crosshairs with Pinpointer
Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime with Firebolt
Kup with Recoil
Landfill with Flintlock and Silencer
Pointblank with Peacemaker
Quickmix with Boomer and Ricochet
Scoop with Holepunch and Tracer
Sureshot with Spoilsport
B
Barricade
Battlechargers
Runabout
Runamuck
Beachcomber
Bluestreak
Blaster
Boltax - Seen in a video recording from millions of years ago as a guardian of the Underbase.
Brawn
Bumblebee/Goldbug
Buzzsaw
Bombshell
Breakdown
Bonecrusher
Blurr
Brawl
Blackwall - Seen in The Transformers: Primacy as a hulking Decepticon
[Breakaway/Getaway
C
Chromedome
Cliffjumper
Combaticons/Bruticus
Blast Off
Brawl
Onslaught
Swindle
Vortex
Constructicons/Devastator
Bonecrusher
Hook
Long Haul
Mixmaster
Scavenger
Scrapper
Cosmos
D
Decepticon Headmasters
Fangry with Brisko
Horri-Bull with Kreb
Scorponok with Zarak
Skullcruncher with Grax
Squeezeplay with Lokos
Weirdwolf with Monzo
Decepticon Micromasters
Air Strike Patrol
Nightflight
Storm Cloud
Tailwind
Whisper
Sports Car Patrol
Blackjack
Detour
Hyperdrive
Road Hugger
Decepticon Powermasters
Dreadwing
Darkwing with Throttle
Decepticon Pretenders
Bludgeon
Bomb-Burst
Carnivac
Finback
Iguanus
Octopunch
Skullgrin
Snarler
Stranglehold
Submarauder
Thunderwing
Decepticon Targetmasters
Cyclonus with Nightstick
Needlenose with Sunbeam and Zig-Zag
Quake with Tiptop and Heater
Scourge with Fracas
Spinister with Hairsplitter and Singe
Triggerhappy/Triggershot with Blowpipe
Decepticon Triple Changers
Astrotrain
Blitzwing
Dinobots
Grimlock
Slag
Sludge
Snarl
Swoop
F
Firecons
Cindersaur
Flamefeather
Sparkstalker
G
Galvatron-One of the Leaders of the Decepticons usually an upgraded Megatron, a future version of Megatron, or a separate entity from Megatron
Gears
Grapple
H
Hoist
Horrorcons
Apeface with Spasma
Snapdragon with Krunk
Huffer
Hot Rod
I
Inferno
Insecticons
Bombshell
Kickback
Shrapnel
Ironhide
Impactor - Leader of the Wreckers
J
Jazz
Jetfire
Jhiaxus
K
The Keeper - Ancient being watching over Primus's slumber. The Autobot Pretender Classics met him in the centre of Cybertron. The story where the Keeper appears is the first appearance of Primus in the American Transformers comic.
Kup
L
Laserbeak
Last Autobot - Legendary Autobot warrior, later identified by the name Autonomous Maximus. The Transformers equivalent of a king asleep in mountain, he has been dormant in the centre of Cybertron for millions of years, until he was finally called upon to defeat the Decepticons at Klo. This story marks the end of the American G1 Transformers comic.
Lord Straxus- Former Decepticon leader and would-be rival of Megatron.
M
Maccadam - A mysterious Transformer who runs Maccadam's Old Oil House on Cybertron and who keeps his identity concealed from the various patrons; he is thought by some to be a member of the Thirteen Primes. The oil house would be featured in several comics and an episode of Transformers: Animated, and Maccadam himself would later appear in his establishment in the novel Transformers: Retribution. This Maccadam is described as an older Cybertronian with a short but strong body decorated with purple and gold armor and sporting a goatee. Wheeljack recognized him as the robot who always played the piano in the oil house, and Maccadam was revealed to be the center of Ultra Magnus' spy network in the Decepticon-held Iacon.
Megatron
Metroplex
Mirage
Motormaster
Moonracer
Mixmaster
Misfire
Mudslinger
O
Octane
Omega Supreme
Optimus Prime, revived as a Powermaster (with Hi-Q) and again as an Action Master.
Orion Pax
P
Perceptor
Powerglide
Predacons/Predaking
Divebomb
Headstrong
Razorclaw
Rampage
Tantrum
Protectobots/Defensor
Blades
First Aid
Groove
Hot Spot
Streetwise
Prowl
Prima
Primus
R
Rack & Ruin
Ratbat
Ratchet
Ravage
Rumble and Frenzy
Red Alert
Rodimus Prime
S
Sandstorm
Scrounge
Seacons/Piranacon
Nautilator
Overbite
Seawing
Skalor
Snaptrap
Tentakil
Seaspray
Seekers
Dirge
Ramjet
Skywarp
Starscream
Thrust
Thundercracker
Sentinel Prime
Scorponok
Shockwave
Sideswipe
Sixshot
Skids
Sky Lynx
Slamdance
Grand Slam
Raindance
Slugslinger
Smokescreen
Soundwave
Soundblaster
Sparkabots
Fizzle
Guzzle
Sizzle
Streetwise
Sparkstalker
Speedstream
Spinister
Stockade - an enforcer back on Cybertron; threatening neutral Cybertronians to stay neutral or punishing them. He was one of the Decepticons who was brought to Earth by Starscream and the other surviving Decepticons. According to the biography printed in the collected Reign of Starscream books Stockade is a thug who relished his job as forman of a Decepticon work gang.
Stunticons/Menasor
Breakdown
Dead End
Drag Strip
Motormaster
Wildrider
Sunstreaker
T
Technobots/Computron
Afterburner
Lightspeed
Nosecone
Scattorshot
Strafe
Terrorcons/Abominus
Blot
Cutthroat
Hun-Gurrr
Rippersnapper
Sinnertwin
Throttlebots
Chase
Freeway
Rollbar
Searchlight
Wideload
Tracks
Tap-Out
Trailbreaker
Triggerbots
Backstreet
Dogfight
Override
Triggercons
Crankcase
Ruckus
Windsweeper
Trypticon with Wipe-Out
U
Unicron - Dark god and planet eater.
W
Warpath
Windcharger
Windblade
Wing
Wheeljack
Wreckers
Topspin
Twin-twist
Whirl
Roadbuster
Springer
Broadside
Sandstorm
Rack & Ruin
Impactor
X
Emirate Xaaron - Autobot chieftain. Created by Simon Furman and first appeared in the UK comic. His first US comic appearance was as a leader of an Autobot rebel squad trying to overthrow Decepticon suppression. This drew him deeper and deeper into the secrets of Cybertron's past, until he finally became an avatar of the god Primus.