Ratchet

Few characters carry the weight of Transformers lore quite like Ratchet, who made their Marvel Comics debut in Transformers: Generation 2 #7 in 1994, courtesy of writer Simon Furman and artist Manny Galan. Emerging in the Copper/Modern Age, this is a character who keeps extraordinary company — sharing pages with titans like Optimus Prime, Megatron, Grimlock, Starscream, and Soundwave. Though the catalog appearances are select, the Transformers Compendium inclusion signals a place in the broader tapestry of the mythology, and with a publishing presence stretching all the way to 2025, Ratchet's story in comics is clearly one with staying power.