Ratchet

Character
Name:	Ratchet
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Fandom:	Transformers
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Ratchet is a popular and recurring character in the Transformers franchise.

Canon Overview

[characterization, story role, further important appearances]

His Generation One counterpart appears in:

• The Transformers TV series
• The Transformers Generation One Marvel Comics
• The Transformers Generation One IDW Comics

His other counterparts appear in:

• Transformers Bay Movies
• Transformers Animated
• Transformers Aligned (Prime) Continuity
• Transformers Cyberverse

See Ratchet (disambiguation) on TFWiki.net for more of his appearances.

Most fanworks focus on his G1, Prime or Animated appearances as of 2024.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

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Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

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Relationships

This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Ratchet is shipped with many of the other Transformers. He's also popular for self-insert shipping.

Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.

Primary Canon	With...	Full Label	Type	Ship Name(s)	Information
IDW Comics	Drift | Deadlock	Drift/Ratchet | Deadlock/Ratchet	M/M	Dratchet	Ratchet's most popular pairing, with his relationship with Drift developing over the course of the entirety MTMTE and LL. In the series' epilogue, it's revealed they were together for many years after the main story concluded. Drift/Ratchet is also the most popular ship to come from MTMTE/LL.
IDW Comics	Drift | Deadlock	Drift & Ratchet | Deadlock & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
various	Optimus Prime	Optimus Prime/Ratchet | Orion Pax/Ratchet	M/M	Optiratch	(n/a)
various	Optimus Prime	Optimus Prime & Ratchet | Orion Pax & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
Prime	Wheeljack	Ratchet/Wheeljack	M/M	Ratchjack	Wheeljack's most popular pairing as of 2024.
Prime	Wheeljack	Ratchet & Wheeljack	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
IDW Comics	Pharma	Pharma/Ratchet	M/M	Pharatchet, Pharchet	Common fanon among shippers is that they're on-off-again exes, and many Animated AUs exist due to him having a cameo in The AllSpark Almanac.
IDW Comics	Pharma	Pharma & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
various	Bumblebee	Bumblebee & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
Bayverse	Ironhide	Ironhide/Ratchet	M/M	(n/a)	(n/a)
Prime	Megatron	Megatron/Ratchet	M/M	(n/a)	(n/a)
IDW Comics	Drift, Rodimus	Drift/Rodimus/Ratchet	Poly	Dratchrod	One of the most popular poly relationships in the IDW Comics side of the fandom.
IDW Comics	Rodimus	Rodmus/Ratchet	M/M	(n/a)	(n/a)
Prime	Rafael "Raf" Esquivel	Rafael "Raf" Esquivel & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
Prime	Starscream	Ratchet & Starscream	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
Prime	Starscream	Ratchet/Starscream	M/M	(n/a)	(n/a)
Animated	Arcee	Arcee/Ratchet	F/M	(n/a)	(n/a)
Animated	Arcee	Arcee & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)
IDW Comics	Drift, Perceptor	Drift/Perceptor/Ratchet	Poly	(n/a)	(n/a)
IDW Comics	Drift, Wing	Drift/Ratchet/Wing	Poly	(n/a)	(n/a)
Prime	Miko Nakadai	Miko Nakadai & Ratchet	Gen	(n/a)	(n/a)

Example/Notable Fanac

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Meta

• My TED talk, called “Ratchet Knew He Was Going To Die” by breakdownsbuttlights, ^{Archived version} (2019)