The Gay Transformer, Knockout

[@Saintphish]

It still blows my mind that he flirted with Optimus himself

[@alumlovescake]

I mean even Jack's mom kinda did that.

[@dunguswungus359]

Can we blame him tho?

[@dunguswungus359]

that waist

[@JAEZDAMAN2010]

We don't talk about that😐​@@alumlovescake

[@faminehand]

@@alumlovescakeshe was so real for that

[@WeaponizedToyCar]

Scariest KZbin notification I’ve ever gotten

[@ThatRaptorRPGguy]

My honest reaction:

[@EnderGoku9001]

What a knockout Badumsh?

[@originallynamedSomeThingElse]

"So go on big M, tell me you love me more than Starscream!" - Knockout "(Wolf whistle) Sweet rims, 24 gauge? You're real heavy duty." - Knockout BRO FLIRTED WITH OPTIMUS PRIME AND LORD MEGATRON 😭

[@tannocho8289]

Knockout really went game is game 😭😭😭

[@AlisherU262]

(2:18; 7:53)

[@originallynamedSomeThingElse]

@@tannocho8289 gotta catch em all 💀

[@littlemisstfc]

RIP The Gay Transformer, Knockout. You would've loved RuPaul's Drag Race. 😔

[@WeaponizedToyCar]

@@littlemisstfc damn 😔

[@oya9984]

Knockout would be a Lipsync Assassin XD

[@LadyMajolish]

He would’ve adore Dress to impress 😭

[@lenamathiason925]

He would’ve heard the title and completely misunderstand what the shows about, but love it anyway

[@Lolbitdrangonmaster]

YES!

[@Alex169o]

5:37 he is like that because fumbled optimus 2 times, he even made optimus be orion pax again and HE FUMBLED HIM AGAIN

[@magicmerciM]

Knockout is my icon

[@LadyMajolish]

“gay or not, Knockout is a knockout” Yes 💔

[@tarlison2k1]

Knockout is gay but the only one he is actually attracted to is himself. he is someone with extreme Adonis syndrome

[@Q-lyme]

Knockout is really just part of the long line of queer coded villains (sissy villain trope) that appear after the Hays code prohibited the portrayals of queerness. I highly doubt its intentional for him to be written as queer, but there is a long history of associating queerness with villains in media that could’ve subconsciously affected how the writers approach a flamboyant, theatrical, deceptive and self-centered character. Starscream since his own conception is an exaple to the queer coded villain trope and even starscream in tfp.

[@mooniera2810]

Here's how I think of it: Knock Out wanted to mourn Breakdown, but considering that he was with the Decepticons at the time and literally was given Silas, the killer of his partner, on a metaphorical platinum platter, he used the excuse of dissecting Silas as a way to grieve without letting Megatron notice.

[@karenboy1005]

Jesus, 10 whole episodes into the series and they were still introducing important characters. I miss when TV shows had more than 8 episodes a season. If it came out today, by ep10 they'd already be blowing up a continent as part of the series finale.

[@mayday2237]

I think the honestly most loaded part of all of this is that Knockout is, without a doubt, the most entertaining character in the show. Partly just because Prime kinda has an issue with a lot of the cast being pretty bland and/or stereotypical in less compelling ways, but also because he's just genuinely charismatic with a lot of character animation and fun Dynamics, the same reason Starscream is so memorable in prime.

[@LukeStuff-f8z]

A evil medic that is also gay? Welcome back Medic tf2!!!

[@marinanieto7670]

Rest in peace doctor Ludwig(1924-1992) Welcome back Knockout (8.3×10⁶ BCE -2016)

[@WeaponizedToyCar]

@@LukeStuff-f8z exactly what I thought

[@jlr1357]

But judging by his secret stash of Jarate, Knockout seems to be a Sniper main

[@orcastrike7750]

We really never got enough of him. Give me a spin-off series about his street racing exploits on earth Hasbro!

[@greengald6252]

Have him meet up with dragstrip and the stunticons

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

​@@greengald6252Please. We know he's a fan of them as he has a picture of the group in one of the comics. Idk why but seeing fanboy knockout convincing Breakdown to stop taking the abuse from motor master and leave the group leading to whoever his replacement was in RID coming in feels like a story I'd love to see somewhere

[@EKF4N]

If I recall correctly, within the aligned continuity lore, cybertonians don’t have genders in the same way humans do. So if we are talking strictly lorewise, calling a bot gay or straight would be using the human lens. This doesn’t mean they would find said distinctions meaningless, but perhaps we can question how we apply our own limited labels to an alien species with more nuances. That’s also not to say Knockout can’t be read as gay, not to deny the impact he has had on the community, which I very much enjoy. Also 12:38 “I see him as more of a stepping stone to stronger harder gays” - Paperplane

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

In most continuities it's hard to really call their relationships straight/gay e.t.c. They don't use biology to reproduce and in most continuities fembots don't exist for a large portion of the known timeline whether it be arcee being built by Optimus on earth or experiments bringing back the extinct version of bots e.t.c.

[@Vengeance041]

Okay Yap-a-tron. 😐 🤓< that's you btw.

[@random_cocaine4667]

They may or may not have genetials but they have emotions for sure , otherwise everyone will be cold heartless like Shockwave, plus it's war time for them so comeradery among their team mates makes sense since they are sentient and need each other to survive

[@thelicensednerd1626]

In no continuity lol they're robots

[@midwestm0nst3r]

Random thought I had while watching this and you bringing it up near the end. Starscream is a very queer coded character himself. Even before prime

[@author_of_the_year]

That’s what im thinking!! Like sir was known by Smokescreen for his stilettos.

[@WolfwhiteFox]

His name was legitimately going to be *~PrettyPoison~* before they decided on Starscream.

[@MetroXLR-99]

*"You can be Gay, and not act like Louie Spence."* That is very true. Especially when one remembers that the late Kevin Conroy, AKA The voice of BATMAN, was Gay and had a husband. And I don't need to explain what an awesome guy he was. I'm a straight autistic, and I would've loved to had met Kevin and shook his hand. *R.I.P. Kevin Conroy.*

[@Kurukurukuruin.]

He made me question my lesbianism

[@Murilo-ut5yh]

Lol

[@redmii69]

I find it funnny how the only straight ship I've seen of him is why Rarity from MLP (and even then, that can just be two divas hanging out)

[@WeaponizedToyCar]

@@redmii69 EXCUSE ME. Wait they’d so be besties…

[@oya9984]

They're the definition of mlm and wlw solidarity

[@alumlovescake]

What?

[@midzurugi]

​@@oya9984BAHAHAGAHSHDHHD SO TRUE 😭

[@laraprisma6381]

​@@oya9984 REAL!! Also, they both like strong people(Yes, I'm a raryjack shipper! Sue me!)!

[@tirefish]

Remember, Knockout has watched human corn (replace the c with a p).

[@peacockcrowe2718]

Wait when did he mention seeing it? I remember Knock Out mentioning visiting drive in movies but not X rated stuff

@@peacockcrowe2718 he mentioned something about seeing humans "interfacing"

[@tirefish]

@peacockcrowe2718 When he kidnapped June and Agent Fowler. He mentions us humans "interfacing".

[@SpiderRiderKya]

To be fair, he admitted to going to drive in movies. It is *entirely* possible for him to have encountered sex scenes in movies there (esp if he's watching horror movies lmao)

[@cupidkissez]

patiently waiting for paperplane’s self insert x knockout

[@tanman7568]

Couldn't wait til June?

[@anti100_99]

I got featured in the fanart section hoorayyyy

[@j.a.m.m]

We, that was a pretty thorough video, great work! And yeah, it ain't uncommon for a fandom to exaggerate that kind of stuff in headcanons and such, to the point of 'forgetting' what's in the actual source material tho. a lot of characters get labeled gay by some fandoms only bc of vibes, despite the source material, and Knockout is a fine example of that. But hey, at the end of the day, it's all in good fun, if ppl have fun with their headcanons and don't cause trouble towards others, really, it's all good, even if he isn't actually gay in canon. Also damn that fanart at the end is adorable, props to the artist!

[@CRABboy1678]

KNOCKOUT IS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE DECEPTICON

[@Mooseheave]

Gayformers: Robots in Closets

[@sierrajohnson717]

The Diva Decepticon. Werk bb

[@mightyradish9672]

I think why he doesn't bother folks much is 1. He's entertaining regardless of how you see him, and 2. He isn't as shallow as he himself lets on. He's vain and smug but he's a doctor, and not a very good combatant at all, but not a coward either. he's got some dimensions to him beyond any stereotypes because he's a character first, and comedic relief second. he's perfectly competent, just vain and easily flustered if someone scuffs him. Often his failures have nothing to do with his own competence, its usually just an outside influence or getting into a situation he lacks the skills to navigate

[@servingcal]

You know, a mutual of mine was just telling me about this video essay he watched earlier, and the person in it was saying Knockout couldn't be gay because he "wasn't sentient." 😭 LIKE WHAT. They were just homophobic, really. Great video btw!!!!

[@BriannaKitty]

I loved this vid!! I will say that there is a lot of subtle character animation with Knockout that you might miss if you aren't looking closely! When (spoilers) the decepticons learn that Breakdown is dead. There are several instances where Knockout doesn't say anything, but you can see he's angry or sad in the background with his body language!! The raw vitriol when he sees Silas piloting breakdown is present in the scenes between them and the scene where he gets permission to take him apart is one of Knockout's most vicious in my opinion. Regardless, I loved this and I loved seeing your break down (haha funny) of his character. 💕💕

[@oya9984]

I want Paperplane to break into my house and do my makeup for me Real talk though, this is such a well thought out examination of Knockout and queer rep in the fandom! I think this with my current feelings. Knockout and Starscream were definitely my most prominent queer awakening growing up lmao. Yeah not the most ideal role models but dammit theyre fierce sexy villains in high heels with the confidence that my younger self wanted.

[@Autobot-Sonic]

Absolutely great analysis on Knock Out! It was actually seeing ship art of him back in 2016 that actually got me into the TF fandom! I totally agree in that KO is a perfect case of "unintentional gay rep", but I think it's amazing that how despite this, most of the fandom has taken to viewing him as an icon for the LGBTQ+ community. Consider all the other LGBTQ characters we got in the IDW comics as a result like Ratchet, Drift, Arcee and Anode. And of course Nightshade too. Would love to see Knock Out be in another proper TF cartoon! Always a joy to see you upload new stuff!

[@dualApocalypses]

And Chromedome too!

[@Jacky-vvv]

Why is does the video title feel like a threat

[@andersart1001]

Knock Out might have had feelings for Breakdown or 'Scream... but still put himself first and foremost. "My partner is dead. Oh no. Anyway, guess I'll have to do my own buffing now -_- " Let us all band together and help the poor bot maintain his lustrous finish ;-;

[@alumlovescake]

This comment section is about to get knocked out and juicy. And probably going to turn into a war zone too but we don't talk about that......

[@erugurara8235]

Love that drawing of knockout You did.

[@ReneForbes-ft6fg]

I always love these videos been watching ever since I saw that thumbnail about shockwave's breast

[@glory2cybertron]

He's fabulous and probably loves musicals

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

11:22 My headcanon was that Knockout only had a crush on Starscream. Why else would he get embarrassed by footage of him flirtatiously suggesting Starscream to make him second in command, in that clip show episode that Starscream danced. Going off topic, but I think because Knockout’s super queerness, that just proves my point as to why Nightshade shouldn’t even be criticized to be non binary. Yeah, Nightshade’s non binary. But that’s not even Nightshade’s trait, as Nightshade’s personality is that they’re the intelligence expert. The inventor.

[@blair-y3q]

You say "the gay" like he's the only one

[@denifnaf5874]

Knockout is so gay he's not just a gay he is THE GAY

[@StoryBird2]

If they bring Knockout into the new movie series (they did Airachnid so fingers crossed), it would be very based. I don't care if they make him queer in that universe all I want is him to be there and to absolutely slay.

[@meswoopnoseenothing]

Thank god for IDW having knockout and breakdown as blatantly married

[@acehardware4302]

The pee jars are obviously for drinking. Gotta get all that energy from somewhere

[@Robot_Seagull]

The piss jars were for me, sorry 😔

[@IsleofPigsStudios]

You know, Knockout’s flamboyant personality and constant wanting to look good reminds me of a character from another show I like. The color Red is another similarity between the two. (For those who don’t know who I’m talking about, it’s James the Red Engine from Thomas and Friends). Both are also really fun characters. Only difference is one’s a more protagonistic red locomotive, the other is an antagonistic red Decepticon Car who switches sides in Predecons Rising.

[@JarOfLooseScrews]

Enjoyed this video, nice work. When I got into the fandom way back I really loved that most people assumed or decided KO was gay. For me, I'm ace, always have been, so when I watch shows I default see every character (unless they have a partner or it's actually states/obvious) as kinda ace themselves, or just blank slates... if that makes sense?. So seeing all the gay fan content was fun, and made me go 'oh yeah, I can see him as gay, I like it'. (And thus now I ship loads of characters). But I like that we as viewers can see characters in our own preference.

[@lenamathiason925]

6:53 seriously LOVE that reference from the artbook! I have a screenshot of it saved on my phone just to prove that the creator actually said it!

[@Lemonlimeisverysour]

In my opinion, I don't think he's gay, I think he's just really cocky and who likes how he looks

[@mattiavenator9931]

13:38 Knockout's favourite tf2 class is the sniper confirmed

[@ZanderArtZone426]

Tho now it's been confirmed for a while that Knockout is canonically in a relationship with Breakdown, there's an actual MTMTE comic series where they're both represented as a couple and some parts are dedicated to them as well so i guess that seals the debate on his he queer or not XDD

[@Eligon_1965]

I've only seen the first couple episodes of Prime, and Knockout is my favorite character even though he hasn't shown up yet. My only exposure to him are random clips on TikTok.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Just because he takes immaculate care of his appearance doesn't mean he's gay -- he's Metroplexual. 😉 Seriously, though, he's my favourite new character from "Prime," and I love that he's become such a hit with the non-psychotic fans. Admittedly, I haven't been able to get all the old-run IDW comics, but from what I've seen in the trade paperbacks I have, they handled his relationship with "Velocitron Breakdown" rather sweetly.

[@PlayerZeroStart]

In my (very straight so probably invalid) opinion, I think Knockout not caring about Breakdown's death could be down to the simple fact that he's a damn psychopath (or sociopath, I can never remember which). Hell, even in a straight reading, I think that's the implication there. He probably doesn't feel any *real* connection so any relationship he had with Breakdown, platonic or otherwise, meant nothing to him beyond his own pleasure. Hell, the end of the series directly shows us he has no loyalty to his fellow Decepticons and hopped ship the second they started losing. There's also the possibility that their relationship wasn't romantic at all, and they were simply fuck buddies or something.

[@dragon_os5153]

I like to think that Knockout saw Breakdown as a bit more than a friend but not full blown lovers, while Breakdown was just oblivious and saw everything as purely platonic.

[@killerdoodlebug]

As a KOBD shipper, this is a very level-headed video, and I appreciate that. It is true, from how the characters are in the show, there is no super strong, "correct" side to be on and you brought up a lot of good points for both. I honestly see any take as valid, but as an older someone who watched the show as it was airing, I think that the writers pulled some weird contradictory moves in the later episodes to purposefully muddy the waters. But it's fine. In the end, it's just a show and people will or won't ship what they want. That said, they make a crazy cute couple and I, for one, am addicted to the tragedy of Knock Out losing Breakdown.

[@하늘-p7l]

I don't know why your channle is underrated

[@glory2cybertron]

Recently a video of two delivery robots engaging with each other went viral. Let all the nice vehicle people enjoy love ❤

[@alphabros5226]

My ultimate take on this is that I advocate for more genuine straight up rep in transformers. A blatant example is that I want Hoist and Grapple to be canonically sparkmates, due to how they were some of the most thoughtful of each other relative to autobot to autobot.

[@lleal1715]

ive always seen him as a the steriotype of bi or gay guy that is a charmer, and i just love it so much

[@destinationunown]

I have a theory on the piss jars, I just don't think that the world is ready for the horrid truth of Knockout's private interests

[@ogopogoagogo]

He mains Sniper.

[@cerakuro]

this video made me laugh out loud a lot. great video and great discussion 10/10. well said

[@BreadTeleporter006]

13:38 Oh that one's easy. He's a yellow belted master of Jarate.

[@Alex169o]

He is also a sniper main

[@Balck_white]

Oh god 😭😭

[@cjthefox]

Welp. I’m still gonna have a massive crush on him as a straight religious woman. And as far as the fanart goes… I do indeed intend to go off.

[@Rowblin]

This video is proof that knockout has skibidi rizz

[@Numbabu]

2:15 “In a way that could be read as gay” Followed by the gayest thing I’ve ever heard

[@MitchBam]

Knockout is honestly just a really fun character, and really vibrant compared to almost all of TFP’s cast. It’s no surprise one of the most popular shows in the fandom’s certified “new character” became so popular. Yes, I know Knockout was a toy-only character in the late 80’s or early 90’s, but Prime was the first time a character with that name was actually important, something that can’t be said for any other prominent named character in the first 3 seasons.

[@crystal91066]

One of my top favorite characters with Whirl and Quickshadow

[@vibespidersstudios8895]

I just feel the IDW anything is just a can of worms no one doesn’t want to get into. None the less I love knockout he is an icon to me.

[@TurtleOfChaos7]

To me he was just the fancy guy

[@jeetdohjoe]

The lil Breakdown profile pic during the Fortnite section tho! 😂

[@lenamathiason925]

8:30 precisely he- WHAT!? How did I not hear about this ?!

[@oshkeet]

I think with a lot of characters, is whether you do the whole Watson/Doyle approach to treating characters. Whether you go "I can unsee what this is supposed to be and it makes me suspicious" vs "Im willing to treat this like a real person who is this way, which is not unheard of". But you could say that for all kinds of things, really. Different flavors n all.

[@AUselessHumanCalledSarah]

A knockout commentary vídeo from PaperPlane, what a juicy day

[@ats6880]

I mean. He cat called Optimus. He could be doing it to throw Prime off his game. But like...😂👀❗ Yeah he COULD just be a flirty personality. But Knockout is a cant confirm or deny kind of case😂 They may not have intended to Knockout to be queer coded. But opinions change and people will always have their own interpretations. Thats part of the fun of being in a fandom

[@bbd3199]

8:22 Thank you for bringing this up. I feel like a lot of folks ignore how flirtatious he was with literally everyone. I personally headcannon him as bi. He strikes me as both a Bicon and a Bi con.

[@GagicMagic]

I wanna see a poly with Knockout, Breakdown and Starscream

[@hatchingfire]

Perfect for my 15 minute break 😩

[@AmberTheFangirl]

Absolute perfection that Knockout’s VA is also gay. 🥺

[@Local_homosexual]

Wait he is?

[@TheArkman360]

Daran Norris is bisexual not gay.

[@2Potates]

Pffffft! I totally forgot about the piss jars.

[@RiCeption]

This is the weirdest JOI I've ever watched

[@bryceknowles4330]

can you talk about the other gay transformers. Specifically beast wars 2 Starscream, and Jetstorm

[@I-Minecraft-428]

I love him

[@Jean-Paul-Lane-Valley]

I always thought of him as "gay-coded" rather than a "gay" character, perse. There's ZERO romance or interpersonal relationships in Prime beyond just good friendships, hence assigning sexual orientations to the characters (when discussing canon) seems rather pointless. Prime's not like IDW or Beast Wars (or even Animated), iterations of the franchise in which romantic relationships between the characters do exist and hence the discussion of sexual orientation in canon seems more adequate. Yet still, attributing "the qualities of a gay person" inadvertently accepts the idea of that being gay comes with obligatory quirks and attitudes that reinforce the "validation" of a stereotype. BUT, some might consider those quirky attributes as a shared part of the identity and, overall, something appropriated by the comunity. Its a very complicated issue.

[@quote6013]

He really puts a spin on more than meets the eye

[@eatsomeoranges8936]

The statement of "they don't reproduce" as a way to say they don't have sex therefore no gay as if gay relationships are automatically sexual. Like Optimus and Elita-1 are straight and into each other but it's not in anyway sexual so wtf are they on about Knockout. Anyway, Breakdown x Knockout are cute but Smokescreen x Knockout is my OTP.

[@lenamathiason925]

1:12 Yo who else saw their fan art scroll by on here 😆

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Knockout was easiest my favorite part of TP and I have alot of favorites from that show, so glad we got a Knockout related video in 2025!

[@SilverHyozanryu]

Amazing how you managed to make a pretty objective video on a bit of a touchy subject matter without being ultra homophobic like a certain other youtuber who made a video on the subject who did zero research and just whined at a bunch of fan art.

[@myceliiumz]

the idea of 'dont ask don't tell' on the nemesis is depressing AND hilarious. If the decepticons had a somewhat balanced gender ratio (putting aside the mindfuck question of 'why does this robot have a gender') then sure. I guess. Being straight is what LORD MEGATRON expects of you and if you aren't then just don't mention it ever. But since the amount of fem Decepticons can be counted on two hands most times then like... What are they supposed to do. The war has been going in since Forfuckingever. Does LORD MEGATRON expect his entire armada to be celibate and romanceless. You just can't fuck if you're a decepticon unless you somehow get the scarce few women that exist to want you. what a cruel and sad existance

[@6swords422]

Transformers aren't gay, especially knockout. He's a mad scientist, and his best friend was killed BY HUMANS, and if anyone says that he does it in some comics, then we ignore those, he also turns to the autobots side because he knew if he stayed on megatrons side he would've eventually died.

[@rainbowracer9576]

This Video is Quite✨Juicy.✨

[@fanotastic]

Despite his muddy origins, Knockout is an icon and game killer. I love him 😊

[@PeggyWhynowhy]

Watching TFP for the first time as a grown ass woman, this was mainly one of the things I had on my mind a lot. When I was asking for recommendations from friends I asked which Transformers is the gayest and Prime was the most common answer, but also nobody told me about Knock Out at that point? I do feel he is queer-coded but just that, only coded. I don't know how intentional it was, I feel like it's possible some of the staff were thinking it but not everyone was on the same page (just a gut feeling though). You do mention the time period thing a lot and that is definitely one of the main reasons why. I was still pretty young when TFP was airing and while it wasn't something I watched, it was the same time I was getting into fandom spaces online. I always refer to it as the "Pre-Steven Universe era", where a lot of shows tried to sprinkle in hints or there were just ships people on staff were clearly biased for. Nobody ever had any intent or faith they would be able to actually go all the way, so we just all had to settle with our crumbs. But still, watching TFP for the first time as an adult with shipping brain turned on, I saw Bulkhead and Wheeljack as a way more explicit couple than Knockout/Breakdown. Arcee calls Wheeljack his boyfriend and Bulkhead straight up says "I love you, Jackie" at one point. They can't fool me.

[@jennifertennent8319]

How funny this should be recommended to me. I have been thinking about a lot of these same points. I do like the idea of Knockout and Breakdown as a couple in Transformers Prime, but there simply isn't enough evidence to make this plausibly true (at least in my opinion). I like the idea of Knockout being impulsive or otherwise not backing down from a confrontation, getting in over his head and Breakdown stepping in to de-escalate with his intimidating presence, start punching, or convincing Knockout to walk away--it's not worth it. Something else worth mentioning... I believe it's during the movie finale when Knockout and the Autobots are looking down on a restored Cybertron from the Nemesis, Knockout remarks, "Such luster." Maybe he just likes shiny and pretty things in general? Maybe as a doctor / medic it's normal for him to make observations about a Cybertronian's features? However you choose to interpret him, he is a fun character with some very quotable dialogue. I am particularly fond of the episode where he gets some payback mopping the floor with Arcee and Bumblebee with the aide of that sound blaster. I am willing to concede the writers and producers didn't think about the implications of Megatron having a "don't ask, don't tell" policy... My knee jerk thought is. Megatron simply doesn't want relationship drama to impact the Decepticon cause or loyalty to him. Megatron doesn't care who or what you find attractive, you can do what you want as long as you keep it on the down low and it doesn't cause any problems.

[@lolovelez]

Mirage from transformers energon is the real gay transformer

[@EstellaBonnieSilly]

its crazy how after all these years we are still discussinf if Knockout or not, isnt that obvious?

[@urlocal_malaysian_idiot]

KNOCKOUT IS SO SLAYY

[@robotek148]

Knockout strikes me as a pantomime dame.

[@MarkiplierMeatMuncher8]

I want him.

[@ChefPPHercules]

God I love Knock Out so much,I'm a bisexual man btw

[@Knightess]

I'm somewhat new to Transformers and may need a bit of a refresher here: How many bots exactly have wolfwhistled THE Optimus Prime? At the moment I'm counting a total of 1 Knock Out, but as I said I'm new and I might need some assistance with counting. On a more serious note, I constantly find Knock Out's confidence and flexibility inspiring. The only thing he's actually afraid of is overwhelming odds. He backtalks and teases Starscream even though Starscream is technically in charge or higher in rank, he wolfwhistles and even fights Optimus Prime, and he can slink into any role that he's either given or will put him in better graces with those who could destroy him. He's such an interesting addition to the Decepticons in TFP and I can't help but to love every moment he's on screen. Is he bad rep? That's not for me to decide, but I do hope that those who can decide know that he's absolutely a beloved character and the powers behind TF have acknowledged that.