>>7238187By the time he got to RID he was basically a struggling father trying to take care of Bart, Lisa, and Homer (and Fixit) and it super endeared me to the character. He wasn't a standard PLUCKY NEW LEADER TRYING TO PROVE HE CAN BE JUST AS GOOD AS OPTIMUS, but rather a tired, struggling, beat cop who suddenly found himself in a situation where he HAD to be like Optimus.
Cyberverse Bee is just Wreck Gar on Earth and RID Sideswipe in flashbacks. Which considering RID Sideswipe was the most popular character with kids who watched RID... doesn't surprise me.