Guzzle - Generation 1

Sparkabots and Firecons - 1988

Not trying is the worst crime as far as Guzzle is concerned.  He started his combat career as a green soldier in the city-state of Polyhex, listening disapprovingly as other reluctant Autobots bemoaned their inexperience as warriors.  To this day, Guzzle looks at such self-pity as a dangerous luxury.  While those worried Autobots became paralyzed by fear in the face of the fierce Decepticon assaults and thus became casualties, Guzzle was  concentrating on figuring out what he had to do in order to survive.  He became a battle-tested veteran who hungers to keep testing his mettle in combat.  His hard-edged, no-nonsense attitude doesn't make him many friends, but he is respected for his honesty and unpretentious attitude.  Guzzle knows that he's not the best soldier in the Autobot army, but it's not for lack of trying.