“ | The internal damage to his organs is massive, and beyond the scope of conventional medicine. Fortunately for our leader, MECH is anything but conventional. | „ |
~ MECH Surgeon's diagnosis of Silas. |
M.E.C.H. Surgeon is a minor antagonist throughout Season 1 and 2 of Transformers: Prime.
Not much is known about the MECH Surgeon given his intentional concealed identity. What is known is his unwavering loyalty to Silas and devotion to M.E.C.H., an organization whose mission is to harvest Cybertronian biology and technology. While Silas oversees the operation, the surgeon is the enforcer, being directly responsible for carrying out MECH's experiments and dissection procedures on Cybertronians. As a result, The MECH Surgeon appears to be the closest thing to being Silas' second-in-command. He even temporarily took charge when Silas was critically wounded and he oversaw the revival process of their leader.
He was voiced by Josh Keaton, who voiced Future Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Venom in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Captain America in Marvel's What If...??, and Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
Biography[]
Behind the Scenes[]
When MECH kidnapped the Decepticon Breakdown, Silas ordered the MECH Surgeon to disable Breakdown's pain receptors before beginning the dissection. Once authorized by Silas, MECH Surgeon began by drilling into the Decepticon's right eye. Before they could complete the process, MECH was attacked by Bulkhead, who rescued Breakdown. Despite the loss of their test subject, MECH gained enough information to commence Project Chimera.
MECH continued their hunt for Cybertronians and Cybertronian technology. During one of their searches, they were confronted by the rogue Decepticon Airachnid. Airachnid proposed an alliance with MECH to assist her in getting revenge on Jack and Arcee, and in return, Airachnid would grant MECH access to study Arcee's body. The Surgeon reappeared when Silas ordered him to kill an unconscious Arcee. Before he could drill into her spark, Arcee regained consciousness and attacked the Surgeon. Despite loosing another test subject, MECH was able to observe Airachnid scanning an alternate mode, providing them information on how Transformers were able to transform.
Phase 1[]
After Unicorn's defeat, MECH would set up a fake signal to lure Transformers in an ambush. When Bumblebee triggered their trap and was immobilized, the MECH Surgeon appeared on scene and successfully removed Bumblebee's T-cog. The Surgeon would later be seen activating MECH's prototype Transformer and attempting to have the robot transform. Despite their efforts, the robot powered down due to insufficient fuel. Unexpectedly, Starscream arrived with a proposition of partnership: Starscream provided MECH with information about Energon, and in return, he wanted a position in the creation of their new army and a share of the Energon MECH locates. With an Energon source secured, MECH attempted another beta test with the prototype, but they were interrupted by an enraged Bumblebee, determined to reclaim his stolen organ. Bumblebee did succeed and reclaimed his T-cog, however Starscream damaged it during their battle. When Starscream rendezvoused with MECH empty-handed, MECH incapacitated him and stole his T-cog.
Promotion and Demotion[]
When Silas was mortally wounded in a battle between MECH's Nemesis Prime and Optimus Prime, the Surgeon took charge in his absence and worked to save his leader's life. The MECH soldiers were ultimately successful, and infused Silas with Breakdown's body. Upon reawakening, Silas questioned what they did to him. The Surgeon explained they fused Silas with "[Breakdown's] nervous and skeletal systems", creating what Silas called "the perfect meld of man and machine". Embracing his rebirth as a human-Transformer hybrid, Silas redubbing himself as CY.L.A.S. However, despite Silas' gratitude for MECH's loyalty in saving his life, Silas ultimately felt himself superior to his human allies, and repaid their commitment by killing every one of them, including the Surgeon.
Quotes[]
“ | MECH Surgeon: Silas, another one's headed toward our position. Estimated arrival: two minutes. Silas: Work briskly. MECH Surgeon: [Begins drilling] Starscream: [Observes from a nearby cliff] It would appear the signal was a trap. Better Bumblebee than me. Silas: The back-up is ahead of schedule. MECH Surgeon: As luck would have it... [Removes Bumblebee's T-cog] So am I. Silas: Move out. |
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~ MECH Surgeon removing Bumblebee's T-cog. |
“ | MECH Surgeon: Welcome back, sir. CY.L.A.S: What have you done? MECH Surgeon: What we needed to in order to save you, Silas. CY.L.A.S: I'm... one of them. MECH Surgeon: The logical evolution of MECH's experiments and bio-tech. Your brain fused with the donor's nervous and skeletal systems. CY.L.A.S: The perfect meld of man and machine. Exquisite. |
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~ MECH Suregon reviving Silas as CY.L.A.S. |