Rad (Transformers) - Transformers: Armada

Transformers: Armada

Rad is one of the human friends of the Autobots. In Transformers Micron Legend,his name is Raddo, which could be read either "Rad" or "Rod"-with-an-American-pronunciation; the English-language television series gives his full name as Bradley White, "Rad" for short.

In Transformers: Armada, Rad and his best friend Carlos Lopez reactivate the Mini-Con ship while exploring the caves outside their city. Soon joined by their friend Alexis (Alexa, last name not given), they befriend the Street Action Team Mini-Cons as Megatron and Optimus Prime's forces arrive on Earth. This leads to their alliance with Optimus and the Autobots, as they frequently help them on missions, teaching them the ways of Earth.

Unfortunately, they were unable to keep their friendship with the Autobots a secret from the local bullies, Billy and Fred (Jim), but the two boys quickly softened and became friends with the trio, as they too became Autobot allies. An encounter with Sideways in cyberspace gave the kids their first glimpse of Unicron, and when Starscream joined the Autobots, they all became friends with him, even though Starscream himself could scarcely believe it. Alexis in particular became enamoured of the former Decepticon, even crafting a portion of a rock he brought them back from Mars into a pendant. After some protestations that were quelled by Perceptor, all five kids accompanied the Autobots to Cybertron when the Decepticons fled Earth with the Mini-Con weapons, and once on the planet, they were sent drifting through time and discovered that they had always played a role in the development of the Mini-Cons, and that their coming to Earth had been predestined. Starscream's subsequent death hit Alexis hard, and when the children were absorbed by Unicron, Rad was able to use his connection to High Wire through Unicron's communal mind to free the Mini-Cons from his thrall.