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Function: The Happy-Go-Lucky Tracker Dude Voice Actor: Ken Sansom First Appearance: "More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1"

Nightwind's Words of Wisdom:

I have to say that the writers disappointed me with Hound. Why? Well, when you watch "More Than Meets the Eye," you get the sense that Hound here is going to be a major character in the series. He gets lots of scenes. He gets lots of lines. He gets to watch in horror as Cliffjumper yanks huge guns out of nowhere, a scene that I find absolutely precious. He gets to come up with the scene that almost saves the day except that Megatron out-thought him. In short, he's all over the place in MTMTE. And then suddenly, in subsequent episodes, he's hardly there at all, other than in one or two "star turns," like "Day of the Machines." What gives? Ticks me off! Not nearly so much as the rampant case of "Prowl Neglect" ticks me off, but still!

I mean I like Hound, if only because he likes my home planet. Heck, if you believe his profile he wants to be me. Or at least he wants to be a human like me. That's pretty cool. But besides that, I like Hound because he's a normal, average Autobot. He's intelligent, friendly, dependable, and a bit chatty...but in the end he gets the job done. (Well, other than in "City of Steel" when he's too busy having his character assassinated.) He's not a yahoo, let's-go-get-'em kind kind of Autobot, but he is a guy who, when puch comes to shove, will generally accomplish whatever he's assigned to do...all without any kind bragging and attention-grabbing. (Brawn, take note, please.) As such, pairing him with Cliffjumper — who, of all the other Autobots is most closely the opposite of Hound — in MTMTE was quite a good idea, IMO.

The Official Word:

Profile: Hound would just as soon be sniffing around the Grand Canyon or Big Sur as he would a secret Decepticon base. Perhaps more than any other Autobot, Hound takes pleasure in being on Earth. Unlike his home planet, which is entirely composed of metal and machinery, he finds the natural wonders of Earth endlessly fascinating, and uses his topographical skills to store every sight he sees within his memory circuits. Hound's bravery, fearlessness, and loyalty are unwavering, like any good advance scout. But his secret desire is to be human.

Abilities: While in his jeep mode, Hound uses his turret gun to sweep over the landscape from horizon to horizon, like a radar scope, and, with the help of internal 3-dimensional simulation circuitry, stores this information as a topographical map. Error distortion is no more than one inch per 150 feet distance from point of data collection. In robot mode, Hound's turret gun becomes an infrared radiation collector. It can detect heat differentials as small as .02 degrees Centigrade, and he uses this ability in tracking machines as well as humans. Hound's shoulder-mounted hologram gun can project 3-dimensional grid laser light images of terrain maps stored in his memory. He sometimes also can use it to cast simple illusions.

Weaknesses: Hound's infrared tracking ability can be countered by thermal interference. High frequency electromagnetic waves can distort or completely destroy his map-making ability. Sophisticated manipulation of such waves can even result in the recording of false images within his memory circuits.

Miscellaneous:

Best Place to Hound-Watch:
He gets quite a bit to do throughout "More Than Meets The Eye." And he has a starring role in "Day of the Machines."