Ironhide is a young Autobot who has stars in his eyes and a boundless desire to prove himself. Many can be easily annoyed by his overeager demeanor, but he means the best, and just wants to prove himself to his teammates. Despite being a rookie, he's skilled enough to have made it onto Optimus Prime's team, and has even been granted the Spark of Combination. Being young and impressionable, Ironhide has a tendency to idolize a variety of figures. Some of his past and present idols include Hot Shot, Rodimus, and even Scorponok, with the first and last of which seeing potential in the youth. He's very defensive of those who he looks up to, and anyone questioning their orders or methods upsets him greatly. He's also very leery of Decepticons, even those who are explicitly on his side.