As the high-ranking co-commander of one of the "most powerful Decepticon weapons of all time", Blackout spends a lot of time delivering rousing speeches about determination and duty to the troops. When the chips are down, however, the only thing that stops Blackout from forgetting all that crap and running for the hills is the thought of disappointing the legitimately-valiant Spaceshot, who forms the back half of the two siblings' combined B-1 bomber jet alternate mode.