Here is a continuation of our report from the CartoonNetwork Transformers Animated press release. 

RATCHET: (voiced by Corey Burton)
Short-tempered, grizzled and seemingly older than the ALLSPARK itself, RATCHET is the team’s medic and OPTIMUS PRIME’s occasional drill sergeant/second-in-command.  He’s an expert healer, but his bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired.  Spend two minutes with RATCHET and you instantly get the sense that this bot’s seen it all.  RATCHET largely keeps his past to himself, dishing out tantalizing tidbits when he feels the “kids” can handle, or NEED to handle, some of the truth.

Robot Mode Power: RATCHET has magnetic powers.  He can attract and repel any metallic matter or create magnetic force fields.  He also uses these powers as the team’s medic, reshaping metal and circuitry, patching up any of the AUTOBOTS in the field.  His talents also make him the team’s gadget-head. He can configure any tech they need and even perform robot/vehicle upgrades for all the AUTOBOTS. 

Vehicle Mode Appearance: Tactical Medical Response Vehicle.

PROWL: (voiced by Jeff Bennett) 

PROWL is dark, sleek, agile, mysterious, and the ninja of the team.  He speaks only when he has to, and even then as briefly as possible.  Of all the AUTOBOTS, he’s the most skilled in direct combat.  A natural spy, PROWL can infiltrate most any location unseen and unheard, so he’s used for reconnaissance more than any other Autobot.  He is a bot of very little talk and much action.  He’s unflappable, precise and has developed a keen interest in organic life.

Robot Mode Power:  PROWL is an expert in camouflaging himself.  He can turn virtually any object into a weapon.  He also has keener senses—higher rez everything—than the other AUTOBOTS.

Vehicle Mode Appearance: Police Motorcycle.