Nine million years ago, she was a civilian robot called Ariel romantically linked with dockworker Orion Pax. When the Aerialbots were transported back in time, they met Orion Pax, Ariel, and their friend Dion. As Elita-1, she is romantically linked to Optimus Prime, the upgraded form of Orion Pax. When Megatron attacked the energy storage hangar where Orion worked, he fatally wounded both Ariel and Pax.