Mir is first and foremost a scientist, specializing in the physical and chemical sciences; her official title is Planetary Scientist Captain Mir. Following an unprovoked Autobot attack which destroyed part of the Science Labs, Mir left Cybertron with her faithful lab assistant, Halifax, to conduct planet surveys in deep space. She has had very little contact with other Transformers and prefers scientific exploration to actual combat. Mir has been gone from Cybertron since before the official outbreak of war between the Autobot and Decepticon factions that ended the First Golden Age, and she only returns for occasional shoreleave. One of her main contacts "back home" is the infamous Shockwave. Current internal Cybertronian politics mean very little to her, as she has been away from home for