Pick-Up is a member of the evil Malignus, who is opposed by the heroic Optimus robots. Note: The toys from the Brazilian sub-series commonly referred to as "Optimus vs. Malignus" do not have bios, but share the same names and molds as previous (factionless) Brazilian releases that used the same bios as their Hasbro counterparts, only in Portugese. As such, it's possible that Pick-Up is basically "evil Gears". This also raises the possibility that the "good/evil" designations are retroactive for the Brazilian toys....