He was a Historian before the war and spent precious time learning about people such as Ultra Magnus and the Thirteen Primes, when the war started, he never stopped being a Historian, learning about people like Optimus Prime and Megatron. He then learned about Jazz, one of the main players in the war, and was attracted to him. He saw how full of potential Jazz was and hoped he was going to be a leader like Optimus. It did happen, fortunately. (The war mostly took place on other planets, because the Decepticons left it for dead early on after the planet's Energon ran out ((or they'd be underground, and not so much above it)) He was one of the warden's helpers in a Prison where thieves and liars like Runaway and Dirtbag were. He got tired of living the lifestyle of being a guard and freed Ru