The tiny Scalpel, also known as "the Doctor", looks harmless enough with his big, inquisitive eyes. But beware—in the world of the Transformers, things are not what they seem! Scalpel has vast databases of anatomical and mechanical knowledge, being familiar with most species in the galaxy. He's extremely adept at getting to the root of a problem and can handily disassemble most technological devices... or life-forms. Unfortunately, when he goes to put them back together, he always has a few parts left over. This has left most of the Decepticons reluctant to come to him for care, in spite of his duties as their field medic.
Scalpel was transported to the Laurentian Abyss by Ravage and four of the Constructicons. Once the Decepticons reached the sea floor, Scalpel was released to assess the extent of the damage done to Megatron. After a cursory examination, Scalpel concluded that they would need spare parts, and ordered the death of the smallest Constructicon. Once he had the "donated" parts and the AllSpark shard stolen by Ravage, he rebuilt Megatron into a more powerful—and very much alive—form.
Later, at a factory in the same city as Sam Witwicky's university, Megatron ordered Scalpel to examine Sam, in hopes of finding out what he had learned from the AllSpark information downloaded into his brain. Using several extremely invasive techniques, Scalpel deduced that Sam's mind was definitely full of handy-dandy information. And the best way to get said information was to examine Sam's brain... while it was laid out on the table. Scalpel's attempt was interrupted by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, with Prime destroying him.
ALTERNATE MODE
Scalpel transforms from a spider-like cyborg to a microscope.
