In the 2007 live action film, Ratchet appears as a Search and Rescue Hummer H2. As always, Ratchet is the medical officer of the Autobots. According to the official movie site, Ratchet believes the conflict can be solved peacefully, without any violence. However he still carries out Optimus Prime’s orders, even if it means use of force.
His weapons include a rotary saw that emerges from his left arm, and can transform his right arm into a machine gun. Ratchet also has an assortment of other tools at his disposal; in the movie, he uses a red laser to scan and try to calibrate Bumblebee’s voicebox as they are introduced to Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes. He has enhanced senses, as he reveals Sam’s desire to “mate” with Mikaela by sensing his pheromone levels by using his nose. According to the book Transformers - Meet The Autobots by Jennifer Frantz, Ratchet has X-ray vision. According to the Transformers UK magazine Ratchet can produce a “chameleon” effect with his surface photo-electric cells allowing him to blend with his environment.
According to an early interview with Michael Bay Ratchet stands about 24 feet tall (8m) [1], but the scale of his Voyager class toy suggests he stands 19 feet tall. The official guide to the Transformers video game says he’s 20 feet tall. The Transformers UK magazine states he is 20 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 6.7 tons and has a maximum speed of 230mph. It also states he can “haul/push 20 times his own weight”, which is 134 tons. Another DVD interview states that Ratchet is the only car to have been built from an original model.
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