Ruination is an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. He was among several Decepticons who found their way to Earth in answer to a call from Starscream.
History[]
The Veiled Threat[]
IDW Comics[]
After the Decepticons' defeat in Egypt, Ruination stuck by Starscream and joined him in his new endeavor of selling Cybertronian weapons to humans. Together with Deadlift, Ruination stood guard at Starscream's base in a junkyard outside Mexico City, but when Shockwave approached, the pair abandoned their posts in alarm to alert their boss. Ruination proved wiser than his little buddy, keeping out of the altercation between Starscream and Shockwave for fear of being blown to bits like Deadlift was.
With Starscream ordered by Shockwave to retrieve an escaped Brain Unit for him, Ruination was among the Decepticons sent to Philadelphia to carry out this task. The unit had taken refuge with Sam Witwicky, so the Decepticons ended up facing a bunch of Autobots—Bumblebee, Wheeljack, and Mirage—sent to aid their allies.