Robby Malto is a human from the EarthSpark continuity family.

The sudden move to Witwicky was hard on Robby Malto. Forced to leave behind the hustle and bustle of Philadelphia for life in the middle of nowhere, cut off from all his old friends, all without asking his thoughts on the matter...the whole thing felt completely unfair, and the 13-year-old was having none of it.

That is, however, until he and his sister Mo witnessed the birth of the Terran Transformers, changing their lives forever. Now inextricably bonded to his new siblings, Robby does his best to be the best big brother he can, helping them learn the ways of the world while finding his own place in it.

Fiction

EarthSpark cartoon

Voice actor: Sydney Mikayla (English), Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese), Heitor Fraga (Brazilian Portuguese), Sebastián Albavera (Latin American Spanish), Inma Gallego (Castilian Spanish), Cécile Gatto (French), Jibril Basalamah (Indonesian), Giulio Bartolomei (Italian), Jakub Rutkowski (Polish), Harim Song (Korean)

Robby and his family moved from Philadelphia to Witwicky, much to his chagrin. Fed up with these new changes, he attempted to cycle back to Philadelphia with Mo in pursuit, but a confrontation between a G.H.O.S.T. convoy and some Arachnamechs forced them down a cliff, finding a mysterious cave nearby. Inside, they discovered the Emberstone and inadvertently activated it, granting them both cyber-sleeves and creating Twitch and Thrash. Able to sense the Terrans' emotions through their new sleeves, Robby and Mo decided to bring the Transformers home and hide them from their parents. Secret Legacy, Part 1 Robby attempted to help Twitch perfect her aim with some target practice, and the pair encountered a drone sent by Optimus Prime. They went to the aid of Thrash and Mo whose hunt for an alternate mode had them cornered by Arachnamechs, and themselves ended up being saved by Optimus and Elita-1. Reunited with their mother, they tried unsuccessfully to persuade her not to let G.H.O.S.T. take Twitch and Thrash away. Unfortunately it turned out the two Terrans had actually been abducted by evil scientist Mandroid, and Mo and Robby had to use their emotional link to guide the rescue team to find the pair. In the aftermath of the rescue, the Maltos took the two Terrans home to be part of their family. Secret Legacy, Part 2

Robby, Mo and the Terrans worked on their emotional link, resulting in them ignoring Bumblebee's attempts to get the Terrans interested in training. Robby later took part in Malto Family Game Night, and when Twitch stormed out and caused a herd of cows to stampede, Robby helped Mo and Thrash round them up. Moo-ving In After Twitch took advantage of Robby's disinterest in doing chores to earn reward stars, Robby began competing with her. This culminated in them making a mess of the lawn. House Rules When Robby was woken by a nightmare, he and Twitch sneaked out to look at foxes, leading them to be spotted by G.H.O.S.T. The next morning, Dot took the kids to her work, only to discover it was built atop the G.H.O.S.T. HQ and they had to conceal themselves to avoid Agent Schloder finding out about the Terrans. The four of them fell into a pit trap intended for Decepticons, where Robby admitted to Mo that he and Twitch had been sneaking out at night, and they were found by Optimus who hid them in his trailer. Naturally they soon got bored and left the trailer, only to get trapped in Megatron's combat situation until they were able to work together to overcome it, and Optimus and Dot smuggled them out of the G.H.O.S.T. base. Classified

Robby opted out of Wakwak hunting with dad Alex Malto in favor of online gaming. Twitch's attempts to get him interested in developing their own traditions failed as well, but once his team won their game, he realized there was no one to tell and went in search of Alex. He instead encountered Arachnamechs, and once Alex save him from the mechanical critters, he realized his mistake in skipping out on the traditional hunt. Traditions When the emotional feedback from their link caused problems for Robby and Mo on their first day of school, they asked the Terrans to stay home. They later found the Terrans had gone missing, and with Bumblebee's help, tracked the pair down and found Twitch and Thrash were critically low on energy. Fortunately they discovered that the Terrans seemed to be powered by water rather than energon. Friends and Family After Bumblebee ditched the kids in Arcees care to go help Optimus and Megatron, their new teacher had them doing menial tasks until they rebelled, which she claimed was the actual lesson. Learning that Bumblebee had ditched them in order to join an in-progress battle, Arcee took the kids to join in, and they successfully distracted the cassette Decepticons long enough for Bee to capture them. Decoy

Robby and the other Maltos attended a G.H.O.S.T. Autobot Alliance ceremony which came under attack by Nova Storm and Skywarp, resulting in them having to take cover. Optimus later had the kids lead him to the cave where the Terrans were created, where they found the Emberstone. Again attacked by the two Seekers along with a swarm of Arachnamechs, the kids took shelter in the cave where Mo's plea for help resulted in the creation of three more Terrans. Age of Evolution, Part 1 With Dot and Megatron captured by Mandroid, Robby and the others regrouped to come up with a plan. The rescue became dangerous when it turned out Mandroid's base was a giant mech, and Robby joined Mo, Jawbreaker and their father in taking out the mech's external cameras. Once the mech was destroyed, the Malto family was reunited with three new Terran members. Age of Evolution, Part 2

The Malto family got to explore the underground Dugout base that Nightshade had built. Hashtag: Oops Robby took part in an attempt by Hashtag to film Twitch and Thrash in order to help Jawbreaker decide on an alternate mode. The Malto family was later treated to the end results of the filming. Outtakes The kids' fun on a day off was temporarily interrupted by Nightshade's technology exploding. They attempted to fix up the damaged device for Nightshade and later had to come to their sibling's aid after it turned out the Decepticon Nightshade had befriended had mistaken their parents for their captors. Missed Connection

After helping out Bumblebee with his racing practice, Robby, Mo and the Terrans became trapped in the Dugout for an extended period thanks to its malfunctioning defense system and Agent Schloder turning up at the farm. Security Protocols Robby got Dot a bird journal for Mother's Day, however his suggestions to Twitch resulted in the Terran abducting a baby bear as a gift. Dot took Robby and Twitch with her to return the baby bear to its mother, during which Robby ended up falling into a river while attempting to retrieve the bear from a log. Bear Necessities Megatron took the kids to Spacebridge Memorial Park to teach the Terrans about the end of the war, however they were attacked by Shockwave, forcing them to stop the rogue Decepticon's scheme. Warzone

Robby and Mo took the Terrans on a clandestine nighttime trip to Philly. Robby's reunion with his old friend Stevie turned sour when he, Hashtag and Twitch discovered that anti-Transformer sentiment was common. Home, Part 1 Robby and the other Malto siblings went to the Bot Brawl arena with Bumblebee to look for Grimlock, only to encounter Mandroid and the giant Arachnamech centipede he unleashed on them. Hashtag was temporarily taken over by Mandroid's control device, but Robby and his siblings were able to help Hashtag overcome it. Home, Part 2

The Malto kids were collecting flowers in the woods when they were menaced by Grimlock, still suffering the after-effects of Mandroid's control. After the resulting battle, Robby and Mo consoled Jawbreaker who'd been benched due to not having an alternate mode. A Stygi Situation During a confrontation with Swindle, Robby discovered his cyber-sleeve had the power to produce an energy shield. Optimus smuggled the Maltos into G.H.O.S.T. HQ so that the sleeves could be scaned with Teletraan-1 and left the kids practicing in the rec room simulator. Mandroid took remote control of the rec room, unleashing a holographic Megatron on those inside and leading to Robby calling on the power of Quintus Prime. The energy exosuit he got allowed him to fight Megatron, however it also left him apparently dead until Mo was able to use her own cyber-sleeve to revive him. Though Robby lived, the emotional link the kids had was severed. Disarmed

Robby found that some sort of infection was beginning to spread through his body but kept it a secret. He and the other kids went in search of the cave in which the Terrans had been born, believing the water might restore the emotional link, however they instead fell into a deeper cave system through which Starscream, Nova Storm and Skywarp were escaping from G.H.O.S.T. They also encountered the Dweller, which fed on energon, and cooperated to overcome the creature. Afterwards, Robby revealed the infection to Mo. What Dwells Within The infection caused him to lapse into a coma during the night and he was taken to the Dugout. Mo, calling on Quintus Prime for help, was transported into a dream world where she, Robby and their parents faced Mandroid and overcame the mad scientist. On awakening, Robby was back to full health. Prime Time

When Bumblebee was given a mission to infiltrate G.H.O.S.T. HQ, the kids resolved to help him as much as they could. Robby joined Twitch, Thrash and Nightshade in sneaking into the HQ to find their mentor, only to run into Agent Schloder who joined them in their search. They eventually found Bumblebee battling Croft's Ghoid troops, and during the fight Robby and his Terran siblings escaped through the spacebridge Croft had been hiding, only to Shockwave Stowed Away, Stowaways who pursued them into Witwicky. With the help of the rest of their siblings, the group was able to defeat Shockwave only to find themselves surrounded by G.H.O.S.T. until their parents helped them make a getaway. This led to Croft bringing Ghoids to the Malto farm, and though the troopers were defeated with the help of Autobot reinforcements, Mandroid arrived sporting a new robotic body. The Battle of Witwicky

As the family attempted to flee from Mandroid and his new Sharkticon minions, they were slowly picked off and Mandroid was able to capture Robby and Mo, rendering them unconscious and wiring them to the spacebridge in order to turn it into a superweapon that would wipe out energon-based life across the planet. The Last Hope, Part 1 He was ultimately successful in activating his weapon, wiping out every Transformer bar Twitch, at which point the Maltos regained consciousness. Robby and Mo were able to use their cyber-sleeves to channel the power of Quintus Prime and reverse the effects of Mandroid's weapon, bringing everyone back to life and reuniting the Malto family as a new insignia appeared in the sky. The Last Hope, Part 2

In the year following, the Autobots and Malto family set about trying to collect the shards of the shattered Emberstone, leading to an incident in which a shard fell in water and created the Chaos Terran Aftermath. Robby came up with a plan to steal the Decepticons' collection of Embershards, having the others create a diversion to draw the Decepticons away from their base while he sneaked in with Nightshade and Twitch. The plan went perfectly until Aftermath and Breakdown caught them leaving, and Robby was reluctantly forced to give up the shards in order to escape. Aftermath Robby took part in a sweep of the countryside around Witwicky searching for loose shards, and later enjoyed dinner with the family. In Ruins

The kids ended up fighting reactivated Ghoids while cleaning out the Autobot base, and later unsuccessfully tried to intercept Ravage who had slipped into the base unseen. Control Alt Delete While at a local carnival, Robby encountered a girl, Izzy, who had the same taste in absurd funnel cake toppings as him and was instantly smitten. The pair were waiting to get on the Cosmic Thunder ride when they were caught up in Mo, Twitch and Thrash's efforts to get an Embershard off Fairmaestro, leading the four Maltos to cyber-sync for the first time. They successfully defeated the villain and freed Cosmos into the bargain. The Butterfly Effect The kids continued to practice cyber-syncing so that Wheeljack and Nightshade could study the phenomena, though it left them extremely hunger. Togetherness

Following the creation of Spitfire, the Autobots held a Polyhex Protocol assault course in which the kids were all allowed to take part. Robby and Mo were eliminated from contention when Hashtag proved too much for the chin-up bars. Spitfire In the aftermath of Twitch's fight with Spitfire, Robby was puzzled by his inability to feel Twitch's emotions, unaware that during the fight Twitch and Spitfire had had a body-swap. When the real Twitch tried to contact Robby, Spitfire interceded and helped Robby chase her off. Robby was assigned to help Spitfire on the Autobots' mission to move the Cyber Slayer, however this time Twitch turned up and successfully convinced him of her identity, leading them to pursue Spitfire. Twitch managed to initiate another mind-swap and reunited with Robby, though Spitfire got away with the weapon. The Imposters

Robby and Hashtag persuaded Optimus to take part in a photoshoot for Trucks Illustrated and promised to get his trailer nice and clean for the event. Unfortunately their cleaning party was crashed by the Decepticons who ended up thoroughly trashing the trailer in their attempts to get inside. The rest of the kids came to their rescue and Hashtag was able to tow the trailer to the photoshoot in the nick of time. Dude, Where's My Trailer? The Malto family held a celebration after they successfully collected the last Embershard. Witwicky, Part 1 Learning that Starscream intended to use the Emberstone to take control of Terratronus who was buried beneath Witwicky, Robby took part in an assault on the Decepticon base. Unfortunately this attempt to nab the Decepticons' shard did not fair any better than the previous one, as Spitfire had stolen the Maltos' collection and taken Alex hostage. Starscream was thus able to complete the Emberstone and Robby and Thrash arrived at Terratronus's spark chamber a fraction too late to stop him taking control of the Titan. Hashtag and Thrash were able to get Robby and Mo to a safe location where the two kids used their cyber-sleeves to reclaim the Emberstone and trap Terratronus and Starscream in a Chaos Dome. Their attempt to purify the Emberstone resulted in it disintegrating. Witwicky, Part 2

Robby was frustrated when it turned out he'd missed an issue of the Transformers comic. Luckily Mo was able to get her hands on a copy and presented it to him. The Need for Read Robby got Izzy to agree to hang out after school, which somehow led to the rest of the family organizing a public movie showing for the pair to go to. They were unaware of the chaos wrought by Nightshade's hyper-reality film projector until the device trapped the two of them in the movie and they had to defeat the mother Mole Bot and face Nucleadon before they could be pulled back out. Attack of the Drive-In Movie The Malto kids were lured into a trap by Fairmaestro, who had them take part in a series of tests which they failed solely due to Twitch helping everyone else. This resulted in Robby and Mo being trapped in a ticket booth until they were able to escape and help Twitch overcome Fairmaestro. The Great Escape

Robby and Mo joined the mission into the Chaos Dome to rescue Prowl after the Autobot's ship crashed on Earth. The two kids were able to use their cyber-sleeves to connect the ship to Terratronus's helm, so the lightning regularly striking it could recharge the ship, though this enabled the Decepticons to steal the vessel. No Soldier Left Behind The Malto kids took the Hypershuttle to a disused G.H.O.S.T. base in the Arctic for some snow fun. This ended when Megatron and Optimus, infected with Hate Plague, turned up and fought each other until it turned out cold was an effective cure. Fire and Ice After hanging out with Izzy, Robby attended a meeting about the Hate Plague infection and ended up being drafted into a team with Prowl and Thrash to investigate its origins. Their investigation eventually led back to the Malto farm and one of Robby's hats, which led them to discover a Quintesson shapeshifter operating in Witwicky. They managed to capture the shapeshifter after a protracted fight, however the revelation that Izzy had been a Quintesson trick left Robby feeling betrayed. The Truth Is Out There

Robby's moping was interrupted by the arrival of the Quintesson ship, and though he rejected their offer to work together, their destruction of the Chaos Dome forced him and Mo to cyber-sync with Twitch and Thrash and fly up to surrender to the invaders. Robby and Mo were taken to the Pit of Judgment but managed to overcome the hoards of Sharkticons. Judgment Day, Part 1 They rescued Twitch and Thrash from a cell and escaped the ship, only to be shot down. After Mo used the Spark Regenerator Key to bring Terratronus back to life, Robby cyber-synced with Thrash and Spitfire in order to act as a diversion, keeping the Quintessons busy while Mo and other family members cyber-synced with the Titan in order to give her enough power to destroy the Quintessons and their ship. Judgment Day, Part 2

Games

Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition

Voice actor: Joshua Evans (English), Denyell de Waal (Dutch), Ophélie Bernard (French), Sebastian Fitzner (German), Mosè Singh (Italian), Karol Soboczyński (Polish), Alex Molina (Spanish)

Sometime after stopping Mandroid's tower, Robby and his family were contacted by Bumblebee, who had encountered some Arachnamechs and now believed Mandroid had somehow returned. To keep his Terran siblings from leaving before Bumblebee got back to the farm, he and Mo recapped their past encounters with Mandroid to try and determine if there really was any chance of the scientist's survival. Not long before Bumblebee arrived, he and Mo left with their mother and Megatron to respond to another call. Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition

Toys

EarthSpark

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• Optimus Prime & Robby Malto (Spin Changer, 2023)

• TakaraTomy ID Number: ESC-01
• Accessories: Robby Malto figurine, Cyber-sleeve shield

A figurine of Robby Malto is included with the EarthSpark Spin Changer Optimus Prime figure, and he can mount onto the left side of Prime's shoulder, triggering the Autobot's spinning gimmick on the upper torso. Robby can also mount the cyber-sleeve shield accessory on his right arm.

• Terran Twitch / Robby Malto (Cyber Combiner, 2024)

• Accessories: Blaster

Released as part of the "Cyber Combiners" assortment, Robby Malto (in an exo-suit) can combine with the included Twitch (or concurrently released Cyber Combiner figures) to form a Powerlinx-inspired "Super-Powered" combiner, as either the lower or the upper body, but lacks any sort of alternate mode. He comes with a large blaster.

His combination connectors are also identical to EarthSpark Warrior Class figures with "Combine & Ride" gimmickry, allowing him to merge with them as well.

Notes

• The Spin Changer figurine of Robby is based on an earlier unused version of the character, as the baseball cap he wears doesn't actually appear in the series. This was confirmed via storyboards released by Moss Lawton for the episode "House Rules".^[1]
• Robby makes an appearance in the Studio Trigger "Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie", as part of the group shot of families of human allies to the Autobots.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Robby Malto (ロビー・マルト Robī Maruto)

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