To call IRONHIDE "gung-ho" would be something of an understatement. Even before the war with the DECEPTICONS, he was a weapons nut. During rest cycles, he would travel to asteroid fields with his newest toys and blast iron space rocks into dust. Those were his happiest days; alone in the silent depth of space, feeling the kick of a fusion cannon as explosions bloomed in the distance, without a care in the world. Granted, he still gets to try out the newest weapons, but now it's against moving targets. To be honest, the war has been going on for a long time, and blasting DECEPTICONS isn't as much fun as it used to be.