Hound
The one character who was designed to be the kid appeal one, yet wasn't.
First the toy. Hound began life as a Diaclone J59 Jeep and came with pilots. As Hound, the firing missiles were removed. As a jeep it was a pretty cool figure, but as a robot it was largely a brick. Of course many of the early Transformers have this problem, with almost zero articulation.
From the file card, Hound's main role was a scout. He's in love with the Earth and even desires to be human. An interesting character trait, especially when compared to some of the other Autobots.
As far as the comic goes, this is becoming a reoccurring trend. Hound showed up in #1, where his love of Earth is established. He would then more or less stick to the background for the rest of the series. Showing up certainly, and for some reason usually fighting Ravage. Like many of his comrades from the '84 series, he met his end in #50, although his decapitated head was seen in #56. There were more stories in the UK series and he was brought back in Generation 2, and we'll get to those issues later.
As for the cartoon, Hound was featured in the first two seasons, voiced by Ken Samson. He didn't do much scouting. Honestly, he acted more as a scientist, inventing various gadgets. He did have a holographic projector which was used to decent effect through the series. He didn't do much else more than that. He survived the movie, so that has to count for something.
Going from the file card, it seemed natural that he would be the one to interact with the human characters the most, yet Bumblebee was given that. I'm a puzzled as to why, although Bumblebee being available on card while Hound came in a box (and this more expensive) might be a factor.
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