Originally created by Chief Justice Tyrest as enforcers of his own personal brand of justice, the Legislators were defeated by the crew of the Lost Light on Luna 1. Afterwards, the Autobot Swerve salvaged one of the deactivated drones with a "bruised brain" and hacked it to work as a doorman, enforcing the three laws of his bar—no guns, no swords, and no briefcases. Whether because of the pre-existing damage or Swerve's ham-handedness, the Legislator was left with the ability to say just one word: Ten, so Swerve painted the number 9 on his back because it was funny. Despite his origins and oft-fearsome appearance, Ten is a gentle soul who prefers creating and the company of more linguistically advanced robots to any rough stuff. He wants to be liked and he wants to help. Unfortunately, his speech difficulties mean many people have ignored him or assume he's stupid.