Ariel emerged as an evolved Omnicon through energon infusion, specifically designed to motivate her race during their deep-space energon mining operations. This singular creation addressed the Omnicons' need for a dedicated morale icon, establishing her as a unique leader and rallying point, often admired by her kin. Primus summoned her to aid the Autobots against Unicron's resurgence. Her first task involved transporting the energon-empathic human Kicker Jones through Unicron's perilous interior, providing agile mobility and tactical support. Her actions directly contributed to calming Unicron's core by delivering energon stars and later defending energon supplies during the Terrorcon attack on Jungle Planet. She frequently partnered with Kicker for high-risk missions, including a dangerous atmospheric descent to neutralize toxic energon gas on Cybertron, executing precision maneuvers to ensure their survival. Her responsibilities extended beyond combat. She supervised Omnicon activities aboard the Autobot ship Miranda II and coordinated energon tower deployments across Alpha Q's recreated planets. Demonstrating initiative, she won the Autobot Grand Prix with human rider Misha Miramond independently while other Autobots pursued different goals. In the final conflict against Unicron and Galvatron, she infiltrated Unicron's head to recover Alpha Q's remains and orchestrated the combined firepower of multiple energon towers for a decisive strike. In expanded continuities, a decade after the Energon conflict, she commanded the vessel Azusa, searching for lost Autobot colonies during Cybertron's evacuation prompted by the Unicron Singularity. Her existence later diverged across multidimensional timelines. As a member of the transdimensional Protectors, she underwent body modifications, adopting the identities "Elita Five" and later "Elita Seven." In her seventh synthoid form under the Alternity faction, she observed temporal conflicts and investigated Megatron's timeline incursions. One mission with Bumblebee thwarted Reflector's theft of a transdimensional artifact in 2009, though Megatron ultimately destroyed both the artifact and its museum. Her original form transformed into a racing motorcycle, equipped with an energon bow integrated into her arm structure, firing projectile arrows. She wielded refined energon with high proficiency for resource gathering and combat. Alternate color variants existed, including a Paradron-inspired green recolor. Her design influenced several generic female Autobot models in related media. Her leadership of the Omnicons remained consistent across adaptations. In Dreamwave Productions' comics, she assisted Optimus Prime against Unicron's forces on missions across Earth locations like Australia, the Yukon, and the Black Sea. During one mission, she resisted Snow Cat's reprogramming attempts through collective effort with fellow Omnicons. Her partnership with Kicker continued, his energon empathy enhancing their effectiveness during underwater confrontations against Decepticons.