The character is portrayed by Megan Fox in the first and second films and serves the role of Sam Witwicky's love interest and first girlfriend.
She inspects Sam's broken-down 1976 Chevrolet Camaro (nicknamed Bumblebee) in an empty lovers' lane and is astonished at the various modifications present in the engine bay.
[3] She then criticizes the poor conditions of Bumblebee's vehicle mode, causing him to scan a passing 2007 Camaro Concept and transform into the same model.
On the recommendation of Sam's roommate Leo, they seek help from a man who runs a robot conspiracy website.
Simmons and Wheelie lead them to Jetfire, who uses a Space Bridge to transport the group to Egypt, where they search for an object known as the Matrix of Leadership.
When the breakdown for “Transformers” was sent to agents, the character, a high-school girl who discovers a race of robots and helps saves the world, was described to Fox as a 16-year-old Angelina Jolie.
[11] Fox's depiction was described by Inverse: "as love interest Mikaela Banes, she is an embodiment of the Cool Girl long before it became a bona fide thing".
Mikaela was a member of the Autobot resistance to the Decepticon takeover in Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1 by Titan Magazines.
In part 4, Mikaela frees Optimus Prime and freezes Frenzy just as Bumblebee gets some unexpected help fighting Megatron by the arrival of Elita One, Skyblast and Strongarm.