Hardshell is an Insecticon warrior who was one of the main three Insecticons that Shockwave found during the war for Cybertron. When asked who is the most ferocious around in his hive, he took no hesitation to prove so, and even went so far as to almost killing Ironhide and finishing off Sideswipe. However, his role is brief but strong.

All the other Insecticons in this hive had a symbiotic link to him, then Airachnid, and finally Megatron. A few of these Insecticons are clones of him, Skrapnell, and Kickback who normally speak in the same tone, but with different dialects, while others have the same body designs as the ones seen in Transformers Prime. The voices of these warriors need to be dark and menacing, sometimes even grovely. Please refer to the voice work in the Prime cartoon. And for any other Insecticons who speak, try to give them a different voice each time. During the break in your second audition line, you can also attempt to do the Insecticons' rallying cry.