Battletrap (G1)

2011-10-21T04:29:41Z

141.218.222.103: /* Generation 1 */ how can it be later if this was his debut in the US comics?

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:''Battletrap is a [[Decepticon]] [[Duocon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Battletrapboxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Cybertronian equivalent of a Wuzzle.]]
Of the two [[Duocon]]s, '''Battletrap''' is the sane one. In contrast to [[Flywheels]], whose two components are constantly bickering, Battletrap uses the two separate vehicles of his [[alternate mode]] in concert with each other. He likes to play with his target in the way a housecat might play with a rodent...that is, if said housecat happened to have a separate avian part of itself that could fly like a hummingbird.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|250px|thumb|Battletrap isn't too proud to play dead when necessary.]]
''Battletrap and his [[Duocon]] partner [[Flywheels]] engaged in a brief battle against [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparkabots]] while on a regular patrol. He was so afraid of the rumors of "the walking dead" in Kalis, though, that he abandoned Flywheels to the Autobots instead of crossing into that city-state. {{storylink|City of Fear!}} Battletrap was later a member of the original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] and took part in their joint mission with the [[Wrecker]]s to destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the [[Time Wars (issue)|Time Wars]]. He was one of the first warriors to fall during the battle, his chest torn open by Galvatron before being smashed against a wall.'' {{storylink|Time Wars (issue)|Time Wars}}

''Despite his apparent "death", ''Battletrap appeared on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the battle with [[Unicron]]. He survived that and also narrowly escaped death at the hands of subterranean Cybertronian monsters shortly after, though his buddy [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] wasn't so lucky. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

He then regularly appeared as one of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s more prominent warriors, up until the Decepticons went into temporary exile after the conflict on [[Klo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

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=====Another Time and Place=====
Battletrap was part of the raid on [[Hydrus Four]] by Bludgeon and his army. After the Autobots arrived, he allegedly was about to shoot [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] in the back, but was shot down instead by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

{{note|The text piece described Sunstreaker as being menaced by "Battletrap in tank mode". Battletrap doesn't HAVE a tank mode. Maybe this is another clue that Battletrap and Flywheels's names were mixed up early on, but more likely it was supposed to be [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], another prominent member of Bludgeon's Decepticons.}}

====Generation 2====
In the first battle between the two generations of Decepticons, Battletrap was badly wounded and had to be carried back to safety inside of [[Warworld]]. He was not seen again. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
Battletrap continued his service with Bludgeon's forces on into the 21st century. He was summoned by [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] to help with a waste disposal job after [[Hun-Gurrr|Hun-Grrr]] was branded a traitor and eliminated fighting [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japan)

[[Image:FinalShowdown2 Battletrap stomp.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Battletrap shows ''everyone'' his foot fungus.]]
Battletrap and Flywheels were under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who first sent them into battle when the Autobots and Decepticons were fighting over a [[Floppy disk|disk]] containing data on the [[Master Sword]]. After overwhelming the Autobot [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]] and playing a quick game of "catch", Battletrap got his hands on the disk and delivered it to Scorponok. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Scorponok used the data to create the [[Zarak Shield]], and when a group of Autobots came to investigate, the two Duocons joined the Decepticon Targetmasters in stopping them. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The Decepticons were later led into a trap on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], and Battletrap was caught up in the ensuing battle. He shot down the air fighter [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s friend [[Kirk]] was piloting. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

By order of Scorponok, the two Duocons later planted a bomb on [[Juno]], one powerful enough to destroy the entire asteroid. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} Battletrap and Flywheels participated in the final battle against the Autobots in the [[Arctic]]. Battletrap got the drop on [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and was about to stomp them to death when he was interrupted by the rogue [[Sixshot]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. When it looked like Scorponok's plan to destroy the [[Earth]] was going to be successful, the Duocons fled into space to watch the results from afar. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Duocons from MtMtE -8.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"It is only logical that there will be no side-effects from this whatsoever."]]

Battletrap and Flywheels were created by Shockwave as early prototypes for his [[Triple Changer]] fascination. Instead of achieving three alternating modes, however, they gained the ability to separate into two different alternate modes at once. {{storylink|More Than Meets The Eye (G1)#Issue #8|MTMTE #8}}

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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Battletrap is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Battletrap toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|His incredible articulation allows him to.. uh... headbutt his opponents into submission?]]
*'''Battletrap''' (Duocon, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-96'''
**''Accessories'': "Double-Barreled Assault Missile Launcher"
: As a Duocon, Battletrap is a single robot which splits into two separate vehicles. When separated, the robot transforms into a simplified gray [[Popular_Earth_vehicle_alternate_modes#AH-64_Apache_copter|AH-64 Apache helicopter]] and a blue Ford F-150 camper truck. In robot mode, he has a gray double-barreled cannon that mounts on his shoulder. The gray dual cannon can also be mounted on top of the truck or beneath the cockpit of the helicopter.

: Please, [[Hasbro]], please make another toy of this guy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Battletrap/battletrap.htm More information on Battletrap at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Because of the lack of any wheels on "[[Flywheels]]" it has been suggested that his and Battletrap's names were accidentally switched in production. Their names are even swapped in the ''Headmasters'' episode "[[The Master Sword Is in Danger!!]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battletrap''' (バトルトラップ ''Batorutorappu'')
*''French:'' '''Guétapens''' (Canada)

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Battletrap Battletrap's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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