Seacon (G1)

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''The Seacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[Special Team]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

The six ''Seacons'' are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from Earth. The six combine into the super warrior [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] (also spelt 'Pirranacon', or [[King Poseidon|''King Poseidon'']] in Japan).

The team consists of:

* The cruel and calculating [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] their team leader. He transforms into a snapper turtle (sort of). ([[Turtlar|''Turtlar'']] in Japan)

* The clumsy and insecure [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]], who transforms into crab-monster. ([[Lobclaw|''Lobclaw'']] in Japan)

* The vicious [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] (Overbite was known as "'''Jawbreaker'''" in some markets, and indeed called so in some issues of the comic). He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.

* The sneaky [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], a manta ray. ([[Kraken|''Kraken'']] in Japan)

* The unhygenic and polluting [[Skalor (G1)|Skalor]]. ([[Gulf|''Gulf'']] in Japan)

* The sadistic and strong [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], who transforms into a squid.

The Piranacon combination is different from most other combiner teams. Snaptrap becomes Piranacon's torso, but the smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a 'weapon' mode (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a combiner, but a [[Targetmaster]].

=Fiction=
===Masterforce Cartoon===
The Seacons appeared here as a swarm rather than a team. The five smaller robots were each several 'clones' of the same body-type, only ever appearing in beast mode. [[Turtlar]], the only 'regular' Transformer amongst them could combine with any five distinct Seacons to form [[King Poseidon (G1)|King Poseidon]].

===Marvel Comics===
''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] first brought the Seacons to [[Earth]] to prepare and fortify the undersea portions of the Decepticons' island headquarters. They soon fought [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], which didn't go well for them at all. Galvatron let them live, however, as part of a psyche-out against the monocular menace.

Shortly afterwards, Jawbreaker and Snaptrap were involved helping Shockwave retrieve and revive what he thought was Megatron.''

The team would continue to serve Shockwave, and later Ratbat, until they were set against the [[Underbase]]-enhanced [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in New York. (''It's at this time that a Megatron from the future possessed Snaptrap in an effort to change history.'') Starscream was even less generous than Galvatron, and the team became ex-fishies.

=Trivia=
* Although the sub-group's name is pronounced ''"see-cons"'' in commercials for the toys and the ''Masterforce'' animated series, some fans often opt to pronounce it ''"see-a-cons"'', probably because they are illiterate fascist Commies. Not that there's anything wrong with illiterate fascist Commies, though.

=Toys=
The Seacons were first released in the US and Japan in 1988. They have a lot of purple and bright blue on them.

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