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Predacon (G1)

2007-01-06T21:05:18Z

151.49.99.23: /* Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics */

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:''The Predacons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Predacons''' are a subgroup of Decepticons who transform into powerful, savage animals.

The subgroup is comprised of:

*The ever-patient [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (leader)
*The cheerful [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]
*The stubborn [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]
*The easily-distracted [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]
*The wrathful [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]

They combine to form the deadly [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].

''Japanese name:'' '''Animatron'''

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 Cartoon===

The Predacons debuted under the command of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], having been deployed to try to retrieve [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex's]] [[Transformation Cog]] from [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Skylynx]] on the moon of Io. Oddly, despite being constantly touted as the most fearsome and vicious warriors in the galaxy, the Predacons were beaten off fairly easily by this small band of Autobots, with even the terrifying [[Predaking]] unable to do anything to so much as harm their human ally [[Marissa Faireborn]]. This would prove to be the start of a trend: more than most gestalts, Predaking would rarely be the given the chance to do anything useful before being driven off in a hail of gunfire soon after combining.

The Predacons appeared in many of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]s schemes in the ensuing year, ranging from oppressing the people of [[Paradron (planet)|Paradron]], to mining [[Death Crystals]], and even meeting the [[Primacron|creator]] of [[Unicron]]. They were also among those who were infected by the [[Hate Plague]], and were moments from destroying the still-healthy Galvatron when, having formed Predaking, they were quickly shooed away by some passing Autobots.

====2010 story page====

''According to a [[TV Magazine]] [[story page]], the Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s.''

===Marvel Comics===
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''

''Summoned to Earth by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to help him hunt down and destroy an isolated and vulnerable [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], the Predacons travelled across the [[Space Bridge]] and (after showing off their skills by doing some target shooting on [[Motormaster]]) were quickly approved of by their new employer. Before leaving on their mission, however, they were approached by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who convinced them to turn on Megatron and destroy him instead. Their attempt at treachery would result in both Megatron and Optimus being transported to Cybertron and believed dead by their respective teams for some time.''

At the bequest of Shockwave, who was seeking to rid himself of an addled and insane Megatron (driven mad by the recent death of Optimus Prime), contacted the Predacons and hired them to ambush and kill the Decepticon leader. (''It was explained to the Predacons, who were understandably concerned about having to deal with Megatron yet again, that their target had recently lost his memory, and thus would not recall meeting them before, or their subsequent betrayal of him.'') The Predacons eagerly agreed to the mission, seeing it as a possible challenge for their skills, and disguised themselves as Autobots in order to convince Megatron that Optimus Prime was not only still alive, but had been the one who sent them.

Unlike most of their contemporaries, the Predacons appeared to be an elite group of hunters, who seemed to exist as mercenaries outside of the usual Decepticon hierarchy - they had no qualms about trying to murder their supposed leader, so long as it seemed challenging and the money was right. Their legendary skill was so well-known that even Shockwave remembered them as the greatest hunters on [[Cybertron]], despite having been buried in a swamp for several millenia!

''Deciding to stay on Earth, the Predacons quickly grew bored with the lack of any real sport there. Their previous encounters with Optimus and Megatron had been so exciting that they had expected to find the planet a little more challenging. While rampaging randomly across the country, they soon encountered the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and found them to be worthy opponents. Both teams were closely matched in terms of power, and were strongly devoted to "looking after their own". Furthermore, it was revealed that [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] were actually old enemies from their days back on Cybertron. As the battle ended, the Predacons looked forward to causing their new rivals no end of trouble in the future.''

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===

[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] tracked down the exiled Predacons on the planet [[Beest]]. With the aid of three members of the [[Aerospace Elimination Squadron]], Megatron subdued and rebuilt them, allowing them to combine into the fearsome Predaking.

Later, Megatron returns to Earth, and enters the Nemesis to punish Starscream for shooting him in the void of space (Generation 1 volume 2: War & Peace); the Predacons are sended to fight Starscream's elite squad, the Combacticons; the 2 teams combine, and Bruticus fights Predaking; Bruticus is strong and determined, but Predaking is superior in fire power and intelligence, and he wins.

===Devil's Due Comics===

===Timelines===
After the end of the Great War the remaining Predacons formed the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Divebomb is known to have recruited several ex-Decepticons for the faction.

===IDW comics continuity===
After [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing's]] reactivation and subsequent return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Predacons are dispatched to ensure that his defeat is final this time. Razorclaw starts a countdown on an orbital bombardment powerful enough to destroy Cybertron, but stands at the console with his finger on the button, ready to cancel it in the event that Thunderwing is defeated. He remarks that he's hesitant to destroy Cybertron unless it's absolutely necessary, but is willing to do it if it is. He cancels the countdown with one second remaining, after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] defeats Thunderwing.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===

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Predacon (War Within)

2007-01-06T20:40:39Z

151.49.99.23:

After first Space Bridge' experiment malfunction, Megatron (and Optimus Prime) desappeared for long time; meanwhile the Decepticons, as well as like the Autobots, splitted into factions warring even between them; Starscream tried to gain power assembling a own unit, called "the Predacons"; it was composed by Starscream, the Stunticons, and some others; when all factions called a truce, Starscream refused and suddenly attacked the factions' commanders; his strike had not the effect he wanted, mainly cause during the battle Megatron arrived with clone army and conquered Cybertron<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Lightning Strike Coalition

2007-01-06T20:13:35Z

151.49.99.23:

Following Optimus Prime & Megatron's disappearings at the beginning of "The War Within 2: The Dark Ages", Autobots and Decepticons soon splitted into several factions; the LSC, Lighting Strike Coalition, was formed by some of Grimlock's old unit when Optimus received the title of Prime and the Matrix of Leadership, including Grimlock, Kup, Ironhide, Wheeljack, plus the other soon-to-be Dinobots Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop. the LSC acted as a commando unit striking Predacon and Decepticon sites and convoys; when Ultra Magnus stepped in charge, the LSC members separated, but Grimlock put together the socalled Dynobots into an effective fighting force; so we could say that LSC survived and changed into Dinobot team, who followed a Decepticon group (the Insecticons) on Earth, after Ark's crashing on Earth but much before Earth bound Transformers woke up in early 80s; this story should have been read in a 2005 story titled "Rules of Extinction", inserted in Dreamwave's "Transformers Datatracks 2004", never released<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Spotlight: Shockwave

2007-01-06T19:54:06Z

151.49.99.23:

a lot of time ago, Shockwave anticipated the need of energy many eons before it became evident to all Transformers; so he began the project 'Regenesis' in order to preserve the balance of war and ultimately cybertronian race; he distilled raw energon and loaded it into warheads, then he sent them in particular planets; one day he went to control his experiment on prehistorical Earth, during an Ice Age (probably the last one), not knowing that Dynobots were pursuing him. Grimlock was thirsty of revenge for an accident during an energon transport and chose disobeying Optimus Prime's order: "Leave him go!". Shockwave was prepared to walk on Earth shielding himself from energon radiation by armonic field, while Dynobots had none; Slag resolved the problem scanning Earth's animal bones, dinosaurs' bones; reformatting themselves as dino robots and covering with a synthetic flesh in CR rooms, the Dinobots followed Shockwave on surface and attacked him. The initial result was on Dinobots' side, then after shutting down logical functions and let his rage grow, the "One-Eye" battled them and won; Dinobots went on stasis lock and Shockwave prepared to leave. But Grimlock left a surprise; during approcching orbit, they nuked Shockwave's ship, then Grimlock programmed their ship computer to shoot at him if they wouldn't succeed; hitting an active vulcan started a cataclism that immobilized the Decepticon. Much, much time later, in early 80s, a bunch of human scientists will find Shocky's hand out of mud.

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Spotlight: Nightbeat

2007-01-06T19:30:01Z

151.49.99.23:

Nightbeat is an Autobot officer attracted by mistery and enigms; when a mercenary offered him the flight recorder of the Ark (first Autobot space ship disappeared many eons before) he accepts, but he finds his bot dead for good; so he put himself on the scent, that leads on remote planet Gorlan; the detective reformats himself to disguise as local car and heads for the nearest city; oddly Gorlan's people has a technical development more advanced than Cybertronians believed; all indicates an external work. When curiosity and lack of prudence take him under the surface to a kind of portal, Nightbeat is surrounded by small Transformers (probably Micromasters), then some creatures (not visible to our poor readers) exit from the portal; Nightbeat runs for his freedom, but it's all useless; taken on an operating table, one of creatures (who has a face like a Quintesson) exchanges some parts of his brain mutating him into a sleeping agent (a Manchurian Bot, if you prefer); later Nighbeat is on his ship and he doesn't remember anything; at that moment, Optimus Prime calls ordering he set a route for Earth, 'cause the Autobot leader needs his services (see Escalation for understanding)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Spotlight: Shockwave

2007-01-06T19:12:16Z

151.49.99.23:

a lot of time ago, Shockwave anticipated the need of energy many eons before it became evident to all Transformers; so he began the project 'Regenesis' in order to preserve the balance of war and ultimately cybertronian race; he distilled raw energon and loaded it into warheads, then he sent them in particular planets; one day he went to control his experiment on prehistorical Earth, during an Ice Age (probably the last one), not knowing that Dinobots were pursuing him. Grimlock was thirsty of revenge for an accident during an energon transport and chose disobeying Optimus Prime's order: "Leave him go!". Shockwave was prepared to walk on Earth shielding himself from energon radiation by armonic field, while Dinobots had none; Slag resolved the problem scanning Earth's animal bones, dinosaurs' bones; reformatting themselves as dino robots and covering with a synthetic flesh in CR rooms, the Dinobots followed Shockwave on surface and attacked him. The initial result was on Dinobots' side, then after shutting down logical functions and let his rage grow, the "One-Eye" battled them and won; Dinobots went on stasis lock and Shockwave prepared to leave. But Grimlock left a surprise; during approcching orbit, they nuked Shockwave's ship, then Grimlock programmed their ship computer to shoot at him if they wouldn't succeed; hitting an active vulcan started a cataclism that immobilized the Decepticon. Much, much time later, in early 80s, a bunch of human scientists will find Shocky's hand out of mud<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>