Scavenger (BW)

2011-11-20T02:09:10Z

190.47.155.168: /* Beast Wars */

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{{picsneeded|Fiction}}
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:''Scavenger is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BWscavenger.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He was binned alone, unmourned, and unloved.]]
'''Scavenger''' is an evil, evil [[Transmetal]] Predacon. Despite previous reports of him being their infantry commander,<ref>Scavenger's original [[tech spec]] bio</ref> he's actually more interested in psychological warfare. He prefers to use fear to give him a tactical advantage, and nothing makes him feel better about himself than bullying others into being afraid of him. As well as a master blackmailer and a strategist, he's also created viruses to induce hallucinations in his foes.<ref>[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]] #3 profile</ref>

Regardless of what his primary function truly is, he likes to use his drilling third mode to ambush [[Maximal]]s from underground.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Scavenger was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request. He was sent to dispose of Razorbeast and his small band, but the attack was interrupted by a much larger force of [[Maximal|Maximals]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

During the battle, Scavenger got his teeth re-organized, courtesy of [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]]'s fist. After the battle, he presumably regrouped with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the rest of the Predacons. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

He was next seen as part of a large Predacon assault on the Maximals' base-camp. When the [[Pack]] arrived, Scavenger was knocked over by [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]]. The Maximals and Predacons were then forced to team-up to battle the [[Blendtrons]]. It's unknown if Scavenger stayed on Earth or returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the Pack's transwarp cruiser. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWtoy-Scavenger.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's Inferno, but hornier. You know, for his queen.]]
*'''Scavenger''' (Mega Transmetal, 1998)

: Scavenger transforms into a robotic ant with a third "transport mode", a double-drill tank. The drills end up as his robot-mode hands, and spin using gear-wheels.

: There is a variant of the toy regarding the "SCAVENGER" name [[tampograph]]. On some versions, the name is printed on his right robot-mode thigh (still visible in ant mode). The other version has the name printed on the chromed abdomen shell. It is unknown if either of these are more rare than the other, and who cares?

: This toy was used as the Transmetal version of [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] for the Japanese ''Beast Wars Metals'' line, with minimal changes. The version included with [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] in Takara's Metals VS series lacks both his Predacon rubsign and name tampograph.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Scavenger/scavenger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Scavenger's toy was obviously originally intended to be the Transmetal form of Inferno; early promotional pictures show the figure with an "Inferno" name tampograph on the abdomen. ''Why'' the change was made is unknown; while [[Hasbro]] might have just wanted to secure the [[trademark]] on "Scavenger", it's possible that since Inferno had a tendency to be a [[shelfwarmer]] (despite his on-show status), Hasbro felt a name-change might help avoid that.

* As it happens, Scavenger was an even worse shelfwarmer. So much for that plan...

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:Strategists]]

Scavenger (BW)

2011-11-20T02:08:43Z

190.47.155.168: /* Beast Wars */ Appended extra information regarding Takara "Metals VS" 2-pack.

{{factions|predacon}}
{{picsneeded|Fiction}}
{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BWscavenger.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He was binned alone, unmourned, and unloved.]]
'''Scavenger''' is an evil, evil [[Transmetal]] Predacon. Despite previous reports of him being their infantry commander,<ref>Scavenger's original [[tech spec]] bio</ref> he's actually more interested in psychological warfare. He prefers to use fear to give him a tactical advantage, and nothing makes him feel better about himself than bullying others into being afraid of him. As well as a master blackmailer and a strategist, he's also created viruses to induce hallucinations in his foes.<ref>[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]] #3 profile</ref>

Regardless of what his primary function truly is, he likes to use his drilling third mode to ambush [[Maximal]]s from underground.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Scavenger was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request. He was sent to dispose of Razorbeast and his small band, but the attack was interrupted by a much larger force of [[Maximal|Maximals]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

During the battle, Scavenger got his teeth re-organized, courtesy of [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]]'s fist. After the battle, he presumably regrouped with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the rest of the Predacons. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

He was next seen as part of a large Predacon assault on the Maximals' base-camp. When the [[Pack]] arrived, Scavenger was knocked over by [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]]. The Maximals and Predacons were then forced to team-up to battle the [[Blendtrons]]. It's unknown if Scavenger stayed on Earth or returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the Pack's transwarp cruiser. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWtoy-Scavenger.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's Inferno, but hornier. You know, for his queen.]]
*'''Scavenger''' (Mega Transmetal, 1998)

: Scavenger transforms into a robotic ant with a third "transport mode", a double-drill tank. The drills end up as his robot-mode hands, and spin using gear-wheels.

: There is a variant of the toy regarding the "SCAVENGER" name [[tampograph]]. On some versions, the name is printed on his right robot-mode thigh (still visible in ant mode). The other version has the name printed on the chromed abdomen shell. It is unknown if either of these are more rare than the other, and who cares?

: This toy was used as the Transmetal version of [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] for the Japanese ''Beast Wars Metals'' line, with minimal changes. The version included with [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge (BW)]] in Takara's Metals VS series lacks both his Predacon rubsign and name tampograph.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Scavenger/scavenger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Scavenger's toy was obviously originally intended to be the Transmetal form of Inferno; early promotional pictures show the figure with an "Inferno" name tampograph on the abdomen. ''Why'' the change was made is unknown; while [[Hasbro]] might have just wanted to secure the [[trademark]] on "Scavenger", it's possible that since Inferno had a tendency to be a [[shelfwarmer]] (despite his on-show status), Hasbro felt a name-change might help avoid that.

* As it happens, Scavenger was an even worse shelfwarmer. So much for that plan...

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:Strategists]]

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