Grimlock (RID 2001)

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:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rid grimlock.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Everybody samba!]]
'''Grimlock''' is the second-in-command of the [[Build Team]], and a seasoned warrior. Though harsh-looking, he is rather calm and upbeat, and is actually the team's best tactician. And he isn't a dinosaur!

{{bigquote|Respect builds great warriors.|Grimlock's motto}}

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tom Wyner]] (English), [[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Wedge's Short Fuse Grimlockvehicle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Who wants sno-cones?]]
When the [[Autobot Brothers]] encountered the Build Team in an unfinished tunnel, Grimlock was slightly chagrined at his teammates' enthusiastic endorsement of team leader [[Wedge]]. When Wedge secured the team a chance for combat, Grimlock similarly warned [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] not to get Wedge's hopes up before the young bot had even gotten into battle. On arriving at the site where the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacons]] were trying to steal diamonds, he and [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] helpfully began transporting the goods. After the Predacons captured Wedge, Grimlock warned Heavy Load that turning the disk containing the space bridge map over would be treason and subsequently ended up chasing a penguin which had snatched the disk — fortunately the disk turned out to be a decoy. The Build Team were triumphant! {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

[[Image:Landfill Grimlockcomputer.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Me Grimlock fix computer.]]
After the completion of the Arctic link, Wedge was spoiling to do some more combat practice, and sent the more-diligent Grimlock to program the data into the main space bridge terminal computer. Unfortunately he was tracked by [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]], who led the rest of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to the terminal. Once the space bridge was fixed, he and the rest of the Build Team combined into [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] in order to chase off [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] from the north energy research facility. {{storylink|Landfill (episode)|Landfill}}

After [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the Predacons attacked the [[CGA Tower]], Wedge helped to hold it up, but the rest of the Build Team were forced to stay back. They defended the tower against Scourge's attack and formed Landfill in order to dig a new foundation for the tower, allowing the safe release of the hostages. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

On discovering that the [[Commando|Commandos]] had been attacking construction equipment, the Build Team decided to face the Decepticons alone, and Hightower sabotaged the space bridge to keep the other Autobots away. On confronting the Decepticons, Grimlock grappled unsuccessfully with [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]]. Build Team soon formed Landfill and eventually narrowly defeated [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]]. Afterward they enjoyed a soothing oil bath with [[Team Bullet Train]]. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

Grimlock and the Build Team helped test the space bridge (even though they obviously knew it would work). {{storylink|Lessons of the Past}}

[[Image:Fortress Maximus Grimlockwedge.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Grimlock?! What happened to you?" "Me Grimlock not know, but me Grimlock think beer, 3 hookers, and a midget were involved."]]
Sent to dig at a site beneath [[Metro City]] where they'd worked before, the Build Team began to experience hallucinations as they had last time. Grimlock tried to reason with Wedge, but soon fell prey to the hallucinations himself. Eventually they broke through to a cavern containing [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] and formed Landfill to fight the Decepticons who then arrived. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Grimlock and the rest of Build Team subsequently hid Fortress Maximus in a huge building in the middle of the city. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[Image:A Friendly Contest Grimlockmegaoctane.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Supermegahyperultra Robo Headsmash Attack of Doom, go!]]
With [[Doctor Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] recovered, the Build Team and [[Autobot Brothers]] began a race to locate the last five [[O-Part|O-Parts]]. Grimlock successfully dug up the second O-Part. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}}

The Build Team accompanied the Autobot Brothers on a mission to find [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]] beneath an ancient temple. This was fortunate, as the Decepticons caved the temple in on top of them, and the Build Team were able to dig the Autobots out. They subsequently helped to guard Fortress Maximus. To no one's surprise, the Decepticons attacked, and Build Team formed Landfill to help see them off. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

When Scourge made a second attempt to control Maximus in the [[Sahara|Sahara desert]], the Build Team and Team Bullet Train picked up a large number of children and took them to the site via the global space bridge. There the children were able to command Maximus to stop. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

When the Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base, the Build Team was called to a predetermined location with the rest of the Autobots to spring a trap on their foe. When the [[Megastar]] joined the fight, they formed Landfill, who was promptly blown apart by the battle station's firepower. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After the defeat of the Megastar, Landfill was formed again to fight the Decepticons while [[Omega Prime]] engaged in combat with Galvatron. Galvatron unleashed his cyber-bats, causing Prime to call a retreat, and the Autobots found themselves trapped in a space bridge tunnel rapidly filling with molten lava. Although they escaped, Galvatron soon had them at his mercy again. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}}

As Galvatron attempted to attack Optimus Prime, Landfill and the other Autobots blocked his attack and were paralysed by Galvatron's power. They remained in this state until Omega Prime was able to defeat Galvatron in the Earth's core. Afterward, just for fun, the Build Team did some more work on the space bridge. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
{{anchor|DeluxeGrimlock}}
*'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-019'''
**''Accessories'': Hoe-claw

[[Image:RID Grimlock Toy.JPG|right|250px|thumb|If you squint real hard I almost look like a dinosaur...]]
: Grimlock transforms into a green backhoe which, in contrast to his teammates, has relatively realistic proportions. His shovel arm is articulated at the connection joint to the body and the bucket itself, while his cabin can be rotated. In robot mode, Grimlock is armed with his shovel arm, which has a flip-out pincer claw. Combined with his team, he can form either the upper body (and arms) or one of the legs of Landfill.

: He was initially released as part of the [[Takara]] ''Car Robots'' line as Build Hurricane. The [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' version adds several small [[Paint operation]]s to him for detail.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)|Scavenger]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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*'''Build King''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-022'''

: In Japan, the entire Build Team set of [[Wedge]], [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]], [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] and Grimlock was made available. The toys included were identical to the individual Takara releases.

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*'''Landfill''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A mainly-yellow [[redeco]] of the entire Build Team was released as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in November of 2003, as a multi-pack released on "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]", the day after Thankgiving, the most hellishly overcrowded shopping day of the year. The set cost considerably less than four individual deluxes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/WalGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Universe'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*This is the only ''Transformers'' character named "Grimlock" who does not transform into a carnivorous [[Dinosaur|death lizard]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Build Hurricane''' (ビルドハリケーン ''Birudo Harikēn'')

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