Function

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== Function ==

Function is the primary duty programmed into each Transformer. One's function can be war-related (Warrior; Defensive Strategist) or civilian-related (Architect; Computer Programmer).

Known functions:

- Advance Assault

- Aerial Assault

- Aerial Attack Trooper

- Aerial Captain

- Aerial Combat

- Aerial Counterattack

- Aerial Defense

- Aerial Guard

- Aerial Officer

- Aerial Reconnaissance

- Aerial Surveillance

- Aerospace Commander

- Air and Sea Assault

- Air Commander

- Air Defense

- Air Support

- Air Supremacy Soldier

- All-Terrain Combat Specialist

- Ambassador

- Aquatic Forces Commander

- Architect

- Armored Warrior

- Assault Team

- Assistant Commander Knight

- Battle Analyst

- Berzerker

- Biomechanical Engineer

- Bombardier

- Bounty Hunter

- Cavalier

- Chemical Warfare

- Combat Destruction

- Commander

- Communications

- Computer Programmer

- Coordinator

- Covert Operations

- Criminal Overlord

- Cyber Warrior

- Dark Emperor

- Data Collector

- Data Courier

- Defense Specialist

- Defense Strategy Expert

- Defensive Strategist

- Demolitions

- Demolitions Expert

- Desert Vanguard

- Desert Warfare

- Double Agent

- Double Spy

- Dragon

- Electric Warrior

- Electronic Warfare

- Emperor of Destruction

- Energy Resource Scout

- Engineer

- Espionage

- Espionage Director

- Espionage Expert

- Execution Ninja

- Field Defense

- Firestorm Trooper

- First-Strike Infantry

- Flamethrower

- Foot Soldier

- Force Leader

- Fortress Guard

- Forward Observer

- Frieght Handler

- Front Line Assault

- Front-Line Combat

- General

- Geologist

- Gestalt Warrior

- Ground and Air Commander

- Ground Assault

- Ground Combat Specialist

- Ground Infantry

- Ground Reinforcement

- Ground Transport

- Ground Trooper

- Guard Captain

- Guerrilla Warfare Specialist

- Gunner

- Heliport

- Highway Reconnaissance

- Hit Man

- Hunter

- Independent Infiltrator

- Infantry

- Insectron Commander

- Interceptor

- Interrogator

- Interstellar Defense

- Jungle Patrol

- Jungle Warfare

- Killer Elite

- Knight of Darkness

- Knight of Light

- Land Guard

- Land Soldier

- Land Warrior

- Leader

- Lookout

- Martial Arts Warrior

- Materials Transport

- Medic

- Mercenary

- Messenger

- Military Transport

- Mobile Assault

- Multi-function Specialist

- Ninja

- Ninja Chieftain

- Nocturnal Warrior

- Ocean Attack

- Physicist

- Pirate Advisor

- Polar Operative

- Police Officer

- Predator

- Psychological Warfare

- Pursuit

- Pursuit and Capture

- Quick Attack Specialist

- Rapid Deployment Strike Force

- Rear Guard

- Reconnaissance

- Resource Provision

- Robotic Jungle Patrol

- Saboteur

- Scientific Advisor

- Scientist

- Scout

- Scout Warrior

- Security

- Security Agent

- Security Director

- Sharpshooter

- Shock Trooper

- Shock Troop Guard

- Sky Fighter

- Sneak Attack Specialist

- Sniper

- Sniper Ninja

- Sonic Operative

- Space Aviator

- Space Defense

- Space Gunman

- Space Mafia

- Space Warrior

- Special Assault

- Special Investigator

- Special Operations Combatant

- Sportscar

- Spy

- Squadron Commander

- Strategist

- Strategist Knight

- Super Warrior

- Supply Procurer

- Supreme Commander

- Surveillance

- Swordsman

- Tactician

- Technicians Master

- Thief

- Tracker

- Transportation

- Underground Engineer

- Underwater Attack

- Valkyrie

- Warrior

- Weapons Supervisor

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Razorclaw (G1)

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{{disambig3|Razorclaw}}

{{picsneeded|Toy photos, IDW appearances}}

:''Razorclaw is a [[Decepticon]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Razorclawg1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Know that I am [[Razorclaw (Universe)|also Razorclaw]].]]

Know that when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] are on the hunt, their leader '''Razorclaw''' is all business. Every drop of fuel in his system and every thought in his processor are dedicated to the task at hand, and he often lies in wait, completely motionless, for long stretches of time. Fools confuse this for laziness. Many of them have become his prey.

He and his fellow Predacons can combine to form [[Predaking]].
{{quote|Hrr, wait til the guards come. Then we'll dismantle them.|Razorclaw waiting for trouble to come to him|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Griffon'''
:''Italian name'': '''Zannar'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Pengeél''' ("Razorblade")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{noteukonly}}

[[Image:NOOOOO.jpg|left|thumb|200px|thumb|It's better to stand and fight than live with the knowledge that you -- oh, forget it.]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave Razorclaw secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron threw both himself and Optimus through a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron before the Predacons could destroy them both.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

''Fortunately for Razorclaw and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus]] attempted to take over his body.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[Image:Razorclawshootsahuman.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Holy $%!#, dude!]]
Suspecting Megatron was unstable, Shockwave contacted Razorclaw on Cybertron and enlisted the aid of a mercenary-like band of Decepticons, the Predacons. Equipping them with Autobot insigna panels, he sent them to Earth via a Space Bridge in the Florida Everglades. There, Razorclaw led the Predacons against Megatron, who had been led to believe Optimus Prime still lived and assumed he sent the Predacons against him thanks to the Autobot insignia. Despite the prowess of the Predacons and fighting Megatron as Predaking, Megatron still defeated the Predacons. {{storylink|Gone But Not Forgotten!}}

Razorclaw returned later, leading the Predacons under the flag of Ratbat, leading raids for fuel. RAAT had in their possession at the time the six Autobot Throttlebots and had disassembled and reassembled them several times over in an effort to understand them. The RAAT Head refused to accept that the Autobots and Decepticons were different and issued an ultimatum; after one more attack, the Throttlebots would be put to death. The Predacons were more than happy to oblige. Walter Barnett, head of the project that worked on the Throttlebots, saved the brain modules from destruction and stowed them away in toy cars and fled, searching for the Witwickys. Razorclaw and the Predacons stormed the facility and demanded to be able to inspect the compressed corpses of the Throttlebots and was satisfied they were the real deal, until Ratbat noticed the absence of the brain modules. The Predacons then chased the "fuel scent" of the brain modules across the area, chasing Barnett and Buster Witwicky through a suburban mall. The Predacons were outrun by the Autobots in their remote control toy bodies and were about as effective as Tantrum was at making it through the mall's china shop. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====

''In 2008, Razorclaw was one of Commander [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s lieutenants on Cybertron when a [[Quintesson]] arrived a Decepticon headquarters, alerting them that most of the Autobot fleet was off-world attacking [[Quintessa]]. Seeing an opportunity, Soundwave rallyed his troops for a major offensive on [[Autobase]]. On the way, Razorclaw made an off-hand comment about how lucky they were the Quintesson gave them the intel, but Soundwave was quick to claim the lion's share of the credit for seizing the opportunity given them. Of course, a second later it became moot when a cadre of [[Allicon]] shock troops and [[Trident]] assault craft burst out from nowhere and assaulted the Decepticons, catching them in the trap the first Quintesson set for them. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

=====Earthforce=====

Razorclaw and Rampage were patrolling the Alaskan snowfields and bumped into Grimlock, who was just after being had by the Dinobots as an April Fools joke. Razorclaw and Rampage thought this was very funny. What Grimlock did to them ended up being censored, but it probably wasn't hugs and kisses. {{storylink|Snow Fun!}}

====Generation 2====

Despite his misgivings, Razorclaw took part in the Autobot/Decepticon alliance against the [[Cybertronian|Cybertronian empire]]. During the battle, he began to suspect the Decepticons' newest recruits were insufficiently committed to the Decepticon cause, particularly [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]. A true Decepticon, Razorclaw swore to rip out Manta Ray's primary fuel pump and devour his tasty, tasty courage if the new kid didn't shape up. {{storylink|Total War}}

The Predacon got his chance when the [[Swarm]] arrived, decimating the Cybertronian armada before turning on Earth. As the Swarm approached their makeshift fortification, Razorclaw ordered Manta Ray to activate the perimeter defenses. Manta Ray ignored him in favor of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and Razorclaw lost his head. Preparing to attack the "traitor", the Predacon was himself ambushed by [[Leadfoot]], and Razorclaw lost his head. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Joe Leahy]] (US), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japan)

The Predacons were dispatched to Jupiter's moon, Io, to stop a marooned Autobot team from reaching Earth with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex's]] [[transformation cog]]. Arriving on the moon, Razorclaw ordered his fellow Predacons to attack before charging himself. Chasing after [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] in beast mode, Razorclaw nearly fell into a ravine when the Autobot shot him in the face as he attempted the jump. Grabbing hold of the side with his foreleg, he dragged himself up and rejoined his teamates to merge into their combined form, Predaking. Unfortunately, the mighty [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] soundly defeated the giant, scattering him into the Predacon component members. Razorclaw ran off, to the protests of [[Headstrong]], when Sky Lynx fired upon him. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

When the Decepticons invaded [[Paradron]], Razorclaw and [[Brawl]] were on guard duty when [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] escaped from the brig, and the normally relaxed Predacon commander eagerly charged out of the barracks at the thought of tearing apart an Autobot. He lept ahead of Sandstorm on a narrow bridge and knocked him off the edge into a deep chasm. The lousy [[Triple Changer]] transformed to avoid splattering, though, and escaped his pursuers. {{Storylink|Fight or Flee}}

Later, the Predacons were drawn into the [[Quintesson]]s' experiments using [[Daniel Witwicky]]'s dreams to destroy the Transformers. Razorclaw and [[Springer]] were captured by a dragon, which took them to a castle. There, a princess offered them gold if they freed her. While Springer declined the gold, Razorclaw's interest was piqued. Whether this means gold is valuable among the Decepticons, or if Razorclaw just likes shiny things is unspecified. In typical fashion, Razorclaw sat down and decided to try and break when the guards came. However, Springer came up with a plan that allowed them to escape and went to fight the dragon. Razorclaw decided to let Springer fight the dragon himself, but the princess urged Razorclaw to help if only to save himself. Razorclaw served as Springer's mount as he charged the dragon, killing it. After shutting down the experiments, Razorclaw decided to finish off the Autobots, but Headstrong couldn't [[transform]] into beast mode, and Razorclaw ordered the Predacons to retreat. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

Razorclaw was among the [[Primitive]]s who were summoned by [[Primacron]]'s [[Oracle (G1)|assistant]] to fight [[Tornadron]], greatly objecting to Sky Lynx's leadership of the group. While fleeing Tornadron, Headstrong declared that it would be better to die fighting. Razorclaw agreed, and ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. They got their energy sucked from them for their troubles. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:BattleBeastsDreamwave1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|For the love of [[Primus|God]], Razorclaw, I don't have any nip!]]
Razorclaw and the Predacons were once Decepticon warlords who were banished from Cybertron to the planet [[Beest]]. During their time there, the Predacons' higher functions degraded until they were feral. After being repaired by the [[Junkion]]s, Megatron located Razorclaw and the Predacons, and, after some initial difficulty, reprogrammed them to serve him, and also altered them to become the combiner Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

===Devil's Due ''G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers'' continuity===

===IDW comics continuity===
Before the war began, the Predacons, including Razorclaw, were respondents to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s open casting call for [[gladiatorial combat]]ants. Although the Predacons were contemptuous of some of the amateurs, they appeared to change their minds after seeing [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin, Part 3}}

Razorclaw rose high in the Decepticon ranks, coming to serve as a kind of general, leading large numbers of troops against the Autobots. He also retained command of the Predacons, which became an elite—and feared—tactical unit. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}} After the Battle of [[Thunderhead Pass]], Razorclaw was involved in a Decepticon scheme to demoralize the Autobots and claim as much of their territory on the planet as possible. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] used [[Bombshell]] to subvert the will of [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], forcing the Autobot to make an assassination attempt on [[Blaster]], "The Voice" of the Autobot cause. And so, just as the Autobot forces were gathering around their transmitters, waiting for the pre-scheduled broadcast that would never come, Razorclaw caught them off-guard with a massive full-frontal assault on the enemy trenches. Besides his Predacons, he led [[Darkwing]], [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], [[Needlenose]], [[Spinister]], and even the mighty [[Trypticon]] himself into battle. Although details are slim, this offensive was apparently a major blow to the Autobot cause. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

After [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing's]] reactivation and subsequent return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron dispatched the Predacons to ensure that his defeat is final this time, giving Razorclaw explicit instructions: if Cybertron must be destroyed, then so be it. 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 rather than defy Megs. However, he dispatches a team under [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] and Headstrong to assist the Autobots in fighting Thunderwing, but orders them to return at the five cycle mark. He cancels the countdown with one second remaining, after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] defeats Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

===Beast Wars===
====Timelines====
Razorclaw, after apparently being gone for some time, returned to lead the Predacons and vowed to defeat the [[Maximals]]. [[Megatron (BW)|Get]] [[Galvatron (BWII)|in]] [[Magmatron|line]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars: The Gathering''====
[[Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|thumb|right|100px|Razorclaw, star of Predator: The animals strike back]]
On Cybertron, a group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[transwarp shunt]] device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 2}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Razorclaw''' (1986)
:''Team ID number'': '''1'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-73'''

===Titanium Series===
*'''Predaking''' (2006?)
:Know that the torso of this 3" die-cast figurine is technically Razorclaw.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Razorclaw/razorclaw.htm Razorclaw at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Razorclaw Razorclaw's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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