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Powerpinch

2007-10-30T22:22:44Z

70.181.28.226: /* IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics */

:''Powerpinch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW Powerpinch.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Hi, I'm here to lay my eggs in your brain.]]

'''Powerpinch''' is ferocious and evil. ''Truly'' evil. Evil with a capital EEEEEEEEvil. How evil is he? He's so evil, he's constantly plotting to overthrow himself. He's so evil, his eyes never stop being shifty, even when he's in rest mode. He's so evil, he twirls ''other villains' '' moustaches. He's so evil, he tied Snidely Whiplash to the traintracks. He's so evil, he kills the hero and THEN gloats about his nefarious schemes. He's so evil, there's still need to fear, even if Underdog is here. That's how evil he is.

He's also fast and dangerous, using his insect anatomy to defeat his foes. It's not as dirty as it sounds...unless you're an insect. Then it's downright ''naughty.''

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Powerpinch was one of the [[protoforms]] jettisoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and chronally displaced by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request. The newly born Predacon quickly joined Magmatron. He was sent to hunt down the Maximals that Razorbeast had also awakened. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 2}}

While investigating a swampy area with [[Transquito]], [[Retrax]], [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge]], and [[Insecticon (BW)|Insecticon]], Powerpinch was attacked (and partially devoured) by [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|The Gathering, Part 3}}

He got better though. {{storylink|The Ascending, Part 1}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Powerpinch''' (Basic, 1997)
: Powerpinch transforms into a orange and dark brown [[Wikipedia:Earwig|earwig]].
: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Scissorboy]] and [[Vice Grip]].

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Powerpinch/powerpinch.htm Powerpinch at TFU.info]

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Iguanus (BW)

2007-10-30T22:10:51Z

70.181.28.226: /* Dreamwave */

{{picsneeded|fiction, toys}}

{{disambig2|the Predacon who does not transform into an iguana|for his Decepticon namesake who may or may not be the same guy and is also not an iguana|Iguanus (G1)}}

:''Iguanus is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.

[[Image:IDW Iguanus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Frillneckedlizardus" doesn't have the same "oomph".]]

'''Iguanus''''s specialty is combat sabotage. He uses this cunning skill to thwart his enemies' advances. He's been known to say cool things like, ''"The shortest path between two Maximal points is a heat-seeking missile."'' Iguanus appreciates the destruction his job allows him to cause, and carries a massive amount of firepower to rain down devastation on all Maximals who stand in his way. In the end, though, his love of explosions still doesn't hold a candle to [[Michael Bay|some people]].

:''Japanese name'': '''Igunar'''

==Fiction==
===''Primeval Dawn''===
The Beast Wars are over, but the battle against evil continues. [[Tarantulas]] seeks the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and uses Transmetal 2 Iguanus as a member of his army. He and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] take on [[Ramulus]]. Odds are they didn't do to well, though, as their comrade [[Spittor]] travels to Cybertron with Primal Prime's team, and they are nowhere to be seen.

:''('''Note''': [[3H]] lost its rights to create official Transformers fiction before "Primeval Dawn" could be finished, so the details of numerous characters' fates within it are unknown.)

===Dreamwave===
It is implied that Iguanus and [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] are one in the same, who would've guessed?

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Magmatron]] recruited Iguanus, along with [[Transquito]], [[Spittor]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]]. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Iguanus and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Iguanus witnessed the birth of [[Retrax]].

Razorbeast was revealed as a Maximal spy when Maximals started coming out of the pods. Iguanus was put in charge of organizing hunting parties.

Later, Iguanus located a blank protoform into which [[Ravage]]'s spark would be inserted. He accompanied Magmatron and Drill Bit to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and send him back to Cybertron (to appease the [[Tripredacus Council]]). They succeeded in the capture, but failed to prepare the transwarp shunt. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] intervened and ripped Iguanus apart.

Later, Iguanus was part of Ravage's assault on the Maximal base. Grimlcok arrived and, as Iguanus tried to order an attack on the big Maximal, promptly ripped him apart again.

Iguanus and raptors don't play well.

==Toys==
[[Image:Bwiguanustoy96.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Note: Not Megatron.]]
===Beast Wars===
*'''Iguanus''' (Basic, 1996)

: A [[retool]] of the basic [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] mold (or possibly vice-versa), Iguanus transforms from frill-necked lizard to robot mode with a one-step spring-loaded transformation. His removable beast-mode tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that can be used as a hand weapon.

: This mold was used to make [[Crazybolt]].

*'''Iguanus''' (Deluxe [[Transmetal 2]], 1999)

: One of the few non-show ''Beast Wars'' characters to get a second new mold, Iguanus transforms into a bio-mechanical frill-necked lizard. His beast-mode head hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that also pops up his frill-plates when activated.

: This mold was used to make [[Reptilion]].

==Trivia==
* Though he was shown in Japanese ''Beast Wars'' catalogue group-shots and given a name, Iguanus himself was never actually released in Japan. The closest he got is his ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[redeco]] Crazybolt.

* Iguanus appeared alongside [[Razorbeast]] on an episode of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

* Iguanus is not actually an iguana. Silly Hasbro.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm Iguanus at TFU.info]

[[Category: Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category: Predacons]]
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Iguanus (BW)

2007-10-30T22:10:10Z

70.181.28.226: /* Trivia */

{{picsneeded|fiction, toys}}

{{disambig2|the Predacon who does not transform into an iguana|for his Decepticon namesake who may or may not be the same guy and is also not an iguana|Iguanus (G1)}}

:''Iguanus is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.

[[Image:IDW Iguanus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Frillneckedlizardus" doesn't have the same "oomph".]]

'''Iguanus''''s specialty is combat sabotage. He uses this cunning skill to thwart his enemies' advances. He's been known to say cool things like, ''"The shortest path between two Maximal points is a heat-seeking missile."'' Iguanus appreciates the destruction his job allows him to cause, and carries a massive amount of firepower to rain down devastation on all Maximals who stand in his way. In the end, though, his love of explosions still doesn't hold a candle to [[Michael Bay|some people]].

:''Japanese name'': '''Igunar'''

==Fiction==
===''Primeval Dawn''===
The Beast Wars are over, but the battle against evil continues. [[Tarantulas]] seeks the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and uses Transmetal 2 Iguanus as a member of his army. He and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] take on [[Ramulus]]. Odds are they didn't do to well, though, as their comrade [[Spittor]] travels to Cybertron with Primal Prime's team, and they are nowhere to be seen.

:''('''Note''': [[3H]] lost its rights to create official Transformers fiction before "Primeval Dawn" could be finished, so the details of numerous characters' fates within it are unknown.)

===Dreamwave===
It is implied that Iguanus and Iguanus are one in the same, who would've guessed?

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Magmatron]] recruited Iguanus, along with [[Transquito]], [[Spittor]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]]. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Iguanus and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Iguanus witnessed the birth of [[Retrax]].

Razorbeast was revealed as a Maximal spy when Maximals started coming out of the pods. Iguanus was put in charge of organizing hunting parties.

Later, Iguanus located a blank protoform into which [[Ravage]]'s spark would be inserted. He accompanied Magmatron and Drill Bit to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and send him back to Cybertron (to appease the [[Tripredacus Council]]). They succeeded in the capture, but failed to prepare the transwarp shunt. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] intervened and ripped Iguanus apart.

Later, Iguanus was part of Ravage's assault on the Maximal base. Grimlcok arrived and, as Iguanus tried to order an attack on the big Maximal, promptly ripped him apart again.

Iguanus and raptors don't play well.

==Toys==
[[Image:Bwiguanustoy96.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Note: Not Megatron.]]
===Beast Wars===
*'''Iguanus''' (Basic, 1996)

: A [[retool]] of the basic [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] mold (or possibly vice-versa), Iguanus transforms from frill-necked lizard to robot mode with a one-step spring-loaded transformation. His removable beast-mode tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that can be used as a hand weapon.

: This mold was used to make [[Crazybolt]].

*'''Iguanus''' (Deluxe [[Transmetal 2]], 1999)

: One of the few non-show ''Beast Wars'' characters to get a second new mold, Iguanus transforms into a bio-mechanical frill-necked lizard. His beast-mode head hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that also pops up his frill-plates when activated.

: This mold was used to make [[Reptilion]].

==Trivia==
* Though he was shown in Japanese ''Beast Wars'' catalogue group-shots and given a name, Iguanus himself was never actually released in Japan. The closest he got is his ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[redeco]] Crazybolt.

* Iguanus appeared alongside [[Razorbeast]] on an episode of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

* Iguanus is not actually an iguana. Silly Hasbro.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm Iguanus at TFU.info]

[[Category: Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Transmetals 2]]<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>

Iguanus (G1)

2007-10-30T22:08:33Z

70.181.28.226: /* Dreamwave */

{{disambig2|the Decepticon who does not transform into an iguana|for the [[Predacon]] who may or may not be the same guy and also does not transform into an iguana|Iguanus (BW)}}

:''Iguanus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Iguanus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pretenders hide the [http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Recon_bike recon bike] inside!]]

'''Iguanus''' practices self-love -- specifically, his love for his outer shell. He has become obsessively fascinated by reptiles since becoming a Pretender, and can often be found mooning over his shell whenever he has a spare moment. He has even convinced himself that he has a special rapport with lizards and other scaly creatures. Iguanus often wonders if he could somehow become even closer to the reptiles than he already is. If only there was some way to combine Beast and 'Bot, and keep the action hot...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics===

After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and [[Vorath]]. Iguanus was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. {{Storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Following the destruction of their mobile starship headquarters, the Decepticons established a new base hidden under the New Jersey dumps. Shortly thereafter, Iguanus was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor by him and his fellow Pretenders. Installing a stormmaker station in the New Jersey swamps, they engineered a massive storm over the surrounding area, then wired then island of Manhattan in order to collect energy for them. Iguanus's task was to attach an [[EI/AD|electrostator]] to the top of the Empire State Building when the storm reached critical intensity, channeling and amplifying the electricity down through the building and out through the wired intrastructure of the island, feeding the Decepticon's conductors and destroying half the city in the process. The Pretenders quickly ran into trouble at the stormmaker station, where they were confronted by the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. After a brief skirmish, Iguanus left [[Skullgrin]] to deal with them while he proceeded on to the Empire State Building. He ran into even more Micromasters while climbing the building, though, and their leader [[Roadhandler]] blasted the electrostator off the building's antenna just before the lightning strike. Iguanus lept off the building in a desperate attempt to replace the electrostator, only to take the full lightning force into himself on contact with the device, tearing his body apart and leaving the Decepticons with no accumulated energy. {{Storylink|King 'Con!}}

Surprisingly, he was up and about again real quickly, escorting Scorponok to MacDill Airforce Base to deal with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots.

===IDW Comics===

Iguanus was a member of the "Proto-Pretenders" cult gathered in secret by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Using knowledge of the [[Regenesis]] project Bludgeon had procured from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s files, they concocted a plan to utilize the [[Ultra-Energon]] to revitalize [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and his bio-mechanical grafting process for themselves. After raiding Earth for Ultra-Energon, they spent nearly twenty years in seclusion on Cybertron to revive the awesomely powerful Decepticon scientist under their control, and perfect the bio-carapaces so that they could be used safely. Unfortunately, their timetable was accelerated uncontrollably when first the Autobot crew of the [[Calabi-Yau]] and later [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wreckers]] interrupted their work. When the Wreckers besieged their compound, Iguanus retreated to find Bludgeon and warn him of the assault, only to find his leader had jumped the gun and undergone the grafting before it was ready. He dismembered Iguanus before collapsing into madness. If Iguanus survived his injuries, he was taken into custody by the Autobots. {{storylink|Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer}}

===Dreamwave===
It is implied that Iguanus and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] are one in the same, who would've guessed?

==Toys==
*'''Iguanus''' (Pretender, 1988)

:Iguanus transforms into a Cybertronic recon bike. His wheels and wheel base detach as a hand-held weapon for the shell. His outer [[Pretender]] Shell is a giant bipedal iguana with a lizard tail extending from his spine.

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm Iguanus at TFU.info]

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