Dinobot II

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

[[Image:Dinobot2provinggrounds.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Braiiiiiiins... honor... braaaaaaaaaaaains...]]
A shambling, slavering Frankenstein monster of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s creation, '''Dinobot''' is an attempt to recreate the [[Maximal]] [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] without all that cumbersome honor. Powerful, vicious, and most importantly, loyal, Dinobot is a living weapon to be aimed and released in the Maximals' direction.

{{quote|I ''am'' the plan.|Dinobot|"[[Feral Scream Part 2]]"}}

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''È Bàu Lúng''' (惡暴龍, "Evil Violent Dinosaur")

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese)

[[Image:Dinobot2beastmode.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Skeletor's new ride]]

Created by combining a [[protoform]], cloned cells from the original Dinobot, a part of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s [[spark]], and the energy from the [[Transmetal driver]], Dinobot II became a fierce warrior for Megatron. Gifted with powerful abilities (instant healing and most of Dinobot's warrior skills), Dinobot was used for hunting [[Maximal|Maximals]] like [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}} Because he had a piece of Rampage's spark, a fact that sometimes confused Depth Charge's sensors, Dinobot was able to squeeze it and keep the powerful Transmetal in line. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

[[Image:Feral Scream 2 Dinobot Waspinator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Over the river and through the woods, to Megatron's house we go!]]

Shortly after his creation, Dinobot II was sent with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to capture [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who had become a Transmetal 2. During the debriefing, Waspinator questioned if being a Transmetal 2 was an improvement, something that brought Dinobot's wrath in the form of a growl, causing the other Predacon to cower behind Megatron in fear. During the hunt, Waspinator detected Cheetor's scent, but due to an unfortunate choice of words on Waspinator's part about Transmetals, Dinobot growled at him again, again raising fear in the older Predacon. Dinobot exclaimed that he would locate and defeat Cheetor. When Waspinator brought up the need of a plan, Dinobot asserted himself as the plan, and then proceeded to slice Waspinator apart. Dinobot searched the cave only to find that the Maximal had already made his escape. Angered, Dinobot declared that the target had fled... for now. Later, Dinobot found Cheetor again and nearly killed hom with a blast from his eye from the shadows, only for Optimus Primal to take the blow for his comrade, taking heavy damage. Waspinator caught up with them only to be instantly slagged by Cheetor, who had transformed into his new robot mode. Dinobot entered the fight and after Cheetor snapped that he had injured his friend, Dinobot told him yes and now he would neutralize him. After hitting a downed Primal, Cheetor roared in anger to an unimpressed Dinobot. After a short but vicious fight, Cheetor received reinforcement in the forms of [[Rattrap]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]. Before retreating, Dinobot II declared that this wasn't over. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}{{-}}

[[Image:Proving Grounds Dinobot trees.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No, Dino! Down, boy!]]

{{storylink|Proving Grounds|Proving Grounds}} {{-}}

{{storylink|Go with the Flow}} {{storylink|Master Blaster}} {{storylink|Other Victories}}

His most important moments came at the very end of the Beast Wars. After Rampage was destroyed by Depth Charge, something happened to Dinobot. Somehow, the memories of the original Dinobot flooded into his frame, and more importantly, Dinobot's code of honor came along with them. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} Unable to shake off these memories and what they signified, Dinobot betrayed Megatron, challenging his leader's desire to destroy the protohuman village. More importantly, he sent information about an [[Autobot]] shuttle to the Maximals aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

[[Image:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Whoa-oohhh, livin' inside myself...]]

Dinobot's final rebellion was openly refusing to fire on the Maximal base. When a flabbergasted Megatron asked him what possible reason he could have for rebelling against his creator, Dinobot took a moment before turning to look at the injured form of Optimus Primal and announcing "And I...have my honor." Enraged, Megatron attacked him, throwing him into Primal just as Rhinox piloted the Autobot shuttle straight into Megatron. As Optimus made to escape, he tried to get Dinobot to follow, but the Transmetal merely wished Primal well as the cockpit exploded around him. Thus he died as a hero, like his predecessor. Optimus would later quote a passage from the [[Covenant of Primus]]: "In spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the [[darkest hour]], there will be a light." {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|The resurgence of the original Dinobot's memories in Dinobot II makes more sense in the context of the unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]". In this episode, Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded the memories into Dinobot II, but the episode never made it past a first draft. Even then, though, Dinobot II has a vision of the original Dinobot's last stand in the valley, a memory which could not be present in the datatrax that Rattrap would have given him. It is possible (though at this point inexplicable) that the original Dinobot's spark may have influenced the clone somehow.}}

===Dreamwave Summer Special===
Dinobot attacked [[Rattrap]], tearing him out of the crawler vehicle he was testing. Rattrap's attempts to reason with the remnants of his old friend failed, and the twisted clone prepared to toss him off a cliff. But before he could finish off the Maximal, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] rammed him, sending both the clone and the crawler tumbling off the cliff. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:TMdinobot.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Megatron's first attempt at creating Dinobot yielded a Transmetal (as opposed to a Transmetal 2). Unlike the final version however, this clone would have been powered by an artificial Spark created by Tarantulas. When said spark failed to graft, however, this prototype was scrapped.{{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Dinobottm2yellow.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Bonesaw is ready!]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe Transmetal 2, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-48'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip

: [[Transmetal 2]] Dinobot transforms into a skeletal/mechanical velociraptor with asymmetrical, cyborg-like detailing. His [[spark]] crystal is located under a lid on his dino head/robot chest. The tail is made of soft plastic that moves from side to side when a lever at the base is turned. It can also be detached and used as a hand weapon.

: Along with [[Prowl II|Prowl]], Dinobot was part of [[Hasbro]]'s early experiments in refreshing a line with same-character [[Redeco|redecoes]]. The first few waves of product with Dinobot featured him in a bone-tan and purple coloration. Several waves in, however, he was re-shipped in bright white with blue, his packaging making no mention of this new color scheme.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[Rapticon]].
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[[Image:Mcdinobot.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Happy Meal Transmetal, 1998)
**''McNumber'':

: Part of the second McDonald's ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion, [[Transmetal]] Dinobot transforms into a robotic ''Velociraptor''. To tie in with the chrome plastic [[gimmick]] of the retail Transmetal toys, parts of his beast mode are cast in glittery metallic plastic. Like the other McDonald's toys from this assortment, he shares nothing in common with his previous body other than [[alternate mode]] choice. This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] to represent an initial prototype of Dinobot's evil clone, Dinobot II.
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==Note==
* Dinobot's on-package [[bio]] suggests that he might be the resurrected and upgraded version of the original [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] rather than a clone, at least in the on-package-bio ''Beast Wars'' continuity.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/Dinobot/dinobot.htm Dinobot at TFU.info]

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