Undermine (Cybertron)

2007-11-19T02:49:57Z

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:''Undermine is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Jungle Planet]] in the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Cybertron_Undermine_beastmode.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Grimlock thinks he's a poser, and plans to eat him.]]

'''Undermine''' is one of [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'s enforcers, keeping the Jungle Planet populace pacified, which has put him on his own brother [[Repugnus (Cybertron)|Repugnus]]' enemy list. He serves as a silent spy and assassin for Scourge, hunting down dissidents, learning their secrets, then usually closing in for the kill. He is said to be one of the greatest hunters in the galaxy.

:''Japanese name'': '''Dino Shout'''

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

[[Image:Cybertron_Undermine_helpme.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Just after finding out Grimlock finally saw Jurassic Park 3]]

Centuries ago, Undermine appeared to a much younger Scourge as an innocent traveller who had been attacked. His mistreatment by extremely vague and undefined aggressors spurred Scourge to abandon [[Backstop]]'s teachings and wage war against both the ineffectual rulers of Jungle Planet and the criminals that stalk the lawless lands. As Scourge grew in power, Undermine attached himself to the warlord, serving as Scourge's bodyguard alongside [[Brimstone]]. {{Storylink|Honor}}

Much later, Undermine and [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] were doing what they always did, standing around outside Scourge's temple when [[Megatron (Armada)|two]] [[Starscream (Armada)|strange]] beings appeared, walking toward the temple entrance. Moving quickly to bar their way, Undermine warned that the strangers should leave this sacred place, lest they face the consequences. When the large being, named Megatron, merely pushed them out of the way, Undermine leapt to attack, only to be effortlessly swatted aside. After Scourge appeared and Megatron explained his search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Undermine joined his fellows in transforming dramatically into beast mode... for no apparent reason as they immediately ceased hostilities afterwards. {{Storylink|Search}}

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===Cyberkey Bio===
Scourge had a bodyguard prior to undermine, a nice guy named [[Shrapnel (Cybertron)|Shrapnel]]. This did not please Undermine, who proceded to forge evidence of Shrapnel insulting the current administration. This evidence shortly left a vacancy Undermine was more than willing to fill.

==Toys==
===Cybertron===
*'''Undermine''' (Scout-class, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number'': '''GD-08'''

[[Image:CybertronGF_Undermine_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Whatever you do, don't leave him on display next to any T Rex transformers. You'll just find what they didn't get to eat.]]

: Undermine transforms into a robotic spinosaurus. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back-end of his dino-mode sail reveals a spring-out blade, a gimmick also usable in robot mode as a horn. His dino-tail detaches to form a flail-weapon in robot mode, which plugs into holes in the tops of his hand-claws. He comes with a silver-bordered Jungle Planet styled Cyber Planet Key; the [[Hasbro]] version has the [[Key Code]] "'''s48a'''" stamped on the back.

: The [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] versions of the toy have a pretty significant difference in their coloration: Hasbro's is a higher-contrast scheme, using a more subdued light-green with a deeper forest-green, while Takara's has a more vibrant light-green but uses a pale camo-olive green rather than the Hasbro version's dark-green.

: This mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Repugnus (Cybertron)|Repugnus]].

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==Trivia==
* Undermine is one of the few Transformers who canonically have more than two arms in robot mode. Though his dino-mode forelimbs fold up into his chest in robot mode, in the [[Cybertron (cartoon)|''Cybertron'' cartoon]], they are shown as being just as animate as they are when he's in beast-mode.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Undermine/undermine.htm Undermine at TFU.info]

*[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act326/ Dino Shout gallery at TFkenkon]

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