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Spittor

2008-03-01T01:07:10Z

81.79.113.91: /* Beast Wars */

{{picsneeded|IDW, Toys, Wreckers poster comparison}}
:''Spittor is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Spittor-bw-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Lick me!]]

'''Spittor''' is a typical Predacon toady, full of arrogance, overconfidence, and, most of all, stupidity. His arsenal of poisons, however, make him a force to be reckoned with when he can focus his anger. One touch of his membranous skin can pump enough toxins into a Maximal to drive them to dementia, and then he can head-butt them into submission with his tongue.

Yes, "toady." We went there.

==Fiction==
===3H comics continuity===
[[Image:3H Spittor Sonar.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He gets beat up, regardless of continuity.]]

Even after [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had left prehistoric [[Earth]], there was still war to be had. [[Tarantulas]] and [[Ravage]], both surprisingly not dead, gathered a small army. They harvested Predacons from the Maximal [[stasis pod]]s left behind. One of these Predacons was a [[Transmetal 2]] Spittor. He would fire the first shot in this new altercation, scuffling with the also-not-dead [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

Sometime later, Spittor must have made peace with the Maximals, because he returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with his former enemies, [[Primal Prime]], Tigatron, and [[Ramulus]]. As a member of the [[Wreckers]], he fought Megatron's control of Cybertron.

Shortly after The Wreckers rescued Optimus Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] from some [[Tank Drone]]s, they were assigned a vague mission by the [[Oracle]]. Spittor, Primal Prime, and [[Fractyl]] met up with [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] and [[Arcee]] (Spittor playfully annoying Fractyl along the way). They then rendezvoused with the others. After a fierce battle with some [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], the group boards an [[Autobot]] shuttle. {{storylink|Departure}}

Shortly after takeoff, however, Spittor and some others were ambushed by [[Devcon]]. Rodimus conviced the former peace marshal to calm down, and Spittor went off to recuperate. Not long after the scuffle, the section of the ship holding Spittor, [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and the [[Deployers]] suffered an explosion. [[Packrat]] choose to detonate that section rather than risk the whole ship's destruction. Thus, Spittor's life was cut short. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics continuity===
[[Image:IDW Spittor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Frogcicle]]

[[Magmatron]] recruited Spittor, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]] to journey through time and use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. While the rest of his teammates witnessed the births of new Predacons, Spittor did not. He got to greet [[Polar Claw]], a Maximal, who summarily squashed Spittor. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Because of this, Razorbeast, who had activated the pods, was revealed as a Maximal spy. More Maximals spilled forth, and a new Beast War was at hand. While the rest of the new Predacon army sought to quell the new Maximal army, Drill Bit and Spittor, along with Magmatron, hunted down Razorbeast. Spittor got the drop on [[Ramulus]], using his poison tongue to knock the mountain-dwelling Maximal off a cliff. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

Later, when the Predacons located the Maximal base, Spittor was among the attackers. He and his cohorts had their enemies outnumbered, but a new squad of Maximals arrived just in time. Spittor was easily thwarted by a sweep of [[Torca]]'s tusks. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Some time later, Spittor participated in an all-out assault on the Maximal base with his fellow Earthbound Predacons, now led by [[Ravage]]. Sadly, Spittor once again fell victim to the terrible tusks of Torca. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} As the tide began to turn in the Predacons' favor, Spittor managed to taste the sweetness of victory at long last. It was a small taste, however, as he was summarily stomped by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

While Ravage departed for [[Cybertron]] with a number of Maximal and Predacon troops to battle [[Shokaract]], Spittor remained on Earth, watching the [[Angolmois]]-infected Razorbeast battle the [[Blendtron]]s [[Elephorca]] and [[Drancron]]. When [[Ramulus]] tried to rally the Maximals and Predacons into battle, Spittor was apathetic, but ended up participating anyway. At first tackling Elephorca, he moved on to team up with [[Lazorbeak]] to knock Drancron onto [[Rartorata]]'s deadly stinger. Spittor's finest hour was brief, alas, as the resulting explosion consumed the Blendtrons, Lazorbeak, and himself. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

{{note|Despite Spittor's apparent demise fighting the Blendtrons, his [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] entry claims that somewhere down the road, he will be upgraded to his [[Transmetal 2]] body. So...yeah. Maybe he wasn't quite dead yet.}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
{{anchor|Basic}}
*'''Spittor''' (Basic, 1997)

: Spittor transforms into an organic "poison arrow" frog. The frog form can launch the spring-loaded robot-mode head from its mouth. This [[gimmick]] is also available in robot mode, which is really kinda creepy. It is also, plainly, the crappest weapon concept of all time.

: This mold was used to make [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and Transmetal Spittor.

{{anchor|TMV}}
*'''Spittor''' (Video pack-in, 1998)

: A European-market-only release, the original Spittor toy was [[redeco]] of the original Spittor toy in red and black, with gold "mechanical" detailing to make it {{m-}}according to its packaging{{m-}} a [[Transmetal]].

{{anchor|TM2}}
*'''Spittor''' (Basic, 1999)
**''Accessories'': Tongue-mace

: Spittor transforms into a techno-organic "monstrous" [[Transmetal 2]] frog. The beast mode tongue acts as a hand-held flail weapon for robot mode. It also has a flip-up claw on his toad back, ending up on his left shoulder in robot mode. His [[spark crystal]] is located on the roof of his frog-mode's mouth.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]].

{{-}}

==Trivia==
* In Europe, Spittor's toy was sold as a Maximal (on the packaging) whereas his "energon chip" remained that of a Predacon. Goes to prove then, that you can "rub energon chip to reveal true alleigence!"

* Spittor was not originally going to be part of the [[3H]] Wreckers team. His place was intended for "Guushar", the Japanese ''Car Robots'' character who uses the Transmetal 2 Spittor mold. However, when ''Car Robots'' was brought to the US as ''Robots in Disguise'' and Guushar renamed "Slapper", 3H replaced him with Spittor.

* Concept art for [[IDW]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' comics reveal that Spittor's cybertronian alt mode is a bipedal walker mechanoid of some type, with acid shooting gun.

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

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[[Category: Maximals]]
[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Transmetals]]
[[Category: Transmetals 2]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
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Spittor

2008-03-01T01:05:13Z

81.79.113.91: /* Trivia */

{{picsneeded|IDW, Toys, Wreckers poster comparison}}
:''Spittor is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].

[[Image:Spittor-bw-packageart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Lick me!]]

'''Spittor''' is a typical Predacon toady, full of arrogance, overconfidence, and, most of all, stupidity. His arsenal of poisons, however, make him a force to be reckoned with when he can focus his anger. One touch of his membranous skin can pump enough toxins into a Maximal to drive them to dementia, and then he can head-butt them into submission with his tongue.

Yes, "toady." We went there.

==Fiction==
===3H comics continuity===
[[Image:3H Spittor Sonar.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He gets beat up, regardless of continuity.]]

Even after [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had left prehistoric [[Earth]], there was still war to be had. [[Tarantulas]] and [[Ravage]], both surprisingly not dead, gathered a small army. They harvested Predacons from the Maximal [[stasis pod]]s left behind. One of these Predacons was a [[Transmetal 2]] Spittor. He would fire the first shot in this new altercation, scuffling with the also-not-dead [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

Sometime later, Spittor must have made peace with the Maximals, because he returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] along with his former enemies, [[Primal Prime]], Tigatron, and [[Ramulus]]. As a member of the [[Wreckers]], he fought Megatron's control of Cybertron.

Shortly after The Wreckers rescued Optimus Primal and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] from some [[Tank Drone]]s, they were assigned a vague mission by the [[Oracle]]. Spittor, Primal Prime, and [[Fractyl]] met up with [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] and [[Arcee]] (Spittor playfully annoying Fractyl along the way). They then rendezvoused with the others. After a fierce battle with some [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], the group boards an [[Autobot]] shuttle. {{storylink|Departure}}

Shortly after takeoff, however, Spittor and some others were ambushed by [[Devcon]]. Rodimus conviced the former peace marshal to calm down, and Spittor went off to recuperate. Not long after the scuffle, the section of the ship holding Spittor, [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], and the [[Deployers]] suffered an explosion. [[Packrat]] choose to detonate that section rather than risk the whole ship's destruction. Thus, Spittor's life was cut short. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics continuity===
[[Image:IDW Spittor.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Frogcicle]]

[[Magmatron]] recruited Spittor, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]] to journey through time and use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. While the rest of his teammates witnessed the births of new Predacons, Spittor did not. He got to greet [[Polar Claw]], a Maximal, who summarily squashed Spittor. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Because of this, Razorbeast, who had activated the pods, was revealed as a Maximal spy. More Maximals spilled forth, and a new Beast War was at hand. While the rest of the new Predacon army sought to quell the new Maximal army, Drill Bit and Spittor, along with Magmatron, hunted down Razorbeast. Spittor got the drop on [[Ramulus]], using his poison tongue to knock the mountain-dwelling Maximal off a cliff. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}

Later, when the Predacons located the Maximal base, Spittor was among the attackers. He and his cohorts had their enemies outnumbered, but a new squad of Maximals arrived just in time. Spittor was easily thwarted by a sweep of [[Torca]]'s tusks. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Some time later, Spittor participated in an all-out assault on the Maximal base with his fellow Earthbound Predacons, now led by [[Ravage]]. Sadly, Spittor once again fell victim to the terrible tusks of Torca. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} As the tide began to turn in the Predacons' favor, Spittor managed to taste the sweetness of victory at long last. It was a small taste, however, as he was summarily stomped by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

While Ravage departed for [[Cybertron]] with a number of Maximal and Predacon troops to battle [[Shokaract]], Spittor remained on Earth, watching the [[Angolmois]]-infected Razorbeast battle the [[Blendtron]]s [[Elephorca]] and [[Drancron]]. When [[Ramulus]] tried to rally the Maximals and Predacons into battle, Spittor was apathetic, but ended up participating anyway. At first tackling Elephorca, he moved on to team up with [[Lazorbeak]] to knock Drancron onto [[Rartorata]]'s deadly stinger. Spittor's finest hour was brief, alas, as the resulting explosion consumed the Blendtrons, Lazorbeak, and himself. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

{{note|Despite Spittor's apparent demise fighting the Blendtrons, his [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] entry claims that somewhere down the road, he will be upgraded to his [[Transmetal 2]] body. So...yeah. Maybe he wasn't quite dead yet.}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
{{anchor|Basic}}
*'''Spittor''' (Basic, 1997)

: Spittor transforms into an organic "poison arrow" frog. The frog form can launch the spring-loaded robot-mode head from its mouth. This [[gimmick]] is also available in robot mode, which is really kinda creepy.

: This mold was used to make [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] and Transmetal Spittor.

{{anchor|TMV}}
*'''Spittor''' (Video pack-in, 1998)

: A European-market-only release, the original Spittor toy was [[redeco]] of the original Spittor toy in red and black, with gold "mechanical" detailing to make it {{m-}}according to its packaging{{m-}} a [[Transmetal]].

{{anchor|TM2}}
*'''Spittor''' (Basic, 1999)
**''Accessories'': Tongue-mace

: Spittor transforms into a techno-organic "monstrous" [[Transmetal 2]] frog. The beast mode tongue acts as a hand-held flail weapon for robot mode. It also has a flip-up claw on his toad back, ending up on his left shoulder in robot mode. His [[spark crystal]] is located on the roof of his frog-mode's mouth.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]].

{{-}}
==Trivia==
* In Europe, Spittor's toy was sold as a Maximal (on the packaging) whereas his "energon chip" remained that of a Predacon. Goes to prove then, that you can "rub energon chip to reveal true alleigence!"

* Spittor was not originally going to be part of the [[3H]] Wreckers team. His place was intended for "Guushar", the Japanese ''Car Robots'' character who uses the Transmetal 2 Spittor mold. However, when ''Car Robots'' was brought to the US as ''Robots in Disguise'' and Guushar renamed "Slapper", 3H replaced him with Spittor.

* Concept art for [[IDW]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' comics reveal that Spittor's cybertronian alt mode is a bipedal walker mechanoid of some type, with acid shooting gun.

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

[[Category: Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category: Maximals]]
[[Category: Predacons]]
[[Category: Transmetals]]
[[Category: Transmetals 2]]
[[Category: Universe characters]]
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