Fractyl

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:''Fractyl is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Fractyl bw.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Say, heard this joke the other cycle: "Why does a Decepticon wrap a Maximal in duct tape?"]]
From the moment he emerged from his [[stasis pod]], '''Fractyl''' has been more concerned with studying the strange planet's surplus [[Energon (fuel)|Energon]] than battling [[Maximal|Maximals]]. Though [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] tries to force him to be a warrior, it's no use. Fractyl is an excellent geochemist but he is, more often than not, a liability in battle.

Despite his shortcomings, Fractyl tries hard to gain the respect and admiration of his fellow Predacons, often to the detriment of the team. It seems the only one among them who does so is [[Vice Grip]].

==Fiction==
===''Tales from the Beast Wars''===
====Ground Zero====
[[Image:Fractyl critical mass.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Fractyl practices his end zone celebration by spiking the MacGuffin.]]
Fractyl discovered a new form of energy, which he named [[Furmanite]], and claimed that it could be used as an energon armor, shielding a Transformer from the effects of the Energon without the need of a beast mode. Instead of running more tests, he impulsively used it on himself, making sure it would work before presenting it to Megatron. Before he could bring it to Megatron, however, the Furmanite was stolen by the Maximal [[Packrat]].

Fractyl soon discovered Furmanite is actually anti-energon, a substance that could destroy the entire planet if it were exposed to high concentrations of energon. Fractyl risked both an encounter with the Maximals and the wrath of Megatron to catch Packrat before he went boom. He was able to reason with the Maximals and remove the Furmanite from Packrat, and even managed to make it look to the Predacons like he had driven off the Maximals single-handedly. Go, Fractyl. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

====Visitations====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Doug Parker]] (English)

Fractyl and [[Vice Grip]] attacked Packrat and [[Onyx Primal]] as the two Maximals sought to recover a mysterious Plot Device, the [[Transfer Interlink]]. After being driven off when Maximal reinforcements arrived in the form of [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Rattrap]], the two decided to go get drunk on mech fluid. {{storylink|Visitations}}

{{note|No, really. It is called "Plot Device" in the story.}}
===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
[[Image:Fractyl wreckers.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Surprisingly it's NOT Fractyl that ends up there this time.]]
Having joined the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] under circumstances so far untold, Fractyl tagged along with [[Primal Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] to try and coax [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] out of her sulking emo phase deep in the caves of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where she went shortly after the death of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. When the other Wreckers left frustrated and disappointed because Arcee wouldn't play with them, Fractyl stayed behind to talk, relating how he too had lost a good friend (presumably Vice Grip). He was then nearly killed by [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], but was saved by Arcee and the power of love. Fractyl later showed up in his shiny new body and paid Blastcharge back by slicing him in half. He used his new, jet-powered beast form to bring Arcee to the Wreckers' shuttle, which was already in the process of blasting off and leaving Cybertron. {{storylink|Departure}}

His victory was short-lived, though, as his seemingly buggy new body shorted out during a fight with [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] in the cargo hold of the Wreckers' shuttle. With no medic on board, [[Apelinq]] created a drone called [[CatSCAN]] to fill in. Fractyl was put into stasis for several cycles. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Wreckers re-entered Cybertron's atmosphere, an emergency evacuation forced the crew to pull Fractyl and Rotorbolt out of their stasis. Rotorbolt came out more or less recovered, but Fractyl was still unconscious and in critical condition. While Rotorbolt considered putting Fractyl out of his misery, Tigatron intervened by using the last of his [[Vok]]-derived abilities to heal him. Fractyl, a geologist, was ironically out-of-action for the duration of the Wreckers' pursuit of the [[Divine Light]]. Once he was again operable, he was able to use his talents to analyze the prism-like object and give information to allow the Wreckers a victory over [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]. However, this victory had a terrible cost. At the battle's end, Arcee and Fractyl departed to bury the body of Rodimus in a secret underground Autobot burial site. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===IDW Comics===
Fractyl attended the Predacon military academy, being viciously bullied all the while. Though he barely graduated, he served under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], and produced enough scientific gadgets to make-up for his lack of battle prowess. {{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
{{note|The Beast Wars Sourcebook alludes to events in which Fractyl participates, within the IDW version of the Beast Era timeline, being similar to events in the 3H comics. Many elements from both timelines are incompatible, meaning that although roughly analogous to each other, these events are likely not exactly the same in the two timelines.}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BW-toy_Fractyl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Once he ditches the rat, he'll be able to settle down with a nice girl.]]
* '''Fractyl & Packrat''' (Multi-pack, 1997)
**''Accessories:'': Gun

:Fractyl is a green, gray, and gold [[redeco]] of the original Basic-class [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], transforming into a large, organic ''Pteranodon'' with a spring-loaded, one-step transformation to robot mode. His green plastic was given a sparkly sheen to simulate the "energon armor" effect from the accompanying comic book. He came packaged with [[Packrat]] and was sold exclusively at [[BotCon 1997]].

:The same mold was used to make [[Hydra (BWN)|Hydra]], [[Lazorbeak]] and [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron]]. It was planned to be used as a [[Unofficial conventions|TransCon II]] exclusive version of [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], but that toy was canceled when Hasbro pulled its approval of the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Fractyl/fractyl.htm More information on Fractyl at TFU.info]'''

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===Expanded Universe===
[[Image:Fractyl Catalog.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Looking spiffy in the Wreckers catalog.]]
*'''Fractyl''' (Deluxe Transmetal)
**''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades

:Fractyl's [[Transmetal]] form was shown at [[BotCon 2001]] as a hand-painted prototype, made from a Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. This version was ultimately never produced, either as a general release or as a convention exclusive.

:This mold was later [[Redeco|redecoed]] and slightly [[Retool|retooled]] to make ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Terranotron (BM)|Terranotron]], and then redecoed and retooled ''differently'' to make ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]]. The mold was also the base model for the non-toy character [[Ravenus]].

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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Fractyl Fractyl's BotCon profile at NFTA.net]

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