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Predaking (Prime)

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:''Predaking is the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Beast Hunters Predaking promo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!]]

'''Predaking''' is a [[Decepticon]]-created beast, created from the [[CNA]] of his [[Predaking (COP)|predecessor]] and brought to life by Shockwave's science. Originally, Megatron had expected this supposedly simple-minded dragon to follow his orders without question, but Predaking has shown that he is far more than meets the optic sensor. Since revealing his possession of a [[robot mode]], Predaking has made it plain that he is as intelligent as any of Megatron's forces, with a sense of warrior's pride and no shortage of ambition. While he has repeatedly professed his loyalty to his lord and master, Megatron has taken note of his ambition to lead a resurrected Predacon race, not to mention his lofty self-imbued title. While the Decepticon ranks have held many an ambitious up-and-comer with an eye for mastery, Predaking may be the first one Megatron has legitimately feared. The last surviving member of his kind may be the most powerful being on planet Earth.

{{bigquote|I am not your boss. I am your ''KING''!|Predaking asserts his dominance over the Predacons|"[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Predaking's presence was so frightening that the [[Autobot]]s began hunting for ways to combat him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} With the news that a couple of Autobots were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and Predaking set out to intercept them. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They successfully found the derelict and interrupted [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] looting it for gear. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} Though the two villains initially had the upper hand, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} and managed to hold off Predaking long enough for the other two Autobots to escape. As the ship exploded, Predaking saw Megatron plunge through the floor. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} He returned to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' and reported their leader's apparent demise to the other Decepticons, who immediately blamed [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

Predaking went out hunting for Optimus Prime, and soon found his prey searching for him in the desert. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17}} Though Predaking was confident he would have an easy victory, Optimus powered up one of the weapons taken from the derelict and warned his opponent that their battle was far from over. Predaking's confidence faded, and he felt fear for the first time in millions of years. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18}} The battle ended in Predaking's defeat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Mensah]] (English)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian),[[Vladimir Antonik]] (Russian, "Predacons Rising"), [[Enrique Cervantes]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marco Kröger]] (German), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish, "Predacons Rising")}}

[[File:TFPMegatron&PredakingSizeComparison.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities.]]
Having recovered Predacon [[CNA]], Shockwave successfully cloned one of the great beasts, storing it in his lab. He brought the creature online and took it to Earth to hunt Autobots. {{storylink|Scattered}} After Shockwave gave it a whiff of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s energon, it was dispatched and soon found its quarry near an energon mine. Wheeljack and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] fought the creature, first trying to blow it up with a grenade, then luring it into an explosive-laden mine in an attempt to destroy it. The beast emerged triumphant, only for [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] to arrive in [[Iron Will|his ship]] and fire at it. It continued to dog the starship, clinging to the top of it until Magnus managed to knock it off by flying through a canyon. The Predacon returned to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s citadel, where [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] reflected it was a pity it couldn't tell them why it failed. The Predacon responded by growling, rather quietly and angrily. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} When [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack, the Predacon was unleashed to attack the Autobots. It began chasing Ultra Magnus's ship, but was tricked into flying through a [[GroundBridge]] to the Arctic, where it swiftly froze. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

[[File:ChainOfCommand Magnus forges a head.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|I laid low the warriors of old, and their like is not seen in the world today. Then, I was young and tender.]]
Some time later, the temperature in the Arctic rose to a sufficient level to allow the Predacon to free itself. It swiftly tracked down the ''Nemesis'', and Megatron decided to assign it to Starscream while Shockwave continued work on cloning more Predacons. After several hilarious attempts to make the beast compliant, Starscream was ordered to deploy it against the Autobots currently attacking one of the dig sites. The Predacon attacked Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack, eventually causing a cave-in after swatting away Wheeljack's grenade. The cave-in unearthed a Predacon optic, the sight of which awakened a memory in the beast. It brought the eye to Starscream, then engaged [[Miko Nakadai]], who had acquired the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Overhearing Megatron's demand that the bone fragment be brought to him, the Predacon complied and left the rest to Starscream. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

Back at the ''Nemesis'', the Predacon responded to Starscream's continued orders with a swipe of his tail that missed the Decepticon but demolished the ship's communications array. Starscream frantically tried to fix it, eventually attempting to reboot the network by entering an override access code into a computer console. The Predacon watched him and later, when alone, it entered Starscream's access code into the computer and began to call up information on the origins and existence of Predacons. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

[[File:Evolution Predaking Anger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|His rage passes description - the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.]]
During a tour of Shockwave's off-site laboratory, the Predacon revealed his intelligence and ability to [[Transformation|transform]] to his fellow Cybertronians. He offered to lead the Predacons on Megatron's behalf as "Predaking", but Megatron was wary of giving control of an army more powerful than his own to someone else. On Starscream's advice, he arranged for the termination of the clones using the Autobots discovering the lab as a pretense. Predaking fell for the ruse, engaging Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack after they destroyed the clones. He disabled both and destroyed the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], but was stopped from delivering the final blow by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Predaking continued to believe that once Cybertron was restored, Megatron would resurrect the rest of the Predacon race. As the Decepticons worked to repair the Omega Lock, Predaking was dispatched to Antarctica to battle the Autobots. He battled with Optimus Prime at length, and though he was almost buried under a glacier at one point, he eventually got the better of the Autobot leader and sent Prime crashing into the ground. {{storylink|Minus One}} He was prevented from finishing Optimus off when Megatron instructed him to make sure the target of the Decepticon mission was kept safe, and he had to retrieve Shockwave and a generator from the [[Solaris particle collider]] building. Back on the ''Nemesis'', he found that the Decepticons had captured [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], whom Megatron promised would be his to terminate once the Autobot's usefulness had ended. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

[[File:Synthesis-predakingvsmegatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''I'' am king under the mountain!]]
True to Megatron's word, Predaking was presented with Ratchet as a plaything; however, once the Autobot revealed that Megatron had arranged for the Autobots to find Shockwave's lab, Predaking went on a rampage through the ship. After demolishing every Vehicon in his path, the Predacon attacked Megatron and almost got the better of his former leader. A missile to the back from Starscream rattled him enough that Megatron was able to blast him out of an airlock. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Predaking somehow clung to the hull and went unnoticed by anyone, until the warship returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and restored the planet. Witnessing the world's resurrection, Predaking transformed and flew off. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-Starscreamupthecreek.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|I think our little game ends here. So tell me, Starscream, how do you choose to die?]]
He found a Predacon burial ground, uncovered by the movement during the planet's rebirth. It was there that the Autobots found him, and attempted to persuade him to help them find two new Predacons they'd encountered. Though Predaking refused as he couldn't forgive them for their role in the destruction of his kind, he went searching himself and soon found evidence that the Autobots had been telling the truth. His signal intended to attract the two Predacons instead brought [[Unicron]], now in possession of Megatron's form, to his position. Unicron attempted to gain Predaking's allegiance, unaware of Predaking's betrayal, but the Predacon instead attacked the chaos bringer. Unicron defeated him, taking the location of the burial ground from his mind, and by the time Predaking returned, he found to his horror that Unicron had desecrated the site. It was there that he encountered two other Predacons, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]. Though these two Predacons were not willing to obey, Predaking quickly asserted his dominance over the two. After a suggestion from Shockwave, Predaking led them in an attempt to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of Terrorcon Predacons. Although Predaking, Skylynx, and Darksteel were pulled into the Well, they were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Full of Fire!===
Predaking was unleashed with five other Predacons on the Autobots, who proved more formidable after having built themselves new weapons. Predaking's fire was stopped short by Optimus Prime's [[Firebreath Cyclocannons|Dragon Cannons]], and the other Predacons had a similar lack of fortune, so they withdrew back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.17|Collider Scope}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.20|Starscream's Beast}}}}

===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
Predaking came upon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] playing cards within the Decepticons' volcano base. For his own amusement, he breathed fire on the gang, sending them scrambling in all directions. He continued to peer through the volcano's crater as the Decepticons attempted to upgrade themselves with some new parts, only for the Autobots to sabotage the process. He chuckled merrily at the Decepticons' misfortune. {{storylink|Intro!}}

Predaking harassed Starscream once again when he found him preening in front of a full-length mirror. He swooped down, breaking Starscream's mirror to bits and scattering the Decepticon's pieces about, before continuing on his way. {{Storylink|Take Flight!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Starscream was able to escape the Predacons by <s>leading</s> escaping into [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. There, he <s>turned a stash of weapons against them</s> accidently tripped a security measure, wounding Darksteel and Skylynx. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
At some point Predaking traveled to Earth, bringing Starscream's severed arm with him. Optimus Prime and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] found him hanging out in a cave in the [[Sierra Vistas]] and after a brief fight, the Predacon fled, leaving Starscream's arm behind. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder]], and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}

*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}

==Games==
===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
As Shockwave attempted to reach Megatron to warn him that his Predacon experiments had broken free and were heading for Earth, Predaking overpowered him, ending the transmission. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}

===''Transformers Prime: Portal of Destruction''===
Through a series of simulations, Predaking's destructive prowess was tested out. In said simulations, Predaking would wreck havok upon a human city, destroying both the sky scrappers and the military vehicles that attempted to put a stop to his rampage. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Portal of Destruction|Portal of Destruction}}
===''Transformers Prime: Beast Creator''===
When Shockwave left his technology unattended, [[you]] could use it to custom-create your own monstrous Predacon! Predaking's CNA was accessible through the cloning machine, resulting in Predacons that shared component parts with him. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Beast Creator|Beast Creator}}

===''Transformers: Construct-Bots''===
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==Toys==
===Prime===
====Cyberverse====
[[File:BHtoy-PredakingCyberverse.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Surely you realize that your success has made you some bitter enemies?]]
*'''Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories:'' Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Predaking transforms from a dragon into a robot and back! His tail detaches to become a "Cybervenom Rocket Launcher" that fires a [[missile]] via pressure-launch, and can be wielded via [[C joint|3mm post]].

:Although the instructions tell you to flip down the halves of the head below to serve as the robot's "pair of tails", you ''can also'' actually flip them up to the robot mode's back as seen in the initial stock photos.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/CybCommPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Cyberverse Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBHPRtoy Cyberverse Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|The darkness is coming!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander 2-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail

: Part of the "[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]" [[subline imprint]], Predaking is a redeco of his ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toy in purple, black, and red, inspired by the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. He comes in a two-pack with a [[Thunder Clash]]-inspired redeco of Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]].

: Like all ''Predacons Rising'' releases, the Optimus Prime/Predaking two-pack was [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores in the United States and Canada and to [[Tesco]] stores in the UK, and is also supposed to be exclusive to Carrefour elsewhere in Europe (presumably in France and/or Spain, though there have been no sightings as of yet). It has also been found at Rossmann drug stores in Germany and Ripley stores in Chile and popped up at BigW stores in Australia ''much'' later, in mid-2014. Also, like all ''Predacons Rising'' multi-pack redecos of ''Beast Hunters'' Cyberverse figures, the ''Cyberverse'' logo is nowhere to be found on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRCybPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Cyberverse Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Is that your child? You cannot save him from the fire. He will BURN!!]]
*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (SDCC 2013 exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: A [[redeco]] of the Commander Class Predaking, this set depicts [[Shockwave (WFC)#SDCC|Shockwave]]'s creation of Predaking, complete with a lab playset and a Beast Hunters Voyager Shockwave in bright purple and black. Despite what the stock pictures suggest, the actual figure was released in a mixture of translucent and opaque blue plastics.

:This set was exclusively available at the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 and later at the Hasbro Toy Shop website, and is labeled as "02 of 30" of the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30 exclusive toys]].

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[[File:Cybertron-Con-Shockwave's-Lab-Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|AAUUUUUUGH!!! REVENGE?!? I WILL SHOW YOU REVENGE!!!]]
*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (Cybertron Con 2013)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: Exclusive to [[Cybertron Con]], this Shockwave's Lab set is essentially unchanged from the San Diego Comic Con version, the only difference being that the Predaking figure is now in translucent and opaque orange. This set is labeled as "06 of 30" of the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30 exclusive toys]].

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====Beast Hunters====
[[File:BHtoy-PredakingVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air—and I hear your breath. Come along. Help yourself; there's plenty, and to spare.]]
*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 002'''
**''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail

:Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, this Predaking transforms into a three-headed dragon, and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads/"[[Hydrafire Blaster]]s" are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via [[5mm post]] onto his back and forearms. He does fairly well regarding [[scale]] with the Cyberverse versions of the rest of the cast in [[beast mode]], and his size in [[robot mode]] compared to them suggests what his true size in the cartoon would be if he didn't suffer from mass-displacement.

:[[Cybertronix]] symbols are detailed into various parts of his body, including the Hydrafire Blaster heads and robot mode legs. Soft plastic is used on various parts of Predaking, including his beast mode head and feet/hands. Due to the soft plastic, [[quality control]] is a bit random; some batches of figures may have deformations in-package, or may have difficulty gripping the sword since the slot is only on one half of the hand.

:While he is usually shown with his wings spread in robot mode, something not shown, even in his instructions, is that his wings can be folded down against themselves to resemble their appearance in the show.

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts several deco differences from the final product, such as black-painted wing membranes and yellow missiles. His [[instructions]] include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6|sixth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series. Predaking was slightly redecoed into [[Dragotron#Voyager|Dragotron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Voyager Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Voy-CryofirePredaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I am fire. I am... ice?]]
*'''Cryofire Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail
:Released in Wave 2 of the "[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]" [[subline imprint]], Predaking is a redeco of his Voyager Class toy in mostly blue shades, seemingly inspired by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].

:As a second [[wave]] ''Predacons Rising'' release, Cryofire Predaking was only available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States (and not in Canada, Australia or Europe).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRCryofirePredaking/predaking.htm More information on Cryofire Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BHtoy-PredakingUltimate.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|That's better! But don't let your imagination run away with you.]]
*'''Beast Fire Predaking''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade

: Beast Fire Predaking is the largest representation of Predaking and features a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become the [[Infernum Blade]], all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post.

:He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.

:His rear legs are mis-transformed in package, not having been angled and tabbed into his thighs. His packaging stock photography depicts his sword with orange paint details that were replaced with silver in the final product. His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18|eighteenth chapter]] of the ''Tales of the Beast Hunters'' series.

:While the toy is classified as an Ultimate Class figure, It is ''dwarfed'' by the Ultimate Class ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus Prime figure; Optimus is nigh Supreme sized whereas Predaking is roughly the size of a ''Prime'' Weaponizer and the like. Clearly the designers chose wingspan over mass.

:In international markets, such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, Europe and Australia, Beast Fire Predaking was released as part of the first wave of mainline ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Ultimate Class toys. In the United States, he was [[Rebranding|rebranded]] and repackaged in the Target-exclusive "Predacons Rising" subline, with new instructions lacking the ''Tales'' chapter.

:This mold was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Dragotron#Prime: Beast Hunters|Dragotron]], and was redecoed as [[Dragotron#Ultimate|Guren Dragotron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRBFPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Beast Fire Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFP-BH-TRU-EU-Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You have nice manners for a thief... And a LIAR!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Predaking''' (multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail

:A minor redeco of ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class Predaking that adds black paint operations to the dragon wings, lacks the black paint operations for both the robot head and the primary dragon head, changes the paint operation on the tip of the sword/tail from gold to orange, changes the missiles from gray to orange and juggles around the colors silver, gray and orange on the secondary dragon heads/missile launchers. Even weirder, this Predaking is tampographed with the [[:File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|"prototype" Predacon]] [[insignia]] instead of the single release's regular one.

:This version was only available in a two-pack with an ever-so-slightly less redecoed Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]], which has thus far only been released at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom and Germany. In Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. This box was available at regular retail in Brazil.

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-PredakingVoyager2014.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Revenge! Revenge! The King under the Mountain is dead and where are his kin that dare seek revenge?]]
*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2014)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, missile, tail/Infernum Sword

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Hunters'' Series 3 Voyager Class toys, Predaking is functionally an upsized copy of his ''Beast Hunters'' Series 3 ''Cyberverse'' toy, though with the [[articulation]] and sculpted details based on his larger toys, and the replacement of his ball joints with more robust [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joint]]s. As a result, his complexity is lower than in his previous Voyager Class toys, but he ends up being much, ''much'' more massive, even giving Ultimate Beast Fire Predaking a run for his money! In terms of deco, he is made primarily of smokey-black translucent plastic, with fiery orange paint applications. Unfortunately, the transparent plastic used is prone to stress marks.

:For accessories, the tail detaches to become a ''huge'' Infernum Sword, and he also comes with a [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] blaster with a pressure-fired missile. All of his accessories peg via 5mm post into his hands, and the blaster can also store on a peg-hole located on the sword's "spine". Interestingly, the missile uses the same mold as the one included with the ''Cyberverse'' version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Predacon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on "upscaled" Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots Predaking toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Old fool, there's a patch in the hollow of your left breast as bare as a snail out of its shell.]]
*'''Predaking''' (Beast Hunters, 2013)
: Part of the store exclusive ''[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' [[subline imprint]], ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Predaking is sold at the price-point of a triple-changer, Construct-Bot Predaking does not have a humanoid face but a flat dragon-like mouthplate.

:His tremendous wings while being pretty awesome looking are very restricted in their movement and make Predaking extremely back heavy. He uses primarily unique parts save for his torso and feet which are from [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]], his forearm armor from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]] and his blasters from [[Blitzwing (G1)#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRCBPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Predaking at TFU.info]''

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy PredakingCustomKreon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I will not part with a single coin! Not ''one piece'' of it!]]
*'''Predaking''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7319'''
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, bladed staff, pistol, 2 claws, spare hand

: Part of the second wave of Custom [[Kreon]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Predaking comes with a buildable rack to store his customizable parts. His torso, arms, waist, and legs have a metal-flake sheen. His "normal" helmet and wings are chromed, plus he comes with an extra transparent torso and helmet, as well as a pair of large Kreon-compatible beast-legs (originally from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' Gorn). He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), a buildable bladed staff, a small pistol, and a pair of twin-claws.

:Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store and Chinese-market distribution circles.

==Notes==
*Predaking seems to employ [[size changing|mass displacement]]. It's been shown multiple times that his [[beast mode]]'s big enough to toss around Cybertronians like chew-toys, while his [[robot mode]] stands only head and shoulders over Megatron. This is likely so he can have scenes in robot mode while inside the ''Nemesis''.

===Foreign Names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōng Yúnxiāo''' (China, 冲云霄, "Rush to the sky")
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Predaking (Prime)

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Predaking (Prime)

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:''Predaking is the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Beast Hunters Predaking promo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!]]

'''Predaking''' is a [[Decepticon]]-created beast, created from the [[CNA]] of his [[Predaking (COP)|predecessor]] and brought to life by Shockwave's science. Originally, Megatron had expected this supposedly simple-minded dragon to follow his orders without question, but Predaking has shown that he is far more than meets the optic sensor. Since revealing his possession of a [[robot mode]], Predaking has made it plain that he is as intelligent as any of Megatron's forces, with a sense of warrior's pride and no shortage of ambition. While he has repeatedly professed his loyalty to his lord and master, Megatron has taken note of his ambition to lead a resurrected Predacon race, not to mention his lofty self-imbued title. While the Decepticon ranks have held many an ambitious up-and-comer with an eye for mastery, Predaking may be the first one Megatron has legitimately feared. The last surviving member of his kind may be the most powerful being on planet Earth.

{{bigquote|I am not your boss. I am your ''KING''!|Predaking asserts his dominance over the Predacons|"[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Predaking's presence was so frightening that the [[Autobot]]s began hunting for ways to combat him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} With the news that a couple of Autobots were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and Predaking set out to intercept them. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They successfully found the derelict and interrupted [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] looting it for gear. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} Though the two villains initially had the upper hand, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} and managed to hold off Predaking long enough for the other two Autobots to escape. As the ship exploded, Predaking saw Megatron plunge through the floor. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} He returned to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' and reported their leader's apparent demise to the other Decepticons, who immediately blamed [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

Predaking went out hunting for Optimus Prime, and soon found his prey searching for him in the desert. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 17}} Though Predaking was confident he would have an easy victory, Optimus powered up one of the weapons taken from the derelict and warned his opponent that their battle was far from over. Predaking's confidence faded, and he felt fear for the first time in millions of years. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18}} The battle ended in Predaking's defeat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Mensah]] (English)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian),[[Vladimir Antonik]] (Russian, "Predacons Rising"), [[Enrique Cervantes]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Marco Kröger]] (German), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish, "Predacons Rising")}}

[[File:TFPMegatron&PredakingSizeComparison.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities.]]
Having recovered Predacon [[CNA]], Shockwave successfully cloned one of the great beasts, storing it in his lab. He brought the creature online and took it to Earth to hunt Autobots. {{storylink|Scattered}} After Shockwave gave it a whiff of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]'s energon, it was dispatched and soon found its quarry near an energon mine. Wheeljack and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] fought the creature, first trying to blow it up with a grenade, then luring it into an explosive-laden mine in an attempt to destroy it. The beast emerged triumphant, only for [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] to arrive in [[Iron Will|his ship]] and fire at it. It continued to dog the starship, clinging to the top of it until Magnus managed to knock it off by flying through a canyon. The Predacon returned to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s citadel, where [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] reflected it was a pity it couldn't tell them why it failed. The Predacon responded by growling, rather quietly and angrily. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} When [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack, the Predacon was unleashed to attack the Autobots. It began chasing Ultra Magnus's ship, but was tricked into flying through a [[GroundBridge]] to the Arctic, where it swiftly froze. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

[[File:ChainOfCommand Magnus forges a head.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|I laid low the warriors of old, and their like is not seen in the world today. Then, I was young and tender.]]
Some time later, the temperature in the Arctic rose to a sufficient level to allow the Predacon to free itself. It swiftly tracked down the ''Nemesis'', and Megatron decided to assign it to Starscream while Shockwave continued work on cloning more Predacons. After several hilarious attempts to make the beast compliant, Starscream was ordered to deploy it against the Autobots currently attacking one of the dig sites. The Predacon attacked Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack, eventually causing a cave-in after swatting away Wheeljack's grenade. The cave-in unearthed a Predacon optic, the sight of which awakened a memory in the beast. It brought the eye to Starscream, then engaged [[Miko Nakadai]], who had acquired the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Overhearing Megatron's demand that the bone fragment be brought to him, the Predacon complied and left the rest to Starscream. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

Back at the ''Nemesis'', the Predacon responded to Starscream's continued orders with a swipe of his tail that missed the Decepticon but demolished the ship's communications array. Starscream frantically tried to fix it, eventually attempting to reboot the network by entering an override access code into a computer console. The Predacon watched him and later, when alone, it entered Starscream's access code into the computer and began to call up information on the origins and existence of Predacons. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

[[File:Evolution Predaking Anger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|His rage passes description - the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.]]
During a tour of Shockwave's off-site laboratory, the Predacon revealed his intelligence and ability to [[Transformation|transform]] to his fellow Cybertronians. He offered to lead the Predacons on Megatron's behalf as "Predaking", but Megatron was wary of giving control of an army more powerful than his own to someone else. On Starscream's advice, he arranged for the termination of the clones using the Autobots discovering the lab as a pretense. Predaking fell for the ruse, engaging Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack after they destroyed the clones. He disabled both and destroyed the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], but was stopped from delivering the final blow by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Predaking continued to believe that once Cybertron was restored, Megatron would resurrect the rest of the Predacon race. As the Decepticons worked to repair the Omega Lock, Predaking was dispatched to Antarctica to battle the Autobots. He battled with Optimus Prime at length, and though he was almost buried under a glacier at one point, he eventually got the better of the Autobot leader and sent Prime crashing into the ground. {{storylink|Minus One}} He was prevented from finishing Optimus off when Megatron instructed him to make sure the target of the Decepticon mission was kept safe, and he had to retrieve Shockwave and a generator from the [[Solaris particle collider]] building. Back on the ''Nemesis'', he found that the Decepticons had captured [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], whom Megatron promised would be his to terminate once the Autobot's usefulness had ended. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

[[File:Synthesis-predakingvsmegatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''I'' am king under the mountain!]]
True to Megatron's word, Predaking was presented with Ratchet as a plaything; however, once the Autobot revealed that Megatron had arranged for the Autobots to find Shockwave's lab, Predaking went on a rampage through the ship. After demolishing every Vehicon in his path, the Predacon attacked Megatron and almost got the better of his former leader. A missile to the back from Starscream rattled him enough that Megatron was able to blast him out of an airlock. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Predaking somehow clung to the hull and went unnoticed by anyone, until the warship returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and restored the planet. Witnessing the world's resurrection, Predaking transformed and flew off. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-Starscreamupthecreek.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|I think our little game ends here. So tell me, Starscream, how do you choose to die?]]
He found a Predacon burial ground, uncovered by the movement during the planet's rebirth. It was there that the Autobots found him, and attempted to persuade him to help them find two new Predacons they'd encountered. Though Predaking refused as he couldn't forgive them for their role in the destruction of his kind, he went searching himself and soon found evidence that the Autobots had been telling the truth. His signal intended to attract the two Predacons instead brought [[Unicron]], now in possession of Megatron's form, to his position. Unicron attempted to gain Predaking's allegiance, unaware of Predaking's betrayal, but the Predacon instead attacked the chaos bringer. Unicron defeated him, taking the location of the burial ground from his mind, and by the time Predaking returned, he found to his horror that Unicron had desecrated the site. It was there that he encountered two other Predacons, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]. Though these two Predacons were not willing to obey, Predaking quickly asserted his dominance over the two. After a suggestion from Shockwave, Predaking led them in an attempt to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of Terrorcon Predacons. Although Predaking, Skylynx, and Darksteel were pulled into the Well, they were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Full of Fire!===
Predaking was unleashed with five other Predacons on the Autobots, who proved more formidable after having built themselves new weapons. Predaking's fire was stopped short by Optimus Prime's [[Firebreath Cyclocannons|Dragon Cannons]], and the other Predacons had a similar lack of fortune, so they withdrew back to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
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===''Construct-Bots'' cartoon===
Predaking came upon [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] playing cards within the Decepticons' volcano base. For his own amusement, he breathed fire on the gang, sending them scrambling in all directions. He continued to peer through the volcano's crater as the Decepticons attempted to upgrade themselves with some new parts, only for the Autobots to sabotage the process. He chuckled merrily at the Decepticons' misfortune. {{storylink|Intro!}}

Predaking harassed Starscream once again when he found him preening in front of a full-length mirror. He swooped down, breaking Starscream's mirror to bits and scattering the Decepticon's pieces about, before continuing on his way. {{Storylink|Take Flight!}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Starscream was able to escape the Predacons by <s>leading</s> escaping into [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. There, he <s>turned a stash of weapons against them</s> accidently tripped a security measure, slaughtering Darksteel and Skylynx. He would later boast to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] about vanquishing all the Predacons, indicating that he killed Predaking as well. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
At some point Predaking traveled to Earth, bringing Starscream's severed arm with him. Optimus Prime and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] found him hanging out in a cave in the [[Sierra Vistas]] and after a brief fight, the Predacon fled, leaving Starscream's arm behind. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder]], and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}

*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}

==Games==
===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
As Shockwave attempted to reach Megatron to warn him that his Predacon experiments had broken free and were heading for Earth, Predaking overpowered him, ending the transmission. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}

===''Transformers Prime: Portal of Destruction''===
Through a series of simulations, Predaking's destructive prowess was tested out. In said simulations, Predaking would wreck havok upon a human city, destroying both the sky scrappers and the military vehicles that attempted to put a stop to his rampage. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Portal of Destruction|Portal of Destruction}}
===''Transformers Prime: Beast Creator''===
When Shockwave left his technology unattended, [[you]] could use it to custom-create your own monstrous Predacon! Predaking's CNA was accessible through the cloning machine, resulting in Predacons that shared component parts with him. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Beast Creator|Beast Creator}}

===''Transformers: Construct-Bots''===
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==Toys==
===Prime===
====Cyberverse====
[[File:BHtoy-PredakingCyberverse.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Surely you realize that your success has made you some bitter enemies?]]
*'''Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories:'' Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Predaking transforms from a dragon into a robot and back! His tail detaches to become a "Cybervenom Rocket Launcher" that fires a [[missile]] via pressure-launch, and can be wielded via [[C joint|3mm post]].

:Although the instructions tell you to flip down the halves of the head below to serve as the robot's "pair of tails", you ''can also'' actually flip them up to the robot mode's back as seen in the initial stock photos.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/CybCommPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Cyberverse Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBHPRtoy Cyberverse Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|The darkness is coming!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Predaking''' (Cyberverse Commander 2-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail

: Part of the "[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]" [[subline imprint]], Predaking is a redeco of his ''Cyberverse'' Commander Class toy in purple, black, and red, inspired by the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. He comes in a two-pack with a [[Thunder Clash]]-inspired redeco of Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]].

: Like all ''Predacons Rising'' releases, the Optimus Prime/Predaking two-pack was [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] stores in the United States and Canada and to [[Tesco]] stores in the UK, and is also supposed to be exclusive to Carrefour elsewhere in Europe (presumably in France and/or Spain, though there have been no sightings as of yet). It has also been found at Rossmann drug stores in Germany and Ripley stores in Chile and popped up at BigW stores in Australia ''much'' later, in mid-2014. Also, like all ''Predacons Rising'' multi-pack redecos of ''Beast Hunters'' Cyberverse figures, the ''Cyberverse'' logo is nowhere to be found on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRCybPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Cyberverse Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Is that your child? You cannot save him from the fire. He will BURN!!]]
*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (SDCC 2013 exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: A [[redeco]] of the Commander Class Predaking, this set depicts [[Shockwave (WFC)#SDCC|Shockwave]]'s creation of Predaking, complete with a lab playset and a Beast Hunters Voyager Shockwave in bright purple and black. Despite what the stock pictures suggest, the actual figure was released in a mixture of translucent and opaque blue plastics.

:This set was exclusively available at the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 and later at the Hasbro Toy Shop website, and is labeled as "02 of 30" of the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30 exclusive toys]].

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[[File:Cybertron-Con-Shockwave's-Lab-Predaking.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|AAUUUUUUGH!!! REVENGE?!? I WILL SHOW YOU REVENGE!!!]]
*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (Cybertron Con 2013)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: Exclusive to [[Cybertron Con]], this Shockwave's Lab set is essentially unchanged from the San Diego Comic Con version, the only difference being that the Predaking figure is now in translucent and opaque orange. This set is labeled as "06 of 30" of the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30 exclusive toys]].

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====Beast Hunters====
[[File:BHtoy-PredakingVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air—and I hear your breath. Come along. Help yourself; there's plenty, and to spare.]]
*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 002'''
**''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail

:Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class toys, this Predaking transforms into a three-headed dragon, and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads/"[[Hydrafire Blaster]]s" are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via [[5mm post]] onto his back and forearms. He does fairly well regarding [[scale]] with the Cyberverse versions of the rest of the cast in [[beast mode]], and his size in [[robot mode]] compared to them suggests what his true size in the cartoon would be if he didn't suffer from mass-displacement.

:[[Cybertronix]] symbols are detailed into various parts of his body, including the Hydrafire Blaster heads and robot mode legs. Soft plastic is used on various parts of Predaking, including his beast mode head and feet/hands. Due to the soft plastic, [[quality control]] is a bit random; some batches of figures may have deformations in-package, or may have difficulty gripping the sword since the slot is only on one half of the hand.

:While he is usually shown with his wings spread in robot mode, something not shown, even in his instructions, is that his wings can be folded down against themselves to resemble their appearance in the show.

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts several deco differences from the final product, such as black-painted wing membranes and yellow missiles. His [[instructions]] include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6|sixth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series. Predaking was slightly redecoed into [[Dragotron#Voyager|Dragotron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Voyager Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Voy-CryofirePredaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I am fire. I am... ice?]]
*'''Cryofire Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail
:Released in Wave 2 of the "[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising|Predacons Rising]]" [[subline imprint]], Predaking is a redeco of his Voyager Class toy in mostly blue shades, seemingly inspired by ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]].

:As a second [[wave]] ''Predacons Rising'' release, Cryofire Predaking was only available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States (and not in Canada, Australia or Europe).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRCryofirePredaking/predaking.htm More information on Cryofire Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BHtoy-PredakingUltimate.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|That's better! But don't let your imagination run away with you.]]
*'''Beast Fire Predaking''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two launchers, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade

: Beast Fire Predaking is the largest representation of Predaking and features a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases [[for safety reasons]], and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become the [[Infernum Blade]], all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post.

:He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.

:His rear legs are mis-transformed in package, not having been angled and tabbed into his thighs. His packaging stock photography depicts his sword with orange paint details that were replaced with silver in the final product. His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18|eighteenth chapter]] of the ''Tales of the Beast Hunters'' series.

:While the toy is classified as an Ultimate Class figure, It is ''dwarfed'' by the Ultimate Class ''Beast Hunters'' Optimus Prime figure; Optimus is nigh Supreme sized whereas Predaking is roughly the size of a ''Prime'' Weaponizer and the like. Clearly the designers chose wingspan over mass.

:In international markets, such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, Europe and Australia, Beast Fire Predaking was released as part of the first wave of mainline ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Ultimate Class toys. In the United States, he was [[Rebranding|rebranded]] and repackaged in the Target-exclusive "Predacons Rising" subline, with new instructions lacking the ''Tales'' chapter.

:This mold was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Dragotron#Prime: Beast Hunters|Dragotron]], and was redecoed as [[Dragotron#Ultimate|Guren Dragotron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRBFPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Beast Fire Predaking at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFP-BH-TRU-EU-Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You have nice manners for a thief... And a LIAR!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Predaking''' (multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail

:A minor redeco of ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class Predaking that adds black paint operations to the dragon wings, lacks the black paint operations for both the robot head and the primary dragon head, changes the paint operation on the tip of the sword/tail from gold to orange, changes the missiles from gray to orange and juggles around the colors silver, gray and orange on the secondary dragon heads/missile launchers. Even weirder, this Predaking is tampographed with the [[:File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|"prototype" Predacon]] [[insignia]] instead of the single release's regular one.

:This version was only available in a two-pack with an ever-so-slightly less redecoed Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]], which has thus far only been released at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom and Germany. In Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. This box was available at regular retail in Brazil.

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-PredakingVoyager2014.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Revenge! Revenge! The King under the Mountain is dead and where are his kin that dare seek revenge?]]
*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2014)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, missile, tail/Infernum Sword

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Hunters'' Series 3 Voyager Class toys, Predaking is functionally an upsized copy of his ''Beast Hunters'' Series 3 ''Cyberverse'' toy, though with the [[articulation]] and sculpted details based on his larger toys, and the replacement of his ball joints with more robust [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet joint]]s. As a result, his complexity is lower than in his previous Voyager Class toys, but he ends up being much, ''much'' more massive, even giving Ultimate Beast Fire Predaking a run for his money! In terms of deco, he is made primarily of smokey-black translucent plastic, with fiery orange paint applications. Unfortunately, the transparent plastic used is prone to stress marks.

:For accessories, the tail detaches to become a ''huge'' Infernum Sword, and he also comes with a [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] blaster with a pressure-fired missile. All of his accessories peg via 5mm post into his hands, and the blaster can also store on a peg-hole located on the sword's "spine". Interestingly, the missile uses the same mold as the one included with the ''Cyberverse'' version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Predacon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on "upscaled" Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===Construct-Bots===
[[File:ConstructBots Predaking toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Old fool, there's a patch in the hollow of your left breast as bare as a snail out of its shell.]]
*'''Predaking''' (Beast Hunters, 2013)
: Part of the store exclusive ''[[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' [[subline imprint]], ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Predaking is sold at the price-point of a triple-changer, Construct-Bot Predaking does not have a humanoid face but a flat dragon-like mouthplate.

:His tremendous wings while being pretty awesome looking are very restricted in their movement and make Predaking extremely back heavy. He uses primarily unique parts save for his torso and feet which are from [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]], his forearm armor from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]] and his blasters from [[Blitzwing (G1)#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Predacon/PRCBPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Predaking at TFU.info]''

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy PredakingCustomKreon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I will not part with a single coin! Not ''one piece'' of it!]]
*'''Predaking''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7319'''
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, bladed staff, pistol, 2 claws, spare hand

: Part of the second wave of Custom [[Kreon]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Predaking comes with a buildable rack to store his customizable parts. His torso, arms, waist, and legs have a metal-flake sheen. His "normal" helmet and wings are chromed, plus he comes with an extra transparent torso and helmet, as well as a pair of large Kreon-compatible beast-legs (originally from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' Gorn). He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), a buildable bladed staff, a small pistol, and a pair of twin-claws.

:Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store and Chinese-market distribution circles.

==Notes==
*Predaking seems to employ [[size changing|mass displacement]]. It's been shown multiple times that his [[beast mode]]'s big enough to toss around Cybertronians like chew-toys, while his [[robot mode]] stands only head and shoulders over Megatron. This is likely so he can have scenes in robot mode while inside the ''Nemesis''.

===Foreign Names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōng Yúnxiāo''' (China, 冲云霄, "Rush to the sky")
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User talk:Hipfiree

2018-11-15T17:36:38Z

Hipfiree:

Um..why have I been blocked? I didn't abuse anything.. -Hipfiree
:Abusing multiple accounts. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 10:08, 4 October 2018 (EDT)
This is my first and only account. -Hipfiree
:Hi, I believe you had the bad luck to be mistaken for another user we had just blocked because you made a very similar edit to one they'd been blocked for. I have unblocked you. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:13, 5 October 2018 (EDT)

Ah, I see. I understand then -Hipfiree

:I am going to suggest that you should not continue to change the "From Cybertron with Love" page or other pages to remove statements that character have died, as it is veering towards edit warring territory. If your edits are being reverted, you are better off going to the talk page and opening a discussion on the issue. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:44, 22 October 2018 (EDT)

I wrote the reason why I did change it, it's incorrect that the character died. -Hipfiree

From Cybertron with Love

2018-10-22T16:25:36Z

Hipfiree: Undo revision 1291144 by M Sipher (talk) You don't see what exactly happens so I think this is a better way to explain. -Hipfiree

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]]'' #4
|prev=Energon Is Forever
|next=
|image=BBPrequel4_cvrA.jpg
|title="From Cybertron with Love"
|caption="Are we going to be bees, or just Museum of Natural History keychains?"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 3]], [[2018]]
|coverdate=September 2018
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Andrew Griffith]]
|colors by=[[Priscilla Tramontano]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|edits by=[[David Mariotte]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''Alliances shift as Bumblebee, Reeve, and Lux try to stop Malignus's plan to turn the Cold War hot.'''

==Synopsis==
With [[Decepticon]]s surrounding them and [[Sharkticon (BB)|Sharkticons]] circling in a tank below their feet, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[David Reeve|Reeve]], and [[Diana Lux|Lux]] are forced to listen as [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] gloats about the success of his plan to slowly push [[Earth]]'s superpowers into a nuclear war. After humankind destroys itself, the way will be clear for the Decepticons to collect the many ancient [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] relics and treasures that litter the planet without interference! Bumblebee appeals to [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] for aid one last time, but she remains unmoved. Fortunately, Lux has a trick up her sleeve—she previously covertly modified the homing device Bumblebee tagged Diabla with to turn it into a bomb, which she now remotely detonates. The resultant blast takes out a chunk of the wall, and in the confusion, Bumblebee dives into the Sharkticon tank, converting his alternate mode into a submersible form to carry Reeve and Lux and using his "oil slick" to darken the waters, blinding and disorienting the metal-eating monsters. It's not quite enough, however; as 'Bee surfaces, one of the Sharkticons appears in front of him and lunges... only to be blown to bits by a shot from Diabla!

Before 'Bee can learn why Diabla is suddenly helping him, [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]] alerts the other Decepticons to her betrayal. Exasperated with the whole ordeal, Malignus orders the cannibalistic [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] to eliminate ''all'' the other Decepticons while he initiates the final phase of his plan. After smashing aside Runabout, Dead End aims to make Diabla and Bumblebee his next victims; 'Bee assumes Diabla will help him fight the monstrous Decepticon, but instead, she turns her weapons on 'Bee himself! Diabla isn't working with him ''or'' the Decepticons; it turns out our heroes' first guess was correct, and she's actually been secretly been working with human allies, specifically the Eastern Bloc crime syndicate [[E.I.D.O.L.O.N.]]. She merely saved Bumblebee from the Sharkticon so she could kill him herself as revenge for the death of [[Wild Rider|Wildrider]]!

Malignus, meanwhile, hits a switch on a control panel, and a nuclear missile rises up out of a concealed silo beneath the Sharkticon tank, with one of the hapless creatures still clinging to its nosecone. Realizing that Malignus intends to fire the missile at her human allies in the Soviet Union, and that England will be blamed for the attack, thereby triggering the war Malignus desires, Diabla leaves Bumblebee to Dead End and attempts to stop the missile before it can launch. Her way is barred by [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]], but Astrotrain's heart isn't in it anymore; seeing Dead End sicced on his fellow Decepticons has given him reason enough to abandon Malignus, and he promptly transforms and flies off, leaving Blitzwing to fight Diabla alone.

With Transformers battling all around them, Reeve and Lux take on Malignus, whose spinning saw-blade hands make him a dangerous opponent. While Lux keeps the Decepticon mastermind busy, Reeve rushes to Bumblebee's side and calls on the Autobot to give him another of his modified explosive homing devices. Though distracted by his fight with Dead End, 'Bee complies, and Reeve takes the device, sneaks up behind Malignus, and jams it into the little Decepticon's neck. Lux detonates the device, and Malignus's is blown to pieces... but unfortunately, this does nothing to stop the missile from taking off. Diabla breaks off her brawl with Blitzwing and flies after the missile, watching as the Sharkticon holding onto it is shaken loose and sent plummeting back to Earth. Bumblebee positions Dead End so that the Sharkticon lands on top of him, freeing Bumblebee up to tackle Blitzwing, throwing off the [[Triple Changer]]'s aim just as he opens fire on Diabla. Blitzwing's wild shot hits the missile's propulsion system, and it spirals out of control, falling back down towards the combatants below. Bumblebee is so focused on calling out to Diabla to get clear that he doesn't notice Blitzwing and Dead End coming at him from opposite sides; fortunately, a cry from Reeve prompts him to duck at just the right moment, causing Blitzwing's shot to miss him and kill Dead End instead. 'Bee grabs Reeve and Lux and beats a hasty retreat, leaping outside and into the safety of the ocean as the missile hits, blowing up the Decepticons' base.

In the aftermath of the blast, Bumblebee calls out for Diabla, but there is no sign of her. Blitzwing, however, has survived, having used Dead End's corpse to shield himself from the blast, and decides to flee rather than continue the fight. Reeve and Lux grab onto a tire bobbing in the ocean nearby to stay afloat; Bumblebee recognizes it as one of Diabla's, which Reeve assumes must mean she has perished, but Bumblebee draws the opposite conclusion, confident that she still lives. As he ferries his partners back to land, Bumblebee resolves to find Diabla... and if it turns out that he is wrong, and that she ''is'' dead... then he vows to get revenge.

Over the next twenty years, Bumblebee eventually parts ways with Reeve and Lux and travels the globe searching for Diabla. Ultimately, he is unable to find any trace of her, and switches to hunting Blitzwing, with the Decepticon repeatedly managing to slip through his fingers, over and over again down through the years. But finally, Bumbleebee tracks Blitzwing down, and the two prepare to to do battle again...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (1)

|c2=
*[[Sharkticon (BB)|Sharkticons]] (3)
*[[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]] (5)
*[[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] (6)
*[[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] (7)
*[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] (8)
*[[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] (9)
*[[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]] (10)

|c3=
*[[David Reeve]] (2)
*[[Diana Lux]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
"'''Prepare,''' traitorsssss... to meet your '''dead end!'''" 
"The humans were '''right'''... it '''is''' awful when he uses his '''name''' in a '''sentence.'''"
:—'''Dead End''' and '''Diabla'''

"And '''that's''' the last rule of spycraft: 'take everything personally.'" 
"Reeve." 
"Yeah?" 
"That's '''terrible''' advice." 
"If I was giving '''good''' advice, Lux, I'd tell us all to find '''different jobs.'''"
:—'''Reeve''' and '''Lux'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Malignus refers to "Earth's not-inconsiderable cache of Cybertronian treasures," alluding to the many, many Cybertronian artifacts that have turned on the planet over the course of the film series, including the [[AllSpark]], the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the [[Star Harvester]], the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] and its [[space bridge]] [[pillar]]s, [[living metal|transformium]], and the [[Staff of Merlin]].
*Bumblebee remembers fighting alongside Diabla in the [[smelting pool]]s of [[Altihex]]. The famous pools were established to be located near Altihex in live-action movie continuity by—of all things—the friggin' [[Risk: Cybertron War Edition|''Transformers'' version of the ''Risk'' board game]].
*Astrotrain flees mid-battle, leaving him alive to eventually reappear in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'' series, set between ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. As he goes, he comments that "even [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] never treated [him as] badly" as Malignus, referring to his time under Shockwave's command back on Cybertron, as seen in [[Rising Storm issue 2|''Rising Storm'' #2]].
*Bumblebee's pursuit of Blitzwing will lead into the beginning of the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'']] movie.

===Transformers references===
*While fleeing, Astrotrain mutters to himself, "maybe the humans will offer ''me'' some power," which feels like a subtle allusion to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[The God Gambit]]," in which Astrotrain posed as a god and was worshiped by the aliens of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].

===Real-life references===
*As with every other issue in the series, the title of this issue homages a ''{{w|James Bond}}'' film, in this case, 1963's ''{{w|From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love}}''. The design of the title is again based on (one of the multiple versions of) the film's logo, with a drawing of Cybertron replacing the "o" in "Love" in the same way the Communist {{w|hammer and sickle}} stood in for the letter in Bond's version. The title is used as the overall title for the trade paperback collection of the series.
*Bumblebee's ability to modify his vehicle mode into a submarine pays homage to the {{w|Wet Nellie|converting sports car submarine}} used by Bond in 1977's ''{{w|The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me}}''.
*Refusing to work with Bumblebee, Diabla quotes the famous {{w|Karl Marx}} slogan: "{{w|From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs}}."
*The story ends with the message "Bumblebee will return!", a common sign-off seen at the end of the credits on ''James Bond'' movies trailing the next film in the series.

===Errors===
*The title of this issue is missing the "Chapter (number)" prefix every other issue has had.

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for released in September 2018, this issue arrives a little late, in the first week of October.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' "From Cybertron with Love" by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
*'''Cover B:''' Another movie poster pastiche, by [[Fico Ossio]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Griffith's black-and-white lineart from Cover A

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==External links==
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[[Category:Bumblebee Movie Prequel issues]]

User talk:Hipfiree

2018-10-10T14:51:44Z

Hipfiree:

User talk:Hipfiree

2018-10-05T18:47:12Z

Hipfiree:

User talk:Hipfiree

2018-10-04T13:13:59Z

Hipfiree: Created page with "Um..why have I been blocked? I didn't abuse anything.. -Hipfiree"

Um..why have I been blocked? I didn't abuse anything.. -Hipfiree

From Cybertron with Love

2018-10-03T22:14:25Z

Hipfiree: /* Bumblebee Movie Prequel */ This is all we know and see that happens to him.

Blitzwing (BB)

2018-10-03T22:12:49Z

Hipfiree: /* Bumblebee Movie Prequel */ This is all we know and see that happens to him.

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Blitzwing}}
:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie-Blitzwing-flies.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You thought I was [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], BUT IT WAS I, BLITZWING!]]

'''Blitzwing''' is a Decepticon [[Triple Changer]] who holds a grudge against [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
==Fiction==
===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
During the Great War, Blitzwing functioned as [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]]'s handler during her stint as an Autobot spy, being the one who ultimately had her return to her faction. A later encounter with the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ended in a humiliated Blitzwing being left for dead and swearing revenge on the scout. Several thousand years later, Blitzwing made his way to [[Earth]] during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] and fell under the command of [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]].

In [[1964]], Blitzwing reunited with Bumblebee in [[London]] and eagerly began exacting his revenge. Unable to match the Triple Changer's strength, Bumblebee was forced to detonate a gas main and flee underground. The encounter with his thought-dead foe led to Bumblebee erroneously believing that Blitzwing was in charge of the Decepticon forces on Earth. This claim was proven false when Bee was at the mercy of Blitzwing's true master Malignus. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}}

Unfortunately, Malignus' master plan began going sideways when Diabla suddenly turned on the Decepticons by saving Bumblebee from a [[Sharkticon (BB)|Sharkticon]]. With [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]] smashed aside by [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] fleeing the battle out of disgust for Malignus' leadership, Blitzwing was the only one left to deal with the renegade Diabla. He was almost succeeded in killing her when Bumblebee suddenly tackled him, thus throwing his aim out of control and ultimately striking a missile fired by Malignus. To add insult to injury, a heads-up from [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] agent [[David Reeve]] allowed Bumblebee to evade a shot fired by Blitzwing, a shot that offlined Dead End. Fortunately, Blitzwing escaped the collapse of Malignus' base using Dead End's corpse, and remained at large until the next time he could face Bumblebee. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}

===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=December 21,2018}}{{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*When the first trailer for the ''Bumblebee'' movie was released, pretty much every viewer assumed that this very ''very'' [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]-y looking Decepticon, who features many design and transformation elements lifted from the original Generation 1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] bodytype and the classic red and grey/white colours of the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]]... was obviously friggin' Starscream. A synopsis for the film posted on the official Viacom blog even referred to the treacherous Decepticon by name<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/06/20/paramount-reveals-the-possible-identity-of-the-mysterious-seeker-from-transformers-bumblebee-movie-366024 "Paramount Reveals The Possible Identity Of The Mysterious Seeker From Transformers: Bumblebee Movie" - TFW2005.com]</ref>—only for the synopsis to be edited within hours to remove it. Director [[Travis Knight]] then stated at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 that the Decepticon was, in fact, Blitzwing. Hmn. Yeah, we're as incredulous as you are. 
*Blitzwing was used as a "cover" name on concept art of [[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]].<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]