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Scorponok (BW)

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

[[File:BWScorponokSticker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms into a scorpion. Surprise?]]
'''Scorponok'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s personality seems to have two main features: He's often dumb, and he's always loyal to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] (surprisingly so, considering Megatron's [[Terrorsaur (BW)|other]] [[Tarantulas (BW)|crew]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|members]]), and of those two features, only the loyalty seems to be consistent. He tries to serve Megatron to the best of his abilities, but when [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is able to outwit you, there's only so much you have to offer.

Scorponok serves as Megatron's newly promoted [[second-in-command]] on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' after [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s defection to the [[Maximal]]s, though he is insecure about the title and constantly tries to assert himself among the other Predacons who, aware of his shortcomings, generally dismiss or ignore him.

Scorponok's only other real contribution to Megatron's cause is in developing cyber-viruses that he delivers with his [[Cyberbee|cyberbee drone]]. (This is impressive, actually, given his otherwise limited mentality.) However, these generally don't work out as he hoped, and so they've done little to increase his standing in the eyes of the other Predacons.

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Inhabiting the [[Mojave Desert]], Scorponok was suited to the harsh conditions of this arid environment. Described as vicious, this desert attack specialist relied mainly on surprise attacks to overcome his foes. For this task, he possessed three alternatives: launching a robotic bee stored in one claw, his 2-shot missile blast stored in the other; his terrifying tail, which dealt poisonous cyber-strikes. {{storylink|Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok bio}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Brown]] (English), [[Masashi Endō]] (Japanese)|[[Fang Shuqiao]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Novikov]] (Russian, 1st dub), [[Bernard Métraux]] (French), [[Sidney Lilla]] (Portuguese), [[Antonio Paiola]] (Italian), [[Mario Grete]] (German), [[Bardo Miranda]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Enrique Cazorla]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

[[File:BeastWars1 Scorponok battleready.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|OUR MISSILES!]]
Crash-landing on an unknown planet, Scorponok and his peers were forced to take on organic [[beast mode]]s to shield themselves from the planet's dangerous levels of raw [[energon]]. Scorponok took a scorpion as his new [[alternate mode]]. When Dinobot furiously berated [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for foolishly marooning them on the wrong planet and attempted to attack his leader, Scorponok stood behind Megatron and waited for his cue to fire on Dinobot, sending the traitor far into the distance. Later, Scorponok participated in the first battle between the Maximal and Predacon factions and managed to trap [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor's]] leg under a boulder. However, the Predacons soon succumbed to energon overload. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

After recovering in beast mode, Scorponok and the lower-ranking Predacons were wagering who would win the battle between [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and Dinobot until Megatron ordered them to fire on the unwitting combatants. After their shots failed to destroy the Maximals but instead revealed a massive energon cache buried inside a mountain, the Predacons moved out, followed by the Maximals. The two parties confronted each other at the energon cache, and Scorponok fought Dinobot in the one-on-one clashes that ensued. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWeb Scorponok beastmode.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|[https://biosector01.com/wiki/Vorox Beware my stinger tail!]]]
While Scorponok was later salvaging a mega-cannon, he was surprised by Cheetor. Luckily [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] distracted the Maximal, giving Scorponok time to hit Cheetor with a missile. Despite asserting that he was second in command and should be giving the orders, Scorponok took Tarantulas's suggestion to scarper before Optimus Primal arrived. He subsequently installed the cannon as part of the perimeter defenses for the Predacon base, aided by [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|The Web}} Scorponok found himself hunting Cheetor again, when the cat somehow teleported into the Predacon base. Cheetor escaped into the ducts, so Scorponok sent a missile in after him, unsuccessfully. A short time later, they found Cheetor messing with the Predacon computer, so Scorponok fired another missile at him, only for it to end up slagging himself and Waspinator. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand Scorponok fail.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Looks like somebody forgot their parachute before skydiving...]]
Scorponok took part in a battle at the [[Standing Stones]], and ended up face-down in the dirt after Cheetor shot him. After Primal went missing, blasted by an [[Vok probe|alien probe]], Megatron sent Scorponok and Waspinator to guard the Standing Stones. As it turned out, Primal wasn't dead, and after he was released from the probe, he blasted all of the Predacons. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}} When Terrorsaur mounted a leadership bid and badly damaged Megatron, Scorponok simply had his leader repaired the ''instant'' Terrorsaur wasn't looking. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}

After a [[stasis pod]] crashed, Megatron took Scorponok and Tarantulas to attack the Maximal base. While the Predacon leader provided a diversion, the two other Predacons sneaked up on Dinobot, knocking him out. Unfortunately for them, Dinobot had time to activate the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[autogun]]s, and first Tarantulas, then Scorponok were blasted off the ship. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}} Scorponok was part of an ambush, enabling the Predacons to steal another stasis pod and bring [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. Terrorsaur would later mount another bid to become leader, with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s help, but Scorponok announced loudly and at length that his loyalty belonged to Megatron and he would never follow Terrorsaur. As it turned out, Megatron allowed Terrorsaur temporary leadership, so Scorponok appeared to be happy to follow the new leader's commands, at least until it was proved in battle that Terrorsaur was incompetent as a leader. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy (episode)|Double Jeopardy}}

Megatron tasked Scorponok with a mission to create a virus for his [[cyberbee]] that would turn Optimus Primal into a coward. Ambushing the Maximal leader and Dinobot as they were on a botanical study near a waterfall, Scorponok managed to have his cyberbee latch onto Optimus when he attempted to help the traitor. Unfortunately, Optimus Primal fired off a shot before going down, dislodging the log Scorponok was sitting upon and sending him over the edge of the waterfall. To greater misfortune, Scorponok had botched the virus, turning Optimus Primal not into a coward, but a fearless, ultra-aggressive berserker. When the Predacons found out about this via a warning from Cheetor, Megatron was so furious that he kicked Scorponok with his T. Rex foot for his incompetence. When Primal ripped the cyberbee off and chucked it at Megatron's back, Megatron rushed away to Scorponok, demanding that he dislodge the time bomb from him immediately. But as try he might, he couldn't get the cyberbee off in time as both he and Megatron were caught in the explosion. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:TheProbe Scorponok minus claw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He told me enough. He told me you killed him.]]
Scorponok spotted the Maximals building a communications array, and gave a video of it to Terrorsaur to take back to Megatron. After word came through that the array was to be destroyed, he confronted the Maximals. Primal intercepted his missiles, Rattrap blew his claw off, and then Dinobot blasted him into the distance-and he would later be squashed by Blackarachnia when Rattrap blasted her off the same cliff. {{storylink|The Probe}} He was later (improbably) one of the Predacons who staged a revolt against Megatron. That should have been the Maximal's first clue it was only a mock revolt, as once they'd made the ''Axalon'' space-worthy, the Predacons emerged from hiding and attempted to take their ship. Scorponok actually downed Dinobot at the start of the fight, but ended up eating the former Predacon's optic beams and a round of fire from the ''Axalon''. Despite this, he was still able to fire a missile to knock Primal from the entry lift, and Megatron would ensure that the ship would never fly again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:DarkDesigns Scorponok squished.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Yet another day Scorponok would rather forget.]]
After [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was converted into a Predacon by Megatron's [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]], Scorponok found himself assigned to repair the base computer. Unaware that the computer had actually been sabotaged by Rhinox, he was surprised and shocked when the ex-Maximal dropped a pile of heavy crates on him. A spell in a Predacon restoration pool left him ready to extract some revenge, but Rhinox deftly deflected his rage onto Terrorsaur, and the pair had their heads slammed together by Rhinox. Despite all this, he was able to take part in the inevitable fight with the Maximals, during which he was able to take some of his anger out on Dinobot. He ultimately lost the fight and was at ground zero when the Transmuter exploded. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

Scorponok acted as a lab assistant to Megatron, as his leader created a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]]. He was a teeny bit skeptical at the result. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}} When another stasis pod crashed, Megatron dispatched [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and Scorponok to retrieve it. Blackarachnia was disgusted by Scorponok's subservient attitude, and on their way to the pod, she ditched him. Scorponok almost immediately ran into [[Tigatron]], who ended his quest by freezing him. {{storylink|The Spark}}

Scorponok was again teamed with Blackarachnia when Terrorsaur and Waspinator found a [[Brigadoon|weird flying island]]. After they reached the island, Scorponok used a cyberbee to check the place out, but it was intercepted by Tigatron. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} The two Predacons reached the obelisk at the center of the island and blasted their way in. When Blackarachnia announced the island's power would allow her to defeat even Megatron, Scorponok revealed that he had been sent with her to make sure that didn't happen. Of course, she promptly tricked him into triggering one of the island's many traps, and he fell through the hole that opened up to the ground below. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

[[File:Spider's Game Scorponok Inferno.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Looks like someone gave Scorponok...]]
On another occasion, Scorponok was on lookout when he spotted Tarantulas being "chased" by a stasis pod. Megatron ordered he obtain take the stasis pod back to base, so he confronted Tarantulas... only for the pod to blow up, knocking him into some boulders, where a falling rock rendered him unconscious. By the time he recovered, the fight was over, and Megatron ordered him to gather up [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] for repair. {{storylink|Spider's Game}} He took part in a diversionary attack on the ''Axalon'', while Waspinator and Terrorsaur stole the ship's [[rectifier coil]]. Later, once the Maximals had gone feral, he participated on the hunt by carrying Megatron's chair, but was taken down by Cheetor once the Maximals overcame their beast instincts. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

In one of his rare successes, Scorponok triggered an energon explosion, apparently taking out a group of Maximals. In reality, he'd simply blinded them, but he didn't find this out until after he'd reported back to Megatron. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], possessing the body of Waspinator, helped the Predacons take over the ''Axalon'', Megatron left the [[Decepticon]] in charge of the Maximal base with Scorponok and Blackarachnia as underlings. When the inevitable betrayal occurred, Scorponok put up a token resistance before Starscream blasted him off the side of the ship. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:OtherVoices1 Scorponok and Megatron pose.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|So we shall flow a river forth to Thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomene Patris Et Filii et Spiritus Sancti]]
Scorponok was among the Predacons who were taken out by Rhinox's almighty fart. {{storylink|The Low Road}} After Megatron declared a truce, and Tigatron infiltrated the Predacon base in search of information, Scorponok and Terrorsaur attempted to stop the Maximal from escaping, and ended up colliding spectacularly. Luckily for Scorponok, he didn't have to pursue Tigatron, as the Predacons who did mostly came back on stretchers. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} Scorponok later accompanied Megatron on a mission to an [[Bio-Dome|alien construct]] which had appeared. His toxic sting was instrumental in breaching the construct's wall, allowing Rattrap to get inside and retrieve [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. Of course, a short time later, Rattrap used one of Scorponok's missiles to dispose of Megatron, shortly before Scorponok himself was blasted by Airazor. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}

[[File:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Oh, the... robotity?]]
Back at base, Scorponok and the other Predacons monitored the situation with the [[Planet Buster]] which had been revealed high above the planet. Though Scorponok was confident that Megatron would save them, his leader announced that he had someone else in mind to do that. As it turned out, Optimus Primal was the one who piloted a modified stasis pod and blew up the Planet Buster. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} Scorponok celebrated with his fellow Predacons, but the destruction of the alien weapon had other consequences. A [[quantum surge]] flooded through the base, beginning to mutate their bodies into [[Transmetal]]s. However both Scorponok and Terrorsaur lost control of their hover platforms, crashing into each other and tumbling into the lava beneath the Predacon base, where they perished. No one much noticed, though Blackarachnia pointed out that only Waspinator was present with Megatron when the Predacons arrived at the ''Axalon'' (only to keep herself from getting blasted). {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base=====
Scorponok was witness to [[Predacon computer|NAVI-ko]] being sent through [[unspace|transwarp]] to acquire [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] for the Predacon forces. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}

=====''Cloud''=====
While the Maximals were trying to help out the wayward [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] of the [[Cloud World]], they investigated an energon mine, only to find the Predacons waiting there. The two sides battled, and Hot Rodimus took the opportunity to transform into helicopter mode to pursue his true quarry, the [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]] from his world. The two's battle set off the nearby energon, forcing the Predacons to retreat. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

====3H comics====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Scorponok. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Scorponok among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:Transmetalscorponok.jpg|thumb|left|You'd look angry too if you had heat burns all over you.]]
The 'bot who would one day call himself "Scorponok" served under [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] at the tail-end of the Great War. When the Autobot negotiator [[Tigatron]] approached Megatron's camp, Scorponok was instructed to let him come so that they could spring a surprise attack on the unsuspecting 'bot. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

After the Quantum Surge hit prehistoric Earth, Scorponok and Terrorsaur did not actually die—they were just put in stasis lock. They awakened after the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] ended, finding themselves in Transmetal bodies. Scorponok got shafted, though—his new body didn't have a third [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] like everyone else's. He had hover-fans with which he could [[Flight|fly]], though, so that's likely a decent thing. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

====''Timelines''====
{{voiceactor|[[Brad Venable]] (English)}}
[[File:Scorponokbwdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Looking at him, he was probably called "Scorponok" before the Beast Wars, too.]]
The Predacon who would become Scorponok was part of a mission with [[Backslash]] to steal the sacred Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], on behalf of [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]; in fact, "Scorponok" was loyal to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and in on his plan to take the disk for himself. He was meant to bomb [[Maximal Power Station B4-Y]] to aid Megatron and his partner's attack; he was almost caught by a guard but Backslash saved him, berating him for being sloppy. Later on, when Backslash was caught by a guard, "Scorponok" laughed, mockingly referencing what Backslash said earlier and happily triggered the bombs, killing his alleged comrade. Nice guy. {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

With the Disk in their hands (and Scorponok having time to completely change bodies!), the thieves were picked up by their other comrades in a stolen ship, newly christened the ''Darksyde''. Soon after leaving Cybertron, the ''Darksyde'' was involved in a space battle with the Maximal vessels ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and ''[[Chromia 10]]'' and an unidentified Predacon ship. At its conclusion, only the ''Axalon'' and the ''Darksyde'' survived, and both ships passed through a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal to an unknown destination. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Scorponok fought to defend an orbital weapon from the Maximals. Scorponok and the launching pad were dealt with by Airazor. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

====Waspscream continuity====
In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta]], the Starscream of [[Primax 206.15 Gamma]] merged with Waspinator to successfully defeat the Maximals and, after a [[quantum surge]], threw Megatron, Inferno, and Scorponok into containment. However, Megatron escaped en route to Cybertron, harvested everyone's sparks, used their remaining bodies to create his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] hordes. Wanting generals for his army, Megatron 'rescued' Waspscream's prisoners. Scorponok was horrified by what had happened to Cybertron and wanted no part of it. Megatron cared little for his objections and ripped out his spark to create his general [[Tankor (BM)#3H comics|Tankor]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. One in the form of an "scorpion" was among them. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===Legends World===
Scorponok was an employee at [[Tera-Kura Co.]] with an unrequited crush on [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|President Megatron]]. Megatron didn't appreciate his feelings. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 13#Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!|Rivals! Tera-Kura Co.!}} At some point during the work day, Scorponok joined his other male employees in admiring [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Blackarachnia]] and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}} When the [[Waspinator (BW)#Cartoon continuity|Waspinator]] of another world took over Tera-Kura, he forced Scorponok to fan him with a palm leaf. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees charged with moving [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to safety during an attack, but could do little to fight back when [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] came for it. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} He was later present when Megatron got control of his company back. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

After the [[Legends World]] was restored, Scorponok watched on as [[T-AI|Ai]] attempted to arrest [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] in [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:IdentityPolitics Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"You are not the guy. You're not capable of ''being'' the guy. I had a guy but now I don't. You are not the guy!"]]
Scorponok served as a lowly programmer for the [[Dynamic Energon Distilleries]] plant in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. However, his lucky break came when he bumped into [[Stockade (Universe 2003)|two]] [[Rav (BWU)|Maximals]] breaking in to the plant. The security guard [[Impound]] was able to catch them, and Scorponok was congratulated personally by the administrator, [[Megatron (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Gnashteeth]]. During their meeting, Scorponok was impressed with both Gnashteeth's collection of [[Decepticon]] relics and his powerful personality. Gnashteeth promoted him to senior programmer, cementing Scorponok's belief in his boss. During a second meeting, however, Gnashteeth told him that he would be replaced from his position as Administrator before improvements to the [[energon]] process that Scorponok had been making could take form. An idle comment by Scorponok gave Gnashteeth an idea to create and sell extra energon on the black market to become richer than their wildest dreams. Scorponok was a little unsure of the whole thing, but agreed because Gnashteeth made him feel needed.

The two quickly set up their scheme, and began selling their newly-stolen energon. Their first transaction was not satisfactory to Gnashteeth, who vowed to sell directly to the customers, using [[Empty|Empties]] as middlemen. During this time, Scorponok had to put out a hit on one of them, [[Tappet]], who stole his assigned cubes and needed to be made an example. Their rapidly-growing enterprise came under fire on two angles- Gnashteeth was demoted to co-deputy adminstatrator, and another gang, the [[Kospego (group)|Kospegos]], were moving in on their turf. An attempted meeting between the two criminal organizations went poorly- Kospego leader [[Thunderhoof (BWU)|Thunderhoof]] made them wait, their [[Raze|hired]] [[Sting (G1)|muscle]] were bribed to leave, and when negotiations fell through, Gnashteeth was assaulted by Thunderhoof. Thunderhoof, along with [[Terrorsaur (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Terrorsaur]], another Kospego, beat Gnashteeth nearly to death and mockingly dubbed him "Megatron" as Scorponok watched, powerless to intervene. Afterwards, Scorponok took his boss back to the plant to heal him.

[[File:NotAllMegatrons-newbodies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Yeah, Mr. White! Yeah, science!"]]

While Gnashteeth was recovering, the plant's other co-deptuty, [[Budora (BWU)|Budora]], warned Scorponok that it was probably for the best that Gnashteeth would quietly leave the company. But that proved to be the last straw for Gnashteeth, who decided to quit playing by the rules and take all of the energon he could. Soon afterwards, Scorponok and Gnashteeth faked a meltdown, allowing them to steal scores of cubes. However, Impound tried to remove Scorponok, believing that there actually was an emergency. Scorponok had no choice but to execute the security bot.

Later, Scorponok accompanied his boss to his second meeting with the Kospegos, where Gnashteeth stole a trick right out of Thunderhoof's playbook by bribing Terrorsaur and [[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]] to turn on their boss, and Scorponok, all reluctance towards violence removed, helped deal with him. The new gang, gathered in a warehouse, christened themselves "Darksyders" based on Scorponok's suggestion. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

Scorponok remained at Megatron's side as the Darksyders consolidated control over the Cybertronian underworld, including the [[Destron Boy]]s and finally the [[Minion of Unicron (BWU)|Minions of Unicron]]. Yet Megatron was unfulfilled, as their success didn't come until after the [[Grand Uprising]] of the Resistance had begun to challenge the Builders. Megatron wanted nothing [[Lio Convoy]] could give him, but greater power and glory clearly lay in changing the social order somehow. Scorponok assisted Megatron in a thought experiment that led him to his next quest: removing energon dependency from the population.

As Megatron's project consumed him, Scorponok did his best to facilitate his master's wishes. He coordinated various Darksyders and independent contractors in acquiring the technology needed to make the impossible happen. He also liaised with [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]], the Builder mad scientist that Megatron brought into the fold to aid his schemes. Finally, success was achieved and the Darksyders were the first protoformers to adopt [[Beast mode]]s, allowing them to produce their own energon through natural processes like the mechanimals of Cybertron. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}}

Sale of the [[Beast mode#Beast Wars: Uprising|Beast Upgrade]] technology made the Darksyders both legitimate and rich. They were able to move into a heavily fortified base in Iacon prior to the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] spreading across the planet. Scorponok barricaded the doors and windows as Megatron put Leatherhide to work creating the means to oppose the Vehicons. He succeeded, and Wasp was turned into Waspinator (with a little help from Scorponok and Terrorsaur choosing him as a test subject), able to turn the Vehicons away with a wireless signal. {{storylink|Derailment}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Scorponok was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Scorponok was a follower of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]], leader of a cell of Predacon separatists in the employ of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} A talented computer programmer, Scorponok regarded himself as one of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s top codebreakers, and had previously used his skills to help quell the [[Wolfjay Rebellion]] on [[Riliot]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} When their ambitious leader, now going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]", set his sights upon a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|golden disk]] housed in the Maximal [[Ministry of Science|Science Ministry]], Scorponok, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]], and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] raided the facility and stole the disk.

The Predacons fled Cybertron aboard the stolen Maximal warship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', but came under threat from the Maximal science vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. The brief ship-to-ship skirmish ended when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] successfully spooled their [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]] and escaped through time and space to one of the coordinates indicated on the disk; when the Maximals pursued them through [[unspace]], however, the second round of combat between the two ships ended with both sides crash-landing on the planet below and knocking their occupants into [[stasis lock]]. To survive on this [[energon]]-rich planet, the ''Darksyde's'' computer rebuilt all of the Predacons with organic [[beast mode]]s that would allow them to safely withstand high levels of ambient [[energon radiation]]. After reawakening in his new body, Scorponok and the other Predacons watched as Megatron announced his intentions to find and deal with any Maximal stragglers who'd survived the crash. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart4-Predacons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

While the Predacons scouted out the terrain beyond the crashed ''Darksyde'', Scorponok went to check on Megatron, who'd grown increasingly frustrated by his inability to decode the encrypted files on the stolen disk. When Scorponok suggested that he could lend his own skills to the task, Megatron throttled his subordinate and told him to help Tarantulas get the lay of the land. On the way out, Scorponok yelled at [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], who'd just returned from a reconnaissance flight, to do his job and survey the area. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

After the Predacons had captured [[Nyx]],and decided to execute the helpless Maximal after a fruitless interrogation, Scorponok took part in the proceedings before the conflicted [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] turned on his nominal comrades and, after a brief fight, trapped them all inside the ''Darksyde'' while he and Nyx escaped into the jungle. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}} While trapped in the ship, Scorponok played a hand of cards with Waspinator; when Tarantulas finally unscrambled the ship's systems, Megatron ordered all the Predacons to find and eliminate the traitorous Dinobot. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}} The Predacons tracked the two all the way back to the crashed ''Axalon'', and launched a full-scale attack on the ship. In the ensuing melee, Scorponok went up against [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], but found himself flummoxed by the agile Maximal's speed. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}} When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] successfully reactivated the ''Axalon''{{'}}s shields, the other Maximals retreated... all save Dinobot, whose unfamiliar [[spark]] signature prevented him from passing through the deflector shields. Though Dinobot confidently assumed that he could take five Predacons at once, Tarantulas ambushed the ex-Predacon and stabbed him through the chest, and the other Predacons joined in to beat Dinobot to the brink of death before [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] turned the ship's guns on the Predacons and forced them into a retreat. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

Weeks later, Scorponok accused Terrorsaur of treason when Terrorsaur suggested that Megatron's obsession with decoding the Golden Disk was a sign that he was losing his mind, and ordered Terrorsaur and Waspinator to join him on a routine energon-gathering run. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}}

When the recently activated [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] joined the Predacons, Scorponok attended a Predacon banquet intended to commemorate their unexpected victory. While the other Predacons went out to search for more downed [[stasis pod]]s, Scorponok suggested that [[Skold]] could help with some routine maintenance, but was surprised when Skold told him she just wanted to be left alone. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}} Some time afterwards, Scorponok watched in shock as Skold befriended and subsequently beheaded their prisoner [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]]. {{storylink|Skold's No Good, Very Bad Day}}

[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-RhinoxVsScorponok.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While supervising a routine training session, Scorponok and Terrorsaur again found themselves at odds when a bloodthirsty Terrorsaur began criticizing Megatron's recent decisions and suggested that he take command. After Megatron violently reminded Terrorsaur of his place, the Predacons came under attack from the Maximals, who'd rigged up an improvised shuttlecraft and used it to launch a bombing run on the ''Darksyde''. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} During the battle, Scorponok faced off against [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} until Cheetor redirected Blackarachnia's stun blast and used it to take Scorponok out of the fight. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

At some point, Scorponok took part in a skirmish over energon that ended with Cheetor getting injured. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

[[File:PrimalRage-PredaconVsMutants.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

With Terrorsaur dead, Waspinator partnered with Scorponok to search for energon in the jungle, and the two stumbled across a pack of particularly aggressive mutant animals. The pair discovered a strange lode of red energon; when they brought it back to their base, Tarantulas discovered that the substance possessed unusual, aggression-enhancing properties capable of turning anyone who came too close into violent berserkers. When Scorponok pointed out that the stuff didn't seem to affect him or Waspinator, Tarantulas pointedly asked what that said about the pair. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

Later, Optimus and Megatron's encounter with the [[Vok]] and their [[Children of the Vok (group)|servants]] forced them to declare a temporary truce and work together to forestall the Vok. Scorponok and Rhinox worked together to salvage whatever they could from the ''Darksyde'''s transwarp engines and potentially beam a message back to Cybertron, but while working discovered signs of treachery that pointed to Megatron. When they investigated, they found that Tarantulas, the only other person with access codes had already cut a deal with the Vok and set about sabotaging the Maximal-Predacon alliance; after capturing the treacherous scientist, however, Tarantulas retaliated by unleashing Terrorsaur's reanimated [[zombie]] corpse. As Terrorsaur rampaged through the ship, Scorponok tried to raise the alarm by contacting his comrades aboard the ''Axalon''. Moments after sending the transmission, Tarantulas and Terrorsaur found him; although Scorponok tried to put up a fight, Terrorsaur easily killed him and drained his [[energon]]. {{storylink|The Beginning of the End}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Scorponok's function was a guard, and he [[Scanning|trans-scanned]] into a scorpion. His [[Cyberbee]] and mega [[missile]]s were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his dutifulness, single-mindedness, and strength. Scorponok's message from the future was that he will be [[Mirage (G1)|deceived]] by [[Astrotrain (G1)|someone]] he thought was on his side. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Scorponok pursued [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and the Autobot [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM27396/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Scorponok was present when [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] became a Maximal. In other possible destiny, he was part of the united Maximal-Predacon faction lead by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Danny Hansen]] (English)|[[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Scorponok-gets-fooled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Scorponok (BW)#Transformers: Battle Tactics|Sometimes there are lots of me!]]]]
Predacon Scorponok was one of the many Predacons who came to earth as part of Megatron's crew. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} He was sent to intercept [[Rattrap (BW)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Rattrap]] along with [[Astrotrain (G1)#War for Cybertron|Astrotrain]] before he could free [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Airazor]]. Though they initially succeeded, the two Maximals were saved by [[Mirage (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Mirage]], who decloaked and punched Astrotrain. Just when he thought he had finally subdued Rattrap, Mirage, as Astrotrain, talked him down. Mirage freed Airazor before they were discovered. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} Multiples of him attacked Airazor and [[Blackarachnia (BW)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Blackarachnia]] while they were trying to hack into the [[Nemesis (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis's]] systems. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} He was one of the Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons who fought against [[Galvatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Galvatron]] and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]]. He later got to walk off into the sunset with the other Decepticons and Predacons after Cybertron was restored. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 38}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}}}}

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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]," the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Predacons and their Maximal adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Scorponok built a desert operation in the a desert area, mining Energon. Scorponok joined his fellow Predacons in battling not only the persistent Maximal resistance, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Scorponok's mining operation was causing damage to the environment. A lone Maximal investigated, and after the Maximal traversed the dangerous desert and reached the base, he confronted Scorponok, and his many drones. Notable among the drones under Scorponok's command was a giant, purple, mechanical scorpion. After destroying most of Scorponok's drones, the Maximal needed to battle Scorponok himself. The conflict began outside Scorponok's interior base, a structure protected by a shield and autoguns. Once the shield generators and autoguns were destroyed, the Maximal moved in and forced the Predacon to fall into a canyon. After following his opponent downwards, the Maximal finally killed Scorponok.

=====Predacon campaign=====
{{BW VG|Scorponok|P}}

===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
Megatron was capable of summoning Scorponok forth to the battlefield in his attempts to acquire the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]]. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Scorponok was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsScorponok.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Scorponok participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were lots of him! He was a Super Rare character available as a reward for the "Beast Wars Episode 2" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics|Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Forged_To_Fight_Scorponok.jpg|thumb|300px|Like regular backfire, but ''SPICY!'']]
Scorponok was one of the Predacons pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. He eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of him running around! As a Warrior, He builds Venom Charges with each Power bar, which can be unloaded on enemies as Backfires and other strong effects with more charges, or they regenerate some health on Scorponok when attacked. His Cyberbee Special attacks Daze enemies making them miss their ranged Special attacks.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Despite his otherwise low intelligence, Scorponok was a talented Predacon codebreaker who was fiercely loyal to Megatron. When not fighting on the front lines, he specialized in creating dangerous computer viruses capable of hacking other Cybertronians.

In an alternate universe, Scorponok was exposed to the [[quantum surge]] and gained an airborne [[Transmetal]] form with the power to control magma. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Admit it, you bought this for the bee.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Scorponok''' (Mega Class, [[1996]]/[[1997]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Scorpos'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-2'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[1997]]/[[1998]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#Toys|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Mega Class toys, Scorponok transforms into a fairly organic but highly inaccurate black scorpion. The right pincer contains a small, spring-loaded [[Cyberbee|bee drone]] which can be launched, while his left pincer has a spring-loaded double missile launcher activated by pulling the top part of his claw open far enough to trigger the launcher. His tail also has a spring-loaded "stinging" action activated by pushing forward on a lever halfway up the scorpion tail. All three [[gimmick]]s are available in both modes.

: As one of the first toys released in the ''Beast Wars'' line, he features a "[[mutant head]]" gimmick; the halves of his mutant mask clamshell over his robot face from the sides.

: There are two known variants of the Hasbro release. The difference between the two consists of a different shade of red plastic and red paint. The variant that uses a darker, richer red plastic also sports tidier paint apps, especially noticeable on the mutant face’s eyes.

: In Japan, "Scorpos" was initially released without notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] version in 1997. In January of 1998, he and most of the rest of the show-cast toys were [[redeco]]ed to be more "show-accurate", with wildly varying degrees of success. Scorpos's black plastic was replaced with a charcoal gray, and the connecting red pieces were colored a lighter shade, almost orange. Both versions also came with a character [[bio]] card.

: One should take care not to stress the pin that holds the cyber bee in his claw, it's fairly frail.

: This mold was later used to make [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys|Sandstorm]] and [[Double Punch (G1)#Beast Wars|Double Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on Scorponok at TFU.info]''

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[[File:VS2-PolarClawScorponok.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Arctic Showdown"? Good luck, Scorp.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Hokkyoku no Taiketsu: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos''' (Vs set, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-2'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#VS2|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles

: In Japan, Scorpos was available both as an individual and in an "Arctic Showdown" (北極の対決) two-pack with [[Polar Claw#VS2|Whiteclaw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases. It is unknown if the set ever came with the [[redeco]]ed "show-like" version of Scorpos.

: Both toys are packaged in [[beast mode]] with their smaller partners deployed, making it look like the fight isn't going so well for Whiteclaw.

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[[File:BW-toy ScorponokMcD.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oo oo. C'mon party people. Oo oo. Put your claws in the air.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Scorponok''' (Happy Meal promotion, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''McNumber'': '''4'''

: Since Scorponok got killed off in order to introduce [[To sell toys|new prod—er, ''characters'']], he was granted a "[[Transmetal]]" toy as part of the second [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion. He transforms like every other Scorponok, except his shoulders can't go lower than a few degrees from pointing up, meaning all he can do is "raise the roof." It's cast mostly in gauche magenta and "metallic" gold soft-plastics to prevent little kiddies from breaking it. Like the other McDonald's Transmetals, he lacks a third "vehicle" mode. Unlike the others, he actually bears a passing resemblance to his previous body featured in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Predacon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on McDonald's Scorponok at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSStoy-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Fractyl w/ Scorponok''' (TFSS 5.0, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun

: Part of the fifth and final portion of [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS 5.0]] toys, ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Scorponok is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Legends Class [[Scamper#Generations|Scamper]], transforming into a six-wheeled Cybertronic sports car with side-mounted cannons. He comes with a gun which can peg onto his hands and back/roof via [[5 mm post]].

: Scorponok comes in a box with the Deluxe-sized [[Fractyl#Generations|Fractyl]]. This set was released alongside the [[Lifeline (G1)#Toys|Lifeline]] and [[Quickslinger (G1)#Toys|Quickslinger]] 2-pack.

: This mold also served as the model for [[Metrodash]] in the [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|''Legends'' comic]].

::*''[https://bwtf.com/toyreviews/generations/combinerwars/scorponok More information on TFSS Scorponok at BWTF.com]''
{{GenerationsScamper}}
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"lol" said the Scorpion, "lmao".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Predacon Scorponok''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K23'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-17'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': <s>[[January 29]]</s> March, [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyberbee drone]], "Mega Missile"<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-deluxe-wfc-k23-predacon-scorponok product description]: "Comes with his classic Mega Missile and Cyberbee drone accessories that can be inserted into his claw."</ref>
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>Transformers panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]</ref>

: Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' "Predacon Scorponok" (named as such to distinguish this Scorponok from his [[Scorponok (G1)|namesake]]) transforms from a ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon-accurate robot to a realistic scorpion in 24 steps, albeit in blue-grey, lavender, and red. Scorponok also has a pair of missiles (in one piece) and his [[Cyberbee#Generations|Cyberbee]], each with a [[5 mm post]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]], and can store into each of his claws.

: If the scorpion legs are out of the way, the stinger tail can reach over his head in robot mode, as it features multiple joints. Unfortunately, due to transformation, the stinger tail loses most articulation in beast mode. The toy is a shorter-than-average Deluxe Class toy, as Scorponok, akin to other shorter Deluxes like Cliffjumper or Huffer, was a shorter-than-average character in fiction.

: Much like most of the toyline, Scorponok comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.

: Initially set for a [[January 29]], 2022 release by TakaraTomy, Scorponok was delayed to March 2022.

: This figure was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]].
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
[[File:Vintage-BW-Scorponok-stock-images.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The ''most'' accurate version of the original toy you'll ever own.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Scorponok''' ("Ultra", [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#Vintage Beast Wars|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles

: In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Mega Class Scorponok was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup. Scorponok features all the same accessories and functionality as the original toy but differs in plastic coloration. The biggest difference is the black plastic parts which have been changed to a more [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] gray.

: Much like ''Vintage G1'', Scorponok is packaged in a box styled after the original ''Beast Wars'' toy packaging, [[package art]] and all. Also similar to ''Vintage G1'', the time disparity since the original release has the toy set at over double the price of the toy's 1996 release, $41.99 versus $15. This figure is exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Scorponok.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Admit it, you bought this for the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|bug.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Creatures Collide''' (4-pack, 2022)}}
:*''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee]] drone, missile, alternate head
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)

: Part of the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Creatures Collide" 4-pack, this "Predacon Scorponok" is a redeco of the ''Kingdom'' figure, decoed to match his original [[#Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' toy]] in predominantly black, red, and translucent indigo plastics. He again includes his Cyberbee and missile accessories, the latter of which is now awesomely tampographed with Maximal insignias like in his early appearances in the cartoon (see [[#Notes|below]]). Scorponok also includes a copy of this mold's alternate "mutant" head, which originally debuted with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]], with the instructions encouraging buyers to swap and change the heads at the neck ball joint (though TFWiki.net encourages you to yank the head ''forward'', rather than upward as the instructions suggest).

: This set also includes [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CreaturesCollide|Autobot Goldbug]], [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]], and [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]]. The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line was exclusive to [[Target]] in the U.S.
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===''Beast Wars Again''===
[[File:TF-BW-Vintage-JP-BWVS-02-Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Gankyō no Taiketsu''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BWVS-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 30]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': [[Cyberbee#Vintage Beast Wars|Cyberbee drone]], 2 missiles
:*''Known designers'': [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy), [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)

: Released as part of the ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' line, the "Tough Showdown" (頑強の対決) set contains Scorpos and [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Again|Rhinox]]. Scorpos is a redeco of [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Predacon Scorponok]] in slightly more cartoon-accurate colors and detailing; the "biggest" change being his groin and lower legs are now the same gray as the rest of his body.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Scorponok''' (Jungle Missions, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail
: Part of the ''[[Swapticons]]'' "Jungle Missions" five-pack, Scorponok transforms into the back half of a semi-organic/semi-robotic scorpion. He has no specific partner he is intended to connect to and is instead meant to be mixed and matched, front or back, to make whatever silly abomination you feel like unleashing. His hands are hidden among his scorpion legs, which can swivel forward and backward.

: His scorpion tail accessory has a 3mm peg, allowing it to be wielded by most contemporary Core class figures. However, it can also be attached to his back in either mode, though he can't hold it in his hands.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Movie Coin''===
*'''Beast Wars Movie Coin''' (1997)

:Released only in Japan, Scorponok was one of ten characters from Beast Wars to receive a movie coin.
::*''[http://www.tfmuseum.com/tf-02273.html Scorponok Movie Coin at TFMuseum.com]''
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===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Scorponokmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)

:Scorponok was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Kabaya===
*'''Whiteclaw vs Scorpos''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]'' line of blindpacked [[candy toy]]s, this small soft-rubber figurine was paired with Polar Claw and included a bio card and candy-covered chocolates. The figures were available in either translucent purple or translucent black rubber.
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*'''Scorpos''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''

: A small PVC Scorponok figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released alongside fizzy candy by as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Ramune|Beast Wars Ramune]]'' line.
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===First 4 Figures===

*'''Scorponok''' (<s>2006/2007</s> unreleased)

:This was to be a 7-or-8-inch tall resin bust of Scorponok released as part of a ''Beast Wars'' tenth anniversary series by model company [[First 4 Figures]]. Scorponok would have been sculpted to be accurate to his ''Beast Wars'' cartoon design, and would likely have been depicted from the waist and upwards on a base or pedestal. His digital sculpt was shown to toy news sites by First 4 Figures at New York [[Toy Fair]] in February 2006,<ref name=ASM>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> and the company had also allowed [[BigBadToyStore]] to solicit him for sale.<ref name=bbtsseibs>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/update-from-bigbadtoystorecom-transformers-and-gij/6539/ "Update from BigBadToyStore.com: Transformers and G.I.Joe Statues and Busts!!!"] on Seibertron.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070407160752/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=526&category=2037 BigBadToyStore's listings for First 4 Figures' busts] (archived)</ref>

:Mini busts in the planned ''Beast Wars'' line were designed to reflect the scale of the characters as seen in the cartoon, and each was set to be limited to 1,996 pieces, in a nod to the franchise's year of origin.<ref name=ASM/> Unfortunately, Scorponok and the rest of the ''Beast Wars'' bust line were cancelled, with First 4 Figures citing a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair96ScorpGriz.jpg|thumb|The most effective stealth ever.]]
*A preliminary name for the character was "'''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'''".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CJC-i7cgfHR/ Hasbro concept presentation for McDonald's collaboration, scanned by Instagram user @roboticplanettoys]</ref>
*Scorponok (and fellow Mega Class figure [[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]]) was first advertised on the back of the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Toys|Optimus Primal]] versus [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Toys|Megatron]] two-pack at the start of the ''Beast Wars'' line in transparent orange and blue plastic (at right). Another version cast in pink translucent plastic and having the final claw coloration surfaced in 2006, although this could likely be explained by the random plastics used in [[Prototype|test shots]]. Some early animation test shots included on [[Madman Entertainment]]'s Beast Wars Season 2 DVD release show Scorponok in his orange and blue color scheme, as does the painted artwork from the 1996 Beast Wars Happy Meal promotion box.
[[File:BW_Scorponok_Claw_Scorpion.jpg|thumb|HUGS!]]
*An early idea for Scorponok's launching drone wasn't yet a Cyberbee, but... another smaller scorpion! <ref>[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations]], p105.</ref>
*Scorponok's CGI animation model had an unusual tendency to switch from having yellow-colored optics to red-colored optics at random—sometimes within the same scene of a given episode. Most of the time he had yellow, though.
*In the first few episodes, Scorponok's missiles had Maximal [[Insignia|faction symbols]] on them, a Cybertronian equivalent to carving the name of your next victim on your bullets. Many viewers failed to pick up on this symbolism, though, and they were promptly replaced with Predacon faction symbols to avoid confusion.
*In the first few episodes, Scorponok spoke in a way resembling Waspinator's speech patterns, although with a noticeably increased difficulty in rational thinking, using his own name to refer to himself rather than using pronouns. As the episodes progressed, as Scorponok was forced into more active roles, his speech slowly grew more sophisticated until he was on the same level as most of his fellow Predacons, though his incompetency remained the same.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', the unique verbal tic assigned to Scorponok was a habit of endlessly chanting ''ora ora ora''. He speaks with a thick American accent, pronouncing Japanese words poorly (particularly his way of announcing "henshin"). Another quality exclusive to the Japanese version of Scorponok is that he can be heard weeping like a child in both "[[Double Jeopardy (episode)|Double Jeopardy]]" and "[[Dark Designs]]".
*In the French dub of ''Beast Wars'', Scorponok often punctuates his phrases with "clac clac" (an onomatopoeia for the clapping clamps) at the end or in the middle of his phrases, or while listening to someone talking to him.
*Scorponok's pre-Beast form in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]" is a [[redeco|recolor]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Scout Class [[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]. However, in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", his body is based on ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Ultra-sized [[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]. Even though the latter story is set immediately after the former, there would be no real opportunity for him to change bodies in between.
*Production materials for "Theft of the Golden Disk" gave Scorponok the pre-Earth name of "'''Scorponaut'''".<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://therobotmonster.tumblr.com/post/12292500335/scorponaut-3d-rendering-from-theft-of-the|name=Trent Troop|site=Tumblr|title=Scorponaut - 3d Rendering|year=2011|month=11|day=03}}</ref> As this name did not make it into the final product (with Backslash referring to Scorponok by the nickname "Clamps"), the name's [[canon]]icity remains questionable. It ''almost'' got made canon by [[Jim Sorenson]] as the name for the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of the character, but the idea was nixed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=[Was there anything we had to drop from the stories?] I feel certain there has been, but nothing of major substance. Cosmetic changes mostly. Scorponok was originally called Scorponaut, for instance.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218015723/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055#entry3360052|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=Beast Wars Uprising: AMA|year=2016|month=10|day=15|archived=y}}</ref>
*''Combiner Wars'' Scorponok was a last-minute "accessory" addition to the TFSS, made only after [[Fun Publications]] discovered that they were losing the Club license. The addition was made purely for the sake of thematically completing the crews from the "[[BotCon 2006|Dawn of Future's Past]]" set; had they not been losing the license, he probably would have been delayed a year and made from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior Class [[Bisk (RID)#Warrior|Bisk]] instead.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I remember someone that FP saying that the only reason Scorponok was made from Scamper was because the only thing that could be added to the FSS after the ax fell was accessories, and the club really wanted to finish out the first-year Beast Wars crew. Any idea what you might have used for a Scorponok if you weren't constrained by such concerns?|link=http://web.archive.org/web/20210202034055/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/page-43#entry3546661|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=Pete's Robot Convention and twerk academy.|year=2017|month=07|day=03|archived=y}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Yeah we wouldn't have made him in 5.0, would have seen the Bisk mold, and Scorponok would have had his clampy claws.|link=http://web.archive.org/web/20210202034055/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/page-43#entry3546719|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=The Allspark forums|title=Pete's Robot Convention and twerk academy.|year=2017|month=07|day=03|archive=y}}</ref>
*In the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Scorponok's vehicular Cybertronian body shares physical similarities with his aforementioned appearance in "Dawn of Future's Past", but with a different color scheme influenced by his ''Combiner Wars'' toy.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Scorponok is a subtle nod to the TF Collector Club version in the chest. I picture a similar car alt mode. Tarantulas is actually based on a popular fan idea of a repaint of Cybertron Brakedown. Megatron takes a lot of cues from botcon toy as well minus the huge missile 🙂|link=https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357004320382668801|name=Josh Burcham|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=02|day=03}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scorpos''' (スコルポス ''Sukoruposu''), '''Scorponok''' (スコルポノック ''Sukoruponokku'')
*''French:'' '''Scorpinor'''
*''German:'' '''Scorpinok'''
*''Italian:'' '''Scorpionok'''
*''Korean:'' '''Scorpinok''' (스콜피녹 ''Seukolpinog'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jù Xiē''' (巨蝎, "Giant Scorpion")
*''Polish:'' '''Skorpinor'''(Voice Over), '''Skorpinok''(Canal + Dubb)
*''Spanish:'' '''Escorpicón''' (America, "Scorpicon")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WFC-Kingdom-Scorponok-art.jpg|''Kingdom'' packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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Skram (G2)

2025-03-01T10:55:25Z

Lord ginrai: /* Generation 2 */

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Axelerator from Generation 1|the Autobot from ''Animated''|Skram (Animated)}}
:''Skram is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Skram boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|G'wan, get!]]

'''Skram''' only takes this war thing so seriously. After all, if you can't have a little fun even in the middle of an eons-long race-wide civil war, what's the point? Luckily for him (and his fellow [[Axelerator]]s), his idea of "fun" consists mostly of barreling into incredibly dangerous situations, banging some [[Decepticon]] skulls together, and somehow beating the ugliest odds and turning things into a victory for the Autobots.

Of course, he might brag a bit once it's all over, but his results are hard to argue with.

{{quote|Slaggin' glory hound! Every time I gotta tell him!|Rapido|"[[The War to End All Wars, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
Skram was part of the Autobot squad sent to [[Earth]] to stop [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s troops from trashing the place. Skram went with [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] to handle the rank-and-file while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] took on Bludgeon. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

When the [[Skyscorcher]]s were pulled away, Skram thought they had won. Boy, was he wrong; the Decepticons were regrouping to take on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], out to take out both Optimus ''and'' Bludgeon. He and the other two ran to help Prime, and got to his side in time to mop up some Decepticons that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had slapped around. {{storylink|War Zone}}

===Theft of the Golden Disk===
Skram was a minor hero of the Great War whom the [[Maximal]] officer [[Getout]] chose to emulate shortly after activation. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14|Getout's profile}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Galvatron]]

Skram, with his cohorts [[Fireball]], [[Lander]], and [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], razed planets that aided the [[Decepticon]]s during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Skram.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|We can't very well see off-panel, can we now? Idiot.]]
Skram was one of the Autobots stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] under the command of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] to guard the remains of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. He was witness to Hound's dressing down of [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] when the latter broke radio silence to request a transfer to [[Earth]]. He was knocked offline during an attack on the outpost by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a powerful Transformer]], but the intruder chose to spare Skram's life, as well as the lives of [[Leadfoot (G2)|most]] of the other Autobots stationed there, in a small act of rebellion against [[Nova Prime|his master]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to Earth as reinforcements. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} However, due to the extraction of prisoners from [[Garrus-9]], Hound's unit, including Skram, was diverted there instead. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

On the way, their ship, the ''[[Ark-12]]'', was attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], and Skram reported on the ship's damage. He apparently stayed aboard the ship while the others caught up with Cyclonus on the surface of [[Corata-Vaz]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe-Skram.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|An obscure guy that lives to see the end of the story arc? ''Holy crap!'']]
Skram later joined in with the rest of Hound's team and the [[Wreckers]] in fighting Thunderwing, who was stationed as a guardian for a [[Nega-Core]] situated on Corata-Vaz. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Hound's team was then put under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and sent to Earth to deal with the Nega-Core there and its guardians, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]]. Skram was thereafter given the unenviable task of retrieving [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and guiding her through a couple of [[space bridge]] portals to a confrontation with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

After the war ended, Skram and his old planet-razing buddies ended up living in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} where they were killed {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] for their crimes. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Skram was one of the second generation Transformers created on Earth out of the [[Cyberfactory|cyberfactories]]. When these new Transformers chose sides, Skram became a member of the Autobots. In 2010, he was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and rolled into battle in Switzerland at [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]'s command to back-up [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Rapido]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===''Regeneration One''===
Skram was among the Autobots on Cybertron infected by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]]. He reverted to his normal personality when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] sabotaged the large scale version of the device. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Skram went with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to track down [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. When they encountered him trying to climb some scaffolding, Skram immediately charged into battle despite Magnus's protests, but his reckless charge was cut short by a single blast from Galvatron, sending him flying. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G2-toy Skram.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His name is "Marks" backwards. Communist propaganda?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Skram''' (Axelerator, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Engine block gun
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold as part of the Axelerator assortment, ''[[The Transformers (European toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Skram transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Chevy Corvette|Chevrolet Corvette Stingray]]. His exposed chrome-silver engine block becomes a pistol for robot mode.

: This toy is also [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Windbreaker#Toys|Windbreaker]].

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the transitional time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "''Generation 2''" line-name.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Skram/skram.htm More information on Skram at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Skram''' (Autobot Car, 1993) / '''Skram''' (Axelerator, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Engine block gun

: Released concurrently with the European "Generation 1" version, the U.S. ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' version of Skram is almost identical to the European toy, save the pink clear-plastic being replaced with smoky-black, and the "AUTOBOT" branding across his windshield is now yellow instead of pinkish, making it stand out a ''lot'' better.

: Skram was re-released in the European ''Generation 2'' line the following year, featuring the same smoky-black plastic as the US release.

==Notes==
*While Skram's original UK release gives him the function of "Platoon Trouble Shooter", the later U.S. release changes this to "Crack Patrol". Make of that what you will.
*Like all of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', Skram got entirely new artwork for his U.S. release. His original artwork, for reasons unknown, has a scary freakin' vent-thing in place of his mouth.
*''Unlike'' most of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', the United States releases of the "Small Cars" kept the mottos and bios of the 1993 European Axelerators mostly unchanged, though the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' releases omitted the bios and only featured the mottos in [[multilingual packaging|multiple languages]]. Skram even got to keep his name for the American release!
*Skram is the only Axelerator who has not been shown as part of the canceled ''[[Block Town]]'' series. Since he is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Windbreaker]], a ''Block Town'' Skram alongside [[Carzap (BT)#Toys|Carzap]] would be a red car with white robot parts.
*Skram's European-market coloration was used as the basis for the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] trooper [[Getout]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skram''' (スクラム ''Sukuramu'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Smash'''
*''French:'' '''Smash'''
*''Italian:'' '''Mercury'''

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Turbofire

2025-03-01T10:54:20Z

Lord ginrai: /* Generation 2 */

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{{disambig2|the European Autobot|his unreleased Japanese counterpart|Hotrider}}
:''Turbofire is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2turbofireart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Seen here in a photograph taken ''just'' as his bubblegum popped in his face.]]

'''Turbofire''' (aka '''Hotrider''') hasn't exactly got the fastest processor on the block, but he's not about to let that get in the way. Sure, it might take him longer to work out a solution than... well, than a ''lot'' of other Autobots, but he's dogged and logical in his own fashion. When he finally makes his decision, it's usually the right one.

Still, in a fast-moving team like the [[Axelerator]]s, he's better suited to the role of backup, bringing fresh supplies and providing cover fire for the bots on the front line. He does it without complaint; after all, he (eventually) reasons it's a vitally important job that's got to be done, and he's the one to do it!

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Turbofire was among a group of Autobots on Cybertron who were rioting at the idea of having to listen to [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightArcee Autobotsfighting.jpg|left|thumb|"Shoot the sky! Maybe it'll fall on them!"]]
Turbofire was one of several Autobots under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and the other soldiers failed to stop a Decepticon attack force from liberating the facility's [[Pretender Monster|newest inmates]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

Later, Garrus-9 came under attack again and Turbofire again defended it. And then [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] came to town... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}
{{-}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:G2Redux-EagleEyevsTurbofire.jpg|thumb|right]]
As a "second generation" of Transformers arose on Earth in the [[Cyberfactory]], Turbofire was one of many Transformers "born" as an official citizen of Earth. While they were created with no faction in mind, he and many other Earth-born Cybertronians became Autobots to oppose their brethren, who had formed the [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. At some point during their battles, Turbofire fought [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]].

[[File:Turbofireisready-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left]]
Stationed in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Turbofire was among the reinforcements called in during the Decepticon attack on the [[Large Hadron Collider]], and he heroically towed [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] to the front lines. He then helped rout the evildoers by blasting some [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and he may even have developed [[forestonite]] superpowers if he was lucky. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

He chatted to [[Bosch]] when the latter visited Autobot City as an ambassador. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}

During [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s invasion of Cybertron, Turbofire stood by at the ready as part of a joint team of Autobots and Decepticons, awaiting Obsidian's signal for their time to fight back. Once the signal came, they teleported to Cybertron and started beating on some drones. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

===''Regeneration One''===
Turbofire, [[Windbreaker]], and [[Meanstreak]] were among the Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that responded to the invasion of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G2-toy Turbofire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't worry; you'll see him coming.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Hotrider''' (Axelerator, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Engine block/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold as part of the [[Axelerator]] assortment, ''[[The Transformers (European toyline)|The Transformers]]'' "Hotrider" transforms into a large pickup resembling a fourth generation Chevrolet C/K series truck. His exposed chrome-silver engine block becomes a hand-held weapon in [[robot mode]]. The toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Rapido#Toys|Rapido]].

:He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the "transitional" time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "Generation 2" line-name.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Turbofire/turbofire.htm More information on Turbofire at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Turbofire''' (Autobot Car, [[1993]]) / '''Hotrider''' (Axelerator, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle

:Released in the U.S. concurrently with the "Generation 1" Hotrider, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Turbofire is almost identical to the European toy, save the pink clear-plastic being replaced with smoky-black. Hotrider was re-released in the European ''Generation 2'' line the following year, featuring the same smoky-black plastic as the US release.

:This mold was planned for use by Takara as [[Hotrider]], but the ''[[Block Town]]'' line was scrapped.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:G2-art TurbofireUK.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|TurboFRIGHTer.]]
*Like all of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', Turbofire got entirely new artwork for his U.S. release, seen at the top of this page. His original artwork, seen at right, has a scary freakin' vent-thing in place of his mouth. ''Whyyyyy?''
*''Unlike'' most of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', the United States releases of the "Small Cars" kept the mottos and bios of the 1993 European Axelerators mostly unchanged, though the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' releases omitted the bios and only featured the mottos in [[multilingual packaging|multiple languages]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hotrider''' (ホットライダー ''Hottoraidā'')
*''Italian:'' '''Astro'''

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Rapido

2025-03-01T10:53:27Z

Lord ginrai: /* The Transformers */

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{{disambig2|the ''Generation 1'' Autobot Axelerator|the ''Rescue Bots'' racer|Racemaster}}
:''Rapido is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Rapido cardart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He is the most interesting bot in the world.]]

'''Rapido''' (aka '''Racemaster''') outranks you. He outranks everybody. Even [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], even though he humbly retains the job of "Platoon Commander" of the [[Axelerator]]s.

Suave, unflappable and endlessly clever, Rapido uses his tactical genius and incredible land-speed to bring the Autobots ever closer to final victory over the [[Decepticon]]s. His plans are amazingly complex, plotted down to the smallest detail. Even when things are rough, he keeps his cool and works out a plan to turn things around again.

{{quote|How do you say? Ah yes, ''puramente magnifico''! Meaning you can fight with style!|Rapido's [http://www.botconarchives.com/BotCon10/images10/RAPIDO10english.jpg Generation 2: Redux bio card]}}

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==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DW Skyfire cameos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Even [[Decepticon]]s list him as their emergency contact number.]]
Rapido, standing beside [[Aero Raid]] and [[Windbreaker]], was among a crowd of unhappy Autobots who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when the latter tried to make a speech. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}
{{-}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:RapidoPowers.jpg|thumb|upright=1|He once held the Matrix, only to give it back.]]
'''Rapido Depressa''' was created in one of [[Earth]]'s [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] as part of a new generation; specifically, he was "born" in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] in [[1993]]. He spent some time in international racing before a new Decepticon threat called him to combat duty. {{storylink|Rapido#Timelines|BotCon Rapido's bio card}}

During a battle outside of the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], Rapido ordered a fall back after [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] was captured. Minutes later, when [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] tried to take over, Rapido balked at being treated like a child, despite only being a minor in [[Earth]] years. When Scorch objected to his formulating a rescue plan, Rapido reminded him that he technically outranked all Autobots on [[Earth]] in emergency situation, as authorized by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself.

Eventually the Autobots went on the counterattack to stop the Decepticons from seizing the power of the Collider and to save Pyro. While most the Autobots kept the Decepticons busy, Rapido took [[Meanstreak]] and Streetwise to the back entrance. While his low-yield photo missiles were unable to crack the door, Streetwise's knock caused it to tumble. Once inside they met with a duo of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] guards and attempted to use the [[universal greeting]] to quell them. When this proved fruitless, Rapido transformed and crashed the guards through the door they were guarding, right into the room where Pyro was being held!

[[File:CommonFoe-Nightracer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|He is the life of parties that he has never attended.]]
The rescue team began getting pummeled by the [[Forestonite]]-infused Decepticons. Rapido shot his missiles to free Pyro, evening the odds a little. When [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] saw this, he shot the rest of the Forestonite, resulting in its gaseous form filling the building and powering up all the [[Transformer]]s within. Rapido found he now had the power of super speed, and used it to outrun [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte's]] missiles, leading them into the main skirmish and having them hit [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] instead. When the Decepticons retreated, Rapido attended to the humans and later enjoyed a drink of energon. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

He, Pyro and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] were briefed by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] on a break-in at [[Quantum Laboratories]], and given the task of finding whoever was responsible. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}

During [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]’s invasion of Cybertron, Rapido stood by at the ready as part of a joint team of Autobots and Decepticons, awaiting Obsidian’s signal for their time to fight back. Once the signal came, they teleported to Cybertron and started beating on some drones. [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]] soon spotted Jhiaxus on the battlefield, and so Rapido provided [[Serpentor]], [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]] some cover fire while they found a way to Jhiaxus’s coordinates. After the joint Autobot-Decepticon army had defeated Jhiaxus’s army, Rapido was present at the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:UnitedEX4 weapons new gen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He’s a racer, not a fighter, but he’s also a fighter, so don’t get any ideas.]]
====''United EX''====
A young Autobot created on Earth, Rapido, codenamed "'''Racemaster'''" (レースマスター ''Rēsumasutā''), was trained by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|a previous Autobot commander]] while stationed in Spain. He was assigned a set of specialized Drones as part of the [[Power Core Combiners]] program, and sent on a transport mission, where he began to chafe under having to maintain the highway speed limit. He began to wonder what had happened to the missing [[Blaze Master|Choppermaster]], and quickly realized that if the Decepticons ''had'' gotten their hands on his comrade's Drones, odds were he was the next target.

His flash of insight saved him from a hail of missiles launched by [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]], who had set up the purloined Drones along the road in an ambush. Combatmaster demanded the surrender of the Autobot Drones, but a sudden burst of super-speed from both Racemaster and his convoy had them quickly and safely beyond the Decepticon's range. {{storylink|Weapons of a New Generation}}

After [[Manta Ray (G2)|Marinemaster]] discovered the location of the Decepticons' hideout, Racemaster and the other Autobots launched an attack on the enemy base. Arriving at the cavern housing their enemies, Racemaster struck first against the base's guard, Combatmaster. The Decepticon dodged his attack and retaliated, leading into an intense battle as more combatants joined both sides of the conflict. {{storylink|Hope for the Next Generation}} {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Racemaster would eventually return to being Rapido. During the peace of the [[Cybertron Alliance]], Rapido watched as [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] was reunited with [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}
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===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Rapido acolytes of unicron war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|His friends call him by his name. His enemies don't call him anything because they are all dead.]]
Twenty-odd years after the end of hostilities between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Rapido fell victim to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Gene Key]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Later, Rapido was part of a small unit [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] put together to hunt down the wounded [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. While they succeeded in finding the crazed [[time travel]]ling Decepticon, he wasn't one to go down without a fight, taking out [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] with a single blast. Rapido expressed frustration about Skram's glory-hound tendencies, but the group was suddenly attacked by the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]]. Rapido opened fire on them with his pistol, but in the confusion Galvatron was evacuated by the Acolytes. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade DS 5 Racemaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He once flirted with danger, and danger got clingy.]]
Racemaster was a [[Velocitron]]ian racer who participated in the [[Benefit 500]] alongside [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (who found his name uninspired). He introduced Blurr to the ruthlessness of Velocitronian racing by using hidden blades on his car mode to cut the "newbie", but nevertheless lost when ramps suddenly started springing up in the racing circuit, blocking all racers but Blurr who used them to jump to the goal. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G2-toy Rapido.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He once punched a [[Mara-Al-Utha|Quintesson wizard]]. You heard me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Rapido''' (Axelerator, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (European toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Rapido transforms into a somewhat abstracted [http://www.supercars.net/cars/4759.html Peugeot Quasar] concept car. His chrome-silver, rear-mounted engine block becomes his robot-mode blaster weapon. Rapido's toy is primarily distinguished by his head being too recessed to actually see over his robot mode chest. It is also [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Turbofire#Toys|Turbofire]].

:He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the transitional time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''Generation 2'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "''Generation 2''" line-name. This release featured pink windows and an orange windshield decal, as seen at right, as opposed to the later US version's tinted windows and yellow windshield decal. The Generation version with smoky-black plastic was later released in Europe as well.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Rapido/rapido.htm More information at Rapido at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Rapido''' (Autobot Car, 1993) / '''Rapido''' (Axelerator, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle

:Released concurrently with the European "Generation 1" Rapido, the U.S. ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' version is almost identical to the European toy, save the pink clear-plastic being replaced with smoky-black. Rapido was re-released in the European ''Generation 2'' line the following year, retaining his clear-pink plastics.

:This mold was planned by Takara for use as [[Rapid Engine]] in the ''[[Block Town]]'' line, but that release was scrapped.

===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Rapido.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He can speak Spanish... in [[Mini-Con]] binary.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2d2|'''Rapido and Cindersaur''' (Souvenir set, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Axelerator cannon"

:[[Exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2010]], Rapido is a new-head [[retool]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Silverstreak]] toy, transforming into a modified {{w|Nissan 350Z}}. He features twin non-removable and non-firing "rocket launchers" that can swing over his robot-mode shoulders. His fold-out rifle stores in the car mode's undersides.

: He was available only in an at-show souvenir set with [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]], limited to 1500 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Prowl]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]], as well as fellow BotCon 2010 exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]]. The original version of this mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BCRapido/rapido.htm More information on Rapido at TFU.info]''
{{UniverseProwlMold}}
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===''United EX''===
[[File:Unitedtoy racemaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|His batch proto-initiator has a tattoo that says "SON."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Racemaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]]-[[October 20|10-20]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EX 05'''
:*''Accessories'': Agile Drone, Depressa Drone, Rapide Drone, Schnell Drone

:Racemaster is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Double Clutch (PCC)|Double Clutch]] toy, transforming into a muscle car of undetermined model. He also has a "Prime Mode" where he becomes the torso of a super robot, capable of using any auto-transforming Power Core Combiner drone-machine molds for limbs.

:He comes with four color-coordinated automobile drone-limbs, redecoes of the [[Rallybot]]s. Each one has a square socket for a Power Core Combiner connection; when attached via the blue plugs on a Commander figure, the vehicles automatically transform into a super-robot limb, and snaps back to vehicle mode when disconnected. Each drone also has a fold-out [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plug. Despite the universal connector, each drone can only form one limb type (but can be swapped from left to right):

:*'''[[Schnell Drone]]''' [Drag Racer]—Leg (Racemaster's right)
:*'''[[Rapide Drone]]''' [Race Car]—Arm (Racemaster's right)
:*'''[[Depressa Drone]]''' [Street Racer]—Leg (Racemaster's left)
:*'''[[Agile Drone]]''' [Tuner]—Arm (Racemaster's left)

:The drones are named after Rapido's name if translated in German, French, Portuguese & English.
:The Rapide Drone and Agile Drone molds were also used to make two [[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticons]].
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==Notes==
[[File:G2-art RapidoUK.jpg|thumb|I don't always download beer. But when I do, I prefer DOS EXEs.]]
*"Rapido" means "rapid" or "fast" in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
*Like all of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', Rapido got entirely new artwork for his U.S. release (shown at the top of this article). His original artwork was considerably less scary than that of his fellow Axelerators.
*''Unlike'' most of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', the United States releases of the "Small Cars" kept the mottos and bios of the 1993 European Axelerators mostly unchanged, though the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' releases omitted the bios and only featured the mottos in [[multilingual packaging|multiple languages]]. Rapido even got to keep his name for the American release!
*Regarding him outranking "everybody"... that's a slight exaggeration, but not by much. In the 1993 U.S. line, only Rapido and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had a "10" Rank in their [[Tech Spec]]s; [http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm the Optimus Prime toy released that year had a mere "9"]. [[Speedstream]] also had a 10, but as he was never released in the U.S., few fans knew about it back then and thus the [[Aquaspeeder]] leader got to miss out on the joke.
*Though Rapido was never released in Japan, he did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] [http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997j/bcj97post2f.jpg poster], which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], and the [[Color Changer]]s.
*For BotCon 2010, his character was based somewhat on "{{w|The Most Interesting Man in the World}}" from the Dos Equis beer commercials. His bio card from the convention was written entirely in Spanish, because this was an awesome thing to do. After the convention, [[Fun Publications]] put up [http://www.botconarchives.com/BotCon10/images10/RAPIDO10english.jpg an English version]. His dialogue throughout "Generation 2: Redux" and "A Common Foe" is peppered with European Spanish words and phrases, a trait carried over into his ''United EX'' incarnation.
*The names of the Drones for his ''United EX'' incarnation are all European-language words meaning "fast".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rapid Engine''' (ラピッドエンジン ''Rapiddo Enjin'')
*''Italian:'' '''Sirius'''

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Windbreaker

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Lord ginrai: /* Generation 2 */

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{{disambig3|Zap}}
:''Windbreaker is an [[Autobot]] [[Axelerator]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
[[File:G1ZapWindbreaker boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Why are you guys alwayzh dissing me? I've got powerzh.]]
'''Windbreaker''' (aka '''Zap''') seems to be the ultimate car warrior. He's strong, he's smart, he's fierce and brave. He's absurdly fast. He can rev up his engine and convert it into his silent and deadly partner, a powerful handgun. Nothing makes him happier than bursting through a tightly held perimeter, blasting away at the stunned enemy, or roaring into the quiet Autobot base to warn of a deadly danger blowing in the wind.

He seems completely invincible...and yet he's a simple scout. It's because his circuits have a tendency to overclock due to the Cybertronian equivalent of adrenaline that constantly runs through them. Though normally he moves and thinks at top speeds, he will find himself randomly exhausted by the smallest of exertions due to his systems being overtaxed. At these times he stalls out, leaving him completely useless, unable even to retreat back to Autobot territory.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|Windbreaker's profile in Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45]]</ref>

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==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DW Skyfire cameos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|He had to listen to it, we had to ''read'' it.]]
Windbreaker, standing beside [[Aero Raid]] and [[Rapido]], was among a group of Autobots on Cybertron who pestered [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] with innumerable questions during a public address, following the toppling of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s government. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Windbreaker was one of the Autobot soldiers serving under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] at the [[Garrus-9]] penal colony. He and his fellow Autobots attempted to repel [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s forces when they attacked, but he was most likely blown away... {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:G2Redux-SlicerfightsWindbreakerandGobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.0]]
Windbreaker was among the "second generation" of Transformers born on [[Earth]], and followed in the footsteps of a [[Windcharger (G1)|deceased relative]] in being one of the fastest Autobots on land. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 45|Windbreaker bio}} He joined [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s Autobots when the initially faction-less generation fell to infighting like their ancestors and was present during the battle that liberated the [[Large Hadron Collider]] from [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Not trusting these strange new powers, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] made Windbreaker demonstrate his new wind power on Decepticon dummy targets alongside a number of other Autobots. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} He joined Pyro's team as they left on a shuttle to investigate the [[Quantum Laboratories]] break-in. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} A clue on [[Nebulos]] led them to [[Qre]], which Windbreaker was surprised to find has been cyberformed. They were attacked by a training system and then captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} Imprisoned, they were forced to listen to Jhiaxus's speeches. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} After [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] released them, Windbreaker used his abilities to take out the [[Firecon]]s. The Autobots went on to rescue [[Hi-Q]] and destroy the base before returning triumphant to Earth. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:DestinyPart4 WindbreakerParp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|It just slips out when you die.]]
Windbreaker, [[Turbofire]], and [[Meanstreak]] were among the Autobots on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that responded to the invasion of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s. It didn't go well for Windbreaker and he was taken out of the action with a comic sound effect. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}}

===''Legends'' comic===
In the year 2038, Zap was stationed on Cybertron when [[Violengiguar]] attacked. Using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s, Violengiguar fought the real [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] while Windbreaker helplessly looked on. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G2-toy Windbreaker.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Do my car-bits make me look fat?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Zap''' (Axelerator, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold as part of the [[Axelerator]] assortment, Zap transforms into an orange and blue Chevrolet Camaro Z28. His chrome-silver engine block becomes a hand-held rifle for [[robot mode]].

: This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Skram (G2)#Toys|Skram]].

: He was initially released in the European market in 1993, during the "transitional" time when the Transformers toys took on the new ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' sigils, but the packaging lacked the "Generation 2" line-name.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Windbreaker/windbreaker.htm More information on Windbreaker at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Windbreaker''' (Autobot Car, 1993) / '''Zap''' (Axelerator, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Engine-block rifle

: Released concurrently with the "Generation 1" Zap, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Windbreaker is almost identical to the European toy, save the pink clear-plastic being replaced with smoky-black, and his "AUTOBOT" tampograph is now yellow.

: Zap was re-released in the European ''Generation 2'' line the following year, featuring the same smoky-black plastic as the US release.

: Windbreaker was planned for use by Takara as [[Carzap (BT)#Toys|Carzap]] in the ''[[Block Town]]'' line, but that release was scrapped.
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==Notes==
*On his original UK release as Zap, his Function was "Advance Intelligence Scout". His U.S. release removed his Intelligence (it was the '90s) and rendered him merely an "Advance Scout."
*Like all of the toys carried over from the European line for Generation 2, Windbreaker got entirely new artwork for his US release. His original artwork, for reasons unknown, has a scary freakin' vent-thing in place of his mouth.
*''Unlike'' most of the toys carried over from the European line for ''Generation 2'', the United States releases of the "Small Cars" kept the mottos and bios of the 1993 European Axelerators mostly unchanged, though the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' releases omitted the bios and only featured the mottos in [[multilingual packaging|multiple languages]].
*Though Windbreaker was never released in Japan, he did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] [http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997j/bcj97post2f.jpg poster], which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the US who weren't part of the Japanese line: the Axelerators, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, and the [[Color Changer]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Carzap''' (カーザップ ''Kāzappu'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Rush'''
*''French:'' '''Rush'''
*''Italian:'' '''Folgor'''<ref>This is either a play upon or a typo of "folgore", Italian for "lightning".</ref>
*''Spanish:'' '''Zap'''

==References==
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[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
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