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A-4 Pulsar Cannon

2013-03-01T01:33:46Z

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{{disambig3|Cannon}}
[[Image:FOC A-4 Pulsar Cannon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.]]
The '''A-4 Pulsar Cannon''' is not unlike a grenade launcher. It fires off a large explosive projectile that the wielder can trigger when enemies get near it. Wiley users will build up a minefield ensuring a larger kill-zone.

==Games==
===''Fall of Cybertron''===
A-4 Pulsar Cannons were used during the later days of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. They were used by the [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyer]] class extensively. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
**Damage: 8
**Range: 6
**Accuracy: 5
**Rate of Fire: 2
*Additionally it can be upgraded at [[Teletraan-1]] terminals with [[transwarp]] ballistics (increasing the projectile speed) and cyberthermic [[frag]] (increasing the explosion radius).

==Trivia==
*This weapon is very similar to the Magma Frag Launcher from War for Cybertron.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron weapons]]

The Return of the Headmaster

2013-03-01T01:16:25Z

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{{episode|
|series= Anitoon
|series2=AniJapan
|image= Sentinelprimeanimatedhumiliated.jpg
|caption= Schadenfreude.
|ep=18
|ep2=17
|prev2=The Elite Guard
|next2=Mission Accomplished
|title="The Return of the Headmaster"
|airdate=[[April 19]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Michael Ryan]]
|directed by= [[Ben Jones]] [[Shunji Ōga|Shunji Oga]]
|animation studio= [[The Answer Studio]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]}}

'''Optimus Prime is forced to team up with his rival Sentinel Prime after Sentinel has a humiliating encounter with the Headmaster.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Returnofheadmaster sarisroom.jpg|left|200px|thumb|im in ur room, shackin in ur cribs]]
In Sari's room at [[Sumdac Tower]], Sari bitterly packs her things while grumbling about [[Porter C. Powell]] taking over her home and throwing her to the curb. She doesn't notice Powell enter as she badmouths him, but rather than get upset, the man smugly proves many of her points right and adds insult to injury by introducing her bedroom's new tenant, the freshly re-hired [[Headmaster (Animated)| Henry Masterson]]. As the Headmaster makes himself at home, Sari protests, pointing out the man's lack of sanity, but Powell merely rushes her out the door. Then, just as Sari's day can't get any worse, Powell claims [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]] and [[Tutor Bot]] as company property. Harsh.

[[Image:Returnofheadmaster sentinelspeaks.jpg|right|200px|thumb|I am destined to be a superhero. To right wrongs and to pound two-fisted justice into the hearts of evildoers everywhere.]]

Meanwhile, the Primes [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] stand at a press conference along with the mayor and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]. Sentinel is his usual charming self, boasting the significance of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard's]] presence, condescending to the [[Human|icky organics]], showing complete ignorance of the planet's customs, and insulting his comrade's lowly position at every opportunity. Optimus tries his best to ignore all this and put the humans' minds at ease about the current situation, but finds it difficult to get a word in edgewise as Sentinel cuts him off, determined to do all the talking, refusing to let Optimus speak for him.

Powell and Masterson watch the press conference with intent. Powell says he expects great things from Masterson, intending to tap the lucrative military hardware market that Sumdac so foolishly ignored. Masterson is itching to get to work, but wants new robots on which to test his Headmaster units. The old Autobot crew won't cut it, however; he wants the new models, and he eagerly eyes Sentinel Prime's image on the screen.

Masterson calls up Fanzone with a false Decepticon sighting in Old Detroit. Fanzone relays the information to the Primes, and the heroes transform and roll out. Sentinel still hasn't gotten the hang of the city's traffic customs, however, and spends more time driving over other cars than on the road.

[[Image:AnimatedBumbleeBulkheadProfessor.jpg|left|150px|thumb|We tackle any topic, immense or microscopic!]]

Meanwhile, Sari is moving in with the Autobots at the [[Autobot Earth Base|old factory]]. Bulkhead and Bumblebee are eager to cheer up the sullen girl with loud TV, music, and a misguided tutoring session in which they end up throwing around theories about her mysterious origins. Predictably, everything they try only seems to make her more miserable.

Sentinel soon arrives at the scene of the supposed Decepticon sighting, prying a stop sign from his shoulder, and is quickly joined by Optimus and the police. Optimus starts making suggestions, but Sentinel shuts him up, opting to split up and search on his own, as he doesn't need help from a scrub.

The search drags on into the night, and Sentinel is jumping at shadows, turning the advanced weaponry of the Cybertron Elite Guard on such dire threats as [[Skippy|stray cats]]. This distracts him, and Masterson gets the jump on him with the Headmaster unit. Shortly afterwards, Sentinel contacts Optimus, telling him it was a false alarm and to send the police away. He then demands Optimus come to his position alone and promise not to laugh. Soon after, Optimus finds Sentinel's decapitated head and breaks out in laughter. Bitter and humiliated, Sentinel pleads with Optimus to help him get his body back without [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] finding out. Optimus guesses that the reason Sentinel is trusting him with the task is that he's just not important enough for his opinion to matter, but Sentinel is careful not to say something so insulting in his position. How about that.

[[Image:Returnofheadmaster optimuslaughs.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Haw-haw!]]

Optimus learns of Masterson's re-hiring thanks to a conveniently timed message from Bumblebee, reporting what he's heard from Sari. The next day, Optimus pays a visit to Sumdac Tower, hiding Sentinel's head under a tree trunk while he chats with Powell. The new manager makes it clear that the Autobots aren't free to waltz into his building as they please any more, but assures their leader that Masterson isn't there. However as soon as Optimus leaves, he phones the Headmaster with information on the new development, warning his employee not to jeopardize the company's image. Lucky for the Primes, Optimus thought ahead enough to intercept the phone call with his ear transceiver as soon as he was out of sight. He traces the call to a cargo ship at the docks.

It's night again when the 1.5 Primes arrive at the docks and start searching for Sentinel's body. They don't get far before a nearby crate bursts open, revealing a sinister Sparkplug and Tutor Bot outfitted with miniature Headmaster Units. Sentinel isn't too worried by the puny automatons until they reveal some powerful laser-shooting upgrades. They send Optimus scrambling for cover while Sentinel's head bounces around impotently on the ground. When the ship Masterson is supposedly on starts casting off, they can't play around any longer, and Optimus rushes through the laser fire, ramps off the deck, transforms in mid-air and rides a powerful burst from his rocket axe to hook into the side of the ship's hull. Awesome. His grappling hooks probably would have worked equally well, but dude, flying rocket axe!

[[Image:Returnofheadmaster headmastersvictim.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, beware the other head of science, Arthur. It bites.]]

On the ship, Optimus and Sentinel try to find Sentinel's body...until it finds them. The Headmaster pushes Optimus down with Sentinel's shield. Sentinel is surprised that it's so powerful, to which Masterson gloats he upgraded his equipment. Pulling out Sentinel's beam lance and expanding the shield into a spikier version, the Headmaster clashes with Optimus while Sentinel bounces around impotently on the ground some more.

Masterson manages to knock Optimus's axe off the ship, leaving him unarmed. After being pinned to the ground with shield spikes inches from his face, Optimus returns the favor by ripping off Sentinel's arm, shield and all. Sentinel is mortified by the dismemberment, but Optimus feels it was justified. He then uses Sentinel's arm as a makeshift axe and fights back the body, eventually severing the Headmaster unit. The head quickly converts to robot mode and starts to run off, but this time Optimus stops him by kicking Sentinel's head into the fleeing villain like a soccer ball. Again, Sentinel is appalled. Optimus has less of an excuse this time.

[[Image:Headm anim.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Salut!]]

Back on land, Fanzone has Masterson in cuffs, and it looks like a happy ending until Powell shows up, pointing out that the ship was Sumdac Systems property, the assaulted robots don't have rights protected by the law, and the whole incident occurred over international waters between the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Canada]]. Masterson is free to go, much to the chagrin of everybody else.

Meanwhile, at the factory, Bumblebee and Bulkhead are about to try another zany scheme to cheer up Sari, but Prowl stops them and tells them just to listen to her instead. When they try this last resort, Sari opens up about all her worries regarding her [[Isaac Sumdac|missing father]], her lost home and company, and her questioned existence. Bumblebee and Bulkhead aren't sure what to do, but they assure her they are there for her.

Finally, aboard the Elite Guard's ship the next day, Sentinel and Optimus report to Ultra Magnus, who has heard something about Sentinel "losing his head". Sentinel trembles uncomfortably in silence, but Optimus reports that they worked together to solve the crisis, effectively covering for his comrade, who really doesn't deserve it. Ultra Magnus congratulates both of them and takes his leave to contact [[Cybertron Command]] on an issue of great importance. As the Primes walk down the hallway, Sentinel struggles out a "thank you" to his compatriot. Optimus notes that it must have hurt to say that, and Sentinel acknowledges the fact and reaches out his hand.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (7)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (12)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (13)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (16)
*[[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (17)

|c3=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (1)
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (4)
*[[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] (5)
*[[Carmine Fanzone]] (8)
*[[Augustus Edsel]] (9)
*[[Adrias]] (10)

|c4=
* [[Tutor Bot]] (2)
* [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]] (3)
* [[News Bot]] (11)
* [[Trash Bot]] (14)
* [[Skippy]] (15)
}}

==Quotes==
"Whoa, hey! Check it! Major cribbage! And it's mine. It's all mine!"
:—'''Masterson''', who is surprisingly okay with the fact that his new "facilities" are frilly, lacy, and painted pink.

'''Sentinel''': Organics of Earth! Mr. Mayor! Captain Fanzone! I, ''Sentinel'' Prime, speak to you at the behest of our great commander Ultra Magnus, who could not be here because he has more important matters to attend to than to worry about this small, underdeveloped planet! Which is not to say that we of Cybertron ''mind'' helping you eh, ''[Fanzone looks at Optimus, who simply shrugs]'' simple organics, especially in light of the fact that, so far, our scanners have yet to detect any cyber-contaminants on your ... ''[clears throat]'' your, eh ''[to Optimus]'' what is it called again? 
'''Optimus''': Skin. 
'''Adrias''': ''[To the mayor]'' Sorry, Mr. Mayor. I thought this was supposed to be a friendly photo-op!
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' clearly representing Cybertron's best interests. ''Scary!''

'''Sentinel''': Don't ever presume you can speak for me, Optimus! The last thing we need is some over-glorified repairbot shooting his audio-processor off about things he doesn't understand! ''[Turns to crowd and smiles and wave. Then goes back to Optimus]'' A scrub like you should just smile and wave and stay out of the way! ''[To the crowd]'' Now, let's get this over with! ''[To Optimus]'' Eh, what am I supposed to do, now? 
'''Optimus''': Well, eh, according to human custom [smiles] you shake hands with the Mayor! 
''[Sentinel takes one look at the Mayor's hand]'' 
'''Sentinel''':''[looking disgusted at this idea]'' TOUCH AN ORGANIC?! 
'''Optimus''':Unless you want to pass such a great, diplomatic responsibility to a ''lowly'' repairbot. 
''[Sentinel clenches his teeth, then shakes hands with the mayor via his finger. The, wrenching his finger away, he cleans it with some spray!]'' 
'''Optimus''':''[To himself]'' Same old Sentinel!
:— Yet another example of '''Sentinel Prime''''s diplomatic tact!

"This is why I hate machines...especially arrogant, full-of-themselves machines!"
:—'''Captain Fanzone''', also saying what we're all thinking.

'''Optimus''': Sentinel, we should scramble our comlink frequencies in case the Decepticons are listening in! 
'''Sentinel''': What you ''should'' do is stick within the scope of your programming. If I need a trash can emptied or a floor mopped, I'll call on my buddy Optimus Prime. Or should I say...''Maintenance'' Prime? Hahahaha! 
''[Sentinel turns and walks away; Optimus does the same]'' 
'''Optimus''': 'Maintenance Prime'...then I'll just call you 'Pompous Gas-Bag Prime'. Yeah...that's what I should have said.
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Sentinel Prime''' match wits. Somehow, Optimus loses.

'''Sentinel''': Uhhh, Optimus. Tell the organic Fanzone that he can send his police force home. It's a false alarm. 
'''Optimus''': How do you know? 
'''Sentinel''': I just know, okay?! Now I need you to come to my position. ''ALONE''. And promise me one more thing... 
'''Optimus''': What? 
'''Sentinel''': That you won't laugh! 
''[Optimus looks around the rubble for Sentinel]'' 
'''Optimus''': Sentinel? Where are you? 
'''Sentinel''': ''[quietly]'' Look down... 
''[Optimus looks down to see Sentinel's head severed from his body]'' 
'''Optimus''': ''[lets out a hearty laugh]'' 
'''Sentinel''': You promised you wouldn't laugh!
:—'''Optimus Prime''' gets a kick out of '''Sentinel Prime''''s misfortune

'''Bumblebee''': Just because you don't have a tutor bot anymore doesn't mean you have to stop learning. 
'''Bulkhead''': Right. We can teach you. 
'''Bumblebee''': So, class, today's lesson is regarding...um...well, stuff, and how it works. Any questions? 
'''Sari''': Yeah. Why is there no record of my existence? 
'''Bumblebee''': Okay...a little bit outside the lesson plan. Professor Bulkhead, your thoughts? 
'''Bulkhead''': Maybe she came here from another planet in some kinda egg and crashed on Sumdac's doorstep. 
'''Bumblebee''': Or a portal could have opened and she fell through from another dimension. 
'''Bulkhead''': Or maybe she's really a robot. 
'''Bumblebee''': Or maybe Sumdac found her in a cabbage patch. 
'''Bulkhead''': Or that stork thing.
:—Professors '''Bumblebee''' and '''Bulkhead''' have obviously been visiting the fan forums...

"Yes! I am so 1337!" 
"Yeah? Well, I have no idea what that means!"
:—'''Headmaster''' boasts as '''Optimus Prime''' scores a blow against over-sized egos everywhere.

==Notes==
* This episode was first broadcast in Canada on [[April 19]], one week before its United States premiere.

===Animation or technical errors===
*When Optimus picks up Sentinel's head in Sumdac Tower, his [[Autobrand]] '''winks'''. It is ''quite'' disturbing.

===Continuity errors===
* As with Bulkhead previously, it is unknown how Sentinel's head survived being separated from his spark.
* When Optimus stops Masterson's escape, he asserts the villain is going "back to prison". However, the Headmaster does not serve time until [[TransWarped]].

===Foreign dubbing===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Retorno da Unidade Mestre'''" ("The Return of the Headmaster")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le retour du cérébro-pilote'''" ("The Return of the Cerebro-Pilot")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Headmasters Rückkehr'''" ("Headmaster's Return")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 16|16 July]] [[2008]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Headmaster, Futatabi!'''" (ヘッドマスター、ふたたび!, "Headmaster, Once Again!")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[July 24|24 July]] [[2010]]
[[Image:ReturnHeadmaster Otoboto insignia.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
::* An entirely new stock footage of Bumblebee transforming delivers the usual warning of watching in a bright room. This episode also debuts a slightly new [[title sequence#Animated|title sequence]], using the second half of "[[Transformers Evo.|TRANSFORMERS EVO.]]" and replacing the footage of the Starscream clones and Cybertronian-mode Megatron with Earth-mode Megatron, [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], Soundblaster, [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], and two [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] lookalikes. However, it doesn't have the additional sound effects used in the previous four episodes.
::* '''Cut:''' Optimus laughing upon discovering Sentinel's detached head and Sentinel's dismay at Optimus breaking his promise not to laugh.
::* The [[Otoboto family]] reveals [[Sega]]'s arcade games ''[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]''. It's preceded by the famous faction-swipe with a Decepticon-[[insignia|symbol]] modified to incorporate [[Hiroyuki Otoboto|Hiroyuki]]'s face in the bottom half. [[Megumi Otoboto|Megumi]] then shows off the [[Transformers Cards|cards]] that can be used to play the two games and reveals what A-021 looks like: a gold-foil Voyager Optimus with his axe. [[Hiroyuki Otoboto|Father]] and [[Tatsuya Otoboto|son]] proceed to hog the machines, to [[Yūka Otoboto|Yūka]]'s disappointment.

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Powrót Headmastera'''" ("Headmaster's Return")
:*''Original airdate:'' ???

===Real-world references===
* Bumblebee mentions Sari could have come from a cabbage patch, a reference to the popular explanation of where babies come from - or to the [[wikipedia:Cabbage_Patch_Kids|Cabbage Patch Kids]] said explanation inspired.
* Powell makes a passing reference to the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], also known as "the Mounties".
* Bulkhead's "came here from another planet in some kind of egg" comment could be a reference to 1970s sitcom [[wikipedia:Mork_and_Mindy|''Mork and Mindy'']], or also a reference to the [[Superman|Superman origin]] story.
* The appearance of [[Detroit]]'s real-life Wayne County Building and the Renaissance Center in this episode gives a firm location for [[Sumdac Tower]]—it's on one of two blocks of Randolph Street, currently occupied by a parking garage and a surface parking lot.

===Trivia===
*Powell claims Optimus and Sentinel's clash with Masterson took place in "international waters". While the nation in which the incident occurred may be in question, there are no ''international'' waters in Lake St. Clair or Lake Erie, just American and Canadian waters. (But then, this is the future.) The "Mounties" remark is still relevant.
*Apparently, calling the police to report fabricated events (about Decepticons) doesn't constitute a crime in [[Detroit]]. Either that, or Fanzone didn't put two and two together as to Masterson being the caller of the faux incident.
*When Sentinel asks for Optimus to cover for him, Optimus mentions how Sentinel "covered for him" all those years ago, presumably after the [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] [[Along Came a Spider|incident]]. Maybe this is the reason that Optimus washed out of the [[Autobot Academy]]? Answer: [[Endgame, Part I|Yes. It is.]]
*Either the events of this episode span at least two days and two nights, or the sun goes down roughly [[Transformers (film)|every couple of hours]].
*Given they presumably had very little time to prepare, the Autobots have whipped up a surprisingly comfortable room for Sari in their factory, doubly surprising given the lack of proper materials on hand. Who wouldn't want to sleep in a bed made from a giant radial tire!?
*On the other hand, their idea of proper human cuisine needs some work, since the meal they provide for Sari consists of a bunch of acorns, a fish skeleton (with flies buzzing around it), a live rabbit, and some miniature barrels of [[oil]].
*This is the only episode of Season Two where the Decepticons don't appear.
*How did Powell clear the Headmaster for his attempt to destroy Michigan in his previous appearance?
*Bulkhead's guesses about Sari's origin were quite accurate: [[TransWarped|She is part robot and she did come to earth in an egg-like thing that just happened to land near Sumdac]]. Foreshadowing there, Bulky?

==Home video releases==
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Season Two ([[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|Paramount]]) — English and Spanish audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2009 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt (Paramount) — English and German audio. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2010 — ''Transformers Animated'' — Vol. 5 (Paramount) — Japanese audio only.

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[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Dispatches

2013-03-01T01:04:44Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|''Transformers Animated: The Arrival'']]'' #1''
|next=The Arrival issue 2
|title="Dispatches"
|image=Arrival1 coverA.jpg
|caption=I'm having so much gosh-darn fun I can't stand it!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 13]], [[2008]]
|coverdate=August 2008
|written by=[[Marty Isenberg]]
|pencils by=[[Dario Brizuela]]
|inks by=[[Leandro Corral]]
|colors by=[[Liam Shalloo]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Animated cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''A million stellar cycles of peace is threatened when the Transformers and the AllSpark arrive on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
Ultra Magnus informs the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] of the current situation as regards to Optimus Prime's crew, the [[AllSpark]], the [[Decepticon]]s, and their subsequent disappearance. He confirms that there are search and rescue crews at work, but as yet they have found nothing.

On [[Earth]], Optimus is in stasis, dreaming of his battle with Megatron, where he was the only thing standing between the Decepticon overlord and ultimate power.

On the colony [[New Kaon (planet)|New Kaon]], Blitzwing hosts Megatron's funeral, having erected a monument to his leader, and vows vengeance... and [[facial hair|mustaches]]. Meanwhile, at the [[Autobot Memorial Plaza]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Sentinel Prime is forced to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Optimus' crew. Afterward, Longarm Prime pushes that they continue the search, but Sentinel thinks it's best to leave things buried. Meanwhile, a furious Lugnut refuses to accept Megatron's death, destroys Blitzwing's monument and the two begin to fight.

On Earth, Isaac Sumdac discovers Megatron's head, and over the next 50 years, progresses from simple attempts at reverse engineering to the establishment of [[Sumdac Systems]].

The [[Autobot]]s awaken, and meet Sari, establishing themselves as [[Detroit]]'s new heroes.

On the Decepticon warship, Starscream is reviewing footage of the Autobots at work, when an intruder alert goes off. Blackarachnia arrives, and during a scuffle offers to team up. Starscream declines and Blackarachnia makes her escape, placing a tracer on him. The distraction causes Starscream to miss a proximity warning, and he promptly crashes into the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].

Sometime later, Starscream attacks, and during the battle, the AllSpark is briefly opened. The resulting energy burst is detected by both the Autobots and the Decepticons, and the two groups make tracks for Earth.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] (3)
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (4)
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (13)
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (14)
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (15)
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (16)
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (20)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (7)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (8)
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (17)
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (18)
|c3=
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] (9)
* [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] (11)
* [[Sari Sumdac]] (12)
* [[Augustus Edsel|Mayor Edsel]] (19)
|c4=
* [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
'''Icy Blitzwing''': "It is with heavy sparks that we who proudly display the Decepticon symbol must learn to accept the inevitable conclusion, however unpleasant... Our leader has fallen. Megatron is no more. Rest assured, he will not be forgotten." 
'''Hothead Blitzwing''': But first we will '''CRUSH''' the miserable Autobot scum responsible for destroying him! 
'''Random Blitzwing''': Oooh! And then we'll paint mustaches on their faceplates! Mustaches are funny! Hahahahahaha! 
:—No funeral is <s>safe</s> sane when '''Blitzwing''' is around.

==Notes==
* Blackarachnia's face plate is seen for the first time, the only other time it is featured is in [[The Arrival issue 4|issue #4]].
* This issue's story was given the title "Dispatches" in the trade paperback collection of ''The Arrival''.
* The plot is a retelling of "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", but from different perspectives and with many additional details.
* At Megatron's funeral, there are a large number of unnamed [[Generic]] Decepticons.
===Errors===
* Both Sentinel and Longarm bear the wrong symbol, with Longarm wearing the Elite Guard emblem, and Sentinel possessing the standard [[Insignia|Autobrand]].
* Sentinel Prime refers to ''his'' generation knowing war and hiding the All Spark. While it's possible ([[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] turned out to be around during the war), he has never before or since been shown to be that old. Of course, knowing Sentinel, he could just be trying to inflate his credentials.
* Blackarachnia is able to survive in space, despite her organic half.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A:''' Sari, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Sparkplug, [[Tutor Bot]], and a lot of [[Pat Lee|balloons]]; art by [[Alex Milne]] & colors by [[Josh Perez]].
* '''Cover B:''' The Autobots half of the RI cover; this art was reused for the TPB cover.
* '''Incentive Cover RI:''' Front to back cover of the Autobots and Sari vs the Decepticons and the [[Angry Archer]]; art by [[Marcelo Matere]].
<gallery>
Image:Arrival1 coverA.jpg|2 Kool 4 Skool!
Image:Arrival1 coverB.jpg|Um, who are we battling?
Image:Arrival1 coverRI.jpg|Oh yeah, the Decepticons! Get 'em!!!
</gallery>

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Dinobot (Animated)

2013-03-01T00:24:09Z

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{{disambig3|Dinobot}}
:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[Subgroup]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:DinobotsAnimated.jpg|right|252px|thumb|We're Back! A Dinobots Story.]]

The violent and primitive '''Dinobots''' began their existence as animatronic theme park exibits, until an [[AllSpark Key]] upgrade granted them sparks. Imbued with a range of combat abilities by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], they bear the Autobot insignia, but they have no interest in taking part in the Earth conflict. All they want is to live on their [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|island]], with the occasional trip to the mainland to beat the tar out of someone.

The Dinobots are:
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (leader)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]

Grimlock speaks for the group, figuratively and literally—Swoop and Snarl are silent, possibly mute.

{{bigquote|Dinobots RULE!|Grimlock tells it like it is|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Grimlock and the Dinobots were originally animatronic [[dinosaur]] models at the [[Dino Drive]] theme park that were badly damaged by the clumsy Autobot [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. The remains were brought to [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab for repair, where the disembodied Megatron took an interest in them and attempted to turn them into robotic attack drones as practice for re-creating his own body. Thusly rebuilt, the Dinobots went on a rampage at Dino Drive, but were restrained by the Autobots when [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] captured them in an electromagnetic field. When the [[AllSpark Key]] reacted by tugging her toward her Autobot friends, she plugged it into Bumblebee's weapons systems to boost their powers, but this only resulted in the Dinobots being blasted with AllSpark energy. The three robots were apparently left deactivated by the blast and were returned to Sumdac's lab once more. It was there, however, that the full extent of their exposure to the AllSpark's energy was revealed, as the three Dinobots suddenly came to life!

[[Image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|left|230px|thumb|Dinobots, transform…AND GET FUNKY!!]]
The ''Tyrannosaurus'' dubbed itself Grimlock and declared itself to be leader of the group, despite Megatron's attempts to give the trio orders. In contrast, the lab's other occupant, the [[Tutor Bot]], happily responded to Megatron's cries for obedience and began a lesson on dinosaurs, their connection to fossil fuels, and the use of fossil fuels in cars. The simple-minded Grimlock took this to mean that cars "ate" dinosaurs, and Megatron convinced the trio to destroy these "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots. Equipped with deadly [[fire-breath]] thanks to Megatron's enhancements, the Dinobots set about their task immediately, inevitably drawing the attention of the Autobots. At Bulkhead's suggestion, the Autobots drew them to a deserted parking lot, where the Dinobots wound up defeating themselves by melting down the lot's maccadam surface into tar and getting stuck in it.

Sumdac intended to destroy the Dinobots, writing them off as mindless machines, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] agreed with his decision, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] could sense the spark of life within them. With Bulkhead's help, he relocated them to a deserted island where they could live peacefully and undisturbed. Grimlock took an almost immediate dislike to some birds that defecated on him, but his anger had an unforeseen effect: It triggered another of Megatron's enhancements and caused him to [[Transformation|transform]] into robot mode! Snarl and Swoop were quite shocked, but Grimlock was rather pleased with the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

Some time after the Dinobots were deposited on the island, [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] arrived to use the island as a hideout to create transformable humans. With his acid touch, he forcibly made the Dinobots his servants under threat of pain. In addition to having them serve as guards, Meltdown sent Swoop to kidnap Sari Sumdac. When Prowl and Bulkhead arrived to investigate, the Dinobots attacked them. After being dropped into Meltdown's base, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]], who had followed the [[Autobot]]s, grabbed one of Meltdown's protective suits, which he used to trap the villain. Now free of Meltdown's control, the Dinobots transformed into robot mode and prepared to take their revenge on him. This wasn't totally unexpected; Prowl even offered Meltdown a choice: prison or the Dinobots. Then [[Colossus Rhodes]] and [[Fusion creature|two of Meltdown's early transforming-humans experiments]] walked out, and the Dinobots turned their attention toward them, terrifying the trio of mutants right before pulverizing them. Captain Fanzone decided that as long as the Dinobots stayed out of [[Detroit]], he didn't have a problem with them being on the island, but Bulkhead and Prowl remained unsure whether or not they should inform Prime of what happened. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising Autobot Dinobot standoff.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The Cybertron Bowl X-mas Game is about to kickoff.]]

It turned out that they decided to tell Prime nothing, but they were forced to reveal the truth when the Decepticons began preparations for a strike. Optimus was taken to Dinobot Island and tried to convince the Dinobots to help. Grimlock pretty much told Prime to slag off, saying that they destroyed robots. When Prime pointed out that the Dinobots were robots as well, they began fighting. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} Later, [[Teletran-1]] crashed on Dinobot Island, and the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s held their battle there. No sign of the Dinobots.

{{note|The Dinobots were originally going to assist Optimus against Megatron, and this scene was indeed animated, but the quality was said to be so poor it was cut out.}}
After the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] arrived on Earth, Optimus took [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to investigate Optimus Prime's claims that the AllSpark was dispersed. En route to the ship, the Dinobots jumped the Autobots. Sentinel Prime was unimpressed, telling them to "shoo". Grimlock's transformation was a little more impressive, as was his sword. Ultra Magnus summoned lightning with his hammer, and the Dinobots snuck away into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

It was later learned that [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] had washed ashore after falling off [[Teletran-1]], and the Dinobots took her in. Grimlock, an Alpha Male in the worst sense of the word, immediately claimed "Spider-Lady" as his, and he was not above using force to remind Swoop and Snarl. While she recuperated, Blackarachnia explored Meltdown's lair and discovered his genetic research. Realizing that he could remove her organic half and make fully robotic, Blackarachnia had the Dinobots liberate Meltdown from prison. After learning of their involvement, Optimus Prime, Prowl, and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] arrived, but Blackarachnia infected Bumblebee and Prowl with her venom, demanding that Optimus help Grimlock retrieve a genetic modifier from Meltdown's lab. However, once he had the modifier, Meltdown decided to remove the robotic half from Blackarachnia, intending to gain an organic Transformer, and sicced his two mutants on Prime and Grimlock. Fortunately, Swoop and Snarl arrived to help Grimlock, and Optimus removed the modifier before it changed Blackarachnia. Meltdown attempted to retrieve the device, but touching it caused him to break apart at a molecular level. Blackarachnia used Grimlock's jealousy to her advantage by getting close to Optimus, compelling Grimlock to attack the Autobot. Seeing that she had fled, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to come back, saying that he loved her, but to no avail. Grimlock ran off practically in tears. Swoop and Snarl seemed okay. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

The Dinobots later watched as an oil container with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] riding on top of it appeared off the coast of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|their island]] and exploded. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

As part of the Dinobots' continued assistance of Blackarachnia in her [[technorganic]] experimentation (despite her apparent earlier desertion), Swoop kidnapped [[Wasp]], then stood guard with the other Dinobots as Blackarachnia convinced Wasp to undergo experimentation, turning him into Waspinator. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] beat the Dinobots up while [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] snuck by them. The Dinobots were nearby and incapacitated when Waspinator went critical, taking out most of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Despite the massive destruction of the island, the Dinobots survived, though Grimlock and Swoop would kick out Snarl when he decided to become the pet of [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], who had become a castaway on the island. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
{{note|The other Dinobots talked in their first strip appearance. In their third appearance, as a gag, Grimlock acts like they're constantly talking and just won't let poor Snarl do it; meanwhile, Swoop just won't talk because he's being stroppy.}}

After [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and his clones attempted to steal the Autobots' base, Sari (somehow) escaped to Dinobot Island, hoping to convince Grimlock and Co. to come to the mainland and deal with the Starscreams. Things seemed to take a turn for the worse as she stumbled upon a furious Grimlock during some heavy rain. Things worked out however, as it wasn't long before the Dinobots burst into the factory and summarily trounced the clones. Starscream thought better about fighting back, and when the Autobots were freed made his escape. Bumblebee was amazed the Dinobots had agreed to help...until Sari revealed they hated the rain and she'd told them they could stay at the base until the rain stopped. As Grimlock made himself comfortable, Ratchet relayed some sorry news: the weather forecast for the future was heavy rain, with chance of fire breathing squatters. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Dino-MIGHT!}}

Snarl and Swoop were later infected by a Rage virus, turning them homicidally violent; they turned on Grimlock and then on the Autobot rescue team that arrived to help, badly injuring both their leader and Ratchet before [[Afterburn]] could cure them. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Later, Grimlock and Swoop got into a ''huge'' fight over a TV show, and Grimlock kicked Swoop out of the Dinobots. The flier went on to join the main Autobots, while Grimlock kept a suffering Snarl from talking. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:TheCoolDinobotsGroup01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attacked Dinobot Island, the Dinobots responded immediately to the threat, driving the Decepticons off. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to greet the Dinobots and thank them for their aid, but Grimlock responded simply by attacking Prime and demanding he leave as well. After a while, the two resolved their differences, the Dinobots promising to help the Autobots in time of battle, and parted as friends. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)
*'''Swoop''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*'''Snarl''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:The "main line" Dinobot toys transform into mechanical prehistoric creatures of various stripes. They share a common color scheme dominated by medium gray, with gold, red, and blue accents and highlights. Each is equipped with a fire-themed melee weapon in robot mode, though production changes have made that motif harder to discern for Swoop.

*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)
:A reduced-scale, auto-transforming version of his Voyager design.

==Notes==
*As the Dinobots never officially joined the Autobots, it is never explained where their faction symbols came from.
*The [http://gotcheeks.blogspot.com/2008/03/robotic-fossils.html original, unused Dinobot designs] were done by [[Sean Galloway]]; they look wildly different and include a version of [[Sludge (disambiguation)|Sludge]].

[[Category:Animated subgroups]]
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (Animated)]]

Dinobot (Animated)

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{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Dinobot}}
:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[Subgroup]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:DinobotsAnimated.jpg|right|252px|thumb|We're Back! A Dinobots Story.]]

The violent and primitive '''Dinobots''' began their existence as animatronic theme park exibits, until an [[AllSpark Key]] upgrade granted them sparks. Imbued with a range of combat abilities by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], they bear the Autobot insignia, but they have no interest in taking part in the Earth conflict. All they want is to live on their [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|island]], with the occasional trip to the mainland to beat the tar out of someone.

The Dinobots are:
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (leader)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]

Grimlock speaks for the group, figuratively and literally—Swoop and Snarl are silent, possibly mute.

{{bigquote|Dinobots RULE!|Grimlock tells it like it is|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Grimlock and the Dinobots were originally animatronic [[dinosaur]] models at the [[Dino Drive]] theme park that were badly damaged by the clumsy Autobot [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. The remains were brought to [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab for repair, where the disembodied Megatron took an interest in them and attempted to turn them into robotic attack drones as practice for re-creating his own body. Thusly rebuilt, the Dinobots went on a rampage at Dino Drive, but were restrained by the Autobots when [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] captured them in an electromagnetic field. When the [[AllSpark Key]] reacted by tugging her toward her Autobot friends, she plugged it into Bumblebee's weapons systems to boost their powers, but this only resulted in the Dinobots being blasted with AllSpark energy. The three robots were apparently left deactivated by the blast and were returned to Sumdac's lab once more. It was there, however, that the full extent of their exposure to the AllSpark's energy was revealed, as the three Dinobots suddenly came to life!

[[Image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|left|230px|thumb|Dinobots, transform…AND GET FUNKY!!]]
The ''Tyrannosaurus'' dubbed itself Grimlock and declared itself to be leader of the group, despite Megatron's attempts to give the trio orders. In contrast, the lab's other occupant, the [[Tutor Bot]], happily responded to Megatron's cries for obedience and began a lesson on dinosaurs, their connection to fossil fuels, and the use of fossil fuels in cars. The simple-minded Grimlock took this to mean that cars "ate" dinosaurs, and Megatron convinced the trio to destroy these "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots. Equipped with deadly [[fire-breath]] thanks to Megatron's enhancements, the Dinobots set about their task immediately, inevitably drawing the attention of the Autobots. At Bulkhead's suggestion, the Autobots drew them to a deserted parking lot, where the Dinobots wound up defeating themselves by melting down the lot's maccadam surface into tar and getting stuck in it.

Sumdac intended to destroy the Dinobots, writing them off as mindless machines, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] agreed with his decision, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] could sense the spark of life within them. With Bulkhead's help, he relocated them to a deserted island where they could live peacefully and undisturbed. Grimlock took an almost immediate dislike to some birds that defecated on him, but his anger had an unforeseen effect: It triggered another of Megatron's enhancements and caused him to [[Transformation|transform]] into robot mode! Snarl and Swoop were quite shocked, but Grimlock was rather pleased with the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

Some time after the Dinobots were deposited on the island, [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] arrived to use the island as a hideout to create transformable humans. With his acid touch, he forcibly made the Dinobots his servants under threat of pain. In addition to having them serve as guards, Meltdown sent Swoop to kidnap Sari Sumdac. When Prowl and Bulkhead arrived to investigate, the Dinobots attacked them. After being dropped into Meltdown's base, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]], who had followed the [[Autobot]]s, grabbed one of Meltdown's protective suits, which he used to trap the villain. Now free of Meltdown's control, the Dinobots transformed into robot mode and prepared to take their revenge on him. This wasn't totally unexpected; Prowl even offered Meltdown a choice: prison or the Dinobots. Then [[Colossus Rhodes]] and [[Fusion creature|two of Meltdown's early transforming-humans experiments]] walked out, and the Dinobots turned their attention toward them, terrifying the trio of mutants right before pulverizing them. Captain Fanzone decided that as long as the Dinobots stayed out of [[Detroit]], he didn't have a problem with them being on the island, but Bulkhead and Prowl remained unsure whether or not they should inform Prime of what happened. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising Autobot Dinobot standoff.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The Cybertron Bowl X-mas Game is about to kickoff.]]

It turned out that they decided to tell Prime nothing, but they were forced to reveal the truth when the Decepticons began preparations for a strike. Optimus was taken to Dinobot Island and tried to convince the Dinobots to help. Grimlock pretty much told Prime to slag off, saying that they destroyed robots. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} Later, [[Teletran-1]] crashed on Dinobot Island, and the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s held their battle there. No sign of the Dinobots.

{{note|The Dinobots were originally going to assist Optimus against Megatron, and this scene was indeed animated, but the quality was said to be so poor it was cut out.}}
After the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] arrived on Earth, Optimus took [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to investigate Optimus Prime's claims that the AllSpark was dispersed. En route to the ship, the Dinobots jumped the Autobots. Sentinel Prime was unimpressed, telling them to "shoo". Grimlock's transformation was a little more impressive, as was his sword. Ultra Magnus summoned lightning with his hammer, and the Dinobots snuck away into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

It was later learned that [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] had washed ashore after falling off [[Teletran-1]], and the Dinobots took her in. Grimlock, an Alpha Male in the worst sense of the word, immediately claimed "Spider-Lady" as his, and he was not above using force to remind Swoop and Snarl. While she recuperated, Blackarachnia explored Meltdown's lair and discovered his genetic research. Realizing that he could remove her organic half and make fully robotic, Blackarachnia had the Dinobots liberate Meltdown from prison. After learning of their involvement, Optimus Prime, Prowl, and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] arrived, but Blackarachnia infected Bumblebee and Prowl with her venom, demanding that Optimus help Grimlock retrieve a genetic modifier from Meltdown's lab. However, once he had the modifier, Meltdown decided to remove the robotic half from Blackarachnia, intending to gain an organic Transformer, and sicced his two mutants on Prime and Grimlock. Fortunately, Swoop and Snarl arrived to help Grimlock, and Optimus removed the modifier before it changed Blackarachnia. Meltdown attempted to retrieve the device, but touching it caused him to break apart at a molecular level. Blackarachnia used Grimlock's jealousy to her advantage by getting close to Optimus, compelling Grimlock to attack the Autobot. Seeing that she had fled, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to come back, saying that he loved her, but to no avail. Grimlock ran off practically in tears. Swoop and Snarl seemed okay. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

The Dinobots later watched as an oil container with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] riding on top of it appeared off the coast of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|their island]] and exploded. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

As part of the Dinobots' continued assistance of Blackarachnia in her [[technorganic]] experimentation (despite her apparent earlier desertion), Swoop kidnapped [[Wasp]], then stood guard with the other Dinobots as Blackarachnia convinced Wasp to undergo experimentation, turning him into Waspinator. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] beat the Dinobots up while [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] snuck by them. The Dinobots were nearby and incapacitated when Waspinator went critical, taking out most of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Despite the massive destruction of the island, the Dinobots survived, though Grimlock and Swoop would kick out Snarl when he decided to become the pet of [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], who had become a castaway on the island. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
{{note|The other Dinobots talked in their first strip appearance. In their third appearance, as a gag, Grimlock acts like they're constantly talking and just won't let poor Snarl do it; meanwhile, Swoop just won't talk because he's being stroppy.}}

After [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and his clones attempted to steal the Autobots' base, Sari (somehow) escaped to Dinobot Island, hoping to convince Grimlock and Co. to come to the mainland and deal with the Starscreams. Things seemed to take a turn for the worse as she stumbled upon a furious Grimlock during some heavy rain. Things worked out however, as it wasn't long before the Dinobots burst into the factory and summarily trounced the clones. Starscream thought better about fighting back, and when the Autobots were freed made his escape. Bumblebee was amazed the Dinobots had agreed to help...until Sari revealed they hated the rain and she'd told them they could stay at the base until the rain stopped. As Grimlock made himself comfortable, Ratchet relayed some sorry news: the weather forecast for the future was heavy rain, with chance of fire breathing squatters. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Dino-MIGHT!}}

Snarl and Swoop were later infected by a Rage virus, turning them homicidally violent; they turned on Grimlock and then on the Autobot rescue team that arrived to help, badly injuring both their leader and Ratchet before [[Afterburn]] could cure them. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Later, Grimlock and Swoop got into a ''huge'' fight over a TV show, and Grimlock kicked Swoop out of the Dinobots. The flier went on to join the main Autobots, while Grimlock kept a suffering Snarl from talking. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:TheCoolDinobotsGroup01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attacked Dinobot Island, the Dinobots responded immediately to the threat, driving the Decepticons off. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to greet the Dinobots and thank them for their aid, but Grimlock responded simply by attacking Prime and demanding he leave as well. After a while, the two resolved their differences, the Dinobots promising to help the Autobots in time of battle, and parted as friends. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)
*'''Swoop''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*'''Snarl''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:The "main line" Dinobot toys transform into mechanical prehistoric creatures of various stripes. They share a common color scheme dominated by medium gray, with gold, red, and blue accents and highlights. Each is equipped with a fire-themed melee weapon in robot mode, though production changes have made that motif harder to discern for Swoop.

*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)
:A reduced-scale, auto-transforming version of his Voyager design.

==Notes==
*As the Dinobots never officially joined the Autobots, it is never explained where their faction symbols came from.
*The [http://gotcheeks.blogspot.com/2008/03/robotic-fossils.html original, unused Dinobot designs] were done by [[Sean Galloway]]; they look wildly different and include a version of [[Sludge (disambiguation)|Sludge]].

[[Category:Animated subgroups]]
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (Animated)]]

Dinobot (Animated)

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Louche:

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Dinobot}}
:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[Subgroup]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:DinobotsAnimated.jpg|right|252px|thumb|We're Back! A Dinobots Story.]]

The violent and primitive '''Dinobots''' began their existence as animatronic theme park exibits, until an [[AllSpark Key]] upgrade granted them sparks. Imbued with a range of combat abilities by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], they bear the Autobot insignia, but they have no interest in taking part in the Earth conflict. All they want is to live on their [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|island]], with the occasional trip to the mainland to beat the tar out of someone.

The Dinobots are:
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (leader)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]

Grimlock speaks for the group, figuratively and literally—Swoop and Snarl are silent, possibly mute.

{{bigquote|Dinobots RULE!|Grimlock tells it like it is|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Grimlock and the Dinobots were originally animatronic [[dinosaur]] models at the [[Dino Drive]] theme park that were badly damaged by the clumsy Autobot [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. The remains were brought to [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab for repair, where the disembodied Megatron took an interest in them and attempted to turn them into robotic attack drones as practice for re-creating his own body. Thusly rebuilt, the Dinobots went on a rampage at Dino Drive, but were restrained by the Autobots when [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] captured them in an electromagnetic field. When the [[AllSpark Key]] reacted by tugging her toward her Autobot friends, she plugged it into Bumblebee's weapons systems to boost their powers, but this only resulted in the Dinobots being blasted with AllSpark energy. The three robots were apparently left deactivated by the blast and were returned to Sumdac's lab once more. It was there, however, that the full extent of their exposure to the AllSpark's energy was revealed, as the three Dinobots suddenly came to life!

[[Image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|left|230px|thumb|Dinobots, transform…AND GET FUNKY!!]]
The ''Tyrannosaurus'' dubbed itself Grimlock and declared itself to be leader of the group, despite Megatron's attempts to give the trio orders. In contrast, the lab's other occupant, the [[Tutor Bot]], happily responded to Megatron's cries for obedience and began a lesson on dinosaurs, their connection to fossil fuels, and the use of fossil fuels in cars. The simple-minded Grimlock took this to mean that cars "ate" dinosaurs, and Megatron convinced the trio to destroy these "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots. Equipped with deadly [[fire-breath]] thanks to Megatron's enhancements, the Dinobots set about their task immediately, inevitably drawing the attention of the Autobots. At Bulkhead's suggestion, the Autobots drew them to a deserted parking lot, where the Dinobots wound up defeating themselves by melting down the lot's maccadam surface into tar and getting stuck in it.

Sumdac intended to destroy the Dinobots, writing them off as mindless machines, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] agreed with his decision, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] could sense the spark of life within them. With Bulkhead's help, he relocated them to a deserted island where they could live peacefully and undisturbed. Grimlock took an almost immediate dislike to some birds that defecated on him, but his anger had an unforeseen effect: It triggered another of Megatron's enhancements and caused him to [[Transformation|transform]] into robot mode! Snarl and Swoop were quite shocked, but Grimlock was rather pleased with the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

Some time after the Dinobots were deposited on the island, [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] arrived to use the island as a hideout to create transformable humans. With his acid touch, he forcibly made the Dinobots his servants under threat of pain. In addition to having them serve as guards, Meltdown sent Swoop to kidnap Sari Sumdac. When Prowl and Bulkhead arrived to investigate, the Dinobots attacked them. After being dropped into Meltdown's base, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]], who had followed the [[Autobot]]s, grabbed one of Meltdown's protective suits, which he used to trap the villain. Now free of Meltdown's control, the Dinobots transformed into robot mode and prepared to take their revenge on him. This wasn't totally unexpected; Prowl even offered Meltdown a choice: prison or the Dinobots. Then [[Colossus Rhodes]] and [[Fusion creature|two of Meltdown's early transforming-humans experiments]] walked out, and the Dinobots turned their attention toward them, terrifying the trio of mutants right before pulverizing them. Captain Fanzone decided that as long as the Dinobots stayed out of [[Detroit]], he didn't have a problem with them being on the island, but Bulkhead and Prowl remained unsure whether or not they should inform Prime of what happened. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising Autobot Dinobot standoff.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The Cybertron Bowl X-mas Game is about to kickoff.]]

It turned out that they decided to tell Prime nothing, but they were forced to reveal the truth when the Decepticons began preparations for a strike. Optimus was taken to Dinobot Island and tried to convince the Dinobots to help. Grimlock pretty much told Prime to slag off, saying that they destroyed robots. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} Later, [[Teletran-1]] crashed on Dinobot Island, and the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s held their battle there. No sign of the Dinobots.

{{note|The Dinobots were originally going to assist Optimus against Megatron, and this scene was indeed animated, but the quality was said to be so poor it was cut out.}}
After the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] arrived on Earth, Optimus took [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to investigate Optimus Prime's claims that the AllSpark was dispersed. En route to the ship, the Dinobots jumped the Autobots. Sentinel Prime was unimpressed, telling them to "shoo". Grimlock's transformation was a little more impressive, as was his sword. Ultra Magnus summoned lightning with his hammer, and the Dinobots snuck away into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

It was later learned that [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] had washed ashore after falling off [[Teletran-1]], and the Dinobots took her in. Grimlock, an Alpha Male in the worst sense of the word, immediately claimed "Spider-Lady" as his, and he was not above using force to remind Swoop and Snarl. While she recuperated, Blackarachnia explored Meltdown's lair and discovered his genetic research. Realizing that he could remove her organic half and make fully robotic, Blackarachnia had the Dinobots liberate Meltdown from prison. After learning of their involvement, Optimus Prime, Prowl, and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] arrived, but Blackarachnia infected Bumblebee and Prowl with her venom, demanding that Optimus help Grimlock retrieve a genetic modifier from Meltdown's lab. However, once he had the modifier, Meltdown decided to remove the robotic half from Blackarachnia, intending to gain an organic Transformer, and sicced his two mutants on Prime and Grimlock. Fortunately, Swoop and Snarl arrived to help Grimlock, and Optimus removed the modifier before it changed Blackarachnia. Meltdown attempted to retrieve the device, but touching it caused him to break apart at a molecular level. Blackarachnia used Grimlock's jealousy to her advantage by getting close to Optimus, compelling Grimlock to attack the Autobot. Seeing that she had fled, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to come back, saying that he loved her, but to no avail. Grimlock ran off practically in tears. Swoop and Snarl seemed okay. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

The Dinobots later watched as an oil container with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] riding on top of it appeared off the coast of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|their island]] and exploded. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

As part of the Dinobots' continued assistance of Blackarachnia in her [[technorganic]] experimentation (despite her apparent earlier desertion), Swoop kidnapped [[Wasp]], then stood guard with the other Dinobots as Blackarachnia convinced Wasp to undergo experimentation, turning him into Waspinator. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] beat the Dinobots up while [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] snuck by them. The Dinobots were nearby and incapacitated when Waspinator went critical, taking out most of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Despite the massive destruction of the island, the Dinobots survived, though Grimlock and Swoop would kick out Snarl when he decided to become the pet of [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], who had become a castaway on the island. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
{{note|The other Dinobots talked in their first strip appearance. In their third appearance, as a gag, Grimlock acts like they're constantly talking and just won't let poor Snarl do it; meanwhile, Swoop just won't talk because he's being stroppy.}}

After [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and his clones attempted to steal the Autobots' base, Sari (somehow) escaped to Dinobot Island, hoping to convince Grimlock and Co. to come to the mainland and deal with the Starscreams. Things seemed to take a turn for the worse as she stumbled upon a furious Grimlock during some heavy rain. Things worked out however, as it wasn't long before the Dinobots burst into the factory and summarily trounced the clones. Starscream thought better about fighting back, and when the Autobots were freed made his escape. Bumblebee was amazed the Dinobots had agreed to help...until Sari revealed they hated the rain and she'd told them they could stay at the base until the rain stopped. As Grimlock made himself comfortable, Ratchet relayed some sorry news: the weather forecast for the future was heavy rain, with chance of fire breathing squatters. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Dino-MIGHT!}}

Snarl and Swoop were later infected by a Rage virus, turning them homicidally violent; they turned on Grimlock and then on the Autobot rescue team that arrived to help, badly injuring both their leader and Ratchet before [[Afterburn]] could cure them. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Later, Grimlock and Swoop got into a ''huge'' fight over a TV show, and Grimlock kicked Swoop out of the Dinobots. The flier went on to join the main Autobots, while Grimlock kept a suffering Snarl from talking. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:TheCoolDinobotsGroup01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attacked Dinobot Island, the Dinobots responded immediately to the threat, driving the Decepticons off. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to greet the Dinobots and thank them for their aid, but Grimlock responded simply by attacking Prime and demanding he leave as well. After a while, the two resolved their differences, the Dinobots promising to help the Autobots in time of battle, and parted as friends. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)
*'''Swoop''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*'''Snarl''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:The "main line" Dinobot toys transform into mechanical prehistoric creatures of various stripes. They share a common color scheme dominated by medium gray, with gold, red, and blue accents and highlights. Each is equipped with a fire-themed melee weapon in robot mode, though production changes have made that motif harder to discern for Swoop.

*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)
:A reduced-scale, auto-transforming version of his Voyager design.

==Notes==
*It is never explained where their faction symbols came from.
*The [http://gotcheeks.blogspot.com/2008/03/robotic-fossils.html original, unused Dinobot designs] were done by [[Sean Galloway]]; they look wildly different and include a version of [[Sludge (disambiguation)|Sludge]].

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[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (Animated)]]

Dinobot (Animated)

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:''The Dinobots are an [[Autobot]] [[Subgroup]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[Continuity family]].''

[[Image:DinobotsAnimated.jpg|right|252px|thumb|We're Back! A Dinobots Story.]]

The violent and primitive '''Dinobots''' began their existence as animatronic theme park exibits, until an [[AllSpark Key]] upgrade granted them sparks. Imbued with a range of combat abilities by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], they bear the Autobot insignia, but they have no interest in taking part in the Earth conflict. All they want is to live on their [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|island]], with the occasional trip to the mainland to beat the tar out of someone.

The Dinobots are:
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (leader)
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]

Grimlock speaks for the group, figuratively and literally—Swoop and Snarl are silent, possibly mute.

{{bigquote|Dinobots RULE!|Grimlock tells it like it is|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
Grimlock and the Dinobots were originally animatronic [[dinosaur]] models at the [[Dino Drive]] theme park that were badly damaged by the clumsy Autobot [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. The remains were brought to [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab for repair, where the disembodied Megatron took an interest in them and attempted to turn them into robotic attack drones as practice for re-creating his own body. Thusly rebuilt, the Dinobots went on a rampage at Dino Drive, but were restrained by the Autobots when [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] captured them in an electromagnetic field. When the [[AllSpark Key]] reacted by tugging her toward her Autobot friends, she plugged it into Bumblebee's weapons systems to boost their powers, but this only resulted in the Dinobots being blasted with AllSpark energy. The three robots were apparently left deactivated by the blast and were returned to Sumdac's lab once more. It was there, however, that the full extent of their exposure to the AllSpark's energy was revealed, as the three Dinobots suddenly came to life!

[[Image:Dinobotsrobotmode.JPG|left|230px|thumb|Dinobots, transform…AND GET FUNKY!!]]
The ''Tyrannosaurus'' dubbed itself Grimlock and declared itself to be leader of the group, despite Megatron's attempts to give the trio orders. In contrast, the lab's other occupant, the [[Tutor Bot]], happily responded to Megatron's cries for obedience and began a lesson on dinosaurs, their connection to fossil fuels, and the use of fossil fuels in cars. The simple-minded Grimlock took this to mean that cars "ate" dinosaurs, and Megatron convinced the trio to destroy these "fossil feeders", including the only thing worse than cars...cars and trucks that turn into robots. Equipped with deadly [[fire-breath]] thanks to Megatron's enhancements, the Dinobots set about their task immediately, inevitably drawing the attention of the Autobots. At Bulkhead's suggestion, the Autobots drew them to a deserted parking lot, where the Dinobots wound up defeating themselves by melting down the lot's maccadam surface into tar and getting stuck in it.

Sumdac intended to destroy the Dinobots, writing them off as mindless machines, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] agreed with his decision, but [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] could sense the spark of life within them. With Bulkhead's help, he relocated them to a deserted island where they could live peacefully and undisturbed. Grimlock took an almost immediate dislike to some birds that defecated on him, but his anger had an unforeseen effect: It triggered another of Megatron's enhancements and caused him to [[Transformation|transform]] into robot mode! Snarl and Swoop were quite shocked, but Grimlock was rather pleased with the results. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

Some time after the Dinobots were deposited on the island, [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] arrived to use the island as a hideout to create transformable humans. With his acid touch, he forcibly made the Dinobots his servants under threat of pain. In addition to having them serve as guards, Meltdown sent Swoop to kidnap Sari Sumdac. When Prowl and Bulkhead arrived to investigate, the Dinobots attacked them. After being dropped into Meltdown's base, [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]], who had followed the [[Autobot]]s, grabbed one of Meltdown's protective suits, which he used to trap the villain. Now free of Meltdown's control, the Dinobots transformed into robot mode and prepared to take their revenge on him. This wasn't totally unexpected; Prowl even offered Meltdown a choice: prison or the Dinobots. Then [[Colossus Rhodes]] and [[Fusion creature|two of Meltdown's early transforming-humans experiments]] walked out, and the Dinobots turned their attention toward them, terrifying the trio of mutants right before pulverizing them. Captain Fanzone decided that as long as the Dinobots stayed out of [[Detroit]], he didn't have a problem with them being on the island, but Bulkhead and Prowl remained unsure whether or not they should inform Prime of what happened. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

[[Image:Megatron Rising Autobot Dinobot standoff.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The Cybertron Bowl X-mas Game is about to kickoff.]]

It turned out that they decided to tell Prime nothing, but they were forced to reveal the truth when the Decepticons began preparations for a strike. Optimus was taken to Dinobot Island and tried to convince the Dinobots to help. Grimlock pretty much told Prime to slag off, saying that they destroyed robots. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} Later, [[Teletran-1]] crashed on Dinobot Island, and the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s held their battle there. No sign of the Dinobots.

{{note|The Dinobots were originally going to assist Optimus against Megatron, and this scene was indeed animated, but the quality was said to be so poor it was cut out.}}
{{-}}
After the [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] arrived on Earth, Optimus took [[Supreme Commander]] [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] to investigate Optimus Prime's claims that the AllSpark was dispersed. En route to the ship, the Dinobots jumped the Autobots. Sentinel Prime was unimpressed, telling them to "shoo". Grimlock's transformation was a little more impressive, as was his sword. Ultra Magnus summoned lightning with his hammer, and the Dinobots snuck away into the wilderness. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

It was later learned that [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] had washed ashore after falling off [[Teletran-1]], and the Dinobots took her in. Grimlock, an Alpha Male in the worst sense of the word, immediately claimed "Spider-Lady" as his, and he was not above using force to remind Swoop and Snarl. While she recuperated, Blackarachnia explored Meltdown's lair and discovered his genetic research. Realizing that he could remove her organic half and make fully robotic, Blackarachnia had the Dinobots liberate Meltdown from prison. After learning of their involvement, Optimus Prime, Prowl, and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] arrived, but Blackarachnia infected Bumblebee and Prowl with her venom, demanding that Optimus help Grimlock retrieve a genetic modifier from Meltdown's lab. However, once he had the modifier, Meltdown decided to remove the robotic half from Blackarachnia, intending to gain an organic Transformer, and sicced his two mutants on Prime and Grimlock. Fortunately, Swoop and Snarl arrived to help Grimlock, and Optimus removed the modifier before it changed Blackarachnia. Meltdown attempted to retrieve the device, but touching it caused him to break apart at a molecular level. Blackarachnia used Grimlock's jealousy to her advantage by getting close to Optimus, compelling Grimlock to attack the Autobot. Seeing that she had fled, Grimlock begged Blackarachnia to come back, saying that he loved her, but to no avail. Grimlock ran off practically in tears. Swoop and Snarl seemed okay. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

The Dinobots later watched as an oil container with the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] riding on top of it appeared off the coast of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|their island]] and exploded. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}}

As part of the Dinobots' continued assistance of Blackarachnia in her [[technorganic]] experimentation (despite her apparent earlier desertion), Swoop kidnapped [[Wasp]], then stood guard with the other Dinobots as Blackarachnia convinced Wasp to undergo experimentation, turning him into Waspinator. [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] beat the Dinobots up while [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] snuck by them. The Dinobots were nearby and incapacitated when Waspinator went critical, taking out most of [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. {{storylink|Predacons Rising}}

Despite the massive destruction of the island, the Dinobots survived, though Grimlock and Swoop would kick out Snarl when he decided to become the pet of [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], who had become a castaway on the island. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

===Titan Magazines===
{{note|The other Dinobots talked in their first strip appearance. In their third appearance, as a gag, Grimlock acts like they're constantly talking and just won't let poor Snarl do it; meanwhile, Swoop just won't talk because he's being stroppy.}}

After [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and his clones attempted to steal the Autobots' base, Sari (somehow) escaped to Dinobot Island, hoping to convince Grimlock and Co. to come to the mainland and deal with the Starscreams. Things seemed to take a turn for the worse as she stumbled upon a furious Grimlock during some heavy rain. Things worked out however, as it wasn't long before the Dinobots burst into the factory and summarily trounced the clones. Starscream thought better about fighting back, and when the Autobots were freed made his escape. Bumblebee was amazed the Dinobots had agreed to help...until Sari revealed they hated the rain and she'd told them they could stay at the base until the rain stopped. As Grimlock made himself comfortable, Ratchet relayed some sorry news: the weather forecast for the future was heavy rain, with chance of fire breathing squatters. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Dino-MIGHT!}}

Snarl and Swoop were later infected by a Rage virus, turning them homicidally violent; they turned on Grimlock and then on the Autobot rescue team that arrived to help, badly injuring both their leader and Ratchet before [[Afterburn]] could cure them. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

Later, Grimlock and Swoop got into a ''huge'' fight over a TV show, and Grimlock kicked Swoop out of the Dinobots. The flier went on to join the main Autobots, while Grimlock kept a suffering Snarl from talking. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Divebomb}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

[[Image:TheCoolDinobotsGroup01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|]]

When [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attacked Dinobot Island, the Dinobots responded immediately to the threat, driving the Decepticons off. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] attempted to greet the Dinobots and thank them for their aid, but Grimlock responded simply by attacking Prime and demanding he leave as well. After a while, the two resolved their differences, the Dinobots promising to help the Autobots in time of battle, and parted as friends. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager, 2008)
*'''Swoop''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*'''Snarl''' (Deluxe, 2008)
:The "main line" Dinobot toys transform into mechanical prehistoric creatures of various stripes. They share a common color scheme dominated by medium gray, with gold, red, and blue accents and highlights. Each is equipped with a fire-themed melee weapon in robot mode, though production changes have made that motif harder to discern for Swoop.

*'''Grimlock''' (Activator, 2008)
:A reduced-scale, auto-transforming version of his Voyager design.

==Notes==
*It is never explained where their faction symbols came from.
*The [http://gotcheeks.blogspot.com/2008/03/robotic-fossils.html original, unused Dinobot designs] were done by [[Sean Galloway]]; they look wildly different and include a version of [[Sludge (disambiguation)|Sludge]].

[[Category:Animated subgroups]]
[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (Animated)]]