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[[File:Scraplets.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|CRAAAAAWLING OOOOOOOON MY SKIIIIIIIIIN]]
'''Scraplets''' are alleged to be the deadliest disease known to mechanical lifeforms in the entire galaxy. It is a complicated form of alien parasite, which lives solely to eat, reproduce, and eat some more.

Scraplets have evolved to resemble pink and blue nuts and bolts, washers and screws. However, when brought into contact with mechanical life, Scraplets instantly and painfully embed themselves into the skin of said creature and rapidly begin to self-replicate. The [[living metal]] around a Scraplet quickly corrodes, decaying and cracking away as the embedded Scraplet feasts. This process is painful and inevitably fatal for the infected robot. In a matter of hours, a single Scraplet can reproduce enough to completely infest an average-sized Cybertronian to the point of physical breakdown.

Scraplets are capable of transforming into vaguely humanoid robotic configurations, each capable of elementary speech and reasoning abilities. There are many different forms of humanoid Scraplet; the number of limbs, eyes, fangs, and claws vary, though they are all quite tiny by Transformer standards. They use the locomotion afforded by this mode to spread out from a dead or dying host and infect mechanoids whom they might not otherwise be able to come in contact with.

A mass of Scraplets can also merge into a combined humanoid form. In this form they have enormous strength and agility and a primitive group consciousness. However, this form also carries with it some limitations, as they present a larger target and become vulnerable to conventional assault.

Their sense of vision seems to be based on a combination of heat-seeking and metal-detection which is primarily geared towards identifying edible silicon-based life-forms. Carbon-based life-forms are all but invisible to the Scraplet, and usually of no interest.

It is said that there is [[Water|a rare chemical of legend that can kill a Scraplet]], but this is doubtful.

{{bigquote|They pick you apart from the inside out, going for the small, juicy bits first, fuse by fuse, circuit by circuit, until there's nothing left. And I mean nothing... ''not even your optics''.|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]|"[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] called [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] a scraplet as an insult. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}
[[File:Scraplet swarm Marvel US issue 29.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|So... just how long have these things been hanging out in the infinite void of deep space, waiting for a living robot to pass by that exact spot?]]
When [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] needed to transport the first prototype [[Wash and Roll]] to [[Earth]], he hired a [[freighter pilot]] to fly the cargo there. Emerging from warp space in Earth's [[Solar System]], the pilot exited the craft to perform some necessary repairs. As he did, the ship passed through what seemed to be a cloud of space dust. The "dust" rapidly infected the pilot, who lost control of the ship as it crashed on Earth.

Not hearing back from the pilot, Ratbat sent the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s to investigate. They found the stricken pilot near the crashed ship, but didn't get very far in interrogating him about his failure before they too were infected. When Blaster and Goldbug arrived, Blaster landed in the crater and was soon infected as well. The freighter pilot survived long enough to warn [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] about the infection, just before his head fell off. The Scraplets charged toward the tasty-looking Goldbug, who was defended by his human friend [[Charlie Fong]]. But as the two headed off to try and find a cure, Goldbug hesitated, reluctant to abandon Blaster, and he too was infected. Hours later, the infection was so widespread that Goldbug couldn't continue driving. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

[[File:Scraplets duplicate Marvel US issue 29.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Scraplet reproduction. Woo!]]
Made aware of the infection by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Ratbat decided to take decisive action to contain it. Rather than risk more Decepticon lives, he captured [[Throttlebot|five Autobots]] and sent them to Earth. His mission for them: use vats of acid spray to destroy all infected Transformers on the planet, Autobot and Decepticon alike!

Charlie Fong pushed Goldbug through the desert to a service station, where the appalled attendants offered him a glass of water. Charlie was shocked when he spilled some on Goldbug to see the Scraplets die and fall off. Holy crap, pinball wizard and a miracle cure: ''water!!''

[[File:Scraplets robot mode Marvel US issue 30.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|And you thought girls had cooties...]]
Before Charlie could grab a hose to "wash his car", the attendants restrained him, thinking he was delusional. Two of the Throttlebots arrived just then, regretfully attempting to destroy Goldbug; only Charlie's interference saved him, as he demonstrated the miracle cure. Satisfied, [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and [[Wideload (G1)|Wide Load]] stood by while Charlie hosed down Goldbug, curing him.

[[File:Scraplets combined mode Marvel US issue 30.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"NOBODY steps on a church in my town!"]]
Goldbug and company returned to the crash site with two tankers of water to save Blaster, but couldn't do so without also curing the three Decepticons. Before they could take action, thousands of the Scraplets combined into a muscular mauve giant, bashing the weaponless Throttlebots around. Goldbug cured the Decepticons, who used their firepower to bring down the giant, which Blaster then destroyed with one of the acid vats. The remaining water was used to remove the Scraplets which infected the Throttlebots during the battle, and the outbreak on Earth was at an end. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

When he returned four missing children to their parents on Earth, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] likened the humans' outraged reactions to what he'd expect if he had been infected with Scraplets. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

=====''Generation 2''=====
Starscream compared saving Optimus from [[Swarm (G2)|the Swarm]] to "stirring up the scraplets nest." {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

=====''Classics''=====
[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] worried that he had scraplets in his brain. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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To draw out the [[Wreckers]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] injected [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] with a scraplet virus. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} When reinforcements arrived, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] managed to inject Kup with an anti-toxin, saving Kup's life. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

=====''Transformers '84''=====
When faced with the possibility of the [[Conehead]]s discovering his schemes, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] incapacitated them with a scraplet virus. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} The environmental protocols aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' later cured the trio. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] called [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] an "oversized scraplet" during the fight at the [[Praetorus Wharf]]. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
Scraplets are microscopic, but are capable of combining and merging their [[spark]]s into larger forms to drive off potential threats. {{storylink|Silent Light}} Among [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s suggestions for ways to execute a captive [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was "a single Scraplet taken orally". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} It was rumored that [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] was skilled enough to rewire a Scraplet with his fingers alone. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} A scraplet in a Petri dish appeared in a clip from [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s database used as part of a farewell message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} On a duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' created by a quantum accident, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] wasn't rid of his [[Nanocon]] infection by shrinking [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] down using [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s [[mass-displacement gun]] so they could go inside Magnus and eliminate all of the invaders, but by using domesticated scraplets. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Ratchet would later claim that several ''Lost Light'' crew members were at risk of being infected by "super-scraplets", a breed of scraplet with the ability to [[Teleportation|teleport]]. First Aid recognized these supposed scraplets as a complete fabrication and an excuse for Ratchet to talk to the crew members in private. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

While Brainstorm's [[Contrivance Engine]] was highly active, an infestation of Scraplets were accidentally transported onto the ''Lost Light'' in a crate of sub-space filtered [[engex]]. Disoriented and looking for safety, they merged into a form that any Cybertronian would deem harmless—that of a newly-formed [[protoform]]. They were discovered by Whirl, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], who were taken in by the camouflage. However, circumstances forced Whirl to go and flush the pseudo-protoform out an airlock, at which point the Scraplets altered their form to appeal to him specifically, forming a face of a singular (red) optic and claws for hands. Once again taken in, Whirl hid them inside himself, starving his own spark of energy to make room for them. Later, Nautica discovered their true nature and had them quarantined by [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] in the medibay, though they retained an affinity with Whirl. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Another Scraplet breed was the Red Scraplets, a sub-species the size of a Cybertronian optic. In sufficient numbers, these ravenous creatures could reduce an average-sized mech down to their [[life cord]] in under thirty seconds. Like their smaller counterparts, they were capable of combining with one another into larger forms. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} To cover up his [[Time case|experiment]], [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] smuggled a group aboard, hoping to train them to feed on the temporal energy. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

After assuming command of the ''Lost Light'', [[Getaway]]'s attitudes and manipulations soon undid any support he once had. To keep his hold on the ship, he enlisted the employ of [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] who demanded life cords in exchange for use of his remote [[mnemosurgery]] skills. To that end, Getaway bartered with the Scraplets in the medibay and placed them in the ship's oil reservoir, dumping twenty-five "undecideds" to be eaten alive by the creatures. After [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] had tried to help the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] escape, Getaway threw him in the reservoir after using his [[nudge gun]] to make the [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobot]] forget how to [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Owing to his low intelligence, the Hydrobot proved immune to the gun's effects and he managed to transform to boat mode, evading the predators long enough to launch himself out of the reservoir. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

After the ''Lost Light'' had found [[Cyberutopia]], they discovered it was in fact [[Mederi]]. Upon aligning himself with the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], Getaway baited a trap for [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] by flooding Shuttle Bay 4 with the contents of the oil reservoir. The Scraplets then combined into a monstrous form to devour their prey, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} before [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] promptly cleaved them in twain. Undeterred, the predators recombined into a serpentine form only for the Luna 1 Scraplets to recognize Whirl and force the swarm to stand down. Whirl later directed the Scraplets to attack Getaway with the group using Mederi's telepathic field to present themselves as [[Primus]] to the escapologist. Once they'd fed on him, the Scraplets combined into a Transformer-sized version of themselves. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Whirl then quarantined the swarm back in the medbay forcing the injured crewmembers to instead be taken to the observation deck. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[Tornado]] disdained organics as being barely more evolved than scraplets. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

Apelinq and the other [[Cybertronian Knight]]s considered a mandatory meditation session and lecture from [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] to be a worse thing to deal with than, among other things, Scraplets swarming Cybertron. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
[[Airazor (BW)|Wing Saber]] mentally referred to [[Steelgrave]] as "you pompous, arrogant spawn of a scraplet" during his attempted torture on her.

Later, during the raid on the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] factory on [[Nibari]], [[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] mockingly called [[Thrasher (BW)|Thrasher]] a "Scraplet". {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
[[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] derisively referred to the [[Mini-Con]]s as "scraplets" for fighting back against Decepticon control. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
Scraplets were a potion designed to heal damaged Transformers. They feasted on ''dead'' metal, leaving healthy metal untouched. The metal was either recycled into living metal or more scraplets. They were fatal to [[zombie]]s. They were usually contained in vials, as the air on Cybertron was loaded with water vapor, which killed them. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===Live-action film series===
====Titan Comics ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic====
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] accused [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] of behaving like "un-housetrained scraplets". Why anyone would housetrain a scraplet is anyone's guess. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

====Titan Comics ''Age of Extinction'' comic====
Scraplets were tiny creatures that would latch onto a Cybertronian and feed on the host's electrical energy to multiply. [[Sojex]] unleashed a group on [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] in an attempt to kill him only for bounty hunter to defeat the creatures using [[water]]. With some holographic trickery, Lockdown made it to look like the predators had devoured him allowing him to catch Sojex by surprise. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.4|Locked In!}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]]'s advanced sensors allowed him to spot an object as small as a Scraplet from a dozen [[Units of length|hic]]s away. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
During the [[Thirteen]]'s first battle against [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], a horde of scraplets served as the Chaos Bringer's [[Unicron's antibodies|immune system]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:PrimeScrapletsEp7.gif|left|upright=1.95|thumb|So now we know what [[Mecannibal]] babies look like.]] The Scraplets were frozen in a large container in the [[Arctic]]. The Autobots, wishing to research the container, brought it into their base to thaw, only to have the Scraplets chew through their prison and escape. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], while investigating the base, discovered a Scraplet scuttling around, and thought it was some kind of Autobot pet. He decided to play catch with the creature and threw a bolt, which the Scraplet promptly devoured and promptly identified with Raf rather adorably, with behaviour not unlike a cat. Raf carried the Scraplet to the inner area of the base where [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] were working. As soon as they saw the Scraplet, all three panicked, and tried to explain how dangerous it could be to them.

Raf thought it to be harmless, and that Ratchet was mistaken, until the Scraplet spotted the Autobots, leapt out of his arms and chewed large scratches into Bumblebee's leg. Raf smashed it, but Ratchet guessed that there would surely be more Scraplets around. His fear was confirmed when they found the empty container, and he sent Bulkhead, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], Raf, and Bumblebee to hunt them down while he tried to repair the Scraplets' damage with [[Jack Darby|Jack]] watching his back. The Scraplets ambushed Bulkhead and Bumblebee and a swarm of them flew down from the ceiling and began chewing on Ratchet. Jack discovered that by using a fire extinguisher, one could freeze the Scraplets to death.

[[File:Transformers-Prime-Scrapheap-Scraplet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Where's [[Pinkie Pie]]'s Parasprite Polka when you really need it?!]]
The creatures were initially fended off by the three children, who were not considered food by the Scraplets. The Scraplets had done considerable damage to many systems, and it was up to the children to fix them. They fixed the Energon supply cable that fed the [[GroundBridge]], bringing it back online. The Autobots formulated a plan to both get rid of the Scraplets, and bring back [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who were stranded in the Arctic, on the verge of freezing to death. Activating the now operational GroundBridge, Bulkhead decided to act as bait to draw the scraplets through. Once through, the scraplets darted at Optimus and Arcee, and became frozen before they could reach them. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} The massive damage they'd done to the base continued to plague the ground bridge's systems for some time. {{storylink|Con Job}}

There were still plenty of Scraplets on the dead Cybertron. A sizable cluster of them managed to find their way into the passageway beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] that led to [[Vector Sigma]]. When Jack passed through to Vector Sigma, the Scraplets followed him. While they had no interest in him, once the mega computer started charging [[Key to Vector Sigma|the Key]], the Scraplets started feasting on the empowered access board. Despite Jack's attempts to remove them, the Scraplets proved too many. Fortunately, an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] had also followed Jack down the passageway, but stopped short when it saw the infestation of Scraplets, showing that it too was afraid of them. Jack quickly used this to his advantage by dislodging a live Scraplet and throwing it at the giant insect. Sensing a living Cybertronian, the scraplets quickly went to town on the Insecticon. In a matter of seconds, the Scraplets chewed through the Decepticon sentry's limbs, causing it to fall over into the deep pit below. The scraplets followed the doomed Insecticon as it plummeted. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When transporting [[Tox-En]] to a volcano to destroy it, Bulkhead stated that carrying the vile Energon was worse than facing Scraplets. {{storylink|Toxicity}}
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====''Decepticon's Storytime Theater''====
[[File:StoryOfStumbleBee Scraplets.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
There once existed an extremely popular Decepticon named [[Stumble Bee]], who accidentally fell into a hole and was eaten by Scraplets. {{storylink|Decepticon's Storytime Theater - The Story of Stumble Bee|The Story of Stumble Bee}}
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====''Arms Micron Theater''====
[[B.H.]] was chased around the [[Arms Micron]] studio by a swarm of Scraplets and asked [[C.L.]] and [[Arc]] for help. Arc suggested he lead the creatures somewhere cold, but C.L. pointed out there was no place cold enough in [[Tateishi]]. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Freezing Transformation!? Terror of the Minicons}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comics====
A GroundBridge mishap sent Bulkhead to the site of a Vehicon crashed ship, which was being eaten by Scraplets. After being chased by the little critters for a while, Bulkhead used the Vehicon's corpse to lure them in. As the Scraplets finished their first meal, Bulkhead buried the lot of them in a landslide. {{storylink|Mount Problem!}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
[[File:HowToTrainYourScraplet poorly.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
A while ago, a meteor landed on Earth with chunks of iron ore all around. Unfortunately, this meteor also housed Scraplets, which began eating at the natural metals in the impact crater. They would only be discovered several years later, when [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] led a class of Rescue Bot recruits on a field trip to the crater. Attacking the class upon their intrusion of their burrows, the recruits were sealed in a cave to keep them safe, though a juvenile Scraplet was sealed with them. The rest were trapped by Boulder, Heatwave and Cody Burns in an ice cream truck lined with fiberglass. The recruits eventually made it out with the young Scraplet, and the entire species was rocketed to a moon with enough iron ore to last them a lifetime. {{storylink|Metal Munchers}}

Boulder obtained five Scraplets and, believing they could be trained to work with bots, assigned the recruits the task of doing so. The recruits were skeptical but began attempting to train the critters, even assigning them names, however the volotile nature of the Scraplets made them hard to control. [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] eventually stumbled on the fact that they responded to the sound of a [[Rubber Ducky]] and was able to rig up a "[[Ducktaphone]]" which he successfully used to instruct the Scraplets to prevent a power reactor explosion on Cybertron. {{storylink|How To Train Your Scraplet}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Starscream and Scraplets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."]]
While attempting to sabotage a game of [[Cube (sport)|Cube]], Starscream mocked the sport's AI for being designed by Scraplets. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}}

After seizing the [[AllSpark]] and Vector Sigma, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] use the latter to reprogram the former and birth forth an army of Scraplets. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

Well and truly off his rocker, Starscream claimed the Scraplets were the reborn [[spark]]s of ancient Cybertronian legends such as [[Zeta Prime (Cyberverse)|Zeta Prime]], [[Solus Prime]], and the noble [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. When [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] attempted to flee, the Scraplets lunged at her, one of them managing to cripple her arm, but she still managed to turn to jet mode and escape. {{storylink|Parley}}

Starscream later led a group of his children to invade the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], the Scraplets sucking dry the [[energon]] of Starscream's former comrades, though [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] was able to send a distress signal that brought the Autobots to his warship, only to find the sheer number of Scraplets overwhelming. When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] confronted Starscream on the flagship's bridge, the Seeker claimed that one of the Scraplets was [[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)|Alpha Trion]] who wanted the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back. Though the Scraplets managed to open the Prime's chest and expose the talisman, they were defeated when [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]], who denounced the Scarplets as sparkless beasts, made physical contact with the AllSpark, the energy wave deactivating them and restoring their victims. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

Following this, Starscream captured Cheetor to try and absorb his mystical powers. Needing to test this process, Starscream began transferring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]'s spark into a Scraplet. Cheetor saved his friend by dousing the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] in liquid energon, the Scraplets' ravenous appetite leading them to attack their allies. One Scraplet managed to follow the Autobots back to the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], being turned over to [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] for study. {{storylink|Spotted}}

Using his specimen, Wheeljack attempted to use its homing instincts to track down the other Scraplets only for it to run into [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'s specimen. The similar idea led to Shockwave kidnapping Wheeljack in a failed attempt to combine their intellect and resources to track down Starscream, but it did provide Shockwave with Wheeljack's [[drone controller]], giving the Decepticons a way to gain control of the Scraplet horde. [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] made his own studies into Scraplet biology and weaknesses, hacking a gaggle of them to pieces outside the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Secret Science}}

The Scraplets were later brought to the AllSpark cavern by Starscream to help him fight off the Autobots and Decepticons that had come to procure the relic. However, during the battle, the Seeker was overpowered and, thus, lost control over the Scraplets. The now-feral beings, despite getting briefly controlled by Shockwave's devices, were presumably destroyed in a cave-in resulting from the aforementioned skirmish. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

Megatron evidently still kept a number onboard the ''Nemesis'', and the beasts were used to prevent anyone from taking the only route to the Vector Sigma chamber. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}} As the tide of the climatic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons managed to turn, Optimus punched the Decepticon Leader into the path of the Scraplets, who began feeding off of him. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

==Games==
===Bot Shots Battle Game!===
[[File:BotShots gameplay Scraplets!.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|AUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!]]
During battle, Bot Shots were able to summon a swarm of Scraplets to attack their opponent. {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
Towards the end of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], a neutral scientist observed the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] integrate into the ecosystem of the ruins above the [[Crystal City]], noting that they often mucked about in the acid pools (much to the [[alloygator]]s' pleasure), and consumed most of the energon (to the Scraplets' misfortune).

When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] infiltrated [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron's]] home base of [[Kolkular]] Jazz noted that the base's security (which came in the form of gun turrets), was surprisingly lax and was probably only around to deal with any Scraplets that wandered into the base. Optimus agreed, jovially stating that "even Megatron" had to deal with pests every now and then. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[Drive-By]]'s Metal Fatigue ability infected his enemies with [[nanite]]s reverse-engineered from Scraplets. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
The Decepticons used Scraplets to discombobulate the Autobot Headquarter's systems. Bulkhead removed the Scraplets, restoring the base back to normal. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:TF-HasCon-2017-Scraplets.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack''' (201?)
:Battle-damaged redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#FE|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]] were planned to have been released in an "Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack", and included at least two differently-colored Scraplets. This set was canceled, but painted samples were displayed at [[HasCon 2017]].
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Cyberverse-Scout-Scraplet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The only Scout Class you'll buy.]]
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:*''Action Attack'': "Saw Tooth Spin"
:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Scraplet is based on the character's appearance in the ''Cyberverse'' cartoon. While the figure does not convert into a vehicle or beast, Scraplet can switch between a quadrupedal and a bipedal stance. Pressing a button behind its head opens the mouth to reveal its inner ring of teeth and activates a spinning gimmick for more jaw-dropping action. The bottom jaw is also hinged to open up further. The back legs are ball-jointed at the hip, but a tab on each limits its range of motion.

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==Notes==
*While using round dialogue bubbles for humans and square dialogue bubbles for robots, letterer [[Janice Chiang]] used various polygons for Scraplet-speak.
*The Scraplet stories were two of Budiansky's favourite stories to write, though he'd got them confused with [[Mecannibal]]s.<ref>[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref>
*The Scraplets in ''Prime'' are somewhat different from their earlier portrayals; they lack any [[alternate mode]] or combining abilities, they all look the same, and their weakness has changed from water to extreme cold temperatures. Additionally, they can fly as a swarm, and make dentist drill sounds when hungry. They also lack the spontaneous reproduction of the earlier version of Scraplets, although Ratchet's claim that "there's never just ''one''" implies that they are fast breeders.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scraplet''' (スクラップレット ''Sukrappuretto''), '''Minicon''' (''Prime'', ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''French:'' '''Dévoreur''' (''Prime'' season 1, "Devourer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csavar''' (Marvel Comics, "Screw"), '''Fémzabáló''' (''Rescue Bots Academy'', "Metal-Devourer")
*''Italian:'' '''Scheggia''' ("Sliver")

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Scraplet

2024-04-23T02:01:06Z

Lugnut's Left Nut: /* Prime cartoon */

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[[File:Scraplets.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|CRAAAAAWLING OOOOOOOON MY SKIIIIIIIIIN]]
'''Scraplets''' are alleged to be the deadliest disease known to mechanical lifeforms in the entire galaxy. It is a complicated form of alien parasite, which lives solely to eat, reproduce, and eat some more.

Scraplets have evolved to resemble pink and blue nuts and bolts, washers and screws. However, when brought into contact with mechanical life, Scraplets instantly and painfully embed themselves into the skin of said creature and rapidly begin to self-replicate. The [[living metal]] around a Scraplet quickly corrodes, decaying and cracking away as the embedded Scraplet feasts. This process is painful and inevitably fatal for the infected robot. In a matter of hours, a single Scraplet can reproduce enough to completely infest an average-sized Cybertronian to the point of physical breakdown.

Scraplets are capable of transforming into vaguely humanoid robotic configurations, each capable of elementary speech and reasoning abilities. There are many different forms of humanoid Scraplet; the number of limbs, eyes, fangs, and claws vary, though they are all quite tiny by Transformer standards. They use the locomotion afforded by this mode to spread out from a dead or dying host and infect mechanoids whom they might not otherwise be able to come in contact with.

A mass of Scraplets can also merge into a combined humanoid form. In this form they have enormous strength and agility and a primitive group consciousness. However, this form also carries with it some limitations, as they present a larger target and become vulnerable to conventional assault.

Their sense of vision seems to be based on a combination of heat-seeking and metal-detection which is primarily geared towards identifying edible silicon-based life-forms. Carbon-based life-forms are all but invisible to the Scraplet, and usually of no interest.

It is said that there is [[Water|a rare chemical of legend that can kill a Scraplet]], but this is doubtful.

{{bigquote|They pick you apart from the inside out, going for the small, juicy bits first, fuse by fuse, circuit by circuit, until there's nothing left. And I mean nothing... ''not even your optics''.|[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]|"[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=====
[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] called [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] a scraplet as an insult. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}
[[File:Scraplet swarm Marvel US issue 29.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|So... just how long have these things been hanging out in the infinite void of deep space, waiting for a living robot to pass by that exact spot?]]
When [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] needed to transport the first prototype [[Wash and Roll]] to [[Earth]], he hired a [[freighter pilot]] to fly the cargo there. Emerging from warp space in Earth's [[Solar System]], the pilot exited the craft to perform some necessary repairs. As he did, the ship passed through what seemed to be a cloud of space dust. The "dust" rapidly infected the pilot, who lost control of the ship as it crashed on Earth.

Not hearing back from the pilot, Ratbat sent the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s to investigate. They found the stricken pilot near the crashed ship, but didn't get very far in interrogating him about his failure before they too were infected. When Blaster and Goldbug arrived, Blaster landed in the crater and was soon infected as well. The freighter pilot survived long enough to warn [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] about the infection, just before his head fell off. The Scraplets charged toward the tasty-looking Goldbug, who was defended by his human friend [[Charlie Fong]]. But as the two headed off to try and find a cure, Goldbug hesitated, reluctant to abandon Blaster, and he too was infected. Hours later, the infection was so widespread that Goldbug couldn't continue driving. {{storylink|Crater Critters}}

[[File:Scraplets duplicate Marvel US issue 29.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Scraplet reproduction. Woo!]]
Made aware of the infection by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Ratbat decided to take decisive action to contain it. Rather than risk more Decepticon lives, he captured [[Throttlebot|five Autobots]] and sent them to Earth. His mission for them: use vats of acid spray to destroy all infected Transformers on the planet, Autobot and Decepticon alike!

Charlie Fong pushed Goldbug through the desert to a service station, where the appalled attendants offered him a glass of water. Charlie was shocked when he spilled some on Goldbug to see the Scraplets die and fall off. Holy crap, pinball wizard and a miracle cure: ''water!!''

[[File:Scraplets robot mode Marvel US issue 30.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|And you thought girls had cooties...]]
Before Charlie could grab a hose to "wash his car", the attendants restrained him, thinking he was delusional. Two of the Throttlebots arrived just then, regretfully attempting to destroy Goldbug; only Charlie's interference saved him, as he demonstrated the miracle cure. Satisfied, [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and [[Wideload (G1)|Wide Load]] stood by while Charlie hosed down Goldbug, curing him.

[[File:Scraplets combined mode Marvel US issue 30.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"NOBODY steps on a church in my town!"]]
Goldbug and company returned to the crash site with two tankers of water to save Blaster, but couldn't do so without also curing the three Decepticons. Before they could take action, thousands of the Scraplets combined into a muscular mauve giant, bashing the weaponless Throttlebots around. Goldbug cured the Decepticons, who used their firepower to bring down the giant, which Blaster then destroyed with one of the acid vats. The remaining water was used to remove the Scraplets which infected the Throttlebots during the battle, and the outbreak on Earth was at an end. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

When he returned four missing children to their parents on Earth, [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] likened the humans' outraged reactions to what he'd expect if he had been infected with Scraplets. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

=====''Generation 2''=====
Starscream compared saving Optimus from [[Swarm (G2)|the Swarm]] to "stirring up the scraplets nest." {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

=====''Classics''=====
[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] worried that he had scraplets in his brain. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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To draw out the [[Wreckers]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] injected [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] with a scraplet virus. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} When reinforcements arrived, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] managed to inject Kup with an anti-toxin, saving Kup's life. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

=====''Transformers '84''=====
When faced with the possibility of the [[Conehead]]s discovering his schemes, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] incapacitated them with a scraplet virus. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} The environmental protocols aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' later cured the trio. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] called [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] an "oversized scraplet" during the fight at the [[Praetorus Wharf]]. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
Scraplets are microscopic, but are capable of combining and merging their [[spark]]s into larger forms to drive off potential threats. {{storylink|Silent Light}} Among [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s suggestions for ways to execute a captive [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was "a single Scraplet taken orally". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} It was rumored that [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] was skilled enough to rewire a Scraplet with his fingers alone. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} A scraplet in a Petri dish appeared in a clip from [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s database used as part of a farewell message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} On a duplicate ''[[Lost Light]]'' created by a quantum accident, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] wasn't rid of his [[Nanocon]] infection by shrinking [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] down using [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s [[mass-displacement gun]] so they could go inside Magnus and eliminate all of the invaders, but by using domesticated scraplets. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Ratchet would later claim that several ''Lost Light'' crew members were at risk of being infected by "super-scraplets", a breed of scraplet with the ability to [[Teleportation|teleport]]. First Aid recognized these supposed scraplets as a complete fabrication and an excuse for Ratchet to talk to the crew members in private. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

While Brainstorm's [[Contrivance Engine]] was highly active, an infestation of Scraplets were accidentally transported onto the ''Lost Light'' in a crate of sub-space filtered [[engex]]. Disoriented and looking for safety, they merged into a form that any Cybertronian would deem harmless—that of a newly-formed [[protoform]]. They were discovered by Whirl, [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], who were taken in by the camouflage. However, circumstances forced Whirl to go and flush the pseudo-protoform out an airlock, at which point the Scraplets altered their form to appeal to him specifically, forming a face of a singular (red) optic and claws for hands. Once again taken in, Whirl hid them inside himself, starving his own spark of energy to make room for them. Later, Nautica discovered their true nature and had them quarantined by [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] in the medibay, though they retained an affinity with Whirl. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Another Scraplet breed was the Red Scraplets, a sub-species the size of a Cybertronian optic. In sufficient numbers, these ravenous creatures could reduce an average-sized mech down to their [[life cord]] in under thirty seconds. Like their smaller counterparts, they were capable of combining with one another into larger forms. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} To cover up his [[Time case|experiment]], [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] smuggled a group aboard, hoping to train them to feed on the temporal energy. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

After assuming command of the ''Lost Light'', [[Getaway]]'s attitudes and manipulations soon undid any support he once had. To keep his hold on the ship, he enlisted the employ of [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] who demanded life cords in exchange for use of his remote [[mnemosurgery]] skills. To that end, Getaway bartered with the Scraplets in the medibay and placed them in the ship's oil reservoir, dumping twenty-five "undecideds" to be eaten alive by the creatures. After [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] had tried to help the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] escape, Getaway threw him in the reservoir after using his [[nudge gun]] to make the [[Hydrobot (G1)|Hydrobot]] forget how to [[Transformation|transform]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Owing to his low intelligence, the Hydrobot proved immune to the gun's effects and he managed to transform to boat mode, evading the predators long enough to launch himself out of the reservoir. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

After the ''Lost Light'' had found [[Cyberutopia]], they discovered it was in fact [[Mederi]]. Upon aligning himself with the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], Getaway baited a trap for [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] by flooding Shuttle Bay 4 with the contents of the oil reservoir. The Scraplets then combined into a monstrous form to devour their prey, {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} before [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] promptly cleaved them in twain. Undeterred, the predators recombined into a serpentine form only for the Luna 1 Scraplets to recognize Whirl and force the swarm to stand down. Whirl later directed the Scraplets to attack Getaway with the group using Mederi's telepathic field to present themselves as [[Primus]] to the escapologist. Once they'd fed on him, the Scraplets combined into a Transformer-sized version of themselves. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Whirl then quarantined the swarm back in the medbay forcing the injured crewmembers to instead be taken to the observation deck. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

====''Wings Universe''====
[[Tornado]] disdained organics as being barely more evolved than scraplets. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

Apelinq and the other [[Cybertronian Knight]]s considered a mandatory meditation session and lecture from [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] to be a worse thing to deal with than, among other things, Scraplets swarming Cybertron. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Apelinq's personal logs}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
[[Airazor (BW)|Wing Saber]] mentally referred to [[Steelgrave]] as "you pompous, arrogant spawn of a scraplet" during his attempted torture on her.

Later, during the raid on the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] factory on [[Nibari]], [[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] mockingly called [[Thrasher (BW)|Thrasher]] a "Scraplet". {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
[[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] derisively referred to the [[Mini-Con]]s as "scraplets" for fighting back against Decepticon control. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
Scraplets were a potion designed to heal damaged Transformers. They feasted on ''dead'' metal, leaving healthy metal untouched. The metal was either recycled into living metal or more scraplets. They were fatal to [[zombie]]s. They were usually contained in vials, as the air on Cybertron was loaded with water vapor, which killed them. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===Live-action film series===
====Titan Comics ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic====
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] accused [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] of behaving like "un-housetrained scraplets". Why anyone would housetrain a scraplet is anyone's guess. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

====Titan Comics ''Age of Extinction'' comic====
Scraplets were tiny creatures that would latch onto a Cybertronian and feed on the host's electrical energy to multiply. [[Sojex]] unleashed a group on [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] in an attempt to kill him only for bounty hunter to defeat the creatures using [[water]]. With some holographic trickery, Lockdown made it to look like the predators had devoured him allowing him to catch Sojex by surprise. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.4|Locked In!}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]]'s advanced sensors allowed him to spot an object as small as a Scraplet from a dozen [[Units of length|hic]]s away. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
During the [[Thirteen]]'s first battle against [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], a horde of scraplets served as the Chaos Bringer's [[Unicron's antibodies|immune system]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:PrimeScrapletsEp7.gif|left|upright=1.95|thumb|So now we know what [[Mecannibal]] babies look like.]] The Scraplets were frozen in a large container in the [[Arctic]]. The Autobots, wishing to research the container, brought it into their base to thaw, only to have the Scraplets chew through their prison and escape. [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], while investigating the base, discovered a Scraplet scuttling around, and thought it was some kind of Autobot pet. He decided to play catch with the creature and threw a bolt, which the Scraplet promptly devoured and promptly identified with Raf rather adorably, with behaviour not unlike a cat. Raf carried the Scraplet to the inner area of the base where [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] were working. As soon as they saw the Scraplet, all three panicked, and tried to explain how dangerous it could be to them.

Raf thought it to be harmless, and that Ratchet was mistaken, until the Scraplet spotted the Autobots, leapt out of his arms and chewed large scratches into Bumblebee's leg. Raf smashed it, but Ratchet guessed that there would surely be more Scraplets around. His fear was confirmed when they found the empty container, and he sent Bulkhead, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], Raf, and Bumblebee to hunt them down while he tried to repair the Scraplets' damage with [[Jack Darby|Jack]] watching his back. The Scraplets ambushed Bulkhead and Bumblebee and a swarm of them flew down from the ceiling and began chewing on Ratchet. Jack discovered that by using a fire extinguisher, one could freeze the Scraplets to death.

[[File:Transformers-Prime-Scrapheap-Scraplet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Where's [[Pinkie Pie]]'s Parasprite Polka when you really need it?!]]
The creatures were initially fended off by the three children, who were not considered food by the Scraplets. The Scraplets had done considerable damage to many systems, and it was up to the children to fix them. They fixed the Energon supply cable that fed the [[GroundBridge]], bringing it back online. The Autobots formulated a plan to both get rid of the Scraplets, and bring back [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who were stranded in the Arctic, and on the verge of freezing to death. Activating the now operational GroundBridge, Bulkhead decided to act as bait to draw the scraplets through. Once through, the scraplets darted at Optimus and Arcee, and became frozen before they could reach them. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}} The massive damage they'd done to the base continued to plague the ground bridge's systems for some time. {{storylink|Con Job}}

There were still plenty of Scraplets on the dead Cybertron. A sizable cluster of them managed to find their way into the passageway beneath [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] that led to [[Vector Sigma]]. When Jack passed through to Vector Sigma, the Scraplets followed him. While they had no interest in him, once the mega computer started charging [[Key to Vector Sigma|the Key]], the Scraplets started feasting on the empowered access board. Despite Jack's attempts to remove them, the Scraplets proved too many. Fortunately, an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] had also followed Jack down the passageway, but stopped short when it saw the infestation of Scraplets, showing that it too was afraid of them. Jack quickly used this to his advantage by dislodging a live Scraplet and throwing it at the giant insect. Sensing a living Cybertronian, the scraplets quickly went to town on the Insecticon. In a matter of seconds, the Scraplets chewed through the Decepticon sentry's limbs, causing it to fall over into the deep pit below. The scraplets followed the doomed Insecticon as it plummeted. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When transporting [[Tox-En]] to a volcano to destroy it, Bulkhead stated that carrying the vile Energon was worse than facing Scraplets. {{storylink|Toxicity}}
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====''Decepticon's Storytime Theater''====
[[File:StoryOfStumbleBee Scraplets.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
There once existed an extremely popular Decepticon named [[Stumble Bee]], who accidentally fell into a hole and was eaten by Scraplets. {{storylink|Decepticon's Storytime Theater - The Story of Stumble Bee|The Story of Stumble Bee}}
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====''Arms Micron Theater''====
[[B.H.]] was chased around the [[Arms Micron]] studio by a swarm of Scraplets and asked [[C.L.]] and [[Arc]] for help. Arc suggested he lead the creatures somewhere cold, but C.L. pointed out there was no place cold enough in [[Tateishi]]. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Freezing Transformation!? Terror of the Minicons}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comics====
A GroundBridge mishap sent Bulkhead to the site of a Vehicon crashed ship, which was being eaten by Scraplets. After being chased by the little critters for a while, Bulkhead used the Vehicon's corpse to lure them in. As the Scraplets finished their first meal, Bulkhead buried the lot of them in a landslide. {{storylink|Mount Problem!}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
[[File:HowToTrainYourScraplet poorly.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
A while ago, a meteor landed on Earth with chunks of iron ore all around. Unfortunately, this meteor also housed Scraplets, which began eating at the natural metals in the impact crater. They would only be discovered several years later, when [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] led a class of Rescue Bot recruits on a field trip to the crater. Attacking the class upon their intrusion of their burrows, the recruits were sealed in a cave to keep them safe, though a juvenile Scraplet was sealed with them. The rest were trapped by Boulder, Heatwave and Cody Burns in an ice cream truck lined with fiberglass. The recruits eventually made it out with the young Scraplet, and the entire species was rocketed to a moon with enough iron ore to last them a lifetime. {{storylink|Metal Munchers}}

Boulder obtained five Scraplets and, believing they could be trained to work with bots, assigned the recruits the task of doing so. The recruits were skeptical but began attempting to train the critters, even assigning them names, however the volotile nature of the Scraplets made them hard to control. [[Medix (RB)|Medix]] eventually stumbled on the fact that they responded to the sound of a [[Rubber Ducky]] and was able to rig up a "[[Ducktaphone]]" which he successfully used to instruct the Scraplets to prevent a power reactor explosion on Cybertron. {{storylink|How To Train Your Scraplet}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Starscream and Scraplets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality."]]
While attempting to sabotage a game of [[Cube (sport)|Cube]], Starscream mocked the sport's AI for being designed by Scraplets. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}}

After seizing the [[AllSpark]] and Vector Sigma, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] use the latter to reprogram the former and birth forth an army of Scraplets. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

Well and truly off his rocker, Starscream claimed the Scraplets were the reborn [[spark]]s of ancient Cybertronian legends such as [[Zeta Prime (Cyberverse)|Zeta Prime]], [[Solus Prime]], and the noble [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. When [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] attempted to flee, the Scraplets lunged at her, one of them managing to cripple her arm, but she still managed to turn to jet mode and escape. {{storylink|Parley}}

Starscream later led a group of his children to invade the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], the Scraplets sucking dry the [[energon]] of Starscream's former comrades, though [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] was able to send a distress signal that brought the Autobots to his warship, only to find the sheer number of Scraplets overwhelming. When [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] confronted Starscream on the flagship's bridge, the Seeker claimed that one of the Scraplets was [[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)|Alpha Trion]] who wanted the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back. Though the Scraplets managed to open the Prime's chest and expose the talisman, they were defeated when [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]], who denounced the Scarplets as sparkless beasts, made physical contact with the AllSpark, the energy wave deactivating them and restoring their victims. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

Following this, Starscream captured Cheetor to try and absorb his mystical powers. Needing to test this process, Starscream began transferring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]'s spark into a Scraplet. Cheetor saved his friend by dousing the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] in liquid energon, the Scraplets' ravenous appetite leading them to attack their allies. One Scraplet managed to follow the Autobots back to the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], being turned over to [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] for study. {{storylink|Spotted}}

Using his specimen, Wheeljack attempted to use its homing instincts to track down the other Scraplets only for it to run into [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'s specimen. The similar idea led to Shockwave kidnapping Wheeljack in a failed attempt to combine their intellect and resources to track down Starscream, but it did provide Shockwave with Wheeljack's [[drone controller]], giving the Decepticons a way to gain control of the Scraplet horde. [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] made his own studies into Scraplet biology and weaknesses, hacking a gaggle of them to pieces outside the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Secret Science}}

The Scraplets were later brought to the AllSpark cavern by Starscream to help him fight off the Autobots and Decepticons that had come to procure the relic. However, during the battle, the Seeker was overpowered and, thus, lost control over the Scraplets. The now-feral beings, despite getting briefly controlled by Shockwave's devices, were presumably destroyed in a cave-in resulting from the aforementioned skirmish. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

Megatron evidently still kept a number onboard the ''Nemesis'', and the beasts were used to prevent anyone from taking the only route to the Vector Sigma chamber. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}} As the tide of the climatic battle between the Autobots and Decepticons managed to turn, Optimus punched the Decepticon Leader into the path of the Scraplets, who began feeding off of him. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

==Games==
===Bot Shots Battle Game!===
[[File:BotShots gameplay Scraplets!.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|AUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!]]
During battle, Bot Shots were able to summon a swarm of Scraplets to attack their opponent. {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
Towards the end of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], a neutral scientist observed the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] integrate into the ecosystem of the ruins above the [[Crystal City]], noting that they often mucked about in the acid pools (much to the [[alloygator]]s' pleasure), and consumed most of the energon (to the Scraplets' misfortune).

When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] infiltrated [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron's]] home base of [[Kolkular]] Jazz noted that the base's security (which came in the form of gun turrets), was surprisingly lax and was probably only around to deal with any Scraplets that wandered into the base. Optimus agreed, jovially stating that "even Megatron" had to deal with pests every now and then. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[Drive-By]]'s Metal Fatigue ability infected his enemies with [[nanite]]s reverse-engineered from Scraplets. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
The Decepticons used Scraplets to discombobulate the Autobot Headquarter's systems. Bulkhead removed the Scraplets, restoring the base back to normal. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:TF-HasCon-2017-Scraplets.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack''' (201?)
:Battle-damaged redecoes of ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|Bumblebee]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#FE|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#FirstEdition|Bumblebee]] were planned to have been released in an "Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack", and included at least two differently-colored Scraplets. This set was canceled, but painted samples were displayed at [[HasCon 2017]].
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Cyberverse-Scout-Scraplet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The only Scout Class you'll buy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scraplet''' (Scout Class, 2019)}}
:*''Action Attack'': "Saw Tooth Spin"
:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Scraplet is based on the character's appearance in the ''Cyberverse'' cartoon. While the figure does not convert into a vehicle or beast, Scraplet can switch between a quadrupedal and a bipedal stance. Pressing a button behind its head opens the mouth to reveal its inner ring of teeth and activates a spinning gimmick for more jaw-dropping action. The bottom jaw is also hinged to open up further. The back legs are ball-jointed at the hip, but a tab on each limits its range of motion.

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==Notes==
*While using round dialogue bubbles for humans and square dialogue bubbles for robots, letterer [[Janice Chiang]] used various polygons for Scraplet-speak.
*The Scraplet stories were two of Budiansky's favourite stories to write, though he'd got them confused with [[Mecannibal]]s.<ref>[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref>
*The Scraplets in ''Prime'' are somewhat different from their earlier portrayals; they lack any [[alternate mode]] or combining abilities, they all look the same, and their weakness has changed from water to extreme cold temperatures. Additionally, they can fly as a swarm, and make dentist drill sounds when hungry. They also lack the spontaneous reproduction of the earlier version of Scraplets, although Ratchet's claim that "there's never just ''one''" implies that they are fast breeders.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scraplet''' (スクラップレット ''Sukrappuretto''), '''Minicon''' (''Prime'', ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''French:'' '''Dévoreur''' (''Prime'' season 1, "Devourer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csavar''' (Marvel Comics, "Screw"), '''Fémzabáló''' (''Rescue Bots Academy'', "Metal-Devourer")
*''Italian:'' '''Scheggia''' ("Sliver")

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