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[[File:TVMGrimlockNov1985.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Me Grimlock make anatomically antiquated depiction of ''Tyrannosaurus'' look ''good!''"]]
Me '''Grimlock''' appear in tooooo many stories related to [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], so me get page for it!!

{{bigquote|You don't frighten me, you mechanical throwbacks!|Megatron}}
{{bigquote|Good, Megatron! We love stupid enemies.|Grimlock|"[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"}}

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese, ''Season 1 & 2''), [[Zhan Che]] (Chinese, ''Season 3''), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (French Canadian), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (French), [[Jorge García]] (Spanish), [[Gernot Duda]] (German), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, Generation 2 & The Movie)}}

[[File:Grimhead.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It take while for me Grimlock to settle into character model.]]
When mysterious tremors shook the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s investigation revealed strange objects behind a rock wall. After removing the wall, the Autobots found a cave full of [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones. The Autobots decided the idea of dinosaurs was interesting and researched the prehistoric beasts. Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] asked [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] if they could build robot dinosaurs, and Prime agreed this was a good idea, only Primus knows why. Grimlock, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] were built and unveiled to the Autobots, but the Dinobots were dimwitted and violent, and they attacked their makers, Frankenstein's monster style. Grimlock blasted [[Teletraan I]] with his fire-breath, damaging it. Optimus Prime decreed that the Dinobots "must be destroyed." Wheeljack convinced him instead to lock them away, and the trio were herded back into the cave and buried alive.

[[File:Grimlockskywarp.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm, taste like chicken!]]
Later, the Decepticons took over a hydroelectric plant, and when the Autobots arrived to stop them, the Autobots were defeated and captured. Wheeljack, Ratchet, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], left behind at the Autobot base to finish repairing Teletraan I, decided to go against Optimus' orders and release the Dinobots, but not before upgrading their brains to be smarter and more obedient. After the Dinobots were reactivated, Wheeljack asked them to save their friends. Grimlock said he would obey... this time. They successfully attacked the Decepticons and freed the imprisoned Autobots. Optimus forgave Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Bumblebee for disobeying his orders and welcomed the victorious Dinobots back to the Autobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

After a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|meteor]] surging with unknown energies struck the [[Earth]], Optimus ordered the three Dinobots to guard it. He was so pleased with the Dinobots he asked Ratchet and Wheeljack to build two more. Meanwhile, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was frustrated at the Dinobots' success and sent [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to probe them for potential weaknesses. Reading the Dinobots' minds, he discovered that Grimlock was arrogant and believed he would make a better leader than the weak Optimus Prime. Megatron decided to use this to his advantage and approached them himself. He played to Grimlock's jealousy and agreed with him that the strongest should be leader. The Dinobots declared Optimus Prime their enemy.

[[File:Grimlockapologize.jpg|left|thumb|After he stop shaking hand, me Grimlock going to eat him!]]
Realizing the meteorite was due to explode, Optimus left to warn the Dinobots, but they attacked him. Instead of destroying him completely, Grimlock carried him to the Decepticons, who had stolen the meteorite during the battle. Megatron was angry that Optimus Prime was not destroyed, and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] suggested that despite Grimlock's arrogance, inside he was still compassionate (or as compassionate as Grimlock could get). Grimlock didn't take this well and blasted Starscream right in the chest. They were interrupted by the two new Dinobots, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], whom Megatron ordered the original three Dinobots to attack. At the climax of the battle, the meteorite exploded, but Optimus Prime pushed Grimlock out of the way, saving him. Grimlock realized the error of his ways, and the Dinobots forced the Decepticons into retreat. Grimlock then apologized for his jealousy. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was brought into Earth's orbit, wreaking havoc, Optimus asked the Dinobots to help control the damage. Grimlock announced he didn't much care if the planet fell apart, but Wheeljack quickly pointed out that he was still on the planet. Defeated by superior logic, Grimlock agreed to help and the Dinobots were soon attempting to stop a tsunami. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After Cybertron left Earth's orbit, the Dinobots even helped to rebuild the shattered human cities. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

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Teletraan I activated the Dinobots when the newly-built [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] breached Autobot headquarters. With the battle moving outside, Grimlock commanded the Dinobots to transform, only to find themselves facing [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Attempting to bite the combiner, Grimlock was swatted aside. The Dinobots were able to hold Devastator off long enough for the Autobots to discover that Megatron had defeated Optimus by cheating during their single combat. The Autobots were then able to help defeat the Constructicons and the rest of the Decepticons, driving them into a lava-filled chasm. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

{{quote|Autobots bite off more than they can chew. ''Then'' send for Dinobots!|Grimlock, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"}}

[[File:Atlantis Arise Autobots football.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
The Decepticons joined forces with [[Sub-Atlantica]] and staged a full-scale attack on [[Washington, D.C.]]. The Autobots were overwhelmed, forcing Wheeljack to call for the Dinobots' assistance. Grimlock expressed his frustration at being called whenever the Autobots were in over their heads. With their help, the Autobots were able to overturn the Decepticons' advance and plunge the now-burning city of Sub-Atlantica back into the sea. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

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This pattern of the Autobots' dependence on the Dinobots repeated when the artificial intelligence [[TORQ III]], put under Decepticon control, turned all machines against Mankind. With every piece of help he and his troops gave, Grimlock was never slow to add a scathing remark about the inabilities of the Autobots. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} That said, he was not unwilling to admit the failings of his own troops, either. He willingly took them to the time-displaced "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]", where they trained in the wilderness {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} and helped stop a Decepticon raid on the prehistoric paradise, with Grimlock inspiring the native [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

When the Autobots were "exposed" by [[Shawn Berger]] as being the true perpetrators of the various attacks conducted by the Decepticons, they were banished from Earth. Grimlock (and presumably the Dinobots) were among the Autobots that voluntarily stepped onto a rocket that eventually blasted them towards the [[Sun]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobotsPt1 Grimlock bites Megs.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Hmmm... Guns.]]
The final straw for Grimlock came when he and the Dinobots were injured in a Decepticon trap at an airfield. Enraged, Grimlock refused to take orders from Optimus Prime any more and led the Dinobots away from the Ark. When the Autobots began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] deficiency, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and his girlfriend [[Carly]] attempted to persuade the Dinobots—who continued to function perfectly, as they had been built on Earth without Cybertonium—to steal some of the mineral from a Decepticon shipment coming in from Cybertron. Although Grimlock was willing to let the Autobots die and decided to crush the humans, he recognized the Cybertron connection to the Cybertonium. Instead of securing the element, Grimlock opted to lead the Dinobots to Cybertron itself, where they were captured by [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} He altered the Dinobots' [[Circuit (circuit)|memory circuits]] and put them to work in the Cybertonium mines, where they remained until Spike and Carly repaired them. Grimlock and Spike faked having an argument, compelling the guards to lower the energy fences to remove the troublesome humans—only to be obliterated by the Dinobots. Grimlock led the group back to Earth, where the Dinobots agreed to follow Prime's orders again—until such time as Grimlock didn't feel like it. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM Grimlock Quintessa.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Me Grimlock mad that name "[[T-Wrecks]]" already taken. (Maybe by me Grimlock.)]]
In the year 2005, Grimlock and the other Dinobots were stationed on the Autobots' [[Moonbase One]], seemingly overseeing weapons production. When word arrived from Earth that Autobot City was suffering a massive Decepticon attack, they traveled to Earth with Optimus Prime and were dispatched by the Autobot leader to take on Devastator. Though they attacked fearlessly, the giant combiner robot was too much for them, shrugging off their attacks and overwhelming them in short order.

[[File:ReCycle-smooch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Me Grimlock no ship it!]]
After fleeing [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Dinobots, along with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and were separated from the two Autobots. During their search, the Dinobots met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. Grimlock initially didn't like the rhyming little robot, but soon grew quite fond of him, letting him ride on his back. Eventually, the Dinobots managed to locate where Kup and Hot Rod were being held by the planet's rulers, the [[Quintesson]]s. The Dinobots entered the Quintessons' execution room with all the grace they could muster, and Grimlock immediately declared his desire to munch metal. After the Dinobots saved Hot Rod and Kup from the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], a Quintesson judge ordered the Sharkticons to execute the Dinobots. Grimlock stomped his foot on the ground and ordered the Sharkticons to execute the Quintessons. They complied with the Dinobot's order. Heading for the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Grimlock watched the Autobots and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] celebrate their new friendship. The party ended shortly after [[Re-Cycle]] [[kiss]]ed Grimlock, causing him to reassert his status as "king". Later, Grimlock achieved one of his life's greatest accomplishments by literally kicking the butt of [[Unicron|a deity]], only to realize shortly afterward that he needed a new strategy. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Grimlock’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:Grimlock happy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup and Spike were kidnapped, Rodimus Prime took Grimlock on a stealth(!) mission to [[Chaar]], to investigate whether the Decepticons were responsible. The pair found the Decepticons, but realised their eternal foes were far too low on power to have kidnapped anyone. As they discussed the ramifications of their discovery, Grimlock's raised voice alerted the Decepticons, who attacked. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Despite the Decepticons' depowered state, the pair were overwhelmed, and only the intervention of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] in a stolen [[Skuxxoid]] ship saved them. Retiring to a safe location, Grimlock tried unsuccessfully to rouse Rodimus and the Autobots feared that their leader had died. They were overjoyed when he returned to the land of the living, and Grimlock announced he loved Arcee, despite her protests that she hadn't done anything. Following a vision Rodimus had had, they headed for Quintessa, arriving in time to find Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike on trial. Grimlock jumped from Springer's helicopter mode, ready to attack, only for the Quintessons to zoom past him in their haste to escape. He was greatly disappointed. With Quintessa set to explode, the Autobots vacated the planet as well. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

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The destruction of Quintessa destroyed the Autobot rescue ship, sending its occupants hurtling through space to eventually splat-land on the planet [[Goo 8739B|Goo]]. After an altercation with some sort of garbage-processing machine, the Autobots again found themselves under attack by the Decepticons, this time under the control of the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately the Autobots were rescued in short order by the Junkions and taken back to Junk. There Rodimus had another vision, which led them back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Grimlock accompanied Springer and Arcee to Earth, where they attempted to defend [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were frozen when Galvatron triggered a Quintesson device, deactivating every Transformer everywhere, and promptly ''un''frozen when Spike subsequently destroyed the device. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Enjoying another of Kup's tales about planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], Grimlock asked about [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], a monster he'd heard lived there, and Kup told him to forget he ever heard the name. A lead took the Autobots to Goo, where they discovered that the Decepticons had found a source of [[death crystal]]s. Grimlock and [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] finally managed to get the truth from Kup—the death crystals were produced by Chaos. The group travelled to Dread, where Grimlock, Wheelie and Wreck Gar were left with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. They soon got bored and found Kup and Blurr in time to save the pair from an attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. The Autobots subsequently attacked the Decepticons, who had been working on a cannon with which they interned to fire death crystals at Cybertron. While Kup entered [[Queeg Mountain]] to find Chaos, the other Autobots held off the Predacons. After the Decepticon defeat, Grimlock asked Kup to tell another story. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When the reanimated Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron and reported the alleged deaths of Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus, Arcee, Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], Grimlock angrily swore to stomp the Quintessons into the ground. However, the Dinobots were left behind whilst the rest of the Autobots were led by Optimus Prime into a Quintesson trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock hope they not [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|immortalize this in plastic]].]]
Grimlock helped to sniff out the "[[dinosaur transform static]]" that implicated Trypticon in the theft of world monuments, though before the Trypticon link was discovered, Grimlock and the Dinobots were accused of being the culprits by [[Six-Gun]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Grimlock continued his newfound sense of helpfulness by serving drinks at a major diplomatic event held on Cybertron. When Daniel wandered off in boredom, Grimlock followed his friend and they were both transported to the other-dimensional realm of [[Menonia]], where Grimlock was duped into fighting on the side of the tyrannical Quintesson [[Mara-Al-Utha]]. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

Grimlock was occasionally among the Autobots seen attacking Galvatron's forces in space, and later on the planet [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} At one point, he was stationed at Autobot City when [[Victor Drath]] attempted to infiltrate Metroplex using the lifeless bodies of Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots. The real Ultra Magnus and Springer managed to tip off the Autobots in the city fast enough for them to raise the defenses. {{storylink|Only Human}}

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Grimlock generator off.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Later in the year, when Decepticon leader Galvatron had Cybertron infused with function-inverting anti-electrons, a dose of the particles gave Grimlock super-intelligence. During a mission to [[Unicron]]'s disembodied head, where the Autobots were outmatched by the new Decepticon [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], Grimlock used components of Unicron's head to construct the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to battle them. Even combined as [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], the Technobots felt they could not match the Terrorcons, until Grimlock transferred his super-intelligence into Computron, reverting to his old self and allowing the Technobots to claim victory. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock threaten space monkey into giving me Grimlock energon wine.]]
Grimlock's greatest victory came when he and a large number of other Transformers with animal transformations were summoned to a world at the center of the galaxy by the ex-assistant of the ancient genius, [[Primacron]], creator of Unicron. The assistant had assembled these "[[Primitive]]" Transformers in the hope that their simple instincts could defeat Primacron's newest creation, [[Tornedron]], but one by one they fell to him, with Grimlock apparently crushed under Trypticon. Grimlock survived, and followed Tornedron back to Primacron's lab. When Tornedron turned on his master, like his predecessor had, Primacron's complicated plans and equations could not find a way to stop him. Grimlock, on the other hand, randomly flicked a switch which reversed Tornedron's energy polarity, undoing the damage he had done and dissipating the creature. Dancing around over his successful saving of the universe, Grimlock decimated Primacron's lab, which he decided was the smartest thing he'd ever done. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Grimlock piloted the shuttle bringing Optimus Prime to an important meeting<ref>The meeting was with [[Tommy Kennedy]] and its importance was debatable, but Prime was upset at being late.</ref> and took a wrong turn, making Prime very late. Prime subsequently took him to have his brain circuits upgraded. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie#Day Four|Season 5: Movie, Day Four}} Later, [[Tommy Kennedy]] asked Optimus if Grimlock had been "dropped on his head as a baby". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie#Day Five|Season 5: Movie, Day Five}}
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==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except that the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the gaps in the timeline, as covered below.}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
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===''Story of Binaltech''===
[[File:Binaltech grimlock cardart.jpg|thumb|275px|Me Grimlock built Ford tough!]]
In 2004, Grimlock and the Dinobots served as the front line and primary strength of the forces led by Optimus Prime, battling on Cybertron to prevent Megatron from taking complete control of the planet. To break the Autobots' war effort, the Decepticons used primitive telepathic alien lifeforms named "[[Unleasher]]s" to assault the Dinobots' psychically, causing the bestial impulses of their dinosaur modes to overwhelm their minds and driving them into a rampage. Faced with their own potential destruction at the claws and fangs of the rampaging Dinobots, the Autobots were forced to deactivate their out-of-control comrades. Studying Grimlock's brain casing, Wheeljack was able to isolate the psychic sub-routine warping the Dinobots' minds, but its removal proved virtually impossible, thanks in part to the shortage of supplies caused by the war effort. As a stop-gap measure, Wheeljack proposed taking Grimlock's brain casing to Earth and installing it in one of the new "[[Binaltech]]" bodies that had been developed there between the Autobots and [[Earth Defense Command]]: a body with a vehicular alternate form, thereby removing the corrupting influence of Grimlock's dinosaur mode as a temporary solution until the problem could be permanently fixed. Grimlock grumbled at the notion of losing the power of his dinosaur form, but, eager to get back to fighting, agreed to the process, and Wheeljack promptly sped his brain casing to Earth, where it was installed in a new body styled after a Ford Mustang. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}}

As the Binaltech conflict continued, thanks to the efforts of the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] and the mysterious time- and space-bending entity known as the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]], its events were ultimately diverged from the mainstream timeline into a parallel universe dubbed the "BT World".

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the ''[[The Great Transformer War]]'' section below to continue reading about the original timeline; exactly how many (if any) of the events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown.}}

In 2008 of this timeline, Grimlock and Hound were on patrol on Earth when they crossed paths with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]—but not the Bluestreak of their world. This Bluestreak had traveled across the dimensions, from the mainstream timeline, to inform the Binaltech Autobots that the [[spark]] of their [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (previously lost in a [[transwarp|subspace]] accident {{storylink|Prowl & Chase}}) had appeared in his home universe, and begun to destabilize. Grimlock couldn't quite wrap his head around the whole ordeal, and didn't take kindly to Bluestreak's endless waffling as they took him back to Autobot City to explain his story, but he was able to work out his frustrations when they happened upon a rampaging [[phonon hologram]]—a malfunctioning science project created by knock-off Binaltech technology. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} Grimlock was subsequently part of the Autobot team who tracked down the source of the signal destabilizing Prowl's spark, which proved to be the work of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Doctor Arkeville]], who were using energy from Prowl's spark to power a synthetic [[electrum]] giant. Grimlock gave his sword to Jazz, who used it to take out the subspace node on the creature that was channeling Prowl's life-force, shutting it down. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

Later, Grimlock was among the Autobot forces who battled [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s Decepticons in [[Australia]]. When the battle ended with Nemesis Prime's destruction, the Autobots all rolled for home... but Grimlock couldn't shake the feeling that he had forgotten something very important. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}
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===''Alternity''===
In the 900,000 years that followed the defeat of the Decepticons, the influence of the Unleashers upon Grimlock and the Dinobots' minds was finally cured. The other Dinobots were brought back online, and Grimlock was reinstated in a brand new ''tyrannosaurus'' body, complete with a crown, which he considered a real [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|masterpiece]]. Subsequently, many of the Autobots upgraded into the hyper-dimensional lifeforms known as the [[Alternity]], but Grimlock apparently declined to take this evolutionary step.

Ascending to a position as defenders of space and time, the Alternity became aware of the [[Planicron]]s, two-dimensional lifeforms that were attempting to evolve themselves. Searching for a "gateway" that would permit the Planicrons' evolution when they passed through it, the Alternity contacted the Autobots of the BT World, convinced the gateway was somewhere in their [[universal stream]]. Grimlock and the Protector met the small team of Agents who arrived in their world soon after, and informed them that they had identified the gateaway as the circuit diagram for the super-dimensional reactor the [[Critias Gate]]. The diagram was soon used to help the Planicrons evolve into higher-dimensional begins. {{storylink|Alternation}}

===''The Great Transformer War''===
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Shortly after creating the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], Grimlock joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], and others as they observed a battle between [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Thanks to upgrades by Doctor [[Dalton]], Computron was faring well in battle. However, during his internment by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Dalton was forced to upgrade the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], as well.

The Terrorcons took control of Computron with a "[[Cohesive Control Liquid]]", much to Grimlock's horror. Dalton explained that the only way to save Computron was for a [[human]] to burn off the control liquid. [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] wanted to go, but Spike forbade him and went himself. As Daniel pouted, Grimlock poked fun at him for still being a puny kid. Eventually, the Technobots were saved and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}
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===Controverse===
When the Decepticons invaded the trial of [[Primacron]], Grimlock confronted [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] outside the Galactic Courts. He was later present when Primacron was banished to another universe. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (American Spanish)}}

[[File:FourWarriors Grimlock hyptonized.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock cannot hope to defeat Aquaman.]]
In the year 2011, the Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force. Grimlock was deployed by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to fend off the invaders. He was seen fighting alongside his fellow Dinobots as well as the [[Throttlebot]]s against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn't fare too well against the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Grimlock continued to fight to defend Cybertron, joining Optimus Prime and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] in holding off the Decepticon advance. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Grimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
In [[2021]] the Technobots threw a surprise party for Grimlock after learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], though he caused some chaos by showing up before they were done preparing. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Surprise Father's Day Party!!|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
[[File:LegendsManga Vol40 Grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Grimlock ok with orders now]]
In 2021, Grimlock was among the Autobots under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s command who battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces near a [[black hole]], where he was seen taking on [[Octane]]. The explosion of the black hole caused the combatants' bodies to shrink into nothingness, and they were forced to convert their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] forms and travel to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} There, Grimlock abandoned the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] in favor of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]], but left to be a part-time waiter at [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]]'s cafe after [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s promises of free transtectors turned out to be a trap. There he was approached by [[Flywheels]], who promised him and Brawn new bodies if they got jobs at his new workplace, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] shopping center, winning the suspicious Grimlock over with a gift of oil. Once it turned out the Hive's true identity was the evil [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], however, Grimlock determined that a new body wasn't worth it and punched Flywheels in the face. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] then had [[Butla]] combine with Grimlock, allowing him to turn into a ''T. rex'' again and help defeat Scorponok, though he was unable to separate from Butla afterwards and continued being a waiter in that form. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

Grimlock was working at the cafe when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] landed on the street outside. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}
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===Hero Set===
In year 2025, Grimlock joined Jazz and Bumblebee in battling Starscream in the far reaches of space.<ref>Packaging blurb for the Japanese-exclusive "Hero Set" release of the [[Classic Pretender|Pretender Classic]] versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock, and Starscream, confirmed to be part of cartoon continuity by Takara's [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 timeline]].</ref>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Autobots were triumphant over Starscream. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/29}}

==Rodimus vs. Cyclonus==
After blasting off of Quintessa aboard one of its ships, Grimlock and the other Dinobots huddled around Kup near the vessel's control panel. When the vessel experienced some rather violent turbulence out in space, Grimlock pointed out that they had probably been found by the Decepticons... something that was already quite clear to the rest of the crew. Thanks to Kup and Hot Rod, the Autobots managed to escape their attacker, Cyclonus, and Grimlock later disembarked to meet up with Arcee and Wreck-Gar on the planet Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

==''Wings Universe''==
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Together with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], the Dinobots were on board a shuttle fleeing from [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. When they found temporary safety inside a nebula, Grimlock insisted with fire that [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] tell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s storytime. Kup relented and told them about the time he was in the [[Elite Guard]] and fought on [[Beta-Nine]]. Eventually the Decepticons found them, but Grimlock and the other Dinobots were so angry about the interruption that they made short work of the attackers. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

==''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''==
Grimlock took part in a battle which resulted in the Decepticons being defeated and captured. When the city was attacked by [[Martian]]s, he and the other Autobots were forced to make a temporary alliance with the Decepticons to destroy the invaders. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

==Grim Grams==
After [[Vector Prime]] abruptly left [[Axiom Nexus]] on the behest of his brother [[Nexus Prime]], an overworked [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] put out a hasty request on [[Cragun's List]] for a replacement columnist. Grimlock eagerly took the job, and celebrated by renaming the column [[Letters page (Marvel UK)#Grim Grams|Grim Grams]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/10/01}} Grimlock was eager to work through the backlog of questions intended for Vector Prime while answering new questions about himself and his adventures... although he wasn't quite as thorough or coherent as his predecessor.

Over the course of the feature, Grimlock revealed several details about himself:

*His favorite dish was [[plutonium pepperoni]].
*His favorite color is red.
*He enjoys the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' movie.
*He likes to dance.

==Ask Vector Prime==
In one particularly strange iteration of the [[Unicron War]], Grimlock and the Dinobots were forced to flee Guardian City aboard a [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]] after Galvatron and his Renegade Decepticon alliance attacked. Kup entertained the Dinobots with a few tall tales as they headed to Cybertron, but Galvatron attacked their ship, stranding them on [[Antares 3|Antares III]].

The four Dinobots tried to search for the missing Kup and Hot Rod, but not even Swoop could locate their whereabouts. Instead, they encountered the RoGuns. After a misunderstanding, they formed an alliance and barged into the court of the [[Master Renegade]] just in time to save Kup and Hot Rod from execution. After stealing the Master Renegade's ship and dubbing it "''[[gbwiki:Grungy|Grungy]]''", the group headed to [[Quartex (planet)|Quartex]]. Kup met up with [[gbwiki:Boulder|Boulder]], and together they alliance rescued [[gbwiki:Major Mo|Major Mo]]'s group of Autobots and Guardians from [[gbwiki:Magmar|Magmar]]'s evil [[Rock Lord]]s. The group held a party afterwards to commemorate their victory.

The Autobots, Guardians, Rock Lords, and RoGuns returned to Cybertron aboard the Grungy and a Rock Lord vessel, where they battled Unicron. Before they were finished their fight, [[Vector Prime]] managed to disentangle the two universes, setting history back on its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==
In a timeline where Optimus Prime killed Megatron during their Autobot City duel, Grimlock was on Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobots set off to reclaim Cybertron from the leaderless Decepticons. They were attacked en route by "Megascream": a reformatted Starscream now in the thrall of Unicron. They managed to escape after Megascream and his troops retreated, touching down on Quintessa to repair the damage. Grimlock was eager to bash Decepticons right in their turbo-chargers.

On the watery surface of the planet, the Autobots encountered a group of Sharkticons. Kup's universal greeting ended poorly, so Optimus dispatched the Dinobots to take care of the threat. Optimus, Kup, and the Dinobots stormed into a Quintesson courtroom, where they rescued Kranix and learned more about the threat of Unicron. When repairs on the ship had completed, they picked up Hot Rod from Junkion and returned to Cybertron, where Optimus announced his intent to confront Unicron head-on.

When Hot Rod saved the day by opening the Matrix, Grimlock was present to witness Optimus's declaration that the Cybertronian Wars had indeed ended. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

==References==
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[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
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[[File:TVMGrimlockNov1985.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Me Grimlock make anatomically antiquated depiction of ''Tyrannosaurus'' look ''good!''"]]
Me '''Grimlock''' appear in tooooo many stories related to [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], so me get page for it!!

{{bigquote|You don't frighten me, you mechanical throwbacks!|Megatron}}
{{bigquote|Good, Megatron! We love stupid enemies.|Grimlock|"[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"}}

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Gregg Berger]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese, ''Season 1 & 2''), [[Zhan Che]] (Chinese, ''Season 3''), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (French Canadian), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (French), [[Jorge García]] (Spanish), [[Gernot Duda]] (German), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, Generation 2 & The Movie)}}

[[File:Grimhead.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It take while for me Grimlock to settle into character model.]]
When mysterious tremors shook the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s investigation revealed strange objects behind a rock wall. After removing the wall, the Autobots found a cave full of [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] bones. The Autobots decided the idea of dinosaurs was interesting and researched the prehistoric beasts. Wheeljack and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] asked [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] if they could build robot dinosaurs, and Prime agreed this was a good idea, only Primus knows why. Grimlock, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] were built and unveiled to the Autobots, but the Dinobots were dimwitted and violent, and they attacked their makers, Frankenstein's monster style. Grimlock blasted [[Teletraan I]] with his fire-breath, damaging it. Optimus Prime decreed that the Dinobots "must be destroyed." Wheeljack convinced him instead to lock them away, and the trio were herded back into the cave and buried alive.

[[File:Grimlockskywarp.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm, taste like chicken!]]
Later, the Decepticons took over a hydroelectric plant, and when the Autobots arrived to stop them, the Autobots were defeated and captured. Wheeljack, Ratchet, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], left behind at the Autobot base to finish repairing Teletraan I, decided to go against Optimus' orders and release the Dinobots, but not before upgrading their brains to be smarter and more obedient. After the Dinobots were reactivated, Wheeljack asked them to save their friends. Grimlock said he would obey... this time. They successfully attacked the Decepticons and freed the imprisoned Autobots. Optimus forgave Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Bumblebee for disobeying his orders and welcomed the victorious Dinobots back to the Autobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

After a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|meteor]] surging with unknown energies struck the [[Earth]], Optimus ordered the three Dinobots to guard it. He was so pleased with the Dinobots he asked Ratchet and Wheeljack to build two more. Meanwhile, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was frustrated at the Dinobots' success and sent [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to probe them for potential weaknesses. Reading the Dinobots' minds, he discovered that Grimlock was arrogant and believed he would make a better leader than the weak Optimus Prime. Megatron decided to use this to his advantage and approached them himself. He played to Grimlock's jealousy and agreed with him that the strongest should be leader. The Dinobots declared Optimus Prime their enemy.

[[File:Grimlockapologize.jpg|left|thumb|After he stop shaking hand, me Grimlock going to eat him!]]
Realizing the meteorite was due to explode, Optimus left to warn the Dinobots, but they attacked him. Instead of destroying him completely, Grimlock carried him to the Decepticons, who had stolen the meteorite during the battle. Megatron was angry that Optimus Prime was not destroyed, and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] suggested that despite Grimlock's arrogance, inside he was still compassionate (or as compassionate as Grimlock could get). Grimlock didn't take this well and blasted Starscream right in the chest. They were interrupted by the two new Dinobots, [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], whom Megatron ordered the original three Dinobots to attack. At the climax of the battle, the meteorite exploded, but Optimus Prime pushed Grimlock out of the way, saving him. Grimlock realized the error of his ways, and the Dinobots forced the Decepticons into retreat. Grimlock then apologized for his jealousy. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was brought into Earth's orbit, wreaking havoc, Optimus asked the Dinobots to help control the damage. Grimlock announced he didn't much care if the planet fell apart, but Wheeljack quickly pointed out that he was still on the planet. Defeated by superior logic, Grimlock agreed to help and the Dinobots were soon attempting to stop a tsunami. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} After Cybertron left Earth's orbit, the Dinobots even helped to rebuild the shattered human cities. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:DinobotsG1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Teletraan I activated the Dinobots when the newly-built [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] breached Autobot headquarters. With the battle moving outside, Grimlock commanded the Dinobots to transform, only to find themselves facing [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Attempting to bite the combiner, Grimlock was swatted aside. The Dinobots were able to hold Devastator off long enough for the Autobots to discover that Megatron had defeated Optimus by cheating during their single combat. The Autobots were then able to help defeat the Constructicons and the rest of the Decepticons, driving them into a lava-filled chasm. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

{{quote|Autobots bite off more than they can chew. ''Then'' send for Dinobots!|Grimlock, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"}}

[[File:Atlantis Arise Autobots football.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
The Decepticons joined forces with [[Sub-Atlantica]] and staged a full-scale attack on [[Washington, D.C.]]. The Autobots were overwhelmed, forcing Wheeljack to call for the Dinobots' assistance. Grimlock expressed his frustration at being called whenever the Autobots were in over their heads. With their help, the Autobots were able to overturn the Decepticons' advance and plunge the now-burning city of Sub-Atlantica back into the sea. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

[[File:Dinobotisland jetpacks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
This pattern of the Autobots' dependence on the Dinobots repeated when the artificial intelligence [[TORQ III]], put under Decepticon control, turned all machines against Mankind. With every piece of help he and his troops gave, Grimlock was never slow to add a scathing remark about the inabilities of the Autobots. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} That said, he was not unwilling to admit the failings of his own troops, either. He willingly took them to the time-displaced "[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]", where they trained in the wilderness {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} and helped stop a Decepticon raid on the prehistoric paradise, with Grimlock inspiring the native [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] to help them fight the Decepticons. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

When the Autobots were "exposed" by [[Shawn Berger]] as being the true perpetrators of the various attacks conducted by the Decepticons, they were banished from Earth. Grimlock (and presumably the Dinobots) were among the Autobots that voluntarily stepped onto a rocket that eventually blasted them towards the [[Sun]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionDinobotsPt1 Grimlock bites Megs.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|Hmmm... Guns.]]
The final straw for Grimlock came when he and the Dinobots were injured in a Decepticon trap at an airfield. Enraged, Grimlock refused to take orders from Optimus Prime any more and led the Dinobots away from the Ark. When the Autobots began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] deficiency, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and his girlfriend [[Carly]] attempted to persuade the Dinobots—who continued to function perfectly, as they had been built on Earth without Cybertonium—to steal some of the mineral from a Decepticon shipment coming in from Cybertron. Although Grimlock was willing to let the Autobots die and decided to crush the humans, he recognized the Cybertron connection to the Cybertonium. Instead of securing the element, Grimlock opted to lead the Dinobots to Cybertron itself, where they were captured by [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} He altered the Dinobots' [[Circuit (circuit)|memory circuits]] and put them to work in the Cybertonium mines, where they remained until Spike and Carly repaired them. Grimlock and Spike faked having an argument, compelling the guards to lower the energy fences to remove the troublesome humans—only to be obliterated by the Dinobots. Grimlock led the group back to Earth, where the Dinobots agreed to follow Prime's orders again—until such time as Grimlock didn't feel like it. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:TFTM Grimlock Quintessa.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Me Grimlock mad that name "[[T-Wrecks]]" already taken. (Maybe by me Grimlock.)]]
In the year 2005, Grimlock and the other Dinobots were stationed on the Autobots' [[Moonbase One]], seemingly overseeing weapons production. When word arrived from Earth that Autobot City was suffering a massive Decepticon attack, they traveled to Earth with Optimus Prime and were dispatched by the Autobot leader to take on Devastator. Though they attacked fearlessly, the giant combiner robot was too much for them, shrugging off their attacks and overwhelming them in short order.

[[File:ReCycle-smooch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Me Grimlock no ship it!]]
After fleeing [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Dinobots, along with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and were separated from the two Autobots. During their search, the Dinobots met [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. Grimlock initially didn't like the rhyming little robot, but soon grew quite fond of him, letting him ride on his back. Eventually, the Dinobots managed to locate where Kup and Hot Rod were being held by the planet's rulers, the [[Quintesson]]s. The Dinobots entered the Quintessons' execution room with all the grace they could muster, and Grimlock immediately declared his desire to munch metal. After the Dinobots saved Hot Rod and Kup from the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], a Quintesson judge ordered the Sharkticons to execute the Dinobots. Grimlock stomped his foot on the ground and ordered the Sharkticons to execute the Quintessons. They complied with the Dinobot's order. Heading for the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Grimlock watched the Autobots and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] celebrate their new friendship. The party ended shortly after [[Re-Cycle]] [[kiss]]ed Grimlock, causing him to reassert his status as "king". Later, Grimlock achieved one of his life's greatest accomplishments by literally kicking the butt of [[Unicron|a deity]], only to realize shortly afterward that he needed a new strategy. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Grimlock’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

[[File:Grimlock happy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup and Spike were kidnapped, Rodimus Prime took Grimlock on a stealth(!) mission to [[Chaar]], to investigate whether the Decepticons were responsible. The pair found the Decepticons, but realised their eternal foes were far too low on power to have kidnapped anyone. As they discussed the ramifications of their discovery, Grimlock's raised voice alerted the Decepticons, who attacked. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Despite the Decepticons' depowered state, the pair were overwhelmed, and only the intervention of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] in a stolen [[Skuxxoid]] ship saved them. Retiring to a safe location, Grimlock tried unsuccessfully to rouse Rodimus and the Autobots feared that their leader had died. They were overjoyed when he returned to the land of the living, and Grimlock announced he loved Arcee, despite her protests that she hadn't done anything. Following a vision Rodimus had had, they headed for Quintessa, arriving in time to find Ultra Magnus, Kup and Spike on trial. Grimlock jumped from Springer's helicopter mode, ready to attack, only for the Quintessons to zoom past him in their haste to escape. He was greatly disappointed. With Quintessa set to explode, the Autobots vacated the planet as well. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

[[File:Springerfivefacescopter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
The destruction of Quintessa destroyed the Autobot rescue ship, sending its occupants hurtling through space to eventually splat-land on the planet [[Goo 8739B|Goo]]. After an altercation with some sort of garbage-processing machine, the Autobots again found themselves under attack by the Decepticons, this time under the control of the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} Fortunately the Autobots were rescued in short order by the Junkions and taken back to Junk. There Rodimus had another vision, which led them back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Grimlock accompanied Springer and Arcee to Earth, where they attempted to defend [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] from [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They were frozen when Galvatron triggered a Quintesson device, deactivating every Transformer everywhere, and promptly ''un''frozen when Spike subsequently destroyed the device. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Enjoying another of Kup's tales about planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], Grimlock asked about [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], a monster he'd heard lived there, and Kup told him to forget he ever heard the name. A lead took the Autobots to Goo, where they discovered that the Decepticons had found a source of [[death crystal]]s. Grimlock and [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] finally managed to get the truth from Kup—the death crystals were produced by Chaos. The group travelled to Dread, where Grimlock, Wheelie and Wreck Gar were left with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. They soon got bored and found Kup and Blurr in time to save the pair from an attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. The Autobots subsequently attacked the Decepticons, who had been working on a cannon with which they interned to fire death crystals at Cybertron. While Kup entered [[Queeg Mountain]] to find Chaos, the other Autobots held off the Predacons. After the Decepticon defeat, Grimlock asked Kup to tell another story. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When the reanimated Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron and reported the alleged deaths of Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus, Arcee, Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], Grimlock angrily swore to stomp the Quintessons into the ground. However, the Dinobots were left behind whilst the rest of the Autobots were led by Optimus Prime into a Quintesson trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

[[File:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock hope they not [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|immortalize this in plastic]].]]
Grimlock helped to sniff out the "[[dinosaur transform static]]" that implicated Trypticon in the theft of world monuments, though before the Trypticon link was discovered, Grimlock and the Dinobots were accused of being the culprits by [[Six-Gun]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Grimlock continued his newfound sense of helpfulness by serving drinks at a major diplomatic event held on Cybertron. When Daniel wandered off in boredom, Grimlock followed his friend and they were both transported to the other-dimensional realm of [[Menonia]], where Grimlock was duped into fighting on the side of the tyrannical Quintesson [[Mara-Al-Utha]]. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

Grimlock was occasionally among the Autobots seen attacking Galvatron's forces in space, and later on the planet [[Eurythma]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} At one point, he was stationed at Autobot City when [[Victor Drath]] attempted to infiltrate Metroplex using the lifeless bodies of Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots. The real Ultra Magnus and Springer managed to tip off the Autobots in the city fast enough for them to raise the defenses. {{storylink|Only Human}}

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Grimlock generator off.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Later in the year, when Decepticon leader Galvatron had Cybertron infused with function-inverting anti-electrons, a dose of the particles gave Grimlock super-intelligence. During a mission to [[Unicron]]'s disembodied head, where the Autobots were outmatched by the new Decepticon [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], Grimlock used components of Unicron's head to construct the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] to battle them. Even combined as [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], the Technobots felt they could not match the Terrorcons, until Grimlock transferred his super-intelligence into Computron, reverting to his old self and allowing the Technobots to claim victory. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:CallofthePrimitives Grimlock Primacron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock threaten space monkey into giving me Grimlock energon wine.]]
Grimlock's greatest victory came when he and a large number of other Transformers with animal transformations were summoned to a world at the center of the galaxy by the ex-assistant of the ancient genius, [[Primacron]], creator of Unicron. The assistant had assembled these "[[Primitive]]" Transformers in the hope that their simple instincts could defeat Primacron's newest creation, [[Tornedron]], but one by one they fell to him, with Grimlock apparently crushed under Trypticon. Grimlock survived, and followed Tornedron back to Primacron's lab. When Tornedron turned on his master, like his predecessor had, Primacron's complicated plans and equations could not find a way to stop him. Grimlock, on the other hand, randomly flicked a switch which reversed Tornedron's energy polarity, undoing the damage he had done and dissipating the creature. Dancing around over his successful saving of the universe, Grimlock decimated Primacron's lab, which he decided was the smartest thing he'd ever done. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Grimlock piloted the shuttle bringing Optimus Prime to an important meeting<ref>The meeting was with [[Tommy Kennedy]] and its importance was debatable, but Prime was upset at being late.</ref> and took a wrong turn, making Prime very late. Prime subsequently took him to have his brain circuits upgraded. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie#Day Four|Season 5: Movie, Day Four}} Later, [[Tommy Kennedy]] asked Optimus if Grimlock had been "dropped on his head as a baby". {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie#Day Five|Season 5: Movie, Day Five}}
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==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except that the events of 2006 are pushed back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts several new stories into the gaps in the timeline, as covered below.}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===
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===''Story of Binaltech''===
[[File:Binaltech grimlock cardart.jpg|thumb|275px|Me Grimlock built Ford tough!]]
In 2004, Grimlock and the Dinobots served as the front line and primary strength of the forces led by Optimus Prime, battling on Cybertron to prevent Megatron from taking complete control of the planet. To break the Autobots' war effort, the Decepticons used primitive telepathic alien lifeforms named "[[Unleasher]]s" to assault the Dinobots' psychically, causing the bestial impulses of their dinosaur modes to overwhelm their minds and driving them into a rampage. Faced with their own potential destruction at the claws and fangs of the rampaging Dinobots, the Autobots were forced to deactivate their out-of-control comrades. Studying Grimlock's brain casing, Wheeljack was able to isolate the psychic sub-routine warping the Dinobots' minds, but its removal proved virtually impossible, thanks in part to the shortage of supplies caused by the war effort. As a stop-gap measure, Wheeljack proposed taking Grimlock's brain casing to Earth and installing it in one of the new "[[Binaltech]]" bodies that had been developed there between the Autobots and [[Earth Defense Command]]: a body with a vehicular alternate form, thereby removing the corrupting influence of Grimlock's dinosaur mode as a temporary solution until the problem could be permanently fixed. Grimlock grumbled at the notion of losing the power of his dinosaur form, but, eager to get back to fighting, agreed to the process, and Wheeljack promptly sped his brain casing to Earth, where it was installed in a new body styled after a Ford Mustang. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}}

As the Binaltech conflict continued, thanks to the efforts of the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] and the mysterious time- and space-bending entity known as the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]], its events were ultimately diverged from the mainstream timeline into a parallel universe dubbed the "BT World".

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to the ''[[The Great Transformer War]]'' section below to continue reading about the original timeline; exactly how many (if any) of the events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown.}}

In 2008 of this timeline, Grimlock and Hound were on patrol on Earth when they crossed paths with [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]—but not the Bluestreak of their world. This Bluestreak had traveled across the dimensions, from the mainstream timeline, to inform the Binaltech Autobots that the [[spark]] of their [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (previously lost in a [[transwarp|subspace]] accident {{storylink|Prowl & Chase}}) had appeared in his home universe, and begun to destabilize. Grimlock couldn't quite wrap his head around the whole ordeal, and didn't take kindly to Bluestreak's endless waffling as they took him back to Autobot City to explain his story, but he was able to work out his frustrations when they happened upon a rampaging [[phonon hologram]]—a malfunctioning science project created by knock-off Binaltech technology. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} Grimlock was subsequently part of the Autobot team who tracked down the source of the signal destabilizing Prowl's spark, which proved to be the work of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Doctor Arkeville]], who were using energy from Prowl's spark to power a synthetic [[electrum]] giant. Grimlock gave his sword to Jazz, who used it to take out the subspace node on the creature that was channeling Prowl's life-force, shutting it down. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

Later, Grimlock was among the Autobot forces who battled [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s Decepticons in [[Australia]]. When the battle ended with Nemesis Prime's destruction, the Autobots all rolled for home... but Grimlock couldn't shake the feeling that he had forgotten something very important. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}
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===''Alternity''===
In the 900,000 years that followed the defeat of the Decepticons, the influence of the Unleashers upon Grimlock and the Dinobots' minds was finally cured. The other Dinobots were brought back online, and Grimlock was reinstated in a brand new ''tyrannosaurus'' body, complete with a crown, which he considered a real [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|masterpiece]]. Subsequently, many of the Autobots upgraded into the hyper-dimensional lifeforms known as the [[Alternity]], but Grimlock apparently declined to take this evolutionary step.

Ascending to a position as defenders of space and time, the Alternity became aware of the [[Planicron]]s, two-dimensional lifeforms that were attempting to evolve themselves. Searching for a "gateway" that would permit the Planicrons' evolution when they passed through it, the Alternity contacted the Autobots of the BT World, convinced the gateway was somewhere in their [[universal stream]]. Grimlock and the Protector met the small team of Agents who arrived in their world soon after, and informed them that they had identified the gateaway as the circuit diagram for the super-dimensional reactor the [[Critias Gate]]. The diagram was soon used to help the Planicrons evolve into higher-dimensional begins. {{storylink|Alternation}}

===''The Great Transformer War''===
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Shortly after creating the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], Grimlock joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], and others as they observed a battle between [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Thanks to upgrades by Doctor [[Dalton]], Computron was faring well in battle. However, during his internment by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], Dalton was forced to upgrade the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], as well.

The Terrorcons took control of Computron with a "[[Cohesive Control Liquid]]", much to Grimlock's horror. Dalton explained that the only way to save Computron was for a [[human]] to burn off the control liquid. [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] wanted to go, but Spike forbade him and went himself. As Daniel pouted, Grimlock poked fun at him for still being a puny kid. Eventually, the Technobots were saved and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}
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===Controverse===
When the Decepticons invaded the trial of [[Primacron]], Grimlock confronted [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] outside the Galactic Courts. He was later present when Primacron was banished to another universe. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
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[[File:FourWarriors Grimlock hyptonized.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Grimlock cannot hope to defeat Aquaman.]]
In the year 2011, the Decepticons invaded Cybertron in full force. Grimlock was deployed by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to fend off the invaders. He was seen fighting alongside his fellow Dinobots as well as the [[Throttlebot]]s against the invading Decepticons. However, they didn't fare too well against the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], as they were all quickly put to sleep by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis attack. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Grimlock continued to fight to defend Cybertron, joining Optimus Prime and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] in holding off the Decepticon advance. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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In [[2021]] the Technobots threw a surprise party for Grimlock after learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], though he caused some chaos by showing up before they were done preparing. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Surprise Father's Day Party!!|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
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In 2021, Grimlock was among the Autobots under [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s command who battled [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces near a [[black hole]], where he was seen taking on [[Octane]]. The explosion of the black hole caused the combatants' bodies to shrink into nothingness, and they were forced to convert their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] forms and travel to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} There, Grimlock abandoned the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]] in favor of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]], but left to be a part-time waiter at [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]]'s cafe after [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s promises of free transtectors turned out to be a trap. There he was approached by [[Flywheels]], who promised him and Brawn new bodies if they got jobs at his new workplace, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] shopping center, winning the suspicious Grimlock over with a gift of oil. Once it turned out the Hive's true identity was the evil [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], however, Grimlock determined that a new body wasn't worth it and punched Flywheels in the face. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] then had [[Butla]] combine with Grimlock, allowing him to turn into a ''T. rex'' again and help defeat Scorponok, though he was unable to separate from Butla afterwards and continued being a waiter in that form. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

Grimlock was working at the cafe when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] landed on the street outside. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}
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===Hero Set===
In year 2025, Grimlock joined Jazz and Bumblebee in battling Starscream in the far reaches of space.<ref>Packaging blurb for the Japanese-exclusive "Hero Set" release of the [[Classic Pretender|Pretender Classic]] versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock, and Starscream, confirmed to be part of cartoon continuity by Takara's [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 timeline]].</ref>

===Ask Vector Prime===
The Autobots were triumphant over Starscream. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/29}}

==Rodimus vs. Cyclonus==
After blasting off of Quintessa aboard one of its ships, Grimlock and the other Dinobots huddled around Kup near the vessel's control panel. When the vessel experienced some rather violent turbulence out in space, Grimlock pointed out that they had probably been found by the Decepticons... something that was already quite clear to the rest of the crew. Thanks to Kup and Hot Rod, the Autobots managed to escape their attacker, Cyclonus, and Grimlock later disembarked to meet up with Arcee and Wreck-Gar on the planet Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

==''Wings Universe''==
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Together with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], the Dinobots were on board a shuttle fleeing from [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]], and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. When they found temporary safety inside a nebula, Grimlock insisted with fire that [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] tell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s storytime. Kup relented and told them about the time he was in the [[Elite Guard]] and fought on [[Beta-Nine]]. Eventually the Decepticons found them, but Grimlock and the other Dinobots were so angry about the interruption that they made short work of the attackers. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

==''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''==
Grimlock took part in a battle which resulted in the Decepticons being defeated and captured. When the city was attacked by [[Martian]]s, he and the other Autobots were forced to make a temporary alliance with the Decepticons to destroy the invaders. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

==Grim Grams==
After [[Vector Prime]] abruptly left [[Axiom Nexus]] on the behest of his brother [[Nexus Prime]], an overworked [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] put out a hasty request on [[Cragun's List]] for a replacement columnist. Grimlock eagerly took the job, and celebrated by renaming the column [[Letters page (Marvel UK)#Grim Grams|Grim Grams]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/10/01}} Grimlock was eager to work through the backlog of questions intended for Vector Prime while answering new questions about himself and his adventures... although he wasn't quite as thorough or coherent as his predecessor.

Over the course of the feature, Grimlock revealed several details about himself:

*His favorite dish was [[plutonium pepperoni]].
*His favorite color is red.
*He enjoys the ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' movie.
*He likes to dance.

==Ask Vector Prime==
In one particularly strange iteration of the [[Unicron War]], Grimlock and the Dinobots were forced to flee Guardian City aboard a [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]] after Galvatron and his Renegade Decepticon alliance attacked. Kup entertained the Dinobots with a few tall tales as they headed to Cybertron, but Galvatron attacked their ship, stranding them on [[Antares 3|Antares III]].

The four Dinobots tried to search for the missing Kup and Hot Rod, but not even Swoop could locate their whereabouts. Instead, they encountered the RoGuns. After a misunderstanding, they formed an alliance and barged into the court of the [[Master Renegade]] just in time to save Kup and Hot Rod from execution. After stealing the Master Renegade's ship and dubbing it "''[[gbwiki:Grungy|Grungy]]''", the group headed to [[Quartex (planet)|Quartex]]. Kup met up with [[gbwiki:Boulder|Boulder]], and together they alliance rescued [[gbwiki:Major Mo|Major Mo]]'s group of Autobots and Guardians from [[gbwiki:Magmar|Magmar]]'s evil [[Rock Lord]]s. The group held a party afterwards to commemorate their victory.

The Autobots, Guardians, Rock Lords, and RoGuns returned to Cybertron aboard the Grungy and a Rock Lord vessel, where they battled Unicron. Before they were finished their fight, [[Vector Prime]] managed to disentangle the two universes, setting history back on its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==
In a timeline where Optimus Prime killed Megatron during their Autobot City duel, Grimlock was on Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobots set off to reclaim Cybertron from the leaderless Decepticons. They were attacked en route by "Megascream": a reformatted Starscream now in the thrall of Unicron. They managed to escape after Megascream and his troops retreated, touching down on Quintessa to repair the damage. Grimlock was eager to bash Decepticons right in their turbo-chargers.

On the watery surface of the planet, the Autobots encountered a group of Sharkticons. Kup's universal greeting ended poorly, so Optimus dispatched the Dinobots to take care of the threat. Optimus, Kup, and the Dinobots stormed into a Quintesson courtroom, where they rescued Kranix and learned more about the threat of Unicron. When repairs on the ship had completed, they picked up Hot Rod from Junkion and returned to Cybertron, where Optimus announced his intent to confront Unicron head-on.

When Hot Rod saved the day by opening the Matrix, Grimlock was present to witness Optimus's declaration that the Cybertronian Wars had indeed ended. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Dinobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:TransTech Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]