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Diver (BW)

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Superior Shockblast: Fixing a joke relating to Dio's "Holy Diver." Lyrics were wrong

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars II'' Maximal|the ''Masterforce'' Autobot|Diver (G1)}}
:''Diver is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BWII Diver model.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|'''Holy Diver!''' You've been down too long in the Midnight ''Seeeeaaa''! Oh what's becoming of ''meeeee''!?]]
'''Diver''' (ダイバー ''Daibā'') comes across as a timid, skittish sort of Maximal, which is true to a point. Honestly, he's just way too relaxed and unmotivated to bother with bravery and initiative. A sleepy slacker, Diver prefers to spend his free time soaking in the ambient serenity of nature (with a good nap). And while on duty, Diver absolutely savors unambitious, mundane activities like manual labor and sentry duty. He'd probably be a total wash-out if it weren't for his best friend, [[Tasmania Kid]], whose rowdy, enthusiastic, unwavering lust for adventure and mischief frequently drags him kicking and screaming (or snoring and grumbling) into dangerous situations.

Diver can transform into a frog and is capable of spitting his robot head out of his mouth, attached to the tip of his tongue. Diver's special attack consists of blowing bubbles at his enemies... ''Deadly bubbles''. All right, so he may not be the ''fiercest'' warrior out on the battlefield, but he understands the value of friendship and loyalty, and it's those values which most often incite him to acts of heroism which surprise and impress those who underestimate him.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Kenji Nakano]] (Japanese)}}

Diver was a member of the Maximals, serving on a squad under Convoy's leadership. When Convoy went missing in an explosion inside an asteroid belt, the squad was at loose ends on how to proceed as a group. Once [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] alerted them to a threat on the planet [[Gaia]], however, the team rallied each other's spirits and fired up the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''. Unfortunately, they were shot down in the skies over Gaia, and had to use escape pods to land. Diver adopted the form of a giant frog, and reunited with [[Scuba]] and [[Tasmania Kid]] in the marshlands. Together, their unit found the Predacons aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', preparing to loot the planet of [[Angolmois Energy]] resources. The Maximals were captured temporarily, but escaped with the help of a white lion who led them away from the Predacon ship. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Diver and the others found the crash site of the ''Yukikaze'' with the help of the white lion, who revealed himself to be Convoy, now [[Lio Convoy]] after his beast mode scanning. They began making plans to oppose the Predacons efforts on Gaia, and preserve the planet's natural resources and animal life against exploitation. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

When Lio Convoy tasked the Maximals with locating the ''Galvaburg II'', Diver ended up being the successful one. Of course, this meant he had to confront [[Megastorm]] one-on-one until reinforcements arrived, so "success" is a relative term. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} After Tasmania Kid was captured by the Predacons, Diver and Scuba teamed up to access their undersea base while the other Maximals were occupied on land inside an electrified cage of bars. Diver located the controls for the trap, and tried randomly pushing a button to free his friends. Instead, the cage started to retract inwards and crush his comrades. Giving up on the delicate approach, Diver decided to just smash the controls with his fists and hope for the best. It worked, and the Maximals all escaped. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

The Maximals were hard pressed to stop Megastorm's latest ploy to capture the planet's energy, dispatching an overwhelming quantity of autonomous robot drones to build fortresses for the Predacons. This became the least of their problems, however, when [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] emerged for the first time on Gaia. His dragon and drill tank modes proved virtually unstoppable, and Diver and the Maximals were barely able to slow him down. In the end, it was a sneak attack by Megastorm that upset his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into an open volcano, leaving the Maximals confused over who their secret ally was.{{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Next, Diver and the Maximals moved on to the Southern Continent to investigate a new string of energy readings. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}} As the Maximals became aware of the Insectrons' presence on Gaia, Lio Convoy wanted to make peaceful contact and prove the Maximals weren't their enemies. Diver and Scuba were paired up to search the Insectrons' territory. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

Diver earned some ridicule from Bighorn when he refused to perform daredevil tricks showing off his jumping ability, and preferred to quietly and safely climb down a ridge instead. Bighorn thought him a coward, but Lio Convoy called them in for a meeting before the argument grew too heated. Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid went on another search for the Insectrons, under instructions by Lio Convoy not to engage in fighting. When [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] used a missile to lure the Maximals into an Insectron nest, however, the hostile Bighorn prepared to charge right at the insects. Diver's attempts to make Bighorn obey Lio Convoy's orders only seemed like more cowardice to Bighorn, who attacked the foreign Transformers.

Diver found himself fighting the engineer [[Drill Nuts]], whose drill attacks and missiles tested his agility. When one of the missiles didn't explode, however, Drillnuts forgot about Diver entirely and knelt down to tinker with his invention and find out what went wrong with the detonator. A bemused Diver stopped short, and awkwardly offered to help Drillnuts with his warhead. The predacons' plot was to attack the Maximals once their energy levels were low from battling the Insectrons, and sure enough Bighorn over-exerted himself fighting [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], leaving him unable to transform. Diver positioned himself between Bighorn and the Predacons' attacks, having cautiously conserved enough energy to defend them both with his soap bubble projections. Diver's defense worked long enough for Lio Convoy to arrive with the other Maximals to back them up. Afterwards, Bighorn apologized and acknowledged that Diver's way of doing things had merit, and Diver laughed off Bighorn's earlier hostility. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

When Starscream tried to drug the Insectrons into fighting with each other over spiked oil, Diver and the Maximals arrived to cool the 'bots down, and then they all joined forces against the equally drunk Galvatron. These events cemented a peace between the Maximals and Insectrons. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} That peace almost fell apart when Diver saw [[Bigmos]] of the Insectrons grasping shoulders in camaraderie with [[Autostinger]] of the Predacons. This was a misunderstanding over an old debt Bigmos owed Stinger, though, which he resolved and so the Insectrons continued to stand with the Maximals. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Diver and the Maximals intercepted the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s after they captured Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]], freeing their friends after a fight with Megastorm and his mercenaries. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} Diver and the Maximals later joined forces with the Autorollers when Galvatron went on a rampage while engorged on Angolmois Energy. The two groups overfed Galvatron with Angolmois Energy until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Diver and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Diver responded to a NAVI alert when an unknown spaceship crashed on the Eastern continent. He joined Bighorn and Tasmania Kid on one of the advance recon ships to locate the crash site. They got into a fight with Starscream and BB over the wreckage before the mighty warrior [[Tripledacus]] presented himself and started fighting both sides. Once the Predacons were driven off, Tripledacus grabbed Diver in his massive claws. After scanning Diver's Maximal signature insignia, however, Tripledacus revealed himself to be a Maximal combination of the friendly (if annoying) [[Jointron]] brothers. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

The Jointrons proved to be highly exasperating for the Maximals. They followed Diver in from patrol one day, bulldozing over him and Apache in a half-baked scheme to lure the Predacons to the Maximals advance ship/base and then...do something clever they hadn't thought of yet. Diver and Apache couldn't stop the Jointrons from turning off the cloaking field, and sure enough Dirge and Thrust soon entered the ship and got the drop on them all. [[Gimlet]] managed to smash up the communications system, so the Predacons couldn't call in reinforcements, and Diver was forced at gunpoint to begin repairs on the comms. In the meantime, the Jointrons got the Predacons ''really'' drunk, so they couldn't fight back when Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to retake the ship. But when the Jointrons tried to call Maximal HQ to report their victory, they forgot the communications system was down and let Dirge and Thrust escape, making the whole day a wasted ordeal. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, Diver and Tasmania Kid were exploring with the Jointrons. When they spotted a black smoke cloud like those typically unleashed by the Predacons' dealings with Angolmois Energy, the flying Jointrons decided to send in a reconnaissance patrol...by dropping Diver and Kid into the cloud. The Maximals only found a smoke machine on the ground, signifying a Predacon trap. Indeed, Starscream and BB arrived and exposed them all to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. The Jointrons' teamwork fell apart, as [[Gimlet]] was free of the bacteria and refused to combine with the others and risk exposure to the bacteria. Lio Convoy and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}
[[File:BW II e16 Diver In Butter.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|[[Spittor (BW)|Spit]] [[Blot (G1)|Butter]]]]
The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Diver and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals held back the Autorollers, Diver and Bighorn raced to free the captive Jointrons. Fortunately, Scuba appeared to save the day, the Jointrons were freed, and the installation was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}
[[File:BW II e16 Jointron Airways.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|"Am I the only sane fruit round here?"]]
Returning to the North Continent, Lio Convoy gave Diver free rein to fortify the waterfall by the fallen ''Yukikaze'' with defenses. This proved advantageous when an evil clone of Lio Convoy was created by the [[Copy Machine]] left for the Maximals by Galvatron. [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]] knew everything Lio Convoy did, and turned that knowledge to his advantage against the Maximals. Because Lio Convoy did not know the details of Diver's work at the [[Niagara Base]], though, Copy Convoy was surprised by the traps and defenses Diver had worked into the surroundings, and the Maximals were victorious. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When the Maximals detected a ship landing near the Sea continent, they took a ship to investigate. Since the energy readings came from underwater, Scuba and Diver were tapped for reconnaissance. They discovered the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]] pillaging Angolmois Energy from beneath the sea, and reported back to Lio Convoy. The Maximals were confronted by [[Halfshell]], the Seacons' captain, who proved to be a mighty opponent on his own. When he called in the rest of the Seacons to form [[God Neptune]], Lio Convoy dispatched Scuba and Diver to seize the pirates' ship while the others kept God Neptune busy. The frog and the squid began sailing away with the [[Photon sailer]], drawing God Neptune to chase them. Once he caught the vessel, Diver and Scuba abandoned ship and detonated the canisters of Angolmois Energy on board, leaving the ship crippled and the Seacons in disarray. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

When Artemis and Moon got into a discussion over who was the strongest of the Cybertronians, they contacted the Maximals and Predacons for input. As the weakest of the Maximals, Diver and Tasmania Kid were compared to the Combatron officers Dirge and Thrust. Diver's...unorthodox soap bubble power and extendo-neck led Galvatron to declare victory for the Predacons in this particular match-up. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

One day, Tasmania Kid and Diver were bemused to discover Bighorn searching for a four-leafed clover to bring himself luck. Their amusement turned to exasperation when Bighorn fell wildly in love with the Space Pirate named [[Scylla]], concocting an elaborate fantasy where she was a space princess being held hostage by the other Pirates. Kid and Diver had to follow along behind to make sure Bighorn didn't inadvertently start a war with the Seacons while Convoy was still sorting out their allegiance (and occasionally remind the love-sick Bighorn that he couldn't swim when he repeatedly tried following Scylla into the water). {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm hired the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals, and so they arranged a series of transmitters as bait to lure the Maximals to different battlegrounds. Diver was confronted by the speedy [[Sea Phantom]] underwater, and had difficulty avoiding the fast-moving shark. He eventually got Sea Phantom to chase him back onto land, where he sought help from Lio Convoy. During the chase, Sea Phantom had inadvertently hooked the transmitter on his fin, not knowing Megastorm had also installed a bomb in it. The bomb ended up exploding just as Megastorm and Sea Phantom crossed paths, saving Diver from any further conflict. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

When Kid and Bighorn were set adrift by a Seacon attack, Diver and Scuba swam out to rescue them off their makeshift raft. Diver gave Kid a lift, but they were assaulted by the flying [[Terrormander]]. Above or below the waves, Terrormander pursued Diver and Kid until Scuba drew them to momentary safety on a floating rock. The Maximals were only saved from God Neptune's final strike by the timely arrival of the Insectrons. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

As Diver and Kid were on patrol with Bighorn, he suddenly got a call and suspiciously raced off with a bouquet of roses. Fearing something stupid and/or violent was about to happen, Diver and Kid tracked him down and found Bighorn intended to engage in some playacting with the Jointrons in order to win Scylla's affections, but the Predacons and other Seacons had gotten involved in the mess too. As the fiasco degenerated into a battle between Tripledacus and God Neptune, the Maximals provided cover for their combiner comrade. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}} When the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia, Halfshell arranged to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one for the energy they needed to depart. Well, God Neptune is ''technically'' a "one". Diver and Scuba were suspicious of the Seacons, and reported to the other Maximals when they saw who Lio Convoy's competition was. In the end, though, Lio Convoy survived and the Seacons departed the planet. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

While surveying the unstable changes in Gaia's Angolmois Energy, Diver and Kid ran across a lion cub that they initially mistook for Lio Convoy himself. After a short encounter, they realized the youngster was actually a new Maximal who only bore a startlingly resemblance to Lio Convoy. Tasmania Kid started joking that the cub was a real "[[Lio Junior]]", but Diver cautioned him to be serious in case the cub took what he said to heart. Sure enough, when Lio Convoy caught up to them, Lio Junior ran right up to their Commander and called him "mama". Diver smartly disassociated himself from Kid and everything he said. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Back at the Niagara Base, Diver tried to cheer up the dejected Lio Junior, but his swimming only irritated Scuba and did little to raise the cub's spirits. He also joined the Maximals in their first confrontation with the powered-up Megastorm, now the Angolmois Energy-infused [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Diver was part of a Maximal plan to destroy Gigastorm. The Archduke of Destruction was lured into a mountain pass where the Maximals destroyed the ground under his feet, then set off a natural gas explosion. Unfortunately, even this amount of devastation wasn't enough to deal with Gigastorm. The conflict was interrupted by the arrival of Scuba's new vehicle, the [[Tako Tank]], which helped turn the tide against Gigastorm when the initial plan fell apart.
{{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

After detecting a faint distress signal from space, Diver and the Maximals recalled their encounters with the Seacons. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Scuba was in the process of demonstrating the Tako Tank's capabilities to Diver and the others when Lio Junior detected emissions of evil Angolmois Energy. Diver followed Lio Junior as he tracked the Angolmois Energy to a mining facility being run by the Autorollers. The Maximals charged into battle, only to learn a lesson about planning and overconfidence when the Predacons locked them inside the base and then blew it up. Miraculous, Diver and the others survived. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Diver and Kid were admiring Scuba's new Tako Tank when impulsively pushed a pretty, pretty button. Now trapped in the runaway Tako Tank as it was set to explode, Diver and the others raced to save Kid before Scuba climbed aboard and shut down the Tako Tank. This led into an encounter with the new [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

When a mysterious ship crashed on Gaia, the Maximals prepared to investigate. Lio Junior volunteered to lead the expedition, but Diver and many of the others teased Junior for his youth and inexperience, saying a more seasoned Maximal should be in charge. Tasmania Kid stepped up to support Lio Junior and volunteered to assist him on the mission, leading to Lio Convoy's approval. The mission revealed the crashed ship was a teleport gate, able to summon warriors from anywhere in space and time. Although the Maximals captured the command key for the gate, the gate itself was seized by the Predacons and Tasmania Kid was seriously injured defending Lio Junior. Diver and the Maximals blamed Lio Junior for Kid's injuries, leading Junior to take on the Predacons alone. Kid finally climbed off his sickbed to tell Diver and the others to leave Lio Junior alone, as he was only trying to show them he was a worthy comrade, and win their trust.

With Lio Junior's command key, the Predacons summoned an apocalyptic beast known as [[Majin Zarak]], and lay siege to Gaia. Diver and the Maximals were unable to get close enough to defeat Majin Zarak, but Lio Junior summoned [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] using the gate to supplement their forces. Lio Convoy placed Diver and Scuba on surveillance, and they used the ''Yukikaze's'' scanners to pinpoint Majin Zarak's weak spot: his third eye. The Maximals lured Majin Zarak into a box canyon, where Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal combined the power of their Energon Matrixes to defeat the great beast. Diver watched on as Optimus Primal returned to his personal war through the gate. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Diver and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Diver and the Maximals retrofitted one of the Niagara Base's cannons to funnel Angolmois Energy, making it potentially powerful enough to destroy the oncoming Nemesis. In order to get the artillery cannon into position with a minimal amount of interference, Lio Convoy arranged for two prop cannons to be transported in order to distract the Predacons. Diver was part of the first team that openly and brazenly transported their cannon across open ground, while Scuba transported a second fake underwater, and Magnaboss brought up the rear carrying the true cannon. Unfortunately, the Angolmois Energy proved too powerful for the cannon, and it ultimately self-destructed before taking out Nemesis. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Later on, Diver and Scuba, in the Tako Tank, arrived as back-up to assist the Maximals when Magnaboss went berserk after Lio Junior was infected with evil Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Diver and the Maximals were working on breaking down the ''Yukikaze'' for Lio Convoy's latest plan against Nemesis when a UFO robot crashed nearby. NAVI determined the robot was sent by automatic signal from a Gaian colony temple on Mars in response to Nemesis's arrival. The emissary robot claimed it could stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy, and so Lio Convoy told Diver and the others to keep working while he investigated. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Unfortunately, it turned out the robot planned to stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy by crashing the moon into Gaia and destroying everyone on it. Diver and the Maximals joined Lio Convoy at the mother computer to break through its defenses so that NAVI could reprogram it, saving the moon, Gaia, and everyone on both. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Navi and Drill Nuts assisted the Maximals in retrofitting Skywarp and Santon's spaceship so that it could be used to reach the artificial planet Nemesis. An underground launch tunnel was built in secret under the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]] to launch the ship into space. Secrecy was paramount, and so when Hellscream and Max-B began snooping around the mountains, Lio Convoy had Diver and the team "reveal" the location of their Niagara Base to Dirgegun and Thrustor, drawing the Predacons' attention away. Diver was reluctant to help Bighorn and Tasmania Kid with the distraction, as he didn't want to sacrifice all his work on the Niagara Base just to occupy the Predacons.

The Rock Mountains launch tube was uncovered soon anyway, leading Diver and the others to race from Niagara to the mountains in order to make the launch window. They were opposed by Galvatron, but their friends Magnaboss and Tripledacus helped clear the path. Diver and the ''Yukikaze'' crew made it on board the ship with Lio Convoy and Apache at the last moment, clearing the atmosphere and flying out into space. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Diver and the crew were cut down in their flight to Nemesis by the Seacons, who had been mesmerized into Galvatron's service. They crashed on an asteroid and battled God Neptune and his component parts. Diver and Scuba worked to repair their ship while the other Maximals battled the Seacons. After God Neptune was defeated and the Seacons restored to normal, they offered the Maximals their energon to recharge their ship, and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] and [[Artemis]] led the Maximals through a slingshot maneuver around the moon that got them back on track to Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As the Maximals arrived on Nemesis, they abandoned ship so the Predacons shot down an empty vessel. Diver and the others gathered by an exhaust port, which NAVI calculated could lead to Nemesis's core. While Lio Convoy and Scuba went spelunking to shut down Nemesis at the core, Diver and his fellow Maximals remained behind to defend their rear flank. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After Galvatron pulled the full force of Gaia's Angolmois Energy into Nemesis, he emerged from the core claiming Lio Convoy was dead. Despite this disheartening news, Diver and the Maximals continued to fight on in the name of their commander. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

In the end, Lio Convoy was not dead, but had combined with Lio Junior into a powerful Green Warrior. Moreover, Scuba and the Tako Tank had reached the core and arranged for Nemesis's destruction. As Galvatron and the Green Warrior battled, the Cyborg Beasts continued to hassle the Maximals. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of Diver and his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
At one time, [[Tasmania Kid]] and Diver were out on a scouting mission (much to Diver's chagrin, as he wanted to relax) when [[Apache]], popping out of the bushes, quietly called them over. The confused pair followed, only to find Apache to be an illusion, baiting them into a net laid out by [[BB]]. BB then took the two Maximals back to [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], who told them he would release them after they ran an "errand" for him.

When the duo didn't report back, the Maximals left in search of the missing Diver and Tasmania Kid, eventually finding them collapsed at the edge of a valley. However, it was all part of Starscream's trap. Diver and Tasmania Kid, now brainwashed into thinking they were Predacons, sprang into action and attacked the Maximals. [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] soon entered the scene and stacked the odds tremendously against the Maximals.

As the fight raged on, [[Megastorm]] got to a vantage point and prepared to fire his cannon at both Lio Convoy and Galvatron, killing two birds with one stone. [[Scuba]] intervened by creating a geyser beneath him from an underground river, throwing Megastorm's aim off. The blast knocked Tasmania Kid and Diver back to their senses, though they were angry at the (rightfully) confused Apache, whom they blamed for ambushing them. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Diver returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he got caught up in a tussle between [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
[[File:BWII 001 galva tank.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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When the rainy season came about, most of the Maximals used the foul weather as an excuse to not go out on their regular patrols, infuriating sub-commander Apache. Diver was the exception, as he very much enjoyed the rain in his frog mode; so much so that he would break out into song. One of his solos attracted the attention of numerous female frogs, forcing Diver to transform and scare them off to avoid getting swarmed. Just as Diver had resolved to head back to headquarters, he caught sight of a Galvatron's ugly mug... or rather, a giant tank shaped like it! Rushing back to his teammates, he warned them of the incoming juggernaut. Apache and Bighorn lured the vehicle into a nearby river, where Diver and Scuba lay in wait. Once the tank had splashed down into the water, the aquatic Maximals planted bombs on its vulnerable underside, causing the tank to flood. Lio Convoy then took over the battle and defeated Megastorm, making him accidentally trip the tank's self-destruct sequence in the process. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}} {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Diver is described as being daring, heroic, and unflinching in the face of danger. ''Huh''. Well, if [[Ben Yee|you]] say so. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Diver once faced against [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] in the [[Games (competition)|Games]], where he was killed by the latter's [[ion disc]]s. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===Legends World===
Diver attended the announcement of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s inauguration as chairman of [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron|Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron}} When Tera-Kura announced their newest product, the ninja maid robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], Diver was taken by her clumsiness and was quick to buy one for himself. The clones ended up being evil and going on a rampage, but Diver nevertheless protested Tera-Kura recalling them, explaining that their little "mischievous streak" only made the Nightbirds ''more'' charming. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} He was later present at an internet cafe being visited by [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and witnessed [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] exploding in the sky like fireworks. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} When [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] had saved the day, Diver and many others mistook him for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and happily cheered Prime's name, much to Ginrai's annoyance. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Diver went on to be swallowed whole by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} witness Scourge battle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Shaoshao Li]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} listen to Mayor Megatron introduce the city's new protector, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}} and visit the [[Wolf Circus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:OP-20-ArceeStabsDiver.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
Diver was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When this bestial horde invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWII-toy Diver.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hi! I'm here to burn your eyes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Diver & Niagara Base''' (Playset, March [[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''X-2'''
:*''Release date'': March ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': Niagara Base, Large red missile launcher, small red cannon, missiles (x4), leaves (x4), Venus flytrap (four pieces, unassembled), play mat
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Diver is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basic Class [[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]], transforming into a green frog. In [[beast mode]], a trigger on his rear can be pressed to launch his tongue out as a spring-loaded function. In reality, the beast mode tongue is actually his [[robot mode]] head—something that was often used in the cartoon as a gag or a way for him to prove he was a robot in disguise.

: In robot mode, his front beast mode legs wind up on his back and can be flipped forward over his shoulders. In the cartoon, having his legs fold over his shoulders would allow him to fire his "Diver Soap Bubbles" from each of the cups on his toe-tips. The trigger on his rear can still be utilized in this mode, making his neck extend, much like it does in the cartoon when he gets a fright.<ref>Also mentioned in his toy bio.</ref>

: Diver was packed with the [[Niagara Base#Toys|Niagara Base]] playset, making him one of the most expensive Basic-sized toys in the ''Beast Wars'' mainline—especially on the aftermarket.

: This mold was also used to make the "[[Transmetal]]" version of [[Spittor (BW)#VHS|Spittor]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Diver/diver.htm More information on Diver at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Telemaga Special Cybertron 6-piece Set''' (Multi-pack, 1999)}}</ul>

: A red, pink and blue version of Diver was part of a six-piece set of unique redecoes of the main Cybertron cast of ''Beast Wars II'', the grand prize in the "New Beast Warriors Contest" in the February 1999 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The details of this contest are currently unknown.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Diver''' (candy toy, 1997)
:[[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Diver was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.
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==Notes==
* In the original Japanese language version of ''Beast Wars II'', Diver speaks Japanese with a [[Accent|Kansai region dialect]], strongly associated in Japanese media with rambunctious, fun-loving (and dim-witted) characters due to the wealth of comedians from the region.<ref>[[tvtropes:Main/KansaiRegionalAccent|TVTropes Kansai Regional Accent page]]</ref> English dubs usually render this as a Texan or Cockney accent.
* As a hilarious piece of toy accuracy, when attacked by [[Tripledacus]] upon first meeting, Tripledacus makes a zoom-in on Diver's frog mode chest and discovers his [[Maximal]] [[insignia]] right where the [[rubsign]] is on the toy.
* Diver has two known [[robot mode]] [[character model]]s:
# The first (aka his pre-final model), is fairly accurate to the toy. It features his front frog legs drawn on his back, has three toes on his robot mode feet, and no opposable thumbs. This model appeared quite frequently in several ''[[TV Magazine]]'' issues and ''Beast Wars II'' guidebooks, such as the ''[[Beast Wars II Encyclopedia]]'' (which is where the image used for Diver at the top of this article is from).
# The second (aka his final model), removed the frog legs from his back and added an extra toe to his robot mode feet. This model was used in the cartoon and appeared less frequently in guidebooks and other media.

: The removal of the frog legs from his back was likely done for ease of animation, as refining extraneous [[kibble]] is not that uncommon when translating a toy design into a cartoon character. The addition of the extra digits to his feet and hands makes him a little less toy-accurate, but was presumably done to give him the humanoid 5-digits his peers have.
:* Amusingly, his [[beast mode]] models never received any changes between the robot modes' pre-final and final stages, though the fourth digit from the toy's front frog legs was removed entirely when translating the design into an animation model, leaving him with four toes on his hindlegs and only three toes on his forelegs.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Chop Shop (G1)

2024-03-01T12:51:43Z

Superior Shockblast: /* Legacy */ Nevermind, I don't know what I'm doing...

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Chop Shop (RID)}}
:''Chop Shop is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ChopShop MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's a good chance he stole his body parts.]]
Are you missing a few [[energon]] chips? Wasn't there a photon rectifier on that table a minute ago? Hey, has anyone seen my [[Action Master partner]] recently? And where the heck did our new [[unspace|transwarp]] cruiser go?!

If it's not nailed, screwed, bolted, and nano-fused to the ground, chances are good '''Chop Shop''' stole it while you were reading this. The other Decepticons and his fellow [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] are well aware of Chop Shop's skill as a master thief, but they have no idea just how deep the compulsion goes. Chop Shop is a closet {{w|Kleptomania|kleptomaniac}}, compelled to steal—not just from the Autobots, but also from his allies and even from ''himself''! The more difficult it is to steal something, the more Chop Shop feels compelled to rise to the challenge. No piece of equipment or valuable item in Decepticon headquarters is safe when he's around. So far, he's been quick-witted enough to cover his own tracks, but how long his luck holds out, and what his comrades will do when they realize just who's been robbing them blind, is anyone's guess.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Chop Shop}}
[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|There's a very good chance he stole his spot on the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].]]
Chop Shop was part of the Decepticons' elite [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. The Mayhems were sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help the [[Wreckers]] defeat [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the latter's presence in his own past causing a time storm that threatened all of reality. However, the sheer power possessed by their targets overwhelmed not only the Mayhems and Wreckers, but a number of other Transformers pulled into the fight as well. Chop Shop was destroyed during this battle, his death convincing Carnivac to retreat from the enemy base. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:LooseEnds1 Soundwave Insecticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.55|There's a good chance he stole [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]].]]
[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] ordered Chop Shop, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] to ensure that the [[Skyscorcher]]s, under siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]], would be "martyrs" to the Neo-Decepticon cause. The three Insecticons infiltrated the depot and eliminated their targets, with Chop Shop taking out [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]] and [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]]. However, they were then surprised in turn by the appearance of the Wreckers, who blew in and captured them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1|Loose Ends #1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]

In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Chop Shop was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} Later, he was seen as part of a force attacking a fort in the [[Border Regions]], on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Ratbatwarwithin.jpg|thumb|left|Chop Shop really wants to steal the spotlight from Ratbat right now.]]
8.2 million years ago, Chop Shop participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} During the offensive, he and a few other Decepticons attacked the [[Guardian robot]]s acting as the last line of defense for the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} He presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the planetary engines, devastating the city. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

7.4 million years ago, Chop Shop joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s after the disappearance of Megatron splintered the Decepticons. Along with Ratbat, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], Chop Shop ambushed and captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. He suggested that Ratbat kill Springer's Wreckers before killing him, to increase his suffering, but Ratbat opted for the more expedient option. The fuel auditor was prevented from carrying that out, however, when a battle between [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] raged out of control, {{storylink|Escalation}} allowing Springer to escape. Chop Shop and his allies in turn fled the scene, leaving Devastator behind. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:Chop shop barrage recipe for hate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]

Some time later, Chop Shop was involved in a battle against the now-unified [[Autobot]] forces, commanded by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. When the Ultracons were reabsorbed into the Decepticons 6 million years ago, Chop Shop presumably went with them. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}}

Later, after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Chop Shop and a number of his fellow Insecticons were reduced to a vampiric existence, capturing [[Micromaster]]s in the [[Wastelands]] and drinking their [[energon]]. Attacking a group of arguing Micros, {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} he and his comrades devoured [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]], but were prevented from capturing the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and the [[Race Track Patrol]] by the arrivals of [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]] and Shockwave, respectively — although the latter did toss them [[Flanker]] to snack on. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

As ordered by Shockwave, Chop Shop and his mates attacked [[Little Iacon]], searching for the Hot Rod Patrol—Chop Shop accidentally snagged [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], but was ordered by Venom to throw him back. They eventually landed in the city and recruited the Race Track Patrol to aid them in their search. In the course of the search, Chop Shop stole [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]'s [[sonic rifle]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Taking their charges (and a number of captive Micromasters) back to Decepticon HQ, Chop Shop was deactivated when the Hot Rod Patrol infiltrated the base and opened fire on him. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]s on the ''[[Trigger]]'', Chop Shop was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the ''Trigger''. In the ensuing conflict, the ''Trigger'' was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''}}

[[File:Relunctant Specialist Venom and Chop Shop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Chop Shop needs to steal Trailbreaker's hiding spot.]]

During the early days of the war, Chop Shop served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a team sent to find the lost [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Chop Shop and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Chop Shop and the other Decepticons started obliterating the primitive outpost, believing Metroplex was underneath (and also because it was fun), their team was caught up to by a team of [[Autobot]]s who had been trailing them. Chop Shop and the other the Decepticons retreated without accomplishing their goal. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

After the [[Great War (G1)|war]] was over, Chop Shop joined [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s team of [[Titan Hunter]]s. They boarded the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the sloughed-off portion of Metroplex its crew had salvaged, where Venom and Chop Shop found that the only operational crewman was the newly christened [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. Pursuing him into the medibay, Chop Shop was caught off guard and, ironically, knocked unconscious with the resuscitation pads. Trailcutter then dumped his body at Lockdown's feet in shuttle bay 3 before talking the Decepticons into retreating. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Chop Shop was still working under Lockdown on the supposedly lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where they discovered a small landing party from the ''Lost Light'' attempting to extract a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] from a giant [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]. Accusing the interlopers of "trespassing", Lockdown's crew opened fire. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} They chased the "trespassers" into a huge graveyard of deactivated Titans where the Decepticons were easily able to round them all up, then delivered them into the custody of their "crazy boss" Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-ChopShop.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|He can steal the colour schemes of his more popular cousins, but he can't steal back his dignity.]]

Chop Shop was among the [[Insecticon clone]]s who besieged [[Sweet Apple Acres]]. In the ensuing battle against [[Applejack]]'s extended family, [[Babs Seed]] and [[Apple Bumpkin]] drove Chop Shop into the ground, where [[Big McIntosh]] kicked him in the face until he fled. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When it was discovered that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had formed the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]] to strike at Decepticon bases worldwide, Chop Shop and his fellow Insecticons managed to keep the Autobots at bay. {{storylink|The Bee Team}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The kleptomaniacal Chop Shop was a spark-relative of Shrapnel. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's a good chance he'll steal this toy from you.]]
*'''Chop Shop''' (Deluxe Insecticon, [[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' [[photon cannon]], [[vibro-spear]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Chop Shop transforms into a predominantly brown robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes#Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)|stag beetle]]. He is a [[redeco]] of [[#Notes|Beet-Gugal]], from the Japanese toyline ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'', in a colour scheme new for Transformers. His [[robot mode]] carries many of the insect bits over, with the beetle horns rising from each shoulder and insect legs upon both arms. Rather impressively, Chop Shop has a rarity among G1 toys: all six insect legs use [[ball joint]]s in one way or another.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-deluxe-insecticons-chop-shop/901/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Chop Shop at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/ChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
{{anchor|Legends}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Look at this tank I stole—oh, whoopsie."]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|Legends Class Megatron]] comes with Chop Shop, who can transform into a stag beetle, a robot, a weapon with a 5 mm handle, and a mine plow that attaches to the front of Megatron's tank mode. He features gearing that opens his pinchers when his legs are moved.

:He is admittedly simple, as his transformation from robot to beetle is just placing him flat on his chest.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Beet-Chop#Toys|Beet-Chop]] and [[BotCon 2015]] [[Beet-Chit#Timelines|Beet-Chit]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on ''Generations'' Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
{{anchor|TG28}}{{anchor|MegatronStarscream2pack}}
[[File:TTGenerationsTG28MegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dressed in black so he is harder to notice while stealing.]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' (Multi-pack, [[December 28]], 2013)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG28'''
:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' version of Chop Shop is [[redeco]]ed in dark brown to closer resemble his original toy, and features a more visibly-painted eye-visor.

:[[Megatron (G1)/toys#TG28|Megatron]] and Chop Shop were only available in a two-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TG28|Waspinator]].
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Kickback who? I've always had this wave spot."]]
*''' Decepticon Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
:Part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', Legends Class Chop Shop is a new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]], transforming once again into a robotic stag beetle.

:The promotional renders give this toy a much darker reddish-brown base plastic, more in keeping with the original Chop Shop toy, than the final product ended up with. It also shows some extra paint on the legs and chest that the toy does not have. Additionally, Chop Shop uses the movie-style Decepticon insignia, a fairly common screw-up for toys since the beginning of the live-action movie toylines.

:Though Chop Shop's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Back insect legs/blasters, 2 insect-leg sets, rifle

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Chop Shop is (yet again) a [[retool]]ing of [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Shrapnel]] with a new head, pincers and insect hindlegs, transforming into a rather compact robotic Stag Beetle. He comes with a pair of blasters that formed the rear insect legs on Shrapnel, but their position is taken by the new hindleg pieces on Chop Shop. These now-extra blasters can also combine with his rifle to form... well, a bigger rifle. The rifle can be attached to the underside of his stag beetle mode for a more symmetrical appearance than storing it on his beetle abdomen as depicted in his instructions.

: He was only available in a multi-pack with [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] (himself a retooling of the base mold that would eventually become Chop Shop) and [[Malleus Minotaurus]], as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and set up for preorder on [[February 29]] [[2024]], due to ship on [[August 1]].

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1ChopShop.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Chop Shop, Sneaky Insecticon''' ([[2018]])
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity:'' '''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T10/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Chop Shop, Sneaky Insecticon''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt-mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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[[File:W4RaiderChopShop.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Raider Chop Shop, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T52'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Raider Chop Shop, Infantry-Soldier is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card features original artwork based on the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' Chop Shop toy, with line-art for both modes by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Cara Burns]].
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==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralDXInsecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Chop Shop, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was designed by [[Artmic]] and originally produced by [[Takatoku Toys]] for inclusion in their ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'' toyline (機甲虫隊ビートラス). Decoed in black and grey, the mold first saw release as the protagonist mecha '''Beet-Gugal''' (ビート・グガル ''Bīto Gugaru'')—based on the Japanese word for "stag beetle", ''kawagatamushi'' (クワガタムシ). Takatoku Toys went out of business a short while later in 1984, and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker [[Bandai]]. At that time, Bandai was not very active in the U.S. market, making Bandai a competitor of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but not of [[Hasbro]]. Due to this, the company had no objection to licensing various Takatoku molds to Hasbro in 1985 for sale primarily in the American market as part of their version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. Nowadays, Bandai has a worthwhile interest in every market and since it only once licensed the molds, there is little likelihood that Chop Shop and company will ever be reissued.
*Since Hasbro and Takara shared the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] as promotional material for their respective versions of the toyline, Chop Shop and the other Deluxe Insecticons were not included in its cast to avoid giving Japanese market-competitor Bandai free publicity. The group was also omitted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|U.S. Marvel comic]] and barely appeared in the UK Marvel comics, making them the least "successful" of the Takatoku molds.
*Barrage, Chop Shop, and Venom (though not Ransack) all appeared in their ''Beetras'' color schemes on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural, along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes.
*Ironically, Chop Shop was robbed of having a ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' bio! One was written though and finally revealed to the fans on the [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html ''Disciples of Boltax'' blog] in 2010.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chop Shop''' (チョップショップ ''Choppu Shoppu'')
*''French:'' '''Trancheur''' (Canada, "Slicer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Túfū''' (Taiwan, 屠夫, "Butcher")

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/gugal/index.html Beet-Gugal at Diaclone.net] (Japanese)

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Chop Shop (G1)

2024-03-01T12:51:08Z

Superior Shockblast: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon|ultracon}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Chop Shop (RID)}}
:''Chop Shop is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ChopShop MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's a good chance he stole his body parts.]]
Are you missing a few [[energon]] chips? Wasn't there a photon rectifier on that table a minute ago? Hey, has anyone seen my [[Action Master partner]] recently? And where the heck did our new [[unspace|transwarp]] cruiser go?!

If it's not nailed, screwed, bolted, and nano-fused to the ground, chances are good '''Chop Shop''' stole it while you were reading this. The other Decepticons and his fellow [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] are well aware of Chop Shop's skill as a master thief, but they have no idea just how deep the compulsion goes. Chop Shop is a closet {{w|Kleptomania|kleptomaniac}}, compelled to steal—not just from the Autobots, but also from his allies and even from ''himself''! The more difficult it is to steal something, the more Chop Shop feels compelled to rise to the challenge. No piece of equipment or valuable item in Decepticon headquarters is safe when he's around. So far, he's been quick-witted enough to cover his own tracks, but how long his luck holds out, and what his comrades will do when they realize just who's been robbing them blind, is anyone's guess.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Chop Shop}}
[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|There's a very good chance he stole his spot on the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].]]
Chop Shop was part of the Decepticons' elite [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. The Mayhems were sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help the [[Wreckers]] defeat [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the latter's presence in his own past causing a time storm that threatened all of reality. However, the sheer power possessed by their targets overwhelmed not only the Mayhems and Wreckers, but a number of other Transformers pulled into the fight as well. Chop Shop was destroyed during this battle, his death convincing Carnivac to retreat from the enemy base. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:LooseEnds1 Soundwave Insecticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.55|There's a good chance he stole [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]].]]
[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] ordered Chop Shop, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] to ensure that the [[Skyscorcher]]s, under siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]], would be "martyrs" to the Neo-Decepticon cause. The three Insecticons infiltrated the depot and eliminated their targets, with Chop Shop taking out [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]] and [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]]. However, they were then surprised in turn by the appearance of the Wreckers, who blew in and captured them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1|Loose Ends #1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]

In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Chop Shop was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} Later, he was seen as part of a force attacking a fort in the [[Border Regions]], on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Ratbatwarwithin.jpg|thumb|left|Chop Shop really wants to steal the spotlight from Ratbat right now.]]
8.2 million years ago, Chop Shop participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} During the offensive, he and a few other Decepticons attacked the [[Guardian robot]]s acting as the last line of defense for the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} He presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the planetary engines, devastating the city. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

7.4 million years ago, Chop Shop joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s after the disappearance of Megatron splintered the Decepticons. Along with Ratbat, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], Chop Shop ambushed and captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. He suggested that Ratbat kill Springer's Wreckers before killing him, to increase his suffering, but Ratbat opted for the more expedient option. The fuel auditor was prevented from carrying that out, however, when a battle between [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] raged out of control, {{storylink|Escalation}} allowing Springer to escape. Chop Shop and his allies in turn fled the scene, leaving Devastator behind. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:Chop shop barrage recipe for hate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]

Some time later, Chop Shop was involved in a battle against the now-unified [[Autobot]] forces, commanded by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. When the Ultracons were reabsorbed into the Decepticons 6 million years ago, Chop Shop presumably went with them. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}}

Later, after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Chop Shop and a number of his fellow Insecticons were reduced to a vampiric existence, capturing [[Micromaster]]s in the [[Wastelands]] and drinking their [[energon]]. Attacking a group of arguing Micros, {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} he and his comrades devoured [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]], but were prevented from capturing the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and the [[Race Track Patrol]] by the arrivals of [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]] and Shockwave, respectively — although the latter did toss them [[Flanker]] to snack on. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

As ordered by Shockwave, Chop Shop and his mates attacked [[Little Iacon]], searching for the Hot Rod Patrol—Chop Shop accidentally snagged [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], but was ordered by Venom to throw him back. They eventually landed in the city and recruited the Race Track Patrol to aid them in their search. In the course of the search, Chop Shop stole [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]'s [[sonic rifle]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Taking their charges (and a number of captive Micromasters) back to Decepticon HQ, Chop Shop was deactivated when the Hot Rod Patrol infiltrated the base and opened fire on him. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]s on the ''[[Trigger]]'', Chop Shop was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the ''Trigger''. In the ensuing conflict, the ''Trigger'' was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''}}

[[File:Relunctant Specialist Venom and Chop Shop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Chop Shop needs to steal Trailbreaker's hiding spot.]]

During the early days of the war, Chop Shop served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a team sent to find the lost [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Chop Shop and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Chop Shop and the other Decepticons started obliterating the primitive outpost, believing Metroplex was underneath (and also because it was fun), their team was caught up to by a team of [[Autobot]]s who had been trailing them. Chop Shop and the other the Decepticons retreated without accomplishing their goal. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

After the [[Great War (G1)|war]] was over, Chop Shop joined [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s team of [[Titan Hunter]]s. They boarded the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the sloughed-off portion of Metroplex its crew had salvaged, where Venom and Chop Shop found that the only operational crewman was the newly christened [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. Pursuing him into the medibay, Chop Shop was caught off guard and, ironically, knocked unconscious with the resuscitation pads. Trailcutter then dumped his body at Lockdown's feet in shuttle bay 3 before talking the Decepticons into retreating. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Chop Shop was still working under Lockdown on the supposedly lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where they discovered a small landing party from the ''Lost Light'' attempting to extract a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] from a giant [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]. Accusing the interlopers of "trespassing", Lockdown's crew opened fire. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} They chased the "trespassers" into a huge graveyard of deactivated Titans where the Decepticons were easily able to round them all up, then delivered them into the custody of their "crazy boss" Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-ChopShop.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|He can steal the colour schemes of his more popular cousins, but he can't steal back his dignity.]]

Chop Shop was among the [[Insecticon clone]]s who besieged [[Sweet Apple Acres]]. In the ensuing battle against [[Applejack]]'s extended family, [[Babs Seed]] and [[Apple Bumpkin]] drove Chop Shop into the ground, where [[Big McIntosh]] kicked him in the face until he fled. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When it was discovered that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had formed the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]] to strike at Decepticon bases worldwide, Chop Shop and his fellow Insecticons managed to keep the Autobots at bay. {{storylink|The Bee Team}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The kleptomaniacal Chop Shop was a spark-relative of Shrapnel. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's a good chance he'll steal this toy from you.]]
*'''Chop Shop''' (Deluxe Insecticon, [[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' [[photon cannon]], [[vibro-spear]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Chop Shop transforms into a predominantly brown robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes#Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)|stag beetle]]. He is a [[redeco]] of [[#Notes|Beet-Gugal]], from the Japanese toyline ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'', in a colour scheme new for Transformers. His [[robot mode]] carries many of the insect bits over, with the beetle horns rising from each shoulder and insect legs upon both arms. Rather impressively, Chop Shop has a rarity among G1 toys: all six insect legs use [[ball joint]]s in one way or another.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-deluxe-insecticons-chop-shop/901/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Chop Shop at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/ChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
{{anchor|Legends}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Look at this tank I stole—oh, whoopsie."]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|Legends Class Megatron]] comes with Chop Shop, who can transform into a stag beetle, a robot, a weapon with a 5 mm handle, and a mine plow that attaches to the front of Megatron's tank mode. He features gearing that opens his pinchers when his legs are moved.

:He is admittedly simple, as his transformation from robot to beetle is just placing him flat on his chest.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Beet-Chop#Toys|Beet-Chop]] and [[BotCon 2015]] [[Beet-Chit#Timelines|Beet-Chit]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on ''Generations'' Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
{{anchor|TG28}}{{anchor|MegatronStarscream2pack}}
[[File:TTGenerationsTG28MegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dressed in black so he is harder to notice while stealing.]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' (Multi-pack, [[December 28]], 2013)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG28'''
:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' version of Chop Shop is [[redeco]]ed in dark brown to closer resemble his original toy, and features a more visibly-painted eye-visor.

:[[Megatron (G1)/toys#TG28|Megatron]] and Chop Shop were only available in a two-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TG28|Waspinator]].
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Kickback who? I've always had this wave spot."]]
*''' Decepticon Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
:Part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', Legends Class Chop Shop is a new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]], transforming once again into a robotic stag beetle.

:The promotional renders give this toy a much darker reddish-brown base plastic, more in keeping with the original Chop Shop toy, than the final product ended up with. It also shows some extra paint on the legs and chest that the toy does not have. Additionally, Chop Shop uses the movie-style Decepticon insignia, a fairly common screw-up for toys since the beginning of the live-action movie toylines.

:Though Chop Shop's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
{{--}}
===''Legacy''===
[[File:New Drawing.jpg|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Back insect legs/blasters, 2 insect-leg sets, rifle

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Chop Shop is (yet again) a [[retool]]ing of [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Shrapnel]] with a new head, pincers and insect hindlegs, transforming into a rather compact robotic Stag Beetle. He comes with a pair of blasters that formed the rear insect legs on Shrapnel, but their position is taken by the new hindleg pieces on Chop Shop. These now-extra blasters can also combine with his rifle to form... well, a bigger rifle. The rifle can be attached to the underside of his stag beetle mode for a more symmetrical appearance than storing it on his beetle abdomen as depicted in his instructions.

: He was only available in a multi-pack with [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] (himself a retooling of the base mold that would eventually become Chop Shop) and [[Malleus Minotaurus]], as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and set up for preorder on [[February 29]] [[2024]], due to ship on [[August 1]].

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1ChopShop.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Chop Shop, Sneaky Insecticon''' ([[2018]])
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity:'' '''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T10/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Chop Shop, Sneaky Insecticon''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt-mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
{{-}}
[[File:W4RaiderChopShop.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Raider Chop Shop, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T52'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Raider Chop Shop, Infantry-Soldier is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card features original artwork based on the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' Chop Shop toy, with line-art for both modes by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Cara Burns]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralDXInsecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Chop Shop, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was designed by [[Artmic]] and originally produced by [[Takatoku Toys]] for inclusion in their ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'' toyline (機甲虫隊ビートラス). Decoed in black and grey, the mold first saw release as the protagonist mecha '''Beet-Gugal''' (ビート・グガル ''Bīto Gugaru'')—based on the Japanese word for "stag beetle", ''kawagatamushi'' (クワガタムシ). Takatoku Toys went out of business a short while later in 1984, and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker [[Bandai]]. At that time, Bandai was not very active in the U.S. market, making Bandai a competitor of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but not of [[Hasbro]]. Due to this, the company had no objection to licensing various Takatoku molds to Hasbro in 1985 for sale primarily in the American market as part of their version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. Nowadays, Bandai has a worthwhile interest in every market and since it only once licensed the molds, there is little likelihood that Chop Shop and company will ever be reissued.
*Since Hasbro and Takara shared the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] as promotional material for their respective versions of the toyline, Chop Shop and the other Deluxe Insecticons were not included in its cast to avoid giving Japanese market-competitor Bandai free publicity. The group was also omitted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|U.S. Marvel comic]] and barely appeared in the UK Marvel comics, making them the least "successful" of the Takatoku molds.
*Barrage, Chop Shop, and Venom (though not Ransack) all appeared in their ''Beetras'' color schemes on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural, along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes.
*Ironically, Chop Shop was robbed of having a ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' bio! One was written though and finally revealed to the fans on the [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html ''Disciples of Boltax'' blog] in 2010.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chop Shop''' (チョップショップ ''Choppu Shoppu'')
*''French:'' '''Trancheur''' (Canada, "Slicer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Túfū''' (Taiwan, 屠夫, "Butcher")

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/gugal/index.html Beet-Gugal at Diaclone.net] (Japanese)

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Chop Shop (G1)

2024-03-01T12:50:27Z

Superior Shockblast: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Chop Shop (RID)}}
:''Chop Shop is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ChopShop MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's a good chance he stole his body parts.]]
Are you missing a few [[energon]] chips? Wasn't there a photon rectifier on that table a minute ago? Hey, has anyone seen my [[Action Master partner]] recently? And where the heck did our new [[unspace|transwarp]] cruiser go?!

If it's not nailed, screwed, bolted, and nano-fused to the ground, chances are good '''Chop Shop''' stole it while you were reading this. The other Decepticons and his fellow [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] are well aware of Chop Shop's skill as a master thief, but they have no idea just how deep the compulsion goes. Chop Shop is a closet {{w|Kleptomania|kleptomaniac}}, compelled to steal—not just from the Autobots, but also from his allies and even from ''himself''! The more difficult it is to steal something, the more Chop Shop feels compelled to rise to the challenge. No piece of equipment or valuable item in Decepticon headquarters is safe when he's around. So far, he's been quick-witted enough to cover his own tracks, but how long his luck holds out, and what his comrades will do when they realize just who's been robbing them blind, is anyone's guess.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Chop Shop}}
[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|There's a very good chance he stole his spot on the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].]]
Chop Shop was part of the Decepticons' elite [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. The Mayhems were sent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to help the [[Wreckers]] defeat [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the latter's presence in his own past causing a time storm that threatened all of reality. However, the sheer power possessed by their targets overwhelmed not only the Mayhems and Wreckers, but a number of other Transformers pulled into the fight as well. Chop Shop was destroyed during this battle, his death convincing Carnivac to retreat from the enemy base. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:LooseEnds1 Soundwave Insecticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.55|There's a good chance he stole [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]].]]
[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] ordered Chop Shop, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] to ensure that the [[Skyscorcher]]s, under siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]], would be "martyrs" to the Neo-Decepticon cause. The three Insecticons infiltrated the depot and eliminated their targets, with Chop Shop taking out [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]] and [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]]. However, they were then surprised in turn by the appearance of the Wreckers, who blew in and captured them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1|Loose Ends #1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6]]

In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Chop Shop was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}} Later, he was seen as part of a force attacking a fort in the [[Border Regions]], on the orders of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Ratbatwarwithin.jpg|thumb|left|Chop Shop really wants to steal the spotlight from Ratbat right now.]]
8.2 million years ago, Chop Shop participated in [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} During the offensive, he and a few other Decepticons attacked the [[Guardian robot]]s acting as the last line of defense for the [[Decagon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} He presumably retreated with the rest of the Decepticons when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] activated the planetary engines, devastating the city. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

7.4 million years ago, Chop Shop joined [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s after the disappearance of Megatron splintered the Decepticons. Along with Ratbat, [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], Chop Shop ambushed and captured [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] in the [[Tagan Heights]]. He suggested that Ratbat kill Springer's Wreckers before killing him, to increase his suffering, but Ratbat opted for the more expedient option. The fuel auditor was prevented from carrying that out, however, when a battle between [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] raged out of control, {{storylink|Escalation}} allowing Springer to escape. Chop Shop and his allies in turn fled the scene, leaving Devastator behind. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:Chop shop barrage recipe for hate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]

Some time later, Chop Shop was involved in a battle against the now-unified [[Autobot]] forces, commanded by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. When the Ultracons were reabsorbed into the Decepticons 6 million years ago, Chop Shop presumably went with them. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}}

Later, after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Chop Shop and a number of his fellow Insecticons were reduced to a vampiric existence, capturing [[Micromaster]]s in the [[Wastelands]] and drinking their [[energon]]. Attacking a group of arguing Micros, {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} he and his comrades devoured [[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]], but were prevented from capturing the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and the [[Race Track Patrol]] by the arrivals of [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]] and Shockwave, respectively — although the latter did toss them [[Flanker]] to snack on. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

As ordered by Shockwave, Chop Shop and his mates attacked [[Little Iacon]], searching for the Hot Rod Patrol—Chop Shop accidentally snagged [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]], but was ordered by Venom to throw him back. They eventually landed in the city and recruited the Race Track Patrol to aid them in their search. In the course of the search, Chop Shop stole [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]'s [[sonic rifle]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Taking their charges (and a number of captive Micromasters) back to Decepticon HQ, Chop Shop was deactivated when the Hot Rod Patrol infiltrated the base and opened fire on him. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
When [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] confronted the two [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]s on the ''[[Trigger]]'', Chop Shop was part of his forces. When the [[Autobot]]s arrived, the [[Decepticon]]s battled them, till the Starscream of the future interrupted the battle by merging with the ''Trigger''. In the ensuing conflict, the ''Trigger'' was destroyed and the Transformers were sent falling to the [[Earth]], becoming lost. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''}}

[[File:Relunctant Specialist Venom and Chop Shop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Chop Shop needs to steal Trailbreaker's hiding spot.]]

During the early days of the war, Chop Shop served under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] as part of a team sent to find the lost [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. On the two-hundred-and-thirty-eighth day of this grueling campaign, Chop Shop and his colleagues destroyed a [[Nibarian]] outpost because they believed it was between them and their quarry. A hunch from [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] led them further to a planet inhabited by [[Urtuskian]]s. As Chop Shop and the other Decepticons started obliterating the primitive outpost, believing Metroplex was underneath (and also because it was fun), their team was caught up to by a team of [[Autobot]]s who had been trailing them. Chop Shop and the other the Decepticons retreated without accomplishing their goal. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

After the [[Great War (G1)|war]] was over, Chop Shop joined [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s team of [[Titan Hunter]]s. They boarded the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in search of the sloughed-off portion of Metroplex its crew had salvaged, where Venom and Chop Shop found that the only operational crewman was the newly christened [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]]. Pursuing him into the medibay, Chop Shop was caught off guard and, ironically, knocked unconscious with the resuscitation pads. Trailcutter then dumped his body at Lockdown's feet in shuttle bay 3 before talking the Decepticons into retreating. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Chop Shop was still working under Lockdown on the supposedly lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], where they discovered a small landing party from the ''Lost Light'' attempting to extract a [[Point One Percenter]] [[spark]] from a giant [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]. Accusing the interlopers of "trespassing", Lockdown's crew opened fire. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} They chased the "trespassers" into a huge graveyard of deactivated Titans where the Decepticons were easily able to round them all up, then delivered them into the custody of their "crazy boss" Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-ChopShop.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|He can steal the colour schemes of his more popular cousins, but he can't steal back his dignity.]]

Chop Shop was among the [[Insecticon clone]]s who besieged [[Sweet Apple Acres]]. In the ensuing battle against [[Applejack]]'s extended family, [[Babs Seed]] and [[Apple Bumpkin]] drove Chop Shop into the ground, where [[Big McIntosh]] kicked him in the face until he fled. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When it was discovered that [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had formed the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]] to strike at Decepticon bases worldwide, Chop Shop and his fellow Insecticons managed to keep the Autobots at bay. {{storylink|The Bee Team}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The kleptomaniacal Chop Shop was a spark-relative of Shrapnel. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|There's a good chance he'll steal this toy from you.]]
*'''Chop Shop''' (Deluxe Insecticon, [[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' [[photon cannon]], [[vibro-spear]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Chop Shop transforms into a predominantly brown robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes#Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)|stag beetle]]. He is a [[redeco]] of [[#Notes|Beet-Gugal]], from the Japanese toyline ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'', in a colour scheme new for Transformers. His [[robot mode]] carries many of the insect bits over, with the beetle horns rising from each shoulder and insect legs upon both arms. Rather impressively, Chop Shop has a rarity among G1 toys: all six insect legs use [[ball joint]]s in one way or another.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-deluxe-insecticons-chop-shop/901/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Chop Shop at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/ChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
{{anchor|Legends}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Look at this tank I stole—oh, whoopsie."]]
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|Legends Class Megatron]] comes with Chop Shop, who can transform into a stag beetle, a robot, a weapon with a 5 mm handle, and a mine plow that attaches to the front of Megatron's tank mode. He features gearing that opens his pinchers when his legs are moved.

:He is admittedly simple, as his transformation from robot to beetle is just placing him flat on his chest.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Beet-Chop#Toys|Beet-Chop]] and [[BotCon 2015]] [[Beet-Chit#Timelines|Beet-Chit]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/GenLegChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on ''Generations'' Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
{{anchor|TG28}}{{anchor|MegatronStarscream2pack}}
[[File:TTGenerationsTG28MegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dressed in black so he is harder to notice while stealing.]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' (Multi-pack, [[December 28]], 2013)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG28'''
:The [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Generations]]'' version of Chop Shop is [[redeco]]ed in dark brown to closer resemble his original toy, and features a more visibly-painted eye-visor.

:[[Megatron (G1)/toys#TG28|Megatron]] and Chop Shop were only available in a two-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#TG28|Starscream]] and [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TG28|Waspinator]].
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy ChopShop.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Kickback who? I've always had this wave spot."]]
*''' Decepticon Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
:Part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', Legends Class Chop Shop is a new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]], transforming once again into a robotic stag beetle.

:The promotional renders give this toy a much darker reddish-brown base plastic, more in keeping with the original Chop Shop toy, than the final product ended up with. It also shows some extra paint on the legs and chest that the toy does not have. Additionally, Chop Shop uses the movie-style Decepticon insignia, a fairly common screw-up for toys since the beginning of the live-action movie toylines.

:Though Chop Shop's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2016 release, it actually arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWChopShop/chopshop.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Chop Shop at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:New Drawing.jpg]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Back insect legs/blasters, 2 insect-leg sets, rifle

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Chop Shop is (yet again) a [[retool]]ing of [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Shrapnel]] with a new head, pincers and insect hindlegs, transforming into a rather compact robotic Stag Beetle. He comes with a pair of blasters that formed the rear insect legs on Shrapnel, but their position is taken by the new hindleg pieces on Chop Shop. These now-extra blasters can also combine with his rifle to form... well, a bigger rifle. The rifle can be attached to the underside of his stag beetle mode for a more symmetrical appearance than storing it on his beetle abdomen as depicted in his instructions.

: He was only available in a multi-pack with [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] (himself a retooling of the base mold that would eventually become Chop Shop) and [[Malleus Minotaurus]], as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]]. This set was revealed and set up for preorder on [[February 29]] [[2024]], due to ship on [[August 1]].

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1ChopShop.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Chop Shop, Sneaky Insecticon''' ([[2018]])
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity:'' '''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T10/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Chop Shop, Sneaky Insecticon''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt-mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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[[File:W4RaiderChopShop.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Raider Chop Shop, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T52'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Raider Chop Shop, Infantry-Soldier is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card features original artwork based on the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' Chop Shop toy, with line-art for both modes by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Cara Burns]].
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==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralDXInsecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Chop Shop, like all of the Deluxe Insecticons, was designed by [[Artmic]] and originally produced by [[Takatoku Toys]] for inclusion in their ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras]]'' toyline (機甲虫隊ビートラス). Decoed in black and grey, the mold first saw release as the protagonist mecha '''Beet-Gugal''' (ビート・グガル ''Bīto Gugaru'')—based on the Japanese word for "stag beetle", ''kawagatamushi'' (クワガタムシ). Takatoku Toys went out of business a short while later in 1984, and their assets were purchased by fellow Japanese toymaker [[Bandai]]. At that time, Bandai was not very active in the U.S. market, making Bandai a competitor of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], but not of [[Hasbro]]. Due to this, the company had no objection to licensing various Takatoku molds to Hasbro in 1985 for sale primarily in the American market as part of their version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]]. Nowadays, Bandai has a worthwhile interest in every market and since it only once licensed the molds, there is little likelihood that Chop Shop and company will ever be reissued.
*Since Hasbro and Takara shared the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] as promotional material for their respective versions of the toyline, Chop Shop and the other Deluxe Insecticons were not included in its cast to avoid giving Japanese market-competitor Bandai free publicity. The group was also omitted from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|U.S. Marvel comic]] and barely appeared in the UK Marvel comics, making them the least "successful" of the Takatoku molds.
*Barrage, Chop Shop, and Venom (though not Ransack) all appeared in their ''Beetras'' color schemes on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural, along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes.
*Ironically, Chop Shop was robbed of having a ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' bio! One was written though and finally revealed to the fans on the [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html ''Disciples of Boltax'' blog] in 2010.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Chop Shop''' (チョップショップ ''Choppu Shoppu'')
*''French:'' '''Trancheur''' (Canada, "Slicer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Túfū''' (Taiwan, 屠夫, "Butcher")

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/gugal/index.html Beet-Gugal at Diaclone.net] (Japanese)

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File:Legacy-United-ChopShop.jpg

2024-03-01T12:44:59Z

Superior Shockblast: Legacy United Chop Shop's stock render.

Legacy United Chop Shop's stock render.

Iguanus (BW)

2023-08-16T12:31:01Z

Superior Shockblast: I'm fixing a mistake

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars'' Predacon who does not transform into an iguana|the Generation 1 Decepticon who is also not an iguana|Iguanus (G1)}}
:''Iguanus is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:IguanusMutatingCardGame.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip tells me that I am not an iguana.]]

'''Iguanus''' is steadfastly loyal to the Predacon cause and sees himself as something of a "freedom fighter", fighting an uphill battle against [[Maximal]] oppression. An able soldier and lieutenant, his specialty is combat sabotage. Iguanus uses this cunning skill to thwart his enemies' advances. He's been known to say cool things like, "The shortest path between two Maximal points is a heat-seeking missile." Iguanus appreciates the destruction his job allows him to cause, and carries a massive amount of firepower to rain down devastation on all Maximals who stand in his way.<ref>Iguanus profile in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #2</ref>

{{bigquote|Destruction is the dawn of opportunity.|Iguanus|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #2}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Iguanus was one of the Predacons combating [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Maximals. If Optimus ever attempted to install an infrared detection dish near a Predacon outpost, he was in for a nasty surprise; Iguanus was capable of altering such a device to self-destruct when fired. {{storylink|Iguanus (BW)#Toys|Iguanus's toy bio}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Iguanas can't spit rockets, and neither can I!]]
In the wake of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] sought the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to destroy the [[Vok]]. Tarantulas recruited a rebuilt [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to help him on this mission, while Iguanus and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] were first seen gestating in bubbly chambers within [[Tarantulas's lair]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} But the Vok had created a team of their own Transformers, led by [[Primal Prime]], to counter Tarantulas's efforts, so Ravage led Iguanus and Razorclaw into battle against them, where they also met up with the newborn [[protoform]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]]. While Razorclaw and Iguanus took on [[Ramulus]], Tarantulas used his new Vok-like powers to defeat Primal Prime and rip the Matrix itself from his body. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}} With the Matrix in hand, Tarantulas returned with his troops to his lair. Here Tarantulas oversaw Iguanus and the others construct a transwarp portal so that Tarantulas could bring his prize to his master, [[Unicron]]. Once the portal was finished, Tarantulas promised the Predacons that they could destroy the Maximals, and so Iguanus and the others later followed Ravage in an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{BW Shell Game}}
Iguanus was brought to prehistoric Earth by Magmatron in order to raise an army out of the stasis pods left there after the departure of Optimus Primal's team. He was sent out into the field, and witnessed Retrax emerge from his pod as all protoforms were brought online. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Gathering3-Iguanus.jpg|left|thumb|"Frillneckedlizardus" doesn't have the same "oomph".]]
[[Magmatron]] recruited Iguanus, along with [[Transquito]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]]. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pod]]s on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Iguanus and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Iguanus witnessed the birth of [[Retrax]].

Razorbeast was revealed as a Maximal spy when Maximals started coming out of the pods. Iguanus was put in charge of organizing hunting parties. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:BWGatherIguanusDrillbitMeg.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|''THAT'S'' for stealing my transformation scheme, ya JERK!]]
Later, Iguanus located a [[blank]] [[protoform]] into which [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s spark would be inserted. He accompanied Magmatron and Drill Bit to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and send him back to Cybertron (to appease the [[Tripredacus Council]]). They succeeded in the capture, but failed to prepare the transwarp shunt. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] intervened and ripped Iguanus apart. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}} {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Later, Iguanus was part of Ravage's assault on the Maximal base, and was relishing having his enemies on the defensive when Grimlock arrived. Iguanus tried to order an attack on the big Maximal, but Grimlock promptly tossed him around with the rest of the Predacon ground troops. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

Iguanus recovered and later observed as [[Latolata|Rartorata]] was brought down by a combined Maximal-Predacon assault. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Iguanus upgraded into a [[Transmetal 2]] by purposely using the [[Transmetal driver]] on himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
Iguanus was among [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals and watched on as his master confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] about his machinations. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} He was soon sent out of [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] under [[Liege Maximo]]'s command to root out the fallen [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]'s companions. {{Storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW Iguanus toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Note: Not Megatron. Or an iguana.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Iguanus''' (Basic Class, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-cannon

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basics, Iguanus is a [[retool]] of the basic [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Toys|crocodile Megatron]] mold,<ref>"Modified version of Megalligator" per text in ''[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations|Beast Generations]]'', et al.</ref> transforming from a Gila monster<ref>1996 Hasbro Toy Fair catalog</ref> with a frill (?!) to [[robot mode]] with a one-step spring-loaded [[autotransformation]]. His removable [[beast mode]] tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that can be used as a hand weapon; it can in ''theory'' be left attached in robot mode, but the frill gets in the way of him using it in this manner as an overhead cannon as Megatron can.

: The initial releases of Iguanus and the other wave-1 Basics and Deluxes came on a "rocky bubble" card. This quickly changed to the "smooth bubble" style, with all toys re-released in this style of packaging. As such, the rocky packaging is rarer and goes for more on the secondary market.

:In Japan, Iguanus was initially promoted in early catalogs as "Igunar", but the toy ended up only being available as an import released with Takara-applied stickers to the packaging, first as the prize of a "speed lottery" in 1997 and later as part of a 1998 mail order catalog theater-goers could buy from. Both releases disregarded the "Igunar" name and went with a straight transliteration of "Iguanus" instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Iguanus at TFU.info]''
{{BWBasicMegatronMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|TM2}}{{anchor|Transmetal2}}
[[File:BW Transmetal2 Iguanus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Still not an iguana. Or Megatron. But possibly a Maximal. From ''Beast Machines''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Iguanus''' (Deluxe [[Transmetal 2]], 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: One of the few non-show ''Beast Wars'' characters to get a second new mold, Iguanus transforms into a bio-mechanical frill-necked lizard. His beast mode head hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that also pops up his frill-plates when activated. The missile is held in his hands in robot mode like a club, for once Iguanus is transformed, his missile launcher is inaccessible. His spark crystal is located in his right pectoral in robot mode, concealed under a flip-up panel. His beast mode frill is the only chromed feature of the toy, which appears to be more resistant to flaking than most of the Transmetal 2 line.

: Bizarrely, some Iguanus figures have been misassembled, as they feature a ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] spark crystal instead of the Beast Wars Predacons one. Just ''how'' this happened is uncertain.

: Like the other Transmetal 2 Deluxes which did not appear in the cartoon, Iguanus was not released in Asian markets. This toy was sold in Japan as an "import" with a Japanese sticker exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]. This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Reptilion#Toys|Reptilion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Iguanus at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Iguanus''' (Reissue, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-cannon

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Basic Class Iguanus was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup, now reclassified as a Deluxe Class and priced as such. Iguanus's yellow spot deco is recreated for this reissue, meaning it's similar but not identical to the original. Iguanus is packaged on a card with a round bubble as opposed to the rocky style seen on earlier ''Vintage'' waves.

:Though scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023, Iguanus was spotted in Singapore in late November 2022. Hasbro Pulse put Iguanus up for order on [[January 10]], [[2023]], and they immediately began shipping him.
{{BWBasicMegatronMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Iguanusmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Iguanus was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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==Notes==
*Iguanus's seemingly misapplied name is a result of the toy being conceived as a frilled iguana (?!) before it was changed into a frilled Gila monster (?!).<ref>Control art as seen ''[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations|Beast Generations]]'', et al. The frill is still present in the control art, but only from behind, making it extremely hard to see.</ref>
*At one point, Hasbro planned a [[McDonald's]] "Creature Auto Roller" toy of Iguanus.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSoXzdA7r6/ Hasbro concept presentation for McDonald's collaboration Creature Auto Rollers - Instagram post by @roboticplanettoys, 27 December 2020</ref>
*Iguanus's name was misspelled as "Iguanas" on the toy listings section advertising his Transmetal 2 toy of ''Beast Wars'' packaging.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Igunar''' (イグナー ''Igunā''), '''Iguanus''' (イグアナス ''Iguanasu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Universe Predacons]]

Iguanus (BW)

2023-08-16T12:27:06Z

Superior Shockblast: His Transmetal II figure had a beast machines maximal logo, so I think he should be documented as a BM maximal.

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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars'' Predacon who does not transform into an iguana|the Generation 1 Decepticon who is also not an iguana|Iguanus (G1)}}
:''Iguanus is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:IguanusMutatingCardGame.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip tells me that I am not an iguana.]]

'''Iguanus''' is steadfastly loyal to the Predacon cause and sees himself as something of a "freedom fighter", fighting an uphill battle against [[Maximal]] oppression. An able soldier and lieutenant, his specialty is combat sabotage. Iguanus uses this cunning skill to thwart his enemies' advances. He's been known to say cool things like, "The shortest path between two Maximal points is a heat-seeking missile." Iguanus appreciates the destruction his job allows him to cause, and carries a massive amount of firepower to rain down devastation on all Maximals who stand in his way.<ref>Iguanus profile in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #2</ref>

{{bigquote|Destruction is the dawn of opportunity.|Iguanus|''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #2}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Iguanus was one of the Predacons combating [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Maximals. If Optimus ever attempted to install an infrared detection dish near a Predacon outpost, he was in for a nasty surprise; Iguanus was capable of altering such a device to self-destruct when fired. {{storylink|Iguanus (BW)#Toys|Iguanus's toy bio}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Iguanas can't spit rockets, and neither can I!]]
In the wake of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] sought the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to destroy the [[Vok]]. Tarantulas recruited a rebuilt [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to help him on this mission, while Iguanus and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]] were first seen gestating in bubbly chambers within [[Tarantulas's lair]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} But the Vok had created a team of their own Transformers, led by [[Primal Prime]], to counter Tarantulas's efforts, so Ravage led Iguanus and Razorclaw into battle against them, where they also met up with the newborn [[protoform]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]]. While Razorclaw and Iguanus took on [[Ramulus]], Tarantulas used his new Vok-like powers to defeat Primal Prime and rip the Matrix itself from his body. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}} With the Matrix in hand, Tarantulas returned with his troops to his lair. Here Tarantulas oversaw Iguanus and the others construct a transwarp portal so that Tarantulas could bring his prize to his master, [[Unicron]]. Once the portal was finished, Tarantulas promised the Predacons that they could destroy the Maximals, and so Iguanus and the others later followed Ravage in an attack on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Iguanus was brought to prehistoric Earth by Magmatron in order to raise an army out of the stasis pods left there after the departure of Optimus Primal's team. He was sent out into the field, and witnessed Retrax emerge from his pod as all protoforms were brought online. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Gathering3-Iguanus.jpg|left|thumb|"Frillneckedlizardus" doesn't have the same "oomph".]]
[[Magmatron]] recruited Iguanus, along with [[Transquito]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Manterror]], and [[Razorbeast]]. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pod]]s on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Iguanus and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Iguanus witnessed the birth of [[Retrax]].

Razorbeast was revealed as a Maximal spy when Maximals started coming out of the pods. Iguanus was put in charge of organizing hunting parties. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:BWGatherIguanusDrillbitMeg.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.95|''THAT'S'' for stealing my transformation scheme, ya JERK!]]
Later, Iguanus located a [[blank]] [[protoform]] into which [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s spark would be inserted. He accompanied Magmatron and Drill Bit to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and send him back to Cybertron (to appease the [[Tripredacus Council]]). They succeeded in the capture, but failed to prepare the transwarp shunt. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] intervened and ripped Iguanus apart. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3|The Gathering #3}} {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Later, Iguanus was part of Ravage's assault on the Maximal base, and was relishing having his enemies on the defensive when Grimlock arrived. Iguanus tried to order an attack on the big Maximal, but Grimlock promptly tossed him around with the rest of the Predacon ground troops. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

Iguanus recovered and later observed as [[Latolata|Rartorata]] was brought down by a combined Maximal-Predacon assault. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Iguanus upgraded into a [[Transmetal 2]] by purposely using the [[Transmetal driver]] on himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
Iguanus was among [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals and watched on as his master confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] about his machinations. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} He was soon sent out of [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] under [[Liege Maximo]]'s command to root out the fallen [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]'s companions. {{Storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW Iguanus toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Note: Not Megatron. Or an iguana.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Iguanus''' (Basic Class, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-cannon

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basics, Iguanus is a [[retool]] of the basic [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Toys|crocodile Megatron]] mold,<ref>"Modified version of Megalligator" per text in ''[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations|Beast Generations]]'', et al.</ref> transforming from a Gila monster<ref>1996 Hasbro Toy Fair catalog</ref> with a frill (?!) to [[robot mode]] with a one-step spring-loaded [[autotransformation]]. His removable [[beast mode]] tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that can be used as a hand weapon; it can in ''theory'' be left attached in robot mode, but the frill gets in the way of him using it in this manner as an overhead cannon as Megatron can.

: The initial releases of Iguanus and the other wave-1 Basics and Deluxes came on a "rocky bubble" card. This quickly changed to the "smooth bubble" style, with all toys re-released in this style of packaging. As such, the rocky packaging is rarer and goes for more on the secondary market.

:In Japan, Iguanus was initially promoted in early catalogs as "Igunar", but the toy ended up only being available as an import released with Takara-applied stickers to the packaging, first as the prize of a "speed lottery" in 1997 and later as part of a 1998 mail order catalog theater-goers could buy from. Both releases disregarded the "Igunar" name and went with a straight transliteration of "Iguanus" instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Iguanus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW Transmetal2 Iguanus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Still not an iguana. Or Megatron. But possibly a Maximal. From ''Beast Machines''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Iguanus''' (Deluxe [[Transmetal 2]], 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: One of the few non-show ''Beast Wars'' characters to get a second new mold, Iguanus transforms into a bio-mechanical frill-necked lizard. His beast mode head hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that also pops up his frill-plates when activated. The missile is held in his hands in robot mode like a club, for once Iguanus is transformed, his missile launcher is inaccessible. His spark crystal is located in his right pectoral in robot mode, concealed under a flip-up panel. His beast mode frill is the only chromed feature of the toy, which appears to be more resistant to flaking than most of the Transmetal 2 line.

: Bizarrely, some Iguanus figures have been misassembled, as they feature a ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] spark crystal instead of the Beast Wars Predacons one. Just ''how'' this happened is uncertain.

: Like the other Transmetal 2 Deluxes which did not appear in the cartoon, Iguanus was not released in Asian markets. This toy was sold in Japan as an "import" with a Japanese sticker exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]. This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Reptilion#Toys|Reptilion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/Iguanus/iguanus.htm More information on Transmetal 2 Iguanus at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage Beast Wars''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Iguanus''' (Reissue, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail-cannon

:In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', the original 1996 Basic Class Iguanus was reissued under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' lineup, now reclassified as a Deluxe Class and priced as such. Iguanus's yellow spot deco is recreated for this reissue, meaning it's similar but not identical to the original. Iguanus is packaged on a card with a round bubble as opposed to the rocky style seen on earlier ''Vintage'' waves.

:Though scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2023, Iguanus was spotted in Singapore in late November 2022. Hasbro Pulse put Iguanus up for order on [[January 10]], [[2023]], and they immediately began shipping him.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Iguanusmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Iguanus was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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==Notes==
*Iguanus's seemingly misapplied name is a result of the toy being conceived as a frilled iguana (?!) before it was changed into a frilled Gila monster (?!).<ref>Control art as seen ''[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations|Beast Generations]]'', et al. The frill is still present in the control art, but only from behind, making it extremely hard to see.</ref>
*At one point, Hasbro planned a [[McDonald's]] "Creature Auto Roller" toy of Iguanus.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSoXzdA7r6/ Hasbro concept presentation for McDonald's collaboration Creature Auto Rollers - Instagram post by @roboticplanettoys, 27 December 2020</ref>
*Iguanus's name was misspelled as "Iguanas" on the toy listings section advertising his Transmetal 2 toy of ''Beast Wars'' packaging.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Igunar''' (イグナー ''Igunā''), '''Iguanus''' (イグアナス ''Iguanasu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Demolitions specialists]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Saboteurs]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
[[Category:Transmetals 2]]
[[Category:Universe Predacons]]