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Scourge (ROTB)

2023-05-25T16:14:59Z

The Royal Inferno: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Scourge}}
{{factions|terrorcon}}
:''Scourge is a [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:Scourge Render.jpg|Right|thumb|250px|I'm here to see MF DOOM.]]

'''Scourge''' is the cunning, ruthless, and treacherous leader of the Terrorcons and the most fearsome hunter in the universe. Scourge commands his Terrorcons to pillage and leave chaos in their wake, to continue their mission to conquer thousands of worlds for thousands of years under [[Unicron]]'s command. He is a ferocious but patient killer who makes sure that all who oppose him will die. He has a swarm of fearsome [[Freezer]]s that sniff out his prey or function as guns when need be.

Scourge's giant electric claw and his blade spell certain doom to those unlucky enough to become his next target.

{{bigquote|In the end, everything you cared for will be consumed.|A reason to never escape from Scourge.}}

==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
[[File:ROTB-ScourgeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|When this ends, I’ll have a cheetah skin hanging on my wall. I don’t care ''whose.'']]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Dinklage]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=June 9, 2023|}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeriestoy-ScourgeLeader.jpg|thumb|300px|Never skip neck day. Well, skip it a little.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Leader Class, [[2023]])
**''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''101'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon, left arm
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFmIPhOUO2/ Design notes on ''Studio Series'' Scourge] from Hasbro designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram</ref>
:Released as part of the eleventh wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Leader Class figures, Scourge transforms into a frightening truck in 31 steps. Scourge is compatible with the [[Freezer|Core Class Freezer]] figure as a blaster for his hand and in his truck bed. His left arm can detach at the elbow so it can be replaced by his gun attachment.

:Like the majority of Studio Series figures from ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', Scourge is based on early concept art, evident by his neck, mouth, and the inaccurate chest section/truck grill.

:The hexagonal hinges required for transformation, added with the fact that Scourge's truck cab is entirely clear plastic, can cause the plastic to crack. As there are no known fixes at this time (if any even exist), exercise caution when transforming the figure.

:Hasbro revealed the figure on [[January 30]], 2023.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFmIPhOUO2/ Designer commentary on Scourge from Sam Smith on Instagram]''

===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Smash-Changers-Scourge.jpg|thumb|300px|Fan theory fuel.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Smash Changers, 2023)
**Japanese Name: '''PapaPap (Quick) Change Scourge '''
**TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
**TakaraTomy ID Number: '''BPC-EX'''

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Smash Changers Scourge is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Smash Changers Optimus Prime]], changing from a cab-over Mad Max-esque truck to robot in three kinetic auto-transforming steps. Manually converting the toy back into truck mode takes eleven steps. He features limited articulation on the elbows.

:In Japan, this toy was released as a Toys”R”Us Japan Exclusive.
{{--}}

===''Rise of the Beasts''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Alliance-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Green is the new black.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Battle Changers, 2023)
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the "Beast Alliance" subline for ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', Battle Changers Scourge is a simplified 5 inch toy that converts from robot to truck in 7 steps.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|BeastCombiner}}
[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiner-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Scourgeponok.]]
*'''Scourge & Predacon Scorponok''' (Beast Combiners, 2023)
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the second wave of "Beast Combiners", Scourge converts from robot to post-apocalyptic truck mode in 7 steps, and is packaged with [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Scorponok]], who combines with Scourge to form his armor in 6 steps. Scorponok's tail section detaches to form a weapon for Scourge to wield. Scourge is also compatible with any other Beast Combiners beast-partner.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|TitanChanger}}
[[File:TF-ROTB-Titan-Changer-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More fuel for the fire.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Titan Changer, 2022)

: ''Titan Changer'' Scourge is an ''extensive'' retool of ''The Last Knight'' Titan Changer [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Titan Changers|Optimus Prime]], turning from a robot to a truck in 4 steps.

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wednesday Addams called dibs when she’s ready for her first car.]]
*Scourge's alt-mode was first revealed on [[Steven Caple Jr.]]'s Instagram account, along with the other two Terrorcons, [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]].
*Scourge's design as a large evil semi-truck evokes [[Scourge (RID)|his ''Robots in Disguise'' incarnation]]. It's also worth noting that [[Megatron (Movie)|this universe's Megatron]] also adopted a similarly ''Mad Max''-esque truck form during the events of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*Scourge's grill is decorated with insignia "trophies" taken from his slain enemies. Looking closely, one can identify [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]], [[Maximal]], [[Mercenary]], [[Terrorcon (ROTB)]], and [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] (specifically the two-hammer symbol used in the [[:File:Wreckeridw.png|''2019 IDW'' design]]) insignias. This may be a reference to the 1971 film ''Duel'' (directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]), which featured a [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/mediaviewer/rm1887906560?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_18 similar evil truck with "trophies" along the grill] in the form of license plates (and ''Duel'' has been [[Nemesis Prime (episode)|referenced in Transformers before]]).
**In robot mode, two [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insignias are also present on each of Scourge's arms individually.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Terrorcons]]

Scourge (ROTB)

2023-05-25T16:13:52Z

The Royal Inferno: /* Notes */ scourge has two terrorcon insignias on his grill also

{{disambig3|Scourge}}
{{factions|terrorcon}}
:''Scourge is a [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:Scourge Render.jpg|Right|thumb|250px|I'm here to see MF DOOM.]]

'''Scourge''' is the cunning, ruthless, and treacherous leader of the Terrorcons and the most fearsome hunter in the universe. Scourge commands his Terrorcons to pillage and leave chaos in their wake, to continue their mission to conquer thousands of worlds for thousands of years under [[Unicron]]'s command. He is a ferocious but patient killer who makes sure that all who oppose him will die. He has a swarm of fearsome [[Freezer]]s that sniff out his prey or function as guns when need be.

Scourge's giant electric claw and his blade spell certain doom to those unlucky enough to become his next target.

{{bigquote|In the end, everything you cared for will be consumed.|A reason to never escape from Scourge.}}

==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
[[File:ROTB-ScourgeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|When this ends, I’ll have a cheetah skin hanging on my wall. I don’t care ''whose.'']]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Dinklage]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=June 9, 2023|}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeriestoy-ScourgeLeader.jpg|thumb|300px|Never skip neck day. Well, skip it a little.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Leader Class, [[2023]])
**''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''101'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon, left arm
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFmIPhOUO2/ Design notes on ''Studio Series'' Scourge] from Hasbro designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram</ref>
:Released as part of the eleventh wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Leader Class figures, Scourge transforms into a frightening truck in 31 steps. Scourge is compatible with the [[Freezer|Core Class Freezer]] figure as a blaster for his hand and in his truck bed. His left arm can detach at the elbow so it can be replaced by his gun attachment.

:Like the majority of Studio Series figures from ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', Scourge is based on early concept art, evident by his neck, mouth, and the inaccurate chest section/truck grill.

:The hexagonal hinges required for transformation, added with the fact that Scourge's truck cab is entirely clear plastic, can cause the plastic to crack. As there are no known fixes at this time (if any even exist), exercise caution when transforming the figure.

:Hasbro revealed the figure on [[January 30]], 2023.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFmIPhOUO2/ Designer commentary on Scourge from Sam Smith on Instagram]''

===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Smash-Changers-Scourge.jpg|thumb|300px|Fan theory fuel.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Smash Changers, 2023)
**Japanese Name: '''PapaPap (Quick) Change Scourge '''
**TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
**TakaraTomy ID Number: '''BPC-EX'''

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Smash Changers Scourge is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Smash Changers Optimus Prime]], changing from a cab-over Mad Max-esque truck to robot in three kinetic auto-transforming steps. Manually converting the toy back into truck mode takes eleven steps. He features limited articulation on the elbows.

:In Japan, this toy was released as a Toys”R”Us Japan Exclusive.
{{--}}

===''Rise of the Beasts''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Alliance-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Green is the new black.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Battle Changers, 2023)
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the "Beast Alliance" subline for ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', Battle Changers Scourge is a simplified 5 inch toy that converts from robot to truck in 7 steps.
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|BeastCombiner}}
[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiner-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Scourgeponok.]]
*'''Scourge & Predacon Scorponok''' (Beast Combiners, 2023)
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the second wave of "Beast Combiners", Scourge converts from robot to post-apocalyptic truck mode in 7 steps, and is packaged with [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Scorponok]], who combines with Scourge to form his armor in 6 steps. Scorponok's tail section detaches to form a weapon for Scourge to wield. Scourge is also compatible with any other Beast Combiners beast-partner.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|TitanChanger}}
[[File:TF-ROTB-Titan-Changer-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More fuel for the fire.]]
*'''Scourge''' (Titan Changer, 2022)

: ''Titan Changer'' Scourge is an ''extensive'' retool of ''The Last Knight'' Titan Changer [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Titan Changers|Optimus Prime]], turning from a robot to a truck in 4 steps.

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wednesday Addams called dibs when she’s ready for her first car.]]
*Scourge's alt-mode was first revealed on [[Steven Caple Jr.]]'s Instagram account, along with the other two Terrorcons, [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]].
*Scourge's design as a large evil semi-truck evokes [[Scourge (RID)|his ''Robots in Disguise'' incarnation]]. It's also worth noting that [[Megatron (Movie)|this universe's Megatron]] also adopted a similarly ''Mad Max''-esque truck form during the events of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*Scourge's grill is decorated with insignia "trophies" taken from his slain enemies. Looking closely, one can identify [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]], [[Maximal]], [[Mercenary]],[[Terrorcon]], and [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] (specifically the two-hammer symbol used in the [[:File:Wreckeridw.png|''2019 IDW'' design]]) insignias. This may be a reference to the 1971 film ''Duel'' (directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]), which featured a [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/mediaviewer/rm1887906560?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_18 similar evil truck with "trophies" along the grill] in the form of license plates (and ''Duel'' has been [[Nemesis Prime (episode)|referenced in Transformers before]]).
**In robot mode, two [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insignias are also present on each of Scourge's arms individually.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Terrorcons]]

Centurion (IDW)

2023-05-09T16:56:16Z

The Royal Inferno: His backstory said he was part maximal, so i feel he should be marked as such

{{disambigm|Centurion (disambiguation)|Bumblebee (disambiguation)}}
{{faction|onyxprime|autobot|maximal}}
[[File:GuidoGuidi-Centurion.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Just glue some gears on it and call it steampunk.]]
:''Centurion is a [[Maximal]]-turned-[[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Centurion''' is lost in more than one sense of the word. His memories gone in the crash that stranded him on an [[Earth|alien planet]], Centurion and his [[Maximal]] shipmates found themselves pressganged into a battle that was not theirs—a battle that would stretch into the 19th century and beyond. His original identity lost to history, Centurion became "'''[[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'''" for a time, convinced that he was the yellow Autobot until a moment of self-realization broke the mask and revealed the 'bot beneath the conditioning.

Nowadays, whatever remains of Centurion's chipper "Bumblebee" persona have been lost beneath Centurion's grim, world-weary attitude. Having seen—and shaped—so much of [[human]] history, Centurion's sense of purposelessness grew into a distaste for his own kind, considering [[Transformer]]s to be nothing more than destructive abominations to be hunted down and dispatched by his own hand. It's this pragmatism that caught the attention of [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], and in spite of his implanted Autobot sensibilities Centurion found a kindred spirit in the ruthless villain.

This career would take an unexpected turn when the spirit of the [[human]] superhero [[Atomic Man]] fused with his consciousness, creating a new, amalgamated persona. Now a living bridge between Earth and Cybertron, Centurion—part Autobot, part Maximal, and part human—remains entirely conflicted about his role in the affairs of both of his homeworlds.

{{quote|I remember Krieger '''hurting''' me. '''Both''' of me. And I remember each of me dying... and then becoming... '''me'''.|Centurion|"[[Unification Day: Dawn]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb|''Revolutionaries'' #3]]}}

[[File:Unicron-3-Centurion.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]

Ten million years ago, Centurion was one of the many Maximals who followed "[[Onyx Prime]];" unaware or uncaring that this member of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]] was a cover identity used by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. Following the end of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Onyx and his Maximals departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for good and established a base on the barren planet [[Antilla]]. In time, Onyx would uncover the artifact he dubbed the "[[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]", part of an ancient doomsday weapon responsible for the planet's destruction.

[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionAmnesia.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sure looks like he could deliver an actual [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|bug bite]].]]

Twenty thousand years ago, Centurion was part of an expedition under the command of [[Domitius Major]], at the behest of "Onyx"; as part of his larger goals, Onyx decided to have the Talisman relocated to [[Earth]], and assigned the crew of the starship ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' to do so. {{storylink|Our Finest}} Centurion and his shipmates were evidently not aware of the full scope of "Onyx's" plans, nor the paradoxical nature of their impending voyage; they reached [[Ice Age]] Earth solely by accident, having been drawn off-course to refuel their ship after a ten-thousand year voyage. While preparing to land, however, their ship was intercepted by the younger Shockwave, who had come to investigate his [[Regenesis]] project. Shockwave confused the crew aboard with a bounced broadcast of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] before easily shooting them down and causing their ship to crash in prehistoric Europe. In the crash, the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] aboard the ''Axalon'' scrambled the memories of the crew.

Centurion was the first of them to awaken, and, disoriented, briefly glimpsed the transmission of Optimus he had seen earlier. His brief confusion over his identity led him to wonder aloud if he ''was'' Bumblebee... which inspired the nearby Shockwave to use the amnesiac explorers in a twisted experiment. By replacing the lost memories of the ''Axalon'' crew with data on the Cybertronian Autobots and Decepticons, Shockwave convinced the stranded beast-bots that they were warriors in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and pitted them against one another in a series of simulated wargames in order to study their tactics for his own use. After Shockwave was entombed in lava by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s, "Bumblebee" and the other Maximals fought on amongst each other until they finally ran low on Energon and went into stasis underground. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

[[File:BeeandJohnHenry-HOS2.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

"Bumblebee" awoke in the 19th century to the sound of [[human]] workers building a railroad line over their cave. Shedding his original [[beast mode]], he disguised himself as a small steam locomotive with no control cab and a built in steam-hammer for driving spikes. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} Initially, he directly competed with steel-driving legend [[John Henry]]. After "Bumblebee" revealed himself in robot form to Henry, Henry set aside his mistrust of automation after realizing that "Bumblebee" was a living being (not just a machine) who wanted to put in a fair day's work. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

"Bumblebee" reactivated several other "Autobots", and after learning that the "Decepticons" had already awoken, they adopted steam-powered [[alternate mode]]s to stop their enemies from reaching [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} With the help of John Henry, [[Tobias Muldoon]], [[Mark Twain]], and [[Kitty Merriweather]], the "Autobots" succeeded in preventing them from doing so. With the Decepticons defeated, "Bumblebee" and the other "Autobots" returned to stasis. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

John Henry would later tell his family about his encounter with "Bumblebee". {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

[[File:BumblebeestreetcarbodyInfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|right|250px]]

Several years later, "Bumblebee" had adopted a streetcar alternate mode and was one of a handful of Maximals who awoke to warn his ally [[Tobias Muldoon]] about the threat of an [[Elder God]]. This menace required more firepower; as a result, the "Autobots", with the help of [[Nikola Tesla]], awoke Domitius Major—Centurion's old commander, now conditioned into believing he was Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} "Optimus" succeeded in driving off the eldritch horror, but pledged that his forces would remain alert should its like resurface. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}

By the time of [[World War I]], the surviving ''Axalon'' crew members were beginning to die off, and several were beginning to shake off Shockwave's conditioning. "Bumblebee" was present when Domitius Major, still believing himself to be Prime, died in the middle of a European battlefield. Realizing that he was not who he thought he was, "Bumblebee" soon reached the conclusion that his kind were abominations who brought only death and destruction. Embittered from his experiences, "Bumblebee" dedicated the rest of his life to tracking down and killing the surviving Maximals on Earth, battling
[[IRON Trooper|IRON Soldiers]] created from the Talisman as he went.

[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionVsFakeShockwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Either Centurion turns into a 250-foot-long car or Shockwave turns into a 25-foot-long steamship.]]

When [[World War II]] swept the world, only "Bumblebee," now sporting an automobile form, and "[[Maximal Shockwave|Shockwave]]" remained. In the winter of [[1944]], "Bumblebee" tracked down and fought "Shockwave" in [[France]], where their combat was observed by [[Sgt. Savage]] and the [[Screaming Eagles]]. After a protracted fight, "Bumblebee" killed the false Shockwave, taking his cannon arm as a trophy; as the last surviving member of the ''Axalon'', he requested the help of Savage and his men in finding the wreckage of his ship so that he could return there to die in peace. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Officer [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], eager to learn more about the extraterrestrials, pushed the reluctant Savage into helping the alien. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|Centurion profile}}

The strange trio located the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remains in [[Brasnya]], battling IRON Soldiers along the way. As he stepped into the frozen wreckage of the ship, "Bumblebee" was struck by an unexpected memory: his ''true'' name, Centurion. Kreiger discovered an empty plinth inside the ship that had once held the Talisman. Before Centurion could tell his comrades about his master, who the Talisman had once belonged to, they were attacked by more of the drones, now inhabiting and animating Domitius's corpse. Kreiger watched, fascinated by the battle, until the Talisman's energy made the entire ''Axalon'' disappear—with Savage inside it. Centurion managed to defeat Domitius's animated corpse, but was upset at losing what he hoped to be his final resting place. Confused, angry, and psychologically vulnerable, Kreiger — given new purpose by the discovery of the Talisman — offered to help the erstwhile "Autobot" in finding the artifact that had brought all this upon him. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Over the next fifty years, Centurion became Kreiger's servant and bodyguard as his benefactor scoured the world for alien technology {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}} and eventually recovered the Talisman from [[Egypt]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}} During his time in the employ of Kreiger, Centurion would occasionally perform fieldwork alongside some of Kreiger's shadier contacts, on several occasions partnering with the German bounty hunter [[Colditz]]. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Though Kreiger would come to learn more about Centurion's heritage and the circumstances surrounding his arrival on [[Earth]], he chose to keep the truth from Centurion himself, believing that the knowledge would erode the Maximal's fealty to him. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}} {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

[[File:WhenEaglesScream-CenturionCapturesBugly.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

In 1994, Centurion was present in Kreiger's [[Project Ice Man|Brasnyan base]] during Kreiger's experiments on Mike Power, the "[[Atomic Man]]." Through this experimentation, Power managed to interface with the Talisman, somehow summoning the lost ''Axalon''... and with it, Sergeant Savage. Second later, [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team|Adventure Force]] stormed the base, though Kreiger ordered his Cybertronian asset to avoid attacking the intruders in the ensuing standoff.

Twelve years later, Kreiger and Centurion joined Joe Colton and [[Skywatch]] in [[Project Hot House|Project: Hot House]], an effort to renovate an abandoned Decepticon bunker located inside [[Mount St. Helens]] and develop new forms of anti-Transformer weaponry using the Talisman as a starting point. Through the Talisman's energy, Kreiger was able to bring [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]] back online, but the Decepticon managed to escape the perimeter. Centurion was dispatched to bring Bugly back into Skywatch custody, and he found and subdued the runaway Decepticon in front of Sgt. Savage and several members of the newly founded [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. Dragging the struggling Decepticon behind him, Centurion returned Bugly to Skywatch cutosdy, chaining him to Talisman as part of an experiment involving [[Ore-13]]. When Savage objected to Centurion's ruthlessness, the Maximal simply tossed him into the path of the Talisman's beam as it blew Bugly apart — Colton's goal had always been to lure Savage, saturated with Talisman energy, into the base to use him as a test subject. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

A decade later, Kreiger joined Joe Colton (as "Baron Ironblood") as a key member of the [[Iron Ring]], an cabal of villains aiming to gather resources and weaponry required for a full-scale invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|First Strike issue 0|First Strike #0}} Following the loss of the Talisman to a quartet of heroes, Centurion accompanied Ironblood and [[Doctor X]] to visit [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]], current CEO of [[I.R.O.N.]], to warn him that their enemies would be after him next, urging him to take up the mantle of [[Cobra Commander]] and providing Centurion as a bodyguard. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

[[File:StrangeVisitors-CenturionGun.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Now is coward-killing time!"]]

Together, Tomax and Centurion undertook a mission to [[San Francisco]] to retrieve data from Kreiger's "[[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]]" experiments on Mike Power. In the meantime, said heroes had launched an attack on [[Iron Klaw|Count van Rani]]'s [[Iron Castle]] and stole data on Tomax's recent activities. Their secret plans threatened with exposure, Ironblood decided to scrub Tomax and Centurion and abandon the Ice Man data — something that Krieger was unhappy with, considering his Cybertronian ally to be an irreplaceable asset. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

In the meantime, Centurion had chauffeured Tomax to the [[I.R.O.N.]] building in San Francisco when [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]], [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], and [[Action Man]] stormed the building. Centurion initially chose to remain undercover until Kup revealed himself; mistaking the elderly Autobot for a Maximal straggler, Centurion opened fire on Kup and their brawl threatened to collapse the skyscraper. Shortly afterwards, however, Blackrock accessed Kreiger's files and learned the truth about Centurion's history. Admitting that he was also a lost servant of Onyx Prime, Blackrock and Kup explained that Centurion was not the last of his kind as he had thought, and that there were many other Cybertronians out in the cosmos. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} Feigning a change of heart in order to fool his enemies, {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Centurion stood down and travelled with the team to [[Buenos Aires]], asking if he could meet the ''real'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] on the way. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

Following the capture of Garrison Kreiger and a reunion with a time-displaced Sgt. Savage, Kup had taken it upon himself to teach the amnesiac Transformer about [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Centurion politely listened while hacking the Onyx facility's defense systems to create a diversion, firing on an incoming G.I. Joe air unit as a distraction. Deploying an arsenal of hidden weaponry, Centurion apologized for fooling the Autobot and opened fire. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} The two Cybertronians grappled with each other until their fight was interrupted by a swarm of [[Dire Wraith]] hybrids that Action Man released as a distraction. The horde chased Centurion through the halls of the building and managed to bring him down before Blackrock successfully reversed the Wraith mutation using a burst of Talisman energy, turning them back into [[human]]s.

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The curative pulse had the side effect of releasing a copy of [[Atomic Man]]'s consciousness that had been preserved inside the Talisman's systems, which somehow found its way to Centurion's body. The resulting combination created a composite being: though still calling himself "Centurion", this new Transformer contained the memories of both the Maximal and the human. With an angry [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] bearing down on them, Colton's alliance retreated, leaving Centurion behind — but not the Talisman, which [[Doctor X]] and [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)|Storm Shadow]] took with them. The energies released by the Talisman's teleportation threatened to unleash another wave of mutative energy, and Centurion threw himself into the Talisman, seemingly perishing. Seconds later, however, he returned to life and explained his recent rebirth to the assembled Revolutionaries and [[Verenya]]ns. Though not all the Verenyans had survived their time as Dire Wraiths, Centurion reassured them that they should count their recent adventure as a victory. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}} Centurion's unique life had repeatedly brought him into contact with the Talisman, and as a result the "new" Centurion possessed an almost symbiotic connection to the artifact, able to sense its movements and even channel its power. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

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On the day of Earth's induction into the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], Centurion and G.B. Blackrock had travelled to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where the combined Centurion/Power entity attempted to sort through his jumbled memories with the help of the genuine Optimus Prime. He proved unable to piece any further details together about his past, and, watching the ceremony play out from his quarters, was skeptical about the idea of two civilizations joining forces. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} When the [[Iron Ring]] attacked Iacon, Kreiger quickly deduced that Centurion — both of his identities charged with latent Talisman energy — would be one of the few beings capable of stopping him from his ultimate goal of restoring [[magic]] to the cosmos. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} Realizing this, he dispatched [[Colditz]] to take the Maximal into the wilderness of Cybertron, not telling Colditz that this was a bid to eliminate his "mechanical pet." {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Colditz broke into Centurion's quarters and offered him the opportunity to return to Kreiger's ranks. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}} Tired of Kreiger and disgusted by his plans to harm Cybertron, Centurion saw in Colditz's words a way to get close to his former benefactor and kill him in revenge for two lifetime's worth of manipulation and abuse. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}} Pretending to return to his old ways, Centurion absconded with the villains and kidnapped Blackrock as they left. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}

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Joined by some [[Red Shadows]], Colditz and Centurion soon left the outskirts of the city and set up a camp in the wilds while Colditz tried to contact Kreiger. Blackrock learned of Centurion's plan before Kup and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] caught up with them, prompting Colditz to detonate his explosives and Kreiger to remotely transmit a destructive surge of Talisman energy through Centurion's systems. Realizing that this was a deliberate bid to kill Centurion, Blackrock managed to convince Centurion to rein in the out of control energy at the cost of leaving him comatose in [[stasis lock]]. Deprived of their best chance to end the invasion of Cybertron, the heroes returned Centurion's unconscious body to Iacon. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

Centurion remained comatose throughout the rest of the crisis until Kreiger—revealed as the alien wizard [[Merklynn]]—unleashed the energies of the Talisman, {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}} which had the side effect of returning Centurion to operational status. Still trying to investigate his Cybertronian side, Centurion chose to return to the wilds of Cybertron and made the acquaintance of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], who were guarding a cache of [[protoform]]s. He sent a message to Blackrock, who brought Arcee, Optimus, and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] with him to investigate. The brief reunion quickly became a melee as Slug, unwittingly guided by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Void Scepter]], turned on the group. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Centurion quickly intervened to try and split up Prime and Sandstorm; after Slug was returned to his senses, Centurion watched with some apprehension as Optimus Prime announced that [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would become a new embassy for humanity on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

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Following the return of "Onyx Prime" and his eventual unmasking as Shockwave, Centurion was aboard Trypticon when the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] teleported to [[Earth]], and remained there until the awakening and subsequent arrival of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] posed an existential threat to the galaxy. With Cybertron destroyed, Centurion was part of the massive Cybertronian and [[Space Knight]] army that rolled out to stop the planet-eater, with an unsure Centurion taking control of Trypticon. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Despite Trypticon's assurances, the bestial Titan was the first to fall, slain by Unicron's eye beams, and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] was forced to pull Centurion's unconscious body out from the burning remains of Trypticon's head. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Centurion returned to Earth, and after making a full recovery he was one of the many heroes who attended Optimus Prime's funeral. {{storylink|Post}}
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==Notes==
*Centurion is the result of two separate Barber pitches made at different times: a story about a Transformer "ghost" left behind from an earlier era, and a Cybertronian who was raised in isolation from their species. Hence a remnant from the ancient past unaware of his kind! The reason for using the ''Hearts of Steel'' backstory was [[Michael Kelly]] had suggested it and while [[John Barber]] initially balked at the idea, considering it fundamentally irreconcilable with the modern IDW universe, he came around after seeing the story potential and possible connection to then-current big bad Onyx Prime.<ref>John Barber Q&A at TFcon Canada 2017</ref>
*In the original pitch for ''Revolutionaries'', before the ''Hearts of Steel'' backstory had been developed, Barber's original concept was that Centurion would be a [[Superman]] expy—the last survivor of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], he would have crashed in [[Kansas]] in the 1930s, been adopted by a kindly family, and embark on various super-heroic adventures. A good chunk of this origin story would find its way into [[Stardrive]]'s character.<ref>[http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/episode-14-revolutionaries-never-die John Barber interview]</ref>
*In a nod to his origins, Centurion speaks using the rectangular "electronic" speech bubbles that the Transformers used in the original ''Hearts of Steel'' miniseries. Following his mental fusion with Mike Power, he switches over to the regular word balloons that other characters use.
*Centurion's profile in the ''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' identifies him as an alternate reality version of [[Centurion (Marvel)|the human-built robot of the same name]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Generation 1 comic]]. This wiki opts to give the IDW incarnation of Centurion his own article given the stark difference in characterization.
*Though we never see Centurion's original [[beast mode]] on-panel, the ''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' notes that he used to transform into a "dinosaur-like space monster".
*In his ''Revolutionaries'' appearances, Centurion is seen sporting a cowcatcher-like [[mouthplate]] that does not appear in the original ''Hearts of Steel'' comics. Perhaps he added it to physically differentiate himself from Bumblebee?
*Centurion is apparently a fan of a TV show called ''[[Mastermind]]''. While initially it was believed to be a reference the British quiz show ''{{w|Mastermind (TV series)|Mastermind}}'', [http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/episode-14-revolutionaries-never-die John Barber later clarified] that it was supposed to be a fictional show based on the board game ''{{w|Mastermind (board game)|Mastermind}}''. Yes, seriously. Barber is just that crazy.
*According to [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 1|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #1]], Centurion is 26 feet tall and weighs 14 tons (7.9 metres and 12.6 metric tonnes).

==References==
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
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Dinobot (BW)

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The Royal Inferno: noting his hall of fame significance. it would be an honor to add this note.

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

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"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]] as his preferred tools in battle, but, ever pragmatic in matters of violence, he has been known to use ranged weapons, such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

He was also the first fan - inaugurated transformers [[hall of fame]] member.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Dinobot was a [[Maximal]] warrior on present day Earth. He clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considered him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle was unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Yu Zhenbo]] (Chinese), [[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:ChainofCommand-Dinobotrotateblade.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"I have no words. My voice is in my rotate blade."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

[[File:Victory Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Alas, poor Tarantulas; he had legs, and knew how to lose them."]]

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]

After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]

Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Transformer afterlife|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]

His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

[[File:CodeofHero-letthebattlebejoined.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon''{{'}}s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinobot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|left|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]

When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[anthropoid]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone anthropoid hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the anthropoid's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a {{w|Missing man formation}}. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|right|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
While investigating a energon mine with the other Maximals in the 9-BW Spacetime, Optimus Primal encountered [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]], lost denizens of [[Cloud World]] who allowed most of the Maximals to believe they were from outer space and hunting [[Shockwave (Cloud)|a criminal]]. With their two new friends, the Maximals were about to reach the energon mine when they were ambushed by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Hot Rodimus's battle with [[Shockwave (Cloud)|Shockwave]] caused an energon eruption that sent the Predacons fleeing and almost consumed the Maximals who were trying to save the local wildlife. Fortunately, SARA was able to convert the eruption into less dangerous [[energon crystal]]s and the visitors returned to their proper spacetime. {{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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====''Transformers: Dinobots'' packaging blurb====
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dinobots}}

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

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{BW Shell Game}}
While traveling back to Cybertron at the conclusion of the Beast Wars, Optimus Primal reflected on past battles, including those in which Dinobot fought. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by Rhinox, he beheld a vision of himself slaughtering his allies and foes alike, Dinobot among them. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
Near the end of the Great War, several combatants had been reduced to protoforms due to the fallout of a foiled [[Tripredacus Council]] plot. Among those afflicted was [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], who's stasis pod "Dinobot" came upon as it was being stored away. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
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====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], minor atmospheric perturbations caused [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod to crash on the far side of Earth, and due to his absence, Megatron slaughtered all the remaining Maximals except [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 07/08/2015}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[anthropoid]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the anthropoids. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
[[File:Visualize Shot 13.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 13}}}}
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===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Dinobot.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Dinobot had himself a hearty laugh when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to replicate [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s new clear-torso'd power-up via a see-through negligee. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:AloneTogetherP-Dynobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
On a Cybertron ruled by the decrepit and corrupt Builders, '''Dynobot''' was one of the first Maximals and Predacons to speak out against the system, agitating for change. It was his words that would inspire some of the first seeds of real resistance on Cybertron. {{storylink|Derailment}} Eventually, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LegendsChristmasDinobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

In the [[Legends World]], Dinobot was an employee of [[Axalon Trading Company]] whose solution to most problems was to eat them. During one busy day he was being rushed by their boss, Optimus Primal and complained that he needed help if he was supposed to get done any faster. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} When he was introduced to the new junior employee, Rattrap, the first thing Dinobot did was try to eat him. Rattrap wouldn't let this get to him, though, and continued doing his job even while stuck in the raptor's mouth. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}}

Dinobot made fun of Rattrap for collecting children's toys, but a defensive Rattrap argued that Transformers could be really difficult to transform and challenged him to transform a [[Mach Kick]]. He was unable to make heads or tails of the toy, so in the end he gave up and simply ate it, to Rattrap's horror. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 11#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} Rattrap took revenge by replacing Dinobot's office supplies with ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' toys, forcing him to transform them before he could get any work done. This backfired on him when Dinobot ate these toys as well. On a hot day he demanded Rattrap bring him an popsicle, only to receive a plastic [[Gari Robo-kun]] transforming popsicle instead. Naturally, he proceeded to eat it anyway, leaving Rattrap despairing that he should've seen it coming by now. {{storylink|Prank}}

For [[Christmas]], Rattrap gifted Dinobot the alarm clock Transformer [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]], which mystified him. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} The tall stature of Dinobot and the other Axalon employees was another source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} Dinobot later visited the TransformersFes 2016 event, where he encountered an alternate dimension version of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was among the employees present for the inauguration of the new Autobot-Axalon office building, in actuality a new [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Dinobot was a resident of the colony world [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walkers|Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who had invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to defend the spacebridge from it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Dinobot was put off that in spite of the destruction of their legendary guardian, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] still condoned an alliance. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

Dinobot begrudgingly (and adorably) gave a gift to his [[Fur Walkers|Fur Walker]] rival Cheetor on Chosen One Day. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[Thrashclaw]] had a mentor who was a "brown and blue, thick-headed, dynamic" bot who went off with a "[[Megatron (BW)|purple lunatic]]". {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Krizz Kaliko]] (English)|[[Dirc Simpson]] (German), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Sérgio Moreno]] (Portuguese), [[Gabi Jiménez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Castañeda]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Vinod Sharma]] (Hindi)}}
{{bigquote|But now I... ''I'm not pure-sparked, nor wise or heroic...'' but I've tried to live my life well...|Dinobot nearing his final moments, [[Kingdom episode 3]]}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Dinobot-stops-Megatrons-theft.jpg|thumb|250px|left|"''Part fools!'' Put up your swords, you know not what you do."]]
Dinobot was a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] born out of an uninhabitable [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] due to loss of the [[AllSpark]] by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} and the threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} Dinobot studied the legends of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], recognizing them as pure-[[Spark]]ed warrior heroes, and leaders of wisdom and honor. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

Dinobot reluctantly joined [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] and his small band of thieves to steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] and return it to the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in hopes of changing Cybertron's future for the better. When Megatron was carrying out the theft, Dinobot tried to reason with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] to end their mission and stop Megatron's dangerous plan, especially since the pair had not done anything incriminating. When Megatron returned and tossed the Golden Disk by accident to Blackarachnia, Dinobot pointed a blaster at the Predacon leader, expecting Blackarachnia to return the disk to the Maximal Enforcers. In actuality, Blackarachnia stole the ammo from his blaster and returned the disk to Megatron, and Dinobot was scolded for his lack of loyalty. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} The Predacons traced the original Megatron's steps back to [[Earth]] in the past using the Golden Disk, where the Predacons took on [[beast mode]]s and engaged in a battle with the Maximals from the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. The conflict would continue for cycles, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} and Dinobot thought of defecting to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and the Maximals a thousand times. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

While patrolling through the jungle, Dinobot's attention was drawn by the sound of space debris falling to Earth's surface. He emerged from the foliage to investigate, discovering the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} Dinobot and Predacon Megatron later met with Decepticons from the recently crashed ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' to bow down and deliver the Golden Disk. In the ''Nemesis'', Dinobot stood alongside while the two Megatrons discussed, and was then ushered out of the room along with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. The Seeker boasted that he must have been a legend in the future, though Dinobot denied this, angering Starscream. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep2-Dinobot-catches-BA-n-Starscream.jpg|thumb|300px|"What, drawn and talk of peace!"]]

Dinobot soon found the treacherous lieutenant discussing matters with Blackarachnia, but before he could say anything, the ''Nemesis'''s alarms went off, as Soundwave had caught Airazor. Dinobot was witness to her torture at his Megatron's hands, causing him to express his disgust, and for Megatron to express his disgust at Dinobot. The two were interrupted by Blackarachnia telling the Predacon leader he'd been summoned to the bridge, leaving Airazor's questioning to Dinobot. However, his doubts gave him pause, and eventually he and Airazor began talking, as she began poking holes in his emotional armor. Confused, Dinobot took off to confront Blackarachnia. When he did, he was attacked by a cloaked Starscream, who felt the best course of action was to kill him, but Dinobot talked him out of this by revealing he wanted to ''join'' them, to form a new faction that could prevent all sides from killing one another. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Dinobot-velociraptor-n-Airazor.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit."]]

The trio used knowledge gained from eavesdropping on Megatron to journey to the Allspark's true location, but on approach their shuttle crashed. As Blackarachnia and Starscream attributed blame, Dinobot was entranced by the Allspark's holographic defenses, which then lashed out at them. Witnessing Starscream's attempts to flee disgusted Dinobot. At that moment, the Allspark changed tactics to trapping those around them in illusions. An unaffected Dinobot saw Starscream's fantasy of being a king, which only disgusted him further, and caused the two to come to blows, the Predacon calling Starscream out on his using his pain to justify his selfish greed. However, Starscream soon had Dinobot over a cliff, which he then dropped him over. Surviving, albeit injured, Dinobot made his own way through the Allspark's forest. His time with the treacherous pair had galvanized Dinobot, and he decided to make a stand against both Megatrons to retrieve the Golden Disk, aware that this would result in his own demise.

Finding an injured Airazor, he informed her of his choice, and set off toward the Decepticons, warding her off by saying her injuries would slow him down. Arriving, he was attacked by Ravage and Laserbeak, followed by Soundwave. Subduing them, he was then sucker-punched by the original Megatron. The two fought, with Dinobot criticizing the Decepticon leader as a desperate and clumsy tyrant. With a well-timed strike, Dinobot managed to defeat his opponent, only to then be mauled by the other Megatron. Viciously wounded, Dinobot used the last of his energies to wound Megatron and steal the Matrix from him.

However, his injuries proved too much for Dinobot, and he was unable to get far. Speaking to the talisman, he implored it for help, and it cut through the Allspark's illusions, allowing the Autobots and Maximals to find him. Dying, Dinobot admitted to his former enemy how he'd thought of becoming a Maximal, and asked if Primal would've accepted him. Primal responded he would've, but Dinobot would probably have made a terrible Maximal. An amused Dinobot admitted the truth of this, before finally succumbing to his wounds. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep3-Dinobot-blasts-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|"It is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. ''Signifying nothing.''"]]

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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Kingdom Golden Disk Dinobot becomes Dinomus.jpg|thumb|right|I will give you a new rotate blade, and a rigid grill structure to command.]]
The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Dinobot's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a raptor. His [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|cyber-slash tail and cyber shield]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his inner-conflict, principle, and ferocity. Dinobot's message from the future was that his loyalties will be tested and he will question what he believes. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

During the collective battle, Dinobot teamed up with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and the Decepticon [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in pursuit of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and the Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Battle Across Time Collection marketing material}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TM6TDF7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Battle Across Time Collection on Amazon]</ref>

Dinobot was one of a few 'bots with three possible destinies recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]]. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
*In one destiny, Dinobot leads a united [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction, standing alongside [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].
*In another destiny, he became a Maximal, sporting a new color scheme.
*In his last destiny, Dinobot was reformatted into '''Dinomus''' as a [[Herald of Unicron]].

In other possible destinies recorded on the ''Voyager'' Golden Disk, Dinobot was present when Blackarachnia became a Maximal. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:SavageLandingPart1-ScienceMinistry.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Dinobot, named for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his [[Dinobot (G1)|elite wartime unit]], {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}} was a member of [[Megatron (BW)|Galavar]]'s cell of Predacon separatists in the employ of the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Although proud of his Predacon heritage, Dinobot's rigid code of honour led to frequent disagreements with his comrades, and over time Dinobot developed a deep, if private, hatred for thuggish 'bots like [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} When Galavar went rogue and changed his name to "Megatron", Dinobot nevertheless joined his leader on a mission to liberate the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the Maximal [[Ministry of Science|Science Ministry]]. During the heist, Dinobot prevented Terrorsaur from killing [[Under-3|a guard]] in the belief that there could be no honour in killing a defenseless enemy who wouldn't fight back before Scorponok killed him anyways.

After stealing the Maximal warship ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', Dinobot and the other Predacons attempted to follow the coordinates on the disk but came under attack from the Maximal science vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' before [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] could activate the ship's [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp drive]]; as they jumped through [[unspace]] across space and time, Dinobot stopped Terrorsaur from firing on the ''Axalon'' as the blast would destroy both ships. When both ships crashed on a mysterious organic world, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer rebuilt the Predacons with organic [[beast mode]]s. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Dinobot went to Tarantulas' lab to check on his progress on mapping the planet's environment, but Tarantualas only cared about the unspace energy all around the ship. Dinobot ordered Tarantulas to abandon the project, but the scientist refused to comply and ordered the Dinobot to leave his lab. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart4-DinobotNyx.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the Predacons captured and tortured the Maximal [[Nyx]] for information, Dinobot stepped in and tried to reason with Megatron, but his protest that a worthy foe deserved a worthy death only angered Megatron. However, when Tarantulas deduced that other Maximals must've survived the crash, Megatron forgave his outburst but warned Dinobot to not defy him again. When the seven Predacons went outside to watch Nyx's execution using Tarantulas's recently-invented [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]], Dinobot's long-brewing crisis of conscience finally came to a head; after destroying the device, he turned on the other Predacons so that Nyx could transform back into beast mode and escape. [[Skold]] and Scorponok accused him of betraying the Predacon cause, but Dinobot insisted that he had not betrayed his ideals and offered Skold the chance to join him. Skold refused, so Dinobot threw Skold at Megatron, forced the Predacons back into the ship, and used his security clearance to put the ''Darksyde'' into a full lockdown before escaping into the jungle. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

While traversing the jungle, Dinobot used his beast mode to track Nyx and successfully rescued the injured flier from a native creature. However, extreme damage to her systems caused her to collapse, and after consulting her [[onboard computer]] Dinobot was able to plot a course back to the crashed ''Axalon''. Once he'd arrived at the Maximal ship, the reamining four Maximals confronted him; although [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] initially mistook him for an aggressor, Dinobot announced his intentions to join the Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 4}} A skeptical Optimus immediately confined Dinobot to a makeshift brig until he could deduce his true intentions, and although Primal remained skeptical, Nyx requested to speak with him, and grew increasingly convinced that Dinobot's unexpected rescue indicated a genuine change of heart. When Megatron and the other Predacons attacked shortly thereafter, Nyx made the decision to release Dinobot so that he could turn the tide in the favour of the outnumbered Maximals. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 5}}

[[File:SavageLandingPart6-Dinobotstabbed.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door, but 'tis enough; t'will serve."]]

After Dinobot defeated [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] successfully reactivated the ship's deflector shields; when Primal ordered a retreat, however, Dinobot found that the shield frequencies corresponded to Maximal source code, leaving him unable to retreat with the other Maximals as the remaining Predacons closed in. Confident that he could best five Predacons again, Tarantulas, the ''sixth'' Predacon, rejoined the battlefield in time to ambush Dinobot, stab him through the chest, and leave him helpless as the other Predacons closed in to beat him to the brink of death. Primal used the ''Axalon''{{'}}s [[plasma cannon]]s to force Megatron into a retreat and save Dinobot's life, but the experience left Dinobot critically damaged and doubtful that he would ever fight at full strength again. Although Dinobot planned to exile himself into the jungle so as to not burden the other Maximals, Primal told their new ally that they'd be honoured if he joined their team. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 6}}

Some time later, Dinobot was still on the mend and passed the time by sparring with Optimus, {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} though he soon developed a mutual dislike for his nominal teammate Rattrap. {{storylink|Primal Rage}} One night, while briefing the other Maximals on his former Predacon allies over a game of cards, Cheetor heard a noise in the corridor and went to investigate. {{storylink|Pod Part 1}} The Maximals discovered that [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] had invaded the base and sabotaged the remaining Maximal [[stasis pod]]s in orbit. While Dinobot and Nyx headed to the ship's armory to see if she'd stolen any weapons, Dinobot prevented Cheetor from running into an explosive web-tripwire that would've killed them all. Although the Maximals couldn't prevent Blackarachnia from carrying out her sabotage and escaping, Dinobot and the other Maximals attended a meeting where Primal announced that they'd be going on the offensive. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}}

Optimus and Dinobot were on hand when Skold delivered a wounded [[Razorbeast]] to the ship. Dinobot noticed that Skold had become more confident since they last crossed paths, and offered her a place with the Maximals, but Skold rejected his offer to become a Maximal; due to her own past, she accused the Maximals of hiding their cruelty behind a benevolent facade. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}}

[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-DinobotVsMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cry havoc, and let slip the dinosaurs of war.]]

Having jury-rigged an escape pod as an improvised shuttlecraft to reach the ''Darksyde'' and take back the Golden Disk, Dinobot explained its history to his teammates and how Megatron first took an interest in the artifact before piloting the vessel and its crew to the ''Darksyde''. Despite Rhinox's reservations about directly engaging the Predacons, Dinobot opined that Megatron understood no other language but force, and took the step of unelashing a bombing run on the Predacons below as part of a first salvo. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} In the ensuing battle, Dinobot fetched up against Megatron once more, but his injuries proved his undoing; the Predacon leader quickly realized that Dinobot now favored his right side and unleashed a punishing bite from his tyrannosaur jaws that left Dinobot badly wounded before Primal distracted Megatron at the last moment. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 2}} Despite his injuries, Dinobot had enough fight in him to incapacitate Waspinator with his [[optic weaponry]]. Although the battle ended in a stalemate—Megatron held control of the disc and the Maximals left under a conditional ceasefire, although Rattrap secretly copied the information on the artifact—Dinobot grimly mused that they should've taken out Megatron when they had the chance. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 3}}

At some point, Dinobot took part in a skirmish against the Predacons that ended with Cheetor getting injured. {{storylink|The Speedway of Central Consciousness}}

While planting early warning sensors outside the ''Axalon'', Dinobot and Optimus came under assault from Blackarachnia and Tarantulas, who attempted to infect him with a new variety of aggression-enhancing [[energon]]. However, Primal took the brunt of the explosion; while Dinobot's warrior instincts helped him suppress his anger, Primal had no such compunctions and quickly went berserk. As he rampaged through the ship, Dinobot suggested he take on Megatron, aware that Primal would tire himself before that and burn the infection out of his systems. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

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

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
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[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

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=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Dinobot-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|250px|Clever Boy. He stole [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/killer-instinct-season-2-the-return-of-riptor/1100-6424228/ someone's] new design...]]
Dinobot was one of many warriors pulled from [[Beast Era|his universe]] to fight for the [[Quintesson]]s. There are many of him running around, some of which join [[You|the Commander]]. Notably, he is the only character in the game to have a unique victory animation.
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
When Dinobot arrived on the future Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wanted him to join the Dinobots because of his name. Dinobot refused, causing confusion among the Dinobots. Dinobot then wished Rattrap was there because of Grimlock's annoyances. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}{{chargamestub}}

[[File:Dinobot EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|500px]]

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Pack Hunting '''- Place three decoys that have 33% of your health and DPS. For 15 seconds, you go pack hunting using melee attacks dealing damage and any healing received is increased by 20%.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:dinobot Dinobot at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Dinobot (BW)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
* From the size to the proportions to the complete lack of feathers, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a {{w|File:Velociraptor Restoration.png|real ''Velociraptor''}}, and as was common in the 1990s, takes more inspiration from the "''Velociraptors''" of ''{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}'' fame, which had shot the species to worldwide awareness three years prior and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from [[Kenner]]. Since raptors were not definitively known to be feathered in [[1996]] (feathers on dromeosaurids were considered speculative until the late 1990s and evidence of ''Velociraptor'' in particular having feathers did not emerge until [[2007]]), the contemporary science was not taken into account when designing the toy or animated [[character model]].
** Additionally, ''Jurassic Park''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s interpretation of ''Velociraptors''—and by extension, Dinobot—were actually based on a larger genus of raptor called ''{{w|Deinonychus}}'' (though even this genus is much smaller than the raptors seen in Jurassic Park, who are closer in size to the genus ''{{w|Achillobator}}'' that was described in 1999). The reason the genus of raptor was renamed in the film, dates back to the original ''{{w|Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park}}'' novel, where the author {{w|Michael Crichton}} thought the name was more appealing than "''Deinonychus''". Because of this, the vast majority of {{w|Velociraptor in popular culture|''Velociraptors'' in popular culture}} are often misrepresented, and Dinobot is no exception to this.
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|''Armada'' Hoist]]'s head was based on Dinobot's—something which Dinobot's ''Timelines'' figure, reusing the Hoist mold, takes advantage of.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Cybertron Scourge... is that... that's the... backhoe guy. *Mimes Hoist's arm gimmick.* Yeah, his head is very much like Dinobot, I think I did design it like that. I don't know why. But I like that look. [Could you think of him as the Unicron Trilogy's Dinobot?] Yeah you totally could. Definitely with those colors, it even has that veliciraptor color vibe that they were using back then.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ToNlyjgeZc&t=445s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion|year=2023|month=03|day=24}}</ref>
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Dinobot is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]]'s helmet in gold.
* The [[#Beast Wars: Uprising|''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation]] of Dynobot is a "virtual redeco" of the [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Voyager Class Springer mold]]. Accordingly, [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]] shares this body-type in ''Uprising''.
* Unlike the other recognizable Maximals and Predacons featured in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, Dinobot's Cybertronian body is a wholly-new design yet retrains his regular color scheme.<ref>{{twitter|Didn't base Nyx on anything in particular! Dinobot is much the same. I picture the orb on his chest as a nod to the spark gem gimmick but other than that I just wanted a samurai kinda look to his silhouette. The arm mounted blades kind of a nod the Gundam Spiegel|https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1357035373184962561|Josh Burcham|2021|02|03}}</ref>
* Author [[Erik Burnham]] considered killing off Dinobot in [[Savage Landing Part 6|''Beast Wars'' #6]] but ultimately spared him.<ref>Erik Burnham at TFNation 2021</ref>

===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
* Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
* In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, [[:File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy]]. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
* Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
* A mainline [[:File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|Transmetal Dinobot made it to the concept art stage]]. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
* Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
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===Television related===
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
* Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
* Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that [[chin]].
* In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''dā'' (ダー) attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tic associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.
* Between the first and second seasons, Dinobot's robot mode raptor stripes were re-texture mapped. This is most noticeable on his hands, where the amount of stripe detail increases substantially. When Dinobot II briefly flashes back and forth between his and the original Dinobot's body in the series finale, it's the first season stripe pattern again.
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===Fandom related===
* Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
* Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
* Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
* On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Korean:'' '''Dinobot''' (다이노봇 ''Dainobos'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''KǒnglóngYǒngshì''' (China, 恐龙勇士, "Dinosaur Warrior"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur"),
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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