Scourge (ROTB)

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Scourge is a Terrorcon from the Rise of the Beasts portion of the Movie continuity family.
I'm here to see MF DOOM.

Scourge is the most fearsome hunter in the universe and the ruthless leader of the Terrorcons. Scourge commands his Terrorcons to pillage and leave chaos in their wake, to continue their mission to conquer thousands of worlds under Unicron's command. He is a ferocious but patient killer who makes sure that all who oppose him or his master will die, and his body is covered with insignias claimed as grisly trophies of his many kills. However, make no mistake, Scourge is Unicron's servant, and any failure on his part is immediately punished with extreme pain. It is a testament to Scourge's skill that he rarely fails.

As part of his servitude to the dark god, Scourge has been imbued with a dark energy that gives him power beyond the measure of most ordinary Transformers, making him all but invulnerable. In the event any would-be victim attempts to escape his grasp, he is capable of infecting them, slowly and painfully corrupting them into a puppet for his will. On occasions when he is unable or unwilling to reach his targets, he is able to deploy Freezer and Novakane, a pair of fearsome Sweeps, from within his body to sniff out his prey for him.

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“ I enjoy that look of confusion when an inferior being meets a higher power. ”
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Fiction

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Rise of the Beasts film

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Voice actor: Peter Dinklage (English), Nobuo Tobita (Japanese){{#if: Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez (Latin American-Spanish), Juan Antonio Bernal (Spain Spanish), Jérémie Covillault (European French), Thiéry Dubé (Canadian French), Gianluca Iacono (Italian), Wellington Lima (Brazilian Portuguese), Claus-Peter Damitz (German), Jan Aleksandrowicz (Polish)|, Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez (Latin American-Spanish), Juan Antonio Bernal (Spain Spanish), Jérémie Covillault (European French), Thiéry Dubé (Canadian French), Gianluca Iacono (Italian), Wellington Lima (Brazilian Portuguese), Claus-Peter Damitz (German), Jan Aleksandrowicz (Polish)}}
ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma-monkey

Scourge hailed from a world that was destroyed by Unicron, perhaps in a time beyond the modern era, leaving him as the only survivor. He sold his soul to the monster planet and became his most terrifying hunter, becoming known throughout the universe. Throughout his time under the sway of the chaos bringer, he had often traveled to various other regions in space and fought countless Transformers of different factions, taking their insignias as trophies and placing them all over his body.

When this ends, I'll have a cheetah skin hanging on my wall. I don't care whose.

As Unicron approached the homeworld of the Maximals, Scourge, accompanied by Predacon Scorponoks, was sent ahead to retrieve their Transwarp Key, so his master might feed on planets across space and time. He confronted the Maximal leader Apelinq, taunting that their planet would make a savory meal for Unicron, yet the dark god would spare their home if they surrendered the Key. When the noble Maximal refused, Scourge welcomed the fight, easily besting him and tearing away his insignia to add to his collection. But Apelinq's sacrifice had bought enough time for the other Maximals to escape with the key, foiling Scourge's mission. He was then ordered by his master to scour the universe until the Key was found.

In the year 1994, Scourge was drawn to Earth by the recently activated Transwarp Key, landing in the East River in New York City with his loyal Terrorcon accomplices Battletrap and Nightbird. As they emerged from the water, he promptly ordered Nightbird to search the island, confirming the Transwarp Key's signature emanated from a museum on Ellis Island. After instructing his Sweeps Freezer and Novakane to sniff out Elena Wallace and Noah Díaz, who were in possession of the Key, Scourge engaged with Optimus Prime and his Autobot forces alongside Battletrap and Nightbird. Despite the Autobots' valiant efforts, Scourge managed to outperform Optimus in combat. Scourge killed Bumblebee when he tried to intervene in the battle, but before he could finish Prime, the Maximal Airazor arrived and the Terrorcons departed, having got what they came for.

So cool you only see it twice.

Scourge reported back to Unicron with the retrieved key, only to discover that the Terrorcons only had half of the actual key; split by the Maximals as a last resort against Unicron's servants. Unicron mentally tortured the Terrorcon leader as punishment, demanding that his followers return with the completed key.

Eventually, the Terrorcons arrived in Peru to track down the Autobots and their human allies, with Scourge deploying Freezer to capture the humans. The Terrorcons chased the Autobots on the Peruvian highway, culminating in Scourge tackling Prime down the mountain. Before the Autobots escaped Scourge's advances, he infected Airazor with Unicron's foul energy, which eventually corrupted her into Scourge's minion. Following Noah's reluctant attempt to destroy the other half of the Transwarp Key, Scourge stole it and ordered Airazor to kill her former comrades, forcing her leader, Optimus Primal, to kill her in act of mercy. Relocating with his minions to a nearby volcano, he used the complete key's power to create the Transwarp tower capable of allowing Unicron to access Earth.

I once had strings, but now I'm free... There are no strings on me...

The Autobots and Maximals soon staged an assault and he ordered his cohorts to defend the tower. After summoning a giant army of Sweeps, Scourge stood his guard at the tower's control panel. He was attacked by Mirage alone to keep his attention away from Noah and Elena's efforts to deactivate the beam, but despite his mask being kicked from his face, he was able to defeat the two, near-killing Mirage and leaving Noah for dead under his comatose body. He then dispatched Novakane to eliminate Elena and inadvertently contributed to Nightbird's death in his attempts to fire on the revived Bumblebee. Noah restarted the fight minutes later, now wearing an exo-suit courtesy of Mirage, and was joined by Optimus Prime. Scourge fought on fiercely but would eventually be overpowered by the combined forces of Noah and Prime after suffering a stab to the back of the leg from the human. Beginning to lose the fight, he begged Unicron for reinforcements before spitefully destroying the control panel to ensure his master's victory. A furious Prime then forced him into an open lava flow, cleaved off both his arms and finally decapitated him.

As his body sunk into the lava, Prime forcefully removed Bumblebee's stolen Autobot insignia from his frame. Scourge's efforts failed as the key and tower were destroyed, with his remains pulled into the collapsing portal. Scourge's ship was later recovered for study by G.I. Joe.Rise of the Beasts

Scourge's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "Mission at the Museum" and "The Search Is On".

Commercial appearances

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  • During a football game, Scourge was not impressed by quarterback [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Josh Allen|{{#if:||Josh Allen}}]]'s throw, or the announcers claiming that "he's got a cannon for an arm". Scourge decided to show the pathetic humans the power of a real arm cannon, but it needed a minute to warm up. After his arm cannon blew up a nearby mountain, the referee gave Scourge a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.<ref>Josh Allen & Peppa Pig Caught in Transformer “Crossfire” | A Mountain of Entertainment™ | Paramount+</ref>

Toys

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Studio Series

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Never skip neck day. Well, skip it a little.
Released as part of the eleventh wave of Studio Series Leader Class figures, Scourge transforms into an unlicensed approximation of an armoured Peterbilt 359 in 31 steps, with his cannon cleverly forming the plow and barrel on his truck bed. His left arm detaches at the elbow to swap with the cannon. When not in use, the arm can store on his back while the cannon attaches behind his waist. Scourge is compatible with Core Class Freezer or Novakane, who become hand-held blasters or mount on the truck bed. He features black-painted pins and screws to maintain his dark color scheme, and comes with an "Attack at the Museum" backdrop.
Like the majority of Studio Series figures from Rise of the Beasts, Scourge is based on an early concept design.
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. Shaving the ridge on the hexagon will fix this, but exercise caution when transforming the figure. His neck has a tendency to pop off very easily at the base, due to the shortness of the post it's attached to compared to the surrounding plastic. His head is on a separate ball joint on the top of his neck, so it can be beneficial to use superglue on the defective post to keep his head attached with minimal loss of articulation. Some copies also have loose smokestacks.
On the TakaraTomy release of this figure, the grill piece is molded to use a friction peg connection, whereas the Hasbro version uses a pin connection.<ref>Twitter post showing the difference between Hasbro and TakaraTomy's versions of SS Scourge</ref> This version also advertises the Freezer/Novakane combination on the box.
Hasbro revealed the figure on January 30, 2023. Scourge was re-released in 2026 in the twenty-second wave of Leader Class figures, with updated packaging to match the brand style at the time, which omits the backdrop. Though the toy is the same, the box art was updated to his film design.

Buzzworthy Bumblebee

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Fan theory fuel.
  • Scourge (Smash Changers, 2023)
  • TakaraTomy name: Papapatto Change Scourge
  • TakaraTomy ID number: BPC-EX
  • TakaraTomy release date: April 15, 2023
Buzzworthy Bumblebee Smash Changers Scourge is a retool of 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

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Green is the new black.
  • Scourge (Battle Changers, 2023)
  • Known designers: Koki Yamada (TakaraTomy){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
Released as part of the "Beast Alliance" subline for Rise of the Beasts, Battle Changers Scourge is a simplified 5 inch toy that converts from robot to truck in 7 steps.


They’ve got my trailer, I need that flight tech-*cough* Sorry, I don’t know what came over me.
  • Scourge & Predacon Scorponok (Beast Combiners, 2023)
  • TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Change Armor Set Scourge & Scorponok
  • TakaraTomy ID number: BCAS-04
  • TakaraTomy release date: July 15, 2023
  • Known designers: Koki Yamada (TakaraTomy){{#if: Marcelo Matere (concept artist)|, Marcelo Matere (concept artist)}}
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, 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.


More fuel for the fire.
  • Scourge (Titan Changer, 2023)
Titan Changer Scourge is an extensive retool of The Last Knight Titan Changer Optimus Prime, turning from a robot to a truck in 4 steps.

Merchandise

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Figural Bag Clip

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  • Scourge (Exclusive A) (2023)
Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi Rise of the Beasts Scourge.
It was available only as part of a mystery blind bag collection as one of two chase items.


Pop!

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  • Scourge (2023)
  • ID number: 1377
Released as part of a Rise of the Beasts-themed batch of the Pop! Movies segment, Funko's Pop! Scourge is a super deformed vinyl figure molded in an "intimidating" pose.

Yolopark

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  • Scourge (AMK Series, 2023)
  • Accessories: Electromagnetic Claw, Arm Cannon, Arm Blade, Alternate face, Mask
Part of Yolopark's second wave of AMK Series model kits, Scourge comes in pre-assembled modules as opposed to traditional model kit runners. This allows him to be assembled quickly and easily without tools.
Scourge's mask is removable as seen in the film and he comes with an alternate face piece if one wishes to display him without the peg hole for the mask. Additionally, he also comes with the claw, blade, and cannon he used in the film.
Unlike previous kits, Scourge's hand is fully articulated, eliminating the need for alternate hands.


  • Scourge (AMK Pro, 2025)
  • Accessories: Electromagnetic Claw, Arm Cannon, Left hand, Arm Blade, Alternate face, Mask, Terrorcon magnet
AMK Pro Series Scourge is an upgraded version of the above AMK kit. The lower legs are more screen accurate and he now features some die-cast panels and joints. This kit as been given an extensive paint job to capture his weathered and glowing appearance in the film. Lights have been added to the head and arm cannon, activated by the included Terrocon-shaped magnet, and he includes an articulated regular left hand.


Blokees

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*in cute chirpy voice* I'm also here to see MF DOOM.
  • Scourge (Classic Class, 2023)
  • Accessories: Arm blade, 2 alt shoulder pads, 2 display bases, 2 flame effects
Blokees Scourge is a simplified and slightly chibified model kit of Scourge's Rise of the Beasts design. He includes his Arm blade, 2 flame effects and alternate shoulder pads allowing the choice between concept art and movie accuracy.
He scales with the ROTB Optimus Prime from the same line.



I'm tired of wrongly scaled bugs getting in my way.
  • Bumblebee & Scourge Battle Scene (Multi-pack, 2023)
  • Accessories: Arm blade, Diorama
This two-pack of Classics Class Scourge and Bumblebee includes a diorama display to re-enact Bumblebee's death in the movie.


Notes

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Wednesday Addams called dibs when she's ready for her first car.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Scourge (スカージ Sukāji)
  • Mandarin: Tiānzāi (天灾, "Scourge")

References

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