Sinnertwin (G1)

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Sinnertwin is a Decepticon Terrorcon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
My name is WAY cooler than yours.

Like his fellow Terrorcons, Sinnertwin (aka Twinstrike<ref name="twinstrike">"Twinstrike" was a substitute name for Sinnertwin that was technically only ever used in the Transformers Legends mobile game in 2013, because the name "Sinnertwin" was not available to Hasbro as a trademark at the time and was also used for toys of Sinnertwin's counterpart from Transformers: Prime at the same time. No toy of Generation 1 Sinnertwin was ever released under that name, and Hasbro finally got the name "Sinnertwin" back in 2018, in time for the Power of the Primes toy.</ref>) is a horrific insult to nature itself. Sinnertwin frequently patrols the Terrorcons' lair with the hope of finding anything unfortunate enough to be alive in his presence. Then comes the killing, and what with his multiple heads and sadistic nature, this is not something one would like to witness. Ironically, he's terrified of small creatures. Yes, even mice.

Sinnertwin isn't known for his loyalty to the wider Decepticon cause, and has been known to work alongside the Quintessons in tandem with his direct teammates.<ref>Depiction in Generations Selects Special Comic</ref> The other Terrorcons generally appreciate his enthusiasm for destruction, but can grow frustrated from his impatient demeanor.

Sinnertwin can combine with his fellow Terrorcons to form Abominus.

He has the most awesome name in Transformer history. No matter what Slayride says.

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Fiction

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Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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The Transformers cartoon

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Voice actor: David Workman (English), Jered Barclay (English), Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese){{#if: Hans-Rainer Müller (German, left head, "Grimlock's New Brain"), Reinhard Brock (German, left head, "Money Is Everything"), Ulrich Bernsdorff (German, right head, "Grimlock's New Brain", "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), Bernd Simon (German, right head in "Money Is Everything", left head in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), Albert Augier (European French), Francis Lax (European French, Beast mode)|, Hans-Rainer Müller (German, left head, "Grimlock's New Brain"), Reinhard Brock (German, left head, "Money Is Everything"), Ulrich Bernsdorff (German, right head, "Grimlock's New Brain", "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), Bernd Simon (German, right head in "Money Is Everything", left head in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), Albert Augier (European French), Francis Lax (European French, Beast mode)}}
"I've fought bigger monsters than you, you two-headed lizard!"
"I've fought stronger Autobots than you, you four-wheeled vehicle!"

Sinnertwin, along with the rest of the Terrorcons, was first encountered when the Autobots went to Unicron's head to stop Galvatron from acquiring anti-electrons. During the battle, his two heads argued with each other over which one would get to take on a particular Autobot; he menaced Kup, who claimed to have fought bigger monsters than Sinnertwin. When the Terrorcons seemed successful in overpowering the Autobots, Grimlock ran off and quickly created the Technobots. Meeting these new opponents, the Terrorcons formed into Abominus and fought the Technobots' merged form of Computron. Unfortunately for them, the highly intelligent Autobot gestalt defeated Abominus by vibrating, forcing Abominus to separate back into his component Terrorcons. Grimlock's New Brain

He's on the left.

He and the other Terrorcons aided the Quintessons when they were dealing with smuggler Dirk Manus for a secret weapon. The Quintessons had installed a timer to regulate their activity as Abominus. When Hun-Gurrr complained that he was hungry, Sinnertwin suggested that he "rip metal" and "eat food". Hun-Gurrr, naturally enough, decided that those were fightin' words, and the two scuffled. Later, Sinnertwin used his two heads to prevent Marissa Fairborne from escaping. Shortly afterwards, the Terrorcons merged to counter the threat of the newly repaired Technobots. Computron defeated them again, this time by shorting out that timer to separate Abominus back into the individual Terrorcons. Money Is Everything

He's on the left and the right.

Fighting alongside Galvatron once again, Sinnertwin was one of the Primitives summoned to fight Tornedron, abandoning a battle on Earth's moon to answer the call of a mysterious voice from space. Sinnertwin joined the other Terrorcons in a last-ditch stand against the energy creature, but the group was surrounded and drained of their energy. They, like the rest of Tornedron's victims, were restored thanks to Grimlock's actions. Call of the Primitives

Sinnertwin and the others were victorious over the Technobots when the latter attempted to stop the Terrorcons from stealing Dr. Morgan's new heat resistant alloys from his lab, injuring his daughter Jessica in the process. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 Sinnertwin was seen fighting the Autobots both on Earth and later on Cybertron during Galvatron's full-scale attack on the Decepticons' former homeworld. The Rebirth, Part 1 He menaced the Aerialbots as part of Abominus. The Rebirth, Part 2 Sinnertwin continued to attack the Autobots as the Decepticons neared total victory. The Rebirth, Part 3

Japanese cartoon continuity

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The Headmasters cartoon
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Voice actor: Masashi Ebara (Japanese){{#if: John Culkin (English, Omni Productions dub)|, John Culkin (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
Soaring high, like shooting stars in the sky

In 2011, Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons journeyed to Cybertron over the long-abandoned Decepticon space bridge. They were part of the first wave of Galvatron's siege, hoping to gain control of Vector Sigma. Sinnertwin's team combined into Abominus to battle Superion. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Later on, Abominus teamed up with his fellow combiners to wage war on their Autobot counterparts. Their victory seemed assured until the Battleship Maximus swooped in and scattered the Decepticon combiners. They barely survived the encounter. The Mystery of Planet Master On Earth, Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons intervened on Hot Rod's search for the Matrix of Leadership. Chromedome and the Autobot Headmasters kept the Terrorcons busy so that Hot Rod could complete his mission. Even after the Terrorcons formed Abominus, the Headmasters stood against them, and the arrival of Computron swung the odds firmly on the Autobots' side. Abominus was last seen with his head buried in the sand, being kicked in the side by Computron. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

When Galvatron launched a metal-warping meteorite at the Autobots on Athenia, he brought along Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons to occupy the Autobot forces. Linking up as Abominus, they once again battled Computron and the Headmasters. Approach of the Demon Meteorite

"Feeling happy?"
"Not really."

Scorponok devised a scheme to harvest plasma energy from the planet Mars by setting off a series of explosives that would utterly destroy the planet, releasing its stored energies. Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons were responsible for planting the bombs. Hun-Gurrr was spotted by Daniel Witwicky, Wheelie and Shouki of the Trainbots, but Sinnertwin caught sight of them while on sentry duty, and managed to take them hostage. Hun-Gurrr left Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin in charge of the hostages, while he took the other Terrorcons to finish planting the charges. They caught an amusing show as Wheelie and Danny fought in their cell, but the tussle was actually a feint to hide a homing signal Danny sent out to his father. The Headmasters soon arrived and drove off Sinnertwin and Rippersnapper, freeing the hostages. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Regrouping, the Terrorcons managed to get two of the three sites set before being set upon by Raiden and the Headmasters. By forming Abominus, Sinnertwin's team held their own until Scorponok arrived with his mighty Transtector, MegaZarak. The giant scorpion occupied the Autobots long enough for the Terrorcons to finish their work, and Mars was consumed by the resultant atomic inferno. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Soon after, Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons joined Sixshot the returning Galvatron on an energy raid. They sought to prevent the Autobots from re-energizing the distant world of Sandra, and steal the energy for themselves. Sinnertwin's team formed Abominus for yet another in a series of battles against Computron. SOS from Planet Sandra Sinnertwin was present when Galvatron announced his plans to leave the galaxy and loot the energy resources of other solar systems. Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!! He was later seen helping Hun-Gurrr gather energy together on the planet Paradise. Sinnertwin later combined with his comrades to face off against the Monsterbots. Head Formation of Friendship

Sinnertwin returned with Galvatron and the other Decepticons, setting up shop on Earth under Sixshot's command. He joined an enormous offensive against the Autobots' facility in Miami, drawing out the troops from Autobot City so that Sixshot could kill Ultra Magnus. Body-slamming Computron as Abominus was just icing on the cake. Ultra Magnus Dies!! The warfare on Earth continued, as Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons assembled as Abominus in part of a five-fold simultaneous strike on Autobot interests engineered by Sixshot. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg As Scorponok assumed control of the Decepticons again, Sinnertwin was seen at a rally being held in his honor on Chaar. Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons later joined a Decepticon strike on the Kamchatka Peninsula, seeking to gain control of the Pacific Ring of Fire. I Risk My Life for Earth

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering Master, Sinnertwin was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2) As part of Abominus, Sinnertwin participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the North Pole. He escaped into space with the rest of Scorponok's Decepticons. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

Super-God Masterforce cartoon
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Archive footage of a battle in space involving Sinnertwin was used to educate the future Headmaster Juniors about the Master Wars. Birth! Headmaster Jrs

Zone cartoon, manga, and story pages
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Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violengiguar gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Sinnertwin was one of those summoned, but only as a part of Abominus. Zone Part 1 Zone Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Generations Selects Special Comic
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Sinnertwin and the other Terrorcons were sent by the Quintessons to aid the humans in their fight against the Selectors, Autobots, and Decepticons. Volcanicus comic 2 The Terrorcons used Angolmois Energy taken from Unicron himself, giving them newfound strength. Sinnertwin briefly insulted Volcanicus before assaulting both him and Computron; using his two heads to gnaw on the Autobot combiners' limbs. Sinnertwin later gloated to Optimus Prime that their sparks would be fed into the Hellspark within Hun-Gurrr's body, as opposed to the divine Allspark. The Terrorcon soldier declared himself the so-called "Watchdog of Hell" in an attempt to intimidate Optimus. Sinnertwin felt no qualms about firing on his former commander Megatron as Hun-Gurrr ordered him to counter-attack the rebelling Transformers.

Sinnertwin later had a meltdown when Megatron stole the Terrorcons' Angolmois Energy; desperately begging Hun-Gurrr to take action. Hun-Gurrr sent a transmission to the Quintessons, asking permission for the team to combine into Abominus. The Quintessons then launched the Terrorbreaster, enabling Sinnertwin to form the leg of the formidable combiner. The Terrorcons temporarily incapacitated Megatron by blasting a hole in his chest and tossing him aside, Abominus comic 1 but Megatron Omega isn't so easily killed. Abominus comic 2

Sinnertwin was present as part of Abominus during his attack on Neo Scramble City, and was temporarily left out of the combiner when Hun-Gurrr and Cutthroat assimilated Menasor and Bruticus's limbs to become Abomenaticus. Sinnertwin later recombined with Hun-Gurrr upon Abomenaticus's reconfiguration into Abominus to fight Megatron Omega. Following Abominus's failure to defeat Megatron and alliance with Volcanicus, the Terrorcons entered a portal with the Dinobot combiner Abominus comic 2 to the Blue Planet and split up into their individual forms. Sinnertwin was present with the Abomenaticus components as Hun-Gurrr greeted Grimlock on the planet's surface. Finale Prelude

The Great Transformer War

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Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons were defeated in battle as Abominus by Computron. They switched tactics and split into their individual modes to spray Computron with "Cohesive Control Liquid", forcing him onto the Decepticon side. The Technobots were eventually freed when Spike Witwicky blasted them with a counter-spray. The now clear-minded Computron then proceeded to crush the individual Terrorcons.The Great Transformer War #2

Marvel Comics continuity

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons were among the ranks commanded by Scorponok on Cybertron, and came to Nebulos along with the rest of his soldiers. They attacked the city of Splendora along with the Horrorcons, but even after assuming their Abominus form they were driven off by the Technobots and the Autobot Headmasters, Hardhead and Brainstorm. Love and Steel! Later, after a report of an Autobot sighting reached them, Sinnertwin and his comrades were assembled by Zarak to accompany him and Scorponok in a raid on the Nursery. Although they ended up stalemating in battle with the new Autobot Targetmasters, the latter realized that their clash was bringing destruction to their surroundings, and fled to prevent further ruin to the facility. Brothers in Armor!!

Scorponok eventually brought his crew to Earth, and Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons came with him. While attempting to "break bread" with Ratbat's Earthbound Decepticons, a fight broke out between the two factions. Sinnertwin charged into battle against the other Decepticons, following Horri-Bull into the fight. Cold War! Later, the Decepticon factions joined forces with the Autobots against the Underbase-empowered Starscream. Joining Soundwave on the ground in Buenos Aires, the Terrorcons were barely into the fight before Starscream casually annihilated them in mid-air while falling off the tower at Avenida Nueve de Julio. Dark Star

Marvel UK future timelines
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"Mmmm, very tasty!"

In 2009, Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons were terrorizing the human population of Earth during the raging timestorm. He demonstrated rather poor manners by talking with his mouth full. 'Course, it was the other mouth that was full, but still...

After a battle with the Autobots, Soundwave and the Terrorcons followed them back in time to 1989, where they became cursorily involved in the conflict with their old commander, Galvatron. However, Soundwave made a point of keeping Sinnertwin and the rest of his men out of the direct line-of-fire, letting their allies take the heat. They then time-jumped back to the future when things got desperate, without so much as a "by your leave". Time Wars

Classics

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Classics continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

In the 21st century, Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons were repaired and rejoined the Decepticons under Bludgeon's control. One day, they were working in the armory when Hun-Grrr summoned them for battle. Sinnertwin and the others joined as Abominus and fought against their fellow Decepticons without even knowing why Hun-Grrr was angry. They ended up getting impaled by Piranacon, blasted into stasis lock, and taken off to wherever Crankcase and Gutcruncher dispose of old waste.

And yet, they probably had no regrets. At Fight's End

Transformers '84

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Impactor forcefully implants a feather in one of Sinnertwin's caps.

When Straxus took over leadership of the Decepticons, he greatly increased their efforts to eliminate every surviving Autobot on the planet and Sinnertwin took part in one of these brutal purges. Secrets & Lies #3

After the Wreckers attempted to stop Project Dreadnought, Sinnertwin confronted them as part of Abominus, but the Terrorcons ultimately had to separate to take their foes on more effectively. In the ensuing brawl, Sinnertwin bit off more than he could chew by tearing off Impactor's hand... and getting a harpoon shot through one of his beast mode mouths for the effort. Secrets & Lies #4

Transformers in 3-D

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The Terrorcons and Cyclonus intercepted Ultra Magnus's team during the search for Metascan Alpha. The Terrorcons united into Abominus, but the Autobots ignored them and continued with their mission. A short time later, Abominus came under attack from the Destructons and was blasted apart. The Terrorcons began a retreat and found themselves being aided by Ultra Magnus, resulting in Cyclonus agreeing to a truce between the two factions. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3

2005 IDW continuity

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Following Megatron's first defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime, Scorponok banished him to the planet Junkion. The Terrorcons, however, preferred a more lethal punishment and set out to finish the job. Wreckage When they found him, Megatron proved to be stronger than they expected and ripped Sinnertwin's left head off after he'd only got to have one bite of him. After all the Terrorcons had been defeated, they realized the best move was to swear loyalty to Megatron and follow him back to Cybertron to overthrow Scorponok. Prey On arrival, Megatron beat the usurper into the ground and left Sinnertwin and the other Terrorcons to rip him to shreds. The Illusion of Control

"My mint condition Sixshot! N-"

Sinnertwin later became the acting treasurer of the Sixshot fan club. He wasn't too good at the job, but he tried harder. He and the other Terrorcons were sent to Mumu-Obscura, but were taken prisoner by the Reapers to lure Sixshot to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons. Sinnertwin freaked out when he thought Sixshot was really going to kill them. Of course, they weren't killed, and the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. Spotlight: Sixshot

Sinnertwin was among the Decepticons living on Cybertron with the Autobots and the NAILs after the war had ended. When Megatron returned from the wilderness, the Decepticons began rioting in the streets. City on Fire Cutthroat, Rippersnapper, and Sinnertwin were later assigned by Starscream to guard his Regenesis ore mine within Metroplex, challenging Windblade and her entourage when they came to investigate. A Long Way Down After expressing a desire to eat Circuit, Sinnertwin picked Blurr as his opponent and fought him until Starscream showed up. Windblade vol. 1 #3

Sinnertwin was hanging around in the Decepticon ghetto outside Metroplex when Optimus Prime came to visit, and was among those who ganged up on the Prime to make it clear he wasn't welcome there. City of Steel He didn't get the message though, later returning with Windblade, so Sinnertwin and co. attacked the two of them again until Chromia and Ironhide chased them off. First Contact He and other angry Decepticons were later convinced by Swindle to attack Metroplex's space bridge, having been promised a better life awaited them on Caminus. You, Me, and the Universe

Following the unification of Cybertron and Caminus, Sinnertwin was wandering the Decepticon ghetto near some Camiens who were handing out religious pamphlets. The Transgressors He later watched a broadcast from Galvatron, rallying all Decepticons to join him in conquering Earth. Aphelion Heeding the call, Sinnertwin joined in another attack on the space bridge, which the Decepticons used to teleport to and take control of the Ark-7 near Earth. Lagrange

3H comics

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On technorganic Cybertron, the Quintesson Rexian found himself surrounded by a large group of surprisingly non-technorganic robots. They claimed to be Decepticons and explained that they were the stolen sparks Megatron had in captivity and that they were also several of the ancient Decepticon warriors who fought in the Great War. However, they soon started fighting over which one was Thundercracker. Eventually, the Decepticons decided that whoever could smash the most Sharkticons had to be a big-time Decepticon hero like Thundercracker and if it was a tie, they'd flip for it (loser could be Dirge), so the competition started. Rexian escaped but was assaulted and killed by a smaller Decepticon who wasn't part of the bigger group and didn't care who was Thundercracker.

Because he was certain he was Sinnertwin. Wreckers: Finale Part II

Power of the Primes marketing material

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The Terrorcon Sinnertwin could wield powers of the Primes by linking with Prime Masters. Power of the Primes Terrorcon Sinnertwin packaging bio

For a list of powers manifested by Sinnertwin, see this chart.

Commercial appearances

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Games

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Transformers Legends

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Go ahead. Shake my hand!

Twinstrike was one of several Terrorcons cloned by Shockwave based on ancient CNA. When they proved uncontrollable, Shockwave sent Predacons Razorclaw and Divebomb to capture them. In the end they recapture the Terrorcons and return them to Shockwave's control. For now. Unleash the Beasts

Players who ranked high enough at the end of the event were awarded Twinstrike Ultra Rare cards.

In order to gain the key to Autobot City, and neutralize the threat Computron, Sinnertwin and the Terrorcons launched a surprise attack against the Technobots. Circuit Breaker

Transformers: Battle Tactics

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Sinnertwin participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Inactivity weighs heavily on Sinnertwin, and if he's not ravaging or destroying something on a fairly regular basis he gets a little restless, and restlessness equates to going out and finding something to tear to shreds with his teeth, horns or claws.

Mayhem on any level brings him a singular pleasure, and Autobot cries and screams are music to his audio modules.

In his twin-headed dragon-like beast mode he has numerous weapons at his disposal, including a back-mounted flame cannon and internal flamethrowers that allow both heads to breathe fire. Sinnertwin Bio

  • Class: Special
  • Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
  • Ability: Timesplit Grenade: Shoots a timesplit grenade. When caught in the explosion, every ally is 30% faster while enemies are 30% slower. Both effects last for a set amount of seconds.
    • Cost: 3 ability points +4 cost increase.

Sinnertwin at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki


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Transformers Roleplaying Game

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Sinnertwin was a sadistic Decepticon who was always looking for his next victim. Technorganic Secrets

Toys

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The Transformers

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What the hell is an Orthrus?
  • Sinnertwin (Terrorcon, 1987)
Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US The Transformers toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line), Terrorcon Sinnertwin transforms into a yellow and aqua robotic two-headed creature; variously described as dragon-ish or a canine. His giant "flame cannon" attaches to his beast-mode back via 5 mm post, but has nowhere to go in robot mode (unless you want his beast heads just sticking way more the crap out behind him than usual).
He can form the leg or arm of any Scramble City-type combiner, though he is nominally Abominus's left leg (see Notes). He can also attach to Metroplex's robot mode.
Due to a design flaw, the gap in his chest where the head/connector-peg swings down is just a bit too narrow, which can make the head break off at the hinge with pretty minimal effort. As such, it is highly inadvisable to use Sinnertwin as an arm.
There is a later-run variant of Sinnertwin, released in 1988, which not only lacks a rubsign, but has been retooled to fill in the indent between his beast-necks where the rubsign would have gone.
There is also a packaging variant for all four small Terrorcons, which included a random bonus Decepticon "Decoy" mini-figurine.


  • Abominus (Gift set, 1987)
  • Takara ID number: D-84
  • Accessories: "Rocket-grenade launcher", "flame cannon"
Sinnertwin was also available in a gift set with the rest of the Terrorcons. All of the Terrorcons are identical to their individual releases, although it is unknown if the versions without the rubsign indents were released in this format. (It's not terribly likely though.)


Prime

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Om nom nom
  • Twinstrike (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013)
Prime Twinstrike was repurposed as the original Sinnertwin/Twinstrike by the Legends game event "Unleash the Beasts" and IDW's Windblade series.
Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Twinstrike transforms into a twin-headed dragon, and comes with a "Piston Hammer" which can also be used as a cannon. His dragon head hands can hold the weapon via the latter's three 3 mm posts, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.
His instructions neglect to mention that his feet should be rotated during transformation. Also not called out in the instructions, Twinstrike combines with Cyberverse Hun-Gurrr, Windrazor, Predacon Rippersnapper, and Blight to form Abominus, with Twinstrike forming the left arm.
The figure suffers from a design flaw in which the pin that holds the rotating leg armor may fall out.
His hammer accessory was also used, in varying colors, by Prowl, Blight, and Rot Gut. This toy was redecoed into Go! Garara and The Last Knight Thrash.


Power of the Primes

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I'm the one you can actually use as an arm!
  • Sinnertwin (Deluxe Class, 2018)
Released in the third (and incredibly Terrorcon-heavy) wave of Power of the Primes Deluxes, Sinnertwin (the only member of the team to avoid the Terrorcon prefix renaming) is a heavy retool of Dinobot Snarl, transforming into a two-headed creature based on his original toy. Like all Power of the Primes Deluxe Class figures, he comes with a piece of Prime Armor that has a slot for a Prime Master (and by extension, a Titan Master, Enigma of Combination, or Matrix core) and can also function as a Combiner hand. He includes a piece to fill the gap in the armor or be held as a gun.
He can also turn into a limb for any Combiner Wars-style combiner (or into one of Legends Godbomber's legs), although he is meant to combine with Hun-Gurrr to form Abominus. Though based on his original design, Sinnertwin's leg mode is flipped from the original toy, showcasing the beast heads in front rather than hiding them in back.


Generations Selects

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Cheddar-flavored!
  • Abominus (Multi-pack, 2021)
  • Release date: April 17, 2021
  • TakaraTomy ID number: TT-GS12
  • Hasbro ID number: TT-GS05
  • Accessories: Blaster
Initially developed by TakaraTomy, Generations Selects Sinnertwin is a more cartoon-accurate redeco of his Power of the Primes release, featuring numerous minor changes to his color scheme. Sinnertwin features much brighter shades of yellow and greenish-blue used for his main plastic colors. His combiner peg and crotch have been changed from greenish-blue to yellow, the weird silver marking on the side of his arm has been changed to gold, and the purple spots on his robot chest have been made turquoise. Sinnertwin's yellow robot mode eyes have also been changed to the classic red Decepticon eyes.
He was only available in a massive box set of Terrorcons, along with Blot, Cutthroat, Hun-Gurrr and Rippersnapper. This set was a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan, with a small-ish number imported and made for sale through Hasbro Pulse; originally slated for release on March 27, Abominus's release was pushed back to April 17.


Notes

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  • Sinnertwin had the working name of Two Bad.
  • Sinnertwin's nominal limb placement as the left leg of Abominus is frequently switched around with Cutthroat as the right leg, due to the package art showing the latter configuration. The original cartoon popularized this different placement, while the mobile game Transformers: Earth Wars depicts the original configuration from the toy instructions.
  • Unlike Hun-Gurrr, whose two heads spoke simultaneously, Sinnertwin's alternate mode in the Transformers cartoon had two heads that spoke independently of each other and even had two different actors provide the voices. At one point, they even seemed to argue with each other over which head got to kill an Autobot. What kind of relationship these heads have with Sinnertwin's robot mode personality is unknown.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Sinnertwin (シナーツイン Shinātsuin)
  • French: Bipêcheur (Canada)
  • Hungarian: Acéliker ("Steel-Twin" for some reason)
  • Italian: Bifrontbot
  • Mandarin: Wúlài Shòu (无赖兽, "Rogue Beast")
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