Tricerashot (RID)

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Tricerashot is an Autobot-allied Weaponizer Mini-Con from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Cera's long-lost brother.

Tricerashot is every bit as brusque and prickly as his saurian appearance suggests, but beneath it all he's not such a bad 'bot. Mostly he just wants to be left alone; he's not fond of having to work with the other six Weaponizers and would much rather strike out on his own given the opportunity.

Unfortunately, he's currently stuck working with the crusty old Scavenger Thermidor, an uneasy partnership made worse by Thermidor's ruthless personality. Maybe working with fellow Dinobot Grimlock will be better.

Fiction

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2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

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Voice actor: Robbie Rist (English), Riki Kagami (Japanese){{#if: Luca Ghignone (Italian), Olivier Francart (French), Michael Wiesner (German), Ricardo Bautista (Latin-American Spanish), Krzysztof Szczepaniak (Polish), Felipe Zilse (Brazilian Portuguese)|, Luca Ghignone (Italian), Olivier Francart (French), Michael Wiesner (German), Ricardo Bautista (Latin-American Spanish), Krzysztof Szczepaniak (Polish), Felipe Zilse (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
Triceratops Unicron Thunderzord Power!

Tricerashot and his fellow Mini-Cons were captured by the Decepticons in their youth and experimented on. Given the ability to combine with their larger brethren, the Mini-Cons were stored in a laboratory in Darkmount until Starscream stumbled on them. They managed to escape Starscream and fell in with some scavengers so they could escape Cybertron, only to find their new hosts were heading for Earth. They set about trying to work out a way to abandon the scavengers and leave the planet. Mini-Con Madness

Despite being worried about the Bots who were trying to capture the Mini-Cons, Tricerashot accompanied Thermidor on a mission to find an artifact. Entering a cave, they found the artifact, but also encountered Grimlock and Brother Gunter. Tricerashot attempted to reason with Grimlock first, to Thermidor's annoyance, and the rest of the Autobot's team arrived. During the ensuing battle, Tricerashot attempted to control Grimlock, only to be surprised when the Dinobot resisted. Thermidor and Tricerashot fled, pursued by the Autobots. After losing everyone but Bumblebee, they stopped by a ski lift, and to Tricerashot's alarm, Thermidor intended to endanger the humans on it in order to cause a distraction. He was about to stop the scavenger when Grimlock arrived and managed to defeat Thermidor. The pair were pulled back through a GroundBridge to Thermidor's ship. Pretzel Logic

"Gun Mode" Yeah, sure...

The Mini-Cons accompanied the scavengers to an automated ship to find a relic, and Tricerashot linked with Thermidor in order to head to the ocean floor to search. After the scavengers managed to retrieve the Dark Star Saber, Tricerashot and his companions stole their sub-orbital craft. Detecting a power source capable of getting them offplanet, they invaded the scrapyard looking for it, only to be told it had already been destroyed. Mighty Big Trouble Their craft eventually ran out of fuel, but they ran into the Autobots again. Though Aerobolt recognized Optimus Prime, Tricerashot remained distrustful of the Autobots, and took the opportunity to split when the scavengers turned up. As a result, he escaped being captured by Starscream shortly after. Mini-Con Madness

Feeling the fear of his companions as they were captured, Tricerashot returned to the Autobots and linked with Grimlock to help defeat the scavengers. He was able to use the psychic link with his fellows to lead the Autobots to Starscream's ship, however during the ensuing fight, he was grabbed by Starscream, allowing the Decepticon to merge with all seven Mini-Cons. The super-powered Starscream dueled with Optimus until he was able to be lured into range of Fixit's signal, which separated him from the Mini-Cons. Tricerashot and his fellow Mini-Cons left Earth on the sub-orbital craft, now modified by Fixit for space travel. Worthy

Games

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Robots in Disguise mobile game

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Version Unlock Cost (Energon) Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)
Weapon 2000 40

Tricerashot could be recruited to help fight off the Insecticon clone army overrunning Crown City. Robots in Disguise mobile game

Power Up for Battle

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During a battle, Bumblebee dropped a stasis pod containing Tricerashot for Optimus Prime to use as a weapon against Starscream. The Mini-Con provided the Autobot leader with the ability to shoot three projectiles simultaneously for a short period of time. Power Up for Battle

Toys

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Robots in Disguise (2015)

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Billy Cranston always gets the big guns.
  • Tricerashot (Mini-Con Weaponizer, 2016)
  • Accessories: Armor sprue (helmet, left & right horn-armor, left & right flank armor, blaster-barrel)
Part of the first wave of Robots in Disguise single-pack Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Tricerashot transforms from a robotic Triceratops into a triple-barreled blaster in a single step. He includes a sprue with several armor pieces that can attach to his body via several connection points, and do not need to be removed when he transforms. His tail is a 5mm post with a 3mm tip so he can be wielded by other figures in weapon mode.
Both waves of individual Weaponizer Mini-Cons ultimately went unreleased in the US, not even coming out through discounters. They did see release in various European and Asian markets.


I'm more cartoon accurate. Buy the whole pack for me.
  • Mini-Con Mega Pack (Multi-pack, 2016)
This version of Tricerashot, available in a massive fifteen-pack of Mini-Cons released exclusively in some Asian and European markets, is largely identical to his individual release, but has the sides of his face painted silver.
All of the Mini-Cons in this set have similar minor deco differences from their individual releases, and all lack armor. This set also includes Anvil, Back, Bashbreaker, Beastbox, Divebomb, Hammer, Lord Doomitron, Ratbat, Sandsting, Sawback, Swelter, Undertone, Velocirazor, and Windstrike.


  • God Optimus Prime Micron Combination Set (Multi-pack, 2016)
The God Optimus Prime set includes a translucent red redeco of Tricerashot. He can combine with the included Super Aerobolt, Dragonblaster, and Optimus's "God Sword" weapon to form the "God Micron Blaster" super-weapon.

Notes

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  • Tricerashot is the only Robots in Disguise mold to not see release in the US at all. His fellow European/Asian-market-only single-pack Weaponizers all had alternate-deco versions that got a US release in a multi-pack of some sort, and while Crazybolt never made it to brick and mortar stores in the US, he did come out in the US through online outlets. Tricerashot's the only one Americans had no choice but to import.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Tricerashot (トリケラショット Torikerashotto)
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