Editing Tantrum (G1)

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:''Tantrum is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Tantrum boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|STOP MOCKING MEEEE!!!]]
'''Tantrum''' is loads of fun. He's all violence and no patience. Give him a can of [[Kremzeek]][[Trademark|™]] energy drink with the tab pulled off, and he'll quickly devolve through frustration to crazed screaming to smashing the recalcitrant can to a splattered soup of oily drink and metal shavings. Such outbursts are common, and they usually end with a pile of smoking rubble, and Tantrum in the middle, with a happy, smiling face, the calmest and coolest of Decepticons, for a very short while, until next time the fit takes him. 

The Decepticon command, [[Megatron (G1)|in their infinite wisdom]], have augmented the [[Electro-sword|sword fighting]], electrostatic-discharging, and fuel-carrying abilities of this walking Internet with a [[catalytic carbine]] rifle. This can be good for a lot of laughs when it converts the metal in a target to enjoyably dangerous isotopes for [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] to snack on and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] to play with.

Tantrum and his fellow [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] can combine to form [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. He is sometimes known as '''Headlock'''<ref>This name in ''Kre-O'' is probably the result of an erroneous switch with [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], but alas, we're stuck with it.</ref> or '''Torox'''.

{{bigquote|If I live to be a billion, I'll never understand why they call destruction "mindless." Destruction's all I think about!|Tantrum|"[[The Gathering Darkness]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Tantrum prey.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Charging here!]]
''As [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s paranoia reached its peak, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] suggested that they enlist the help of the Predacons to flush out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] called them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and gave the Predacon leader [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Tantrum and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] tackled down Megatron together, allowing [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's [[fusion cannon]]. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Predacons-GoneButNotForgotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Leaping there!]]
''Fortunately for Tantrum and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} Contacting Razorclaw on Cybertron, Shockwave hired the Predacons to kill Megatron ''again, this time'' disguised as [[Autobot]]s. Although Tantrum and the others managed to damage the [[Decepticon leader]], he was too strong for them so Razorclaw gave the order to unite into Predaking. Even in this combined form, Megatron humiliated and bested them. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Later, after [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] complained about being bored on [[Earth]], the Predacons destroyed a human [[O'Connor's Circus|circus]] for kicks, where Divebomb was attacked by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]. Tantrum and company took it in turns to beat up on Swoop until his Dinobot comrades showed up to rescue him, whereupon Tantrum began battling [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]]. Ultimately the fight ended in a no score draw when Swoop persuaded [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to call off his attack.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}

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The Predacons fell under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and with Grimlock's Autobots off Earth, they were pressed into service raiding liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. In response, the [[human]] organisation [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] apparently executed the captive [[Throttlebot]]s. Ratbat and the Predacons raided Triple-I's [[Oregon]] headquarters to investigate the execution but when it was discovered that the Autobots' [[brain module]]s had been removed, Ratbat sent Tantrum and the other hunters to track their scent. First they tracked the Throttlebots to [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s [[S. Witwicky Auto Repairs & Tow Service|garage]], but when the mechanic refused to co-operate they tore the building down around him. They caught up with the Throttlebots (their brain modules ensconced inside toy cars) at a shopping mall and attempted to destroy the pint-sized Autobots, with Tantrum tearing through a bookshop in his pursuit. However, this was less than successful and all the Throttlebots escaped. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} Still, Ratbat successfully captured [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Tantrum next participated in a daring attack against the Autobots on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, but were ultimately driven back when [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to momentarily put aside their differences and rallied the Autobot forces together. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Relocated to the [[Arctic]], Tantrum was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile [[Semper Tyrannis|ship]] before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When negotiations between Ratbat and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] turned nasty, Tantrum and the Predacons prevented the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from leaving, triggering an all-out battle between the two Decepticon forces. For his part, Tantrum was torn in half by Scorponok. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

Repaired by the time the Autobots showed up and attacked, Tantrum engaged the enemy briefly before a ceasefire was sounded. [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had tricked both factions into fighting one another while he pursued the near-unlimited power of the [[Underbase]], and posed the greatest threat to both Autobots and Decepticons alike. Their united forces were unable to prevent Starscream from taking into himself a portion of the Underbase's power however, and several squads were formed to counter Starscream as he attacked human cities. Tantrum found himself forming part of Grimlock and Scorponok's team in [[Tokyo]], but was easily dispatched by the super-powerful [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] when the Predacons and Decepticon Pretenders rushed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Tantrum was probably a member of Shockwave's faction on Earth, like his fellow Predacons, although this isn't entirely clear. When the [[Enclave]] broke out into total carnage due to an Autobot trick, Tantrum was right in the thick of it, probably enjoying every moment of chaos. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} He later joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the Decepticons in attacking the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Tantrum gathering darkness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I've got an idea for a film and it's a bloody good one! It's called... 'There's a Rhino Loose in the City!'"]]
Somehow resurrected after his demise at Starscream's hands, Tantrum fell under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command and was transported aboard the [[Warworld]] to attack Earth in an attempt to draw out Optimus Prime. When Bludgeon was deposed by Megatron, the plan remained pretty much the same and Tantrum had enormous fun slaughtering humans and causing massive property damage.

Unfortunately for Tantrum the plan worked all too well, and Prime announced his presence by running full-tilt into him in truck mode, smashing the Predacon into scattered chunks. Some people can't take a joke. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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When Megatron awoke in [[1994]] and seized control of the Ark, Tantrum was one of the offline Decepticons "recruited" into his lobotomised [[zombie]] army. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} In [[2012]] he was part of the force that attacked the Autobots arriving from Cybertron but when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] disabled [[Aunty|Auntie]] aboard the Ark, Megatron's control over the zombies was severed and they just..."bit the dust". {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Philip L. Clarke]] (English), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese)|[[Imo Heite]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Call of the Primitives")}}
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Tantrum was among the crowds of battered Decepticons on Thraal who cheered when Cyclonus announced the survival of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Tantrum and the Predacons were first seen in action during an alliance between the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s. They were sent to [[Io]] to stop [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] from recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], leaving the Autobot city helpless against the coming attack of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Tantrum charged Wheelie like the bull he resembles, but the nimble Autobot leapt out of the way and Tantrum crashed into [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] instead. The battle was kicked up a notch when the Predacons combined into Predaking and had their first fight with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate him, but after they got knocked into separate components again, [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] began to retreat and Tantrum was forced to flee as well. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Tantrumchaos.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|MESS WITH THE BULL, YOU GET THE HORNS!!!]]
On the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], the Predacons were overseeing construction of a massive cannon which would allow Galvatron to destroy Cybertron with a huge blast of [[death crystal]]s. An Autobot strike team landed on the planet while the Preds were patrolling, and the Decepticons engaged the scouts, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Blurr. While Razorclaw and Rampage kept Kup busy, Tantrum and Headstrong rammed Blurr into quickmud, and watched him sink. He would've been obliterated, but Sky Lynx came looking for his Auto-buddies and pulled the motormouth free. The cocky Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate Sky Lynx, but his delusions of adequacy were quickly shattered as the Predacons were forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

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During an attack on [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] on Cybertron, Tantrum and the Predacons became the unwilling subjects of a Quintesson reality-altering effect, where a dream machine was turning [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s nightmares into tangible threats and screwing up the environment. After Razorclaw and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were hauled off by a flying dragon, Rodimus Prime suggested a cease fire so that the Autobots and Predacons could work together and find their friends. Tantrum made a counter-offer, and suggested he wouldn't obliterate the Autobots right that moment if they stayed out of his way. He did manage to blow up a giant plant with the electro-blasts from his horns, so maybe Tantrum didn't need help after all. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
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Tantrum and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of [[Vector Sigma]] from the Autobots. While invading [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tantrum happened across an unguarded [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. Never one to pass up an opportunity to maul a small child, Tantrum immediately attacked. Unfortunately for him, [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] burst onto the scene, tackled him and beat him senseless. ''Wheelie''. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Tantrum's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], his [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]]s, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Tantrum and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called [[Cybertonuron]], Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Tantrum and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived from Earth, the Predacons were confronted by [[Shouki]] and the [[Trainbot]]s. Their attempts to intimidate the Light-Speed Commander failed utterly, and a fight broke out. Tantrum ended up knocking himself unconscious colliding with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] when [[Getsuei]] and [[Suiken]] lept away from his ferocious charge. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Tantrum and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite, but they were driven off by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Tantrum and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in [[Peru]]. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Tantrum's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the [[plasma energy]] of Mars by blowing it up, Tantrum and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for [[Transtector]] power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} Regrouping on Chaar, Tantrum and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Tantrum and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering [[Master (planet)|Master]], Tantrum was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} He also helped retrofit the [[Zarak Shield]] out of indestructible [[G-Metal]] so that it could stand up to the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violen Jiger]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Tantrum was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] pilfered from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s laboratory. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Tantrum and the Predacons were only ever identified as long lost "warlords" who had apparently been exiled from Cybertron in the distant past. It was not made clear if they were particularly warlike Decepticons, or had been warriors who actually predated Megatron's rise to power. Whatever the case, they had ended up on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]] and, by modern times, had descended into feral [[beast mode]]s, operating purely on animal instinct. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Megatron, who was similarly in exile at the time, challenged their leader Razorclaw and defeated him in battle. He then reprogrammed the Predacons to be loyal only to him, and gave them the combiner form of Predaking. Tantrum and the others then helped Megatron resume control over the Decepticons, first traveling to Cybertron to oust Shockwave from command of the Decepticons hiding in the planet's wastelands, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} then to Earth, where they similarly helped their leader retake control of Starscream's splinter army. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Tantrum and his Predacon comrades attacked [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] when he dared to intrude on the Predacons' piece of the [[Gladiator Zone]], but Nautilator fetched his own [[Seacon (G1)|friends]] and formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], prompting the Predacons to combine as well. Predaking eventually defeated Piranacon, but before he could delivered the killing blow, he was frozen in place by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who convinced Tantrum and the others to join his new Decepticon army. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

When a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] came hunting after Serpent O.R., Predaking stomped on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] with his Tantrum leg. During a Decepticon gathering later on, Divebomb got into a fight with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] and tried to goad Tantrum into attacking the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] by claiming Hun-Grrr called him "slow on the upload". Oddly enough, ''Headstrong'' was the one to take offense to this. As Predaking, the Predacons then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Tantrum was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base from a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons in a battle against the Dinobots. Then, when the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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Tantrum fought for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] in the illegal gladiatorial deathmatches held in the [[Forge]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He and the future Predacons also became some of the first Decepticons, turning the fighting towards the public and launching an insurrection in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] against the [[Senate]], under Megatron's command. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] usurped Megatron, the Predacons refused to serve him, and instead went on an interplanetary hunting trip that eventually left them stranded on [[Canis Tor]] after they'd killed ''all'' life there. Starving, Tantrum and Headstrong watched Rampage and Razorclaw fight it out over who was to blame before all four decided to just eat a weakened Divebomb. Fortunately for Divebomb, [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] showed up and let them know Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Rejoining the Decepticon army, the Predacons participated in an assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], where they killed [[Slinger]] and battled the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At one point during the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]. When [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots. Tantrum was taken out early in the fight that ensued. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}}

After the first defeat of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Tantrum and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was taken out by his [[Beachcomber (G1)|assassin]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 DCon groundforces.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Surprisingly mellow for Tantrum.]]
In modern times, he served with the rest of the Predacons aboard the ''[[Thanatos]]'', and joined Headstrong in leading a ground envoy onto Cybertron's surface to help the [[Wrecker]]s battle the resurrected Thunderwing. Their aid helped turn the tide, so Razorclaw didn't have to use the ship's starblitz torpedoes to obliterate the entire planet. That makes the Predacons heroes! (Say that again, though, and Tantrum will make sure you get obliterated.) {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

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Several years later, Tantrum, Headstrong, Rampage, and Divebomb were among the many Decepticons stranded on [[Earth]] with no source of [[energon]]. In order to survive, they became hired guns for [[China]], protecting the nation's borders in exchange for precious energy. Led by Rampage, the Predacons intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with [[Skywatch]]) and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] (allied with [[North Korea]]) got too close for comfort. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}}

While Tantrum and his teammates were initially willing to leave without a fight, they mistook a blast from [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] as an Autobot act of aggression, and responded in kind. The battle was a short one, though, as the Predacons soon learned that the [[Russia]]ns were sending a nuke to take them all out of the picture. They wasted no time in leaving the area, and later abandoned their alliance with China after [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] blew up the nation's energon factories. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Years later, Tantrum was one of the disenfranchised Decepticons of Cybertron who rose to [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s banner of new conquests back on Earth. They stormed the spacebridge chamber and made their way to China (where Tantrum once served). In the three way war between the forces of Optimus, Galvatron, and [[People's Liberation Army Mecha Force|the Chinese]], however, Tantrum was one of several casualties in battle. Clearly injured, his ultimate fate remains unrevealed. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}
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===Dawn of Future's Past===
{{note|The events of "Dawn of Future's Past" are also incorporated into the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
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After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon faction]]. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Tantrum was once again plotting with his old team mates. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}
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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[File:Tantrum Symbol.png|100px|thumb|Moo!]]
A group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a [[Transwarp|transwarp shunt]] device on Cybertron. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Headstrong and the Predacons were so cuddly and adorable in [[beast mode]], the Autobots could not bring themselves to fight back. The Predacons went from adorable to abominable when they formed Predaking, though, and the Autobots had a renewed fighting spirit...at least until the Predacons split into beasts again. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Tantrum and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] before combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and pushing the advantage. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

Headlock was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Bruticus (Kre-O)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When an Autobot team led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Tantrum, Rampage and Headstrong were only too happy to stop them. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}

After an uneasy alliance with the Autobots, Tantrum and the other Predacons gave in to their base animal instincts, and decided to hunt down Autobots they considered weaklings. They were defeated by a group of Autobots led by Bumblebee. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Tantrum was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Tantrum would rather crash right through a problem, then stamp all over it, rather than apply reason or logic. Get in his way, annoy him, or you just exist, and his overheated rage is a sight to see. Steam literally puffs out of his nasal ducts before he charges. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Tantrum Bio.}}

Tantrum came to earth during the battle for the Codex key. He also particcipated in a battle where Mixmaster commented that the stuff they just stomped over wasn't just Energon. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

He is a key component of Razorclaw's task force. 

*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': Tantrum uses his Electro-sword to attack targets.
*'''Ability: Reflective Shield''': Put on a shield that reflects 50% damage back to attackers for a few seconds and attracts defenses!
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:tantrum| Tantrum at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]]

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Tantrum''' (1986)
**''Team ID number:'' '''5'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-76'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Electro-sword]], "[[catalytic carbine]]", Predaking foot/back cannon

:Tantrum transforms into a robotic water buffalo. He can form either leg of Predaking, but his nominal placement is as the right leg. His double-barrelled cannon can attach to his back in beast mode and doubles as Predaking's foot. As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Tantrum had [[die-cast]] metal parts which were later replaced by plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Tantrum/tantrum.htm More information on Tantrum at TFU.info]''
*'''Predaking''' (multi-pack, 1986, 2004)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-78'''

:While they were only sold separately in the west, in Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. This set was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.

*'''Predaking''' (Gift set, 2010)
: Reissued along side the other Predacons for the 2010 Celebration line, Tantrum features significant differences from the prior versions. His red, gray, and black plastic is altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. Nearly all of his label stickers were redesigned, and he now features cartoon accurate golden optics instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Tantrum's optics to make them red in both modes.
:This version of Tantrum features diecast metal parts.

*'''Predaking''' (Platinum Edition Gift set, 2013)
: Similar to the 2010 release, except now named "Torox" for [[trademark]] reasons, after [[GiG]]'s old Italian ''Generation 1'' name of the character.

===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Headlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2227'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''

:Headlock comes as part of the Predaking [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his [[robot mode]] into a bull. He can also contribute his bricks to form Predaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHeadlock/headlock.htm More information on Headlock at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Titanium Series===
[[File:Titanium Predaking.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Red Bull gives you wings!]]
*'''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:Technically Predaking's right leg is Tantrum. [[Customizing|Saw off]] this leg and you have "[[Action Master]] [[Combiner]] mode [[Smallest Transforming Transformers|World's Smallest]] ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Tantrum". (No refunds).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ricochet & Predaking''' (Robot Heroes, 2009)
:The right leg of this PVC is also technically Tantrum. Packaged with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]], this versus set saw only limited release in some parts of Europe and Australia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*Tantrum's [[alternate mode]], a buffalo, is not a predator in nature, but an herbivore.
*His box and instructions, as well as the Predacons' ''[[Secret Files of Teletraan II|Secret Files]]'' profile, refer to his beast mode as a "buffalo", presumably an African or Asian variety. However, he is elsewhere often referred to as a bull, even in fiction (such as when [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5|Wheelie shouts "olé" when dodging him]]), most likely attributed to the American use of "buffalo" to refer to bison (which Tantrum doesn't resemble).
*''Kre-O'' Headlock is modeled after Generation 1 Tantrum, but with a new name, presumably due to [[trademark]] issues. Oddly enough, his new name is closer to [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]], and yet his rhino teammate got the more bull-related name "Torox". It's likely that the packaging accidentally got the names mixed up, and the name Torox was later correctly applied to Generation 1 Tantrum for his ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' toy. Torox is also the Italian name of the original Tantrum. 

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tantrum''' (タントラム ''Tantoramu''), '''Headstrong''' (''Kre-O'', ヘッドストロング ''Heddosutorongu'')
*''French:'' '''Coléro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Torox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yěniú''' (野牛, "Buffalo")
*''Russian:'' '''Bujvol''' (Буйвол, "Buffalo")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Predacons]]