Editing Grotusque

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:''Grotusque is an [[Autobot]] [[Monsterbot]] (and sometimes a former [[Predacon (War Within)|Decepticon]]) from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Grotusque.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|<s>If only Wildman had gotten to draw these guys in action... sigh.</s> [[Nick Roche]] is drawing me WOOOOO!]]

'''Grotusque''' laughs at life and everything in it. Why shouldn't he when nothing out there could ever be as frightening as his own reflection in the mirror? Still, Grotusque gamely laughs off even his own hideous appearance and [[alternate mode]] with a joke about [[Primus]] having had a little '''too''' much high-grade [[energon]] that day.

He's jovial, upbeat, and irreverent by nature despite his frightening exterior. To the frequent amusement (and sometimes annoyance) of his comrades, Grotusque can be counted on to fill the air with laughter and lighthearted jokes in even the darkest or least appropriate of situations. To their dismay he's simply incapable of taking ''anything'' totally seriously. Yet they have little other reason to complain, even if there are rumors he was once on the other side of the war; Grotusque's courage is legendary and he's a top-notch fighter. He's also quite brilliant at his function as strategist, with a sharp and analytical mind that's perfect for planning masterful campaigns (and witty quips). Fighting is fun, in Grotusque's opinion, or he simply wouldn't do it, and, in the end, death is as much a joke as life, so smile and laugh a little, and enjoy yourself while you're here.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Ringofhate-grotusque2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not nearly as strange as making planetfall with a guy hanging from your tail.]]
Grotusque and the Monsterbots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]] in abandoning [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], hoping to find a new life for themselves on the planet of [[Nebulos]]. Grotusque's flight abilities proved handy as the Autobots awkwardly made their way down to the surface from their orbiting ship; he arrived with a fellow Autobot hitching a ride by hanging on to his tail, {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}} noting as he did that the organic planet before them looked quite strange. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

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Conflicts with the locals made the Autobots' lives on Nebulos difficult, and those conflicts were only exacerbated by the Decepticons' arrival and subsequent [[binary bonding]] with a deceitful group of local Nebulans, including the pairing of Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] with high-ranking official Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]. Zarak turned the Nebulan people against the Autobots, portraying the Decepticons as public heroes even as they raided Nebulos's resources to serve the lust for power of both Zarak and Scorponok. When the Decepticons attempted to take control of the [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], the Monsterbots and several comrades attempted to stop them. They failed—not only did the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] kill every Autobot but the escaping Monsterbots, they also successfully proclaimed their heroism to the media for driving off the Autobot "attackers". Grotusque was the one who had to break the news to Blurr upon returning to base that no other Autobot had survived their mission. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Totaled-goldbugsurrenders.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Stop talking over me, Goldbug!"]]
The Autobots eventually quit Nebulos and traveled to [[Earth]], where Grotusque continued to serve as one of Fortress Maximus's top advisors. He was part of a select greeting party involved in the first meeting with the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew. Grimlock was less than impressed with the new arrivals, and wound up challenging Maximus to a duel in order to maintain control of the Autobot forces. [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] was ultimately the one who battled the Dinobot on Earth's moon for leadership supremacy. The proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and the duelists were forced to put their differences aside to lead their troops together against the attackers. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Grotusque was offlined during the Underbase fiasco and stored aboard the Ark. Reanimated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] as part of his [[zombie]] army of "Ex-Bots", he was used to devastate the Earth until the Decepticon tyrant was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. With the signal reanimating his body gone, Grotusque's remains were gathered up by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], thrown into a huge pit with the rest of the zombies, and then vaporized from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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Grotusque and his Monsterbot comrades were called in by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to help liberate the enslaved natives on planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. Their mission was a success, and the Monsterbots subsequently stayed on Beast in order to protect it from future Decepticon attacks. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} There was apparently a change of plans some time later, as the Monsterbots were ordered to help the Autobots with a battle against the Decepticons on the planet [[Paradise]]. During the fight, Grotusque used his flaming breath to help topple [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and destroy the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
The Monsterbots returned to Beast to aid the Beastformers in their war against the [[Laser Beast]]s, but were defeated and had their heads torn off when the Laser Beasts took control of the [[Head Hunter]]s. {{storylink|LG51 Doublecross Prologue}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
The three Monsterbots and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] comprised [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team during the search for [[Metascan Alpha]]. The group ended up on a desolate moon, confronted by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. Ultra Magnus insisted they ignore the Decepticons and continue with their mission. They flew down to the planet below, only to find it under attack by the [[Destructon]]s. Grotusque commented that the foe was "really ugly", shortly before being struck by [[Bruton]]'s Confusion Club. The Autobots beat a hasty retreat back to the moon, where the Destructons began beating on the Decepticons, and Magnus was able to engineer an Autobot/Decepticon truce. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{note|In one of the extras in [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] trade paperback, Grotusque is listed as a member of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s evil [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] faction. This seems at odds with what we know of his personality, plus he never actually appeared in the comic at Starscream's side. It's possible this is a mistake, and it was meant to be his more unstable Monsterbot colleague, [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]].}}

===3H comics===
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Less than 3 [[Units of time|deca-cycles]] after the [[reformatting]] of Cybertron into a [[technorganic]] wonderland, Grotusque and his fellow Monsterbots (apparently all having undergone the [[Great Upgrade]] downsizing) were seen exiting a bar on the [[Spaceport CSSB-16|CSSB-16 Spaceport]] soused out of their minds on some high quality [[energon]]. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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In the era of [[Zeta Prime]], Grotusque was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

After the war began, Grotusque was part of the mercenary Monsterbots team, who did violent work not for fun but for money (and also fun). The Monsterbots were called in to assist [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]], who was having [[Machination]] problems. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}} Grotusque helped by ''eating [[Sunstreaker clone|Headmasters]], god damn''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

[[File:DoublecrossGrotusqueMaximumDinos.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Holy &#$%!]]
After the initial bout of Headmaster slaughter, the Monsterbots agreed to drop the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] off at Machination headquarters for a final reckoning. Aboard their ship, Grotusque and Doublecross observed quietly (and slightly menacingly) as Repugnus negotiated a fee with Grimlock. The Monsterbots dropped the Dynobots off at their destination, while taking some anti-air fire. Luckily, the Monsterbots' ship was well-armed and they were able to easily destroy all ground defenses with a blanket dispersal of firepower. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

Their agreement with the Dynobots called for evac as well, and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] eventually showed up to be pulled out. Repugnus even offered up membership in the Monsterbots to the trio. But the three Dynobots eventually decided that they would stay behind to fight after all. The Monsterbots presumably left the planet shortly thereafter. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

A few years later, Grotusque had apparently rejoined the Autobot cause. Together with [[Cloudburst]], he was performing a routine security inspection of [[Kimia Facility]] when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] blasted straight through said security with a huge number of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s in tow. Grotusque and Cloudburst rushed to Kimia's armories only to find them already infested with Sweeps.{{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Grotusque managed to survive Kimia's destruction and later participated in a battle on Cybertron against the invading 70-billion-strong [[Ammonite]] army. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} 

[[File:WordsHangInTheAir-Pallbearers.jpg|thumb|Well, at least it's not prison.]]
He would then join the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' under the command of the reformed [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and helped bring on board a strange coffin they had found floating in space, alongside [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

At [[Swerve's]], Grotusque decided [[Ten]] would look better with pictures of flowers on his chestplate. Some high-grade energon may have been involved in this decision. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} He was hanging at the bar again at a later point, drinking with [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

===''Wings Universe''===
During the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]], Grotusque served under City Commander [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in defense of [[Uraya]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s clone soldiers. {{storylink|Termination}}

==Commercial appearances==
Grotusque and the Monsterbots were created accidentally during an attempt to create new Autobots. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] raced to warn [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] of the accident, as the wild Monsterbots trashed the lab where they were born. Thankfully the [[Decepticon]]s attacked just then and the Monsterbots burst out of the building through the wall to fight them. In the ensuing battle, Grotusque traded fire with [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Rodimus expressed relief that, though they were monsters, at least they were Autobot monsters. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Merluzzi]] (English)}}
====''Autobot'' story====
{{Note|Grotusque was a bonus character available for use in the Autobot campaign during the second runthrough.}} 

====''Decepticon'' story====
As [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s forces infiltrated the [[Ranpas Geothermal Power Plant]], Grotusque confronted them in the underground caverns. After a brief discussion about which one was uglier, Grotusque fought the Decepticons. He was defeated and retreated to undergo repairs. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Grotusque.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Real monsters wear pink.]]
*'''Grotusque''' (Monsterbot, [[1987]])
:*''Japanese ID number'': '''C-99'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Neutron laser demagnetizer cannon|Vaporator]]" double-barreled blaster, left and right wings

:Grotusque transforms into a robotic, bipedal winged [[saber-toothed cat]]-like monster (see "[[#Notes|Notes]]"). Pressing a button on the back of his [[beast mode]] neck makes "cold" sparks shoot from his mouth, which opens and closes. His "Vaporator" weapon can also mount on his beast mode back.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Grotusque/grotusque.htm More information on Grotusque at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-TR-Deluxe-Grotusque.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case you missed ''Combiner Wars'' Streetwise.]]
*'''Grotusque''' (Deluxe, [[2017]])
**''Accessories'': [[Fengul#Generations|Fengul]] Titan Master, left and right guns

: ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Grotusque is a heavy [[retool]] of [[Doublecross#Generations|Twinferno]], transforming into robotic winged saber-toothed cat-like monster. His twin guns can combine into a super-gun with a seating compartment for [[Titan Master]] (and compatible) figures, notably his pack-in partner [[Fengul#Toys|Fengul]]. He also comes with an additional Titan Master [[Scorponok_(G1)/toys#Generations|Scorponok]].

: First revealed at [[New York Comic Con]] 2017 on [[October 5]], he was made immediately available on [[Hasbro Toy Shop|HasbroToyShop.com]] without warning, selling out in about 3 hours. He was later made available on the [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] website beginning [[January 6]], 2018.

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==Notes==
*Grotusque's name is obviously a play on "grotesque", which works on the most obvious level as a description of how ugly and awful this Monsterbot is; similar wordplay was used with fellow Monsterbot Repugnus. However, Grotusque's twisted, many-different-animals-mashed-together [[alternate mode]] actually matches another definition of "grotesque"—that of the {{w|Grotesque#In architecture|same sort of fanciful monstrosities that were carved into gothic structures}} for centuries. See, parents, this stuff is ''educational'' too!
[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.47|He's the team's wisecracking strategist, obviously.]]
*The patent application for Grotusque describes him as a "reconfigurable toy tiger", which is certainly one interpretation of his alt mode. [http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=D0305255&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-adv.htm%2526r%3D368%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526d%3DPTXT%2526s1%3DTakara.ASNM.%2526p%3D8%2526OS%3DAN%2FTakara%2526RS%3DAN%2FTakara&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page Grotusque's patent application]
*One of Grotusque's more...''bizarre'' appearances is in the IDW issues "[[The Possible Light]]" and "[[Mistakes and Mayhem]]", both of which are part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (comic)|Combiner Wars]]'' arc. In a hilarious error in ''both'' issues, Grotusque was drawn amongst the soon-to-be combined [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], replacing [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], alongside fellow not-Protectobot [[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]], who replaced Blades in the same panels Grotusque replaced Streetwise! This was fixed for the trade paperback version, but it's still utterly ''hilarious''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grotes''' (グロテス ''Gurotesu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jiànchǐhǔ''' (China, 剑齿虎, "Smilodon")
*''Italian:'' '''Tigerbot'''

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