Editing Snarl (BW)

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:''Snarl is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''.

[[Image:IDW Snarl.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just what the ''hell'' do I turn into?]]
'''Snarl''' is an expert at surprise attack.  Using a cloaking field, similar to the one employed by [[Beast Era]] [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], he can vanish at will and infiltrate [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] strongholds. Snarl enjoys reappearing in a dramatic fashion to startle foe or friend alike. He is a cool and confident warrior, sure of his own abilities and with an independent streak a sector wide.

Snarl is also young and a little impatient. Even when working as part of a group he has the tendency to cloak himself and wander off to pursue their goals in his own fashion. This occasionally annoys his comrades, but usually his impressive results speak for themselves.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:BWTheAscending4_Snarl_savestheday.jpg|thumb|left|250px|At least we no longer have to care who the hell [[Prowl II| he]] is.]]

Snarl was one of the protoforms left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by a viral code Razorbeast inserted. Coming online in a swampy area, he was one of the first Maximals to hear and respond to Razorbeast's signal.

During the search for the [[Transwarp]] Amplifier in [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s crashed ship, he used his stealth ability to save [[Optimus Minor]] from [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]].  {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2}}

Hyperactive he may be, but Snarl is also a technical wizard. He put together a communications device using the amplifier and reverse-engineered technology from [[Ark (G1)|the Ark]] {{storylink|The Gathering issue 3}} and managed to send off a brief distress call to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] - he bravely did this last part even when under heavy fire from the Predacons. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4}}

He served as a distraction, allowing Razorbeast to get the upper hand on Ravage when the cat tried to steal the chronal-phase facilitator. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1}}  

And Snarl totally saved the day in the battle against [[Shokaract]], his invisibility powers allowing him and [[Prowl II]] to reach the monster and place a chronal phase facilitator on him. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Snarl''' (Basic, 1997)

: Snarl transforms into a large "tasmanian devil" (the resemblance to the real thing being vague at best). By holding the toy by its tail in beast mode and pulling the trigger, his body leaps forward in a spring-loaded lunging attack. Or at least, it's supposed to — the spring is so weak that on any surface other than a smooth table or counter-top, you're lucky if the figure even clears the end of the launcher. In robot mode, the tail becomes an arm-mounted (non-firing) blaster cannon.

: A virtually identical version of the toy was sold by [[Takara]] as ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Tasmania Kid]]. This mold is also used by ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Bound Rogue]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Snarl/snarl.htm More information on Snarl at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*As alluded to in other parts of this entry, Snarl does not actually closely resemble a Tasmanian devil. In fact there is some fan speculation that he is actually based on the Tasmanian spotted quoll (the world's second-largest marsupial predator, after the Tassie devil), sharing as he does their bushy tail and brown colouration. There are problems with this identification as well, most obviously that Snarl is striped instead of spotted.
*In [[Germany]] Snarl's toy was released under a special promotion of Hasbro products; each of Hasbro's toy lines had a toy only available under this promotion for the bargain price of 5 Deutsche Mark (half of what a basic cost back then). Unsurprisingly, he flew off the shelves.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Grondeur''' (Canada, "Growler")
*''Italian:'' '''Diablo'''<ref>This name only seems to have been used on the cross-sell for the English/Spanish/Italian "video-pack" release of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. The name is not used on Snarl's own cardback.</ref>
*''Spanish:'' '''Gruñón'''

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]