Editing Predacon (Prime)

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[[Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|right|thumb|200px|Ooh, scary!]]
:''The Predacons are an ancient Cybertronian race from the [[Aligned continuity family]].

The '''Predacons''' are a faction/race of ancient Cybertronian beasts led by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. Although rendered extinct through unknown circumstances, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] has discovered [[Hyperevolution Chamber|the trick]] to [[cloning]] them from preserved [[CNA]] samples, which doesn't bode well for ''anyone'', really... His experiments have even extended to splicing the CNA samples into normal [[Transformer|Cybertronians]], leading to hybrids like his devout disciple [[Ser-Ket]].

Members include:
{{collist|3|
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (leader)
*[[Abominus (Prime)|Abominus]]
**[[Blight (Prime)|Blight]]
**[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]]
**[[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]]
**[[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]]
**[[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]]
*[[Backbite (Prime)|Backbite]]
*[[Bakudora]]
*[[Blackbeak]]
*[[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]] (status unclear)
*[[Budora]]
*[[Buzzclaw (BS)|Buzzclaw]]
*[[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]]
*[[Corhada]]
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]
*[[Divebomb (Prime)|Divebomb]] (defected)
*[[Gaidora]]
*[[Goradora]]
**[[Barara]]
**[[Burara]]
**[[Dorara]]
**[[Garara]]
**[[Jurara]]
*[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]]
*[[Hydrax]]
*[[Judora]]
*[[Lazerback]]
*[[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]]
*[[Rot Gut]]
*[[Scourge (BS)|Scourge]]
*[[Ser-Ket]] (hybrid)
*[[Skylynx]]
*[[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]]
*[[Stormrazor]]
*[[Vertebreak]]
}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Aligned comics===
The Predacons had been extinct for eons, but in the period after the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] learned how to clone the creatures. One such clone was [[Backbite (Prime)|Backbite]], who was subsequently put at the disposal of Shockwave's disciples, the [[Forged]]. When [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] had his craft shot down during the final [[Autobot]] evacuation of the planet, the Forged leader Ser-Ket dispatched Backbite and a number of soldiers to retrieve the enemy commander. They were successful, and Backbite even managed to return with an extra prisoner in the form of the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]] [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]], whose team had also been investigating the crash. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:ProjectPredacon-Predacons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
The Predacons once ruled Cybertron but became extinct at the beginning of Cybertronian history, in an apocalyptic wipe-out known as the [[Great Cataclysm]]. {{storylink|Evolution}} Many years later, Shockwave of the Decepticons discovered fossilized remains from which he was could extract cybernucleic acid and begin the process of cloning the ancient beasts. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} During the Great War, he cloned a small army of Predacons which [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] sent to [[Earth]] to destroy [[Autobot]]s and look for [[energon]]. After eliminating the Autobot presence on the planet, the Predacons stood a long vigil on Earth where they awaited the arrival of Megatron but ultimately perished where their fossilized bodies were buried at various points around the world. In time, the Predacons entered in human legends as various mythological monsters though the true nature of the creatures remained a mystery to the inhabitants of Earth, and was eventually forgotten. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

After suffering a setback with his [[space bridge]] work, leaving him stranded on Cybertron, Shockwave restarted his experiments and cloned a new [[Predaking (Prime)|Predacon]]. He activated it after rejoining Megatron's forces on Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} The new Predacon proved formidable in battle against the Autobots {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} though it proved susceptible to the cold of the [[Arctic]]. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}. Following the destruction of [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], the Decepticons began searching for the remains of Shockwave's earlier batch of clones, aided by the fact that the scientist had micro-chipped them. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:Evolution awakening Predacon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
When Shockwave's cloning process neared fruition, the existing Predacon revealed that he had developed intelligence and discovered the ability to transform. Nominating himself leader of the future Predacons, Predaking affirmed his loyalty to Megatron. The Decepticons were suspicious that the Predacons would turn on them, so they arranged for the Autobots to find and destroy the cloning facility, knowing that it would strengthen their alliance with Predaking. [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indeed found the lab and destroyed the lab, killing the awakening Predacons and enraging Predaking. After the battle, Shockwave reported that none of the Predacon clones survived the blast. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Predaking still believed Megatron would uphold his promise to clone more Predacons once [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was destroyed. {{storylink|Minus One}} It wasn't until [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] revealed Megatron's treachery that Predaking realized the truth and confronted his former leader. Megatron managed to defeat him and force him out of a ''Nemesis'' airlock. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

Surviving, Predaking clung to the ship's hull and hopped off at Cybertron following the planet's rebirth. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

{{Spoiler|Predacons Rising (Prime)|November 4, 2013}}
Following his return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] succeeded in bringing two new clones, [[Skylynx]] and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]], online. The two were put to use by searching for other Predacon remains to clone more of their kind. On a search in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], they met Ultra Magnus and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. They proceeded to attack, leaving Ultra Magnus heavily damaged and Smokescreen merely shaken up thanks to his phase shifter. Victorious, the two Predacons returned to Shockwave's lab.

Utilizing [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s tracking skills, the Autobots find Predaking, who seems to have made a home of a Predacon burial ground that was uncovered by the Cybertron's revitalization. The Autobots try to make peace with Predaking, but he refuses to forget the Autobot's part in the desctruction of his army. Meanwhile, Skylynx and Darksteel get scolded by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] for revealing themselves to the Autobots.

Later, Predaking acts on the words of the Autobots, finding evidence of Skylynx and Darksteel's existence. He fires a flaming beacon into the air in hopes that his brethren will find him, only to be responded by Unicron in possession of Megatron's body. However, Predaking is still of the mind that the being who stands before him is Megatron, so he brings him into battle. This was Megatron's plan, who is still aware of what's going on in his mind, but has no control over his body. Unicron wins the battle and ruins Megatron's plan to be free, and learns of the burial ground by entering the Predacon's mind. 

The search for fossils ensued, and Skylynx and Darksteel struck gold when they discovered the same Predacon burial ground. While they were collecting up the bones, Unicron arrived to raise an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|undead]] Predacons. Skylynx and Darksteel attacked him, only to prove no match for the dark god. They were later found there by Predaking, who swiftly asserted his leadership. Skylynx and Darksteel questioned him as "king," but after their predecessor defeated them in combat, they willingly submitted. Predaking then led his Predacons into battle to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of undead Predacons. They were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge for his abuse. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Shockwave cloned the Predacons using [[Hyperevolution Chamber]]s, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} the first one activated being [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} Following [[Lazerback]]'s activation, the Predacon went rogue {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} and made an apparently-successful assassination attempt on Megatron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} He also approached [[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] when she was activated, in an attempt to turn her against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8}} The rebelliousness of the Predacons resulted in Shockwave making an attempt to shut down and destroy the laboratory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}}

Further Predacons escaped from the lab, including [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]] {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 12}} and [[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 15}} Shockwave and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] fled the chaos to Cybertron, taking the last two Predacons with them {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}} and waking [[Vertebreak]] on arrival. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 21}}

===''Go!'' cartoon===
At some point, the Demon Emperor [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] was buried in [[Mount Fuji]], while his four attendants were buried in the land surrounding the volcano. Predaking awoke when a child kicked a small stone into the dormant caldera, inadvertently causing a rockslide that unburied his head. He called out for his [[Four Oni|four servants]] and their [[Jaki|minions]] to reactivate and retrieve the [[Legendisc]]s, but when they located the first disc, they were foiled by the by the [[Swordbot]] [[Swordbot Samurai Team|Samurai Team]] that the Legendisc summoned. {{storylink|Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!}}

==Toys==
===Prime: Beast Hunters===
*[[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
*[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
*[[Blight (Prime)|Blight]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
*[[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
*[[Windrazor (Prime)|Windrazor]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
*[[Abominus (Prime)|Abominus]] Combiner 5-pack:
**Consists of translucent redecoes of all five Legions
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
*[[Lazerback]] (Deluxe, 2013)
*[[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] (Deluxe, 2013)
*[[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]] (Deluxe, 2013)
*[[Vertebreak]] (Deluxe, 2013)
*[[Skylynx]] (Deluxe, 2013?)
*[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] (Voyager, 2013)
**Includes [[Blackbeak]]
*'''Predaking''' (Voyager, 2013)
*[[Darksteel (Prime) | Darksteel]] (Voyager, 2013?)
*'''Beast Fire Predaking''' (Ultimate, 2013)

===Bot Shots===
*[[Buzzclaw (BS)|Buzzclaw]]
*[[Cindersaur (BS)|Cindersaur]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (BS)|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Hydrax]]
*[[Scourge (BS)|Scourge]]
*[[Skystalker (BS)|Skystalker]]
*[[Twinstrike (BS)|Twinstrike]]

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===Kre-O===
*'''Battle Net Bumblebee''' (2013)
:Includes [[Stormrazor]].

*'''Dragon Assault''' (2013)
:Includes Kreon-scale [[Grimwing (Kre-O)|Grimwing]].

*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (2013)
:Includes Kreon-scale [[Corhada]].

*'''Ripclaw Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Ripclaw (Kre-O)|Ripclaw]] and Ripclaw Kreon.

*'''Beast Blade Optimus Prime'''
:Includes [[Lazerback (Kre-O)|Lazerback]]

===Go!===
*G04 [[Gaidora]]
*G07 [[Bakudora]]
*G08 [[Budora]]
*G09 [[Goradora|Goradora Set]] 
**[[Dorara]]
**[[Barara]]
**[[Garara]]
**[[Jurara]]
**[[Burara]]
*G12 [[Predaking (Prime)|Dragotron]]
*G21 [[Judora]]
*G23 [[Predaking (Prime)|Guren Dragotron]]
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==Notes==
[[File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|thumb|150px|The Prototype Insignia for the Predacons]]
*A very different faction insignia appeared on early promotional images of Lazerback and Twinstrike. The reason for the change is unknown. This insignia can also be found on a [[Predaking_(Prime)#Optimus|minor redeco]] of Voyager Class [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] available in a (thus far) Europe-only two-pack with a [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Predaking|minor redeco]] of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]].

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