Editing Sharkticon (COP)

When the [[Quintesson]]s first occupied the former colony world of [[Aquatron]], the invading aliens modified some of their subjects' physiques and minds, producing the '''Sharkticons''' as their new enforcers. Physically durable, skilled in amphibious combat, and above all completely dedicated to the Quintesson cause, the Sharkticons serve as elite honor guards for high-ranking Quintessons while simultaneously intimidating any would-be Aquatronian rebels into submission. They are usually led by their Commander [[Gnaw (Prime)|Gnaw]], although when the need arises General [[Tyrannicon]] can also take command of the force.

==Fiction==

===''Retribution''===

At an unspecified point in the past, a splinter force of Sharkticons attempted to rebel against their masters, foreseeing a time when their people would be freed. Their rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but before the rebels were fed to the [[Gamekeeper]] they managed to carve an image of [[Megatron (WFC)|the being]] foreseen in their prophesies on the cavern wall.

When the [[Autobot]]s first arrived on Aquatron, [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] discovered a large vault of dormant Sharkticons the Quintessons had assembled as an invasion force to retake [[Cybertron]]. When a combination of Quintesson manipulation and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s own treachery drove the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s to battle on the planet's surface, they were arrested by a large force of Sharkticons led by Gnaw. The remaining Autobots and Decepticons encountered more of them and were forced to fight the armada. When the Quintessons succeeded in opening the space bridge to Cybertron, Tyrannicon led a large flotilla of Sharkticons thorugh the space bridge, where they manned numerous vessels and acted as shock troops on the ground. Gnaw's division battled against [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and Starscream's combined forces.

Eventually, Megatron stole [[Xeros]]'s replica Matrix of Leadership that the Quintessons also used to coordinate the Sharkticon's movements. When Megatron placed it in his chest, the new [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]] changed his body into a Sharkticon-like form and granted him complete and unwavering control over every Sharkticon in existence. The Decepticon leader's new forces turned on their masters, wounding Tyrannicon and killing Xeros. Tyrannicon would eventually steal this Matrix for himself, but it presumably was destroyed when he was eaten by the [[Hydratron]]. The surviving Sharkticons turned on one another and went feral, forming dedicated pockets of resistance on Cybertron even after the invasion was thwarted. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

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