Manterror - Revision history

BerylRoll: /* Beast Wars */

2026-05-12T16:45:42Z

Beast Wars

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	: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.		: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.

	: This toy was released in Japan as an import in Hasbro packaging with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Mantis#Toys\|Mantis]], and was planned for [[Jai-Alai]], which did not come to fruition.		: This toy was released in Japan as an import in Hasbro packaging with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Mantis (BW)#Toys\|Mantis]], and was planned for [[Jai-Alai]], which did not come to fruition.

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm More information on Manterror at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm More information on Manterror at TFU.info]''

AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-11T05:54:23Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===		===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
	{{twoimages\|File:BWGatherManterrorBeastMode.jpg\|File:BWGatherManterrorfight.jpg\|w1=68\|caption="I'm strongly against introducing [[Female Transformer]]s to any continuity!"}}		{{twoimages\|File:BWGatherManterrorBeastMode.jpg\|File:BWGatherManterrorfight.jpg\|w1=68\|caption="I'm strongly against introducing [[Female Transformer]]s to any continuity!"}}
	[[Magmatron]] recruited Manterror, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)\|Drill Bit]], [[Spittor (BW)\|Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)\|Iguanus]], and [[Razorbeast]], on Cybertron. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pod]]s on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Manterror and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Manterror witnessed the birth of [[Snapper]]. As it turned out, Razorbeast was a Maximal spy. Magmatron sent his new Predacon army to hunt down the Maximal and his band. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}		[[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] recruited Manterror, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)\|Drill Bit]], [[Spittor (BW)\|Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)\|Iguanus]], and [[Razorbeast]], on Cybertron. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pod]]s on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Manterror and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Manterror witnessed the birth of [[Snapper]]. As it turned out, Razorbeast was a Maximal spy. Magmatron sent his new Predacon army to hunt down the Maximal and his band. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}

	Soon enough, the Predacons, now augmented by a freshly resurrected Ravage, found the hideout of Razorbeast's band of Maximals. It was Manterror who reported to Ravage the base's compliment and defenses. However, the attack was interrupted by the arrival of the other Maximals Razorbeast had activated. During the conflict that followed, Manterror got his face smashed by [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 4\|The Gathering #4}}		Soon enough, the Predacons, now augmented by a freshly resurrected Ravage, found the hideout of Razorbeast's band of Maximals. It was Manterror who reported to Ravage the base's compliment and defenses. However, the attack was interrupted by the arrival of the other Maximals Razorbeast had activated. During the conflict that followed, Manterror got his face smashed by [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 4\|The Gathering #4}}

Saix: /* War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material */

2025-07-06T01:10:33Z

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

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	===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===		===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
	[[File:Kingdom-Golden-Disk-Predacons-under-Blackarachnia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|75px\|~~You can barely see him, but Manterror's in~~ the back.]]		[[File:Kingdom-Golden-Disk-Predacons-under-Blackarachnia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|75px\|In the back.]]
	The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever. {{storylink\|War for Cybertron: Kingdom\|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>		The Predacons traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Maximal]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever. {{storylink\|War for Cybertron: Kingdom\|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

Saix at 01:10, 6 July 2025

2025-07-06T01:10:02Z

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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm More information on Manterror at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm More information on Manterror at TFU.info]''
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

Escargon: Hrm.

2025-07-06T00:12:10Z

Hrm.

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	{{factions\|predacon~~\|decepticon~~}}		{{factions\|predacon}}
	:''Manterror is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Manterror is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

Saix: clean up, replaced: Resistance → Resistance, →

2025-05-07T04:43:00Z

clean up, replaced: Resistance → Resistance, →

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	:''Manterror is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Manterror is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[File:Manterror-bw-packageart.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"More like ''preying'' mantis! Get it?"]]		[[File:Manterror-bw-packageart.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"More like ''preying'' mantis! Get it?"]]

	'''Manterror''' (aka ''the'' '''Man Terror''') is a nasty sort of 'bot. His internal stealth silencers allow him to sneak up undetected on his [[Maximal]] adversaries, but even if they do see him, his hunched, ungainly appearance might lull opponents into a false sense of security. That's when Manterror uses his sharp claws and [[ion disc]]s to swiftly strike out and disable his foe. And once he has an opponent down, he's been known to slowly and surgically pick them apart, piece by piece.		'''Manterror''' (aka ''the'' '''Man Terror''') is a nasty sort of 'bot. His internal stealth silencers allow him to sneak up undetected on his [[Maximal]] adversaries, but even if they do see him, his hunched, ungainly appearance might lull opponents into a false sense of security. That's when Manterror uses his sharp claws and [[ion disc]]s to swiftly strike out and disable his foe. And once he has an opponent down, he's been known to slowly and surgically pick them apart, piece by piece.
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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	The Man Terror was a member of the [[Resistance]], an alliance of Maximals and Predacons fighting together to overthrow the tyrannical [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders of Cybertron]] that ruled over them. He operated under the legendary [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]] alongside [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]], [[Mach Kick]], and [[Snapper]]. While their leader was away on a mission, Snapper and Barbearian started scuffling over some petty insult. Happening upon the fight after Mach Kick had been dragged into it, The Man Terror eagerly involved himself as well. When Grimlock returned, he broke up the kerfuffle and berated all four of his underlings for neglecting their posts. The former [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] then informed them that he had acquired a powerful weapon to be unleashed onto their oppressors: the [[G-Virus]].		The Man Terror was a member of the [[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]], an alliance of Maximals and Predacons fighting together to overthrow the tyrannical [[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders of Cybertron]] that ruled over them. He operated under the legendary [[Grimlock (G1)\|Grimlock]] alongside [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]], [[Mach Kick]], and [[Snapper]]. While their leader was away on a mission, Snapper and Barbearian started scuffling over some petty insult. Happening upon the fight after Mach Kick had been dragged into it, The Man Terror eagerly involved himself as well. When Grimlock returned, he broke up the kerfuffle and berated all four of his underlings for neglecting their posts. The former [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]] then informed them that he had acquired a powerful weapon to be unleashed onto their oppressors: the [[G-Virus]].

	The Man Terror's group infiltrated [[Tesarus (polity)\|Tesarus Arena]] to infect as many Builders as possible. Though they made much headway unimpeded, they eventually wound up stumbling into an ambush. Mach Kick was blown to bits, though The Man Terror was unfazed by this grim development and joined Grimlock in tackling their [[Micromaster]] opponents head on. Snapper came to The Man Terror's aid, much to the later's annoyance as he insisted he didn't need any help. Then, [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Blackout (G1)\|Blackout]] flew in to further impede the group's progress. During his entrance, Hot Rod landed a direct hit on The Man Terror, who retaliated by sending an Ion disc towards the sisters' combined vehicle mode. The pair split and transformed, evading the projectile. Grimlock and Hot Rod started tearing into one another, leaving their underlings to select their own opponents. The Man Terror managed to defeat Spaceshot, and dismembered her before heading off to assist Grimlock in dealing with Hot Rod. He found them in the arena's crowd, but was destroyed by Blackout shortly after prying Hot Rod off of Grimlock. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}}		The Man Terror's group infiltrated [[Tesarus (polity)\|Tesarus Arena]] to infect as many Builders as possible. Though they made much headway unimpeded, they eventually wound up stumbling into an ambush. Mach Kick was blown to bits, though The Man Terror was unfazed by this grim development and joined Grimlock in tackling their [[Micromaster]] opponents head on. Snapper came to The Man Terror's aid, much to the later's annoyance as he insisted he didn't need any help. Then, [[Hot Rod (G1)\|Hot Rod]], [[Spaceshot]], and [[Blackout (G1)\|Blackout]] flew in to further impede the group's progress. During his entrance, Hot Rod landed a direct hit on The Man Terror, who retaliated by sending an Ion disc towards the sisters' combined vehicle mode. The pair split and transformed, evading the projectile. Grimlock and Hot Rod started tearing into one another, leaving their underlings to select their own opponents. The Man Terror managed to defeat Spaceshot, and dismembered her before heading off to assist Grimlock in dealing with Hot Rod. He found them in the arena's crowd, but was destroyed by Blackout shortly after prying Hot Rod off of Grimlock. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}}

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Beast Wars */ More design credits!

2025-03-08T22:07:47Z

Beast Wars: More design credits!

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"		:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"
	{{toydesigner\|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist), [[Doug Hart]] (packaging artist)}}

	: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.		: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Beast Wars */ More design credits!

2024-10-24T03:07:36Z

Beast Wars: More design credits!

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"		:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"
	{{toydesigner\|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.		: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Beast Wars */ Design credits!

2024-01-05T22:45:23Z

Beast Wars: Design credits!

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"		:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"
			{{toydesigner\|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy)}}

	: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.		: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-08-16T22:55:15Z

Toys

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	===''Beast Wars''===		===''Beast Wars''===
	[[File:BWManterrortoy.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|Shut up, Brak!]]		[[File:BWManterrortoy.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.67\|Shut up, Brak!]]
	*'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Manterror''' (Deluxe, 1997)}}</ul>
	**''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"		:*''Accessories'': 2 "ion discs"

	: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.		: Part of the second wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic praying mantis. Each foreclaw holds one of his "ion discs", which uses a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them. His mantis head features a tiny opening jaw, and his wings are on ball joints. His [[rubsign\|energon chip]] is applied to the top of his robot mode head.

	:This toy was released in Japan as an import with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Mantis#Toys\|Mantis]] and was planned for [[Jai-Alai]], which did not come to fruition.		: This toy was released in Japan as an import in Hasbro packaging with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers\|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Mantis#Toys\|Mantis]], and was planned for [[Jai-Alai]], which did not come to fruition.

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm More information on Manterror at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm More information on Manterror at TFU.info]''
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	==Notes==		==Notes==