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AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-10T22:42:40Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
	{{BW Shell Game}}		{{BW Shell Game}}
	Razorbeast was a Maximal double-agent planted in the Predacon ranks by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] to spy on [[Magmatron]]. After becoming part of Magmatron's inner circle, Razorbeast was brought to prehistoric Earth in order to raise an army out of the stasis pods left there after the conclusion of the Beast Wars. Magmatron had him send out a shell program to the pods so that they’d be born as Predacons upon their activation, but Razorbeast arranged so that at least some of the pods were activated as Maximals. When Magmatron's agents in the field reported this irregularity in their scheme, Razorbeast fled rather than attempt to maintain his cover. {{storylink\|Shell Game issue 1\|Shell Game #1}}		Razorbeast was a Maximal double-agent planted in the Predacon ranks by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] to spy on [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]]. After becoming part of Magmatron's inner circle, Razorbeast was brought to prehistoric Earth in order to raise an army out of the stasis pods left there after the conclusion of the Beast Wars. Magmatron had him send out a shell program to the pods so that they’d be born as Predacons upon their activation, but Razorbeast arranged so that at least some of the pods were activated as Maximals. When Magmatron's agents in the field reported this irregularity in their scheme, Razorbeast fled rather than attempt to maintain his cover. {{storylink\|Shell Game issue 1\|Shell Game #1}}

	===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===		===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
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	At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}		At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}

	Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}		Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}

	Fleeing from Magmatron, Razorbeast hooked up with the few Maximals he could immediately find: [[B'Boom]], [[Snarl (BW)\|Snarl]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)\|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], and [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. B'Boom in particular had difficulty trusting Razorbeast at first, as the boar's camouflage programming caused him to broadcast a Predacon spark signature even now. An initial excursion to obtain a [[unspace\|transwarp]] signal booster from the [[Ravage (G1)\|Tri-Predacus Agent]]'s crashed [[transwarp cruiser]] saw Razorbeast and his group fight Magmatron directly. They escaped after Razorbeast managed to exploit the weakness of Magmatron's multiple [[beast mode]] components and bury him under an avalanche. While Optimus Minor and Snarl managed to obtain the transwarp signal booster, Razorbeast dubbed it too damaged and in need of replacement parts. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}		Fleeing from Magmatron, Razorbeast hooked up with the few Maximals he could immediately find: [[B'Boom]], [[Snarl (BW)\|Snarl]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)\|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], and [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. B'Boom in particular had difficulty trusting Razorbeast at first, as the boar's camouflage programming caused him to broadcast a Predacon spark signature even now. An initial excursion to obtain a [[unspace\|transwarp]] signal booster from the [[Ravage (G1)\|Tri-Predacus Agent]]'s crashed [[transwarp cruiser]] saw Razorbeast and his group fight Magmatron directly. They escaped after Razorbeast managed to exploit the weakness of Magmatron's multiple [[beast mode]] components and bury him under an avalanche. While Optimus Minor and Snarl managed to obtain the transwarp signal booster, Razorbeast dubbed it too damaged and in need of replacement parts. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}

BerylRoll at 15:00, 30 March 2026

2026-03-30T15:00:55Z

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	{{BW Shell Game}}		{{BW Shell Game}}
	Razorbeast was a Maximal double-agent planted in the Predacon ranks by Lio Convoy to spy on Magmatron. After becoming part of Magmatron's inner circle, Razorbeast was brought to prehistoric Earth in order to raise an army out of the stasis pods left there after the conclusion of the Beast Wars. Magmatron had him send out a shell program to the pods so that they’d be born as Predacons upon their activation, but Razorbeast arranged so that at least some of the pods were activated as Maximals. When Magmatron's agents in the field reported this irregularity in their scheme, Razorbeast fled rather than attempt to maintain his cover. {{storylink\|Shell Game issue 1\|Shell Game #1}}		Razorbeast was a Maximal double-agent planted in the Predacon ranks by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] to spy on [[Magmatron]]. After becoming part of Magmatron's inner circle, Razorbeast was brought to prehistoric Earth in order to raise an army out of the stasis pods left there after the conclusion of the Beast Wars. Magmatron had him send out a shell program to the pods so that they’d be born as Predacons upon their activation, but Razorbeast arranged so that at least some of the pods were activated as Maximals. When Magmatron's agents in the field reported this irregularity in their scheme, Razorbeast fled rather than attempt to maintain his cover. {{storylink\|Shell Game issue 1\|Shell Game #1}}

	===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===		===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
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	At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}		At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}

	Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}		Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}

	Fleeing from Magmatron, Razorbeast hooked up with the few Maximals he could immediately find: [[B'Boom]], [[Snarl (BW)\|Snarl]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)\|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], and [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. B'Boom in particular had difficulty trusting Razorbeast at first, as the boar's camouflage programming caused him to broadcast a Predacon spark signature even now. An initial excursion to obtain a [[unspace\|transwarp]] signal booster from the [[Ravage (G1)\|Tri-Predacus Agent]]'s crashed [[transwarp cruiser]] saw Razorbeast and his group fight Magmatron directly. They escaped after Razorbeast managed to exploit the weakness of Magmatron's multiple [[beast mode]] components and bury him under an avalanche. While Optimus Minor and Snarl managed to obtain the transwarp signal booster, Razorbeast dubbed it too damaged and in need of replacement parts. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}		Fleeing from Magmatron, Razorbeast hooked up with the few Maximals he could immediately find: [[B'Boom]], [[Snarl (BW)\|Snarl]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)\|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], and [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. B'Boom in particular had difficulty trusting Razorbeast at first, as the boar's camouflage programming caused him to broadcast a Predacon spark signature even now. An initial excursion to obtain a [[unspace\|transwarp]] signal booster from the [[Ravage (G1)\|Tri-Predacus Agent]]'s crashed [[transwarp cruiser]] saw Razorbeast and his group fight Magmatron directly. They escaped after Razorbeast managed to exploit the weakness of Magmatron's multiple [[beast mode]] components and bury him under an avalanche. While Optimus Minor and Snarl managed to obtain the transwarp signal booster, Razorbeast dubbed it too damaged and in need of replacement parts. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}
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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	Razorbeast, who possessed a [[porcineacon]] alternate mode, was special forces in the [[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]] during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, he was recruited along with [[Ro-Tor (RID)\|Ro-Tor]], [[Apexus]], and [[Vertebreak (BWU)\|Vertebreak]] to serve [[Lio Convoy]] in a small commando unit, breach the [[Grand Mal]], and hopefully shut down the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s at their source. After infiltrating the Mal, Lio Convoy and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] pressed ahead to the control center while Razorbeast and the surviving commandos provided a distraction. Razorbeast was forced to mercy-kill Apexus when his comrade was infected by a Vehicon. As time wore on, the surviving commandos began working their way towards engineering and possible points of sabotage, but Blackarachnia intercepted them. The fight with [[Galva Convoy]] had been hard on both sides, and Lio Convoy was near death. Blackarachnia commandeered Ro-Tor and the engineering mission, and gave Razorbeast a new one: ''Save. The. Commander.'' Razorbeast accepted the assignment and got Lio Convoy out of the Grand Mal and to the medi-units. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}		Razorbeast, who possessed a [[porcineacon]] alternate mode, was special forces in the [[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]] during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, he was recruited along with [[Ro-Tor (RID)\|Ro-Tor]], [[Apexus]], and [[Vertebreak (BWU)\|Vertebreak]] to serve [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] in a small commando unit, breach the [[Grand Mal]], and hopefully shut down the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s at their source. After infiltrating the Mal, Lio Convoy and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] pressed ahead to the control center while Razorbeast and the surviving commandos provided a distraction. Razorbeast was forced to mercy-kill Apexus when his comrade was infected by a Vehicon. As time wore on, the surviving commandos began working their way towards engineering and possible points of sabotage, but Blackarachnia intercepted them. The fight with [[Galva Convoy]] had been hard on both sides, and Lio Convoy was near death. Blackarachnia commandeered Ro-Tor and the engineering mission, and gave Razorbeast a new one: ''Save. The. Commander.'' Razorbeast accepted the assignment and got Lio Convoy out of the Grand Mal and to the medi-units. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}

	===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===		===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===

AzimuthAcolyte: Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

2026-03-08T19:16:37Z

Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

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	At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}		At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}

	Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}		Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}

Saix at 07:58, 3 July 2025

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	'''Razorbeast''' is a stubborn infantry fighter with great strength and tenacity befitting a boar. He will keep struggling and fighting ferociously against all odds no matter how hopeless the situation. This steadfastness in the face of adversity, coupled with his considerable improvisational skills has earned Razorbeast respect from comrades and foes alike, despite his diminutive stature. His self-reliant, self-sufficient nature and fierce refusal to give up has made him a prime choice for important but dangerous solo missions. Razorbeast has a healthy respect for the chain of command and would never disobey an order from above.		'''Razorbeast''' is a stubborn infantry fighter with great strength and tenacity befitting a boar. He will keep struggling and fighting ferociously against all odds no matter how hopeless the situation. This steadfastness in the face of adversity, coupled with his considerable improvisational skills has earned Razorbeast respect from comrades and foes alike, despite his diminutive stature. His self-reliant, self-sufficient nature and fierce refusal to give up has made him a prime choice for important but dangerous solo missions. Razorbeast has a healthy respect for the chain of command and would never disobey an order from above.

	~~{{TOCclear}}~~

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Saix: clean up, replaced: Resistance → Resistance, → (8), |upright=1.1| → |, typos fixed: ’s → 's

2025-05-07T04:39:04Z

clean up, replaced: Resistance → Resistance, → (8), |upright=1.1| → |, typos fixed: ’s → 's

Locoman: /* References */

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References

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	[[Category:Spies]]		[[Category:Spies]]
			[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Maximals]]
	[[Category:TransTech Maximals]]		[[Category:TransTech Maximals]]

Locoman: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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2021 Beast Wars comic

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	{{--}}		{{--}}

			==Games==
			===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
			Though small in size and possessed of a stubborn, ornery disposition, Razorbeast was one of Optimus Primal’s top operatives. {{storylink\|Technorganic Secrets}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: /* Toys */

2024-10-24T23:12:07Z

Toys

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	===''Beast Wars''===		===''Beast Wars''===
	[[File:BW Razorbeast toy.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.66\|Will Smith's been looking for me since, like, October!]]		[[File:BW Razorbeast toy.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.66\|Will Smith's been looking for me since, like, October!]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1\|'''Razorbeast''' (Basic, [[1996]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1\|'''Razorbeast''' (Basic Class, [[1996]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': Mane-blaster		:*''Accessories'': Mane-blaster
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Toys */ More design credits!

2024-10-24T22:18:05Z

Toys: More design credits!

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	[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Arachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Arachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, [[1997]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, [[1997]])}}</ul>
			{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.		:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.
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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)}}</ul>
	:*''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''		:*''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: This tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of Razorbeast was only available as part of the [[Arachnid#Toys\|Arachnid]] ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playset, which also came with a tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse\|alligator Megatron]]. There are two variants of this piece; one has bright yellow legs, the other bright green.		: This tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of Razorbeast was only available as part of the [[Arachnid#Toys\|Arachnid]] ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playset, which also came with a tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse\|alligator Megatron]]. There are two variants of this piece; one has bright yellow legs, the other bright green.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Beast Wars */ ACK typo

2024-10-22T00:53:45Z

Beast Wars: ACK typo

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1\|'''Razorbeast''' (Basic, [[1996]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1\|'''Razorbeast''' (Basic, [[1996]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': Mane-blaster		:*''Accessories'': Mane-blaster
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[~~Masakastu~~ Saito]] (concept artist)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: Part of the very first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' product, Razorbeast transforms from an organic red boar<ref>Toy packaging & catalogs</ref> to [[robot mode]] with a spring-loaded one-step [[autotransformation]] activated by pulling up his tail. His mane separates from his back to become a dual barreled (non-firing) handgun; the character's box art indicates this was originally intended to be a two-piece accessory that could be held in both hands, but that obviously didn't happen.		: Part of the very first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' product, Razorbeast transforms from an organic red boar<ref>Toy packaging & catalogs</ref> to [[robot mode]] with a spring-loaded one-step [[autotransformation]] activated by pulling up his tail. His mane separates from his back to become a dual barreled (non-firing) handgun; the character's box art indicates this was originally intended to be a two-piece accessory that could be held in both hands, but that obviously didn't happen.

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	[[File:Lioconvoy gathering.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.4\|Maybe his alt mode is a Razor scooter?]]		[[File:Lioconvoy gathering.jpg\|thumb\|right\|upright=1.4\|Maybe his alt mode is a Razor scooter?]]

	At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}		At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}

	Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}		Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}

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	[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Arachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:BW Biocombat Ani Mutants Arachnid.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, [[1997]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, [[1997]])}}</ul>
			{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.		:In Europe, the ''Beast Wars''-branded ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playsets (see below) were released solely as ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'' (English/Spanish/Italian packaging) or ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'' (French/Dutch/German packaging) products.
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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset''' (Playset, 1997)}}</ul>
	:*''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''		:*''Series'': '''''Beast Wars: Transformers'''''
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: This tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of Razorbeast was only available as part of the [[Arachnid#Toys\|Arachnid]] ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playset, which also came with a tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse\|alligator Megatron]]. There are two variants of this piece; one has bright yellow legs, the other bright green.		: This tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of Razorbeast was only available as part of the [[Arachnid#Toys\|Arachnid]] ''[[MicroVerse]]'' playset, which also came with a tiny, non-transforming micro-figure of [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse\|alligator Megatron]]. There are two variants of this piece; one has bright yellow legs, the other bright green.

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	At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}		At the tail-end of the Great War, Razorbeast was sent out to accompany [[Tigatron]] in an attempt to broker peace-talks between the Autobots and Decepticons, hoping to end the war without further carnage. Unfortunately, the first enemy camp they approached was headed by the renegade soldier [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], who sicced [[Predaking (G1)\|Predaking]] on them. Razorbeast fled before the gestalt could cut him down. {{storylink\|Dawn of the Predacus}}

	Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod~~\|stasis pods~~]] that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}		Razorbeast later came to be an undercover agent embedded by [[Lio Convoy]] in [[Magmatron]]'s organization to discover, and if possible to foil, the general's plans. He traveled back in time to prehistoric [[Earth]] with Magmatron and his crew to retrieve the rogue [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], the group entering [[chronal phase]] to avoid detection. However, this mission was just a front to the true plan- to challenge the Maximals for control of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Magmatron needed an army, and prehistoric Earth was littered with the [[stasis pod]]s that had been abandoned by the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''. Magmatron had Razorbeast awaken these [[protoform]]s as [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]], however, Razorbeast inserted a virus into the protoform-awakening software which allowed some of them to retain their Maximal allegiance. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 1\|The Gathering #1}}

	Fleeing from Magmatron, Razorbeast hooked up with the few Maximals he could immediately find: [[B'Boom]], [[Snarl (BW)\|Snarl]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)\|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], and [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. B'Boom in particular had difficulty trusting Razorbeast at first, as the boar's camouflage programming caused him to broadcast a Predacon spark signature even now. An initial excursion to obtain a [[unspace\|transwarp]] signal booster from the [[Ravage (G1)\|Tri-Predacus Agent]]'s crashed [[transwarp cruiser]] saw Razorbeast and his group fight Magmatron directly. They escaped after Razorbeast managed to exploit the weakness of Magmatron's multiple [[beast mode]] components and bury him under an avalanche. While Optimus Minor and Snarl managed to obtain the transwarp signal booster, Razorbeast dubbed it too damaged and in need of replacement parts. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}		Fleeing from Magmatron, Razorbeast hooked up with the few Maximals he could immediately find: [[B'Boom]], [[Snarl (BW)\|Snarl]], [[Optimus Minor]], [[Bonecrusher (BW)\|Bonecrusher]], [[Ramulus]], and [[Wolfang (Maximal)\|Wolfang]]. B'Boom in particular had difficulty trusting Razorbeast at first, as the boar's camouflage programming caused him to broadcast a Predacon spark signature even now. An initial excursion to obtain a [[unspace\|transwarp]] signal booster from the [[Ravage (G1)\|Tri-Predacus Agent]]'s crashed [[transwarp cruiser]] saw Razorbeast and his group fight Magmatron directly. They escaped after Razorbeast managed to exploit the weakness of Magmatron's multiple [[beast mode]] components and bury him under an avalanche. While Optimus Minor and Snarl managed to obtain the transwarp signal booster, Razorbeast dubbed it too damaged and in need of replacement parts. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 2\|The Gathering #2}}

	[[File:Razorbeast Magmatron TheGathering4.jpg\|left\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|No wonder Magmatron kickbanned him. Clearly HAX!]]		[[File:Razorbeast Magmatron TheGathering4.jpg\|left\|upright=1.4\|thumb\|No wonder Magmatron kickbanned him. Clearly HAX!]]
	Next, Razorbeast's rag-tag crew attempted to raid the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] for the necessary supplies to repair the signal booster and send a distress call back to Cybertron. Razorbeast felt this would be less likely to cause damage to the timestream than taking anything from the remains of the [[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]. While they successfully obtained the parts they needed, Magmatron's capture of Megatron and an imminent return trip to Cybertron via a portable transwarp gate required immediate intervention. Razorbeast and Optimus Minor set out to stop Magmatron as the others worked to send the distress call. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 3\|The Gathering #3}}		Next, Razorbeast's rag-tag crew attempted to raid the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] for the necessary supplies to repair the signal booster and send a distress call back to Cybertron. Razorbeast felt this would be less likely to cause damage to the timestream than taking anything from the remains of the [[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]. While they successfully obtained the parts they needed, Magmatron's capture of Megatron and an imminent return trip to Cybertron via a portable transwarp gate required immediate intervention. Razorbeast and Optimus Minor set out to stop Magmatron as the others worked to send the distress call. {{storylink\|The Gathering issue 3\|The Gathering #3}}

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	The Maximals were forced to wrestle the berserk Razorbeast to the ground and restrain him to get him under control as the Predacons engaged Rartorata. Lio Convoy managed to break through the Angolmois-madness and bring Razorbeast back to his senses temporarily, but when [[Drancron]] and [[Elphaorpha\|Elephorca]] arrived on the scene, Razorbeast broke free and turned his rage on the two [[Blentron\|Blendtron]]s. Lio Convoy and Ravage used Razorbeast's maddened attack to marshal their forces for a return trip to Cybertron, with Lio saluting his stricken comrade's sacrifice. {{storylink\|The Ascending issue 3\|The Ascending #3}}		The Maximals were forced to wrestle the berserk Razorbeast to the ground and restrain him to get him under control as the Predacons engaged Rartorata. Lio Convoy managed to break through the Angolmois-madness and bring Razorbeast back to his senses temporarily, but when [[Drancron]] and [[Elphaorpha\|Elephorca]] arrived on the scene, Razorbeast broke free and turned his rage on the two [[Blentron\|Blendtron]]s. Lio Convoy and Ravage used Razorbeast's maddened attack to marshal their forces for a return trip to Cybertron, with Lio saluting his stricken comrade's sacrifice. {{storylink\|The Ascending issue 3\|The Ascending #3}}

	[[File:DeadRazorbeast.jpg~~\|upright=1.1~~\|thumb\|That'll do, Maximal. That'll do.]]		[[File:DeadRazorbeast.jpg\|thumb\|That'll do, Maximal. That'll do.]]
	Razorbeast managed to defeat Elephorca largely by himself, and the others managed to beat Drancron and Rartorata. With no new enemies to focus his rage on, Razorbeast began to lose control again. A distraught Optimus Minor was forced to shoot his friend in the head, killing him, lest he harm the surviving Maximals and Predacons.		Razorbeast managed to defeat Elephorca largely by himself, and the others managed to beat Drancron and Rartorata. With no new enemies to focus his rage on, Razorbeast began to lose control again. A distraught Optimus Minor was forced to shoot his friend in the head, killing him, lest he harm the surviving Maximals and Predacons.

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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	Razorbeast, who possessed a [[porcineacon]] alternate mode, was special forces in the [[Resistance]] during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, he was recruited along with [[Ro-Tor (RID)\|Ro-Tor]], [[Apexus]], and [[Vertebreak (BWU)\|Vertebreak]] to serve [[Lio Convoy]] in a small commando unit, breach the [[Grand Mal]], and hopefully shut down the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s at their source. After infiltrating the Mal, Lio Convoy and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] pressed ahead to the control center while Razorbeast and the surviving commandos provided a distraction. Razorbeast was forced to mercy-kill Apexus when his comrade was infected by a Vehicon. As time wore on, the surviving commandos began working their way towards engineering and possible points of sabotage, but Blackarachnia intercepted them. The fight with [[Galva Convoy]] had been hard on both sides, and Lio Convoy was near death. Blackarachnia commandeered Ro-Tor and the engineering mission, and gave Razorbeast a new one: ''Save. The. Commander.'' Razorbeast accepted the assignment and got Lio Convoy out of the Grand Mal and to the medi-units. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}		Razorbeast, who possessed a [[porcineacon]] alternate mode, was special forces in the [[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]] during the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] began, he was recruited along with [[Ro-Tor (RID)\|Ro-Tor]], [[Apexus]], and [[Vertebreak (BWU)\|Vertebreak]] to serve [[Lio Convoy]] in a small commando unit, breach the [[Grand Mal]], and hopefully shut down the [[Vehicon (BM)\|Vehicon]]s at their source. After infiltrating the Mal, Lio Convoy and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] pressed ahead to the control center while Razorbeast and the surviving commandos provided a distraction. Razorbeast was forced to mercy-kill Apexus when his comrade was infected by a Vehicon. As time wore on, the surviving commandos began working their way towards engineering and possible points of sabotage, but Blackarachnia intercepted them. The fight with [[Galva Convoy]] had been hard on both sides, and Lio Convoy was near death. Blackarachnia commandeered Ro-Tor and the engineering mission, and gave Razorbeast a new one: ''Save. The. Commander.'' Razorbeast accepted the assignment and got Lio Convoy out of the Grand Mal and to the medi-units. {{Storylink\|Derailment}}

	===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===		===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
	[[File:ThickerSkin SkoldRazorbeast.jpg\|right\|upright=1.5\|thumb\|"I'm not ''boar''-ing you, am I? That's, heh, that's some pig humor."]]		[[File:ThickerSkin SkoldRazorbeast.jpg\|right\|upright=1.5\|thumb\|"I'm not ''boar''-ing you, am I? That's, heh, that's some pig humor."]]
	Razorbeast was contained in one of the many stasis pods on the [[Axalon (BW)\|''Axalon'']] that were ejected when the ship was caught in a battle with the [[Darksyde (BW)\|''Darksyde'']] and left in orbit above the planet they crashed on. The pod was soon brought down to the surface due to sabotage carried out by [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]]. However, due to her not being able to upload the entirety of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]' code to said pods, Razorbeast kept his Maximal programming. When his pod fell into a lake it was unable to release its opening hatch until [[Skold]] happened to find and carry it out of the water. Thankful to his rescuer and not completely aware of the situation, Razorbeast struck up a friendship with the Predacon. Unbeknownst to either of them, however, they were being watched and tested by the [[Vok]], who provoked a pack of savage [[ironwolf\|ironwolves]] into attacking the pair. Razorbeast quickly charged and attacked the group while Skold attempted to persuade him to save himself, but he refused to leave his new friend. Razorbeast was quickly overwhelmed by the pack and received several serious injuries. Skold tore the pack apart to save him but found his body mangled by the creatures. As Razorbeast slipped into [[stasis lock]] Skold was forced to take him back to the Maximals and the ''Axalon'', knowing the Predacons wouldn't save him. After some tense negotiations, Optimus Primal took his body back into the ship, promising they would do what they could to help him. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}		Razorbeast was contained in one of the many stasis pods on the [[Axalon (BW)\|''Axalon'']] that were ejected when the ship was caught in a battle with the [[Darksyde (BW)\|''Darksyde'']] and left in orbit above the planet they crashed on. The pod was soon brought down to the surface due to sabotage carried out by [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]]. However, due to her not being able to upload the entirety of [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]' code to said pods, Razorbeast kept his Maximal programming. When his pod fell into a lake it was unable to release its opening hatch until [[Skold]] happened to find and carry it out of the water. Thankful to his rescuer and not completely aware of the situation, Razorbeast struck up a friendship with the Predacon. Unbeknownst to either of them, however, they were being watched and tested by the [[Vok]], who provoked a pack of savage [[ironwolf\|ironwolves]] into attacking the pair. Razorbeast quickly charged and attacked the group while Skold attempted to persuade him to save himself, but he refused to leave his new friend. Razorbeast was quickly overwhelmed by the pack and received several serious injuries. Skold tore the pack apart to save him but found his body mangled by the creatures. As Razorbeast slipped into [[stasis lock]] Skold was forced to take him back to the Maximals and the ''Axalon'', knowing the Predacons wouldn't save him. After some tense negotiations, Optimus Primal took his body back into the ship, promising they would do what they could to help him. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}

	[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-Razorbeast.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2.0\|War! War! Stop it!]]		[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart2-Razorbeast.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=2.0\|War! War! Stop it!]]
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	==Games==		==Games==
	===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===		===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
	Though small in size and possessed of a stubborn, ornery disposition, Razorbeast was one of Optimus ~~Primal’s~~ top operatives. {{storylink\|Technorganic Secrets}}		Though small in size and possessed of a stubborn, ornery disposition, Razorbeast was one of Optimus Primal's top operatives. {{storylink\|Technorganic Secrets}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	[[File:Razorbeast.jpg\|upright=1.2\|thumb\|Try Furman & Burnham's Second-Choice Bacon. "''Liked More Than Expected''"]]		[[File:Razorbeast.jpg\|upright=1.2\|thumb\|Try Furman & Burnham's Second-Choice Bacon. "''Liked More Than Expected''"]]
	*The card-art for Razorbeast shows him with two handguns. It's possible that an early design of the toy was intended to split the mane in half. In the comics, he alternates between holding his gun in his hand and leaving it mounted on his back while firing.		*The card-art for Razorbeast shows him with two handguns. It's possible that an early design of the toy was intended to split the mane in half. In the comics, he alternates between holding his gun in his hand and leaving it mounted on his back while firing.
	*[[Simon Furman]] picked Razorbeast as the main Maximal character of ''The Gathering'' before he even saw a picture of him. Razorbeast's name just stood out to him. He also stated that had he seen the toy before he made that decision, he might have used someone different.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090209053208/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman on Razorbeast in ''The Gathering'']: "Razorbeast was more of a handy blank slate, onto which I could write a character. I already had the idea for ‘The Pack,’ a sort of covert Maximal Mission Impossible team, so it was matter of finding a suitable ‘agent.’ Razorbeast’s name (and the fact that he was one of the first BW toy releases in the US) kind of stood out for me, though I’m glad I didn’t actually see the toy (physically) until later. It might have put me off him."</ref> The use of the character caused a [[Bludgeon effect\|surge in price]] for Razorbeast's toy on the secondary market.		*[[Simon Furman]] picked Razorbeast as the main Maximal character of ''The Gathering'' before he even saw a picture of him. Razorbeast's name just stood out to him. He also stated that had he seen the toy before he made that decision, he might have used someone different.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090209053208/http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=705 Simon Furman on Razorbeast in ''The Gathering'']: "Razorbeast was more of a handy blank slate, onto which I could write a character. I already had the idea for ‘The Pack,’ a sort of covert Maximal Mission Impossible team, so it was matter of finding a suitable ‘agent.’ Razorbeast’s name (and the fact that he was one of the first BW toy releases in the US) kind of stood out for me, though I’m glad I didn’t actually see the toy (physically) until later. It might have put me off him."</ref> The use of the character caused a [[Bludgeon effect\|surge in price]] for Razorbeast's toy on the secondary market.
	*Razorbeast was a last-minute addition to the cast of [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic]]—his role was originally intended for [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], until Hasbro said that character was not available to use.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Nothing that touched trans metal was on the table. We'd talked about using Moon at first.\|link=https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/1569719044827226112\|name=Erik Burnham\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=09\|day=13\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Evidently, Hasbro didn't have a problem with Moon showing up as a murderous post-apocalyptic scrounger in 2022's ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''.		*Razorbeast was a last-minute addition to the cast of [[Transformers: Beast Wars\|the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic]]—his role was originally intended for [[Moon (BW)\|Moon]], until Hasbro said that character was not available to use.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Nothing that touched trans metal was on the table. We'd talked about using Moon at first.\|link=https://twitter.com/erikburnham/status/1569719044827226112\|name=Erik Burnham\|site=Twitter\|year=2022\|month=09\|day=13\|(defunct=)}}</ref> Evidently, Hasbro didn't have a problem with Moon showing up as a murderous post-apocalyptic scrounger in 2022's ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing\|Last Bot Standing]]''.
	*Don't call him Pumbaa.		*Don't call him Pumbaa.