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:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from an unidentified continuity.''
:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]] portion of the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]].''


[[Image:WM-Grimlock-card.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me Grimlock either drunk or a clown.  Or both.]]
[[Image:WM-Grimlock-card.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He's either drunk or a clown.  Or both.]]
'''Grimlock''' is an Autobot who transforms into an organic ''Velociraptor''. It is presumed that simply by virtue of ''being'' a dinosaur named Grimlock, he leads the other [[Dinobot (Dinobots)|Dinobots]].


'''Grimlock''' is an Autobot who transforms into an organic Velociraptor. His relationship to any other Grimlock is unknown. It is presumed that simply by virtue of ''being'' a dinosaur named Grimlock, he leads the other [[Dinobots (toyline)|Dinobots]], but there is no official material to support or refute this.
==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Grimlock and his fellow Dinobots battled the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]]s in [[Viron 403.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29}} When [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] departed for a while, the Dinobots pressed the advantage and set back many of [[Jhiaxus (RID)|Jhiaxus]]'s operations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Dinobots===
===''Dinobots''===
[[Image:Dinobotstoy-GrimlockWalmart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seriously, they used this mold to make anyone.]]
[[File:DB-toy Grimlock.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seriously, they used this mold to make anyone.]]
*'''Grimlock & Terranotron''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2003)
*'''Grimlock & Terranotron''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2003)
**''Accessories'': [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|Rotating tail weapon]], sword
**''Accessories'': [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|Rotating tail weapon]], sword
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}


: Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of the original ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] toy, transforming into a velociraptor (or vague simulation of one, at least). His tail splits open to reveal a removable "tail bone" sword, while the rest of the tail becomes a rotating blade weapon that spins when its long plunger is pushed in. This weapon can also be stored on his back like wings, as seen in his [[package art|card art]] above. As he uses a first-year ''Beast Wars'' Deluxe mold, he has a "[[mutant head]]" that covers his robot-mode head like a clamshell, giving him a bony skull-head appearance.
: Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of the original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Dinobot]] toy, transforming into a ''Velociraptor'' (or vague simulation of one, at least). His tail splits open to reveal a removable "tail bone" sword, while the rest of the tail becomes a rotating blade weapon that spins when its long plunger is pushed in. This weapon can also be stored on his back like wings, as seen in his [[package art|card art]] above. As he uses a first-year ''Beast Wars'' Deluxe mold, he has a "[[mutant head]]" that covers his robot-mode head like a clamshell, giving him a bony skull-head appearance.


:Strangely, the "tail bone" sword blade was re-cast in much softer, more pliable plastics than previous ''or'' future versions of the mold; the mold itself is also inexplicably one "segment" shorter, resulting in a blade which isn't long enough to reach its tip outside of the closed blade weapon and form the end of the tail.
: The "tail bone" sword blade was re-cast in much softer, more pliable plastics than previous ''or'' future versions of the mold; the mold itself is also inexplicably one "segment" shorter, resulting in a blade which isn't long enough to reach its tip outside of the closed blade weapon and form the end of the tail.


: Grimlock was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] stores, sold only in a two-pack with [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron/Swoop]].
: Grimlock was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] stores, sold only in a two-pack with [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron/Swoop]].


:The same mold is used by [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]], and was [[Retool|retooled]] to make  [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]], [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]] and [[Dinotron]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock at TFU.info]''
==Notes==
* Grimlock and the other 2003 Dinobots had no "dimension" classification until an entry of the 2015 Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] assigned the 2003 Dinobots as [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] characters.


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Latest revision as of 07:22, 26 November 2023

The name or term "Grimlock" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Grimlock (disambiguation).
Grimlock is an Autobot from the Dinobots portion of the Robots in Disguise continuity family.
He's either drunk or a clown. Or both.

Grimlock is an Autobot who transforms into an organic Velociraptor. It is presumed that simply by virtue of being a dinosaur named Grimlock, he leads the other Dinobots.

Fiction

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Ask Vector Prime

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Grimlock and his fellow Dinobots battled the Destructicons in Viron 403.0 Beta. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/29 When Megazarak departed for a while, the Dinobots pressed the advantage and set back many of Jhiaxus's operations. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11

Toys

[edit]

Dinobots

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Seriously, they used this mold to make anyone.
Grimlock is a redeco of the original Beast Wars Dinobot toy, transforming into a Velociraptor (or vague simulation of one, at least). His tail splits open to reveal a removable "tail bone" sword, while the rest of the tail becomes a rotating blade weapon that spins when its long plunger is pushed in. This weapon can also be stored on his back like wings, as seen in his card art above. As he uses a first-year Beast Wars Deluxe mold, he has a "mutant head" that covers his robot-mode head like a clamshell, giving him a bony skull-head appearance.
The "tail bone" sword blade was re-cast in much softer, more pliable plastics than previous or future versions of the mold; the mold itself is also inexplicably one "segment" shorter, resulting in a blade which isn't long enough to reach its tip outside of the closed blade weapon and form the end of the tail.
Grimlock was exclusive to Walmart stores, sold only in a two-pack with Terranotron/Swoop.
Beast Wars mold: Dinobot

Version 1:

  • Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Dinobot
  • Takara/TakaraTomyBeast Wars C-4 Dinobot
  • C-4 Dinobot (redeco)
  • Beast Wars Telemocha Series TM-05 Dinobot

Version 2:

Version 3:

Notes

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  • Grimlock and the other 2003 Dinobots had no "dimension" classification until an entry of the 2015 Facebook edition of Ask Vector Prime assigned the 2003 Dinobots as 2001 Robots in Disguise characters.