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:''Snaptrap is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. His name has also been parsed '''Snap Trap'''.''
:''Snaptrap is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Turtler boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snaptrap leads, Donatello does machines!]]
[[File:G1Turtler boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snaptrap leads, [[Donatello]] does machines!]]
 
If asked what three words would best describe himself, '''Snaptrap''' (also '''Snap Trap''') would likely answer "unstoppable killing machine" and then try to eat your brains. He truly earned his nickname of "Butcher of the Bogs" when he massacred an [[Autobot]] regiment in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As powerful as he is deranged, escaping Snaptrap is impossible and defeating him is even harder. While his [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] underlings all share a unanimous love of the hunt, Snaptrap prefers the capture and gutting of the prey. Fueled by an unquenchable bloodlust, even his fellow Seacons know to tread lightly in his presence, as even the slightest offense can invoke Snaptrap's psychotic brutality.
If asked what three words would best describe himself, '''Snaptrap''' would likely answer "unstoppable killing machine" and then try to eat your brains. He truly earned his nickname of "Butcher of the Bogs" when he massacred an [[Autobot]] regiment in the [[Toxic Sludge Swamps]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As powerful as he is deranged, escaping Snaptrap is impossible and defeating him is even harder. While his [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] underlings all share a unanimous love of the hunt, Snaptrap prefers the capture and gutting of the prey. Fueled by an unquenchable bloodlust, even his fellow Seacons know to tread lightly in his presence, as even the slightest offense can invoke Snaptrap's psychotic brutality.


Snaptrap can combine with his Seacon warriors to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].
Snaptrap can combine with his Seacon warriors to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].
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[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
[[File:MarvelUK 152 Seacons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat him.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}
''When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. Despite their new Earth-forms being largely untested, Snaptrap urged his teammates to do their best against their opponent. He quickly realized that their best simply wasn't good enough, and so called his troops back so they could combine into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Even in this form, however, they were trounced by Galvatron's seemingly-infinite might.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}


''After Shockwave was deposed, he set up shop in [[Fortress Sinister]] - Snaptrap, for reasons unknown, stuck with him and helped recover [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s body (well, a clone Megatron's) from the Thames. Snaptrap showed previously unknown mechanical skills by repairing Megatron's body to full working capacity.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''Whatever it was that caused Snaptrap to stick with Shockwave, it didn't last long - shortly after, they joined the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].''
''At some point, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] shot down [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Snaptrap and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Snaptrap chose [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] as an easy target during the skirmish, blasting away at the unarmed Autobot. Prime then ordered [[Hi-Q]] and the other [[Nebulan]]s to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] drown and rescued them instead.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}
 
''After Shockwave was deposed, he set up shop in [[Fortress Sinister]]—Snaptrap, for reasons unknown, stuck with him and helped recover [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s body (well, a clone Megatron's) from the Thames. Snaptrap showed previously unknown mechanical skills by repairing Megatron's body to full working capacity.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} ''Whatever it was that caused Snaptrap to stick with Shockwave, it didn't last long - shortly after, they joined the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]].''


[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|thumb|Life can be better / down where it's wetter / take it from me]]
[[File:Club Con! Seacons.JPG|thumb|Life can be better / down where it's wetter / take it from me]]
The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
 
Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. Starscream summoned the Decepticons of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the ''[[Semper Tyrannis]]'' to Ratbat's base without first warning him. Snaptrap nearly destroyed their fellow Decepticons when the Seacons formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to confront this unexpected visitor. Both sides were wary of each other after that, eventually leading to a [[Decepticon Civil War]] just as Starscream planned. The Seacons protected their leader Ratbat from the fuel-supping fangs of [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] during the skirmish. {{storylink|Cold War!}} The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were ultimately forced to unite in order to stop Starscream from seizing ultimate power. Their forces were scattered to several key cities they knew Starscream planned to attack, with the Seacons being stationed in [[New York City|Manhattan]]. When their target was pushed into the waters underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, Snaptrap and his teammates attempted to swarm him, only to be destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}  
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=====Earthforce=====
=====Earthforce=====
[[File:Snaptrapflashback.jpg|left|thumb|When they say Snaptrap is [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s puppet, they mean that literally.]]
[[File:Snaptrapflashback.jpg|left|thumb|When they say Snaptrap is [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s puppet, they mean that literally.]]
Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] [[time travel|traveled back in time]] through a [[Flashback Doorway]] and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}
Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] [[time travel|traveled back in time]] through a [[Flashback Doorway]] and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the Underbase incident, in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Cold War!}} {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}}}
====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
When Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]], he gave a "statue" of Snaptrap as a gift to the city. Just what they always wanted. Unsurprisingly, this statue turned out to be Snaptrap in disguise. Once night fell, Snaptrap transformed into Piranacon (on his own apparently) and went on a rampage. He was eventually stopped by the mighty force of the [[Sparkabot]]s, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Optimus Prime would later review footage of this incident to uncover another Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Wanderer Between the Worlds}} Those events were also recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}


====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Snap Trap and the "Small Targetmaster Seacons" under his command were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
When Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]], he gave a "statue" of Snaptrap as a gift to the city. Just what they always wanted. Unsurprisingly, this statue turned out to be Snaptrap in disguise. Once night fell, Snaptrap transformed into Piranacon (on his own apparently) and went on a rampage. He was eventually stopped by the mighty force of the [[Sparkabot]]s, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Transformers in Action: Wanderer Between the Worlds}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|The Cosmic Adventure: Memories of Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|Transformers in Action: In Memory of Earth}}}}


====''Classics''====
====''Classics''====
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{{noteclassics}}
Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed, and came to serve under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. Snaptrap rose in the Decepticon ranks to become one of Bludgeon's top lieutenants. As the conflict between Bludgeon and the re-emerging rival faction led by Megatron reached its peak, Snaptrap was attending to his leader's battle plans on a distant planet in preparation for an attack from space. Once Bludgeon learned that a member of his own team had compromised their strategies to the enemy, he ordered Snaptrap to assemble the Seacons so that might confront the betrayer. They located the alleged traitor, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], and a fight broke out. Snaptrap traded blows with Hun-Grrr until the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] leader summoned his fellow combiners and merged into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]].
Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed, and came to serve under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. Snaptrap rose in the Decepticon ranks to become one of Bludgeon's top lieutenants. As the conflict between Bludgeon and the re-emerging rival faction led by Megatron reached its peak, Snaptrap was attending to his leader's battle plans on a distant planet in preparation for an attack from space. Once Bludgeon learned that a member of his own team had compromised their strategies to the enemy, he ordered Snaptrap to assemble the Seacons so that they might confront the betrayer. They located the alleged traitor, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], and a fight broke out. Snaptrap traded blows with Hun-Grrr until the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] leader summoned his fellow combiners and merged into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]].


Undaunted, Snaptrap directed the Seacons to blast at Abominus's joint linkages, the weakest part of any combination robot, but to no avail—the savage warrior was too far gone to notice the pain. Snaptrap therefore ordered his comrades to combine into Piranacon. Taking advantage of his interchanging limbs and extra [[Targetmaster]] components, Piranacon levelled the mighty Abominus. Luckily for the other Decepticons, Snaptrap had retained the foresight to set Piranacon's internal timer, forcing him to disassemble just as the battle concluded before his hunter's instinct led him to attack the other Decepticons.  
Undaunted, Snaptrap directed the Seacons to blast at Abominus's joint linkages, the weakest part of any combination robot, but to no avail—the savage warrior was too far gone to notice the pain. Snaptrap therefore ordered his comrades to combine into Piranacon. Taking advantage of his interchanging limbs and extra [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] components, Piranacon levelled the mighty Abominus. Luckily for the other Decepticons, Snaptrap had retained the foresight to set Piranacon's internal timer, forcing him to disassemble just as the battle concluded before his hunter's instinct led him to attack the other Decepticons.  


As Bludgeon's men prepared for the coming attack by Megatron's vessels, Snaptrap directed his men to their stations. Once Bludgeon was engrossed in the tactical display, however, Snaptrap showed his true colors. It was the Seacons, not the Terrorcons, who had betrayed Bludgeon to Megatron. A fact he may have recognized nanoclicks before Piranacon's mass compression cannon obliterated him. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}
As Bludgeon's men prepared for the coming attack by Megatron's vessels, Snaptrap directed his men to their stations. Once Bludgeon was engrossed in the tactical display, however, Snaptrap showed his true colors. It was the Seacons, not the Terrorcons, who had betrayed Bludgeon to Megatron. A fact he may have recognized nanoclicks before Piranacon's mass compression cannon obliterated him. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}


As the universe was obliterated, Snaptrap was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] where the ambient [[energon radiation]] required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} Snaptrap was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader activated three new Decepticons from [[stasis pod]]s. He and the others were blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after the newcomers failed to terminate the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}
As the universe was obliterated, Snaptrap was aboard the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'' which was pulled into an [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|alternate universe]]. The ''Talon'' crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] where the ambient [[energon radiation]] required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. {{storylink|Shattered Time}} Snaptrap was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader activated three new Decepticons from [[stasis pod]]s. He and the others were blasted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after the newcomers failed to terminate the Autobots. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}}


The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} As Megatron manipulated the equipment in the cavern they found, Snaptrap reflected that whatever he was working on, it was going to be big. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier and merged into [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]], so they could fight off [[Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Snaptrap and the others accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}
The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. {{storylink|Shattered Paths}} As Megatron manipulated the equipment in the cavern they found, Snaptrap reflected that whatever he was working on, it was going to be big. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier and merged into [[Piranacon (G1)#Classics|God Neptune]], so they could fight off [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Snaptrap and the others accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. {{storylink|Shattered Balance}} Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}


====''Regeneration One''====
====''Regeneration One''====
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{{NoteRG1}}
After awaking in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved the bodies of the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase]] victims from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], including Snaptrap, and formed them into a lobotomized [[zombie]] army to conquer the [[Earth]]. Following Megatron's defeat in [[2012]], the Autobots gathered up the inactive zombies and threw them into a big pit in [[West Virginia]] where they would be vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
After awaking in [[1994]] Megatron retrieved the bodies of the [[Underbase Saga|Underbase]] victims from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], including Snaptrap, and formed them into a lobotomized [[zombie]] army to conquer the [[Earth]]. Following Megatron's defeat in [[2012]], the Autobots gathered up the inactive zombies and threw them into a big pit in [[West Virginia]] where they would be vaporised from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}


===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
====''Transformers '84''====
Snaptrap was present at the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] announced his plans to invade [[Stanix]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
 
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
In the form of Piranacon, Snaptrap and the Seacons battled [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in the [[Gladiator Zone]] before joining [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Still combined, the Seacons subsequently helped their new leader capture a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] before attacking an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Although Piranacon helped take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], he was defeated when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rammed [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] into his face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
In the form of Piranacon, Snaptrap and the Seacons battled [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in the [[Gladiator Zone]] before joining [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Still combined, the Seacons subsequently helped their new leader capture a few Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] before attacking an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Although Piranacon helped take down [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], he was defeated when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rammed [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] into his face. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}


===''Hearts of Steel''===
===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Snaptrapinfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.9|left]]
[[File:Snaptrapinfestation2-1.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Like his fellow Seacons, Snaptrap was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
Like his fellow Seacons, Snaptrap was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}
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{{IDW HOS}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}
[[File:Snap trap rodimus before & after.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
Before the war was in full swing, Snaptrap was one of the many bots that came from distant regions of Cybertron to attend demonstrations of power performed by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}
 
Following the end of the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon war, Snap Trap {{sic}} joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]], and their combined team invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. Conquering the capital [[Sensensica]], they set up "[[Battery|The Battery]]" and started using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the [[Temptorian|natives]] into [[energon]]. It wasn't long before the Autobots on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' got wind of this operation and, assuming that the Decepticons had kidnapped the [[Circle of Light]], attacked. Snap Trap grappled with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] while insisting that the Decepticons were well within their rights. His argument was cut short when [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] stuck a [[sword]] through his head. {{storylink|Before & After}} He survived and was placed in the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig, where [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] filmed him demanding to be let out. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
 
Once Snap Trap and his crew were released, however, they went on to prove that old habits died hard, storming Megatron's trial and attempting to spirit their leader away via [[orbital jump]]. However, the Decepticon leader declined to do so, and Snap Trap was presumably defeated and recaptured with the rest of the Seacons and Terrorcons. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Snap trap rodimus before & after.jpg|thumb|100px]]
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-knockknock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Before the war was in full swing, Snaptrap was one of the many bots that came from distant regions of Cybertron to attend demonstrations of power performed by Megatron. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}
Snaptrap was allied with the Ascenticons as the coup against the Senate went down. He joined the Great General [[Strika (BM)|Strika's]] [[Strika's Heavies|Heavies]] as an elite commando unit opposing Autobot attacks on the occupied Senate. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} The Heavies took to the field again when the Autobots surfaced at the [[Forge Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}


Following the end of the [[Autobot]]/Decepticon war, Snap Trap joined forces with [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gar]], and their combined team invaded [[Temptoria]] in search of resources. Conquering the capital [[Sensensica]], they set up "[[Battery|The Battery]]" and started using [[pink alchemy]] to convert the [[Temptorian|natives]] into [[energon]]. It wasn't long before the Autobots on the ''[[Lost Light]]'' got wind of this operation and, assuming that the Decepticons had kidnapped the [[Circle of Light]], attacked. Snap Trap grappled with [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] while insisting that the Decepticons were well within their rights. His argument was cut short when [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] stuck a [[sword]] through his head. {{storylink|Before & After}} He survived and was placed in the ''Lost Light'''s brig, where [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] filmed him demanding to be let out. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}  
Snaptrap and Strika's Heavies assembled with the Decepticon army to attack the Autobot-occupied [[Crystal City]]. Their heavy firepower helped to breach the outer defenses. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Later, at the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Snaptrap fought to bring down the Autobot combiner, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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Once Snaptrap and his crew were released, however, they went on to prove that old habits died hard, storming Megatron's trial and attempting to spirit their leader away via [[orbital jump]]. However, the Decepticon leader declined to do so, and Snaptrap was presumably defeated and recaptured with the rest of the Seacons and Terrorcons. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}
==Commercial appearances==
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*Snaptrap ran afoul of [[Quickswitch]] out at sea. A couple of blasts from the Autobot's hovercraft mode sent Snaptrap fleeing. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}
*Snaptrap and the Seacons attacked a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine deep underwater. They then combined into [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to wreck havoc in a city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons commercial}}


==Games==
==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
===''Transformers Legends''===
Using a storm as cover, Snaptrap and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by [[Waverider]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}}
Using a storm as cover, Snaptrap and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by [[Waverider]] and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}}
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Snaptrap.jpg|thumb|400px|left]]
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Snaptrap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
Snaptrap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Piranacon Hunt" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Snaptrap was a member of the Seacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Generation 1===
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Snaptrap toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blastoise, I choose you!]]
[[File:G1Snaptrap toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blastoise, I choose you!]]
*'''Snaptrap''' (Seacon, [[1988]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Snaptrap''' (Seacon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
**''Team ID number'': '''SE6'''
:*''Team ID number'': '''SE6'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, "[[Incendiary sword]]", half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, L & R combiner fists, super robot head
:*''Accessories'': [[atom-smasher rifle]], [[incendiary sword]], half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}


:Snaptrap transforms into a mechanical land tortoise, which is odd considering the aquatic theme of the Seacons. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his [[beast mode]] head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. His large black rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell. All four of his legs are articulated, the beast mode head is articulated at the neck and has an opening jaw. In [[robot mode]] he is armed with his rifle and large sword. The rear half of the turtle shell can be fitted on his shoulders as a shield.
:Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth year in the European line), Snaptrap transforms into a mechanical land tortoise, which is odd considering the aquatic theme of the Seacons. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his [[beast mode]] head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. His large black rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell. All four of his legs are articulated, the beast mode head is articulated at the neck and has an opening jaw. In [[robot mode]] he is armed with his rifle and large sword. The rear half of the turtle shell can be fitted on his shoulders as a shield.


:He forms the torso of the combined mode [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but since the mold uses the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction. The rear of the shell/shield becomes Piranacon's chest and he is armed with Snaptrap's sword.
:He forms the torso of the combined mode [[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]]; since the mold uses the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]" style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction. The rear of the shell/shield becomes Piranacon's chest. The Piranacon fists that come with Snaptrap allow the combiner to hold any Seacon in their artillery cannon mode, being designed to hold both a combiner square-peg and a standard [[5 mm post]] accessory.


:This exact toy was released in Japan as [[Turtler]], and was later [[redeco]]ed as the ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' Predacon [[Halfshell]].
:This toy was concurrently sold in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' line as [[Turtler#Toys|Turtler]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Snaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Snaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
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*'''Piranacon''' (Giftset, 1988)
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Piranacon''' (Giftset, 1988)}}</ul>
 
:*''Accessories'': atom-smasher rifle, incendiary sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:Snaptrap was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], [[Skalor (G1)|Skalor]], and [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]. [[Nautilator (G1)|Nautilator]] was not included.
:Snaptrap was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates [[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]], [[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]. [[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]] was not included. All of the toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Beast Wars''===
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2Halfshell toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!]]
[[File:BW2-toy Halfshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!]]
*'''God Neptune''' (Ultra, [[1998]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''God Neptune''' (Multi-pack, [[1998]])}}</ul>
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-21'''
:*''ID number'': '''D-21'''
:*''Accessories'': sword, shell-shield
{{note|[[Halfshell]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Snaptrap in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''.}}
:A [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)#Toys|Seacon]] Snaptrap, Halfshell transforms into a mechanical tortoise. Halfshell lacks the large rifle from the original release of the mold, however. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his beast mode head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. He forms the torso of the combined mode [[God Neptune#Toys|God Neptune]], and as the mold uses the "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]" style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction.


:{{note|Snaptrap is repurposed from [[Halfshell]].}}
:He was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with his teammates [[Coelagon#Toys|Coelagon]], [[Scylla (BW)#Toys|Scylla]], [[Sea Phantom#Toys|Sea Phantom]], and [[Terrormander#Toys|Terrormander]].
 
:Available only in a five-piece Ultra-level multi-pack with his teammates, Halfshell transforms into a mechanical tortoise, a [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (toyline)|Super-God Masterforce]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] Turtler (the Japanese release of G1 Snaptrap). A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his beast mode head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. He forms the torso of the combined mode God Neptune, but since the mold uses the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction. Halfshell lacks the large rifle from the original release of the mold, however.


:For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking ''all'' of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.
:For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking ''all'' of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.
:This mold was also used to make [[Turtler]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Halfshell/halfshell.htm More information on Halfshell at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Halfshell/halfshell.htm More information on Halfshell at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Snaptraptimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The yellow stands for "danger."]]
[[File:Snaptraptimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The yellow stands for "danger."]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2008]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Piranacon''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
**''Accessories'':  
:*''Accessories'': rifle, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Snap Trap {{sic}} was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes.
:A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Snap Trap {{sic}} was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes.


:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Snaptrap's name would have remained Snaptrap (or maybe Snap Trap).
:This toy was originally intended as a [[Walmart]] exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team was to be called the "Piranhacons", with their combined form "Piranhaking", but this other Snaptrap's name would have remained "Snaptrap" (or maybe "Snap Trap").


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCSnaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFCCSnaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF 2010 Snaptrap toy.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0]]
[[File:TF 2010 Snaptrap toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, [[2010]])
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Multi-pack, [[2010]])}}</ul>
**''Accessories'':
:*''Accessories'': rifle, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
:All six Seacons were reissued as a BigBadToyStore exclusive set. The set came with collector cards of each individual Seacon as well as their combined form. In this release the robot mode head of Snaptrap is green like the beast mode head. This is unlike the original figure which has a black head.
:All six Seacons were released as a "shared exclusive" for several online toy merchants ([[BigBadToyStore]] in particular), in... well, ''close'' to its original colors. Unlike the previous 1988 version gift set, the set now includes all the Seacons: Snaptrap, [[Overbite (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Seawing]], [[Skalor#Transformers (2010)|Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Tentakil]], and [[Nautilator#Transformers (2010)|Nautilator]].


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSSnapTrap/snaptrap.htm More information on 2010 Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
:''Most'' of the aqua-blue plastics have been changed to a more greenish seafoam color, and Snaptrap's robot head is now bizarrely enough the same seafoam color (the original being black plastic). The stickers, now pre-applied, also appear to have been remastered after a fashion, as new highlights and gradients have been added to almost all stickers, as well as just being remarkably crisp and vibrant in general. Previous screwed-on connectors have been changed to riveted points.  


:Just like the previous use of the mold set, certain degradations of the mold are very obvious, although the [[5 mm post|5mm holes and pegs]] have been readjusted somewhat from the much degraded state they were in on the ''Timelines'' release. The pegs and holes on all figures still are not exact fits in all cases, however.
:The set is packaged in a way reminiscent of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''-style transparent display box. The toys are fully combined in Piranacon mode, holding Overbite's Targetmaster mode in his right hand and Snaptrap's newly-chromed incendiary sword in the left. The set also includes seven metallic-finish bio cards (the seventh being for Piranacon).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BBTSSnapTrap/snaptrap.htm More information on 2010 "Decepticon Snap Trap" at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Snaptrap.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4475'''
:*''Pieces'': '''95'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] Snaptrap can be rebuilt from a robot into a turtle with cannons on his shell. He can also contribute his bricks to form Piranacon: his torso forms the super robot's upper torso, plus his helmet inexplicably ends up as the right kneecap.
:For some reason, he uses the "human" Kreon style arms with smaller and rounder shoulders, rather than the blockier-shouldered arms that most Transformer Kreons use.
:Snaptrap was only available as part of the [[Piranacon (G1)#Kre-O|Piranacon]] combiner set, along with [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Nautilator#Kre-O|Nautilator]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]], sold in the second wave of Combiner sets.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OSnaptrap/snaptrap.htm More information on Snaptrap at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Turtler.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|どんなトラ？ No no, I'm the American guy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Seacons Turtler''' (Voyager, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 25]], 2020
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''TT-GS03'''
:*''Accessories'': Laser gun, sword, 2 combiner feet/gatling guns, 2 combiner feet claws/knuckles, shield/combiner chestplate, 2 small blades, 2 large cannons
{{note|''Generations Selects'' [[Turtler#Generations|Turtler]] was sold through Hasbro Pulse as "Turtler (Snaptrap)".}}
:A TakaraTomy-initiated addition to the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' series, "Seacons Turtler" is an extensive [[retool]]ing of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Power of the Primes|Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr]], sharing the arms, thighs and many internal workings, transforming into... a valiant attempt at turning that mold into a robotic turtle. While the shell-cannons have lost the pom-pom action, they are now detachable at the base and can be hand-held thanks to using the nigh-universal [[5 mm post]] attachment, plus they can accommodate [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] [[Fire Blast effect]]s.
:He is also able to form a torso mode for any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style super robot, but is obviously meant to be the core of [[King Poseidon#Generations Selects|King Poseidon]]. He comes with a pair of newly-tooled combiner feet that resemble the original 1988 Piranacon feet, but actually consist of multiple parts - a core foot component, detachable "talon" toe pieces, and cannons on both sides that can be flipped around, turning the whole assembly into a weapon.
:Turtler was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. The Seacons were also available via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
: This mold was later redecoed to make [[Halfshell#Generations Selects|Halfshell]].
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==Notes==
==Notes==
[[File:Snaptrap transformers universe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Turret syndrome.]]
*Snaptrap's original [[toy]]'s [[packaging]] [[bio]] and [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Universe]]'' [[profile]] both describe—and in the latter case, depict—him having a turret mounted with eight [[photon beam port]]s in addition to his [[sonic shell cannon]]s, atom-smasher rifle, and incendiary sword. This appears to be the result of an idea that was dropped relatively late in production being carried through to these profiles and an early [[character model]], though the turret had been removed by the time Snaptrap appeared in the Marvel comic stories.
===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Traquenard''' (Canada)
*''Japanese:'' '''Snap Trap''' (スナップトラップ ''Sunappu Torappu'')
 
*''French:'' '''Traquenard''' (Canada, "Trap")


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The name or term "Snaptrap" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Snaptrap (disambiguation).
Snaptrap is a Decepticon Seacon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Snaptrap leads, Donatello does machines!

If asked what three words would best describe himself, Snaptrap (also Snap Trap) would likely answer "unstoppable killing machine" and then try to eat your brains. He truly earned his nickname of "Butcher of the Bogs" when he massacred an Autobot regiment in the Toxic Sludge Swamps on Cybertron. As powerful as he is deranged, escaping Snaptrap is impossible and defeating him is even harder. While his Seacon underlings all share a unanimous love of the hunt, Snaptrap prefers the capture and gutting of the prey. Fueled by an unquenchable bloodlust, even his fellow Seacons know to tread lightly in his presence, as even the slightest offense can invoke Snaptrap's psychotic brutality.

Snaptrap can combine with his Seacon warriors to form Piranacon.

Fiction

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Marvel Comics continuity

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

When Shockwave's Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the Seacons were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon Galvatron came a'calling. Despite their new Earth-forms being largely untested, Snaptrap urged his teammates to do their best against their opponent. He quickly realized that their best simply wasn't good enough, and so called his troops back so they could combine into Piranacon. Even in this form, however, they were trounced by Galvatron's seemingly-infinite might. Enemy Action!

At some point, the Aerialbots shot down Dreadwing over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. Optimus Prime and the Autobot Powermasters descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Snaptrap and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Snaptrap chose Slapdash as an easy target during the skirmish, blasting away at the unarmed Autobot. Prime then ordered Hi-Q and the other Nebulans to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let Hi-Test and Throttle drown and rescued them instead. Dreadwing Down!

After Shockwave was deposed, he set up shop in Fortress Sinister—Snaptrap, for reasons unknown, stuck with him and helped recover Megatron's body (well, a clone Megatron's) from the Thames. Snaptrap showed previously unknown mechanical skills by repairing Megatron's body to full working capacity. Salvage! Whatever it was that caused Snaptrap to stick with Shockwave, it didn't last long - shortly after, they joined the new commander Ratbat.

Life can be better / down where it's wetter / take it from me

The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot Blaster, managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. Club Con!

Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous Starscream acquired the power of the Underbase for himself. Starscream summoned the Decepticons of Scorponok and the Semper Tyrannis to Ratbat's base without first warning him. Snaptrap nearly destroyed their fellow Decepticons when the Seacons formed Piranacon to confront this unexpected visitor. Both sides were wary of each other after that, eventually leading to a Decepticon Civil War just as Starscream planned. The Seacons protected their leader Ratbat from the fuel-supping fangs of Bomb-Burst during the skirmish. Cold War! The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were ultimately forced to unite in order to stop Starscream from seizing ultimate power. Their forces were scattered to several key cities they knew Starscream planned to attack, with the Seacons being stationed in Manhattan. When their target was pushed into the waters underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, Snaptrap and his teammates attempted to swarm him, only to be destroyed in a single energy discharge. Dark Star

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When they say Snaptrap is Megatron's puppet, they mean that literally.

Sometime later, Megatron traveled back in time through a Flashback Doorway and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the Underbase incident, in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of Prowl, and the Seacons met their fate as before. Flashback!

Transformers Comic-Magazin

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When Megatron made peaceful gestures to Humanity in New York City, he gave a "statue" of Snaptrap as a gift to the city. Just what they always wanted. Unsurprisingly, this statue turned out to be Snaptrap in disguise. Once night fell, Snaptrap transformed into Piranacon (on his own apparently) and went on a rampage. He was eventually stopped by the mighty force of the Sparkabots, Scoop, and Quickmix. The Troy Principle Optimus Prime would later review footage of this incident to uncover another Decepticon plot. Wanderer Between the Worlds Those events were also recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a nuclear disaster in Kalis. In Memory of Earth

The characteristics of Snap Trap and the "Small Targetmaster Seacons" under his command were reviewed by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in a simulation watched by Goldbug.Memories of Bumblebee

Classics

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Classics continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

Snaptrap and the Seacons were eventually reconstructed, and came to serve under Bludgeon's command. Snaptrap rose in the Decepticon ranks to become one of Bludgeon's top lieutenants. As the conflict between Bludgeon and the re-emerging rival faction led by Megatron reached its peak, Snaptrap was attending to his leader's battle plans on a distant planet in preparation for an attack from space. Once Bludgeon learned that a member of his own team had compromised their strategies to the enemy, he ordered Snaptrap to assemble the Seacons so that they might confront the betrayer. They located the alleged traitor, Hun-Grrr, and a fight broke out. Snaptrap traded blows with Hun-Grrr until the Terrorcon leader summoned his fellow combiners and merged into Abominus.

Undaunted, Snaptrap directed the Seacons to blast at Abominus's joint linkages, the weakest part of any combination robot, but to no avail—the savage warrior was too far gone to notice the pain. Snaptrap therefore ordered his comrades to combine into Piranacon. Taking advantage of his interchanging limbs and extra Targetmaster components, Piranacon levelled the mighty Abominus. Luckily for the other Decepticons, Snaptrap had retained the foresight to set Piranacon's internal timer, forcing him to disassemble just as the battle concluded before his hunter's instinct led him to attack the other Decepticons.

As Bludgeon's men prepared for the coming attack by Megatron's vessels, Snaptrap directed his men to their stations. Once Bludgeon was engrossed in the tactical display, however, Snaptrap showed his true colors. It was the Seacons, not the Terrorcons, who had betrayed Bludgeon to Megatron. A fact he may have recognized nanoclicks before Piranacon's mass compression cannon obliterated him. At Fight's End

As the universe was obliterated, Snaptrap was aboard the Talon which was pulled into an alternate universe. The Talon crashed on prehistoric Earth where the ambient energon radiation required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. Shattered Time Snaptrap was with Megatron when the Decepticon leader activated three new Decepticons from stasis pods. He and the others were blasted by Ultra Magnus after the newcomers failed to terminate the Autobots. Shattered Expectations

The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. Shattered Paths As Megatron manipulated the equipment in the cavern they found, Snaptrap reflected that whatever he was working on, it was going to be big. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier and merged into God Neptune, so they could fight off Magnaboss. Shattered Hope Snaptrap and the others accompanied Megatron as he used the giant mech he'd built to try and claim the matrix the Maximals had found. Shattered Balance Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. Shattered Destiny

Regeneration One

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Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

After awaking in 1994 Megatron retrieved the bodies of the Underbase victims from the Ark, including Snaptrap, and formed them into a lobotomized zombie army to conquer the Earth. Following Megatron's defeat in 2012, the Autobots gathered up the inactive zombies and threw them into a big pit in West Virginia where they would be vaporised from orbit. Natural Selection, Part One

Transformers '84

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Snaptrap was present at the Presidium when Megatron announced his plans to invade Stanix. Secrets & Lies #1

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

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In the form of Piranacon, Snaptrap and the Seacons battled Predaking in the Gladiator Zone before joining Serpent O.R.'s new army of Decepticons. The Art of War #2 Still combined, the Seacons subsequently helped their new leader capture a few Autobots and Joes before attacking an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War #3 Although Piranacon helped take down Omega Supreme, he was defeated when Optimus Prime rammed Sixshot into his face. The Art of War #4

Hearts of Steel

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Like his fellow Seacons, Snaptrap was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an Elder God's servants and brought to their underground city. Infestation 2: The Transformers #1

"Strange Visitors" establishes that events identical to those of Hearts of Steel and Infestation 2 occur in the 2005 IDW continuity; however, they happened to Maximal explorers brainwashed by Shockwave into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War.

2005 IDW continuity

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First appearance: Megatron Origin #3

Before the war was in full swing, Snaptrap was one of the many bots that came from distant regions of Cybertron to attend demonstrations of power performed by Megatron. Megatron Origin #3

Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Snap Trap [sic] joined forces with Hun-Gar, and their combined team invaded Temptoria in search of resources. Conquering the capital Sensensica, they set up "The Battery" and started using pink alchemy to convert the natives into energon. It wasn't long before the Autobots on the Lost Light got wind of this operation and, assuming that the Decepticons had kidnapped the Circle of Light, attacked. Snap Trap grappled with Rodimus while insisting that the Decepticons were well within their rights. His argument was cut short when Drift stuck a sword through his head. Before & After He survived and was placed in the Lost Light's brig, where Rewind filmed him demanding to be let out. The Gloaming

Once Snap Trap and his crew were released, however, they went on to prove that old habits died hard, storming Megatron's trial and attempting to spirit their leader away via orbital jump. However, the Decepticon leader declined to do so, and Snap Trap was presumably defeated and recaptured with the rest of the Seacons and Terrorcons. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide

2019 IDW continuity

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Snaptrap was allied with the Ascenticons as the coup against the Senate went down. He joined the Great General Strika's Heavies as an elite commando unit opposing Autobot attacks on the occupied Senate. Prime The Heavies took to the field again when the Autobots surfaced at the Forge Pyramid. Titans

Snaptrap and Strika's Heavies assembled with the Decepticon army to attack the Autobot-occupied Crystal City. Their heavy firepower helped to breach the outer defenses. A Dust of Crystals Later, at the battle of Darkmount, Snaptrap fought to bring down the Autobot combiner, Computron. Fate of Cybertron

Commercial appearances

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Games

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Transformers Legends

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Using a storm as cover, Snaptrap and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by Waverider and Seaspray. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. Deadly Depths

Transformers: Battle Tactics

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Snaptrap participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Piranacon Hunt" event. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers Roleplaying Game

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Snaptrap was a member of the Seacons. Decepticon Directive

Toys

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The Transformers

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Blastoise, I choose you!
  • Snaptrap (Seacon, 1988)
Released in the fifth year of the original Transformers toyline (fourth year in the European line), Snaptrap transforms into a mechanical land tortoise, which is odd considering the aquatic theme of the Seacons. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his beast mode head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. His large black rifle can be mounted on the rear half of the shell. All four of his legs are articulated, the beast mode head is articulated at the neck and has an opening jaw. In robot mode he is armed with his rifle and large sword. The rear half of the turtle shell can be fitted on his shoulders as a shield.
He forms the torso of the combined mode Piranacon; since the mold uses the "Scramble City" style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction. The rear of the shell/shield becomes Piranacon's chest. The Piranacon fists that come with Snaptrap allow the combiner to hold any Seacon in their artillery cannon mode, being designed to hold both a combiner square-peg and a standard 5 mm post accessory.
This toy was concurrently sold in Takara's Super-God Masterforce line as Turtler.
The Transformers combiner team mold: Seacons
Piranacon
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Nautilator
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Overbite
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Seawing
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Skalor
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  • Piranacon (Giftset, 1988)
  • Accessories: atom-smasher rifle, incendiary sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
Snaptrap was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates Overbite, Seawing, Skalor, and Tentakil. Nautilator was not included. All of the toys are identical to their individual releases.


Beast Wars

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Blastoise, use Hydro Pump!
  • God Neptune (Multi-pack, 1998)
  • ID number: D-21
  • Accessories: sword, shell-shield
Halfshell was repurposed as Snaptrap in Beast Wars Shattered Glass.
A redeco of the Generation 1 Seacon Snaptrap, Halfshell transforms into a mechanical tortoise. Halfshell lacks the large rifle from the original release of the mold, however. A lever on his back makes the large cannons over his beast mode head move back and forth in a "pom-pom" reciprocating motion. He forms the torso of the combined mode God Neptune, and as the mold uses the "Scramble City" style of combination, he can use any limb-robot of similar construction.
He was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with his teammates Coelagon, Scylla, Sea Phantom, and Terrormander.
For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking all of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.
The Transformers combiner team mold: Seacons
Piranacon
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  • Takara:
  • Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-318 Kingposeidon [sic] (GS & In)
GS = Gift set release
In = Individually released

Snaptrap (leader)
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Nautilator
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Overbite
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Seawing
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Timelines

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The yellow stands for "danger."
  • Piranacon (Multi-pack, 2008)
  • Accessories: rifle, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
A redeco of the Generation 1 mold above, Timelines Snap Trap [sic] was available exclusively as part of a Transformers Collectors' Club-exclusive giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes.
This toy was originally intended as a Walmart exclusive set of Energon-series Terrorcons, but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team was to be called the "Piranhacons", with their combined form "Piranhaking", but this other Snaptrap's name would have remained "Snaptrap" (or maybe "Snap Trap").
The Transformers combiner team mold: Seacons
Piranacon
  • Hasbro:
  • Fun Publications:
  • Takara:
  • Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-318 Kingposeidon [sic] (GS & In)
GS = Gift set release
In = Individually released

Snaptrap (leader)
  • Hasbro:
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  • Takara:

Nautilator
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Overbite
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Seawing
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Skalor
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Transformers (2010)

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  • Decepticon Piranacon (Multi-pack, 2010)
  • Accessories: rifle, sword, half-shell shield/chestplate, 2 footplates, left & right combiner fists, super robot head
All six Seacons were released as a "shared exclusive" for several online toy merchants (BigBadToyStore in particular), in... well, close to its original colors. Unlike the previous 1988 version gift set, the set now includes all the Seacons: Snaptrap, Overbite, Seawing, Skalor, Tentakil, and Nautilator.
Most of the aqua-blue plastics have been changed to a more greenish seafoam color, and Snaptrap's robot head is now bizarrely enough the same seafoam color (the original being black plastic). The stickers, now pre-applied, also appear to have been remastered after a fashion, as new highlights and gradients have been added to almost all stickers, as well as just being remarkably crisp and vibrant in general. Previous screwed-on connectors have been changed to riveted points.
Just like the previous use of the mold set, certain degradations of the mold are very obvious, although the 5mm holes and pegs have been readjusted somewhat from the much degraded state they were in on the Timelines release. The pegs and holes on all figures still are not exact fits in all cases, however.
The set is packaged in a way reminiscent of the Hasbro Masterpiece-style transparent display box. The toys are fully combined in Piranacon mode, holding Overbite's Targetmaster mode in his right hand and Snaptrap's newly-chromed incendiary sword in the left. The set also includes seven metallic-finish bio cards (the seventh being for Piranacon).
The Transformers combiner team mold: Seacons
Piranacon
  • Hasbro:
  • Fun Publications:
  • Takara:
  • Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers D-318 Kingposeidon [sic] (GS & In)
GS = Gift set release
In = Individually released

Snaptrap (leader)
  • Hasbro:
  • Fun Publications:
  • Takara:

Nautilator
  • Hasbro:
  • Fun Publications:
  • Takara:

Overbite
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Seawing
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Skalor
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Kre-O

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  • Decepticon Piranacon (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
  • Set number: A4475
  • Pieces: 95
  • Known designers: Ed Masiello (Hasbro)
Kre-O Micro-Changer Kreon Snaptrap can be rebuilt from a robot into a turtle with cannons on his shell. He can also contribute his bricks to form Piranacon: his torso forms the super robot's upper torso, plus his helmet inexplicably ends up as the right kneecap.
For some reason, he uses the "human" Kreon style arms with smaller and rounder shoulders, rather than the blockier-shouldered arms that most Transformer Kreons use.
Snaptrap was only available as part of the Piranacon combiner set, along with Overbite, Nautilator, and Tentakil, sold in the second wave of Combiner sets.


Generations Selects

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どんなトラ？ No no, I'm the American guy.
  • Seacons Turtler (Voyager, 2020)
  • Release date: January 25, 2020
  • Hasbro ID number: TT-GS03
  • Accessories: Laser gun, sword, 2 combiner feet/gatling guns, 2 combiner feet claws/knuckles, shield/combiner chestplate, 2 small blades, 2 large cannons
Generations Selects Turtler was sold through Hasbro Pulse as "Turtler (Snaptrap)".
A TakaraTomy-initiated addition to the Generations Selects series, "Seacons Turtler" is an extensive retooling of Power of the Primes Voyager Class Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr, sharing the arms, thighs and many internal workings, transforming into... a valiant attempt at turning that mold into a robotic turtle. While the shell-cannons have lost the pom-pom action, they are now detachable at the base and can be hand-held thanks to using the nigh-universal 5 mm post attachment, plus they can accommodate C.O.M.B.A.T. System Fire Blast effects.
He is also able to form a torso mode for any Combiner Wars-style super robot, but is obviously meant to be the core of King Poseidon. He comes with a pair of newly-tooled combiner feet that resemble the original 1988 Piranacon feet, but actually consist of multiple parts - a core foot component, detachable "talon" toe pieces, and cannons on both sides that can be flipped around, turning the whole assembly into a weapon.
Turtler was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan. The Seacons were also available via Hasbro Pulse and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
This mold was later redecoed to make Halfshell.


Notes

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Turret syndrome.
  • Snaptrap's original toy's packaging bio and Marvel Universe profile both describe—and in the latter case, depict—him having a turret mounted with eight photon beam ports in addition to his sonic shell cannons, atom-smasher rifle, and incendiary sword. This appears to be the result of an idea that was dropped relatively late in production being carried through to these profiles and an early character model, though the turret had been removed by the time Snaptrap appeared in the Marvel comic stories.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Snap Trap (スナップトラップ Sunappu Torappu)
  • French: Traquenard (Canada, "Trap")
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