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{{factions|predacon|decepticon}} | {{factions|predacon|decepticon}} | ||
{{disambig2|the five-member Predacon combiner|the three-member Predacon combiner|Tripredacus}} | {{disambig2|the five-member Predacon combiner|the three-member Predacon combiner|Tripredacus}} | ||
:''Predacus is a ... [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]](?) [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Predacus is a ... [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] (?) [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:BotCon2016-Predacusboxart.jpg|right|thumb| | [[File:BotCon2016-Predacusboxart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Watch out, tiny jet!]] | ||
'''Predacus''' is | Those who work from the shadows prefer to keep their machinations quiet and hidden, but when a quick assassination is needed to give those machinations a little push, '''Predacus''' is formed! And, oh, he's a talker. | ||
*[[ | Predacus is composed of: | ||
*[[ | |||
*[[Cicadacon]] | *[[Sea Clamp]] (torso) | ||
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] | *[[Ram Horn]] (left arm) | ||
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] | *[[Cicadacon]] (right arm) | ||
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (left leg) | |||
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] (right leg) | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' | ===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity=== | ||
[[File:DawnofthePredacus-Predacus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Handful of Panels of the Predacus]] | [[File:DawnofthePredacus-Predacus.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Handful of Panels of the Predacus]] | ||
At the end of the Great War, Predacus merged and murdered [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], tipping the balance of power, so that | At the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Predacus merged and murdered [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], tipping the balance of power, so that Predacus's components could surrender the surviving [[Decepticon]]s to the [[Autobot]]s. With hostilities ended, the [[Tripredacus Council]] could bide their time and grow their real plans. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} | ||
{{--}} | {{--}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Combiner Wars=== | ===''Combiner Wars''=== | ||
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Predacus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're Under the Rest, Meow!]] | [[File:BotCon2016toy-Predacus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're Under the Rest, Meow!]] | ||
*'''Dawn of the Predacus''' ([[BotCon 2016]] box set) | *'''Dawn of the Predacus''' ([[BotCon 2016]] box set) | ||
**''Accessories'': four feet/fist guns, five individual weapons, one shield | **''Accessories'': four feet/fist guns, five individual weapons, one shield | ||
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}} | |||
:Predacus | :''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Predacus was available exclusively at [[BotCon 2016]] in the "Dawn of the Predacus" box set, created by combining [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ravage]], [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]], [[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]], and [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]]. His combined form has a newly tooled head that looks like [[Tripredacus]]'s. | ||
:Non-attending members could purchase the set in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store. | |||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Predacon/BCPredacus/predacus.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Predacus at TFU.info]'' | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Predacus's toy is a Predacon | *Predacus's toy is labeled as a Predacon, but he only appears in fiction as a Decepticon, as his lone story's setting predates the faction. | ||
*When [[Jim Sorenson]] was asked to pitch for "Dawn of the Predacus" as a ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story, he had Predacus as a Council weapon to stop the rampage of the Builders' [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. As of the end of 2016, the toy was still solicited as an ''Uprising'' one!<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170218015723/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055 Allspark: "Beast Wars Uprising AMA"]</ref> | |||
===Foreign names=== | |||
*''Japanese:'' '''Predacus''' (プレダカス ''Puredakasu'')<!--eHOBBY--> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]] | [[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]] | ||
[[Category:Combined forms]] | [[Category:Combined forms]] | ||
[[Category:Combiner Wars]] | [[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]] | ||
[[Category:Combiner Wars Combiners]] | |||
[[Category:Convention-original characters]] | [[Category:Convention-original characters]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:14, 30 July 2025
| This article is about the five-member Predacon combiner. For the three-member Predacon combiner, see Tripredacus. |
- Predacus is a ... Predacon (?) combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Those who work from the shadows prefer to keep their machinations quiet and hidden, but when a quick assassination is needed to give those machinations a little push, Predacus is formed! And, oh, he's a talker.
Predacus is composed of:
- Sea Clamp (torso)
- Ram Horn (left arm)
- Cicadacon (right arm)
- Ravage (left leg)
- Tarantulas (right leg)
Fiction
[edit]2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
[edit]
At the end of the Great War, Predacus merged and murdered Predaking, tipping the balance of power, so that Predacus's components could surrender the surviving Decepticons to the Autobots. With hostilities ended, the Tripredacus Council could bide their time and grow their real plans. Dawn of the Predacus
Toys
[edit]Combiner Wars
[edit]
- Dawn of the Predacus (BotCon 2016 box set)
- Accessories: four feet/fist guns, five individual weapons, one shield
- Known designers: Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)
- Combiner Wars Predacus was available exclusively at BotCon 2016 in the "Dawn of the Predacus" box set, created by combining Predacon Tarantulas, Ravage, General Ramhorn, General Cicadacon, and General Sea Clamp. His combined form has a newly tooled head that looks like Tripredacus's.
- Non-attending members could purchase the set in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store.
Notes
[edit]- Predacus's toy is labeled as a Predacon, but he only appears in fiction as a Decepticon, as his lone story's setting predates the faction.
- When Jim Sorenson was asked to pitch for "Dawn of the Predacus" as a Beast Wars: Uprising story, he had Predacus as a Council weapon to stop the rampage of the Builders' Magnaboss. As of the end of 2016, the toy was still solicited as an Uprising one![1]
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Predacus (プレダカス Puredakasu)
