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Labrat was a low-level Maximal doing menial laboratory work in the science sector. He worked for [[Overdrive Edition Industries]] in [[Altihex]] for decades before being summoned by lottery to fight in the [[Games]]. Labrat refused, and went underground out of necessity, becoming a technician-for-hire to various unsavory elements. | Labrat was a low-level Maximal doing menial laboratory work in the science sector. He worked for [[Overdrive Edition Industries]] in [[Altihex]] for decades before being summoned by lottery to fight in the [[Games (competition)|Games]]. Labrat refused, and went underground out of necessity, becoming a technician-for-hire to various unsavory elements. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons|Labrat's profile}} | ||
Eventually, Labrat became an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Darksyder]]s. He was paired with the exiled Builder scientist [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] to work on Megatron's latest obsession: a [[Beast mode|Beast Upgrade]] for the proto-races. The two developed an exceptional partnership, with Labrat preparing the more delicate work that Leatherhide's bizarre beast-body could not. Soon they achieved success, and produced the Beast Upgrade to Megatron's specifications. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} | Eventually, Labrat became an agent of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Darksyder]]s. He was paired with the exiled Builder scientist [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] to work on Megatron's latest obsession: a [[Beast mode|Beast Upgrade]] for the proto-races. The two developed an exceptional partnership, with Labrat preparing the more delicate work that Leatherhide's bizarre beast-body could not. Soon they achieved success, and produced the Beast Upgrade to Megatron's specifications. {{storylink|Not All Megatrons}} | ||
Acting as a legitimate business front selling the Beast Upgrade to all comers, the Darksyders established an open base of operations in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] came, Megatron immediately put Labrat and Leatherhide to work on counter-measures. They successfully combined [[cyber-venom]], a reformatting pulse, and other macabre equipment to transform [[Waspinator (BW)|Wasp]] in mid-[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] conversion, arresting the process while allowing Wasp to access the Vehicon network and still retain his original personality. {{storylink|Derailment}} | Acting as a legitimate business front selling the Beast Upgrade to all comers, the Darksyders established an open base of operations in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] itself. When the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] came, Megatron immediately put Labrat and Leatherhide to work on counter-measures. They successfully combined [[Cyber venom|cyber-venom]], a reformatting pulse, and other macabre equipment to transform [[Waspinator (BW)|Wasp]] in mid-[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] conversion, arresting the process while allowing Wasp to access the Vehicon network and still retain his original personality. {{storylink|Derailment}} | ||
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic=== | |||
[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart1-GoldenDisk.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | |||
Labrat was part of a team responsible for analyzing the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}} | |||
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==Games== | |||
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''=== | |||
Labrat was a Maximal with a rat alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===''Beast Wars''=== | ||
[[File:BW-toy RattrapPuzzle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gadget Hackwrench's latest creation.]] | [[File:BW-toy RattrapPuzzle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gadget Hackwrench's latest creation.]] | ||
*'''Metals Rattle Special Version''' (Pack-in Deluxe, 1999) | *'''Metals Rattle Special Version''' (Pack-in Deluxe, 1999) | ||
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{{note|Labrat was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the "Special Version" of the original [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Puzzle|Rattrap]].}} | {{note|Labrat was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the "Special Version" of the original [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Puzzle|Rattrap]].}} | ||
: The Deluxe Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a white and orange deco and packed in with a 500-piece ''Beast Wars Metals'' jigsaw puzzle from Central Hobby. | : The Deluxe Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a white and orange deco and packed in with a 500-piece ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWM|Beast Wars Metals]]'' jigsaw puzzle from Central Hobby. | ||
:Oddly, this toy uses the Hasbro "RATTRAP" tampograph on the rat mode back rather than the Takara "CYBERTRON" and symbol mark. This is likely due to the fact it was released long before Metals was released in Japan. | :Oddly, this toy uses the Hasbro "RATTRAP" tampograph on the rat mode back rather than the Takara "CYBERTRON" and symbol mark. This is likely due to the fact it was released long before ''Metals'' was released in Japan. | ||
:This toy was also repurposed as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Rattrap (BWSG)|Rattrap]]. | :This toy was also repurposed as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Rattrap (BWSG)|Rattrap]]. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*[[Christopher Colgin]], who co-wrote Labrat's bio, envisioned the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Brakedown (Cybertron)# | [[File:Cyb-toy Brakedown.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]] | ||
*His ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' bio includes mention of an internal [[phlogiston]] reactor. | |||
*[[Christopher Colgin]], who co-wrote Labrat's bio, envisioned the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Scout Class [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]] mold for Labrat's pre-beast body.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/140167-ama-bish-jesse-jim/?p=3513702 Post by IKY on The Allspark Forums, 24 May 2017]</ref> | |||
*By contrast in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic, [[Josh Burcham]] gave Labrat the same Cybertronian character model as Rattrap, who was drawn as an interpretation of the [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2006 toy]] made from ''Cybertron'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Ransack]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]] | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]] | [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]] | ||
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]] | [[Category:Fan Club-original characters]] | ||
[[Category:Repurposed toys]] | [[Category:Repurposed toys]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists]] | |||
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Maximals]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 14 December 2024
- Labrat is a Maximal from the Beast Wars: Uprising portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Labrat is, as his name suggests, usually found inside a lab, methodically performing his latest experiment. Unlike some 'bots, he doesn't focus on science out of any actual joy or because of any big ideas. It's just his job, nothing more. Labrat's not one of nature's original thinkers, but that doesn't stop him from having a highly inflated opinion of himself, and a mercurial nature. He'll even work for Predacons if the price is right, and if it's even better, he'll likely sell them out too.
Fiction
[edit]Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]
Labrat was a low-level Maximal doing menial laboratory work in the science sector. He worked for Overdrive Edition Industries in Altihex for decades before being summoned by lottery to fight in the Games. Labrat refused, and went underground out of necessity, becoming a technician-for-hire to various unsavory elements. Labrat's profile
Eventually, Labrat became an agent of Megatron's Darksyders. He was paired with the exiled Builder scientist Leatherhide to work on Megatron's latest obsession: a Beast Upgrade for the proto-races. The two developed an exceptional partnership, with Labrat preparing the more delicate work that Leatherhide's bizarre beast-body could not. Soon they achieved success, and produced the Beast Upgrade to Megatron's specifications. Not All Megatrons
Acting as a legitimate business front selling the Beast Upgrade to all comers, the Darksyders established an open base of operations in Iacon itself. When the Vehicon Apocalypse came, Megatron immediately put Labrat and Leatherhide to work on counter-measures. They successfully combined cyber-venom, a reformatting pulse, and other macabre equipment to transform Wasp in mid-Vehicon conversion, arresting the process while allowing Wasp to access the Vehicon network and still retain his original personality. Derailment
2021 Beast Wars comic
[edit]
Labrat was part of a team responsible for analyzing the Golden Disk. Maximals Strike Back, Part 1
Games
[edit]Transformers Roleplaying Game
[edit]Labrat was a Maximal with a rat alternate mode. Technorganic Secrets
Toys
[edit]Beast Wars
[edit]
- Metals Rattle Special Version (Pack-in Deluxe, 1999)
- Accessories: Tail-whip
Labrat was repurposed from the "Special Version" of the original Rattrap.
- The Deluxe Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a white and orange deco and packed in with a 500-piece Beast Wars Metals jigsaw puzzle from Central Hobby.
- Oddly, this toy uses the Hasbro "RATTRAP" tampograph on the rat mode back rather than the Takara "CYBERTRON" and symbol mark. This is likely due to the fact it was released long before Metals was released in Japan.
- This toy was also repurposed as the Shattered Glass incarnation of Rattrap.
Notes
[edit]
- His Beast Wars: Uprising bio includes mention of an internal phlogiston reactor.
- Christopher Colgin, who co-wrote Labrat's bio, envisioned the Cybertron Scout Class Brakedown mold for Labrat's pre-beast body.[1]
- By contrast in the 2021 Beast Wars comic, Josh Burcham gave Labrat the same Cybertronian character model as Rattrap, who was drawn as an interpretation of the BotCon 2006 toy made from Cybertron Ransack.
