Grindcore (Movie)

The name or term "Grindcore" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Grindcore (disambiguation).

Grindcore is an Autobot from the Transformers portion of the movie continuity family.

A skilled engineer and builder, Grindcore loves noise. Back on Cybertron, he was most at home surrounded by the deafening racket of everyone's alternate modes at a construction site. Proud of his role in Cybertronian society, Grindcore joined the Autobots to contribute his skills in fending off Decepticon tyranny. He now waits for the destruction of the war to end so the construction to begin again.

While he has enjoyed Shock Pop in his home city of Vos, his favorite music on Earth seems to be heavy metal. When he works on various construction projects, it is impossible to not hear him, as his alternate mode's motor runs loud. Rock on, buddy. Rock on.

Fiction

IDW movie comics

You suffer, but why?

Many years ago, Grindcore was a member of Optimus's Science Division, working on excavation site LT34 near the temple of Simfur. He was present when the team excavated an ancient relic and for the subsequent argument between Optimus and Protector Megatron. Soon after, strange aliens from the Eshems Nebula attacked, reducing much of Metrotitan to rubble. Defiance #1 In the aftermath, he was present at a meeting called by Optimus, who explained Megatron's demand for compulsory military service and a new mission of war against all of Cybertron's enemies. Grindcore heeded Optimus's warning and kept out of Megatron's personal war. Defiance #2

As the situation worsened, Grindcore was in charge of the Burthov launch site, removing debris from the earlier battle. However, Optimus' followers were soon branded traitors and civil war erupted across Cybertron. Defiance #3 Grindcore joined Optimus Prime's Autobots and was one of those who elected to stay behind while the Autobot ship Ark pursued the AllSpark, which had been cast into space in a desperate attempt to buy the Autobots some time. Defiance #4

Grindcore, along with Warpath, Signal Flare, and Elita-One, was captured during a raid and put to work by Stockade to construct Starscream's replica AllSpark at Simfur. While constructing it, Grindcore collapsed from exhaustion and was unsuccessfully defended from a pair of Payload drones by Warpath. Upon the new AllSpark's completion, he was strapped to it, with the intention of draining his life force to power the cube. The Reign of Starscream #4

Despite some last-minute pleading from Elita-One, Starscream activated the new cube, killing Grindcore and the others, but the replica AllSpark failed to work as planned. The Reign of Starscream #5

Titan movie comic

Grindcore and the boys prepare for the next mosh pit.

In a divergent timeline, the Decepticons succeeded at Mission City and conquered the United States. Grindcore was a specialist working under Camshaft, investigating and trying to stop Earth's AllSpark-caused death. With the team running low on magna-caps to stop raw energon seams from gushing, Grindcore was ordered to assist by burying the caps in rubble. Unfortunately, with the crisis escalating really fast, this tactic failed to work in Sylacauga... Return to Cybertron: Part 1

Grindcore continued to aid Camshaft and Salvage in dealing with the energon gushers on Earth even as the situation continued to worsen. The group next dealt with a volcano's worth of Energon bursting forth from the ground. Return to Cybertron: Part 2

Grindcore and the team played a key role in saving Mikaela Banes; while Camshaft and Salvage rapidly assembled a jammer beacon, Grindcore (in a snazzy new yellow paintjob) used his vehicle mode to swat away Swindles. The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself

Toys

Transformers (2007)

Heavy Metal Constructicon

• Grindcore (Deluxe Class, 2008)

• Accessories: Launcher, missile, red Autobot Cybertron-style Cyber Key
• Known designers: Joe Kyde (deco artist)

A Walmart exclusive, Transformers Grindcore is a redeco of Cybertron Landmine, transforming into a green wheeled front loader with a rear-mounted pile driver. His bucket shovel can be raised up and down, while his gimmick is unusual in that the Cyber Planet Key slot is in his rear wheels. To configure him into attack mode, one flips up the rear wheels (there are smaller wheels to support the rear end of the vehicle to compensate), inserts the Cyber Key into the wheel-hub slots and twists, deploying blades around the circumference of each tire.

This toy was also sold exclusively at The Warehouse in New Zealand.

This toy was later repurposed as Shattered Glass Scoop. The mold was also used to make Timelines Rhinox.

• More information on Grindcore at TFU.info

Notes

• According to Hasbro designer Joe Kyde's design notes on Hasbro's Transformers website, the Japanese Micromaster Crush-Bull was the inspiration for Grindcore, only with the Decepticon-purple replaced with rust red more befitting of an Autobot. His exceptionally-cool name and bio were inspired by the Earth music genre of the same name.
• Grindcore is one of seven Walmart-exclusive Deluxe Class redecos originally designed for the 2008 Universe toyline, based on Hasbro product listings.