Gatoraider

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

Gatoraider is a Decepticon Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The thirst-quencher.

Gatoraider (aka Gatorface) is Krok's partner in the "wholesale carnage" field. While Krok is out causing Autobots to stumble and fall with his earthquake powers, Gatoraider is always lurking nearby, eager to tear into anyone "fortunate" enough to have made it away from Krok's assault.

Fiction

Wings Universe

Is he in you?

A techno-suchus synthesis, Gatoraider originated from the sulfur bogs on the shores of the Rust Sea. He was "adopted" by Krok and served as team mascot for Serpentor's Team BravoAlpha, Krok's unit during the Machine Wars. Assaulting the Cybertron space bridge complex, they took out a number of Thundercracker, Prowl and Soundwave clones. Then when the team went after Jhiaxus himself, Gatoraider assisted by blowing open an old access tunnel that led to his command center and distracted Jhiaxus's guards while Krok took them out. A Common Foe

2005 IDW continuity

Obviously Radar and Gatoraider's ship name is "Gatoradar."

Krok's squad of Decepticons once faced the Wreckers, and Krok was the only survivor. Krok's squad of Decepticons included Gatoraider, so, uh, connect those dots. Animals Years later, Skullcruncher's standup routine would mention Krok being named after his "dead pet." Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots

Titans Return packaging material

When united with Krok, Gatorface possesses the ability to paralyze those foolish enough to look in to his eyes, allowing Gatorface's partner to pummel them. Titans Return Krok and Gatorface toy bio

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

Toys

The Transformers

Hunts down and slaughters what the sweat takes out.

• Krok with Gatoraider (Action Master, 1990)

• Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Part of the second series of individually-carded Action Masters sold in the seventh and final year of the original US Transformers toyline, Gatoraider is a mechanical alligator that transforms via spring-loaded mechanism into a "concussion cannon" Targetmaster mode that can be held by any Action Master figure. His barrel can be extended by attaching most normal Action Master rifles to the end.

He was only available packaged with his larger partner Krok.

• More information on Gatoraider at TFU.info

Timelines

Also transforms into some kind of flyswatter thing if you don't know what you're doing.

• Krok (Deluxe, 2015)

Included with Figure Subscription Service 3.0 Krok, Timelines Gatoraider is a redeco of Prime Arms Micron Dai. He transforms from a robot cyclops crocodile into a hand-held rocket launcher of some sort. As an Arms Micron mold, he has a number of 5 mm post-holes along his body, letting him be combined with other Arms Microns to form bigger and crazier weapons.

He can be used as a component of the Dark Matter Calibur if you really want to.

The figure has a widespread minor misassembly with the end tip of its tail being upside-down. This can be easily fixed by simply popping off the tail tip and reattaching it the correct way.

• More information on Timelines Gatoraider at TFU.info

Titans Return

GATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!

• Gatorface & Decepticon Krok (Deluxe Class, 2017)

• Known designers: John Warden (Hasbro)

Released in the fourth wave of Titans Return Deluxes, "Gatorface" (trademark issues) is a retool of Grax, transforming from a tiny robot based on Grax into a head compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger Titans Return figure. He also features ports in his feet that allow him to peg onto a wide variety of Titans Return figures.

Gatorface was only available packed in with his larger partner Krok.

Every single stock render of Gatorface shows his bottom legs misassembled, even his appearance in Trypticon's photos.

This mold was further retooled to make Age of the Primes Kreb.

Notes

• See, it's funny, 'cause Krok is an athlete, and his partner is an alligator (which is sometimes confused with a crocodile, see?) and his name sounds like Gatorade and oh man see what they did there? It took until 2017 for the lawyers to.
• According to The AllSpark Almanac II, Gatoraider is an alloygator.
• The Action Master partner robots were given the "Targetmaster" classification retroactively by Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye profile series.
• Rise of the Beasts Skullcruncher was selected for the Beast Battle Master class in homage to Gatoraider.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Gatorface (ゲーターフェイス Gētāfeisu)