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'''Manterror''' uses his sharp claws, stealth silencers, and ion disks to swiftly strike out at his [[Maximal]] adversaries. He is also somewhat punny.
'''Manterror''' uses his sharp claws, stealth silencers, and ion disks to swiftly strike out at his [[Maximal]] adversaries. He is also somewhat punny.


''Japanese name: '''Mantis'''
==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics continuity===
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics continuity===
[[Magmatron]] recruited Manterror, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], and [[Razorbeast]], on Cybertron. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Manterror and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Manterror witnessed the birth of [[Snapper]].
[[Magmatron]] recruited Manterror, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], and [[Razorbeast]], on Cybertron. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Manterror and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Manterror witnessed the birth of [[Snapper]].


As it turned out, Razorbeast was a Maximal spy. Magmatron sent his new Predacon army to hunt down the Maximal and his band. During the conflict that followed, Manterror got his face smashed by [[Wolfang]]. {{storylink|The Gathering}}
As it turned out, Razorbeast was a Maximal spy. Magmatron sent his new Predacon army to hunt down the Maximal and his band. During the conflict that followed, Manterror got his face smashed by [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]]. {{storylink|The Gathering}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]'s toy bio is highly suggestive that he is Manterror reborn as a [[Fuzor]]. However, how an existing Beast Warrior could have been reformmated into a Fuzor is unknown. In addition, Manterror and Buzzclaw appear side-by-side in the IDW comics, making their connection no stronger than [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]]'s.
*Sketches in "The Gathering" TPB indicate show that Manterror's Cybertronian mode was a dragster-type car.
*Sketches in "The Gathering" TPB indicate show that Manterror's Cybertronian mode was a dragster-type car.



Revision as of 03:58, 6 August 2007

Manterror is a Predacon from the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
File:IDW Manterror.jpg
"More like preying mantis. Get it?"

Manterror uses his sharp claws, stealth silencers, and ion disks to swiftly strike out at his Maximal adversaries. He is also somewhat punny.

Fiction

IDW Beast Wars comics continuity

Magmatron recruited Manterror, along with Transquito, Drill Bit, Spittor, Iguanus, and Razorbeast, on Cybertron. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned stasis pods on prehistoric Earth to build an army and take over Cybertron. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Manterror and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Manterror witnessed the birth of Snapper.

As it turned out, Razorbeast was a Maximal spy. Magmatron sent his new Predacon army to hunt down the Maximal and his band. During the conflict that followed, Manterror got his face smashed by Wolfang. The Gathering

Toys

Beast Wars

  • Manterror (Deluxe Predacon, 1997)
Japanese ID number: C-20
Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic mantis. Its claw-things each fire a disk.

Trivia

  • Sketches in "The Gathering" TPB indicate show that Manterror's Cybertronian mode was a dragster-type car.

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