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''('''Note''': Events taking place in the UK comics are in italics.)'' | ''('''Note''': Events taking place in the UK comics are in italics.)'' | ||
{{note|Snarler's origin is unclear. Was he a previously unseen Mayhem, held in reserve? An unseen member of Scorponok's forces? A recent arrival from Cybertron? All are equal possibilities, as the story gives no hints either way.}} | |||
[[Image:Carnivac and snarler us51.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Too busy to step on a human that's 5 inches away?]] | [[Image:Carnivac and snarler us51.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Too busy to step on a human that's 5 inches away?]] | ||
'' | ''In the wake of the [[Time Wars]],'' Snarler and Carnivac made an assassination attempt on [[Fortress Maximus]] for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'', receiving their new Pretender shells in return.'' {{Storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} | ||
'' | ''Shortly afterward, [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]] reunited with their former allies, the surviving Wreckers. Carnivac stated that they had been cut off from Cybertron, effectively abandoned on Earth without resources by their superiors back home. Carnivac had formed a warrior's bond with the Wreckers' leader Springer during the Time Wars, and owed him a debt of honor. Because of this, he proposed a sharing of resources with the remaining Wreckers, who had similarly been abandoned on Earth by their Cybertronian leaders.'' | ||
[[Image:Carnivac and snarler us51-2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Heavily armed, just in case somebody actually fell for the gargantuan warthog disguise.]] | [[Image:Carnivac and snarler us51-2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Heavily armed, just in case somebody actually fell for the gargantuan warthog disguise.]] | ||
'' | ''Snarler was violently opposed to this, and declared Carnivac a traitor for even considering such an idea. Once the Wreckers went off to rescue a fellow Autobot and got themselves in hot water, Springer radioed Carnivac for assistance. Snarler offered Carnivac a chance to redeem himself by just letting the Autobots die, but instead Carnivac and Catilla left and actively saved the Wreckers from death, forming a new group with them known as the Survivors. {{Storylink|Survivors!}}'' | ||
''Furious, Snarler eventually made his way back to Cybertron and reported the situation to High Command. They gave him leave to form a new Mayhem Attack Squad to act as executioners for the two traitors. Gathering his new team, Snarler returned to Earth and began hunting Carnivac and Catilla. In their first encounter, Catilla was successfully executed by the Mayhem known as Bludgeon. After that, the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated to an island base, fortifying themselves for Carnivac's inevitable attempt at revenge. Carnivac managed to avoid their defenses though and, while it cost him his Pretender shell, ultimately managed to kill half the Mayhems in revenge, including Snarler whom he crushed under a falling weight. {{Storylink|Where Wolf?}}'' | ''Furious, Snarler eventually made his way back to Cybertron and reported the situation to High Command. They gave him leave to form a new Mayhem Attack Squad to act as executioners for the two traitors. Gathering his new team, Snarler returned to Earth and began hunting Carnivac and Catilla. In their first encounter, Catilla was successfully executed by the Mayhem known as Bludgeon. After that, the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated to an island base, fortifying themselves for Carnivac's inevitable attempt at revenge. Carnivac managed to avoid their defenses though and, while it cost him his Pretender shell, ultimately managed to kill half the Mayhems in revenge, including Snarler whom he crushed under a falling weight. {{Storylink|Where Wolf?}}'' | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 20 February 2008
- Snarler is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
"What's in it for me?!" is Snarler's battle cry, and he gives it with gusto. A self-interested opportunist, Snarler will never do anything for anyone unless he gets something in return. Oddly enough, this often translates into being a champion of the Decepticon cause and an adequate soldier, as he knows its better to be protected as a part of the Decepticon army than to be on his own, or worse, an Autobot. Still, Snarler's practical use for Decepticon membership won't stop him from throwing his fellow soldiers into the line-of-fire ahead of him, if that's what it takes to survive.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
(Note: Events taking place in the UK comics are in italics.)
In the wake of the Time Wars, Snarler and Carnivac made an assassination attempt on Fortress Maximus for Scorponok, receiving their new Pretender shells in return. The Man in the Machine!
Shortly afterward, Carnivac and Catilla reunited with their former allies, the surviving Wreckers. Carnivac stated that they had been cut off from Cybertron, effectively abandoned on Earth without resources by their superiors back home. Carnivac had formed a warrior's bond with the Wreckers' leader Springer during the Time Wars, and owed him a debt of honor. Because of this, he proposed a sharing of resources with the remaining Wreckers, who had similarly been abandoned on Earth by their Cybertronian leaders.
Snarler was violently opposed to this, and declared Carnivac a traitor for even considering such an idea. Once the Wreckers went off to rescue a fellow Autobot and got themselves in hot water, Springer radioed Carnivac for assistance. Snarler offered Carnivac a chance to redeem himself by just letting the Autobots die, but instead Carnivac and Catilla left and actively saved the Wreckers from death, forming a new group with them known as the Survivors. Survivors!
Furious, Snarler eventually made his way back to Cybertron and reported the situation to High Command. They gave him leave to form a new Mayhem Attack Squad to act as executioners for the two traitors. Gathering his new team, Snarler returned to Earth and began hunting Carnivac and Catilla. In their first encounter, Catilla was successfully executed by the Mayhem known as Bludgeon. After that, the Mayhem Attack Squad retreated to an island base, fortifying themselves for Carnivac's inevitable attempt at revenge. Carnivac managed to avoid their defenses though and, while it cost him his Pretender shell, ultimately managed to kill half the Mayhems in revenge, including Snarler whom he crushed under a falling weight. Where Wolf?
Dreamwave Comics continuity
Snarler and Carnivac were working for Starscream and his Predacons during the Dark Ages. They attempted to disrupt the peace treaty between several of the other factions, but wound up biting off more than they could chew when the united Autobot, Ultracon, and Decepticon forces turned against them.
Toys
Generation 1
- Snarler (Pretender Beast, 1988)
- Snarler transforms into a robotic boar, with a drill instead of a snout and two smaller drills as his tusks. His bestial outer Pretender Shell is modeled after a more realistic and organic wild boar with robotic armor attachments.
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