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:''Razorclaw is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] charactor in the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''
:''Razorclaw is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''


[[Image:Bwrazorclaw.jpg|right|249px|thumb|Know that I am Video Razorclaw.]]
[[Image:Bwrazorclaw.jpg|right|249px|thumb|Know that I am Video Razorclaw.]]
The quick attacker of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], '''Razorclaw''' lies in wait under sand, waiting for unsuspecting prey to come by. Once close enough, Razorclaw strikes at the poor [[Maximal]] and crushes him in his claw's loving grip.  
The quick attacker of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], '''Razorclaw''' lies in wait under sand, waiting for unsuspecting prey to come by. Once close enough, Razorclaw strikes at the poor [[Maximal]] and crushes him in his claw's loving grip.  


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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Primeval Dawn===
===Primeval Dawn===
After the Beast Wars came to an end, Razorclaw was activated on Earth by the duo of [[Tarantulus]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], along with other programmed Predacons [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]].  {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2|Primeval Dawn Part 2}} He was sent into battle with [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Vok]]-backed warriors,  {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3|Primeval Dawn Part 3}} but probably did not survive the climax -- the other known Maximal and Predacon survivors made their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Razorclaw was nowhere to be seen.
After the Beast Wars came to an end, Razorclaw was activated on Earth by the duo of [[Tarantulas]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], along with other programmed Predacons [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]].  {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}} He was sent into battle with [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Vok]]-backed warriors,  {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3|Primeval Dawn Part 3}} but probably did not survive the climax -- the other known Maximal and Predacon survivors made their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Razorclaw was nowhere to be seen.




===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Razorclaw was originally one of the Maximal protoforms held in stasis pods aboard the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]. However, his fallen pod was remotely reprogrammed as a Predacon by the time-travelling [[Magmatron]] and his forces, along with more than a dozen other Maximal protoforms.  {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering issue 1}} He joined Magmatron, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and the other Predacons in their battle against the traitor [[Razorbeast]] and his Maximal compatriots.  {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering issue 4}}
Razorclaw was originally one of the Maximal protoforms held in stasis pods aboard the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]. However, his fallen pod was remotely reprogrammed as a Predacon by the time-travelling [[Magmatron]] and his forces, along with more than a dozen other Maximal protoforms.  {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering issue 1}} He joined Magmatron, [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and the other Predacons in their battle against the traitor [[Razorbeast]] and his Maximal compatriots.  {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4}}




=== 3h ''Universe'' comics===
=== 3h ''Universe'' comics===
Razorclaw was part of the crowd that beheld the wayward Autobots exiting their spaceship. All he did, however, was silently stare at [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] next to his fellow Predacon [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill bit]]. (Unless of course it was [[Rockbuster]]. Those crazy crabs both look the same!){{storylink|Abduction}}
Razorclaw was part of the crowd that beheld the wayward Autobots exiting their spaceship. All he did, however, was silently stare at [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] next to his fellow Predacon [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill bit]]. (Unless of course it was [[Rockbuster]]. Those crazy crabs both look the same!){{storylink|Abduction}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
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*'''Razorclaw''' (Basic, 1997)
*'''Razorclaw''' (Basic, 1997)


: Razorclaw transforms into an orange and transparent blue crab. Inside his large claw are three spikes that can be shown by pushing a lever. Inside his other claw is a "blaster rifle".
: Razorclaw transforms into an orange and transparent blue crab. His large claw hides three spikes that can be shown by pushing a lever back. His other claw hides a small non-firing "blaster rifle". His [[rubsign|energon chip]] is located on the underside of his left shell-half.
 
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Razorclaw/razorclaw.htm More information on Razorclaw at TFU.info]''


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[[Image:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Razorclaw''' (Basic with video, 1998)
*'''Razorclaw''' (Basic with video, 1998)


:Razorclaw was [[Redeco|redecoed]] into a teal and maroon color scheme and released with a VHS tape containing the episodes "[[Aftermath]]" and "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]".
:Razorclaw was [[redeco]]ed into a teal and maroon color scheme and released with a VHS tape containing the episodes "[[Aftermath]]" and "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]".
 
:Aside from his [[rubsign]], [[Rockbuster]] is the exact same toy.


==External links==
:This toy was released in Japan (with a different rubsign) as the [[Maximal]] [[Rockbuster]].
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Razorclaw/razorclaw.htm Razorclaw at TFU.info]


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[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]
[[Category:Predacons]]

Revision as of 01:04, 30 July 2009

The name or term "Razorclaw" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Razorclaw (disambiguation).
Razorclaw is a Predacon from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Know that I am Video Razorclaw.

The quick attacker of the Predacons, Razorclaw lies in wait under sand, waiting for unsuspecting prey to come by. Once close enough, Razorclaw strikes at the poor Maximal and crushes him in his claw's loving grip.


Spanish name: Cangrejon
Italian name: Granchius
French-Canadian name: Pinceur


Fiction

Primeval Dawn

After the Beast Wars came to an end, Razorclaw was activated on Earth by the duo of Tarantulas and Ravage, along with other programmed Predacons Spittor and Iguanus. Primeval Dawn Part 2 He was sent into battle with Primal Prime and his Vok-backed warriors, Primeval Dawn Part 3 but probably did not survive the climax -- the other known Maximal and Predacon survivors made their way back to Cybertron, and Razorclaw was nowhere to be seen.


IDW Beast Wars comics

Razorclaw was originally one of the Maximal protoforms held in stasis pods aboard the Axalon. However, his fallen pod was remotely reprogrammed as a Predacon by the time-travelling Magmatron and his forces, along with more than a dozen other Maximal protoforms. The Gathering issue 1 He joined Magmatron, Ravage, and the other Predacons in their battle against the traitor Razorbeast and his Maximal compatriots. The Gathering issue 4


3h Universe comics

Razorclaw was part of the crowd that beheld the wayward Autobots exiting their spaceship. All he did, however, was silently stare at Sideswipe next to his fellow Predacon Drill bit. (Unless of course it was Rockbuster. Those crazy crabs both look the same!)Abduction


Toys

Beast Wars

  • Razorclaw (Basic, 1997)
Razorclaw transforms into an orange and transparent blue crab. His large claw hides three spikes that can be shown by pushing a lever back. His other claw hides a small non-firing "blaster rifle". His energon chip is located on the underside of his left shell-half.


  • Razorclaw (Basic with video, 1998)
Razorclaw was redecoed into a teal and maroon color scheme and released with a VHS tape containing the episodes "Aftermath" and "Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)".
This toy was released in Japan (with a different rubsign) as the Maximal Rockbuster.