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:Though the Predators shared the missile-launching shtick of their [[Autobot]] counterparts the [[Turbomaster]]s (though the Predator launchers are entirely uniform across all the toys), they also had the [[Megavisor]] [[gimmick]] to unify the team further, allowing the smaller jets to physically link with the larger. | :Though the Predators shared the missile-launching shtick of their [[Autobot]] counterparts the [[Turbomaster]]s (though the Predator launchers are entirely uniform across all the toys), they also had the [[Megavisor]] [[gimmick]] to unify the team further, allowing the smaller jets to physically link with the larger. | ||
:Due to a combination of factors (one of them being [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS]]) the Predator launchers are quite delicate. It's best never to load one of the launchers while it is in the hand of a Predator -- the post is most likely to just snap right off. | |||
:In some European markets, the Predators were referred to as '''Scope Masters'''. | :In some European markets, the Predators were referred to as '''Scope Masters'''. | ||
Revision as of 06:10, 28 June 2009
- The Predators are a Decepticon subgroup from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Predators are a Decepticon team, most of whom transform into jets. Their ranks include:
- Skyquake, the leader and huge jet-thing.
- Stalker, the ICBM launcher tank.
- Falcon, the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk.
- Skydive, the Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II.
- Snare, the Grumman X-29.
- Talon, the McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle.
Fiction
Toys
Generation 1
- The Predators were released in the final year of Generation 1, only in "European" markets (which does include Canada). They were the "headliner" Decepticons, with their leader Skyquake apparently being the leader of all the Decepticons at the time.
- Though the Predators shared the missile-launching shtick of their Autobot counterparts the Turbomasters (though the Predator launchers are entirely uniform across all the toys), they also had the Megavisor gimmick to unify the team further, allowing the smaller jets to physically link with the larger.
- Due to a combination of factors (one of them being GPS) the Predator launchers are quite delicate. It's best never to load one of the launchers while it is in the hand of a Predator -- the post is most likely to just snap right off.
- In some European markets, the Predators were referred to as Scope Masters.
Trivia
- The four small Predator jets were released — without changes — in Takara's Operation Combination line as the "Jet Corps". Also, it is likely that Skyquake is the "model" for the ever-unseen Operation Combination head badguy Scrash.
