Grimlock (Energon)

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

Grimlock is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy.

Me Grimlock shake fist impotently at Hasbro logo!

Grimlock isn't much for subtlety. Well, he does like to sneak up on the panicked Decepticons that are desperately fleeing the attacks of his aerial partner Swoop, but soon as they get in range of tooth and claw, he becomes a storm of violence, ripping into them mercilessly. Even though he is equipped with some heavy built-in firepower, he'd much rather take the up-close and personal approach to battle, especially bringing out the "big guns" by combining with Swoop to form the monstrous Mega-Dinobot.

Fiction

Timelines

During the Unicron Singularity crisis, Grimlock served aboard the Autobot flagship Iron Hope. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled Predacon alongside Swoop. Force of Habit

Dreamwave Energon

Due to Dreamwave's bankruptcy, Grimlock never made it into the Energon comic.

However, Simon Furman eventually released the plots of the unreleased Energon issues on his blog. It was revealed Grimlock and Swoop were dispatched by Jetfire to assist against a Terrorcon attack in the Mojave Desert, but they are unable to arrive before an upgraded Demolishor kidnapped Kicker.Armageddon Part 1 The Dinobots are joined by Rad, and assisted by Carlos and Alexis to pursue Demolisher and Kicker.Armageddon Part 2 The rescue team is boosted by Wing Saber, Cliffjumper and Rodimus, who tracked down Demolishor and the captive Kicker in Mexico. The Autobots battled Demolisher while Rad freed Kicker.Armageddon Part 4 Once free, Kicker used his special powers to channel the energy of all the Energon on Earth, using it to utterly destroy Demolishor.Armageddon Part 5

Toys

Energon

• Grimlock & Swoop (Mega, 2005)

Grimlock transforms into a robotic Tyrannosaurus rex. He can also form the upper body of the combined robot Mega-Dinobot. He was available only in a Mega-class multi-pack with Swoop.

• More information on Grimlock at TFU.info

Notes

• The Grimlock/Swoop set was originally intended to be released in the Universe line as the original Generation 1 incarnations. However, a variety of factors shuffled the set into Energon and new-character-dom.

• This set was not "mech-designed" or engineered by Takara employees, a rarity for normal-series Transformers toys.

• Grimlock's online bio at the then-Energon-themed Hasbro Transformers website described him as being "armed to the nines", despite a total absence of weapons and (due to his small fist holes) the inability even to use the Energon weapons available in the line.