Grimlock (Energon)

<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot"><img alt="" src="Grimlock%20%28Energon%29_files/30px-Symbol_autobot_reg.png" border="0" height="30" width="30"></a></div></div> <div style="border: thin solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt 1em 0pt 2em; padding: 0.5em; background: rgb(247, 248, 255) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The name or term Grimlock refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_%28disambiguation%29" title="Grimlock (disambiguation)">Grimlock (disambiguation)</a>.</div>

Grimlock is an <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot">Autobot</a> from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Energon_%28franchise%29" title="Energon (franchise)">Energon</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Trilogy" title="Unicron Trilogy">Unicron Trilogy</a>.

[[Image:|right|300px|thumb|Me Grimlock shake fist impotently at Hasbro logo!]] Grimlock isn't much for subtlety. Well, he does like to sneak up on the panicked <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon">Decepticons</a> that are desperately fleeing the attacks of his aerial partner <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Swoop_%28Energon%29" title="Swoop (Energon)">Swoop</a>, 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 <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mega-Dinobot" title="Mega-Dinobot">Mega-Dinobot</a>.

<a name="Fiction"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Grimlock_%28Energon%29&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Fiction">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Fiction</span></h2> <a name="Timelines"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Grimlock_%28Energon%29&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Timelines">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Timelines</span></h3> During the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Singularity" title="Unicron Singularity">Unicron Singularity</a> crisis, Grimlock served aboard the Autobot flagship <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Iron_Hope" title="Iron Hope">Iron Hope</a>. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Predacon_%28Armada%29" title="Predacon (Armada)">Predacon</a> alongside <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Swoop_%28Energon%29" title="Swoop (Energon)">Swoop</a>. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Force_of_Habit" title="Force of Habit">Force of Habit</a></span>

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• 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.

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• The Grimlock/Swoop set was originally intended to be released in the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Universe_%282003_toyline%29" title="Universe (2003 toyline)">Universe</a> line as the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_%28G1%29" title="Grimlock (G1)">original Generation 1 incarnations</a>. However, a variety of factors shuffled the set into Energon and new-character-dom.

• This set was not "mech-designed" or engineered by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Takara" class="mw-redirect" title="Takara">Takara</a> employees, a rarity for normal-series Transformers toys.

• Grimlock's online bio at the then-Energon-themed <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a>

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.

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• Grimlock at TFU.info