Grit

This article is about the Decepticon Micromaster. For his Japanese Autobot counterpart, see Grit (ROC).

Grit is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Every morning, I get up and eat a big bowl of myselves.

Grit only believes two things are inevitable: the destruction of all things physical, and the permanence of the Decepticon Empire. While he loves construction as much as his teammates on the Constructor Squad, what he truly works toward is building that empire.

His combiner partner is Knockout.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Grit is not a Micromaster in this continuity.

Even after the war had ended with the Decepticons' defeat, Grit and his two flunkies continued on as always, attacking planets and enslaving the defenseless inhabitants. Discovered by Drift, the three were defeated and brought in chains to the Transformer-hating Galactic Council, much to Grit's horror. Ratchet offered to bring them to Cybertron in exchange for the location of Gigatron's main Decepticon force, and though Grit refused out of pride and spite, his underlings gave in and handed it over. On arrival, their shuttle was shot down by the other Decepticons, who assumed Grit had been working with the Autobots and prepared to execute him. He was rescued by Drift and Ratchet, only for all three of them to be captured and brought before Gigatron. Empire of Stone #1

Grit insisted that he wasn't a traitor, but was only met with mockery from Gigatron's right hand man Hellbat, who told him a Decepticon who gets himself captured doesn't deserve to be a Decepticon. Enraged, Grit headbutted him in the face and tried to escape with the Autobots, but was cut off by Gigatron himself and imprisoned. After an unsuccessful attempt at tricking the guard into releasing them, the guard turned out to be Grit's old friend Knockout, who willingly let them go and gave them their weapons back. Grit then took off on his own, seeking to hunt down and kill Hellbat for what he'd said. Empire of Stone #2

Toys

Generation 1

True Me

• Constructor Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

Grit transforms into a wheeled truck that is intended to be the front half of a purple backhoe truck, which he forms with his combiner partner Knockout. Possessing molded-in rear windows, he is one of the few Combiner Micromasters that forms a convincing vehicle on his own, looking like a sort of armored truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other Micromaster Combiner or Combiner Transport to make a new vehicle.

Grit was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Knockout, Excavator, Hammer, Sledge and Stonecruncher.

This toy was sold without changes in Japan as the Autobot Grit. This mold was also used to make Pipeline.

• More information on Grit at TFU.info

Notes

• In Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye encyclopedia, Grit is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

Foreign names

• French: Gravier (Canada)
• Italian: Macigno