Groundpounder (RID)

This article is about the Decepticon. For the Autobot Micromaster, see Groundpounder (G1).

Groundpounder is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.

Groundpounder (aka the "Beast from Kaon" and the "Pulverizer of the Pits") is a massive a gladiatorial gorilla-bot who fought in Kaon's utterly brutal matches. Under the tutelage of his coach Headlock, Groundpounder's signature "Fiery Fists of Furnax" and arsenal of throws made him a legend to fighting fans. He's not very imaginative with his moves, but he doesn't really need to be, as his sheer power makes him a match even for a Dinobot. Violence is pretty much all he knows, and his sole goal is to prove he's the biggest and baddest beast-bot there is. That driving urge proved too much even for the arena, and his violent rampages ultimately ended with him locked away on the prison ship Alchemor.

Free once again, Earth is just the place to make a comeback... and he has no problem with letting Headlock play dirty while he roughs up the opposition.

Fiction

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: John DiMaggio (English)

Plot details for The Champ follow. Spoilers have expired, you may remove this tag

Groundpounder was once one of the greatest gladiators on Cybertron until he and his coach Headlock were accused of cheating and kicked out of the gladiator circuit. Enraged by the accusation, Groundpounder went on a destructive rampage, requiring the deployment of the Elite Guard. Eventually, both he and Headlock were arrested. The Champ Both of them were placed in stasis pods aboard the prison ship Alchemor, but were freed when the ship crashed on Earth. Pilot (Part 1)

The two Decepticons hid out at a construction site outisde of Crown City, while Groundpounder began a new training regimen. Upon seeing an advertisement for the Rumbledome, he decided he needed to prove he could take on the human-built monster trucks. Forcing his way into the arena, he challenged the current champ to a match, and the Rumbledome manager promptly agreed. Though Crusher Casey and her Mechanosaurus put up a good fight, Groundpounder eventually put her rig out of commission... with the help of Headlock's sabotage. The manager, believing the two Cybertronians to be human-controlled robots as part of an act, offered them a permanent spot in the show.

For their next show, however, Groundpounder discovered his opponent was another Cybertronian— the Autobot Grimlock, aiming to bring down the crooked duo. The battle became increasingly chaotic and destructive, and began damaging the stadium itself. With Headlock out of commission courtesy of Fixit, who had also been coaching Grimlock to read the ape-bot's moves, Groundpounder left himself open for Grimlock's cannonball attack, and was swiftly incapacitated. The Champ

Notes

• Groundpounder's signature moves are mostly named after Cybertronian cities. These include:

• Polyhex Power-Slam
• Cyber City Suplex
• Praxus Piledriver
• Gygax Gouger
• Hydrax Hammer Fist