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When asked why Transformers based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon and other classic monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Gill-man is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Gill-man. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime/Facebook src#June 10|Ask Vector Prime, June 10}} | |||
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The "Creature" was one of many [[Autobot]]s at [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]] prison. He was executed with many other Autobot prisoners in a smelting chamber falsely claimed by the [[Tarn (DJD)|commandant]] to be a teleporting platform. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} | |||
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Revision as of 20:35, 10 April 2016
- The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an Earth robot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a monstrous transforming robot who probably lives in a black lagoon somewhere. He transforms into a giant coelacanth. Some know him as the Gill-man.
Fiction
Ask Vector Prime
When asked why Transformers based on the Creature from the Black Lagoon and other classic monsters exist, Vector Prime replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Gill-man is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Gill-man. Ask Vector Prime, June 10
IDW Generation 1 continuity
The "Creature" was one of many Autobots at Grindcore prison. He was executed with many other Autobot prisoners in a smelting chamber falsely claimed by the commandant to be a teleporting platform. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
Toys
Generation 1
A transforming Creature from the Black Lagoon toy was proposed in the 1980s to be part of a "Vintage Horror Movie Series". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of Transformers Generations.
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Foreign names
- Japanese: 大アマゾンの半魚人 (Dai Amazon no Hangyojin, "The Merman from the Great Amazon")
