Steeljaw's Pack

Steeljaw's Pack is a Decepticon subgroup from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family..

Not quite the Brady Bunch.

Stranded on Earth after the crash of the Alchemor, the cunning and ruthless Steeljaw assembled Steeljaw's Pack. With the Decepticon movement in shambles following the restoration of Cybertron and the surrender of Megatron, Steeljaw sees the gang as the first step towards assembling a new army: one that will turn Earth into a Decepticon utopia under his benevolent leadership. Hand-picked from the prisoner manifest of the wrecked prison ship, gang members tend to be tough, nasty and violent - a dark mirror of Bumblebee's own Bee Team. Members can be easily identified by their trademark slashed-out Decepticon insignia, disabling the tracking devices that would otherwise allow the Autobots to find them.

But unfortunately for Steeljaw, his underlings don't share the same lofty ambitions as he does. Many of them are destructive, short-sighted, or prone to lashing out, forcing Steeljaw to play mediator, while others are simply too cowardly to hold up in a prolonged fight. And if things do go catastrophically wrong, then Steeljaw has no qualms about cutting his losses, abandoning his former teammates to the Autobots while he makes his escape.

Original lineup	Second lineup
Steeljaw (leader) Thunderhoof Minitron (Temporarily) Underbite Fracture Airazor Divebomb Clampdown	Steeljaw (leader) Thunderhoof Clampdown Overload Groundpounder Springload Quillfire Bisk

Fiction

Robots in Disguise cartoon

Steeljaw started up his pack when he ambushed the wayward Thunderhoof after a Space Bridge construction gone wrong, slashed his Decepticon insignia by his soon-to-be-leader, and invited him to the group. Well, every group has their humble beginnings, right? As the Kospego Commands! At some point, the two inducted the cyber-tick Minitron into their ranks and began using Crown River Dam as a temporary base of operations. Steeljaw had Minitron hijack the Dinobot Grimlock in an attempt to increase their ranks by stealing stasis pods containing Decepticons captured by Bumblebee's team and releasing them. Minitron succeeded in getting Underbite for Steeljaw who was promptly added to the team, but before more Decepticons could be liberated Bumblebee's team intervened, leading Steeljaw with Underbite to escape and abandon Minitron. True Colors

Steeljaw relocated to a new base: an abandoned steel mill. They were joined by Fracture, stranded on Earth after trying to seize the bounty on Bumblebee's head. Later still, Steeljaw discovered Clampdown, a former snitch who was trying to keep a low profile on Earth. Both of them joined the gang... although not without some reservations on Thunderhoof's part, since Clampdown's antics had landed the former crime boss in jail. While Thunderhoof tried to take out Clampdown, the team wound up tangling with Bumblebee's Autobots. They were momentarily captured, by Steeljaw managed to cause a distraction. The team reconvened at their base, where Steeljaw formally inducted Clampdown into the new gang. Sideways Seeking to reinforce their numbers, Steeljaw recruited Kickback as a patsy. While the Autobots went to investigate the tied-up Decepticon, Steeljaw broke in and took over the Autobot's scrapyard base, intending to deactivate the stasis pods that held the recaptured Alchemor prisoners. Ultimately, the pack was defeated. Humiliated and furious, Steeljaw ordered his team to leave him alone. Soon, he was contacted by Megatronus, who requested his help in escaping from another dimension. Steeljaw reluctantly agreed to serve this mysterious being. Lockout

The pack set about constructing a gate for their new employer, but soon ran afoul of the Autobots. After taking Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Windblade hostage, the team managed to set up a gate outside the Crown City Colossus. Megatronus soon made himself known, but his desire to obliterate the Earth entirely ran contrary to Steeljaw's dream of ruling the place. Steeljaw was hurled away telekinetically, and the rest of the Pack were trounced by Bumblebee's team, now including a reborn Optimus Prime.

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Metal Meltdown Misdirection

Now we're screwed.

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