Trypticon (G1)

The name or term "Trypticon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Trypticon (disambiguation).

Trypticon is a Decepticon cityformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Enormous in both size and power, Trypticon is an unstoppable engine of destruction. Utterly relentless, totally without mercy, steadfastly unwilling to stop his attack until all that is left of his target is their smoldering remains, he is programmed only to feel hate. That, however, is also Trypticon's downfall—for all he can do is hate. He loathes the Autobots to the extent that he would destroy an entire city just to get at one, but he also hates his fellow Decepticons, and that, in turn, means he is not emotionally committed to their cause, as he sees just as little value in them and what they stand for as he does in anything else. Consequently, though he has accepted what he sees as his fated role as the ultimate Decepticon weapon, the war seems pointless and boring to him. It is a prison... and deep down, as much as he refuses to acknowledge it, the most powerful hatred Trypticon feels is hate for himself, for allowing him to be trapped in it.

Trypticon is often accompanied by smaller robots, including the autonomous Wipe-Out and the drones Full-Tilt and Brunt. They man and support Trypticon's massive artillery platform alternate mode, a form so dangerous and devastating that the Autobots usually have to resort to trickery to defeat him. The only Autobot who can go toe-to-toe with him is Metroplex, and there is a great rivalry between the two cities—though their battles almost always end with Trypticon getting hurled into water.

Sometimes he is an ancient Titan who travels between worlds crewed by Necro and hungrily gobbles living Titan Masters the way others would Energon cubes.

Trypticon cannot be stopped! Nothing can stand in my way!Trypticon, "The Ultimate Weapon"

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Brad Garrett (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese), Gernot Duda (German, "Thief in the Night", "The Ultimate Weapon"), Holger Schwiers (German, "Five Faces of Darkness", "Call of the Primitives"), Thomas Albus (German, Generation 2)

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In the year 2005, the allied forces of the Decepticons and the Quintessons sought to attack the Autobots on two fronts, besieging them on both Cybertron and Earth. To counter the power of the Autobots' transforming Earth city, Metroplex, the Decepticons arranged for the construction of a transforming city-robot of their own: Trypticon. Surreptitiously created out of a human city by the Constructicons, Trypticon sent his former human occupants running for their lives as their city shifted and changed into the giant saurian robot. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

Clash of the Badly-Animated Titans.

Trypticon's first mission was to attack Autobot Headquarters, but he met resistance in the form of a team of Minibots. Trypticon knocked Powerglide out of the sky and shrugged off the other Autobots' attacks from below (stepping on Swerve in the process) before battling his way through a barrage of cannon fire and leveling Autobot Headquarters. With this task complete, Trypticon turned his attention to Autobot City and Metroplex, and the giant Autobot could not have been at a worse disadvantage, being as he was without his transforming cog and thus unable to transform to robot mode. Thankfully, the timely arrival of Blurr and Wheelie with the cog allowed Metroplex to transform and gain the upper hand in the battle. Trypticon was seized by the Autobot giant and hurled over the horizon, crashing into the Pacific Ocean. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

While the Autobots believed that Trypticon had been destroyed, the dinosaur Decepticon had, in fact, retreated to Dinobot Island to recuperate. In 2006, in the midst of his recovery, Trypticon was approached by Decepticon wheeler-dealer Octane, who talked him into relocating with him to the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya. There, Octane made a deal with ruler Abdul Fakkadi: In exchange for the Carbombya's high-grade oil, he and Trypticon would guard the country's coasts.

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The deal soured when Fakkadi discovered how ridiculously energy-consumptive Trypticon was, and things came to a head when the dull-witted dino mistook a passing cruise ship for an invader and fired on it. Octane turned things around by arranging to have Trypticon use his prodigious size and strength to steal famous monuments for Fakkadi from around the world. Initially, the Dinobots and Sky Lynx were suspected of the thefts, but Perceptor linked the crime back to Trypticon, and the Decepticon was caught in the act stealing the Eiffel Tower. Trypticon was able to beat the Autobots back, and he then attempted to steal the Kremlin (in reality St.Vasily's cathedral), but was ambushed by the waiting Autobot forces and stopped from doing so. With help from Fakkadi, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons back to Carbombya, where Metroplex engaged Trypticon in battle once more and hurled him into the ocean again. Thief in the Night

Trypticon survived his dunking and was relocated to Chaar, where he was the victim of the ghost of deceased Decepticon Starscream when the spirit made a pact with Unicron to restore his body. In exchange for this boon, the dark god charged Starscream with fulfilling three tasks, beginning with the theft of Metroplex's eyes to replace Unicron's own. One of Metroplex's eyes was destroyed in the attempted theft, necessitating that Starscream and his pawn, Scourge, steal one of Trypticon's instead. Next, Starscream possessed Trypticon's body itself and brought the giant Decepticon to Unicron so that his transforming cog could be transplanted into Unicron's head. The final task was to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron itself, so the planet could become his new body, but as Starscream used Trypticon's possessed body to complete the connections, Thrust, Dirge and the Battlechargers disabled the city-bot from within, rendering him unable to complete the task. Ghost in the Machine

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Later, after Swindle stole Metroplex's transforming cog, Galvatron dispatched Trypticon to destroy the defenseless city. Confident of victory, Trypticon decided to have some fun, eating a naval destroyer and menacing the passengers of a train. However, Silverbolt flew into Trypticon through his mouth, firing all the while, giving the giant dinosaur the worst case of indigestion he'd ever had. Trypticon was forced to retreat, and he transformed back into city mode so that human repairmen recruited by the Decepticons(?!) could fix his damaged innards. As it turned out, the "repairmen" were Autobot allies Spike Witwicky and his son Daniel, who stole Trypticon's own transforming cog, intending to use it on Metroplex. This forced the Decepticons to use Metroplex's transforming cog on Trypticon, but neither cog worked particularly well in either of the two robots, and as they battled, they wound up partially transforming, shifting and stalling at various stages between their modes. At first, Trypticon had the advantage in the battle and threw Metroplex into a lake, but eventually, First Aid arrived to align the Decepticon cog properly within Metroplex, allowing the Autobot to transform fully. Metroplex regained the initiative, and yet again treated Trypticon to another dunking, hurling him even deeper into the lake, where he sank. The Ultimate Weapon

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Trypticon later participated in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth's moon, during which he and all the other "Primitive" animal-based Transformers present were telepathically contacted by the being known as the Oracle. Trypticon served as a transport that carried the Primitives to the dead world at the center of the universe from which the summons came, but was too large to enter the cavern in which the Oracle resided, and so he stood sentinel outside while the others ventured in. As the Oracle explained that he had summoned them to battle the energy-draining creature known as Tornedron, Trypticon was the first to face off with the parasite, which took the form of a dragon and sucked his energy dry. Trypticon's lifeless husk toppled over on top of Grimlock, leading all the other Primitives to believe him destroyed, but the Dinobot leader had, in fact, survived, and was finally the one to defeat Tornedron and restore Trypticon and all the others drained by him. Call of the Primitives

Japanese cartoon continuity

The events of the American animated series covered above occur in Japanese continuity, with the primary difference between the two being that the events of season three (set in 2006 in America) are pushed back to 2010 in the Japanese dub. As far as Trypticon is concerned, however, there is one much larger, contradictory fact established by the additional stories told in various Japanese media: In this continuity, Trypticon was built in the 1980s, despite the cartoon showing his creation in "Five Faces of Darkness". It would take until 2016 for this contradiction to be explained away by the Unite Warriors and Legends manga.

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga & story pages

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In the late 1980s, while the Autobots were in the process of constructing Metroplex, the Decepticons were just as busy creating a counter in the form of Trypticon. story page #14 Astrotrain and Reflector were able to sneak past the Autobots' security and spy on the construction of Metroplex, acquiring the information that Megatron needed to discover whether or not Metroplex was strong enough to stand up to Trypticon. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3

Trypticon was completed soon after and was unleashed by the Decepticons on an island utopia that they had conquered. The Autobots were quick to arrive, but Trypticon made short work of Superion and would have killed him if not for the sudden appearance of Metroplex. An over-eager Trypticon dove head-first at his rival, only to phase right through him and fall off a cliff and into the ocean. As it turned out, it was a hologram created by Hound and magnified by Perceptor. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6

Scramble City: Mobilization

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Upon the Autobots' eventual completion of Metroplex, the city-bot was dispatched on his first mission to aid Superion and Defensor in battle against their Decepticon foes. The villains were soon defeated, but as the Autobots stood victorious on a cliff overlooking the ocean, an explosion from beneath the waves caught their attention. As they watched, the sea parted to reveal Trypticon's towering form, as Megatron ordered him into battle with Metroplex. The two giant robots stared each other down, preparing to clash for the first time... Scramble City: Mobilization

Unite Warriors/Transformers Legends comic

After emerging from the ocean, Trypticon attacked Metroplex at the command of Galvatron II, a Decepticon who had traveled to the 1980s from the future of an alternate universe. Both Trypticon and Galvatron were destroyed by Metroplex's antimatter projector, but not before Trypticon tore out Metroplex's transformation cog, which later left the giant Autobot unable unable to fully transform during the Battle of Autobot City. The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter Baldigus Chapter, Part Two LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

From the wreckage of Trypticon's remains, Thrust and Dirge were able to recover Full-Tilt, who served as a kind of "black box" that allowed Trypticon's life-functions to be preserved. Years later, in 2010, Full-Tilt interfaced with the human city that had been recreated by the Constructicons to become the new Trypticon, and the dinosaur Decepticon was brought to life once more. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 story pages

At one point, Starscream took Trypticon into battle against Metroplex and Ultra Magnus. The two cities' strength, courage, and firepower were evenly matched, and the earth shook with the force of their combat! Giant Base Robot Rivals

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers

Trypticon's audition for the lead role in Jurassic Park was foiled when Full-Tilt ran over the cameraman.

On a bright and sunny day in the year 2010, the Autobots invited a group of human families to come take a tour of Metroplex. They were all very impressed and everything was going great... until Trypticon attacked. Preoccupied with keeping everyone inside him from dying, Metroplex was left to take all of Trypticon's attacks on the chin, including his Dual Plasma Cannons and Dino-Head Attack. With Scamper quickly taken out by Full-Tilt, it looked as though Metroplex would be felled by a blast from the Brunt tank.

Luckily, Ultra Magnus deployed Six-Gun just in time. Six-Gun took out Full-Tilt and then proceeded to turn the Brunt tank around on Trypticon, blasting the Decepticon with his own drone. The blast destroyed Trypticon's head controls, forcing Galvatron to call a retreat. With the day won, Metroplex returned to city mode. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3

The Great Transformer War

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After kidnapping the scientist Doctor Dalton, Galvatron forced him to upgrade a number of his Decepticons, including Trypticon. With Dalton's upgrade, Trypticon became able to link up with Motormaster and Onslaught in base mode, enhancing their power. This new ability spelled trouble for the Aerialbots and Protectobots, who barely managed to escape their encounter with the upgraded Trypticon and rescue Dalton. The Great Transformer War #1

In 2011, as part of his massive assault to retake Cybertron, Galvatron unleashed Trypticon on Metroplex, the battle thoroughly occupying the Earth forces of the Autobots, keeping them from coming to Cybertron's defense. The Great Transformer War #3

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Masato Hirano (Japanese)

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Trypticon continued serving the Decepticons into the year 2011, acting under the command of the leader of the Decepticons' Earth-based unit, Sixshot. However, when the Decepticons renewed hostilities against the Autobots, Trypticon's first foray into battle was not an impressive one, as he menaced Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie amidst the mountains close to Autobot City. The two youths tricked the giant Decepticon into walking onto a rickety rope bridge, which subsequently buckled under his weight and dumped him into a ravine. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

In battle station mode, Trypticon was later rolled into action with Sixshot at the controls. He attacked an oil refinery in order to draw out Metroplex, who was then disabled by the Decepticons' newest weapon, the electromagnetic Madmachine. Seeking to learn the secret of the Madmachine, Twincast later infiltrated Trypticon and discovered that the robot was being controlled from Chaar by Soundblaster. The Great Cassette Operation

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A little later, Trypticon was commandeered by Cyclonus and Scourge to help them take down a mysterious blackmailer who was extorting energy from countries all around the world. Trypticon arrived in Tokyo in the midst of a battle between the blackmailer and Raiden, and began attacking Raiden when the Autobot combiner opened fire on him. The Autobot Headmasters soon arrived to occupy Trypticon's attention, forcing Cyclonus and Scourge to bail out of the giant. Everyone wound up dogpiling on the blackmailer, but the joke was on Cyclonus and Scourge, as it turned out it was their own superior officer, Sixshot, carrying out a secret mission from Galvatron. The two Decepticons fled, leaving the badly damaged Trypticon behind. Terror! The Six Shadows

Trypticon was recovered and repaired in time to help Sixshot prevent the Technobots from aiding a team of Autobots imperiled on Mars. When Metroplex attempted to stop the six-changer's interference, Trypticon came stomping onto the scene, headbutted him, and pushed him back with a barrage of laser fire. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Later, Galvatron rendezvoused with Sixshot at Trypticon before attempting to thwart the Autobots' attempt to lend aid to the troubled planet Sandra. SOS from Planet Sandra

When Sixshot mobilized the Decepticons for a series of major attacks across the Earth, Trypticon accompanied him for his approach on Autobot City. When Metroplex chased after Sixshot, Trypticon charged into action and began grappling with Metroplex, freeing up Sixshot to duel, and ultimately kill, Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus Dies!! Not long after, Trypticon attacked Autobot City again when Spike was in the middle of explaining to the Autobots that he had deduced the Decepticons' current plan involving the Pacific Ring of Fire. Metroplex quickly engaged his perennial foe, but when Sixshot arrived, Metroplex focused his attentions on the six-changer, seeking revenge for the death of Ultra Magnus. Spike attempted to shout a warning to Metroplex as Trypticon jumped him from behind, but it came too late. Metroplex was at the saurian city's mercy until Suiken joined the fight and helped tear Trypticon away from him. Trypticon was then sent fleeing under a barrage of combined firepower from Metroplex and Suiken. I Risk My Life for Earth

Transformers Legends comic (1)

In 2015, Trypticon went up against Swerve and Tailgate, literally walking all over the little Autobots. Bonus Edition Vol. 8 Swerve tried to fight the giant beast using his Mini-Con partner Phaser's My First Blaster mode, but the helpful sound effects emitted by the blaster made it easy for Trypticon to dodge since he could tell where Swerve was aiming. 2015's Swerve The battle was observed by the Rattrap of the Legends Universe, who somehow projected himself into the middle of events via his dreams, and helped them to win by becoming Tailgate's new Mini-Con partner, incapacitating Trypticon using a ribbon bomb. Tailgate/G1 Micron ChapterLG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

Trypticon was left wrecked by the battle, but the Battlechargers recovered Full-Tilt once again. When Trypticon was rebuilt this time, however, it was into a smaller form, into which Full-Tilt was fully integrated, instead of simply attaching to. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

Zone manga & story pages

The new smaller Trypticon was among the Nine Great Demon Generals recruited by the Decepticons' newest Emperor of Destruction, Violen Jiger. Outfitted with new armor and weaponry, including a club and shield, Trypticon was dubbed the "Saurian General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violen Jiger's goal of creating a Decepticon Zone. Zone Part 1 He and King Poseidon attempted to dominate the oceanic world of Wall, where they bested Victory Saber, but were eventually defeated by the efforts of Overload, Erector, Missile Bull, and Skywave commanding the Off Road Patrol Team, Jet Patrol Team, and Race Car Patrol Team. Zone Part 3

After a group of the generals stole the Autobots' Energon Z from planet Zone, they handed it off to a second team consisting of Trypticon, Predaking, Devastator and King Poseidon. The capsule was stored within Trypticon's mouth, and he and his team proceeded to head for Earth to search for the second component required for the Zodiac. Trypticon tore through France before converging on Mount Fuji with the other generals, where they easily batted around the Micromasters that arrived to confront them. When the Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived, the Micromasters kept Trypticon busy while Dai Atlas headed underground to search for the Zodiac. Dai Atlas soon emerged victorious, and everyone began grappling over the Zodiac, at which point Trypticon unleashed a beam of Energon Z from the capsule in his mouth. Timing things just right, Dai Atlas held up the Zodiac so that the Energon Z beam would hit it, unlocking its true power. Suffused with the power of the Zodiac, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber transformed into powerful new "Zone Mode" battle stations and sent the Decepticons fleeing under a barrage of awesome firepower. Transformers: Zone

Trypticon later returned for a rematch with the Powered Masters, engaging them in battle alongside Overlord. The two heroes were not particularly impressed, and they strove to end the fight in less than eight seconds. True to their word, they beat the snot out of them; Sonic Bomber besting Trypticon with his "Meteor Drop" attack. Zone Part 6 Though this would be the Generals' last recorded battle with the Powered Masters, Trypticon and the others later schooled Metrotitan and the Metrosquad in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. Zone Part 7

Zone cartoon

Master of subtlety.

Voice actor: Daisuke Gōri (Japanese)

The Zone cartoon tells a slightly different, expanded version of Trypticon and the other Generals' first battle with Dai Atlas.

After several of the Demon Generals stole the Autobots' Energon Z from the planet Zone, they handed it off to a second team consisting of Trypticon, Devastator, Predaking, and King Poseidon. The capsule was stored within Trypticon's mouth, and he and his team proceeded to head for Earth to search for the Zodiac. Trypticon began tearing through China, smashing the Great Wall and breathing fire on the counterattacking military force. A team of Autobot Micromasters soon arrived on the planet to battle the generals at Mount Fuji, and though their attacks had no effect on Trypticon, they struggled on until the Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived to take up the fight. Sonic Bomber kept Trypticon busy while Dai Atlas headed underground to search for the Zodiac, and when he re-emerged with the ancient energy source in hand, the furious Trypticon unleashed a beam of Energon Z directly at him. Dai Atlas was knocked off his feet, and Trypticon prepared to deliver another blast, but Sonic Bomber leapt in front of the beam and took the blast to save his commander. With the two Autobots now lying right in front of him, Trypticon readied another Energon Z blast, but just as he unleashed it, Dai Atlas held the Zodiac aloft. When the Energon Z and Zodiac interacted, the Zodiac's true power was unleashed, transforming Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber into powerful "Zone Mode" battle stations. Using the mighty firepower of their new modes, the Powered Masters destroyed Trypticon and the other generals in one colossal blast. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Transformers Legends comic (2)

Following Trypticon's destruction at the hands of the Powered Masters, the Race Track Patrol recovered Full-Tilt's personality component from the wreckage. The component was re-engineered to transform into a diminutive robot form of its own. In this diminished state, Full-Tilt was contacted by the Decepticons in the Legends Universe, who had designs on restoring Trypticon to life once more. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter They hired Nightbeat to steal data on Godbomber's technology for use in Trypticon's new body. Bonus Edition Vol. 42

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics. Trypticon is substantially smaller in this continuity than any other, standing only two or three times taller than an average Transformer.

How many little cars does this guy carry around??

When Ratbat informed Decepticon Earth commander Shockwave of his decision to shut down the space bridge in order to conserve energy, Shockwave petitioned him for one last use of the bridge, that they might send the deadliest Decepticon on Cybertron to attack the Ark and take its energy resources for their own. Ratbat agreed, and dispatched Trypticon into the forests of Oregon, where he was spotted by paleontology student Rachel Becker as he stomped his way toward the Ark. Preferring to face his enemies head-on rather than ambush them, Trypticon launched a sonic-scrambler mine at the Ark to draw a small investigative team of Autobots out, then promptly began bombarding them with firepower in his battle station mode. With more sonic-scrambler mines carpeting the cave entrance to the Ark in order to prevent any Autobot reinforcements coming to the aid of the team, the Autobots seemed doomed, until Trypticon's attention was drawn by his minion, Wipe-Out.

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Trypticon's flunky had captured Rachel Becker and brought her to Trypticon to be destroyed, and Trypticon transformed back into his saurian mode, intrigued at the prospect of eliminating an organic. Suddenly, Trypticon was attacked by the Dinobot Grimlock, who had been observing the conflict from afar and sought to protect the human. The other Dinobots soon came stampeding into battle, and Trypticon was able to hold his own against all five of them; indeed, he might have even won the battle, had the miserly Ratbat not contacted him to inform him that he had exceeded his allotted energy expenditure for the mission. The space bridge materialized next to Trypticon, and he broke off the fight, calmly obeying Ratbat's orders to return to Cybertron. The "defeat" of Trypticon promptly led to Grimlock being elected Autobot leader. King of the Hill!

Much later, when the Autobot mad scientist Flame threatened Cybertron with his zombie army, only a small band of Autobots, along with the Decepticon Flywheels, stood against him. Ultra Magnus made the questionable decision to allow Flywheels to break off from the group to seek reinforcements, but the Autobots need not have worried: the Duocon returned with Trypticon, who smashed his way into Flame's underground base and delighted in stomping zombies underfoot. Meltdown!

Toy pack-in material

Trypticon participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. He and Bruticus shot at Ultra Magnus and Defensor as they entered the conflict. Decipher the Decepticon

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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Trypticon began life as an early Decepticon military project, the prototype iteration of which was put to use in the Decepticons' initial wave of attacks after the death of Sentinel Prime around eight million years ago. The War Within #2

Trypticon himself was created when the prototype was upgraded during the period of time known as the "Dark Ages", between seven-and-a-half and six-and-a-half million years ago. Investigating reports that merely described a "mobile command base," Prowl led a team of Autobots to the Praetorus Wharf in search of this mysterious new Decepticon weapon, and they wound up driving onto the camouflaged structure before they even knew it. Just as they realized their mistake, the base transformed into a towering saurian robot mode and introduced itself as Trypticon, delighted at the prospect of a full-fledged trial run of its destructive capabilities. Devastation Prowl's Autobots threw everything they had at Trypticon, but even with the aid of some reinforcements led by Hound, they proved unable even to slow down the titan. They would surely have been destroyed had Trypticon not been called away to the Neutral Territories to aid his leader, Shockwave, who had been attacked by the minions of the mysterious Fallen. Revelation Trypticon later joined an allied team of Decepticons and Autobots in battling the Fallen's minions in Protihex, where he put his impressive firepower to use trying to blast open the door to the Well of All Sparks. Conflagration

Despite his effectiveness as a killing machine and his delight in the use of his powers in his formative years, Trypticon came to doubt the Decepticon cause and hate his role in it. He thinks that his abilities will eventually merit his taking leadership of the Decepticons, though he accepts this with the same resignation as the rest of his futile existence. More than Meets the Eye

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

As part of Serpent O.R.'s forces, Trypticon defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe strike force. A massive barrage from Ultra Magnus and G.I. Joe's artillery almost felled the giant Decepticon.

Later, a vision of the future witnessed by a Matrix-empowered Hawk showed Trypticon fighting alongside Iron Klaw against Sgt. Savage and Fortress Maximus. The Art of War #5

TransTech

Trypticon was part of the S.K.A.R.-Decepticon alliance against the Autobots and Screaming Eagles. A clash between him and Fortress Maximus nearly destroyed Earth's magnetosphere, but ultimately, the Autobots and Joes won the day. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Trypticon was an ancient destructive monster said to be spawned from Mortilus, the god of death. Long ago, he was defeated by the Titan Metroplex and sealed away deep underground beneath the Toraxxis Plains. The Illusion of Control There he remained dormant until an explosion opened up the caverns and he was rediscovered by a team of Autobot scientists sent to investigate. Old carvings nearby depicted Trypticon doing battle with normal Transformers, Underworld causing Jetfire to theorize that the mythical Knights of Cybertron had been responsible for the sealing. Prey When Scorponok learned of the monster's existence, he had the caverns bombed, destroying the seal and awakening Trypticon in the hopes that he would bring Cybertron's civilization to its knees. Unleashed

Trypticon went on a mindless rampage across the planet, destroying everything in his path and prompting the Autobots to gather their strongest weapons in an attempt to defeat him. As he entered Harmonex, the Autobots lured him close to the city's giant central structure and collapsed it on top of him. The Illusion of Control Unharmed, Trypticon emerged from the rubble and unleashed countless "cyber-morphic predators", dragon-like minions created within his internal foundries, to attack the Autobots. Knowing that the monster hailed from ancient times, Optimus Prime tried to use the power of the equally ancient Matrix of Leadership to defeat him, only for Trypticon to ignore the artifact and stomp on him. Annihilation After devouring Grimlock and Megatron, Trypticon detected the presence of his old nemesis Metroplex in Iacon and began heading in his direction. However, Grimlock and Megatron were still alive within him and located and destroyed his core, powered by a type of energon that caused increased strength and aggression, causing the monster to go offline. Megatron later returned to the fallen giant and placed the spark of the Quintesson Pentius within his extinguished core, reawakening Trypticon under his command. Belly of the Beast

The method of Trypticon's resurrection caused him to inherit the intelligence and memories of Pentius, making him more than a mindless beast, and also forged a connection between his spark and Megatron's. Megatron was suspicious of Pentius's influence on the giant's mind, so Trypticon let him look into his mind and read his very memories, memories that were a jumbled mix of his own and Pentius's. Convinced that enough of Trypticon's mind and desire for destruction remained, Megatron accepted him into the Decepticons and had him use his space-faring alternate mode to take the Decepticons off Cybertron. Primacy #1 After a journey across space to gather their forces, the Decepticons returned to Cybertron and had Trypticon dropped from orbit onto Iacon (and, thus, his rival, Metroplex). Primacy #2

The two giants fought in a mighty battle in which Trypticon used his beastly claws and tail to his advantage, but in the end he was grappled onto the ground where Metroplex curb-stomped his head, breaking his jaws off. As he lay defeated, however, Trypticon revealed he was merely a distraction that allowed the other Decepticons to impale Metroplex with their other starship. Primacy #3 Megatron later realized the will of Pentius and his desire to destroy Cybertron did indeed live on within Trypticon, prompting him to try to extract the Quintesson's spark from the fallen beast. Before he could do so he was confronted by Optimus Prime, who used the Matrix to purge the remains of Pentius's spark from the Decepticon leader's systems. What effect this had on Trypticon himself is unknown. Primacy #4

Trypticon remained a part of the Decepticon army and was later part of a battle during which he waited in disguise for the Autobots to advance right into his arms. However, Optimus Prime suspected a trap, and ordered his troops to retreat instead. Old Ways

Hundreds of years ago, Trypticon fought Thunderwing alongside Megatron, Optimus Prime, and Omega Supreme. Stormbringer #1 He survived the battle and was part of a major Decepticon counter-offensive on what was left of Cybertron shortly thereafter, led by the Predacons. Spotlight: Blaster

In modern days, a fallen Trypticon was discovered frozen in the ice of Praetorus Wharf by Bludgeon, who used the corrupted energon within him in twisted experiments involving newborn sparks. A group of Transformers transporting a shipment of sparks drove across Trypticon's body on their way to Alyon, but failed to recognize the black metallic surface. Redemption

Alternity

Trypticon was one of several powerful opponents chosen by a higher-dimensional Megatron in a "game full of death and suffering", to go against Optimus Prime's avatar. To Die Game!

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Once wild, Trypticon was tamed by Megatron and fashioned into the mobile capital of the Decepticon Empire on Cybertron, his cavernous mouth serving as Megatron's throne room. G.I. Joe targeted him during their G.I.Rocket bombing run on the planet, but the bombs were stopped by a force field and Trypticon counterattacked by unleashing Decepticon troops from his mouth to take down their ship. Targetmasters Destro later used the M.A.S.S. Device to travel from Earth to Trypticon for an audience with Megatron. Funeral for a Friend Furious that the Autobots had formed an alliance with G.I. Joe, Megatron had Trypticon attack their home at Metroplex, but before he could finish off the mode-locked city-bot he was interrupted by Fortress Maximus. Trypticon bit the meddler's head off, only for said head to transform into Cerebros and hold his jaws open as Autobots and Joes made their way into the throne room. Everybody Hates Metroplex Trypticon later watched as a victorious Megatron defeated Optimus Prime and had Cybertron dig its "horns" into Earth. Pax Megatronus

With Earth destroyed, Megatron and his Cobra allies celebrated with a feast inside Trypticon. Earth: R.I.P. As Megatron turned his attention toward the sun, transforming Cybertron into Primus so the planet could absorb the star's energy, he had Trypticon wander out on one of its horns. Escape from Primus Setting out to stop this, the joint forces of the Autobots and G.I. Joe attacked Trypticon, negating his force field using a sonic signal programmed with information gathered by Perceptor, Tunnel Rat and Roadblock during their time in the Decepticon base. Trypticon's insides were then punctured by Metroplex's fist, allowing the "Jotobots" entry into him, and he was ultimately taken down by a blast from Defensor's Peacemaker. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12

Knights of Unicron

The Trypticon Dinobase, located on Planet Chaar, was the eighth venue for the Knights of Unicron on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. Knights of Unicron

Beast Wars: Uprising

During the Great War, Trypticon was infamous as a cityformer, ravager of worlds. When the Human Confederacy became fed up of Cybertronians, Trypticon was among the Decepticon forces who took part in the doomed Great Push of 2033. During this, he was critically injured, and Full-Tilt volunteered to become a form of Powermaster, replacing Trypticon's busted transformation cog. With the war over, Trypticon was repurposed as a spaceship, called the Dinosaur, and came to be crewed largely by Predacons (and the odd Maximal), who remained unaware of their ship's true origin, merely thinking it was just a ship. Trypticon became increasingly bitter over his lack of mobility, and came to hate the Proto-races.

By the 24th century C.E., the Dinosaur was the only Cybertronian warship allowed near the border of the Allowed Zone. During this patrol they went somewhere near Arkus, and the ship's paranoid security chief Killer Punch became convinced there was a stowaway on-board, and had the ship torn apart looking for it. Nobody knew that Dead-End had smuggled Gnaw, a Sharkticon aboard. Intersectionality

On Cybertron, Fortress Maximus mused that if he wanted to conquer Cybertron or invade other planets, few could have stood in his way other than Trypticon or the Titans, wanly noting that Trypticon never liked fair fights anyway. Head Games

Around the time the Grand Uprising began, the Dinosaur received a signal from LGC-8802, a planet of interest to the Builders. It also received a signal from Cybertron, Lio Convoy's call-to-arms, which prompted the ship's political officer, Synapse, to murder Hydra to cover it up. Trypticon agreed with Synapse's decision, taking his side over Full-Tilt's objections.

Shortly after arriving at LGC-8802, the ship came under attack from an Intruder craft, which they fought off. Killer Punch became suspicious of Hydra's absence and went looking for him, but Trypticon shifted his insides about to prevent the Predacon finding his comrade's body. With some help from Magmatron, Killer Punch managed to get to the lab, only to find Synapse waiting for him. After explaining what had happened, Synapse had Trypticon murder the Predacon. Only Killer Punch had anticipated this, and broadcast the fact to Magmatron, who made his way to the bridge to recruit everyone else left. Trypticon responded by trying to kill everyone with the auto-guns. When that didn't work, Trypticon changed tack, trying to roast them with burn-off from the engine.

Elsewhere, the ship had been infiltrated by Medusa, who vaporized Trypticon's main turbine, sending him into freefall. Magmatron tried using this fact to stop his trying to kill them, but Trypticon continued regardless. Magmatron's quick thinking convinced Trypticon he'd crushed him and Guiledart good, unaware they'd managed to slip through to Full-Tilt's quarters. Soon after, Magmatron told Dead-End to find Trypticon's brain and shut it down. As she got close to Trypticon's processor, he unleashed Brunt on her. As this happened, Magmatron tried fixing the engines, but was distracted by Synapse's arrival. By the time the political officer had been dealt with, Trypticon was too far gone, rendered unable to fly again as it entered the atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Dead-End used Trypticon's notorious temper to distract him, as she set her pet Sharkticon on brunt, gaining access to his computer core, and began methodically removing the chips controlling Trypticon's mind and personality. As she did, Trypticon pleaded with her to stop, as he felt his mind going. She didn't, and Trypticon died.

His body remained a problem, but Guiledart was able to revive Full-Tilt, who did what he could to slow the fall. With some assistance from the Logicon hive-mind on the planet below, Trypticon's body was slowed enough to hit the ground without destroying it, before it transformed into Trypticon's dinosaur form to control its crash-landing. Once it stopped, Trypticon's corpse turned into a badly battered city, never to fly again.

In the cycles that followed, what was left of Trypticon were salvaged, and eventually turned into a city. Intersectionality

Commercial appearances

When Trypticon came under attack by the Protectobots, the Decepticon city transformed into its battle station mode to fight back. The Protectobots responded by combining into Defensor, prompting Trypticon to transform once more, this time into its dinosaur mode. Trypticon then forced Defensor to fly off with a torrent of fiery breath. Defensor and Trypticon commercial

Games

Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

"Oh... it's MechaGodzilla. Of course! I should have known."

On a search for the truth behind the death of Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus endured a game of death and suffering that culminated in a final battle with Trypticon at the end of the Time Tunnel. Trypticon hurled fireballs at the City Commander, but Magnus's unrelenting barrage of attacks on his head ultimately caused Trypticon to fall. Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

Transformers: The Headmasters

When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Sixshot and Trypticon attacked the planet Earth. Trypticon was the first foe faced by Chromedome on his quest to rescue his allies, striking at the Autobot from an elevated platform. Although this set-up left Chromedome at a disadvantage, since he was waging the battle in vehicle mode, he persevered and defeated Trypticon. Transformers: The Headmasters

The Transformers (PS2)

Voice actor: ? (English)

Autobot story

Right when the Autobots had found the drill they were looking for in the Karzite mine, Trypticon gave out a loud roar. Rodimus Prime recognized it, but he was in disbelief about what it meant. Sure enough, Trypticon fell from the sky, stating that the Autobots were too late. The Decepticon announced that he was going to crush all of the Autobots now that they had nowhere to run. Surprisingly, the Autobots managed to take down Trypticon, who cried out and announced his being hurt afterward. Threatening the Autobots that he would not forget his defeat and warning them that he would crush them some day, Trypticon fled back to the Decepticon base.

Decepticon story

After Springer was defeated for the second time, Trypticon arrived and offered to help, but quickly realized that he was of extremely limited usefulness in the search for the Zel Quartz. His massive size made him a liability in a search, so he sent Full-Tilt in his stead. The Transformers

Transformers Battle Circuit

Trypticon, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire and Optimus Prime, Trypticon was declared to be the tournament's champion! Transformers Battle Circuit

Transformers G1: Awakening

Trypticon was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot Ark. When the ship crashed on Earth, all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. Trypticon was put to work guarding the space bridge they were building, and was ordered to destroy Jetfire when the traitor scouted the area. He completely failed to keep the Autobots from the bridge, and after Optimus Prime's team was captured on Cybertron, Trypticon was placed on guard duty. He was unable to prevent the Autobots from escaping, however. He later took part in Megatron's ill-fated assault on the Ark, and completely failed to stop the Autobots when they attacked the Decepticon fortress on Cybertron. Transformers G1: Awakening

Transformers Legends

Growing desperate, Galvatron summoned Trypticon to the field of battle. The titan's firepower allowed Galvatron's forces to push further into Autobot territory, despite their opponents bringing out Metroplex. The Colossus War After making a number of coastal attacks, Trypticon leveled Autobot Headquarters and set his sights on Autobot City. Unfortunately for him, Ironhide and Fireflight supplied Metroplex with a new transformation cog, and the giant Autobot sent Trypticon crashing to the bottom of the sea. Monstrosity

Unicron had his eyes on Trypticon as a potential new body for himself, however his agents were intercepted before they could reach the giant Decepticon. Unicron Returns

Transformers Operation Omega

In every battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, Decepticon forces were deployed from Trypticon's city mode to march towards the Autobots, who were in turn deployed from Metroplex on the opposite side of the battlefield. Whenever Trypticon sustained too much damage, the Decepticons lost the battle. Transformers Operation Omega

Toys

Generation 1

• Trypticon (Decepticon City, 1986/1987)

  

  Don't mention the training wheels on the tail—he embarrasses easily.

  • Japanese ID number: D-63
  • Accessories: 2 loading ramps, 2 blaster stands, single-barreled blaster, double-barreled blaster, 2 scanners, 2 connectors, large tower, small tower, 2 tank treads, laser cannon, Full-Tilt, Full-Tilt's electro-disruptor.

Trypticon transforms from a large grey, teal and purple dinosaur into a city mode, and from there into a mobile battle station. Trypticon shares many similarities with his contemporary and counterpart, Metroplex; he is accompanied by an entourage of smaller robots—the transforming mini-car, Full-Tilt, who forms Trypticon's chest plate, and the tank, Brunt, who is formed from several of his city mode towers and other pieces—and in city mode, he can link up with the leaders of the 1986 Decepticon combiner teams, Onslaught and Motormaster, when they are in their base forms. Unlike Metroplex's combiner connections, the two leaders don't plug directly into Trypticon, instead linking up to him through two smaller "connector" pieces. This interactivity was played up to a great extent in Japan, where he was released as part of the Scramble City sub-line.

Trypticon is further distinguished from Metroplex by the inclusion of several electronic gimmicks. Two C-size batteries power the electronics of Trypticon himself, allowing him to walk in dinosaur mode and causing his scanners and blasters to spin in city and battle station mode, respectively. Trypticon's main laser cannon (also part of Brunt) is powered by an AA battery and flashes orange.

This mold was later retooled, redecoed, and sold with fewer accessories as Beast Wars II Gigastorm.

Like a fair number of larger Generation 1 toys, Trypticon was never released in the UK.

• More information on Trypticon at TFU.info

Transform Jr

Mintasaurus

• Dinosaurer (1986)
  • Japanese ID number: D-63
  • Accessories: 4 ramps, laser cannon

The Transform Jr version of Trypticon shrinks and simplifies the original toy, omitting the electronics, the battle station mode and... the color purple.

Classics

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Trypticon not want cuddles! Trypticon want smash Metroplex!

• Trypticon (Legends, 2006)

The Classics version of Trypticon is a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Scourge, transforming into a three-headed robotic dragon. This redeco is awesome and needs cuddles.

This mold was later used to make Universe Hun-Grrr.

• More information on Trypticon at TFU.info

Device Label

Mouseasaurus.

• Dinosaurer (2009)

Takara's Device Label Trypticon transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor. He shares this mold with Device Label Grimlock.

According to early BigBadToyStore solicitations, the mice were originally supposed to depict Generation 1 Overkill and Beast Wars Dinobot.

Kre-O

• Trypticon (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
  • Bag number: 40551 48
  • Accessories: Stand brick, double barreled gun, 2 claws

Part of the fifth assortment of blind-bagged Kreon Micro-Changers, Trypticon can be rebuilt from robot mode into a dinosaur. The tampographs on his torso are based on his Classics Legends Class toy rather than his original G1 figure.

He shares the tyrannosaurus-head helmet along with Farside.

Generations

• Trypticon (Platinum Edition, 2015)
  • Accessories: 2 loading ramps, 2 blaster stands, single-barreled blaster, double-barreled blaster, 2 scanners, 2 connectors, large tower, small tower, 2 tank treads, laser cannon, Full-Tilt, Full-Tilt's electro-disruptor.

Platinum Edition Trypticon is a reissue of his original toy. Both Brunt and Full-Tilt are included along with all his electronics, including the motorized walking gimmick.

This reissue features golden stickers on his eyes, and has several tooling changes, such as larger power switches, battery covers that are held shut by screws, molded detail replacing the large bearings on his legs, and bizarrely, added plastic on his feet that keeps the purple "U" pieces from being flush with the rest of the foot.

The toy was released in TakaraTomy Mall in Japan under the USA Edition line, as a lucky draw prize.

Unlike the original version, Platinum Trypticon was sold in the UK through Toys R Us.

• More information on Platinum Edition Trypticon at TFU.info

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It's big. It's massive. It's almost as tall as Metroplex, and We Love it.

• Trypticon (Titan Class, 2017)
  • Accessories: Full Tilt with gun and Necro Titan Master

Trypticon beat out Omega Supreme and Scorponok to become winner of a Facebook poll held by Hasbro in November 2015 to determine who would be the next Titan Class figure. Standing at 20 inches tall, he is the tallest Decepticon figure ever made, and features several new action features like a spring-loaded pop-out forehead-gun and the ability to "eat" Titan Master figures, who fall down his throat into his stomach, which can be opened to retrieve them. His city mode unfolds to around three feet wide, and the "battle station" mode of his classic toy is replaced with a similar-looking spaceship mode that can fit a Deluxe-class action figure in its forward bay. In lieu of electronics, Trypticon comes with his old partner Full-Tilt, who has been significantly upgraded to become a full-sized Deluxe figure in his own right, with his own Titan Master partner, Necro.

On Monday 13th February 2017, the Monday before Toyfair 2017, a picture of the toy was released and swiftly withdrawn from the Transformers Instagram account.

Legends

• Dinosaurer (2017-September)
  • ID number: LG43
  • Accessories: Full Tilt with gun and Headmaster

Merchandise

Transformers Gum

• Dinosaurer (1986)
  • Accessories: Large tower, small tower, 2 tank treads, laser cannon, Full-Tilt

A snap-together model kit of Trypticon was available as part of the fifth wave of Kabaya's Transformers Gum candy toy series. A much-shrunken version of the original Trypticon toy, the kit transforms into something of a cross between city and battle station modes, and still comes with all the pieces to make Brunt, as well as a non-transforming car mode Full-Tilt. Moulded from black, red and grey plastic, Trypticon has stickers for detail rather than paint operations, and came with a stick of gum.

Transformers Caramel

• Dinosaurer (1986)

A small soft-rubber keshigomu figurine of Trypticon, similar to the larger Decoys, was released as part of Kabaya's line of Transformers Milk Caramel candy toys. Like all the figures from the 1986 range, he came blindpacked, and was available in a variety of pearlescent colors including red, yellow, blue and green. As the name of the series suggests, he came with a piece of caramel candy.

Forms Robo

• Dinosaurer (1987)

Trypticon was also among the ten characters who were rendered as part of the Forms Robo line of over-sized keshigomu figures. He came individually packaged in a plastic baggie, and was available in red, yellow, green or blue. Of the various Forms Robo figures, Trypticon is easily one of the hardest to find, rarely appearing on the secondary market.

MyClone

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All together now: Awwwwwwww!

• Dinosaurer (MyClone, 2003)
  • ID number: MTF018
  • Accessories: Display stand

The Trypticon MyClone is the adorablest little killer dinosaur you ever did see. He was released in the third wave of the MyClone line of Transformers PVC figures, and comes with a hexagonal teal display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

Notes

"Scramble City: Mobilization" model on top, "Call of the Primitives" model on the bottom.

• A triptych is an artifact divided into three hinged folding segments. Though obscure, this is an appropriate name for Trypticon, because his tyrannosaur mode is a triptych, unfolding into three segments when it transforms into city or battle station modes. See, parents, this stuff is educational too!
• Trypticon's original Tech Specs give him a very high rank of 9, but he is never portrayed as somebody so far up in the Decepticon power structure. But then again, not many would argue with a towering dinosaur robot that's bigger than Godzilla.
• Trypticon has two completely different character models. The first was used for his appearances in "Scramble City: Mobilization" and the Marvel comic, while the second, more toy-accurate model was used for all his appearances in the animated series. Virtually every piece of Trypticon's body is different between the two models, whether in shape, detail, or both; notable features of the earlier model include rounded legs and feet, and differently shaped shoulder-buildings. The early model is superior in one regard to the early one, however: it colors Trypticon's optics. They were left uncolored on the finished model, and he spent the entire cartoon looking as if he had no eyes.
  • The early model is published in Transformers: The Ark and Marvel's The Transformers Universe, and depicts Trypticon's translucent orange nose-panel as being open, as it was on the finished model. However, there was obviously a variant version of the early model with an alternate head design that had a closed nose panel, because that's how Trypticon looks in the actual Marvel comics and "Scramble City" animation.
• A wonderfully nonsensical advert for the Metroplex and Trypticon toys published in TV Magazine depicts him attacking Metroplex while the Autobot City holds the lifeless Optimus Prime in his hand.
• Shattered Glass Grimlock's color scheme is based on Trypticon. His character bio (and this was when Grimlock was an idiot) had Trypticon's Marvel Generation 1 motto: "Total victory requires total destruction."

Foreign names

• Japanese: Dinosaurer (beast mode, ダイナザウラー Dainazaurā; "Scramble City", ダイノザウラー Dainozaurā), Dinobase (city mode, ダイノベース Dainobēsu)
• Hungarian: Triptikon
• Mandarin: Pàu-lóng Chīn-Kāng (Taiwan, 暴龍金剛, "Tyrannosaurus Vajra"), Tiějiǎ Lóng (China, 铁甲龙, "Iron-Armored Dinosaur")
• Portuguese: Tripticão