Trio Formation

This article is about the military tactic with three guys on top of one another. For the military tactic with three guys in a triangle, see Triangle formation.

The Trio Formation is a Decepticon tactic to confuse the Autobots from the Headmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Before there was Orgysaurus...

The Trio Formation is a harebrained idea by Decepticon Headmaster Weirdwolf. He stayed up all night coming up with it!

1. Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher and Mindwipe transform to beast mode, Skullcruncher gets on top of Weirdwolf, then Mindwipe climbs on top of him in a sort of bizarre beast totem pole.
2. The trio of Headmasters walks towards the target with the aim of scaring them.
3. Pray that Snapdragon and Apeface don't come along and try and help out, otherwise it will fall apart.

Fiction

The Headmasters cartoon

"Decepticon Headmasters, combine! ..... Well, I thought it was funny!"

Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher and Mindwipe used this tactic to buy time for Scorponok to build a Death Tower in Egypt. They employed it against the Autobot Headmasters while standing on Fortress Maximus's hull but Snapdragon and Apeface came along and attempted to pile on as well, and they lost control. Then Fortress sped up and sent the five of them tumbling. Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher, and Mindwipe held on but the other two fell off. Weirdwolf suggested that they use it again to buy time for Scorponok but Mindwipe gave up and flew away. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

Transformers Legends comic

Empowered by Devil Z's Devil Power, the three Headmasters used a "Trio Formation Devil Attack" to fire an energy blast at Super Ginrai. This version of the formation, with Skullcruncher on top, Weirdwolf in the middle, and Mindwipe on the bottom, proved more effective and succeeded in injuring Ginrai. Bonus Edition Vol. 35

Notes

Foreign names

• English: Buddha Formation (Omni Productions dub)