Grimlock (Cyberverse)

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

Grimlock is an Autobot Dinobot from the Cyberverse continuity family.

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Bigger, louder, more teeth.

Grimlock is the legendary king of the Dinobots. He's one of the smartest, smoothest talking bots around in robot mode, but prefers to simply smash stuff up in his powerful dinosaur mode, the circuits of which he personally rerouted to increase his power. While a gentle bot who never forgets to care about his friends, Grimlock often has no idea of his own strength: even a simple high-five with his minuscule dinosaur arms can hurt. A lot.

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Ryan Andes (English), Marco Balbi (Italian)

Before the Cybertron was engulfed in conflict, Grimlock sat at Maccadam's and told a daring tale in which he was swarmed by Energon leeches in the acid wastes. Bumblebee seemed to express slight skepticism. Maccadam's

During the Great War, Gridlock ordered Bumblebee to escape a plummeting Energon tanker. Bumblebee opted to steer the vessel clear of Iacon city, but was intercepted by Shadowstriker. Grimlock promptly arrived to incapacitate the vengeful Decepticon before she could harm the scout. Shadowstriker

At some point in the war, Bumblebee was transporting the Allspark to a storage superstructure drop point. Grimlock put out a message that the package was in play, and soon after called the scout to inform him that he was late. When Bumblebee told him that the Allspark spoke to him, the Dinobot remarked that if the package was talking to him, he hoped it told Bee to deliver it quickly. Sometime later, a battle was waged for the Allspark. Grimlock arrives to hold off a fleet of seekers attacking Bumblebee, and although he was defeated, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime were able to send the Allspark though the space bridge. Allspark

As the Autobots set off to locate the Allspark in the Ark, Grimlock urged Bumblebee to hurry up lest the shuttle take off without him. Memory

Everybody do the stomp!

The Ark explores the far reaches of space but a dwindling supply of Energon becomes a paramount concern. Teletraan-1 locates an uncharted planet with a natural Energon supply, and Grimlock deploys alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to scout. Gridlock finds himself dragged into the depths by a group of Cave monsters. Grimlock is able to fend the creatures off long enough for his fellow Autobots to track his energy signature. A battle ensues, but when Optimus is able to determine that these creatures live off of Energon, he orders a retreat, wishing to respect these creatures' existence. To conserve Energon, Gridlock and the entire crew of the Ark enters stasis. The Journey

Toys

Cyberverse

Scout Class

Me Grimlock finally have big arms!

• Grimlock (Scout Class, 2018)

Cyberverse Scout Class Grimlock transforms from a robot to an awkwardly proportioned dinosaur a "transformational" mode and features a "Chomp Jaw" spring gimmick.

The CGI stock photos depict Grimlock possessing silver paint details on his pair of missile shoulders and his lower legs before the final product omits them.

Ultra Class

• Grimlock (Ultra Class, 2018)

Cyberverse Ultra Class Grimlock is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to impishly smiling T. rex and back. Unlike the other Ultra Class toys released so far, he has articulation in his legs in addition to elbow joints. His "Rocket Roar" has his mouth open and a fiery-blast come out (solid yellow plastic with painted red at the end) from his mouth and neck.

Merchandise

McDonalds

• Grimlock (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)

Grimlock is a stubby, super deformed little dino with fire coming out of his mouth. There is a light-up gimmick where you press the Autobot insignia on his back that also lights his eyes up.

Notes

• As with the rest of the Cyberverse cast, Grimlock's design is based on the Evergreen design also used for his Generation 1 counterpart, with some minor stylistic tweaks, such as swapping the visor and faceplate for more traditional eyes and mouth.
• His promotional artwork (top of the article) uses a different face design than the one used on the in-show model. Both of these differ when compared to the toys, which uses a faceplate design seen on the gladiator in "Megatron Is My Hero."

See also

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Versions of Grimlock have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Grimlock, the verbally impaired but powerful Dinobot leader from Generation 1.
• Grimlock, the animatronic dinosaur-turned-Dinobot from Transformers Animated.
• Grimlock, the Lightning Strike Coalition leader turned science experiment turned Dinobot leader from the Aligned continuity family.
• Grimlock, the powerful and violent Dinobot leader from the live-action film series.
• Grimlock, the bumbling childish Decepticon-turned-Autobot Dinobot with a fear of kittens from Robots in Disguise.

For more information, see Grimlock (disambiguation).