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:'' | :''Waspinator is a [[Predacon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.'' | ||
[[Image:Waspinatorbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chew-toy of fate]] | [[Image:Waspinatorbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chew-toy of fate]] | ||
''' | '''Waspinator''' is the universe's chewtoy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he'll be blasted into his component parts. He also doesn't talk very well (he has a problem with pronouns), so he's easy to make fun of. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] has classified the harebrained Predacon as expendable, much to Waspinator's dismay. Waspinator's not stupid, and has caught on to his lot in life, and tries to avoid his fate as often as possible, but fate always finds him. Thankfully, Waspinator is almost supernaturally durable, and has survived the most devastating and humiliating of defeats. Whether this is a boon or a curse is anyone's guess. | ||
'' | ''Spanish name: '''Avispón''' ''<br> | ||
''French name: '''Bourdon''', '''Bizznator'''<br> | ''French name: '''Bourdon''', '''Bizznator'''<br> | ||
''Italian name: '''Punginator'''<br> | ''Italian name: '''Punginator'''<br> | ||
'' | ''Japanese name: '''Waspitar''' '' | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Animated continuity=== | ===Animated continuity=== | ||
===='' | ====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''==== | ||
[[Image:Waspinatordawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px| | [[Image:Waspinatordawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Waspy is my copilot, but who the heck is my spellchecker?]] | ||
While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], | While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], his [[Dinobot (BW)|lieutenant]], and [[Scorponok (BW)|another underling]] stole a Maximal relic, the [[Golden Disk]], the Predacon who would later name himself Waspinator stole a ship along with an accomplice he nicknamed "[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Beakbot]]." The two had a contest to name the ship, but "Waspinator" lost, and thus the stolen ship was dubbed ''[[Darksyde]]''. "Waspinator" believed ''Buzzerbot'' would have been a better name. | ||
He' | He's not alone on that one. | ||
After | After escaping [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the ''Darksyde'' was intercepted by the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', but after an intense space battle, only the ''Darksyde'' and the ''Axalon'' remained. Megatron ordered "Waspinator" to execute their planned [[transwarp]] jump, opening up a portal which both ships entered. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}} | ||
===='' | ====''Beast Wars''==== | ||
[[Image:Waspinator.jpg|right|thumb|"Why | [[Image:Waspinator.jpg|right|thumb|"Why universe hate Waspinator?"]] | ||
:''Voice Actor'': [[Scott McNeil]] ( | :''Voice Actor'': [[Scott McNeil]] (US), [[Kensō Katō]] (Japan) | ||
Waspinator, part of Megatron's rogue band of Predacons, landed on an unknown planet with dangerous levels of unstable [[energon]]. To protect themselves from the energon, the Predacons took organic beast modes. In Waspinator's case, he now transformed into a large green wasp. The first conflict between the stranded Predacons and their Maximal pursuers came when the Maximal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] stumbled across Waspinator. | |||
When [[Rhinox]] had | When [[Rhinox]] had his personality program converted to that of a Predacon, he started surrpetitiously taking out he various Predacons. He swung a cargo crate into Waspinator, giving him a concussion, and he (Waspy) flew around in a daze, claiming to be the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. This seems to have been reversed when later, [[Rattrap]] got annoyed at his yattering and shot him down. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} | ||
The | The Ghost of [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] travelled through time and possessed his body. It took a major explosion to dislodge Starscream's immortal [[spark]] from Waspinator's body. {{storylink|Possession}} | ||
After the [[Vok|aliens]] detonated the | After the [[Vok|aliens]] detonated the unstable energon using the second moon, Waspinator was the first to realize that this seemingly unknown planet is, in fact, [[Earth]]. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] had made the same realization and stole into the ''Darksyde'' to retrieve both of Megatron's disks. In the process, Waspinator was crushed into a cube by the disks' security contraption. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1}} | ||
After the | After the destruction of the ''Darksyde'' at [[Tigerhawk]]'s hands, Megatron sent Waspinator, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] on an errand to find a new base, which was really nothing more than pointless busywork while Megatron went to do more important things. As the trio staked out an early [[human]] tribe that had take up residence in a series of caves, Waspinator finally had enough, and ripped off his [[Faction symbols|Predacon symbol]], declaring himself out of the Beast Wars. Inferno and Quickstrike promptly blasted him to pieces without a word. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 1}} | ||
His parts recovered by the tribe, Waspinator remained on Earth while all the other surviving Transformers set off for Cybertron, and led the tribe. {{storylink|Nemesis, Part 2}} | |||
For a bit, at | For a bit, at least. | ||
===='' | ====''Tales of the Beast Wars'' comics==== | ||
===='' | ====''Beast Machines''==== | ||
[[Image:Wazzpinator.jpg|right|thumb| | [[Image:Wazzpinator.jpg|right|thumb|Waspinator gets the short end of the [[reformatting]] stick.]] | ||
Sadly, for Waspinator, the Protohumans he had ruled over grew tired of his presence and forced him to leave the planet and return to Cybertron under his own power. There his spark was removed and used to power the Vehicon general, [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]. He was discovered by [[Blackarachnia]] after she thought he was [[Silverbolt]]. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} | |||
Waspinator remained in the "background" and let Thrust run the show, until [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] used an [[extractor]] to remove Waspinator's spark from the body shell. {{storylink|Endgame Part 2: When Legends Fall}} | |||
After Cybertron' | After Cybertron's [[technorganic]] reformatting, Waspinator returned in his beast mode with Thrust's head, and the size of a standard wasp. He complained to Rattrap about how much he wanted glory and power, but Rattrap simply swatted him away. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}} | ||
==='' | ===''Beast Wars: Transmetals'' (N64 & PSX)=== | ||
[[Image:TMWaspinator-Render.jpg|left|thumb| | [[Image:TMWaspinator-Render.jpg|left|thumb|Less chewy, more crunchy]] | ||
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (US), ??? (Japan) | :''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (US), ??? (Japan) | ||
In an alternate timeline, [[Transmetal]] | In an alternate timeline, [[Transmetal]] Waspinator joins his fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transmetals}} | ||
==='' | ===''Legends'' anthology=== | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===Beast Wars=== | ||
*''' | *'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997) | ||
: '' | : ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-3''' | ||
: | : This mold was also used to make [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirgegun]]. | ||
*''' | *'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998) | ||
: '' | : ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-42''' | ||
*''' | *'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe, 1999) | ||
: | :This toy is a [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. | ||
*''' | *'''Waspinator''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000) | ||
: | :This toy is a [[redeco]] of the Transmetal Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. The toy's new deco bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Buzz Saw]]. | ||
*''' | *'''Waspinator''' (Tenth Anniversary, 2006) | ||
: | :This toy is a slight [[redeco]] of the first Waspinator toy to make it closer to Waspinator's cartoon appearance. | ||
=== | ===Timelines=== | ||
*''' | *'''Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator''' (Bagged set, 2006) | ||
:Available [[Exclusive| | :Available [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at the [[BotCon 2006]] event itself, this two-pack represents Waspinator and Megatron before the events of Beast Wars. "Darksyde Waspinator" is a Basic-sized figure, originally used for ''Machine Wars'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], which autotransforms to robot mode from a Dassault Rafale fighter jet. (One can surmise, however, that it is in this case meant to represent a Cybertronic design.) | ||
: | : This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], and ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wing Stun]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * Waspinator was originally chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be one of the characters killed off for the second season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon to help make way for new characters (read: product). However, story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]] convinced them to spare Waspinator on the grounds of his popularity with the online fan-base, so [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] took the plunge instead. | ||
* | * Waspinator was originally slated to appear in the very first [[Beast Wars Transformers (game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]], and even had a character model built. However, he was ultimately unused, and only appeared in footage taken from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm | *[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Waspinator/waspinator.htm Waspinator at TFU.info] | ||
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Revision as of 02:38, 22 February 2007
- Waspinator is a Predacon in the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Waspinator is the universe's chewtoy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he'll be blasted into his component parts. He also doesn't talk very well (he has a problem with pronouns), so he's easy to make fun of. Megatron has classified the harebrained Predacon as expendable, much to Waspinator's dismay. Waspinator's not stupid, and has caught on to his lot in life, and tries to avoid his fate as often as possible, but fate always finds him. Thankfully, Waspinator is almost supernaturally durable, and has survived the most devastating and humiliating of defeats. Whether this is a boon or a curse is anyone's guess.
Spanish name: Avispón
French name: Bourdon, Bizznator
Italian name: Punginator
Japanese name: Waspitar
Fiction
Animated continuity
Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past
While Megatron, his lieutenant, and another underling stole a Maximal relic, the Golden Disk, the Predacon who would later name himself Waspinator stole a ship along with an accomplice he nicknamed "Beakbot." The two had a contest to name the ship, but "Waspinator" lost, and thus the stolen ship was dubbed Darksyde. "Waspinator" believed Buzzerbot would have been a better name.
He's not alone on that one.
After escaping Cybertron, the Darksyde was intercepted by the Axalon and the Chromia 10, but after an intense space battle, only the Darksyde and the Axalon remained. Megatron ordered "Waspinator" to execute their planned transwarp jump, opening up a portal which both ships entered. Dawn of Future's Past
Beast Wars
- Voice Actor: Scott McNeil (US), Kensō Katō (Japan)
Waspinator, part of Megatron's rogue band of Predacons, landed on an unknown planet with dangerous levels of unstable energon. To protect themselves from the energon, the Predacons took organic beast modes. In Waspinator's case, he now transformed into a large green wasp. The first conflict between the stranded Predacons and their Maximal pursuers came when the Maximal Cheetor stumbled across Waspinator.
When Rhinox had his personality program converted to that of a Predacon, he started surrpetitiously taking out he various Predacons. He swung a cargo crate into Waspinator, giving him a concussion, and he (Waspy) flew around in a daze, claiming to be the Insecticon Shrapnel. This seems to have been reversed when later, Rattrap got annoyed at his yattering and shot him down. Dark Designs
The Ghost of Starscream travelled through time and possessed his body. It took a major explosion to dislodge Starscream's immortal spark from Waspinator's body. Possession
After the aliens detonated the unstable energon using the second moon, Waspinator was the first to realize that this seemingly unknown planet is, in fact, Earth. Dinobot had made the same realization and stole into the Darksyde to retrieve both of Megatron's disks. In the process, Waspinator was crushed into a cube by the disks' security contraption. Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1
After the destruction of the Darksyde at Tigerhawk's hands, Megatron sent Waspinator, Inferno and Quickstrike on an errand to find a new base, which was really nothing more than pointless busywork while Megatron went to do more important things. As the trio staked out an early human tribe that had take up residence in a series of caves, Waspinator finally had enough, and ripped off his Predacon symbol, declaring himself out of the Beast Wars. Inferno and Quickstrike promptly blasted him to pieces without a word. Nemesis, Part 1
His parts recovered by the tribe, Waspinator remained on Earth while all the other surviving Transformers set off for Cybertron, and led the tribe. Nemesis, Part 2
For a bit, at least.
Tales of the Beast Wars comics
Beast Machines
Sadly, for Waspinator, the Protohumans he had ruled over grew tired of his presence and forced him to leave the planet and return to Cybertron under his own power. There his spark was removed and used to power the Vehicon general, Thrust. He was discovered by Blackarachnia after she thought he was Silverbolt. The Catalyst
Waspinator remained in the "background" and let Thrust run the show, until Cheetor used an extractor to remove Waspinator's spark from the body shell. Endgame Part 2: When Legends Fall
After Cybertron's technorganic reformatting, Waspinator returned in his beast mode with Thrust's head, and the size of a standard wasp. He complained to Rattrap about how much he wanted glory and power, but Rattrap simply swatted him away. Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future
Beast Wars: Transmetals (N64 & PSX)
- Voice Actor: Scott McNeil (US), ??? (Japan)
In an alternate timeline, Transmetal Waspinator joins his fellow Predacons in distributing various one-on-one beat downs to the Maximals. Beast Wars: Transmetals
Legends anthology
Toys
Beast Wars
- Waspinator (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
- Waspinator (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: D-42
- Waspinator (Deluxe, 1999)
- This toy is a redeco of the first Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time.
- Waspinator (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)
- This toy is a redeco of the Transmetal Waspinator toy. A "FoxKids!" sticker on the packaging promoted the cartoon, which was playing on Fox at the time. The toy's new deco bears more than a passing resemblance to Buzz Saw.
- Waspinator (Tenth Anniversary, 2006)
- This toy is a slight redeco of the first Waspinator toy to make it closer to Waspinator's cartoon appearance.
Timelines
- Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator (Bagged set, 2006)
- Available exclusively at the BotCon 2006 event itself, this two-pack represents Waspinator and Megatron before the events of Beast Wars. "Darksyde Waspinator" is a Basic-sized figure, originally used for Machine Wars Skywarp and Thundercracker, which autotransforms to robot mode from a Dassault Rafale fighter jet. (One can surmise, however, that it is in this case meant to represent a Cybertronic design.)
- This mold was also used to make Beast Wars II Dirge, Robots in Disguise Skyfire, and Robot Masters Wing Stun.
Trivia
- Waspinator was originally chosen by Hasbro to be one of the characters killed off for the second season of the Beast Wars cartoon to help make way for new characters (read: product). However, story editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio convinced them to spare Waspinator on the grounds of his popularity with the online fan-base, so Terrorsaur and Scorponok took the plunge instead.
- Waspinator was originally slated to appear in the very first Beast Wars video game, and even had a character model built. However, he was ultimately unused, and only appeared in footage taken from the Beast Wars cartoon.
External links
