Scourge (G1)

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

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Scourge is a Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Looks just like daddy.

Scourge is Galvatron's implacable tracker and leader of his own cadré of huntsmen, the deadly Sweeps. He was created by Unicron from the remains of a dead Decepticon. Immensely powerful like all the Unicronian Decepticons, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, Scourge generally acts as a near subordinate to Cyclonus, and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit (a habit sometimes shared by his Sweeps).

But then again, you'd also complain if your boss spent so much time beating you up, wouldn't you?

“

What kind of Decepticon are you, ugly?

”

“	The ultimate kind!	”
—Kup and Scourge, "The Burden Hardest to Bear"

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Born from the remains of dead Decepticons, Scourge endured his new lease on life as Galvatron's whimpering lackey. In some universes he became a Targetmaster while in others he became even more whimpering and pathetic. His nail polish remained immaculate regardless of universe, however.

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

After the Decepticons were beaten back into a retreat, following a failed attack on Autobot City, they boarded Astrotrain and headed back towards Cybertron. But Astrotrain didn't have the energy necessary to make the trip with all the Decepticons inside him, so the injured were jettisoned into the vacuum of space. These soldiers were drawn to Unicron, who reforged the lot into new, powerful soldiers to do his bidding. Among these creations was Scourge, who was given an army of Sweeps to aid him in his hunting. The Planet-Eater!

Scourge, Cyclonus, and Galvatron then went forth, stopping by Cybertron first so that Galvatron could eliminate Starscream and secure his position as Decepticon leader. After this deed was done, Unicron began devouring Cybertron's moons, enraging Galvatron. Galvatron claimed that Cybertron and all its moons belonged to him, though Scourge retorted that they, in turn, belonged to Unicron. The Decepticons then made their way to Earth, and attacked the Autobots as they were readying to make their way off the planet. Judgment Day!

"I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS CONFOUNDED MAZE!!"

Afterwards, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge traveled back in time from 2006 to 1986 as part of a plan to free themselves from Unicron's control by constructing a massive cannon that would destroy him upon their return to the future. The three Unicronian Decepticons proved themselves almost invincible in the face of the Autobots' attacks, though a lucky shot destroyed Scourge's weapon after he had incapacitated Trailbreaker, and Scourge was relatively weaponless (most of his weapons could only be used in vehicle mode). Though he also took down Grapple, Megatron managed to down Scourge and use him as a bargaining chip. The future Decepticons were finally defeated when Galvatron was duped into believing he was trapped in a temporal paradox, and returned to his own time to live out the remaining events of 2006. Target: 2006 Prey!

"Yeouch!! That's my secret weakness you're pulling at, Cyclonus!"

Following the destruction of Unicron at the hands of Rodimus Prime and the Matrix, Galvatron transported himself back in time to 1987, leaving Cyclonus and Scourge in the future, under Shockwave’s command. The duo were attacked by the freelance peace-keeping agent, Death's Head, who was seeking the bounty on Galvatron’s head, and Cyclonus revealed Galvatron’s whereabouts to him. Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive! Later, Shockwave hired Death’s Head to kill Rodimus Prime, but Cyclonus and Scourge interfered with the job as they sought to kill Rodimus first, in order to reclaim their lost standing amongst the Decepticons. Headhunt This did not please Death’s Head, and consequently, he willingly accepted a contract from Rodimus to hunt down Cyclonus and Scourge, eventually tracking them down to the planet of Junk as 2008 dawned. Before he could finish the job, however, all three of them fell under the mind-controlling influence of Unicron, whose disembodied head had survived the destruction of his body and had landed on the planet, where he was having the native Junkions construct a new body for him.

Under Unicron's control, Cyclonus and Scourge killed Shockwave and became Decepticon leaders, reigniting the stalemated Cybertronian war to a furious degree to cover Unicron's actions. Death's Head, however, was able to fight the mind control and work with the Autobots long enough to stop the chaos-bringer's plan. As explosions destroyed Unicron, Death's Head tackled Cyclonus and Scourge, pushing them through a time portal Unicron had built, promising to kill them another time. The two Decepticons were hurled into the past of Cybertron by the portal, where they came under the command of Scorponok. The Legacy of Unicron!

"I just don't get why we never do anything but attack Qatari villages, that's all."
"SHUT UP AND KEEP FIRING!"

Cyclonus and Scourge traveled with Scorponok and several other Decepticons to the peaceful planet Nebulos in pursuit of Fortress Maximus's Autobots. After Scorponok and the Terrorcons were defeated by the new Autobot Targetmasters, the Nebulan Vorath attempted to duplicate the technology on the Decepticons. Scourge was partnered with Fracas, a Nebulan recruit who had been bio-mechanically engineered to be able to transform into his weapon. Scourge was soon presented with an opportunity to test his new Targetmaster abilities when some Autobot Headmaster prisoners escaped. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of Koraja, culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. Brothers in Armor!!

At some point afterwards, Scourge and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot Headmasters at the Fortress of Despair where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted Highbrow to study the Headmaster process further, the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. During the fight, Scourge attempted to sneak up on Hardhead, only for Crosshairs to warn his teammate of the Decepticon's approach. Scourge was blasted away by his intended victim, and the Autobots emerged victorious. Worlds Apart!

Ultimately, Scourge and Scorponok's Decepticons followed the Autobots off Nebulos to Earth. Brothers in Armor!!

Once there, Scourge and Cyclonus sought out Galvatron, and arranged a meeting with their former leader. En route to the meeting grounds, Scourge and Cyclonus were accosted by a squad of human-piloted jet fighters. Though the pair enjoyed using the crafts as target practice initially, Cyclonus was lured into crashing into a rock peak and they were forced to retreat from the skirmish. Scourge noted that being defeated by organics bode ill for upcoming events; no longer willing to serve Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus were planning to instead force him to hand over his time travel device. With it in hand, they would return to the future and their position as Decepticon leaders. Though Scourge and Cyclonus were able to take Galvatron by surprise thanks to their Targetmaster partners, the confrontation was disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Autobot commando squad, the Wreckers. Scourge took on both Twin Twist and Topspin until he realized that the whole thing had become counter-productive to his own goals. He sent Fracas to go and fetch Cyclonus so they could both retreat. Springer, putting into motion his own plan to draw the battle away from the human settlement, professed to have stolen Galvatron's time jump mechanism, when in reality, the Decepticon no longer even had it for him to take. Scourge and Cyclonus went after him, and learned of Springer's bluff just in time for the rest of the Autobots to catch up to him. Unwilling to take them all on at once, Scourge and Cyclonus flew off. Wrecking Havoc

Having met with failure again, Cyclonus and Scourge decided to cut their losses and team up with Shockwave's present-day Earth-based Decepticon forces.

"Cyclonus, remember that thing that we absolutely, positively, definitely shouldn't say to Shockwave?"
"Yep."
"You're sure?"
"Yep."
"You're not going to mention it at all, are you?"
"Nope."

Unfortunately, Cyclonus accidentally let slip that they would kill Shockwave in the future. Naturally wanting to ensure his continued existence, Shockwave unleashed a brainwashed Megatron clone upon the two. As Megatron killed Nightstick and grappled with Cyclonus, Scourge took aim at the clone... but stopped. He realized that killing Megatron in 1988 would likely prevent Galvatron's creation in 2006, and possibly his own as well. Unwilling to take the chance, he abandoned his comrade and fled. Dry Run!

"Oh no!! I've told Shockwave about me and Cyclonus killing him. Should I kill him? I... can't... resist..."

Scourge ended up falling back in with Galvatron for unspecified reasons, even as Galvatron brought Megatron in as an unexpected ally. What none of them realised until too late was that Cyclonus and Scourge's displacement into the past had circumvented the normal mass-replacement method used by time travel, and had hence unbalanced the space-time continuum, causing a rift to appear in the fabric of space and time. Cyclonus's death, eighteen years before he was even created, proved to be the final straw, accelerating the rift, which soon threatened to consume Earth and Cybertron.

Springer used this fact to distract Scourge during a Wreckers/Mayhem raid and while Scourge survived, he knew realized that the only way to stop the rift was to return them and Cyclonus to their original time. He thus attempted to recover Cyclonus’ body from Shockwave but was attacked by the deranged Decepticon, who had lost his mind due to the illogical nature of the situation, and had strung Cyclonus' remains up like a twisted trophy. Scourge staggered back to the time rift and allowed it to take him, hoping that that would have some effect on the situation. It didn't. Ravage, however, succeeded where Scourge had failed, and was able to bring Shockwave back to sanity enough for him to deposit Cyclonus's remains after Galvatron and Scourge, and then seal it with an x-ray blast. Time Wars

After the war, time-traveller Dicet Alpha-zero peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at Mount Verona, Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus threw the remains of a beaten Scourge into the rift. The Quest!

The Big Broadcast of 2006

In the UK version of the story, the events of "The Big Broadcast of 2006" are a fabrication invented by Wreck-Gar.

In an alternate future of 2006, Scourge participated in a battle on Junkion where he was tossed around by Omega Supreme and misidentified as "Sweeps" by Ultra Magnus. He later agreed with Cyclonus, who said Junkion should be off-limits to Decepticons. The Big Broadcast of 2006

Rhythms of Darkness!

The deadliest bathtub in the skies.

A version of Scourge inhabited an alternate timeline where he helped hunt down and destroy a group of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime on the planet Junkion. As Rodimus Prime was briefly distracted, Scourge and Cyclonus were able to shoot the Matrix away from Rodimus, giving Galvatron the opening to finish off the last of the Primes.

Unknown to any of these Decepticons, though, they were observed by a Hot Rod originating from another time and place. They were probably unaware that this Hot Rod had been the one who inadvertently distracted their Rodimus, and chances are they didn't notice that the Matrix had landed at this Hot Rod's feet before they both disappeared. Less Than Zero

By 2009, Cybertron had been destroyed, along nearly all resistance in the Americas. With only seven Autobots left alive, the governments of the remaining free nations planned to launch nuclear weapons towards the United States in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. Anticipating this move, Galvatron equipped a fortress with the necessary machinery to convert the fallout into energon. Scourge and Cyclonus were posted to guard the Decepticon Powerbase, and the pair passed the time gripping over how conquering the Earth wasn't as fun without any Autobot opposition. They were suddenly ambushed by Getaway, Chainclaw, and Guzzle, who distracted them while the rest of their team made a last desperate raid on the Powerbase. Scourge was killed by the combined might of these warriors. Rhythms of Darkness!

Ladybird Books continuity

Voice actor: Peter Marinker (English)

Scourge was part of a flight of Decepticons that interrupted an Autobot salvage expedition. Galvatron's Air Attack

On Nebulos, the Decepticons learned that the majority of cosmic energy for the planet came from pulsar strikes at the north pole, and planned to build an energy interceptor there to capture limitless power. When the first interceptor was sabotaged by the Autobots, Cyclonus appointed Scourge head of security for the next project. Scourge suggested they move the entire Decepticon base, Scorponok, to the pole as a deterrent against Autobot aggression. Unfortunately, the Autobots then used Scorponok's vast bulk against the Decepticons by melting the ice out from under him, leaving them thrashing in the slush. Decepticons at the Pole

When the Autobots planned a pipeline to tap into a Nebulan oil reservoir, the Decepticons turned the tables and sabotaged them. Scourge was standing by with a team of hunters to eliminate any Autobots that came to fix the pipeline, but the Autobots doubled back on him and let Scourge's team thrashing in the oil released in their own sabotage efforts. Autobots Strike Oil

Marvel coloring books

When the Decepticons learned that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron ordered them to head to Mt. St. Hillary to uncover it. There, Scourge fought the Autobots over possession of it. The brawl ended when Starscream scarfed down all of the Energon, and proceeded to pick a fight with Galvatron. The Lost Treasure of Cybertron

Toy pack-in material

The Decepticons having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Scourge was one of the soldiers posted to prevent their enemies from retrieving it. He was fooled by an army of Autobot decoys, and the Autobots retook possession of the relic. Start Your Own Decoy Collection

Autobot Alert!

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Scourge is a Decepticon scanner, capable of detecting Autobots even when they are in disguise. He was tasked with patrolling the space-bound Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle was making a munitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in orbit.

In one possible scenario, Scourge happened upon Bumblebee and Hot Rod who had infiltrated Astrotrain by disguising themselves in Decepticon space gear. Not fooled by the Autobots’ disguise, he confronted the pair as they were about to commandeer Astrotrain's military controls. Though he was unable to stop the Autobots from firing Astrotrain weapons towards Cyclonus, Scourge quickly overpowered the pair and flung them out into the blackness of space. Autobot Alert!

Transformers in 3-D

You're the leader in the Marvel Comics stuff?

Scourge was part of a Decepticon mission to track down the source of an Energon reading on an asteroid. As Cyclonus returned to Scorponok, Scourge warned him that Galvatron was in a particularly foul mood. As it turned out, the creature Cyclonus had brought back was the source of the Energon, however the situation escalated when they detected they were being spied on by Searchlight. Scourge and Cyclonus gave chase, only to find themselves running into Ultra Magnus and Blurr, who were chasing Ratbat in the other direction. The usual chaos ensued. The Test

Scourge and several Sweeps took part in an assault on Tau-Ursa, when Galvatron acquired a component for his latest weapon. Galvatron ordered them to destroy everything, but to let the Tau-Ursans live. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Pssst, Scourge, "then you crack the nuts inside."

Millions of years ago, as Unicron entered a stage of hibernation, the first wave of his herald drone fleet was launched to scour the galaxy, looking for Cybertron. The Alpha drone designated Scourge managed to find Cybertron during the Great Shutdown, an enforced shutdown of all Transformers on the planet, and managed to reactivate Shockwave for the purpose of observing the Decepticon from afar. Generation 1 #0 However, Shockwave was soon attacked by the Quintesson Sharkticon extermination units left behind on this world. Forced to intervene, Scourge easily destroyed a number of Sharkticons and drove off the rest, saving Shockwave's life. Cold War As a way a saying thank you, Shockwave shot Scourge in the back, took him prisoner, dissected him and studied the Unicronian Transformer, gaining great knowledge of Cybertron's origin and its inhabitants. Generation 1 #0

Later I look like my toy!

Scourge escaped to Earth and attacked Jetfire and Omega Supreme's shuttle just as it arrived on its mission to search for the missing Ark. Tricking the drone into pursuing an escape pod, Jetfire managed to shutdown the advanced Transformer's systems and was dragging him back to their crashed ship when they were both buried in an avalanche. Original Sin

Thousands of years later, the Autobots were drawn to the Alaskan shore, right into a trap set by the Decepticons. The Autobots fought desperately to keep the Autobot escape pod out of Megatron's hands, and during the fighting, it was inadvertently activated. Just as the Autobots gained the upper hand, Scourge ordered the combatants to stand down, informing them that the war was over, the factionalism that had divided their race had ended, and Cybertron was now unified under a new leader. Before he could speak further, Shockwave shot him in the back, declaring both Autobots and Decepticons to be war criminals. New World Order

Evidently Shockwave never bothered to recover Scourge's body, as he was retrieved by the Earth Defense Command and taken to their secret base for reverse-engineering. Unfortunately for the humans, Scourge was such an advanced Cybertronian that they were having serious problems figuring out his systems. Cold War EDC were still working on Scourge when Marissa Faireborn enlisted the aid of the Autobots under Jazz's command in investigating the mystery of San Desto. Infestation

Generation One ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues.

Scourge was rescued from the EDC facility by Cyclonus. Generation 1 #13

Dreamwave Armada continuity

Ask Vector Prime

A version of Scourge, created alongside Galvatron and Cyclonus, served as one of Unicron's dimension-hopping heralds. Cyclonus was eventually decapitated by a version of Megatron seeking in vain to protect his home reality. Cyclonus was eventually replaced with versions of Thunderwing, Bludgeon, and Dirge. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19

Dreamwave Armada comic

"How do you feel, mighty not-Megatron?" *kick*

Unicron sent his heralds ahead of him to prepare this particular reality's Cybertron for his imminent arrival. Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4 After effortlessly conquering Decepticon Command Headquarters on Cybertron and taking control of its space bridge nexus, they found that the local Megatron was nowhere to be found, and moved on to search for him on Earth. Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4 At Silver Ridge, Scourge detected Thrust in the vicinity, and the Heralds chose to interrogate him in regards to Megatron's whereabouts. Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4 Thrust ended up being useless to them, but the Heralds suddenly learned of something else to worry about—the space bridge nexus was under attack. They immediately returned to Cybertron, where Jetfire and his team had already placed bombs throughout the Decepticon base. Upon arrival, Scourge ordered the others to kill Jetfire... and was promptly killed when the whole building was blown to kingdom come. Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

Whlist serving under Shockwave on Cybertron, Scourge and Cyclonus were shocked when one of their Decepticon comrades was suddenly teleported across space and time by Teletran 3. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1 Shortly afterwards, he and many other flying Decepticons gathered around the computer and waited for Ultra Magnus's force field to go down. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2

In a dystopian future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Scourge and his Sweeps patrolled the ruins of New York City. They attacked a team of Joes and Cobras who arrived from the past, but were chased off by the Dreadnoks. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3 G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4

While this future was eventually averted, Scourge and the Sweeps existed in the present, as part of Serpent O.R.'s forces on Cybertron. They fought back against a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault on Serpent O.R.'s headquarters. The Art of War #5

TransTech

In Primax 806.30 Gamma, Scourge and his comrades came to ally with the Kalistanian terrorist organization S.K.A.R. As part of this alliance, Scourge was binary-bonded to the S.K.A.R. member Red Scream, using technology derived from the old I.R.O.N. Army. A globe-spanning conflict ensued between the Decepticons and S.K.A.R. against the Autobots and their G.I. Joe allies. Ultimately, the Decepticons and their human allies were defeated by Sgt. Savage's Screaming Eagles and the Autobots. Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01

Hearts of Steel

Red Zeppelin

While traveling in the Astrotrain convoy, Scourge transformed into a blimp (with a familiar-shaped gondola) and dropped bombs on the Autobot freight. Sideswipe (or possibly Ironhide) popped his airbag, causing him to crash, then explode. Hearts of Steel #4

"Strange Visitors" establishes that events identical to those of Hearts of Steel and Infestation 2 occur in the 2005 IDW continuity; however, they happened to Maximal explorers brainwashed by Shockwave into believing they were the Autobots and Decepticons of the Great War.

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Transformers: All Hail Megatron #14

While accusing Megatron of having no plan or goal beyond the conquest of Earth, Starscream wondered aloud who might be the Decepticon to take action, and suggested Scourge as a possibility. All Hail Megatron #6

Shane McCarthy originally envisioned Scourge as being the Decepticon equivalent of Kup. Hasbro vetoed this idea, but this reference remained.

"How have I gone so long without a manicure?"

Scourge, a Cybertronian who lived during the era of Nova Prime, first met Cyclonus in a basement bar on Cybertron. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It The two would later become part of the crew of the Ark, which was lost in the Benzuli Expanse and ended up in the Dead Universe. Rebirth

After the failure of the Expansion, Cyclonus gathered the remains of his comrades on Gorlam Prime and prepared to melt them down as a warrior's burial. Scourge was barely alive, and Cyclonus sadly said this was the last thing he could do for him. However, Galvatron emerged from the solar pool and blasted Scourge and the others. Though Cyclonus thought him crazy, Galvatron explained the Darkness would not let Scourge die. Scourge recovered, and Galvatron again flung him into the slag, from which he emerged in pain but fully restored. Soon, the other warriors were transformed into clones of Scourge (though Galvatron complained they should have been made in his image). The clones, known as the Sweeps, were bonded to Scourge, who was to keep them in line. Scourge asked Cyclonus what they should do, and Cyclonus responded that as Seekers, they should follow Galvatron's bidding. All Hail Megatron #14

At Galvatron's command, the Seekers searched all over Gorlam Prime for signs of life, as the planet's entire population had apparently vanished at some point while they had been wasting away. Scourge and his Sweeps found nothing, so Galvatron opted to track down their ally Jhiaxus and the portal to the Dead Universe. They found him as a crushed and dismembered wreck, but Galvatron easily undid his injuries using the Darkness. Jhiaxus took them to the portal, which was different from before, but upon arrival they were attacked by Arcee and Hardhead. Heart of Darkness #1 Scourge and Cyclonus took on Hardhead, but even the two of them together were overpowered by the much larger and stronger Autobot. They were saved by Galvatron's mighty firepower, and were sent by him to chase after Arcee as she tried to flee. After sending her tumbling into an abyss, they returned to Galvatron's side and watched him enter the Dead Universe, where he met the malevolent entity known as "the D-Void". He emerged rather panicky, telling his troops that they needed to raise an army to stand against this threat. Heart of Darkness #2

Scourge and his Sweeps accompanied Galvatron as he traveled to a wide variety of planets, reviving and recruiting robotic lifeforms to stand with him against the D-Void. At one point they visited Spindrift, where they added Thinkbox and the corpses that inhabited the Realm of Wrecks to their cause. Heart of Darkness #3 Scourge was also part of a scout party sent to Dykayra, where Galvatron was attacked by Nemesis Prime, revived by the D-Void. He and the others defended their leader, but failed to harm Nemesis, who was then possessed by the D-Void and transformed by its power into a huge beast. Several of Scourge's Sweeps were destroyed by the monster, but it was eventually defeated with the arrival of Galvatron's army. Heart of Darkness #4

Seeking to add Optimus Prime's Autobots to his army, Galvatron travelled towards Earth. On the way, his ship encountered a space-time anomaly containing a frozen block of corpses, both organic and robotic. The crew brought in on board to investigate it, only to be faced with a zombie outbreak once the ice was thawed. Scourge and the others battled the undead, including several of his infected Sweeps, until their ship was sabotaged and crashed in Las Vegas, Earth. There, they attempted to team up with the local Autobots to contain the outbreak. The Transformers: Infestation #1 After some initial distrust between the two factions, they managed to stop bickering long enough to defeat the zombie mastermind, Britt. The Autobots still wouldn't join Galvatron, though, so Scourge and the others left Earth via a portal. The Transformers: Infestation #2

Galvatron then took his entire army with him to Cybertron, declaring the planet their first line of defense against the D-Void. Heart of Darkness #4 Scourge (or a chatty Sweep, it's hard to tell) was in charge of Kimia Facility once Galvatron conquered it, and on his orders transformed it into its cannon mode. Lamentations

Scourge was killed at an unknown point during the Chaos Event. Cyclonus, however, believed that he had detected Scourge's life sign while flying around on a reformatted Cybertron—this turned out to just be some mutilated Sweep corpses. How to Say Goodbye and Mean It

United

Peekaboo.

At some undetermined point in time, Scourge stood in close proximity to Frenzy and Lugnut. A New Battle!

A nano-virus that afflicted most Autobots save the Targetmasters and the Headmasters required Ricochet to lead a team to Nebulos for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their Nebulan partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Scourge and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Once Scourge noticed their leader, Straxus, had been defeated, he and the others quickly fell into disarray. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos

Generations toy bio

Little was known about the powerful hunter Scourge's origins, and he himself preferred not to speak of them. Generations Scourge toy bio

Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe

Scourge was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the AllSpark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe

Kre-O comic

Scourge was among the Decepticons terrified by the newly created Galvatron's violent rampage. Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Scourge was among the Decepticons unleashed upon G.I. Joe's Defiant in response to its attack on Trypticon, but instead of capturing any of the aliens they returned to Megatron with two captured Autobots, Brawn and Perceptor. Megatron was unconcerned about Autobots, however, and shot Scourge through the chest for wasting his time. Targetmasters Despite the seemingly fatal injury, he was later repaired and standing ready to fight the Autobot/G.I. Joe alliance beneath Trypticon's forcefield. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12

Titans Return marketing material

Scourge and Crashbash tracked Hyperfire to Velocitron, and attempted to abduct Blurr's Titan Master on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight Sentinel Prime, Hardhead, and Optimus. Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters

Beast Wars: Uprising

Scourge was one of Galvatron's chief lieutenants during the Great War. On Nebulos, he was instrumental in bringing Targetmaster technology to the Decepticons when Fracas and Nightstick of the Autobot / World Watcher alliance defected to the Hive / Decepticon alliance, becoming binary-bonded with Scourge and Cyclonus.

After the Scouring of Nebulos and the Armistice, the Decepticons moved on to the colony world of Rebirth. Galvatron allied with the Malignus revolutionaries of the Cyberdroid population to recreate Master technology with non-organics. As Galvatron became a Triple-Threat Master, Scourge also adopted a Cyberdroid Headmaster partner named Krunix to work with him and Fracas. Rebirth was conquered for the Decepticons and renamed Master. Even Fortress Maximus was unable to reclaim Master from the Decepticons, despite his "victory" on Nebulos.

Galvatron and Scourge next moved on to the Great Push, attempting to break the Armistice and attack the Human Confederacy using a scheme known as the Grendel Gambit. They failed, apparently due to heroic actions by Cyclonus that betrayed their cause. Despite Swindle's legal maneuvering, Galvatron and Scourage were found guilty and sentenced to die by a Quintesson court. A Brush With Infamy–Prologue Not All Megatrons

Krunix never got over Scourge's death. Centuries later, the Cyberdroid was running a bar called The Scourge of Athenia in his name, with a hologram eulogizing Fracas on display in the bar as well. Identity Politics

The Predacon Skurge liked to spell his name à la the infamous Decepticon Scourge, though some bots like his superior Queen Rage refused to indulge his affectation. Broken Windshields Derailment

Commercial appearances

• Starscream, Skywarp, Cyclonus, and Scourge faced off against Optimus Prime until Autobot reinforcements showed up in the form of Blurr, Kup, and Hot Rod. With the appearance of these new arrivals, Scourge declared that no one would escape his Sweeps. Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, and Rodimus Prime commercial
• Scourge aided Galvatron, Cyclonus battle the Autobots until Sixshot showed up, and begun taking care of the opposing team all on his own. Sixshot commercial
• Scourge, Octane, and Cyclonus launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the Monsterbots, who gave them a good trouncing. Scourge was chased off through the skies by Grotusque. Monsterbots commercial
• Scourge and one of his Sweeps could be seen following Galvatron into combat while the war on Cybertron raged on, and Transformers of both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet Nebulos. Headmaster comic book commercial

Games

The Transformers (PS2)

Voice actor: Barry Gjerde (English)

Right before the Autobots found the giant jewel of the Atalstan mine, Scourge ambushed them. Announcing that the "Autofools" had reached the end of the road, he transformed to robot mode. Saying that the noise caused by the Autobots engines was going to destroy his transducers, Scourge declared that he was going to shut them up forever. After a fight, Scourge admitted defeat and begged the Autobots to spare his life. Before his enemies could do anything, he transformed back to his hovercraft form and flew away.

Scourge later challenged the Autobots to a rematch on their way to ELTA, and was later joined by Cyclonus, but the Sweep leader was defeated again. When Cyclonus fled in his fighter craft form, Scourge called out for Cyclonus to wait for him before also fleeing in his hovercraft form. The Transformers

Transformers: Legends

Thundercracker was reformatted into Scourge at some point. He and Cyclonus served under Megatron. The Coronation of Starscream Cyclonus and Scourge were tasked with leading raids on an Autobot supply convoy and managed to deal the Autobots a heavy blow. Cold Delivery Following Megatron's demise, the pair opposed Starscream's bid for leadership. The Coronation of Starscream They later aided Galvatron after his rebirth in Unicron's maw, but their might was insufficient and they were defeated by Rodimus's forces. All Hail Galvatron Scourge was among a handful of Decepticons who ventured inside Unicron to search for Galvatron. After encountering Arcee and Daniel, then falling foul of Unicron's internal defenses, the Decepticons resumed their search. Belly of the Beast

Cyclonus and Scourge both fell under Starscream's control as the Air Commander attempted to supply Unicron with a new body in the form of Trypticon. They were intercepted by Autobots and defeated, forcing Starscream to relinquish control, however the pair had no memory of the events, and returned bewildered to base. Unicron Returns

Either Scourge, or one of his Sweeps, fell victim to a bear-like Trans-Organic when Galvatron was tricked into attacking the resting grounds of the Dweller. Dweller in the Depths

Transformers: Battle Tactics

You could use level 1-17 Scourges as Sweeps.

Scourge participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 60 units of Cybermetal, 25 units of Transmetal, and 15 scout cores. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Earth Wars

So do I get my Sweeps back? Not at the same time I'm around apparently.

Scourge was accidentally brought to Earth because of a Space Bridge miscalibration and a space-time continuum error. Starscream complained that another air bot would get in his way, and Scourge threatened to turn him into a 100-piece puzzle for Hook to assemble if he didn't watch his mouth. He then searched for a raiding party.

He bemoaned that they had lost the future, but Cyclonus pointed out he has the chance to hunt down the Autobots he had deleted again. But Scourge said the worst part is that they're expected to serve Megatron instead of Galvatron. He began to change his mind when Megatron gave him the task to lure any Autobot into an ambush.

Sometime later he encountered Strafe and was about to duel, but a transmission came from Galvatron and he ordered him to cease and desist, for they have evolved. Scourge started to agree with Divebomb that Galvatron is a total killjoy.

But Scourge wouldn't, so Galvatron declared that he would stand alone without his help. While he and Ultra Magnus pursue their vendetta, Scourge called his Sweeps to hunt for prey. Strafe retorted that he would be more impressed if hadn't been built from bits of old Insecticons, which Scourge would never live down.

• Class: Aerial
• Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
• Weapons: Scourge uses his double-barreled blaster to fire at the target.
• Ability: Fire Mission: Sets out to damage targets in an area, striking them up to 18 times.
  • Cost: 5 ability points +5 for reuses.

Scourge at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Notes

Hooked On Steroids worked for me!

• Like most of the 1986 animated film characters, Scourge has two character models. The first one was designer Floro Dery's original, which inspired the action figure and was used prominently in the Marvel Comics stories. The second was revised from Dery's to have more standard, "heroic" proportions and was used in the original cartoon, though not 100% consistently. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Dery's Scourge was the revealed head in vehicle mode. This was removed entirely for the revised version probably because it looked extremely dorky.
• When asked why Scourge and the Sweeps stick their heads out while they're in vehicle mode, Floro Dery replied: "The heads stick out because the idea is like a regular fighter plane. You can see just the head of the fighter pilot. If you have seen my "Egg" design on my web site, I based Scourge on it."
• Early drafts of The Transformers: The Movie script also portray Scourge as propping his head out in vehicle mode to serve as sort of the "eyes" of the expedition. More interestingly, his alt mode was originally land based with Cyclonus and his armada being the only jets. There's a remnant of this in his The Transformers Universe profile where it states that Scourge has a "marauding automotive mode which handles any terrain", a technically true but still very odd description of a flying alt-mode.
• A close examination of Scourge's character model (both final and early versions) reveals that his animation model transforms somewhat backwards from the way his toy representations do. Whereas the toys have the upward-facing torso concealed fully within the wings, the animation model actually has nearly all of the chest and body front details visible on the underside of the vehicle mode. This further implies that the robot head twists 180 degrees and folds backwards to complete formation of the vehicle mode rather than just staring at his own chest.
• It's not known how much (if any) communication there was between Marvel's US office and the UK offices where Simon Furman was churning out his behind-the-scenes stories, but regardless, Cyclonus and Scourge completely disappeared from the US book after Headmasters—leaving Furman free to send them off to find Galvatron in "Wrecking Havoc".
• For some reason, Scourge's head-mounted cannon was implied to not be a cannon in the comics, as the loss of a handgun in "Target: 2006" apparently left Scourge completely weaponless in robot mode, making transformation a complete necessity.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Scourge (スカージ Sukāji)
• Czech: Bič ("Whip")
• French: Fléo (Canada, altered spelling of fléau, which means "scourge")
• Italian: Sheriff
• Hungarian: Ostor ("Whip"), Korbács (first The Movie dub, "Scourge")
• Mandarin: Tiānqiǎn (Taiwan, 天譴, "Scourge"), Wēnyì (China, 瘟疫, "Plague")
• Portuguese: Aperto
• Russian: Knut (Кнут, "Whip")
• Ukrainian: Kara (ICTV, Кара, "Punishment")