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*''Squad'': '''Gestalt'''
*''Squad'': '''Gestalt'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (10000 tokens), Gem purchase  
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (10000 tokens), Gem purchase (750)
 
The last original [[Combiner]] to be added to the game (at the time of this writing), [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] is, with all due respect, nothing to write home about. He does not have a special ability in place of his absent vehicle mode, first of all. His weapon is a combination of Grimlock's and [[Stella (AB)#As Novastar|Novastar's]] of all people, firing a rather ineffective instant-hit beam as primary weapon and slow, spiraling and flaming bubbles as secondary, the latter of which does most of the damage. The slow nature of his weapons and absence of decent protective options cause Volcanicus to take considerably large amounts of damage before he can properly return the gift of pain and destruction himself. Hardly a fraction of the fearsome brutality that the OG Volcanicus stands for.
Volcanicus is the combination of the Dinobots (Grimlock, Swoop, Slug, Sludge and Snarl).
 
His power is a reuse of Novastar's abilities: flaming bubbles. No, really.
 
 


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|Crown
|Head
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
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|Monocle
|Face
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Fire Rate
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|[[Enigma of Combination]]
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
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|[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Fire Rate
|Actually sits on Volcanicus' foot
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|Energo-Sword
|Back
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Damage
|References his sword of the same name in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]''
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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*[[wikia:angrybirds:Hal|Hal]] is one of the 'protagonists' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
*[[wikia:angrybirds:Hal|Hal]] is one of the 'protagonists' of the ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' franchise.
*Hal-as-Grimlock is quite different from the original Grimlock in the sense that he is constantly in Dino-mode, sprouting wheels from his legs and chest cavity when switching to vehicle mode.
**There is however a piece of promotional art, among other things used as the cover for the game's soundtrack, in which Grimlock is depicted as a humanoid body with the known and loved Hal perched on top as the head.
* With the debut of Trypticon, Hal became the first member of the Flock to become a Deceptihog! Though Nemesis Prime and Airachnid are evil clones, they were still at least classified as Autobirds.
* With the debut of Trypticon, Hal became the first member of the Flock to become a Deceptihog! Though Nemesis Prime and Airachnid are evil clones, they were still at least classified as Autobirds.
**[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] would be the second member to be a Deceptihog, but that makes a lot more sense.
**[[Zeta (AB)|Zeta]] would be the second member to be a Deceptihog, but that makes a lot more sense.
* Hal-as-Volcanicus's design is based on his Earth Wars design, another Transformers mobile game.
* Hal-as-Volcanicus' design is based on his ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' design, another Transformers mobile game.
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[[Category:Autobirds]]
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[[Category:Deceptihogs]]

Revision as of 20:26, 9 October 2023

Hal is an Autobird from the Angry Birds Transformers continuity family.
"This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."

Hal is as easy-going as they come. He enjoys a life of solitude, strumming mellow tunes on his banjo. Though he has little interest in conflict, he is not one to stand idly by when he sees someone in peril. However, when he becomes upgraded into Grimlock Bird by the EggSpark, he receives a complete personality overhaul to go along with his robotic body. In this new form, Grimlock Bird is aggressive, foul-tempered, selfish and... somewhat dim-witted. He also begins peppering his speech with "Me Grimlock Bird" with aggravating frequency. All of this comes in exchange for a brutal increase in physical strength and a devastating fire-breath attack. Grimlock Bird is all too happy to use both of these against the Deceptihogs and anything else that threatens either the Flock or their eggs.

Fiction

Angry Birds comic

Hal was happily playing his banjo by his lonesome when the three Blues came upon him. The three little birds informed him that they were planning on stopping the Bad Piggies on their own, prompting Hal to join them out of a sense of responsibility. When they came upon King Pig and his minions, they were startled by Starscream Pig zipping past them. Hiding behind a bush, Hal warned the Blues that something big was going down, and sent them off to fetch the rest of the Flock. As the Blues flew off, Hal witnessed the rest of the Bad Piggies touch the EggSpark to upgrade themselves into Deceptihogs. Chuck was the first bird to rejoin Hal. But the yellow bird came in too fast, knocking both himself and Hal into the EggSpark, and transforming them into Bumblebee Bird and Grimlock Bird respectively. Grimlock Bird's transformation changed his personality completely; no longer the laid-back easygoing bird he once was, he now hungered for combat and violence. He managed to push Bumblebee Bird out of the way after the Deceptihogs sent forth their first attack volley, and then became enraged that the pigs had attempted to hurt his friend.

Transforming and unleashing a torrent of flame, he sent the Deceptihogs fleeing, though only after causing the Flock's eggs to be exposed the the EggSpark's energies. Angry Birds Transformers #1 The rest of the Flock then came upon the two Autobirds. A display of Grimlock Bird's newfound short temper greatly upset the Blues. Grimlock Bird informed the trio that he believed that any bird incapable of transforming was "useless." To make his point, he transformed into... a sort of "wheelbarrow mode." The Blues were unimpressed, stating that a motorcycle form would be much more useful. Grimlock Bird lost his temper once more, stating that he was still getting the hang of transforming. He then ran off to take care of the Deceptihogs on his own.

Following the pigs' tracks, he came upon the tower that his quarry was hiding in. He burst in, trampling Soundwave Pig and headbutting Galvatron Pig in the process. He was then knocked out by a bump on the noggin', courtesy of Lockdown Pig. Age of Eggstinction! By the time Grimlock Bird regained consciousness, the Autobirds and Deceptihogs had joined forces in order to combat an even greater threat; the Eggbots, running wild all over Piggy Island. He tackled this new foe with renewed vigor. The Autobirds' and the Deceptihogs' alliance was a shaky one however. Optimus Prime Bird and Megatron Pig were soon arguing with one another on the battlefield. Grimlock Bird agreed with Bumblebee Bird that the argument was an entertaining one. Once cooler heads prevailed, the fight against the Eggbots began anew. Revenge of the Fowlin'! But the EggSpark's influence on Piggy Island began to spiral out of control, forcing the Autobirds to change objectives once more. In order to restore normalcy to Piggy Island, they had to separate the artifact from the land itself.

Grimlock Bird was put in charge of keeping the volatile Galvatron Pig restrained while the pigs and the birds made a desperate dash towards the EggSpark's location. At a crucial juncture, Galvatron Pig broke free of his bonds and knocked Grimlock Bird aside. Things got even more complicated when Starscream Pig seized the EggSpark for himself, intending to use its power for his own selfish goals. Grimlock Bird teamed up with Soundwave Pig to take out Galvatron Pig, while Bumblebee Bird managed to launch both Starscream Pig and the EggSpark off-planet. The island and its inhabitants then reverted to their original forms. Hal had no memory of his time as Grimlock Bird, and was baffled when the other birds informed him of how he had acted. He then entertained Terence, Bubbles and Bomb with some tunes from his banjo. Hard Boiled


Angry Birds storybooks

Despite his immense strength, Grey Slam Grimlock Bird is very clumsy, often tripping on his own feet! Despite his grumblings whenever Optimus Prime Bird nags him, Grimlock Bird follows him closely. Robot Birds in Disguise Grey-Slam Grimlock Bird participated in a great big clash against the Deceptihogs in the middle of a desert. The Autobirds came out victorious thanks their brilliant battle tactics! Deceptihogs Versus Autobirds

Commercial appearances

Hal was turned into Grimlock Bird by the power of the EggSpark. He then helped Optimus Prime Bird and Bumblebee Bird chase off some Eggbots before driving away into the distance. Angry Birds Transformers: Cinematic Trailer

Hal broke free from a block of ice, showed off some stunts in his motorcycle mode, and danced a little bit to a funky tune. Hal as Grimlock

Games

Angry Birds Transformers

Voice actor: Antti Pääkkönen (Finnish){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}

As Grey Slam Grimlock

  • Squad: Leaders
  • Mission Type: Firepower
  • Unlock Type: New Area (1000 pigs) TelePod

This first of the Grimlock variants to unlock, Grey Slam Grimlock actually used to be just Grimlock, but in Deceptihogs' Revenge he was changed- presumably to look more like his movie look. Grey Slam Grimlock gives Terence a stroll for his money in the slowness department. Even in cycle mode, Grimlock is a slowpoke. But like Terence, he's heavily armored, and his firepower is intimidating. His weapon is an electric-breath blast that strikes its target instantly (unless something gets in the way), making it very effective for taking out missiles. The blast will persist until the target is destroyed or you choose a new target. However, if Grimlock keeps exhaling electricity for too long, he'll overheat, leaving him without a weapon for a few seconds. Watch for the targeter to glow red, a warning that you should lay off the laser. A mix of precision blasts and sweeping strikes can devastate towers in short order.

Accessory Body Part Rarity Cost Base Effect Notes
Crown Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Defense
Baseball Cap Head Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Vehicle Time
Headphones Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Crystals +10% Damage
Top Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Damage
Pilgrim Hat Head ??? ??? +20% Damage Thanksgiving Event exclusive
Halloween Hat (top hat, mouth hat) Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Damage Halloween Event exclusive
Santa Hat Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +10% Defense Holiday Event exclusive, free in Dec 2014
Nutcracker Hat Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Damage Holiday Event exclusive
Festive Deely Bopper Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Damage Holiday Event exclusive
Dragon Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +16% Defense Chinese New Year exclusive
Coconut Helmet Head Rare 1000 Tokens +40% Defense Angry Birds Movie exclusive
Monocle Face Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins Incendiary Rounds Burns through "armored" enemies in Sparkrun
Sunglasses Face Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Transform Recharge
Apron Chest Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Defense
Sword Arms Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Weapon Cooldown
Wheelie Chest Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +40% Vehicle Time


As Energon Grimlock

  • Squad: Energon Fueled
  • Mission Type: Firepower
  • Unlock Type: New Area (1250 2200 pigs) TelePod

The candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long. Energon Grimlock has a pretty dang good turn of speed compared to the other versions, and his electric breath is absolutely devastating in its power, able to take out Walking Mortar Towers with relative ease. Unfortunately, he also overheats much faster than the others, requiring more frequent breaks between blasts, otherwise he's left defenseless for several seconds. If he attacks again immediately after his weapon cools down, he is only capable of a very short-duration burst, needing a few more seconds to recharge for a longer blast.

As with all Energon variants, he takes extra damage from enemy attacks, but can heal damage in levels by absorbing energon cubes from de-cyberformed scenery.

Accessory Body Part Rarity Gem Cost Base Effect Notes
Brain Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +20% Transform Recharge
Headphones Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +10% Damage
Baseball Cap Head Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Vehicle Time
Top Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Weapon Cooldown
Halloween Hat (top hat, mouth hat) Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Damage Halloween Event exclusive
Santa Hat Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +10% Defense Holiday Event exclusive, free Dec 2014
Nutcracker Hat Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals+ 20,000 Coins +20% Damage Holiday Event exclusive
Woolly Hat Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Damage Holiday Event exclusive
Dragon Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +16% Defense Chinese New Year exclusive
Coconut Helmet Head Rare 1000 Tokens +40% Defense Angry Birds Movie exclusive
Monocle Face Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins Incendiary Rounds Burns through "armored" enemies in Sparkrun
Sunglasses Face Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Transform Recharge
Apron Chest Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Defense
Sword Arms Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Weapon Cooldown
Wheelie Chest Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +40% Vehicle Time



As Goldbite Grimlock

  • Squad: Variant Versions
  • Mission Type: Firepower
  • Unlock Type: New Area (2000 2800 pigs) TelePod
Goldbite Grimlock packs a lot of raw power into his frame. He's still slow as frick, but he's stronger and better-armored than Grey Slam. Also, his weapon can actually push blocks and pigs off their towers. Yowza.
As an "Ultimate" Variant Version character, Goldbite Grimmers gets an additional 100% Coin bonus at the end of any level. Combined with his slow speed giving you ample time to eliminate every block, Pig and missile in your path (even more missiles at 30 Coins a whack since they fire at timed intervals regardless of character speed), an extra 100% Coin bonus for a complete Squad (Goldbite is the final member of that squad to unlock), then doubling all of that by watching an ad, you can really rack up a huge Coin score, potentially earning tens of thousands of Coins in a single run... especially if you add Goldbrick or Goldslam into the mix. Buuuuuuuut, if Goldbite fails a level, he gets no Coins whatsoever.
Accessory Body Part Rarity Cost Base Effect Notes
Headphones Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +10% Damage
Baseball Cap Head Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Vehicle Time
Top Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Damage
Brain Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +20% Damage
Halloween Hat (top hat, mouth hat) Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Damage Halloween Event exclusive
Santa Hat Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +10% Defense Holiday Event exclusive
Festive Deely Bopper Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Damage Holiday Event exclusive
Woolly Hat Head Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Damage Holiday Event exclusive
Dragon Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +8% Defense Chinese New Year exclusive
Coconut Helmet Head Rare 1000 Tokens +40% Defense Angry Birds Movie Exclusive
Sunglasses Face Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Transform Recharge
Monocle Face Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Weapon Cooldown
Apron Chest Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Defense
Sword Arms Rare 5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins +20% Weapon Cooldown
Wheelie Chest Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +40% Vehicle Time

As Trypticon

  • Squad: The Cybertronians
  • Mission Type: Firepower
  • Unlock Type: Challenge Event Prize (10000 tokens)

Trypticon (which very loosely means "Oops. I just accidentally stepped on that." in Latin) is louder, hungrier, and stompier than the Autobird he was redecoed from, but not bigger like you'd think.

His weapon is a hybrid between the Grimlocks and the Megatrons. He fires black holes continuously until his weapon overheats. The holes aren't nearly as strong as the Megatrons, but the sheer number makes up for that.

Trypticon came stomping in in the late April 2017 event "Ultimate Weapon" at an even higher 10000 token cost. But in addition to the recent increased tokens in challenges, this competition awarded more tokens to a wider bracket of players, so it was not that ludicrous. Unfortunately, the other new characters that followed went back to the old leaderboard scoring.

Trypticon's IAP bundle set the newest inflated trend for new character bundles, containing the new character, 550-600 gems, 6000 Spark, and one unique accessory for around $35.

Accessory Body Part Rarity Cost Base Effect Notes
Headphones Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +10% Damage
Baseball Cap Head Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Vehicle Time
Top Hat Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Damage
Sunglasses Face Common 5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins +10% Transform Recharge
Full-Tilt Head Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Defense
Brunt Arms Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Fire Rate Actually ends up on his tail
Cannons Back Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +50% Gravity Force


As Volcanicus

  • Squad: Gestalt
  • Mission Type: Firepower
  • Unlock Type: Challenge Event Prize (10000 tokens), Gem purchase (750)

The last original Combiner to be added to the game (at the time of this writing), Volcanicus is, with all due respect, nothing to write home about. He does not have a special ability in place of his absent vehicle mode, first of all. His weapon is a combination of Grimlock's and Novastar's of all people, firing a rather ineffective instant-hit beam as primary weapon and slow, spiraling and flaming bubbles as secondary, the latter of which does most of the damage. The slow nature of his weapons and absence of decent protective options cause Volcanicus to take considerably large amounts of damage before he can properly return the gift of pain and destruction himself. Hardly a fraction of the fearsome brutality that the OG Volcanicus stands for.

Accessory Body Part Rarity Cost Base Effect Notes
Crown Head Uncommon 5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins +20% Defense
Monocle Face Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Fire Rate
Enigma of Combination Head Legendary 5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins +40% Defense
Wheelie Arms Epic 5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins +20% Fire Rate Actually sits on Volcanicus' foot
Energo-Sword Back Legendary 5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins +40% Damage References his sword of the same name in Earth Wars


Toys

Angry Birds Transformers

  • Energon Racers Pack (Telepods Racers multi-pack, 2014)
    • Accessories: Telepods base
As a Telepod figure, Energon Grimlock Bird automatically transforms from dino-vehicle-thing to robot by pushing back his noggin, and back just by pushing him down. He has a scan-code on the bottom of his feet, which allows him to be scanned into the Angry Birds Transformers app when placed on top of a magnifying Telepods base, included with the set. Doing so repairs in-game Energon Grimlock's damage, and powers him up for a short amount of time.
He was only available as part of a multi-pack with "Energon" versions of Optimus Prime Bird, Lockdown Pig, Soundwave Pig, and Starscream Pig.


  • Gray Slam Grimlock Bird (Telepods Racer, 2015)
    • Accessories: Telepods base
Part of the "Deceptihogs' Revenge" wave of individual Telepods figures, Grey Slam Grimlock is a redeco of the Energon version based vaguely on the in-game variant of the character.


  • Bumblebee Bird Blast (Game set, 2014)
    • Accessories: Telepods base
This set includes TelePod figurines for High Octane Bumblebee and Goldbite Grimlock. The accessory included is a massive Bumblebee which, when a character in vehicle mode drives into it, they pop out from vehicle mode.


  • Optimus Prime Attack (Jenga game set, 2014)
This Jenga set included figurines of Optimus Prime Bird and Galvatron Pig along with a massive Grimlock statue with Jenga pieces inside of it. Launchers were included where the two characters could launch into the Grimlock statue to destroy the blocks. It also included a code that could be used with the game to unlock Jenga mode for free, but that feature was removed in an update.

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  • Trypticon Bird (Telepods Racer)
    • Accessories: Telepods base
A TelePod based on Trypticon, which was only shown in concept as there was never an actual Trypticon Bird TelePod ever made. It’s unknown if it was going to be a part of the Turbo Energon line, or a new one entirely.
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Notes

  • Hal is one of the 'protagonists' of the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Angry Birds|{{#if:||Angry Birds}}]] franchise.
  • Hal-as-Grimlock is quite different from the original Grimlock in the sense that he is constantly in Dino-mode, sprouting wheels from his legs and chest cavity when switching to vehicle mode.
    • There is however a piece of promotional art, among other things used as the cover for the game's soundtrack, in which Grimlock is depicted as a humanoid body with the known and loved Hal perched on top as the head.
  • With the debut of Trypticon, Hal became the first member of the Flock to become a Deceptihog! Though Nemesis Prime and Airachnid are evil clones, they were still at least classified as Autobirds.
    • Zeta would be the second member to be a Deceptihog, but that makes a lot more sense.
  • Hal-as-Volcanicus' design is based on his Earth Wars design, another Transformers mobile game.


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