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:''Apeface is a [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. | <div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Decepticon|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d7/Symbol_decept_reg.jpg/28px-Symbol_decept_reg.jpg" width="28" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div> | ||
:''Apeface is a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon|Horrorcon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:G1 Apeface boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I will not hesitate to beat you to death with my own arm.]] | ||
'''Apeface''' is a strong presence in any situation. He's loud, rude, obnoxious, and intimidating to everyone he meets. He dominates those around him with his attitude and fearsome countenance. There's some debate among his fellow Decepticons about how much of his behavior is an act, a gruesomely effective psychological tactic to control others and force them to fold under his demands. Others just think he was built that way. Whatever's going on inside Apeface's cerebral-circuitry, he's not saying. The only one he really gets along with is [[Snapdragon|Snapdragon]]. | |||
As a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], he is [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Spasma|Spasma]]. Sucks to be Spasma. | |||
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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—Apeface is ever-eloquent, [[The Rebirth, Part 2|The Rebirth, Part 2]]</cite> | |||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===American cartoon continuity=== | ===American cartoon continuity=== | ||
:''Voice actor'': [[Dick Gautier]] | :''Voice actor'': [[Dick Gautier|Dick Gautier]] | ||
[[Image:Apeface.jpg|left|thumb | [[Image:Apeface.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I'm gonna bearhug this guy to death!]] | ||
Apeface appeared to be the leader of the "animals" under [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]'s command. Or at least their spokesperson. Not that it matters, since when Apeface balked at a command to rip off his own head, Cyclonus <strike>pimp-slapped</strike> shot him and said "You will do as I say, or you will die!" Not way up there in the Decepticon hierarchy, Apeface is. | |||
[[Image:G1 cartoon Apeface Cyclonus.JPG| | [[Image:G1 cartoon Apeface Cyclonus.JPG|right|150px|thumb|I would normally say dull surprise, but this really isn't surprising.]] | ||
Accompanying the Decepticons to [[Nebulos]], Apeface was binary bonded to Spasma, who warned him not to get out of line. "We'll see who's boss" was Apeface's reply. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} | Accompanying the Decepticons to [[Nebulos|Nebulos]], Apeface was binary bonded to Spasma, who warned him not to get out of line. "We'll see who's boss," was Apeface's reply. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2|The Rebirth, Part 2}} | ||
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''One of the many confusing glitches in "The Rebirth" is the fact that, while Spasma is clearly designed to transform into both the robot and ape heads, Apeface retains his ape mode head even when Spasma is separated from him.''</div> | |||
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===Japanese cartoon continuity=== | ===Japanese cartoon continuity=== | ||
====''The Headmasters'' (Japan-only)==== | ====''The Headmasters'' (Japan-only)==== | ||
:''Voice actor'': | :''Voice actor'': [[Yūji Mikimoto|Yūji Mikimoto]] (Japanese) | ||
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">I cannot remain in this unacceptable operational status!</span><hr /> | |||
''This character article is a [[:Category:Character stubs|stub]] and is missing information. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Apeface&action=edit expanding it].'' | |||
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====Headmasters manga==== | |||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
On Cybertron, Apeface was among Scorponok's crew of Decepticons. When their Autobot foes left for the planet Nebulos, the Decepticons followed. | On Cybertron, Apeface was among Scorponok's crew of Decepticons. When their Autobot foes left for the planet Nebulos, the Decepticons followed. {{storylink|Broken Glass!|Broken Glass!}} | ||
Not long after their arrival, Apeface and his pal Snapdragon were having fun terrorizing the natives in the city of [[Splendora]], until they were easily dispatched by two Autobot Headmasters. Though Scorponok berated the two for their failure, this latest defeat proved enough for him to reconsider the merits of the Headmaster process. Soon, Apeface was one of six Decepticons who underwent binary-bonding with the organic Nebulans to become a Headmaster. | Not long after their arrival, Apeface and his pal Snapdragon were having fun terrorizing the natives in the city of [[Splendora|Splendora]], until they were easily dispatched by two Autobot Headmasters. Though Scorponok berated the two for their failure, this latest defeat proved enough for him to reconsider the merits of the Headmaster process. Soon, Apeface was one of six Decepticons who underwent binary-bonding with the organic Nebulans to become a Headmaster. {{storylink|Love and Steel!|Love and Steel!}} | ||
He and the others continued to terrorize Nebulos until the Decepticons left for Earth, pursuing Fortress Maximus's Autobots yet again. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} | He and the others continued to terrorize Nebulos until the Decepticons left for Earth, pursuing Fortress Maximus's Autobots yet again. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!|Brothers in Armor!!}} | ||
During the battle between Scorponok and [[Ratbat]]'s crews, Apeface learned a valuable truth about himself: while he isn't ''quite'' willing to rip off his own arm and beat someone to death with it, he's also not one to ignore an opportunity when it presents itself. [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] learned that the hard way. {{ | [[Image:Apeface smackdown.jpg|left|200px|thumb|He'll beat you with the oily end.]] | ||
During the battle between Scorponok and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s crews, Apeface learned a valuable truth about himself: while he isn't ''quite'' willing to rip off his own arm and beat someone to death with it, he's also not one to ignore an opportunity when it presents itself. [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] learned that the hard way. {{storylink|Cold War!|Cold War!}} | |||
Apeface was quite amused by | Apeface was quite amused by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s surrender to Scorponok on Earth, considering it a regular comedy show. {{storylink|Surrender!|Surrender!}} | ||
Apeface was teleported to Cybertron along with countless other Transformers, where he somehow found a tasty banana to keep himself occupied while [[Emirate Xaaron|some stupid Autobot]] yammered on about [[Unicron|dark gods]] and [[Primus|creators]] and stuff. {{storylink|The Void! (Marvel US comic)|The Void!}} | Apeface was teleported to Cybertron along with countless other Transformers, where he somehow found a tasty banana to keep himself occupied while [[Emirate Xaaron|some stupid Autobot]] yammered on about [[Unicron|dark gods]] and [[Primus|creators]] and stuff. {{storylink|The Void! (Marvel US comic)|The Void!}} | ||
When the aforementioned dark god showed up at Cybertron a short while later, Apeface wasn't so amused. Like countless others, he fled in a panic. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} | When the aforementioned dark god showed up at Cybertron a short while later, Apeface wasn't so amused. Like countless others, he fled in a panic. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!|On the Edge of Extinction!}} | ||
After the apocalyptic battle, Apeface's ruined form was seen among the dead. {{storylink|Still Life!|Still Life!}} | |||
===Blackthorne ''Transformers in 3D'' continuity=== | ===Blackthorne ''Transformers in 3D'' continuity=== | ||
[[Image:ApefaceGrunk01.jpg|right|thumb | [[Image:ApefaceGrunk01.jpg|right|150px|thumb|GRUNK!]]"Ape Face" (as it is spelt in the comic) was one of the last few Decepticons remaining behind on Tau-Ursa when the Autobots arrived. He was investigating a crashed spaceship when he found a voice recording. Deducing that if the tape spoke it must be important, he resolved to take it to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. | ||
At this moment he was attacked by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] who were intent on keeping him from escaping with the information. The triple changer loudly declared his intention to smash them (with a mighty cry of "GRUUUNK!"), and after knocking them to the ground similarly announced he was transforming into jet mode. He was too slow however, and Blurr seized his arm, prising the tape from his hand before escaping. This made him mad. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}} | |||
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===Timelines=== | |||
Apeface is one of countless "offworlders" residing in [[Axiom Nexus|Axiom Nexus]]... enjoying a nice banana. {{storylink|Gone Too Far|Gone Too Far}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
*'''Apeface with Spasma''' (Headmaster | [[Image:G1 Apeface toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not a bad toy for a guy whose Spanish name is "Wimpus".]] | ||
*'''Apeface with Spasma''' (Headmaster Horrorcon, 1987) | |||
*''Japanese ID number'': '''D-101''' | |||
*''Accessories:'' Gun, shield, Spasma Headmaster partner | |||
:Apeface turns into both a cybertronic jet and a robotic gorilla. Unlike [[Snapdragon]], Apeface's fighter jet mode only looks | :Apeface turns into both a cybertronic jet and a robotic gorilla. Unlike [[Snapdragon|Snapdragon]], Apeface's fighter jet mode only looks vaguely like an Earth jet, with his robot limbs hanging off the back of the vehicle in an obvious fashion. His Headmaster partner, Spasma, can ride inside the jet's cockpit. He can mount guns on either side of his vehicle mode, but for some reason only comes with one gun while Snapdragon came with two. | ||
:As Apeface is a triple changer, Spasma similarly has triple functions, forming both the robot mode face and the gorilla mode face. This beast mode has a relatively wide range of articulation for a ''Generation 1'' beast, but has some minor problems with balance, which limits poses. Apeface's gorilla mode can be placed on all fours, but that results in his head staring at the ground. | :As Apeface is a triple changer, Spasma similarly has triple functions, forming both the robot mode face and the gorilla mode face. This beast mode has a relatively wide range of articulation for a ''Generation 1'' beast, but has some minor problems with balance, which limits poses. Apeface's gorilla mode can be placed on all fours, but that results in his head staring at the ground. | ||
:In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Apeface has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Spasma (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Apeface is very back-heavy due to most of the fighter jet mode ending up on his back. The jet's | :In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Apeface has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Spasma (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Apeface is very back-heavy due to most of the fighter jet mode ending up on his back. The jet's vertical stabilisers detach to form a shield that can be held in Apeface's hands or attached to his shoulder. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In the Japanese ''[[The Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' series, Spasma does not exist as a separate entity from Apeface; like all Headmasters, the large robot is just a lifeless [[Transtector]] body controlled entirely by the head unit. However, Apeface's head unit is ''still'' called "Spasma" when separated from the larger robot body, even though it's the same guy! | * In the Japanese ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' series, Spasma does not exist as a separate entity from Apeface; like all Headmasters, the large robot is just a lifeless [[Transtector|Transtector]] body controlled entirely by the head unit. However, Apeface's head unit is ''still'' called "Spasma" when separated from the larger robot body, even though it's the same guy! | ||
*Apeface was the only character to use the word "puke" in the entirety of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon. That's got to be some kind of feat, right? | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Apeface/apeface.htm Apeface at TFU.info] | * [http://tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Apeface/apeface.htm Apeface at TFU.info] | ||
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Apeface Apeface's Universe profile at NTFA.net] | |||
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- Apeface is a Decepticon Horrorcon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Apeface is a strong presence in any situation. He's loud, rude, obnoxious, and intimidating to everyone he meets. He dominates those around him with his attitude and fearsome countenance. There's some debate among his fellow Decepticons about how much of his behavior is an act, a gruesomely effective psychological tactic to control others and force them to fold under his demands. Others just think he was built that way. Whatever's going on inside Apeface's cerebral-circuitry, he's not saying. The only one he really gets along with is Snapdragon.
As a Headmaster, he is binary bonded to Spasma. Sucks to be Spasma.
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<td colspan="3" style="padding-top: 0"> <p style="font-size:smaller;line-height:1em;text-align: right"><cite style="font-style:normal;">—Apeface is ever-eloquent, The Rebirth, Part 2</cite>
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- French-Canadian name: Gorillo
- Italian name: Tagor
- Hungarian name: Majompofa
- Latin American name: Wimpus
Fiction
American cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Dick Gautier
Apeface appeared to be the leader of the "animals" under Cyclonus and Scourge's command. Or at least their spokesperson. Not that it matters, since when Apeface balked at a command to rip off his own head, Cyclonus <strike>pimp-slapped</strike> shot him and said "You will do as I say, or you will die!" Not way up there in the Decepticon hierarchy, Apeface is.
Accompanying the Decepticons to Nebulos, Apeface was binary bonded to Spasma, who warned him not to get out of line. "We'll see who's boss," was Apeface's reply. The Rebirth, Part 1 The Rebirth, Part 2
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: One of the many confusing glitches in "The Rebirth" is the fact that, while Spasma is clearly designed to transform into both the robot and ape heads, Apeface retains his ape mode head even when Spasma is separated from him.</div>
Japanese cartoon continuity
The Headmasters (Japan-only)
- Voice actor: Yūji Mikimoto (Japanese)
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">I cannot remain in this unacceptable operational status!</span><hr /> This character article is a stub and is missing information. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it.
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Headmasters manga
Marvel Comics continuity
On Cybertron, Apeface was among Scorponok's crew of Decepticons. When their Autobot foes left for the planet Nebulos, the Decepticons followed. Broken Glass!
Not long after their arrival, Apeface and his pal Snapdragon were having fun terrorizing the natives in the city of Splendora, until they were easily dispatched by two Autobot Headmasters. Though Scorponok berated the two for their failure, this latest defeat proved enough for him to reconsider the merits of the Headmaster process. Soon, Apeface was one of six Decepticons who underwent binary-bonding with the organic Nebulans to become a Headmaster. Love and Steel!
He and the others continued to terrorize Nebulos until the Decepticons left for Earth, pursuing Fortress Maximus's Autobots yet again. Brothers in Armor!!
During the battle between Scorponok and Ratbat's crews, Apeface learned a valuable truth about himself: while he isn't quite willing to rip off his own arm and beat someone to death with it, he's also not one to ignore an opportunity when it presents itself. Rampage learned that the hard way. Cold War!
Apeface was quite amused by Optimus Prime's surrender to Scorponok on Earth, considering it a regular comedy show. Surrender!
Apeface was teleported to Cybertron along with countless other Transformers, where he somehow found a tasty banana to keep himself occupied while some stupid Autobot yammered on about dark gods and creators and stuff. The Void!
When the aforementioned dark god showed up at Cybertron a short while later, Apeface wasn't so amused. Like countless others, he fled in a panic. On the Edge of Extinction!
After the apocalyptic battle, Apeface's ruined form was seen among the dead. Still Life!
Blackthorne Transformers in 3D continuity
"Ape Face" (as it is spelt in the comic) was one of the last few Decepticons remaining behind on Tau-Ursa when the Autobots arrived. He was investigating a crashed spaceship when he found a voice recording. Deducing that if the tape spoke it must be important, he resolved to take it to Scorponok.
At this moment he was attacked by Blurr and Hot Rod who were intent on keeping him from escaping with the information. The triple changer loudly declared his intention to smash them (with a mighty cry of "GRUUUNK!"), and after knocking them to the ground similarly announced he was transforming into jet mode. He was too slow however, and Blurr seized his arm, prising the tape from his hand before escaping. This made him mad. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3
Timelines
Apeface is one of countless "offworlders" residing in Axiom Nexus... enjoying a nice banana. Gone Too Far
Toys
Generation 1
- Apeface with Spasma (Headmaster Horrorcon, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-101
- Accessories: Gun, shield, Spasma Headmaster partner
- Apeface turns into both a cybertronic jet and a robotic gorilla. Unlike Snapdragon, Apeface's fighter jet mode only looks vaguely like an Earth jet, with his robot limbs hanging off the back of the vehicle in an obvious fashion. His Headmaster partner, Spasma, can ride inside the jet's cockpit. He can mount guns on either side of his vehicle mode, but for some reason only comes with one gun while Snapdragon came with two.
- As Apeface is a triple changer, Spasma similarly has triple functions, forming both the robot mode face and the gorilla mode face. This beast mode has a relatively wide range of articulation for a Generation 1 beast, but has some minor problems with balance, which limits poses. Apeface's gorilla mode can be placed on all fours, but that results in his head staring at the ground.
- In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Apeface has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-Tech-Spec-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Spasma (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Apeface is very back-heavy due to most of the fighter jet mode ending up on his back. The jet's vertical stabilisers detach to form a shield that can be held in Apeface's hands or attached to his shoulder.
Trivia
- In the Japanese Headmasters series, Spasma does not exist as a separate entity from Apeface; like all Headmasters, the large robot is just a lifeless Transtector body controlled entirely by the head unit. However, Apeface's head unit is still called "Spasma" when separated from the larger robot body, even though it's the same guy!
- Apeface was the only character to use the word "puke" in the entirety of the original Transformers cartoon. That's got to be some kind of feat, right?
