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<td>{{disambig2|the Maximal wolf|the Predacon wolf from the Japanese Beast Wars reissue series|Wolfang (BWTS)}} | |||
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:''Wolfang is a [[Maximal|Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | |||
[[Image:Wolfang-packageart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I saw Wolfang drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.]] | |||
'''Wolfang''' is a quick and agile loner who likes to hunt Predacons in beast mode. Upon transforming into robot mode, he likes to use the "secret attack launcher" that was his beast mode's tail. | '''Wolfang''' is a quick and agile loner who likes to hunt Predacons in beast mode. Upon transforming into robot mode, he likes to use the "secret attack launcher" that was his beast mode's tail. | ||
:''Japanese name'': '''Howlinger''' | :''French-Canadian name:'' '''Croc''' | ||
:''Japanese name'': '''Howlinger''' (ハウリンガー ''Hauringā'') | |||
:''Spanish name:'' '''Lobo''' | |||
:''Italian name'': '''Wolf''' | :''Italian name'': '''Wolf''' | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
=== | ===Ain't No Rat=== | ||
On their way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Rattrap|Rattrap]] recalls meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]], and [[Optimus Minor|Optimus Minor]], when they saved him from [[Dinobot 2|Dinobot 2]] in the wilderness. He asked them to join the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'''s crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. {{storylink|Ain't No Rat|Ain't No Rat}} | |||
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics=== | ===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics=== | ||
[[Image:IDW Wolfang.jpg| | [[Image:IDW Wolfang.jpg|left|200px|thumb|In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.]] | ||
Wolfang was one of the [[Protoforms|protoforms]] left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth|Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast|Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron|Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with, and participated in the Maximals' failed attempt to send a distress signal back to present-era Cybertron. {{storylink|The Gathering|The Gathering}} However, upon return to Cybertron, he was slaughtered in the battle against [[Shokaract|Shokaract]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}} | |||
Wolfang was one of the [[protoforms]] left behind by the crew of the ''Axalon'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in chronal phase by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with, and participated in the Maximals' failed attempt to send a distress signal back to present-era Cybertron. {{storylink|The Gathering}} However, upon return to Cybertron, he was slaughtered in the battle against [[Shokaract]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4}} | {{-}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===Beast Wars=== | ||
* '''Wolfang''' (Deluxe, 1996) | * '''Wolfang''' (Deluxe, 1996) | ||
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-9''' | |||
*''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles | |||
: | : Wolfang transforms into a wolf. In robot mode, his [[Mutant head|mutant head]] flips down to cover his normal head. His wolf mode's back becomes a shield while the tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection. | ||
: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] to make the Predacon also named [[Wolfang (BWTS)|Wolfang]] (pronounced "''vol-fang''"), and [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[K-9|K-9]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. | |||
:In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a " | {{-}}<span id="VsBuzzSaw"></span> | ||
[[Image:VS9-WolfangBuzzSaw.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]] | |||
* '''Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw''' (VS pack, 1997) | |||
*''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-9''' | |||
*''Accessories'': Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles | |||
:In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a "VS" pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Buzz Saw|Buzz Saw]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases. | |||
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* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]], but that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor]]. | |||
==Notes== | |||
* Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]], but that role was instead filled by [[Tigatron|Tigatron]], due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. | |||
*"[[Ain't No Rat|Ain't No Rat]]" was originally going to be a prologue for [[Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]'s ''Beast Wars'' series. After Dreamwave collapsed, IDW picked up the project and Simon Furman reworked the original plan into ''[[The Gathering|The Gathering]]''; as a result, the three new Maximals from Dreamwave's story figured prominently into IDW's first limited series. | |||
* There is a ghostly character in the Mega Bloks Pyrates line called Howlinger. This is [[Andrew Frankel|Swiper's]] fault. | * There is a ghostly character in the Mega Bloks Pyrates line called Howlinger. This is [[Andrew Frankel|Swiper's]] fault. | ||
*Wolfang seems to be something of a Grimlock fan, noting that while the preds had Ravage, they had Grimlock in The Ascending Part 1, and considering the rampaging dinosaur a godsend in Part 2. | *Wolfang seems to be something of a Grimlock fan, noting that while the preds had Ravage, they had Grimlock in [[The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending Part 1]], and considering the rampaging dinosaur a godsend in [[The Ascending issue 2|Part 2]]. | ||
* In [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolf'''g'''ang". | * In [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolf'''g'''ang". | ||
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| This article is about the Maximal wolf. For the Predacon wolf from the Japanese Beast Wars reissue series, see Wolfang (BWTS). |
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- Wolfang is a Maximal from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Wolfang is a quick and agile loner who likes to hunt Predacons in beast mode. Upon transforming into robot mode, he likes to use the "secret attack launcher" that was his beast mode's tail.
- French-Canadian name: Croc
- Japanese name: Howlinger (ハウリンガー Hauringā)
- Spanish name: Lobo
- Italian name: Wolf
Fiction
Ain't No Rat
On their way back to Cybertron, Rattrap recalls meeting three unknown Maximals named Wolfang, Bonecrusher, and Optimus Minor, when they saved him from Dinobot 2 in the wilderness. He asked them to join the Axalon's crew, but they declined because of some other mysterious purpose that they couldn't elaborate on. Wolfang and the others asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, and he acquiesced. Ain't No Rat
IDW Beast Wars comics
Wolfang was one of the protoforms left behind by the crew of the Axalon on prehistoric Earth. He was activated and put in chronal phase by Razorbeast at Magmatron's request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. He was one of the first Maximals Razorbeast hooked up with, and participated in the Maximals' failed attempt to send a distress signal back to present-era Cybertron. The Gathering However, upon return to Cybertron, he was slaughtered in the battle against Shokaract. The Ascending #4
Toys
Beast Wars
- Wolfang (Deluxe, 1996)
- Japanese ID number: C-9
- Accessories: Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles
- Wolfang transforms into a wolf. In robot mode, his mutant head flips down to cover his normal head. His wolf mode's back becomes a shield while the tail becomes a spring-loaded missile launcher in robot mode; two anchor-shaped missiles are stored in Wolfang's midsection.
- This mold was redecoed to make the Predacon also named Wolfang (pronounced "vol-fang"), and retooled to make K-9 and Max-B.
<span id="VsBuzzSaw"></span>
- Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw (VS pack, 1997)
- Japanese ID number: VS-9
- Accessories: Tail/launcher, back/shield, 2 missiles
- In Japan, Wolfang was available both as an individual release, and in a "VS" pack with the Predacon Buzz Saw. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
Notes
- Wolfang was originally to be the first new character to join the Beast Wars cartoon, but that role was instead filled by Tigatron, due to the fact that Tigatron's animation model is a tweak of the already-in-cartoon Cheetor.
- "Ain't No Rat" was originally going to be a prologue for Dreamwave's Beast Wars series. After Dreamwave collapsed, IDW picked up the project and Simon Furman reworked the original plan into The Gathering; as a result, the three new Maximals from Dreamwave's story figured prominently into IDW's first limited series.
- There is a ghostly character in the Mega Bloks Pyrates line called Howlinger. This is Swiper's fault.
- Wolfang seems to be something of a Grimlock fan, noting that while the preds had Ravage, they had Grimlock in The Ascending Part 1, and considering the rampaging dinosaur a godsend in Part 2.
- In IDW's Beast Wars Sourcebook #4, Wolfang's name is misspelled as "Wolfgang".
