Trypticon (G1)

This article is about the Decepticon city-bot. For the huge Decepticon city, see Trypticon (Movie).

Trypticon is a Decepticon City-bot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"After G1, he was cast as the Red Ranger's T-Rex on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers."

Enormous in both size and power, Trypticon is an unstoppable engine of destruction. This might please him greatly... were he not bored by the entire prospect. He cares little for his role as the ultimate Decepticon weapon and finds war to be a waste of effort. He doesn't like his comrades, he absolutely hates the Autobots, and—though he hides it well—he loathes himself most of all.

Trypticon transforms to a massive artillery platform that can devastate Autobot forces, who often must resort to trickery to defeat him. The only Autobot who can go toe-to-toe with him is Metroplex, and there is a great rivalry between the two cities.

Trypticon is sometimes accompanied by one or more smaller robots, such as the autonomous Wipe-Out and the drones Full-Tilt and Brunt.

He hates water more than any other substance in the universe, mostly because he gets thrown into it a lot.

“	Trypticon cannot be stopped! Nothing can stand in my way!	”
—Trypticon, "The Ultimate Weapon"

Trypticon's size and personality vary greatly between continuities, though most agree with—or at least do not contradict—the profile-based outline given here. The most notable exceptions are the Marvel Comics continuity, where his size is only 2 to 3 times that of a typical Transformer, and the Sunbow cartoon, where his personality is that of a dimwitted, destructive animal.

Japanese name: Dinosaurer (beast-mode)/Dinobase (city-mode and his function)

Hungarian name: Triptikon

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: Brad Garrett (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese)

Brokeback Mountain.

In the year 2005, the allied forces of the Decepticons and the Quintesson sought to attack the Autobots on two fronts, besieging them on both Cybertron and Earth. To counter the power of the Autobots' transforming Earth city, Metroplex, the Decepticons arranged for the construction of a transforming city-robot of their own: Trypticon. Surreptitiously created out of a human city by the Constructicons, Trypticon sent his former human occupants running for their lives as their city shifted and changed into the giant saurian robot. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

Clash of the Badly-Animated Titans.

Trypticon's first mission was to attack Autobot Headquarters, but he met resistance in the form of a team of Minibots. Trypticon knocked Powerglide out of the sky and shrugged off the other Autobots' attacks from below (stepping on Swerve in the process) before battling his way through a barrage of cannon fire and leveling Autobot Headquarters. With this task complete, Trypticon turned his attention to Autobot City and Metroplex, and the giant Autobot could not have been at a worse disadvantage, being as he was without his transforming cog and thus unable to transform to robot mode. Thankfully, the timely arrival of Blurr and Wheelie with the cog allowed Metroplex to transform and gain the upper hand in the battle. Trypticon was seized by the Autobot giant and hurled over the horizon, crashing into the Pacific Ocean. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

While the Autobots believed that Trypticon had been destroyed, the dinosaur Decepticon had, in fact, retreated to Dinobot Island to recuperate. In 2006, in the midst of his recovery, Trypticon was approached by Decepticon wheeler-dealer Octane, who talked him into relocating with him to the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya. There, Octane made a deal with ruler Abdul Fakkadi: In exchange for the Carbombya's high-grade oil, he and Trypticon would guard the country's coasts.

Tom Clancy's latest novel: "Red Rex Rising."

The deal soured when Fakkadi discovered how ridiculously energy-consumptive Trypticon was, and things came to a head when the dull-witted dino mistook a passing cruise ship for an invader and fired on it. Octane turned things around by arranging to have Trypticon use his prodigious size and strength to steal famous monuments for Fakkadi from around the world. Initially, the Dinobots and Sky Lynx were suspected of the thefts, but Perceptor linked the crime back to Trypticon, and the Decepticon was caught in the act stealing the Eiffel Tower. Trypticon was able to beat the Autobots back, and he then attempted to steal the Kremlin, but was ambushed by the waiting Autobot forces and stopped from doing so. With help from Fakkadi, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons back to Carbombya, where Metroplex engaged Trypticon in battle once more and hurled him into the ocean again. Thief in the Night

Trypticon survived his dunking and was relocated to Chaar, where he was the victim of the ghost of deceased Decepticon Starscream when the spirit made a pact with Unicron to restore his body. In exchange for this boon, the dark god charged Starscream with fulfilling three tasks, beginning with the theft of Metroplex's eyes to replace Unicron's own. One of Metroplex's eyes was destroyed in the attempted theft, necessitating that Starscream and his pawn, Scourge, steal one of Trypticon's instead. Next, Starscream possessed Trypticon's body itself and brought the giant Decepticon to Unicron so that his transforming cog could be transplanted into Unicron's head. The final task was to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron itself, so the planet could become his new body, but as Starscream used Trypticon's possessed body to complete the connections, Thrust, Dirge and the Battlechargers disabled the city-bot from within, rendering him unable to complete the task. Ghost in the Machine

Shows that you can have sexy mudwrestling or giant robots, but not sexy, mudwrestling giant robots.

Later, after Swindle stole Metroplex's transforming cog, Galvatron dispatched Trypticon to destroy the defenseless city. Confident of victory, Trypticon decided to have some fun, eating a naval destroyer and menacing the passengers of a train. However, Silverbolt flew into Trypticon through his mouth, firing all the while, giving the giant dinosaur the world case of indigestion he'd ever had. Trypticon was forced to retreat, and he transformed back into city mode so that human repairmen recruited by the Decepticons(?!) could fix his damaged innards. As it turned out, the "repairmen" were Autobot allies Spike Witwicky and his son Daniel, who stole Trypticon's own transforming cog, intending to use it on Metroplex. This forced the Decepticons to use Metroplex's transforming cog on Trypticon, but neither cog worked particularly well in either of the two robots, and as they battled, they wound up partially transforming, shifting and stalling at various stages between their modes. At first, Trypticon had the advantage in the battle and threw Metroplex into a lake, but eventually, First Aid arrived to align the Decepticon cog properly within Metroplex, allowing the Autobot to transform fully. Metroplex regained the initiative, and yet again treated Trypticon to another dunking, hurling him even deeper into the lake, where he sank. The Ultimate Weapon

"Father ... pleeease! Heelp meeee!"

Trypticon later participated in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth's moon, during which he and all the other "Primitive" animal-based Transformers present were telepathically contacted by the being known as the Oracle. Trypticon served as a transport that carried the Primitives to the dead world at the center of the universe from which the summons came, but was too large to enter the cavern in which the Oracle resided, and so he stood sentinel outside while the others ventured in. As the Oracle explained that he had summoned them to battle the energy-draining creature known as Tornedron, Trypticon was the first to face off with the parasite, which took the form of a dragon and sucked his energy dry. Trypticon's lifeless husk toppled over on top of Grimlock, leading all the other Primitives to believe him destroyed, but the Dinobot leader had, in fact, survived, and was finally the one to defeat Tornedron and restore Trypticon and all the others drained by him. Call of the Primitives

Japanese cartoon continuity

The events of the American animated series covered above occur in Japanese continuity, with the primary difference between the two being that the events of season three (set in 2006 in America) are pushed back to 2010 in the Japanese dub. As far as Trypticon is concerned, however, there is one much larger, contradictory fact established by the additional stories told in various Japanese media: In this continuity, Trypticon was actually built in the 1980s, and then rebuilt during the events of "Five Faces of Darkness".

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

File:Trypticon metroplex hologram.jpg

This week on Robote--oh, sorry, wrong anime.

In the late 1980s, while the Autobots were in the process of constructing Metroplex, the Decepticons were just as busy creating a counter in the form of Trypticon. Astrotrain and Reflector were able to sneak past the Autobots' security and spy on the construction on Metroplex, acquiring the information that Megatron needed to discover whether or not Metroplex was strong enough to stand up to Trypticon. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3

Trypticon was completed soon after and was unleashed by the Decepticons on an island utopia that they had conquered. The Autobots were quick to arrive, but Trypticon made short work of Superion and would have killed him if not for the sudden appearance of Metroplex. An over-eager Trypticon dove head-first at his rival, only to phase right through him and fall off a cliff and into the ocean. As it turned out, it was a hologram created by Hound and magnified by Perceptor. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6

Scramble City cartoon

UP FROM THE DEPTHS, THIRTY STORIES HIGH! BREATHES FIRE, HIS HEAD IN THE SKY!

Upon the Autobots' eventual completion of Metroplex, the city-bot was dispatched on his first mission to aid Superion and Defensor in battle against their Decepticon foes. The villains were soon defeated, but as the Autobots stood victorious on a cliff overlooking the ocean, an explosion from beneath the waves caught their attention. As they watched, the sea parted to reveal Trypticon's towering form, as Megatron ordered him into battle with Metroplex. The two giant robots stared each other down, preparing to clash for the first time... Scramble City

...but this battle never happened, as a second installment of Scramble City was never produced.

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers comic

On a bright and sunny day in the year 2010, the Autobots invited a group of human families to come take a tour of Metroplex. They were all very impressed and everything was going great... until Trypticon attacked. Preoccupied with keeping everyone inside him from dying, Metroplex was left to take all of Trypticon's attacks on the chin, including his Dual Plasma Cannons and Dino-Head Attack. With Scamper quickly taken out by Full-Tilt, it looked as though Metroplex would be felled by a blast from the Brunt tank.

Luckily, Ultra Magnus deployed Six-Gun just in time. Six-Gun took out Full-Tilt and then proceeded to turn the Brunt tank around on Trypticon, blasting the Decepticon with his own drone. The blast destroyed Trypticon's head controls, forcing Galvatron to call a retreat. With the day won, Metroplex returned to city mode. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3

The Great Transformer War comic

After kidnapping the scientist Doctor Dalton, Galvatron forced him to upgrade a number of his Decepticons, including Trypticon. With Dalton's upgrade, Trypticon became able to link up with Motormaster and Onslaught in base mode, enhancing their power. This new ability spelled trouble for the Aerialbots and Protectobots, who barely managed to escape their encounter with the upgraded Trypticon and rescue Dalton. The Great Transformer War issue 1

In 2011, as part of his massive assault to retake Cybertron, Galvatron unleashed Trypticon on Metroplex, the battle thoroughly occupying the Earth forces of the Autobots, keeping them from coming to Cybertron's defense. The Great Transformer War issue 3

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Masato Hirano (Japanese)

D'OH!

Trypticon continued serving the Decepticons into the year 2011, acting under the command of the leader of the Decepticons' Earth-based unit, Sixshot. However, when the Decepticons renewed hostilities against the Autobots, Trypticon's first foray into battle was not an impressive one, as he menaced Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie amidst the mountains close to Autobot City. The two youths tricked the giant Decepticon into walking onto a rickety rope bridge, which subsequently buckled under his weight and dumped him into a river. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

In battle station mode, Trypticon was later rolled into action with Sixshot at the controls. He attacked an oil refinery in order to draw out Metroplex, who was then disabled by the Decepticons' newest weapon, the electromagnetic Madmachine. Seeking to learn the secret of the Madmachine, Twincast later infiltrated Trypticon and discovered that the robot was being controlled from Chaar by Soundblaster. The Great Cassette Operation

Nipple rocket! FIRE!

A little later, Trypticon was commandeered by Cyclonus and Scourge to help them take down a mysterious blackmailer who was extorting energy from countries all around the world. Trypticon arrived in Tokyo in the midst of a battle between the blackmailer and Raiden, and began attacking Raiden when the Autobot combiner opened fire on him. The Autobot Headmasters soon arrived to occupy Trypticon's attention, forcing Cyclonus and Scourge to bail out of the giant. Everyone wound up dogpiling on the blackmailer, but the joke was on Cyclonus and Scourge, as it turned out it was their own superior officer, Sixshot, carrying out a secret mission from Galvatron. The two Decepticons fled, leaving the badly damaged Trypticon behind. Terror! The Six Shadows

Trypticon was recovered and repaired in time to help Sixshot prevent the Technobots from aiding a team of Autobots imperiled on Mars. When Metroplex attempted to stop the six-changer's interference, Trypticon came stomping onto the scene, headbutted him, and pushed him back with a barrage of laser fire. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Later, Galvatron rendezvoused with Sixshot at Trypticon before attempting to thwart the Autobots' attempt to lend aid to the troubled planet Sandra. SOS from Planet Sandra

When Sixshot mobilized the Decepticons for a series of major attacks across the Earth, Trypticon accompanied him for his approach on Autobot City. When Metroplex chased after Sixshot, Trypticon charged into action and began grappling with Metroplex, freeing up Sixshot to duel, and ultimately kill, Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus Dies!! Not long after, Trypticon attacked Autobot City again when Spike was in the middle of explaining to the Autobots that he had deduced the Decepticons' current plan involving the Pacific Ring of Fire. Metroplex quickly engaged his perennial foe, but when Sixshot arrived, Metroplex focused his attentions on the six-changer, seeking revenge for the death of Ultra Magnus. Spike attempted to shout a warning to Metroplex as Trypticon jumped him from behind, but it came too late. Metroplex was at the saurian city's mercy until Suiken joined the fight and helped tear Trypticon away from him. Trypticon was then sent fleeing under a barrage of combined firepower from Metroplex and Suiken. I Risk My Life for Earth

Zone

Master of subtlety.

Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity Violen Jiger. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of Nine Great Demon Generals from Decepticon history; Trypticon was enlisted as his "Saurian General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Now wielding a club and shield and breathing fire, he was also apparently shrunken, as he was shown to be around the same size as the combiners that made up most of the Demon Generals' ranks. The generals were charged with acquiring the two objects needed for Violen Jiger's ultimate goal: the Autobot super-fuel Energon Z, and the enigmatic, life-giving energy source, the Zodiac.

By the time of Zone, Japanese cartoon continuity had already branched off in two similar but distinct directions a few years beforehand. One branch was depicted in the Super-God Masterforce, Victory and Zone animated series, while the other was told through their respective manga and story pages as published in TV Magazine. As such, there are two discreet versions of the Zone story that both spin out of the cartoon timeline, detailed individually below.

Zone cartoon

Voice actor: Daisuke Gōri (Japanese)

After several of the Demon Generals stole the Autobots' Energon Z from the planet Zone, they handed it off to a second team consisting of Trypticon, Devastator, Predaking and King Poseidon. The capsule was stored within Trypticon's mouth, and he and his team proceeded to head for Earth to search for the Zodiac. Trypticon began tearing through China, smashing the Great Wall and breathing fire on the counterattacking military force.

"This campaign sucks. Black dragons spit acid, not fire."

A team of Autobot Micromasters soon arrived on the planet to battle the generals at Mount Fuji, and though their attacks had no effect on Trypticon, they struggled on until the Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived to take up the fight. Sonic Bomber kept Trypticon busy while Dai Atlas headed underground to search for the Zodiac, and when he re-emerged with the ancient energy source in hand, the furious Trypticon unleashed a beam of Energon Z directly at him. Dai Atlas was knocked off his feet, and Trypticon prepared to deliver another blast, but Sonic Bomber leapt in front of the beam and took the blast to save his commander. With the two Autobots now lying right in front of him, Trypticon readied another Energon Z blast, but just as he unleashed it, Dai Atlas held the Zodiac aloft. When the Energon Z and Zodiac interacted, the Zodiac's true power was unleashed, transforming Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber into powerful "Zone Mode" battle stations. Using the mighty firepower of their new modes, the Powered Masters destroyed Trypticon and the other generals in one colossal blast. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Zone comic and story pages

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violen Jiger gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Zone Part 1

Aquatic General King Poseidon and Saurian General Trypticon were the next to attack, attempting to conquer the oceanic world of Wall. They bested Victory Saber, but were eventually defeated by the efforts of Overload, Erector, Missile Bull and Skywave commanding the Off Road Patrol Team, Jet Patrol Team and Race Car Patrol Team. Zone Part 3

After a group of the generals stole the Autobots' Energon Z from planet Zone, they handed it off to a second team consisting of Trypticon, Predaking, Devastator and King Poseidon. The capsule was stored within Trypticon's mouth, and he and his team proceeded to head for Earth to search for the second component required for the Zodiac. Trypticon tore through France before converging on Mount Fuji with the other generals, where they easily batted around the Micromasters that arrived to confront them. When the Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived, the Micromasters kept Trypticon busy while Dai Atlas headed underground to search for the Zodiac. Dai Atlas soon emerged victorious, and everyone began grappling over the Zodiac, at which point Trypticon unleashed a beam of Energon Z from the capsule in his mouth. Timing things just right, Dai Atlas held up the Zodiac so that the Energon Z beam would hit it, unlocking its true power. Suffused with the power of the Zodiac, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber transformed into powerful new "Zone Mode" battle stations and sent the Decepticons fleeing under a barrage of awesome firepower. Transformers: Zone

Trypticon later returned for a rematch with the Powered Masters, engaging them in battle alongside Overlord. The two heroes were not particularly impressed, and they strove to end the fight in less than eight seconds. True to their word, they beat the snot out of them; Sonic Bomber besting Trypticon with his "Meteor Drop" attack. Zone Part6

The Generals later schooled Metrotitan and the Metrosquad in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. Zone Part 7

Marvel Comics continuity

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

Probably the least embarrassing explanation for a burning sensation in your gonads.

When Ratbat informed Decepticon Earth commander Shockwave of his decision to shut down the space bridge in order to conserve energy, Shockwave petitioned him for one last use of the bridge, that they might send the deadliest Decepticon on Cybertron to attack the Ark and take its energy resources for their own. Ratbat agreed, and dispatched Trypticon into the forests of Oregon, where he was spotted by paleontology student Rachel Becker as he stomped his way toward the Ark. Preferring to face his enemies head-on rather than ambush them, Trypticon launched a sonic-scrambler mine at the Ark to draw a small investigative team of Autobots out, then promptly began bombarding them with firepower in his battle station mode. With more sonic-scrambler mines carpeting the cave entrace to the Ark in order to prevent any Autobot reinforcements coming to the aid of the team, the Autobots seemed doomed, until Trypticon's attention was drawn by his minion, Wipe-Out. Trypticon's flunkie had captured Rachel Becker and brought her to Trypticon to be destroyed, and Trypticon transformed back into his saurian mode, intruiged at the prospect of eliminating an organic. Suddenly, Trypticon was attacked by the Dinobot Grimlock, who had been observing the conflict from afar and sought to protect the human. The other Dinobots soon came stampeding into battle, and Trypticon was able to hold his own against all five of them; indeed, he might have even won the battle, had the miserly Ratbat not contacted him to inform him that he had exceeded his allotted energy expenditure for the mission. The space bridge materialized next to Trypticon, and he broke off the fight, calmly obeying Ratbat's orders to return to Cybertron. The "defeat" of Trypticon promptly led to Grimlock being elected Autobot leader. King of the Hill!

Much later, when the Autobot mad scientist Flame threatened Cybertron with his zombie army, only a small band of Autobots, along with the Decepticon Flywheels, stood against him. Ultra Magnus made the questionable decision to allow Flywheels to break off from the group to seek reinforcements, but the Autobots need not have worried: the Duocon returned with Trypticon, who smashed his way into Flame's underground base and delighted in stomping zombies underfoot. Meltdown!

Dreamwave comics continuity

It is entirely possible he speaks with a British accent.

Trypticon began life as an early Decepticon military project, the prototype iteration of which was put to use in the Decepticons' initial wave of attacks after the death of Sentinel Prime around eight million years ago. The War Within issue 2

Trypticon himself was created when the prototype was upgraded during the peroid of time known as the "Dark Ages", between seven-and-a-half and six-and-a-half million years ago. Investigating reports that merely described a "mobile command base," Prowl led a team of Autobots to Praetorus Wharf in search of this mysterious new Decepticon weapon, and they wound up driving onto the camouflaged structure before they even knew it. Just as they realized their mistake, the base transformed into a towering saurian robot mode and introduced itself as Trypticon, delighted at the prospect of a full-fledged trial run of its/his destructive capabilities. Devastation Prowl's Autobots threw everything they had at Trypticon, but even with the aid of some reinforcements led by Hound, they proved unable even to slow down the titan. They would surely have been destroyed had Trypticon not been called away to the Neutral Territories to aid his leader, Shockwave, who had been attacked by the minions of the mysterious Fallen. Revelation Trypticon later joined an allied team of Decepticons and Autobots in battling the Fallen's minions in Protihex, where he put his impressive firepower to use trying to blast open the door to the Well of All Sparks. Conflagration

Despite his effectiveness as a killing machine and his delight in the use of his powers in his formative years, Trypticon came to doubt the Decepticon cause and hate his role in it. He thinks that his abilities will eventually merit his taking leadership of the Decepticons, though he accepts this with the same resignation as the rest of his futile existence. More Than Meets The Eye

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

As part of Serpent O.R.'s forces, Trypticon defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe strike force. A massive barrage from Ultra Magnus and G.I. Joe's artillery almost felled the giant Decepticon.

Later, a vision of the future witnessed by a Matrix-empowered Hawk showed Trypticon fighting alongside Iron Klaw against Sgt. Savage and Fortress Maximus. The Art of War issue 5

IDW comics continuity

Hundreds of years ago, Trypticon fought Thunderwing alongside Megatron, Optimus Prime, and Omega Supreme. Stormbringer issue 1 He survived the battle and was part of a major Decepticon counter-offensive on what was left of Cybertron shortly thereafter, led by the Predacons. Spotlight: Blaster

Toys

Generation 1

• Trypticon (Decepticon City, 1986/1987)

  

  Don't mention the training wheels on the tail—he embarrasses easily.

  • Japanese ID number: D-63
  • Accessories: 2 loading ramps, 2 blaster stands, single-barreled blaster, double-barreled blaster, 2 scanners, 2 connectors, large tower, small tower, 2 tank treads, laser cannon, Full-Tilt, Full-Tilt's electro-disruptor.

Trypticon transforms from a large grey, teal and purple dinosaur into a city mode, and from there into a mobile battle station. Trypticon shares many similarities with his contemporary and counterpart, Metroplex; he is accompanied by an entourage of smaller robots—the transforming mini-car, Full-Tilt, who forms Trypticon's chest plate, and the tank, Brunt, who is formed from several of his city-mode towers and other pieces—and in city mode, he can link up with the leaders of the 1986 Decepticon combiner teams, Onslaught and Motormaster, when they are in their base forms. Unlike Metroplex's combiner connections, the two leaders don't plug directly into Trypticon, instead linking up to him through two smaller "connector" pieces.

Trypticon is further distinguished from Metroplex by the inclusion of several electronic gimmicks. Two C-size batteries power the electronics of Trypticon himself, allowing him to walk in dinosaur mode and causing his scanners and blasters to spin in city and battle station mode, respectively. Trypticon's main laser cannon (also part of Brunt) is powered by an AA battery and flashes orange.

This mold was later retooled, redecoed, and sold with fewer accessories as Beast Wars II Gigastorm.

Trypticon was never released in the uk, then again neither were a fair number of the bigger transformer toys from generation one.

• More information on Trypticon at TFU.info

Transform Jr

Mintasaurus

• Dinosaurer (1986)
  • Japanese ID number: D-63
  • Accessories: 4 ramps, laser cannon

The Transform Jr version of Trypticon shrinks and simplifies the original toy, omitting the electronics, the battle station mode and...the color purple.

Classics

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Trypticon not want cuddles! Trypticon want smash Metroplex!

• Trypticon (Legends, 2006)

The Classics version of Trypticon is a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Scourge, transforming into a three-headed robotic dragon. This redeco is awesome and needs cuddles.

This mold was later used to make Universe Hun-Grrr.

• More information on Trypticon at TFU.info

Device Label

• Dinosaurer (2009)

Mouseasaurus.

Takara's Device Label Trypticon will transform from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor. He shares this mold with Device Label Grimlock.

According to early BigBadToyStore solicitations, the mice were originally supposed to depict Generation 1 Overkill and Beast Wars Dinobot.

Merchandise

MyClone

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All together now: Awwwwwwww!

• Dinosaurer (MyClone, 2003)
  • ID number: MTF018
  • Accessories: Display stand

The Trypticon MyClone is the adorablest little killer dinosaur you ever did see. He was released in the third wave of the MyClone line of Transformers PVC figures, and comes with a hexagonal teal display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

Trivia

Scramble City model on top, Call of the Primitives model on the bottom.

• Trypticon's original Tech Specs give him a very high rank of 9, but he is never portrayed as somebody so far up in the Decepticon power structure.

• For some reason, Trypticon's character model has no eyes. Or to be more specific, the panels on his faceted head which are intended to be his eyes aren't colored, and are consistently left this way for all of his animated appeances using this model. His Universe profile, meanwhile, does color the eyes, while in Scramble City, he is animated with an entirely different model that features eyes, and also has the orange panel on his nose closed, as opposed to open and exposing the gun within, as it is rendered in both the cartoon series and Marvel comic.

• Shattered Glass Grimlock's color scheme is based on Trypticon. His character bio (and this was when Grimlock was an idiot) had Trypticon's Marvel G1 motto: "Total victory requires total destruction."

External links

• Trypticon's Universe profile at NTFA.net