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[[Image:Feral Scream 2 Dinobot Waspinator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Over the river and through the woods, to Megatron's house we go!]] | [[Image:Feral Scream 2 Dinobot Waspinator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Over the river and through the woods, to Megatron's house we go!]] | ||
{{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}{{-}} | Shortly after his creation, Dinobot II was sent with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] to capture [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who had become a Transmetal 2. During the debriefing, Waspinator questioned if being a Transmetal 2 was an improvement, something that brought Dinobot's wrath in the form of a growl, causing the other Predacon to cower behind Megatron in fear. During the hunt, Waspinator detected Cheetor's scent, but due to an unfortunate choice of words on Waspinator's part about Transmetals, Dinobot growled at him again, again raising fear in the older Predacon. Dinobot exclaimed that he would locate and defeat Cheetor. When Waspinator brought up the need of a plan, Dinobot asserted himself as the plan, and then proceeded to slice Waspinator apart. Dinobot searched the cave only to find that the Maximal had already made his escape. Angered, Dinobot declared that the target had fled... for now. Later, Dinobot found Cheetor again and nearly killed hom with a blast from his eye from the shadows, only for Optimus Primal to take the blow for his comrade, taking heavy damage. Waspinator caught up with them only to be instantly slagged by Cheetor, who had transformed into his new robot mode. Dinobot entered the fight and after Cheetor snapped that he had injured his friend, Dinobot told him yes and now he would neutralize him. After hitting a downed Primal, Cheetor roared in anger to an unimpressed Dinobot. After a short but vicious fight, Cheetor received reinforcement in the forms of [[Rattrap]] and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]. Before retreating, Dinobot II declared that this wasn't over. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}{{-}} | ||
[[Image:Proving Grounds Dinobot trees.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No, Dino! Down, boy!]] | [[Image:Proving Grounds Dinobot trees.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No, Dino! Down, boy!]] | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 26 December 2009
| The name or term "Dinobot" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Dinobot (disambiguation). |
- Dinobot is a Predacon from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
A shambling, slavering Frankenstein monster of Megatron's creation, Dinobot is an attempt to recreate the Maximal Dinobot without all that cumbersome honor. Powerful, vicious, and most importantly, loyal, Dinobot is a living weapon to be aimed and released in the Maximals' direction.
- Chinese name (Taiwan): È Bàu Lúng (惡暴龍, "Evil Violent Dinosaur")
Fiction
Beast Wars cartoon
- Voice actor: Scott McNeil (English), Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), Jorge Barcellos (Portuguese)
Created by combining a protoform, cloned cells from the original Dinobot, a part of Rampage's spark, and the energy from the Transmetal driver, Dinobot II became a fierce warrior for Megatron. Gifted with powerful abilities (instant healing and most of Dinobot's warrior skills), Dinobot was used for hunting Maximals like Depth Charge and Blackarachnia. Proving Grounds Because he had a piece of Rampage's spark, a fact that sometimes confused Depth Charge's sensors, Dinobot was able to squeeze it and keep the powerful Transmetal in line. Feral Scream Part 1
Shortly after his creation, Dinobot II was sent with Waspinator to capture Cheetor, who had become a Transmetal 2. During the debriefing, Waspinator questioned if being a Transmetal 2 was an improvement, something that brought Dinobot's wrath in the form of a growl, causing the other Predacon to cower behind Megatron in fear. During the hunt, Waspinator detected Cheetor's scent, but due to an unfortunate choice of words on Waspinator's part about Transmetals, Dinobot growled at him again, again raising fear in the older Predacon. Dinobot exclaimed that he would locate and defeat Cheetor. When Waspinator brought up the need of a plan, Dinobot asserted himself as the plan, and then proceeded to slice Waspinator apart. Dinobot searched the cave only to find that the Maximal had already made his escape. Angered, Dinobot declared that the target had fled... for now. Later, Dinobot found Cheetor again and nearly killed hom with a blast from his eye from the shadows, only for Optimus Primal to take the blow for his comrade, taking heavy damage. Waspinator caught up with them only to be instantly slagged by Cheetor, who had transformed into his new robot mode. Dinobot entered the fight and after Cheetor snapped that he had injured his friend, Dinobot told him yes and now he would neutralize him. After hitting a downed Primal, Cheetor roared in anger to an unimpressed Dinobot. After a short but vicious fight, Cheetor received reinforcement in the forms of Rattrap and Silverbolt. Before retreating, Dinobot II declared that this wasn't over. Feral Scream Part 2
Go with the Flow Master Blaster Other Victories
His most important moments came at the very end of the Beast Wars. After Rampage was destroyed by Depth Charge, something happened to Dinobot. Somehow, the memories of the original Dinobot flooded into his frame, and more importantly, Dinobot's code of honor came along with them. Nemesis Part 1 Unable to shake off these memories and what they signified, Dinobot betrayed Megatron, challenging his leader's desire to destroy the protohuman village. More importantly, he sent information about an Autobot shuttle to the Maximals aboard the Ark.
Dinobot's final rebellion was openly refusing to fire on the Maximal base. When a flabbergasted Megatron asked him what possible reason he could have for rebelling against his creator, Dinobot took a moment before turning to look at the injured form of Optimus Primal and announcing "And I...have my honor." Enraged, Megatron attacked him, throwing him into Primal just as Rhinox piloted the Autobot shuttle straight into Megatron. As Optimus made to escape, he tried to get Dinobot to follow, but the Transmetal merely wished Primal well as the cockpit exploded around him. Thus he died as a hero, like his predecessor. Optimus would later quote a passage from the Covenant of Primus: "In spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour, there will be a light." Nemesis Part 2
Dreamwave Summer Special
Dinobot attacked Rattrap, tearing him out of the crawler vehicle he was testing. Rattrap's attempts to reason with the remnants of his old friend failed, and the twisted clone prepared to toss him off a cliff. But before he could finish off the Maximal, Bonecrusher rammed him, sending both the clone and the crawler tumbling off the cliff. Ain't No Rat
IDW Beast Wars comics
Megatron's first attempt at creating Dinobot yielded a Transmetal (as opposed to a Transmetal 2). Unlike the final version however, this clone would have been powered by an artificial Spark created by Tarantulas. When said spark failed to graft, however, this prototype was scrapped.
Toys
Beast Wars
- Dinobot (Deluxe Transmetal 2, 1999)
- Japanese ID number: D-48
- Accessories: Tail-whip
- Transmetal 2 Dinobot transforms into a skeletal/mechanical velociraptor with asymmetrical, cyborg-like detailing. His spark crystal is located under a lid on his dino head/robot chest. The tail is made of soft plastic that moves from side to side when a lever at the base is turned. It can also be detached and used as a hand weapon.
- Along with Prowl, Dinobot was part of Hasbro's early experiments in refreshing a line with same-character redecoes. The first few waves of product with Dinobot featured him in a bone-tan and purple coloration. Several waves in, however, he was re-shipped in bright white with blue, his packaging making no mention of this new color scheme.
- This mold was also used to make the Beast Machines Dinobot Rapticon.
- Dinobot (Happy Meal Transmetal, 1998)
- McNumber:
- Part of the second McDonald's Beast Wars Happy Meal promotion, Transmetal Dinobot transforms into a robotic Velociraptor. To tie in with the chrome plastic gimmick of the retail Transmetal toys, parts of his beast mode are cast in glittery metallic plastic. Like the other McDonald's toys from this assortment, he shares nothing in common with his previous body other than alternate mode choice. This toy was later repurposed by IDW's Beast Wars Sourcebook to represent an initial prototype of Dinobot's evil clone, Dinobot II.
Note
- Dinobot's on-package bio suggests that he might be the resurrected and upgraded version of the original Dinobot rather than a clone, at least in the on-package-bio Beast Wars continuity.
