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*According to [[Transformers: Call of the Future]], Snapdragon's reptilian altmode is, in fact, a [[dragon]]. | *According to [[Transformers: Call of the Future]], Snapdragon's reptilian altmode is, in fact, a [[dragon]]. | ||
*There's a serious error on the spanish translation with Snapdragon's name. Galvatron himself calls Snapdragon "Zedda", then Snapdragon presents himself as "Ozela", AND after that, both the narrator and Chromedome calls him "Zela". this is not the the first or last of dubbing mistakes on the series (and by extenstion Masterforce and Victory) Galvatron was named in previous episodes "Zan Rás" which is also (and clearly intended to be) the name of Deszaras. | *There's a serious error on the spanish translation on the Headmaster's cartoon with Snapdragon's name. On his first appereance, Galvatron himself calls Snapdragon "Zedda", then Snapdragon presents himself as "Ozela", AND after that, both the narrator and Chromedome calls him "Zela". this is not the the first or last of dubbing mistakes on the series (and by extenstion Masterforce and Victory) Galvatron was named in previous episodes "Zan Rás" which is also (and clearly intended to be) the name of Deszaras. | ||
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Revision as of 22:23, 22 January 2010
- Snapdragon is a Decepticon Horrorcon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
What Blot does through carelessness, Snapdragon does with deliberation. He loves nothing more than bathing in putrid grease pits or, if those aren't available, the running fuel from his victims' corpses. His bouts of animalistic fury and sheer love of destruction would make him an excellent warrior if not for the fact that he's also as lazy as the Empties in Dead End. His personal quarters are littered with alarm clocks shot to fragments by laser fire because Snapdragon just wasn't motivated to kill and maim that morning. His fellow Decepticons know they risk suffering a similar fate if they try to wake him, but often risk it in the hopes of channeling Snapdragon's rage towards the Autobots. Woe to the Autobot warrior who faces Snapdragon without his beauty rest. However, his lazy and appalling personal habits make him unwelcome among his fellow Decepticons, except for the equally thuggish Apeface.
He is binary bonded with Krunk, who only adds to his thuggish personality.
- French-Canadian name: Vildragon
- Italian name: Tifon
- Latin American name: Zedda/Ozela/Zela
Fiction
American cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Dan Gilvezan
Snapdragon was one of the newly recruited Decepticon animals who attacked Autobot City as a diversion, so that the Clones could steal the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. After a quick game of "kick the can" with Freeway, Snapdragon retreated and joined Scourge's unit in journeying to the Chamber, and then tracking the Autobots who recovered the Key to Nebulos. While there, he mauled Daniel Witwicky, unfortunately giving rise to the Autobot Headmasters. The Rebirth, Part 1 When his leaders made a deal with the Hive, Snapdragon gave up his head (well, one of them*) to be binary-bonded to the Nebulan known as Krunk. The Rebirth, Part 2
Japanese cartoon continuity
Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Kazuo Oka
Snapdragon and Apeface were loyal followers of Scorponok on the planet Master. Before the Headmasters of Evil abandoned Master to join the Decepticons, the duo were captured and banished into the depths of space by Fortress and his allies for their crimes. Sometime later, they were found and contacted by Galvatron, who brought them into the Decepticon ranks. Snapdragon and Apeface accompanied "Galvatron" to Shangri-La Island for the peace talks with Spike Witwicky. Fighting broke out after the Autobots traveling with Spike learned Galvatron was a fake, and the Decepticons were planning to attack other energy storages in the universe. Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!
Snapdragon and Apeface joined Galvatron on his trek throughout the universe for more energy and quickly became his favorite warriors. When they invaded the hive world of Susei, Galvatron took Sixshot and the Horrorcons with him and just told the other Headmasters to keep a light on for them. Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!! They were also active on the Twin Star planets, searching in vain for more energy on Sperity when the Autobot Headmasters arrived. Battle for Defense of the False Planet On Darhos, Apeface and Snapdragon were Galvatron's guests as he met with the corrupt governor, and they later joined Sixshot in a fight with the Headmasters. They were doing okay until Chromedome and friends pulled out a 50-foot gun. It...didn't go well after that. Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!! On the Pirate Planet, the Horrorcons helped the Clones recover the skull key from Fastlane and Cloudraker. Snapdragon was also involved in Galvatron's efforts to use the key and raid the pirates' pyramid. Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship
As the Decepticons returned to Earth, Snapdragon and Apeface began working for Sixshot on Earth. They were assembled alongside the Terrorcons and Combaticons to attack an Autobot energy facility in Miami. The duo fought the Monsterbot named Doublecross, although he was almost too busy arguing with himself to notice. They later traveled to Autobot City and picked a fight with Raiden, preventing him from entering the battle between Sixshot and Ultra Magnus that led to the Autobot City Commander's death. Ultra Magnus Dies!! Sixshot continued to employ Snapdragon and Apeface's services on Earth, as the Decepticons unleashed five simultaneous attacks on Autobot outposts on the planet. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg
Headmasters manga
Marvel Comics continuity
Snapdragon was a Triple Changer working for Scorponok on Cybertron when their chief opponents, Fortress Maximus and his band, suddenly vanished off the face of the planet. They eventually found their enemies when Lord Zarak of Nebulos sent a subspace comm message to Cybertron, asking for help in ridding his world of the Autobots. Snapdragon and the others arrived on Nebulos, ready to destroy their enemies and plunder the planet for resources, taking Zarak and his band of followers prisoner in the process. After Fortress Maximus and his fellow warriors drove off Scorponok's crew with their new Headmaster powers, Scorponok arranged a deal with Zarak to binary bond his warriors with the captive Nebulans. Snapdragon was binary bonded to Zarak's personal bodyguard Krunk. Headmasters
Snapdragon served under Scorponok during his command on Earth. When he was transported to Cybertron along with almost every other Transformer, he managed to survive the epic battle against Unicron and went on to serve under Bludgeon.
He took part in Bludgeon's successful ambush of the Autobots on Klo, only to have his head blown off soon after by Blaster, in a counter-attack led by the newly-resurrected Optimus Prime. End of the Road!
Toys
Generation 1
- Snapdragon with Krunk (1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-100
- Snapdragon transforms into a fighter jet with a really long front section, and also a 'reptile mode', which resembles a generic large theropod dinosaur. His jet mode has two detachable fins, while his reptile mode can have his two guns mounted on its back. His Headmaster partner, Krunk, is both his robot mode head and his reptile mode head (which is simply the robot mode head flipped on its back).
Trivia
- According to Transformers: Call of the Future, Snapdragon's reptilian altmode is, in fact, a dragon.
- There's a serious error on the spanish translation on the Headmaster's cartoon with Snapdragon's name. On his first appereance, Galvatron himself calls Snapdragon "Zedda", then Snapdragon presents himself as "Ozela", AND after that, both the narrator and Chromedome calls him "Zela". this is not the the first or last of dubbing mistakes on the series (and by extenstion Masterforce and Victory) Galvatron was named in previous episodes "Zan Rás" which is also (and clearly intended to be) the name of Deszaras.
