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[[Image:Dinobotstoy-GrimlockWalmart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seriously, they used this mold to make anyone.]]
[[Image:Dinobotstoy-GrimlockWalmart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Seriously, they used this mold to make anyone.]]
*'''Grimlock & Terranotron''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2003)
*'''Grimlock & Terranotron''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2003)
**''Accessories'': [[Rotate blade|Rotating tail weapon]], sword
**''Accessories'': [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|Rotating tail weapon]], sword


: Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of the original ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] toy, transforming into a velociraptor (or vague simulation of one, at least). Strangely, the "tail bone" sword blade hidden within the beast mode tail was re-cast in much softer, more pliable plastics than previous ''or'' future versions of the mold; the mold itself is also inexplicably one "segment" shorter, resulting in a blade which wasn't long enough to reach its tip outside of the closed blade weapon and form the end of the tail. Grimlock was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] stores, sold only in a two-pack with [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron]].
: Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of the original ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] toy, transforming into a velociraptor (or vague simulation of one, at least). His tail splits open to reveal a removable "tail bone" sword, while the rest of the tail becomes a rotating "blade" weapon that spins when its long plunger is pushed in. This weapon can also be stored on his back like wings, as seen in his [[package art|card art]] above. As he uses a first-year ''Beast Wars'' Deluxe mold, he has a "[[mutant head]]" that covers his robot-mode head like a clamshell, giving him a bony skull-head appearance.
 
:Strangely, the "tail bone" sword blade was re-cast in much softer, more pliable plastics than previous ''or'' future versions of the mold; the mold itself is also inexplicably one "segment" shorter, resulting in a blade which isn't long enough to reach its tip outside of the closed blade weapon and form the end of the tail.
 
: Grimlock was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] stores, sold only in a two-pack with [[Terranotron (Dinobots)|Terranotron]].


:The same mold is used by [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]], and was [[Retool|retooled]] to make  [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]], [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]] and [[Dinotron]].
:The same mold is used by [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|''Beast Wars'' Grimlock]], and was [[Retool|retooled]] to make  [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]], [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]] and [[Dinotron]].

Revision as of 16:31, 14 April 2010

The name or term "Grimlock" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Grimlock (disambiguation).
Grimlock is an Autobot from an unidentified continuity.
He's either drunk or a clown. Or both.

Grimlock is an Autobot fighter who transforms into an organic velociraptor. His relationship to any other Grimlock is unknown. It is presumed that simply by virtue of being a dinosaur named Grimlock, he leads the other Dinobots, but there is no official material to support or refute this.

Toys

Dinobots

File:Dinobotstoy-GrimlockWalmart.jpg
Seriously, they used this mold to make anyone.
Grimlock is a redeco of the original Beast Wars Dinobot toy, transforming into a velociraptor (or vague simulation of one, at least). His tail splits open to reveal a removable "tail bone" sword, while the rest of the tail becomes a rotating "blade" weapon that spins when its long plunger is pushed in. This weapon can also be stored on his back like wings, as seen in his card art above. As he uses a first-year Beast Wars Deluxe mold, he has a "mutant head" that covers his robot-mode head like a clamshell, giving him a bony skull-head appearance.
Strangely, the "tail bone" sword blade was re-cast in much softer, more pliable plastics than previous or future versions of the mold; the mold itself is also inexplicably one "segment" shorter, resulting in a blade which isn't long enough to reach its tip outside of the closed blade weapon and form the end of the tail.
Grimlock was exclusive to Walmart stores, sold only in a two-pack with Terranotron.
The same mold is used by Beast Wars Grimlock, and was retooled to make Thrustor, Hardhead and Dinotron.