Scavenger (Armada)

The name or term "Scavenger" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Scavenger (disambiguation).

Scavenger is an Autobot from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

"Scavenger hates Mini-Cons."

A former instructor at Cybertron's top military academy, Scavenger sets the bar high. It was his (and Landmine's) strict training regimen for the now-legendary Autobot leader Optimus Prime that has pushed the Autobots to countless victories. Not easily impressed, Scavenger despises cockiness and values only true skill. Like Optimus Prime, he sees potential in the young Hot Shot. Hot Shot is hotheaded and cocksure, especially now that he wields the Star Saber sword. Scavenger sees this as a problem.

But it's nothing that can't be beaten out of him.

Japanese name: Devastor

Polish name: Grabarz ("Gravedigger")

Hungarian name: Dögevő (Scavenger, literally "Corpse-eater")

Fiction

Dreamwave comics continuity

Armada

A million years ago, Smokescreen and Scavenger were guarding the entrance to the Loop when Hot Shot barged in, demanding to know where Optimus Prime was. Smokescreen informed him that Prime was in the satellite room and asked if anything was wrong. All Hot Shot would say was that wrong didn't begin to describe the situation. Armada #1 What had transpired was that a group of renegade Cybertronians calling themselves "Decepticons" were attacking Mini-Con villages and capturing the inhabitants for some reason. While sifting through the rubble of Village C-52, Scavenger opined that it looks like the diminutive Mini-Cons tried to put up a fight, but didn't stand a chance. Soon afterwards, Megatron, the Decepticon leader, attacked Cyber City, with his captured Mini-Cons re-engineered to powerlink with bulks, providing them great power. The Autobots were beaten up and forced to retreat. Armada #2

For a million years the civil war raged on, the once-proud Autobots struggling to defend themselves against the powerful, Mini-Con augmented Decepticons, who were in possession of Cybertron's only remaining Mini-Cons, the others having escaped at the beginning of the conflict. Hope came in the form of a Mini-Con Reactivation Signal sent from a distant world called Earth and the Autobots resolved to go there and fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom. Almost immediately after arriving on Earth, Smokescreen was destroying public property and suggesting that they simply smash their way across the planet to find the Mini-Cons, a plan that Scavenger agreed to, as Cybertron was their priority. This callous attitude earned them both a sharp, furious rebuke from Optimus Prime, who refused to stoop down to the level of the Decepticons. However, he also understood their frustration, telling them to save their anger for the Decepticons. Scavenger apologised for being out of line, suggesting that his logic chip was damaged. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticons had already arrived and were chasing after Sparkplug's group of Mini-Cons and their human friends, Rad, Carlos and Alexis. Prime and Scavenger arrived just in time to smash Starscream and Cyclonus out of the sky. Armada #4 While Optimus Prime kept Megatron distracted by trash talking the Decepticon's failure to defeat the Autobots with all of their power, Smokescreen snuck up and demolished the cliff face Megatron was perched upon with his head. Scavenger noted that at least Smokescreen didn't injure anything important. Eventually Megatron powerlinked with all of his Mini-Cons and gained the upper hand, but help came in the form of Jolt's group of Mini-Cons, who powerlinked with the Autobots. Rollbar linked with Scavenger, giving him extra punching power. At a tactical disadvantage, the Decepticons were forced to flee. Armada #5

Smokescreen sure knows how to kill a conversation.

Soon after establishing their base, Optimus detected unusually high energy readings in the vicinity of Death Valley in California, and sent Smokescreen and Scavenger to investigate. After some time, they reported back that the Decepticons were readying to launch some sort of rocket. Unfortunately, the Autobots were occupied with a Mini-Con rescue operation in Alaska, so Laserbeak brought them orders to do whatever was necessary to stop the Decepticons... about twenty minutes after the rocket had been launched. Fire & Ice

After arriving back from Death Valley, Smokescreen and Scavenger found an extensively damaged Optimus Prime inside Autobase: Earth and rushed him to the medical bay. When the others returned from Alaska sans their Optimus Prime, they worked together to save this Prime's life and find out what had happened to their Optimus Prime. Sadly, despite their best efforts, this Prime awakened only momentarily to deliver a cryptic warning about the walls of reality crumbling and the coming chaos before dying. Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4

When the Decepticons detected the Autobots searching the multiverse for Optimus Prime, Megatron launched an attack on Autobase: Earth, seizing the opportunity to hit the Autobots while their biggest guns were missing. During the battle, Smokescreen and Scavenger were the front-line defense sent to buy time. Scavenger, despite being a bulldozer, swerved out of the way of the approaching tank-mode Demolishor and fell down a hill. This apparently knocked him out.

Really. Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4

He survived the battle, but Smokescreen was seriously damaged by Megatron. Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4 Scavenger and the others took Smokescreen to the Autobase on Cybertron for extensive repairs, though there was a fear he might never recover. During the final battle against Unicron, Scavenger, Hot Shot and Red Alert blasted Megatron into the Chaos Bringer to avenge Smokescreen. The End

Energon

During the peaceful times that followed Unicron's defeat, Scavenger was seen driving around in Cyber City. This Evil Reborn The peace didn't last, however, and Scavenger soon returned to Earth to defend it from the Terrorcons. He was either assigned to Prowl's unit in Tokyo or Inferno's unit in Moscow. Multiplicity, Pt. 2

Armada cartoon

Voice actor: Ward Perry (English), Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), Staffan Lindberg (Swedish)

GAME OVER, MAN!

Scavenger was hired by Megatron for his skills as a mercenary and a bounty hunter for Mini-Cons, due to the troubles Megatron was having with the troops under his command. Scavenger claimed that at first he did not know whether to accept the contract or not, until he saw the sorry state of the Decepticons after their defeat at the hands of Hot Shot and the Star Saber. His mocking lack of respect or fear for Megatron intimidated the other Decepticons, as well as earning Starscream's hatred.

His first appearance on Earth was during an observation of a battle between Starscream and Hot Shot. Noting that Hot Shot only won because the Star Saber sensed its wielder's inexperience, Scavenger challenged the younger Autobot and soundly beat him, despite suffering a serious wound. Overmatch

DOOOOOOOODGE!!!

Later, it was revealed that Scavenger was in fact an Autobot spy working on the behalf of Optimus Prime. After locating Rollbar, he set his goal on misleading the Decepticons. It is unclear how long Scavenger posed as a Decepticon, but Megatron takes note of his "legacy" in deciding to trust him.

Scavenger performed his spy duties so well, that he surprised most of the Autobots when he turned over an important member of the Skyboom shield to Megatron. Scavenger continued to serve Megatron until abruptly turning on the Decepticons and aiding Optimus Prime. Scavenger revealed his past with Prime as a teacher and fellow soldier before taking Hot Shot under his wing. Scavenger believes in hard work, but is also prone to bouts of laziness. Trust. He served with the Autobots until the end of the Unicron Battles.

Why...didn't...you...DOOOOODGE???

When Starscream defected to the Autobots, Scavenger argued in favor of accepting him, over Hot Shot's objections. Hot Shot argued that they couldn't trust someone who had betrayed his previous commander, but Scavenger put the younger bot in his place by pointing out that he himself had done much the same thing. Regeneration

Unfortunately, Starscream went on to betray the Autobots, Crack which led to Optimus Prime dying. Crisis Hot Shot took this particularly hard, and so Scavenger took him to an abandoned highway to knock some sense into him. Hot Shot fled, but was intercepted by the other Autobots, who gave him a long pep talk. Scavenger eventually caught up and aimed a massive punch at Hot Shot; when Hot Shot didn't flinch, Scavenger decided he was now mature and brave enough to lead the Autobots. Remorse

Scavenger participated in the battle against Galvatron's forces on Cybertron, where he rallied the surviving Autobots to help resist the Decepticons. Uprising

Panini Armada comics

Scavenger was stationed on Cybertron when the Decepticons were discovered on Earth's moon. Alongside Smokescreen, he was sent to the Moon via space bridge, a process which he did not enjoy. The two Autobots were greeted by Cyclonus and Starscream, who outpowered them thanks to their Mini-Cons. Scavenger was forced to retreat until an Autobot probe awakened Rollbar, who powerlinked with him and allowed him to drive the 'cons away. Between Two Worlds!

Scavenger and Smokescreen later returned to the Moon (or maybe they were there all along) to infiltrate the Decepticons' new base. They made their way to the space bridge control room and linked the Decepticons' space bridge to the Autobot one on Earth. This allowed the Autobots to teleport two Decepticon missiles straight back into their base, which exploded behind Scavenger and Smokescreen as they drove off. Earthshaker!

Timelines

With the Unicron Singularity forcing the evacuation of Cybertron, Scavenger and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the Iron Hope, where Ultra Magnus dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Scavenger was given command of the DieCast and sent to Zeta Persei. Force of Habit

Toys

Armada

Walk like a maaan...

• Scavenger with Rollbar (Max-Con, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number: MC-07
  • Accessories: Missile

Scavenger transforms into a large green bulldozer equipped with a rear roller drum. Unusual for Transformers toys of this era, Scavenger features functional rubber caterpillar treads. Rollbar (in robot mode) can be placed inside the driver's cabin, and pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds. Pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down.

In robot mode, Scavenger has no "useful" leg articulation whatsoever. His legs are halves of the shovel blade clipped onto the purple drum wheel. Pushing Scavenger forward in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the leg-facades up and down in a simulation of walking. Each step is accompanying by a stomp sound effect. Moving his arms up and down activates a crashing metal sound effect. Powerlinxing a Mini-Con to the active Powerlinx port on his hip then pulling it back fires a purple projectile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.

This mold was used to make Treadbolt.

• More information on Scavenger at TFU.info

Merchandise

• Devastar (Super Collection Figure, 2003)

Super Collection Figure Scavenger is small, non-transforming PVC figure released during Act 10 (the second Micron Legend wave) of the line. Like all figures in the line, he was blindpacked and was available in both normal colors and a metallic silver "pewter" version.

Notes

• From a design standpoint, Scavenger is essentially an homage to the Generation 1 Constructicons. His coloring is the same distinctive green and purple of the Constructicons, his name, of course, is based off one of the Constructicons (while his Japanese name is the same as Devastator's), and his alternate form is that of a bulldozer, similar to another Constructicon. In addition, his Cybertronic robot mode, seen in the episode "Trust", uses a rifle drawn to resemble Devastator's.

• Scavenger was based off a character design of the same name for the aborted Transtech line.