Warpath (G1)

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

Warpath is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

... or are you just happy to see me?

Warpath is the stereotypical tank commander: loud, boisterous, skilled, confident, devoted to his buddies, and probably a little deaf. His armor is tremendously thick; his skull no less. He loves to show off by splitting hex nuts a mile and a half away, and he has an endless variety of special munitions to load in his prized main gun: cryogenic, acid, thermal, and sonic. His most favorite, however, are the simple explosive shells that go off with a huge explosion, KABOOM!

His gun...how Warpath loves his gun. Prominent and useful in both modes, she has saved his life countless times, and she gets only the best in return. How he loves to line her sights up precisely on a barely visible target, and KAZOWY! blow it to shrapnel with a single well-placed shell. A dud annoys him; a miss is near-fatal embarassment. A mere scratch to his gun's barrel keeps him up, late into the night, polishing it away. When on occasion his gun is damaged seriously enough to impair her function, he is practically inconsolable for weeks.

They don't call me Warpath 'cause I'm gentle. HAHAHAHAHAHA!Warpath, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"

Preliminary name: Hot Shot

French name (Canada): Trajecto

Greek name: Ahtipitos (Αχτύπητος)

Hungarian name: Hadiösvény ("Battlepath" HA! ... Okay, "Warpath" then.)

Italian name: Boom-Boom

Portuguese name (Brazil comic): Guerreiro ("Warrior")

Portuguese name (Portugal comic): Pe de guerra

Russian name: Томагавк ("Battleaxe")

Mandarin (China): Zhan Ji (战戟, "War Halberd")

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Voice actor: Alan Oppenheimer (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Silvio d'Anselmo (Italian, second dub), Juan Carralero (Latin American)

SAFE!

Warpath (ZING!) had a habit of (BLAM!) interjecting his speech with (WHAMMO!) onomatopoeia. Whether this was a programming feature or personal choice is unknown. His fellow Autobots seemed to tolerate it.

Warpath appeared with no explanation for his arrival when Megatron created a remote-controlled duplicate of Optimus Prime to lead the Autobots to their doom. He did little more than get shot by a fake Starscream. A Prime Problem He later accompanied Optimus Prime and the Autobots to Dinobot Island, where he first demonstrated his zest for combat and unique style of speech. He also had the first of several battles with his opposite number, the Triple Changer Decepticon tank, Blitzwing. Dinobot Island, Part 2

After Grapple and Hoist teamed up with the Constructicons to build Grapple's Solar Power Tower and the pair were doublecrossed, Warpath was on the team that drove to their rescue. He started off by blowing up one of the collection units the Decepticons were using to gather the energy. Once the Constructicons formed Devastator, he tried to (WHACK! ZACK! ZORCH!) blast the giant, but Devastator stuck an arm into the ground and knocked him over. After the Autobots defeated Devastator, Warpath helped pick through the remains of the tower for their two comrades. The Master Builders

BLAM! KAPOW!

He was one of several Autobots who defended the Ark when the Heart of Cybertron-powered Megatron attacked. Warpath acquitted himself well, firing several rounds at the Decepticon leader while shrugging off two direct hits from his energy bolts, but he was ultimately put out of action when Megatron blasted the ground under him, trapping Warpath. Microbots

Warpath was on the team that defended the fake solar plan in Central City against the Decepticons. He, Ironhide and Smokescreen fired on Starscream in an attempt to prevent the Decepticon from taking off, and in return found themselves under fire from Thrust. After Megatron framed the Autobots, Warpath was among those who were captured by human forces outside Autobot Headquarters. A brief trial ensued, and the Autobots were put on a spaceship supplied by Shawn Berger and banished from Earth. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Though the spaceship was locked on a collision course with the Sun, the Autobots managed to escape it and return to Earth, where they toppled the Decepticon regime. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

So they have Renaissance Fairs on Cybertron, too?

On one occasion, Warpath and Hoist were chasing a small group of Decepticons led by Starscream, and ended up passing through the Dragon Mound and into 542 AD. The Autobots and Decepticons took opposite sides with a pair of warring knights, and Warpath allowed the Red Knight to ride him in joust against Sir Wigend du Blackthorne's champions, Rumble and Ramjet. They successfully rammed Ramjet, caving in his nosecone and forcing the Decepticons to fall back on the ol' "grab a hostage and run" trick, taking the Red Knight's daughter Nimue captive. Warpath led the charge against Blackthorne's castle and, with their siege tower destroyed by some of Starscream's gunpowder barrels, he and Hoist served as makeshift ladders for their allies to breach the castle walls. After thwarting Starscream's plans to rule the 6th century, they enlisted the aid of a local wizard to get back to the 20th century. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

Accompanying Perceptor and Beachcomber on a geology expedition, Warpath managed to get in some (ZOW!) action when Blitzwing and the Coneheads staged a surprise attack. He and Blitzwing engaged in Tank Wars again, but the fighting got so furious they buried each other in sand for awhile. It was anyone's game until Thrust found a pool of electrum and became invincible. Even a hot and cold mix of Powerglide's thermal beam and Warpath's cryo-shells couldn't break the Decepticon warrior. Warpath was forced to reluctantly sound the retreat, tunneling through the mountainside to make their escape. The Golden Lagoon

When the Morphobots took over a valley on Earth, Warpath and Ironhide did their best to blast through using a variety of shells and liquid, but it took (POW!) Blaster and some (COWBELL!) tunes to really get them out of the way. Quest for Survival

"I want my ZANG! agent!"

When his Autobot friends were kidnapped, Warpath was eager to go and (BAM!) kick some Decepticon hide. He was distraught when Optimus Prime went to deal with it himself. Prime Target He got his time to shine when he popped up on a movie studio one day, and was hired by the director with the other Autobots to be his new stunt vehicles. Unfortunately, the work was less than glamorous as Warpath wound up with a (ZING!) horrible pain in his neck and then, shocked by the director's attitude, decided to call it quits. Despite this, he was willing to return for a starring role in the new picture Attack of the Alien Robots, where he was confused by the lack of real firepower, couldn't believe the reliance on special effects, and flubbed one of his lines. Warpath didn't enjoy working on the movie and went back to being a full-time Autobot soldier, cheering for Hoist when he made the same decision. (CLAP!) Hoist Goes Hollywood

While the Autobots protected the convoy of superfuel tankers, Warpath drove point. All he did was sit there in vehicle mode the whole time. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 He was also at Autobot Headquarters when Powerglide reported that he'd found Jazz and Cliffjumper at the Amalgamated Water and Power Plant. Starscream's Brigade

THUS I REFUTE THEE!

Late in 1985, the Autobots plotted to capture the Stunticons to discover the reason behind their high-profile thefts. Tracks and Warpath were assigned to take down Drag Strip and Dead End on a beach. Warpath quickly disabled Drag Strip with a few well-placed explosive shells, while Tracks blinded Dead End with his black beam gun. Unable to see, Dead End drove right into Warpath, who (BAM!) crushed the Decepticon with a single punch that went straight through his roof. Masquerade

In the year 2006, Warpath watched a broadcast of the first Galactic Olympics. He commented to Bumblebee that the Autobots sure had an unusual leader in Rodimus Prime when the young Autobot dispensed with making a long, stuffy speech at the games' opening ceremony. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

Football's not so cool when you're the ball.

As the Decepticons made their move on Earth, Warpath and Pipes commanded the team defending the Ark. The Autobots hid in a ravine and as Trypticon passed overhead, Warpath gave orders to fire, significantly damaging the Decepticon's rolling battle station mode. However, Trypticon quickly recovered and transformed into his massive dinosaur mode, forcing the Autobot Minicars to regroup and counter attack. Warpath fired a shell which Trypticon merely swatted away, then when the Autobot protested that he didn't (ZEEM!) believe what was happening, he was kicked for his troubles. Warpath ordered Teletraan I to activate the volcano's defensive cannons as Trypticon neared the Ark, but this had little effect on the Decepticon, who then destroyed the volcano. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Warpath attended Daniel Witwicky's surprise party, however the real surprise came partway through, when he and the other Autobots there were called on to defend the shuttle bay against an attack by the Combaticons. Surprise Party He was later seen stationed at Metroplex when Scourge and Starscream's ghost came by to steal the city-bot's eyes for Unicron. Being land-bound, poor ol' Warpath unfortunately missed out on most of the aerial action. Ghost in the Machine

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga

During an attack on Yokohama by Megatron, Starscream and Blitzwing, Warpath responded with a troop of fellow Autobots. As exuberent as ever, Warpath couldn't wait to test his tank mode against Blitzwing's, ignoring Jazz's cries to stop. Unfortunately for Warpath, he neglected to realize that Blitzwing was several times his size, ultimately being run over by the Decepticon. Following the defeat of the three bad guys by Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, a very injured Warpath managed to muster up the enthusiasm to cheer for their victory. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4

Marvel Comics continuity

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

On Cybertron he turned into a tank with a really obvious weakpoint.

Warpath was a member of Perceptor's resistance cell on Cybertron during the reign of Straxus. Like most of his comrades, he found more inspiration in Blaster's bravado than the calculated caution of Perceptor. When their untrustworthy scout, Scrounge went missing, Warpath and his peers fell in line with Blaster's plan to find and rescue him, overruling Perceptor. After much searching, all but Blaster had given up on Scrounge, so Warpath and the others went home. Blaster persisted, however, and at the expense of Scrounge's life, retrieved information that he had smuggled out of Darkmount. When Blaster returned, this act gave Perceptor's small group of Autobots the first good news they had heard in eons, for Scrounge had handed them evidence that Optimus Prime lived. The Smelting Pool!

Further reconnaissance revealed startling news — the Decepticons were building a Space Bridge! As this would spell certain doom for both Cybertron and Earth, a desperate raid on Straxus's Darkmount fortress was launched. Warpath was in charge of setting the explosives which brought down the massive tower. This attack was mostly successful, as it leveled Darkmount and ended in Straxus's destruction, but Warpath and the rest of his Autobot comrades had to retreat to Earth over the Space Bridge as it self-destructed. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. The Bridge to Nowhere!

However, the humans, belonging to the anti-robot attack team, RAAT, captured Warpath and the others with the help of Circuit Breaker. Disassembled, the Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid to defeat the Battlechargers. Decepticon Graffiti!

Following Skids back to the Ark, Warpath and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into limbo. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance — Galvatron had returned to the present. Warpath and Perceptor were the first to fall. Fallen Angel After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant Dinobots, Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where Warpath and the others learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the Predacons. It was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse. Resurrection!

In the comics, the landscape provided the sound effects

Later, after Prime's death, the Ark was put under assault by a sonic scrambler missile fired by the Decepticon assault base known as Trypticon. Warpath destroyed this first missile, and the Autobots went hunting for their attacker. Trypticon would have proven to be too much for them, though, without the timely intervention of Grimlock and the Dinobots. As thanks, the Autobots named Grimlock their new leader. King of the Hill!

Grimlock's leadership turned out to be very unpopular, especially when he captured a group of Earth children and threatened to execute them if Blaster didn't turn himself in for treason. Warpath and a handful of other Autobots watched quietly outside the Ark as the children were marched into space. Spacehikers!

Warpath is the only Earthbound Autobot genuinely missing from the otherwise exhaustive groupshot in "Totaled!".

Much later, Warpath, along with all the other Autobots, respond promptly to Buster Witwicky's distress signal sent from the Arctic. Dark Star

Dreamwave comics continuity

Warpath was first seen among Cybertron's population, observing anti-Autobot propaganda being pumped through the cortex by Shockwave to discredit Optimus Prime and his returning crew. Cold War Warpath, like most Autobots, recognized it as a load of BLAM! POW! ZOOM! and joined Tracks, Broadside and several other Mini-Vehicles in rising up along with the other Autobot insurgency cells to fight back against Shockwave's rule. Countdown to Extinction

After the fall, Warpath travelled to Earth under Bumblebee's command aboard the supply ship, Orion. Night of the Combaticons They crashlanded in the midst of a three-way battle between the Autobots and Decepticons of Earth and a lone super-powerful clone warrior known as Sunstorm. Things got more than a little hectic, and the Autobots were forced to make a deal with Starscream in order to gain his cooperation against (and he, their protection from) Sunstorm. As part of the deal, Starscream told them where he had stashed several Autobots his brigade had captured earlier, and Warpath and Bumper were sent out to retrieve them. On the salvage run, however, the pair ran into Earth Defense Command agents who made a forceful BOOM! suggestion that the Autobots accompany them back to their base. The Omega Effect

The EDC were looking to conscript some Autobots to help them deal with an Insecticon problem, and Jazz agreed to help after being reactivated. He left Warpath behind, however, to watch over their comrades Wheeljack and Windcharger, who had not yet been revived. Infestation After dealing with the Insecticons, Jazz and his unit hooked back up with Warpath, and then all of them proceeded on to the future site of Autobot City, under construction at Prowl's direction. The Route of All Evil

Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics

Warpath was part of a small team of Autobots led by Hot Rod, eager to fight back against the new Decepticon leader Serpent O.R.. The Art of War #4

IDW comics continuity

Four million years ago, Warpath was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. The Iron Age

And what if we don't wanna?

Millions of years later, Warpath was a member of Hound's Tactical Response Unit, guarding Thunderhead Pass, a lonely assignment watching over the deactivated form of Thunderwing and his cultists who rested in stasis lock. When Sideswipe broke comm silence to request a transfer to Earth, Warpath was witness to Hound's dressing down of the aggressive Autobot. The monotony was suddenly broken without warning when a mysterious, powerful transformer, arrived on Cybertron to claim Thunderwing for his master. Warpath and the squad were easily brushed aside by the ancient warrior. Spotlight: Galvatron

Later, Optimus Prime informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to Earth as reinforcements. Devastation issue 1 However, due to the extraction of prisoners from Garrus-9, Hound's unit, including Warpath was diverted there instead. Devasttion #6

Over there on the right!

On the way, their ship, the Ark-12 was attacked by Cyclonus and Warpath took some slight damage. However, he would get his revenge later on the surface of Corata-Vaz, where he took down Cyclonus with a blast to the chest. Cyclonus escaped when Warpath and the others were temporarily distracted by Thunderwing. Spotlight: Cyclonus

Warpath, his team and the Wreckers were still fighting with Thunderwing when Nova, now known as Nemesis Prime, attacked the Garrus-9 penitentiary. Spotlight: Doubledealer After the recovery of the Magnificence by Hot Rod answered many questions about the Nova and Jhiaxus's plans for the Expansion, Warpath and his team were redeployed with Fortress Maximus China's Jiangxi Province on Earth to secure the space bridge being used by the Dead Universe transformers. While Sideswipe single-handedly took on Grindcore, Warpath and the others fought Straxus, but soon they were forced to leave Sideswipe behind to proceed with their mission. Fortress Maximus and Warpath used the space bridge network to arrive on Rotan and remove its Nega-Core, which were then returned to Dead Universe where they would no longer be a threat to the living universe. Spotlight: Sideswipe

Games

3D Battle-Card Game

Warpath was one of Optimus Primal's many Autobot allies in a fight against Megatron's Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. Energon Wars Expansion Set

Toys

Generation 1

MINT! NEWT!

• Warpath (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)
  • Japanese ID number: 87

Warpath transforms into a General Motors M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank. There is a notable paint variation on Warpath: while most releases have black-painted optics, some leave the optics unpainted yet cover his entire faceplate in black.

In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction flier packed with most boxed Transformers toys. He cost $4 and one Robot Point.

In Japan, he was made available only as a mail-away item, costing 500 yen and two Robot Points.

• More information on Warpath at TFU.info

• Minibot Team (Multi-pack, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: TFC-12

Warpath was reissued in a "The Transformers Collection" six-pack with Bumblebee, Cosmos, Gears, Huffer and Powerglide. There are no notable differences between the original and the reissue versions, aside from a factory-applied foil Autobot sigil decal on his turret.

This entire set was redecoed to make the "G1 GoBots" set: Warpath was used to make Treds.

Universe (2008)

G1 Series

My eyes are up here.

• Warpath (Legends, 2008)

Universe (2008) Warpath transforms from an H-shaped, futuristic tank, similar to Armada Megatron or Animated Shockwave, to a robot mode resembling his original form, right down to the cannon in the chest. Warpath's torso tilts back to become the turret of his alt mode, but it doesn't peg in place, so it's always drooping slightly. He is the only Legends Minibot figure that has moving elbows.

This mold was redecoed to make Sparkcrusher.

• More information on Legends Warpath at TFU.info

Henkei! Henkei!

• Minibot Spy Team (Multi-pack, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: C-19

A rather inappropriate inclusion in the Minibot Spy Team pack, the Henkei! Henkei! version of Universe Warpath has more cartoon-accurate colors and paint applications. Notably his red is more metallic and darker than the Hasbro version. He also uses a darker gray, and replaces the black eyes with gray and the yellow detail on his chest with gray as well. His Autobot symbol is the traditional red with white outline unlike the Hasbro version. He is packed with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of Cosmos and Wheelie.

Generations

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• Warpath (Deluxe, 2011)

Merchandise

3D Battle-Card Game

• Warpath (2007)

A 35-point "common" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Warpath "transforms" into a red and grey tank. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Brawl, Movie Wreckage and "Energon Wars" Blitzwing.

Notes

• The cartoon could never seem to decide just how Warpath's face worked. In some episodes he has a moving mouthplate, similar to Optimus Prime and Soundwave; in other episodes, the "mouthplate" remains static, and three small bars on either side of it light up when he speaks, in a fashion similar to Wheeljack's "ears".

• Warpath, at least in the cartoon, displays symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome. Considering his alternate mode and transformation scheme, this is quite a clever pun.

External links

• Warpath's Universe profile at NTFA.net