Rage (G1)

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

Rage is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Clearly, he is against the machine.

The leader of the Stormtroopers, Rage was very appropriately named. His sole purpose and joy in life is simple: destroy anything that gets in his way. Smash it, dissolve it with his acid spray, run it off a high cliff. There's basically nothing that is safe from his all-consuming fury, including his fellow Decepticons. His nearly-unquenchable lust for carnage, combined with an incredibly sharp mind, plus impressive strength and firepower, all adds up to a Decepticon nobody wants to mess with.

His own subordinates are scared oil-less of him, but know better than to say anything about it within earshot, as that would simply put them in Rage's crosshairs.

Fiction

Generation 2 Marvel UK comics

Riding into the... never mind.

The Stormtroopers were part of Bludgeon's forces dispatched on Earth to basically wreck stuff until Optimus Prime came to stop them. The Stormtroopers converged on a firefight, expecting to battle some Autobots... but instead found Megatron, former Decepticon leader.

Rage called for the squad to attack Megatron, figuring (out loud) that Megatron might have been attacking their boss, Bludgeon. Turns out, he was attacking Optimus, but Bludgeon was next on the list anyway. Aquablast mused to himself that Rage simply wanted to tackle the Megatron himself, Bludgeon be hanged. Rage blasted Megatron in the chest with acid spray, which didn't seem to slow him down much. When Megatron failed to die, Rage called in Sparkstalker and Flamefeather to help out. How he fared in the final outcome of the battle is unknown. War Zone

Toys

Generation 1

Underhanded grip used to prevent even further hose-pinching.

• Rage (Stormtrooper, 1993)
  • Accessories: Water cannon

Rage transforms into a Jaguar XJ220 sports car. His rear section in car mode contains a bellows that stores water, shooting it out from his front bumper nozzle connected by a plastic hose. This entire mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode; the bellows pegs onto his back. His hood uses color changing paint, turning pale when exposed to warm water.

Rage was only available in various European markets during the two-year "transitional" period marking the changeover from the original toyline to Generation 2; in the original line's final year (1993), the toys were given redesigned Autobot and Decepticon symbols, but it wasn't until 1994 that "Generation 2" appeared on the packaging.

• More information on Rage at TFU.info

Generation 2

• Rage (Stormtrooper, 1994)
  • Accessories: Water cannon

This release is identical to the original, only this time in packaging specifically branded "Generation 2".

Notes

Foreign names

• French & Dutch: Aquanaught