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* '''Frenzy''' (1984) | * '''Frenzy''' (1984) | ||
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''18''', '''D-58''', '''D-103''' | : ''Japanese ID number:'' '''18''', '''D-58''', '''D-103''' | ||
Outside of Japan, Frenzy was available in 1984 and 1985 in a two-pack with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. For 1986, his packmate was changed to [[Ratbat]], and for some of the Frenzy/Ratbat sets the weapons were gold chrome colored, changed from the silver chrome used previously. | Outside of Japan, Frenzy was available in 1984 and 1985 in a two-pack with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. For 1986, his packmate was changed to [[Ratbat]], and for some of the Frenzy/Ratbat sets the weapons were gold chrome colored, changed from the silver chrome used previously. His mold was based on the Microchange Microcasette Robo Micro. | ||
For the Japanese market, Frenzy was packaged individually, numbered as "'''18'''". He was later renumbered as "'''D-58'''" during [[Scramble City]] and again as "'''D-103'''" for his release during [[Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters]]. | For the Japanese market, Frenzy was packaged individually, numbered as "'''18'''". He was later renumbered as "'''D-58'''" during [[Scramble City]] and again as "'''D-103'''" for his release during [[Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:34, 4 February 2007
| This article is about the Generation 1 Mini-Cassette. For the Energon Mini-Con combiner, see Frenzy (Energon). |
- Frenzy is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
For Frenzy it's not about any "Decepticon cause," it's not about any quantifiable cause, or goal, or purpose at all. It's about violence, fear, destruction, and mayhem. Frenzy lives to fight. He lusts to destroy with an intensity that borders on insanity. War is his fuel, his oxygen. Despite his small stature he'll lead a charge into battle against robots many times his size, screaming for destruction with every microchip of his being. This single-minded obsession makes him a hard bot to associate with personally, but a frightening asset on the battlefield.
Frenzy's manic attack style and his "battle cry" (a sonic attack produced by special drums in his torso that can severely disrupt electrical flows, resulting in all sorts of mechanical malfunctions and balance issues) make him difficult to get close to in combat, but cool and measured reaction to his wild ragings is usually the most effective strategy.
Italian name: Tartar
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Frank Welker (US), Ken Shiroyama (Japan-See note) Katsumi Suzuki ("Attack of the Autobots" and "Day of the Machines" only)
(Note: In the Japanese dub of the Transformers, Frenzy was portrayed as the more frequently seen blue cassette to more accurately reflect the toy colors.)
Dreamwave comics continuity
Toys
Generation 1
- Frenzy (1984)
- Japanese ID number: 18, D-58, D-103
Outside of Japan, Frenzy was available in 1984 and 1985 in a two-pack with Laserbeak. For 1986, his packmate was changed to Ratbat, and for some of the Frenzy/Ratbat sets the weapons were gold chrome colored, changed from the silver chrome used previously. His mold was based on the Microchange Microcasette Robo Micro.
For the Japanese market, Frenzy was packaged individually, numbered as "18". He was later renumbered as "D-58" during Scramble City and again as "D-103" for his release during Headmasters.
Generation 2
- Frenzy (Go-Bot, 1995)
Generation 2 saw the return of Frenzy as a redeco of the Go-Bot Blowout in purple and grey.
Trivia
- The US Cartoon accidentally reversed the colors of the two Decepticon cassettes, portraying Rumble as being blue and Frenzy red. (See FIBRIR)
- Sunbow casting documents indicate that "Frenzy" was originally considered as a name for the Terrorcon, Rippersnapper, but was dropped - presumably because that name was already in use.
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