Kremzeek

This article is about the characters called Kremzeeks. For the episode in which they are introduced, see Kremzeek!.

Let's ignore the obvious reaction here and instead pose this: Why does he cast shadows?

Kremzeek, an electrically-charged energy being, is quite the sneaky bastard. It doesn't take much for some people to like him or think he's cute, at least until you find out how mischievous he can be. With his abilities to jump through screens and teleport, frazzle the circuits of Autobots, and even multiply if given enough energy, others may find use for him as a weapon.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Wally Burr (English), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese)

Louie the Lightning Bug's nastier cousin.

Kremzeek was accidentally created by Megatron and Starscream whilst experimenting in the lab of the Decepticons' crashed starship-base. Kremzeek immediately began making the electrical equipment aboard the ship malfunction, giving Megatron the idea to use him as a weapon against the Autobots. Kremzeek succeeded in damaging most of the Autobots (leaving only Inferno, Optimus Prime, Omega Supreme, Blaster and Bumblebee functional) before entering Teletraan I and traveling to Japan by riding through the computer's connection to Sky Spy satellite.

Kremzeeks come in various flavors...

The remaining Autobots followed in Omega Supreme, after being made invulnerable to Kremzeek's effects by Sparkplug's (patent pending) Magical Insulating Spray, but no sooner had they set down on the shores of Tokyo than the electrical imp took down the unprotected Omega. Kremzeek proceeded to wreak havoc through the city, terrorizing a bullet train, a hapless passer-by's walkman and a video arcade, before the Autobots cornered him in the Shibuya Manufacturing Corporation building. The chief engineer there, Doctor Sōji Yoshikawa, suggested that Blaster try weakening Kremzeek with radio waves, but the little gremlin tried to fight back by leaping into Blaster's chest compartment. Blaster figured to "fry him with his own juice", but he only wound up feeding Kremzeek with his own energy, and caused him to multiply.

...and sizes.

The Kremzeek swarm began tearing through Tokyo, but Prime and Yoshikawa quickly put their heads together and deduced to a way to reunite the individual creatures. Jury-rigging a tower and charging it with all the energy from a local power plant, the Autobots drew all the Kremzeeks in, but the flaw in their plan was revealed when they merged into a giant Kremzeek! As the kaiju-sized Kremzeek stomped through the city, both it and the Autobots began to feel the effects of the Decepticons' energy magnet—the energy-draining device the villains had created while the Autobots were distracted dealing with Kremzeek. Finally hitting on a plan to stop both threats, the Autobots used a nearby radio tower to broadcast Kremzeek straight to the energy magnet, which he destroyed.

As Kremzeek cavorted amongst the remains of the energy magnet, the Autobots approached on a boat with Yoshikawa and some equipment that the scientist could use to disperse Kremzeek's energy and effectively destroy him. Bumblebee spoke out against the plan, dubbing Kremzeek "cute", but Optimus Prime solemnly pressed the fateful button that eradicated the little critter. Reflecting on the whole adventure as they prepared to return home, Blaster remarked that he couldn't help but miss Kremzeek somehow... at which point a solitary Kremzeek, which had previously jumped inside his body, burst from his chest compartment, and the hilarious pursuit antics restarted. Kremzeek!

Kiss Players

Over the next twenty years, Yoshikawa began breeding Kremzeeks in captivity (perhaps after studying the lone remaining creature following its recapture by the Autobots), and weaponized the technology behind the belligerent beasties, creating the "Yoshikawa Type 5 Auto-Kremzeek Launcher" for the Earth Defense Command. These guns, wielded by the E.D.C.'s Autorooper mechanoids, fired "Kremzeek bullets": ceramic shells that each contained a Kremzeek, which would be released when the shell shattered on impact to absorb the electrical energy of any mechanoid it struck. The bullets even had a limited paralytic effect on the nervous systems of humans.

When the hapless EDC Kiss Player Atari Hitotonari wound up swallowing a Legion, her Autorooper shrunk down to enter her body and destroy the beast, but when it tried shooting its Kremzeek bullets inside her, she violently protested. The Autorooper didn't listen, but it depleted its ammo reserves before doing Atari any damage. Atari's Close Call?!

Kayu Michikusa's Autorooper was seen firing a Kremzeek bullet at Marissa Faireborn, who was partially paralyzed by the little creature. Kiss Players #2

Kremzeek was not shown doing much of anything within the actual Kiss Players fiction, but packaging illustrations depicted him getting up to more mischief, such as getting under Atari's skirt and blowing bubbles into Shaoshao's drink.

Dreamwave Generation 1 comics

"Tastes great!" "Less filling!"

After a long day at work, Ironhide and Prowl enjoyed sneaking off to the nature preserve and sippin' on cans of delicious, oily Kremzeek-brand refresher.

Ironhide carelessly discarded one of his cans, allowing it to dribble into the preserve's unsullied waters. Beachcomber probably shed a tear, just off-panel. Skyfire

Push-Button was later seen serving these Kremzeek beverages and Energon goodies in the Autobase war room, just before Prowl briefed the assembled Autobots on threat Sunstorm posed to Earth. Original Sin

IDW Generation 1 comics

Friendliest he ever looked. Kaon indeed is the worst place on Cybertron.

Kremzeek appeared as a billboard-image in Kaon. Megatron Origin #1

The Kremzeek drinks exist in this universe as well, where they are enjoyed by many Cybertronians, from homeless robots Drift #1 to police officers Patternism.

Live-action film series

Just hope the AllSpark doesn't give life to this lamp.

Sam Witwicky has a desklamp with a light-up figure based on Kremzeek. Movie Adaptation #1 Movie Adaption #3

The floors of Megatron's home on Cybertron featured Kremzeek-shaped images as well. Kremzeek must be some sort of intergalactic celebrity in this continuity. The Reign of Starscream #3 Later, Lord Starscream was holding a can of Kremzeek as Dreadwing reported that he had found another test subject. Even tyrants with noble ambitions need that extra boost. The Reign of Starscream #4

Animated cartoon

Please stand by as this annoying electric lifeform causes havoc with our machinery.

Kremzeek appeared on the "please stand by" screen of the local television news station when their feed was interrupted. Sound and Fury

Toys

Kiss Players

• Autorooper X Atari (2006)

A figurine of Kremzeek comes with this package to menace Atari.

Masterpiece

• Megatron (2007)

Megatron comes with a Kremzeek figurine of his own. Sweetness.

And our most tenacious scouts just may receive the much-sought-after Kremzeek badge.

• Skywarp (2007)

Skywarp comes with some Kremzeek stickers.

• Thundercracker (2008)

As does Thundercracker, only in different colors.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Kremzeek (クレムジーク Kuremujīku)

External links

• Kremzeek figure gallery at Seibertron.com