Grimlock (RID 2001)

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

Grimlock is an Autobot from the Robots in Disguise continuity family.

Everybody samba!

Grimlock is the second-in-command of the Build Team, and a seasoned warrior. Though harsh-looking, he is rather calm and upbeat, and is actually the team's best tactician. And he isn't a dinosaur!

“	Respect builds great warriors.	”
—Grimlock's motto

Fiction

Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: Tom Wyner (English), Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese)

Who wants sno-cones?

When the Autobot Brothers encountered the Build Team in an unfinished tunnel, Grimlock was slightly chagrined at his teammates' enthusiastic endorsement of team leader Wedge. When Wedge secured the team a chance for combat, Grimlock similarly warned Hightower not to get Wedge's hopes up before the young bot had even gotten into battle. On arriving at the site where the Predacons were trying to steal diamonds, he and Heavy Load helpfully began transporting the goods. After the Predacons captured Wedge, Grimlock warned Heavy Load that turning the disk containing the space bridge map over would be treason and subsequently ended up chasing a penguin which had snatched the disk — fortunately the disk turned out to be a decoy. The Build Team were triumphant! Wedge's Short Fuse

Me Grimlock fix computer.

After the completion of the Arctic link, Wedge was spoiling to do some more combat practice, and sent the more-diligent Grimlock to program the data into the main space bridge terminal computer. Unfortunately he was tracked by Ro-Tor, who led the rest of the Decepticons to the terminal. Once the space bridge was fixed, he and the rest of the Build Team combined into Landfill in order to chase off Megatron and Scourge from the north energy research facility. Landfill

After Sky-Byte and the Predacons attacked the CGA Tower, Wedge helped to hold it up, but the rest of the Build Team were forced to stay back. They defended the tower against Scourge's attack and formed Landfill in order to dig a new foundation for the tower, allowing the safe release of the hostages. Sky-Byte Saves the Day

On discovering that the Commandos had been attacking construction equipment, the Build Team decided to face the Decepticons alone, and Hightower sabotaged the space bridge to keep the other Autobots away. On confronting the Decepticons, Grimlock grappled unsuccessfully with Rollbar. Build Team soon formed Landfill and eventually narrowly defeated Ruination. Afterward they enjoyed a soothing oil bath with Team Bullet Train. A Test of Metal

Grimlock and the Build Team helped test the space bridge (even though they obviously knew it would work). Lessons of the Past

"Grimlock?! What happened to you?" "Me Grimlock not know, but me Grimlock think beer, 3 hookers, and a midget were involved."

Sent to dig at a site beneath Metro City where they'd worked before, the Build Team began to experience hallucinations as they had last time. Grimlock tried to reason with Wedge, but soon fell prey to the hallucinations himself. Eventually they broke through to a cavern containing Fortress Maximus and formed Landfill to fight the Decepticons who then arrived. Fortress Maximus Grimlock and the rest of Build Team subsequently hid Fortress Maximus in a huge building in the middle of the city. Koji Gets His Wish

Supermegahyperultra Robo Headsmash Attack of Doom, go!

With Doctor Onishi recovered, the Build Team and Autobot Brothers began a race to locate the last five O-Parts. Grimlock successfully dug up the second O-Part. A Friendly Contest

The Build Team accompanied the Autobot Brothers on a mission to find Cerebros beneath an ancient temple. This was fortunate, as the Decepticons caved the temple in on top of them, and the Build Team were able to dig the Autobots out. They subsequently helped to guard Fortress Maximus. To no one's surprise, the Decepticons attacked, and Build Team formed Landfill to help see them off. Maximus Emerges

When Scourge made a second attempt to control Maximus in the Sahara desert, the Build Team and Team Bullet Train picked up a large number of children and took them to the site via the global space bridge. There the children were able to command Maximus to stop. The Human Element

When the Decepticons launched an attack on the Autobot base, the Build Team was called to a predetermined location with the rest of the Autobots to spring a trap on their foe. When the Megastar joined the fight, they formed Landfill, who was promptly blown apart by the battle station's firepower. Surprise Attack!

After the defeat of the Megastar, Landfill was formed again to fight the Decepticons while Omega Prime engaged in combat with Galvatron. Galvatron unleashed his cyber-bats, causing Prime to call a retreat, and the Autobots found themselves trapped in a space bridge tunnel rapidly filling with molten lava. Although they escaped, Galvatron soon had them at his mercy again. Galvatron's Revenge

As Galvatron attempted to attack Optimus Prime, Landfill and the other Autobots blocked his attack and were paralysed by Galvatron's power. They remained in this state until Omega Prime was able to defeat Galvatron in the Earth's core. Afterward, just for fun, the Build Team did some more work on the space bridge. The Final Battle

Toys

Robots in Disguise

• Grimlock (Deluxe, 2001)
  • Japanese ID number: C-019
  • Accessories: Hoe-claw

If you squint real hard I almost look like a dinosaur...

Grimlock transforms into a green backhoe which, in contrast to his teammates, has relatively realistic proportions. His shovel arm is articulated at the connection joint to the body and the bucket itself, while his cabin can be rotated. In robot mode, Grimlock is armed with his shovel arm, which has a flip-out pincer claw. Combined with his team, he can form either the upper body (and arms) or one of the legs of Landfill.

He was initially released as part of the Takara Car Robots line as Build Hurricane. The Hasbro Robots in Disguise version adds several small Paint operations to him for detail.

This mold was also used to make Universe Scavenger.

• More information on Grimlock at TFU.info

• Build King (Multi-pack, 2000)
  • Japanese ID number: C-022

In Japan, the entire Build Team set of Wedge, Heavy Load, Hightower and Grimlock was made available. The toys included were identical to the individual Takara releases.

• Landfill (Multi-pack, 2003)

A mainly-yellow redeco of the entire Build Team was released as a Walmart exclusive in November of 2003, as a multi-pack released on "Black Friday", the day after Thankgiving, the most hellishly overcrowded shopping day of the year. The set cost considerably less than four individual deluxes.

• More information on Universe Grimlock at TFU.info

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Build Hurricane (ビルドハリケーン Birudo Harikēn)