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Predaking is the Predacon leader from the Aligned continuity family.
My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!

Predaking is a Decepticon-created beast cloned from Predacon fossils and brought to life by Shockwave's science. Originally, Megatron had expected this supposedly simple-minded dragon to follow his orders without question, but Predaking has shown that he is far more than meets the optic sensor. Since revealing his possession of a robot mode, Predaking has made it plain that he is as intelligent as any of Megatron's forces, with a sense of warrior's pride and no shortage of ambition. While he has repeatedly professed his loyalty to his lord and master, Megatron has taken note of his ambition to lead a resurrected Predacon race, not to mention his lofty self-imbued title. While the Decepticon ranks have held many an ambitious up-and-comer with an eye for mastery, Predaking may be the first one Megatron has legitimately feared. The last surviving member of his kind may be the most powerful being on planet Earth.

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“ I am not your boss. I am your KING! ”
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Fiction

Tales of the Beast Hunters

Predaking's presence was so frightening that the Autobots began hunting for ways to combat him. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1 With the news that a couple of Autobots were heading for a derelict starship in the asteroid belt, Megatron and Predaking set out to intercept them. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2 They successfully found the derelict and interrupted Bumblebee and Wheeljack looting it for gear. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4 Though the two villains initially had the upper hand, Optimus Prime arrived Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5 and managed to hold off Predaking long enough for the other two Autobots to escape. As the ship exploded, Predaking saw Megatron plunge through the floor. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6 He returned to the Nemesis and reported their leader's apparent demise to the other Decepticons, who immediately blamed Starscream. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7

Predaking went out hunting for Optimus Prime, and soon found his prey searching for him in the desert. Though Predaking was confident he would have an easy victory, Optimus powered up one of the weapons taken from the derelict. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 18

Prime cartoon

Voice actor: Peter Mensah (English){{#if: Enrique Cervantes (Latin American Spanish)|, Enrique Cervantes (Latin American Spanish)}}
Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities.

Having recovered Predacon CNA, Shockwave successfully cloned one of the great beasts, storing it in his lab. He brought the creature online and took it to Earth to hunt Autobots. Scattered After Shockwave gave it a whiff of Wheeljack's energon, it was dispatched and soon found its quarry near an energon mine. Wheeljack and Bulkhead fought the creature, first trying to blow it up with a grenade, then luring it into an explosive-laden mine in an attempt to destroy it. The beast emerged triumphant, only for Ultra Magnus to arrive in his ship and fire at it. It continued to dog the starship, clinging to the top of it until Magnus managed to knock it off by flying through a canyon. The Predacon returned to Megatron's citadel, where Starscream reflected it was a pity it couldn't tell them why it failed. The Predacon responded by growling, rather quietly and angrily. Prey When Darkmount came under attack, the Predacon was unleashed to attack the Autobots. It began chasing Ultra Magnus's ship, but was tricked into flying through a GroundBridge to the Arctic, where it swiftly froze. Rebellion

I laid low the warriors of old, and their like is not seen in the world today. Then, I was young and tender.

Some time later, the temperature in the Arctic rose to a sufficient level to allow the Predacon to free itself. It swiftly tracked down the Nemesis, and Megatron decided to assign it to Starscream while Shockwave continued work on cloning more Predacons. After several hilarious attempts to make the beast compliant, Starscream was ordered to deploy it against the Autobots currently attacking one of the dig sites. The Predacon attacked Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack, eventually causing a cave-in after swatting away Wheeljack's grenade. The cave-in unearthed a Predacon optic, the sight of which awakened a memory in the beast. It brought the eye to Starscream, then engaged Miko Nakadai, who had acquired the Apex Armor. Overhearing Megatron's demand that the bone fragment be brought to him, the Predacon complied and left the rest to Starscream. Chain of Command

Back at the Nemesis, the Predacon responded to Starscream's continued orders with a swipe of his tail that missed the Decepticon but demolished the ship's communications array. Starscream frantically tried to fix it, eventually attempting to reboot the network by entering an override access code into a computer console. The Predacon watched him and later, when alone, it entered Starscream's access code into the computer and began to call up information on the origins and existence of Predacons. Plus One

His rage passes description - the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.

During a tour of Shockwave's off-site laboratory, the Predacon revealed his intelligence and ability to transform to his fellow Cybertronians. He offered to lead the Predacons on Megatron's behalf as "Predaking", but Megatron was wary of giving control of an army more powerful than his own to someone else. On Starscream's advice, he arranged for the termination of the clones using the Autobots discovering the lab as a pretense. Predaking fell for the ruse, engaging Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack after they destroyed the clones. He disabled both and destroyed the Forge of Solus Prime, but was stopped from delivering the final blow by Optimus Prime. Evolution

Predaking continued to believe that once Cybertron was restored, Megatron would resurrect the rest of the Predacon race. As the Decepticons worked to repair the Omega Lock, Predaking was dispatched to Antarctica to battle the Autobots. He battled with Optimus Prime at length, and though he was almost buried under a glacier at one point, he eventually got the better of the Autobot leader and sent Prime crashing into the ground. Minus One He was prevented from finishing Optimus off when Megatron instructed him to make sure the target of the Decepticon mission was kept safe, and he had to retrieve Shockwave and a generator from the Solaris particle collider building. Back on the Nemesis, he found that the Decepticons had captured Ratchet, whom Megatron promised would be his to terminate once the Autobot's usefulness had ended. Persuasion

True to Megatron's word, Predaking was presented with Ratchet as a plaything; however, once the Autobot revealed that Megatron had arranged for the Autobots to find Shockwave's lab, Predaking went on a rampage through the ship. After demolishing every Vehicon in his path, the Predacon attacked Megatron and almost got the better of his former leader. A missile to the back from Starscream rattled him enough that Megatron was able to blast him out of an airlock. Synthesis Predaking somehow clung to the hull and went unnoticed by anyone, until the warship returned to Cybertron and restored the planet. Witnessing the world's resurrection, Predaking transformed and flew off. Deadlock

I am king under the mountain!

He found a Predacon burial ground, uncovered by the movement during the planet's rebirth. It was there that the Autobots found him, and attempted to persuade him to help them find two new Predacons they'd encountered. Though Predaking refused as he couldn't forgive them for their role in the destruction of his kind, he went searching himself and soon found evidence that the Autobots had been telling the truth. His signal intended to attract the two Predacons instead brought Unicron, now in possession of Megatron's form, to his position. Unicron attempted to gain Predaking's allegiance, unaware of Predaking's betrayal, but the Predacon instead attacked the chaos bringer. Unicron defeated him, taking the location of the burial ground from his mind, and by the time Predaking returned, he found to his horror that Unicron had desecrated the site. It was there that he encountered two other Predacons, Darksteel and Skylynx. Though these two Predacons were not willing to obey, Predaking quickly asserted his dominance over the two. After a suggestion from Shockwave, Predaking led them in an attempt to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of Terrorcon Predacons. Although Predaking, Skylynx, and Darksteel were pulled into the Well, they were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. Predacons Rising

Full of Fire!

Predaking was unleashed with five other Predacons on the Autobots, who proved to have built themselves new weapons. Predaking's fire was stopped short by Optimus Prime's Dragon Cannons, and the other Predacons had a similar lack of fortune, so they withdrew back to the Nemesis. Full of Fire!

Toys

Cyberverse

Surely you realize that your success has made you some bitter enemies?
  • Predaking (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
    • Series/Number: 3 / 002
    • Accessories: Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail
Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Predaking transforms from a dragon into a robot and back! His tail detaches to become a "Cybervenom Rocket Launcher" that fires a missile via pressure-launch, and can be wielded via 3mm post.


  • Optimus Prime vs Predaking (Cyberverse Commander 2-pack, 2013)
    • Accessories: Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail
Part of the "Predacons Rising" subline imprint, Predaking is a redeco of his Cyberverse Commander Class toy in purple, black, and red, inspired by Robots in Disguise Megatron. He comes in a two-pack with a Thunder Clash-inspired redeco of Commander Class Optimus Prime.
Like all Predacons Rising releases, the Optimus Prime/Predaking two-pack was exclusive to Target stores in the United States and Canada and to Tesco stores in the UK, and is also supposed to be exclusive to Carrefour elsewhere in Europe (presumably in France and/or Spain, though there have been no sightings as of yet). It has also been found at Rossmann drug stores in Germany. Also, like all Predacons Rising multi-pack redecos of Beast Hunters Cyberverse figures, the Cyberverse logo is nowhere to be found on the packaging.


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Beast Hunters

Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air—and I hear your breath. Come along. Help yourself; there's plenty, and to spare.
  • Predaking (Voyager Class, 2013)
    • Series/Number: 2 / 002
    • Accessories: Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail
Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Voyager Class toys, this Predaking transforms into a three-headed dragon, and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads/"Hydrafire Blasters" are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via 5mm post onto his back and forearms.
Cybertronix symbols are detailed into various parts of his body, including the Hydrafire Blaster heads and robot mode legs. Soft plastic is used on various parts of Predaking, including his beast mode head and feet/hands. Due to the soft plastic, quality control is a bit random; some batches of figures may have deformations in-package, or may have difficulty gripping the sword since the slot is only on one half of the hand.
His packaging stock photography depicts several deco differences from the final product, such as black-painted wing membranes and yellow missiles. His instructions include the sixth chapter of the Tales of the Beast Hunters series. Predaking was slightly redecoed into Dragotron


That's better! But don't let your imagination run away with you.
  • Beast Fire Predaking (Ultimate Class, 2013)
    • Accessories: Two launchers, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade
Beast Fire Predaking is the largest representation of Predaking and features a 21-inch wingspan, although the wings easily detach from their bases for safety reasons, and to allow easier access to the battery compartment on his back. He comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers, and his tail detaches to become the Infernum Blade, all of which can peg onto his hands, wrists, and wings via 5mm post.
He also has light-up features in his dragon head, as well as his robot head and torso. The dragon head is lit by pulling on a lever on his neck, swinging the head down and opening his mouth in the process. The robot head and torso are lit by pressing the translucent-yellow button on his right shoulder. Batteries are not included.
His rear legs are mis-transformed in package, not having been angled and tabbed into his thighs. His packaging stock photography depicts his sword with orange paint details that were replaced with silver in the final product. His instructions include the eighteenth chapter of the Tales of the Beast Hunters series.
While the toy is classified as an Ultimate Class figure, It is dwarfed by the Ultimate Class Beast Hunters Optimus Prime figure; Optimus is nigh Supreme sized whereas Predaking is roughly the size of a Prime Weaponizer and the like. Clearly the designers chose wingspan over mass.
In international markets, such as Canada, Singapore, the Philippines, and Australia, Beast Fire Predaking was released as part of the first wave of mainline Prime: Beast Hunters Ultimate Class toys. In the United States, he was rebranded and repackaged in the Target-exclusive "Predacons Rising" subline, with new instructions lacking the Tales chapter.
This mold was redecoed as "Guren Dragotron".


  • Optimus Prime vs. Predaking (multi-pack, 2013)
    • Accessories: Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail
A minor redeco of Beast Hunters Voyager Class Predaking that adds black paint operations to the dragon wings, lacks the black paint operations for both the robot head and the primary dragon head, changes the paint operation on the tip of the sword/tail from gold to orange, changes the missiles from gray to orange and juggles around the colors silver, gray and orange on the secondary dragon heads/missile launchers. Even weirder, this Predaking is tampographed with the "prototype" Predacon insignia instead of the single release's regular one.
This version was only available in a two-pack with an ever-so-slightly less redecoed Voyager Class Optimus Prime, which has thus far only been released at Toys"R"Us stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom and Germany. In Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. It's unknown at this point if the two-pack will be released outside Europe.


Revenge! Revenge! The King under the Mountain is dead and where are his kin that dare seek revenge?
  • Predaking (Voyager Class, 2014)
    • Series/Number: ???
    • Accessories: Blaster, missile, tail/Infernum Blade
Part of the first wave of 2014 Prime: Beast Hunters Voyager Class toys, Predaking is surprisingly huge, yet simple in design. Predaking's transformation is meant to function similarly to the Commander class toy, but does have some more unique elements and molding. Rather than having a projectile launcher as the tail, the toy features a huge "Infernum Blade" as well as a blaster accessory which is the first accurate representation of his in-show blaster. The blaster actually features the only piece of re-used Cyberverse sculpting - the pressure launched missile uses the same mold as the one included with the Commander version.
He is made primarily of smokey black translucent plastic with fiery orange paint applications. Though it is a voyager class, it is significantly larger than the previous voyager Predaking, and even gives Ultimate Beast Fire Predaking a run for its money!


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  • Predaking
Part of the "Predacons Rising" subline imprint, a buildable version of Predaking was sold at the Triple-Changer price point. He features many parts that are so far unique to him: the dragon head, neck, back armor, and tail parts, as well as the wings, claws, robot leg armor, two hip plates, and his robot mode head.
He borrows his torso armor and robot feet from Starscream, shoulder armor from Shockwave, forearm and thigh armor from Megatron, and guns from Blitzwing.

Notes

  • Predaking was first unveiled at a pre-New York Comic Con 2012 collectors event. We sent Thylacine 2000 and Tonyfitz there, and they brought back photos and information for us.
  • Fittingly, Predaking has Preda-jaws.
  • Predaking has a wingspan of two football fields.
  • Predaking's breath is hotter than the planet Mercury, which has highs of 700 Kelvin (or 427 degrees Celsius/800 degrees Fahrenheit) at daytime. That's pretty hot.
  • Predaking seems to suffer from mass displacement. It's been shown multiple times that his beast mode's big enough to toss around Cybertronians like chew-toys, while his robot mode stands only head and shoulders over Megatron. This is likely so he can have scenes in robot mode while inside the Nemesis.
  • Predaking is easily the strongest Transformer in the show as close impact explosions, subzero temperatures and giant boulders hardly scratched him. Predaking was even able to beat Optimus Prime in combat both as a beast and a robot. The only opponent Predaking was never able to beat was Unicron himself.
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