Twinstrike (Prime)

This article is about the Beast Hunters Predacon. For the Bot Shot, see Twinstrike (BS).

Twinstrike is a Predacon from the Aligned continuity family.

Shockwave had hoped that giving Twinstrike an extra head would result in a higher intelligence stat. Unfortunately, it just doubled the Predacon's violent rage and seething impatience. Though Twinstrike isn't smart or particularly good at anything, he is amazingly courageous and strong, and his Piston Hammer isn't anything to sneeze at, either.

He and several of his fellow Predacons combine to form Abominus.

Fiction

Full of Fire!

Twinstrike joined five other Predacons in an attack on the Autobots. Unfortunately the Autobots had just built themselves new weapons, which proved to be more than effective against the Predacons. Twinstrike tried to attack Bumblebee by smashing a rock, only to be hit by the Autobot's Eagleshot Bow. The Predacons were beaten into a retreat, and withdrew back to the Nemesis. Full of Fire!

Games

"Hunt the Beasts" online game

Now, off to double my fun!

Twinstrike was one of several Predacons who broke free of Shockwave's lab, causing the Decepticon scientist to flee. Information on him could be found via the lab's numerous data terminals. Hunt the Beasts

Toys

Cyberverse

Hand puppets? Pfft, I don't need hand puppets.

• Twinstrike (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
  • Series / Number: 3 / 002
  • Accessories: Piston Hammer

Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Twinstrike transforms into a twin-headed dragon, and comes with a "Piston Hammer" which can also be used as a cannon. His dragon head hands can hold the weapon via the latter's three 3mm posts, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.

His instructions neglect to mention that his feet should be rotated during transformation. Also not called out in the instructions, Twinstrike combines with Cyberverse Hun-Gurrr, Windrazor, Predacon Rippersnapper, and Blight to form Abominus, with Twinstrike forming the left arm.

The figure suffers from a design flaw in which the pin that holds the rotating leg armor may fall out.

His hammer accessory was also used, in varying colors, by Prowl, Blight, and Rot Gut. This toy was redecoed into Go! Garara.

• More information on Twinstrike at TFU.info

• Abominus (Giftset, 2013)
  • Accessories: Piston Hammer

Part of the Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising subline imprint, Abominus is a giftset of Cyberverse Hun-Gurrr, Windrazor, Predacon Rippersnapper, Twinstrike, and Blight, slightly redecoed by way of translucent plastic replacing a main color of each character, as well as translucent purple weapons.

The back of the packaging mistakenly switches their names, resulting in, among others, Hun-Gurr getting Twinstrike's name, and Twinstrike being called "Predacon Rippersnapper".

This set is a Target exclusive in the United States and Canada, and a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom.

• More information on Predacons Rising Twinstrike at TFU.info

Beast Hunters

Deluxe class

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• Twinstrike (Deluxe, 2014)
  • Accessories: Piston Hammer

Part of the first wave of 2014 Beast Hunters Deluxe Class toys, Twinstrike is functionally an upsized copy of his Cyberverse toy, though with minor detail differences and the replacement of ball joints with more robust universal joints. As such, his parts count, complexity and articulation are all significantly lower than in previous Deluxes.

Notes

• CAUTION: DRAGON HEAD HANDS
• Twinstrike is an homage to the G1 Terrorcon, Sinnertwin.
• According to Hasbro's Transformers: Prime - Beast Hunters Guide Book, Twinstrike was Predacon experiment #SW81617.