Rippersnapper (Prime)

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

Rippersnapper is a Predacon from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.

Rippersnapper's greatest weapon is his mouth. While other Predacons simply maul their target, this crafty and highly intelligent Predacon mauls his target and breaks their morale and focus with scathing insults.

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

Games

"Hunt the Beasts" online game

Rippersnapper 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

• Predacon Rippersnapper (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
  • Series / Number: 3 / 009
  • Accessories: Electrocharge Bow

Part of the third wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, "Predacon Rippersnapper" transforms into a bipedal lizard creature, and comes with an "Electrocharge Bow". His robot mode hands can hold the weapon via the latter's multiple 3mm posts, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.

Though not called out in the instructions, Rippersnapper combines with Cyberverse Twinstrike, Hun-Gurrr, Windrazor, and Blight to form Abominus, with Rippersnapper forming the right leg. His back kibble in this mode can be positioned lower so it sits slightly above the beast mode arms to make a more convincing foot.

Because of the way his head is attached with a not-quite-C joint, it's very easy to knock loose. In fact, it'll fall off every time you touch it. You should probably resign yourself to losing it sooner or later.

His bow accessory was also used, in varying colors, by Bumblebee, Airachnid, Windrazor, and Cindersaur. This toy was redecoed into Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising Cindersaur, Go! Jurara, Age of Extinction Grimlock, and Transformers (2014) Grimlock. This toy was also repurposed as G1 Rippersnapper by IDW's Windblade series.

• More information on Rippersnapper at TFU.info

Beast Hunters

• Abominus (Giftset, 2013)
  • Accessories: Electrocharge Bow

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. In Rippersnapper's case, the gray plastic is now translucent; in addition, all the teal paint operations have been changed to a considerably lighter, metallic shade, resulting in a jarring contrast with the teal plastic, which is an ever-so-slightly darker shade compared to Rippersnapper's original single release. Furthermore, the tampographed Predacon insignia on his right shoulder has been changed from yellow with black outlines to purple without outlines.

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

This set was a Target exclusive in the United States and Canada, a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom, a Carrefour exclusive in France, a Ripley exclusive in Chile, and a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Australia much later, in late 2014. The packaging does not identify it as a Cyberverse product.

• More information on Predacons Rising Rippersnapper at TFU.info

Notes

• Of the five components of Abominus, Rippersnapper and Hun-Gurrr are the only ones to share their names with their Generation 1 equivalents.