Frenzy (G1)

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

Frenzy is a Decepticon Mini-Cassette from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Frenzy is blue, but the sound effect's still confused.

For Frenzy it's not about any "Decepticon cause," it's not about any quantifiable cause, or goal, or purpose at all. It's about violence, fear, destruction, and mayhem. Frenzy lives to fight. He lusts to destroy with an intensity that borders on insanity. War is his fuel, his oxygen. Despite his small stature he'll lead a charge into battle against robots many times his size, screaming for destruction with every microchip of his being. This single-minded obsession makes him a hard bot to associate with personally, but a frightening asset on the battlefield. His partner and brother, Rumble, is only too eager to back him up.

Frenzy's manic attack style and his "battle cry" (a sonic attack produced by special drums in his torso that can severely disrupt electrical flows, resulting in all sorts of mechanical malfunctions and balance issues) make him difficult to get close to in combat, but cool and measured reaction to his wild ragings is usually the most effective strategy.

“	Yeah, let's kick tailgate!	”
—Frenzy, bravely preparing to blindly attack Devastator, The Transformers: The Movie

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Frenzy was among the Decepticons who attacked the Autobots' Ark four million years ago, and wound up trapped in stasis when the vessel crashed on Earth. When the Transformers were reactivated as a consequences of a volcanic eruption in 1984, Frenzy declared that he would not rest until every Autobot had been destroyed, and departed the ship with his comrades. The Transformers The Decepticons soon attacked the Harrison Nuclear Power Plant to obtain the resources to build a fortress for themselves; Frenzy used his sonic powers to scramble distress calls by the plant personnel, ensuring the success of the Decepticons' mission. Power Play!

When the Decepticons kidnapped the Autobots' human friend Sparkplug Witwicky to devise a method of converting Earth fuel into a form suitable for them, the Autobots staged a rescue attempt. Frenzy and his brother Rumble met Sparkplug's would-be rescuers on the battlefield, and when his sibling fell to Brawn, Frenzy angrily turned his sonics on the tough little Autobot. Frenzy picked up his unconscious brother and took him back to the Decepticons' fortress for repair, but was tripped up along the way by a strand of webbing courtesy of Spider-Man, taking both brothers out of the fight. Prisoner of War!

Frenzy participated in the Decepticons' attack on Sherman Dam. Decepticon Dam-Busters! Later, when a failed coup by Starscream resulted in a trial by combat between him and Brawn, Frenzy was among the spectators of the battle. Ravage sabotaged the battle, shooting Starscream down, then told Frenzy it was the Autobots' doing, driving the little 'bot into a rage. He called for the Decepticons to strike back at the Autobots, and Megatron—who had staged the whole thing to bring exactly this situation about—agreed. The Enemy Within! The Decepticons proceeded to attack the Ark, during which battle Frenzy clashed with Gears, but they were soon stopped by the Ark's out-of-control artificial intelligence, Aunty. Raiders of the Last Ark

Rendered inoperative by his recent injuries, Frenzy was unable to participate in the Decepticons' subsequent major offensive against the Autobots. The Last Stand He was repaired after Shockwave took control of the Decepticons, and was assigned guard duty of the captured Ark alongside his brother. The New Order They briefly departed to help secure the seized Blackrock oil-drilling platform, but returned to the Ark to swear fealty to Shockwave after he put down an attempt by Megatron to retake power. The Worse of Two Evils! He then relocated to the Decepticons' latest captured facility, Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One, where, after a few days of inactivity left him with a shorter temper than usual, Frenzy's anger boiled over when he overheard on the news that G.B. Blackrock had designed a new "anti-robot cannon" to take back his plant. Shockwave had Buzzsaw quash Frenzy's his temper tantrum, after which Starscream stepped in and suggested a day out for mayhem and carnage would be good for troop morale. Together, Starscream and Frenzy staged an attack on the unveiling of Blackrock's new weapon, with Frenzy's sonic powers laying sowing havoc among the crowd. Autobots Jazz and Wheeljack, along with neophyte superhuman Circuit Breaker, counterattacked; struck by Wheeljack's magnetic inducer, Frenzy was crushed beneath a barrage of magnetically-attracted objects, and Starscream retreated, carrying him with him. DIS-Integrated Circuits! He was in working order again in time for the Decepticons' next major battle with the assembled Autobots, but most of the 'cons were taken out single-handedly by Optimus Prime. Prime Time!

Good plan, Buster.

When the Decepticons lured Bumblebee into a trap, Frenzy was among those who ambushed and captured him. Crisis of Command! Later, he was ordered to accompany Shockwave to the Decepticon's old fortress, where despite a supposed mission objective of "salvage", Frenzy could clearly see that Shockwave was on edge because of Megatron's rumored return. Eager to hit something to relieve his stress, Frenzy was soon given a chance when Buster Witwicky, sporting a robotic battlesuit, appeared on the scene, also looking for someone to beat up in order to prove his worth. Though shot in the back by the human, Frenzy easily shrugged off Buster's onboard weaponry, and in a blazing fury, unleashed the full force of his sonic powers on the human. Thinking he was shutting down his audio input, Buster actually activated an echo cell in his battlesuit that cancelled out and reflected Frenzy's sonic onslaught back at him, knocking him out. Robot Buster!

On a subsequent mission, Frenzy accompanied Megatron and several others in an attack on the unguarded Ark. Unfortunately, they ran into the Autobots' new defense system, Omega Supreme, who blasted Frenzy and several others into inactivity. Taken captive by the Autobots, his deactivated body was stored in a stasis capsule within the Ark. Command Performances!

Frenzy did not remain a prisoner for long, however. When the Autobots were thrown into disarray by the arrival of the future Decepticon Galvatron, they overlooked the mechanical failure of the capsule holding Starscream, who escaped and set Frenzy and Thundercracker's capsules to awaken them before sneaking off to further his own agenda. Regaining consciousness, the confused pair immediately vacated the Ark and return to the Decepticons' Wyoming base, which they found to be deserted, save for Shockwave. No sooner had they updated their leader on their situation than all three Decepticons were shunted into the other-dimensional world of limbo by the arrival of the future Autobots Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr. Target: 2006

In this other world, the three Decepticons found themselves in the middle of a war between the technorganic ape-like Cloran and the evil Zenag, which Optimus Prime, Prowl and Ratchet had already become embroiled in. Frenzy killed several of the creatures with his sonic powers, earning a sock on the jaw from Prime; subsequently, when Zenag offered the Decepticons the means to return home in exchange for fighting the Autobots for him, Frenzy was once again laid out by the Autobot leader. When Prime refused to fight any further, the truth of their situation became apparent: the entire world was actually an illusion created by the neural parasites that dwelled in the void of limbo. As the illusion collapsed, a horrified and furious Frenzy tore the parasite that had seized him from his head and was about to reduce it to paste before Shockwave stopped him, wary that his actions might trigger a response. Distant Thunder! In short order, Frenzy and the others were all returned to their world when the time-travellers went back to the future.

When Megatron went missing after a failed assassination attempted mastermined by Shockwave, Frenzy was minding his own business when suddenly, in a flash of light, Megatron appeared in front of him, having teleported in across the space bridge. Distressed he called for Shockwave, but nobody suffered any repercussions, as the trip had addled Megatron's memories. Resurrection!

In the US comics, Frenzy did not escape Autobot captivity so soon after his imprisonment; in fact, he remained trapped aboard the Ark until the Constructicons rescued him on orders from Ratbat in "Totaled!". His name was removed from the side of the capsule containing him when the issue was reprinted in the UK — not that it really mattered in the long run, as Frenzy did not appear again in either the US or UK comics.

Marvel Generation 2 comic

Like most Decepticons, Frenzy fell under Bludgeon's command following the restoration of Cybertron, disappearing into deep space for a period of time. When Megatron returned to depose Bludgeon and retake leadership, Frenzy and Rumble immediately fell into place at his side, and went to work reviving and rebuilding Darkwing, who had not followed the brothers' example and had been all but destroyed by Megatron as a result. Tales of Earth Part Three

Frenzy was manning the bridge of the Decepticons' Warworld with Rumble and Soundwave when Jhiaxus's Cybertronian forces attacked it. Unable to mount a counterattack thanks to the combat sequencers having been disabled (courtesy of a treacherous Starscream), Total War! Frenzy was among the personnel who fled in an escape pod to the Earth below, where presently, he joined in the combined Autobot/Decepticon offensive against the Swarm. In final combat, Wheeljack cooked up a way to supercharge Frenzy's sonic powers to fend off their attacker, but as the Autobot scientist feared, the raw sonic energy proved too much for Frenzy's body to handle. Frenzy died with a smile on his face, reveling in the orgasmic excess of sound he was pumping out even as it overloaded his systems and destroyed him. A Rage in Heaven!

Classics

Classics continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

"Which one of us am I, again?"

Frenzy and Rumble were startled to be approached by the mysterious Batbot who was seeking Ratbat. After Rumble pointed out that Ratbat was no more, Batbot asked if Ratbat had any unresolved business. Rumble directed him to Ratbat's quarters where there was a pile of paperwork waiting to be done. Recordicons #11

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

An infamous production error during the making of the cartoon resulted in Rumble and Frenzy's color schemes being switched. Thus, in the original Generation 1 cartoon, Frenzy is red and black.

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), Yūichi Nagashima (Japanese, "Day of the Machines", "Attack of the Autobots") (see note below regarding Japanese cartoon), Roberto Alexander (Latin American), Claus Brockmeyer (German, The Movie TV Dub), Bernd Simon (German, Generation 2 Dub of Auto Berserk)

And so it begins...

Frenzy sounded almost exactly like his bro Rumble, and even used a pair of earthquake-creating piledrivers like his, instead of the sonic powers that were his trademark in other universes. Frenzy first appeared amongst the Decepticons on Earth shortly after Cybertron was pulled into Earth's orbit, performing some repair work on the Decepticons' base following the damage it had suffered during the chaos. Voicing his discontent with the workload, he demanded Skywarp's job instead, prompting the Seeker to stomp on him. Frenzy seized Skywarp's descending foot and threw him into a wall, whereupon Rumble came to his bro's aid and started pummelling Skywarp in the face. Countdown to Extinction

Frenzy and Rumble were part of Megatron's attack on New York City, where they faced off against a group of Autobots in Central Park, toppling Ironhide with their piledrivers. Frenzy later tried to ram a train into Bluestreak and Hound, but his vehicle was blown apart before he reached them. City of Steel Later, the two siblings helped Megatron take control of a fleet of oil tankers by using circuit linker cards connected to TORQ III. Frenzy was then assigned to defend the force field generator around the oil platform where the Decepticons were emptying the tankers, but failed in this task when he was distracted by Spike and Skyfire, letting Hound sneak up and destroy the generator. Day of the Machines

Wait Soundwave, it's not what it looks like! He just fell, and I was helping him up.

Very soon after, Frenzy took part in the Decepticon attack to steal the human-built ninja robot Nightbird, raining rapid-fire laser death down on the humans while Rumble used his pile drivers to shake things up. Enter the Nightbird

Frenzy and Rumble later accompanied Soundwave on a mission to secure the Negavator for the Decepticons. They failed, but not before A.) Frenzy single-handedly tackled Optimus Prime and B.) Rumble nearly disintegrated him with that oh so indiscriminate Negavator. All in all, a very interesting day for Frenzy. Auto Berserk Much later, he put in a brief appearance on the bridge of the Decepticons' outlandish mobile fortress, driving it alongside Rumble. Aerial Assault

In 2005, during the battle of Autobot City, Frenzy joined Rumble, Ratbat and Ravage in preventing Blaster's distress call to the Moonbases. Dismantling the Autobots' communications equipment by hand, the brothers and their comrades then broke into his broadcasting tower and swarmed him and Perceptor. They were repulsed when Blaster unleashed his Mini-Cassettes to even the score, and Frenzy got into a fistfight with Eject.

After Megatron was defeated, the Decepticons fled Earth aboard Astrotrain and Starscream tossed their injured commander into space, a fight for control of the army broke out. When Soundwave and the Constructicons got into an insult-slinging match, Frenzy and Rumble popped out of their boss to defend his honor, and shook the Constructicons apart with their piledrivers just as they were attempting to form Devastator. The Transformers: The Movie

Frenzy's involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “Transformers: The Animated Movie” and the storybook “Transformers the Movie."

Japanese cartoon continuity

To fix the production error noted above, the Japanese dub of the cartoon switched Rumble and Frenzy's names. Thus, it is the blue Frenzy who shows up frequently, and the red Rumble, voiced by Keiichi Nanba, who appears only sparingly and goes through the events described above. Japanese continuity proceeds to insert many new storylines and events in, around, before and after the events of the Generation 1 cartoon, as covered below. In the name of consistency with the American cartoon, this article considers the red robot in these events to be Frenzy.

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages

Frenzy joined his cassette brethren in squaring off against their Autobot cassette counterparts, but he was the fifth wheel in the fight and didn't get up to much during it. story page #11

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga

In the late 1980s, the Decepticons tried to frame the Autobots for attacking Earth by giving the Stunticons fake sigils and sending them on a mayhem spree. Dressed in snazzy robes to hide their identities, Frenzy and Rumble then began fanning the flames by preaching openly against the Autobots in human cities. Their cover was blown, however, when Inferno and Hot Spot washed the fake insignia off the Decepticons. Frenzy and Rumble were zapped by Eject and Rewind, burning their robes away and revealing their identities to all. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

When Metroplex arrived to bust up the Decepticons' plan to terrorize the world with their Omega Whip cannon, Frenzy (or Rumble) was among the robots shown being scattered by the shockwaves created by the landing of the titantic Autobot. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

The Battle of the Star Gate

In the late 1990s, Starscream forged a clandestine alliance with the Prime Minister of Japan, promising that the country would be safe from attack by the Decepticons if they were allowed to freely and harmlessly collect energy within its borders, in secret from the rest of the world. Naturally, however, Starscream had no intention of actually honoring this agreement, and sent Frenzy and Rumble to the bottom of the sub-oceanic Japan Trench, where they used their piledrivers to stimulate the tectonic plates of the trench and cause small earthquakes throughout Japan. As Starscream predicted, the quakes supplied massive amounts of energy for the Decepticons to gather, but were perceived as natural occurrences by the populace. Megatron was not impressed by the scheme, however, suspecting the Autobots would soon realize the truth... and he was, of course, completely right. When Optimus Prime and a team of Autobots arrived to investigate and caught the Decepticons in the act, Megatron had Frenzy and Rumble kick things into overdrive, causing a catastrophic quake that devastated Tokyo and covered the Decepticons' escape. The quake was so powerful that it actually threatened to sink the entire island of Japan, but before that could come to pass, Hound confronted Frenzy and Rumble and overpowered them by confusing them with his holograms. Activation

The Headmasters cartoon

Damn you, bloody bolo!

In the year 2011, when Soundwave was destroyed in battle with Blaster, Frenzy and all the other cassettes gathered on Chaar to watch as the Decepticon Headmaster leader Scorponok used the super-technology of the planet Master to resurrect their master as Soundblaster. The cassette team then helped to defend Soundblaster when he was focused on using a sonic control to remotely direct the actions of the Decepticons' new Madmachine, but Blaster—now reborn as Twincast—was able to get past them and stop his rival. The Great Cassette Operation

Some time later, either Frenzy or Rumble was dispatched by Soundblaster to deal with Twincast's cassettes when the Autobot communicator came to Chaar to spy on the unveiling of Scorponok's Transtector. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

We can't tell if it's Frenzy or Rumble because... well, dude, look at the picture.

The arrival of Scorponok's new information officer, Counterpunch, put Soundblaster in a bad mood, as he had the ability to dredge up Autobot info that even Soundblaster and his expert team of spies could not. They had no idea, of course, that this was because Counterpunch was actually the undercover Autobot double agent Punch, but nonetheless, Frenzy and the other tapes consoled their boss and promised to try harder. Return of the Immortal Emperor

While on the planets of Twin Star, Soundblaster deployed Frenzy and Rumble to search for the energy supposedly hidden somewhere on the planet. Battle for Defense of the False Planet Some time later, Frenzy and the rest of Soundblaster's cassettes were seen standing guard outside the subterranean cavern on Master in which Scorponok was constructing his Zarak Shield. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons

The Headmasters manga

When the Decepticons were finally forced off Earth, Soundblaster and his cassettes stayed behind on the planet to gather information. After a run in with Chromedome, Soundblaster was hurled over the horizon by the Autobot Headmaster's "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack. Frenzy and Rumble attempted to wake their boss up as Sixshot approached, warning him that he was going to get in trouble. The Headmasters #8

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Frenzy can be seen among the Decepticons laying siege on Autobot City. He can be seen using his pile drivers to disorient Warpath. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Wings Universe

Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.

Marvel coloring books

Either Frenzy or Rumble attempted to capture and/or kill Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, only to be stopped by the Autobots. He was shot by Cliffjumper's glass gas. Later, Either Rumble or Frenzy was one of the Decepticons that attacked the Hoover Dam. They were repelled once more by the Autobots. The Deadly Fuel Shortage

Megatron must have held Frenzy (or Rumble) in high esteem, as the Decepticon leader fantasized about him helping lead an army of Decepticons. Forest Rescue Mission

Frenzy (or Rumble) accompanied Galvatron on a mission to Oil Valley, to steal some of the fuel being dug up there. When they spotted Hot Rod and Daniel in the area, the Decepticons gave chase. Frenzy/Rumble and the rest of the Decepticons were driven away when Autobot reinforcements arrived, and had to leave without having procured any oil. Battle at Oil Valley

Ladybird Books continuity

As the Decepticons puzzled over the purpose of a mysterious device the Autobots had built, Megatron suddenly realized Starscream was absent. Frenzy announced he'd earlier seen Starscream leave with Rumble. Correctly surmising that Starscream was going to destroy the device in question, Megatron took Frenzy and the other Decepticons to go stop him. The device turned out to be a lightning collector, as the Decepticons discovered when it emitted a burst of power that caused them all to malfunction. Autobots' Lightning Strike

Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity

Voice actor: ? (English)

Frenzy was assigned the unenviable task of welding Starscream into a fake airliner body. Starscream repeatedly demanded he up the heat on the welding gun so the fake shell would not fall off, and Frenzy claimed that Starscream's own maker would be fooled. Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)

Big Looker storybooks continuity

Frenzy was part of the ambush party that boarded the Ark during the Cretaceous period, which led to Optimus Prime crashing his ship in a volcano and shutting everyone on board offline. The Decepticons then raided a nearby nuclear power to gain the additional power necessary to destroy the Autobots. The Decepticons and the Autobots battled afterwards, but with the Decepticons running low on fuel once more, the evil robots were forced to retreat. Battle for Cybertron

Frenzy was present when Megatron threatened his troops into coming up with a battle plan for him. Insecticon Attack!

Find Your Fate Junior

As the following stories are multipath adventures, details will vary depending on the path taken. See individual pages for information on alternate paths.

Dinobots Strike Back

In one path, Frenzy was one of many Decepticons in their secret base in Mount Lomas, listening to Megatron's speech about how the black coral in nearby Dolphin's Bay would produce enough superfuel to triple their war-making capacity and crush the Autobots in just a few hours. As the speech wrapped up, Soundwave intercepted a radio transmission containing details on Operation Black Coral which Megatron just mentioned, and took Frenzy with him to investigate. They rushed through a nearby doorway to find Bumblebee, whom Frenzy promptly paralyzed with a sonic attack and just left in the underwater tunnel as a rusty warning to anyone else who might stumble across their secret base.

If Skids tried to radio Bumblebee from his mini-sub afterwards, Frenzy nailed it with a long range sonic attack as well, sending it out of control. In one possible subsequent path, Sludge churned up the water near where Bumblebee disappeared to bring him to the surface, then deposited the still-paralyzed Autobot on the opposite shore of the bay. He then resumed stomping to create a tidal wave that collapsed the side of the mountain, washing away many Decepticons including Frenzy, which immediately cured Bumblebee of his paralysis.

In an alternate path, the Decepticons foolishly invited four of the Dinobots to a premature mountaintop victory party, thinking they were still being controlled by cerebro-shells. Suddenly, Grimlock broke cover and ordered them to attack, then charged Frenzy, ripping him in half. It's not stated whether this freed Bumblebee of his paralysis as well, but it can be probably assumed.

In yet another alternate path, Frenzy was one of many Decepticons standing beside his leader on the mountaintop, doing nothing of note in the face of yet another Autobot victory. Dinobots Strike Back

Battle Drive

In one possible scenario, where Megatron and his troops had tracked down Sparkplug to a cave in the mountains, Frenzy was amongst the Decepticons present, ready to pounce on the human. Then a small squadron of Autobots arrived to rescue Sparkplug. In the event that Megatron was destroyed by Swoop, Frenzy, along with the rest of the Decepticons, were easily defeated by the Autobots. In the event that Swoop retreated, Frenzy was amongst the Decepticons who remained at the cave instead of pursuing the Dinobot. Frenzy stood next to Megatron in a military formation, along with Buzzsaw, Ransack, Shockwave, Skywarp and Thundercracker, while Megatron delivered his sanction to the Autobots in the cave; "Prepare to die!" The battle that ensued lasted for two full days before the Decepticons were ready to move in for the kill. In the event that Swoop returned in time with reinforcements, Frenzy and the rest of the Decepticons were forced to retreat.

In a completely different possible series of events, Frenzy was amongst the enormous army of Decepticons that Megatron led against Optimus's small squad of Autobots, once the Autobots had been lured out in the open farmlands. If Optimus decided to keep his troops together in one unit while trying to make a dash for a nearby bridge, Frenzy backed up Soundwave, along with Buzzsaw and Laserbeak, in the Decepticons' first attempt to stop them. Although this initial attempt as unsuccessful on the Decepticons' part, they nonetheless eventually managed to halt Optimus's progress and pulverized the Autobots.

In the event that Optimus decided to instead stay behind and provide cover fire while the rest of the Autobots drove to safety, Frenzy was one of the ten Decepticons who ganged up on Optimus all at once. If Jazz backtracked to rescue his commanding officer, Frenzy backed up in fear after seeing Soundwave, Bombshell and Starscream being defeated by the two Autobots, allowing the pair to escape. Battle Drive

Attack of the Insecticons

Either Rumble or Frenzy were present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. Attack of the Insecticons

Earthquake

For Megatron’s latest plot, Frenzy was tasked with monitoring the Destruction Beam which would destroy Center City. Earthquake

Desert Flight

Frenzy was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.Desert Flight

Decepticon Poison

Frenzy is one of the most dreaded of Decepticons! He also has a fighter jet alternate mode.

In one possible sequence of events, Frenzy accompanied Megatron in order to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the now-cured Autobots, but gained the upper hand early in the fight nonetheless. They were nonetheless force into a retreat when Optimus led a second squad of Autobots into battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ “corpses,” but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Frenzy and the others were then quickly defeated.

In another possible scenario, Frenzy was led by Ramjet in a full-scale Decepticon assault. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots managed to weaponize the tainted fuel, took out the first wave of the Decepticons’ attack with the toxic fumes emitted from the liquid when burned. Frenzy and Laserbeak proceeded to attack in the second wave, diving right through the poisonous cloud to drop bombs onto the Autobots. The toxic fumes affected them shortly as well, and when the pair fell out of the sky, the rest of the Decepticons retreated.

In a different sequence of events, Frenzy was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water supply facility, in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. In one possible scenario that followed, he was shot down by Powerglide, causing Frenzy to crash into the reservoir, and release his poison supply into it anyways. Whoops. Decepticon Poison

Autobot Alert!

Frenzy was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly.

In one possible scenario, he later boarded Astrotrain as the Decepticon shuttle took off from the command centre, and bossed Laserbeak around some.

In a completely different possible scenario, Frenzy accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Frenzy and the others headed for its location.

If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.

If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.

If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Frenzy and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.

If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. Autobot Alert!

The Invisibility Factor

In one possible scenario, Frenzy was one of the Decepticons that happened upon Sarah Sanders’s ship when it landed in the desert. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Frenzy and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location.

In another possible scenario, Frenzy and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders’s ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Frenzy and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Frenzy and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. The Invisibility Factor

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Dreamwave was the first piece of new media to revive confusion over the coloration of Frenzy and Rumble. The blue robot appears in both Prime Directive #2 and The War Within #3, but is seen using Rumble's characteristic piledrivers in both instances; given the cartoon-inspired leanings of much of early Dreamwave, these were almost certainly intended to be Rumble in his cartoon color scheme, leaving Frenzy, unnamed in black-and-red, to put in a brief appearance in The War Within #6. However, More than Meets the Eye and subsequent comics gave the pair their "correct" color schemes, so for the purposes of this article, we go with that approach and consider those early incidents miscolorations.

Frenzy was one of the earliest recruits into Megatron's Decepticons over nine million years ago, apparently associated with Soundwave and his cassettes from the very beginning. Shortly after the appointment of Optimus Prime, Frenzy took part in the major Decepticon offensive against Iacon, defending one of Cybertron's planetary turbines against Autobot incursion alongside Long Haul, Thrust and Hook. The War Within #6 In later years, Frenzy served under Shockwave's command during the Dark Ages as part of the main Decepticon faction. Assigned to guard Shockwave's lab alongside Rumble, the pair were counting up Autobot casualties when one of the lab's machines suddenly exploded. They managed to convince Shockwave that it wasn't their fault, but as they went back to their counting game, another machine similarly blew up. The Age of Wrath Pt.3

Frenzy was a member of the Nemesis crew when it departed Cybertron in pursuit of the Autobots' Ark four million years ago. Crash-landing on Earth, the Transformers were trapped in stasis until a volcanic eruption awoke them in 1984, and their battle continued on the new world they found themselves on. More than Meets the Eye #8 Though not specifically seen or mentioned as one of them, Frenzy was presumably among those defeated Decepticons placed aboard the Ark II for a return flight to Cybertron. The Ark II was sabotaged by Robert Hallo and Adam Rook and exploded mid-flight, but Frenzy was not in evidence among the Transformers salvaged and restored by Rook.

The novel Annihilation, taking place after the Transformers' return, credits a single line of dialogue to Frenzy; however, the description of the character as one who "growled" and was "almost invisible in the dark" indicates that this was an error, and that the speaker in question was actually Ravage.

Frenzy at last resurfaced in 2003, participating in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in the Arctic. This fight was interrupted by an unexpected visit from Cybertron—Shockwave and Ultra Magnus working side-by-side in a unified Cybertronian government. When Shockwave subdued Megatron, Rumble and Frenzy fell under his command, and were assigned watch over their unconscious ex-leader in the hold of the ship that was taking them all back to Cybertron. When Starscream jettisoned Megatron's body into space, the two brothers were nearly sucked out along with him, but managed to cling on to each other and stay aboard the ship. New World Order

Once back on Cybertron, Shockwave gave the pair a chance to atone for their failure, dispatching them to surreptitiously free the psychopathic Stunticons from the Detention Banks in order to distract Magnus and the Wreckers from his true motives. They accomplished their mission, but were caught in the act by Starscream Cold War and shanghaied to help liberate the Combaticons for Starscream's own plans. With Soundwave's assent, Frenzy and the rest of the Nemesis crew agreed to follow Starscream back to Earth and pillage and plunder its energy resources. Things did not go quite as planned, though, as Frenzy was the first to realize that the ship they were departing in was actually the Autobot Sky Lynx. Revelation

Subduing Sky Lynx, Frenzy and the rest of Starscream's "brigade" were able to return to Earth and reoccupy their old underwater base. After Starscream went missing during a subsequent escapade involving Sunstorm, Frenzy and Rumble busied themselves by seeing which of them could shoot the most fish swimming in the waters around their headquarters. When Starscream returned, Frenzy rushed off to warn Soundwave, who had since made contact with the missing Megatron. Infestation A short time later, Frenzy and Rumble were at Soundwave's side to welcome Megatron back to their base, the two brothers opening the doors to allow their leader access. The Route of All Evil

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity

FIRRIB? GTFO.

Frenzy was one of the many Transformers recovered from the crashed Ark by Cobra. He was repaired and retrofitted by Doctor Mindbender, who proudly displayed him, Soundwave, and his fellow Mini-Cassettes to Destro. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 Frenzy was released by Soundwave, along with Laserbeak, Rumble, Ratbat, and Ravage, during an attack on the SPS Center. Frenzy was the first of the Battle Android Troopers to fall when Sci-Fi fired a laser through his head. His body was taken into custody by G.I. Joe. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3

Transformers/G.I. Joe

Frenzy was among the Decepticons that were pressed into the service of Cobra in 1938. When G.I. Joe attacked Cobra's base on the Fera Islands the following year, Frenzy was guarding the airfield. He found Beach Head trying to sneak into the air control tower, and attacked the soldier when he didn't know the password. Beach Head attempted to electrocute Frenzy, but the Decepticon was unimpressed, responding that he always enjoyed that humans had something Autobots don't—a capacity for pain. Wolves During the fight, Frenzy was lured out on the airfield, where Beach Head poured airplane fuel on him. Grunt then opened fire on the airplane's fuel tank, causing an explosion that heavily damaged Frenzy and enveloped him in flames. Defiant till the end, Frenzy got back up, sneering at the "meat" trying to cook him, but the Joes continued to pepper him with bullets until he went down. Trenches

The Beast Within

Either Rumble or Frenzy participated in a savage Decepticon offensive against the Decepticons. He was defeated by Grimlock.

Then, either Frenzy or Rumble was one of the first victims to fall to The Beast, the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. The Beast Within

Universe cartoon

Either Frenzy or Rumble was present during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. He fought side-by-side with a green Decepticon.

Either Rumble or Frenzy later participated in a battle alongside Thrust and Soundwave during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Action Blast 1

Hearts of Steel

Oh man! When did Frenzy have time to become a coal-miner?

Frenzy was among the Decepticons present in Death Valley when Starscream and Tobias Muldoon discussed the pros and cons of constructing a base there. Hearts of Steel #2 Some time after the factory was completed, Frenzy was guarding its borders when Jacob Lee Bonaventure arrived. At Bonaventure's request, Frenzy escorted him to Starscream. Hearts of Steel #3

Frenzy is not named outright, so he could be Rumble instead. However, he is colored blue, so to be consistent with his portrayal in comic books, we've assumed he's Frenzy.

IDW Generation 1 continuity

The IDW continuity hsas been inconsistent regarding the colors of Frenzy and Rumble. By and large, Frenzy is depicted as blue in most books, but Autocracy and the 2009-2011 ongoing series colored him red and black, while The Transformers: Robots in Disguise has coloured them both ways.

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Either a typo, or extremely early practice of his Brooklyn accent.

Millions of years ago, Frenzy and Rumble were working together as "industrial equipment" on Mining Outpost C-12, harvesting energon veins for Cybertron. When their employment was terminated by the Senate in favor of automation, a riot broke out among the miners, and they were taken into custody. With the aid of their fellow miner Megatron, however, Frenzy and Rumble hijacked the shuttle transporting them to prison, and the trio fled into the bowels of Kaon. Megatron Origin #1 There, they became participants in an underground deathsport tournament fronted by Clench, fighting alongside him in the arena. After Megatron killed Clench and took control of the gladiatorial circle, Frenzy and Rumble accompanied him to a meeting with Soundwave, a representative of Senator Ratbat, who wished to help foster the public unrest Megatron was fomenting. The meeting was observed by council spies Bumper and Fastback; Rumble and Frenzy held down Bumper so Megatron could interrogate him. Megatron Origin #2

"Yeah, yeah, FIRRIB, FIBRIR, waa waa waa..."

As part of Megatron's growing plans, Frenzy and Rumble were modified to lose their vehicle modes and instead fit inside Soundwave's chest compartment. They were not too happy with this, but didn't dare to protest against Megatron's orders. Megatron Origin #3 It was in these new forms that they were able to enact Megatron's "Trojan Horse" scheme, smuggled into the Senate facilities inside Soundwave where they helped assassinate the Senators, free arrested gladiators, and acquire an armory's worth of weapons for all. Megatron's forces began to lay waste to the city, and at the uprising's climax, Frenzy and Rumble watched their leader defeat Sentinel Prime. Megatron Origin #4

As Megatron's "Decepticon" movement continued to grow, Frenzy accompanied Soundwave on a mission to spy on Zeta Prime. Discovered by Orion Pax and fleeing, Soundwave deployed Frenzy in a crowded marketplace, where the little 'bot used his sonic vibrations to instill panic and fear amongst the civilians present, causing the crowd to turn on Pax. Making use of this distraction, Soundwave managed to reach the borders of Kaon before Orion caught up and shot Frenzy. The Hunt for Soundwave No long after, when Scorponok usurped Decepticon leadership, having exiled Megatron to Junkion, Frenzy and Swindle were a bit confused since they thought Junkion was just a myth. Wreckage

This is why I hate dentists.

Frenzy was apparently not with Soundwave when he visited Earth in 1984 and was trapped in his alternate mode, but he eventually reconnected with him and the rest of the Decepticon detachment on Earth by 2007, when the villains tricked and defeated the Autobots on the planet. All Hail Megatron #7 With the Autobots exiled back to the dead Cybertron, the Decepticons declared open warfare on the human populace. Faced with hundreds of armed troops on the Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park, Soundwave unleashed Frenzy, who, driven insane by millions of years of exposure to his own sonic vibrations, single-handedly annihilated the entire human detachment. All Hail Megatron #2

Frenzy's heard about bovine contributions to the greenhouse effect and decided to go proactive.

After the Autobots returned and drove the Decepticons from Earth, Frenzy was one of the unfortunates left stranded on the planet. Left abandoned for two years, his tenuous mental condition deteriorated even further, and he began talking to himself and engaged in regular cattle mutilation and slaughter. He was tagged for capture by Skywatch, and they sent their new allies, Bumblebee and the Autobots, to detain the crazed Mini-Cassette. Frenzy was captured and turned over to the humans. The Hanging Sword

Despite his capture by Skywatch, contrary reports place Frenzy on the asteroid on which the destitute Decepticons had holed up, assisting Soundwave and Shockwave as they built a new body for Megatron. Altered Carbon Four months later, Frenzy accompanied Soundwave back to Earth and attacked a Skywatch base holding a number of captured Decepticons. Frenzy used his sonic attack to bring the pain to Brawn, Silverstreak and Ultra Magnus. The Demolished Man Later at the Decepticon base, he was amongst those who prepared to watch a fight between Optimus Prime and Megatron, and was presumably caught in the blast when Prime ended the fight early by having a satellite dropped on the base. Enemy Mine

After the Chaos Event ended the war, Frenzy stayed on Cybertron as the Autobots and NAILs tried to rebuild their society. While many Decepticons tried to become part of the new world, Frenzy stuck by Soundwave and Shockwave, who were actually in contact with the missing Megatron, and putting a plan in place to re-ignite the war. When the time came, they used their mind-controlled minion Prowl to stage their apparent deaths, so they could put the final pieces of their plan into place in absolute secrecy, though Prowl's catspaw Arcee did it in the most violent way possible, incapacitating them all by blowing up the pen in which they were living. The End of the Beginning of the World

Relocated to the Black Room, Frenzy was upgraded into a new body with a tank alternate mode The Verge and took to the streets as the Decepticons put their plans into motion. His new body duplicated the power of his sonic attacks, but unfortunately for him, he hadn't realized the effectiveness of sound waves depend on the thickness of the atmosphere. He learned that lesson after Ironhide easily waded through his attack and clocked him. Plan for Everything After the battle was over, all Autobots and Decepticons who wouldn't renounce their factions were banished into the wilderness, including Frenzy. Heavy Is the Head

United comic

At some undetermined point in time, Frenzy stood in close proximity to Lugnut and Scourge. A New Battle!

Later, Frenzy was part of a squad of Decepticons that waited in ambush for the Autobots on the planet Nebulos. Hidden away in inner-space, the Decepticons took the small Autobot unit by surprise. Frenzy and Rumble attempted to bar Ricochet's way, only to be taken out by a single shot from the Autobot. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos

Games

Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons

When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' Minicar troops from the Decepticons, Frenzy could hinder Optimus Prime's progress, by driving him temporarily crazy, causing the Autobot hero to briefly break down. Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game

Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

Frenzy was among the Decepticon troops who sought to destroy Ultra Magnus on his journey, confronting him in the Temple Ruins. Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

The Transformers (Commodore 64)

C64FIRRIB

Frenzy was among the Decepticons who tried to prevent the Autobots from recovering the scattered pieces of their energon cubes. Created by the power of Robo-Cloning, innumerable duplicate copies of Frenzy bedevilled the Autobots on their quest The Transformers

Transformers G1: Awakening

Frenzy was aboard the Decepticon flagship when it attacked the Autobots' Ark four million years ago, and wound up trapped in stasis on Earth when the vessels crashed. The Decepticons were eventually all reactivated by a volcanic eruption, but the only Autobots to awaken were Bumblebee and Ratchet. As Bumblebee ventured out into the strange new world to search for energon to reactivate his comrades, Frenzy was the first Decepticon he encountered, and promptly dispatched. Frenzy repeatedly returned for more punishment, backing up his larger Decepticon allies as the battle for Earth raged on. Transformers G1: Awakening

Transformers Legends

Frenzy joined Soundwave and Beastbox in infiltrating a human science facility to gain access to a technology to increase Energon production. The trio were faced by Blaster and his tapes. Espionage

After Optimus Prime's defeat at the hand of Megatron, Frenzy was involved in the skirmishes in Autobot city that ensued. The Omega Corps

When humans unlocked the secrets of Gravitronic Energy, Soundwave and his minions, Frenzy among them, attempted to take possession of the data, but were foiled by Bumblebee and Sunstreaker. Box Trap

With Galvatron's abuse of his men causing dissent in the ranks, Frenzy and Laserbeak took him to the planet of the Torkuli for treatment, however the treatment proved ineffective, and the pair had to flee as Galvatron destroyed the planet. Web World

Toys

Generation 1

Cartoon-accurate or not, you sure weren't buying the two-pack for this guy.

• Frenzy & Laserbeak (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1984/1985)
  • Accessories: 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right)

Beginning life as a Micro Change "Micro Cassette Robo Micross", Frenzy was part of the first wave of Transformers toys released in 1984. He transforms into a blue microcassette that can fit into the tape doors of the Soundwave and Blaster toys, and is armed with two silver chromed "Thruster Guns" that can either plug into the cassette spool holes on his back or slot onto his arms. Sold in a two-pack with Laserbeak, Frenzy was originally released with a Decepticon insignia sticker on his stomach, which was removed in 1985 in favor of a heat-sensitive rubsign on his cassette mode front.

This mold was redecoed to create the simultaneously-available Rumble, as well as Enemy.

• More information on Frenzy at TFU.info

• Frenzy (Cassettron, 1985/1986/1987)
  • ID number: 18 (1985), D-58 (1986), D-103 (1987)
  • Accessories: 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right), cassette case

1985 saw Takara release Frenzy in Japan, all on his lonesome. Like all his cassette contemporaries, he was packaged in a small box and came with a clear tape case he could be stored in. He was still available in 1986, this time on a blister card with a new ID number, golden weapons (see below), and without his case, and under the Headmasters banner in 1987, with his original packaging and case reinstated and with yet another ID number.

• Grimlock vs Soundwave (giftset, 1985)
  • ID number: VSY
  • Accessories: 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right), cassette case

Frenzy was included as part of a "versus" giftset that squared Soundwave off against Grimlock. The set also included an audio cassette, and has become the rarest of the three "VS" sets Takara produced.

Bling Bling boy eject.Operation:Re-package.

• Frenzy & Ratbat (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
  • Accessories: 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right)

In 1986, when Hasbro released their sole new cassette for the year, Ratbat, they needed another cassette to package him with. To this end, Laserbeak was retired from the toy store shelf, and Frenzy became Ratbat's pack-in partner. As a result, Frenzy holds the distinction of being the Generation 1 figure to last the longest during the toyline's original run, the only 1984 figure still available in 1987. Of course, this also meant that people who wanted both Laserbeak and Ratbat had to buy Frenzy twice.

Frenzy and Ratbat's weapons were available in both the original silver and new golden chrome colors; as Ratbat was depicted with golden weapons in-fiction, this tends to be the color most associated with the set. Late in 1986, Frenzy was one of several figures who underwent some change in materials; his die-cast metal toes and shoulder hinges were replaced with black plastic, as were his light blue thighs, and the stickers on his thighs and shins were removed.

Generation 2

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• Frenzy (Go-Bot, 1995)
  • Accessories: Gun

Generation 2 saw the return of Frenzy as a redeco of the Go-Bot Blowout, transforming into a Porsche 959 sports car in purple and gray. He features through-axle wheels for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces, and is designed to work with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" car sets, despite being made by competitor companies.

This mold was redecoed for Generation 2 Go-Bots Megatron, then later to make 2001 Robots in Disguise Hot Shot. The toy was later repurposed to be a "next-generation" clone of Frenzy.

• More information on Go-Bot Frenzy at TFU.info

Music Label

Is it really wise to put an expert at sonic warfare right on your ear?

• Frenzy & Rumble Playing Earphones (2007)

Released as part of TakaraTomy's Music Label toyline, Frenzy and Rumble share a fairly simplistic transformation from robots to white, circular, working earphones. Although sold separately from him, they were designed to go well with the Music Label Soundwave MP3 player.

Encore

• Great Cassette Operation Vol.3 (2009)
  • ID number: 19
  • Accessories: 2 "Thruster Guns" (left & right), cassette case

The original Frenzy toy was reissued for the first time as part of the Takara's Encore line, in a multi-pack with Rumble, Laserbeak and Overkill. Long a notable absentee from past reissue lineups due to the severe degradation of his mold, this edition of Frenzy has either been heavily restored—his head and weapons, at the very least, feature some notable differences in detail from the original—or might even be an entirely new mold based off of the original figure, a theory supported by the presence of a 2009 Tomy copyright on his leg, rather than an original 1980s Hasbro or Takara one.

This version of Frenzy winds the figure back to the materials and colors of his pre-1986 releases, with metal feet and hinges, light-blue thighs and silver weapons, even reinstating his tummy-sticker from 1984 in addition to his rubsign. In a major change, his shin decals and all of his cassette mode labels are now paint operations rather than stickers, while the stickers that previously decorated his thighs, wrists and biceps have been removed outright and not replaced.

United

• Rumble & Frenzy (Multi-pack, 3-26-2011)
  • ID number: UN-20
  • Accessories: Left & right cannons

Part of the fourth wave of Transformers United, Frenzy is a redeco of Transformers: Reveal the Shield Demolition Rumble (which never actually got released), transforming into a dual-cannon anti-aircraft tank. In robot mode, his arms can transform into spring-loaded pile-driver weapons, and his two C joint guns can be attached to bars on either his arms or back.

Frenzy was only available in a two-pack with Rumble, who shares the same mold.

This mold was also retooled to make Timelines Rewind and Eject.

Masterpiece

• Frenzy & Buzzsaw (set, 3-23-2013)
  • Japanese ID number: MP-16
  • Accessories: Two piledrivers, piledriver mount, Left & right "Thruster Guns", pink tape case

Masterpiece Frenzy is, of course, a redeco of Masterpiece MP-15 Rumble, who was released only a month beforehand. He is an updated version of the original Generation 1 toy, transforming from a highly articulated robot to a mini-cassette the same size as his Generation 1 toy. Not simply blue this time around, he's based on the purple-and-blue color scheme of the Generation 1 cartoon (which was, as explained above, used for Rumble in the US, but in Japan, the cartoon was redubbed so it was Frenzy). He still has his traditional Thruster Gun weapons, which can peg onto his back, or be held by his hands via 3mm post. He comes with a pink case which can be used to store him in tape mode.

To replicate his and Rumble's signature abilities from the cartoon series, Frenzy comes with two large piledriver accessories which fit over his arms. The piledrivers can connect to a mounting piece that allows them to be worn on the figure's back when not in use, and they also contain hollows to store his Thruster Guns. The mounting piece can also attach to his back on its own to resemble a battery pack.

The piledrivers can also interact with other figures: They can clip to Masterpiece Soundwave's forearms to form cannons, or combine with Masterpiece Rumble's own piledrivers and link up with Soundwave's "sensor" accessory to form the interface cable that allows Soundwave to connect to other devices, as seen in The Transformers: The Movie.

He comes in a two-pack with Buzzsaw.

The thing on his forehead is a paint error, not bird droppings.

• Soundwave (2013)
  • 09 OF 30
  • ID number: MP-02
  • Accessories: Two piledrivers, piledriver mount, Left & right "Thruster Guns", clear tape case

Included with the Hasbro ToysЯUs-exclusive version of Masterpiece Soundwave, "Decepticon Frenzy" features a different deco, replacing his silver vacuum-metallized details with paint, and featuring slightly brighter and more purple blue plastic. His guns, piledrivers, mount, and micro-cassette case are all included and have been appropriately redecoed, with his tape case being cast in colorless-clear plastic this time.

• More information on Hasbro Masterpiece Frenzy at TFU.info

Merchandise

Transformers Milk Caramel

• Frenzy (1985)

A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a keshigomu— of Frenzy was released as part of the second wave of Kabaya's Transformers Milk Caramel candy toy range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.

Transformers Choco

• Frenzy (1985)

A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Frenzy was released by Kabaya as part of their Transformers Choco line of candy toys. It was available in various colors, came with candy-coated chocolates, and could fit inside the chest of the larger Transformers Gum model kit of Soundwave.

Transformers Gum

• Frenzy and Jaguar (1986)

A larger model kit of Frenzy was sold by Kabaya as part of their Transformers Gum line, in a two-pack with Ravage. Sculpted from red and grey plastic (and consequently looking more like Rumble) and featuring stickers for detail, Frenzy is basically identical to his original toy, except he's actually a little bit larger than it! He's also too large to fit in the chest of the Transformers Gum Soundwave figure, but you can console yourself with the gum he comes packaged with.

Decoy

• Destron Hero Collection 22 (multi-pack, 1986)

Frenzy was among the many characters rendered by Takara as part of their series of 1.5" keshigomu figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Frenzy was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his Tech Specs, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Frenzy was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

• Frenzy (1987)
  • Decoy number: 50

The figurine was later brought over to Hasbro markets as part of the Decoy promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Decepticon Decoys, Frenzy was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded Throttlebots, Stunticons, Combaticons and Terrorcons and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

• More information on Decoy Frenzy at TFU.info

Transformers - Mini Bust

• Frenzy & Ravage (Diamond Select, 2009)

An exclusive to online retailer BigBadToyStore, this Frenzy bust was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 600 pieces worldwide. Frenzy is colored red and black after his cartoon appearance, and sculpted wielding one of his thruster guns as Ravage pounces beside him. In addition, Frenzy's tape mode is sculpted at the front of the bust's base.

The Loyal Subjects

PICK A FREAKING COLOR.

The Loyal Subjects Frenzy is a Wave 3 chase figure with standard articulation. He uses the Frenzy/Rumble animation model, but in his toy's colors. Unlike his buddy Rumble, he does not have piledrivers, or any gimmick for that matter. For every 96 figures, there is one Frenzy. He is the single hardest figure to find from wave 3.

Notes

Boy, times change.

• According to his toy's bio, he "Can roll his drums to produce high-pitch, grating sound of 200dB." This is about 100 times as loud as the famous Krakatoa volcanic eruption, which was audible 3,000 miles away, and is actually louder than the theoretical limit for noise in a normal Earth atmosphere.
• An early character bio for Frenzy published in The Transformers Comics Magazine gave him the nickname of "Maddog".
• Sunstreaker's character model in Frenzy's colors is seen retreating with the Decepticons at the end of "Attack of the Autobots". Frenzy himself does not otherwise appear in the episode, making the actuality of his appearance in it arguable.
• Sunbow casting documents indicate that "Frenzy" was originally considered as a name for the Terrorcon, Rippersnapper, but was dropped—presumably because that name was already in use.
• The Rumble/Frenzy head design was used as the basis for the head of Freezon, the Decepticon Tyco Electric Racing Set car.
• According to the cardbacks of Generation 2 figures, the Go-Bots version of Frenzy was originally planned to be in red... which would've just added more fuel to the FIBRIR/FIRRIB debates.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Frenzy (フレンジー Furenjī)
• French: Frénétik (Canada)
• Hungarian: Tomboló ("Rampager")
• Italian: Tartar
• Mandarin: Míluàn (迷乱, "Frenzy")
• Portuguese: Frenesim (Portugal comics), Frenético (Brazil comics)
• Russian: Dikiy (Дикий, "Wild")

External links

• Frenzy's Universe profile at NTFA.net