Twinstrike (Prime)
| The name or term "Twinstrike" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Twinstrike (disambiguation). |
- Twinstrike is a Predacon from the Prime portion of 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
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
Transformers Prime: Beast Creator
When Shockwave left his technology unattended, you could use it to custom-create your own monstrous Predacon! Twinstrike's CNA was accessible through the cloning machine, resulting in Predacons that shared component parts with him. Beast Creator
Bot Shots Battle Game!
Twinstrike was created by Shockwave. He participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!
Toys
Cyberverse
- 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. This toy was also repurposed as Generation 1 Sinnertwin/Twinstrike by Transformers Legends and IDW's Windblade series.
- 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. In Twinstrike's case, the yellow plastic is now translucent; in addition, the teal plastic has been changed to light blue, but the teal paint operations for the head and the beast front legs remain unchanged, resulting in a jarring mis-matched look. Furthermore, the tampographed Predacon insignia on his chest has been changed from black to purple.
- 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 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.
Bot Shots
- Twinstrike / Skystalker / Bumblebee (Multi-pack, 2013)
- Series: 2
- Number: BP011
- Fist strength: 109
- Blaster strength: 647
- Sword strength: 864
- Part of the third wave of Bot Shots Series 2 three-packs, Flip Shot Twinstrike transforms into a twin-headed dragon thing on wheels. An impact to the front of his beast mode causes him to flip up and autotransform into a robot. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. He comes with Jump Shot Skystalker and Super Bot Bumblebee.
- Twinstrike (2013)
- Series: 2
- Number: BP009
- Fist strength: 815
- Blaster strength: 200
- Sword strength: 595
- Part of the third wave of Bot Shots Series 2 single-packs, this is a Generation 1-esque redeco of Twinstrike in yellow and teal, with a purple helmet.
Beast Hunters
Deluxe Class
- 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.
- Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the Age of Extinction toy line, Twinstrike and the other figures of his wave were ultimately only available in Europe and Hong Kong, in European packaging in both instances (an unusual occurrence for Hong Kong).
Notes
- CAUTION: DRAGON HEAD HANDS
- Twinstrike is an homage to the Generation 1 Terrorcon, Sinnertwin.
- According to Hasbro's Transformers: Prime - Beast Hunters Guide Book, Twinstrike was Predacon experiment #SW81617.
