Rippersnapper (G1)
- Rippersnapper is a Decepticon Terrorcon in the Generation One continuity family.
Rippersnapper has a massive inferiority complex; so he takes it out on just about everything else he deems inferior: animals, people, Autobots (Especially Autobots). Ultimately though, all these inferior traits he finds in others are just reflections of the traits he finds inferior in himself. He especially hates the odor of carbon-based lifeforms, so that means he just hates the smell of himself?
You kids and your psychoanalyzing.
Rippersnapper can combine with the other Terrorcons to form Abominus.
- French-Canadian name: Étranglo
- Italian name: Battlebot
- Hungarian name: Metélő
Fiction
American cartoon continuity
Generation 1 cartoon
- Voice actor: Jim Cummings (US), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japan)
Rippersnapper was first spotted with his fellow Terrorcons inside Unicron's head. Galvatron used them to blast into Unicron so he could retrieve more anti-electrons for an attack against the Autobots. Rippersnapper and his consorts did a decent job in keeping the Autobots at bay, but were quickly forced into retreating when Grimlock finished building the Technobots, and gave them the ability to merge into Computron. Grimlock's New Brain
Later on, the Terrorcons were seen under the service of the Quintessons. When Dirk Manus and his Technobot escorts were on their way through space, Abominus swooped down and attacked, shooting them from the sky. The automatic timer in Abominus, placed within by the Quintessons, forced Abominus to separate into his Terrorcon compenments. The team was upset they couldn't finish the task of destroying the Autobots, and Rippersnapper was quick to show the most hostility, not wanting to stop now. Unable to indulge their violent impulses against the world as a group, most of the Terrorcons started fighting each other. Money is Everything
Marvel Comics continuity
IDW comics continuity
Rippersnapper was a fan of Sixshot. He and the other Terrorcons were deployed to Mumu-Obscura, but were taken prisoner by the Reapers to lure Sixshot to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons, to which Rippersnapper reacted with shock. After Sixshot declined the invitation, the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. Spotlight: Sixshot
Toys
Generation 1
- Rippersnapper (Terrorcon, 1987)
- Team ID number: TR1
- Japanese ID number: D-80
- Accessories: "Cyclone Gun", "Twin Missile Launcher"
- Rippersnapper transforms into a weird upright bipedal shark creature. His finned twin missile launcher weapon mounts on his back in this mode. He can form the leg or arm of any Scramble City-type combiner, though he is nominally Abominus' left arm. He can also attach to Metroplex' robot mode.
- There is a variant of Rippersnapper which does not have the rubsign indent.
- Abominus (1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-84
- Rippersnapper was also available in a giftset with the rest of the Terrorcons.
