Sharkticon (COP)
| The name or term "Sharkticon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sharkticon (disambiguation). |
- Sharkticons are altered Aquatronians from the novels portion of the Aligned continuity family.
When the Quintessons first occupied the former colony world of Aquatron, the invading aliens modified some of their subjects' physiques and minds, producing the Sharkticons as their new enforcers. Physically durable, skilled in amphibious combat, and above all completely dedicated to the Quintesson cause, the Sharkticons serve as elite honor guards for high-ranking Quintessons while simultaneously intimidating any would-be Aquatronian rebels into submission. They are usually led by their Commander Gnaw, although, when the need arises General Tyrannicon can also take command of the force.
Fiction
The Covenant of Primus
When the Quintessons gained control of Cybertron, they established a kangaroo Supreme Court where anyone could be charged on scant evidence and the common verdict of "innocent" meant death by Sharkticon. The Covenant of Primus
Aligned novels
At an unspecified point, a splinter force of Sharkticons attempted to rebel against their masters, foreseeing a time when their people would be freed. Their rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but before the rebels were fed to the Gamekeeper they managed to carve an image of the being foreseen in their prophesies on the cavern wall.
When the Autobots first arrived on Aquatron, Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee discovered a large vault of dormant Sharkticons the Quintessons had assembled as an invasion force to retake Cybertron. When a combination of Quintesson manipulation and Starscream's own treachery drove the Autobots and Decepticons to battle on the planet's surface, they were arrested by a large force of Sharkticons led by Gnaw. The remaining Autobots and Decepticons encountered more of them and were forced to fight the armada. When the Quintessons succeeded in opening the space bridge to Cybertron, Tyrannicon led a large flotilla of Sharkticons thorugh the space bridge, where they manned numerous vessels and acted as shock troops on the ground. Gnaw's division battled against Jazz and Starscream's combined forces.
Eventually, Megatron stole Xeros's replica Matrix of Leadership that the Quintessons also used to coordinate the Sharkticon's movements. When Megatron placed it in his chest, the new Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership changed his body into a Sharkticon-like form and granted him complete and unwavering control over every Sharkticon in existence. The Decepticon leader's new forces turned on their masters, wounding Tyrannicon and killing Xeros. Tyrannicon would eventually steal this Matrix for himself, but it presumably was destroyed when he was eaten by the Hydratron. The surviving Sharkticons turned on one another and went feral, forming dedicated pockets of resistance on Cybertron even after the invasion was thwarted. Retribution
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
The Decepticon Hammerstrike is a Sharkticon. Once Cybertron's most feared pirate, Hammerstrike was freed from his stasis pod after the Alchemor crashed on Earth. He took to the new planet's waterways intending to turn the sea into something approximating home and attacked the oil tanker, Windward. Bumblebee and Grimlock came to the stricken tanker's aid and were able to fight Hammerstrike off. He instead went to a nearby oil refinery, hoping to use it to achieve his ends, however Bumblebee and Grimlock turned up there too, and despite him putting up a fight, they managed to trap him in an empty oil barrel. Trust Exercises
Another Sharkticon had fallen in with Glowstrike's crew of Decepticons. After Glowstrike accused the Sharkticon of acting against their interests, Steeljaw beat him up to prove his loyalty to her cause. Portals
Merchandise
Tiny Titans
See: Hammerstrike.
Notes
- The Aligned novel Retribution states that the Sharkticons in the Aligned continuity are Quintesson-modified Cybertronians from the colony planet Aquatron. Whether this background applies to Hammerstrike has yet to be specified.
Foreign names
- Russian: Акулоконы (Sharkticons, "Akuloconi")
