Snarl (FOC)
| The name or term "Snarl" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Snarl (disambiguation). |
- Snarl is an Autobot Dinobot from the Fall of Cybertron portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Snarl is a Dinobot. We all know what that means: dying is an occupational hazard for him.
Fiction
IDW Aligned comics
Snarl and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition were Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime, although they visibly chafed under his cautious and conservative approach to warfare. Although ordered to return to base, when leader Grimlock discovered that Swoop was in Decepticon custody, Grimlock ignored Optimus Prime's orders and broke rank to hijack a dropship. Good Intentions The group managed to track Swoop's signal to the Sea of Rust, where they prepared to attack Shockwave's tower. Secrets Although the group attempted to rescue Swoop from Shockwave's experiments, they were overwhelmed by Insecticons and captured by Shockwave. Siege Mentality
Snarl helped the last convoy of ships led by Impactor manage to escape Cybertron's atmosphere. While his fellow Dinobots covered his back, Snarl used an anti-aircraft cannon to shoot down all of the Decepticon crafts pursuing them. Ultra Magnus ordered the Dinobots to get to their own craft, but another squadron of Decepticons drew Swoop into taking them out himself. When Magnus tried to fend them off, he was shot down. Grimlock convinced the other Dinobots to attempt a rescue for Magnus. A Predacon, however, managed to get there first and capture Magnus. Swoop was downed and captured in the process. Rage of the Dinobots issue #1
Snarl worked to reactivate the main computer of Ultra Magnus's ship. Once he had finally gotten the computer up and running, he used it to track Swoop's transmitter to an abandoned base of Shockwave's in the Sea of Rust.
Following the transmitter, the Dinobots found the prison atop a lone mountain. Once at the top, the Dinobots took out the guards and Snarl was able to steal a module from one of them. The module provided access codes and a map to the facility. The Dinobots found that the prison contained far more prisoners than they were expecting. Snarl tapped into the prison systems to open every cell. The Dinobots released Magnus and demanded Ser-Ket to hand over Swoop once they met her at the top of the prison. Here, she revealed that Swoop had been re-forged into a Predacon. Rage of the Dinobots issue #2
As the Dinobots managed to find more and more survivors on their dying world, Grimlock was thrust into the role of king, and was left with the burden of hearing out the survivors' many petitions and grievances. As one of these sessions drew to a close, Snarl took Sludge aside and informed him that Grimlock wouldn't be seeing anyone for a while, lest he snap and go mad from the burden of leadership. Despite this conversation, Sludge later returned with Firestar in tow, asking for aid on behalf of Last Spark. Upon hearing that the settlement which had previously renounced the Dinobots now begged for their help, Grimlock flew into a rage and threw Firestar out of his throne room. Sludge insisted that Grimlock needed to look beyond old grudges now that their race faced extinction, and left with Firestar. Before they got too far, Snarl joined the pair, insisting that he needed to ensure Sludge returned intact from Last Spark, for Grimlock's sake if nothing else.
En-route, Firestar revealed to the two Dinobots that she hadn't received permission to ask for their aid, but had instead acted of her own accord; Firestar's people were being slaughtered by an mysterious entity, and she viewed the Dinobots as the only means to putting an end to the carnage. Sure enough, Airwave, leader of Last Spark, was none-too-pleased about the Dinobots' presence in his settlement. Despite seeing them as little more than monsters, Airwave was talked into allowing the Dinobots to stay and help. Firestar then showed Sludge and Snarl the remains of the slaughtered. Looking over the bodies' injuries, the Dinobots speculated that Kickback might be involved. They scoped out the Insecticon's lair, and had their suspicions confirmed when Kickback and his allies began to swarm down onto them. Beast Hunters #1 A brutal battle ensued. Both of the Dinobots had trouble keeping up with Kickback's incredible speed, but Sludge eventually managed to grab hold of their opponent by allowing himself to be stabbed. While in his grasp, Sludge questioned Kickback on his motives for attacking Last Spark, only to find that the Insecticons weren't the ones responsible for the murders. After Snarl patched up Sludge from his battle-wounds, the pair headed back to Last Spark. Confident he had puzzled out who was truly behind the murders, Snarl asked to see the dead within Last Spark's crypt. Firestar begrudgingly complied. Confirming his suspicions, Snarl found that many bodies had been drained of their energon before the murders had allegedly begun. Airwave soon revealed himself to be guilty of the crimes, and attacked Firestar and the Dinobots before fleeing and turning the rest of the town onto Snarl and Sludge. Firestar wound up slaying Airwave herself, and cleared the Dinobots' name in the process. The Dinobots returned home, though Snarl let Sludge confront Grimlock on his own for disobeying orders upon their return. Beast Hunters #2
All of the Dinobots later returned to Last Spark to help the settlement recover from their ordeal, taking up residence there themselves. The locals still did not entirely trust the Dinobots, and though this irritated Snarl, Sludge told him not to dwell on it. Beast Hunters #3 Grimlock and Swoop went out on patrol, leading to Slug worrying when they didn't return on-schedule. Snarl was confident that Grimlock could handle whatever he encountered, but Sludge echoed Slug's sentiment. A young Autobot named Zoom joined in the discussion, volunteering to help the Dinobots, only for his heroes to turn him down; they told the impressionable 'bot that he didn't have what it took to make it in their line of work. Last Spark then came under attack from a group of organic dinosaurs, accidentally released by the away-team while exploring one of Shockwave's abandoned labs. Snarl transformed to beast mode to battle his doppelgänger, but found that the creature was stronger than it first appeared. He nonetheless insisted on taking on his double himself, only for it to self-destruct mid-battle. Snarl, Sludge, and Slug then met up with Grimlock and Swoop, who explained that the creatures had been created from the same template that Shockwave used for the Dinobots' alternate modes. The Dinobots renewed their vow to hunt down Shockwave and put an end to his machinations. Beast Hunters #4
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Snarl serves under Grimlock as part of the Dinobots. He has yet to understand the strength of his human allies. The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Games
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
- Voice actor: Sam Riegel (English)
Snarl and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their post defending the Ark when they detected strange energy readings in the Sea of Rust. The energy readings were caused by Shockwave's space bridge experiments at the energon lake, and when they arrived, they came under attack by Insecticons and were overwhelmed. Shockwave took the time to experiment on them, giving them primitive dinosaur forms. When the rest of the team found Snarl, he had been trapped behind a force field and repeatedly electroshocked by Sharpshot until Grimlock freed him. The team took the injured Snarl to an observation deck where they found notes on Shockwave's experiments on them and adopted the name "Dinobots". Though Optimus ordered them back to base, Grimlock insisted on attacking Shockwave's tower himself, and Snarl, Slug and Swoop later watched from afar as the tower was destroyed at his hand. Fall of Cybertron
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Console
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Transformers: Battle Tactics
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Snarl (FOC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Grimlock's Escape" event. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Toys
Hero Mashers
- Slug (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
- Pieces: 13
- Part of the second wave of Battle Upgrade Hero Mashers toys, Slug is a non-transforming Triceratops robot. His limbs and body parts can be removed and swapped out with any other Hero Mashers figure. He includes several additional blaster weapons that can be clipped into various ports all over his body. He also includes Snarl's tail.
Notes
- Snarl's beast mode head is available in Fall of Cybertron multiplayer as a Rampage-type component for Destroyer-class characters. His whole body was later made available by DLC to use in multiplayer, again for the Destroyer-class of character creation.
Foreign names
- Russian: Ryk (video games, Рык, "Roar")
