Headstrong (G1)
- Headstrong is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
You can tell Headstrong that a three-foot thick steel tank is full of dangerously radioactive waste, but it won't do a lick of good if he thinks you've hidden the Energon goodies in it. He'll attack it with his unbreakable, ramming head and acid-dripping horn until he's conclusively proven wrong, then retreat with his well-earned wounds to suck his thumb, still convinced deep in his tiny brain that somebody had tricked him.
Despite such mishaps, Headstrong still plugs away. He believes that tenacity can compensate those minor qualities in which he's lacking, such as strength, intelligence, or courage. To his credit, not a few of his allies seem to subscribe to this philosophy, and Headstrong isn't dead yet.
Best and brightest he may not be, but he's always ready to grab his sword and start waving it around. It affects his opponent's optics, so that where they see Headstrong, that's where he ain't. It's unfortunate that his own eyesight isn't much better. A distant foe must beware Headstrong's glowing balls...plasma spheres, which explode on contact. Woe to the robot who touches Headstrong's balls!
Headstrong and his fellow Predacons can combine to form Predaking, but he'll only do it when he wants to do it.
- French-Canadian name: Tête Forte
- Italian name: Rinox
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
(Note: Events taking place in the UK comics are in italics.)
Headstrong, along with the other Predacons, hunts Megatron on orders from Shockwave
Headstrong, along with the other Predacons hunt Megatron on orders from Shockwave
Animated continuity
Headstrong was dispatched to Io with the other Predacons to steal Metroplex's transformation cog. During the battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, only to be defeated by Sky Lynx. Razorclaw retreated, despite Headstrong's objections. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
Later, Headstrong was among the Primitives who were summoned to fight Tornedron. During the trip to Primacron Assistant, Headstrong picked a fight with the Dinobots, saying "Grimlock don't know nothing". Snarl objected to the opinion of the "stupid Decepticon rhino", and a brawl among the Primitives ensued. It was ended when Trypticon shoke himself to throw the Primitives around. After Sky Lynx and Trypticon had their energy drained, the Primitives split up, fleeing for their lives. Detesting their cowardice, Headstrong declared that he should die fighting, and Razorclaw ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. However, their energy was sucked, only to be restored when Grimlock destroyed Tornedron. Call of the Primitives
Dreamwave comics continuity
Devil's Due G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers continuity
IDW comics continuity
Ramhorn, in a bizarrely horned tank mode, helped assault the reborn Thunderwing. That is until he rain away. A few starblitz torpedos and he suddenly chickens out. WUSS!
Beast Wars
Beast Wars: The Gathering
On Cybertron, agroup of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a transwarp shunt device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and another feline of some variety. The Gathering, Part 2
Toys
Generation 1
- Headstrong (1986)
- Team ID number: 3
- Japanese ID number: D-77
- Predaking (1986)
- Japanese ID number: D-78
Titanium Series
- Predaking (2006?)
- Predaking comes with a FREE molded-on, non-removable, non-transformable Headstrong made of durable die-cast metal. Bonus!
