Tesarus (G1)
| This article is about the member of the Decepticon Justice Division. For the Decepticon city, see Tesarus (polity). |
- Tesarus is a Decepticon from the IDW continuity portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Tesarus, or Tess to his friends, is a member of the Decepticon Justice Division, Megatron's pet enforcers. Easily bored, this massive Decepticon is built for torture. His gigantic size - as well as the pair of waldos that deploy over his shoulders - allow him to easily seize a smaller bot, at which point the cruel grinding blades housed in his chest cavity engage. Victims are lowered into this gnashing pit, but rarely fully dropped into it. Often, they wish they were.
Of course, Tesarus isn't just a violent murderer. Well, he is mostly a violent murderer, but he's also possessed of a strong devotion to the cause, and his fellow Decepticons. He doesn't like traitors, and intensely dislikes the thought of leaving 'bots behind. He also chafes at the idea of constant inspections, either medical or professional, and would be heard grumbling about them if Tarn allowed such talk. Tesaurus also isn't lacking in intelligence either; he's got a pretty good memory and knows not to underestimate his quarry no matter how hopeless their odds are.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Before joining the DJD, the current Tesarus was known as Scissorsaw. Do Not Go Gentle
At some point, Tesarus dispatched Borebit in a manner Tarn felt was "innovative". He also assisted in the capture of Heretech when the later proved too difficult for Kaon. The Permanent Revolution
When the Decepticon Black Shadow was caught for getting bribed to destroy a fleet of War Worlds, Tesarus crushed his legs off and left him to get talked to death by Tarn after the other members got a turn at torturing Black Shadow. Afterwards, Tesarus and the other members were then ordered by Tarn to move on to their next target. Rules of Disengagement
That target was the cowardly K-Squad Decepticon Fulcrum who had failed to detonate himself as part of a bombing raid on the planet Clemency. Apparently being sheltered by the Scavengers aboard a P-6 Worldsweeper symbol ship, the D.J.D. gave them fifteen minutes to surrender him, but the ragtag Decepticon crew doublecrossed them and instead handed over a stasis pod containing Grimlock hopped up on circuit speeders. During the ensuing battle Tesarus killed Flywheels before he and Helex were blasted to the ground by Crankcase in a Cybernought. Following Fulcrum's apparent suicide Kaon reported that he had discovered their next target's location, so the D.J.D. left the surviving Scavengers with a warning that they were all now on The List and took off in the Peaceful Tyranny to bring Overlord to justice. Who's Afraid of the DJD?
The reason the D.J.D. detected Overlord's signal was because of the mole Brainstorm, who offered him up to the D.J.D. on condition they didn't kill anyone aboard the Lost Light. Arriving at Overlord's location, the Lost Light (in reality, one of two created by a malfunction of the ship's quantum engines), near the planet Ofsted XVII, the D.J.D. initially had every intention of keeping their word... then they saw the traitor Drift and with one thing leading to another, they set about murdering the ship's crew. Tesarus personally killed Perceptor (among others) and probably Cosmos before they reached the still-restrained Overlord; Tarn chopped his head off with a chainsaw while Tesarus smirked, and the D.J.D. left the ship. slaughterhouse The Road Not Taken The Permanent Revolution
Seventeen months later, at Nickel's insistence, they returned to the scene of the crime to retrieve the Lost Light's quantum engines, only to find the Black Box Consortia and the Galactic Council fighting over them as well. Vos and Kaon were separated from the others as a result.
One month later, Tesarus was present when the D.J.D. caught up with Blip, and prepared to kill him for the crime of being a religion of one. When Blip peeved Tarn, he was handed over to Tesarus and Helex, who tore him to bits. Afterward, onboard the Peaceful Tyranny, Tesarus was chewed out by their mechanic, Nickel for not maintaining his blades properly, before being told he had to attend a full check-up. Tarn proved less than sympathetic, putting Tesarus on report (with threat of a written warning) for complaining about "health and safety gone mad". Afterward, Tesarus was brought to Tarn's quarters for his appraisal. However, he was still bothered by leaving Vos and Kaon behind, something Tarn took exception to being told what Decepticons did and did not do. Then he reassured Tesarus he'd already given orders to recover them.
Unfortunately, they brought the news that Megatron had defected. Tesarus watched as Tarn attempted to commit suicide in response. Later, he was present when a re-galvanized Tarn led them all to the Warworld of Deathsaurus, apparently to kill the deserter. In fact, Tarn wanted to ask Deathsaurus to join with them, find Megatron and make him pay for abandoning the cause. The Permanent Revolution
Some months later, Tesarus was there when the D.J.D. caught up with Megatron on the Necrobot's planet of operations, after he and several other members of the Lost Light's crew had been lured into a trap. How Bright Their Frail Deeds After their initial attack, the D.J.D. then retreated, as part of their script. Onboard the Peaceful Tyranny, Tesarus was part of the strategy meeting, where he tried pointing out that the Necrobot's home had a Storm Shield, and with adequate power it could've held them off for days. In response, Tarn kept telling him to shut up.The Sun in Flight Several hours later, Tesarus was among those present as the D.J.D. prepared for their final assault. At Close of Day
With Deathsaurus's forces routed, Megatron used Trailcutter's forcefield to safely channel raw antimatter, and proceeded to take down the entire DJD in a single, one-sided fight. Tesarus was the penultimate member to fall; Megatron added insult to injury by stripping Scissorsaw of his title seconds before killing him. Do Not Go Gentle
Games
Transformers Legends
Tesarus and the rest of the D.J.D. hunted down Blackshadow to the planet Clemency. Finding their target holed up with Decepticon scavengers, the D.J.D. destroyed the lot of them before moving on to their next assignment. Rules of Disengagement
Notes
- James Roberts has stated that Tesarus is able to cut through the ununtrium-treated skeletons of Phase Sixers thanks to ununtrium-coated blades; a similar case to diamonds possessing the property of being able to cut through other diamonds.[1]
