Dirge (Kre-O)

The name or term "Dirge" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Dirge (disambiguation).

Dirge is a Decepticon from the Kre-O continuity family.

Seeing as how often Dirges die, the flak jacket is probably a good idea.

Dirge thinks you ought to know he's feeling very depressed. He might be able to soar far above the clouds, but have you ever been up there? It's cold and everything's really far away. Dirge doesn't have any friends, because friends would just betray him, like his pet toucan that ran away. Also they could turn out to be clowns—Dirge really hates clowns.

Fiction

Kre-O cartoon

Dirge took part in a game of soccer against Airachnid and the Constructicons. It's unclear why he was playing on the Autobot side. Ultimate Defender

Ker-O online comic

Dirge was among Bludgeon's troops who discovered the legendary Red Bucket, only to be interrupted by the arrival of Bluestreak and Jazz. On Bludgeon's order, Dirge tipped the bucket over on the Autobots, burying them in blocks, but this only led to the Decepticons' defeat when Jazz used the blocks to his advantage. Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!

Toys

Kre-O

• Dirge (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012)
  • Bag number: 22851 49
  • Accessories: Stand brick, 2 clip-on blasters

Part of the first normal wave of Micro-Changer Kreons, Dirge is a blindpacked-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra parts to convert him into a jet. He features new wings which clip into his arms and a new jet nosecone helmet, but reuses Starscream's arm-mounted missile pieces.

• More information on Dirge at TFU.info

• Kreon Class of '85 (Kreon figure set, 2015)

Voted "Most Likely to Be Found Wandering the Woods Wearing a Hockey Mask" (because 1980's, you see), Kreon Class of '85 Dirge's tampographs are much more accurate to the original 1985 toy. He has the wrong wing color, tho. Like all the figures in the set, he uses the almost-wholly-retooled 2015 style Kreon body.

• More information on Class of '85 Dirge at TFU.info

• Dirge (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)
  • Collection: 1
  • Accessories: Logo plate, 2 clip-on blasters

In 2016, the Collection 1 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released Kre-O sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Dirge's torso tampograph has also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them.

Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

Notes

• Dirge's early product photography is of an obvious non-production-final mockup, with much darker wings and a face that's just a paper decal. More interesting though is his blunted-off nosecone-helmet.