Doublecross
| This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Double Cross, Twinferno. |
- Doublecross is an Autobot Monsterbot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
You can't depend on Doublecross, since he is literally of two minds about... well, everything. Each of his beast heads has its own personality and they can't agree on anything. Make a deal or set plans with one hissing half of Doublecross and you'll likely find the other knew nothing about it and refuses to help. And don't think that getting him to transform to robot mode will help, as there's no way of knowing which mind is in control. Just about the only thing they can agree with themselves on is destroying Decepticons. Thankfully they are, at least, good at that.
He is also known as Twinferno. Sometimes the Titan Master Daburu forms his head.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Doublecross, along with the other Monsterbots, joined Fortress Maximus on his travels to Nebulos in search of peace. Ring of Hate!
The dream of peace proved faulty when the Decepticons followed them there and began taking control of the planet. Along with his fellow Monsterbots and various other Autobots, Doublecross took part in the attempted defense of the Mercury Gardens of Melanossus, smashing a Decepticon with a hurled chunk of concrete. As the Decepticon Headmasters unleashed their full firepower, however, Doublecross was of two minds about the situation, with one head saying they must fall back, while the other head demanded that they stay and fight. Grotusque agreed with the first head and ordered a retreat.
Upon returning to the Autobots' swamp encampment, Doublecross and Grotusque dejectedly reported the outcome of the battle to their fellow Autobots.
Not long afterward, Doublecross's flight abilities proved useful as the Autobots left Nebulos, awkwardly returning to their orbiting ship, the Steelhaven. He may or may not have been carrying a fellow Autobot as a passenger. Brothers in Armor!!
The Steelhaven made its way to Earth's orbit, and eventually its crew met up with the Ark's. Following a dispute over leadership of the Autobots, Blaster and Grimlock decided to settle their differences in ritual combat on the Earth's moon, with all other Autobots in attendance being witnesses to the duel. When the Decepticons interrupted the proceedings with a surprise attack, Doublecross participated in the giant Autobot-Decepticon rumble which ensued. Totaled!
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Michihiro Ikemizu (right head, Japanese), Kōji Totani (left head, Japanese)
Doublecross and the Monsterbots were sent to the planet Beast, where the Decepticons were enslaving the natives. After they helped free the slaves and the Decepticons were driven away, Rodimus Prime ordered the Monsterbots to stay on Beast just in case the enemy returned. Grotusque and Repugnus said they had nothing against that, while Doublecross just quietly hung out in the background. Rebellion on Planet Beast
Eventually, the Monsterbots were called away from the planet to serve as reinforcements during a battle against the Decepticons on planet Paradise. Doublecross literally fought fire with fire as his right head tried to extinguish a burning forest using its flaming breath. The left head chastised him for such stupid thinking before realizing that it didn't have a "water-breath" either, and both opted for stomping the flames out. Shortly afterwards, Doublecross joined up with the other Monsterbots, and together they defeated Abominus and helped drive the Decepticons off the planet. Head Formation of Friendship
Doublecross later found himself on Earth, separated from the other two Monsterbots. He defended an Autobot energy facility in Miami from a Decepticon attack, and spent most of the time arguing with himself until the Horrorcon duo attacked him. Ultra Magnus Dies!!
Transformers in 3-D
The three Monsterbots and Kup comprised Ultra Magnus's team during the search for Metascan Alpha. The group ended up on a desolate moon, confronted by Cyclonus and the Terrorcons. Ultra Magnus insisted they ignore the Decepticons and continue with their mission. They flew down to the planet below, only to find it under attack by the Destructons. Doublecross was quickly batted aside by Medusa. The Autobots beat a hasty retreat back to the moon, where the Destructons began beating on the Decepticons. Magnus and Doublecross aided the Decepticons, leading to the forming of a truce between the two factions. The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3
3H comics
Less than 3 deca-cycles after the reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic wonderland, Doublecross and his fellow Monsterbots (apparently all having undergone the Great Upgrade downsizing) were seen exiting a bar on Spaceport CSSB-16 soused out of their minds on some high quality energon. The Wreckers: Finale Part 1 If they had been a bit less drunk or exited just a bit later, they likely would have run smack into Devcon and the Dinobots. As it is... they just missed another chance to actually DO something. sigh.
IDW Generation 1 continuity
In the era of Zeta Prime, Doublecross was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the Autobot cop who reportedly killed an unarmed Decepticon agitator. To Walk Among the Chosen
In modern times, Doublecross and the other Monsterbots traveled to Earth to bail out Grimlock. Maximum Dinobots #2 Upon arrival, Doublecross slaughtered Machination Headmasters by ripping them in two, incinerating them, and subjecting them to an extremely awful pun. Maximum Dinobots #3
After the initial bout of Headmaster slaughter, the Monsterbots agreed to drop the Dynobots off at Machination HQ for a final reckoning. Aboard their ship, Doublecross and Grotusque observed quietly (and slightly menacingly) as Repugnus negotiated a fee with Grimlock. The Monsterbots dropped the Dynobots off at their destination, while taking some anti-air fire. Luckily, the Monsterbots' ship was well-armed and they were able to easily destroy all ground defenses with a blanket dispersal of firepower. Maximum Dinobots #4
Their agreement with the Dynobots called for evac as well, and Slag, Snarl, and Swoop eventually showed up to be pulled out. Repugnus even offered up membership in the Monsterbots to the trio. But the three Dynobots eventually decided that they would stay behind to fight after all. The Monsterbots presumably left the planet shortly thereafter. Maximum Dinobots #5
Having returned to Cybertron after the war ended, Doublecross was enjoying a drink at Maccadam's Old Oil House. Night and the City Much later he joined the crew of the Lost Light under the command of a reformed Megatron. Words Hang in the Air He was hanging out at Swerve's for movie night when parts of the Lost Light suddenly started disappearing, forcing the crew to abandon ship. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide After the whole mess had been dealt with and the ship returned, Doublecross returned to Swerve's only to be knocked out cold when Brainstorm spiked the drinks. The Road Not Taken He and Repugnus collapsed on top of Rung, trapping him. The Custom-Made Now
Wings Universe
During the Machine Wars, Doublecross served under City Commander Backstreet in defense of Uraya against Jhiaxus's clone soldiers. Termination
TransTech
Doublecross was one of many 'bots being held in Axiom Nexus's Offworlder Maximum Security Prison. Cybertron's Most Wanted
Commercial appearances
Doublecross and the Monsterbots were created accidentally during an attempt to create new Autobots. Kup raced to warn Rodimus Prime and Blurr of the accident, as the wild Monsterbots trashed the lab where they were born. Thankfully the Decepticons Cyclonus, Scourge, and Octane attacked just then and the Monsterbots burst out of the building through the wall to fight them. Doublecross took on Cyclonus, chomping on him with both mouths. Rodimus expressed relief that, though they were monsters, at least they were Autobot monsters. Monsterbots commercial
Games
The Transformers (PS2)
- Voice actor: Walter Roberts (English)
Autobot story
Decepticon story
As Megatron's forces infiltrated the Ranpas geothermal plant, Doublecross confronted them as they approached the main power collector for the plant. After a brief struggle, Doublecross was forced to retreat. Megatron was not impressed. The Transformers
Toys
Generation 1
- Doublecross (Monsterbot, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: C-100
- Accessories: "Rust-ray rifle"
- Doublecross transforms into a two-headed dragon with hints of organic limbs (he's the very first Transformer to have organic-like detailing, in fact). Pressing a lever on his back causes "cold" sparks to shoot from his dragon-mode collarbone and the buzzsaw in his chest to vibrate. As he does not have actual hands in robot mode, his "rust-ray rifle" pegs into holes in his dragon-heads' jaws. There is a minor variation to the rifle: some have twin holes just above the "ammo clip", while others have two raised circles.
Generations
- Daburu & Autobot Twinferno (Deluxe Class, 2016)
- Accessories: 2 Guns, Daburu Titan Master partner
- Twinferno is part of the third wave of Titans Return Deluxe Class toys, transforming from a two-headed dragon into a robot and back. His weapons can be wielded separately in 5mm compatible holes in his dragon heads, wings, and hands or tab into the top of his shoulders. The weapons can also combine into a double-barreled weapon that can be piloted by Titan Master figures or be pegged into the robot or dragon's back. While in dragon mode, Daburu can ride in a compartment within the stomach, or stand on the dragon's back. His monster mode retains its organically-detailed limbs and sports a small, nonfunctional circular sawblade in the chest as a homage to the original figure.
Legends
- Legends Doublecross is a redeco of the Titans Return Deluxe figure, in cartoon-accurate colors and head. The Legends version of Daburu is redecoed in humanoid mode in White Leo's colors, though it has yet to be specified whether the Headmaster is White Leo or merely Doublecross's downsized head stealing White Leo's colors. Doublecross also comes with his own Targetmaster Haywire (Haywire's mold was probably not production-ready in time for Legends Blurr, hence the odd release pairing with Doublecross).
Merchandise
Tiny Titans
- Autobot Twinferno (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 3
- Number: 12/12
- Part of the third blind-bagged assortment of Tiny Titans, this small, soft-plastic figurine comes with a trading card with a scan-badge for the Robots in Disguise mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
Notes
- Doublecross's Tech Spec gives him a Strength rating of "1". This is presumably an editing gaffe, since the only other times a "1" showed up in anybody's ratings were in cases such as the Mini-Vehicles and Throttlebots, under "Firepower"—indicating that they had no guns at all! However, Doublecross's "1" was taken at face value by the More than Meets the Eye profile books, which state that Doublecross is extremely weak, as well as his generations figure's stat card, which gives him a 5, the same as smaller characters like Laserbeak and Ravage. None of his fictional portrayals follow this, however.
- All of their original instruction graphics depict Repugnus with Doublecross's rust-ray rifle and Doublecross with Repugnus's venom laser.
- Doublecross is one of, if not the only Generation 1 character who's depicted as having functional hands in his alt-mode but not in his robot mode.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Doublecross (ダブルクロス Daburukurosu)
- French: Traître
- Italian: Drakebot
