Sharkticon (COP)
| The name or term "Sharkticon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sharkticon (disambiguation). |
- Sharkticons are a Cybertronian sub-species from the Aligned continuity family.
Few Transformers are as agile or nimble in the water as the Sharkticons. Physically durable and amphibious, they make powerful foes in watery environments, and can operate in a wide variety of fluids. Even one Sharkticon can be a handful, but many prefer to travel in ravenous mobs of their own kind.
Fiction
The Covenant of Primus
When the Quintessons gained control of Cybertron, they established a kangaroo Supreme Court where anyone could be charged on scant evidence and the common verdict of "innocent" meant death by Sharkticon.
During the Transformer uprising that marked the end of the Age of Wrath, the Quintessons deployed hunter-killer packs of Sharkticons. They patrolled the roadways and cut off rebel supply lines. The Covenant of Primus
Aligned novels
On the colony planet of Aquatron, the Sharkticons served as the planet's warrior caste.
When the Quintessons arrived, most of them were re-conditioned by the invading Quintessons. In their new role, they served as elite honor guards for high-ranking Quintessons, while simultaneously intimidating any would-be Aquatronian rebels into submission. They were usually led by their Commander Gnaw, although, when the need arises General Tyrannicon can also take command of the force.
At an unspecified point, a splinter force of Sharkticons attempted to rebel against their masters, foreseeing a time when their people would be freed. Their rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but before the rebels were fed to the Gamekeeper they managed to carve an image of a being prophesied to lead them to freedom, on the cavern wall.
When the Autobots first arrived on Aquatron, Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee discovered a large vault of dormant Sharkticons the Quintessons had assembled as an invasion force to retake Cybertron. When a combination of Quintesson manipulation and Starscream's own treachery drove the Autobots and Decepticons to battle on the planet's surface, they were arrested by a large force of Sharkticons led by Gnaw. The remaining Autobots and Decepticons encountered more of them and were forced to fight the armada. When the Quintessons succeeded in opening the space bridge to Cybertron, Tyrannicon led a large flotilla of Sharkticons thorugh the space bridge, where they manned numerous vessels and acted as shock troops on the ground. Gnaw's division battled against Jazz and Starscream's combined forces.
Eventually, Megatron stole Xeros's replica Matrix of Leadership that the Quintessons also used to coordinate the Sharkticon's movements. When Megatron placed it in his chest, the new Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership changed his body into a Sharkticon-like form and granted him complete and unwavering control over every Sharkticon in existence. The Decepticon leader's new forces turned on their masters, wounding Tyrannicon and killing Xeros. Tyrannicon would eventually steal this Matrix for himself, but it presumably was destroyed when he was eaten by the Hydratron.
The surviving Sharkticons turned on one another and went feral, forming dedicated pockets of resistance on Cybertron even after the invasion was thwarted. Retribution
Notes
- Despite being published within a short timespan of each other, the Covenant and Retribution portray the Sharkticons with differing origins and existing at different points in time.
Foreign names
- Russian: Akuloconi (Акулоконы, "Sharkticons")
