Growl (G1)
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- Growl is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Growl is a sadistic bully who finds that his desire to maim and kill suits him perfectly for the Military Patrol. He occasionally makes noises about replacing Bombshock as team leader, but that's mostly just because everyone else says that, and he doesn't want to look weak. He'll actually go on happily following orders forever, so long as they involve killing things.[1]
Fiction
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Growl was one of the Micromasters who sided with the Decepticons after the Meltdown Riots. He initially fought back against Venom and his cannibalistc highwaymen when they invaded Little Iacon, but once the Decepticons offered a free pass for any 'Con-aligned Micros, he took it. Recipe for Hate Growl was seen working with Skystalker after the Interstellar Assault Commander temporarily deactivated Shockwave and overthrew his command. Growl's main duty seemed to be carrying around Shockwave's severed head, and taking it wherever it needed to go. Oddly, not that many places. Victims of the Revolution
2005 IDW continuity
Growl was one of the legions of Dead Universe Micromasters who pursued Hardhead and Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime. Spotlight: Hardhead
Beast Wars: Uprising
Growl and his team, along with Crumplezone's, engaged Lio Convoy and his forces while other members of the resistance infiltrated Fortress Maximus. Head Games
Games
Transformers Legends
Abandoning all subtlety, the Decepticons unleashed the Military Patrol on New York City. Growl and the rest of the team caused chaos on a city-wide scale until a team of Autobots led by Jetfire drove them out. Full Assault
Toys
The Transformers
- Military Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
- Accessories: Cannon
- The Transformers Growl transforms into a brown FMC XR311 combat support vehicle. Unusually for a Micromaster figure, he has a separate gun that can be attached to the roof of this vehicle mode or to either of his arms in robot mode. He was only available in the Military Patrol four-pack with his teammates Bombshock, Dropshot, and Tracer.
- This toy was sold in Japan with the same deco as the Autobot Growl, part of the Military Team in the Return of Convoy line.
Generations
- Bombshock & Decepticon Growl (Micromaster, 2020)
- ID number: WFC-E4
- Japanese ID number: ER EX-04
- Part of the first wave of Earthrise Micromaster two-packs, Growl is a heavy retool of Flak that transforms from robot into vehicle. He comes with his partner Bombshock as the Military Patrol. The two of them can be combined together to create a cannon type weapon that larger figures can wield.
- In robot mode, Growl has an extensive amount of vehicle mode kibble hanging off his back, making the figure extremely prone to tipping over backwards.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Growl (グラウル Gurauru)
- French: Grognon (Canada)
- Italian: Brutal
