Sharkticon (Cyberverse)
| 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 sub group from the Cyberverse continuity family.
"The obvious visual evidence, Commissioner, is that he is of the same breed as yourself."
"Are you blind, Commander Spock?"
Sharkticons all share the same looks, with three exceptions. Surprisingly, they don't think so. Notable Sharkticons include:
- Lord Gnaw, the original leader
- Jawsy, leader of The Fins
- Backbite, leader of The Tails
- Sawtooth, leader of The Snouts
Fiction
Cyberverse cartoon
- Voice actor: Additional voices (Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci, Haley Carter Chapel, and/or Todd Perlmutter, English)
Under unknown circumstances, the Sharkticon homeworld was destroyed. The survivors of the cataclysm regressed into three small groups: The Fins, The Tails, and The Snouts. They all began fighting each other for resources, particularly the largest chunk of their world to remain intact, a plateau that they called The Park.
In 2007, the Ark, flying back to Cybertron, came across the ruins of the Sharkticon homeworld. When solar flares began travelling through the system, the Autobots, Hot Rod, Cheetor, and Bumblebee, broke out the solar-wave boards, each one of them running across one of the three Sharkticon factions. When all three factions converged at the Park for dominance, each hoping that their Autobot would win their civil war for them, Cheetor tried to persuade all three groups to work together, but instead succeeded in turning them against him and his friends. The Sharkticons chased the Autobots across the solar system only to flee at the sheer size of the Ark. Back aboard the ship, Cheetor seized the AllSpark and used its power to, largely, reconstitute the Sharkticons' homeworld. Despite the cracks on the surface, the Sharkticons were content to have their home back, the factions calling a truce. Wiped Out
Toys
Cyberverse
- Gnaw (Warrior Class, 2019)
- Action Attack: Mace Mash
- Accessories: Tail-mace
- Part of the fourth wave of Cyberverse Warrior Class figures (and the first in the Power of the Spark subline), Gnaw is a new Deluxe-sized mold based on Titans Return Gnaw, transforming into a robotic shark-frog-thing.
- In robot mode he features a "Mace Mash" Action Attack: lifting up the shark-jaw part unlocks the free-spinning upper torso. Pushing in on the fin on his back activates a spring-loaded gearing gimmick that causes the upper torso to spin around and around. His head is attached in a way that it doesn't spin, however. His legs have tabs to lock into place in robot mode, offering more stability when using this gimmick.
- Gnaw does not, in fact, look like his cartoon appearance, but does look plenty like the generic Sharkticons if they lacked their tribal markings, thus, use him as a generic Sharkticon to your heart's content.
- Sharkticons Attack (Multi-pack, 2019)
- Three Sharkticons with markings of the Snouts and the Tails come in a Multi-pack with a Stealth Force redeco of One-Step changer Hot Rod. They feature articulation standard for a Tiny Turbo Changer, and have similarly simple transformations.
Notes
- Aside from the tribal markings, the standard Sharkticons are identical, all based off of the original Generation 1 design. Jawsy, Backbite and Sawtooth are the main elephants in the room, with a design shared by all 3 resembling a cross between Generation 1 Blot and the Robots in Disguise Sharkticons.
