Clobber (Cyberverse)
| The name or term "Clobber" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Clobber (disambiguation). |
- Clobber is a Decepticon, and later an Autobot, from the Cyberverse continuity family.
Clobber's existence proves that being a Decepticon doesn't necessarily make you a bad person. Sure, she's a huge, intimidating bruiser, capable of withstanding tremendous damage and retaliating with devastating punches when she's not using her hovertank mode to simply roll over the enemy, but this power isn't backed up by any actual malice—her easygoing personality might explain why she sits somewhere on the lowest rank of the Decepticon hierarchy with her best friend Lockdown, and the pair spend most of their downtime discussing their unlucky lot in life.
Although she's sweet, well-meaning, and earnest to a fault, if there's one thing Clobber doesn't have, it's an ability to think for herself: more often than not, she'll simply fall in line behind whoever's barking orders. This might be the only trait holding her back from discovering her full potential, but it would take something truly earth-shattering to push her out of her comfort zone.
Fiction
Cyberverse cartoon
- Voice actor: Saskia Marx (English), Akeno Watanabe (Japanese)
Clobber was among the Decepticons present during Megatron's eulogy for Starscream. When orders went out to bring Megatron Optimus Prime's head, Clobber was forcibly drafted by Soundwave into sabotaging Shockwave's laboratory. She and Lockdown, who had been placed in a similar situation, were subsequently drafted into Shadow Striker's own plot as bait. The two went outside to lament their unfair lot, only to encounter an unexpected windfall when the Autobot Hot Rod appeared from a GroundBridge. Acting quickly, they captured the Autobot and brought him to Megatron, who decided to use him as a bargaining chip. Unfortunately for them, Hot Rod broke free of his restraints, and their attempts to recapture him inadvertently foiled Shadow Striker's own, allowing the fugitive to escape. Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime
Clobber returned to Cybertron along with the other Decepticons and joined in a chant of "Destroy them! Destroy them!" when Megatron successfully lured the unsuspecting Autobots back to Cybertron, where she and the other Decepticons secretly lay in wait. The Crossroads
Toys
Cyberverse
- Clobber (Ultra Class, 2020)
- Japanese Name: Weapon Trigger Clobber
- Japanese Release Date: March 2020
- Japanese ID Number: TCV-39
- Accessories: Blaster/Turret
- Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, Cyberverse Clobber is a Voyager-sized mold that transforms from robot into a Cybertronian hover tank. Like other Ultra Class toys, Clobber features a flip-out armor gimmick and is armed with her vehicle mode cannon. She is more articulated than most of her brethren, featuring joints in her knees, hips, elbows, wrists, and shoulders.
Notes
- Clobber is obviously designed to be a new version of Lugnut, the fanatically loyal Decepticon from Transformers Animated; however, she was given a new name after Hasbro objected to making a character bearing the "Lugnut" name female for... some reason, as revealed at SDCC 2019.[1]
- Evidently, this change came rather late; she's still called Lugnut in some of the dubs for non-English speaking markets. In addition, the backside of her toy packaging uses the masculine inflection of "Bruiser" for her function in French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and her official description on Hasbro's website uses male pronouns to describe the toy.
- Despite her alternate mode possessing a cannon, Clobber is never seen once firing it.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Clobber (クローバー Kurōbā)
- French: Lugnut
