Drancron

Drancron is a Blentron from the Beast Wars Neo portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

The artwork is as muddled as the toy.

Created by Unicron and by his dark power, Drancron (ドランクロン Dorankuron) and the Blentrons are the next level of Transformer warriors. Like the other Blentrons, Drancron was engineered to feel no remorse for his actions, no sympathy for others, and absolutely no respect for life. He is a mostly silent warrior who moves swiftly and makes little to no sound. His presence cannot be detected even when he's standing right behind the enemy. As a servant of Unicron, the destruction of every living being on Cybertron is his single motivating goal.

Sometimes there are lots of him.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

Voice actor: Shinji Uchida (Japanese), Byeong-sig Lee (Korean)

After Big Convoy's Maximals and Magmatron's Predacons had gathered many Angolmois Capsules, Drancron and the other Blentrons made their move. While Elphaorpha created an hole into the Gung Ho's cargo bay, Drancron and Latolata observed Big Convoy tricking some of the Predacons into a trap using empty Angolmois Capsules as bait. The two soon travelled via wormhole to join Elphaorpha just as the cargo bay was penetrated and the Capsules sucked into space (along with Break). The Maximals attempted to stop the Blentrons from consuming the Capsules, but their attacks couldn't even scratch the trio, and the Blentrons transformed into robot mode and struck back out of annoyance, putting the Maximal rookies out of commission.

When Big Convoy finally arrived at the Gung Ho, he found his downed crew and the Blentrons inside the cargo bay. The three unleashed their attacks on the Maximal commander, easily taking him down, and took their leave through a wormhole. Mysterious Beast Warriors!?

Planning to take the Predacons' Capsules as well, the Blentrons left a stock at Milton to lure in the Dinosaur. When the Predacons made their survey, Drancron stalked the team of Archadis and Dead End. However, the Angolmois Capsules also attracted the attention of the Maximals, so Drancron and Latolata decided to set them against the Predacons to buy Elphaorpha time to pilfer the Dinosaur's Angolmois Capsules. Gathering all of the Capsules they stole on Milton, the Blentrons were confronted by the Maximals, but the trio nevertheless made quick escape with their spoils through a wormhole. The Stolen Capsules

Pursue the Blentrons! Angry Magmatron Illusion? Lio Convoy Unicron Revived!? Unicron's Ambition Fight! Maximals End of the Maximals!?

Cloud

Drancron and the other Blentrons were some of the many threats to spacetime that Cloud World's Wreckers battled. TFC-A04

Beast Wars Neo manga

Drancron, like the other Blentrons, was produced in mass numbers by Unicron in his "Black Ball" form, and were sent out to seek Angolmois Capsules. One of the planets they attacked was Jörmungandr, where they exterminated most of the population but were unable to find the Angolmois Capsule there.

When Magmatron's troops dwindled, the Black Ball, who was manipulating the Maximals and the Predacons to gather the Angolmois Energy, offered its Blentrons as replacements. A Battle Fought Alone With the Blentrons, Magmatron set up a trap at an amphitheater floating in Cybertron orbit for the Maximals. When the trap was sprung and Big Convoy was forced to give up the Angolmois Capsules to save his underlings, a Latolata subsequently backstabbed Magmatron, revealing the Blentrons' true allegiance to Unicron! When six capsules were consumed by the Black Ball, Unicron revealed himself, but admitted that he was incomplete without the Angolmois Energy found in both Magmatron and Big Convoy. The Blentrons were sicced on the two, but were all defeated by Big Convoy and Magmatron on their way to attack Unicron himself. Double Cross

After Unicron acquired the Angolmois Energy he needed from Magmatron and obtained Cybertron as a new body, he was lured to the Georgian system by the Maximals. There, Unicron was trapped by crowded and exploding planets. The Maximals picked the opportunity to attack, but Unicron spat out another Blentron army to confront the Maximals. They were held at bay by the Maximals, allowing Big Convoy to make the final strike on Unicron. Return to Zero

IDW Beast Wars comics

"Drancron" not to be confused with "Drunk Ron" even if they both like to party.

At the end of the Great War, a disillusioned Decepticon lost himself in the dark underground gladiatorial games beneath Cybertron. He sopped his wounds in honorable mortal combat and forgot the military life that had failed him. His signature move was to decapitate his opponents when they lost, earning him the nickname "the Drancutter". Not surprisingly, Unicron saw potential there. He captured Drancron and transformed him with his dark power. Gone now were all thoughts of honor, and in their place, his already great lust for battle was amplified to an immeasurable degree. Drancron now lives only for the kill. And for Unicron. Beast Wars Sourcebook

AH-CHOOOM!

Drancron, with Elephorca and Rartorata, brought Angolmois Capsules to Shokaract on the orders of Unicron, priming him as a "vessel". The Ascending #1 The Ascending #2

At Unicron's command, the Blendtrons went to prehistoric Earth, attacking the Maximals and Predacons stranded there. Drancron was apparently killed when Spittor knocked him into his teammate Rartorata's stinger, which caused a violent reaction in the Angolmois powering his body. The explosion wiped him, Rartorata, Spittor, and Lazorbeak out. The Ascending #3 The Ascending #4

Beast Wars: Uprising

Drancron was part of the Games. He died in one fight, where his missile launcher was pilfered by Armordillo to use against Buzzclaw. Head Games

2005 IDW continuity

Drancron was one of a number of Maximals who attacked the Throttlebots while they were marooned on the backwater planet of Regalis V. The Dead Come Home, Part 1 When Prowl's reinforcements arrived, he battled Stardrive, who demanded to know why the beastformers had attacked the Throttlebots. Drancron merely replied that "they were in the way", to which Stardrive responded by unleashing Dire Wraith powers to blow Drancron to bits. The Dead Come Home, Part 2

Toys

Beast Wars Neo

This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultraviolence.

• Drancron (Deluxe, 1999)
  • Japanese ID number: X-8
  • Accessories: "Clap Missile"

Drancron is a redeco of the Beast Wars Deluxe Fuzor Sky Shadow, transforming into a beast mode that is a combination of lizard and dragonfly parts. He can fire a pressure-launch "Clap Missile" (we don't know either) from his robot mode mouth. This launcher mechanism forms his tail in beast mode, and fires with a pressure-trigger on the beast's back. His right forearm takes the form of an enormous claw known as the "Drancutter" formed by the upper set of beast mode wings, which flap/snap open and closed when you push a small lever back and forth. They can also be locked in the "open wide" position thanks to a catch in the mechanism.

• More information on Drancron at TFU.info

Notes

• It is often thought that the beast mode head forms Sky Shadow/Drancron's left hand. However, a set of (immobile) claws are molded into the wrist behind the head, giving them a somewhat more "normal" hand. The Beast Wars Neo model catches this.

Foreign names

• Korean: Drancron (드랜크론 Deulaenkeulon)