Twinstrike (BWU)

The name or term "Twinstrike" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Twinstrike (disambiguation).

Twinstrike is a Predacon from the Beast Wars: Uprising portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Twinstrike fights on the side of the Resistance, using his Piston Hammer and phlogiston-fuelled fire-breath to flatten and roast his foes.

Fiction

Beast Wars: Uprising

Twinstrike and his Resistance unit were stationed at Lower Petrohex when the Vehicon plague was unleashed. They were among the first detachments to face a full-scale Vehicon attack, instead of a mere infestation event. As the Vehicons emerged from Protihex, Twinstrike's unit held the line against them. The Vehicons had minimal evasive abilities, and the ground-bound Twinstrike feared the battle would be over before he could mash some metal. Slowly, however, it became apparent how relentless the drones' numbers were. Ammo and energon would be exhausted before the enemy was vanquished. Twinstrike charged into battle with the cycle drones and tank drones, meeting them head-to-head, but soon dozens and then hundreds of his fellow Resistance fighters were converted to the Vehicon side. Twinstrike was soon one of the only fighters that remained, on the verge of being overwhelmed and turned. Refusing to meet that fate, he cut all failsafes to his phlogiston reservoir, setting off an explosion that destroyed fifty mechanometers of Vehicons. Derailment