Rage (G1)
| The name or term "Rage" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Rage (disambiguation). |
- Rage is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The leader of the Stormtroopers, Rage was very appropriately named. His sole purpose and joy in life is simple: destroy anything that gets in his way. Smash it, dissolve it with his acid spray, run it off a high cliff. There's basically nothing that is safe from his all-consuming fury, including his fellow Decepticons. His nearly-unquenchable lust for carnage, combined with an incredibly sharp mind, plus impressive strength and firepower, all adds up to a Decepticon nobody wants to mess with.
His own subordinates are scared oil-less of him, but know better than to say anything about it within earshot, as that would simply put them in Rage's crosshairs.
Fiction
Fleetway Generation 2 comic
The Stormtroopers were part of Bludgeon's forces dispatched on Earth to basically wreck stuff until Optimus Prime came to stop them. War Without End The Stormtroopers converged on a firefight, expecting to battle some Autobots... but instead found Megatron, former Decepticon leader.
Rage called for the squad to attack Megatron, figuring (out loud) that Megatron might have been attacking their boss, Bludgeon. Turns out, he was attacking Optimus, but Bludgeon was next on the list anyway. Aquablast mused to himself that Rage simply wanted to tackle the Megatron himself, Bludgeon be hanged. Rage blasted Megatron in the chest with acid spray, which didn't seem to slow him down much. When Megatron failed to die, Rage called in Sparkstalker and Flamefeather to help out. How he fared in the final outcome of the battle is unknown. War Zone
Wings Universe
Rage was a small-time hustler with big-time dreams when the Decepticon movement began on Cybertron. He managed to gather a small crew of thugs called the Stormtroopers under the Decepticon flag, but never quite managed to reach the level of Decepticon Warlord. His biggest success was salvaging a fortress in the Glibax flats after tougher Decepticons drove out the Autobot defenders. His mechanically-inclined subordinates, Aquablast and Hydradread, reconfigured it into a transforming mobile city called the Metrotitan. Along with Roadgrabber, Terror-Tread, Cement-Head, and his overly enthusiastic second-in-command, Drench, Rage established a small following of "soldiers" willing to profit off of the rebellion however they could.
Operating mostly out of Quarex, Rage uncovered information about a new archeological find in Median, and a specific urn containing an immensely powerful spark known as the Heart of the Dragon. Seeking to acquire it for himself, Rage sent his men to scout the area. Unfortunately, they were spotted, and soon two units from the Autobot Elite Guard were dispatched to the dig site to stand between Rage and his prize. Despite the opposition, Rage stole the Heart right from under the Elite Guard's noses, and only lost two (ultimately replaceable) soldiers in the process.
Back at the Metrotitan, Rage set Hydradread to work prepping the personality component in the Heart for introduction into a working mechanoid body. His ultimate goal was to install the Heart in Metrotitan itself, creating a colossal warrior of unprecedented size and strength. Still, Rage decided to install it in a micro-sized body first, to see if the creature could be controlled. While Hydradread was working, Rage unleashed one of his experiments, Buffalo Dump and the Minotorons, to distract the Elite Guard until the work was complete. Hydradread successfully introduced the Heart into a living body, the micro-sized dragon called Brimstone, but its matter-consuming energy breath proved too powerful for the tiny body to contain. The Elite Guard barely made it safety as Brimstone ruptured from within, but Rage was apparently caught in the unbelievable explosion that followed, consuming the entire Metrotitan. Flames of Yesterday
2005 IDW continuity
- First Appearance: Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #12
Rage was among a group of Decepticons who conquered Temptoria following the end of the war. They hadn't been there long when they were beaten soundly by the crew of the Lost Light, who proceeded to liberate the planet. Before & After They were captured and brought back to Cybertron, where they broke out and attacked Megatron's trial in a failed attempt to save him. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide
2019 IDW continuity
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors follow. |
Rage was forced to task of keeping some of the most wanted members of The Rise (Quake, Triggerhappy, Fangry, Frenzy and Rumble) to a hidden base, wondering how the hell was he forced into this with Rumble flat out stating its probably cause he's close to becoming as nuts as Triggerhappy and Fangry. Before the argument can escalate an earthquake causing them to fall in a chasm, (And if that wasn't bad enough Triggerhappy shot the one guy who can pull the trailer concealing cybertron most wanted). After calling Sixshot to explain (And omitting a few details) his group was spotted by a bunch of geologist which Triggerhappy attacked only for Novastar new team to arrive, when he realized things were going south, he quickly bailed. Tremors
Toys
The Transformers
- Rage (Stormtrooper, 1993)
- Accessories: Water cannon
- Rage transforms into a Jaguar XJ220 sports car. His rear section in car mode contains a bellows that stores water, shooting it out from his front bumper nozzle connected by a plastic hose. This entire mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode; the bellows pegs onto his back. His hood uses color changing paint, turning pale when exposed to warm water.
- Rage was only available in various European markets during the two-year "transitional" period marking the changeover from the original toyline to Generation 2; in the original line's final year (1993), the toys were given redesigned Autobot and Decepticon symbols, but it wasn't until 1994 that "Generation 2" appeared on the packaging.
- Despite being the leader of the Stormtroopers, Rage is amusingly short, being well over a head shorter than any of the other team members if one discounts his tall shoulders. No wonder he's so angry.
Generation 2
- Rage (Stormtrooper, 1994)
- Accessories: Water cannon
- This release is identical to the original, only this time in packaging specifically branded "Generation 2".
Notes
Foreign names
- Dutch: Aquanaught
- French: Aquanaught
- Italian: Murena ("Moray")
