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 species from the Cyberverse continuity family.
Sharkticons all share the same looks, with three exceptions. Surprisingly, they don't think so. Notable Sharkticons include:
- Lord Gnaw, the original leader and title for their new leader under the Quintessons
- Jawsy, leader of The Fins
- Backbite, leader of The Tails
- Sawtooth, leader of The Snouts
- Biter, a large Bailiff working for the Quintessons
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
Concurrently, Starscream and the Titan Croaton were abducted by the Quintessons who used Sharkticons as an officer class in their forces. The End Of The Universe I
After the Quintessons had conquered Cybertron and placed the populace in a virtual reality, the Sharkticons commanded the Prosecutors in finding any citizens who had yet to be captured. The Loop When Hot Rod was brought before the Quintesson Judge, he tried to rekindle his honary membership of the Snouts only to be sharply rebuffed and carried before the Judge. The Trial
After Soundwave had been freed from the Loop, the Resistance captured an elite Sharkticon, Biter, for information. The Prisoner
When the entierity of the Cybertronian race had been freed from Quintesson control, they launched an assault to free their planet only to be beaten back by the savagery of the Sharkticons. It was only when Windblade partially unearthed Iaconus did the Sharkticons retreat. The Alliance
When Iaconus' cloak was deactivated, the Judge led the Sharkticons to the Titan, the invaders falling to the Cybertronians, including getting munched on by Skullcruncher before the old Judge fell and the new Judge, Starscream, revealed himself. The Judge
Pledging allegiance to Starscream, the Sharkticons were repainted in his colours and recaptured the Cybertronians, The End Of The Universe I before they were set free, venturing to Maccadam's where they toasted the end of the universe. When Windblade entered to make another attempt at reawakening Iaconus, she and Maccadam fought their way through the Sharkticons to the cityspeaker chamber. The End Of The Universe II Those who remained on guard duty were swiftly dealt with by Maccadam's formidable alternate mode. The End Of The Universe III In the final stages of the invasion, the Sharkticons fought off the Cybertronian ground forces only to all be destroyed. The End Of The Universe IV
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 as a statue, 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. This design was reused for the individual that took up the Lord Gnaw mantle in Chapter 3 of the cartoon.
- Sharkticons Attack (Multi-pack, 2019)
- Three Sharkticons (Two with the green markings of the 'Snouts' and one with the orange of the 'Tails' gangs from the cartoon) 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 in the cartoon are identical, all of them being based off of the original Generation 1 design.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Same-tachi (サメたち, "Sharks")
