Tricranius

Tricranius is a Fossilizer from the Kingdom portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Tri-cranius" doesn't mean he has three skulls. It's the minimum amount of skulls he's going to break to get to you.

Unleash the power of Tricranius, the radioactive skeleton!

Toys

Generations

I'm filling my blast effects with Volcanicity!

• Tricranius Beast Power (Fire Blasts Collection Pack, 2021)
  • Hasbro ID number: WFC-K39
  • TakaraTomy ID number: TBA
  • TakaraTomy release date: TBA
  • Accessories: Tail, 19 Fire Blast effects

A lava-colored redeco of War for Cybertron: Kingdom Deluxe Class Ractonite with a retooled beast mode frill, Tricranius transforms from skeletal Triceratops to robot and back in 16 steps. As a Fossilizer, he can split into weapons and armor compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System for use by other War for Cybertron Trilogy figures. The instructions for Ractonite suggest three possible weapons: a hammer, sword, and spiked club, and an armor mode that uses all of Ractonite's parts. Uniquely, the mold lacks traditional 5 mm port hands in robot mode. Rather, the figure's arms end in fold-out 5 mm pegs instead, and the tail weapon is designed for Tricranius to wield with those pegs in mind. The peg-hand is depicted as a blaster on Tricranius's package art.

Tricranius is packed in a Generations Selects-style box containing 19 redecoed Fire Blast effects molded in translucent blue and translucent red. In translucent blue are redecos of Siege Jetfire's, Blowpipe's and Caliburst's Fire Blasts, while in translucent red are redecos of Siege Omega Supreme's and Earthrise Soundbarrier's Fire Blasts. Much like the Earthrise-based Deluxe Centurion Drone, the figure and included accessories totals up to the price of a Voyager Class figure. Unlike Centurion or Generations Selects items, Tricranius has character art on the interior of his packaging.

Similar to fellow Fossilizer mold Paleotrex/Skelivore, Ractonite/Tricranius features a flip-down mask much like the "mutant head" gimmick used by first-year Beast Wars figures.

It is not yet entirely clear to which faction Tricranius belongs, though the exterior packaging has a Maximal insignia.