Fangtron

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Fangtron is a Decepticon Battle Master from the War for Cybertron Trilogy portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Remember, a Cobra is a snake and 'snake' is 'sneak' spelled sideways!

Fangtron is a no-good slithering snake, whose ultimate purpose is becoming a shield or ramp for Nemesis Prime!

Toys

Generations

Promoting the Earthrise chapter of the Netflix cartoon, War for Cybertron Trilogy Nemesis Prime's Spoiler Pack contains Giza and "Fangtron", an opaque Sith red redeco of the Earthrise Battle Master Slitherfang, transforming from a cobra into a shield holdable by any C.O.M.B.A.T. System-compatible figure. They also possess an A.I.R. Lock System connector in their snake mode, allowing them to form ramps by connecting to compatible bases, including Nemesis Prime's Combat Deck. An included blast effect can be attached to their shield mode to emulate gunfire colliding with it.
Much like previous Spoiler Pack, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable Ancient Autobot. The text on the package reads "FANGTRON" and "GIZA", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "YOU MUST STAY TRUE / TO WHOM THE MATRIX HAS / CHOSEN, FOR IF YOU / DON’T, A MUCH / DARKER FUTURE AWAITS" and an Autobot-themed one: "THE DEAD UNIVERSE IS / UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE / EXPERIENCED, PRIME", which are both quotes from Sky Lynx in Earthrise episode 5. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from art of Earthrise Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.
Numerous online descriptions for this Leader Unboxing set refer to Fangtron as "Slitherfang". This set was a shared exclusive between online retailers and Walmart in Canada and the USA. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.
Earthrise accessory mold: Slitherfang's Fire Blast effect
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Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Fangtron (ファングトロン Fangutoron)