Alligatron
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- Alligatron is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Alligatron[1] (アリゲトロン Arigetoron) is the leader of the Decepticon-aligned Beastformers, anthropomorphic animal aliens from planet Beast. He is king of Lennonia, over Emperor Killer Fish, and was born in the Bow River. He was once a traveling bodyguard-for-hire whose battles earned him a reputation as a "wandering murder weapon", but he later changed his life around and settled down as a pacifist. Well, until becoming a Decepticon, at least. Alligatron can spit laser beams by grinding stones between his teeth, and with his telescoping Allistretcher weapon in hand he's more powerful than a tank. He's also known by the nickname Alli (アリ Ari).
Sometimes there are lots of him.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Ikuya Sawaki (Japanese)
Galvatron and the Decepticons came to planet Beast to enslave the population and force them to work on a mysterious engineering project. To make the task easier, they formed an alliance with Alligatron and his soldiers to round up the populace.
During a rebel attack on the Decepticon stronghold led by White Leo, Alligatron ordered his soldiers (including another Alligatron) to kill all of the rebels and leave no prisoners. Later, when the Autobot Transformers arrived on Beast, a spying Snakebomb reported their presence to the leader Alligatron, who in turn relayed the information to Galvatron.
When Wheelie and Daniel tried to infiltrate the stronghold, an Alligatron was standing guard at the entrance.
Later, an Alligatron alerted the other Decepticons of the approaching Autobot Transformers. He fled the scene when Rodimus Prime shot the stronghold and sent rubble flying. Rebellion on Planet Beast
The Headmasters comic
Alligatron led Predaking and the Sharkticons against the heroic Beasts on their home planet. His slaughter was interrupted by the Autobot Headmasters of Justice, but Predaking managed to capture Highbrow and Brainstorm for the Decepticons. Alligatron suggested they use the Autobots as bait for White Leo and the rest of the Headmasters. The arrival of Raiden and the Trainbots swayed the tides of battle, however, and Galvatron and the Decepticons abandoned Beast, leaving Alligatron to his fate. The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!
Beastformers catalogs/comic
When White Leo obtained the all-defeating Burstsun power, Alligatron sent Devilbat to figure out his secret weakness. However, Devilbat dropped the Secret Photo containing White Leo's secret into Beast's largest forest, Series 2 catalog and Alligatron was forced to lead a group into the woods to recover it. He was able to do so, and was about to attack White Leo and his loyalists when the fortress the Autobot Beasts just discovered turned out to be the legendary Red Phoenix. With its power, the Autobot Beastformers were able to defeat Alligatron and his troops, obtaining the Secret Photo in the process. Series 3 catalog
Irate at his defeat, Alligatron sent Devilbat out to find the best place for an ambush, and the Decepticon Beasts settled on a bottomless swamp in the middle of the forest. Alligatron fought against White Leo, but was killed in the confrontation. Not quite done with this world, Alligatron returned as a ghost and haunted the Autobot base. To enact his revenge, Alligatron revived Cobrander from the stone statue that Red Phoenix was guarding before it awoke. Burstsun catalog
Later, a very alive Alligatron—or some guy who looked like him—attended Bluehorse's funeral. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts
Legends comic
When Galvatron came to enslave Planet Beast in 2011, Alligatron was all too happy to ally himself with the Decepticons, who in turn provided him with weapons and Sharkticon troops to take over the planet. LG51 Doublecross Prologue
In 2038, the then-peaceful Beast was invaded by Galvatron II's Decepticons. Alligatron was part of the joint Beastformer-Laser Beast alliance that fought against the invaders. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Alligatron was among the many Beastformers squabbling on their home planet when Megatron arrived to fetch the Predacons. Welcome to the Jungle
Kre-O online comic
A Kreon Alligatron was among the many evil Kreons summoned by Megatron to conquer the Legends World. Special Chapter
Toys
Headmasters/Beastformers
- Alligatron (Beastformer, 1987)
- Beast ID number: 15
- Accessories: "Allistretcher" blade
- Part of the first series of Beastformers, Alligatron is an anthropomorphic albino alligator with dark olive robotic armor. He came with his "Allistretcher" (アリストレッチャー) blade-weapon.
- His rubsign reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood. The initial release has the symbol as a black outline against "mood ring" style color-changing backdrop. He was re-released in series three, in a new box lacking the Transformers brand marks; this release gives him a rubsign that reveals a full-color symbol on a black backdrop.
- Alligatron white version (Beastformer, 1987)
- Accessories: weapon
- A solid-white version of Alligatron was sold through gumball machines in Japan. The gumball versions of the Beastformers appear to have randomized weapons (or just crummy quality control).
- Burstsun Special Set (Multi-pack, 1987)
- Beast ID number: 15
- Accessories: "Alistretcher" blade
- The first Beastformers multipack (still using the Transformers logo and factions) contained nine normal figures, then one of two special editions of the faction leaders: either a clear plastic "Ghost Alligatron" (ゴーストアリゲトロン), or White Leo with the "Burstsun" rubsign. The box contained no windows, so you didn't know which of the leaders you got until you opened it up.
- The other nine standard Beastformers in the set were Black Jaguar, Būpink, Crowmax, Dog Hunter, Dream Eater, Earthhog, Mingo Kid, Muskhorn, and Slo.
Notes
- The Hasbro release of "Gruesome Gator" was similarly (eventually) available with both styles of rubsign.
- Kreon Alligatron uses an extensively "painted" beast head part of the type first used by Razorclaw and other Predacon Kreons, and wields the curved blade first used by Insecticon and Rampage.
Foreign names
- English: Gruesome Gator
