Skullcruncher (ES)
| The name or term "Skullcruncher" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Skullcruncher (disambiguation). |
- Skullcruncher is a Decepticon from the EarthSpark continuity family.
Skullcruncher is a Decepticon that is as furious and hungry as the creature he transforms into.
Fiction
EarthSpark cartoon
Rippy the gator went chomp chomp chomp
Passing the time by ending children's lives
down in the bottom of the swamp.
Under Mandroid's control, Skullcruncher menaced Mo, Robby, and Alex Malto at Mandroid's lab, smashing through a wall and using his crocodile mode to shake the Maltos' car around. Interrupted by Twitch, he threw the car, which was caught by Thrash. Skullcruncher fired on Thrash, knocking him away. While Twitch continued to fire on him, Thrash knocked him over with his newly acquired alternate mode. Back on his feet, he fired at the fleeing Mo and Thrash while Twitch and Robbie continued their barrage. Eventually, Skullcruncher and the other enthralled Decepticons were freed from Mandroid's control and apprehended. Secret Legacy, Part 2 He was subsequently incarcerated in a secret Decepticon holding facility beneath G.H.O.S.T. headquarters. Classified
When Hashtag's Internet connection to the G.H.O.S.T. facility inadvertently took the detention blocks' anti-energon fields offline, Skullcruncher was among the prisoners set free. Hashtag, Twitch, and Bumblebee found him curled up in his open cell while they were looking for a way out of the facility. Skullcruncher did not attempt to attack them, but became enraged upon spotting guards wearing the G.H.O.S.T. insignia. Skullcruncher plowed through the guards as well as Soundwave as he ran through the hallway and smashed through the wall, with Bumblebee and the Terrans following behind. Outside, Skullcruncher rose up behind Bumblebee while raising his sword before G.H.O.S.T. agents shot him and took him back into custody. Hashtag: Oops
Notes
- Skullcruncher is identified as a Croctobot in a prerelease promo for EarthSpark, though no such mention of his species is made in the show proper.
- Alex mentions there are some Decepticons whose name is quite apt when discussing Skullcruncher, which is... a quite scary thought.
Foreign names
- Hungarian: Fejreccsentő ("Headcracker")
