Terrorcon (ROTB)
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The Terrorcons are a ruthless group who serve Unicron. These warriors sold their souls to the dark god in exchange for power and survival, hunting for planets for their master to consume and wiping out resistance that could prevent him from feeding.
Known members include:
- Scourge (leader)
- Battletrap
- Nightbird
- A lot of Freezers
They also have many non-sentient Predacons known as Scorponoks at their disposal.
Fiction
Rise of the Beasts film
The Terrorcons were sent to the Maximal homeworld as an advance force to destroy its animalistic protectors and recover the Transwarp Key, only for the Maximal leader Apelinq to sacrifice himself to allow the other Maximals to escape with the Transwarp Key and deny Unicron his prize, though their world was nevertheless destroyed.
Later in 1994, the Terrorcons made their reappearance on Earth when the Transwarp Key revealed itself after being uncovered by Elena Wallace, leading to a battle between the minions of Unicron and the Autobots, resulting in the deactivation of Bumblebee and the capture of the Transwarp Key. The Terrorcons were forced to leave the rest of Optimus's crew after the timely intervention of the Maximal Airazor. However, it was revealed that the Terrorcons had only found half of the device, leading Unicron to torture Scourge for his failure before sending him after the other half, bringing the Terrorcons into conflict with the Autobots again, this time in the nation of Peru. During the fight, Scourge infected Airazor with Unicron's dark energy, steadily eating away at her will, slowly giving Scourge control over her while the humans Noah Diaz and Elena escaped with the second half of the key. Before the Autobots and Airazor regrouped with the humans, Optimus promised Scourge that he would bury him on Earth. The afflicted Airazor was forced to be put down by Optimus Primal while Scourge used the chaos of the moment to steal the other half of the key.
The Terrorcons relocated to a nearby Volcano to prepare for Unicron's arrival. To prevent the arrival of their dark master, the Autobots and the Maximals joined forces and battled Nightbird and Battletrap, as well as the swarms of Freezers and Scorponoks, while Scourge protected the Transwarp Key as the portal opened. As Unicron came through the portal, an energy burst was released that ignited energon deposits, bringing Bumblebee back online in time to join the fight. Despite their power, the Terrorcons were overcome by the Autobots and the Maximals, Nightbird being destroyed by Bumblebee, and Battletrap having his head smashed by Optimus Primal. When Optimus Prime battled Scourge again, Prime was able to overpower the monstrous herald, taking off his head, but not before Scourge destroyed the console controlling the portal, forcing Optimus to destroy the key to deny the planet to Unicron. The destruction of the key triggered a massive implosion, wiping out the swarm of Freezers and Scorponoks surrounding the machinery used to open the portal. Rise of the Beasts
Notes
- The Terrorcons in The Rise of the Beasts film feature similarities to the Unicron aligned Decepticons from the original 1986 movie. Like his Generation 1 counterpart, Scourge was transformed and given greater power by Unicron in exchange for servitude. Similarly, he also appears to serve as the leader of the swarm of Freezers featured in the film, much like how Gen 1 Scourge was the leader of the Sweeps.
- The origins of the other Terrorcons are not elaborated on in detail in the movie, but they could share a similar story to Scourge by also being the last survivors of their homeworlds, or alternatively being castaways picked up by Unicron, similar to how Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Gen 1 Scourge became enthralled in Unicron's service.
- The status of Scorponok is left unclear in the film. While the toyline associated with Rise of the Beasts identifies the transformer as a Predacon, no such identifier is assigned in the movie itself, though Scourge himself does wear Predacon symbols as trophies, indicating that Predacons do exist in this continuity.
