Bludgeon (Cyberverse)

The name or term "Bludgeon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bludgeon (disambiguation).

Bludgeon is a Decepticon from the Cyberverse continuity family.

"Lucky you. About to be killed by a legend."

Bludgeon is a bot of very few words. None at all, in fact. However, he's happy to let his sword do the talking as it slices through any opposing Autobot...or Decepticon, should they ever cross him.

“	Why won't you talk?!	”
—Windblade, "Secret Science"

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Tetsu Inada (Japanese)

"Hmm, not bad. I have met the second strongest in the world."

Millions of years ago, Bludgeon and some other Deceptions bore witness to Soundwave's and Soundblaster's beatboxing battle at Maccadam's.The Immobilizers

Millions of years later on Earth, Bludgeon was among the Decepticons who attended Starscream's memorial. Slipstream later approached him as he was practicing, asking if he'd seen any of her Seeker subordinates. She left in frustration when his only reply was stoic silence and slicing up a training dummy. When the Autobot Hot Rod was fleeing the Nemesis, Bludgeon unsuccessfully attempted to ambush him, but the Autobot managed to evade his sword strike and flee before Bludgeon was able to follow up. Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime

When Megatron and Optimus Prime agreed to a meeting to discuss allying in order to face the threat of a Starscream armed with both the AllSpark and Vector Sigma, Bludgeon was present aboard the Nemesis when it arrived at the location of the Ark. He was witness when Slipstream approached Soundwave and came under attack when Soundwave accused her of treason. Slipstream managed to knock Soundwave out briefly and limp away as Bludgeon ominously observed things from underneath the Nemesis's landing ramp. When Slipstream managed to convince Windblade that she had actual, genuine information about Starscream, Windblade was about to escort her to meet with Optimus and Megatron when Bludgeon suddenly ran the Seeker through from behind. Goading Windblade into attacking, Bludgeon instigated a battle between both sides that ruined the peace talks. Parley

As the Decepticons attempted to track Starscream down, Shadow Striker tasked Bludgeon with finding a weakness to his army of monstrosities. Bludgeon subsequently discovered they were completely vulnerable to being sliced into pieces. As soon as he was finished, he was confronted by Windblade, eager to avenge Slipstream and how she was killed by a cowardly strike from behind. Despite Windblade's best efforts, Bludgeon overpowered her and was about to finish her off when Wheeljack, having just escaped after being kidnapped by Shockwave, blasted him with a Mega Magnetizer that disrupted his movements, then sent him floating helplessly into the air with an anti-gravity modulator. Secret Science

Bludgeon eventually recovered from the incident and made his way back to Cybertron in time to ambush Windblade and Teletraan-X as they found Vector Sigma, managing to slice up the drone before battling Windblade. Battle For Cybertron III Unfortunately, he failed to notice Wheeljack spraying Vector Sigma with weaponized unspace material. Once Windblade destroyed his sword, she kicked him towards Vector Sigma in remembrance of Slipstream. Getting sucked into the unspace goo, Bludgeon wound up trapped between universes with no way of ever returning and likely will eventually face quantum disintegration for staying too long. Battle For Cybertron IV

Toys

Cyberverse

Doesn't turn into a pumpkin.

• Bludgeon (One-Step Changer, 2019)
  • Accessories: Sword
  • Action Attack: "Whirlwind Slash"

• Known designers: Andrew Scribner (deco artist)

Released under the Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures assortment of One-Step Changers, Cyberverse Bludgeon transforms from tank to robot by pushing his rear treads together to form his legs. Bludgeon features a "Whirlwind Slash" action attack, activated by pulling out his left hand, letting you kind of spin his hand around while he holds his sword. A bit like a helicopter. Due to the fact he only has articulation in his elbows, this motion barely clears the front of his chest.

Bludgeon comes with his trademark sword, making him one of the very few One-Step Changers with an added accessory. This can store in a rectangular slot on top of his tank mode. Said mode is an oddity for featuring no rolling wheels whatsoever. Bludgeon is also one of very few modern toys to feature a sculpted insignia.

Along with a few Cyberverse figures, Bludgeon was meant to be released in the Japanese market by TakaraTomy, under the designation "TCV-29 Turbo Change Bludgeon" with a February 28, 2020 release date. Unfortunately, that release was canceled due to the toyline's poor sales.

Notes

• Bludgeon's design is a stylized version of his Aligned counterpart's Robots in Disguise toy.
• The Japanese dub of Cyberverse is the only one to give Bludgeon a voice, with all other foreign-language versions remaining silent as in the original English.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Bludgeon (ブラジオン Burajion)