Galvatronus (CW)
| This article is about the Generation 1 Decepticon combiner. For the Robots in Disguise Decepticon combiner, see Galvatronus (RID). |
- Galvatronus is a Decepticon Combiner from the Combiner Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
In dark and chaotic times, Galvatronus rises up as a Combiner composed of enthralled Autobots and Decepticons alike, forced to merge into the personal weapon of some Decepticon conqueror. Sometimes this hypnosis is the work of Cyclonus, who typically serves as the central component of this dangerous foe, but other villains have pulled the strings on Galvatronus to their own ends as well. Whatever the case, it's clear only the one commanding this nightmare is having any fun.
Viper can serve as this behemoth's weapon, though it's unclear if he too is an unwilling participant in this unholy union.
Galvatronus has been known to include:
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Fiction
Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material
Cyclonus' purpose was spreading chaos across the universe, which he pursued by using his mind control powers on other warriors to integrate them into Galvatronus. Cyclonus' bio He probably did this on Cybertron during the Combiner Wars. Skydive's bio Decepticon Dragstrip's bio Air Raid's bio Breakdown's bio
Ask Vector Prime
Pulled from a Dead Universe by Bio Ranger Iga, Galvatronus was appointed the leader of the Thirteen Great Demon Generals, where he was the "Deceptigod Emperor General". Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27
2005 IDW continuity
With the entire Earth energized by the powers of the Enigma of Combination, Galvatron focused its energies on five of his soldiers—Dreadwing, Acid Storm, Mindwipe, Blitzwing, and Astrotrain—merging them together into a mighty warrior he dubbed "Galvatronus". Galvatronus punched out Victorion and grappled with Superion, supported by several Seeker clones. Superion managed to get the upper hand until Sky Reign intervened. It's Beginning To And Back Again Subsequently, Galvatronus was broken back into his components when Superion disabled the Earth Enigma. As Above...So Below
Games
Transformers: Earth Wars
Transformers Roleplaying Game
While studying the history of the Enigma of Combination, Vorath enthused at the idea of merging Mindwipe with other Decepticons to form a mighty god-emperor he dubbed "Galvatronus". The Enigma of Combination
Toys
Combiner Wars
- Skydive (Deluxe Class, 2014)
- Air Raid (Deluxe Class, 2015)
- Cyclonus (Voyager Class, 2015)
- Decepticon Dragstrip (Deluxe Class, 2014)
- Breakdown (Deluxe Class, 2015)
- Decepticon Viper (Legends Class, 2015)
- Accessories: Rifle (formed from Viper and Cyclonus's gun and shield), four small weapons, four hands/feet
- Known designers: John Warden (Hasbro), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)
- Per Cyclonus's packaging bio, Galvatronus can be formed by connecting any four Combiner Wars Deluxe Class figures to Cyclonus, although his packaging gives a specific configuration of Air Raid and Skydive as left and right arms, and Breakdown and Dragstrip as left and right legs.
- Galvatronus wields a large gun formed by combining Cyclonus's gun and shield, which can be further expanded by attaching Legends Class Viper (or his mold-mate Powerglide) in his weapon mode. Galvatronus's torso was redecoed to be Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron's torso, although that combiner has a specific set of components.
Notes
- Since Galvatronus is formed with Dreadwing as his torso in IDW Publishing's The Transformers vol. 2 comic series, artist Andrew Griffith gave the combined form a head resembling Dreadwing's original combining partner Smokescreen and Dreadwing's chest rather than resembling Galvatron as in the toyline.
- The 2015 Fan Built Combiner poll which produced Victorion for Combiner Wars selected Galvatronus as Victorion's rival. This would not appear until after the fact in 2016, and in said IDW comic storyline, none of Galvatronus's constituents have Combiner Wars toys.
- Galvatronus in Earth Wars was originally intended to have Breakdown and Dragstrip as legs, intending to make a hybrid of his IDW and Combiner Wars formations. However, to not reuse limbs already part of another combiner (Menasor), the two were replaced with Astrotrain and Blitzwing.[1]
- Like most Earth Wars models, Galvatronus and his components are patterned after specific toys: Titans Return Mindwipe, Blitzwing, and Astrotrain; Siege Acid Storm, and Combiner Wars Cyclonus. Of these five, only Cyclonus's toy is actually a combiner component.
