Scavenger (Armada)

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<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot"><img alt="" src="Scavenger_%28Armada%29_files/30px-Symbol_autobot_reg.png" border="0" width="30" height="30"></a></div></div> <div style="border: thin solid rgb(170, 170, 170); margin: 0pt 1em 0pt 2em; padding: 0.5em; background: rgb(247, 248, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">The name or term Scavenger refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scavenger_%28disambiguation%29" title="Scavenger (disambiguation)">Scavenger (disambiguation)</a>.</div>

Scavenger is an <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot">Autobot</a> in the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Armada_%28franchise%29" title="Armada (franchise)">Armada</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Trilogy" title="Unicron Trilogy">Unicron Trilogy</a> continuity family.

[[Image:|right|300px|thumb|"Scavenger hates Mini-Cons."]] A former instructor at <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)">Cybertron</a>'s top military academy, Scavenger sets the bar high. It was his (and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Landmine_%28Energon%29" title="Landmine (Energon)">Landmine</a>'s) strict training regimen for the now-legendary Autobot leader <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28Armada%29" title="Optimus Prime (Armada)">Optimus Prime</a> that has pushed the Autobots to countless victories. Not easily impressed, Scavenger despises cockiness and values only true skill. Like Optimus Prime, he sees potential in the young <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hot_Shot_%28Armada%29" title="Hot Shot (Armada)">Hot Shot</a>. Hot Shot is hotheaded and cocksure, especially now that he wields the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Star_Saber_%28Armada%29" title="Star Saber (Armada)">Star Saber</a> sword. Scavenger sees this as a problem.

But it's nothing that can't be beaten out of him.


Japanese name: Devastar
Polish name: Grabarz ("Gravedigger")

<a name="Fiction"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Fiction">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Fiction</span></h2> <a name="Dreamwave_comics_continuity"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Dreamwave comics continuity">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Dreamwave comics continuity</span></h3> <a name="Armada"></a><h4><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Armada">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Armada</span></h4> A million years ago, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Smokescreen_%28Armada%29" title="Smokescreen (Armada)">Smokescreen</a> and Scavenger were guarding the entrance to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Autobase_%28Armada%29&action=edit" class="new" title="Autobase (Armada)">Autobase: Cybertron</a> when <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hot_Shot_%28Armada%29" title="Hot Shot (Armada)">Hot Shot</a> barged in, demanding to know where <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_%28Armada%29" title="Optimus Prime (Armada)">Optimus Prime</a> was. Smokescreen informed him that Prime was in the satellite room and asked if anything was wrong. All Hot Shot would say was that wrong doesn't begin to describe the situation. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dreamwave_Armada_issue_1" title="Dreamwave Armada issue 1">Dreamwave Armada issue 1</a></span> What had transpired was that a group of renegade cybertronians calling themselves "<a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticons" class="mw-redirect" title="Decepticons">Decepticons</a>" were attacking <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mini-Con" title="Mini-Con">Mini-Con</a> villages and capturing the inhabitants for some reason. While sifting through the rubble of of Village C-52, Scavenger opined that it looks like the diminutive Mini-Cons tried to put up a fight, but didn't stand a chance. Soon afterwards, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28Armada%29" title="Megatron (Armada)">Megatron</a>, the Decepticon leader, attacked <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cyber_City" title="Cyber City">Cyber City</a>, with his captured Mini-Cons re-engineered to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Powerlinx" title="Powerlinx">powerlink</a> with <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bulk" title="Bulk">bulks</a>, providing them great power. The Autobots were beaten up and forced to retreat. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dreamwave_Armada_issue_2" title="Dreamwave Armada issue 2">Dreamwave Armada issue 2</a></span>

For a million years the civil war raged on, the once-proud Autobots struggled to defend themselves against the powerful, Mini-Con augmented Decepticons, who were in possession of Cybertron's only remaining Mini-Cons, the others having escaped at the beginning of the conflict. Hope came in the form of a Mini-Con Reactivation Signal sent from a distant world called <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> and the Autobots resolved to go there and fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom. Almost immediately after arriving on Earth, Smokescreen was destroying public property and suggesting that they simply smash their way across the planet to find the Mini-Cons, a plan that Scavenger agreed to, as Cybertron was their priority. This callous attitude earned them both a sharp, furious rebuke from Optimus Prime, who refused to stoop down to the level of the Decepticons. However, he also understood their frustration, telling them to save their anger for the Decepticons. Scavenger apologised for being out of line, suggesting that his logic chip was damaged. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticons had already arrived and were chasing after <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sparkplug_%28Armada%29" title="Sparkplug (Armada)">Sparkplug's</a> group of Mini-Cons and their human friends, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rad_White" title="Rad White">Rad</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Carlos_Lopez" title="Carlos Lopez">Carlos</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Alexis" title="Alexis">Alexis</a>. Prime and Scavenger arrived just in time to smash <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_%28Armada%29" title="Starscream (Armada)">Starscream</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cyclonus_%28Armada%29" title="Cyclonus (Armada)">Cyclonus</a> out of the sky. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dreamwave_Armada_issue_4" title="Dreamwave Armada issue 4">Dreamwave Armada issue 4</a></span> While Optimus Prime kept Megatron distracted by trash talking the Decepticon's failure to defeat the Autobots with all of their power, Smokescreen snuck up and demolished the cliff face Megatron was perched upon with his head. Scavenger noted that at least Smokescreen didn't injure anything important. Eventually Megatron powerlinked with all of his Mini-Cons and gained the upper hand, but help came in the form of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jolt_%28Armada%29" title="Jolt (Armada)">Jolt</a>'s group of Mini-Cons, who powerlinked with the Autobots. <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rollbar_%28Armada%29" title="Rollbar (Armada)">Rollbar</a> linked with Scavenger, giving him extra punching power. At a tactical disadvantage, the Decepticons were forced to flee. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dreamwave_Armada_issue_5" title="Dreamwave Armada issue 5">Dreamwave Armada issue 5</a></span>

Scavenger and Smokescreen were sent to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Death_Valley&action=edit" class="new" title="Death Valley">Death Valley</a>, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> to look for Decepticon activity as <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jetfire_%28Armada%29" title="Jetfire (Armada)">Jetfire</a> had detected large amounts of space bridge activity there when the Autobots first arrived on Earth. This assignment was kept a secret from even Red Alert and Hot Shot to protect its secrecy. Scavenger wasn't enjoying the hot and dusty conditions, but their troubles paid off when they discovered that the Decepticons were building some sort of rocket launch pad out in the desert. Scavenger hailed <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Autobase_%28Armada%29&action=edit" class="new" title="Autobase (Armada)">Autobase: Earth</a> and requested reinforcements, but Optimus Prime had decided to instead help rescue a Mini-Con escape pod that had crashed in <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Alaska&action=edit" class="new" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>. <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Laserbeak_%28Armada%29" title="Laserbeak (Armada)">Laserbeak</a> was sent in their stead, and was almost shot by the desert-dwelling Autobots when he arrived with news to do whatever they thought was necessary to stop the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the order came twenty minutes too late as the rocket had already lifted off. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fire_%26_Ice" title="Fire & Ice">Fire & Ice</a></span>


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Scavenger, despite being a bulldozer, swerved out of the way of the approaching tank-mode Demolishor and fell down a hill. This apparently knocked him out.

Really. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Worlds_Collide%2C_Part_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Worlds Collide, Part 2">Worlds Collide, Part 2</a></span>


<a name="Energon"></a><h4><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Energon">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Energon</span></h4> He's still alive.


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<a name="Armada_cartoon"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Armada cartoon">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Armada cartoon</span></h3>

Voice actor: <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ward_Perry" title="Ward Perry">Ward Perry</a> (English), <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Keiji_Fujiwara" title="Keiji Fujiwara">Keiji Fujiwara</a> (Japanese), <a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Staffan_Lindberg&action=edit" class="new" title="Staffan Lindberg">Staffan Lindberg</a> (Swedish)

[[Image:|left|180px|thumb|GAME OVER, MAN!]] Scavenger was hired by <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron_%28Armada%29" title="Megatron (Armada)">Megatron</a> for his skills as a mercenary and a bounty hunter for <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mini-Con" title="Mini-Con">Mini-Cons</a>, due to the troubles Megatron was having with the troops under his command. Scavenger claimed that at first he did not know whether to accept the contract or not, until he saw the sorry state of the Decepticons after their defeat at the hands of Hot Shot and the Star Saber. His mocking lack of respect or fear for Megatron intimidated the other Decepticons, as well as earning <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_%28Armada%29" title="Starscream (Armada)">Starscream's</a> hatred.

His first appearance on Earth was during an observation of a battle between Starscream and Hot Shot. Noting that Hot Shot only won because the Star Saber sensed its wielder's inexperience, Scavenger challenged the younger Autobot and soundly beat him, despite suffering a serious wound. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Overmatch" title="Overmatch">Overmatch</a></span>

Later, it was revealed that Scavenger was in fact an Autobot spy working on the behalf of Optimus Prime. After locating <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rollbar_%28Armada%29" title="Rollbar (Armada)">Rollbar</a>, he set his goal on misleading the Decepticons. It is unclear how long Scavenger posed as a Decepticon, but Megatron takes note of his "legacy" in deciding to trust him. Scavenger performed his spy duties so well, that he surprised most of the Autobots when he turned over an important member of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skyboom_%28Armada%29" title="Skyboom (Armada)">Skyboom shield</a> to Megatron. Scavenger continued to serve Megatron until abruptly turning on the Decepticons and aiding Optimus Prime. Scavenger revealed his past with Prime as a teacher and fellow soldier before taking Hot Shot under his wing. Scavenger believes in hard work, but is also prone to bouts of laziness. He served with the Autobots until the end of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Battles" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicron Battles">Unicron Battles</a>.


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<a name="Timelines"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Timelines">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Timelines</span></h3> With the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unicron_Singularity" title="Unicron Singularity">Unicron Singularity</a> forcing the evacuation of <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_%28planet%29" title="Cybertron (planet)">Cybertron</a>, Scavenger and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Iron_Hope" title="Iron Hope">Iron Hope</a>, where <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_%28Energon%29" title="Ultra Magnus (Energon)">Ultra Magnus</a> dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Scavenger was given command of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/DieCast" title="DieCast">DieCast</a> and sent to <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Zeta_Persei" title="Zeta Persei">Zeta Persei</a>. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Force_of_Habit" title="Force of Habit">Force of Habit</a></span>


<a name="Toys"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Toys">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Toys</span></h2> <a name="Armada_2"></a><h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Scavenger_%28Armada%29&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Armada">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Armada</span></h3>

  • Scavenger with Rollbar (Max-Con, 2003)
Japanese ID number: MC-07

[[Image:|right|180px|thumb|Walk like a maaan...]]

Scavenger transforms into a large green <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loader" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Loader">front-end loader</a>.

Unusually for Transformers of this era, he features functional rubber treads. Rollbar (in robot mode) can be placed inside the driver's cabin, and pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds. Pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down.

In robot mode, Scavenger unusually has no leg articulation

whatsoever. His 'legs' are halves of the shovel blade clipped onto the purple drum wheel. Pushing Scavenger forward in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the legs up and down in a simulation of walking. Each 'step' is accompanying by a stomp sound effect. Moving his arms up and down activates a crashing metal sound effect. Powerlinking Rollbar to the active Powerlinx port on his hip, then pulling it back fires a purple projectile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.

He was released before the episode that revealed his true allegiance was aired. Thanks for spoiling it for us, jerks!
This mold was used to make <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Treadbolt" title="Treadbolt">Treadbolt</a>.

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