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This article is about the Decepticon city-bot. For the huge Decepticon city, see Trypticon (Movie).

Trypticon is a Decepticon City-bot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"After G1, he was cast as the Red Ranger's T-Rex on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers."

Enormous in both size and power, Trypticon is an unstoppable engine of destruction. This might please him greatly...were he not bored by the entire prospect. He cares little for his role as the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and finds war to be a waste of effort. He doesn't like his comrades, he absolutely hates the Autobots, and—though he hides it well—he loathes himself most of all.

Trypticon transforms to a massive artillery platform that can devastate Autobot forces, who often must resort to trickery to defeat him. The only Autobot who can go toe-to-toe with him is Metroplex, and there is a great rivalry between the two cities.

Trypticon is sometimes accompanied by one or more smaller robots, such as the autonomous Wipe-Out and the drones Full-Tilt and Brunt.

He hates water more than any other substance in the universe, mostly because he gets thrown into it a lot.

Trypticon's size and personality vary greatly between continuities, though most agree with—or at least do not contradict—the profile-based outline given here. The most notable exceptions are the Marvel Comics continuity, where his size is only 2 to 3 times that of a typical Transformer, and the Sunbow cartoon, where his personality is that of a dimwitted, destructive animal.

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Japanese name: Dinosaurer (beast-mode)/Dinobase (city-mode and his function)

Hungarian name: Triptikon

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: Brad Garrett (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese)

In the year 2005, the allied forces of the Decepticons and the Quintesson sought to attack the Autobots on two fronts, besieging them on both Cybertron and Earth. To counter the power of the Autobots' transforming Earth city, Metroplex, the Decepticons arranged for the construction of a transforming city-robot of their own: Trypticon. Surreptitiously created out of a human city by the Constructicons, Trypticon sent his former human occupants running for their lives as their city shifted and changed into the giant saurian robot. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4

Trypticon's first mission was to attack Autobot Headquarters, but he met resistance in the form of a team of Minibots. Trypticon knocked Powerglide out of the sky and shrugged off the other Autobots' attacks from below (stepping on Swerve in the process) before battling his way through a barrage of cannon fire and leveling Autobot Headquarters. With this task complete, Trypticon turned his attention to Autobot City and Metroplex, and the giant Autobot could not have been at a worse disadvantage, being as he was without his transforming cog and thus unable to transform to robot mode. Thankfully, the timely arrival of Blurr and Wheelie with the cog allowed Metroplex to transform and gain the upper hand in the battle. Trypticon was seized by the Autobot giant and hurled over the horizon, crashing into the Pacific Ocean. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

While the Autobots believed that Trypticon had been destroyed, the dinosaur Decepticon had, in fact, retreated to Dinobot Island to recuperate. In 2006, in the midst of his recovery, Trypticon was approached by Decepticon wheeler-dealer Octane, who talked him into relocating with him to the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya. There, Octane made a deal with ruler Abdul Fakkadi: In exchange for the Carbombya's high-grade oil, he and Trypticon would guard the country's coasts.

The deal soured when Fakkadi discovered how ridiculously energy-consumptive Trypticon was, and things came to a head when the dull-witted dino mistook a passing cruise ship for an invader and fired on it. Octane turned things around by arranging to have Trypticon use his prodigious size and strength to steal famous monuments for Fakkadi from around the world. Initially, the Dinobots and Sky Lynx were suspected of the thefts, but Perceptor linked the crime back to Trypticon, and the Decepticon was caught in the act stealing the Eiffel Tower. Trypticon was able to beat the Autobots back, and he then attempted to steal the Kremlin, but was ambushed by the waiting Autobot forces and stopped from doing so. With help from Fakkadi, the Autobots tracked the Decepticons back to Carbombya, where Metroplex engaged Trypticon in battle once more and hurled him into the ocean again. Thief in the Night

Trypticon survived his dunking and was relocated to Chaar, where he was the victim of the ghost of deceased Decepticon Starscream when the spirit made a pact with Unicron to restore his body. In exchange for this boon, the dark god charged Starscream with fulfilling three tasks, beginning with the theft of Metroplex's eyes to replace Unicron's own. One of Metroplex's eyes was destroyed in the attempted theft, necessitating that Starscream and his pawn, Scourge, steal one of Trypticon's instead. Next, Starscream possessed Trypticon's body itself and brought the giant Decepticon to Unicron so that his transforming cog could be transplanted into Unicron's head. The final task was to connect Unicron's head to Cybertron itself, so the planet could become his new body, but as Starscream used Trypticon's possessed body to complete the connections, Thrust, Dirge and the Battlechargers disabled the city-bot from within, rendering him unable to complete the task. Ghost in the Machine

Later, after Swindle stole Metroplex's transforming cog, Galvatron dispatched Trypticon to destroy the defenseless city. Confident of victory, Trypticon decided to have some fun, eating a naval destroyer and menacing the passengers of a train. However, Silverbolt flew into Trypticon through his mouth, firing all the while, giving the giant dinosaur the world case of indigestion he'd ever had. Trypticon was forced to retreat, and he transformed back into city mode so that human repairmen recruited by the Decepticons(?!) could fix his damaged innards. As it turned out, the "repairmen" were Autobot allies Spike Witwicky and his son Daniel, who stole Trypticon's own transforming cog, intending to use it on Metroplex. This forced the Decepticons to use Metroplex's transforming cog on Trypticon, but neither cog worked particularly well in either of the two robots, and as they battled, they wound up partially transforming, shifting and stalling at various stages between their modes. At first, Trypticon had the advantage in the battle and threw Metroplex into a lake, but eventually, First Aid arrived to align the Decepticon cog properly within Metroplex, allowing the Autobot to transform fully. Metroplex regained the initiative, and yet again treated Trypticon to another dunking, hurling him even deeper into the lake, where he sank. The Ultimate Weapon

Trypticon later participated in a battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth's moon, during which he and all the other "Primitive" animal-based Transformers present were telepathically contacted by the being known as the Oracle. Trypticon served as a transport that carried the Primitives to the dead world at the center of the universe from which the summons came, but was too large to enter the cavern in which the Oracle resided, and so he stood sentinel outside while the others ventured in. As the Oracle explained that he had summoned them to battle the energy-draining creature known as Tornedron, Trypticon was the first to face off with the parasite, which took the form of a dragon and sucked his energy dry. Trypticon's lifeless husk toppled over on top of Grimlock, leading all the other Primitives to believe him destroyed, but the Dinobot leader had, in fact, survived, and was finally the one to defeat Tornedron and restore Trypticon and all the others drained by him. Call of the Primitives

Japanese cartoon continuity

The events of the American animated series covered above occur in Japanese continuity, with the primary difference between the two being that the events of season three (set in 2006 in America) are pushed back to 2010 in the Japanese dub. As far as Trypticon is concerned, however, there is one much larger, contradictory fact established by the additional stories told in various Japanese media: In this continuity, Trypticon was actually built in the 1980s, and then rebuilt during the events of "Five Faces of Darkness".

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

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In the late 1980s, while the Autobots were in the process of constructing Metroplex, the Decepticons were just as busy creating a counter in the form of Trypticon. Astrotrain and Reflector were able to sneak past the Autobots' security and spy on the construction on Metroplex, acquiring the information that Megatron needed to discover whether or not Metroplex was strong enough to stand up to Trypticon. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3

Trypticon was completed soon after and was unleashed by the Decepticons on an island utopia that they had conquered. The Autobots were quick to arrive, but Trypticon made short work of Superion and would have killed him if not for the sudden appearance of Metroplex. An over-eager Trypticon dove head-first at his rival, only to phase right through him and fall off a cliff and into the ocean. As it turned out, it was a hologram created by Hound and magnified by Perceptor. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6

Scramble City cartoon

Up from the depths, thirty stories high, breeeeathing fire...

Upon the Autobots' eventual completion of Metroplex, the city-bot was dispatched on his first mission to aid Superion and Defensor in battle against their Decepticon foes. The villains were soon defeated, but as the Autobots stood victorious on a cliff overlooking the ocean, an explosion from beneath the waves caught their attention. As they watched, the sea parted to reveal Trypticon's towering form, as Megatron ordered him into battle with Metroplex. The two giant robots stared each other down, preparing to clash for the first time... Scramble City

...but this battle never happened, as a second installment of Scramble City was never produced.

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers comic

On a bright and sunny day in the year 2010, the Autobots invited a group of human families to come take a tour of Metroplex. They were all very impressed and everything was going great...until Trypticon attacked. Preoccupied with keeping everyone inside him from dying, Metroplex was left to take all of Trypticon's attacks on the chin, including his Dual Plasma Cannons and Dino-Head Attack. With Scamper quickly taken out by Full-Tilt, it looked as though Metroplex would be felled by a blast from the Brunt tank.

Luckily, Ultra Magnus deployed Six-Gun just in time. Six-Gun took out Full-Tilt and then proceeded to turn the Brunt tank around on Trypticon, blasting the Decepticon with his own drone. The blast destroyed Trypticon's head controls, forcing Galvatron to call a retreat. With the day won, Metroplex returned to city mode. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3

The Great Transformer War comic

After kidnapping the scientist Doctor Dalton, Galvatron forced him to upgrade a number of his Decepticons, including Trypticon. With Dalton's upgrade, Trypticon became able to link up with Motormaster and Onslaught in base mode, enhancing their power. This new ability spelled trouble for the Aerialbots and Protectobots, who barely managed to escape their encounter with the upgraded Trypticon and rescue Dalton. The Great Transformer War issue 1

In 2011, as part of his massive assault to retake Cybertron, Galvatron unleashed Trypticon on Metroplex, the battle thoroughly occupying the Earth forces of the Autobots, keeping them from coming to Cybertron's defense. The Great Transformer War issue 3

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Masato Hirano (Japanese)

Trypticon continued serving the Decepticons into the year 2011, acting under the command of the leader of the Decepticons' Earth-based unit, Sixshot. However, when the Decepticons renewed hostilities against the Autobots, Trypticon's first foray into battle was not an impressive one, as he menaced Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie amidst the mountains close to Autobot City. The two youths tricked the giant Decepticon into walking onto a rickety rope bridge, which subsequently buckled under his weight and dumped him into a river. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

In battle station mode, Trypticon was later rolled into action with Sixshot at the controls. He attacked an oil refinery in order to draw out Metroplex, who was then disabled by the Decepticons' newest weapon, the electromagnetic Madmachine. Seeking to learn the secret of the Madmachine, Twincast later infiltrated Trypticon and discovered that the robot was being controlled from Chaar by Soundblaster. The Great Cassette Operation

A little later, Trypticon was commandeered by Cyclonus and Scourge to help them take down a mysterious blackmailer who was extorting energy from countries all around the world. Trypticon arrived in Tokyo in the midst of a battle between the blackmailer and Raiden, and began attacking Raiden when the Autobot combiner opened fire on him. The Autobot Headmasters soon arrived to occupy Trypticon's attention, forcing Cyclonus and Scourge to bail out of the giant. Everyone wound up dogpiling on the blackmailer, but the joke was on Cyclonus and Scourge, as it turned out it was their own superior officer, Sixshot, carrying out a secret mission from Galvatron. The two Decepticons fled, leaving the badly damaged Trypticon behind. Terror! The Six Shadows

Trypticon was recovered and repaired in time to help Sixshot prevent the Technobots from aiding a team of Autobots imperiled on Mars. When Metroplex attempted to stop the six-changer's interference, Trypticon came stomping onto the scene, headbutted him, and pushed him back with a barrage of laser fire. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Later, Galvatron rendezvoused with Sixshot at Trypticon before attempting to thwart the Autobots' attempt to lend aid to the troubled planet Sandra. SOS from Planet Sandra

When Sixshot mobilized the Decepticons for a series of major attacks across the Earth, Trypticon accompanied him for his approach on Autobot City. When Metroplex chased after Sixshot, Trypticon charged into action and began grappling with Metroplex, freeing up Sixshot to duel, and ultimately kill, Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus Dies!! Not long after, Trypticon attacked Autobot City again when Spike was in the middle of explaining to the Autobots that he had deduced the Decepticons' current plan involving the Pacific Ring of Fire. Metroplex quickly engaged his perennial foe, but when Sixshot arrived, Metroplex focused his attentions on the six-changer, seeking revenge for the death of Ultra Magnus. Spike attempted to shout a warning to Metroplex as Trypticon jumped him from behind, but it came too late. Metroplex was at the saurian city's mercy until Suiken joined the fight and helped tear Trypticon away from him. Trypticon was then sent fleeing under a barrage of combined firepower from Metroplex and Suiken. I Risk My Life for Earth

Zone

Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity Violen Jiger. This mysterious creature's first action was to recruit a team of Nine Great Demon Generals from Decepticon history; Trypticon was enlisted as his "Saurian General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before. Now wielding a club and shield and breathing fire, he was also apparently shrunken, as he was shown to be around the same size as the combiners that made up most of the Demon Generals' ranks. The generals were charged with acquiring the two objects needed for Violen Jiger's ultimate goal: the Autobot super-fuel Energon Z, and the enigmatic, life-giving energy source, the Zodiac.

By the time of Zone, Japanese cartoon continuity had already branched off in two similar but distinct directions a few years beforehand. One branch was depicted in the Super-God Masterforce, Victory and Zone animated series, while the other was told through their respective manga and story pages as published in TV Magazine. As such, there are two discreet versions of the Zone story that both spin out of the cartoon timeline, detailed individually below.

Zone cartoon

Voice actor: Daisuke Gōri (Japanese)

After several of the Demon Generals stole the Autobots' Energon Z from the planet Zone, they handed it off to a second team consisting of Trypticon, Devastator, Predaking and King Poseidon. The capsule was stored within Trypticon's mouth, and he and his team proceeded to head for Earth to search for the Zodiac. Trypticon began tearing through China, smashing the Great Wall and breathing fire on the counterattacking military force.

A team of Autobot Micromasters soon arrived on the planet to battle the generals at Mount Fuji, and though their attacks had no effect on Trypticon, they struggled on until the Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived to take up the fight. Sonic Bomber kept Trypticon busy while Dai Atlas headed underground to search for the Zodiac, and when he re-emerged with the ancient energy source in hand, the furious Trypticon unleashed a beam of Energon Z directly at him. Dai Atlas was knocked off his feet, and Trypticon prepared to deliver another blast, but Sonic Bomber leapt in front of the beam and took the blast to save his commander. With the two Autobots now lying right in front of him, Trypticon readied another Energon Z blast, but just as he unleashed it, Dai Atlas held the Zodiac aloft. When the Energon Z and Zodiac interacted, the Zodiac's true power was unleashed, transforming Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber into powerful "Zone Mode" battle stations. Using the mighty firepower of their new modes, the Powered Masters destroyed Trypticon and the other generals in one colossal blast. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Zone comic and story pages

Trypticon and King Poseidon staged an attack on the ocean world of Wall, hiding beneath the planet's watery surface and ambushing Autobot Supreme Commander Victory Saber when he arrived. Fortunately, a concentrated attack from Erector, Airwave, Missilebull and Overload beat the two giant Decepticons back. Zone story page #3

After a group of the generals stole the Autobots' Energon Z from planet Zone, they handed it off to a second team consisting of Trypticon, Predaking, Devastator and King Poseidon. The capsule was stored within Trypticon's mouth, and he and his team proceeded to head for Earth to search for the second component required for the Zodiac. Trypticon tore through France before converging on Mount Fuji with the other generals, where they easily batted around the Micromasters that arrived to confront them. When the Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrived, the Micromasters kept Trypticon busy while Dai Atlas headed underground to search for the Zodiac. Dai Atlas soon emerged victorious, and everyone began grappling over the Zodiac, at which point Trypticon unleashed a beam of Energon Z from the capsule in his mouth. Timing things just right, Dai Atlas held up the Zodiac so that the Energon Z beam would hit it, unlocking its true power. Suffused with the power of the Zodiac, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber transformed into powerful new "Zone Mode" battle stations and sent the Decepticons fleeing under a barrage of awesome firepower. Zone

Trypticon later returned for a rematch with the Powered Masters, engaging them in battle alongside Overlord. The two heroes were not particularly impressed, and they strove to end the fight in less than eight seconds. Whether or not they attempted this lofty goal is unknown, but Sonic Bomber was able to deliver a jet-propelled headbutt to Trypticon during the battle. Zone story page #6

Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Trypticon was dispatched by Ratbat to Earth, where he attacked the Ark with the aid of Wipe-Out, bantering with his enemies and employing Sonic Scrambler Mines against the Autobots. The Dinobots managed to hold him off long enough that his energy expenditures upset the miserly Ratbat, who recalled him to Cybertron. The "defeat" of Trypticon immediately led to Grimlock's inauguration as Autobot Leader. King of the Hill!

Much later, Trypticon was convinced by Flywheels to help the Wreckers take care of a zombie infestation in Kalis. His great strength was useful in knocking down the doors leading to Flame, the insane creator of the zombies. Meltdown!

Dreamwave comics continuity

Oh, bother. I was so hoping to destroy you all by myself.

Trypticon began as an early Decepticon military project, and the prototype iteration was put to use in the Decepticons' initial wave of attacks after the death of Sentinel Prime. The War Within Trypticon himself was created during the Dark Ages, when Optimus Prime and Megatron were missing. When the Autobots came to investigate his construction progress, Trypticon came online. Prowl was forced to call in reinforcements. During that assault he nearly killed them, but was called off to help Shockwave. He's later seen taking part in the battle against the Fallen. Though not seen at that time, he does control two "battlefield drones," Full-Tilt and Brunt. The War Within: The Dark Ages

Despite his effectiveness as a killing machine, he doubts the Decepticon cause and hates his own role. He thinks that his abilities will eventually merit his taking leadership of the Decepticons, though he accepts this with the same resignation as the rest of his futile existence. More Than Meets The Eye

It's entirely possible he speaks with a British accent.

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

As part of Serpent O.R.'s forces, Trypticon defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe strike force. A massive barrage from Ultra Magnus and G.I. Joe's artillery almost felled the giant Decepticon. The Art of War, Part 5

IDW comics continuity

Hundreds of years ago, Trypticon fought Thunderwing alongside Megatron, Optimus Prime, and Omega Supreme. Stormbringer issue 1

He survived the battle, and was part of a major Decepticon counter-offensive on what was left of Cybertron shortly thereafter, led by the Predacons. Given the Decepticons' current focus on infiltration before assault, it's possible that Trypticon is being held in reserve. Let's just face it, the guy is kinda hard to hide. Spotlight: Blaster

Toys

Generation 1

Trypticon (Decepticon City, 1986/1987)

Japanese ID number: D-63

Came with Full-Tilt and Brunt

This mold was later retooled, redecoed, and sold with fewer accessories as Beast Wars II Gigastorm

MyClone

Trypticon (MyClone, 2003)

The Trypticon MyClone is the adorablest little killer dinosaur you ever did see.

Classics

Trypticon (Legends, 2006)

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Trypticon not want cuddles! Trypticon want smash Metroplex!

Trypticon in the Classics line is a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Scourge. This redeco is awesome and needs cuddles.

This mold was also used to make Universe Hun-Grrr.

Trivia

Trypticon's original Tech Specs give him a very high rank of 9, but he is never portrayed as somebody so far up in the Decepticon power structure.
For some reason, Trypticon's character model has no eyes. Or to be more specific, the panels on his faceted head which are intended to be his eyes aren't colored, and are consistently left this way for all of his animated appeances using this model. His Universe profile, meanwhile, does color the eyes, while in Scramble City, he is animated with an entirely different model that features eyes, and also has the orange panel on his nose closed, as opposed to open and exposing the gun within, as it is rendered in both the cartoon series and Marvel comic.
Shattered Glass Grimlock's color scheme is based on Trypticon. His character bio (and this was when Grimlock was an idiot) had Trypticon's Marvel G1 motto: "Total victory requires total destruction."

External links

Trypticon at TFU.info

Trypticon's Universe profile at NTFA.net