Dinosaur (dinosaur)
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Dinosaurs are prehistoric reptiles that in the past dominated the Earth. Scientific consensus holds that they became extinct 65 million years ago. In the various Transformers continuities, this belief is often reassessed.
Dinosaurs' most prominent influence in Transformers culture is serving as the altmodes for some of the most dangerous (and occasionally ludicrous) Transformers of all time.
Generation 1
Marvel Generation 1 comics
Dinosaurs survived in a part of the Antarctic known as the Savage Land.
Generation 1 cartoon
Dinosaurs were understood to have been sluggish and stupid. They dragged their tails on the ground, and T.rex walked fully upright. S.O.S. Dinobots
Dinosaurs survived the mass extinction of 65 million years ago and lived on into the present on the time-displaced, and energy-rich, Dinobot Island.
The most prominent saurians were the Dinobots, five rebellious (yet extremely powerful) Autobots, who proved time and again a match for an army of Decepticons. Other dinosaur Transformers are Trypticon, Sky Lynx, and the cassette warriors, Slugfest and Overkill.
Transformers who have Dinosaur altmodes have something known as "dinosaur electrons" within their systems. Transformation causes these electrons to release dinosaur transform static. Thief in the Night
Victory cartoon
The Dinoforce consisted of six Decepticons with sentient dinosaur Pretender shells and the ability to combine into Dinoking.
IDW comics continuity
Six hundred thousand meta-cycles ago, Shockwave foresaw Cybertron eventual exhaustion of natural resources. To ensure their survival, he seeded many worlds with Ultra Energon and waited. He arrived on the world later to be known as Earth to regulate the growth of the valuable resource. Unfortunately, the Autobot Dynobots, lusting for revenge after Shockwave had defeated them in a skirmish, followed him to this world. To endure the intense energon radiation on this world, the Dynobots assumed the form of the long-extinct dinosaur species. Spotlight: Shockwave
IDW Hearts of Steel continuity
Both the Autobots and Decepticons assumed the forms of these doomed reptiles upon arriving on Earth, which was in the grip of one of its ice ages. Hearts of Steel issue 1
Beast Era
Beast Wars cartoon
After crash-landing on a primitive world that was later revealed to be Earth, the Predacon renegades Megatron and Dinobot assumed the forms of extinct dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus and a very large Velociraptor respectively as their beast modes to survive on this energon-soaked planet. Evidently, the simulated organic coverings in beast mode protected them from energon overload. Beast Wars (Part 1)
When the alien Vok Planet Buster superweapon that threatened Earth was destroyed, the resulting quantum surge hit the planet, altering Megatron's structure, giving him a new, more powerful Transmetal body that allowed him to transform into entirely mechanical tyrannosaurus with flight capabilities. Aftermath Later, Megatron used the alien Transmetal driver to create a drone army of Velociraptors with Cybertronian enhancements. Cutting Edge Refining his experiments, Megatron subsequently created Dinobot II, a Transmetal 2 clone of Dinobot. Feral Scream Part 1
Beast Wars II cartoon
Gigastorm, Galvatron's younger brother took the form of a theropod dinosaur. He then made several Predacons into Cyborg Beasts including Thrust, now Thrustor, a cyborg raptor.
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
The Predacon lineup consisted of a number of dinosaurs and similar prehistoric reptiles, including Magmatron's components, Guiledart, Hardhead and Saberback.
Unicron Trilogy
Energon cartoon
The Terrorcon Cruellock is a theropod Dinosaur, but with a distinct Japanese giant monster influence.
Cybertron cartoon
Two of Scourge's underlings, Undermine and Brimstone, transform into a Spinosaurus and a Pteranodon.
Transformers Animated
Transformers Animated cartoon
Dinosaurs were now understood to have been quick and agile, with T.rex holding its body parallel to the ground. Grimlock and Snarl are dinosaurs (a T.rex and a Triceratops), while Swoop is a Pteranodon. They form the Dinobots, based on animatronic robots that had entertained the public. Blast from the Past
