Beast (G1)
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- The Beast is
an abomination that we like to pretend doesn't exista combined robot from an unknown portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Beast is the combined form of the five Dinobots. Like them, his strength is awe inspiring, far beyond the other combiners. Unfortunately, he is also a mindless monster, whose single impulse is simply to kill, regardless of allegiance. He is also an aesthetic nightmare of broken robot parts, most of which can't clearly be recognized as part of any Dinobot.
Fiction
The Beast Within
With the Autobots moments from death (some several moments past death) Grimlock laid all his cards on the table and combined with his team mates into The Beast. After killing the Decepticon combiners, and any Decepticon foolish enough to attack him, he turned on the Autobots. Optimus Prime attempted to reason with him, but to no avail. The Beast Within After significant casualties, the Autobots were forced to kill him, which was much easier said than done. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences
Trivia
- For years, fans have been coming up with designs for a Dinobot combiner. This is so much worse than any of them.
- Dylan Gibson stated that he wanted The Beast to look different from any other Transformers to really show the horror and monstrosity it is. Mission accomplished?
- Hasbro has stated repeatedly, even after the publication of The Beast Within, that there is no Dinobot combiner. It isn't clear whether this is a strategic retcon or simply Hasbro being unaware of the comic's existence. Either way, THANK GOD.
