Cutthroat (G1)
- Cutthroat is a Decepticon Terrorcon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
While most Decepticons enjoy trashing Autobots, Cutthroat revels in it. He'll tear a mech to pieces with his bare claws in his bloodthirsty zeal, showing not one iota of mercy. His fighting is so barbaric that it even disturbs other Decepticons, especially considering how much energy he wastes in his frenzies. Still, none of his peers are brave enough to mention anything to Cutthroat for fear that he'll turn his insatiable bloodlust on them.
Cutthroat can combine with the other Terrorcons to form Abominus, although he'd rather not because he thinks Abominus is too "tame" for his taste.
- French-Canadian name: Coupe-Gorge
- Italian name: Crudelbot
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Tony St. James (English), Show Hayami (Japanese)
Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were first seen on a mission with Galvatron, harvesting anti-electrons from Unicron's head to use against the Autobots. The Autobots learned of the plot and came to Unicron to stop the Decepticons, but the debilitating effect of the anti-electron blast and the sheer size and might of the Terrorcons left them in danger of being overrun. Cutthroat managed to disarm Kup and several other Autobots with his swooping attacks. The Terrorcons were ultimately overwhelmed by a newly-constructed Autobot combiner named Computron, tough enough to challenge them even in their united Abominus form. Grimlock's New Brain
Next, the Terrorcons were seen under the domination of the Quintessons. They attacked the Technobots and free trader Dirk Manus on the outskirts of Saturn as Abominus. While moving in for the kill, however, they broke apart back into their individual forms. Cutthroat lamented the end of the hunt, but Hun-Grrr reminded him of the timing mechanism their masters had built into the group in order to control Abominus. Back at the Quintesson base, Cutthroat and Blot engaged in some play-fighting while waiting for their next set of orders. After the Technobots returned and the two teamed united as Abominus and Computron again, the Terrorcons were defeated when Computron computed a means of artificially triggering their timer, forcing Abominus to splinter. After that, Computron gave the Terrorcons a 4.1% chance of defeating him in battle, and he was certainly being generous with his estimations. Cutthroat and the others turned tail and fled in fear of Cybertron's Mightiest Nerd. Money Is Everything
Battling the Autobots on a lifeless rock of a planetoid, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were back to working with Galvatron. They were fighting alongside Predaking as Abominus when a mysterious signal touched their Primitive circuitry. Reverting to animal mode, the Terrorcons joined Autobot and Decepticon Primitives alike in boarding Trypticon and almost hypnotically following the signal to the center of the galaxy. The Primitives were united in purpose, however, not disposition. When Headstrong of the Predacons picked a fight with Grimlock and the Dinobots, a ruckus broke out inside Trypticon, especially when Hun-Grrr ordered the wild Terrorcons to "fight everybody!" Trypticon shook himself up a bit to quiet down the Transformers inside, and his bouncing around knocked them all into silence, including Cutthroat who was flying in mid-air at the time. Once they reached their destination, the Primitives were confronted by the energy-draining Tornedron. The shape-changing energy creature defeated the Terrorcons in the form of a many-headed hydra. Only a last minute save by Grimlock kept the universe from being drained completely dry of all life. Call of the Primitives
Acting as a raiding party, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons attacked the laboratory of Gregory Swofford and Mark Morgan, looking for the next heat-resistant metal the scientists had designed. They inevitably were opposed by their opposite number, the Technobots, but showed some remarkable sense and ignored the urge to battle the Autobots to the death. Instead, they just stole the metal and fled. Galvatron's house-training must have paid off. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1
Headmasters series
Zone manga and story pages
Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violen Jiger gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Cutthroat was one of those summoned, but only as a part of Abominus. Zone Part 1
The Generals then united to attack planet Feminia once again, this time destroying it utterly. Violen Jiger next charged his Generals with collecting Energon Z and the all-powerful Zodiac, which he intended to use to fuel his conquest. Overlord, Menasor, Bruticus and Abominus attacked planet Zone, defeating the Micromaster teams and stealing their Energon Z core. The Micromasters pursued them into space, only to be stopped by BlackZarak and his energy web. Transformers: Zone
Later, the Generals managed to school Metrotitan and the Metrosquad in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. Zone Part 7
Zone OVA
When Violen Jiger seized command of the Decepticons, his first act was to recruit the Nine Great Demon Generals, strong chosen individuals from Decepticon history. Cutthroat (as part of Abominus) was selected. Abominus was sent to the Planet Feminia to wreak havoc along with Menasor and Overlord. Together, they destroyed the entire planet and nearly killed Victory Saber in the process. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Marvel Comics continuity
Cutthroat and the Terrorcons served Scorponok on Cybertron, and journeyed to Nebulos under his command to conquer the populace and destroy their old foes, Fortress Maximus and his crew. The Terrorcons made a rather poor showing of themselves, however. First, they were driven off by Computron and a pair of Headmasters, despite being backed up by the Horrorcons. Love and Steel! Later, they were the first to feel the enhanced firepower of the Autobot Targetmasters. Cutthroat did all right for himself in that second battle, though, outflying Blurr's hyper-speed trigger finger. Brothers in Armor!!
During the Decepticon Civil War, Cutthroat became yet another victim of Buzzsaw's rampage of carnage. Cold War! Some spot-welding, and he was repaired just in time to be blown away by Starscream in Buenos Aires. Dark Star
Marvel UK future timelines
In 2009, Cutthroat and the Terrorcons were running an energy-sapping device on Earth when the temporal storm struck. They convinced their leader Soundwave to travel back in time to take revenge on Rodimus Prime and his crew, but wound up caught in the Time Wars of 1989 instead, joining forces with Rodimus and the modern Transformers under the command of Fortress Maximus and Scorponok against the power of Galvatron. Hopelessly overwhelmed by the mad Decepticon, Soundwave and the Terrorcons cut out, transporting themselves back to the future. Their fate after the time storm rebooted the future of the timeline is uncertain. Time Wars
IDW comics continuity
Cutthroat and the other Terrorcons were deployed to Mumu-Obscura, but were taken prisoner by the Reapers to lure Sixshot to the planet. The Reapers offered membership to their little club so long as Sixshot destroyed the Terrorcons. When they thought Sixshot was seriously considering the offer, Cuttthroat and Hun-Gurrr tried to persuade Sixshot that the Decepticon war machine didn't need the Reapers, as he already had a group of misfit friends in the Terrorcons. After Sixshot declined the invitation, the Reapers allowed the Decepticons to leave in peace. Spotlight: Sixshot
Toys
Generation 1
- Cutthroat (1987)
- Team ID number: TR3
- Japanese ID number: D-82
- Accessories: "Double-Barrelled Magnetizer"
- Cutthroat transforms into hawk monster thing. His wings, legs and neck are articulated, so one can put him in a flying pose. He can form the leg or arm of any Scramble City-type combiner, though he is nominally Abominus's right arm. He can also attach to Metroplex' robot mode.
- There is a variant of Cutthroat which does not have the rubsign indent.
- Abominus (1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-84
- Cutthroat was also available in a giftset with the rest of the Terrorcons.
