Macabre
- Macabre is a Decepticon goon from the Marvel Comics portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Oddly enough, despite appearing to be a target in Operation: Volcano, Macabre didn't even get name-checked during the Wreckers training - possibly because he's just a small-time thug who is awed by the likes of Octane. Sadly for him, Octane and the other Decepticons also treat Macabre with little more than contempt, so he is constantly looking to prove himself to them.
This is why he really wants to kill Emirate Xaaron.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Macabre was part of a Decepticon strikeforce that included the Insecticons, the Coneheads, Blitzwing and the aforementioned Octane; according to Impactor, they were among Cybertron's ten deadliest killers. Acting on information recovered by Shrapnel, they believed that they would have the chance of assassinating Xaaron, the leader of the Autobot resistance on Cybertron. In reality, the information had been deliberately leaked and they were unwittingly walking into a trap.
When Megatron called off the attack, the Decepticons turned back for fear of disobeying the Slag Maker - all except Macabre, who was so driven by his desire to be remembered for something that he continued on the mission alone. He had the target in his sights when Impactor intervened, taking the shot meant for Xaaron.
Frustrated at being cheated of his kill, Macabre jumped to his feet to take another shot, all the time ranting about how much he was going to kill Xaaron. Unfortunately for him, the assembled Wreckers blew him into spare parts, and that was the last anyone saw of Macabre. Target: 2006
Notes
- According to Grimlock in his letters page, Macabre transformed into a "bat-winged air current glider". No wonder he had an inferiority complex.[1]
