Grindor (Armada)
| The name or term "Grindor" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Grindor (disambiguation). |
- Grindor is a Mini-Con from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
During the era of the Unicron Battles, Grindor was the Mini-Con partner to Carlos Lopez, allowing him to shred in style. Wicked!
They seem to have eventually drifted apart, as Grindor spent much of his time around Kicker Jones in later years.
He combines with his fellow Street Action Mini-Con Team members to form Perceptor.
- Japanese name: Bank (Armada), Runway (Energon)
- Russian name: Жернов (Armada)
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Armada
Grindor, along with Sureshock, was discovered inside the crashed Mini-Con ship on Earth by High Wire and his human friends. He was activated when Carlos Lopez made contact with his storage panel, apparently creating a link between the two. Despite this, he was initially rather unresponsive to Carlos, but they soon formed a friendship after Grindor scanned Carlos's skateboard as his new alt mode. The kids and Street Action Team were having a wild time playing together when Megatron and the Decepticons appeared to capture them. Luckily, Optimus Prime and the Autobots stepped in to protect the smaller robots. Metamorphosis
At school, Carlos pretended Grindor was an old school thrash board from the 80's when Billy and Fred questioned them about their new vehicles. Back at the Autobot base inside the Mini-Con ship, Grindor and the other Mini-Cons agreed to help the Autobots find the Mini-Cons and keep them out of Decepticon slavery and control. Base
On their first Mini-Con hunt, Grindor and the Street Action Team worked with Optimus Prime in Big Canyon, surveying the area for any signs of storage panels. When the Decepticons arrived to intervene, the Street Action Team displayed their ability to combine for the first time, forming Perceptor. The agile Mini-Con gestalt miraculously overwhelmed both Megatron and Starscream until Optimus Prime could powerlinx with his new partner, Sparkplug, and unleash a Maximum Blast. Comrade
Grindor and the Street Action Team joined the kids in teaching Hot Shot how to play the game of "Tag" inside the Autobot base. Hot Shot was worn out trying to chase them down until he thought to use Jolt to "tag" the kids for him. Grindor and the other Mini-Cons later accompanied the Autobots to Antarctica to search for a new Mini-Con. They used Prime's trailer as a mobile headquarters from which they coordinated the search. Soldier Later, Grindor helped Rad and the kids bring supplies up to the Autobot base. He and the other Mini-Cons then joined the Autobots on a mission to the forest, where a firefight with the Decepticons led to a forest fire. Working with Red Alert, the Mini-Cons converted Optimus Prime's trailer into a fire engine, pumping water from a nearby lake to put out the fires. Jungle
One day, High Wire and Grindor went out to a carnival with Rad and Carlos. Hijinx ensued. Carnival Out on a desert mission, Grindor was trying to get the drop on Demolishor when he and the rest of the kids and Street Action Team were caught in a sandtrap. They fell into a deep series of catacombs, built by denizens of the Sahara long ago after they discovered a Mini-Con storage panel in the sand. Grindor and the others were nearly killed by the various traps and guards protecting the panel underground, and the Mini-Con team had to form Perceptor to protect the kids from harm. Palace
Energon
Evidently the Earth Federation Mars Space Station does not allow its crew members to own hoverboards, so ownership of Grindor has been transferred to Kicker Jones. He was fat that time.
Fun Publications Cybertron comics
Dreamwave comics continuity
Armada
Alongside High Wire, Sureshock and Sparkplug, Grindor lay dormant near present-day Lincoln for a million years after the crash of the Mini-Con escape vessel. One day, Rad White stumbled upon their wrecked piece of the ship and reactivated them along with all other Mini-Cons on Earth. After repairing themselves, Grindor and the others quickly befriended Rad and his buddies, Carlos and Alexis, and even built them a hovercraft. Dreamwave Armada issue 3 Unfortunately, not even a day passed before the Decepticons tracked the Mini-Cons to Earth, and they had to explain to their human friends that they were involved in a war. The Street Action Team scanned new alternate modes and escaped to a canyon, where they ran into a team of Autobots. Dreamwave Armada issue 4 Grindor and his friends were briefly captured by Demolishor, but eventually the Mini-Cons and Autobots joined forces and chased the Decepticons off. Dreamwave Armada issue 5
Later, the Street Action Team was present when Sparkplug tried to convince Optimus Prime to let him infiltrate the Decepticon base. Dreamwave Armada issue 6 After rescuing Rad from a bully, Grindor and the others were driving around with their friends when the Mini-Con Ark's beacon struck. The Street Action Team stopped responding and started driving mindlessly towards the Ark with their passengers still on them. After all the Mini-Cons on Earth were gathered around the Ark, they entered it, and it took off into space. Dreamwave Armada issue 8 Grindor and the other Mini-Cons were taken to the Moon, where another group of Mini-Cons led by Dualor had constructed a fortress where they could live in peace forever. This saddened Grindor, High Wire and Sureshock, who would rather live on Earth with their human friends. Dreamwave Armada issue 9 Fortunately for them, the moonbase had to be evacuated following a Decepticon attack. Dreamwave Armada issue 11
After returning to Earth, Grindor listened to one of Rook's pro-Mini-Con independence speeches. Fire & Ice He wasn't seen again until the Autobots learned that Unicron was targeting Cybertron, at which point all Mini-Cons gathered in order to fight him. After saying their goodbyes to Rad, Carlos and Alexis, the Street Action Team returned to their home planet and joined the other Mini-Cons in pouring their energies into the Mini-Con Matrix. This allowed Over-Run to fire a massive energy blast at Unicron, crippling him. The End
Energon
Ten years later, Grindor, High Wire and Sureshock learned that the Terrorcons were attacking Earth cities. Worried about their old human friends, they volunteered to travel to Earth and fight this new threat in the form of Perceptor. Multiplicity, Pt. 2 They were assigned to Jetfire's team in Los Angeles, which they defended against a huge swarm of Insecticons. Multiplicity, Pt. 3 Overwhelmed by the number of Terrorcons, Perceptor and the rest of the team quickly began to run low on energy, but they were saved when Rad showed up in the E.V.A. and sprayed them with Energon gas. Multiplicity, Pt. 4
Panini Armada comics
Back when Cybertron was peaceful, Grindor enjoyed entertaining his friends with extraordinary feats, such as lifting heavy metal boxes. Just a Memory!
After escaping from Cybertron, Grindor and several other Mini-Cons crashed on Earth, where they woke up four million years later. First Encounter! While they initially refused to get involved with the Autobot-Decepticon war again, the Mini-Cons changed their minds after witnessing Rad White's displaying great amounts of courage in order to save Optimus Prime. Grindor raced into battle and fired on Megatron to little effect, but the distraction allowed Optimus Prime to summon Autobot reinforcements. Friends and Foes! After spending some time as Carlos's racing vehicle, Grindor and his friends on the Street Action Team were sent to recover a locator log from the wrecked Mini-Con ship. When they found it, they were suddenly attacked by Demolishor, who trapped Grindor under some debris. He offered his blaster to Rad, urging him to destroy the locator log before the Decepticon got it, but Rad thought of a plan to take out both the log and Demolishor. Deep Trouble!
The Street Action Team subsequently began watching their human friends from the shadows in order to learn how to fit in on Earth. As he witnessed Carlos trying to impress his friends with skating tricks, Grindor helped out by using his rocket-powered skateboard mode to let Carlos loop, grind and even fly. Unfortunately, Carlos was not pleased with his "help", as he now had to explain those crazy moves to his friends. Just a Memory! Some time later, the Autobots tried to send Grindor and the other the Mini-Cons back to Cybertron to keep them safe, but the plans fell through. No Way Back! The Street Action Team went back to playing around with their human friends, but were suddenly targeted for capture by Starscream. While the humans went to get help, Grindor combined with his teammates into Perceptor and did battle with the Decepticon. They were nearly defeated by their enemy, who was wielding Star Saber, but Optimus Prime arrived to save the day. The Two-Edged Blade
When the Decepticons planned to wipe the Autobots out with missiles fired from the Moon, the Mini-Cons offered to surrender themselves in order to buy their friends some time. The Decepticons happily accepted, and Grindor and the others were stuffed aboard a solar barge. Earthshaker! As Cyclonus pulled the barge towards the Moon, the Mini-Cons promptly broke out, beat him up, and returned to Earth. Lost in Space!
Legends anthology
The three Mini-Cons were unable to grasp the explanation which Alexis, Carlos and Rad gave them about Halloween, so the three kids invited them along Trick-or-Treating with them. Grindor was confused when Rad said something about soaping the windows on a house if they didn't give out candy. Something Robotic This Way Comes
Toys
Armada
- Street Action Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con Team, 2002)
- Japanese ID number: MM-01
- Grindor transforms into a rocket-powered skateboard. He was available as a three pack with team mates High Wire and Sureshock, and can combine into Perceptor, with Grindor forming the chest. Due to the combining process, Grindor has a Mini-Con plug on his back, making him a rare instance of a Mini-Con that can Powerlinx with another Mini-Con. Kinky.
- Street Action Micron Anime Color (CD w/ toy, 2003)
- These redecoes of the Street Action Team was available only with the CD single of the first Micron Legend theme song, "Transformer: Dream Again" by Psychic Lover. The toys were decoed to be more cartoon-accurate; in Grindor's case, he is colored a different shade of blue and has a more detailed paint operations on his face.
- Bank (Change Micron, 2003)
- Part of the first assortment of Kabaya Change Microns, this candy toy version of Grindor is almost identical to the original toy, but was actually made using an all-new mold. He came in an individual box, packed with a baggie of sugar-pellets.
- Magna Convoy DX Set (2003)
- An X-Dimension redeco of the Street Action Mini-Con Team was packaged only with the Toys "R" Us Japan exclusive Magna Convoy DX toy. Grindor was given a mainly dark teal, black and red color scheme.
Energon
- Perceptor (Basic, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: SC-09
- Energon Grindor is a new mold, transforming from a hovercraft into a stubby, funny looking robot. He can combine with his pack-in partners High Wire and Sureshock to form Energon Perceptor, except this time he forms the legs.
Universe (2003)
- Perceptor (Basic, 2005)
- The Universe Street Action Team is a repack of Energon Perceptor, with no changes to the contents within.
Cybertron
- Scrap Iron vs Grindor (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2006)
- Cybertron Grindor is a redeco of Energon Grindor in teal paint job. He can combine with both Cybertron High Wire and Sureshock to form Cybertron Perceptor. He came packaged with Scrap Iron.
Triva
- In Japan Bank(Grindor) is the only member of the Street Action team not named after a G1 Character.
