Ferak
- Ferak is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Ferak is a Decepticon who transforms into a hunter-seeker skyship. He has a low taste in entertainments, so he prefers to indulge on his own, taking out his sadistic impulses on others.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Stationed near Darkmount, Ferak and his two fellow Hunter-Seekers were cruising Dead End on orders to reduce the surplus population by blasting and then recycling the derelict Empties found there. Spotting three of them, Ferak warned his wingmen off so he could enjoy this sport on his own, taking leisurely potshots at the trio as they ran for their lives.
Ferak destroyed Telus and Rotorbolt before the noise of his play attracted the nearby electro-scrambler (wielded by some nameless Autobot). The electro-scrambler disrupted Ferak's guidance system, causing him to spin out of control. Blaster then grabbed him by the wings and threw him into a tower.
He exploded on impact. The Smelting Pool!
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Long ago, Ferak was part of Squadron X, a team of Decepticons which served as a brutal counterpart to the Autobots' Wreckers. Their rivalry came to a head on Pova, but after being dispatched in an aerial battle, he and the rest of Squadron X were rounded up in a containment unit and put in inhibitor harnesses.
According to Fisitron's "Wreckers: Declassified" datalogs, Ferak and the other members of Squadron X were able to somehow escape their harnesses, forcing the Wreckers to execute rather than imprison them. However, this may not be the full story. Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4
Notes
- The term "hunter-seeker skyship" was once thought to be the origin of the term "Seeker". But while it may have helped popularize the word, there is evidence that "Seeker" predates it.
- When Bob Budiansky was asked how to pronounce Ferak's name in an interview 23 1/2 years after his first appearance, Budiansky laughed, double-checked the spelling he'd used, and pronounced it "Fair-ACK".
- Ferak wasn't given a robot mode until his surprise appearance in Last Stand of the Wreckers #4. He shares a robot mode design with the Airborne hunter squad leader (confirmed by James Roberts [1]), which may actually be fanwankier than his reemergence.
