Dinobot (G1)
The Dinobots are an Autobot sub-faction in Generation 1 continuity.
The Dinobots are roudy, arrogant, low-brow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close knit combat units in the Autobot army.
Generation 1 Cartoon
Built on Earth by Wheeljack and Ratchet, the Dinobots are a sub group of Autobots with great physical power, but somewhat limited intelligence. Initially only three were built (Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge) in the episode S.O.S. Dinobots, but two others (Snarl and Swoop) were added in the episode War of the Dinobots.
Generation 1 Comic
The Dinobots in the Comic were not built on Earth, but were a distinct preexisting unit of five Autobot soldiers that were aboard the Ark when it crashed to Earth. The comic Dinobots, while not exactly Perceptor-grade, were signifigantly more intelligent than their cartoon counterparts. (Their commander, Grimlock, served as overall Autobot Commander on more than one occasion.) Shortly after the crash the Ark's computer detected Shockwave landing on the planet in the antarctic land-out-of-time that would one day become known as The Savage Land. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive these five warriors and rebuild them to transform into the Savage Land's dominant lifeform: Dinosaurs. They were then dispatched to deal with the Decepticon.
Dreamwave Generation 1 Comic
It was established that Grimlock once commanded a splinter-faction of Autobots known as the Lightning Strike Coallition, that included the pre-Dinobots. It was also established that following this, these five robots used the Cybertronian designation "Dynobots."
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