Dinobot II
Dinobot II is a Transmetal 2 Predacon from the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity.
A Frankenstein monster of Megatron's creation, Dinobot II is Megatron's attempt to recreate the Maximal Dinobot without all that cumbersome honor. Powerful, vicious, and most importantly, loyal, Dinobot II is a living weapon to be aimed and released in the Maximal's direction.
Fiction
Animated Continuity
Beast Wars Cartoon
Voice Actor: Scott McNeil (US) ??? (Japan)
Created by combining a protoform, cloned cells from the original Dinobot, a part of Rampage's spark, and the energy from the transmetal driver Dinobot II became a fierce warrior for Megatron. Gifted with powerful abilities (instant healing and most of Dinobot's warrior skills) Dinobot II was used for hunting Maximals like Depth Charge and Blackarachnia. Because he had a piece of Rampage's spark, a fact that sometimes confused Depth Charge's sensors, Dinobot II was able to squeeze it and keep the powerful transmetal in line.
His most important moments came at the very end of the Beast Wars. After Rampage was destroyed by Depth Charge, something happened to Dinobot II. Somehow the memories of the original Dinobot flooded into his frame, and more importantly, Dinobot's code of honor came along with them. Unable to shake off these memories and what they signified, Dinobot II betrayed Megatron, and refused to assist in the destruction of a village of protohumans using the Nemesis. More importantly, he sent information about an Autobot shuttle to the Maximals aboard the Ark. The Maximals were able to use the shuttle to stop Megatron from destroying the Ark and ruining the future. Refusing to leave the Nemesis as it crashed, Dinobot II died a hero just as the original did.
(Note: The resurgence of the original Dinobot's memories in Dinobot II make more sense in the context of the unproduced episode of Beast Wars, "Dark Glass". In this episode Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded the memories into Dinobot II, but the episode never made it past a first draft.)
Dreamwave Summer Special
Toys
- Dinobot II
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