Iron Klaw
| This article is about the human terrorist. For the Mini-Con, see Iron Claw. |
- Iron Klaw is a human from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Iron Klaw, alias Count von Rani, is a nefarious paramilitary commander with connections to the Decepticons and possibly Cobra.
Fiction
Story of Binaltech
According to Agent Faireborne's investigations, Count von Rani and General Kreiger together led the Concurrence, a cabal of humans who planned to drive all Transformers away from Earth, turning the solar system into a robot-free "resort". To accomplish this, the Concurrence began creating Decepticon Binaltechs to challenge the Autobot Binaltechs. What they would have done with the Decepticons after that is anybody's guess. Expose All of Evil's Designs!
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
Hawk saw a Matrix-induced vision of Iron Klaw and Trypticon battling Sgt. Savage and Fortress Maximus. The Art of War #5
Later, Iron Klaw's name and helmeted face were shown on a screen in G.I. Joe Headquarters along with the faces of several Cobra agents. A few were labeled "IN CUSTODY", but Iron Klaw was among those still at large. Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2
Notes
- Count von Rani and his secret identity as Iron Klaw hail from the mid-'90s G.I. Joe Extreme series. There, Rani was the friendly and benevolent ruler of a peaceful Eastern European country, Kalistan... except he was secretly the mastermind behind the Soldiers of Kaos, Anarchy, and Ruin (or "SKAR")! Boo, hiss!
- In both his identities, Iron Klaw was voiced by Transformers alumnus Richard Newman.
- Count von Rani, mentioned only in passing as a Concurrence leader, technically has no known connection to Iron Klaw in Transformers fiction. But the correlation is clearly intended, especially because the name of his co-leader, General Kreiger, is the same as the civilian identity of another 1990s-era G.I. Joe villain, General Blitz.
