Trypticon (disambiguation)
Trypticon is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity.
Fiction
Animated continuity
Voice actor: Brad Garrett (US) (?) Japan
Built on Earth by the Constructicons, Trypticon was the Decepticon answer to Metroplex. He was built using information stolen from Metroplex by Astrotrain and Reflector. During the Scramble City OVA he was first activated to do battle with Metroplex. The outcome of this battle was never seen, as a sequel to Scramble City was never produced, but we can all pretty much assume that he lost.
In the year 2006, his first act after being re-activated, (well, second after stepping on those pesky Minibots) was to destroy the Ark. Destroying one Autobot stronghold wasn't enough, however, and Trypticon soon set his sights on Autobot City and Metroplex.
Metroplex was at a disadavantage, since he was without his Transformation cog, and Trypticon exploited that weakness. However, the timely arrival of Blurr and Wheelie with the cog allowed Metroplex to gain the upper hand, and Trypticon to take a bath.
Trypticon resurfaced later in a world monument stealing scheme with the triple changer Octane. They stole the monuments for Abdul Fakkadi of the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya in exchange for the country's high-grade oil. Rodimus Prime, Metroplex, and the rest of the Autobots put a stop to the scheme, and Trypticon took another bath.
Later, he had one of his eyes, his transformation cog, and even his body stolen by Starscream and Scourge in an effort to revive Unicron. He also acted as a transport vessel for the other "primative" transformers when they went to fight Tornedron, sadly no baths were taken.
Trypticon continued serving the Decepticons into the year 2011, however, by then, he'd become mostly a joke. In the first episode he was defeated by Daniel and Wheelie when they lured him into walking onto a rickety rope bridge which subsequently buckled under his weight and dumped him into a river. Through-out the Headmasters cartoon he was used in battles and was even destroyed and rebuilt (all off screen). Then, at some point, Trypticon dies. Oh no!
Trypticon was eventually resurrected by the poorly named Violen Jigar as one of his 9 deadly Decepticon Generals. He was sent to steal the Zodiak from the Autobots on the planet Zone. During the battle with Dai Atlas, the power of the Zodiak was released right in Trypticon's face, killing him a second and final time. But nobody cared.
Japanese manga
In the third issue of the Fight! Super Robot Life Transformer manga, it is revealed that Trypticon was constructed using stolen information about Metroplex. He appeared in the 6th issue of the manga, terrorizing an island utopia. He made short work of Superion, nearly killing him, until he was goaded into battle by the sudden appearance of Metroplex. Trypticon dove head-first at his rival, only to phase right through him and fall off a cliff and into the ocean (crap, he does that a LOT). As it turns out, it was a hologram created by Hound and magnified by Perceptor.
Marvel Comics continuity
Dreamwave Comics continuity
Toys
Generation 1
- Trypticon (1986-87)
This mold was later retooled, redecoed, and sold with fewer accessories as Beast Wars II Gigastorm
