Trypticon (disambiguation)
Trypticon is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity.
Trypticon was the first sentient transforming Decepticon City, at least as far as we know. He was built to counter the threat of Metroplex, the Autobot City.
Japanese name: Dinosaurer (monster-mode)/Dinobase (city-mode)
Fiction
Animated Continuity
Voice actor: Brad Garrett (US), Yutaka Shimaka (Japan)
Built on Earth by the Constructicons out of a human city, Trypticon was the Decepticon answer to Metroplex.
In the year 2006, his first act after being 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 in the Pacific ocean.
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, but no baths were involved.
Japanese manga
In this timeline, Trypticon's construction occurred around 1986/87, rather than in 2005. While the Autobots were in the process of constructing Metroplex, Astrotrain and Reflector were able to sneak past their security and spy on the process, acquiring the information the Decepticons required to begin construction of Trypticon.
The completed Trypticon made his fist appearance terrorizing an island utopia that the Decepticons had taken control of. 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. As it turns out, it was a hologram created by Hound and magnified by Perceptor.
Scramble City OVA
Not long after Trypticon's island misadventure, the Autobots completed construction of Metroplex, who was dispatched to aid the Autobot combiners in battle against their Decepticon foes. With the villains defeated, Megatron activated Trypticon to battle Metroplex.
(The Japanese manga and Scramble City served as a supplement to the animated series, with the events of the manga occurring between the end of the second season and the OVA, and the OVA itself occurring around the year 1987, it's cliffhanger left unresolved - although the possibility that it could have ended with Trypticon getting thrown off a cliff and crashing into the ocean is distinctly high. Both were released only in Japan, and are decidedly out-of-continuity with the Western version of the animated series, as they contradict Trypticon's origin as it is depicted there.)
Headmasters
Trypticon continued serving the Decepticons into the year 2011, however, by then, he'd become mostly a joke. In one confrontation, 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. Never-the-less, he was still used in numerous battles through-out 2011. At one point he was commandeered by Cyclonus and Scourge and brought into battle against the Autobot Headmasters. The pair fled, leaving Trypticon behind to be destroyed (which happened off-screen; his destruction only mentioned by Galvatron). He was apparantly rebuilt, however, and was seen serving the Decepticons all the way through to their eviction from planet Earth.
Zone OVA
Voice actor: Daisuke Gōri (Japan)
(Note: Trypticon is referred to as one of the 9 Demon Generals. Given that terminology, Violen Jygar's supernatural origin and the presence of dead Decepticons among the roster, it is implyed that Trypticon and all the other Decepticon Generals had died previously to Zone and were resurrected.)
Trypticon eventually joined forces with Violen Jygar as one of his 9 deadly Decepticon Demon-Generals. He used a club for a weapon and was gifted with a new attack, the Energon Z Beam. Trypticon was sent by Violen Jygar to steal the Zodiac from the Autobots on the Planet Zone. During the battle with Dai Atlas, the power of the Zodiac was released right in Trypticon's face, killing him.
Marvel Comics Continuity
Events in italics happened in the Marvel UK comics
Trypticon was dispatched by Ratbat to Earth, where he attacked the Ark with the aid of Wipe-Out. The Dinobots managed to hold him off for a long enough period of time that he began to expend mass quantities of energon. This upset the miserly Ratbat, who had Trypticon recalled back to Decepticon headquarters. The "defeat" of Trypticon was one of the victories which eventually lead to Grimlock's inaugaration as Autobot Supreme Commander. Later he fought evil zombies with Flywheels and the Wreckers.
Dreamwave Comics Continuity
Before the Ark left Cybertron, Trypticon was seen participating in at least one assault on the Autobots.
Toys
Generation 1
- Trypticon (Decepticon City, 1986/1987)
- This mold was later retooled, redecoed, and sold with fewer accessories as Beast Wars II Gigastorm
Classics
- Trypticon (Legends, 2006)
- Trypticon in the Classics line is a redeco of Legends of Cybertron Scourge. This redeco is awesome.
- The redeco was originally going to be Sky Lynx, but there was too much white already in the toyline, thus it was changed to Trypticon.
Merchandise
- Trypticon (MyClone, 200?)
- The Trypticon MyClone is the adorablest little killer dinosaur you ever did see.
