Seacon (G1)
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The Seacons are a Decepticon Subgroup in the Generation 1 continuity family.
The six Seacons are the Decepticons' undersea combat specialists. They all transform into mechanical beasts resembling (more or less) aquatic life forms from Earth. The six combine into the super warrior Piranacon (also spelt 'Pirranacon').
The team consists of:
- The cruel and calculating Snaptrap their team leader. He transforms into a snapper turtle (sort of).
- The clumsy and insecure Nautilator, who transforms into crab-monster.
- The vicious Overbite (Overbite was known as "Jawbreaker" in some markets, and indeed called so in some issues of the comic). He becomes a shark with extra limbs. Truly.
- The sneaky Seawing, a manta ray.
- The unhygenic and polluting Skalor.
- The sadistic and strong Tentakil, who transforms into a squid.
The Piranacon combination is different from most other combiner teams. Snaptrap becomes Piranacon's torso, but the smaller Seacons can become not only one of Piranacon's limbs, but also a hand weapon for the giant. It is for this reason that the five smaller toys also have a 'weapon' mode (essentially their sea-creature mode on a stand with a gun clicked on). This makes Piranacon not only a combiner, but a Targetmaster.
Fiction
Marvel Comics
Shockwave first brought the Seacons to Earth to prepare and fortify the undersea portions of the Decepticons' island headquarters. They soon fought Galvatron, which didn't go well for them at all. Galvatron let them live, however, as part of a psyche-out against the monocular menace.
Shortly afterwards, Jawbreaker and Snaptrap were involved helping Shockwave retrieve and revive what he thought was Megatron.
The team would continue to serve Shockwave, and later Ratbat, until they were set against the Underbase-enhanced Starscream in New York. (It's at this time that a Megatron from the future possessed Snaptrap in an effort to change history.) Starscream was even less generous than Galvatron, and the team became ex-fishies.
Trivia
- Although the sub-group's name is pronounced "see-cons" in commercials for the toys, some fans often opt to pronounce it "see-a-cons"
Toys
The Seacons were first released in the US and Japan in 1988. They have a lot of purple and bright blue on them.
