Sharkticon (Energon)
| This article is about the Energon Decepticon submarine. For the Generation 1 shark-monster Quintesson soldiers, see Sharkticon (G1). |
Sharkticon is an Decepticon in the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy.
Sharkticon has an appetite for destruction along with a repulsive stench. Recruited by Scorponok for space reconnaissance, this evil Decepticon proved very quickly that his true skills were best displayed during space battle and underwater combat. His powerful jaws are his greatest weapons. His cruel way of destroying an enemy has been known to sicken his Decepticon allies, including Megatron, on many occasions. Even his occasional teammate Shockblast, is repulsed by Sharkticon's personality and stink. In vehicle mode, he can out-maneuver some of Optimus Prime's most skilled Autobots. In robot mode, he takes down the enemy with merciless precision and pure enjoyment.
Fiction
Dreamwave Energon Comics
All of Sharkticon's brief appearances have ended in failure. He was assigned by Alpha Quintesson to join Slugslinger and Mirage (who had been recently reformatted from Tidal Wave) on a mission to abduct Kicker Jones and beat up on some Omnicons. The plan literally went belly-up as Sharkticon suffered severe energy damage when the abducted Kicker unleashed his "special gift" of energon maunipluation, and was seemingly abandoned by his cohorts. Thanks guys.
Later, Sharkticon attempted to infiltrate Ocean City from below. Having blasted his way through the clinging, jellyfish-like security system, Sharkticon ran across Kicker and the Energon Saber Mini-Cons, who knocked him back into the drink. Sharkitcon's re-telling of his failure to Megatron was very unconvincing.
As you can see, Sharkticon had a troubled youth.
Toys
Energon
- Sharkticon (Deluxe, 2004)
- Sharkticon transforms into a Cybertronic submarine with dimly animalistic styling. (He lacks any kind of "jaws", despite what his official bio says.) His small gun turrets are movable, plus his side panels can extend outward to reveal spring-loaded missile launchers.
- It has been noted by Aaron Archer that the vehicle mode's stylings were inspired by the Decepticon starhips Nemesis
Universe
- Sharkticon (Deluxe class, 2005)
- Sharkticon was repackaged in Transformers: Universe packaging and sold at discount chains like Family Dollar and Big Lots!. There are no discernable differences between this version of the toy itself and the original.
