Frenzy (G1)

The name or term "Frenzy" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Frenzy (disambiguation).

Frenzy is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Frenzy is blue, but the sound effect's still confused.

For Frenzy it's not about any "Decepticon cause," it's not about any quantifiable cause, or goal, or purpose at all. It's about violence, fear, destruction, and mayhem. Frenzy lives to fight. He lusts to destroy with an intensity that borders on insanity. War is his fuel, his oxygen. Despite his small stature he'll lead a charge into battle against robots many times his size, screaming for destruction with every microchip of his being. This single-minded obsession makes him a hard bot to associate with personally, but a frightening asset on the battlefield.

Frenzy's manic attack style and his "battle cry" (a sonic attack produced by special drums in his torso that can severely disrupt electrical flows, resulting in all sorts of mechanical malfunctions and balance issues) make him difficult to get close to in combat, but cool and measured reaction to his wild ragings is usually the most effective strategy.

French-Canadian name: Frénétik

Italian name: Tartar

Hungarian name: Tomboló (Raver/Rampager)

Fiction

Animated continuity

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You've got red on you.

Voice actor: Frank Welker (US), Ken Shiroyama (Japan-See note) Katsumi Suzuki ("Attack of the Autobots" and "Day of the Machines" only)

Frenzy first appeared on Earth shortly after Cybertron was pulled into Earth's orbit, hence it might be presumed that he had been on Cybertron up until that point, and hooked up with the Decepticons on Earth before the planet was blasted back into space. When first seen, he was performing some menial work in the Decepticons' base, and voiced his discontent with the workload, requesting Skywarp's job instead.Countdown to Extinction

Frenzy proceeded to do very little in the cartoon, except accompany Rumble on occasion. He also traded in his "battle cry" for a pair of piledrivers exactly like Rumble's, and talked practically the same way.

(Note: In the Japanese dub of the Transformers, Frenzy was portrayed as the more frequently seen blue cassette to more accurately reflect the toy colors.)

Dreamwave comics continuity

Forthcoming.

IDW Hearts of Steel continuity

Frenzy was guarding the borders of the Decepticon factory, when Jacob Lee Bonaventure arrived. At Bonaventure's request, Frenzy escorted him to Starscream. (Frenzy is not named outright, so he could be Rumble instead, but to be consistent with his portrayal in comic books, we've assumed he's Frenzy.) Hearts of Steel issue 3

Toys

Generation 1

• Frenzy/Laserbeak (Mini-Cassettes, 1984/1985)

His mold was also used to create Rumble, and is the basis of Enemy.

• Frenzy (Cassettron, 1985/1986/1987)

Japanese ID number: 18, D-58, D-103

For the Japanese market, Frenzy was packaged individually with a clear-plastic cassette case. He made available for three years straight, from the original series through Scramble City and finally again during Headmasters.

• Frenzy/Ratbat (Mini-Cassettes, 1984/1985/1986)

For 1986's Hasbro line, Frenzy's pack-mate was changed to Ratbat, and for some of the Frenzy/Ratbat sets the weapons were gold chrome colored, changed from the silver chrome used previously. Much later 1986 releases of Frenzy also used black plastic for his toes instead of die-cast metal, and the stickers on his shins were removed.

Generation 2

• Frenzy (Go-Bot, 1995)

Generation 2 saw the return of Frenzy as a redeco of the Go-Bot Blowout, transforming into a Porsche 959 sports car in purple and gray. He features through-axle wheels for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces, and is designed to work with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" car sets, despite being made by competitor companies.

This mold was redecoed for Generation 2 Go-Bots Megatron, then later to make Robots in Disguise Hot Shot.

Trivia

Boy, times change.

• The US Cartoon accidentally reversed the colors of the two Decepticon cassettes, portraying Rumble as being blue and Frenzy red. (See FIBRIR)

• Sunbow casting documents indicate that "Frenzy" was originally considered as a name for the Terrorcon, Rippersnapper, but was dropped - presumably because that name was already in use.

• According to the cardbacks of Generation 2 figures, the Go-Bots version of Frenzy was originally planned to be in red... which would've just added more fuel to the FIBRIR/FIRRIB debates. [1]

External links

• Frenzy at TFU.info

• Frenzy's Universe profile at NTFA.net

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