Divebomb (Energon)
| The name or term "Divebomb" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Divebomb (disambiguation). |
- Divebomb is a Terrorcon from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Divebomb has no glaring weaknesses, although his desire to retreat when things get ugly is not a characteristic highly valued by his field commander Scorponok (though it REALLY should be). More than any other Terrorcon, he has a better sense of when to pull his troops before they get toasted. A driven and fierce warrior, he is armed with razor-sharp energon blades that combine into a giant, boomerang-type weapon.
Fiction
Toy pack-in comics
When a trio of Autobots surveyed a hill for energon tower sites, Megatron sent a flock of Divebombs to attack them. Their numbers were so great that the Autobots were forced to Powerlinx. The attack proved to be a distraction to keep the Autobots from noticing the Insecticons consuming the energon underground. When the beetles emerged from the ground to support the Decepticon attack, the Autobots were overwhelmed and fled. Energon Volume 2
Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity
Energon cartoon
One of the most common forms of Terrorcon, the Divebomb drones were created by Alpha Quintesson to gather raw energon. Like Omnicons, they could handle the unrefined ore without injury, and convert it into a quasi-stable form for transport. Along with Battle Ravages for aerial support, the Divebombs were tasked with recovering as much energon as possible, so that Alpha Q could revitalize Unicron and use his power to recreate Planet Q and the other lost worlds the Planet-Eater ravaged.
Divebombs first attacked Cybertronian forces at Asteroid City and Mars City, where they overwhelmed Tidal Wave and the meager defenses assembled by the pacifistic Omnicons. While a small group transported their prisoner Tidal Wave back to Alpha Q, the rest of the Terrorcons proceeded on to Earth, making their first strike at Ocean City. The Autobot defenses on Earth were much stronger and, after reinforcements arrived from Cybertron, the Terrorcons were all destroyed or driven off. Cybertron City Back in space, the Divebombs assaulted Lunar City, and despite suffering heavy losses successfully made off with a sizeable quantity of energon. Energon Stars
Back at Unicron, the Terrorcons carrying Tidal Wave delivered him to Scorponok, the new Terrorcon general constructed by Alpha Q. Scorponok manipulated Tidal Wave into fighting by their side, and another attack was launched on Earth, this time at Desert City. Scorpinok
Force of Habit
Several Divebomb drones survived past the destruction of Alpha Q and Unicron, emerging on the side of the Decepticons during the events surrounding the Unicron Singularity. They attacked Ultra Magnus and the Iron Hope during the Autobots' search for the Cyber Planet Keys. Force of Habit
Energon comic
Divebomb was part of a group of Decepticons called the Terrorcons, led by Scorponok and Alpha Quintesson. As part of this group, Divebomb participated in attacking an energon processor in Cyber City and witnessed several of the Terrorcons kill Starscream. Tidal Wave was damaged in the murder, so Divebomb and Insecticon helped prop him up when the Terrorcons were transported to Unicron. Divebomb then witnessed Tidal Wave's upgrade by Unicron and left with the Terrorcons through a space bridge to Earth so that they could harvest the energon there for Unicron. This Evil Reborn There, they attacked a human exploratory evacuation/drilling operation in Australia that had discovered a rich vein of energon. When the Australian government sent fighter planes to confront the threat, Divebomb relished in the opportunity to let loose and demolished several. What Lies Beneath The human distraction ended, Scorponok assigned Divebomb the task of maintaining the energon siphons, which he had to do with care lest the energon explode. What Lies Beneath, Part Two
When Divebomb finished calibrating the siphons, the Terrorcons treated themselves to an infusion of pure energon, which enabled them to easily defeat a force of Autobots that responded to a distress call. Before they could deal the killing blows, humans destroyed an energon siphon, which prompted Scorponok to prioritize gathering the remaining energon and the Terrorcons left the scene. What Lies Beneath, Part Three The Terrorcons were soon found attacking Alterenergy Mobile Command, forcing Kicker, their human prisoner, to assist them in finding energon. They were led to the Gregory Salt Sea, where they were again confronted by the Autobots. This time, they proved to be more of a match, thanks to the Omnicon-generated energon weapons. Unicron's Four Horsemen and Alpha Quintesson were not pleased with their failure and pulled the Terrorcons back to Unicron. What Lies Beneath, Part Four
In preparation for an offensive on Earth as punishment for allying with the Autobots, Alpha Quintesson had the Terrorcons cloned in mass numbers. The Divebombs were sent to attack Toronto and the destruction of the cities was witnessed by Optimus Prime from within Unicron. Multiplicity A Terrocon extermination team was formed by Jetfire; it consisted mostly of Autobots but Thrust was included Multiplicity, Pt. 2 and was sent out to shoot down the Divebombs. He was soon joined by the reborn Megatron, who, with his Unicron-constructed body, effortlessly took down swathes of Terrorcons. Divebomb was frustrated, realizing that he was given no strategy beyond wanton destruction. Faced with total destruction, the Terrorcons retreated. Multiplicity, Pt. 4
Toys
Energon
- Divebomb (Basic, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: SD-08
- Accessories: Left & right energon blades, Energon star
- Divebomb transforms into a white, robotic hawk with translucent green energon blade pieces attached to his neck and an energon star attached onto his spark crystal. The wings can further open up to reveal translucent green energon "feathers". The energon blade pieces can be held in his claws as either blades or guns, and both parts can be combined together to form an "Ultimate Energon Weapon" hooked blade "Energy Raiden".
- A running change retool was made to the Hasbro Divebomb. Early versions of Divebomb had the right energon blade end with a rather hard pointed spike (as seen in the official photography), which was changed to a 5mm peg-handle (likely for safety reasons). These early versions also have small ridges on the weapons' connector pegs, as well as notches on the robot's bird-head weapon sockets, designed to keep the weapon firmly in place. For unknown reasons, these were retooled to be perfectly round pegs and sockets along with the removal of the pointy spike. As far as can be told, only the two-handled toy was released in Japan.
Super Link
- Shadowhawk Cosmo Type (Basic, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: SD-13
- Accessories: Left & right energon blades, Energon star
- This redeco of Divebomb was a somewhat-limited retail release during Super Link. The character was known in the American Energon cartoon as Blackout, but was never released by Hasbro as part of the Energon toyline.
Notes
- An early image of Shadow Hawk Cosmo Type appearing in the Japanese Hyper Hobby magazine showed the toy with orange translucents instead of the final version's yellowish green.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Shadowhawk (シャドウホーク Shadōhōku)
