Battletrap (G1)
- Battletrap is a Decepticon Duocon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Of the two Duocons, Battletrap is the sane one. In contrast to Flywheels, whose two components are constantly bickering, Battletrap uses the two separate vehicles of his alternate mode in concert with each other. He likes to play with his target in the way a housecat might play with a rodent...that is, if said housecat happened to have a separate avian part of itself that could fly like a hummingbird.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 1
Battletrap was seen in helicopter mode as part of a battalion carrying Decepticons from their spacecraft to the surface of Nebulos. Broken Glass!
Battletrap and his Duocon partner Flywheels engaged in a brief battle against Ultra Magnus and the Sparkabots while on a regular patrol. He was so afraid of the rumors of "the walking dead" in Kalis, though, that he abandoned Flywheels to the Autobots instead of crossing into that city-state. City of Fear! Battletrap was later a member of the original Mayhem Attack Squad and took part in their joint mission with the Wreckers to destroy Galvatron in the Time Wars. He was one of the first warriors to fall during the battle, his chest torn open by Galvatron before being smashed against a wall. Time Wars
Despite his apparent "death", Battletrap appeared on Cybertron during the battle with Unicron. He survived that and also narrowly escaped death at the hands of subterranean Cybertronian monsters shortly after, though his buddy Runabout wasn't so lucky. On the Edge of Extinction!
He then regularly appeared as one of Bludgeon's more prominent warriors, up until the Decepticons went into temporary exile after the conflict on Klo. End of the Road!
Another Time & Place
Battletrap was part of the raid on Hydrus Four by Bludgeon and his army. After the Autobots arrived, he allegedly was about to shoot Sunstreaker in the back, but was shot down instead by Optimus Prime. Another Time & Place
Generation 2
In the first battle between the two generations of Decepticons, Battletrap was badly wounded and had to be carried back to safety inside of the Warworld. He was not seen again. New Dawn
Classics
Battletrap continued his service with Bludgeon's forces on into the 21st century. He was summoned by Crankcase to help with a waste disposal job after Hun-Grrr was branded a traitor and eliminated fighting Piranacon. At Fight's End
Regeneration One
Twenty-one years after the defeat at Klo, Battletrap joined up with Soundwave's "Neo-Decepticon" insurgency at Fort Scyk and participated in a raid on the Kalis Baird Beaming Transmitter, allowing Soundwave to take control of one of Cybertron's orbital defence satellites and destroy the Last Autobot. Counterpoint
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Hirohiko Kakegawa (Japan), Rik Thomas (English, Omni Productions dub)
Battletrap and Flywheels were under the command of Scorponok, who first sent them into battle when the Autobots and Decepticons were fighting over a disk containing data on the Master Sword. After overwhelming the Autobot Targetmasters and playing a quick game of "catch", Battletrap got his hands on the disk and delivered it to Scorponok. The Master Sword Is in Danger!! Scorponok used the data to create the Zarak Shield, and when a group of Autobots came to investigate, the two Duocons joined the Decepticon Targetmasters in stopping them. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide The Decepticons were later led into a trap on the planet Master, and Battletrap was caught up in the ensuing battle. He shot down the air fighter Chromedome's friend Kirk was piloting. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons
By order of Scorponok, the two Duocons later planted a bomb on Juno, one powerful enough to destroy the entire asteroid. Duel on the Asteroid Battletrap and Flywheels participated in the final battle against the Autobots in the Arctic. Battletrap got the drop on Wheelie and Daniel Witwicky and was about to stomp them to death when he was interrupted by the rogue Sixshot and Defensor. When it looked like Scorponok's plan to destroy the Earth was going to be successful, the Duocons fled into space to watch the results from afar. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Dreamwave comics continuity
Battletrap and Flywheels were created by Shockwave as early prototypes for his Triple Changer fascination. Instead of achieving three alternating modes, however, they gained the ability to separate into two different alternate modes at once. MTMTE #8
Games
The Transformers (PS2)
Toys
Generation 1
- Battletrap (Duocon, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-96
- Accessories: "Double-Barreled Assault Missile Launcher"
- As a Duocon, Battletrap is a single robot which splits into two separate vehicles. When separated, the robot transforms into a simplified gray AH-64 Apache helicopter and a blue Ford F-150 camper truck. In robot mode, he has a gray double-barreled cannon that mounts on his shoulder. The gray dual cannon can also be mounted on top of the truck or beneath the cockpit of the helicopter.
- Please, Hasbro, please make another toy of this guy.
Notes
- Because of the lack of any wheels on "Flywheels" it has been suggested that his and Battletrap's names were accidentally switched in production. Their names are even swapped in the Headmasters episode "The Master Sword Is in Danger!!".
Foreign names
- Japanese: Battletrap (バトルトラップ Batorutorappu)
- French: Guétapens (Canada)
