Razorclaw (G1)
| The name or term "Razorclaw" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Razorclaw (disambiguation). |
- Razorclaw is a Decepticon and Predacon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
When the Predacons are on the hunt, their leader Razorclaw is all business. Every drop of fuel in his system and every thought in his processor are dedicated to the task at hand, and he often lies in wait, completely motionless, for long stretches of time. Fools confuse this for laziness.
He and his fellow Predacons can combine to form Predaking.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Suspecting Megatron unstable, Shockwave contacts Razorclaw on Cybertron and enlists the aid of a mercenary-like band of Decepticons, the Predacons. Equiping them with Autobot insigna panels, he has them arrive on Earth via a Space Bridge in the Florida everglades. There, Razorclaw leads the Predacons against Megatron, who has been led to believe Optimus Prime still lived and assumed he sent the Predacon's against him thanks to the Autobot insigna. Despite the prowess of the Predacons and fighting Megatron as Predaking, Megatron still defeats the Predacons. Megatron's Last Stand
Razorclaw returns in issue #37, leading the Predacons under the flag of Ratbat, leading raids for fuel. RAAT has in their possession at the time the six Autobot Throttlebots and has disassembled and reassembled them several times over in an effort to understand them. The RAAT Head refuses to accept that the Autobots and Decepticons are different and issues an ultimatum; after one more attack, the Throttlebots would be put to death. The Predacons were more than happy to oblige. Walter Barnett, head of the project that worked on the Throttlebots, saved the brain modules from destruction and stowed them away in toy cars and fled, searching for the Witwickys. Razorclaw and the Predacons stormed the facility and demanded to be able to inspect the compressed corpses of the Throttlebots and was satisfyed they were the real deal, until Ratbat noticed the absence of the brain modules. The Predacons then chased the "fuel scent" of the brain modules across the area, chasing Barnett and Buster Witwicky through a suburban mall. The Predacons were outrun by the Autobots in their remote control toy bodies and were about as effective as Tantrum was at making it through the mall's china shop. Toy Soldiers
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Joe Leahy (US), Tomomichi Nishimura (Japan)
Dreamwave comics continuity
Devil's Due G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers continuity
IDW comics continuity
After Thunderwing's reactivation and subsequent return to Cybertron, the Predacons are dispatched to ensure that his defeat is final this time. Razorclaw starts a countdown on an orbital bombardment powerful enough to destroy Cybertron, but stands at the console with his finger on the button, ready to cancel it in the event that Thunderwing is defeated. He remarks that he's hesitant to destroy Cybertron unless it's absolutely necessary, but is willing to do it if it is. He cancels the countdown with one second remaining, after Optimus Prime defeats Thunderwing.
Timelines
Razorclaw, after apparently being gone for some time, returned to lead the Predacons and vowed to defeat the Maximals. Dawn of Future's Past
Toys
Generation 1
- Razorclaw (1986)
- Japanese ID number: D-73
Titanium Series
- Predaking (2006?)
- The torso of this 3" die-cast figurine is technically Razorclaw.
