Bugly (G1)
- Bugly is a Decepticon Pretender from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Bugly functions only to control and dominate others. As a strategist, he relishes giving orders and commanding his fellow Decepticons to carry out his bidding. He is also one of the few known modern practitioners of Circuit-Su, which teaches martial artists of the Allspark that connects all energy in Transformer life-sparks, and how to tap into that energy. Bugly believes in the conservation of energy principle—by drawing greater amounts of power from his spark through discipline, he thinks that this is limiting the amount of energy available for all other Cybertronians. This is the ultimate form of domination for Bugly, and he works tirelessly to cultivate his mental abilities at the expense of others.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, Scorponok was able to recreate and perfect the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by him and Vorath. Bugly was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into new Pretenders. Pretender to the Throne!
When Scorponok's Decepticons were forced into combat with Ratbat's crew, Bugly found himself facing off against Skywarp. The teleporting Seeker proved a difficult target until Bugly concentrated on predicting the pattern of his "jumps", and caught Skywarp with a blast of photon fire while he was re-materializing. Cold War!
Later, Bugly got the job (along with Bomb-Burst) to fly Iguanus away from a skyscraper, in a clichéd plot by Scorponok to gain energy by channeling lightning. The Micromaster Off Road Patrol foiled the plan and Iguanus was toasted, so Bugly let him plummet to his doom and fled. King Con!
Bugly was a participant during the Decepticon Civil War and the battles against Unicron.
Transformers Comic-Magazin
Template:TransformersComicMagazin Bugly was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror
Dreamwave comics continuity
During the Dark Ages, in a period when Optimus Prime and Megatron were lost in a space bridge incident, Bugly was part of the Chaos Trinity alongside Bludgeon and Mindwipe, seeking to expand their personal power through dark rites and mysticism. During one of their ceremonies deep in Kalis, they were interrupted by The Fallen, a mysterious and powerful being who offered the great power if they helped him find the Angles of Dissolution required for the Unbinding. The three Decepticons accepted. Fragmentation With preparations advancing, the trio met with The Fallen in the Well of All Sparks, and Bugly and Mindwipe watched as their new master gave Bludgeon a taste of the dark power he offered. The trio began stirring up interfactional conflicts to lure their targets to the right position to be captured. Escalation
The trio attacked Shockwave and Jetfire, who were meeting to combine their resources to work out what was going on. Bugly used his electro-stingers on Shockwave, disabling the Decepticon. With Jetfire captured, the trio wondered why Grimlock hadn't shown up as they expected he would, having leaked Jetfire's communication to him, but it turned out Grimlock had. The Dynobot jumped them, striking Bugly with his energo-sword and taking out the other two with equal ease. Revelation They recovered to watch The Fallen take out Grimlock. He sent them to secure the third Angle, so they went and attacked the Protectobots. With Hot Spot reluctant to have his team form Defensor after what happened last time, the three Decepticons overwhelmed them and captured Hot Spot. Confrontation While The Fallen began the Unbinding, Bugly, Bludgeon and Mindwipe attempted to protect the Well of All Sparks against Shockwave's forces. Shortly after Trypticon arrived at the battle, Bugly was felled by enemy fire. Conflagration
Toys
Generation 1
- Bugly (Pretender, 1988)
- Bugly transforms into a hoverjet. His outer Pretender Shell resembles a huge bipedal insect, with large compound eyes.
- Bugly was not released in Japan.
Notes
Foreign names
- Italian: Insector
