Snarl (G1)
- Snarl is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Snarl is an unhappy, unsociable loner. He grudgingly follows Grimlock's orders and that's about it. He leaves thinking to others. He has few opinions and rarely expresses those he has. Snarl's uncommunicative nature only serves to fuel his sense of isolation. On top of all this, he hates the ungainly stegosaur form given him by the Ark and feels that the war on Earth means he may never see his beloved Cybertron again. Snarl is a profoundly unhappy being.
Only in war does Snarl feel happiness. Only the joy of combat washes away the ache in his spark, and lets him forget anything but the rising thrill of the fight. For these reasons Snarl revels in combat more than even his fellow Dinobots.
Italian name: Stego
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Hal Rayle (US), Ken Shiroyama (Japan)
Snarl, along with Swoop, were the second set of Dinobots created by Wheeljack. They fought the previous Dinobot group who had been tricked by Megatron into joining the Decepticons. War of the Dinobots
He was conspicuously absent from the movie, though did appear in later episodes.
Dreamwave comics continuity
Devil's Due G.I.Joe vs Transformers comics continuity
Toys
Generation 1
- Snarl (1985)
- Japanese ID number: 29
- Snarl was originally part of Takara's Diaclone Dinosaur Robo series. When Hasbro imported the toy in 1985 for the Transformers line, the Diaclone driver mini-figure was dropped.
- Snarl transforms from a robotic stegosaurus dinosaur bristling with gold vaccum-metalized armour plates, to a heavily armed robot armed with a red energo-blade, a smaller laser rifle and a rocket launcher with three silver missiles.
- Snarl was later reissued in the European/Australian-exclusive Classics series (not to be confused with the 2006 Classics line).
- Snarl with Tyrannitron (Action Master, 1990)
- As an Action Master, Snarl is now a non-transforming action figure. He was sold on an individual card with his transforming partner Tyrannitron. He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle.
Generation 2
- Snarl (1993)
- For the Generation 2 line, Snarl was redecoed in colour variants including burgundy, green and his silver. Due to toy safety laws at the time, his rocket launcher accessory was removed.
Trivia
According to his toy bio the Beast Machines era Dinobot Striker is rumored to be one of the original G1 Dinobots. If this is true, his stegosaur mode and energy absorbing spinal plates strongly point towards his being Snarl.
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