Predacon (Prime)
| The name or term "Predacon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Predacon (disambiguation). |
- The Predacons are an ancient Cybertronian race from the Aligned continuity family.
The Predacons are a faction of ancient Cybertronians led by Predaking. Prior to recent events, they were believed to be extinct.
Members include:
Fiction
IDW Aligned comics
Prime cartoon
 Plot details for Project Predacon follow. |
The Predacons once ruled Cybertron but became extinct at the beginning of Cybertronian history. Shockwave discovered fossilized remains from which he was able to extract Cybonucleic acid and begin the process of cloning the ancient beasts. Prey During the Great War, he cloned a small army of Predacons which Megatron sent to Earth to destroy Autobots and look for energon. After eliminating the Autobot presence on the planet, the Predacons stood a long vigil on Earth where they awaited the arrival of Megatron but ultimately died where their fossilised bodies were buried at various points around the world. In time, the Predacons entered in human legends as various mythological monsters though the true nature of the creatures remained a mystery to the inhabitants of Earth. Project Predacon
After suffering a setback with his space bridge work, leaving him stranded on Cybertron, Shockwave restarted his experiments and cloned a new Predacon. He activated it after rejoining Megatron's forces on Earth. Scattered The new Predacon proved formidable in battle against the Autobots Prey though it proved susceptible to the cold of the Arctic. Rebellion. Following the destruction of Darkmount, the Decepticons began searching for the remains of Shockwave's earlier batch of clones, aided by the fact that the scientist had micro-chipped them all. Project Predacon
Tales of the Beast Hunters
Shockwave cloned the Predacons using Hyperevolution Chambers, Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3 the first one activated being Predaking. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1 Following Lazerback's activation, the Predacon went rogue Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3 and made an apparently-successful assassination attempt on Megatron. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6 He also approached Ripclaw when she was activated, in an attempt to turn her against the Decepticons. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8 The rebelliousness of the Predacons resulted in Shockwave making an attempt to shut down and destroy the laboratory. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11
Toys
Prime: Beast Hunters
- Twinstrike (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
- Hun-Gurrr (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
- Blight (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
- Rippersnapper (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
- Windrazor (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)
- Abominus Combiner 5-pack:
- Consists of translucent redecoes of all five Legions
- Predaking (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
- Lazerback (Deluxe, 2013)
- Ripclaw (Deluxe, 2013)
- Skystalker (Deluxe, 2013)
- Vertebreak (Deluxe, 2013)
- Grimwing (Voyager, 2013)
- Includes Blackbeak
- Predaking (Voyager, 2013)
- Beast Fire Predaking (Ultimate, 2013)
Bot Shots
Kre-O
- Battle Net Bumblebee (2013)
- Includes Stormrazor.
- Dragon Assault (2013)
- Includes Grimwing.
- Mech Venom Strike (2013)
- Includes Corhada.
- Ripclaw Strike (2013)
- Includes Ripclaw and Ripclaw Kreon.
- Beast Blade Optimus Prime
- Includes Lazerback
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Trivia
- Before settling on the Dragon Head insignia, the Predacons were given an insignia similar to their Beast Wars counterparts.
