Predaking (Prime)

The name or term "Predaking" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Predaking (disambiguation).

Predaking is the Predacon commander from the Aligned continuity family.

My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!

Predaking is a Decepticon-created beast which must be hunted down. He's the Decepticons' ultimate weapon, and the Autobots must stand united to defeat it. Or so the copy goes.

Fiction

Tales of the Beast Hunters

Predaking's presence was so frightening that the Autobots began hunting for ways to combat him. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1 With the news that a couple of Autobots were heading for a derelict starship in the asteroid belt, Megatron and Predaking set out to intercept them. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2 They successfully found the derelict and interrupted Bumblebee and Wheeljack looting it for gear. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4 Though the two villains initially had the upper hand, Optimus Prime arrived Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5 and managed to hold off Predaking long enough for the other two Autobots to escape. As the ship exploded, Predaking saw Megatron plunge through the floor. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6 He returned to the Nemesis and reported their leader's apparent demise to the other Decepticons, who immediately blamed Starscream. Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7

Prime cartoon

Voice actor: Peter Mensah (English)

Having recovered Predacon CNA, Shockwave successfully cloned one of the great beasts, storing it in his lab. He brought the creature online and took it to Earth to hunt Autobots. Scattered After Shockwave gave it a whiff of Wheeljack's energon, it was dispatched and soon found its quarry near an energon mine. Wheeljack and Bulkhead fought the creature, first trying to blow it up with a grenade, then luring it into an explosive-laden mine in an attempt to destroy it. The beast emerged triumphant, only for Ultra Magnus to arrive in his ship and fire at it. It continued to dog the starship, clinging to the top of it until Magnus managed to knock it off by flying through a canyon. The Predacon returned to Megatron's citadel, where Starscream reflected it was a pity it couldn't tell them why it failed. The Predacon responded by growling, rather quietly and angrily. Prey When Darkmount came under attack, the Predacon was unleashed to attack the Autobots. It began chasing Ultra Magnus's ship, but was tricked into flying through a GroundBridge to the Arctic, where it swiftly froze. Rebellion

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Some time later, the temperature in the Arctic rose to a sufficient level to allow Predaking to free itself. It swiftly tracked down the Nemesis, and Megatron decided to assign it to Starscream while Shockwave continued work on cloning more Predacons. After several hilarious attempts to make the beast compliant, Starscream was ordered to deploy Predaking against the Autobots currently attacking one of the dig sites. Predaking attacked Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack, eventually causing a cave-in after swatting away Wheeljack's grenade. The cave-in unearthed a Predacon eye, the sight of which awakened a memory in Predaking. Predaking brought the eye to Starscream, then engaged Miko Nakadai, who had acquired the Apex Armor. Overhearing Megatron's demand that the bone fragment be brought to him, Predaking complied and left the rest to Starscream. Chain of Command

Toys

Beast Hunters

Surely you realize that your success has made you some bitter enemies?

• Predaking (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
  • Series/Number: 3 / 002
  • Accessories: Cybervenom rocket, launcher/tail

Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Predaking transforms from a dragon into a robot and back! His tail detaches to become a "Cybervenom Rocket Launcher" that fires a missile via pressure-launch, and can be wielded via 3mm post.

• More information on Cyberverse Predaking at TFU.info

Well, thief? I smell you, I feel your air—and I hear your breath. Come along. Help yourself; there's plenty, and to spare.

• Predaking (Voyager Class, 2013)
  • Series/Number: 2 / 002
  • Accessories: Two Hydrafire Blasters, two missiles, sword/tail

Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Voyager Class toys, this Predaking transforms into a three-headed dragon, and comes with a tail that detaches to become a sword that can be (loosely) held by his hands. His extra dragon heads/"Hydrafire Blasters" are spring-loaded missile launchers that are geared to straighten their necks and launch their missiles when the levers behind them are pulled. They can also combine into a larger weapon, with their gears being connected so that they move and fire in unison. The heads/blasters mount via 5mm post onto his back and forearms.

Cybertronix symbols are detailed into various parts of his body, including the Hydrafire Blaster heads and robot mode legs. Soft plastic is used on various parts of Predaking, including his beast mode head and feet/hands. Due to the soft plastic, quality control is a bit random; some batches of figures may have deformations in-package, or may have difficulty gripping the sword since the slot is only on one half of the hand.

His packaging stock photography depicts several deco differences from the final product, such as black-painted wing membranes and yellow missiles. His instructions include the sixth chapter of the Tales of the Beast Hunters series.

• More information on Voyager Predaking at TFU.info

That's better! But don't let your imagination run away with you.

• Beast Fire Predaking (Ultimate Class, 2013)
  • Accessories: Two blasters, two missiles, tail/Infernum Blade

Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Ultimate Class toys, Beast Fire Predaking is larger than Leader Class toys from previous toylines. He features a 21-inch wingspan and "light-up fire breath".

Go!

• Dragotron (04–27–13)
  • Japanese ID number: G12

Dragotron is a slight redeco of the Beast Hunters Voyager Predaking toy, released in TakaraTomy's Transformers Go! toyline.

Notes

• Predaking was first unveiled at a pre-New York Comic Con 2012 collectors event. We sent Thylacine 2000 and Tonyfitz there, and they brought back photos and information for us.
• Fittingly, Predaking has Preda-jaws.
• Predaking has a wingspan of two football fields.
• Predaking's breath is hotter than the planet Mercury, which has highs of 700 degrees Kelvin (or 427 degrees Celsius/800 degrees Fahrenheit) at daytime. That's pretty hot.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Dragotron (ドラゴトロン Doragotoron)