Dinobot (FOC)
| The name or term "Dinobot" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Dinobot (disambiguation). |
- Dinobots are an Autobot subgroup from the Fall of Cybertron portion of the Aligned continuity family.
The Dinobots (formerly the Lightning Strike Coalition Force) are a team of five Autobots that transform into dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
The Dinobots include:
Fiction
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron comic
Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots
The Dinobots were part an Autobot ship convoy fleeing Decepticon pursuit, led by Ultra Magnus. While the Dinobots covered the retreat of the other ships in the convoy, Magnus's fighter was shot down. The Dinobots found the wreck of his ship and were disturbed to find it guarded by the Predacon Backbite. Sensing the handiwork of their nemesis Shockwave, the Dinobots attacked the beast, however once they defeated it, Grimlock went into a berserker rage and attacked Snarl as a side-effect of the strength he experienced during his time in his beast mode. In the chaos, Backbite revived and captured Swoop, taking him to the Forged, to be "re-forged" along with Ultra Magnus.Rage of the Dinobots #1
When Grimlock and the remaining Dinobots stormed the prison in which Swoop and Ultra Magnus were being held, they freed all the other Autobot captives, but ran into Ser-Ket, the head of the joint. As Grimlock threatened her, he and his team were horrified to see Swoop in a "re-forged" programming, declaring an oath of loyalty to Shockwave.Rage of the Dinobots #2
As the Autobots beheld this latest of atrocities, Ser-Ket revealed that she reinforced her master's original programming of Swoop. Ultra Magnus attempted to convince Grimlock that Swoop was lost, but Grimlock refused and told him to "Switch off!", claiming that this was Dinobot business. He then challenged Ser-Ket to a one-on-one brawl, the stake being that if he won, she would have to fix Swoop and let the Autobots leave. If not, they would all surrender. She in turn asked why she would agree to such a proposal, when the Autobots were so badly outnumbered. Grimlock reasoned that if there were a large battle, more Autobots and Dinobots would die, and would be of no use to her or her master. Ser-Ket agreed, and the other Dinobots formed a ring of fire as an arena. Grimlock fought hard, but was overwhelmed by his opponent's speed, ferocity and strength, the latter all the while taunting and prompting the Dinobot leader to transform into his beast form, referring to it as his 'true' form. Though Grimlock was initially reluctant, knowing that he would all too certainly lose control in that mode, he decided that it was the only way he could fell her. This proves to be a potential trump card for Grimlock, and Ser-Ket remarked that it would be an honour to fall at the hands of Shockwave's 'greatest achievement', but not this time, calling in Swoop to attack his leader. Grimlock yanked Swoop down and attacked him, jolting the brainwashed Dinobot back into reality. The other Dinobots prompt Grimlock to revert to his proto-form, and it worked, but not before he severed and smashed Ser-Ket's head. Seeing their head honcho defeated, the Forged kept their word and released the Autobots. As the valiant captives retreated, Ser-Ket revealed her true identity as a Predacon, in a form much too powerful for Grimlock, musing that he had beaten her in his 'true' form, and now it was her turn. As she flew away with him, Swoop caught up with her and ripped out one of the optics in her beast mode, thus settling a personal grudge, and freed Grimlock. As the damaged Ser-Ket cursed the Autobots, Grimlock emphasized their existence as Dinobots and impaled her beast head with his sword, offlining her once and for all. They were interrupted by Shockwave, who remarked that if he felt emotion, he'd say he was proud.Rage of the Dinobots #3
As the Autobots attacked Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist deployed an EMP, immobilizing them, before knocking them out. Sometime later, Grimlock came to in a familiar place; an operating table. Shockwave planned to resume his work on Grimlock, with one small change; he would completely erase Grimlock's thoughts, memories and anything that made him what he was. The other Autobots were in prison and came up with a plan to escape, involving a staged 'prison disagreement'. It worked all too well and soon they attacked Shockwave's lab, just before he was able to administer the fateful change to Grimlock. They ripped the scientist apart, and were hardly able to believe they had done so. As they revived Grimlock and bid their retreat, they were faced with a holographic representation of Shockwave, who revealed that the Decepticon they just annihilated was nothing more than one of many avatars Shockwave was employing to carry out his work in around the the different prison complexes on Cybertron. Later, as Ultra Magnus and the rescued Autobots prepared to leave Cybertron, Grimlock declared that he would stay on and free the other captive Autobots on the planet, along with his team. Ultra Magnus congratulated and thanked the Dinobots before leaving. Rage of the Dinobots #4
Prime cartoon
During a discussion about the existence of the Predacons on Earth and their relationship to dinosaurs, Miko mentioned the Dinobots. However, Bulkhead assured her that they were entirely different from Predacons. Project Predacon
Games
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Four members of the Lightning Strike Coalition were captured by Shockwave (while the fifth one was left in stasis lock) after repelling his Insecticon hordes and re-engineered to become much more powerful and transform into alternate forms that resembled creatures he discovered on a distant planet. Though four of the team escaped captivity, renaming themselves the "Dinobots". Fall of Cybertron
References
Foreign names
- Japanese: Dinobot (ダイノボット Dainobotto)
