Snarl (FOC)
| The name or term "Snarl" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Snarl (disambiguation). |
- Snarl is an Autobot from the Fall of Cybertron portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Snarl is a Dinobot. We all know what that means: dying is an occupational hazard for him.
Fiction
Fall of Cybertron comic
Snarl and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition were Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime, although they visibly chafed under his cautious and conservative approach to warfare. Although ordered to return to base, when leader Grimlock discovered that Swoop was in Decepticon custody, Grimlock ignored Optimus Prime's orders and broke rank to hijack a dropship. Good Intentions The group managed to track Swoop's signal to the Sea of Rust, where they prepared to attack Shockwave's tower. Secrets Although the group attempted to rescue Swoop from Shockwave's experiments, they were overwhelmed by Insecticons. Siege Mentality
Rage of the Dinobots comic
Snarl helped the last convoy of ships led by Impactor manage to escape Cybertron's atmosphere. While his fellow Dinobots covered his back, Snarl used an anti-aircraft cannon to shoot down all of the Decepticon crafts pursuing them. Ultra Magnus ordered the Dinobots to get to their own craft, but another squadron of Decepticons drew Swoop into taking them out himself. When Magnus tried to fend them off, he was shot down. Grimlock convinced the other Dinobots to attempt a rescue for Magnus. A Predacon, however, managed to get there first and capture Magnus. Swoop was downed and captured in the process. Rage of the Dinobots issue #1
Snarl worked to reactivate the main computer of Ultra Magnus's ship. Once he had finally gotten the computer up and running, he used it to track Swoop's transmitter to an abandoned base of Shockwave's in the Sea of Rust.
Following the transmitter, the Dinobots found the prison atop a lone mountain. Once at the top, the Dinobots took out the guards and Snarl was able to steal a module from one of them. The module provided access codes and a map to the facility. The Dinobots found that the prison contained far more prisoners than they were expecting. Snarl tapped into the prison systems to open every cell. The Dinobots released Magnus and demanded Ser-Ket to hand over Swoop once they met her at the top of the prison. Here, she revealed that Swoop had been re-forged into a Predacon. Rage of the Dinobots issue #2
Games
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
- Voice actor: Sam Riegel
Snarl and the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition deserted their post defending the Ark when they detected strange energy readings in the Sea of Rust. The energy readings were caused by Shockwave's space bridge experiments at the energon lake, and when they arrived, they came under attack by Insecticons and were overwhelmed. Shockwave took the time to experiment on them, giving them primitive dinosaur forms. When the rest of the team found Snarl, he had been trapped behind a force field and repeatedly electroshocked by Sharpshot until Grimlock freed him. The team took the injured Snarl to an observation deck where they found notes on Shockwave's experiments on them and adopted the name "Dinobots". Though Optimus ordered them back to base, Grimlock insisted on attacking Shockwave's tower himself, and Snarl, Slug and Swoop later watched from afar as the tower was destroyed at his hand. Fall of Cybertron
Notes
- Snarl's beast-mode head is available in Fall of Cybertron multiplayer as a Rampage-type component for Destroyer-class characters. His whole body was later made available by DLC to use in multiplayer, again for the Destroyer-class of character creation.
Foreign names
- Russian: Ryk (Рык, "Roar")
