Ramulus
- Ramulus is a Maximal in the Beast Wars and Universe portion of the Generation 1 continuity
Ramulus came online on prehistoric Earth, only to find that Optimus Primal and his crew had already returned to Cybertron, stranding him there alone. Since then he's been an insufferable, snarky crank with a huge chip on his shoulder. He's as rough and tough in battle as his attitude suggests, which does make him a good bot to have around ... if you can stand his relentless rudeness.
Vanadium alloy razor blades are mounted on each of his wrists, and he carries a modified high-yield tachyon gun on his arm, which he affectionately refers to as his "Slagmaker cannon." During his time spent alone on Earth, his superior internal navigation systems were honed, improving his already-impressive abilities as a scout. His fractured spark crystal can periodically shoot ion pulses across his body, shutting down vital circuits.
Fiction
Universe: Featuring the Wreckers
When awoken from his stasis pod, he was furious that Optimus Primal had left him and the other protoforms behind. He joined Primal Prime, Tigatron, and Airazor in their battle against the undead Tarantulas on prehistoric Earth. Primeval Dawn, Part 2 Following a costly defeat which left Primal Prime near death and put the Matrix in Tarantulas' hands, Ramulus's sharp words were a cause of further strife to the small Maximal group. However, as he watched over Primal Prime's body as Tigatron and Airazor consulted their Vok masters, Primal Prime was transformed into a temporary vessel of their power. Primeval Dawn, Part 3
After defeating Tarantulas, Ramulus and his new comrades traveled through a transwarp portal to Beast Era Cybertron, where they were immediately attacked by Predacon Megatron's massive Vehicon army. Suddenly inflicted with a virus, they were quickly innoculated by the Wreckers commander Apelinq just before Apelinq was knocked through the portal they arrived in by a Vehicon general. Primal Prime assumed command of the remaining Wreckers, and along with Ramulus and the other troops from Earth, formed a new group of Wreckers.
Following Apelinq's return, Ramulus, Primal Prime, and Apelinq rescued Optimus Primal and Nightscream from attacking Vehicons. As he saved his life, Ramulus did not miss the opportunity to malign the Maximal captain who left him on Earth. The Wreckers were subsequently called to the Oracle, where other small groups had also been summoned. After Primal Prime had been given a quest, he, Ramulus, and the other Wreckers fought their way through the Vehicons that stood in the way of the Autobot shuttle they sought. Succeeding, they lifted off and headed towards their destination. Departure
(Ramulus appeared green and tan instead of the toy's red and gray for quite a while. During the ride on the Autobot shuttle, Arcee used the healing power of her spark to keep Fractyl alive. Ramulus' close proximity to this healing process caused his colors to change. He now resembled his toy.)
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Fun Publications Cybertron comics
At the end of the Universe conflict, Ramulus was part of Optimus Primal's army of the Children of Primus. After successfully defeating the Minions of Unicron, Unicron began to disintegrate beneath them, and Ramulus and a few others were carried by Primal through a transwarp portal that led them back home. Revelations, Part 2
(Note: Though 3H dissolved before Universe was completed, the as-of-then yet-unreleased redeco of Ramulus was intended to serve as a new body for him. Artist Dan Khanna has clarified that the use of that redeco, released by Hasbro as "Longhorn," in the art on the left is supposed to be Ramulus in new colors.)
IDW Beast Wars comics
Razorbeast was ordered by Magmatron to wake the remaining stasis pods on prehistoric Earth as Predacons. Thankfully for Ramulus, Razorbeast was working undercover, and inserted a viral code into the protoform-awakening process. This virus caused many of the protoforms to retain their Maximal status. This included Ramulus, who was among the first to join up with Razorbeast. The Maximals thwarted Magmatron's plans to conquer Cybertron, but they were now stranded on ancient Earth. The Gathering
Toys
Beast Wars
- Ramulus (Deluxe, 1998)
Universe
- Longhorn (Deluxe, 2005)
