Darksteel (Prime)

This article is about the Predacon from Prime. For the Decepticon from Dark of the Moon, see Darksteel (DOTM).

Darksteel is a Predacon from the Aligned continuity family.

LOL!

Darksteel is one easily amused Predacon. Whether it's surprising Autobots, whacking Skylynx over the head with a bone, or thinking about the gutting of other Cybertronians, you can bet that Darksteel's going to laugh it up.

Fiction

Prime cartoon

Voice actor: Steve Blum (English), Andrés García (Latin American Spanish)

Can't tell whether he's about to attack or bust out in laughter.

Following his return to Cybertron, Shockwave succeeded in bringing two new clones, Darksteel and Skylynx, online. The pair were put to work searching for more Predacon remains to continue the cloning experiments. It was while they were searching in what was once the Sea of Rust that they were happened upon by Ultra Magnus and Smokescreen. They attacked the pair, and Darksteel tossed Smokescreen around until the Autobot managed to use his phase shifter to escape. Victorious, the two Predacons returned to Shockwave's lab, only to find Starscream less than happy that they'd revealed themselves to the Autobots.

More searching for fossils ensued, and the pair stuck gold when they discovered a Predacon burial ground. While they were collecting up the bones, Unicron arrived to raise an army of undead Predacons. Skylynx and Darksteel attacked him, only to prove no match for the dark god. They were later found there by Predaking, who swiftly asserted his leadership in combat, and led the pair into battle to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of undead Predacons. They were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. Predacons Rising

Toys

Beast Hunters

The big guy is Max Dark and the little guy is Steel.

• Darksteel (Voyager, 2013)
  • Accessories: Grapple launcher, 2 shoulder weapons

Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising Darksteel is a redeco of Prime: Beast Hunters Grimwing. He transforms into an ursagryph covered with an assortment of Cyberglyphics, and comes with a bird-headed grapple launcher which can launch the claw missile in its mouth via pressure-launch, with the missile being tied to the launcher with a length of string. Both the launcher and his missile can mount/be held by Darksteel via 5mm post, with Darksteel featuring ports on his hands, forearms, and back.

As an undocumented feature, the U-shaped parts on his shoulders are separate pieces that can be pulled out to be used as weapons held via their 5mm handles.

He and the other Predacons Rising toys were made available as Target exclusives in the US, and as Tesco exclusives in the UK. This mold was retooled into Go! Budora.