Insecticon (Energon)

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

Insecticon is a Decepticon-allied Terrorcon from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy.

Insecticon is a swarming, Energon-devouring killing machine. Possibly a semi-sentient drone, certainly dull-witted, he is vicious and well-armed, without mercy toward any, and with loyalty only to his Decepticon masters who hold him in thrall. Of all the Terrorcons, Insecticon is the closest in mind to the rapacious, unthinking Scrapmetal drones.

Japanese name: Chrome-Horn

Toys

Energon

• Insecticon (Basic Terrorcon, 2004)

Japanese ID number: SD-16

Insecticon transforms into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. He comes with two energon weapon parts, a drill-sword and a spinning gatling-cannon. These two combine to form a large "Energy Drill" weapon that can be hand-held or mounted on Insecticon's insect-mode head.

A redeco of the Energy Drill came with the "Nightscream Rebirth" toy in Japan.

• Chrome-Horn Forest-Type (Basic, 2004)

Japanese ID number: SD-18

A limited-release --but still regular retail-- redeco of Insecticon in numerous shades of green was released in Japan. The packaging was largely unchanged, only a new bubble-front and a sticker to cover the original ID number were added.

Universe

• Insecticon (Basic, 2005)

Insecticon was repackaged on a Universe-themed card and sold through discount chains in the US like Big Lots!.

Attacktix

• Insecticon (Booster, 2006)

Attacktix Number: TF04

Attacktix Insecticon uses a generic spring-loaded missile launcher attack. A 10-point Trooper, his Special Power, "Recruit", lets you put another Insecticon into play should you have any in your back-ups.

A "Rare" piece, there is a one in six chance of getting an Insection in any single blind-packed Attacktix Booster set in Series 1. Like all Boosters, there is also a chance of getting a variant with a silver-chrome base.

Trivia

• The Insecticon shown in Hasbro stock photography has a slightly different coloration than the final product, mainly the use of orange rather than brown plastics. Hasbro representatives noted at BotCon 2004 that they were considering making running change to Insecticon so this orange-limbed version could be released, but this never happened, similar to how the intended running change to Armada Wheeljack never came to be.

External links

• Insecticon at TFU.info
  
  
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