Rockbuster
- Rockbuster is a Maximal from the Beast Wars Neo portion of the Generation 1 continuity family's Beast Era.
A former soldier in the Maximal army, Rockbuster (ロックバスター Rokkubasutā) chose to leave to fight the Predacon threat on his own. He was formerly teamed with Big Convoy and the two were considered an unstoppable duo. He remains one of Big Convoy’s best friends and they look up to each other as equals. He is a wandering warrior who fights whatever Predacon menace he encounters and does so with deadly efficiency. While he chooses a life of solitude, he periodically looks in on his old pal, Big Convoy, to see how he’s doing.
Fiction
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
- Voice actor: Takashi Matsuyama (Japanese)
IDW Beast Wars comics
Long ago, Rockbuster was a member of a small platoon during the Great Wars. On a mission to destroy a Predacon weapons depot that went awry, he was the only member of his platoon to survive alive after being caught in an ambush. Ever since, he has become a solitary warrior-for-hire, unwilling to become part of a military structure permanently again. Beast Wars Sourcebook 3
In the present, Rockbuster was one of many in an Angolmois-induced riot following Tako Tank, who broke a wall. The Ascending #4
3H comics
Rockbuster stood next to the Predacon Drill Bit, silently gazing upon the Autobot Sideswipe as he and his fellow wayward Autobots exited their ship. (Unless of course it was Razorclaw. Those crazy crabs both look the same!) Abduction
Toys
Beast Wars Neo
- Rockbuster (Basic, 1999)
- Japanese ID number: C-33
- Rockbuster is a repaint of the video-pack-in redeco of Kenner's Razorclaw, having a less saturated orange for its paint operations and a Maximal energon chip in place of a Predacon one. He transforms into an organic fiddler crab. His smaller claw contains a (non-firing) blaster, while the larger claw has a series of pop-out blades activated by a simple lever mechanism.
- Back to the Wall Showdown: Rockbuster VS Hydra (Basic vs set, 1999)
- Japanese ID number: VS-33
