Octopunch (G1)

Octopunch is a Decepticon Pretender from the Generation 1 continuity family

I shot God, right in the FACE!

Octopunch is a dude. He turns into a crab. He also has a pretender shell that looks like a scuba diving octopus.

Fiction

Marvel Comics Coninuity

Octopunch was part of the Mayhem Attack Squad (alongside Bludgeon and Stranglehold, sent by Thunderwing to assassinate the Autobot Pretenders; Bumblebee, Grimlock and Jazz.

After failing spectacularly, Octopunch and the rest of the 'Squad followed the Autobots into the core of Cybertron. Surprisingly, Cybertron's core contained none-other then Primus himself!

After failing again to kill the Autobots, Octopunch made a final attempt to kill Grimlock, which ended up ricchocheting off his armor plating and striking Primus. Upon being shot, Primus awoke and unleashed a Primal Scream that drew Unicron to the Transformers homeworld.

Thanks a LOT Octopunch.

Toys

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