Octopunch (G1)
- Octopunch is a Decepticon Pretender from the Generation 1 continuity family
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 continuity
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 fire at Grimlock, which ended up ricocheting off his armorplating and striking Primus. Upon being shot, Primus awoke and unleashed a Primal Scream that drew Unicron to the Transformers' homeworld. Primal Scream
Thanks a LOT, Octopunch.
Toys
Generation 1
- Octopunch (Pretender) 1989
