Sharkticon (COP)
This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.
| The name or term "Sharkticon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sharkticon (disambiguation). |
- Sharkticons are altered Aquatronians from the novels portion of the Aligned continuity family.
When the Quintessons first occupied the former colony world of Aquatron, the invading aliens modified some of their subjects' physiques and minds, producing the Sharkticons as their new enforcers. Physically durable, skilled in amphibious combat, and above all completely dedicated to the Quintesson cause, the Sharkticons serve as elite honor guards for high-ranking Quintessons while simultaneously intimidating any would-be Aquatronian rebels into submission. They are usually led by their Commander Gnaw, although, when the need arisesl General Tyrannicon can also take command of the force.
Fiction
Aligned novels
At an unspecified point, a splinter force of Sharkticons attempted to rebel against their masters, foreseeing a time when their people would be freed. Their rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful, but before the rebels were fed to the Gamekeeper they managed to carve an image of the being foreseen in their prophesies on the cavern wall.
When the Autobots first arrived on Aquatron, Kup, Rodimus, and Bumblebee discovered a large vault of dormant Sharkticons the Quintessons had assembled as an invasion force to retake Cybertron. When a combination of Quintesson manipulation and Starscream's own treachery drove the Autobots and Decepticons to battle on the planet's surface, they were arrested by a large force of Sharkticons led by Gnaw. The remaining Autobots and Decepticons encountered more of them and were forced to fight the armada. When the Quintessons succeeded in opening the space bridge to Cybertron, Tyrannicon led a large flotilla of Sharkticons thorugh the space bridge, where they manned numerous vessels and acted as shock troops on the ground. Gnaw's division battled against Jazz and Starscream's combined forces.
Eventually, Megatron stole Xeros's replica Matrix of Leadership that the Quintessons also used to coordinate the Sharkticon's movements. When Megatron placed it in his chest, the new Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership changed his body into a Sharkticon-like form and granted him complete and unwavering control over every Sharkticon in existence. The Decepticon leader's new forces turned on their masters, wounding Tyrannicon and killing Xeros. Tyrannicon would eventually steal this Matrix for himself, but it presumably was destroyed when he was eaten by the Hydratron. The surviving Sharkticons turned on one another and went feral, forming dedicated pockets of resistance on Cybertron even after the invasion was thwarted. Retribution
Merchandise
Tiny Titans
- Sharkticon (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 2
- Number: 7/12
