Hammerstrike (RID)

This article is about the Aligned Decepticon. For the Kre-O Decepticon, see Hammerstrike (Kre-O).

This article is about the Aligned Decepticon. For the Beast Wars Maximal sometimes called Hammerstrike, see Cybershark.

Hammerstrike is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.

No bars, no chains. Time for meat.

Once Cybertron's most feared pirate, Hammerstrike the Sharkticon harbors a deep contempt for anything above the waves. Pretty much everything about dry land offends him, and being forced to even set foot on it is a grievous insult. He'll suffer it to further his plans, but he'll complain about having the stink of land-dweller on him the whole time.

Naturally, in the water (or any viscous liquid), he's an absolute terror. Incredibly fast and agile, he strikes his targets quick and hard in submarine mode. Despite his hatred of land-based combat, he's an effective fighter on his feet as well, especially if there's some kind of slippery fluid on the ground that lets him slide around while his opponents struggle for balance.

Fiction

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: David Kaye (English)

Plot details for Trust Exercises follow. Spoilers have expired, you may remove this tag

After the Alchemor crashed on Earth, Hammerstrike was freed from his stasis pod and took to the new planet's waterways. Intending to turn the sea into something approximating home, he attacked the oil tanker Winward. Bumblebee and Grimlock came to the stricken tanker's aid and were able to fight Hammerstrike off. He instead went to a nearby oil refinery, hoping to use it to achieve his ends, however Bumblebee and Grimlock turned up there too, and despite him putting up a fight, they managed to trap him in an empty oil barrel. Trust Exercises

Merchandise

Tiny Titans

• Hammerstrike (Tiny Titans, 2015)
  • Series: 1
  • Number: 10/12

Part of the initial assortment of Tiny Titans, this version of Hammerstrike is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode. Sold in a blindpacked baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.