Clampdown (RID)
| The name or term "Clampdown" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Clampdown (disambiguation). |
- Clampdown is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
The skittering scumbag Clampdown is always looking to make a deal to save his own shell. Despite his impressive claw strength, he's a massive coward, always ready to run for the hills, or failing that, squeal on others to the authorities in the hopes of weaseling out of punishment.
In fact, it was his big mouth that got Thunderhoof locked away on the Alchemor. And now they're forced to work together as part of Steeljaw's plan. Yeah, that's gonna go over real well.
Fiction
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Jim Cummings (English), Francesco Orlando (Italian)
 Plot details for Out of Focus follow. |
Clampdown was responsible for Thunderhoof being arrested on Cybertron. Thanks to his trying to blackmail a member of the Autobot High Council, Clampdown himself was also imprisoned on the ship Alchemor and eventually escaped when the ship crashed on Earth. He concealed himself in the storm drains under Crown City, frightening off anyone who got near. After Bumblebee's team attempted to arrest him, he managed to escape and instead encountered Steeljaw who invited him to join a group. Unfortunately Thunderhoof was already a member of the group, and Clampdown fled when the other Decepticon threatened him. Both the Autobots and Decepticon found him hiding in a garbage dump, and he and the rest of Steeljaw's gang were captured after Thunderhoof accidentally rendered both himself and Clampdown unconscious. Steeljaw was later able to free them all, and Clampdown rejoined the gang. Out of Focus
