Steeljaw (RID)
| The name or term "Steeljaw" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Steeljaw (disambiguation). |
- Steeljaw is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
It's not been easy being a Decepticon lately. Ever since the rebirth of Cybertron, the Autobots have held the upper hand, but as far as Steeljaw is concerned, that is about to change. Since the prison ship Alchemor crashed on Earth and freed him from stasis, Steeljaw's found a new opportunity to make the Autobots pay for his years of incarceration. And lo and behold, he's got plenty of freed Decepticon convicts to choose from, giving him the power to build up an army capable of taking on Bumblebee and his ragtag bunch of misfits. He's got the charisma and leadership abilities to sway them over to his side, and who says his plans have to stop on Earth?
Fiction
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Troy Baker (English), Yūichi Nakamura (Japanese), Andrea Bolognini (Italian), Nicolas Böll (German)
One of the prisoners aboard the Alchemor, Steeljaw was freed when the ship crashed on Earth. Pilot (Part 1) On encountering Strongarm, he tried to bluff her by claiming he'd been a guard aboard the ship. When that didn't work, he knocked her out, tied her up, and tried to convince her that he intended to dwell peacefully on the planet. Sideswipe distracted Steeljaw by masquerading as another Decepticon, and as a result Strongarm was freed, though Steeljaw escaped in the confusion. Trust Exercises
After Thunderhoof was knocked into the black hole caused by his makeshift space bridge, he landed in a forest area where Steeljaw was hiding out. Steeljaw approached Thunderhoof and invited him to team up. As the Kospego Commands! The duo used the Crown River Dam as a temporary base of operations. From here, Steeljaw recruited the cyber-tick Minitron, who hijacked Grimlock's body and managed to retrieve a stasis pod containing Underbite. Minitron inadvertently led the Autobots to their base. Following the inevitable battle, Steeljaw escaped with the stasis pod and reactivated Underbite, inducting him into the gang. True Colors
The growing force eventually set up shop in an abandoned factory. After Fracture joined the gang, Steeljaw attempted to pick up Clampdown as the next inductee. However, Clampdown turned out to have an unpleasant history with Thunderhoof, forcing Steeljaw to intervene. Thunderhoof managed to scare off Clampdown, and their pursuit led them into a confrontation with the Autobots. In the ensuing fight, Steeljaw almost trapped Bumblebee in a trash compactor; he was bested by the Autobot and captured with the rest of his Decepticons. Slipping his cuffs, he succeeded in creating a diversion by unmooring a garbage barge, then released the other Decepticons while the Autobots had their hands full. Back at their hideout, he inducted Clampdown into the gang... with the not-so-subtle threat of violence if Clampdown ever tried to betray his new benefactors. Sideways
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When Fixit picked up Decepticon signals from the Crown City Tunnels, Bumblebee believed them to belong to Steeljaw and his gang. Even Robots Have Nightmares
2015 Robots in Disguise books
Annoyed by Thunderhoof and Underbite bickering, Steeljaw reminded them that he only tolerated them because their help was necessary in his quest to obtain the Anti-Spark. Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof
Games
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)
Toys
Robots in Disguise (2015)
- Steeljaw (Legion Class, 2015)
- Part of the first wave of Robots in Disguise Legion-class toys, Steeljaw transforms from a
yetiglanchiwerewolf-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle. He has one of the shortest robot modes of all of the legion class figures to date.
- His Decepticon insignia is on his passenger-side door, which becomes his left forearm in robot mode. When scanned into the Robots in Disguise mobile game, it temporarily unlocks the Legion-class Steeljaw fighter (if the player has not already done so permanently). The symbol can be scanned while Steeljaw is still in-package.
- His stock photo is mistransformed in vehicle mode (not the right picture, the other one): His legs are sticking out of his front.
- Steeljaw (Warrior Class, 2015)
- Japanese release date: 3-21-2015
- Japanese ID number: TAV-04
- Accessories: Bladed claw
- From the first wave of Robots in Disguise Warrior-class figures, Steeljaw transforms from a werewolf-like Decepticon, complete with articulated tail, into an off-road vehicle. He comes with a Wolverine-like claw weapon that he can either wield or attach to the roof of his vehicle mode.
- His scannable insignia is on his vehicle-mode windshield, which becomes his robot-mode chest, easily scannable while still on-package. This temporarily unlocks the Warrior-class version of Steeljaw in the mobile game.
- The TakaraTomy release of the Warrior Class Steeljaw, as part of the Adventure lineup, features several extra paint details on the wheels & his head's eyebrows. Like his Hasbro counterpart, he features a different scannable badge. In-package, this is covered up by a "dummy sticker" to prevent scanning without purchase. Scanning the real sticker unlocks Steeljaw in the Transformers Chronicle checklist app.
- This mold was also used to make Phantomjaw.
- Steeljaw (One-Step Changer, 2015)
- Japanese release date: 6-27-2015
- Japanese ID number: TED-08
- Part of the second wave of One Step Changers, Steeljaw transforms in one step from a werewolf-like Decepticon into an off-road vehicle. Due to his transformation by folding his vehicle-mode roof up, he is a shellformer.
- His Decepticon insignia is on his vehicle-mode roof, which becomes his tail. When scanned into the Robots in Disguise mobile game, it temporarily unlocks the One-step Steeljaw fighter (if the player has not already done so permanently). Unlike several One-step Changers, his badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
- Steeljaw (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
- Japanese release date: 8-29-2015
- Japanese ID number: TED-11
Hero Mashers
- Steeljaw
Merchandise
Tiny Titans
- Steeljaw (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 1
- Number: 4/12
- Part of the initial assortment of Tiny Titans, this version of Steeljaw 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.
Notes
- Steeljaw is notably the first main antagonist of a western Transformers series who is not a Megatron or Galvatron (not counting Thaddeus Morocco, on-off overarching antagonist of Rescue Bots).
- A bio for Steeljaw on the Teletoon website identifies his crime as sedition; specifically, he fomented unrest against the "established order", less for idealistic purposes than to seize power for himself.
- Steeljaw somehow knew about the tracking signals in his insignias prior to his introduction in the show, which could explain how clever he is to slash his own logos, destroying the trackers so that the Autobots won't capture him.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Steeljaw (スチールジョー Suchīrujō)
- Mandarin: Gāngqián (钢钳, "Steel Clamp")
