Grimlock (WFC)
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- Grimlock is an Autobot Dinobot who is sometimes identified as a Decepticon from the Aligned continuity family.
Grimlock is a wild card among the Autobots. Huge and powerful, he transforms into a Tyrannosaurus rex. Sometimes he can breathe fire and other times he can't.
Fiction
Hall of Fame bios
Grimlock was a gladiator from Kaon, but chose to join the Autobots early on in the war. His dislike of Optimus Prime and shock and awe approach to combat meant he was not regarded as a great leader, but he has survived long enough to earn a high rank and command of the Lightning Strike Coalition. Captured by Shockwave, they were reformatted into the Dinobots. During a battle with Scorponok, Grimlock's vocal processors were damaged, causing his awkward manner of speaking. Transformers Hall of Fame
IDW Fall of Cybertron/Prime comics
Shortly before the Great Exodus, the Lightning Strike Coalition were a brutal subgroup of Autobots under the leadership of Grimlock who reluctantly followed Optimus Prime's more cautious brand of warfare... when ordered. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. During one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that Swoop was in Decepticon custody, Grimlock ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and the Lightning Strike Coalition went after him on their own. Good Intentions Grimlock, secure in his arrogance, was glad that the fate of Cybertron rested in his hands. Secrets
Grimlock and the others traveled to Swoop's last known location in the Rust Sea, fought through wave after wave of weird multilegged creatures, and finally reached the mastermind behind Swoop's disappearance, Shockwave, who had deliberately lured them there alone in order to take them as prisoners and avail himself of their infamous hardiness by using them as victims in his experiments. As the others were overwhelmed by Shockwave's Insecticons, Siege Mentality Grimlock struggled free of the creatures to engage Shockwave himself, only to be swiftly felled by the surgery-like precision of the Decepticon's attack. Last Stand
Awakening in Shockwave's laboratory, Grimlock soon found his entire body painfully disassembled by the scientist's machines, in the service of a twisted experiment to create the perfect soldier with incredible physical power and limited intellect. To this end, Grimlock and his teammates were reconstructed into new, more powerful forms based on ancient reptilian creatures from another world that Shockwave had glimpsed through a space bridge he had discovered in the Rust Sea. Fragmentation His mind fragmenting, Grimlock struggled against Shockwave's mental conditioning, refusing to succumb to his control. Left strung up in the lab, in time, Grimlock was approached by Starscream, who offered to free him if he would destroy Megatron for him. Grimlock exploited the Seeker's hubris to effect an escape under his own power, and quickly located and freed his comrades, before pressing on to confront Shockwave at the base of his space bridge tower. Grimlock's new alternate mode gave him the power to triumph in the battle that followed, but also resulted in the destruction of the bridge control console. Fall Grimlock was thought lost in the subsequent explosion, but in time, his team-mates—whom he christened the Dinobots—found his deactivated form and revived him. Rage of the Dinobots #4
Following the departure of the Ark and Nemesis from Cybertron, Grimlock and his Dinobots, in concert with Ultra Magnus, tried to keep the Decepticons away from other Autobot ships who were departing their world. After Ultra Magnus was shot down in his vessel, Grimlock and the Dinobots ventured into the wastelands to recover him, only to discover upon reaching his ship that he had been already been captured by Shockwave's bestial Predacons. Grimlock battled one of their number, Backbite, in dinosaur mode, but was overtaken by primordial rage and lost control of himself, turning on his fellow Dinobots. As they calmed him down, Backbite fled with a captive Swoop. Rage of the Dinobots #1
Pursuing the Predacon to Shockwave's prison fortress in the Rust Sea, the Dinobots staged a raid and liberated the prisoners—Ultra Magnus among them—but as they attempted to escape, they were confronted by the Shockwave's lieutenant Ser-Ket and her new prize: a brainwashed Swoop who swore fealty to Shockwave. Rage of the Dinobots #2 Grimlock proposed a one-on-one battle with Ser-Ket: if Grimlock won, Ser-Ket would restore Swoop, but if he lost, he would surrender himself willingly. Ser-Ket agreed, and the battle was well-matched until Grimlock transformed into dinosaur mode. Losing control, he easily bested his foe, but again turned on his comrades, only being roused from his blinding fury by begging from Swoop, who had returned to himself after a knock to the head. The day was not yet won, however—Ser-Ket survived, and threatened the Dinobots once again in her mightier dragon mode. Only when her head was run through with Grimlock's sword was she finally defeated. Rage of the Dinobots #3
Immediately following this victory, however, the Dinobots and Magnus were attacked by Shockwave himself, who disabled them with an electromagnetic pulse and took them back to one of his laboratories. He placed Grimlock on his operating table, intending to have a remote-controlled avatar in his image carry out an operation that would remove all remaining traces of sentience from Grimlock, but fortunately, Magnus and the others were able to escape the cell they had been placed in and burst into the lab before the process could begin. The Dinobots tore Shockwave's avatar apart, and Grimlock announced that they would be staying on Cybertron to protect it and root out Shockwave and any other lingering Decepticon threats. Rage of the Dinobots #4
Grimlock eventually became a leader of one of Cybertron's surviving underground cities, who gravely heard appeals and delivered judgements from his throne, although he could only take so many complaints at once. Beast Hunters #1 Later Sludge came with Firestar who requested help tracking down a murderer. Grimlock, who had a falling out with New Kalis refused to help, going as far to transform into his dino-form just to state how serious he was. When Sludge and Snarl disobeyed Grimlock and hunted down Airwave, Grimlock apologized for his behavior when the duo returned. Beast Hunters #2 The team eventually moved to the city of Last Spark. On a later patrol, Grimlock and Swoop encountered more Forged, who were guarding one of Shockwave's many laboratories. Swoop accidentally released one of Shockwave's experiments- a cloned, organic Tyrannosaurus, which proceeded to battle Grimlock. The T. rex and several other reptiles battled against the Dinobots. Beast Hunters #3 The battle spilled over into Last Spark, but the Dinobots triumphed after overheating the dinosaur's energon-based physiologies, causing them to dissolve. Beast Hunters #4
During Grimlock's visit to New Kalis, the city was hit with a massive tremor. A short time later, the cavern housing the city began to fill with energon, and Grimlock ended up transforming to dino mode to get the population evacuating. Beast Hunters #5 He encouraged them by using his fire breath, inadvertently helping in the destruction of the city. As they headed for the surface, they encountered a huge razor snake, which Grimlock managed to kill, despite it almost eating him. Beast Hunters #6 They reached the surface to find Cybertron had been restored and an Autobot signal was coming from Kaon. They were subsequently attacked by a squad of Forged and then a Predacon joined the party. The Dinobots battled it, until Sludge turned up with Arcee, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee and the beast was forced into retreat. Beast Hunters #7 Though Grimlock was hesitant about cooperating with the other Autobots again, they headed for Kaon. When the Predacon turned up again, Swoop led it into a trap so that Grimlock and Bumblebee could blast it before trapping it underground. They eventually reached Kaon, where Grimlock announced he planned to build an all new city named New Spark. Beast Hunters #8
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Grimlock is a powerful but rebellious Autobot soldier, who has yet to understand the strength the humans have to offer. He leads the Dinobots. The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Robots in Disguise
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
- Voice actor: Khary Payton (English), Frank Welker (roar sound effect), Masaomi Yamahashi (Japanese), Sergio Romanò (Italian), Marco Kröger (German), Yasser Azzat (Arabic))
Grimlock was arrested for causing severe property damage True Colors and imprisoned in a stasis cell aboard the prison ship Alchemor. After the ship crash-landed on Earth, his was one of the only stasis to cell to remain largely intact after the impact, although the cell's actual "stasis" function was disabled. While Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe tangled with the Decepticon criminal Underbite, Grimlock managed to partially break free of his cell, and enthusiastically tried to join in the fight. Before he could do so, he was restrained by Fixit, who zapped him with a taser attachment. Eventually, Grimlock managed to goad Underbite into a rage to help "free" him. Pilot (Part 1) Grimlock pursued the Decepticon to a scrapyard, though Underbite proved too much for him to handle. Joining up with Bumblebee's team, Grimlock enthusiastically helped bring Underbite in, and after they succeeded, Bumblebee put Grimlock on probation. Pilot (Part 2)
Grimlock was the only member of Bumblebee's team to successfully complete the trust exercises, and as a result Bumblebee took him to investigate an attack on the oil tanker Windward. The pair tussled with Hammerstrike, though Grimlock ended up stranded at the bottom of the sea. The duo subsequently tracked the Decepticon to a nearby oil refinery and managed to catch him in a barrel. Trust Exercises Grimlock was instrumental in capturing the Decepticon Bisk. Later, he joined in the hunt for Chop Shop and wound up on guard duty. He decided to interfere anyway, and wound up getting stung into submission by Chop Shop's various components. His conspicuous alternate mode meant that he couldn't join in on the next attempt to bring in Chop Shop, so he wound up keeping Russell company at the scrapyard. More than Meets the Eye
When the team split up to search the Crown City museum for a Decepticon, Grimlock briefly tangled with Terrashock in a planetarium, but came off second best. Bumblebee eventually came up with a way to hunt the Decepticon on his own terms, which Grimlock enjoyed immensely. W.W.O.D.? Trying to protect a generator from Thunderhoof, Grimlock ended up being left on guard by himself and was trounced by the Decepticon. Grimlock was knocked silly, suddenly believing he could fly, and had to be helped back to the scrapyard by Strongarm. As the Kospego Commands!
Grimlock's attempts to disguise his beast mode as a truck were less than successful, resulting in him being left at the scrapyard when Bee and the others were hunting for Filch near Crown City. It later turned out they needed him after all, but only to hold up a bridge. Collect 'Em All A cyber-tick named Minitron took control of Grimlock, forcing him to fight his friends and then make off with Underbite's stasis pod. The other Autobots followed him to Crown River Dam where Minitron met with Steeljaw. Although Minitron tried to goad the Autobots into attacking one another, Grimlock managed to pin him down and subdue him. As a reward, Grimlock was formally inducted into the Autobot ranks. True Colors
While Bumblebee and Strongarm were away on a mission, Sideswipe and Grimlock got to be spectators for a feud between Fixit and Denny. Rumble in the Jungle After Ped raided the Bots' energon supply, the others left Grimlock to guard what was left, and went to hunt the Decepticon. Later as they attempted to trap Ped, Grimlock himself became trapped at the bottom of a pit Ped dug. Can You Dig It? After a run-in with Quillfire left Bumblebee with reduced maturity, Strongarm and Grimlock went to hunt the Decepticon in a carnival, only to be joined by their leader. Grimlock got used as a steed and experienced a carnival ride before Quillfire was captured. Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!
When Drift and Fracture came to Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Grimlock was captured by the Decepticon to use as a ransom along with the other Autobots. Hunting Season As Bumblebee's team pursued Malodor and three other Skunkticons, Grimlock found himself repeatedly sprayed with their debilitating toxin, and was briefly taken hostage by the Decepticon quartet. He helped capture the Skunkticons, but was again sprayed with toxin in the process. Out of Focus
The Autobots encountered the Decepticon Clampdown, whom Grimlock found extremely creepy. The Autobots were led to tangle with Steeljaw's gang. Grimlock once again battled Underbite, and managed to gain the upper hand by force-feeding the Chompazoid plastic. The Decepticons were subdued and briefly captured until Steeljaw slipped his cuffs and caused a distraction. While Grimlock and the other Autobots were preoccupied with a runaway garbage barge, the Decepticons escaped. Sideways
Grimlock joined Russel for a night of scary movies, and unsuccessfully tried to frighten the young human, who claimed not to be afraid of anything. Along with the rest of the Autobots, he later travelled to a local cave system in search of Nightstrike. The Decepticon got the drop on the team and incapacitated all of them with his fear-inducing scream, forcing Grimlock to have nightmares about kittens. Although the Autobots escaped and managed to capture Nightstrike, Grimlock was still jumpy in spite of his claims to the contrary, and quickly fled at the sight of a local stray cat. Even Robots Have Nightmares
Grimlock was later dispatched to the Crown City subway system to track down another Decepticon contact, although Strongarm was less than enthused about having to tow the Dinobot all the way there. By the time they had arrived, they discovered that the demented scientist Vertebreak, had stolen Sideswipe's body, and was all too eager to try it out on the Autobots. Strongarm fought Vertebreak, but Grimlock was held up by passing trains. The Autobots eventually manage to take in Vertebreak, but Grimlock was too slow to outrun the oncoming train, forcing the other wheeled Autobots to carry him and the Decepticon to safety. Some Body, Any Body
Russell explained to Grimlock about the notion of "paying it forward", which confused Grimlock. With the help of the newly-arrived Drift and his Mini-Cons, Grimlock helped to recapture a tank that had been commandeered by an escaped Quillfire and Springload... and deliberately made sure not to catch either of the falling Decepticons. One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing
During a training exercise, Grimlock was injured by a falling piece of debris. Feeling that he was "the muscle" of the team and couldn't let his teammates down, Grimlock did his best to hide the injury from Bumblebee. This would eventually have repercussions when the team went underwater in pursuit of Octopunch, who had broken into an abandoned Cybertronian spaceship. The Dinobot steadily grew weaker and less focused, unable to fight off the ship's various security measures. Eventually, Grimlock told Bumblebee the truth about the injury,and on returning to base he was patched up by Fixit. Deep Trouble
Grimlock's increasingly brazen shows of strength did not have the desired effect; one stunt wound up almost injuring Russell. When the other Autobots headed into Crown City in pursuit of Groundpounder and Headlock, Grimlock's dinosaur alternate mode meant that he couldn't tag along. When the GroundBridge malfunctioned, however, he got his chance. With a rollcage welded to his back, Grimlock posed as "Dino-Bash", a human-built robot piloted by Denny, and challenged Groundpounder in a demolition derby at the Crown City Rumbledome. Groundpounder was eager to tangle with a real Dinobot, and initially gained the upper hand. Grimlock- with Fixit's assistance- was able to nail Groundpounder with his signature cannonball move... but not without almost bringing down the entire arena. The Champ
After Fixit reverted to his sentry programming, Grimlock was menaced by the various security measures around the scrapyard. Things were compounded by the return of Chop Shop, although Grimlock helped to bring in the Decepticon thief once again. The Trouble with Fixit Grimlock joined the gang to investigate a Decepticon signal that belonged to Kickback. After returning to base, they discovered that Steeljaw had broken in and taken Fixit and the humans hostage. In the ensuing fight, Grimlock easily trounced Clampdown with a few well-placed tail smacks. Lockout
Grimlock eventually grew bored with his routine duties, and yearned for the days when he could simply smash whatever he wanted to. While on patrol he encountered Scowl, another Dinobot. The duo happily destroyed an old demolition site, but Grimlock realized that he had to do the right thing and arrest Scowl. Scowl managed to win him over and Grimlock let him walk free, on the condition that he never harm a human. Unfortunately for Grimlock, Scowl was actually one of Thunderhoof's old goons, and the Autobots rolled out to bring him in. Grimlock had to fight against a vengeful Scowl at a train station, where he helped redirect an oncoming train, and later at a spa, where he finally managed to overcome the other Dinobot with the help of a stone sculpture. Grimlock was saddened by the outcome of the fight, and mused that Scowl had never intended to change his violent ways. Similarly Different
The Autobots discovered Windblade, a charismatic 'bot who had been sent to Earth by Primus eons ago. With their ranks temporarily bolstered, Grimlock helped the team go after Zizza, discovering her hiding spot at a nearby airport and then distracting her mind-controlled human pilots. The Buzz on Windblade Grimlock began feeling homesick for Cybertron and the Acid Wastes. Bumblebee tried to cheer up the team by taking them to Edmondville, where they discovered the Decepticon Shifter Pseudo. Although Pseudo temporarily masqueraded as Grimlock, the team were able to spot the imposter and recapture him. Ghosts and Impostors
After Strongarm and Sideswipe were kidnapped by Decepticons, Grimlock joined the remaining Autobots and Windblade for a raid on their hideout. When the Decepticons absconded to the Crown City Colossus with their hostages, Grimlock took the direct route by travelling underwater, although he was barred from destroying the portal by Clampdown. Battlegrounds, Part 1 Now with Megatronus on the loose, Grimlock teamed up with his allies- including a reborn Optimus Prime - against Megatronus and the other Decepticons. Grimlock managed to distract Megatronus long enough for the other Autobots to bring down part of the statue on their foe. In the aftermath, Grimlock opted to stay on Earth with the rest of the team. Battlegrounds, Part 2
Robots In Disguise shorts
After accidentally stomping on Fixit several times during the day, Grimlock somehow got the Mini-Con stuck to his foot. Fixit Jam Grimlock was lent a Decepticon Hunter so he could find his signature weapon, his own fist. Perfect
IDW 2015 Robots in Disguise comics
While checking on a stasis pod with Strongarm, Grimlock stomped on a forest fire that had broken out. He attempted to track Flamefeather until Bumblebee arrived and pointed them in the direction of the Fun-A-Rama amusement park. There, they managed to track down the Decepticon and capture him (Grimlock covertly stomped him!) however when the morning crowds arrived, Grimlock was forced to pretend to be a dinosaur statue for sixteen hours to avoid blowing the Autobots' cover. Fire, When Ready!
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Robots in Disguise issue 1 follow. |
During a training exercise, Grimlock cheerfully smooshed Sideswipe by executing a "Dinopile". After taking part in a team takedown of Spinhead, he repeated the maneuver on the Decepticon. Robots in Disguise #1
2015 Robots in Disguise books
Lob-ball star "Gridlock Grimlock" had an impromptu game using Fixit as the ball. When the team went to hunt Scuzzard, Grimlock was left at base as a last line of defense, and clumsily managed to knock over Filch's stasis pod, freeing the Decepticon. He joined the team in hunting down both of the avians, taking down Scuzzard with Sideswipe's help. Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard
When three of Russell's classmates invaded the scrapyard, Grimlock was forced to pretend to be a prop from a Japanese kaiju movie, which worked until he saw the cat tattoo one of the boys was sporting, and reacted with terror. Fixit detected Decepticon signals, which resulted in Grimlock and the rest of the team tangling with Underbite, Thunderhoof and Slink's gang in a warehouse. Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof
TransTech
Games
Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)
- Voice actor: Crispin Freeman (English)
Grimlock and Swoop were two powerful best friends who'd apparently taken no side in the war for the planet. Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, came to them to recruit them to the cause. Grimlock dismissed the Decepticon threat, claiming they were "too stupid" to mess with him and Swoop. The Autobots tried to explain that the Dark Energon could ravage Cybertron permanently, but Grimlock and Ironhide almost came to blows. Optimus began playing to Grimlock's self-centered ego, saying no one was stronger than Grimlock and Swoop, to the former's pleasure. Ironhide and Bumblebee joined in, but adding that with Dark Energon, Megatron and his forces could be stronger than Grimlock and Swoop.
Grimlock decided that he and Swoop would consider joining the Autobots, but just as negotiations were to begin, Grimlock noticed Swoop had been missing since the Autobots arrived. Grimlock said they would speak once Swoop was rescued from the Decepticons. Once Swoop was safe, he immediately joined the Autobots in gratitude. Grimlock declared he wouldn't join the Autobots yet, but tag along to protect his best friend.
Grimlock subsequently actively participated in the campaigns to save the Core of Cybertron. Grimlock said that even though the Decepticon army was waiting for them at the Core, all they'd wait for from him was a butt-kicking. Ironhide pondered aloud if it was a good idea to bring Grimlock along, but as Optimus put it, "Do you want to be the one to argue with them?"
Grimlock also participated in the battle against the massive Decepticon Trypticon, and presumably stayed behind with Optimus on Cybertron while the Autobot population evacuated the planet.
Grimlock was apparently wandering around an Energon purification station the Autobots had been using, and picked a fight with the Autobots. To his utter surprise, the Autobots beat Grimlock, and he finally joined them. War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
- Voice actor: Gregg Berger (English)
Before the Great Exodus, Grimlock and his Lightning Strike Coalition were ordered to help guard the Ark prior to its launch. However, they picked up unusual energy emissions from the Sea of Rust and Grimlock had them steal a dropship to go investigate. It turned out Shockwave and his Insecticons had discovered an ancient Cybertronian Space Bridge. They battled the Insecticons but four of the team were captured. Shockwave decided to use them as guinea pigs in an experiment, using the DNA of creatures discovered on an energy-rich planet to reformat the LSC into massively powerful dinosaur forms. While all members of the team were experimented on, Grimlock's change was the most extreme. Shockwave rerouted a large amount of the energy for his cerebral circuitry in order to boost his already impressive physical strength. Once the change was complete, Grimlock was more powerful and durable than almost any other Cybertronian, but the changes left him mentally impaired, limiting his ability to think. In order to control him, Shockwave placed an inhibitor in Grimlock which prevented him from transforming.
Following a pain-based test, the restrained Grimlock was approached by a recently ousted Starscream, who offered to free Grimlock in exchange for his help battling Megatron. Grimlock proposed a counter-offer: grabbing the less than cautious Starscream and using him as a projectile to smash the control console. Now free, Grimlock made his way through the duplicate space-bridge tower Shockwave and his Insecticons had constructed, leaving a path of destruction and dead bodies in his wake. He eventually managed to track down and free Swoop. Grimlock was perturbed to see Swoop's personality remained the same, as did his ability to transform. It didn't help that Swoop greatly enjoyed his new form and that unlike Grimlock, Swoop couldn't remember the torture they had endured. The pair attempted to track down Slug but, just before reaching his containment lab, was intercepted by Hardshell who tried to slow them down using a mounted turret. Working together, Swoop and Grimlock defeated the Insecticon and used his face to open a door.
Arriving at Slug's lab, they found a massive tunnel leading to the depths of the tower, where the Insections were feeding on unlucky Decepticons. Separated from Swoop, Grimlock was taunted by Shockwave and Kickback for his inability to transform. Enraged, he chased Kickback down before being attacked by a giant Insecticon. Grimlock defeated it, but Kickback's taunts about his defeat in the Sea of Rust angered him to such a degree, he over-rode Shockwave's block and transformed to his T. rex form. Making short work of Kickback's forces, he drove the Insecticon to retreat...straight into a collapsing door, brought down by Slug. Reunited, Grimlock and Slug made their way to the exterior base of the tower where they met with Swoop. The trio then travelled through the Insecticon infested area, eventually stumbling upon Snarl, trapped in a forcefield and being tortured by Sharpshot. While Slug and Swoop tried to free Snarl, Grimlock battled the Insecticons and brought down the forcefield generator. He then slaughtered a terrified Sharpshot. At Slug's suggestion, they made their way to a place where Snarl could be repaired.
The LSC made their way to an observation deck which not only oversaw Shockwave's space bridge, but contained files on the forms Shockwave had forced upon them, including the one he had planned for the missing Sludge. It was then the team threw aside their previous name and took the title Sharpshot and Kickback and given them, the Dinobots. In the lab, Slug revealed the tower's purpose in transporting the Decepticons to an energy-rich planet and, against Grimlock's wishes, contacted Prime. Grimlock updated Optimus but refused to rally together, deciding that the Dinobots would handle things their way. Unfortunately, Shockwave activated the space bridge and Grimlock was thrown into the air. Saved by Swoop, he was transported close to the control center of the tower before the winds became too much, separating them. Crashing into the tower, Grimlock tried to sneak up on Shockwave, but found himself once more restrained. As Shockwave finalised procedures with Megatron, a furious Grimlock transformed himself free, tore off and ate Shockwave's arm, and smashed the control console. Unfortunately, this massively destabilised the tower and it collapsed before he could escape. However, as the Dinobots watched the tower collapse, something was transported from the space bridge to the now unstable wormhole formed above Cybertron... Fall of Cybertron
Transformers On Your Street
Grimlock arrived on your street to defend against Shockwave, who arrived from space in jet mode. Although the Decepticon's initial blow sent the Dinobot flying, watched by you through your blinds, Grimlock stared down his opponent and transformed into dinosaur mode. The sight of this was enough to send Shockwave flying away, presumably to your relief. Transformers On Your Street
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Console
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)
- unlock Starter — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
- unlock Legion — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
- unlock 1-Step — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
- unlock 1-Step Gold — 2000 Energon Cubes or 40 Ultra Sparks
- unlock Warrior — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
- unlock Warrior Gold — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
- unlock Hero — 6000 Energon Cubes or 120 Ultra Sparks
- unlock Stomp 'N Chomp — 10000 Energon Cubes or 160 Ultra Sparks
When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a space bridge and defeated the pair. Robots in Disguise (mobile game)
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Grimlock participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Transformers: Battle Tactics
Toys
Generations
- Grimlock (Voyager Class, 2012)
- Part of the second wave of Generations Voyager Class toys, Fall of Cybertron Grimlock transforms into a robotic tyrannosaurus rex. He comes with a sword with a 5mm handle and a peg on either side of the hilt, as well as a shield which can mount via its single peg. Grimlock features 5mm ports for his hands, as well as on his forearms/lower dino legs and shoulders/dino hips. Interestingly, the hollow sides of his dinosaur arms feature Cyberverse-compatible 3mm ports.
- His main gimmicks, however, are that he has a light in his dinosaur mouth, and a chomping dinosaur jaw. When a lever behind his dino head is pulled, his mouth opens, and the light turns on, strongly illuminating his head. This gimmick can also be used in robot mode, as his dino head ends up inside his hollow chest, although it's not as effective. The insignia on his chest is the Lightning Strike Coalition variant of the Autobrand.
- The TakaraTomy version, part of the seventh wave of Japanese Generations toys, replaces his gray plastics with darker shades, coats much of his gold plastic in shiny metallic gold paint, paints his tail tip silver and his abdomen red, and features more paint details, among other deco changes.
- This toy was redecoed into Age of Extinction Grimlock for some reason and heavily retooled into another version of this Grimlock.
- Fireblast Grimlock (Voyager Class, 2014)
- A redeco of the Generations Voyager Class Fall of Cybertron Grimlock toy, Fireblast Grimlock features a new metallic red paint scheme as an homage to Transformers: Super Link Dinobot Magma-Type and Activators Fireblast Grimlock from Transformers: Animated. He transforms into a robotic tyrannosaurus rex, and comes with the same accessories and gimmicks as the original Grimlock version of this mold.
- This release was exclusive to certain BicCamera and Kojima stores in Japan.
Platinum Edition
- Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus (Multi-pack, 2013)
- Accessories: Sword, shield
- Platinum Edition Grimlock is a redeco of his Fall of Cybertron toy, featuring a more thoroughly-painted sword, as well as a gold vacuum-metallized torso and dino neck. He comes with a game-accurate redeco of Fall of Cybertron Decepticon Bruticus.
Robots in Disguise (2015)
Legion Class
- Grimlock (Legends Class, 2015)
- Part of the 2nd wave of Robots in Disguise Legion Class line, Grimlock transforms into a robot to t-rex and back! He also features a sculpted battle mask on his head. Legion Class Grimlock sports 3mm ports on his robot hands & arm joints. His T-rex Shoulders also feature 5mm ports.
- His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot/T-rex mode, on his right arm/left leg. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the Legion-Class Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. As he's packaged in robot mode, this badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
One-Step Changers
- Part of the 2nd wave of Robots in Disguise One-step changers, Grimlock transforms into a robot to T-Rex and back in just one easy step! Grimlock also features a sculpted tongue in his T-Rex mouth.
- His scannable Autobot insignia is in his T-Rex mode, on his left shoulder. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the One-Step Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. As he's packaged in T-Rex mode while facing on the right side of the package, there is no way to scan the badge while he's still in-package. However, his badge is merely impossible to be scanned while in robot mode, since his shoulder parts had covered it.
- Although he only transforms into a single step, His other step is fold his pair of feet into two hands.
- The TakaraTomy release of One-Step Changer Grimlock (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series line) features extensive paint applications to resemble his cartoon counterpart. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his left T-Rex arm. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.
- Gold Armor Grimlock (One-Step Changer, 2015)
- One-Step Changer Gold Armor Grimlock is A Generation-1 inspired redeco of the One-Step figure above.
- Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his T-Rex mode, on his left shoulder. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the One-Step Gold Armor Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. As he's packaged in T-Rex mode while facing on the right side of the package, there is no way to scan the badge while he is still in-package. However, his badge is nearly impossible to scan while in robot mode, since his shoulder parts cover it.
- Robots in Disguise Collection (6-pack, 2015)
- A Target exclusive 6-Pack features One-step figures of Bumblebee, Steeljaw, Grimlock, Sideswipe, Underbite, and a new One-Step Optimus Prime toy.
- Sideswipe, Steeljaw's, Underbite's, and Bumblebee's badges are the only toys which can be scanned in-package.
Warrior Class
- Part of the first wave of Warrior-Class figures, Grimlock transforms into a green and black T-Rex. Unusual for a Warrior-Class, he comes packaged with no accessories. In dinosaur mode a switch atop his head moves his jaw up and down.
- His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, right of his chest. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the Warrior-Class Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. As he's packaged in robot mode, this badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
- The figure suffers a design flaw: His pair of arms/legs is pretty much prone to have stress marks and/or suffer breakage, thanks to the loose grey plastic piece in the psuedo-ratchet joint. This can be fixed if the grey plastic piece is glued in place. (however you need to knock the pins off first.).
- The TakaraTomy release of Grimlock uses a slightly saturated green plastic, and features extra paint applications, mostly for his alt mode's toes, and his eyebrows. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, right of his chest. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.
- Grimlock VS Greejeeber (VS set, 2015)
- Japanese ID Number: TAVVS-02
- The TakaraTomy release of Warrior Class Grimlock is bundled with an unchanged Greejeeber toy.
- Gold Armor Grimlock (Warrior Class, 2015)
- A redeco & new head retool of the Warrior Class Grimlock toy, Gold Armor Grimlock features a Generation-1 inspired coloration, and a masked head.
- Like his original toy, His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, right of his chest. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the Warrior-Class Gold Armor Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. As he's packaged in robot mode, this badge is easily scannable while still in-package.
Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changers
- Grimlock (Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
- Part of the first wave of Robots in Disguise Three-Step Changers, This roughly voyager-sized Grimlock transforms into a Robot and T-rex in just a few easy steps! His scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, middle of his chest. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the Hyperchange Heroes Grimlock figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. However the badge cannot be scanned while he's in T-rex mode.
- The TakaraTomy release features extra paint applications. Like his Hasbro counterpart, his scannable Autobot insignia is in his robot mode, middle of his chest. Scanning this in the Transformers Chronicle Mobile App unlocks the toy to the app's collection list.
- Although the transformation of this toy is listed as 3 steps, there are 2 other optional steps [2]: positioning the T-rex arms, and pulling the tail off before (then install it back after) transformation.
Adventure
- Battle Grimlock (Voyager, 2015)
- Japanese ID Number: TAV30
- Accessories: Sword, Shield
- Part of the Adventure Series lineup, Battle Grimlock is a retool of Generations Voyager Class Grimlock.
Merchandise
Tiny Titans
- Grimlock (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 1
- Number: 2/12
- Part of the initial assortment of Tiny Titans, this version of Grimlock is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him shooting fire out of his mouth in beast 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
- The gladiator aspect of Grimlock's Hall of Fame nomination bio is based on his Dreamwave and IDW incarnations, while his enmity with Scorponok has shades of the latter and Bumblebee's story.
- Grimlock's War for Cybertron DS form was designed by illustrator David White.
- As reproduced in Transformers Vault, according to the map of Cybertron in Hasbro's "Binder of Revelation" (the production bible for the Aligned continuity family), Grimlock comes from Simfur (from where he was presumably transferred to Kaon). This is a reference to prolific Transformers scribe Simon Furman, whose signature character is Grimlock.
- High Moon Studios' Matt Tieger has claimed in various interviews and features for Fall of Cybertron that Grimlock was not originally in the "Binder of Revelation", and that he convinced them that a backstory for them had to be incorporated.
- Tieger also likened Grimlock to the Hulk, for the fact he can only transform in Fall of Cybertron by gaining a number of kills in battle and filling up a "rage meter".[3] This is particularly funny because Grimlock adopts green as his main color in Robots in Disguise- a color very closely associated with the big green man himself.
- Grimlock was used on the promotional image on the Valentine's Day of 2012 on Activision's Transformers Game Facebook.[4]
- Grimlock has a Titan body type.
- Grimlock's Dino Mode head is available Fall of Cybertron Multiplayer as a Beast-type component for Titan-class characters.
- Grimlock is by far the largest and strongest individual playable character in Fall of Cybertron, and second overall only to the combiner Bruticus.
- In Rise of the Dark Spark's Escalation mode, when equipping the Flak Shield as an ability Grimlock uses his unique shield from Fall of Cybertron's campaign, rather than the standardized shield used by other characters.
- Grimlock speaks normally in Robots in Disguise, making him the first animated depiction of the character to do so on a regular basis. He still refers to himself in the third person a fair bit though.
- He is also the first version of the character to not be the leader of the Dinobots. (The exception to both of these is of course the 2001 Robots in Disguise version of Grimlock, who was the only version of the character thus far to not be a Dinobot.)
Foreign names
- Japanese: Grimlock (グリムロック Gurimurokku)
- Mandarin: Gāng Sǔo (钢锁, "Steel Lock")
- Russian: Smel'chak (Смельчак, "Daredevil")
Footnotes
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- Character stubs missing fiction
- Pages with broken file links
- Character stubs missing video games
- Upcoming toy releases
- Athletes
- Dinobots
- Fall of Cybertron Autobots
- Generations
- Gladiators
- Hall of Fame characters
- Rise of the Dark Spark Autobots
- Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots
- Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons
- War for Cybertron Autobots
