Grimlock (WFC)


 * Grimlock is an Autobot from .



War for Cybertron DS

 * Story Mission 5: Gaining Strength

Optimus Prime and his team tried to recruit Grimlock and Swoop, but they refused. After Swoop was rescued at the end of the level, he joined out of graditude, but Grimlock was not ready yet. He would just follow them around to protect Swoop, but not fight for the Autobots until they beat the arena. He was present during the infiltration of the core, and also during the fight against Trypticon.

True to his word, at the sixth stage of the final arena, Purification, Grimlock waits to fight you. He is quick to change his weaknesses and attacks with road mines, concussive blasts, radial bursts and plasma rounds.

Fall of Cybertron


Grimlock was the commander of an Autobot outpost as well as a small group of Autobots know as Lightning Strike Coalition Force. He and his team deserted their posts when he learned of a huge lake of raw Energon in the Rust Sea. However, the powerful Autobot and his team were taken prisoner by Shockwave, who had set up his science facility in the Sea of Rust. Using the DNA of the lifeforms of a primitive planet as inspiration, Shockwave attempted to create the ultimate super-soldier and rebuilt Grimlock and his team into monstrous beasts. All but Sludge suffered this fate.

Shockwave routed power from all but the most basic and necessary components of Grimlock's brain in order to reroute the power to portions of his brain that involve combat proficiency. This limits his cognitive abilities and also prevents him from being able transform whenever he wants. Shockwave did this in order to be able to control his new "pet". Grimlock can temporarily transform to his beast mode but only when he becomes enraged where he loses control and functions on instinct alone. He loses his projectile weaponry after his modifications and must rely on his sword, shield, and brute strength to fight.

Grimlock eventually breaks free of his restraints and goes on a rampage through Shockwave's labs and frees his surviving team members. After rescuing his team and thrashing a horde of Insecticons, Grimlock finds a lab where he and his team rest and recover for a short while.

The lab that they take refuge in turns out to be an observation post for Shockwave's Space Bridge experiments. Grimlock argues against warning Optimus but Slug contacts him anyway. Grimlock warns Optimus about the space bridge and Optimus states that they cannot allow Megatron to plunder another worlds, to which Grimlock replies that "for once, he agrees with Optimus". However, when Optimus orders Grimlock to return to base in order to plan attack on the Space Bridge, Grimlock refuses. Calling Optimus a coward, he elects on stopping Shockwave himself.

With an airlift, courtesy of Swoop, Grimlock is able to reach the space bridge tower and confronts Shockwave face-to-face. Shockwave, unimpressed, activates restraints and ties Grimlock down. He informs Grimlock that he would not have created an experiment without a means to control it. Grimlock then states that, "Nobody controls Grimlock!" and proceeds to transform to his beast mode and rips free of his restraints. He then tears off and eats one of Shockwave's arms and swats him away with his tail.

Without Shockwave to monitor it, the Space Bridge then begins to destabilize. Grimlock makes a run for it as the space bridge melts down, but not before creating an unstable portal.

As Grimlock is not seen on the Ark as it leaves, his fate (as well as that of his team) after the explosion of the space bridge is unknown.