Swoop (TFA)


 * Swoop is an Autobot in the Transformers Animated continuity family.



Swoop is a Pteranodon Dinobot. He prefers his nice, quiet island to the mainland, but doesn't say no to crossing over for the odd battle. Not only is it fun to see humans scatter at the sight of him, bashing Decepticons with his flaming flail is more fun than bashing trees.

Transformers Animated cartoon
Swoop made his appearance along with the other Dinobots, but neither he nor Snarl spoke. Like his other Dinobot pals, he can breathe fire and has a flaming weapon—in his case, a flail. He also did not transform, as he didn't know he could do that until Grimlock discovered he could.



He was later forced by the villain Meltdown to kidnap Sari Sumdac and attack her would-be rescuers, Prowl and Bulkhead. Once Meltdown was trapped and unable to hurt him, he demonstrated he'd learned to transform and joined his fellow Dinobots in threatening the acid-thrower. However, before Meltdown could be hurt, Swoop's attention was diverted to Colossus Rhodes and two of Meltdown's mutants, and he and the other Dinobots beat up on them instead.

Transformers Animated
Swoop is one of two deluxe animated Dinobots. His bio indicates that like G1 Snarl, Swoop uses solar collectors on his body to enhance his power.
 * Swoop (Deluxe, 2008)