Grimlock (G1)

Grimlock is an Autobot in Generation 1 and a Maximal in the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity.



Grimlock hates Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime is weak, friendly, and compassionate. Plus Prime's an intellectual, and Grimlock hates those types too, so much that he chooses to speak very poorly. Grimlock believes a leader should show his strength by attacking quickly and mercilessly. Optimus Prime will often reconsider or hesitate on a set of actions in the fear of possible casualties, both Transformer and human -- Grimlock sees this as cowardice. If Grimlock were in charge, he maintains, the war would have been over long ago.

Some Autobots wonder why Grimlock is even on their side. His disposition is much more suited towards the Decepticons. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn't get along with any of the Autobots. (Especially Tracks.) It's been hypothesized that Grimlock just hates Megatron more than he hates Optimus.

Grimlock is the leader of the Dinobots, a small but very close team of misfits. It's been said that anyone who enters a battle with the Dinobots usually leaves it feet-first.

=Fiction=

Animated Continuity
Voice Actor: Greg Berger (US)

Universe
=Toys=

Beast Machines

 * T-Wrecks may have been intended to be a new form for Grimlock, based on the references in his tech spec bio to his Beast Wars "Attack Specialist" function and other hints. T-Wrecks' appearances in the Universe: The Wreckers comics seems to suggest he is a new character.

Universe

 * The Grimlock toy released in Energon was originally created by Hasbro for release as a special new-mold addition for the Universe toyline and was intended to represent Generation 1 Grimlock. However, it wasn't and it didn't.