Driller

The Driller is a Decepticon from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action film series continuity family.

"Why do the Decepticons always get the good shit!? We about to be eaten, people!"

―Epps on the Driller.

The Driller is a giant Cybertronian tapeworm ridden by Shockwave.The largest subterranean lifeform native to Cybertron, Drillers are not to be taken lightly. Enormous multi-tentacled beasts capable of burrowing through the ground or through buildings with ease, they are capable of great destruction and carnage on any scale. Naturally, all these qualities have endeared them to Shockwave who keeps one as a pet and personal transport.

Fiction

Dark of the Moon film

Shockwave emerges from the Driller

The Driller, ridden by Shockwave, attacks NEST at Chernobyl and steals the Ark's engine fuel cell from them before heading to the surface where it tears through the building and engages Optimus Prime. Optimus manages to cut off a head of the tentacle carrying the part and Shockwave briefly emerges from the inside to glare at Optimus before he and the Driller leave without any further battle.

The Driller Begin to Destroy Hudson Tower.

In Chicago, the Driller, shows up again with Shockwave, attacks the Autobots and separates Optimus from his trailer which contains his weapons pack. Later, when Shockwave sees Epps in a collapsing building, he sends the Driller to attack Epps, his team, Carly and Sam. The Driller smashes through the building and nearly reaches the team before Optimus shows up and attacks.

Not the Kraken.

Ultimately, Optimus crashes through the Driller, breaking it in half and killing it, leaving Shockwave enraged. Dark of the Moon

Notes

• The Driller's appearance resembles the Dweller from The Transformers cartoon.

• The Driller apparently serves Shockwave as both a mount and an attack beast.

• The Driller is a case of re-engineered Cybertronic wildlife. According to Ratchet in the comic adaptation of Dark of the Moon, the Driller is the most feared and terrible beast on all of Cybertron.

• The Driller's working name is Colossus, which is still used in media coverage.