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The name or term Predacon refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Predacon (disambiguation).


The Predacons are a Decepticon subgroup, and later the progenitors of the future Predacons, in the Transformers Core continuity.
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Know that there are only five Predacons and that they all share an awesome color scheme just like the six-man Constructicons!

"Like the untamed forces of nature, the Predacons are ferocious animal robots who lash out with fury. Swift, savage and always relying on animal instinct, the Predacons explode into action. There's...
Divebomb, the eagle who can spot a target from a mile up in the sky...
Rampage, the tiger who can leap 500 feet...
Headstrong, the rhino who can puncture 8 feet of solid rock...
Tantrum, the buffalo who loves to use brute force...
...And there's the Predacon commander, Razorclaw, whose claws can rip through steel.
Together, they combine into a hair-trigger horror, the giant robot Predaking. As a warrior, Predaking has no equal. As a weapon, he has no known weaknesses. He can lift 500 tons without even straining a circuit. With the help of the Predacons, no planet is too wild or untamed for the Decepticons to conquer. The Autobots are forced to find new defenses against the mechanical menace, Predaking."

―Narrator in the Secret Files of Teletraan II


The Predacons are a subgroup of Decepticons who transform into powerful, savage animals.

The subgroup is composed of:

  • The ever-patient and ferociously tactical king of the group, Razorclaw (leader)
  • The cheerful and winged, and therefore high-flying, Divebomb
  • The stubborn and powerfully destructive demolisher Headstrong
  • The easily distracted but aggressively sharp feline Rampage
  • The twin-head-horned and wrathful bully know as Tantrum

They combine to transform into the deadly and ferocious menace Predaking.

Japanese name: Animatron
Russian name: Vredicon (Вредикон, "Crudecon")
Note: The Japanese line incorrectly assumed Gnaw to also be an Animatron. Perhaps basing the connection on the The Transformers cartoon where both are introduced as Quintesson-connected animal-themed robots, or because the toys shipped as part of the same assortment in the United States.

Fiction[]

Cartoon continuity[]

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The Predacons debuted under the command of the Quintessons, having been deployed to try to retrieve Metroplex's Transformation Cog from Blurr, Wheelie and Sky Lynx on the moon of Io. Oddly, despite being constantly touted as the most fearsome and vicious warriors in the galaxy, the Predacons were driven off fairly easily by this small band of Autobots, with even the terrifying Predaking unable to do anything to so much as harm their human ally Marissa Faireborn. This would prove to be the start of a trend: more than most combiners, Predaking would rarely be the given the chance to do anything useful before being driven off in a hail of gunfire soon after combining. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Inexplicably, the Predacons' allegiance to the Quintessons was never referred to again and they were later shown serving Galvatron - they appear in many of his schemes in the ensuing year, ranging from oppressing the people of Paradron Fight or Flee to mining Death Crystals Chaos and even meeting the creator of Unicron. Call of the Primitives They were also among those who were infected by the Hate Plague and, having formed Predaking, were moments from destroying the still-healthy Galvatron when they were quickly shooed away by some passing Autobots. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 Whether or not they were granted amnesty is unknown but they did become the progenitors of the faction-sized next generation during the Great Upgrade.

The Headmasters anime[]


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Four Warriors Come out of the Sky, The Mystery of Planet Master, The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok.

2010 story page[]

According to a TV Magazine story page, the Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the Quintessons.

Marvel Comics continuity[]

(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)

Summoned to Earth by Megatron to help him hunt down and destroy an isolated and vulnerable Optimus Prime, the Predacons travelled across the Space Bridge and (after showing off their skills by doing some target-shooting on Motormaster) were quickly approved of by their new employer. Before leaving on their mission however, they were approached by Shockwave, who convinced them to turn on and instead destroy Megatron. Prey Their attempt at treachery would result in both Megatron and Optimus being transported to Cybertron and believed dead by their respective teams for some time. The Harder They Die

Later, Shockwave, who was seeking to rid himself of an addled and insane Megatron (driven mad by the recent death of Optimus Prime), contacted and hired the Predacons to ambush and kill the Decepticon leader. (It was explained to the Predacons, who were understandably concerned about having to deal with Megatron yet again, that their target had recently lost his memory and thus would not recall meeting them before, or their subsequent betrayal of him.) The Predacons eagerly agreed to the mission, seeing it as a possible challenge for their skills, and disguised themselves as Autobots in order to convince Megatron that Optimus Prime was not only still alive but had been the one who sent them. Gone But Not Forgotten

Unlike most of their contemporaries, the Predacons appeared to be an elite group of hunters who seemed to exist as mercenaries outside of the usual Decepticon hierarchy - they had no qualms about trying to murder their supposed leader so long as it seemed challenging and the "money" was right. Their legendary skill was so well known that even Shockwave remembered them as the greatest hunters on Cybertron, despite having been buried in a swamp for several millennia!

Deciding to stay on Earth, the Predacons quickly grew bored with the lack of any real sport there. Their previous encounters with Optimus and Megatron had been so exciting that they had expected to find the planet a little more challenging. While rampaging randomly across the country, they soon encountered and found the Dinobots to be worthy opponents. Both teams were both closely matched in terms of power and strongly devoted to "looking after their own". Furthermore, it was revealed that Divebomb and Swoop were actually old enemies from their days back on Cybertron. As the battle ended, the Predacons looked forward to causing their new rivals no end of trouble in the future. Grudge Match

New Decepticon leader Ratbat dispatched the Predacons to raid a chemical storage facility outside of Huntsville, Alabama for rocket fuel. Having succeeded, they joined Ratbat for an assault on I.I.I.'s Oregon headquarters in order to examine the corpses of the Throttlebots whom III had recently executed. After making short work of the RAAT forces guarding the base, they located the crushed Autobot bodies only to find that their brain modules had been removed. Ratbat and the Predacons tracked the brains (which had been transplanted into toy cars) to Witwicky Auto Repair, which they destroyed, and then to a local mall where they were both outmanoeuvered and defeated by the "toy soldiers" and their human allies, Buster Witwicky and Walter Barnett. Toy Soldiers!

Under Ratbat's command, the Predacons participated in the full-scale attack against the Autobots on the moon Totaled! as well as two major battles in the Arctic, facing both Skorponok's Decepticons and later the Autobots who had been lured there in a trap. Dark Star!

Shortly after, the Predacons were part of the combined Autobot-Decepticon team to stop the Underbase-fueled Starscream from destroying Tokyo but were easily destroyed by him. Dark Star!

Earthforce[]

Note: These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.

In the Earthforce timeline, the Predacons were active under Shockwave's command. Razorclaw and Rampage had an unfortunate encounter with Grimlock when he was in a bad mood after being the victim of a practical joke. Snow Fun They later attended the Enclave with Megatron's troops where Ironhide, Jazz, Bumblebee and Sunstreaker managed to frame Headstrong for an assassination attempt on Megatron and set the two groups at each other's throats again. The Bad Guys' Ball After the Earthbound Decepticons were united under Soundwave and Starscream's command, the Predacons took part in the massive attack on the Autobot Earthbase. Divide and Conquer

Dreamwave Comics continuity[]

Eons ago, the Predacons were Decepticon warlords who had been banished from Cybertron to planet Beest - while on the planet, the Predacons' higher functions degraded, causing them to become feral. Megatron tracked down and, with the aid of three members of the Aerospace Elimination Squadron, subdued and rebuilt the Predacons, allowing them to combine into the fearsome Predaking.

Later, Megatron returned to Earth and entered the Nemesis to punish Starscream for shooting him in the void of space War and Peace

The Predacons were sent to fight Starscream's elite squad, the Combaticons while the latter were training on the island of Guadalcanal. Predaking's firepower forced the Combaticons to combine into Bruticus and the warriors significantly damaged each other in the ensuing clash. However, while Bruticus was strong and determined, Predaking had superior intelligence compared to the slow-witted Combaticon combiner and so savagely defeated and put Bruticus in stasis lock. The Route of All Evil

Devil's Due Comics continuity[]

Timelines[]

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They fight, they fight, they fight 'n fight 'n fight. fightfightfight, fightfightfight: The Razorclaw & Divebomb & Tantrum & Headstrong & Rampage Show!

After the end of the Great War, the remaining Predacons formed the new Predacon faction. Divebomb is known to have recruited several ex-Decepticons for the faction. As usual, they swore revenge of the Maximals. Dawn of Future's Past

Note: According to Pete Sinclair, the scene takes place 50-100 years after Beast Machines. He also stated that the original Rampage, Tantrum and Headstrong died at the end of the Great War and the guys standing behind Razorclaw are their descendants.

IDW Comics continuity[]

The Predacons are a Tactical Assault Unit loyal to Megatron. Shockwave prepared himself for a possible Predacon attack while enacting the Regenesis project and was caught off-guard when he was instead attacked by the Dynobots. Spotlight: Shockwave

After Thunderwing's reactivation and subsequent return to Cybertron, the Predacons were dispatched to ensure that his defeat was final this time with Megatron giving Razorclaw explicit instructions: if Cybertron must die, then so be it. Razorclaw started a countdown on an orbital bombardment powerful enough to destroy Cybertron but stood at the console with his finger on the button, ready to cancel it in the event that Thunderwing was defeated. He remarked that he was hesitant to destroy Cybertron unless it was absolutely necessary but was willing to do it if it was. During the Autobots' battle with Thunderwing, Razorclaw sent two assault teams under Divebomb and Headstrong to assist the Autobots but ordered them to retreat when Thunderwing revealed his "ultra-mode". Razorclaw cancelled the countdown with one second remaining after Optimus Prime defeated Thunderwing. Stormbringer issue 4

Toys[]

Generation One[]

Notes[]

  • A commercial for their toys described them being among the few Decepticons able to go [1] with the Dinobots.
  • Ironically, although the name PREDacon implies that they are a team of predators, two members of the team transform into herbivourous animals: Headstrong is a Rhino, while Tantrum is a Bull (Note: The Secret Files of Teletraan II would describe Tantrum as being a Buffalo) - neither of which are predators.
  • The Predacons' arch-nemesis appears to be Sky Lynx as they seem to be very afraid of him.


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