#Sharkticon Gnaw

[driver270]

Hunger Waits For No One 🤖☕️

Not sponsored by M&Ms, BTW. Puggle Swerve was made by @callykarishokka.

[blueikeproductions]

Indulging in my own AU stuff for EarthSpark, because like my issues with Cyberverse, apparently I have to do it myself. Reestablishing contact with Cybertron is what I want to see, and I’m not sure if they’ll follow up Breakdown going back to Cybertron atm. Anyhow rather than Decepticons, though they’d appear later too, I thought first contact with Cybertron would be via a more aggressive breed of Autobot, having forced to work with a dubious faction of an entirely separate Transformer race, to keep their head above water.

I went with Magnus to reference Animated, but I originally wanted him to be Regulus Prime (both he and Amazon(us) Prime were former Primes in IDW TF vs GI Joe), but I stuck with Magnus knowing Hasbro would be twitchy about new after Optimus/Rodimus Primes.

The other Maltos are off doing something else with Megatron, with the reason Robbie being here with Graham’s group is because after his near death experience he got mad at his parents gushing over Mo (and ignoring him) and just wanted to get away for awhile. Nightshade followed because they were concerned about Ol’ Rob.

[askvectorprime]

Dear Vector Prime,

How did Gnaw and Cindersaur become members of the Predacons and Terrorcons, respectively?

Dear Legends Leftover,

In the case of the former, it was more by accident than anything. Gnaw had been the leader of a team of Sharkticons sent into the depths of Cybertron to pull the large switch controlling the Exponential Null Generator. When that plan went awry, he ended up following Galvatron to the surface, and from there to Chaar, without being noticed.

When Galvatron finally stumbled across Gnaw (chewing on the base of his makeshift throne), the Decepticon leader threw him to the Predacons—declaring that since they were both spawn of the Quintessons, they should get along fine.

Razorclaw knew better than to argue with Galvatron when he was in one of his moods, and reluctantly accepted the Sharkticon. When the Predacons went on their hunts, they would toss the scraps to Gnaw, keeping him around as a living waste disposal machine.

Cindersaur, by contrast, was deliberately headhunted. Hun-Gurr had been keeping his watchful eyes on the Combiner Wars, and had seen the other combiner teams picking up new members to replace fallen ones or to increase their number. The Terrorcons' rivals, the Technobots, had acquired two new members even, which stirred envy in the Terrorcon leader. Still, Hun-Gurr was not about to recruit just anyone to join his squad; he wanted an outcast—someone whose loyalty would lie with him over any other Decepticon. He found the perfect bot with Cindersaur. The Firecons had recently broken up, and Cindersaur had found themself lost without their teammates... literally. They had gone on a rampage, ending up completely disoriented in Chaar’s wilderness. Their usual means of retracing their steps, by blazing a trail behind them, had completely failed them in a landscape where everything was already burned and blackened, and they'd been wandering in circles for months.

Hun-Gurr tracked them down, and offered Cindersaur a place in the Terrorcons. He had a quick recruitment form for Cindersaur to incinerate, and that was that! The other Terrorcons were hesitant at first, but they soon came around, after realizing that the smell of smoldering metal helped mask Blot’s stench.

[pocoslip]

Wreck-Gar would probably think the Sharkticons like Gnaw are somewhat Cute

(Also I just Realized the Junkions and Sharkticons never Met each other before the IDW Comics)

[blogadrianaleite-blog]

The Creation Matrix may not be as explicit an object as a magical sword or shield, however, the latest Transformers animation for the cinema made it very clear that it is much more than a carrier of the Primes' knowledge. I just didn't understand these people looking at them, I would have run away…

[tinyxrobot]

A wild Sharkticon appears. Gnaw does enjoy the rainy weather.

[transformers-the-hunted]

Gnaw doesn't hunt a lot and mostly uses his alt mode as a diplomacy tool.

I wanted him to have a puppy like look

[rbillustrations]

Yub nub?

[jimclassicstoycollection]

Transformers

The Movie

Studio Series 86

08

Deluxe class

Gnaw

by Hasbro (2021)

I found this at Target on 09-28-21

The Sharkticons were the robo-monster executioners of the vile Quintessons. The worked best in swarms as they devoured their victims.

Anyway, that’s enough of the dramatics.

The Sharkticon was given the Studio Series 86 treatment back in 2021, and of course I had to gobble one up...or two...maybe three of them...

Beast Mode:

The beast mode is a terrifying primordial piranha-bot with massive layered teeth with legs and vestigial arms. It’s really a sight to be seen...and doesn’t exactly fir the definition of a shark...

Yea, it definitely looks like it did in the 1986 animated movie, and I’m really digging it.

For a beast mode it’s decently articulated, you get the universal hip joints, opening and closing jaw, and rotating shoulders, however limited by the beast mode, and elbows.

The robot head is visible within the mouth, and depending on how you look at it, it’s pretty unavoidable, but I’m not sure what else can really be done about it.

This is a really nicely sculpted beast mode with lots of detail. You see the segmented back with the paneling, the tail is articulated; it’s really nice.

I’m not a fan of the beast mode from the side because I think the legs are just too far back on the body. It just looks off balance, yet it stands...I think it’s just aesthetically I don’t like it.

Gnaw does have weapon storage for the gun, it ports in on the side.

Transformation:

Transformation was pretty easy to do.

Robot Mode:

So we get this fearsome fish monster to...Danny DiVito? Yea, kinda.

I actually like this figure a little better than I do the beast mode.

It’s got this short, pudgy, heavily armored soldier wearing shark parts.

He stands well, and poses pretty too in spite of his proportions.

He can pull off the one-foot pose, but that doesn’t really surprise me considering the size of his feet.

Comparing him with ‘Titans Return’ and ‘Cyberverse’ Gnaws. He’s bigger, and has more detail, and it overall the superior version.

Accessories:

Gnaws accessories are as follows:

-tail flail (attaches to the hind quarters of the sharkticon and a hand held weapon.

-blaster (sadly is NOT blast effect compatible)

-Shark fin (attaches to the back of the beast mode but has a 5mm peg to be ported anywhere.)

Back drop:

The backdrop is the Sharkticon pit from the 1986 movie.

Final Thoughts:

I really like the Studio Series 86 Sharkticon (Gnaw). Visually it looks stunning, it’s fun to transform, and it’s just overall a joy to fiddle with.

I have quite the Sharkticon army going on.

[autoacafiles]

Will we see the terror cons Primus Unicron Logos prime Predaking Sharkticons Gnaw Sunder thunderwing some heralds of unicron the vok strika obsidian & primon but as the alpha prime since he was a convoy last time

We have a group of crime family members calling themselves the Terrorcons. They ruled a good chunk of Kaon for a good portion of the Age of Balance, and are rumored to be connected to a massive beast of war known as Abominus, said to be one of the last natural Gestalta.

Primus and Unicron are, as we understand, metaphorical beings for the balance of positive and negative traits, and anyone who says otherwise is probably raised in a very spiritual household.

Logos Prime is a latecomer to the spiritual landscape of Cybertron, with some arguing he's the Thirteenth Prime and others that he was some kind of philosopher.

There are many bots with Shark-alt modes, and perhaps some of the odder ones are the saurian-fish hybrid beings that have taken residence aboard the Lodestar after they were fried from their Quintesson master.

Gnaw is a name we know of, but what it's connected to is unclear, though some theorize it has something to do with the aforementioned Sharkticons.

Sunder is one of a few criminals who self-identified as a member of the Autobots, but the "Tetrahax Ripper" is mostly disregarded as just another monster.

Thunderwing worked under the command of several Decepticons including Megadeath, though these days its believed he's operating on his own terms after an encounter with wandering Hero Adrestia.

There is, as far as we know, no group calling themselves the "Heralds of Unicron." There's a band called the "Knights of Unicron," but they're an edgy hair metal band.

What's a Vok?

Strika and Obsidian are a pair of generals currently helping with repairs on Acadeimos. They're believed to be the parents of Cadet Blastcharge, but according to them they don't know how to parent so, uh, draw from that how you will.

I'm pretty sure we have files on Focus Convoy / Primon you can find.

[ringo-n-co]

Went out to get driver's license renewed and came home with a couple of pricks.

[driver270]

Shōjo Sharkticon 🤖☕️

[thecreditsroll]

This guy sucks

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

<3_<3

Yep, its confirmed that the final arc of the current writers run on Transformers is gonna be the return of Megatron as the big bad :D

The series has done such a good job building him up through the little bits we've seen of him in flashbacks and in the "Beast" story from the Energon Universe Special so that he feels like a truly terrifying threat

But also we're gonna be getting Megatron's origin in the Skybound universe by the looks of it!

Super excited to see what route they'll go

And it looks like he played a role in the war against the Quintessons, judging by this cover! That means we might get to see some of the Cybertronian uprising against them here too <3_<3

I love that the Energon Universe has restored the Quintessons to the lore here

I always loved the fact in the original cartoon that the Transformers creators were not benevolent or even amoral but rather actively evil and the Cybertronians basically pulled a Klingon and rose up and got rid of their "gods" because "They were more trouble than they were worth"

Plus having a third faction that is both powerful and cunning and hates both Autobot and Decepticon alike adds extra story potential

ALSO SHARKTICONS

Sharkticons are cool af

< Pets my toy of Gnaw that I've had for years and which I cherish 'cause he's a good little hungry guy

[weirdlookingsnakewithlegs]

Its me. The Fuck you guy (sun anon) ANYWAY!!!! TF RETRIBUTION TIME!!!!! its the last of 3? prequel novels for tfp the fates of thundercracker and skywarp are as follows: Skywarp is set to do uhh something with a bomb idk i skimmed it just to see what happened to them. But it turns out Starscream had set him up, because what was supposed to be 10 seconds was now 1 second, so Skywarp had to perform a panic teleport (which was VERY dangerous). He barely escaped the blast but was extremely injured, spewing smoke and debris as he was about to crashland...into the ocean. He was injured even more once he hit the water and his systems were failing, and he was eaten alive by Gnaw (sharkticon commander).

Later on in the fic, Optimus and Megatron are on trial held by the Quintessons for um. Something i dont remember sorry. but both autobots and decepticons alike are captured including Thundercracker and presumably Starscream as well. Everyone that testifies against Optimus is brainwashed by the Quintessons, and soon the Quintessons find ALL cybertronians guilty (deemed 'innocent') of "destruction of public property, criminal mayhem, high treason, war crimes, and galactic blasphemy", and sentence them to an execution.

Skywarp is among those brainwashed, but he comes back...different. Gnaw spits him out and only his torso and head remain. His dialogue (including stuff with the prosecutor and Gnaw) as follows:

“Before the peace conference began, Optimus Prime approached me,” he said in a monotone. “He told me that if I killed Megatron, I could be the new leader of the Decepticons. He provided me with a bomb and schematics of the Temple of Peace. As you can see from my sorry state, he tried to double-cross me and set off the bomb while I was planting it. He is a ruthless killer, a deceiver of the lowest kind.”

“Whereas you are just a ruthless killer,” said the prosecutor. Skywarp said nothing. He probably hadn’t been given any more lines to say. “Take him away.” The Sharkticon scooped the pieces of Skywarp up into his mouth and left, and the prosecutor turned back to the judges."

Brawl and Ramjet are sentenced to the execution first. They are forced out of their cages and end up falling hundreds of feet below into a pit filled with water. They find they can stand up, but nothing lasts forever.

The next scene is as follows: "Suddenly, multiple hatches in the walls opened up and hundreds of ravenous Piranhacons poured in. It was like a wave of nothing but razor-sharp teeth; Brawn and Ramjet barely had time to scream before they were pulled beneath the water.

A few more moments and oil slicks rose to the surface."

Mind you that all of this is *broadcasted* across 5 screens for everybody to see.

It is implied Thundercracker had also suffered the same fate. ("Gnaw had been the one assigned to carry Skywarp’s parts into the courtroom. He was happy that he could swallow again and even happier now that Thundercracker’s screams were echoing from the speakers.")

Starscream is the only survivor of his trine left.

Good morning I literally just woke up-

But that’s an extremely interesting dive into it(haha pun), I can imagine the shock that comes with the broadcast and Starscream’s realization of what he’s done settling in, the dread of demise clawing its icy grip onto his spark chamber.

Also I know barely anyone cares about the coneheads but poor Ramjet having to spend his final moments with Brawl(I’m kidding I love Brawl with all my heart). It makes me wonder how Dirge and Thrust reacted to his execution.

How Starscream felt seeing his seekers die.

[blueikeproductions]

Ok, time for another ramble on what I think ES’ toyline needed to be, and how that extends to the show.

Both need to embrace having four distinct factions: Autobots, Decepticons, Terrans, & Arachnimechs.

As well as having distinct themes.

The Autobots are mostly public service vehicles in relation to their partnership with GHOST. As mentioned prior, the GHOST centric toys here would be Optimus, Bumblebee, Elita, Wheeljack, Inferno, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Quickshadow, Grapple, Strongarm, Tow-Line, Bulkhead, Quickmix, Fanbelt, Seaspray, Tracks, Longarm (double spy mode of Laserwave), Sky-Lynx & the Dinobots.

The Decepticons are mostly militarized vehicles and savage animals: Megatron, Bludgeon, Slipstream, Knock Out, Drift/Deadlock, Clobber, Sky-Byte, Lugnut, Blitzwing, Thundercracker, BlackArachnia, Shadow Striker, Swindle, Hardtop, Needlenose, Laserwave (double spy mode of Longarm), Turmoil, Quake, Dropkick, Shatter, Weirdwolf, Frenzy, Dead End, Wildbreak, Heatseeker, Slashmark, Krok, Laserbeak, Ratbat, Octane & the Commandos (Ruination Awakens, baby.)

The Terrans are pretty much as they are, a bit of a non conformist vibe by being any old vehicle or animal without a cohesive theme. Twitch (drone), Thrash (bike), Hashtag (van), Jawbreaker (dinosaur), & Nightshade (gargoyle-owl) like before, but with the addition of Rubble (Mini-Spy vehicle homage), Sideswipe (G2 themed but inspired by the IDW Protoform version), Slash (the Velociraptor that’s included as part of the Dinobots off and on), Quintus Prime (mostly because it’s weird to me he DOESN’T have a toy) and Gauge (construction vehicle).

The Arachnimech faction is where things get interesting. The main gimmick are the little buggers themselves.

But the primary difference is they can Transform, and make up the “Tacticon” assortment, being analogous to Mini-Cons, Battle Masters, and RotB’s Beast Alliance weapons and combiners.

One variant has a Robot Mode akin to a Headmaster Unit.

The rest are accessories that Transform into weaponry and “control masks”.

Like Mini-Cons, the idea is the Tacticon Arachnimechs are cross compatible with all the Autobot/Decepticon figures. You want a bug headed Optimus, go for it.

As for larger figures, the Arachnamech faction, like the Terrans, are a bit of a grab bag of both Autobots and Decepticons that Mandroid enslaved. Notable toys include Skullcruncher, the Insecticons, Gears, Blaster (with a special Arachnamech cassette based on the scrapped Stinger cassette he was meant to have in G1), Starscream, Skywarp, Nova Storm, Airachnid, Cliffjumper, Mirage, Buzzsaw (who I saw as Mandroid’s Cluck to his Robotnik), Rumble (who, along with Buzzsaw, is compatible with Soundwave and Blaster), Bluestreak, Ironhide, Brawn, Cliffjumper, Tailgate, Diabla, Iguanus & The Constructicons who form Devastator (with Scorpulator being his pack in accessory). The crown jewel of the Arachnamech line would be an Arachnamech version of Scorponok patterned a bit more after Zaozorigun from Goldran.

Mandroid would ideally be a Headmaster who transforms into an Arachnimech like head akin to the Megahead Megatron toy.

From there the second phase of the line would pivot away from the Arachnamechs, and replace them with the Quintessons (intermingled with Mercenaries, as show wise, the Quintessons would hire bounty hunter Transformers to do their dirty work initially.) Similarly the line would become Heroic Terrans vs Evil Quintessons.

The new toys would include

Sharkticons: Gnaw, (Tacticon), Blitzwave, Razorfin, Cybershark (Tacticon)

Allicons: Gatoraider (Tacticon, compatible with Krok and Iguanus), Razorgrill (Tacticon), Leatherhide (based more on the scrapped Duocon made of a gator and car rather than the BW Mutant), Alligatimus (based on Gator Optimus from G1. Retooled from Skullcruncher with Optimus Prime features).

Mercenaries: WildWheel, RoughEdge, Devcon, Slizardo (retool of Iguanus), Nightra (retool of Strongarm), Fracture (retool of Thrash), Oil Slick (retool of Dead End), Nightbird, and Skuxxoid.

Terrans:

Cathy, the nickname of a Catharsian that’s an online friend of Hashtag’s that hails from an alien station. While not a Terran biologically (cyberlogically?) she became part of the group after helping with a Vilgrox problem she accidentally caused. She Transforms into a space car, and comes with a Lightpole Tacticon that becomes a gun.

Lightbright: A Nightshade retool. An androgynous boy in this universe. A running gag is he always has a crush on other female Transformers of the day like Quickshadow and Airachnid. Talented in the arts and is a whizz at other languages. He always opens up a conversation with the Universal Greeting. Transforms into an Angry Bird like creature. He and Hashtag are particularly close friends, maybe more? (It goes without saying these other Terrans AREN’T Maltos, but do become friends with them.)

Lickity-Split: A hyperactive scooter girl. Becomes acquainted with humans by being a courier. She does a lot of Energon deliveries, which gets out of hand when her customers are revealed to be Decepticons and Quintessons that are up to no good.

Horri-Bull: A moody bull in a China Shop sort. Deep down there’s a good Spark, but he doesn’t have the best influence being found and mentored by Tracks’ flighty kid brother Needlenose.

Skar: A new Dinobot ankylosaur. Jawbreaker and Slash take him under their wing. The diminutive Slash revels in being the “big” sister for a change. Brilliant but a clumsy goober that doesn’t know his own strength, similar to IDW Skar, TFV Kakuryu, and RiD15 Scowl. Chose the name “Skar” because he thought it sounded cool. Grimlock approves.

Swift: A military drone girl who sympathizes more with the Decepticons and has mixed views on Megatron’s current situation. She and Horri-Bull tend to find themselves on the opposing side of the Maltobots.

Hi Score: A video game geek that has a thing for retro games in particular and is fascinated by the human culture surrounding it. Sounds like Milhouse, Transforms into a Brickbear that can be a stand in for any video game mascot like Mario, Freddy Fazbear or Pikachu. Mystery of Convoy and Afterdeath are among the games he’s currently playing, but are also games exploited by the Quintessons, Kremzeek and TORQ.

Geomotus: A bit of a space case, who tends to get wrapped up in his own interests and rambles on about them. Gets overwhelmed easily and finds solice in fidget toys and Kre-O blocks. Often plays with Mo and builds elaborate Kre-O projects like a replica of the Ark.

The usual Quintesson judge is included, albeit with a gimmick that allows it to Transform into a robot mode similar to early concept art.

Scientist, Prosecutor, Bailiffs and others in the usual Quintesson kangaroo court are available, each having a vehicle mode that corresponds somewhat to their job.