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FRENZY "Sow panic and surrender will bloom." Allegiance: Decepticon |
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Profile:
With a
fervor bordering on insanity, Frenzy plunges into conflict holding back not one molecule
of his mechanical being. If it were necessary for him to breath, war would be his oxygen.
His lust for destruction knows no cause, no purpose -it only craves the fear it
instills in others, the destruction it leaves in its wake. The other Decepticons
appreciate Frenzy's boldness and enthusiasm -often this is often to turn them from beating
a hasty retreat to launching a new offensive. But given his single minded devotion
to violence, even thy find him hard to deal with on a personal level. They have no
problem letting him lead the way into battle.
For clarification, this toy's packaging consistently referred to the blue cassette as Frenzy. Although in the shows, the blue one shown here was a pretty main character consistently referred to as Rumble. They have similar capabilities, even similar personalities. Personally I always think of Rumble as the blue one, but to avoid confusion we'll stick w/ the official Hasbro packaging... |
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His screaming voice and
belligerent manner alone could shake up an opponent, but Frenzy can enhance this effect by
spinning the drum like devices in his torso. Rolling the drums against each other
produces a high pitched, grating sound of up to 200 decibels which can severely disrupt
the electrical flow within the circuits of any one within earshot, resulting in all sorts
of mechanical malfunctions. He's particularly adept at disorienting his opponents by
neutralizing their auditory and balance centers.
Weaknesses: Like his brother Rumble, Frenzy's small stature limits his physical strength, but his abilities make him difficult to get near. A very cool, logical reaction to his manic onslaught is often an effective way of countering his intimidating effect. another toy pic, in robot mode full & close-up.
Other Appearances: Frenzy returned in a new form in the last year of Generation 2 1995. As far as I can recall Rumble/Frenzy has not appeared in any other facet of the Transformers Universe. |
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I found this little gem of a pvc statueette at OTFCC 2004. It is not part of the HOC line. What I realyl like about it is that it is sized to scale w/ regular G1 figures. Plus the pilon drivers actually go up and down! It can to some extent be posed and is to scale. Sure it's not the original, but I thought you might enjoy a picture of this well designed new representation of the character... |
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LASERBEAK "The only point I like in Autobots: melting point." Allegiance: Decepticon |
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Profile:
Laserbeak
takes a sadistic pleasure in hunting his prey. He prefers to play with them and
slowly cripple them before moving in for the kill. On Cybertron, his appearance on
the battlefront would usually mean the battle was over and the Decepticons had won.
Then it would be his turn to pick off the straggling survivors.
However,
given a situation where the odds are against him, he is clearly not very brave.
He'll run for safety. And he makes no attempt to hide this fear.
If Decepticon
Leader Megatron didn't have a special appreciation for Laserbeak's lethal style, he might
hag gotten rid of Laserbeak a long time ago.
Abilities: In robot mode, Laserbeak can fly at speeds of up to 250 mph two independently targetable laser canons that c an fly on their own. Laserbeak emits a laser beam that is able to pierce 2 inch thick plate steel at a distance of 30 miles. Laserbeak uses these beams like a surgeon uses his scalpels -with extreme precision. He employs this talent to persuade captives to reveal secret information - before he disposes of them. Weaknesses: The Autobots a5re well aware of Laserbeak's lack of bravery and take advantage of that flaw to thwart his machinations whenever they can. Also, Laserbeak has a serious dependence on ruby crystals, which empower his lasers. When his supply runs out he's been know to become so terrified of his vulnerability that his systems completely shut down and he becomes immobile. |
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left shows toy which I 'altered' when I was a young kid. His 'beak
was always shown in grey inthe shows and I painted mine to match...
Here is a link to a different picture of toy, unaltered, taken taken by Jon,Karl Hartman which was published in Lee's AFN&TR. |
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Other Appearances:
Well below you can see pictures of Laserbeak who was one of the very few
TF's shown in the cartoons before the Ark's fateful crash on Earth 4
millon years ago.
There was also a Laserbeak character in Beast Wars, a recolor of Terrorsaur released in 1997. Although most certainly a different character with the same name there was an Autobot (!?yuck!?) character named Laserbeak who transformed into a digital cam-corder part of the 2002 Armada line. A nice idea that fell a bit flat because it had to be colored bright neon at the last minute because of its one "gun" mode... Oh well. more cartoon pix: |
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Lukis
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