| Abilities: Grimlock’s
strength is second only to Optimus Prime’s, and even that is arguable. In
dinosaur mode he can use his powerful jaws to snap in two virtually anything that comes between
them –from a 4-foot diameter steel cable to a Decepticon leg. In robot mode he
wields an energon-sword which can slice a 2-foot thick concrete wall with one sweep of its
crackling blade. He also uses a double-barreled self-propelled rocket launcher.
Weakness: Other than
arrogance and lack of speed, Grimlock has no significant weaknesses.
It's worth noting that the Dinobots had their origins told in 2 different
ways. In the cartoons, the Autobots designed and built the Dinobots in 1985.
In the comics, the Ark built
them to combat Shockwave immediately after the Ark's fateful crash on earth 4 million
years ago.
However, considering all of the other more recently told stories of
Grimlock and the other Dinobots on Cybertron prior to the Ark's fateful
crash on Earth, 4 million years ago (like the War Within
storyline...). I like to believe that Ratchet and Wheeljack
did RE-build the Dinobots on earth in 1985. That they were aboard
the Ark when it crashed, just that those 5 were too heavily damaged for
Teletran One to bring them back to life the way it did for the other
Autobots. That it took Wheeljack's
experimental personality and intelligence programming to bring their
sparks back online... Hey, why not?
Other Appearances: Grimlock's first re-appearance was as
a "Classic Pretender" released in 1989.
He was re-released in 1993 three
different times (grey, red, blue) recolor as part of the G2 series.
There was also a Grimlock character in Beast Wars, a recolored Dinobot, though he never made it
to the shows. Click here
to get to the BW Grimlock page.
Furthermore,
Grimlock has another connection to BW as leader of the the "Dinobots".
I
used to think the BW character "Dinobot" was named after them.
Now,
considering the enormous role "Dinobot" played in TF and human
evolution, I like to think it was the other
way around! That with Optimus Prime sharing the spark of O Primal, Prime learned of
Dinobot's courage and heroic actions saving the human race and named this group the
"Dinobots" as an homage to the BW character. |
