Ratbat is the name of several fictional characters who appeared in various Transformers universes.
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Transformers: Generation 1
| Transformers character | |
 Ratbat Box Art |
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| Ratbat | |
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| Affiliation | Decepticon |
| Sub-Group | Communications Ultracons |
| Function | Fuel Auditor Senator |
| Partner | Frenzy |
| Motto | "The road is my dinner plate. "Deceptacon" redirects here but is also the name of a song by the group Le Tigre. The Ultracons are a fictional subfaction of Decepticon Transformers commanded by Ratbat in the Dreamwave comics " |
| Alternate Modes | Mechanical Bat/Cassette Cybertronian Jet |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Universe |
| Voiced by | Frank Welker |
As is the case with many Transformers characters, the various continuities in which Ratbat has appeared have portrayed him widely differently in terms of size, personality, personal history and back story. The Transformers is the original Transformers toy line that was produced from 1984 to 1991 Transformers Universe is a line of toys consisting of repainted re-releases from various Transformers toy lines Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. Indeed, Ratbat has been portrayed as a mere spy or even pet at times, while in other instances he has risen to become one of the most successful Earthbound Decepticon leaders of all.
Animated series
In the original Transformers series, Ratbat was one of several Transformers that transformed into cassette tapes (much like Ravage, Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, Rumble, and Frenzy). This page is a master list of the assorted Animated television series based on the Transformers toyline. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound Ravage is the name of several Fictional characters in the Transformers universes Buzzsaw is the name of several Fictional characters in the fictional Transformers universes. Laserbeak (with various spellings is the name given to four Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Rumble is a Fictional character in the Transformers universes. Frenzy is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. In the American series, like the other cassettes that turned into animals, Ratbat was not capable of speech, and was likened more to a pet than an equal member of the Decepticon forces. Interpersonal communication is defined by communication scholars in numerous ways though most involve participants who are interdependent on one another have a shared history A pet is an Animal kept for companionship and enjoyment or a househeld animal as opposed to Livestock, Laboratory animals Working animals However, in the Japanese series', he and the other cassettes possessed the power of speech, though their roles seemed no different. Ratbat first appeared in The Transformers: The Movie and in the third season of the series, he was often sent on spying missions. The Transformers The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name.
Marvel Comics
Ratbat was one of the many Decepticons left on Cybertron, where he rose to the critical post of fuel auditor under Lord Straxus. Cybertron is the fictional home planet of the Transformers. In the Japanese series the planet is also referred to as "Cybertron" (first shown on Japanese Galaxy Lord Straxus is a fictional character from the Marvel Transformers comics. With a drive towards extreme efficiency, he would rarely countenance unnecessary risks. When the disembodied Straxus attempted to possess Megatron's body and the two minds battled for supremacy (in Transformers UK #103–4), Ratbat removed the newly schizophrenic Decepticon leader via the Space Bridge back to Earth. Megatron Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn In Marvel Comics 's Transformers comic and cartoon the Space Bridge is a device used by the Decepticons to travel between different When Straxus' possession attempt failed and ended in his death, Ratbat emerged as the most powerful Decepticon in Polyhex.
Ratbat grew increasingly dissatisfied with the inefficient use of fuel by the Earth-based Decepticons under the command of Shockwave, and soon began to visit Earth personally to oversee their operations. Shockwave is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. He gradually began to exert more influence and control over the Earthen Decepticons, developing schemes to improve the planet's output and clashing with Shockwave. He dispatched hypnotizing machines disguised as car washes with the hope of taking over the minds of humans and using them to deliver fuel at minimum cost to the Decepticons, but this plan was disrupted by the intervention of the Autobots' ally Buster Witwicky. The Witwicky family members are fictional characters from the original " Generation One " Transformers universes, and are the closest human allies of the
When the Earthbound Autobots briefly left the planet in a repaired Ark, Ratbat was at the forefront of a new Decepticon reign of terror. The Autobot, a faction of Sentient Robots from the planet Cybertron are the main Protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, The Ark is an Autobot spacecraft in the fictional Transformers Universe. He was able to manipulate RAAT into executing the Throttlebots and kidnapped Buster Witwicky, taking him to the Decepticons' island base to use as a hostage. The Throttlebots were Transformers toys released in 1987. The Throttlebots a sub-group of the Autobots, consisted of six toys that could transform When the Autobot Headmasters and Targetmasters besieged the base, the Decepticons were forced to flee by deploying its rocket facility. Targetmaster is a subline of the Transformers toyline that include Nebulan sidekicks who can transform into the Transformers' Weapons 1987 Targetmasters In the process of departure, Shockwave was shot down in space and began to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. Ratbat declared that it would be inefficient to rescue him and instead, seized sole command of the Decepticons for himself.
Of all the leaders of the Decepticons on Earth, few came closer to outright victory than Ratbat. He tracked the Autobots under Fortress Maximus when they set out to unite with those under Grimlock and launched an all-out attack that resulted in huge casualties, leaving the Autobots briefly stranded on the Moon, and retrieved several Decepticon prisoners of war. Fortress Maximus is a Fictional character from several of the Transformers series. Grimlock is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes.
Later, Ratbat promoted the newly-recovered Starscream to the position of second-in-command, and set out to learn the truth about the legendary Underbase, which could seemingly make a Transformer supremely powerful. Starscream The Underbase was a Fictional object in the Marvel Transformers comics Ratbat was determined to attain its power for himself, but this ambition was shared with Starscream. The latter lured the separate Decepticon faction led by Scorponok to a meeting with Ratbat's forces, which soon resulted in conflict between the two, allowing Starscream to seek the Underbase for himself. Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Both Decepticon factions allied with the Autobots in fighting against Starscream, suffering huge casualties in the process. However, both Ratbat and Scorponok independently suspected that the Autobot leader Optimus Prime had plans to seize the power of the Underbase for himself, and they set out to stop them. This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan Learning that the Underbase was nearby, Ratbat declared that he would possess the Underbase's power—and was shot in the back by Scorponok, killing him.
Ratbat would make an appearance in the Generation 2 comic in flashback, shown in battle with Buster Witwicky as an example of the Autobots witnessing organic life fighting for its survival. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current
Blackthorne comics
In the short-lived series of 3-D Transformers comic books, Ratbat was the pet of Galvatron, who secretly plotted to rule the Decepticons. Blackthorne Publishing was a Publisher that specialized in Comic books and Comic strips that existed from about 1986-89 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer Galvatron is the name of several fictional Transformers most often the recreated version of Megatron, the Decepticon Supreme Commander He was defeated by Searchlight while searching for mysterious energon-producing aliens. The Throttlebots were Transformers toys released in 1987. The Throttlebots a sub-group of the Autobots, consisted of six toys that could transform In the Fictional universe of the Transformers, Energon (pronounced EN-ur-jon like " Energy " is the primary source of power for Transformers
Dreamwave Productions
Millions of years ago, before the Transformers crash-landed on Earth, Ratbat was the leader of a sub-faction of Decepticons called the Ultracons during the time when Megatron had disappeared and believed to have died. Dreamwave Productions is a Canadian art design studio and Comic book publisher best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The Ultracons are a fictional subfaction of Decepticon Transformers commanded by Ratbat in the Dreamwave comics Megatron Megatron's return saw the Ultracons reintegrated into the Decepticons. At this point in time, Ratbat possessed an original Cybertronian form, able to transform from robot mode to jet. However, sometime after the Great Shutdown, when Shockwave established control of the planet, many Transformers, including Ratbat had their bodies reformatted into Earth-themed modes, leading to Ratbat's bat/tape body. Shockwave is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Ratbat was not pleased with his new unimposing nature compared to his original structure. In the present, Ratbat was freed by Starscream from imprisonment and was given to Soundwave, implying a past connection—it is entirely possible that Shockwave may have viewed Ratbat as a threat to his control of the planet, and deliberately gave him a weak body and imprisoned him to keep him out of the way.
Devil's Due Publishing
In the first G. I. Joe vs. the Transformers crossover, Ratbat, along with Soundwave and the other Earthbound cassettes (bar Buzzsaw) were recovered from the Ark and used as weapons by the terrorist organization, Cobra. Buzzsaw is the name of several Fictional characters in the fictional Transformers universes. Attacking an energy center for the technology needed to create Energon, the attack force met the G.I. Joe, who had managed to discover where they would strike next. In the Fictional universe of the Transformers, Energon (pronounced EN-ur-jon like " Energy " is the primary source of power for Transformers GI Joe is a line of military-themed articulated "action figures" produced by the Toy company Hasbro. The Joes ambushed the cassettes, and Ratbat was shot down by Bazooka, Rock N' Roll, and Roadblock. Rock 'n Roll is a character from the GI Joe A Real American Hero toy line comic books and cartoon series of the 1980s Roadblock is a character from Hasbro 's GI Joe A Real American Hero series of toys comics and cartoon Unlike the intelligent, scheming portrayals of the Marvel and Dreamwave comics versions, this Ratbat was more in line with the cartoon—a feral but mostly mindless animal. A feral organism is one that has escaped from Domestication and returned partly or wholly to its wild state
IDW Publishing
Ratbat made his first IDW appearance in The Transformers: Megatron Origin, where he is a senator (in robot mode) who observes the rise of Megatron. IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works is an American Comic book company. The Transformers Megatron Origin is a Comic book Limited series by IDW Publishing exploring the origin of Megatron in its A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. He shows distaste for the minor details of his job and is shown ordering various underhanded & corrupt business dealings (and appears bored by it). In his appearance, a partially obscured figure resembling Soundwave was working for him; Soundwave later tried to broker an arms deal with Megatron, making it possible that Ratbat wants Megatron's rise to continue for some reason. Soundwave is the name of several Fictional characters from the ''Transformers'' universes. However, in #3 he is watching a litany of Decepticon terrorist attacks and feels things are going too far, although he still has Soundwave freed. After Megatron's gladiators free themselves and massacre the Senate, Ratbat plans to flee to Iacon, but is betrayed by Soundwave, who implants his Spark in a cassette body.
Ratbat is seen in his familiar cassette "bat" form in issue #1 of The Transformers: Devastation, where he observes the launch of the Ark-19 from Lake Michigan and reports it to Megatron and Sixshot. The Transformers Devastation is a six-issue Comic book Miniseries, published by IDW Publishing, based on the Transformers and following The Ark is an Autobot spacecraft in the fictional Transformers Universe. Sixshot is the name of two Fictional characters from the various Transformers universes.
Toys
- Generation 1 Ratbat (1986)
- Ratbat's toy transformed from a purple, black, and gold bat into a cassette. His toy, when in microcassette form, could fit inside Soundwave, a cassette player. Soundwave is the name of several Fictional characters from the ''Transformers'' universes. He was packaged with Frenzy and released in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
- Transformers: Universe Classic Series Springer vs. Ratbat (unreleased)
- A redeco of Cybertron Sideways. A Target store exclusive.
Transtech
| Transformers character | |
| Ratbat | |
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| Affiliation | Decepticon |
| Series | Transtech |
A new character named Ratbat appeared in the Transtech storyline. "Deceptacon" redirects here but is also the name of a song by the group Le Tigre. Transtech is an unreleased line of Toys under the Transformers umbrella This character is a purple humanoid Decepticon councilman.
Fun Publications
After Shockwave discovered that certain systems in Breakaway were unique and might be useful Megatron requested permission from Transtech Ratbat to take the Autobot apart, even it it may kill him.
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