Skullgrin is a fictional character in the Transformers storyline.
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Transformers: Generation 1
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| Skullgrin | |
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| Affiliation | Decepticon |
| Japanese name | Dauros |
| Sub-Group | Pretenders |
| Function | Siege Warrior |
| Motto | "Those who stand against me will soon fall before me!" |
| Alternate Modes | Cybertronian Tank |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 |
| Voiced by | Daisuke Gōri (Japanese) |
Like several other Pretenders, Skullgrin's personality changed somewhat when he received his Pretender shell. "Deceptacon" redirects here but is also the name of a song by the group Le Tigre. The Transformers is the original Transformers toy line that was produced from 1984 to 1991 ( February 8, 1952 - present is a popular male veteran Seiyū from Tokyo. Normally a cool, calculating combatant, inside the shell he becomes a rampaging engine of destruction that tries to destroy everything in his path, never retreating. It has been speculated that the shell has a personality of its own. However, the egotistical Skullgrin has a surprising personality quirk — he loves Earth and is fascinated by it.
Skullgrin's Pretender shell is easily distinguishable by having the skull of a bovine animal for a head. The biological Subfamily bovines includes a diverse group of 10 species of medium to large sized Ungulates including domestic Cattle, Bison, Water The shell's dark gray color, multiple spikes, and skull ornaments on its belt give it a menacing appearance, similar to Judge Death. A belt is a flexible band typically made of Leather or heavy Cloth, and worn around the Waist. Judge Death is a Fictional character of the Judge Dredd universe recounted in the UK comic 2000 AD. The inner Skullgrin robot transforms into a Cybertronian tank. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical [1]
Animated series
In the Japanese MasterForce series, Skullgrin was called Dauros. is the title of a Japanese Transformers line of toys and Anime series that ran from April 12, 1988 to March 7, 1989 He was one of the three Decepticon Pretenders that served under Mega and Giga.
In the Masterforce series, Pretenders don't split from their shells, but change their forms from shell to robot. Dauros' shell is supposed to resemble a demon, and can change size from slightly larger than a human to full size. In tank mode he can tunnel through the Earth and has limited flight capabilities.
Marvel Comics
In the Marvel Transformers comic, Skullgrin's most notable appearance was when he accidentally met the sci-fi actress Carissa Carr, who was starring in a new sci-fi monster thriller named Monstercon from Mars. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The Transformers was an 80-issue American comic book series published by Marvel Comics telling the story of the Transformers. Ethel Stankiewicz, better known by her artist name Carissa Carr, is a Fictional Actress in the Marvel Transformers comics The machine playing the Monstercon had broken down, and Skullgrin agreed to star as the movie's villain, replacing the Monstercon. This led to an enormously successful movie star career, but it was abruptly cut short by Circuit Breaker, who struck Skullgrin down after learning he was a Transformer robot instead of an organic monster. Circuit Breaker is a Fictional Comic book character in the 1980's Marvel Comics Transformers series
Skullgrin was also featured on the cover of issue 54 "King Con". In the issue itself, he and Iguanus were dispatched by Scorponok to rig a transceiver on top of the Empire State Building to allow them to produce energon cubes. Iguanus is the name of several Fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street In the Fictional universe of the Transformers, Energon (pronounced EN-ur-jon like " Energy " is the primary source of power for Transformers The plan was thwarted by the Autobot Micromasters. Micromasters is a Transformers subline composed of small figures that came packaged in groups and with bases that interacted with the figures Skullgrin returned to the Scorponok-led Decepticons afterwards and served with them until the coming of Unicron. Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Unicron is a Fictional character from the ''Transformers'' universe and toyline.
Skullgrin made a brief appearance in the Transformers: Generation 2 comic series, as the lone surviving member of a party of Decepticons that were assaulted by the forces of Jhiaxus. "Generation 2" redirects here See Generation2 for the sword replica manufacturer Jhiaxus (pronounced gee-axe-us is the name of several Fictional characters in the Transformers universes. He was killed while trying to radio Megatron for help. Megatron
Dreamwave Productions
In Dreamwave Productions' re-imagining of the Transformers universe, Skullgrin was part of Starscream's Predacons faction. Dreamwave Productions is a Canadian art design studio and Comic book publisher best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series Starscream The Predacons are a group of Fictional characters from the Transformers universe. He was included in the party under Starscream who lost a shipment of Energon to Grimlock's Lightning Strike Coalition in the first issue of the second War Within series. In the Fictional universe of the Transformers, Energon (pronounced EN-ur-jon like " Energy " is the primary source of power for Transformers Grimlock is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. The Lightning Strike Coalition (or LSC is a fictional faction of Autobots in Dreamwave Productions ' Transformers The War Within comic series This article is about the comic book series For other uses see ' The War Within (disambiguation. The series takes place prior to the pretenders getting their shells.
IDW Publishing
Skullgrin made his first IDW Publishing appearance in The Transformers: Stormbringer, where he was one of Bludgeon's cultists. IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works is an American Comic book company. The Transformers Stormbringer is a Comic book mini-series, published by IDW Publishing. Bludgeon is the name of several Fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Capturing Jetfire and the Technobots, they then reanimated Thunderwing with the intention of using him to destroy other worlds in the hopes of reviving Cybertron. Jetfire is the name of several Fictional characters from the Transformers universes. The Technobots are a subgroup of five Autobots that transform into futuristic vehicles in the Transformers universe. Thunderwing is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers toyline Hoping to gain his own Pretender shell, Skullgrin and his fellow cultists were defeated by The Wreckers. The Wreckers are a sub-team of Autobots in the fictional Transformers Universe, functioning essentially as a Commando unit
Toys
- Generation 1 Skullgrin
References
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