- Ramhorn
Ramhorn is the name of two characters from the various
Transformers universes .Transformers: Generation 1
Transformers character
name = Ramhorn
caption =Ramhorn box artdeletable image-caption
affiliation = Autobot
subgroup = Mini-cassettes
rank = 5
function = Warrior
partner = Eject
motto ="Flee before me or else you'll fall before me."
alternatemodes = Rhinoceros/Cassette Tape
series =
voiceby =He is part of the mini-cassetteAutobot team and takes on the form of arhinoceros .Ramhorn's bio painted him as extremely unruly and bad-tempered, prone to destroying anyone who violates his territory. His charge is formidable enough to knock a train off its tracks or upend an 18-wheeler with one blow.
As a member of the Autobot communications sub-group Ramhorn frequently worked with its other members - Blaster, Eject,
Grandslam , Raindance, Rewind andSteeljaw .Animated series
Ramhorn first appeared as one of Blaster's warriors in , where he defended Blaster's communications tower from the Decepticon cassettes.
He appeared in the episode, "Forever is A Long Time Coming". In this episode, Rewind, Blaster, Ramhorn,
Blurr andWreck-Gar are transported to Cybertron's past via a Quintesson time window. He aided the prehistoric Autobots in defeating theGuardian Robots , thus keeping the original timeline intact. (Strangely, Ramhorn had the power of speech in that episode, and only made normal rhino-like sounds for most of his other appearances)In episode 78, "Madman's Paradise", Spike and Carly hosted a banquet for a visiting ambassador. Daniel got bored and wandered off.
Grimlock followed him and they fell into a lost chamber where Quintessons banished their criminals to other dimensions. They slipped through to the sorcerous other-dimensional realm of Menonia, and were tricked into fighting on the Red Wizard's side, only to find out that he was the Quintesson criminal, who overthrew theGolden One .Ultra Magnus , Blaster, Eject, Rewind, Ramhorn, andSteeljaw followed, and using Blaster's amplification, they help the Golden One defeat the Red Wizard. With the help ofPerceptor , the Autobots and Daniel returned to Cybertron.In "The Quintesson Journal" he was a part of the Autobot team that recovered the Quintesson's recording device.
He also had a small part in "The Ultimate Weapon", teaming with Steeljaw to ram
Galvatron 's cannon mode.He later appeared in "Call of the Primitives" as one of the Transformers "Primitives" (animal themed Transformers like the
Dinobots andPredacons ) summoned byPrimacron to battle his creationTornedron , but was deactivated by the energy creature. He was revived whenGrimlock defeated the creature.Transformers: Headmasters
Ramhorn did not appear much after this in the U.S. series. However, he was in the Japanese series, , When Blaster was killed during a one on one confrontation with Soundwave, the Autobot cassettes were left without a leader. They salvaged his body and were able to reconstruct the body. Blaster was reformatted into
Twincast , whose bodies were identical, except for the fact that his later form was blue instead of red.Marvel Comics
Although Ramhorn would not appear in the U.S. Transformers comic, he appeared in the U.K. "Space Pirates" arc. When the Quintessons attacked Autobot City and killed Blaster and the rest of its inhabitants,
Rodimus Prime came to investigate. However, when he lost the Matrix and reverted to Hot Rod, he decided to use Blaster's cassettes, including Ramhorn, to fend off the Quintessons while he reactivated Metroplex.Dreamwave Productions
Ramhorn was among the many Autobots who congregated in a secret base during the "Age of Wrath", when the recently-returned
Megatron 's Aerospace Extermination Squadron covered the planet Cybertron, capturing countless Autobot heroes and sending the remnants of the army underground.Toys
*Generation 1 Ramhorn (1986)
Beast Wars
Transformers character
name = Ramhorn
caption =
affiliation =Predacon
subgroup =Basic Beasts
rank =10
function =
partner =Cicadacon Seaclamp
motto =
alternatemodes =Rhinoceros Beetle
series =Beast Wars
voiceby =Ram Horn (now with a space) was the name given to one of the three Predacons who turned into
Tripredacus . [http://www.unicron.us/tf1997/toypics/tripredacus.htm]Transformers: Timelines
As the crew of the Darkside fled Cybertron with the
Golden Disk , Predacon secret police agent Tarantulas was onboard decoding information from it. While his boss Megatron wasn't watching, Tarantulas contacted General Ram Horn and updated him on the disk's status.Animated series
In "The Agenda Part 1" the Tripredacus Council ordered agent
Ravage to follow the transwarp wave in order to capture Megatron and eliminate any witnesses.IDW Publishing
The Tripredacus Council ordered Magmatron to assure that no knowledge of the transwarp wave reached the Maximals. When their agent failed at his task of rounding up the rogue Megatron, the council sent Magmatron to complete the mission.
Toys
* Beast Wars Ram Horn (1997):Ram Horn is a basic sized toy that transforms into a maroon rhinocerous beetle. He has a dual-bladed claw weapon. He transforms into the arms of
Tripredacus . He was redecoed into the MaximalMotorarm .References
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