- Skullgrin
Skullgrin is a
fictional character in the Transformers storyline. He shouldn't be confused withDauros .Transformers: Generation 1
Transformers character
name =Skullgrin
japanname =
caption =Skullgrin/Dauros toy
affiliation =Decepticon
subgroup =Pretenders
function =Siege Warrior
partner =
motto ="Those who stand against me will soon fall before me!"
alternatemodes =Cybertronian Tank
series =
voiceby =Like several other Pretenders, Skullgrin's personality changed somewhat when he received his Pretender shell. 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. Making him very different from other Decepticons. In his affair with Circuit-Breaker, he actually bargained for fuel instead of fighting to avoid any casualties.Skullgrin's Pretender shell is easily distinguishable by having theskull of abovine animal for a head. The shell's dark gray color, multiple spikes, and skull ornaments on its belt give it a menacing appearance, similar toJudge Death . The inner Skullgrin robot transforms into a Cybertroniantank . [ [http://www.seibertron.com/comics/universe/supplementary/?tf_id=skullgrin Transformers Universe Supplementary Archive ] ]Marvel Comics
Skullgrin would appear again in issue #49, "The Underbase Saga Part 3, Cold War!" In this story he was a member of the Decepticon forces under Scorponok's command. They were tricked into fighting the Decepticon forces under Ratbat's command by Starscream, who used the battle to steal Scorponok's ship and get to the Underbase.
In the Marvel "Transformers" comic, Skullgrin's most notable appearance was when he accidentally met the
sci-fi actressCarissa Carr , who was starring in a new sci-fi monster thriller named "Monstercon from Mars". 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.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 theEmpire State Building to allow them to produce energon cubes. The plan was thwarted by the AutobotMicromasters . Skullgrin returned to theScorponok -led Decepticons afterwards and served with them until the coming ofUnicron .Skullgrin made a brief appearance in the "" comic series, as the lone surviving member of a party of Decepticons that were assaulted by the forces of
Jhiaxus . He was killed while trying to radioMegatron for help.Dreamwave Productions
In
Dreamwave Productions ' re-imagining of the Transformers universe, Skullgrin was part ofStarscream 'sPredacons faction. He was included in the party under Starscream who lost a shipment of Energon toGrimlock 'sLightning Strike Coalition in the first issue of the second "" series. The series takes place prior to the pretenders getting their shells.IDW Publishing
Skullgrin made his first
IDW Publishing appearance in "", where he was one of Bludgeon's cultists. CapturingJetfire and theTechnobots , they then reanimatedThunderwing with the intention of using him to destroy other worlds in the hopes of reviving Cybertron. Hoping to gain his own Pretender shell, Skullgrin and his fellow cultists were defeated by The Wreckers.Toys
*Generation 1 Skullgrin:This toy is identical to the toy sold in Japan as Dauros.
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