"Me Grimlock no bozo! Just as Shockwave's victory appeared complete, Roadblock and Lady Jaye successfully opened up the final time portal, and the humans returned, with some heavy artillery in the form of the five Autobots, now reformatted in huge, powerful dinosaur bodies. Grimlock adalah nama untuk salah satu karakter robot fiksi dari serial The Transformers. Some Autobots wonder why Grimlock is even on their side. (Centuries later, the good guys are apparently still this dumb.) Then, after a while, he switched sides and went to the Autobots. Despite his strength and prowess, Grimlock continually struggles with his pronouns. Years ago, before the war, Grimlock was part of a cage-fighting arena. He chooses to talk dumb rather than be thought of as weak. Electing not to waste time looking for the others, Grimlock ordered Swoop to set course for Cybertron while Sludge and Slag pumped the Nucleon into the Ark's life-support pods. Thanks to Grimlock, though, the Autobots not only had a set of ships held in reserve, but the Dinobots had also placed tracking devices on the Decepticon shuttles, leading the Autobot pursuit force right to the planet Klo. He was so pleased with the Dinobots he asked Ratchet and Wheeljack to build two more. These creatures lived in dark subterranean places, only emerging at night to seek food. The War Within: The Age of Wrath. His plans allowed the Autobots to hold out just long enough — barring a few casualties, like his comrade Slag — for Megatron to arrive with the Rheanimum that ensured their survival. Two engaged him in combat, but Grimlock dispatched them easily. When Optimus refused, Grimlock stole a shuttle and the bodies of the Dinobots and went anyway, which everyone really should have seen coming. Grimlock, is a character from the Generation 1 Transformers. Grimlock was targeted, along with Jetfire, Blitzwing and Hot Spot, by The Fallen, who wished to use their apparently unique Sparks to help in his revival of Primus, which would allow Unicron to locate him. When Smokescreen returned to Cybertron from the planet Junk with information, however, Grimlock exited the battle to attend a war room meeting with Rodimus Prime, Kup and Ultra Magnus. When Optimus' group surrendered to Ultra Magnus, some of the Autobots remained on Earth, Grimlock among them. The Decepticons joined forces with Sub-Atlantica and staged a full-scale attack on Washington, D.C.. Grudge Match, When Wheeljack approached Grimlock with a new fuel idea that meant they would no longer be dependent on humans, Grimlock retorted that they would take what they wanted and then sent the Protectobots to track down Blaster and Goldbug. Grimlock personally brought down both Shockwave and the Battlechargers himself. King of the Hill The power instantly went to his head (literally, as he started wearing a crown) and his bullying style of command and lack of regard for humans soon alienated Blaster and Goldbug to the extent that they deserted. Energo sword. When the war broke out, the Dynobots sided with the Autobots. Totalled The experience seemed to have a humbling effect on Grimlock and he accepted the command of a returned Optimus Prime. Prime ordered Grimlock to help him find Megatron. His catchphrase is "Me Grimlock, king of beasts". Meanwhile, Megatron was frustrated at the Dinobots' success and sent Soundwave to probe them for potential weaknesses. Grimlock and Spike faked having an argument, compelling the guards to lower the energy fences to remove the troublesome humans—only to be obliterated by the Dinobots. Grimlock took the lead by knocking Shockwave through a wall, and beating the tar out of the 'Cons, alongside his new Dinobots, their new abilities more than a match for the Decepticon forces. (Maybe by me Grimlock.). He admitted that he envied Prime for the loyalty he inspired in the Autobots, and that this, not the leadership of the Autobots, was what he'd truly desired. Later, Grimlock made a deal with the Survivors, lending them aid to rescue their Decepticon comrade Carnivac in exchange for them joining Earthforce under his command. Despite their victory, Optimus Prime harangued Grimlock and his team for their brutal tactics, flying in the face of the "Autobot Code". While Bumblebee searched the computer logs, Grimlock went looking for the science team—only to discover they had all been killed. Maximum Dinobots issue 1 Maximum Dinobots issue 2, After a bit of arguing over the nature of anarchic command structures, the group eventually comes together in harmony, or at least synchronous chaos. He ascended to the post of overall Autobot leader on several occasions, growing in the process and eventually, despite their original conflict, becoming Optimus' handpicked lieutenant and likely successor. Grimlock is a Tyrannosaurus rex in charge of a small, three-mech group of dinosaur transformers known as the Dinobots. Grimlock's command status proved invaluable when Optimus met Megatron on Earth alone, intending to form an alliance against Jhiaxus. End of the Road! before waking up and hitting the road for some adventures with the Dinobots and Joy Meadows. Escalation! He liked to call Ultra Magnus "Little Prime". Realizing the meteorite was due to explode, Optimus left to warn the Dinobots, but they attacked him. Still, even with him and Torca working overtime, things might have gone poorly without Lio Convoy's arrival. However, before leaving the Dynobots' ship, he had enabled a "dead man's switch" designed to take Shockwave with them if they were defeated. Starscream baited Grimlock, telling him he was a Decepticon inside and was just in denial. Escalation issue 5, When the Reapers attacked the Decepticons, Skywatch decided to awaken the most advanced of their "Eureka Six", which turned out to be Grimlock. Toys. After Wheeljack finished the construction of Autobot Earthbase, Grimlock gave him a hearty slap on the back as congratulations on a job well done. He altered the Dinobots' memory circuits and put them to work in the Cybertonium mines, where they remained until Spike and Carly repaired them. War and Peace. The Fallen had to watch his followers take a sound beating. Grimlock is egomaniacal, impatient and dimwitted, but he is a powerful soldier.Grimlock was a gladiator from Kaon, but chose to join the Autobots early on in the war. [Least I Could Do "Me Say You Full of Cesium Salami". Grimlock is an Autobot in g1. During a mission to Unicron's disembodied head, where the Autobots were outmatched by the new Decepticon Terrorcons, Grimlock used components of Unicron's head to construct the Technobots to battle them. In the end, Optimus Prime united with the Swarm and cleansed it of its dark impulses. Dinobot Commander Grimlock survived, however, and followed Tornedron back to Primacron's lab. Later, when Prowl remarked they had work to do on Earth, with Ravage's Predacon militia still a threat, Wolfang reminded him that they had Grimlock on their side. You can help Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki by expanding it. Instead of securing the element, Grimlock opted to lead the Dinobots to Cybertron itself, where they were captured by Shockwave. The Beast Within, Grimlock was less than thrilled about being forced to go through the Maximal downsizing. After they learned Wheeljack had effectively locked them out of the base with the defense grid fully active and hunting for targets, Grimlock hung Wheeljack upside-down by his ankle and smothered his face in the snow. Stealing a Decepticon shuttle, the Dinobots then headed for Cybertron, meaning to free Prime and his group. Still Life! Dim-witted and sluggish, his disposition is much more suited to the Decepticons. Forced to choose sides, Grimlock sent Sludge and Swoop to protect Starscream from the assassins while he and the others dealt with the two former Decepticon leaders. Grimlock realized the error of his ways, and the Dinobots forced the Decepticons into retreat. The Void! Whatever. This character article is a stub and is missing information. Grimlock can be cold, merciless and contemptuous of those he considers beneath him, such as human beings, and at times, even Autobot leader Optimus Prime himself, who Grimlock would gladly supplant as Autobot leader if he were able to, giving him a superiority complex as indicated by his Generation 1 tech specs. They utilized a combination of shield generators, sky snipers, thermal mines...basically anything they could throw at the Swarm. Grimlock, on the other hand, randomly flicked a switch which reversed Tornedron's energy polarity, undoing the damage he had done and dissipating the creature. They successfully attacked the Decepticons and freed the imprisoned Autobots. Yesterday's Heroes! Grimlock took command of a small commando team, leading strikes against Decepticon outposts across the galaxy. In return for their autonomy, all Optimus Prime asked for was to show some restraint. Before he even left Hydrus Four, he began suffering erratic joint locks. At the start of Megatron's rise to power, the Dynobots turned out to an open casting call for Megatron's underground gladiatorial games, and got a good deal more respect from the Predacons than the other attendees. Maybe it's his taciturn, almost ponderous nature, or his clipped, stunted speech patterns. The Hydrusian didn't want to fight, but instead warned him that Nucleon always came with unexpected side effects. Devastator eventually succumbed to a forward charge made by Slag, which forced Devastator to the ground. Grimlock split up his team: He would go find Optimus Prime, and the rest of the team would shut down the transformation system for Cybertron. Grimlock is the most fearsome and powerful member of the Dinobots. After that, Shockwave sent Megatron off to Cybertron, prompting Grimlock to rejoin the Autobots in the Ark. For now, he's happy to tear into the enemy Decepticons whenever he can and wait for a more opportune moment to try for the leadership. At one point, the Dinobots had reverted to their base instincts due to their primary cybo-dendrons having burnt out (from all that time in the tar pit), so the Autobots had to go round up them. Grimlock at first thought it was all a Decepticon trick and was skeptical that the Transformers even had a god. Even combined as Computron, the Technobots felt they could not match the Terrorcons, until Grimlock transferred his super-intelligence into Computron, reverting to his old self and allowing the Technobots to claim victory. In T-Rex mode, Grimlock has a cannon on top of him. Spotlight: Grimlock, Grimlock became a central tool of Scorponok's plans. Grimlock was an autobot from the Transformers franchise. The Ascending issue 4, Grimlock and his team were transported to Earth's prehistoric past by a malfunctioning Teletran 3. In 2008, the Decepticons staged a brazen and unprovoked attack on the Autobot location, prompting an incredible battle. Rodimus Prime questioned whether he could pull enough troops away from the battle at hand to be of any use on Junk, but Grimlock reminded Roddy who he was talking to, and assured that his Dinobots would be more than enough firepower. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn't really get along with most Autobots. Starscream and his Seekers dropped by while Grimlock was alone. In the convention-exclusive story "Alignment", which ties up plot threads from Generation 2, Grimlock sacrifices himself in the final battle against the Liege Maximo. Decepticon interference led to Grimlock having a good old rumble with Sludge that destroyed the town of Doonstown and left several Autobots badly injured. Devastation issue 5. Luckily, a miracle arrived in the form of a resurrected Optimus Prime and his new friend, the awesomely powerful Last Autobot, who began spontaneously reviving all the Autobots who fell in battle with the Decepticons. Starscream then agreed to the systems boost in exchange for Grimlock's promise to help if Megatron tried to assassinate him again. When Shockwave reached his first destination—Earth, at the end of the last Ice Age—the Dynobots destroyed his ship, but Slag revealed that the high energon levels of the planet would put them in stasis lock, since they hadn't come prepared like Shockwave. Grimlock (グリムロック, Gurimurokku) is the leader of the Dinobots, primitive minded but powerful Autobot subgroup and strike squad.Some Autobots wonder why Grimlock is even on their side. Dancing around and laughing over his successful saving of the universe, Grimlock decimated Primacron's lab, which he decided was the smartest thing he'd ever done. During this operation, Manta Ray deliberately ignored Razorclaw's orders in favor of Grimlock's and, when the Predacon attempted to execute him for treason, Leadfoot cut Razorclaw in two, securing them as new recruits for the Autobots. The Dinobots were unaware that the life-support pods also held Megatron, as Grimlock had departed before Ratchet's rescue. I want to tell you about the Transformers! Lieutenant Commander is, Grimlock's speech impediment is caused by varying conditions, depending on continuity. You can help Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki by expanding it. Dispatching a probe, the Ark learned that Shockwave had come to Earth and was wandering the Savage Land. His escape was engineered by the head of the Machination, Scorponok, who wanted Grimlock to join him in the Machination plot to dominate the Earth by running interference and delaying Megatron's plans long enough for the Machination to put their plans into action. Break-Away! What they thought of that is unknown, as Autobot security forces raided the party soon after. His disposition is much more suited to the Decepticons. And that's not all, when you accept the mission to defeat Scorponok and his endless army of cheap Autobot knock offs, you can get a revenge seeking Shockwave for free, act now! The outnumbered Decepticons were no match for Grimlock and company, but Octopunch's last-ditch shot ricocheted off the Dinobot's back, waking Primus. Eye of the Storm! Hunter O'nion eventually cuts out the real Sunstreaker from the loop, shutting down the troops. Grimlock's true loyalty became obvious when he stopped Blitzwing from blowing off Optimus's head by grabbing his tank turret and bending it into a pretzel with one hand. Me Grimlock BIG person, so they put statue of me Grimlock in Natural History Museum. Prime Directive, It didn't last very long, though, as Shockwave soon showed up with his Triple Changers. The Ark used data gathered from the Savage Land to convert five of the dormant Autobots into the Dinobots. At the well, Grimlock encountered the final guardian. Grimlock and Slag were trotting along through a fiel… After fleeing Galvatron's attack on Autobot City, the Dinobots, along with Kup and Hot Rod, crashed on Quintessa, and were separated from the two Autobots. However, Wheeljack convinced him instead to lock them away, and the trio were herded back into the cave and buried alive. The Last Stand The Dinobots were later freed by Ratchet and joined the Autobots from time to time, but they were usually seen wandering on their own under Grimlock's orders. Snarl, Slag and Sludge's dino-modes were herbivores: Stegosaur, Triceratops and Apatosaurus respectively. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn't really get along with most Autobots. A Savage Circle. Grimlock appears as a play on the word gridlock in the popular webcomic Least I Could Do. This method may or may not have involved Nucleon, as it did in the main timeline, and Grimlock apparently did not or could not bring back the means for restoring all the Autobots in the Ark's life pods. On transporting down to the planet's surface to confront Shockwave, they gained an initial advantage, as Shockwave's logic was unable to comprehend the effort and risks they had taken for their revenge. Grimlock hates weakness, but he hates more those who abuse their strength. Grimlocks were a humanoid race of creatures with slightly scaled, thick gray skin that was usually scarred from hunts through their constricted underground passageways. Grimlock, understandably, doesn't seem to like the idea, but does enjoy the rather constant wave of toys they send his way to vent frustration. Later, the Decepticons took over a hydroelectric plant, and when the Autobots arrived to stop them, the Autobots were defeated and captured. The Autobots decid… These things, coupled with his dislike of Optimus Prime, have led to a defection or two on Grimlock's part. Grimlock was none too grateful for his rescue, instead berating himself for failing to destroy Thunderwing and guilty that he was alive while the other Dinobots were still deactivated. He escaped the facility, confused and angry. After the Dinobots were reactivated, Wheeljack asked them to save their friends. The discovery of fossilized dinosaur bones in a cavern in their volcano base set the Earthbound Autobots on the track to creating the Dinobots. To add insult to injury, the resulting peace meant he had no outlet for his warlike tendencies. He knew that Prime had figured things out, and though he hadn't executed Megatron, he wasn't going to spend his time in the war running away. He is the leader of the mighty Dinobots. During their search, the Dinobots met Wheelie. What popped up was a Tyrannosaurus Rex, which Grimlock seemed to fall in love with the moment he saw it. Despite his strength and prowess, Grimlock continually struggles with his pronouns. Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Bumblebee, left behind at Autobot base to finish repairing Teletraan-I, decided to go against Optimus' orders and release the Dinobots, but not before upgrading their brains to be smarter and more obedient. Ia terkenal karena kekuatannya yang besar dan juga model alternatifnya sebagai Tyrannosaurus Rex . While Optimus began to despair after learning Jhiaxus' origins, Grimlock refused to give up, bolstering the Autobot leader's spirits as they led an escape from Jhiaxus' flagship. Grimlock is the leader of the Dynobots, a group of close knit hunters and guardsmen who, in no small part due to Grimlock's influence, prefer to work outside the Autobot rulebook. Grimlock sentenced them to death as a way of drawing Blaster out but instead they were rescued by Sky Lynx. While Prowl began naive negotiations with the Decepticons for continued peace, Grimlock had his Dinobots arrange precautionary measures against any treachery. Grimlock is an ancient and powerful warrior who takes the form of a Tyrannosaurus rex from Earth. Those bones inspired Wheeljack and Ratchet to create the Dinobots. (Even though he got to grab Megatron in his jaws and hurl him through a window.) With Unicron inching ever closer to Cybertron, Optimus Prime decided that the Autobots aboard the Ark were needed elsewhere, yet Earth still needed defenders. The Ascending issue 1. He gave him a choice: Go to Sector Zero-Six and help the Seekers take out the Autobot command post, or warn the post about their arrival. He and Daniel Witwicky were transported to the other-dimensional realm of Menonia, where Grimlock was duped into fighting on the side of the tyrannical Quintesson Mara-Al-Utha Madman's Paradise, and later, he helped to sniff out the "dinosaur transform static" that implicated Trypticon in the theft of world monuments Thief in the Night. Hi-Q came to his rescue, recognizing that the Nucleon was still transforming Grimlock's body. When the Autobots began to suffer from Cybertonium deficiency, Spike Witwicky and his girlfriend Carly attempted to persuade the Dinobots—who continued to function perfectly, as they had been built on Earth without Cybertonium—to steal some of the mineral from a Decepticon shipment coming in from Cybertron. Combat is in Grimlock's spark, and periods in between battles are simply periods of great frustration and seething resentment. Prowl say not to tell other Dinobots. Their deaths forced Grimlock to question his methods and his attitude toward Optimus Prime. Rodimus agreed, and brought Grimlock, Scattershot, Smokescreen and the rest of the Dinobots with him to confront Unicron. Inside Story! Millennia later, on Earth, Megatron captured the other four Dinobots, a fact which he used as leverage to get Grimlock to turn traitor and join the Decepticons after they were reactivated by Lazarus. His veichle mode on Cybertron has not been seen, when arriving to Earth he adapts the beast mode of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Traveling to VsQs, where Optimus Prime's funeral barge had crashed, the three began to search an abandoned science station for any clue as to the Matrix's whereabouts. Although Grimlock was willing to let the Autobots die and decided to crush the humans, he recognized the Cybertron connection to the Cybertonium. Throughout 2006, he regularly participated in missions with his fellow Autobots rather than the other Dinobots, battling on the planets of Chaar, Goo, Dredd and Eurythma. When he entered stasis lock, this failsafe activated, firing on a nearby dormant volcano and causing an eruption which buried Shockwave and the Dynobots under ash and lava. Six foot, seven foot, eight foot, Punch! "Me fight with all me--"? Primal Scream, After rejoining Optimus Prime's forces, Grimlock, Jazz and Bumblebee formed a team in the search for the lost Creation Matrix. Grimlock Grimlock and Blaster ended up putting their differences aside and teaming up to turn the tide of the battle. Starscream believed Grimlock was a natural born killer, but Grimlock really just carried a lot of rage and needed an outlet. Unfortunately, Grimlock's knack for forward-thinking ran a little short here, and he led his Dinobots into a trap as soon as the troops arrived on Klo. But once the battle got underway, Grimlock fell in with the Convoys. With their help, the Autobots were able to overturn the Decepticons' advance and plunge the now-burning city of Sub-Atlantica back into the sea.