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Razorclaw is the name of several fictional characters in the

Transformers
series. The first Razorclaw was leader of the Predacons, a evil combiner group from the 1984 Transformers series, where he was voiced by Joe Leahy. He turned into a lion. His character was them homaged in the Beast Wars series with a Predacon who turned into a crab, but had a personality similar to his namesake. After that other characters reusied the name in later series, but only the Razorclaw from the Transformers: Timelines was a homage to the original character.

Transformers: Generation 1

Razorclaw
Transformers character
Voiced byJoe Leahy
In-universe information
AffiliationDecepticon
Sub-groupConvention Exclusives, Micro Beasts, Predacons, Voyagers
FunctionPredacon Commander
Rank8
Motto"All good things succumb to those who wait."
Alternate modesMechanical lion, Cybertronian vehicle

Razorclaw is the name of the leader of the Decepticon sub-group called the Predacons. He transforms into a robotic lion and formed the body of the combiner warrior Predaking, one of the most feared Decepticon robots.[1] [2]

Marvel Comics

In the Marvel UK Transformers comics, the Predacons were summoned to Earth in 1987 and fitted with animal modes by

Shockwave. The Predacons then absconded, leaving Prime and Megatron to finish each other, but when Megatron transported them both to Cybertron, Shockwave dispatched the Predacons to find them. The team arrived back on Cybertron a little too late, as Megatron and Prime had returned to Earth, but an encounter with the Cybertron local Decepticon commander, Lord Straxus
, had left Megatron with amnesia, unable to remember the Predacons' treachery.

The stage was now set for the Predacons' appearance in the US title, and appear they did, shortly after Optimus Prime perished in a virtual duel with Megatron. Megatron himself had begun to descend into paranoid insanity, and Shockwave summoned the Predacons back to Earth and had them pose as Autobots, planning to have them hunt Megatron as part of a scheme to once again seize command of the Decepticons from Megatron (the UK comic rewrote some of the dialogue in its reprint of this issue to make it appear to be the Predacons' second trip to Earth). The plan did not go smoothly, however, as Megatron defeated them all, even in their combined form of Predaking. Realizing that Shockwave was to blame, Megatron was about to kill him when he revealed that he had duplicated his mind to disc to guide the Predacons in their mission. Believing (accurately as it turned out) that this was how Optimus Prime had survived, Megatron apparently killed himself by blowing up the interdimensional spacebridge while standing on it. Shockwave was left as Decepticon commander, and the Predacons were absorbed into his Earth-based Decepticon army.

The UK title shone the spotlight on the Predacons again when they attacked a circus, and the news report covering it revealed to Swoop discovered that his old foe Divebomb was now on Earth. Divebomb himself was growing disenchanted with the lack of challenges on Earth, so when Swoop ambushed him, he relished the chance to have a battle that tested him. Neither he nor Swoop, however, were particularly pleased when the other Predacons and Dinobots intruded on their private conflict, but when Grimlock almost killed Divebomb, Swoop stopped him and allowed the Predacons to go, so that when they next met, it would be on his terms.

The Predacons and

Ratbat led the Predacons on a mission to inspect the corpses. Discovering that the Throttlebots brain modules had been placed in toy cars by Triple I's sympathetic operate, Walter Barnett, the Predacons pursued them, demolishing a mall in the process. Razorclaw and his team were also part of the Decepticon force that ambushed the Autobots on Earth's moon during Grimlock and Blaster's
duel.

Later, when the treacherous Decepticon

Underbase, the Predacons aided in the defence of Tokyo
, but were among the legions of Transformers deactivated by the villain.

The Predacons remained deactivated for the remainder of the US series, until it was rejuvenated as Transformers: Generation 2 a short time later. Although the Predacon toys were not re-released for the Generation 2 toyline, the characters were functional again for the comic book series - although that did not last long. Razorclaw - attempting to kill Decepticon-turned-Autobot Manta Ray - was destroyed by his fellow defector, Leadfoot.

Animated series

The Predacons made their dramatic debut in the year 2005, as the Decepticon/

Metroplex, to transform and fight back, communications officer Blaster attempted to contact Cybertron for reinforcements, revealing his allies' plight. The transmission was intercepted by the Quintessons, however, and upon learning the location of the cog, they dispatched the Predacons to Io to ensure it would not reach Earth. After an initially poor showing in their individual robot and animal modes, the team merged to form Predaking, but were confronted by the massive Autobot Sky Lynx
and bested, leading to an enmity between the two.

The Predacons were in their element for their first mission in 2006, operating in the wilds of the planet Dredd, where they again battled Sky Lynx and several other Autobots, but were defeated when they were buried in an avalanche created by the planet's native Chaos monster. Later, they participated in the invasion of

Sandstorm
into a crevice.

What was perhaps the Predacons' most prominent adventure came when the Quintessons struck at the Transformers by animating the dreams of

Springer
, but when the whole group were then attacked by monsters conjured from Daniel's subconscious, the two groups were unwillingly thrust together to survive. Razorclaw and Springer were captured by a dragon and were forced to team up to defeat the creature and escape, while the others faced the threat of a giant Galvatron who injured Headstrong. With Daniel rescued, the damage sustained by Headstrong prevented the team from combining into Predaking, forcing them to flee.

While en route to

Galvatron
's wrath.

When the ancient genius

Tornedron, on the universe, Primacron's assistant sought to foil his former mentor by amassing a team of "Primitives" - Transformers with animal instincts that could hopefully thwart Primacron's complexities. The Predacons were among the Transformers summoned from a battle on Earth's moon to a dead world at the center of the universe, where Tornedron confronted them. Refusing to run from him, the Predacons formed Predaking and battled Tornedron, who took the shape of a giant warrior, absorbing all energy Predaking threw at them until he had been drained of life. Of all the Primitives, only Grimlock
survived, and was subsequently able to stop Tornedron and Primacron, restoring the Predacons and the others to life.

After participating in the Decepticon attack on Japan, the Predacons were among the Transformers infected when the madness-inducing

Matrix
, the plague was cured.

Razorclaw and his Predacons continued to put in short appearances in 1987's Japanese-exclusive spinoff series, Transformers: Headmasters, usually fighting alongside and against the other combiner teams in various battles.

In 1990's Transformers: Zone, Predaking was one of the nine Deception generals in the service of the mysterious insectoid

Dai Atlas
cleaved his body in two (somewhat bizarrely revealing what appeared to be an organic brain within him).

Dreamwave Productions

In Dreamwave Productions' Transformers universe, Razorclaw was one of five powerful Decepticon warlords known as the Predacons. The Predacons disappeared and were eventually found by Megatron on the planet Beast, reduced to a feral state with their memories and identities lost. Megatron captured them and reformatted them to be able to combine into the combiner warrior Predaking, planning to use him to return to leadership of the Decepticons.

Defeated by the Autobots, Shockwave was forced to set up a new secret headquarters in the wastelands of

Sixshot
but Megatron's return, accompanied by with three clone warriors and the Predacons, was able to defeat Shockwave. Shockwave was kept alive, but restrained and his loyal warrior Blitzwing was decapitated by Razorclaw, while his other warriors joined with Megatron in his plan to invade the Earth.

Devil's Due Publishing

Razorclaw also appeared in

Motormaster
.

IDW Publishing

Razorclaw would make his first

Wreckers in battling Thunderwing, he sent a team of Decepticons to aid them, and eventually aborted the plan to destroy Cybertron (and Thunderwing with it) when Optimus Prime
stopped the monster. This version of Razorclaw seems to possess a sense of warrior's honor, respecting the courage of his Autobot enemies enough to send his forces to help them. He is still unwilling to defy a direct order from Megatron though.

Razorclaw was also present during Megatron's gladiatorial games, prior to his assent to Decepticon leader. So far, Razorclaw has not been reformatted into his lion mode. His alternate mode has not been revealed, although he possesses tank treads and a possible drill on his chest, indicating he may transform into a drilling vehicle.

Fun Publications

Razorclaw made a surprise appearance in the

Maximals
.

Toys

The origninal Razorclaw was released in 1986, and included a gun, sword and the head of Predaking.[3] [4] In 2008 a tiny Legends class Razorclaw was released as a Target store exclusive, a recedo of Cybertron Legends Leobreaker. A larger version of this figure was sold as a exclusive to Botcon 2009, packaged with Elita One. A Takara reissue of the five Predacons in metallic finish. [5]

Beast Wars

Razorclaw
Transformers character
In-universe information
AffiliationPredacon
Sub-groupBasic Beasts
FunctionUndercover attack
Rank3
Alternate modesGiant fiddler crab

There were two different characters name Razorclaw in the 'Beast Wars' line. The first Razorclaw was a basic sized Predacon who turned into a fiddler crab.[6]

Animated series

Razorclaw's stasis pod was presumably among those who were launched into orbit around prehistoric Earth in the Beast Wars series pilot.[7]

He is an expert in ambush attacks.[8]

IDW Publishing

Razorclaw appeared in the IDW

Magmatron
had turned him into a Predacon earlier.

Razorclaw had a biography printed in the Beast Wars Sourcebook by IDW Publishing.[9]

3H Enterprises

Razorclaw appeared in the

Tarantulas
.

In the first

Rockbuster
.

Toys

Beast Wars Razorclaw was recolored and released with a video tape as a promotional item in 1998. The video tape contained the episode "Aftermath" and "Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1". This Razorclaw was later recolored for the

Maximal, Rockbuster
.

Beast Wars (2000)

Razor Claw
Transformers character
In-universe information
AffiliationMutant
Sub-groupDeluxe Beasts
FunctionWarrior
Rank5
Motto"Greater dooms win greater destinies!"
Alternate modesVelociraptor/Wolverine

The second Razor Claw (with a space in the name) was a Mutant (a Transformer with two beast modes, but no robot mode) who transformed from a Velociraptor into a wolverine.

A warrior first and foremost, Razor Claw regards himself as a crusader for the Mutants, battling Predacons with the utmost zeal in both his alternate modes. He dislikes Maximals, especially their "normal" transformation, but considers them necessary for a total organic existence. As a wolverine, his tremendous speed borders on teleportation. As a Velociraptor, he is impervious to firepower.

Animated series

Razor Claw's stasis pod was presumably among those who were launched into orbit around prehistoric Earth in the series pilot.

3H Enterprises

In Transformers: Universe - The Wreckers the Mutants traveled to Cybertron and sought the guidance of the Oracle computer, seeking a cure for their condition. What they didn't know is that the Oracle was under the influence of the

Sharkticons
.

IDW Publishing

Razor Claw had a biography printed in the Beast Wars Sourcebook by IDW Publishing.[9]

IDW Publishing

Razor Claw had a biography printed in the Beast Wars Sourcebook by IDW Publishing.[9] The Beast Wars Sourcebook stated he trained at the Maximal Military Academy.

Toys

Beast Wars Mutants Razor Claw was released in 2000. This figure was based on drawings by Hasbro designer Tim Bradley.[10]

Transformers: Universe

Razorclaw
Transformers character
In-universe information
AffiliationDecepticon
Sub-groupTransmetal II
Motto"Resistance will not be tolerated - surrender or be destroyed."
Alternate modesTransmetal Hawk/Tiger Fuzor

3H Enterprises

In the

Airazor's Sparks
struggling to regain control and his intense hatred of Optimus Primal's moral standards.

Although 3H Enterprises losing the Transformers license would forestall the conclusion to the Universe storyline, an explanation of sorts would be found in issue #8 of the Transformers Collectors Club magazine,

Optimus Prime told the tale of how Unicron's forces were defeated in one last battle by Optimus Primal's forces, as Unicron disappeared due to the black hole opened in Transformers: Energon
. Here, Razorclaw was presumably destroyed with Unicron's defeat.

Toys

Universe Razorclaw was releaed in 2003, a black and purple redeco of Beast Wars Tigerhawk as a Decepticon. This toy was among a dozen chosen to avoid for it's violence by a parents group in 2003. [11][12]

Transformers: Cybertron

Razorclaw
Stealth fighter/Shuriken

Razorclaw is the name of a

Steamhammer
.

His

tech specs
describe Razor Claw as having a passion for destruction, preferring to strafe ground targets rather than bombing them from high altitude. He enjoys crushing his enemies and hearing their lamentations. He takes great pleasure in destroying a great city and razing its cultural institutions — libraries, museums and schools — knowing that ignorance is the seed of chaos, and it is in chaos he feels most comfortable.

Toys

Cybertron Razorclaw was released in 2006, packaged with Cybertron Steamhammer.[13]

Transformers: Timelines

Razorclaw
Micromasters, Mini-Cons, Predacons
FunctionPredacon Commander
Rank8
PartnerStarscream
Motto"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Alternate modesMechanical wolf

A Botcon 2008 exclusive toy, Razorclaw is a member of the heroic Decepticon forces who oppose the evil Autobots.

Razorclaw was once a professor at the Tyrest University, one of the primary institutions of knowledge and science on Cybertron.[14]

Although he is a redeco of the Mini-Con mold, this character was never called a Mini-Con in his biography, and it was stated on the Transformers Collectors Club message board that the Shattered Glass Predacons were actually Micromasters.

Reception

The Botcon 2008 set was chosen as the "Action Figure Digest Hot Pick."[15]

Fun Publications

Razorclaw appeared in the 2008 April Fool's comic

Shattered Expectations by Fun Publications
.

Razorclaw appeared as a member of Megatron's forces in the

Shattered Glass story. During Megatron's attack on the Autobot Ark the Predacons teamed up to attack Grimlock. It should be noted that in this story Razorclaw was sometimes depicted as standing as tall as Starscream, but this was later stated to be an error by the creative team.[16]

In

Targetmasters Ricochet, Scoop and Crosshairs. The Predacons fought Ricochet, Crosshairs and Optimus Prime.[17]

Toys

Timelines Razorclaw is a redeco of Classics Overbite. He was packaged together with Timelines Starscream, available only at Botcon 2008. [18]

References

  1. ISBN 0764313649
    .
  2. ^ "Screening Room". GameAxis Unwired. Hardware Zone: 99–100. July 2007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ Toys and Prices: 2005, by Karen O'Brien, 2004
  4. ISBN 0764312820
    .
  5. ^ Figure King magazine issue 150 page 24
  6. ^ Toyfare Magazine April 1998
  7. Beast Wars
    . Season 1. Episode 1. First-run syndication.
  8. ISBN 1572439831
    .
  9. ^ a b c Creators of Transformers: Beast Wars: The Gathering are back - Monsters and Critics
  10. ^ Transformers - More Than Meets The Eye, Robots In Disguise - Transformers @ The Moon - www.transformertoys.co.uk
  11. ^ http://www.lionlamb.org/dirtydozen2004.htm | The Dirty Dozen - Violent Toys, Video Games and DVDs to Avoid in 2003-2004
  12. ^ http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/universe/razorclaw
  13. ^ http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/unicrontrilogy/cybertron/razorclaw-steamhammer
  14. ^ Razorclaw - Transformers - Transformers Resources
  15. ^ "Botcon 2008 Transformers... Unite". Tomart's Action Figure Digest. 1 (164). Tomart Publications: 32–35. 2008.
  16. ^ Pete Sinclair & Benson Yee (w), Don Figueroa (p), Don Figueroa (i), Espen Grundetjern (col), Jesse Wittenrich (let), Pete Sinclair & Brian Savage (ed). "Shattered Glass" Transformers Timelines, vol. 2, no. 3 (Botcon 2008). Fun Publications.
  17. ^ S. Trent Troop and Greg Sepelak (2009). Do Over. Illustrator Yuki Oshima. Fun Publications.
  18. ^ "Botcon 2008 Transformers... Unite!". Tomart's Action Figure Digest (164). Tomart Publications: 32–35. 2008.
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