Predaking (G1)
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| The name or term "Predaking" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Predaking (disambiguation). |
- Predaking is a Decepticon combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Predaking is the ferocious fusion of all five of the Predacons. Predaking is highly unusual among combiners by the successful merging of each of his component robots' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered stupid, suggestible, or borderline insane by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift five hundred tons without straining a circuit. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.
Unless your name is Sky Lynx.
Predaking is composed of:
- Razorclaw (torso)
- Divebomb (right arm, wings)
- Rampage (left arm)
- Headstrong (left leg)
- Tantrum (right leg)
| “ | Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more! | ” |
| —Predaking has the power to survive, "Nightmare Planet" | ||
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Bud Davis (English), Minoru Inaba (Japanese), Yuan Guoqing (Chinese), Edgar Fruitier (Canadian French), Francis Lax (European French), Reinhard Brock (German, "Five Faces of Darkness"), Gernot Duda (German, "Chaos"), Bernd Simon (German, "Nightmare Planet"), Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), Holger Schwiers (German, "Call of the Primitives"), Dario de Castro (Portuguese), Sílvio Navas (Portuguese, "Nightmare Planet"), André Luiz Chapéu (Portuguese, "The Quintesson Journal")
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-Quintesson alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent Blurr, Wheelie, the human Marissa Faireborn and the magnificent Sky Lynx from escaping Jupiter's moon of Io with Metroplex's transformation cog. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5
Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of Dread, forcing the hapless prisoners to mine the super-hard death crystals in a scheme by Galvatron to destroy Cybertron with a giant death crystal firing cannon. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster Chaos, Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, Wreck-Gar, Wheelie and Grimlock from Kup by blocking off the mine entrance with his laser sword. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. Chaos
During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of Daniel Witwicky. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. Nightmare Planet
Predaking was patrolling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and Cyclonus soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. The Quintesson Journal Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "Ultimate Weapon" scheme was finished. The Ultimate Weapon
On Earth's moon, Predaking fought alongside the Terrorcon combiner Abominus until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by Primacron's assistant. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat Primacron's latest creation, the energy-draining Tornedron. After the defeated Trypticon's corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. Call of the Primitives
As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on Japan, Predaking and Devastator pursued Broadside in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed Scourge. The Burden Hardest to Bear
After the Hate Plague spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2
Japanese cartoon continuity
Transformers 2010 story pages
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the Quintessons. Though they worked for the Decepticons, they were commanded by the Quintessons. Part 3 and Part 4
The Headmasters cartoon
Hot Rod stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. The Mystery of Planet Master Predaking later helped Scourge and Cyclonus try to steal the Sol 1 satellite. He was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in Peru. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts And again by the Headmasters alone on Mars. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger
Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the Twin Star planets. Battle for Defense of the False Planet Predaking later struggled with Computron on Paradise. Head Formation of Friendship
Back on Earth, Predaking and Abominus fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula. I Risk My Life for Earth
Predaking and Bruticus sank the ocean liner Queen World. Predaking later protected a Death Tower in Santiago, Chile against the Throttlebots. Then the Autobot Targetmasters arrived and Pointblank downed him with ONE SHOT. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) The combiner took part in a final great battle against the Autobots at the North Pole, however his rematch with Raiden was interrupted when Scorponok threw Fortress Maximus at them. After the Autobots used their Head Formation to end the Decepticon plan, Predaking and the other Decepticons fled Earth. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)
Zone cartoon
- Voice actor: Yukimasa Kishino (Japanese)
Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity Violengiguar, who assembled a team of Nine Great Demon Generals from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a Decepticon Zone. Zone Part 1 At some point, Predaking and the other generals later schooled Metrotitan and the Metrosquad in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. Zone Part 7
Arriving in Japan at the base of Mount Fuji, Predaking almost crushed local boy Akira Serikawa, but the human was snatched to safety by the Autobot Micromaster Whisper. Predaking then came under fire from the Micromaster forces who arrived in the Galaxy Rocket, and was soon joined in battling the little Autobots by Trypticon. Together, they almost destroyed the Galaxy Rocket, until the timely arrival of Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. Predaking proceeded to engage Dai Atlas, but the Autobot soon broke off their fight when Devastator arrived on the scene and made a play for the Zodiac's hiding place underground. Through Devastator and King Poseidon's combined efforts, the Zodiac was discovered; King Poseidon attempted to toss it to his comrades, but Predaking and Trypticon wound up crashing into one another in their eagerness to grab the Zodiac, allowing Dai Atlas to seize it. Predaking could only watch as the Autobots used the "Zone Mode" forms the Zodiac granted them to destroy King Poseidon and Trypticon; attempting to flee, he was thwarted in his efforts by Dai Atlas, who sliced him into two from head to crotch. Predaking's vaguely organic-looking brain was momentarily exposed before he died, his bisected halves exploding impressively. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Ask Vector Prime
Predaking possessing what appeared to be an organic brain led Vector Prime to speculate that "the Violent Chigger" had access to GoBot technology. He noted that the Chronarchitect was to be consulted regarding this and the GoBot infiltration outside of Gargent universes. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/02
Generations Selects Special Comic
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting Dai Atlas, the Quintessons used their Recreator to bring the Predacons back to life. Under Quintesson control, Predaking confronted the Dinobots on Dinobot Island. The newest Dinobot, Grimmaster, combined with his drones and tried to fight back, but alone he wasn't strong enough to defeat the ultimate Primitive warrior. Instead, Grimmaster passed his Energon Matrix to Grimlock, who used it to merge the classic Dinobots into Volcanicus. Predaking was overwhelmed by Volcanicus's Magma Blade attack, and broke apart into the individual Predacons, who retreated. Volcanicus comic 1
TV Magazine comic continuity
The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers
During an attack on the planet Feminia, Predaking took out a distracted Omega Supreme, Superion, and Defensor, only to suffer an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Omnibots. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5
The Headmasters comic
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet Beast, Predaking joined Alligatron and a unit of Sharkticons in attacking a squad of Autobot Beastformers. Highbrow and Brainstorm managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!
Super-God Masterforce comic
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot Godmasters on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by King Poseidon, who was subsequently defeated. Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!
Zone comic
The Decepticons came under the rulership of the supernatural entity Violengiguar, who assembled a team of Nine Great Demon Generals from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a Decepticon Zone. Zone Part 1 At some point, Predaking and the other generals later schooled Metrotitan and the Metrosquad in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. Zone Part 7
One the first worlds to fall to the Nine Great Demon Generals' wrath was Predaking's old stomping ground, planet Feminia, which the generals destroyed utterly. One month later, following the generals' theft of the new power source Energon Z from the Autobot base on planet Zone, Predaking, Devastator, King Poseidon and Trypticon launched an assault on the Earth in order to obtain the Zodiac, the mystical final component in Violengiguar's plan which lay hidden on the planet. Predaking attacked Japan, centering on Mount Fuji, and was soon joined there by the other generals, where they came under attack from the Autobot Micromasters. The tiny 'bots were no match for the giant generals, but the fight was then taken up by the Autobot Powered Masters Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. In the course of the battle, the Zodiac was unearthed from its subterranean hiding spot, and everyone began grappling over it. Unfortunately for the generals, when Trypticon tried blasting the Autobots with an Energon Z beam, it reacted with the Zodiac and granted the Powered Masters new "Zone Mode" alternate forms, the power of which allowed them to soundly defeat the generals and drive them off. Zone
Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber combined into Sky Powered and beat him swiftly and soundly. Zone Part 6
Toy pack-in material
Predaking participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. As he descended upon the battlefield, Rodimus Prime, Wheelie, and Wreck-Gar stood united against him. Decipher the Decepticon
Marvel The Transformers comics
Predaking's first outing on Earth was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the Autobot leader Optimus Prime. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of Megatron. The Predacons returned over the Space Bridge to Cybertron. Prey!
Predaking's next foray on Earth was part of a scheme by Shockwave to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake Autobrands to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them. The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's fusion cannon. Gone but Not Forgotten!
Divebomb found life on Earth so dull he contemplated buggering off back to Cybertron, but knew he couldn't because it would leave the other Predacons unable to form Predaking. Grudge Match!
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to Beest, where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by Starscream (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. Welcome to the Jungle
Starscream and his Combaticons were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon Air Commander. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) Bruticus and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.
When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.
This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against a fellow Decepticon. Oh well, better than nothing. The Route of All Evil
The Beast Within
As the Dinobots unleashed the Beast on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. The Beast Within
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
The Predacons and Seacons got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and Piranacon. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by Serpent O.R. before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. The Art of War #2 After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and G.I. Joes, but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping Bumblebee unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and Menasor took out Omega Supreme. The Art of War #3 He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. The Art of War #4
Mini Mayhem!
When Galvatron unleashed Predaking, boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. Mini Mayhem!
Kre-O online manga
Predaking was defeated by his lack of cuteness! Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit He later teamed up with Devastator and Bruticus to fight Superion, who defeated the trio by rolling into their legs. Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
Predaking was put under the command of a younger soldier in the Decepticon army by the tail-end of the Great War. After Optimus Prime and Galvatron both met their ends on the battlefield, the leader of Predaking's squad took the name "Megatron" and sought to take advantage of the Autobot army's state of disarray. To this end, he unleashed Predaking upon a peace negotiator who visited his camp, and then set out to attack the Primal Council himself. Predaking slew many enemy units before being confronted by the Tripredacus Council and their allies. To further their own goals, these 'bots combined into Predacus, beat down Predaking, and skewered him with his own sword, killing him. Dawn of the Predacus
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Predaking was among the Decepticons forces nestled safely behind Trypticon's force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and G.I. Joe came to stop them from absorbing the sun. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12
2005 IDW continuity
The Predacons had attempted to combine in the past, but Predaking was not born until after the Predacons were forcibly brainwashed into serving as Count "Iron Klaw" van Rani by Garrison Kreiger, using a copy of the Talisman to improve upon their prior combiner technology and grant them the power of true combination, allowing them to form the mighty Predaking.
As Predaking, van Rani deployed the team in his Iron Castle in Kalistan to defend the interests of the Iron Ring, and the combiner wound up battling Kup, Action Man and Mayday, who could do little but just stay alive until Snake-Eyes destroyed Kreiger's Talisman emulator inside the castle. Without the Talisman's energy, the individual personalities of the argumentative Predacons reasserted themselves and Predaking collapsed into his components, with Kup blowing up Razorclaw's head soon afterwards in the hopes that Predaking would never return. The Iron Klaw
Even that didn't keep Predaking down for long, though, as the repaired combiner joined van Rani, Miles Mayhem, and Doctor X in Venice, defending the planet from an army of invading Maximals alongside some Red Shadows. Ceremony
Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons
- Voice actor: Samoa Joe (English)
As Volcanicus was fighting Windblade, Perceptor and Victorion in Primal Swamp, Predaking interrupted their battle and demanded Victorion hand over the Enigma of Combination. When she failed to produce it, Predaking began attacking her in a rage. Volcanicus As he clutched Victorion and tussled with Windblade, Predaking was distracted by Perceptor, letting the others attack and temporarily stun him before escaping. However, he got to his feet and went after them, himself pursued by Volcanicus. Everyone stopped, however, when they came across Megatron entering a mysterious dome. Without Warning
He continued to ignore Victorion's insistence that she did not have the Enigma, believing he would need it to survive the coming events. He took down Volcanicus, Perceptor and Windblade, but before he could attack Victorion, Megatron reemerged and threatened him with the Requiem Blaster. Though he declared he was no longer bound to Megatron's orders, he accepted his former leader's claims that they would notify him should they find the Enigma, and he departed for parts unknown. Primal Megatron ultimately made good on his promise, and Predaking soon arrived in the Well of Sparks to attack Megatronus and attempt to take the Enigma. This ultimately proved short-lived, as Megatronus overpowered the Combiner and ripped his head off, killing him. Saga's End
Transformers/Ghostbusters
When Gozer attacked Cybertron, Predaking formed to fight back against the entity and tried to attack from behind only for Gozer to land a devastating punch on the combiner's chest, critically damaging him. Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2
Last Bot Standing
Predaking was among the many Decepticons who fought against the Autobots as both sides drained the universe of its resources. Last Bot Standing #2
Commercial appearances
- The Predacons came to the aid of a trio of Seekers who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. After rushing into battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, and fought the Dinobots from the air. Predacons commercial
- Predaking found Slag and Grimlock walking alone through a field, and came swooping down from the skies to attack them. He was thwarted by Sky Lynx, who blasted him back before unleashing his flame-breath onto Predaking. Sky Lynx commercial
- During a massive battle between Kreons, Predaking's components assembled themselves into his gestalt form. He and Bruticus then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial
Games
The Transformers (PS2)
- Voice actor: ???
Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. The Transformers
Transformers: Earth Wars
Predaking is the fearsome combination of the likemindedness of all the Predacons along with some developmental technology in the form of the Quintesson Hive mind. Seeing as they revel in the hunt, Megatron was impressed with Predaking's singlemindedness.
The Predacons were deployed once the Dinobots came to find the Enigma Of Combination. Using Bombshell's Cerebro-shells on an unknowing Jetfire, the Predacons led the Dinobots into a trap. Knowing they were so close, the Dinobots broke role and started to attack!
Optimus, hearing the news, sent Superion to handle the situation, while likewise, Megatron sent Bruticus as back up for the Predacons. Both Superion and Bruticus battled until Volcanicus and Predaking emerged. Transformers: Earth Wars
Predaking can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Predacons have been collected. You can even sub in a 5 star Divebomb, if available.
- Class - Combiner
- Weapons: Predaking jumps on to his opponents, stomps on defenses, and deals massive damage with his giant sword. He can also has a built in Flamethrower, and can send a beam into the air that will come back down as meteors that deal high damage.
- Abilities:
- Infernum Blade - Jump and strike with the Infernum Blade! Deals Heavy damage to the target and anything directly behind it.
- Fire And Brimstone - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.
- Extinction - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
- Cooldown: 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
Transformers Roleplaying Game
Predaking was the combined form of the Predacons. Decepticon Directive
Toys
The Transformers
- Takara name: Predaking (プレダキング)
- Takara ID number: D-78
- Accessories: X-ray laser cannon, sonic sword, 4 combiner extremities, head
- Known designers: Akitaka Mika[1]
- Generation 1 Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the Scramble City-style toys such as Bruticus or Defensor, Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable, but can switch sides allowing the construction of a more show-accurate toy, allowing for four different combinations. Razorclaw's sonic sword and beast mode cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.
- Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in die-cast form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the Generation 1 toylines.
- Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a giftset was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.
Welcome to Transformers 2010
- Accessories: Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 4 combiner extremities, head
- Known designers: Noritaka Suzuki (packaging artist)
- Released on November 27, 2010 as part of TakaraTomy's Welcome to Transformers 2010 line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold. The orange, red, black, and gray plastic was replaced with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every sticker has been redesigned from the original, and an optional label sheet to be applied to the robot, beast, and combined mode eyes has been included. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.
- Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application to better match their cartoon appearances. The metallic coloration appears to also have been inspired by episodes like "Nightmare Planet" and "Call of the Primitives" where their colors are much darker and feature "black" cel streaks, which are generally only applied to something for mood-lit shading or metallic/chromed parts. This version of the mold also bears the die-cast parts of the previous Takara reissue.
- This figure comes with 3 points towards the 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.
Kre-O
Unless it's a farm!
- Predaking (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
- TakaraTomy name: Predaking (プレダキング)
- Set number: A2227
- Pieces: 79
- Known designers: Ed Masiello (Hasbro)
- One of the first Kreon Micro-Changer combiner sets. The four component Kreons, Razorclaw, Headlock, Torox, and Divebomb, can be rebuilt into their alternate modes. They can also be rebuilt into Predaking by taking them apart and combining their pieces.
- Like all of the Micro Changer combiner sets, Predaking comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a Kre-O logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them to the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where the Kre-O logo sticker should be placed. Also, Predaking's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.
- The packaging accidentally switches Headstrong and Tantrum's new trademark-friendly names, labeling the former as "Torox" and the latter as "Headlock".
Platinum Edition
- Predaking (2013)
- 10 OF 30
- Accessories: Predaking's sword, Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 4 combiner extremities, head
- Platinum Edition Predaking is similar to the 2010 release, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold redeco of the Star Saber of Beast Hunters Voyager Class Optimus Prime. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the Thrilling 30 line.
Power of the Primes
- Predaking (Titan Class, 2018)
- TakaraTomy name: Predaking (プレダキング)
- TakaraTomy ID number: PP-31
- TakaraTomy release date: 2018 September 29
- Accessories: Onyx Prime Master, Onyx Matrix frame, 4 combiner extremities, 2 shoulder cannons, arm cannon (formed by two guns)
- Known designers: John Warden and Lynsey Urban (Hasbro), Robby Musso (concept artist)
- Generations Power of the Primes Predaking is a Titan Class-sized combiner composed of Razorclaw, Torox (a renamed Tantrum due to trademark availability issues), Rampage, Headstrong, and Divebomb. He also comes with the Onyx Matrix, containing Onyx Prime, a Prime Master. The Matrix can be attached inside Predaking's chest, under Razorclaw's beast head. Much like his G1 toy, Predaking's limbs can switch orientation, but this isn't recommended as it leaves the plastic screwholes at the front.
- In July 2018, 5 Predakings with packages signed by Shogo Hasui were released as a giveaway prize for Toys"R"Us Taiwan's sale campaign (which ran July 15–31.).[2]
- Despite being in the same size class, due to being made of five component robots instead of six, he stands a few millimeters short of Combiner Wars Devastator.
- On November 11, 2018, Hasbro's official Tmall store provided a free sonic sword for every Predaking purchased, as a promotional item for China's Singles Day (the Chinese equivalent of Black Friday).[3] The sword "blade" is made of very soft rubbery plastic, with a hidden rod inside it containing a wooden ballpoint pen. Unfortunately, even with the rod inside, many collectors found the sword to be unstable and prone to drooping or falling apart under its own weight.
Merchandise
Forms Robo
- Predaking (1987)
- Predaking was also among the ten characters who were rendered as part of the Forms Robo line of oversized keshigomu figures. He came individually packaged in a plastic baggie, and was available in red, yellow, green, or blue. Of the various Forms Robo figures, Predaking is easily the hardest to find, rarely appearing on the secondary market.
Titanium Series
- Predaking (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
- Accessories: Display stand, sword
- As part of the Titanium series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly die-cast metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.
Robot Heroes
- Ricochet & Predaking (Two-pack, 2009)
- Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro), Marcelo Matere (concept artist)
- Robot Heroes Predaking is a small, super deformed and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with Ricochet.
- The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Germany.
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Predaking, Ferocious Hunter (2019)
- Divebomb, Aerial Assault
- Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault
- Predacon Rampage, Savage Hunter
- Razorclaw, Predacon Leader
- Torox, Fueler
- Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners
- Stars: 25
- One of the titular combiners from the Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Predaking, Ferocious Hunter can be formed by playing the Action card Predacon Enigma while the Character cards for all five Predacons are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.
- Predaking, Ferocious Hunter's artwork is reused from the Power of the Primes Predaking packaging art.
Notes
- One of Predaking's preliminary names was Giganticon.
- Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was dropped for unknown reasons.
- As a result of what can only be assumed to be a poor perspective of the Generation 1 toy in photographs given to the animation team, both Predaking's pre-final and final cartoon models appear to mistake his antenna as being behind his wings, protruding from his back, and the sides of his enormous toy head being a popped-collar.[4]
- Despite the flub made when designing his animation model, the rest of his head appears to be accurately recreated. On the other hand, the design is frequently lost in translation, resulting in plenty of feature-less, slate faced Predakings, to the point where this discrepancy shows up as late as the Headmasters cartoon. This might account for his slightly oddball head redesign in Zone, where it seems Predaking's forehead protrusions were misinterpreted as two separate eyes.
- Predaking's antenna ended up becoming a pair of sheathed "lightsaber" hilts on his back, which became the character's primary weapons in the cartoon. It's possible the animators weren't aware that the Sonic sword was also Predaking's weapon, as it was only present on Razorclaw's model sheets, leading the design team to make something up.[4]
- Predaking's debut in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5" uses his pre-final model, which is hardly surprising since AKOM was known to use out-of-date models in their episodes.
- A Predaking Action Master was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike.[5] While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master Axer.
- Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an Arby's parking lot after the end of BotCon 2000, where it had presumably come unstowed.
- Kre-O Predaking was originally announced as Predicus at San Diego Comic-Con. The name was corrected for the toy release but remains "Predicus" on the Micro Changers Combiners bio-poster available on the Kre-O website.
- Kre-O Rampage, who misses out being part of the gestalt, instead comes separately in a blind-packed bag.
- A proposed but unrealized Fun Publications BotCon exclusive was a redeco of Tigerhawk into a non-combiner Beast Wars-style Predaking.[6]
- Predaking in Transformers: Earth Wars takes many cues from the G1 animation model, but also the "third-party" Mastermind Creations version of Predaking.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Predaking (プレダキング Puredakingu)
- Mandarin: Chōng Yúnxiāo (China, 冲云霄, "Rush to the sky")
- Russian: Vreditel' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")
Gallery
Zone cartoon model
References
- ↑ Interview with Akitaka Mika
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNeverDie/photos/a.629496500464227.1073741828.478564562224089/1770291019718097/?type=3&theater
- ↑ https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a21m2.8958473.0.0.40f5639167zksJ&id=580472727102&skuId=3865613613064
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Accurately colored recreations of the Generation 1 cartoon character models using original color charts and other production materials - TFW2005
- ↑ Transformers Generations Deluxe, p111
- ↑ BotCon 2014 attendee report
- Character stubs missing video games
- Combined forms
- Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons
- Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons
- Generation 1 Predacons
- Generations Selects Quintessons
- Hall of Fame characters
- IDW (2005) Decepticons
- Kre-O Decepticons
- Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons
- Platinum Edition
- Power of the Primes Decepticons
- Robot Heroes
- Super-God Masterforce Decepticons
- The Headmasters Decepticons
- Titanium Series
- Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons
- Zone Decepticons