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Transformer Profile: Decepticon Scorponok

In the animated series Zarak and Scorponok from Transformers appear in a three tier part saga called Rebirth. Lord Zarak was the unquestioned ruler of  “The Hive” and he dominated planet Nebulos in which he made sure every living being was reduced to slavery.

The Hive members had the distinct ability to mentally control machines. They used this power to control the ebulans and eventually established themselves underground as the ultimate masters of Nebula. As the Hive’s powers augmented their minds became so powerful that they became ghostly creatures who could house themselves inside machines. Zarak is suspected to be blind and paraplegic but possesses a muscular build which he transports with his Headmaster suit.

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Profile: Megatron (The Leader of the Decepticons)

Transformer Cybertron Megatron’s technical specifications state that he has no weakness at all. However, he is not invincible and can be beaten by his enemies. Due to his massive powers and abused confidence Megatron always seems to miss an important detail in combat, often causing him to retreat his troops from combat. A key factor contributing to the majority of his losses is his poor and harsh relationships with his own comrades. Megatron’s top achievement is to conquer Cybertron and to accomplish this he must conquer it at all costs, even if that means the massive destruction of other celestial bodies.

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Decepticon Profile – Starscream

Starscream’s only true ambition is to tackle Megatron’s leadership of the Decepticons rather than follow orders. His cruelty and superior intelligence actually makes him a real threat to Megatron, but his inferior strength always leave him defeated. He thinks himself of being more modern than Megatron and often takes pleasure in critizicing him for his old-fashioned ways. Starscream obsession for speed-tactics makes him think that Megatron’s brute strategy of sheer force and destruction inferior. Verbal and physical rivalries are not a rarity between the two, but these often end up with Starscream being ridiculed in front of other Decepticons.

In the 2007 Movie the writers agreed that Starscream would maintain his negative attitude and rivalry against Megatron. Although Starscream selfishly escapes when he notices the Decepticons had been demolished by the Autobots, the movie doesn’t do a good job of showing the rivalry between the two. Following Transformers tradition, Starscream can turn into a full powered jet. In this case he turns into a modified F-22, being bigger than the average Decepticon. Transformers Cybertron Starscream’s Jet characteristics give him the ability to make huge jumps when he’s in robot mode. He can also use any of his two wings as deadly swords against his enemy.

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Transformer Profile : Devastator

This is because six Decepticon minds try to agree on which moves Devastator should pull off next at the same time. This gives Devastator his simple and brutish personality of instinct, destroying everything in site before even thinking about the consequences. One of his primary weaknesses is that he’s lumbering and slow, making him an easy target to trip over.

In the Marvel Comics edition of the Transformers the birth of the Constructicons is rather straight forward. Decepticon Commander Shockwave ordered the creation of six new Decepticon beings which where given life by the Creation Matrix, extracted from the then captured Optimus Prime. The Constructicons were given life and no time was wasted. They built a gigantic radio dish which Soundwave used as a communications devise between Earth and Cybertron. The Autobots tried to jam the giant disk, but they were defeated by the Constructicons who combined into the all powerful Devastator to get the job done with ease.

The Autobots where quite impressed with Devastator’s combining ability, thus they attempted to imitate the creation of a similar Transformer who could combine into a bigger and more powerful being. However they were only able to make an Omega Supreme made from the combination of three non sentient machines. This drove the Autobots to lure Transformer Devastator out of the Decepticon base and isolate him to gather more information about his composition. When this was accomplished the Autobots could at last create Superion who was made from the combination of the new Aerialbots.

As opposed to the traditional cartoons and comics in the 2007 movie Transformer Devastator appears as an individual character that transforms into a heavily armed tank. Although this Decepticon was supposed to be Brawl, in the film it can clearly be appreciated that he names himself Devastator. Further confusion arises in the merchandise arena where he’s marketed as Brawl. The movie writers confess that this was an error and that it was intended for him to be Brawl in the movie. On the other hand, Michael Bay insists that Devastator was a much more suitable and stronger name for the insanely tough Decepticon.

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