Transformers: Timelines
Grimlock in Shattered Expectations |
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| Autobot | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Sub-group | Convention Exclusives, Deluxe Beasts |
| Function | Berserker |
| Rank | 8 |
| Partner | Goldbug, Jazz and Optimus Prime |
| Motto | "Total victory requires total destruction." |
| Alternate Modes | Mechanical dinosaur |
| Series | Transformers: Timelines |
This Grimlock is an evil version of the Generation 1 character. It should also be noted that this Grimlock has Trypticon's colors.
According to the Tech Specs Grimlock was created as an experiment in artificial intelligence by the Decepticons which became too violent and Megatron shut him down. Optimus Prime then liberated Grimlock and let him work for the Autobots.
Initially Grimlock is a non-living machine without the ability to transform to a humanoid shape. Once granted an ember by the Omega Terminus he gains the ability to transform. His transformation seems to be tied to his emotions. When calm intellectual he gains a humanoid mode, but when enraged he is forced into dinosaur mode. Grimlock was reprogrammed by Optimus Prime to not be able to attack anything bearing the purple Autobot symbol, but after being granted an ember he seems to have overcome this limitation.
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