Clench (Armada)
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| The name or term "Clench" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Clench (disambiguation). |
- Clench is a Decepticon-allied Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Clench was chosen by Galvatron to replace Leader-1 as his Mini-Con partner. Galvatron rebuilt him to be the ultimate Mini-Con, and this new form so pleased Clench that he swore allegiance to the Decepticon cause, serving Galvatron loyally ever since. He considers his reconstructed body to be a new breed of robot, superior to Mini-Cons. Despite this belief, he still looks surprisingly like Leader-1, to the point that some Decepticons have wondered if the two are genetically related. Leader-1 will not confirm these rumors. It is unknown what Clench would have to say about the matter, but it may be that everyone is too terrified to ask him. He takes advantage of his master's fearsome clout to boss not just Mini-Cons around, but even other Decepticons. His eagerness to pick fights suggests that he is unaware of the risk that he might one day be tossed aside like his predecessor. Without the protection of his master, he may find that he has earned more retribution than he can handle.[1]
| “ | I'm at the top of the line and ready to send you to the bottom of the heap. | ” |
| —Clench's bio quote. | ||
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Fiction
Dreamwave Armada comic
When Megatron somehow gained a more powerful form and renamed himself "Galvatron", he discarded his Mini-Con partner, Leader-1, in search of even greater enhancement. Failing to find a more potent Mini-Con, Galvatron decided to create the ultimate partner. He began with Clench, "upgrading" him with parts from other victims. The end result was a Mini-Con thrilled with the power that came with his reconstruction. He submitted himself gladly to Galvatron's rule, relishing the authority his position afforded him over other Mini-Cons and Decepticons. More Than Meets The Eye
Toys
Armada
- Galvatron with Clench (Giga-Con Class, 2003)
- Known designers: Joe Kyde (deco artist)
- Available only with the larger Armada Galvatron toy, Clench is a redeco of Leader-1, transforming into a Cybertronic buggy with twin top-mounted blasters. As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style 5 mm post; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached. Oddly, the central peg inside his Powerlinx socket is a separate piece of plastic from the rest of his torso, with a small "button" connected to it on his back. It is unclear what purpose this serves.
- He also has three different "gun" configurations: one is a hand-held blaster (his right fist ends in a 5 mm post to serve as a handle), one is an "angled" blaster designed to fit in the flip-up tank-tread panel on Galvatron's right shoulder, the other is supposed to go on the back of Galvatron's main turret (and seemingly involves the aforementioned mini-button of uncertain purpose).
- In the Takara Legends of the Microns line, the Clench deco (with very slight alterations) was used as Leader-1's powered up form "Spark Barrel", as seen in the Armada cartoon. You can of course use your Hasbro Clench as "Powerlinx Leader-1" if you wanna.
- This mold was also used to make Caliburn, and was the basis for the new-mold Cybertron Mini-Con Drill Bit.
References
- ↑ Clench profile in More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada #2.
