Tantrum (G1)

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Tantrum is a Decepticon Predacon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

STOP MOCKING MEEEE!!!

Tantrum (aka Torox) is loads of fun. He's all violence and no patience. Give him a can of Kremzeek™ energy drink with the tab pulled off, and he'll quickly devolve through frustration to crazed screaming to smashing the recalcitrant can to a splattered soup of oily drink and metal shavings. Such outbursts are common, and they usually end with a pile of smoking rubble, and Tantrum in the middle, with a happy, smiling face, the calmest and coolest of Decepticons, for a very short while, until next time the fit takes him.

The Decepticon command, in their infinite wisdom, have augmented the sword fighting, electrostatic-discharging, and fuel-carrying abilities of this walking Internet with a catalytic carbine rifle. This can be good for a lot of laughs when it converts the metal in a target to enjoyably dangerous isotopes for Blot to snack on and Mixmaster to play with.

Tantrum and his fellow Predacons can combine to form Predaking.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Charging here!

As Megatron's paranoia reached its peak, Soundwave suggested that they enlist the help of the Predacons to flush out Optimus Prime, allowing Megatron to finally defeat him. However, Shockwave called them from Cybertron, and gave the Predacon leader Razorclaw secret orders to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment. The Predacons successfully hunted down Optimus, and when Megatron arrived, as Shockwave ordered, they turned on him. Prey! Tantrum and Headstrong tackled down Megatron together, allowing Divebomb to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's fusion cannon. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. After learning of Shockwave and the Predacons' betrayal, Megatron summoned a space bridge to Cybertron to escape, but Prime flung them both through the bridge before it had fully materialized. ...The Harder They Die!

Leaping there!

Fortunately for Tantrum and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when Straxus attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug. Resurrection! Contacting Razorclaw on Cybertron, Shockwave hired the Predacons to kill Megatron again, this time disguised as Autobots. Although Tantrum and the others managed to damage the Decepticon leader, he was too strong for them so Razorclaw gave the order to unite into Predaking. Even in this combined form, Megatron humiliated and bested them. Gone but Not Forgotten!

Later, after Divebomb complained about being bored on Earth, the Predacons destroyed a human circus for kicks, where Divebomb was attacked by the Dinobot Swoop. Tantrum and company took it in turns to beat up on Swoop until his Dinobot comrades showed up to rescue him, whereupon Tantrum began battling Slag. Ultimately the fight ended in a no score draw when Swoop persuaded Grimlock to call off his attack. Grudge Match!

The Predacons fell under the command of Ratbat and with Grimlock's Autobots off Earth, they were pressed into service raiding liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near Huntsville, Alabama. In response, the human organisation Triple-I apparently executed the captive Throttlebots. Ratbat and the Predacons raided Triple-I's Oregon headquarters to investigate the execution but when it was discovered that the Autobots' brain modules had been removed, Ratbat sent Tantrum and the other hunters to track their scent. First they tracked the Throttlebots to Sparkplug Witwicky's garage, but when the mechanic refused to co-operate they tore the building down around him. They caught up with the Throttlebots (their brain modules ensconced inside toy cars) at a shopping mall and attempted to destroy the pint-sized Autobots, with Tantrum tearing through a bookshop in his pursuit. However, this was less than successful and all the Throttlebots escaped. Toy Soldiers! Still, Ratbat successfully captured Buster Witwicky, and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. The Desert Island of Space!

Tantrum next participated in a daring attack against the Autobots on the Earth's moon. The Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, but were ultimately driven back when Blaster and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to momentarily put aside their differences and rallied the Autobot forces together. Totaled!

Relocated to the Arctic, Tantrum was among the Decepticons who rushed to defend themselves from an apparently hostile ship before it was revealed that the ship also contained Decepticons. When negotiations between Ratbat and Scorponok turned nasty, Tantrum and the Predacons prevented the Headmaster from leaving, triggering an all-out battle between the two Decepticon forces. For his part, Tantrum was torn in half by Scorponok. Cold War!

Repaired by the time the Autobots showed up and attacked, Tantrum engaged the enemy briefly before a ceasefire was sounded. Starscream had tricked both factions into fighting one another while he pursued the near-unlimited power of the Underbase, and posed the greatest threat to both Autobots and Decepticons alike. Their united forces were unable to prevent Starscream from taking into himself a portion of the Underbase's power however, and several squads were formed to counter Starscream as he attacked human cities. Tantrum found himself forming part of Grimlock and Scorponok's team in Tokyo, but was easily dispatched by the super-powerful Seeker when the Predacons and Decepticon Pretenders rushed him. Dark Star

Earthforce

Tantrum was probably a member of Shockwave's faction on Earth, like his fellow Predacons, although this isn't entirely clear. When the Enclave broke out into total carnage due to an Autobot trick, Tantrum was right in the thick of it, probably enjoying every moment of chaos. The Bad Guy's Ball! He later joined Soundwave and the Decepticons in attacking the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. Divide and Conquer!

Marvel Generation 2 comic

I've got an idea for a film and it's a bloody good one! It's called... 'There's a Rhino Loose in the City!'"

Somehow resurrected after his demise at Starscream's hands, Tantrum fell under Bludgeon's command and was transported aboard the Warworld to attack Earth in an attempt to draw out Optimus Prime. When Bludgeon was deposed by Megatron, the plan remained pretty much the same and Tantrum had enormous fun slaughtering humans and causing massive property damage.

Unfortunately for Tantrum the plan worked all too well, and Prime announced his presence by running full-tilt into him in truck mode, smashing the Predacon into scattered chunks. Some people can't take a joke. The Gathering Darkness

Regeneration One

When Megatron awoke in 1994 and seized control of the Ark, Tantrum was one of the offline Decepticons "recruited" into his lobotomised zombie army. Loose Ends, Part 4 In 2012 he was part of the force that attacked the Autobots arriving from Cybertron but when Circuit Smasher disabled Auntie aboard the Ark, Megatron's control over the zombies was severed and they just..."bit the dust". Loose Ends, Part 5

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Philip L. Clarke (English), Yū Shimaka (Japanese), Imo Heite (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), Bernd Simon (German, "Chaos"), Thomas Rau (German, "Call of the Primitives"), Mário Monjardim (Brazilian Portuguese), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), Francis Lax (European French, "Chaos")

Tantrum was among the crowds of battered Decepticons on Thraal who cheered when Cyclonus announced the survival of Galvatron. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

Tantrum and the Predacons were first seen in action during an alliance between the Decepticons and Quintessons. They were sent to Io to stop Blurr and Wheelie from recovering Metroplex's transformation cog, leaving the Autobot city helpless against the coming attack of Trypticon. Tantrum charged Wheelie like the bull he resembles, but the nimble Autobot leapt out of the way and Tantrum crashed into Rampage instead. The battle was kicked up a notch when the Predacons combined into Predaking and had their first fight with Sky Lynx. Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate him, but after they got knocked into separate components again, Razorclaw began to retreat and Tantrum was forced to flee as well. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

MESS WITH THE BULL, YOU GET THE HORNS!!!

On the planet Dread, the Predacons were overseeing construction of a massive cannon which would allow Galvatron to destroy Cybertron with a huge blast of death crystals. An Autobot strike team landed on the planet while the Preds were patrolling, and the Decepticons engaged the scouts, Kup and Blurr. While Razorclaw and Rampage kept Kup busy, Tantrum and Headstrong rammed Blurr into quick-mud, and watched him sink. He would've been obliterated, but Sky Lynx came looking for his Auto-buddies and pulled the motormouth free. The cocky Tantrum was sure they'd obliterate Sky Lynx, but his delusions of adequacy were quickly shattered as the Predacons were forced into a retreat. Chaos

During an attack on Rodimus Prime on Cybertron, Tantrum and the Predacons became the unwilling subjects of a Quintesson reality-altering effect, where a dream machine was turning Daniel Witwicky's nightmares into tangible threats and screwing up the environment. After Razorclaw and Springer were hauled off by a flying dragon, Rodimus Prime suggested a cease fire so that the Autobots and Predacons could work together and find their friends. Tantrum made a counter-offer, and suggested he wouldn't obliterate the Autobots right that moment if they stayed out of his way. He did manage to blow up a giant plant with the electro-blasts from his horns, so maybe Tantrum didn't need help after all. Nightmare Planet

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Masaharu Satō (Japanese)

Tantrum and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of Vector Sigma from the Autobots. While invading Cybertron, Tantrum happened across an unguarded Daniel. Never one to pass up an opportunity to maul a small child, Tantrum immediately attacked. Unfortunately for him, Wheelie burst onto the scene, tackled him and beat him senseless. Wheelie. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the Matrix of Leadership. Tantrum's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by Blaster, his Mini-Cassettes, and Superion. The Mystery of Planet Master Tantrum and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet Beast, although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. Rebellion on Planet Beast

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called Cybertonuron, Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Tantrum and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Once the Autobots arrived from Earth, the Predacons were confronted by Shouki and the Trainbots. Their attempts to intimidate the Light-Speed Commander failed utterly, and a fight broke out. Tantrum ended up knocking himself unconscious colliding with Razorclaw when Getsuei and Suiken lept away from his ferocious charge. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2 Tantrum and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help Scourge and Cyclonus steal the Sol 1 satellite, but they were driven off by Raiden and the Headmasters. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok Next, Tantrum and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in Peru. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Tantrum's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the plasma energy of Mars by blowing it up, Tantrum and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the Terrorcons began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for Transtector power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Regrouping on Chaar, Tantrum and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Tantrum and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the moon. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. Return of the Immortal Emperor

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering Master, Tantrum was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2) He also helped retrofit the Zarak Shield out of indestructible G-Metal so that it could stand up to the Master Sword. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide

Zone cartoon, manga, and story pages

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violengiguar gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Tantrum was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. Zone Part 1 Transformers: Zone Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Generations Selects Special Comic

Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting Dai Atlas, the Quintessons used their Recreator to bring the Predacons back to life. Predaking fought the Dinobots on Dinobot Island, but was outmatched when Grimlock used an Energon Matrix to combine the Dinobots as Volcanicus. Tantrum and the Predacons were broken down into individuals after a blow from the Magma Blade, and fled the battle. Volcanicus comic 1

Wings Universe

Splitting off from the Decepticons in the wake of their peace accords with the Autobots, the Predacons formed their own faction, supplementing their forces with Transformers from stasis pods that Sky-Byte pilfered from Jhiaxus's laboratory. A Common Foe

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Tantrum and the Predacons were only ever identified as long lost "warlords" who had apparently been exiled from Cybertron in the distant past. It was not made clear if they were particularly warlike Decepticons, or had been warriors who actually predated Megatron's rise to power. Whatever the case, they had ended up on the planet Beest and, by modern times, had descended into feral beast modes, operating purely on animal instinct. Welcome to the Jungle

Megatron, who was similarly in exile at the time, challenged their leader Razorclaw and defeated him in battle. He then reprogrammed the Predacons to be loyal only to him, and gave them the combiner form of Predaking. Tantrum and the others then helped Megatron resume control over the Decepticons, first traveling to Cybertron to oust Shockwave from command of the Decepticons hiding in the planet's wastelands, Lost and Found then to Earth, where they similarly helped their leader retake control of Starscream's splinter army. The Route of All Evil

G.I.Joe vs. the Transformers

Tantrum and his Predacon comrades attacked Nautilator when he dared to intrude on the Predacons' piece of the Gladiator Zone, but Nautilator fetched his own friends and formed Piranacon, prompting the Predacons to combine as well. Predaking eventually defeated Piranacon, but before he could delivered the killing blow, he was frozen in place by Serpent O.R., who convinced Tantrum and the others to join his new Decepticon army. The Art of War #2

When a group of Autobots and G.I. Joes came hunting after Serpent O.R., Predaking stomped on Bumblebee with his Tantrum leg. During a Decepticon gathering later on, Divebomb got into a fight with Hun-Grrr and tried to goad Tantrum into attacking the Terrorcon by claiming Hun-Grrr called him "slow on the upload". Oddly enough, Headstrong was the one to take offense to this. As Predaking, the Predacons then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War #3 Tantrum was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base from a major Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. The Art of War #4

The Beast Within

During an all-out Decepticon offensive, Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons in a battle against the Dinobots. Then, when the Dinobots combined into The Beast, Tantrum joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. The Beast Within

2005 IDW continuity

First appearance: Stormbringer #4

Before the war began, Kup helped train the Predacons, refining them into an effective team of shock troopers. The Iron Klaw In the years leading up to the war, Tantrum and the other Predacons joined Megatron's illegal gladiatorial deathmatches held in the Forge. Megatron Origin #2 He and the Predacons also became some of the first Decepticons, turning the fighting towards the public and launching an insurrection in Kaon against the Senate under Megatron's command. Megatron Origin #3

When Scorponok usurped Megatron, the Predacons refused to serve him, and instead went on an interplanetary hunting trip that eventually left them stranded on Canis Tor after they'd killed all life there. Starving, Tantrum and Headstrong watched Rampage and Razorclaw fight it out over who was to blame before all four decided to just eat a weakened Divebomb. Fortunately for Divebomb, Starscream showed up and let them know Megatron was back. Primacy #2 Rejoining the Decepticon army, the Predacons participated in an assault on Iacon, where they killed Slinger and battled the Dynobots. Primacy #4

At one point during the subsequent war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in Tracks. When Jazz came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots. Tantrum was taken out early in the fight that ensued. Spotlight: Jazz

After the first defeat of Thunderwing in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Tantrum and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster Blaster was taken out by his assassin. Spotlight: Blaster

Surprisingly mellow for Tantrum.

In modern times, he served with the rest of the Predacons aboard the Thanatos, and joined Headstrong in leading a ground envoy onto Cybertron's surface to help the Wreckers battle the resurrected Thunderwing. Their aid helped turn the tide, so Razorclaw didn't have to use the ship's starblitz torpedoes to obliterate the entire planet. That makes the Predacons heroes! (Say that again, though, and Tantrum will make sure you get obliterated.) Stormbringer #4

Several years later, the Predacons were among the many Decepticons stranded on Earth with no source of energon. Hawk Among the Sparrows They briefly experimented with combiner technology before abandoning the effort. The Iron Klaw In order to survive, Tantrum, Headstrong, Rampage, and Divebomb became hired guns for China, protecting the nation's borders in exchange for precious energy. Led by Rampage, the Predacons intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with Skywatch) and the Combaticons (allied with North Korea) got too close for comfort. Hawk Among the Sparrows

While Tantrum and his teammates were initially willing to leave without a fight, they mistook a blast from Onslaught as an Autobot act of aggression, and responded in kind. The battle was a short one, though, as the Predacons soon learned that the Russians were sending a nuke to take them all out of the picture. They wasted no time in leaving the area, and later abandoned their alliance with China after Thundercracker blew up the nation's energon factories. All My Sins Remembered

Years later, Tantrum was one of the disenfranchised Decepticons of Cybertron who rose to Galvatron's banner of new conquests back on Earth. They stormed the spacebridge chamber and made their way to China (where Tantrum once served). In the three way war between the forces of Optimus, Galvatron, and the Chinese. Tantrum was badly injured in the battle, but managed to survive. Once Upon a Time on Earth

A few months later, the marooned Predacons fell under the sway of the evil Count von Rani, who managed to brainwash the Predacons into mindless drones while improving on their prototypical combiner technology. When Baron Ironblood visited him to check on the progress of their plans, von Rani took the opportunity to show off his new weapons. Von Rani took the opportunity to deploy the team's new "Predaking" form when Kup, Action Man, Snake-Eyes, and G.B. Blackrock attacked their base. Though powerful, the combiner was undone after Snake-Eyes smashed the console responsible for keeping the Cybertronian combined and brainwashed. Tantrum was knocked unconscious by the separation, and abandoned after Razorclaw stormed off to settle a score with humankind. The Iron Klaw

Later, Tantrum and the other Predacons formed Predaking to defend Venice from Unicron's Maximal legions. Ceremony

Dawn of Future's Past

After the end of the Great War, the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new Predacon faction. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Tantrum was once again plotting with his old teammates. Dawn of Future's Past

2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

A group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a transwarp shunt device on Cybertron. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. The Gathering #2

Kre-O online manga

Torox and the Predacons were so cuddly and adorable in beast mode, the Autobots could not bring themselves to fight back. The Predacons went from adorable to abominable when they formed Predaking, though, and the Autobots had a renewed fighting spirit...at least until the Predacons split into beasts again. Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit

Commercial appearances

Tantrum and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of Seekers who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over Sludge before combining into Predaking and pushing the advantage. Predacons commercial

Headlock was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside Bruticus. KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial

Games

Transformers Legends

When an Autobot team led by Jazz launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Tantrum, Rampage, and Headstrong were only too happy to stop them. Road to Ruin

After an uneasy alliance with the Autobots, Tantrum and the other Predacons gave in to their base animal instincts, and decided to hunt down Autobots they considered weaklings. They were defeated by a group of Autobots led by Bumblebee. Call of the Primitives

Tantrum was caught up somehow in a Quintesson plot to kidnap several Autobots during the Galactic Games. Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1

Transformers: Earth Wars

If you can't bring down the charging bull-

Tantrum would rather crash right through a problem, then stamp all over it, rather than apply reason or logic. Get in his way, annoy him, or - if you're an Autobot - just exist, and his overheated rage is a sight to see. Steam literally puffs out of his nasal ducts before he charges. These chronic fits of anger may be down to a loose connection somewhere, but no way is Tantrum letting anyone mess with his head! Tantrum Bio.

Tantrum came to earth during the battle for the Codex key. He also particcipated in a battle where Mixmaster commented that the stuff they just stomped over wasn't just Energon. Combiner Wars Campaign

He is a key component of Razorclaw's task force.

• Class: Warrior
• Lowest Star Rating: 1 star
• Weapons: Tantrum uses his Electro-sword to attack targets.
• Ability: Reflective Shield: Put on a shield that reflects 50% damage back to attackers for a few seconds and attracts defenses!
  • Cost: 4 ability points + 2 for reuses.

Tantrum at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers: Forged to Fight

Then don't wave the red cape at it.

Transformers: Forged to Fight

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Tantrum was the most destructive member of the Predacons, an out-of-control berserker who annihilated anything in his path. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

Toys

The Transformers

• Tantrum (Predacon, 1986)
  • Team ID number: 5
  • Takara ID number: D-76
  • Accessories: "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine", Predaking foot/back cannon

Tantrum transforms into a robotic buffalo. He can form either leg of Predaking, but his nominal placement is as the right leg. His double-barrelled cannon can attach to his back in beast mode and doubles as Predaking's foot. As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Tantrum had die-cast metal parts which were later replaced by plastic.

• More information on Tantrum at TFU.info

• Predaking (Gift set, 1986/2004)
  • ID number: D-78
  • Accessories: "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

While they were only sold separately in the west, in Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. This set was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.

Welcome to Transformers 2010

• Predaking (Gift set, 2010)
  • Accessories: "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

As a part of the Welcome to Transformers 2010 line, the original Predacon molds were reissued. Tantrum features significant differences from the prior versions; his red, gray, and black plastic is altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. Nearly all of his label stickers were redesigned, and he now features cartoon accurate golden optics instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Tantrum's optics to make them red in both modes.

This version of Tantrum features diecast metal parts.

Kre-O

• Predaking (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
  • Set number: A2227
  • Pieces: 79

• Known designers: Ed Masiello (Hasbro)

Kre-O "Torox"^[1] (his Italian G1 name used for trademark reasons) comes as part of the Predaking Micro-Changer combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a bull. He can also contribute his bricks to form Predaking.

• More information on Headlock at TFU.info

Platinum Edition

Why am I holding Headstrong's sword?

• Predaking (Gift set, 2014)
  • 10 OF 30
  • Accessories: "Electro-sword", "catalytic carbine"

Platinum Edition Torox, part of the Predaking five-pack, is similar to the 2010 release by Takara, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold redeco of the Star Saber of Prime: 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 celebration.

• More information on Platinum Edition Torox at TFU.info

Power of the Primes

He's still pulling his Tantrum for not having his name back.

• Predaking (Titan Class, 2018)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: PP-31
  • TakaraTomy release date: September 29, 2018

• Known designers: John Warden and Lynsey Urban (Hasbro), Robby Musso (concept artist)

Power of the Primes Torox is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from bull to robot and back, with a giant cannon that forms Predaking's foot. Unlike most Combiner limbs, Torox and Headstrong also form the thighs and hips, which hang off their robot modes as kibble. Torox was only available as part of the Titan Class Predaking five-pack.

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Torox, Fueler (2019)
  • Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners
  • Rarity: UT
  • Card Number: T44/T46
  • Stars: 5

Torox, Fueler was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of combiner teams released in the set, Torox, Fueler is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Torox, Fueler depicts Predaking's right leg, which is formed by Torox in the artwork.

The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile game.

Torox, Fueler can be used to form Predaking, Ferocious Hunter with the use of the Action card Predacon Enigma while he and the other Wave 2 Predacons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.

Notes

• Tantrum's alternate mode, a buffalo, is not a predator in nature, but herbivorous.
• His box and instructions, as well as the Predacons' Secret Files profile, refer to his beast mode as a "buffalo", presumably an African or Asian variety. However, he is elsewhere often referred to as a bull, even in fiction (such as when Wheelie shouts "olé" when dodging him).

Foreign names

• Japanese: Tantrum (タントラム Tantoramu), Torox (トロックス Torokkusu)
• French: Coléro (Canada)
• Italian: Torox
• Mandarin: Yěniú (野牛, "Buffalo")
• Russian: Bujvol (Буйвол, "Buffalo")

References