Warpath (G1)

The name or term "Warpath" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Warpath (disambiguation).

Warpath is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Warpath is the stereotypical tank commander: loud, boisterous, skilled, confident, devoted to his buddies, and probably a little deaf. His armor is tremendously thick; his skull no less. He loves to show off by splitting hex nuts a mile and a half away, and he has an endless variety of special munitions to load in his prized main gun: cryogenic, acid, thermal, and sonic. His most favorite, however, are the simple explosive shells that go off with a huge explosion, KABOOM!

His gun... how Warpath loves his gun. Prominent and useful in both modes, she has saved his life countless times, and she gets only the best in return. How he loves to line her sights up precisely on a barely visible target, and KAZOWY! blow it to shrapnel with a single well-placed shell. A dud annoys him; a miss is near-fatal embarrassment. A mere scratch to his gun's barrel keeps him up, late into the night, polishing it away. When on occasion his gun is damaged seriously enough to impair her function, he is practically inconsolable for weeks.

Contents 1 Fiction 1.1 Generation 1 cartoon continuity 1.1.1 The Transformers cartoon 1.1.2 Japanese cartoon continuity 1.1.2.1 Scramble City 1.1.2.2 The Battle of the Star Gate 1.1.2.3 e-HOBBY comics 1.1.3 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic 1.1.4 Full Throttle Scramble Power! 1.1.5 Rodimus vs. Cyclonus 1.2 Marvel Comics continuity 1.2.1 Marvel The Transformers comics 1.2.2 Transformers Annual 1985 1.2.3 Classics 1.2.4 Regeneration One 1.3 S.T.A.R.S. continuity 1.4 Find Your Fate Junior 1.4.1 Dinobots Strike Back 1.4.2 Decepticon Poison 1.5 Dreamwave Generation One continuity 1.6 G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers 1.7 The Beast Within 1.8 2005 IDW continuity 1.9 Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga 1.10 Transformers vs. G.I. Joe 1.11 2019 IDW continuity 1.12 War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material 1.13 Energon Universe 2 Commercial appearances 3 Games 3.1 3D Battle-Card Game 3.2 Transformers Legends 3.3 Angry Birds Transformers 3.4 Transformers: Battle Tactics 3.5 Transformers: Earth Wars 3.6 Transformers Roleplaying Game 4 Toys 4.1 The Transformers 4.2 The Transformers Collection 4.3 Universe (2008) 4.4 Henkei! Henkei! 4.5 Generations 4.6 United 4.7 Bot Shots 4.8 Kre-O 4.9 Combiner Wars 4.10 Vintage G1 4.11 War for Cybertron: Kingdom 5 Merchandise 5.1 3D Battle-Card Game 5.2 Transformers Trading Card Game 6 Notes 6.1 Foreign names 7 References

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Alan Oppenheimer (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Yū Shimaka (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), Show Hayami (Japanese, "Prime Target"), Zhu Zhunzun (Chinese), Silvio Anselmo (Italian, second dub), Juan Carralero (Latin American), Hans-Rainer Müller (German, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), Thomas Rau (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Bernd Simon (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), Gernot Duda (German, "Ghost in the Machine"), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2), François Leccia (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), Pierre Garin (European French, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court"), Unknown (European French, "The Golden Lagoon" & "Quest for Survival"), Serge Lhorca (European French, "Prime Target"), Francis Lax (European French, "Hoist goes Hollywood"), Georges Atlas (European French, "Masquerade"), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes), Júlio Chaves (Portuguese), Ayrton Cardoso (Portuguese, "The Golden Lagoon" & "Ghost in the Machine"), Orlando Drummond (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival"), Mário Monjardim (Portuguese, "Prime Target"), Sílvio Navas (Portuguese, "Hoist Goes Hollywood"), Ricardo Schnetzer (Portuguese, "Masquerade")

Warpath (ZING!) had a habit of (BLAM!) interjecting his speech with (WHAMMO!) onomatopoeia. Whether this was a programming feature or personal choice is unknown. His fellow Autobots seemed to tolerate it.

Warpath appeared with no explanation for his arrival when Megatron created a remote-controlled duplicate of Optimus Prime to lead the Autobots to their doom. He did little more than get shot by a fake Starscream. A Prime Problem He later accompanied Optimus Prime and the Autobots to Dinobot Island, where he first demonstrated his zest for combat and unique style of speech. He also had the first of several battles with his opposite number, the Triple Changer Decepticon tank, Blitzwing. Dinobot Island, Part 2

After Grapple and Hoist teamed up with the Constructicons to build Grapple's Solar Power Tower and the pair were doublecrossed, Warpath was on the team that drove to their rescue. He started off by blowing up one of the collection units the Decepticons were using to gather the energy. Once the Constructicons formed Devastator, he tried to (WHACK! ZACK! ZORCH!) blast the giant, but Devastator stuck an arm into the ground and knocked him over. After the Autobots defeated Devastator, Warpath helped pick through the remains of the tower for their two comrades. The Master Builders

He was one of several Autobots who defended the Ark when the Heart of Cybertron-powered Megatron attacked. Warpath acquitted himself well, firing several rounds at the Decepticon leader while shrugging off two direct hits from his energy bolts, but he was ultimately put out of action when Megatron blasted the ground under him, trapping Warpath. Microbots

Warpath was on the team that defended the fake solar plan in Central City against the Decepticons. He, Ironhide and Smokescreen fired on Starscream in an attempt to prevent the Decepticon from taking off, and in return found themselves under fire from Thrust. After Megatron framed the Autobots, Warpath was among those who were captured by human forces outside Autobot Headquarters. A brief trial ensued, and the Autobots were put on a spaceship supplied by Shawn Berger and banished from Earth. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Though the spaceship was locked on a collision course with the Sun, the Autobots managed to escape it and return to Earth, where they toppled the Decepticon regime. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

On one occasion, Warpath and Hoist were chasing a small group of Decepticons led by Starscream, and ended up passing through the Dragon Mound and into 543 AD. The Autobots and Decepticons took opposite sides with a pair of warring knights, and Warpath allowed the Red Knight to ride him in joust against Wigend of Blackthorn's champions, Rumble and Ramjet. They successfully rammed Ramjet, caving in his nosecone and forcing the Decepticons to fall back on the ol' "grab a hostage and run" trick, taking the Red Knight's daughter Nimue captive. Warpath led the charge against Wigend's castle and, with their siege tower destroyed by some of Starscream's gunpowder barrels, he and Hoist served as makeshift ladders for their allies to breach the castle walls. After thwarting Starscream's plans to rule the 6th century, they enlisted the aid of a local wizard to get back to the 20th century. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court

Accompanying Perceptor and Beachcomber on a geology expedition, Warpath managed to get in some (ZOW!) action when Blitzwing and the Coneheads staged a surprise attack. He and Blitzwing engaged in Tank Wars again, but the fighting got so furious they buried each other in sand for a while. It was anyone's game until Thrust found a pool of electrum and became invincible. Even a hot and cold mix of Powerglide's thermal beam and Warpath's cryo-shells couldn't break the Decepticon warrior. Warpath was forced to reluctantly sound the retreat, tunneling through the mountainside to make their escape. The Golden Lagoon

When the Morphobots took over a valley on Earth, Warpath and Ironhide did their best to blast through using a variety of shells and liquid, but it took (POW!) Blaster and some (COWBELL!) tunes to really get them out of the way. Quest for Survival

When his Autobot friends were kidnapped, Warpath was eager to go and (BAM!) kick some Decepticon hide. He was distraught when Optimus Prime went to deal with it himself. Prime Target He got his time to shine when he popped up on a movie studio one day, and was hired by the director with the other Autobots to be his new stunt vehicles. Unfortunately, the work was less than glamorous as Warpath wound up with a (ZING!) horrible pain in his neck and then, shocked by the director's attitude, decided to call it quits. Despite this, he was willing to return for a starring role in the new picture Attack of the Alien Robots, where he was confused by the lack of real firepower, couldn't believe the reliance on special effects, and flubbed one of his lines. Warpath didn't enjoy working on the movie and went back to being a full-time Autobot soldier, cheering for Hoist when he made the same decision. (CLAP!) Hoist Goes Hollywood

While the Autobots protected the convoy of superfuel tankers, Warpath drove point. All he did was sit there in vehicle mode the whole time. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 He was also at Autobot Headquarters when Powerglide reported that he'd found Jazz and Cliffjumper at the Amalgamated Water and Power Plant. Starscream's Brigade

Late in 1985, the Autobots plotted to capture the Stunticons to discover the reason behind their high-profile thefts. Tracks and Warpath were assigned to take down Drag Strip and Dead End on a beach. Warpath quickly disabled Drag Strip with a few well-placed explosive shells, while Tracks blinded Dead End with his black beam gun. Unable to see, Dead End drove right into Warpath, who (BAM!) crushed the Decepticon with a single punch that went straight through his roof. Masquerade

In the year 2006, Warpath watched a broadcast of the first Galactic Olympics. He commented to Bumblebee that the Autobots sure had an unusual leader in Rodimus Prime when the young Autobot dispensed with making a long, stuffy speech at the games' opening ceremony. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

As the Decepticons made their move on Earth, Warpath and Pipes commanded the team defending the Ark. The Autobots hid in a ravine and as Trypticon passed overhead, Warpath gave orders to fire, significantly damaging the Decepticon's rolling battle station mode. However, Trypticon quickly recovered and transformed into his massive dinosaur mode, forcing the Autobot Minicars to regroup and counterattack. Warpath fired a shell which Trypticon merely swatted away, then when the Autobot protested that he didn't (ZEEM!) believe what was happening, he was kicked for his troubles. Warpath ordered Teletraan I to activate the volcano's defensive cannons as Trypticon neared the Ark, but this had little effect on the Decepticon, who then destroyed the volcano. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Warpath attended Daniel Witwicky's surprise party, however the real surprise came partway through, when he and the other Autobots there were called on to defend the shuttle bay against an attack by the Combaticons. Surprise Party He was later seen stationed at Metroplex when Scourge and Starscream's ghost came by to steal the Titan's eyes for Unicron. Being land-bound, poor ol' Warpath unfortunately missed out on most of the aerial action. Ghost in the Machine

For Tommy Kennedy's birthday, Warpath, among other Autobots, presented to the human boy a cake. Season 5: Surprise Party

Japanese cartoon continuity

Scramble City

When the Metroplex project was attacked by the Decepticons, Warpath was among the Autobots summoned from the Ark as reinforcements. Scramble City: Mobilization

The Battle of the Star Gate

Warpath was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the Trigger in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the Trigger to create a powerful new body for himself, Warpath had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream's star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. The Battle of the Star Gate

e-HOBBY comics

Warpath accompanied Cliffjumper and Sideswipe on a rescue mission to retrieve an Eldedroid unit. There, they came face to face with the sea monster holding the Eldedroid captive. MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

During an attack on Yokohama by Megatron, Starscream, and Blitzwing, Warpath responded with a troop of fellow Autobots. As exuberent as ever, Warpath couldn't wait to test his tank mode against Blitzwing's, ignoring Jazz's cries to stop. Unfortunately for Warpath, he neglected to realize that Blitzwing was several times his size, ultimately being run over by the Decepticon. Following the defeat of the three bad guys by Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, a very injured Warpath managed to muster up the enthusiasm to cheer for their victory. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4

Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Warpath accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious Omega Wave Cannon. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

During the battle for Autobot City, Warpath fought against Lugnut, and managed to blast his opponent right in the face. Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Warpath was a member of Perceptor's resistance cell on Cybertron. When their untrustworthy scout, Scrounge went missing, Warpath and his peers fell in line with Blaster's plan to find him, overruling Perceptor. After learning Scrounge had been captured by Shrapnel, Blaster went alone to the smelting pool to save him, prompting Powerglide to follow and haul him out while Warpath and the three others distracted the Decepticon guards. When they returned to base, Perceptor's small group of Autobots received the first good news they had heard in eons, for Scrounge had handed them evidence that Optimus Prime lived, at the expense of his own life. The Smelting Pool!

Further reconnaissance revealed startling news—the Decepticons were building a space bridge! As this would spell certain doom for both Cybertron and Earth, a desperate raid on Straxus's Darkmount fortress was launched. Warpath was in charge of setting the explosives which brought down the massive tower. This attack was mostly successful, as it leveled Darkmount and ended in Straxus's destruction, but Warpath and the rest of his Autobot comrades had to retreat to Earth over the Space Bridge as it self-destructed. Here they were greeted immediately by a group of humans. The Bridge to Nowhere! Though Megatron and his troops spotted the Autobots upon their materialization on Earth, the Decepticons were distracted by a more pressing mission at the time, and left without attacking the new arrivals. Command Performances! However, the humans belonged to the anti-robot attack team, RAAT. While Warpath and the other Autobots, unfamiliar with how things worked on Earth, tried to talk to their vehicles, RAAT deployed "electric snow" missiles to disorient them. Warpath's group was then too dazed to fight back, and were captured with the help of Circuit Breaker. Heavy Traffic! Warpath and his fellows were disassembled, with their heads getting mounted on the wall of RAAT's headquarters. Aerialbots over America! The Autobots were only given a chance at freedom after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid to defeat the Battlechargers. Warpath and the other Autobots' components were combined to form a jury-rigged robot that Circuit Breaker used to stop the duo while they were defacing the status of liberty. After Runabout and Runamuck were sent packing, Warpath and the Autobots were allowed to leave on their own terms. Decepticon Graffiti!

Following Skids back to the Ark, Warpath and the others got lost after their guide spontaneously vanished into limbo. Even worse was the reason for the disappearance—Galvatron had returned to the present. Warpath and Perceptor were the first to fall against their seemingly invincible foe. Fallen Angel After Galvatron was forced into retreat by the vagrant Dinobots, Perceptor's team finally managed to reach the Ark, where Warpath and the others learned of Optimus Prime's apparent demise at the hands of the Predacons. It was soon revealed that Prime's death was a ruse. Resurrection!

Later, after Optimus Prime's real death, Warpath was one of the several Autobots who watched on as Ratchet futilely tried to repair his body. Once the Autobot leader was declared irreparable, the Autobots held a funeral service for their leader, and launched his remains into space. Funeral for a Friend!

Later still, the Ark was put under assault by a sonic scrambler missile fired by the Decepticon assault base known as Trypticon. Warpath destroyed this first missile, and the Autobots went hunting for their attacker. Trypticon would have proven to be too much for them, though, without the timely intervention of Grimlock and the Dinobots. As thanks, the Autobots named Grimlock their new leader. King of the Hill!

Grimlock's leadership turned out to be very unpopular, especially when he captured a group of Earth children and threatened to execute them if Blaster didn't turn himself in for treason. Warpath and a handful of other Autobots watched quietly outside the Ark as the children were marched into space. Spacehikers!

Much later, Warpath, along with all the other Autobots, responded promptly to Buster Witwicky's distress signal sent from the Arctic. Dark Star

Transformers Annual 1985

Realizing that their mission on Earth would be infinitely more difficult without capable human allies, Optimus attempted to open a dialogue with the American government. Planning the meeting in utmost secrecy, he, Warpath, and Prowl managed to secure an audience with the President of the United States. The three Autobots drove to the White House, and were warmly received by their host, but their talk was interrupted by the Insecticons. The Autobots did their best to take down the trio, only for Bombshell to loudly proclaim that Optimus was his leader, and he was off to attack the city as per his orders. Unfortunately, the President's soldier escorts were quick to turn on the Autobots, having assumed that Bombshell had revealed the robots' true intent.

Warpath and Prowl were sent to deal with the Insecticons, while Optimus went off on his own to "cut them off at their source." Though Warpath was confused over what Optimus had just said, Prowl assured him not to bother himself with it; they had a mission to do, and that was the only thing they needed to think about. They drove to downtown Washington, finding that their foes had wasted no time in reducing the scene to a warzone. Worse yet, Prowl was soon downed by one of Shrapnel's splinter grenades. An outraged Warpath rammed Shrapnel, but was unable to prevent him from taking to the air once more. Thankfully, Optimus's Roller drone came to Warpath's aid, evening out the odds. Optimus was successful on his end of the mission, taking out the one responsible for remote-controlling the Insecticons: Ravage. With the battle over, Optimus and his troops fled the scene; they felt that the humans would not believe them should they try and explain the situation, and that the Decepticon had already sullied their reputation beyond repair. Plague of the Insecticons!

Classics

Warpath was stationed at the Ironworks when it was invaded by Ultra Magnus and the evil Autobots of the negative polarity universe. Warpath tried to defend the Autobot station from attack, but he was cut down by Magnus's Terminus Blade. Invasion

Once he was repaired into a new body, Warpath continued working with their heroic Decepticon allies in hunting down Ultra Magnus. Distant Fissures

Warpath abandoned the Earth with his team when the Rarefied Energon of the Ironworks brought the planet to life. The Future Buried...

Regeneration One

Warpath was amongst the Autobots who Optimus Prime took with him to confront Megatron on a devastated Earth in 2012. While Prime battled Megatron, Warpath helped the others hold off an army of reanimated zombies. Loose Ends, Part 5

S.T.A.R.S. continuity

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Warpath was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction." Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.

Optimus ordered Warpath, Cliffjumper and Cosmos to flee the battle in order to fetch reinforcements. Transformers Combat Data The Autobots Are Under Attack!

Find Your Fate Junior

Dinobots Strike Back

When four of the Dinobots were sent on a rampage courtesy of Bombshell's cerebro-shells, the Autobots realized that the mind-control devices could be dislodged by bringing "them down, fast and hard!" Warpath dislodged Sludge's shell with a barrage of his own explosive sonic shells. Dinobots Strike Back

Decepticon Poison

Warpath was amongst the Autobots getting topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. The Autobots’ latest batch of fuel had been poisoned by the fleeing Decepticon, leaving Warpath unable to transform.

If the Autobots decided to assume a defensive strategy in light of these events, Warpath was comforted by Optimus as he began to be wracked with sickness pains.

In one possible sequence of events that ensued, Perceptor gave out the right amount of an antidote the Autobot scientist had created, allowing Warpath to resume his robot form and take arms against an incoming squadron of Decepticons. The antidote having given Warpath and the rest of the cured Autobots a case of battle fever, the bunch were eager to take on the Decepticons head on in combat. The more level-head Prowl suggested instead a more conniving approach, where the Autobots would ambush their assailants.

If Optimus allowed Warpath and the rest of the refuelled Autobots to venture headlong into battle, the group fond themselves fighting against Megatron himself, accompanied by a squad of Decepticon jets. Warpath's acid shells forced the jets accompanying Megatron to disperse. Then Megatron opened fire, knocking the Autobots into disarray, prompting Optimus to lead a second wave into battle. The second wave soon ran out of fuel, prompting the Autobots to call a retreat. Thankfully, the Decepticons were damaged enough through the course of the battle, causing them to retreat as well.

If Optimus instead followed Prowl's plan, he instructed Warpath and the others to transform into vehicle mode and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots to be already dead, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. Though Warpath initially cheered, finding himself able to transform once more, he soon found himself literally falling to pieces. The Autobots finding themselves completely outmatched against an all-out Decepticon attack were made short work of by the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, the Autobots used the tainted fuel to create a toxic cloud that successfully fended off the Decepticons attack. This plan gave Perceptor the time he needed to cure Warpath and the others with his antidote. Their ranks fully replenished and the Decepticons turning tail meant the Autobots had earned themselves another victory.

In completely different possible sequence of events, Optimus successfully retrieved the antidote to the poison from the Decepticons’ poison lab, and with Ratchet's help, brought Warpath and the rest of the poisoned Autobots back from the precipice of death. Now cured, the Autobots discussed their next course of action; they had to prevent the Decepticons from poisoning the nearby water reservoir.

If Optimus led his troops back to the Decepticons’ poison lab, Warpath was amongst the Autobot convoy that drove into action.

Happening upon the Decepticons hauling barrels of poison out of their lab, the Autobots devised a couple of plans to take them out.

In one plan, devised by Windcharger, Warpath then finished off the Decepticons, after Prowl, Jazz and Windcharger worked together to ignite the barrels of poison. Creating a sonic boom to shatter every beaker in the Decepticon lab, Warpath made sure that the Decepticons would not be able to use their lab again any time soon. The Autobots then drove victoriously back to base. Decepticon Poison

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Warpath was first seen among Cybertron's population, observing anti-Autobot propaganda being pumped through the cortex by Shockwave to discredit Optimus Prime and his returning crew. Cold War Warpath, like most Autobots, recognized it as a load of BLAM! POW! ZOOM! and joined Tracks, Broadside and several other Mini-Vehicles in rising up along with the other Autobot insurgency cells to fight back against Shockwave's rule. Countdown to Extinction

After the fall, Warpath traveled to Earth under Bumblebee's command aboard the supply ship, Orion. Night of the Combaticons They crashlanded in the midst of a three-way battle between the Autobots and Decepticons of Earth and a lone super-powerful clone warrior known as Sunstorm. Black Sunshine Things got more than a little hectic, and the Autobots were forced to make a deal with Starscream in order to gain his cooperation against (and he, their protection from) Sunstorm. The Autobots were ultimately able to drive Sunstorm away when he inevitably returned, a battle in which Warpath donned a jetpack to shoot some mortars at the solar-powered Decepticon. Skyfire As part of his deal with the Autobots, Starscream told them where he had stashed several other Autobots his brigade had captured earlier, and Warpath and Bumper were sent out to retrieve them. On the salvage run, however, the pair ran into Earth Defense Command agents who made a forceful BOOM! suggestion that the Autobots accompany them back to their base. The Omega Effect Warpath was knocked out during this encounter, and later awakened within a transport hold with Bumper and the still-unconscious Autobots. Admitting he was rather worried about their current predicament, Warpath asked Bumper what was to become of them. Unfortunately, Bumper was as clueless as he was. Atonement

After arriving at their headquarters, Warpath learned that the EDC were looking to conscript some Autobots to help them deal with an Insecticon problem. Jazz agreed to help after being reactivated. He left Warpath behind, however, to watch over their comrades Wheeljack and Windcharger, who had not yet been revived. Infestation After dealing with the Insecticons, Jazz and his unit hooked back up with Warpath, and then all of them said their farewells to Marissa and the EDC. Lost and Found They then proceeded on to the future site of Autobot City, under construction at Prowl's direction. The Route of All Evil

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

Warpath was part of a small team of Autobots led by Hot Rod, eager to fight back against the new Decepticon leader Serpent O.R.. The Art of War #4

The Beast Within

After a brutal battle during which The Beast, a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Warpath's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Spotlight: Galvatron

In the time before the war, Warpath worked under Prowl as part of the Security Services. Megatron Origin #2 He attended the joint funeral of Bumper and Fastback after the pair had been killed by early members of the Decepticon faction. Megatron Origin #3

Four million years ago, during the era of Zeta Prime, Warpath was a member of a crowd protesting the murder of a Decepticon named Hefter. To Walk Among the Chosen

After the war began, he was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots halted a major Decepticon energon convoy. The Iron Age

Millions of years later, Warpath was a member of Hound's Tactical Response Unit, guarding Thunderhead Pass, a lonely assignment watching over the deactivated form of Thunderwing and his cultists who rested in stasis lock. When Sideswipe broke comm silence to request a transfer to Earth, Warpath was witness to Hound's dressing down of the aggressive Autobot. The monotony was suddenly broken without warning when a mysterious, powerful Transformer arrived on Cybertron to claim Thunderwing for his master. Warpath and the squad were easily brushed aside by the ancient warrior. Spotlight: Galvatron

Later, Optimus Prime informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to Earth as reinforcements. Devastation #1 However, due to the extraction of prisoners from Garrus-9, Hound's unit, including Warpath was diverted there instead. Devastation #6

On the way, their ship, the Ark-12 was attacked by Cyclonus and Warpath took some slight damage. However, he would get his revenge later on the surface of Corata-Vaz, where he took down Cyclonus with a blast to the chest. Cyclonus escaped when Warpath and the others were temporarily distracted by Thunderwing. Spotlight: Cyclonus

Warpath, his team and the Wreckers were still fighting with Thunderwing when Nova, now known as Nemesis Prime, attacked the Garrus-9 penitentiary. Spotlight: Doubledealer After the recovery of the Magnificence by Hot Rod answered many questions about the Nova and Jhiaxus's plans for the Expansion, Warpath and his team were redeployed with Fortress Maximus to China's Jiangxi Province on Earth to secure the space bridge being used by the Dead Universe transformers. While Sideswipe single-handedly took on Grindcore, Warpath and the others fought Straxus, but soon they were forced to leave Sideswipe behind to proceed with their mission. Fortress Maximus and Warpath used the space bridge network to arrive on Rotan and remove its Nega-Core, which were then returned to Dead Universe where they would no longer be a threat to the living universe. Spotlight: Sideswipe

After the war between Autobots and Decepticons ended, Warpath stood guard at the crime scene of Skydive's murder. Devisive He later took some time out to unwind at Maccadam's Old Oil House. Night and the City He was supposed to participate in Prowl's raid on the former Decepticon pen, but ended up watching the building explode in his face instead. The End of the Beginning of the World When Megatron showed up for the first time since the end of the war, the Autobots wasted no time in trying to blast him to oblivion, but were stopped by the Decepticons and opted to lock him up instead. Warpath, Bluestreak, and Jetfire were assigned to guard him. City on Fire Unfortunately, the three of them couldn't stand against the fired up rioting Decepticons, who invaded the prison, defeated them and freed Megatron. The Verge As the riot escalated into a full-on battle, Swindle found the three injured Autobots and took them to safety. Heavy Is the Head

Warpath eventually recovered from his damage, and joined the united Cybertronian front against 70 billion Ammonites invading on behalf of the "Dark Cyclops". Black Planet Guarding the Firecons after their imprisonment, Warpath saw their calls for "justice" and "rights" as a typical example of Decepticon hypocrisy. His callousness bothered Windblade, and so did the aggressive nature of his name. The Killing Jar

Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga

Warpath and the Minibots found Dinobot mysteriously buried in the Earth. When he reactivated, Dinobot fought the Autobots in pursuit of a warrior's conflict, but eventually came to respect his opponents after a battle. Henkei! Henkei! volume 11

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

During the final showdown between the Autobot/Joe and Decepticon/Cobra alliances, Metroplex punched into Trypticon's chest and unleashed several soldiers into the Decepticon base's interior, Warpath among them. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12

2019 IDW continuity

During the War of the Threefold Spark, Warpath was a member of Strika's Heavies, serving with the elite strike team under the command of the eponymous Great General. He confronted Exarchon himself once, outside the ruins of Yuss. The Change In Your Nature Part Three In the modern day, as Kup assembled an ad-hoc artillery unit that included veteran Heavies Flak and Topshot, Hound pointed out that Warpath was currently in stasis so Powerglide was sent to wake him up. Prime

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

Closer than ever to reaching the AllSpark, the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the Maximals and Predacons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

Warpath was a Ground Command Artillery Sergeant, Kingdom toy packaging whose function was a warrior, and he trans-scanned into a tank. His great strength and explosives were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his boisterousness, loud-mouthed attitude, and showiness. Warpath's message from the future was that firepower is not the only way to win a war. Kingdom webpage^[2]

Energon Universe

Warpath was part of a team of Autobots made up of Elita One, Huffer, and Kup in an assault on a Decepticon stronghold to free Ultra Magnus. During the mission, Warpath was badly damaged by the Decepticons. Transformers #7 Sometime after the assault, Warpath was found by Bluestreak, who helped carry him away to safety, the two running into a recently arrived Cliffjumper while linking up with other surviving Autobots. Transformers #15

Commercial appearances

• Warpath and Powerglide were pinned down on the battlefield by the Decepticon triple-changers, Astrotrain and Blitzwing. Thankfully, the new recruits Broadside and Sandstorm arrived on the scene and were able to chase off the Decepticon aggressors. Sandstorm, Broadside, and Octane commercial
• Warpath was part of a massive battle between Kreons. When Predaking and Bruticus joined the fight, Warpath was one of many Autobots who fled in terror at the sight of them. KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial

Games

3D Battle-Card Game

Warpath was one of Optimus Primal's many Autobot allies in a fight against Megatron's Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. Energon Wars Expansion Set

Transformers Legends

In the early days of the war, Bumblebee and Warpath battled Onslaught and Dead End, who were under orders to breach Iacon's defences. The Autobots emerged victorious when Metroplex awakened and joined the fray. Assault on Iacon

When the Military Patrol was unleashed on New York, Warpath joined Jetfire and Hound in driving the Decepticon team out of the city. Full Assault Warpath, Hoist, and Spike were transported to the sixth century where they joined with Lord Aetheling, and were forced to combat similarly displaced Decepticons at a medieval technology level. They eventually triumphed and returned to the present with the Decepticons as prisoners. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court When Hoist was cast in a Hollywood film, Warpath and some other Autobots decided to get in on the action, however the film was jeopardized when Decepticons attacked the set. The Autobots were able to fight them off, and the film became a blockbuster success. Hoist Goes Hollywood

Angry Birds Transformers

Main article: Bomb (AB)#As Warpath

Warpath appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. Angry Birds Transformers

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Warpath participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 30 units of Cybermetal, and 12 units of Transmetal. Transformers: Battle Tactics

Transformers: Earth Wars

• Class: Special
• Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
• Ability: High Velocity Shell: Launch a shell that punches through everything in a straight line to the target and beyond, dealing 69.3 damage to everything it hits

Warpath at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Warpath was a heavily armed Autobot. Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

Toys

The Transformers

• Warpath (Mini-Vehicle, 1985)

Premiering in the second year of the Hasbro The Transformers line, Mini Vehicle Warpath transforms into a General Motors M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV tank with a rotating turret.

There is a notable paint variation on Warpath: while most releases have black-painted optics, some leave the optics unpainted yet cover his entire faceplate in black. There are also some very minor company stamping variants: all versions have "© Takara 1984 Japan" on the underside, but latter releases add "© Hasbro 1984" above it.

His cannon barrel is a fairly common breaking point, typically snapping off under the "block" part connecting the barrel to the turret.

In late 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item in the "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction" flier packed with most boxed Transformers toys. He cost $4 and one Robot Point.

In Japan, despite his notable presence in the cartoon, he was not available in the regular retail line, but was sold only as a mail-away item, costing 500 yen and two Robot Points.

This mold was used to make Treds.

• Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Warpath at Transformerland.com
• More information on Warpath at TFU.info

The Transformers Collection

• Minibot Team (Multi-pack, 2004)

• ID number: 12 (set), 87 (individual)

Warpath was reissued in a The Transformers Collection six-pack with Bumble, Adams, Gears, Huffer, and Powerglide. There are no notable differences between the original and the reissue versions, aside from a factory-applied foil Autobot sigil decal on his turret.

This entire set was redecoed to make the "G1 GoBots" set: Warpath was used to make Treds.

Universe (2008)

• Warpath (Legends, 2008)

• Known designers: Bill Rawley (Hasbro)

Universe (2008) Warpath transforms from an H-shaped, futuristic tank, similar to Armada Megatron or Animated Shockwave, to a robot mode resembling his original form, right down to the cannon in the chest. Warpath's torso tilts back to become the turret of his alt mode, but it doesn't peg in place, so it's always drooping slightly. He is the only Legends Minibot figure that has moving elbows.

This mold was redecoed to make Sparkcrusher. This figure also served as the basis of the non-toy character Shattered Glass incarnation of Warpath.

• More information on Legends Warpath at TFU.info

Henkei! Henkei!

• Minibot Spy Team (Multi-pack, 2009)

• ID number: C-19

A rather inappropriate inclusion in the Minibot Spy Team pack, the Henkei! Henkei! version of Universe Warpath has more cartoon-accurate colors and paint applications. Notably his red is more metallic and darker than the Hasbro version. He also uses a darker gray, and replaces the black eyes with gray and the yellow detail on his chest with gray as well. His Autobot symbol is the traditional red with white outline unlike the Hasbro version.

He is packed with similarly redecoed Legends-class versions of Adams and Wheelie.

Generations

• Warpath (Deluxe Class, 2011)

• Accessories: Missile
• Known designers: Andrew Scribner and Mark Maher (deco)

Warpath is the sole new toy in the eighth wave of Generations Deluxe Class toys. He transforms from a robot mode inspired by his original Mini Vehicle toy into a combat tank of likely made-up origins, possibly inspired by Halo's Scorpion and/or Command & Conquer's Mammoth. A spring-loaded missile launcher is placed on his right shoulder, and rods in his legs and arms are compatible with c joint accessories. In tank mode, his turret can rotate and his barrel can rise. "K4-90W" and "Z0W-333" ("kapow" and "zoweee") are tampographed on his legs, a reference to Warpath's distinctive speech pattern from the original cartoon. The black chunk of plastic on Warpath's head is actually translucent plastic and allows for his eyes to glow, granted you have a powerful enough light shining back there.

Following a trend from other Generations figures, his instructions depict him with a different head sculpt for a potential upcoming retool, presumably as Hardhead. However, unlike various other Generations toys, the alternate head only shows up in some steps in the instructions, whereas most steps simply depict Warpath's actual head.

• More information on Generations Warpath at TFU.info

Generations mold: Warpath
Hasbro: Generations Warpath Hardhead (canceled) Fun Publications: Timelines Strika Blastcharge Strika Drone Treadshot TakaraTomy: United UN-24 Warpath

United

• Warpath (Deluxe Class, 2012)

• ID number: UN-24
• Release date: January 28, 2012
• Accessories: Missile

The United release of Warpath casts him in a red that is a close approximation of the original toy rather than the more red-brown coloration of the Hasbro release. He also features silver-outlined (only) Autobot symbols rather than the solid black symbols found on the Generations version, and lacks the alphanumeric codes on his tank sides. Curiously, his head is cast in red plastic rather than gray plastic painted over brownish red like the Hasbro release (despite no other gray plastic to red plastic changes).

Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Warpath's package features a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure will be released in small quantities during its first and only shipment.

Generations mold: Warpath
Hasbro: Generations Warpath Hardhead (canceled) Fun Publications: Timelines Strika Blastcharge Strika Drone Treadshot TakaraTomy: United UN-24 Warpath

Bot Shots

• Warpath Launcher (Launcher, 2012)

• Series: 2
• Number: BL004
• Accessories: Launcher, 3-piece target
  • Fist strength: 440
  • Blaster strength: 873
  • Sword strength: 297

Part of the second wave of Series 2 Bot Shots launchers, Warpath is a retool of the Brawl Flip Shot mold to give him a more Warpath-like head, though possibly Brawl was retooled from Warpath. He turns into a bitty tank, with a spring-loaded transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He comes with a large trailer redecoed from Bumblebee's trailer, and a large circular target that breaks into pieces when hit.

This mold was to be redecoed into Onslaught for the cancelled Combaticon 5-Pack set.

The second wave of Series 2 launchers didn't reach mass retail in the United States, and were only available online or in discount stores like Ross.

• More information on Warpath at TFU.info

Kre-O

• Warpath (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012/2015)

• Collection: 1
• Bag number: *****43
• Accessories: Logo brick
• Known designers: Ed Masiello (Hasbro)

Part of the first normal wave of Micro-Changer Kreons, Warpath is a blindpacked-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with an extra part (one 1X1 brick with a stud on the side) to turn him into a tank.

He uses the Ironhide style helmet.

• Kreon Class of 1985 (Kreon figure set, 2015)

• Set number: B5152
• Voted: Loves the Smell of Cryo-Shells in the Morning

Kreon Class of '85 Warpath has a much more toy-based deco, complete with masked face. The Kreons in this set all use the totally-revamped 2015 style bodies.

He was only available as part of the San Diego Comic-Con-exclusive "Kreon Class of '85" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through Hasbro Toy Shop after the show.

• Warpath (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2016)

• Collection: 1
• Accessories: Logo plate

In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released Kre-O sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Warpath's torso and face tampographs have also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them. The 1x1 top-clip piece is also slightly different from the original, with a much lower-set clip.

Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

Combiner Wars

• Warpath (Legends Class, 2015)

• Known designers: John Warden (Hasbro)

Part of the third wave of Combiner Wars Legends class figures, this new iteration of Warpath is a retool of Thrilling 30 Legends Megatron with a new head, and hence lacks the chest cannon he usually sports. Undocumented in the instructions, Chop Shop (or his redecoes Beet-Chop and Beet-Chit) can attach to the front of Warpath’s tank mode.

Warpath also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art.

• More information on Combiner Wars Warpath at TFU.info

Vintage G1

• Warpath ("Legion Class", 2019)

Part of the second wave of "Legion Class" figures in the Vintage G1 line, Warpath is a reissue of his Generation 1 figure, with some mild differences. This release lacks the Japanese reissue's additional foil insignia on the turret, bringing it back in line with the original. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the Vintage G1 toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto him rather than molded.

Like all Vintage G1 figures, Warpath is exclusive to Walmart in the United States and Canada.

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

• Warpath (Deluxe Class, 2020)

• Hasbro ID Number: WFC-K6
• TakaraTomy ID number: KD-06
• TakaraTomy release date: May 29, 2021
• Accessories: Tank undercarriage, Golden Disk card
• Known designers: John Warden (Hasbro)

Part of the first wave of War for Cybertron: Kingdom Deluxe Class figures, Warpath has design elements from both the Sunbow cartoon animation model and the original toy. He transforms from a robot larger than his mini-bot brethren, but still smaller than the average Deluxe Class, into a tank loosely similar to the General Motors M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV. The underside of the tank separates from the figure and can be attached to the robot mode's shoulder or arm as a shield, or mounted on its back. In tank mode, Warpath's turret can rotate a full 360 degrees, and his cannon can raise up.

All of Warpath's gray-white plastic parts are prone to photodegradation.

Warpath also comes with a Golden Disk card that "reveals a possible destiny of a key character", with each character having three possible destiny variants.

This mold was also used to make Generations Selects Go-Bots Guardians Treds.

Merchandise

3D Battle-Card Game

• Warpath (2007)

A 35-point "common" character in the 3D Battle-Card Game's "Energon Wars" expansion, Warpath "transforms" into a red and grey tank. He uses the same parts layout as Movie Brawl, Movie Wreckage, and "Energon Wars" Blitzwing.

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Warpath, Confident Sharpshooter (2019)
  • Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners
  • Rarity: RT
  • Card Number: T45/T46
  • Stars: 6

Warpath, Confident Sharpshooter is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, Rise of the Combiners.

The artwork for the card is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile game and is based on the Transformers: Generations Warpath figure.

Notes

• Warpath had the preliminary name of Hot Shot.
• The cartoon had a variety of ways to depict Warpath's face when he talked. In Toei's episodes, the three small slats on either side of his faceplate would light up and pulse in sync with his dialogue, in a fashion similar to Wheeljack's "ears". In the single episode of season 2 in which he appeared animated by the unknown studio, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", his mouthpiece didn't light up, but did occasionally jiggle up and down in the more traditional manner, like Optimus Prime's. For season three, AKOM, of course, didn't bother their butts doing either of those things, and Warpath's face didn't move when he spoke.
• Generations Warpath's instructions, like many from the time, feature an alternate headsculpt. In this case it appears to be Hardhead. In late 2013, upcoming product listings inadvertently released to the public included 'TRA GENERATIONS DLX HARDHEAD A9252', although this figure was ultimately never announced or released.^[3]
• In 2020, the unofficial Pete's Robot Convention would post the Hasbro deco sheet on Facebook, revealing that Hardhead had been planned for a Toys"R"Us USA two-pack with Ratbat.^[4]

Foreign names

• Japanese: Warpath (ワーパス Wāpasu, ウォーパス Wōpasu)
• French: Trajecto (Canada)
• Greek: Achtýpitos (Αχτύπητος, "Unbeatable")
• Hungarian: Hadiösvény ("Warpath")
• Italian: Boom-Boom
• Korean: Warpath (월패스 Wolpaeseu)
• Mandarin: Zhànjǐ (China, 战戟, "War Halberd")
• Portuguese: Pé de Guerra (Portugal comic, "Warfoot"), Guerreiro (Brazil comic, "Warrior")
• Russian: Tomagavk (Томагавк, "Battleaxe")

References