Octane (Transformers)

Octane/Tankor

Generation 1 Octane box art.
Decepticon
Information
Sub-group	Deluxe Vehicles, Predacon, Triple Changer
Function	Fueler
Rank	5
Motto	"He who has fuel, has power."
Alternate modes	Tanker truck/Boeing 767 jet, M978 tanker/C-130 Hercules
Series	Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Universe
English voice actor	Beau Weaver

Mega-Octane/Ruination

Universe Ruination toy. Mega-Octane can be seen as his torso.
Decepticon
Information
Sub-group	Commandos and Triple Changers.
Function	Commando leader
Motto	"I command you to destroy!"
Alternate modes	Missile Trailer, Combat Station and Ruination's torso.
Series	Transformers: Robots in Disguise Transformers: Universe
English voice actor	Bob Papenbrook
Japanese voice actor	Holly Kaneko

Octane is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes.

Octane is the Decepticons' fueler, in charge of storing and distributing fuel among Decepticons with vehicle modes. He is characterized as a mean-spirited bully, who takes delight in seeing others suffer. In jet mode, he is said to make other planes (even other Decepticons) crash-land for fun. Being one of the three Decepticon Triple Changers, Octane can transform between a robot mode and two vehicle modes: a tanker truck and a Boeing 767 jet. After losing the rights to the original trademark many years after his introduction, Hasbro assigned the name Tankor to the character.

In the original Generation 1 cartoon, Octane only appeared in the third season. It is implied, however, that he existed in the Decepticon ranks during and even prior to The Transformers: The Movie, though he is not seen in the feature. Octane first appears in "Five Faces of Darkness Part 1" where it is presumed that he is among the Decepticons exiled from Cybertron during the movie. His eventual alliance with Starscream, in which the two refer to each other as old friends, further implies Octane's status as having originally served under Megatron.

In the episode "Thief in the Night", Octane deserted the Decepticons and fled to Carbombya and there he discovered Trypticon. The city-sized Decepticon had been knocked into the ocean after his last battle with Metroplex. Repairing him, Octane used Trypticon as a bargaining chip, securing enough oil to convert to energon for himself, attacking Carbombya's enemies in return. When Trypticon's energon consumption spiraled out of control, Octane was forced to blow his cover by sending him to steal various world monuments to pacify Carbombya's dictator. This alerted Autobot leader Rodimus Prime, who was able to foil his scheme. Even more worryingly for Octane, it attracted the attention of his former leader Galvatron, who put a price on his head for his treachery.