Swoop (Transformers)
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The five original Dinobots.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics, Devil's Due Publishing, IDW Publishing |
| First appearance | "S.O.S. Dinobots" (October 27, 1984) |
| Created by | Hasbro |
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| Base(s) | The Ark |
| Member(s) | Grimlock Slag Sludge Snarl Swoop |
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| Predacon, turned Maximal | |
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| Information | |
| Sub-group | Deluxe Beasts, Deluxe Vehicles, Transmetals |
| Function | Front-Line Combat |
| Rank | 6 |
| Motto | "Honor does not need to be won, but it must never be lost." |
| Alternate modes | Cybertronian Excavator, Velociraptor (though resembles a Dromaeosaurus) |
| Series |
Beast Wars Transformers: Timelines |
| English voice actor | Scott McNeil |
| Japanese voice actor | Keiji Fujiwara |
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T-Wrecks, leader of the Beast Machines Dinobots.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | 3H Enterprises, Fun Publications |
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| Base(s) | None |
| Member(s) | Airraptor Dinotron Magmatron Rapticon Striker T-Wrecks Terranotron Triceradon |
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| Information | |
| Sub-group | Dinobots, Gestalts |
| Function | Super Warrior |
| Alternate modes | 2 Autobots |
| Series | Transformers: Energon |
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| Sub-group | Dinobots, Power Core Combiners, Scouts |
| Rank | 8 |
| Partner | Four Dinobot drones |
| Alternate modes | Robotic Styracosaurus (misspelled as a Triceratops) |
| Series | Transformers: Power Core Combiners |
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| Function | Guard and Butler. |
| Partner | Doc Greene |
| Motto | "Trex is good boy." |
| Alternate modes | Robotic T-Rex |
| Series | Transformers: Rescue Bots |
| Voiced by | LeVar Burton |
Dinobots are a type of character in the fictional Transformers Universe. The Dinobots group consists of several subgroups of robots, each of whose transformed mode is that of a dinosaur or similar prehistoric animal. Dinobots are referred to as Dinotrons in the Japanese version, and Dinobots (ダイノボット Dainobotto?) in the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated. They were named among the top selling toys in 1985 by Playthings magazine.
The Dinobots are a group of Transformers, part of the Autobot faction. Their origins and abilities vary from one version of Transformers to the next, but they are generally depicted as powerful Autobots capable of sustaining heavy damage and wielding heavy firepower against their foes. They are the only known Autobot group—other than the Aerialbots—capable of flight in robot mode, a trait they share with the Decepticons. They are always portrayed as fiercely independent, and are prone to diverge from the main group of Autobots to pursue their own agenda. All Dinobots' names (except Grimlock) begin with the letter S.
The Dinobots in the original Transformers cartoon were built on Earth by the Autobots Wheeljack and Ratchet. Seismic activity near the Ark resulted in Ironhide's discovery of dinosaur bones, and Wheeljack was inspired to build the dinosaur-based Transformers: Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge, collectively called the Dinobots. They were incapable of any cognitive reasoning, and even failed their first simple task assigned by Ratchet when activated as seen in "S.O.S. Dinobots". They immediately turn on the Autobots like wild animals, and nearly destroyed the Ark, forcing Optimus Prime to order their destruction. Wheeljack's Magnetic Inducer was the only thing that stopped them. Being nearly indestructible, the next alternative was to seal them away forever, deactivated. That same day the Autobots were caught off guard by a Decepticon ambush. Their friends having been captured and on the verge of destruction, Wheeljack makes a snap decision and installs the upgrades to the Dinobot's Brains just before sending them in to their initial engagement against the Decepticons. Upon their arrival and subsequent victory over the Decepticons, Optimus Prime agrees the Dinobots shall remain among them.
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