Dinobot (G1)

The Dinobots are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in robot mode and taking alternate modes based on dinosaurs, the most powerful creatures to ever roam the Earth.
Most of them dislike Optimus Prime, so whether or not they follow the Autobot leader's orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only a handful of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don't really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all. 
The group's members are:
* Grimlock (the leader)
* Slag (the bad boy)
* Sludge (the dim one)
* Snarl (the quiet one)
* Swoop (the sensitive one)
In some universes, they occasionally gain extra members, who have included:
* Paddles (the "Pete Best" one)
* Grimmaster (the one-man band)
* Skar (the tragic motivating backstory (aka, the "Stu Sutcliffe" one))
* Strafe (the two-headed alien one)
* Slash (the clever girl)
* Hundreds of the buggers in one particular continuity.
In at least one universe, the Dinobots can combine to form a monstrous super-robot called the Beast. (Grimlock explicitly states that this is not the case in another universe, though he has been known to stretch the truth. Hopefully not here though.) However, in other universes, the Dinobots combine to form Volcanicus.
Category:Robots