Grimlock

**Grimlock** (グリムロック, *Gurimurokku*) is a wild card among the Autobots. Being both huge and powerful, he is also ego-maniacal, impatient and willful, with a rather rough n' tough attitude. He views Optimus Prime as a weak leader, too afraid to make the tough calls and act on instinct. As such Grimlock is more than ready to disobey orders if he thinks the ends will justify the means. His one obvious redeeming feature is his attachment to his team. As leader of a Wrecker team called: the Lightning Strike Coalition Force, he has gathered together a group of similar minded individuals he would do anything for. Together they handle the jobs the Autobots don't have the stomach for. One of the most powerful warriors alive, his general approach to a problem is to smash it first, worry about the specifics later.

Shockwave's experiments have not only just granted Grimlock a new alternate form of a *Tyrannosaurus Rex* that breathes fire, but increased his power tenfold. Unfortunately this was at the cost of his intelligence. While he is far from stupid, Shockwave's experiments have made it more difficult for the former field commander to think rationally and made his already prominent rage issues all the more severe. Fortunately his team, reborn as the Dinobots, have become more tight-knit than ever. Together they are helping overcome his disgust at what Shockwave has done to him and see the advantages of his new power. That said, the Autobots have a lot less to fear from this behemoth than the Decepticons.

"*No one controls **GRIMLOCK!***"

—Tidal Wave, too many times to properly source

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice actor*: Gregg Berger (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Gernot Duda(German), Jorge García (Spanish), Not Known (Italian), Jacques Ferrière (French), Zhan Che (Chinese), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (American Spanish), Edgar Fruitier (French Canadian)
*Voice actor (sound effect)*: Frank Welker (English), Not Known (Japanese), Not Known (German), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (French), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (American Spanish)
### Biography

Grimlock is known for not following orders or trusting in Optimus Prime's ability to be an effective leader. As the leader of the Lightning Strike Coalition Force, Grimlock enjoys smashing things first and asking questions later. Due to Shockwave's experiments, Grimlock has been left with a malfunctioning voice processor and an alt-mode inspired by a distant primitive world.

### Appearance

#### Vehicle/Beast Mode

Once he had a veichle mode of a Cybertronian Tank, but after being experimented by Shockwave, Grimlock was reformatted with a beast mode of Cybertronian Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex).

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Dinobots
	+ Swoop
	+ Slug
	+ Snarl
	+ Sludge
* Zeta Prime
* Bumblebee
* Bulkhead
* Ratchet
* Ironhide
* Jazz
* Warpath
* other Autobots

### Neutral

* Optimus Prime
* Rodimus

### Enemies

* Decepticons
	+ Megatron
* Scraplets
* Unicron

## Weapons and Abilities

### Abilities

In addition to using blasters and swords, Grimlock was capable of grabbing Decepticons and smashing them straight into the ground or roasting them with a blast of flame from his dinosaur mode's mouth.

### Weapons

He wields his prized energon sword in battle.

## History

Grimlock was a gladiator from Kaon, but chose to join the Autobots early on in the war. His has neutral views of Optimus Prime and shock and awe approach to combat meant he was not regarded as a great leader, but he has survived long enough to earn a high rank of the Wreckers and command of the Lightning Strike Coalition Force.