Scowl

Scowl is a Dinobot gone bad. In a better world, Scowl could have put his prodigious strength, powerful hammer, and his *Ankylosaurus* mode towards constructive ends. Instead, he turned his physical prowess toward random violence and indiscriminate destruction, with an emphasis on collateral damage. Scowl seems to revel in the destruction he causes, hiding his cruelty behind a gregarious façade and layers of self-rationalization. On Cybertron, Scowl worked for the crime boss Thunderhoof as one of his enforcers. Since he's arrived on Earth, however Scowl's chosen to strike out on his own...and strike, and strike, and strike, until all of Crown City is a smoldering heap of rubble.

## **Alchemor Database**

On Cybertron,Scowl worked for Thunderhoof's crime cabal as hired muscle,tearing down buildings on the land that Thunderhoof had illicitly acquired. At some point,he was arrested and imprisoned by Cybertron's police. Scowl was placed in a stasis pod aboard the Alchemor,but was freed when the ship crashed on Earth.

## **Season 1:**

#### **Similarly Different:**

After laying low for a time,Scowl discovered a human demolition site and began to eagerly demolish the abandoned stadium. He was discovered by fellow Dinobot Grimlock. The two Dinobots bonded with one another over their mutual love of smashing stuff and Scowl invited Grimlock to help him destroy the building. Grimlock reluctantly agreed,since the stadium was going to be torn anyway,but then attempted to arrest Scowl. Scowl managed to win Grimlock over and walked away freely,promising Grimlock that he would never endanger humans.

While wondering the forest,Scowl was jumped by the rest of the Autobots,who had researched his extensive list of criminal charges and had decided to bring him in. Scowl incapacitated Bumblebee and the others with a tree,then angrily confronted Grimlock about his apparent betrayal. Although Grimlock tried to reason with him,the Decepticon escaped and headed toward a nearby rail station,hoping to knock down the elevated tracks and derail the approaching passenger train. The two Dinobots battled one another while the other Autobots tried to repair the tracks. Grimlock gained the upper hand and knocked his foe into the station roof,sending him flying and temporary taking him out of commision.

Unfortunately,Scowl managed to free himself before the Autobots could cuff him and plounged into a local spa,aiming to cause more mayhem as possible. The Autobots tried to run damage control while maintening their cover. Scowl took out Drift and his two minicons Slipstream and Jetstorm. He then tried to bring down the ceiling on a group of meditating humans,only to be stopped by Grimlock. The two fought again,until Grimlock had an apparent change of heart,and confessed that Scowl's indiscriminate violence was easier than his own methods... But that did'nt make it right. Scowl was finally clobbered by a massive stone ball and the incapacitated Dinobot was arrested by the Autobots.

## **Season 2:**

#### **Decepticon Island Part 2:**

Scowl's stasis pod was later taken back to Cybertron by Optimus,Windblade and Ratchet.

### **Notes:**

* Scowl just wants to have fun, even if said fun involves destruction of property and endangering innocents, and when he meets Grimlock they hit it off pretty well. Even at the end, when Grimlock pretends to agree with Scowl's destructive attitude, Scowl, despite the thrashing Grimlock gave him, is happy to accept him.
* Believes that a Dinobot's first focus should be rampaging without regard for anyone or anything else. When Grimlock disagrees, he says he's gone soft.
* He calls humans "screamers."
* He tells Grimlock he's "not a bad bot," despite the fact that he loves to destroy everything around him, and doesn't even care if innocents get caught in the middle of his rampages.Scowl meets Grimlock