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This figure is from 1998. He is from the Beast Wars line. He showed up in series 2 of the Beast wars cartoon. He was created by an experiment carried out by Maximal scientists. They were trying to duplicate Starscreams mutant indestructible spark in a Maximal protoform. The experiment was a partial success and Rampage or Protoform X as he was named by the scientists was created. He was nearly indestructible. X basically went insane. He escaped and destroyed the colony that he was being held at. Depth charge who was head of security tracked down X and manged to capture him, He brought him before the high council and ask them to find a way to extinguish X spark and execute him. The high council refused him and X was passed over to Optimus Primal and his team.
When this team were on the Excillon on the excavation mission they forced X into a Stasis pod . They wanted to dump him somewhere so he would be lost forever. Megatron stole the golden disc and took off on the dark side ship. Optimus Primal and his team took off after them in their ship the Excillon. They both crashed on prehistoric earth. X ended up orbiting the earth in his stasis pod along with the rest of the Maximal stasis pods. After being hit by a trans warp wave which turned X into a Trans metal. His pod crashed on earth and he broke out scanning the first living creature he came across a crab. In this form he went on the rampage fighting the Maximals and Predicons alike. He was eventually disabled and was left at the bottom of a cliff after battle and Megatron went to him and cut out his spark and then took him back to his base ship the dark side. Megatron could now control X using his spark. He became Megatrons puppet. Megatron named him Rampage.
He was killed at the end of series 3 of Beast Wars when him and Depth charge destroyed one another. Megatron went on to use his spark in Trans metal 2 Dinobot.
FUNCTION: WARLORD
The result of an experiment gone awry, Rampage is an evil titan devoid of mercy. Calculating and fearsome, he is a legend among Cybertrons, and it is rumoured that his spark cannot be extinguished. In king crab mode Rampage uses his hulking claws to generate colossal tidal waves, induce earthquakes, and trigger landslides. Thought his bulk hinders his overall dexterity, Rampage makes good use of his impenetrable Armour and multi-weapons arsenal in crab, tank and robot modes. Galva-conductors on his back channel deadly electric currents that he disperses at will. Rampage customarily activates his Gatling cannon to finish off his enemies in a deluge of cluster missiles. All Cybertrons fear his unmatched aggression.
This figure is from 1998. He is from the Beast Wars line. He showed up in series 2 of the Beast wars cartoon. He was created by an experiment carried out by Maximal scientists. They were trying to duplicate Starscreams mutant indestructible spark in a Maximal protoform. The experiment was a partial success and Rampage or Protoform X as he was named by the scientists was created. He was nearly indestructible. X basically went insane. He escaped and destroyed the colony that he was being held at. Depth charge who was head of security tracked down X and manged to capture him, He brought him before the high council and ask them to find a way to extinguish X spark and execute him. The high council refused him and X was passed over to Optimus Primal and his team.
When this team were on the Excillon on the excavation mission they forced X into a Stasis pod . They wanted to dump him somewhere so he would be lost forever. Megatron stole the golden disc and took off on the dark side ship. Optimus Primal and his team took off after them in their ship the Excillon. They both crashed on prehistoric earth. X ended up orbiting the earth in his stasis pod along with the rest of the Maximal stasis pods. After being hit by a trans warp wave which turned X into a Trans metal. His pod crashed on earth and he broke out scanning the first living creature he came across a crab. In this form he went on the rampage fighting the Maximals and Predicons alike. He was eventually disabled and was left at the bottom of a cliff after battle and Megatron went to him and cut out his spark and then took him back to his base ship the dark side. Megatron could now control X using his spark. He became Megatrons puppet. Megatron named him Rampage.
He was killed at the end of series 3 of Beast Wars when him and Depth charge destroyed one another. Megatron went on to use his spark in Trans metal 2 Dinobot.
FUNCTION: WARLORD
The result of an experiment gone awry, Rampage is an evil titan devoid of mercy. Calculating and fearsome, he is a legend among Cybertrons, and it is rumoured that his spark cannot be extinguished. In king crab mode Rampage uses his hulking claws to generate colossal tidal waves, induce earthquakes, and trigger landslides. Thought his bulk hinders his overall dexterity, Rampage makes good use of his impenetrable Armour and multi-weapons arsenal in crab, tank and robot modes. Galva-conductors on his back channel deadly electric currents that he disperses at will. Rampage customarily activates his Gatling cannon to finish off his enemies in a deluge of cluster missiles. All Cybertrons fear his unmatched aggression.
MOTTO: "Bawa-ha-aa-aa-a-aaaaaaa!"
ALTERNATIVE MOTTO; "My spark it feeds on terror, let it grow! Let it consume your circuitry, feel the fear!"
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Crab mode front view.
Crab mode side view
Tank mode front view
Tank mode side view
Robot mode
Crab Mode
His crab mode is pretty amazing. It is huge and well details. He has techno organic details on his shell. He has this orange chrome along with red on the X to represent his original name. He has his name written on him as is normal with all trans metal 1s.
According to his Bio he is a King crab. We did some research into King crabs but they don't have huge claws but he has the body and legs. The claws are similar to the coconut crab. I still think the claws are too over sized as this can cause problems when posing him. He does look menacing though.
The chrome details in various colours continue on his claws which adds to his attractiveness.
The tops of the claws look like they have gears and add to the techno organic nature of this figure.
His legs are completely black on the figure but on the cartoon they had purple highlights.
His back legs look a little weird as his legs are hanging off kibble that will be used in his tank mode.
His head has eyes which are green but they are hard to see as they are positioned at the side of his head. He has gold teeth. I think they added the teeth to make him more menacing. Obviously crabs don't have teeth. His lower jaw is purple and attached to his rocket launcher. Wish they had painted this and not left it purple.
You can split his entire head in two and move his lower jaw . It looks like he is roaring.
He has good ratchet joints in arms. His arms swivel. He has a lot of articulation in crab mode.
The crab claws open and the shot gun can be stored in them for robot mode.
I wish he had two shot guns though and it can drop out.
His legs are posable but you are limited by the claws and they have to touch the ground to support him.
His antenna are on ball joints.
I love his crab mode . He is amazing
Tank Mode
It can be hard at first to get him into tank mode but once you have to have a knack of arranging his legs it will be fine.
When you roll him along he fires the missiles out of his rocket launcher. Unfortunately I not managed to get this to work. Also his tracks on the tank mode are awkward and therefore are tricky to roll. I just roll it by hand to shoot them
His tank mode is very good and one of the reasons I like Rampage.
It is pretty solid and looks like a tank.
It has real rubber tracks which do work after a bit of practise.
The tank tracks fit nicely into the crab claws.
Robot Mode
His robot mode is equally impressive as his crab mode
His face is suppose to echo the crab with green eyes and some purple steaks on his head to represent the antenni in crab mode.
He also has a weird side ways mouth
He has horns. He is monstrous looking, slightly evil.
The giant triple barrelled rocket launcher can be held in his hand. The picture shows the way that I like him to hold it.
The other hand can hold his shot gun or be stored in his claw. He only used the shot gun a couple of times in the cartoon.
The crab legs can be posed in different ways. They can make him look bigger and more menacing.
Even if he is ultra class he does not stand any bigger then a voyager in robot mode.
His claws hand off his back as kibble.
His articulation is decent. You cannot pose him in many poses because of the claws making him back heavy but he is very impressive
I think he was more orange than the cartoon version of red. Hasbro decided on this where as the Japanese version is more red and on the side he has Destron written as his name.
I highly recommend this figure Rampage. I paid £24.00 for mine and it is worth every penny. I would have gone up to £35.00 but any more than that I think is too much. I have seen him for £60. He is a must have figure. Make sure he has all his weapons and check the wear on the chrome. Mine only has a few chips that you don't really notice.
I would try and find him now.
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