Clawtrap

Clawtrap is aDecepticonfrom theRobots in Disguiseportion of theAligned continuity family.

You just activated my Clawtrap card!

If anyone is leading the ragtag crew ofScavengers,it'sClawtrap.When it comes to digging up old Cybertronian relics, Clawtrap leads by example, such as stealingThermidor's old rusty ship. And if more persuasion is needed, he's not afraid to mete out some old-fashioned violence, though a threat is usually just enough.

He'd prefer to be partnered with that high-flyingAerobolt.But since that ungrateful bird thinks he's too good for him, he'll settle forBashbreaker.After all, if those Mini-Cons want his protection, they have to do what he says.

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2015Robots in Disguisecartoon

Voice actor:André Sogliuzzo(English),Haruo Yamagishi(Japanese),Michele Radice(Italian),Frédéric Meaux(French),Helmut Gauß(German),Waldemar Barwiński(Polish)

A COSTLY MISTAKE

Clawtrap was unhappy whenScatterspikereturned empty-handed from a scavenging mission, but told her the planet still harbored great treasures.Strongarm's Big ScoreHe dispatched Thermidor andTricerashotto find another relic, and had to put up with Thermidor's complaining over the comm. When the pair were defeated, he forcibly hauled them back through theGroundBridge.Pretzel Logic

Clawtrap and his crew followed a signal to an automated vessel, from which they were able to retrieve theDark Star Saberfrom the sea floor. Clawtrap's joy was short-lived, as the Mini-Cons abruptly stole theirsub-orbital craft,andStarscreamarrived through a GroundBridge to claim the sword. Starscream demanded the location of the Mini-Cons, and when Clawtrap revealed they'd already fled, Starscream sent him flying into the ocean with a swipe of the sword.Mighty Big TroubleSwearing vengeance on Starscream, Clawtrap and his crew attempted to hunt down the Mini-Cons, and indeed found them, however the Mini-Cons had teamed up withOptimus Primeand Team Bee. With the use of the relics they'd recovered, the scavengers put up a decent fight against the Autobots and trapped them in an energy net, only for Starscream to swoop in and snatch up the Mini-Cons.Mini-Con MadnessThanks to Thermidor, the Autobots escaped their net and, with some help from Tricerashot, defeated the scavengers and put them in restraints; Clawtrap and his crew were then secured by Optimus Prime aboardhis shipfor transport back to Cybertron and justice.Worthy

Notes

• Clawtrap shares abody-typewithClampdown,though he lacks eyestalks.
• Clawtrap was called "Scuttle" in development. This preliminary name was used in Thermidor's online toy bio.^[1]

Foreign names

• Japanese:Clawtrap(クロートラップKurōtorappu)

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