Cyclonus (Animated)

Cyclonus is aDecepticonfrom theAnimatedcontinuity family.

He's from the future and knows a lot about hysteria.

The other members ofTeam Chaardon't know what to make ofCyclonus.A few centuries ago, he fell down to earth from the sky overNew Kaon,and the dark warrior isn't the type for exposition. A nihilist, Cyclonus cares for little and his expressions run cold and dispassionate. During the few occasions in which he speaks, he mentions only the imminent end of all things, and insists that all creation will ultimately reap the whirlwind of annihilation. He seems to long for this future apocalypse to come to pass and for this current age to be over, finished.

In battle, Cyclonus is a warrior unequaled, looming over the battlefield like some vast, predatory bird. He carries twin Bleedblack blades that can sap the energy out of his opponents, and wages war tirelessly thanks to a reactor linkage that draws power beyond measure from anunknown, limitless source of energyviatranswarpcircuitry. Whatever his true origins, thisDecepticonhas taught many anAutobota short, sharp lesson, and brings a whole world of pain wherever he goes.

Fiction

Animatedcartoon

Falling downwardslike some vast predatory bird.

Cyclonus appeared out of nowhere in a storm of light and tachyons over New Kaon. AsScalpelreassembled him, he noted his immense power, that his internal chronometer was off by megacycles, that he constantly muttered about someone named "Galvatron",and that—perhaps most peculiarly of all—his sourcecode sharedStarscream's"self preservation" algorithms,albeit commented out. Cyclonus soon swore allegiance toMegatron,but seemingly in the abstract.The AllSpark Almanac II

I don't care how cool I look.

Battling for the control of aspace bridgewithTeam Chaar,Cyclonus strafedRodimusbefore using his twin swords to disableIronhideandBrawnwith the help ofOil Slick.Silently acceptingStrika's orders to secure the area, he ignored the stoic defiance of the Autobot he had strafed before, not even watching it get disabled. It didn't matter to him. When theElite Guardarrived and he was given the order to retreat, he did so without complaint. It's not like he cared anyway.TransWarped

The Coolcomic

Seemingly acting as leader, Cyclonus joined the rest ofTeam Chaaras they secretly observedTeam Athenia's battle against aRock Lord.Having all been a test of the Autobots' strength, Cyclonus informed his cohorts that the strategy was set and they were ready to attack.The Cool Extra #2

Notes

• AnimatedCyclonus was designed byIrineo Maramba.^[1]
• Due to the great similarity between this incarnation of Cyclonus and his Generation 1 counterpart'sUniversetoy,Hasbrowould not design a toy of theAnimatedcharacter.
• The implication of Cyclonus being an upgradedSkywarpwas added at the behest ofDerrick J. Wyatt,who considered it true forCyclonus in the original cartoon.^[2]
• In case the joke isn't clear, theAllSpark Almanacportrays Cyclonus with melodramatic speech patterns making heavy use ofFurmanisms—something suggested byJim SorensontoMarty Isenberg,though he had to explain what a Furmanism was first.^[3]

Foreign names

• Japanese:Cyclonus(サイクロナスSaikuronasu)

See also

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Versions of Cyclonus have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Cyclonus,the loyal and honorable Decepticon fromGeneration 1.
• Cyclonus,the Decepticon subversive mastermind from theAligned continuity family.

For more information, seeCyclonus (disambiguation).

References

1. ↑"Let's see, of the Rodimus and Strika teams Irineo did Hotshot, Brawn, Cyclonus and Oil Slick, and I did the rest." —Derrick J. Wyatt, A Delightful Tedium, 2008/12/10
2. ↑"Derrick told us that Cyclonus was created from Skywarp, so we had the line about Starscream’s self preservation algorithms being commented out." —Bill Forster, Disciples of Boltax, "Secrets of the Almanac II Part One", 2011/11/16
3. ↑Moonbase 2 podcast interview with Jim Sorenson and Chris McFeely