Kreb
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- Kreb is aDecepticon-alliedNebulanHeadmasterfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.
Krebis an obnoxious former talk show host who revels in the disgusting and rude. (Like there's any other kind of talk show host?)
He transforms into the head ofHorri-Bull.
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Fiction
MarvelThe Transformerscomics
Kreb was recruited into the Decepticons on Nebulos and paired with Horri-Bull in theHeadmasterprocess. After arriving on Earth, he helpedZarakset up theZ Foundation,a front company for theDecepticonsonEarth.He went under the alias "Mr. K," and alongside "Mr. B"and"Mr. L,"hired four of the best bounty-hunters in America to hunt down Autobots, offering them $50,000 per capture.Burn-Out,Randy Horton,Skunge,andFelixreadily accepted the job.
The Decepticons provided the bounty-hunters with threejammersto aid them in their hunt, and pointed them towards theShawungunk Mountains,where a trio of Autobot war prisoners were being sent over fromCybertronto test out the effectiveness of said jammers. The "Roadjammers,"as Kreb dubbed the group, returned in due course, their mission a complete success. But along the way, they had learned of the Decepticons' involvement with the Z Foundation, and broke into their garage, hoping of capturing additional Transformers. Kreb and his fellow Headmasters caught the Roadjammers in the act, and combined with their bodies to formHorri-Bull,Fangry,andSqueezeplay.Unbeknownst to the Decepticons, Felix had rewired the jammers to also ensnare them in its power, and took control of the trio. Horri-Bull was forced to fight againstScorponokonce the Decepticon leader deemed it necessary to intervene personally. Ultimately, Zarak was forced to use an anti-jammer to release his troops from the human's control, which allowed the Autobots to escape.Ca$h and Car-nage!
Toys
The Transformers
- Horri-Bull(Headmaster,1988)
- Released in the fifth year of theoriginalTransformerstoyline(fourth in Europe), Kreb is the packed-in Headmaster unit toHorri-Bull,transforming into the larger robot's head when in its humanoid mode. Plugging him (or any other Headmaster unit) into Horri-Bull's neck will activate a spring-loaded mini-Tech Specmeter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. ThoughallHeadmaster heads plugged into Horri-Bull will display Kreb's Speed, Strength, and Intelligence readings due to them being on one large sliding plate, plugging Kreb into any 1987-release Headmaster is designed to still activate individual tumblers in the older toys, giving them Horri-Bull's Specs.
- Like all of the 1988 Headmaster partners, Kreb has Horri-Bull's face plainly visible on his back, lacking the face-obscuring flip-down panel of the larger 1987 Headmasters.
- Horri-Bull and Kreb were released in Japan without changes asSuper-God MasterforceBullhorn.
Titans Return
- Terri-Bull(Titan Master,2016)
- Accessories:Tank vehicle
- Known designers:John Warden(Hasbro),Emiliano Santalucia(concept artist)
- Released in the first wave ofTitans ReturnTitan Master class toys, Terri-Bull transforms from robot to a head compatible with any Deluxe-or-largerTitans Returnfigure. The companion vehicle changes from a tank to a plane which Terri-Bull (or any other Titan Master/LegendsHeadmaster figures) can ride on/combine with, and has a 5mm post that folds out to become a weapon for larger figures. The gun barrels connect to the tank turret via 3mmC joints,which allows them to pivot up and down, as well as clip onto other compatible figures.
- Unlike most of the Titan Master vehicle accessories, Terri-Bull's tank vehicle's gun mode handle does not seem to be pop off when wielded by many5 mm post-compatible closed hands. However, like his wavemateLoudmouth,the upper portion of Terri-Bull's legs has been installed backwards in all samples. This can be fixed by lightly knocking out the pin, flipping the leg pieces, and reassembling the toy.
- Terri-Bull was originally designed byEmiliano Santaluciaas a new character, and sported an original head-mode design. TheTrypticon's Titan Master Crunchcereal box refers him as "Rot-Gut". His promo shots show a purple face and light grey arms, while the final toy has yellow-colored face and blue arms. His guns are also shown in blue rather than light grey.
- This toy has become rather hard to find in Australia while his wavemates are still relatively common.
- Terri-Bull wasretooledintoTitans ReturnSkytread,whilst for theLegendsline the head was redecoed asBullhornand the vehicle intoTankette,and he would've been redecoed as a "Scout Tank" for the BotCon 2017 "Action on Hydrus Four" set that never came to be.
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Merchandise
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Kreb(2020)
- Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack
- Rarity:UT
- Card Number:T26/T46
- Stars:1
- Kreb is one of forty-six double sided character cards included in Wave 5 of theTransformers Trading Card Game,Titan Masters Attack. As aTitan Master,Kreb begins play in head mode on a character with a body mode. When that character is KO'd, Kreb is deployed in bot mode. In order to represent Kreb's size as a Titan Master, the card is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.
- Kreb features original art for both modes, with bot mode lines byDan Khannaand head mode lines bySara Pitre-Durocher.
- This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
