Volcaticon

Volcaticon is anAutobotCombinerfrom theJapanese Generations Selectsportion of theGeneration 1 continuity family.

Volcaticon(ボルカティコンBorukatikon) is the ultimate expression of the power of familial bonds. A fusion of theTechnobotsand their fatherGrimlock,he combines Grimlock's warrior spirit with the Technobots' advanced weaponry. Unlike mostCombiners,Volcaticon's gestalt consciousness is a loose assembly centred around Grimlock, allowing his limbs to retain their individual will. This allows them to downloadComputron's intelligence into Grimlock, returning him to hissuper-intelligent state.His upgraded brain lets Grimlock take on problems without resorting to Computron's sluggish, percentage-based thinking, useful for dealing with abstract issues likecivil rights.

Volcaticon is made up of:

• Grimlock(torso)
• Afterburner(right arm)
• Lightspeed(right leg)
• Nosecone(left leg)
• Strafe(left arm)
• Scattershot(Electropulse Cannon)

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Fiction

Generations Selects Special Comic

Volcaticon was born during the2050Selectoruprising, with theTechnobotssiding against theCybertron Allianceand thehumans,Computronnoting that they could never betray their fatherGrimlock.They arrived as Grimlock faced downSky Lynx,who had already defeated the otherDinobots.The six combined into Volcaticon, Grimlock having gained combination abilities from exposure toAngolmois Energyand usage ofGrimmaster'sEnergon Matrix.Volcaticon offered Sky Lynx an alliance, both beingdinosaurrobots, but Sky Lynx declined, calling Grimlock an idiot. Grimlock then retorted that if he was an idiot, he would simply get smarter, downloading Computron's intelligence into himself. The Technobots calculated Sky Lynx's weakpoints, and Volcaticon blasted him with an electropulse, separating him into his components and leaving him paralysed completely. Grimlock then explained the source of his intelligence, revealing that he planned to use his keen mind to find a peaceful solution that would benefit both the humans and the Selectors. Sadly, at that moment theQuintessonsattacked, a desperateSpikehaving cut a deal with them to defeat the Selectors. Transformer-corroding gas bombs were dropped on the Alliance, Selectors and Dinobots alike. Volcaticon split apart and reformed as Computron andVolcanicus,the still-intelligent Grimlock advising that combination would increase their ability to resist the gas.Volcanicus comic 2.

Toys

Unite Warriors/Generations Selects

• Volcaticon
  • Computicon(Multi-pack, 2016-08-27)
  • Volcanicus(Generations SelectsMulti-pack, 2021-02-27)

While there is no specific release of Volcaticon, you can make him yourself using theUnite Warriorsrelease of theTechnobotsand Grimlock'sGenerations Selectstoy.However, there's nothing stopping you from using theCombiner Warsversions of theTechnobotsand Grimlock'sPower of the Primesfigureto form him. Either way, good luck balancing Scattershot on top of Afterburner, though.

Notes

• Volcaticon's name is a portmanteau ofVolcanicus (duh) and Computron's Japanese name, Computicon.An English-language version would be something like "Volcatron", but given the common "Decepticon leader"connotations of" -tron ", an alternative interpretation could be" Volcamputron ".