Catgut
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- Catgut is a Decepticon Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The Targetmaster partner to the Decepticon sharpshooter Treadshot, Catgut happily follows along, enjoying the chance to kill as many Autobots as possible, be it with fusion-powered particle blasts or his razor-sharp claws and fangs.
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Fiction
INSIRT continuity
Catgut and Treadshot were hired as backup, guard and general muscle by the Autobots Rewind and Chromedome, who were seeking the secrets of the Decepticons' Vestigial Cortical Complex. Timeless
2019 IDW continuity
- First appearance: Transformers #19
Catgut survived the wreck of the Iron Hope, being forced to survive on nucleon in the aftermath and ending up locked in his quadruped mode as a result. He and his partner Treadshot were assigned to kill Bumblebee in the aftermath of the Tether falling. They almost succeeded but Bumblebee was rescued by Chromia before they could finish the job. All Fall Down
With one of his optics having been shattered by Bumblebee, Catgut installed a tiny gun in its place and was among the group of Decepticons that seized the Titan Net central hub by force. He exchanged some threatening words with Steeljaw during the takeover. Hunt Catgut remained on guard in the Titan Net hub while Mindwipe, Bitstream, and Sparkstalker tried to reestablish control. Titans
Catgut and Treadshot were seen relaxing at the reopened Swindle's after the Decepticons claimed full control of Iacon. Swindle's IIWhen a group of Autobots infiltrated Iacon to rescue the captured Ultra Magnus, Catgut was among the Decepticons who cornered them inside Swindle's. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two In the ensuing battle, Catgut singled out Bumblebee for a rematch, but got his new blaster-eye torn out by the spy. Being carried out of the place by Treadshot in the aftermath, Catgut mused he'd need a bigger blaster next time. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three
Games
Transformers: Earth Wars
Toys
The Transformers
- Treadshot with Catgut (Action Master, 1990)
- Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Part of the first assortment of individually-carded Action Masters, released in the seventh and final year of The Transformers in the US, Catgut transforms from a black and orange mechanical panther into a "particle blaster" cannon that any Action Master figure can hold. He also has two post-holes on his flanks that allow him to carry two normal Action Master rifles.
- He was only available packed in with his larger partner Treadshot. In an enormously strange twist, Treadshot's instructions depict a different weapon than the one the toy actually comes with—specifically, a weapon that wasn't available with any Action Master, the handgun from the never-released-as-a-Transformer Diaclone Jet-Heli triplechanger (much later known as Fumes, Skyklik, and Rotorbolt). The weapon that was included with Treadshot, meanwhile, is depicted in Soundwave's instructions, which resulted in quite a few mix-ups on toy information websites and in identification guides (including the Transformers Generations guidebook and, unfortunately, the photo to the right).
Timelines
- Treadshot (Deluxe, 2014)
- TFSS2 number: 4
- A redeco of the Prime Arms Micron Jida, Timelines Catgut is a robotic feline that transforms into whatever you can manage, as there are no instructions for him. As he is an Arms Micron mold, he has multiple 5 mm posts and holes, allowing him to be combined with other Arms Microns and accessories to make bigger and more ridiculous weapons.
- He was only available with his larger Deluxe-sized partner Treadshot as part of the exclusive 2014 Club Figure Subscription Service.
Notes
- The Action Master partner robots were given the "Targetmaster" classification retroactively by Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye profile series.
- According to TFSS Treadshot's profile card, Catgut's two modes are a Prysmosian cheetah and a particle blaster.
- The Earth Wars incarnation of Catgut shares a model with Lionizer, based on the Siege toy.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Catgut (キャットガット Kyattogatto)
- French: Entrailles (Canada, "Entrails")
- Italian: Pantera ("Panther")
