Bonecrusher (BW)

Bonecrusher is aMaximalfrom theBeast Eraportion of theGeneration 1continuity family.

They tried to warn him that the missile special was extra spicy. He wouldn't listen.

Stubborn and strong,Bonecrusherloves to battlePredacons.Despite the urging of his commanders, he cannot overcome his urge to engage the enemy violently. His personality has two settings—calm and crazed—and he knows just one strategy:CHARGE!Thankfully, his beast head and horns are super-reinforced to withstand any impact. It's a trait he puts to good use plowing through absolutely anything in his way. He's been known to charge through forest, rock, defensive emplacements, enemies, bunkers, more rock, more forest, more enemies, more rock, and so on...sometimes ending up nearly 30 miles behind enemy lines! Understandably, he tends to be held in reserve for last-ditch efforts, but when given reign, one of his unstoppable charges can easily turn the tide of a battle.

Fiction

Toy bios

Bonecrusher was one of the Maximals underOptimus Primal's command. Despite his commander's urging for him to lighten up (fearing he will overheat an internal coolant co-processor), all Bonecrusher ever thought of was engaging the enemy.Bonecrusher bio

DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity

Rattrapwas on the run fromDinobotwhen three unfamiliar Maximals—Bonecrusher,Optimus Minor,andWolfang—came to his rescue and pulped the evil clone. They asked Rattrap to keep their existence a secret, for there was something of grave importance other than the Beast Wars that required their attention. Rattrap then seemingly woke up from a dream.Ain't No Rat

Bonecrusher, Optimus Minor, and Wolfang appeared to Rattrap in a vision while he and the rest of Optimus Primal's crew were leaving the planet at the end of the Beast Wars. The three of them guilted the Maximal for abandoning them, but for some reason, Rattrap was unable to recall his previous encounter with the trio. Bonecrusher and the other two Maximals pleaded with Rattrap to return to Earth.Shell Game #1

2006 IDWBeast Warscontinuity

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Bonecrusher was one of theprotoformsjettisoned by theAxalonon prehistoricEarth.He was activated and put inchronal phasebyRazorbeastatMagmatron's request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. He was one of the first Maximals to hear Razorbeast's signal.The Gathering #1

Razorbeast's small group split up to search forRavage's transwarp cruiser. Razorbeast,Snarl,Bonecrusher, andB'Boomwere attacked by Magmatron, who was also looking for the cruiser. They escaped and met up with the other group, who had located the cruiser, and taken its damaged signal amplifier.The Gathering #2To find spare parts to fix it, Bonecrusher and a few other Maximals journeyed to theArk.Bonecrusher returned, bearing spare parts, and Snarl proceeded to fix the amplifier.The Gathering #3

As the Maximals prepared to send a signal back toCybertron,the Predacons attacked. Bonecrusher rushed out to face the enemy, but he was vastly outnumbered. As if on cue, the rest of the wayward Maximals, also protected by Razorbeast's viral code, arrived on scene. In the ensuing battle, Bonecrusher bashed Scavenger in the face. The Maximals won, and waited for a response to their distress call.The Gathering #4

Bonecrusher was later part of a defense against a Predacon attack.The Ascending #1Lio Convoyand thePackarrived to turn the tide of battle.The Ascending #2WhenRartorataarrived and filled Razorbeast withAngolmois,Bonecrusher was the first victim of the frenzied pig's rage.The Ascending #3Convinced byRavageto go back to Cybertron, Lio Convoy took some Maximals along, including Bonecrusher. There, Bonecrusher participated in the attack againstShokaract.The Ascending #4

Toys

Beast Wars

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• Bonecrusher(Deluxe,1997)

• Accessories:Missile
• Known designers:Yuichiro Hira(TakaraTomy),Masakatsu Saito(concept artist)

Part of the second wave of second-yearBeast WarsDeluxes, Bonecrusher transforms into a grey and black organic bison. In both beast androbot modes,pulling back on hisbeast modetail causes his robot mode head to launch forward in a lunging headbutt attack. This attack also launches a spring-loaded missile from his robot-mode mouth at the end of his lunge.

This toy was released in Japan as an import in Hasbro packaging with a Takara-applied sticker. This mold was alsoredecoedto makeBeast Wars IIBighorn.

• More information on Bonecrusher at TFU.info

Notes

• InThe Gathering,Bonecrusher andRazorbeastboth feature septum rings in their beast modes, however, Bonecrusher's septum ring also appears in robot mode while Razorbeast's does not. Dreamwave's "Ain't No Rat"also features Bonecrusher with a septum ring.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Bonecrusher(ボーンクラッシャーBōnkurasshā)
• French:Fracturos(Canada)
• Italian:Bison^[1]
• Spanish:Rompehuesos

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