Corvicon

The Corvicons are aDecepticonsubgroupfrom theRobots in Disguiseportion of theAligned continuity family.

Like some vast, kleptomaniacal bird!

Corvicons,also known ascrow DecepticonsorCrowcons,are compulsive thieves and hoarders, utterly single-minded in their pursuit of treasure, though this treasure can be anything from a super-valuablecrystalline containment vesselto a discarded foil gum wrapper. The important thing is that it be shiny—the glitterier the better. Equipped with sharp talons and screechy, squawking voices, they are highly maneuverable in flight, and specalize in making swooping attacks to rake their enemies with their claws.

The criminalsFilch,Boostwing,Jacknab,andPilferare Corvicons.

Fiction

2015Robots in Disguisecartoon

AMinitron-controlledGrimlockidentified Corvicons as habitual hoarders.True Colors

Filch was released in the wreck of theAutobotprison shipAlchemorand began to collect shiny objects from around theCrown Cityarea to build a nest in a statue, downing power lines, interfering with traffic and generally being a nuisance.Denny Clayalso ended up in her clutches, butSideswipeand the Autobots were able to rescue him and return Filch to stasis.Collect 'Em All

Like some slightly less vast, kleptomanical bird.

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2015Robots in Disguisebooks

Filch stole theScavengebotScuzzardfrom the Autobots, but when he started eating her base of operations in an amusement park, the two fought, andBumblebee's Autobot team was able to recapture them both.Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard

Notes

• Corvidsare, taxonomically speaking, the crows and their relatives; Corvicons' shiny-craving, thieving behavior is specifically associated withmagpies,and their "swooping" attack pattern is reminicient ofthe Australian varietyof same.
• Corvicons are called by different names at different times in the series. Filch is identified as a Corvicon (inan ancillary book), butBoostwingand his brothers are "crow Decepticons" to the Autobots, whileRussell Claycalls them "Crowcons". In addition, Boostwing's gang has prominent "beak" kibble on the front of their helmets that Filch lacks, and while Filch is significiantly larger than the Autobots, Boostwing and his brothers (despite matching Filch in silhouette) areonly slightly largerthanStrongarm.