Klud

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'Tis a monster most foul, theKlud!Native to the churning oceans ofPequod,and long thought extinct, the mighty beast is a terror of the high seas!

'TisnotMoby Dick, no indeed, so dash that thought from yer land-lubbin' brain, mate.

Fiction

MarvelThe Transformerscomics

On the moonVsQs,a scientist—presumably wounded by theMatrixspawn—escaped in a life pod. The pod crashed in the ocean of Pequod, and was swallowed along with its dead passenger by a dying Klud, possibly the last of its breed. TheMatrixenergy permeating the dead scientist infused the Klud with new life.

The revitalized Klud became a terror around the city ofGottlieb,destroying several boats and attracting unwanted attention that threatened the city's vacation tourism trade. The localharbor masterwas pressured into silence, as a bounty posted by city officials for the creature attracted all manner of thrill- and profit-seekers... as well as three Autobots searching for the lost Creation Matrix.

Investigating the wreckage of two boats, the Autobots encountered the Klud itself—which promptly bit offLongtooth's leg below the knee. The encounter left the Autobot in a state of madness, driven to revenge. Longtooth stolethe bigger of the two boatsand hunted the creature for six days, finally running it down. Oddly enough, the Klud was saved by a Decepticon attack, asThunderwingsought clues to the Matrix's whereabouts. Despite the battle, Longtooth yet again managed to draw a bead on the worn-down Klud, untilPinchermanaged to talk him down by reminding him of his Autobot code of honor.

Longtooth stayed his hand, and the Klud, though wounded, swam away alive.

Yarr.Deadly Obsession

Wings Universe

Wheellocklost his right hand to a Klud beast.Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur

Ask Vector Prime

The nobleGalaxy Convoytransformed into a klud.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08

Notes

• The klud's appearance is closely based upon thehumpback whale.