Straxus (SG)
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| This article is about the heroic Decepticon poet. For his evil dictator counterpart, seeStraxus (G1).For a list of other meanings, seeStraxus (disambiguation). |
- Straxus is a heroicDecepticonfrom theShattered Glasscontinuity family.
Straxus,the joyousBard of Darkmount,is perhaps the most venerated poet and playwright of all Cybertronian history. So respected was he that when Straxus withdrew from society as the Transformers' civil war flared, the civil war let him be. And so Straxus lived undisturbed for eons, just beyond the boundaries of his nativeDarkmount.Curiously, he has suddenly returned to the forefront as his race has begun breaching universal boundaries. This bewilders most, but some suspect he has supernatural insight.
On the battlefield, Straxus can bring even the largest opponent to the knees with his pick axe, and his alt-mode's sonic cannon can shatter steel.Xal Unbound,his celebrated masterpiece, is believed to be the fulcrum of Cybertronian philosophy and theater.
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Fiction
Fun PublicationsShattered Glasscontinuity
WhenCliffjumper(a lost traveller fromanother dimension) compared the mental state of the localOptimus Primeto the insanity of theStraxusfrom his own universe, the Decepticon-aligned AutobotSideswipeexpressed surprise and wondered where Cliffjumper had come from, as he had always enjoyed Straxus's poetry.Shattered Glass
When the Decepticons were tipped off by Optimus Prime that Ultra Magnus had escaped his prison onParadron,Treadshotwasted no time in gathering a team to hunt him down. He tookSir Soundwave,Straxus, andOctopunchthrough a portal to a strange parallel universe where they encountered Magnus and his army. Here Magnus was after this universe'sRarified Energonso that he could open up a hole in spacetime to bring its Earth to his Cybertron, destroying them both. But when Straxus and the others appeared and began destroying hisJunkionarmy, Magnus used his stolenTerminus Bladeto stage an escape.
Straxus, with the help of that universe's heroic Autobots, continued to keep the Junkions at bay while the others tried to put a stop to Ultra Magnus's scheme. Ultimately, they were able to expand the forcefield surrounding the contraption to cover the entire planet. However, this did not thwart the entirety of Magnus's plan. Magnus wanted to destroy this Earth, yes, but he'd also set in motion the destruction of its entire universe! As Earth was pulled into orbit over their universe's Cybertron, that Earth's entire dimension was destroyed.
The natives of the now-dead universe were understandably upset, so Straxus recited hopeful words from "one of our great progenitors."Invasion
Some time later, Straxus and positive polarityBlasterwere walking on negative polarity Cybertron, discussing Straxus'sevil counterpartwhen a portal suddenly appeared, heralding the arrival ofUltra Mammoth's team from prehistoric Earth.Falling into PlaceHe and Grimlock later helped evacuate theIronworksvia shuttle.The Future Buried...
Toys
Timelines
- The Bard of Darkmount(Deluxe,2012)
- Accessories:Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers
- AredecoofGenerationsDarkmount, the "Bard of Darkmount" transforms into a half-trackedself-propelled artilleryinspired by theSouth African G6 Rhino,as well as a tripod-mountedhowitzerplatform called a "battle station". In vehicle mode, the turret can rotate and the barrel can raise. In robot mode, the cannon barrel becomes his trademark pick-axe weapon, while his smaller weapons (featuringC joints) can clip onto various compatible rungs, bars and tubes sculpted onto the vehicle or robot.
- "The Bard of Darkmount" was the "attendance freebie" atBotCon 2012,given to attendees who had pre-registered with a Primus Package. The baggie labels him as "Spraxus".
- This mold was also used to makeGenerationsSkullgrin.
Notes
- Straxus is based onTom BombadilfromThe Lord of the Rings.[1]
- Straxus's color scheme is based on the bizarrely-colored Straxus head on the cover ofTransformers Comic-Magazin#10.
- Despite being a poet, Straxus's filecard motto has a subject/verb agreement error. Poetic license, perhaps?
References
- ↑"At some point I have to tell someone who edits the wiki that SG Straxus is modelled on Tom Bombadil." —Trent Troop.
