In 2007, USA Today polled people as to which Transformer they want to appear in the next Transformers film ; Grimlock came in tied for second with Devastator.

With his transformation capabilities restored ( the explanation for which was not offered in the American series ), Grimlock was Optimus Prime's second in command in the so called Generation 2 series, aiding in the Autobots ' war against the " second generation " of Cybertronians led by Jhiaxus.

In the second episode, Grimlock was again in action, trying to protect Vector Sigma alongside with two fellow Dinobots and Jazz.

He is also noticed for being the only Dinobot who would dare argue with the leader Grimlock over his commands ( ironically, he is usually seen as the group's second in command ).

This tale, somewhat concurrent with the Earthforce tales, has Optimus Prime arriving on Earth in response to a distress call from Grimlock.

The Constructicons merged into Devastator to stop the Autobots from gaining an energy source the Decepticons were attempting to find, but were defeated by Grimlock.

")-the reason for this varies from depiction to depiction, with some making it the result of true mental limitations, and others vocal processor damage or a ruse Grimlock perpetrates to allow others to think of him as less intelligent than he actually is.

Grimlock steadily grew more and more displeased with Optimus Prime's leadership, and eventually broke his Dinobots away from the main Autobot faction.

His policy towards Earth and its inhabitants were vastly different from Optimus Prime's – instead of viewing them as objects of protection, Grimlock expressed a disdain for humanity, viewing them as an inferior species unworthy of their protection.

Although Wheeljack thought this would impress Grimlock by reducing their dependence on human help, Grimlock seemed to think the Autobots should just take what they need from the humans.

When the Autobot Headmasters and Targetmasters arrived from Nebulos, Grimlock refused to recognize the authority of Fortress Maximus and failed to establish an allegiance with his group.

With all Autobots now under attack from their mortal enemies, Grimlock and Blaster put their differences aside and fought alongside each other against the Decepticon horde.

Grimlock finally lost patience, stole the bodies of the Dinobots and a shuttle from the Ark, and piloted it to the planet Hydrus Four, where scientists had developed a new fuel called nucleon.

Grimlock began to experience brief bursts of immobility, his joints locking, which reached a peak when he became completely paralyzed in Cybertron's wastelands while he and the Dinobots were under attack by monstrous creatures from beneath Cybertron's surface.

Furman truly transformed Grimlock, from the brutish tyrant of the early American comics into a noble anti-hero.

Set in and around the U. S. stories, Grimlock and the Dinobots were the stars of several stories while self-exiled from the other Autobots, including In The National Interest where they tried to help expose the Robo-Master hoax.

The original character profiles ( and the tech specs derived from them ) written by Bob Budiansky and Dan Bobro indicate that Grimlock and the Dinobots were intended to come from Cybertron to Earth like the vast majority of other Transformers.

Ultimately, it was when Optimus Prime threw himself into harm's way to save Grimlock from an explosion that he accepted his mistake and rejoined the Autobots.

Enraged, Grimlock refused to take orders from Optimus Prime any more, and led the Dinobots away from the Ark.

After getting word from Optimus Prime that Megatron was alive on Earth Grimlock left Ultra Magnus in charge of the Graviton and took a shuttle to Earth.

In the story Crossing Over by Fun Publications Grimlock was among Autobot troops of Optimus Prime who responded to the sighting of Megatron and arrived in time to save the dimensional traveling Autobot Skyfall from Megatron's wraith.

When the ensuing battle resulted in the malfunction of a teleportation portal, Grimlock, Bumblebee and Jazz found themselves at the core of Cybertron, bearing witness to the visage of Primus, and learned of his legend from the ancient " Keeper ".

Optimus Primal found himself teamed up with War Within Grimlock and Armada Megatron in rescuing captive Cybertronians from Unicron.

He first made his television debut in Five Faces of Darkness when he saved Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Spike, Arcee, Grimlock and the Aerialbots from the planet Goo.

In " Human Error " ( part 2 ), Grimlock and Swoop appear when a teenaged Sari asks for their help to rescue the Autobots from Soundwave, who wants to reprogram them into serving him.

His other roles include Grimlock from The Transformers, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from Spider-Man, Agent Kay from Men in Black: The Series, The Gromble from Aaahh !!!

Prowl was left eating his words when the Decepticons sabotaged the Autobots ' ships, leaving them to their fates, and almost had a breakdown in the face of his impending demise until Grimlock swooped in to the rescue with Decepticon shuttles he had previously commandeered.

Swoop and Grimlock eventually left her unharmed, with Grimlock mentioning that Snarl was a " traitor.

When Grimlock left Ultra Magnus in charge to join Optimus Prime on Earth Slag and Sludge departed the Graviton, not wanting to be under the command of Magnus.

When Grimlock left Ultra Magnus in charge to join Optimus Prime on Earth Slag and Sludge departed the Graviton, not wanting to be under the command of Magnus.

It is hard to imagine that personalities like the powerful Heavy Load ( Build Typhoon ), the alert, seasoned Hightower ( Build Cyclone ) and the calm, rational Grimlock ( Build Hurricane ) could be led by such a young hothead as Wedge ( Build Boy ), but his compassion and caring for his teammates mean that they respect and stick by him.

The modern Transformers ' first encounter with the Quintessons came in the Earth year 2005 ( during the events of The Transformers: The Movie ), when Hot Rod, Kup and the Dinobots were stranded on the planet and faced Quintesson justice, only able to escape when Grimlock intimidated the Sharkticons into revolting, and Wheelie led the marooned Autobots to a Quintesson ship to allow them to get off the planet.

With the elimination of so many of Prime's lieutenants ( such as Prowl, Jazz and Grimlock ), Kup was promoted to Security Chief, providing the voice of experience when Prime's self-doubt threatened to overwhelm him.

The grimlock was detailed in Dragon # 327 ( May 2005 ), in the " Ecology of the Grimlock ".

Jetfire went on to perform few significant actions in the future ( although he did serve as the Autobots ' acting leader against Galvatron in the Target: 2006 storyline ), but was clearly thoroughly accepted into the Autobots, as his was one of the small number of voices heard when a new Autobot leader had to be chosen, and Dinobot leader Grimlock was elected.

Unlike the wide array of other characters featured in the Beast Wars toy line who shared the names of older original characters but shared no other connection with them ( with the exception of Grimlock and Prowl ), the Predacon known as Ravage was the original Ravage from Megatron's army.

The process only barely succeeded, Megatron was deranged and animalistic, and was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime and Grimlock.

Grimlock can be cold, merciless and contemptuous of those he considers beneath him, such as human beings, and at times, even Autobot leader Optimus Prime himself, who Grimlock would gladly supplant as Autobot leader if he were able to, giving him a superiority complex as indicated by his Generation 1 tech specs.

Grimlock was voted the 6th top Transformer who was considered to be " badass " in the comics by Topless Robot.

After proving his worth by defeating the Decepticon Trypticon, Grimlock was elected leader of the Autobots.

Grimlock and the Dinobots were destroyed during the battle against Starscream while the villain was super-powered by the Underbase.

After a short time, Grimlock ( along with Jazz and Bumblebee ) was rebuilt by Ratchet as a Pretender.

Grimlock was one of the few survivors, and when Optimus Prime returned, recreated by the Last Autobot, Grimlock participated in the rout of the Decepticons.

Tired of Prime's pacifistic approach to protecting Earth, Grimlock was joined by several older Autobots like Prowl and Wheeljack, who had just recently been reactivated, and longed for the older, simpler days.

Grimlock instead opted to lead the Dinobots to Cybertron itself, where they were captured by Shockwave and put to work in the Cybertonium mines, until Spike and Carly rescued them.

During a mission to Unicron's disembodied head, where the Autobots were outmatched by the new Decepticon Terrorcons, Grimlock used components of Unicron's head to construct the Technobots to battle them.

The assistant had assembled these " Primitive " Transformers in the hope that their simple instincts could defeat Primacron's newest creation, Tornedron, but one by one they fell to him, with Grimlock apparently crushed under Trypticon.

Unleashed as a last-ditch effort by Grimlock to stop an Autobot massacre, " The Beast " was a huge mindless combiner that destroyed warriors on both sides.

Grimlock was deployed by Wreck-Gar to fend off the invaders.

Grimlock was featured in the 1985 Find Your Fate Junior book called Dinobots Strike Back by Casey Todd.

Grimlock appeared in the 1986 story and coloring book The Lost Treasure of Cybertron by Marvel Books.