It is known that at one point Megatron attempted to recruit Grimlock as one of his inner circle, but the fellow gladiator refused the position, eventually joining the Autobots.

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 Hurricane Mode, in which Grimlock forms the back and arms, is a superb multi-purpose type formation, balancing offense and defense with a shield and rifle ; the Cyclone Mode, with Hightower in the upper body, is a power type form excelling in close-quarters combat, wielding a melee shovel, and shield ; and the Typhoon Mode, with Heavy Load in the topmost position, is his battle type formation, which has high offensive power, with a rifle and shovel.

Grimlock is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes.

Grimlock is the most fearsome and powerful member of the Dinobots.

One of his most distinguishing features is his famous speech impediment, which leads him to shorten sentences and refer to himself constantly as " Me Grimlock ", never " I " ( e. g.

")-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 is among the strongest of the Transformers, possibly an equal to, or even superior to Optimus Prime and Megatron in certain continuities.

In robot mode, Grimlock wields an energon sword, whose blade is sheathed in crackling energon and can slice a concrete wall in one slash.

He is almost invulnerable in his Tyrannosaurus Rex mode as shown with his battle with Megatron due to Megatron's primary weapon, his arm-mounted fusion cannon having little or no effect on Grimlock.

In the story, Grimlock is killed while trying to distract the Leige Maximo.

Pretender Grimlock is one of those he displays to the Autobots.

After an attack by the giant Decepticon Trypticon, Grimlock is chosen to lead them.

He is subsequently attacked by both the Combaticons and the Protectobots, who had been sent by Grimlock to arrest him.

Grimlock is not pleased, and it was quickly realized he had to be defeated.

This was not the end for Blaster ; he is one of the Autobots revived by Nucleon by Grimlock and the other Dinobots.

Then he is blown apart by Quake's tank mode while Prowl berates Grimlock for inept strategy.

Megatron no longer has complete control over them, but is able to persuade Grimlock, Snarl and Swoop into destroying the Autobots and all fossil fuel-powered vehicles, after which they are trapped and imprisoned in a tar pit.

Grimlock is a fictional monstrous humanoid that lives in the Underdark, a vast interconnected system of caves underneath various Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.

Swoop is seemingly killed by the Underbase powered Starscream but is resurrected by Grimlock and nucleon.

Swoop is the only Dinobot who can fly in his dinosaur mode ( although Grimlock was once depicted flying in dinosaur mode in season three of the television series, assumed animation error ).

One of the Dinobots sets included Grimlock as a repaint of Beast Wars Dinobot, and Swoop as a repaint of Beast Wars Terrorsaur.

Two Dinobot figures were released as part of the " Transformers: Energon " toy line: Grimlock and Swoop, who can merge to form the giant robot Mega-Dinobot.

* Energon Grimlock and Swoop ( 2005 )

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.

Members include Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, Snarl, and Swoop.

He also served as captain of the Iron Hope which was crewed by Bonecrusher, Grimlock, Ironhide, Knock Out, Overcast, Prowl, Quickstrike, RipTide, Skyblast, Smokescreen, Swoop, Wreckage and the Sky Scorcher Mini-Con Team.

) When he had completed this task, he confronted Megatron and ambushed the enemy robot with the five Dinobots ( Grimlock, Slag, Sludge, Snarl and Swoop ).

Hardshell confronts Grimlock and Swoop and uses a battlesuit to attack them, however Swoop provides Grimlock with explosive barrels which defeat him, and Grimlock the Insecitcon's face to open a door.

Grimlock and Swoop used to transform into a Tank and a Jet.

In the " Wrath of Guardian / Wrath of Grimlock ", the Dinobots battle a malfunctioning Guardian robot, eventually defeating it-only for Swoop to be seemingly killed.

While Snarl and Swoop were being created, Megatron convinced Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge that Optimus and the Autobots were their enemies and the three original Dinobots kidnapped Optimus Prime.

After Wheeljack and Ratchet, with the help of Chip Chase, created Swoop and Snarl, the two new Dinobots were used to rescue Prime from Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

Grimlock once accidentally started to call him " Dive -" before correcting himself and calling him Swoop, meaning his defeat to Divebomb and his loss of his name happened in this continuity, and happened shortly before this story arc.

Swoop joined up with the Lightning Strike Coalition under the command of Grimlock.

Swoop and Grimlock appear in the Robot Chicken episode " Junk in the Trunk.

Swoop appears in the TFcon 2008 voice play prelude comic called " Ground Effects " where Grimlock orders the other Dinobots to dig up a Transformer on Dinobot Island.

Hound was also instrumental in the creation of the original 3 Dinobots, as he captured holographic images which served as rough blueprints for construction of Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

At the climax, Decepticon interference resulted in a dangerous battle between the rampaging Sludge and Grimlock ; Prowl and Optimus Prime intervened personally and Prowl's use of his shuttlecraft to electrocute the combatants saved Optimus Prime from being caught between the two.

He was created along with Snarl to be the two new Dinobots to go along with the already-created Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

He was created along with Swoop to be the two new Dinobots to go along with the already-created Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

While Snarl and Swoop were being created, Megatron convinced Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge that Optimus and the Autobots were their enemies and the three original Dinobots kidnapped Optimus Prime.

After Wheeljack and Ratchet, with the help of Chip Chase, created Swoop and Snarl, the two new Dinobots were used to rescue Prime from Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

He was created along with Grimlock and Sludge as the original three Dinobots.

Wheeljack and Ratchet, with the help of Chip Chase, created Swoop and Snarl and the two new Dinobots were used to rescue Prime from Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

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.

During the Dinobot Hunt, he was captured by Soundwave and made to fight Grimlock, a battle that destroyed a town and which Sludge won before the Autobots could recapture him.

Sludge remained tied to the Dinobots and happily followed them in going AWOL, returning to the Ark & supporting Grimlock as leader, battling the Predacons, and joining the Autobot Earthforce.

Wheeljack and Ratchet, with the help of Chip Chase, created Swoop and Snarl and the two new Dinobots were used to rescue Prime from Grimlock, Slag, and Sludge.

Only Grimlock played a large role in the episodes following the movie, although Sludge and the other Dinobots could be seen from time to time.

Sludge joined up with the Lightning Strike Coalition under the command of Grimlock.

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.

Sludge appears in the TFcon 2008 voice play prelude comic called " Ground Effects " where Grimlock orders the other Dinobots to dig up a Transformer on Dinobot Island.