Cryotek

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Transformers character
Cryotek and Chro
Cryotek
Affiliation	Predacon
Sub-Group	Transmetal 2
Function	Criminal Overlord
Partner	Chro
Motto	"Always know what your allies and enemies choose to ignore."
Alternate Modes	Transmetal 2 Dragon/Dragster
Series	Transformers: Robots In Disguise

Cryotek is a character from the Transformers storyline. He is depicted as a blue repaint of Transmetal 2 Megatron.

[edit] Bio

Cryotek was one of Beast Wars Megatron's early mentors, and impressed upon him his ideals of Decepticon heritage. He masterminded the theft of the Golden Disk, which turned against him when Megatron betrayed him and stole the Disk himself. Cryotek continued to work during Megatron's absence, possibly developing the materials Megatron used to develop the transformation freezing virus. When Megatron returned, Cryotek "helped" Megatron rid himself of his organic body-or at least what he could exploit-by assuming it himself. However, the pain of this metamorphosis sent Cryotek into a period of stasis lock, during which Megatron plundered his innovations. Cryotek awoke in time to witness his empire and Cybertron itself fall to Megatron (although why the Vehicon leader didn't extract his spark during stasis lock remains a point of uncertainty).

Fleeing Cybertron, Cryotek began plans to reestablish the Decepticon Empire. He acquired the services of Cyclonus, a Decepticon warrior who downloaded himself into a Vehicon body. He allied himself with the Quintessons, and planned with the evil aliens to eradicate the Oracle's heralds, successfully destroying the Mutants and injuring the Dinobots. However, Cryotek would still have to defeat the Wreckers, with Primal Prime at their head.

Cryotek is depicted with the partner Chro, a blue repaint of Beast Machines Deployer Rav.

Due to the cancellation of the series, Cryotek's fate remains unknown. However, it is assumed that he was eventually defeated, possibly after Primal Prime fused with Apelinq to become the powerful Autobot Sentinel Maximus.

A popular fan theory is that Megatron, Magmatron and the later Dinobot T-Wreaks were all students of Cryotek.

[edit] Toy

Cryotek was released as a toy as a Target exclusive within the Transformers: Robots in Disguise toyline. The toy was a repaint of Transmetal 2 Megatron with minor remolding.