T-Wrecks
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| Transformers character | |
| T-Wrecks | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Maximal |
| Sub-Group | Dinobots (Beast Machines) |
| Rank | Dinobot Commander |
| Function | Platoon Commander |
| Motto | "The quickest way of ending a war is to win it!" |
| Alternate Modes | Tyrannosaurus Rex |
| Series | Beast Machines |
Bio & Tech Specs: As a strong defender of the Maximal cause, this former attack specialist stationed in sector 17 of the Mirtonian constellation has returned to Cybertron. Reformatted into the charismatic Dinobot platoon commander, T-Wrecks, his fellow Maximals bestowed him the nickname "Big Rex" as a testament to his powerhouse presence on the battlefield. Serrated steel jaws can snap most materials in two, acidic breath instantly corrodes most alloys and dual hip-mounted launchers fire air-imploding projectiles.
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In a desperate attempt to combat Megatron's techno-organic virus on Cybertron, the Oracle Supercomputer reformats a group of surviving Transformers, rendering them immune to the plague and extremely powerful. Using the DNA schematics of former Maximal Dinobot, each warrior emerges as a hybrid of savage prehistoric power and advanced Cybertronian robotics...the result, the fearsome Dinobots are born!
T-Wrecks was one of the original five founding members of the Dinobots (Beast Machines) group. Like Dinotron, T-Wrecks is one of the only two units of the original team to be a former "pure blooded" Predacon.
The T-Wrecks toy was part of the Dinobots faction of ‘‘Beast Machines’’ which featured no new molds but did release some molds previously unseen in America. He was a recolor of Beast Wars Megatron.
T-Wrecks did however vary from Megatron in two district ways, first T-Wrecks did have the “bone helmet” that was omitted in ‘‘Beast Wars’’ and second T-Wrecks’ tail did not detach from his arm in robot mode and was not a missile launcher.
Although the Dinobots' intro states that the Dinobots received their beast modes through the slicing of Dinobot's DNA, it is likely that the Oracle also used the fossil chamber (seen in the Beast Machine series) to utilize Tyrannosaurus Rex DNA (in fact a tyrannosaurus skull can be seen in the chamber as a direct nod to the Dinobots toy line).
T-Wrecks is a homage to the original Dinobot Grimlock in both his T-Rex beast form and command status. His name is a play on the words “T-Rex” and his nickname “Big Rex” is a homage to Optimus Primal, sometimes called “Big Bot” by Cheetor.
