T-Wrecks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

T-Wrecks
Transformers character
Dinobot T-Wreaks from Beast Machines
Affiliation	Maximal
Sub-Group	Dinobots
Rank	9 (Dinobot Commander)
Function	Platoon Commander
Motto	"The quickest way of ending a war is to win it!"
Alternate Modes	Technorganic Tyrannosaurus Rex
Series	Beast Machines

In a desperate attempt to combat Megatron's transformation 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!

[edit] Beast Machines

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.

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.

While sharing a mold with Beast Wars Megatron, T-Wrecks did however vary from Megatron in two district ways in how he was depicted. 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).

[edit] 3H comics

T-Wrecks was one of the original five members of the new Dinobots group. Although he has the rank of commander, the comic incorrectly portrayed him taking his orders from Magmatron, a second year toy, and calling boss.

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.