Submarauder
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Submarauder is a fictional character in the Transformers storyline.
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[edit] Transformers: Generation 1
| Transformers character | |
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| Submarauder | |
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| Affiliation | Decepticon |
| Japanese name | Gilmer |
| Sub-Group | Pretenders |
| Function | Undersea Warfare |
| Motto | "Conquer the seas and the rest will fall!" |
| Alternate Modes | Cybertronian Submarine |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Super God Masterforce |
| Voiced by | Masaharu Sato (Japanese) |
As silent and mysterious as the ocean depths. Sly and sinister. Roams the sea in solitary contentment. Angers easily, exploding into a furious frenzy. Serrated claws can shred a battleship like paper. Transforms into deep sea attack submarine, armed with proton cannon. Inside shell, wields torpedo rifle and unbreakable, organic-steel sword that eats metal on contact.
[edit] Animated series
In the Japanese Masterforce series, Submarauder was called Gilmer. He was one of the three Decepticon Pretenders that served under Mega and Giga.
In the Masterforce series, Pretenders don't split from their shells, but transform from semi-organic beings into robotic ones. Submarauder's shell is designed to resemble a humanoid fish monster and he can change size from slightly larger than a human to full size. He is strongest in the water but is able to hover over land in vehicle mode.
Submarauder, Skullgrin and Bomb-Burst are normally the Decepticons front line soldiers, but their usefulness soon diminishes with the arrival of the Powermasters.
[edit] Marvel Comics
Submarauder made few appearances in the Marvel adaptation. He debuted with the rest of the Decepticon Pretenders in issue #40 Pretender to The Throne. He made only cameo appearances throughout the remainder of the series.
Submarauder served as Lord Zarak's personal transport when he was leaving New York City to the secret undersea Decepticon base to devise a plan to defeat the Autobot Micromasters.
[edit] Transformers: Animated
In the Transformers: Animated episode "Survival of the Fittest", one of the villain Meltdown's mutated humans bears a resemblence to Submarauder's Pretender Shell.It is Unkown if he appears in the series
