Icepick (Transformers)

Icepick is the name of three fictional characters from the Transformers universe; all of which are Decepticons.

Transformers: Generation 1

Icepick is Decepticon Monster Pretender. He forms a leg of the combiner Monstructor. Icepick is a follower of planned obsolescence, the belief in the destruction of things today, so they can be recycled.

Marvel Comics

Icepick appears among Galvatron's troops in an alternate future. While searching the ruins of New York City for surviving Autobots, Icepick was destroyed by a human booby trap.^[1]

Devil's Due Publishing

The Monster Pretenders appear among the Decepticon troops who are working with Cobra-La.^[2]

IDW Publishing

Monstructor was the first combiner, created by Jhiaxus.^[3]

Toys

• Generation 1 Monster Pretender Icepick (1989)

This Decepticon Monster Pretender came with a shell shaped like a monster. He shared a basic robot design with Goryu, but had a different shell.^[4]

Transformers: Power Core Combiners

Icepick is a Decepticon Power Core Combiner Commander. His believes only the most advanced should survive, going so far as to not care about his fellow Decepticon's survival if they are not combiners. His partner Chainclaw transforms into a missile launcher that mounts on the roof of his snow truck mode.

When Maketoys released promotional images of their Missile Launcher Jungle Type toy they included photos of it combined with Icepick.^[5]

Toys

• Power Core Combiners Scout Icepick with Chainclaw (2010)

A new mold. His snow truck mode resembles Snow Cat. As a Power Core Combiner Scout, he can become the torso of a combined form by using four drone limbs (sold separately).

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Icepick dislikes humans, but when his combiner team is destroyed, he allies himself with the rogue soldier Sergeant Chaos. His firepower and Sergeant Chaos' extensive information on Autobot intelligence prove to be a deadly combination.

Toys

• Dark of the Moon Human Alliance Basic Icepick with Sergeant Chaos (2011)

A new mold. As with all Basic Human Alliance figures, Icepick is a triple-changer; he transforms from a snowmobile into a robot or a Mech Tech chainsaw that can be used with any Voyager or Leader Class figure.^[6]

• Dark of the Moon Flash Freeze Assault Human Alliance Basic Icepick with Sergeant Chaos (not yet released)

A black/orange redeco bundled with a gray/black/white redeco of Human Alliance Sideswipe. The Sergeant Chaos figure has a new head sculpt that omits the helmet.^[7]

References

• Bellemo, Mark (2007). Transformers: Identification and Price Guide. Krause Publications. p. 225. ISBN 0-89689-445-2.