by Andy October 04, 2004
A member of a (non-combining) Autobot team consisting of Grimlock, Sludge, Slag, Snarl and Swoop. These robots transformed respectively into a T-Rex, a brontosaurus/apatosaurus, a triceratops, a stegosaurus and a pterodactyl/pteranodon.
They were adapted as toys from the Diaclone range, and had the cockpits to show it. All five were released in the US and Japan, but Swoop was not available in the UK.
In the TV series, the Dinobots were portrayed as stupid, speaking in a dumbed-down dialect ("Me Grimlock, not like you"; "Me Slag want to hear story"; "Me Sludge not do what you say"). The story was that they were created on earth by Wheeljack, and were switched off after going berserk. They are exceptionally strong in the cartoon, able to easily dispose of regular Decepticons. They were regular features of stories such as "Desertion of the Dinobots", "Dinobot Island" and "Grimlock's New Brain".
In the comic, they were activated early, hence their being modelled on dinosaurs. Again, they appeared regularly, with one storyline devoted to an attempt to round up the Dinobots after they went berserk.
They were adapted as toys from the Diaclone range, and had the cockpits to show it. All five were released in the US and Japan, but Swoop was not available in the UK.
In the TV series, the Dinobots were portrayed as stupid, speaking in a dumbed-down dialect ("Me Grimlock, not like you"; "Me Slag want to hear story"; "Me Sludge not do what you say"). The story was that they were created on earth by Wheeljack, and were switched off after going berserk. They are exceptionally strong in the cartoon, able to easily dispose of regular Decepticons. They were regular features of stories such as "Desertion of the Dinobots", "Dinobot Island" and "Grimlock's New Brain".
In the comic, they were activated early, hence their being modelled on dinosaurs. Again, they appeared regularly, with one storyline devoted to an attempt to round up the Dinobots after they went berserk.
There is also an individual character in Beast Wars who goes by the name of Dinobot; he turns into a velociraptor.
by Andy July 23, 2004
by Andy December 15, 2003
Sneaky Darklord with a spindly, skeletal body, bird-like legs and a brain-like head with fly's eyes. Armed with a trident/pole-arm. Usually coloured in shades of green, blue and purple.
Gnaag becomes leader of the Darklords (the fourth and last) after the death of Haakon, by means of manipulation and intrigue. He then began a clever strategy to take over Magnamund, which almost succeeds. He is the "boss monster" at the end of Lone Wolf 12: The Masters of Darkness, the last in the original series of Lone Wolf gamebooks. If the book goes according to plan, Gnaag is slain and the Darklords are destroyed.
Gnaag is also the nominal ruler of Mozgoar, although apparently resident at Helgedad.
Gnaag becomes leader of the Darklords (the fourth and last) after the death of Haakon, by means of manipulation and intrigue. He then began a clever strategy to take over Magnamund, which almost succeeds. He is the "boss monster" at the end of Lone Wolf 12: The Masters of Darkness, the last in the original series of Lone Wolf gamebooks. If the book goes according to plan, Gnaag is slain and the Darklords are destroyed.
Gnaag is also the nominal ruler of Mozgoar, although apparently resident at Helgedad.
His predecessors as leader were Vashna, Zagarna and Haakon. The deaths of these rulers and the exile of Slutar left only fifteen other Darklords subordinate to Gnaag.
by Andy May 03, 2004
by Andy December 06, 2003
slang for "fuck off". Used by people who don't swear - such a small minority that this term may not even have been heard by most readers.
by Andy May 03, 2004
by Andy June 25, 2003