Sharkticon (Energon)

Sharkticon is a Decepticon from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

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Sharkticon was recruited to work in space reconnaissance by Scorponok, but he is even more effective in space or underwater combat. His fellow Decepticons don't care what his assignment is, as they can barely tolerate his foul stench and the sadistic way he destroys his enemies, too extreme even by the Decepticons' standards. He is highly maneuverable and adaptable in his vehicle mode, and a powerful combatant in either mode.

Fiction

Dreamwave Energon comic

More failure

Sharkticon was assigned by Alpha Quintesson to join Slugslinger and Mirage (who had been recently reformatted from Tidal Wave) on a mission to abduct Kicker Jones. While he teammates beat up on some Omnicons, Sharkticon went to fetch the unconscious Kicker. Multiplicity, Pt. 2 However, as he rose to the surface, Kicker woke up. He promptly used his energon-manipulating powers to give Sharkticon the worst case of indigestion he ever had! Sharkticon went belly-up, and Kicker rose out of him, aglow with energy. Multiplicity, Pt. 3 Being the pals they were, Slugslinger and Mirage left him behind when they fled. Jerks. Multiplicity, Pt. 4

Later, Sharkticon attempted to infiltrate Ocean City from below. Having blasted his way through the clinging, jellyfish-like security system, Sharkticon ran across Kicker and the Energon Saber Mini-Cons, who knocked him back into the drink. Sharkticon's re-telling of his failure to Megatron was very unconvincing. Perspective

Energon pack-in comics

Sharkticon was part of an Eclipse-Team mission to steal refined energon from an Autobot installation on Earth. He and Slugslinger sneaked in through the sewers, but fell into an Autobot ambush. Sharkticon tried to flee, leaving the wounded Slugslinger behind, but was shot down by Omega Supreme. To make matters worse, it appears that Sharkticon's out of control flight incapacitated Shockblast. Energon Volume 3

Timelines

Teamed up with fellow boat Dreadwing, Sharkticon^[1] was among the Decepticons who attacked the Autobot ship Iron Hope. Force of Habit

Toys

Energon

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• Sharkticon (Combat Class, 2004)

• Takara release date: July 30, 2004
• Accessories: 2 missiles
• Known designers: Aaron Archer (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist)

Released in the fifth wave of Hasbro's Energon Combat Class (aka "Deluxe") toys, Sharkticon transforms into a Cybertronic submarine/battleship with dimly animalistic styling. (He lacks any kind of "jaws", despite what his official bio says.) His side panels can extend outward to reveal spring-loaded missile launchers for his "Hyper Mode", and his small non-firing gun turrets can rotate and elevate their barrels. He has two "dead" Mini-Con ports, one on each forearm. An energon chip can be fitted onto the spark crystal on his chest/roof.

In Japan, Sharkticon was not released in the standard Super Link toyline, but did get a limited release as a "USA Edition" exclusively through Toy's Dream Project. Basically the Hasbro toy was imported and new stickers with Japanese-language legal information was applied to the packaging.

Sharkticon's alternate mode was meant to resemble the Generation 1 Decepticon starship Nemesis. Aaron Archer, at one BotCon panel, even admitted that he still thought of the character as "Nemesis", and had trouble recalling the released toy's final name.

This mold was redecoed into the Timelines Sharkticons and United Axalon, and retooled into Timelines Sky-Byte.

• More information on Sharkticon at TFU.info

Universe (2003)

• Sharkticon (Deluxe Class, 2005)

• Accessories: 2 missiles

Sharkticon was repackaged in Universe packaging and sold at discount chains like Family Dollar and Big Lots!.

There are no discernible differences between this version of the toy itself and the original.

Notes

• Hasbro reached out to Ben Yee to ask for images of the Nemesis that, unbeknownst to Yee at the time, were to be used as reference material for designing Sharkticon's alternate mode.^[2][3]
• Sharkticon shares a color scheme with fellow seafaring Decepticon Mirage.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Sharkticon (シャークティコン Shākutikon)

References