Octopunch
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Octopunch is a fictional character from the Transformers series.
Transformers: Generation 1
Octopunch is the "Terror of the Deep". He has a small gun and a big gun. Octopunch is a crab creature that feels like metal. He has a helmet. On Shell Attack mode he is armed with vice-like tentacles that can stick to any surface, his mask and helmet. Octopunch can wrestle whales to a standstill. Octopunch doesn't steal treasure or find artifacts in the ocean - he normally wrecks cruise ships or submarines. Sometimes he sticks on them. He is noted for being able to stick to objects.[1]
Comics
Octopunch appears first in the Marvel U.K. comics as part of the 'Mayhem Attack Squad'. They encounter the Dinobots. [2] He appears several issues later, where the Squad's activities are put on hold when they are distracted by the National Guard. [3] Later, an incident causes Ocotpunch to fire a shot which wakes up the entity known as Primus; his panicked reaction wakens the planet eating Unicron. [4] The character also appears in "Transformers" #71 - "Surrender!" (October 1990).
Toys
- Generation 1 Octopunch (1989)
- A new mold.[5]
References
- ↑ Furman, Simon (2004). Transformers The Ultimate Guide. DK Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7566-3012-6.
- ↑ "Transformers" U.K. #229 (August 5th 1989)
- ↑ "Transformers" U.K. #238 (30th September 1989)
- ↑ "Transformers" U.K. #259–261 (Mid-December 1989)
- ↑ Bellemo, Mark (2007). Transformers: Identification and Price Guide. Krause Publications. p. 228. ISBN 0896894452.
