T-Wrecks

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T-Wrecks is a Dinobot from the Beast Machines portion of the Generation One/Beast Era continuity family.

T-Wrecks

Former attack specialist T-Wrecks was stationed in sector 17 of the Mirtonian Constellation, but returned to Cybertron just in time to be reformatted by the Oracle, and become leader of the new Dinobots. He is a staunch defender of the Maximal cause, and his prowess on the battlefield has led his troops to nickname him "Big Rex".

Note: Several hints in his bio suggest T-Wrecks may be the same character as the Generation One Dinobot Grimlock (G1) in a new body, such as being a "former attack specialist" (his Beast Wars function) and some references to Generation 2. However, he was not portrayed as such in his fictional appearances.

Fiction

Universe: The Wreckers comics

The Dinobots were sent to an unnamed planet by the Oracle in order to awaken the "sleeping giant" for a mysterious purpose. However the mission was a fool's errand, arranged by the Quintessons, and designed to destroy the Dinobots. The planet held prisoner one of their most dangerous creations, the energy-draining Trans-Organic creature known as the Dweller. Betrayal

Let's give these soupcans hell!

T-Wrecks, Triceradon, Terranotron and Dinotron survived their encounter with the Dweller and managed to get off-planet. They met up with Devcon at Spaceport CSSB-16, and joined him on his quest to hunt down Cyclonus. Disclosure

blasting off as soon as their ship was put into working order by the newest member of the Dinobots. The Wreckers: Finale Part 1

The group wound up back on Cybertron to help fend off a Quintesson invasion heralded by Cryotek. As T-Wrecks and his troops cleaved through innumerable Sharkticons, the Dinobot leader was shocked to witness Triceradon vanish before him in a flash of light. He assumed his subordinate's disappearance was the result of a new Quintesson weapon, unaware that Triceradon had been snatched up by an interdimensional force... Despite this setback, the Quintessons were eventually repelled from Cybertron. Wreckers: Finale Part II

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Toys

Beast Machines

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• T-Wrecks (Ultra, 2000)
  • Accessories: 2 spring-launched blade-missiles

T-Wrecks is a redeco of the Ultra-class Beast Wars Predacon Megatron. He transforms into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, with a water-spraying gimmick inside his dino-mode mouth. In robot mode, his left arm has a lunging/snapping claw gimmick, plus he has a pair of hip-mounted spring-loaded missile launchers. He retains the "mutant mask" gimmick as well: a pair of bat-like "wings" on his helmet that swing forward to cover his face as a "battle mask" (a feature which, unlike the original Megatron's, was actually depicted in fiction).

Easily repurposed into Collaborative Diablo from Primal Rage

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

• Maximal T-Wrecks (Leader Class, May 24, 2021)
  • Hasbro ID number: WFC-K37
  • TakaraTomy ID number: KD EX-12
  • TakaraTomy release date: March 26, 2022

Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars, Kingdom "Maximal T-Wrecks" is a redeco of Megatron (Beast), transforming into a Jurassic Park-inspired Tyrannosaurus rex mode. T-Wrecks does not come with any fire blast effects, although others can be attached inside his dinosaur mode mouth. While he features a left hand underneath the tail weapon in robot mode, the tail weapon cannot be detached from his forearm. In a particular bit of sprue weirdness, the front half of T-Wrecks's chest and entire upper waist are molded in dark gray plastic which has been oddly painted over in a warm metallic dark gray inside and out. While the dark gray isn't the tan that the original toy had, it does have a brown-ish tinge to it.

Most of the beast mode shell is cast in a rubbery PVC plastic material, likely to enhance the texture of the dinosaur mode as well as assist the part-clashing transformation. The beast mode itself is well articulated, especially with thigh pieces on a slider to ensure vertical hip-movement, as well as spring-loaded pieces around his neck to prevent the sculpt from breaking up too much while posing.You'll just have to imagine the grimace.

T-Wrecks was clearly meant to feaure a "pretooled" alternate head when compared to Megatron, as the packaging art, box back product renders, and instructions depict an alternate robot face sculpt with exposed teeth like the original toy. However, all specimens of T-Wrecks have the "standard" Megatron face sculpt, except with extra paint running across the lips exactly where exposed teeth should have been. The alternate face sculpt definitely exists as a factory asset, as a single known specimen of Megatron with the alternate face was found at normal retail. The face sculpt would be eventually used for the Beast Wars Again release of the original Kingdom Megatron mold.

T-Wrecks was released as a Toyworld exclusive in Australia and New Zealand, both also being the first to receive T-Wrecks even before any official unveiling. T-Wrecks would ultimately get an official pre-order on Hasbro Pulse UK about three weeks later and finally as a Target Red Card exclusive for the USA in July of 2021. Initially set for a January 29, 2022 release by TakaraTomy, T-Wrecks was delayed to March 2022.

Due to the exclusivity of the figure, no Golden Disk destiny cards are included. This mold was also retooled into Tyrannocon Rex.

External links

• T-Wrecks at TFU.info