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Finback (Transformers)
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Finback is a fictional character
from the Transformers
series. He is a Decepticon Pretender.
Pretender
, released as a toy in 1988. His tech-spec profile describes him as a "wheezing, wretched, wreck-in-the-making" who enjoys making his enemies feel worse than he does. His Pretender shell serves as container for his loose components, and is pressure-sensitive, enabling him to dive to a depth of 30,000 feet. The shell is covered with scale armor composed of "living" mecha-organisms that regenerate spontaneously to protect inner circuitry. Finback is armed with metal-corroding stun rifle and harpoon gun. The inner robot transforms into a high-speed hovercraft
equipped with long range sonar and scanners.
's Decepticons through The Transformers: Headmasters
series, but were not depicted. His first appearance was in issue 40 of the U.S. comic in a story called "Pretender to the Throne", where Scorponok
created the first six Decepticon Pretenders.
Finback appeared in issue #54, "King Con!" In this story the Decepticon Pretenders were assigned to protect a power converter Scorponok was building in the meadowlands of New Jersey.
Finback continued to appear after this as one of Scorponok's troops, and last appeared in issue 75 "On the Edge of Extinction." While manning a gun platform during Unicron
's attack on Cybertron, the weapon overloaded and exploded, killing him.
before it closed, he did get a two-page biography in its More Than Meets The Eye series.
's acolytes The Transformers: Stormbringer
, as he and his followers kidnapped Jetfire
and the Technobots
, hoping to dissect them and use their parts to replicate the same grafting process that created Thunderwing
, giving them their own Pretender shells. Hacking into the monster's mind Bludgeon implanted a subconscious suggestion for Thunderwing to seek out and destroy entire planets, believing their sacrifice would enable Cybertron to be reborn, before unleashing the monster on Nebulos. However, their plans were stopped by the Wreckers
, who took out his cult. Finback was the first to be deactivated by barrage of weapon blasts. In desperation, Bludgeon underwent the grafting process only to find out, far too late, that the shell hadn't been neuro-aligned; the psychic backlash destroyed his mind.
Finback and the Decepticon Pretenders seen here have completely different robot forms to their toys and bear resemblance to the original toys' Pretender shells.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the Transformers
Transformers
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...
series. He is a Decepticon Pretender.
Transformers: Generation 1
Finback is DecepticonDecepticon
The Decepticons are usually depicted as the antagonists in the fictional universes of the Transformers stoyline and related comics and cartoons, and the enemies of the Autobots and the University of California Davis Aggies...
Pretender
Pretenders (Transformers)
Pretenders is a subline within the Transformers toy line, introduced in 1988. The concept behind the toy was that the Transformers were capable of disguising their robotic forms through the use of synthetic organic outer shells.-Cloudburst:...
, released as a toy in 1988. His tech-spec profile describes him as a "wheezing, wretched, wreck-in-the-making" who enjoys making his enemies feel worse than he does. His Pretender shell serves as container for his loose components, and is pressure-sensitive, enabling him to dive to a depth of 30,000 feet. The shell is covered with scale armor composed of "living" mecha-organisms that regenerate spontaneously to protect inner circuitry. Finback is armed with metal-corroding stun rifle and harpoon gun. The inner robot transforms into a high-speed hovercraft
Hovercraft
A hovercraft is a craft capable of traveling over surfaces while supported by a cushion of slow moving, high-pressure air which is ejected against the surface below and contained within a "skirt." Although supported by air, a hovercraft is not considered an aircraft.Hovercraft are used throughout...
equipped with long range sonar and scanners.
Marvel Comics
Finback and the other Decepticon Pretenders were presumably with the ScorponokScorponok
Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All are Decepticons that turn into Scorpoins.- Transformers: Generation 1:...
's Decepticons through The Transformers: Headmasters
The Transformers: Headmasters
The Transformers: Headmasters was a four-issue comic book mini-series based in the fictional universe of the Transformers. The bi-monthly series was published by Marvel comics and was originally printed July 1987 through January 1988....
series, but were not depicted. His first appearance was in issue 40 of the U.S. comic in a story called "Pretender to the Throne", where Scorponok
Scorponok
Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. All are Decepticons that turn into Scorpoins.- Transformers: Generation 1:...
created the first six Decepticon Pretenders.
Finback appeared in issue #54, "King Con!" In this story the Decepticon Pretenders were assigned to protect a power converter Scorponok was building in the meadowlands of New Jersey.
Finback continued to appear after this as one of Scorponok's troops, and last appeared in issue 75 "On the Edge of Extinction." While manning a gun platform during Unicron
Unicron
Unicron is a fictional character from the Transformers universe and toyline. Created by Floro Dery, he was introduced in the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie as the film's main antagonist. Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also...
's attack on Cybertron, the weapon overloaded and exploded, killing him.
Dreamwave Productions
Although Finback never appeared in the fiction from Dreamwave ProductionsDreamwave Productions
Dreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996 and is best known for their multiple Transformers comic book series...
before it closed, he did get a two-page biography in its More Than Meets The Eye series.
IDW Publishing
Finback appeared amongst BludgeonBludgeon (Transformers)
Bludgeon is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. For trademark reasons, he is now marketed by Hasbro as Decepticon Bludgeon. They are all Decepticon warriors who turn into tanks.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
's acolytes The Transformers: Stormbringer
The Transformers: Stormbringer
The Transformers: Stormbringer is a comic book mini-series, published by IDW Publishing.The series debuted in July, 2006 and is set during the same time frame as The Transformers: Infiltration...
, as he and his followers kidnapped Jetfire
Jetfire
Jetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is nearly always depicted as an Autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
and the Technobots
Technobots
The Technobots are a subgroup of five Autobots that transform into futuristic vehicles in the Transformers universe. Their counterparts are the Terrorcons.-Transformers: Generation 1:The five Technobots combine into Computron....
, hoping to dissect them and use their parts to replicate the same grafting process that created Thunderwing
Thunderwing
Thunderwing is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers series. Introduced in 1989, he was a major villain in the Marvel Comics Transformers series. Although Thunderwing was created after the US Transformers television series ended, the character of Black Shadow did appear in...
, giving them their own Pretender shells. Hacking into the monster's mind Bludgeon implanted a subconscious suggestion for Thunderwing to seek out and destroy entire planets, believing their sacrifice would enable Cybertron to be reborn, before unleashing the monster on Nebulos. However, their plans were stopped by the Wreckers
Wreckers (Transformers)
The Wreckers are a sub-team of Autobots in the fictional Transformers universe, functioning essentially as a commando unit. They are not derived from the Transformers toyline but rather are the creation of Marvel UK writer Simon Furman, who introduces the Wreckers in the story arc Target:2006...
, who took out his cult. Finback was the first to be deactivated by barrage of weapon blasts. In desperation, Bludgeon underwent the grafting process only to find out, far too late, that the shell hadn't been neuro-aligned; the psychic backlash destroyed his mind.
Finback and the Decepticon Pretenders seen here have completely different robot forms to their toys and bear resemblance to the original toys' Pretender shells.
Toys
- Generation 1 Pretender Finback (1988)
- This Decepticon Pretender came with a shell shaped like a shark-like humanoid.