Headstrong (G1)

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Headstrong is a Decepticon Predacon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Marching to the beat of his own drummer. Whom he stomped on.

You can tell Headstrong (aka Headlock) that a three-foot-thick steel tank is full of dangerously radioactive waste, but it won't do a lick of good if he thinks you've hidden the energon goodies in it. He'll attack it with his unbreakable ramming head and acid-dripping horn until he's conclusively proven wrong, then retreat with his well-earned wounds to suck his thumb, still convinced deep in his tiny brain that somebody had tricked him.

Despite such mishaps, Headstrong still plugs away. He believes that tenacity can compensate those minor qualities in which he's lacking, such as strength, intelligence, or courage. To his credit, not a few of his allies seem to subscribe to this philosophy, and Headstrong isn't dead yet.

Best and brightest he may not be, but he's always ready to grab his diffraction sword and start waving it around. It affects his opponent's optics, so that where they see Headstrong, that's where he ain't. It's unfortunate that his own eyesight isn't much better. A distant foe must beware Headstrong's glowing plasma spheres, which explode on contact. Woe to the one who touches Headstrong's balls!

Headstrong and his fellow Predacons can combine to form Predaking, but he'll only do it when he wants to do it.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Marvel The Transformers comics

Seeking an edge over his rival Optimus Prime, Megatron followed Soundwave's suggestion that they enlist the help of the Predacons from Cybertron. However, unbeknownst to Megatron, the Predacons had additional orders from Shockwave to turn on Megatron at a crucial moment and they did, right after hunting down Prime. Prey! Headstrong and Tantrum tackled down Megatron together, allowing Divebomb to swoop in and snatch away the Decepticon leader's fusion cannon. With their target disarmed, the Predacons then fled the scene to allow Prime to finish off his adversary. Megatron summoned a space bridge to escape and Optimus threw them both through it, leaving the Predacons on Earth. ...The Harder They Die!

Fortunately for Headstrong and the other Predacons, Megatron lost his memory of this incident when Straxus attempted to take over his body. The Predacons were coincidentally sent back to Cybertron by Shockwave just as Optimus and Megatron were warped back to Earth, allowing the whole matter to be easily swept under the rug. Resurrection!

On returning to Cybertron, the Predacons were surprised when Shockwave contacted Razorclaw with orders to travel to Earth and kill Megatron again. Disguised as Autobots, they attacked Megatron when he was alone and Headstrong impaled Megatron's groin on his horn. Ouch. Nevertheless, despite his injuries and their ability to merge into Predaking, Megatron sent them packing. Gone but Not Forgotten!

Bored of life on Earth, the Predacons destroyed a human circus for fun, but were interrupted by the Dinobot Swoop, who started to beat up on Divebomb. Headstrong and the others leapt to their comrade's defence, but were attacked in turn by the rest of Grimlock's Dinobots; Headstrong was seen fighting Slag and Snarl. Although the Dinobots were nominally victorious, Swoop convinced Grimlock to let the Predacons go. Grudge Match!

Under Ratbat's command, the Predacons raided liquid oxygen from a chemical storage facility near Huntsville, Alabama. As retaliation for this aggression, the human organisation Triple-I declared it would execute the captive Throttlebots if there was another giant robot attack. Predictably, the Decepticons attacked again, though Walter Barnett rescued the Autobots' brain modules before their bodies were destroyed. Attacking Triple-I's Oregon headquarters to verify the kill, Ratbat and the Predacons tracked the Autobots' scent to Sparkplug Witwicky's garage, and when he refused to help them they destroyed the building with him inside it. They ultimately caught up with the Throttlebots at a nearby mall, but Headstrong and the Predacons proved utterly ineffectual at capturing them. Toy Soldiers! Still, Ratbat successfully captured Buster Witwicky, and so ordered the Predacons to withdraw. The Desert Island of Space!

When the Decepticons caught wind of a major Autobot gathering on the moon, Ratbat initiated an all-out attack to take advantage of the opportunity and eliminate their enemies in an efficient manner. Headstrong was part of the strike force led by Onslaught. The Decepticons were driven back when Blaster and Grimlock, then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough to rally their troops into a counterattack. Totaled!

After the Club Con debacle, the Decepticons relocated to the Arctic, where they were approached by a seemingly hostile ship. Although it was revealed that the ship contained Scorponok's faction of Decepticons, relations between the two groups soon turned sour and when the Headmaster commander kicked Headstrong up in the air, it led to an all-out battle on the frozen wasteland. This time, Headstrong was seen to impale Bomb-Burst on his horn.^[1] Cold War!

The two forces of Decepticons united with the Autobots when it was discovered that the whole situation had been engineered by Starscream to acquire the power of the Underbase for himself. Falling under the joint command of Grimlock and Scorponok, Headstrong engaged Starscream in Tokyo, but stood little chance and was killed along with the rest of the Predacons by a wave of the Seeker's hand. Dark Star

Earthforce

Headstrong was one of Shockwave's minions when the Decepticon army split into two factions led by ol' one-eye and Megatron. When their fight for power and control grew too critical, they called an Enclave to discuss reuniting against the Autobots. Headstrong hardly cared about the politics—he was just so happy to see the hor d'oeuvres table! The happy little rhino spent most of the night stuffing his face and getting blitzed on the punch. The Autobots came by to ruin his party, however, as they couldn't allow a unified Decepticon army to stand against them. So... Jazz cold-cocked the already tipsy Headstrong and dragged him away into the shadows. Then the Autobots staged "sniper fire" against Megatron and when he and his Decepticons fired back, they tossed the unconscious Headstrong and his weapon down as if he'd been hit. Thinking Shockwave had sent the Predacon as an assassin, Megatron called a quick and violent end to the truce, and the two factions returned to open warfare with each other. Primus only knows how Headstrong explained himself when he came to. The Bad Guy's Ball!

Some time later, Headstrong was seen charging the Autobot Earthbase with his fellow Decepticons during a siege. The attack didn't amount to much, and the Decepticons were driven back in short order. Divide and Conquer!

Marvel Generation 2 comic

Having recovered from his apparent death in the battle against the Underbase-powered Starscream, Headstrong rejoined the rest of the Decepticons serving under Bludgeon and latterly Megatron. During the Autobot/Decepticon alliance's battle against the Cybertronian Empire he, Weirdwolf, and the Dinobots had lots of fun counting kills and munching metal. Total War!

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Ron Feinberg (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Imo Heite (German, "Chaos"), Bernd Simon (German, "Fight or Flee"), Ulrich Bernsdorff (German, "Nightmare Planet"), Reinhard Brock (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), Thomas Rau (German, "Call of the Primitives"), Francis Lax (European French), Júlio Chaves (Portuguese), Older Cazarré (Portuguese, "The Quintesson Journal"), André Luiz Chapéu (Portuguese, "Fight or Flee")

Headstrong can be seen on the left

Headstrong was dispatched to Io with the other Predacons to steal Metroplex's transformation cog. During the battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, only to be defeated by Sky Lynx. Razorclaw retreated, despite Headstrong's objections. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

Headstrong and the Predacons were next seen guarding Galvatron's death crystal cannon on the planet Dread. When the Autobots arrived, Headstrong and Tantrum almost managed to shut Blurr up permanently by knocking him into quick-mud, but Sky Lynx pulled him to safety. Chaos

On a mission to drain the planet Paradron of its rich energy resources, the Decepticons managed to conquer its peaceful population with ease. One Paradronian named Sandstorm got away and brought back an Autobot strike force, however. Once they were spotted, Galvatron ordered Headstrong and Brawl to man the molecular cannon and blow them away. Both warriors were probably real eager to fire, but once Brawl said it was time to take the shot, Headstrong just had to be difficult and stall a few moments more until he was "good and ready". Decepticons and their personality problems... Fight or Flee

OMG!! Headstrong is adorable!

When the Predacons later attempted to ambush Rodimus Prime and his soldiers on Cybertron, their battle was interrupted by a Quintesson dream machine that surrounded the Transformers with a fog-filled landscape and subjected them to nightmarish torments plucked from the subconscious of Daniel Witwicky. After Springer and Razorclaw were carried off by a dragon, the Predacons reluctantly stopped fighting the Autobots long enough to deal with their lost leader. Headstrong was particularly edgy around the Autobots, and warned Rodimus Prime to stay out of his way. Headstrong thought the worst was over when "Galvatron" showed up in a House of Mirrors, not recognizing the unusual size and behavior of his commander. Even after "Galvatron" spontaneously grew several stories taller and began to crush Rodimus and Headstrong in his hands, Headstrong was still pulling the "It's me, Galvatron! Don't you recognize me?!" routine. Pure instinct; no brains. Headstrong's leg was seriously injured by the crushing vise of the false Galvatron's grip, and his damage prevented the Predacons from forming Predaking and continuing the fight with the Autobots after the Quintesson machine was destroyed. Nightmare Planet

Who's a good wittle rhino? Did you start a fight with those bad old Dinobots? Yes you did! Yes you did!

Later, Headstrong and the Predacons were battling the Dinobots on a lifeless planetoid. Headstrong was tripped up by Grimlock in battle, flipping over onto his back. Give how he kept bouncing after the impact, you'd think he was made of jello. Headstrong and the other Primitives were then summoned to fight Tornedron. During the trip to meet Primacron's Assistant, Headstrong, being a wise and intelligent construct, picked another fight with the Dinobots, saying "Grimlock don't know nothing." Snarl objected to the opinion of the "stupid Decepticon rhino," and a brawl among the Primitives ensued. It was ended when Trypticon shook himself to throw the Primitives around. After Sky Lynx and Trypticon had their energy drained, the Primitives split up, fleeing for their lives. Detesting their cowardice, Headstrong declared that he should die fighting, and Razorclaw ordered the Predacons to form Predaking. However, their energy was sucked away, only to be restored when Grimlock destroyed Tornedron. Call of the Primitives

Headstrong was among a group of Decepticons on Chaar when Starscream's ghost possessed Scourge, attacked Galvatron, and fled. Ghost in the Machine He was also one of the Decepticons infected with the Hate Plague. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

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Japanese cartoon continuity

The Headmasters cartoon

Headstrong and the Predacons were part of Galvatron's strike force on Cybertron in 2011, seeking to wrest control of Vector Sigma from the Autobots. Along with the Headmasters and Stunticons, the Predacons outmaneuvered the Dinobots and Throttlebots into the bottom of a canyon, and began firing down upon them. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky Later, the Predacons traveled to Earth in order to stymie Hot Rod's attempt to locate the Matrix of Leadership. Headstrong's unit found the former Autobot leader in the Arctic, but were held off by Blaster, his Mini-Cassettes, and Superion. Headstrong fought his fellow rhinoceros, Ramhorn, before cheating and turning into robot mode. The Mystery of Planet Master Headstrong and the Predacons were among the Decepticons Galvatron brought with him to the planet Beest, although they were absent during the Autobot attack that drove the Decepticons off. Rebellion on Planet Beest

When the Autobots created a new kind of metal on Cybertron called Cybertonuron, Galvatron wanted to claim it for himself. He sent Headstrong and the Predacons to Cybertron as an advance guard to pave the way for his forces. Headstrong spotted the Autobots' civilian soldiers and opened fire, quickly joined by his fellow Predacons. They mowed down Cybertron's standing guardians and began to wreak havoc on the planet. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Headstrong and the Predacons assembled as Predaking to help Scourge and Cyclonus steal the Sol 1 satellite, but they were driven off by Raiden and the Headmasters. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok Next, Headstrong and the Predacons helped Scorponok stage a crisis to keep the Autobots distracted, by setting off a volcano in Peru. On-scene to keep the Autobots from rescuing innocent villagers, Headstrong's group first clashed with the Trainbots before joining forces as Predaking and once again fighting Raiden and the Headmasters. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts

As Scorponok began his plan to capture the plasma energy of Mars by blowing it up, Headstrong and the Predacons stood guard on Mars as the Terrorcons began planting the necessary bombs. When the Trainbots stumbled across the plot, the Predacons started up a firefight to dispose of the meddling Autobots. With Daniel Witwicky and Wheelie missing, the Trainbots tagged out with the Autobot Headmasters to go looking for them. Razorclaw gave the order and Predaking was formed. Unfortunately, even Predaking was no match for Transtector power, and he was felled by a quadruple jump kick by the Headmasters. Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger Regrouping on Chaar, Headstrong and the Predacons bore witness to the unveiling on MegaZarak, Scorponok's new super weapon Transtector. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Headstrong and the Predacons attended Scorponok's ceremony on the moon. They were scattered by the Autobot attack, but rallied around Galvatron's late arrival and drove off their heroic opponents. Return of the Immortal Emperor

As Scorponok abandoned Earth in favor of conquering Master, Headstrong was one of his many troops seen attacking the planet's fortifications. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2) He also helped retrofit the Zarak Shield out of indestructible G-Metal so that it could stand up to the Master Sword. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide

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Zone cartoon, manga, and story pages

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violengiguar gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Headstrong was among the selected, but only as a part of Predaking. Zone Part 1 Transformers: Zone Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Generations Selects Special Comic

Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting Dai Atlas, the Quintessons used their Recreator to bring the Predacons back to life. Predaking fought the Dinobots on Dinobot Island, but was outmatched when Grimlock used an Energon Matrix to combine the Dinobots as Volcanicus. Headstrong and the Predacons were broken down into individuals after a blow from the Magma Blade, and fled the battle. Volcanicus comic 1

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Soon after Optimus Prime had been selected as leader of the Autobots, the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Autobot stronghold in Iacon. Headstrong battled Guardian robots during the assault on the Decagon, led by Shockwave. The War Within #4

Headstrong and the rest of the Predacons at some point exiled from the planet under circumstances unknown. It is believed that Starscream named his Dark Ages faction in their honor.

Landing on the planet Beest, the Predacons devolved into feral beasts over the years, until Megatron arrived on the planet in recent times and tamed them. He repaired their damaged circuitry, gave the Predacons the combined form of Predaking and, most importantly, programmed them to be loyal only to him. Welcome to the Jungle He then used Headstrong and the others to help him reclaim control of the Decepticons, first by overthrowing Shockwave on Cybertron, Lost and Found and later putting the beat down on Starscream and his brigade on Earth. The Route of All Evil

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

Headstrong and the other Predacons battled the Seacons over their portion of the Gladiator Zone when they were suddenly approached by Serpent O.R., who convinced both teams to join his reformed Decepticon army. The Art of War #2 After helping to capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes, Headstrong was seen at a Decepticon meeting. For some reason, he took grave offense to Hun-Grrr insulting Tantrum and tried to attack the Terrorcon, but was stopped by Serpent O.R.'s tentacles. As part of Predaking, he later helped attack an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War #3 He was later seen among the Decepticon forces preparing to defend their base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. The Art of War #4

The Beast Within

Headstrong participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, beating down on Cliffjumper during an early stage of the battle. Headstrong then moved on to join his fellow Predacons in beating down the Dinobots, and took on Slag. Then, when the Dinobots combined into The Beast, Headstrong joined his fellow Predacons into forming Predaking. The Beast Within

2005 IDW continuity

• First Appearance: Transformers: Stormbringer #4

Hey waitaminute... they're retreating in reverse!

In the days before the war, Kup helped train the Predacons. The Iron Klaw Kup's combat training came in handy when the Predacons, including Headstrong, responded to Megatron's open casting call for gladiatorial combatants. Although the Predacons were contemptuous of some of the amateurs, they appeared to change their minds after seeing Grimlock. Megatron Origin #3

In the early days of the war, the Predacons disapproved of Scorponok becoming Decepticon leader and left Cybertron on a hunting tour that ended with them stranded and starving on Canis Tor. Headstrong watched as Rampage and Razorclaw fought over who was responsible, intending to eat the loser, then changed targets to Divebomb after he collapsed. It never came to this, as Starscream then showed up and informed them Megatron was back. Primacy #2 The Predacons returned to the Decepticon army and participated in an attack on Iacon, where they killed Slinger and fought the Dynobots. Primacy #4

At one point during the war, the Predacons killed a squad of Autobots, leaving only one survivor in Tracks. When Jazz came to evacuate him, they shot down his transport and attacked the two Autobots, but Rampage and Headstrong were quickly defeated when they fell victim to a bomb planted by Tracks. Spotlight: Jazz

After the first defeat of Thunderwing in a cataclysm during the war that followed, Headstrong and the other Predacons led the attack against the beleaguered Autobot positions soon after the Autobot morale-booster Blaster was taken out by his assassin. Spotlight: Blaster

I'll go to robot mode when I feel like it!

In the modern era, Headstrong, in a bizarrely horned tank mode, was among the Decepticon forces that helped the Autobots assault the reborn Thunderwing. That is, until he ran away. A few starblitz torpedoes, and he suddenly chickened out. WUSS! Stormbringer #4

Several years later, Headstrong and his teammates ended up stranded on Earth. Hawk Among the Sparrows During this period of exile, they briefly experimented with combiner technology before abandoning the effort. The Iron Klaw With no source of energy, the Predacons (save Razorclaw) were forced to form an alliance with China, who would provide the Predacons with energon in exchange for them protecting the nation's borders. Led by Rampage, they intervened when a battle between the Autobots (allied with Skywatch) and the Combaticons (allied with North Korea) got too close for comfort. Hawk Among the Sparrows At first, Headstrong and the others were willing to leave without a fight, but after Onslaught shot Rampage in the back, they assumed the Autobots were to blame and threw themselves into the fray. They ultimately fled after learning that Russia had launched a nuke to take out all the Transformers, and later abandoned China after Thundercracker took out the humans' energon factories. All My Sins Remembered

Years later, Headstrong joined Galvatron's Decepticons in another attempt at conquering Earth, but he and many others ended up knocked out by the Earth Defense Command's mindbomb. Once Upon a Time on Earth

Once again stranded on Earth, the Predacons relocated to Kalistan, where they fell under the influence of the villainous Count van Rani. Thanks to Garrison Kreiger's technological advances, van Rani brainwashed the Predacons. By wiping their personalities and turning them into mindless drones, he could force the naturally-individualistic team to combine by sublimating their naturally rebellious natures. When Baron Ironblood visited him to check on the progress of their plans, von Rani took the opportunity to show off his new weapons. Von Rani took the opportunity to deploy the team's combned new "Predaking" form when Kup, Action Man, Snake-Eyes, and G.B. Blackrock attacked their base. Though powerful, the combiner was undone after Snake-Eyes smashed the console responsible for keeping the Cybertronian combined and brainwashed. Headstrong was knocked unconscious by the separation, and abandoned after Razorclaw stormed off to settle a score with humankind. The Iron Klaw

Later, Headstrong and the other Predacons formed Predaking to defend Venice from Unicron's Maximal legions. Ceremony

Dawn of Future's Past

Know that he is not Headstrong! (He's in the back.)

After the end of the Great War, the Predacons (or those of them surviving) founded the new Predacon faction. Years later, now in a reformatted technorganic body, Headstrong was once again plotting with his old teammates. Dawn of Future's Past

2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

I'm horny, horny horny horny

On Cybertron, a group of five symbols appeared on the walls of a room containing a transwarp shunt device. The five symbols seemed to represent a lion, a bird, a bull, a rhinoceros, and a tiger. The Gathering #2

Kre-O online comic

Headstrong and the Predacons were unleashed upon the Autobot base construction site, tearing the buildings down and pooping everywhere, and the Autobots couldn't bring themselves to fight them since they were so cute in beast mode. When they combined into Predaking for the killing blow, however, they found the Autobots had no reservations about fighting a big ugly robot, and were defeated. Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit

Commercial appearances

Headstrong and the rest of the Predacons came to the aid of a trio of Seekers who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. The Predacons barreled over Sludge before combining into Predaking and pushing the advantage. Predacons commercial

Torox was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After fighting for a bit as individuals, he and his teammates combined into Predaking. They then chased the Autobots off alongside Bruticus. KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial

Games

The Transformers (PS2)

The Transformers

Transformers Legends

When an Autobot team led by Jazz launched a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base, Headstrong, Rampage, and Tantrum were only too happy to stop them. Road to Ruin Following a battle in which the Autobots and Decepticons fought side by side, the Predacons turned on their allies. Headstrong attacked the Autobots head on, but was stopped by a team led by Bumblebee. Call of the Primitives Headstrong was among the Decepticons who attacked Cybertron during an alliance with the Quintessons. Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3

Transformers: Earth Wars

Back off! I'll take you on! Headstrong, I'll take on anyone!

Headstrong was one of the later Predacons that came to Earth, and had a few head-on encounters with Slug.

When Headstrong first saw Bruticus's combined form, he felt a surge of energy like someone overclocked his processors, and the urge to fight. Countdown to Combination

• Class: Warrior
• Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
• Weapons: Headstrong uses his glowing diffraction sword to damage targets.
• Ability: Defensive Rush - Puts on a protective shield that blocks 80% damage for 6 seconds then charges the target and attracts defenses.
  • Cost: 4 ability points +1 for reuses.

Headstrong at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers Roleplaying Game

Headstrong was a member of the Predacons. Decepticon Directive

Toys

The Transformers

Jungle Fury Go!

• Headstrong (Predacon, 1986)
  • Team ID number: 3
  • Takara ID number: D-77
  • Accessories: plasma sphere shooter, diffraction sword, Predaking foot/back cannon

Headstrong transforms into a robotic rhinoceros. He can form either leg of Predaking, but his nominal placement is as the left leg. His double-barreled cannon can attach to his back in beast mode and doubles as Predaking's foot. As with the rest of the Predacons, the initial release of Headstrong had die-cast metal parts which were later replaced by plastic. Unfortunately, Headstrong's mostly die-cast body has poor side effects in robot mode, as he ends up very back-heavy and unstable.

• More information on Headstrong at TFU.info

• Predaking (Gift set, 1986/2004)
  • ID number: D-78

In Japan, all five Predacons were also made available as a very large gift-set. This huge box was reissued in 2004, using the die-cast construction of the initial releases.

Welcome to Transformers 2010

• Predaking (Gift set, 2010)
  • Accessories: plasma sphere shooter, diffraction sword, Predaking foot/back cannon

As a part of the Welcome to Transformers 2010 line, the original Predacon molds were reissued. Headstrong features significant differences from the prior versions; his yellow plastic is replaced with gold plastic painted over with gold paint. His red, gray, and black plastic is also altered to a metal fleck equivalent color. All of his label stickers were redesigned, with the exception of his faction symbol, and he now features a cartoon accurate golden eyes instead of red. Also included are optional labels for Headstrong's eyes to make them red in both modes.

This version of Headstrong features die-cast metal parts.

Kre-O

My actual toy has a horn, honest.

• Predaking (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
  • Set number: A2227
  • Pieces: 79

• Known designers: Ed Masiello (Hasbro)

Kre-O "Headlock"^[2] (new name probably for trademark reasons) comes as part of the Predaking Micro-Changer combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a rhino. He can also contribute his bricks to form Predaking together with Razorclaw, Torox, and Divebomb.

Though Headlock had a new trademark-friendly name in Hasbro markets, "Headstrong" was able to keep his original Takara name for the Japanese release of Kre-O.

• More information on Torox at TFU.info

Platinum Edition

Why am I holding Rampage's sword?

• Predaking (Gift set, 2014)
  • 10 OF 30
  • Accessories: plasma sphere shooter, diffraction sword, Predaking foot/back cannon

Platinum Edition Headstrong (Hasbro evidently recovered the trademark), part of the Predaking five-pack, is similar to the 2010 release by Takara, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold redeco of the Star Saber of Beast Hunters Voyager Class Optimus Prime. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the Thrilling 30 celebration.

• More information on Platinum Edition Headstrong at TFU.info

Power of the Primes

Backache keeps him up all night.

• Predaking (Titan Class, 2018)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: PP-31
  • TakaraTomy release date: September 29, 2018

• Known designers: John Warden and Lynsey Urban (Hasbro), Robby Musso (concept artist)

Power of the Primes Headstrong is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from rhino to robot and back, with a giant cannon that forms Predaking's foot. Unlike most combiners, Torox and Headstrong also form the thighs and hips, which hang off their robot modes as kibble. Headstrong was only available as part of the Titan Class Predaking five-pack.

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault (2019)
  • Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners
  • Rarity: UT
  • Card Number: T33/T46
  • Stars: 5

Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of combiner teams released in the set, Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault depicts Predaking's right leg, which is formed by Headstrong in the artwork.

The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile game.

Predacon Headstrong, Ground Assault can be used to form Predaking, Ferocious Hunter with the use of the Action card Predacon Enigma while he and the other Wave 2 Predacons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.

Notes

"Whoah, what's that behind me? Woah, what's up there?"

• Much like his Predacon buddy Tantrum, Headstrong's alternate mode is not a predator; rhinos feed upon any leafy material they come across. That means 2 out of 5 of Predaking's parts are truly vegetarian.
• Headstrong's robot mode character model features a slight inconsistency between the back and front views. From the front, his rhino head is facing backwards, resulting in him having a face on the back of his head, while the back view has it positioned facing upward, like literally every other incarnation of the character. Surprisingly, the rear-view position is hardly used in the cartoon itself, if at all.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Headstrong (ヘッドストロング Heddosutorongu)
• French: Tête Forte (Canada, "Head Strong")
• Hungarian: Nyakas ("Stiff-necked")
• Italian: Rinox
• Mandarin: Tiě Tóu (China, 铁头, "Iron Head')
• Russian: Prjamolob (Прямолоб, "Right-Forehead")

References