Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity
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Ravage. The evil cartoon jaguar-bot who never talked.
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese, "More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3"), Roberto Alexander (American Spanish, when speaking), Henry Djanik (European French, when reporting)
One of the original team of Decepticons that accompanied Megatron on the attack of the Ark spacecraft, Ravage was reformatted by Teletraan I as an audiocassette to better blend in for operations based on Earth. Ravage served loyally as a Decepticon spy. He was one of the first Transformers to have been encountered by a human, as workers investigating a destroyed power station fell afoul of Ravage who pounced upon them and frightened them away. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1
Shortly thereafter, Ravage accompanied Soundwave on an infiltration mission to gather data from Teletraan I. Though Soundwave was discovered, Ravage was captured in an energy net and held captive. More than Meets the Eye, Part 2 The Decepticon spy figured into a disinformation plot hatched by the Autobots, who purposely leaked the presence of a rocket fuel depository in the outlying desert. In truth, there was no rocket base—Autobot Hound projected a holographic illusion in the hopes of luring the Decepticons into a trap. The Autobots allowed Ravage to escape and report back to Megatron, who easily saw through the ruse. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3
When Bumblebee and Spike Witwicky tried to escape after being forced to take part in the Decepticon space bridge experiments, Soundwave sent Ravage after them. Ravage prevented Bumblebee from coming to Spike's aid when the lad tripped. During a fight in a cave, Ironhide stopped Soundwave from ejecting Ravage again. Ravage later got to guard Spike as the Decepticons prepared for another attempt to use the space bridge. Transport to Oblivion Ravage briefly got the better of Bluestreak, until he was thrown off, and Prowl blasted him, resulting in Soundwave soundly zapping Prowl in retaliation. The Decepticons retreated after Chip Chase lent a hand to the Autobots. Ravage was soon employed again, to kidnap Chip right out of his home. Roll for It
After Optimus Prime was badly injured and lay dying in Autobot Headquarters, Ravage took part in an all-out attack, being ejected to attack Spike. He had the boy pinned, until Bumblebee chased him off with especially bright headlights. Divide and Conquer After Autobots were found spying on a Decepticon operation in the Arctic, Megatron sent Ravage to search for more intruders. He quickly found another group and pounced on Cliffjumper. Optimus blasted him, and then Bumblebee caved the ice in on him. Fire in the Sky
When the Decepticons attacked the Great Falls, Ravage crashed through a window to stop a couple of humans radioing for help. S.O.S. Dinobots After Soundwave spotted Bumblebee, Spike and Luisa sneaking into an Incan temple through a secret passage, he sent Ravage in after them. The Decepticon caught up with his prey as they attempted to get Skyfire online, and struggled with Bumblebee at length. Bumblebee kept him busy long enough for Spike to get Skyfire working, and the larger Autobot sent Ravage packing. Fire on the Mountain
Ravage took part in a special mission, helping Rumble to distract the Autobots while Laserbeak kidnapped Sparkplug Witwicky. The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 During a battle after Cybertron was brought into Earth's orbit, Ravage boldly pounced on Optimus from behind. His victory was short-lived, as a falling tree limb caused him to come in contact with power lines, and he fled. The Ultimate Doom, Part 2 The Decepticons utilised Ravage's tracking skills in Bali, and he led them to an escape pod that the Insecticons had been using as a dwelling. Once the Decepticons caught up with the trio and took them to an oil refinery, Ravage took part in another battle against the Autobots. A Plague of Insecticons
During Megatron's gladiatorial match with Optimus Prime, Ravage was let out to watch his master battle their nemesis. Soundwave also petted him. This would be cute if it wasn't creepy. Heavy Metal War Ravage and Laserbeak were utilised to round up a pair of gold miners, during another Decepticon plan. Ravage dragged his captive back by the pants leg. He was unleashed again during the battle at the Solar Needle, and briefly got the better of Bumblebee until the Autobot kicked him off. Changing Gears He attacked Bumblebee again in a city, only retreating after Spike use jumper cables to deliver a nasty shock. Unbeknownst to the Autobots, he had planted a micro-bug on Bumblebee, allowing the Decepticons to learn of Wheeljack's latest invention, the Immobilizer. Megatron was very pleased. The Immobilizer
When a small group of Autobots came to the aid of their fellows, who'd fallen victim to Megatron's Transfixatron, Soundwave sent Ravage to stop them using an anti-transfixation grenade. The jaguar pounced on Chip Chase, but was too late to prevent the boy from hurling the device, and the Autobots were freed from their paralysis. The Autobot Run When Soundwave sent Rumble and Ravage after Spike, Bumblebee and Wheeljack in Sub-Atlantica, the pair instead discovered that Nergill intended to blow them all up. They made a token effort to stop him before fleeing. Atlantis, Arise! Ravage took part in another ambush, during which things went sour when the Autobots used dominator disks to take control of Devastator. The Core
While Soundwave and Ravage were spying on the Autobots, they learned of the existence of Dinobot Island, and Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to investigate further. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Ravage and the other cassettes attack an Autobot bunker, aiming to steal the Negavator. Despite briefly taking control of the device, the Autobot forces overwhelmed them, and they were forced to retreat. Auto Berserk During one of the Decepticons' many trips to South America, Ravage got to meet up with a real jaguar. Despite his resemblance, the non-robotic jaguar did not take kindly to Ravage's presence and engaged him in a "cat-fight". Ravage used his rocket boosters to scare away his living look-alike. Microbots
During Megatron's attempt to convince the humans that the Decepticons were good and the Autobots were evil, Ravage was dispatched to track down Spike Witwicky when the human searched for evidence that would exonerate the Autobots. Cornering the flesh creature in a studio control room, Ravage had a door closed on him, was electrocuted by a control panel, and had a shelf filled with video cassettes pushed onto him. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 To make Ravage feel better, Soundwave took Ravage along with the other cassettes to a teen dance party, where Ravage was a big hit with the ladies. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
During another mission, Ravage ejected from Soundwave, but before he could jump out of the back of Ironhide, Blaster grabbed him by the tail. While he and Blaster struggled, Soundwave wandered off to report to Megatron. Eventually Ironhide noticed the fight going on inside him and transformed, ejecting both combatants. Some time later, Ravage spontaneously ejected from Soundwave and began sniffing around on the ground, the first sign of a Cybertonium depletion that would affect all of the Transformers. During a subsequent fight with the Autobots, Ravage pounced on Optimus Prime, only for a malfunction to cause him to revert to his cassette mode. Optimus was highly amused and dropped him in one of the many metal barrels lying around. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1
Ravage led a group of Decepticons into the Dragon Mound, and through a portal to 543 A.D. Starscream immediately had them teamed up with Sir Wigend of Blackthorn. Ravage was sent after a spying Nimue, but fell afoul of Warpath and was forced to retreat without his prize. The Decepticons set about trying to discover the means to generate energy, resulting in a series of events which led to Wigend's castle being stormed by Warpath, Hoist and Wigend's enemies. Ravage attacked Spike when the boy attempted to rescue Nimue, but was chased off by an annoying bird. In the aftermath of the battle, Ravage attempted to pull Rumble out of the rubble. The Decepticons were taken prisoner and forced to return through the Dragon Mound back to present day, where they were reunited with Megatron. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court During a mission in New York City, Ravage and Rumble briefly pursued Tracks and Raoul. They caught up with their quarry, but more Autobots arrived and, after struggling with Sideswipe, Ravage fled. Make Tracks
Some time later, Ravage, along with Starscream, Thrust, and Soundwave, was transported to a planet with massive inhabitants, along with a group of Autobots, in a space bridge accident. The first creature they encountered, Aron, thought the Decepticons were toys. Ravage attempted to escape, but Aron's cat Nitro chased after Ravage like a mouse (how embarrassing). Aron put him with his pet hamster, Booper, in his cage. Instead of immediately asserting his dominance by killing the beast, Ravage went and ran on the creature's exercise wheel. When captured by scientists, they attempted to dissect the Transformers, but Ravage was able to pick his locks and free the Decepticons, who hijacked the Autobots light beam to head back to Earth... and landed in a lake filled with alligators. That was a very bad day for Ravage. Child's Play When the Decepticons needed to obtain the Key to Vector Sigma, Soundwave sicked Ravage on Alpha Trion. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1
Ravage was still present with the Decepticons in 2005. During the Battle of Autobot City, he was dispatched along with Rumble, Frenzy, and Ratbat to take out Blaster's communication tower and instead were pitted against his own cassette Autobots. After the battle, Ravage helped fight for Soundwave's bid for leadership of the Decepticons. The Transformers: The Movie
Ravage was still with the Decepticons after they were exiled to Chaar. One of his more notable adventures was when he, along with several other "primitive" Transformers, were summoned to fight Tornedron. Although Ravage was defeated by the energy monster, he and all the other drained transformers were restored back to normal thanks to the efforts of Grimlock. Call of the Primitives
Japanese cartoon continuity
Legends comic (1)
Before the war, Ravage had been a member of the Autobot imperial guard alongside Nightstalker. As guards, they possessed the ability to reinforce their bodies to be near-indestructible. Bonus Edition Vol. 37
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages
Ravage was one of the Decepticons who attacked New York City early in their conflict with the Autobots on Earth. Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
Scramble City
When the Decepticons detected unusual energy readings, Megatron had Soundwave dispatch his Cassettes to report on the situation. Ravage, Laserbeak, and Ratbat found the Autobots' Scramble City construction project, but were spotted by Blaster. Ravage and Laserbeak distracted Steeljaw and Ramhorn while Ratbat infiltrated further into the Autobot base. Scramble City: Mobilization
Legends comic (2)
With Soundwave and the other Decepticon cassettes, Ravage was part of an attack on the Ark to steal the new Transform Super Cog in the late 1980s. He was confronted by Nightstalker about his betrayal. Slugslinger's Ambition
Story of Binaltech (1)
At some point in time after 1985, but before 2005, Ravage was captured by the EDC and kept as a prisoner. He was then kept stasis-locked in cassette mode inserted in his future/past self's tape deck, in order to provide his body with a "Life Essence Nucleus", as part of the III's "X-9 Revival Plan". The Ravage of the present remained unaware of his time-tossed doppelganger. Ghosts of the Past
Controverse
At the trial of Primacron, Ravage and the Decepticons crashed the proceedings after the verdict was rendered. Unfortunately, Primacron broke free and used a whistle to take control of all the Primitives in range, including Laserbeak, Ravage, the Autobot Stripes, and the Sharkticons. Controverse
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Masashi Ebara (Japanese), Roberto Alexander (American Spanish)
Ravage and Ratbat joined Soundwave in infiltrating the Autobots' base, but they were discovered by Blaster. A brief battle between cassettes and communicators occurred, but it was only a taste of what was to come. Hours later in the Arctic, Soundwave and Blaster killed each other in mortal combat. The Mystery of Planet Master Ravage stood by with the rest of the cassettes as Soundwave was brought back on-line as Soundblaster. The Great Cassette Operation The Decepticon spies later infiltrated Cybertron's defenses and observed Vector Sigma's work on the new super-metal, Cybertonuron. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1
Following Scorponok's takeover of the Decepticons, Ravage and the others were present with Soundblaster when Scorponok revealed his massive new Transtector, MegaZarak. They also fought with Twincast who had snuck onto Chaar to spy on them. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears Ravage and Laserbeak were seen spying on Counterpunch, lamenting on how HE was bringing the good intel to Scorponok these days. After returning to Soundblaster, they all vowed to be better spies from then on. Return of the Immortal Emperor On the planet Master, Ravage and the cassettes stood guard over Scorponok's cavern base. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons
Legends comic (3)
In 2021, Ravage and the other cassettes went with Soundblaster to the Legends World, where they made up the information department of Decepticon Tera-Kura Co. Bonus Edition Vol. 22 During his stay he took on a new body capable of transforming into a smart device and a jet. When Soundblaster returned to being Soundwave and battled Devil Z, he unleashed Ravage to free Megatron from the Galvatron transtector Devil Z had trapped him in. Bonus Edition Vol. 36 With Soundwave having left the Decepticon company to be an artist, Ravage was free to do whatever he wanted and joined the local police force, where he was partnered with Ai. While investigating a case of stolen transtectors, he tracked down the perpetrators, Bullhorn, Wilder, and Cancer, and defeated them by using his reinforced body to knock their heads off. Bonus Edition Vol. 37 Together with Ai and Minerva, he later searched for the fugitive Tarantulas. Bonus Edition Vol. 40
During Trypticon's rampage across Tokyo, Ravage carried Ai on his jet mode to give her a bird's eye view of the chaos. Bonus Edition Vol. 43 Ravage was hanging out near Soundblaster's Dancitron after Akihabara was rebuilt as Neo Akihabara City, Targetmaster Chapter Prologue and was later present when Ai was giving orders to the new recruits, Hot Rod and Shaoshao Li. Bonus Edition Vol. 45 When the captured Blowpipe began blasting everything around him with plasma energy, Ravage was caught in the blasts and had his back half vaporized, though he survived and advised his comrades to have Triggerhappy deal with Blowpipe. After getting his hands on Blowpipe, Triggerhappy unintentionally used his clone beams to repair Ravage. Bonus Edition Vol. 45
Ravage observed Perceptor's efforts to change the Targetmaster weapon partners back to normal. Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One
Generations Selects Special Comic
In 2050, the Decepticons supported the rebellion of the Selectors against their human masters. The Dinobots supported the humans, and Ravage was damaged fighting against Grimlock. Volcanicus comic 2
15 Go! Go!
After a mystery assailant badly damaged Teletraan I, destroying vital data, the thinly-disguised (actually not-at-all-disguised) Black Panther Man stationed on the artificial Earth satellite Nana ordered the mobile computers Teletraan 10 and Teletraan 15 to travel through time collecting data on Transformers of the past and future. 15 Go! Go! Volume 1
In this position, he recognized Starscream when his ghost came to possess 15. Starscream? Volume Starscream? Volume 2
Although his plan was indeed to repair Teletraan I's databanks, Ravage had his own intentions for the information. He had traveled back from the future to the year 2005 in an attempt to use the "bio and tech specs" data stored inside the computer to manipulate the future and create a timeline free of "unnecessary conflict". When he was foiled by the unknown saboteur, he infiltrated the Autobots as Black Panther Man and created the Information Control Center on Nana in order to control the recovery effort.
The bumbling Teletraan 15 (and eventually Teletraan 10 as well) resisted, escaping back in time using Ravage's Transwarp cruiser and becoming the very saboteur that caused her mission to begin. 10 Volume Though annoyed that his scheme had been thwarted, Ravage expressed pride in the independence of his underlings and graciously ejected them into space—a survivable situation for the pair and their Kiss Player cassette friends. 15 Volume: The Last Part
Beast Wars Metals cartoon
Story of Binaltech (2)
The Government-run Intelligence and Information Institute unearthed a mysterious capsule during an archaeological dig. After the dissolution of III and the obtaining of Transformer probing technology, former III staff found that the container, dubbed "Schrödinger's Box", was the flight recorder of the Predacon Ravage's stealth ship, containing Central Consciousness File X-9, a copy of the feline's personality and memory engrams deposited into his vessel before his final blaze of glory. When the scientists found a way to communicate with this personality, it offered them its knowledge of future events in exchange for a new body. III agreed, and used a fake Binaltech project (internally termed the X-9 Revival Plan and filled under the pretense of "technological synthesis tests") to provide their part of the bargain. However, to truly bring the new Ravage to life, III stole the present-day Ravage—who had been captured by the Earth Defense Command and stasis-locked into his cassette mode—and implanted him into the new Ravage, thereby 'fusing' the old and new Ravages into one. This new "Battle Ravage", however, had no intention of fulfilling his end of the bargain and, after eliminating his benefactors and learning to his shock that history did not change in his faction's favor, decided to rectify his mistake. Ghosts of the Past
First on his agenda was his former commander, Megatron; stealing an Autobot shuttle, he located and repaired the Kronosphere and—during a decisive battle between Megatron's and Optimus Prime's forces that would have normally ended with the Autobots being forced off of Cybertron and into their moon bases—turned the weapon on his own faction, trapping Megatron and his crew in a space-time rift. This alteration in the timeline served two purposes: first, it would give the Autobots the chance to retake Cybertron, which would then lead to them having to face off against the oncoming Unicron alone, severely weakening them in the process. The second, and more important, purpose was to keep Megatron alive and in good mental health (relatively speaking), thus preventing him from becoming the insane Galvatron, and allowing him to lead the Decepticons to victory over the battle-weary Autobots. Battle Ravage also Transmuted Shockwave into a new Binaltech body of his own, so he could lead the remaining Decepticons in Megatron's absence, Changing Lanes and secretly derailed many of the Autobots' supply missions, further weakening them for their battle with the Chaos Bringer.
Unfortunately for him, the Autobot named Overdrive became aware of Battle Ravage's meddling in history, thanks to his acute sensitivity of the timestream, Reality Check and—with the help of Wheeljack—captured the wayward Decepticon and forced a confession out of him. Battle Ravage, however, was not without a trump card, revealing that his alterations might prevent the deaths of many of the Autobots destined to die in the normal timeline Project Bodyshop (which, as a distinction between the two, was dubbed 'Prime Time' by Wheeljack, Battle Ravage's altered timeline being called 'Ravage Time'), though in the grand scheme of things, only Optimus could not be considered expendable, as he contained the one thing that could bring down Unicron (the Autobot Matrix of Leadership). By the time of his capture, however, Unicron had already been sighted on a collision course with Cybertron and, despite the temptation of preventing future deaths among his ranks, Optimus decided Battle Ravage's plans to be too dangerous to allow to come to fruition. To that end, he roped Ultra Magnus into helping him fly to Unicron in a preemptive strike against the monstrous threat, while the other Autobots (left in the command of Skids), were to initiate "Operation: Distant Thunder", which involved sending a copy of Wheeljack's memories of what Battle Ravage confessed to them, back in time to a point prior to the Decepticon panther's meddling, via the energies located on Dinobot Island. Darkest Hour If "Operation: Distant Thunder" worked as planned, Battle Ravage's plans would be foiled, and any tremors in the timeline he caused would be smoothed over by "Project Body Shop" (aka, the Binaltech project). However, just as Skids gave the signal to transmit the memory engrams, the Autobot base was rocked by an entire fleet of Decepticons. The Autobots just barely managed to hold off the fleet, ensuring that "Operation: Distant Thunder" was a success (though a protector ended up separating the Binaltech timeline from the original, as supposedly the Binaltech-bodied Transformers have a higher purpose in the grand scheme of things). Binal Time
TV Magazine comic continuity
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic
While the other Decepticons fought many Autobots elsewhere, Soundwave and his Cassettrons took the time to ambush Bumblebee and Kenji when they were on patrol in Japan. Ravage attacked first, only to be pushed aside by a rescuing Powerglide. Seizing the opportunity, Bumblebee ran off to hide and the Cassettrons were sent to uncover him. During their search, they ran into Cliffjumper and Ironhide. They attempted to retreat into Soundwave's chest, only to find it trashed from Bumblebee's sneak attack, allowing Cliffjumper to capture the Cassettrons. Kenji reported to Optimus Prime of their success against the Decepticons. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2
The Headmasters comic
After Soundblaster crash-landed following his encounter with Chromedome's "Master Chrome Hurricane-Throw to the End of Hell" attack, Ravage and the other animal cassettes (minus Slugfest and Overkill) stood stoically over his groggy form while Rumble and Frenzy looked panicky. The Headmasters #8
Full Throttle Scramble Power!
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the Omega Wave Cannon. Though the Decepticons put the device to good use, it was destroyed when Jenny, a captive of the Decepticons, managed to reprogram Starscream into blowing up the Omega Wave Cannon's controls. The girl then attempted to flee alongside her fellow captives Tōru and Hound. To bar their path, Soundwave sent out Ravage. No sooner had Ravage transformed that he was blasted away by Blaster, part of a team of Autobots arriving on the scene as reinforcements. Full Throttle Scramble Power!
Transformers Legends anthology
Laserbeak and Ravage spied on Starscream after the Seeker's latest falling out with Megatron, and watched Starscream fall off a mountain. After reporting back to Soundwave, they spied some more and got footage of Starscream acting chummy with the Autobots. Redemption Center
Wings Universe
Ravage was part of the second group of Recordicons created along with Buzzsaw, following the original Laserbeak. He was altered from a normal Cybertronic Cougaraider to a full Transformer capable of changing into a standard Datatrax wafer. Menagerie #1
Mars Attacks: The Transformers
Ravage was among the Decepticons who found themselves in the middle of a Martian invasion after suffering a loss at the hands of the Autobots. Mars Attacks: The Transformers
Notes
- In the Japanese dub of the original The Transformers cartoon, all of Frank Welker's various growling and snarling sounds for Ravage are maintained and not redubbed with a Japanese voice actor (although Yutaka Shimaka does speak as Ravage during the character's one lone instance of dialogue in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 3"). Frank Welker is not credited in the Japanese version. The same occurs in the Brazilian dub for the series.
