''Hunting from the air with automatic weapons... now that's a sport!'' - Terrorsaur
Real name: Terrorsaur Other known aliases: Beak-Face, Tera-Bot (name of Chinese made knockoff), Terrorsaurer (name of Japanese release). Occupation: Aerial Combat Current group affiliation: Predacons Rank: 6 Past group affiliations: None Major enemies: Maximals First appearance: Beast Wars Part 1 (television series), Transformers Universe #2 (comics). Origin: Beast Wars Part 1. Description: Terrorsaur is a 6 foot tall red and grey robot who turns into a pterodactyl. Presumably before he was
reformatted he turned into something else.
Characteristics
28 STR 18
12 DEX 6
19 CON 18
10 BODY 0
10 INT 0
14 EGO 8
12 PRE 2
10 COM 0
10 PD 4
8 ED 4
4 SPD 18
10 REC 0
38 END 0
35 STUN 1
Characteristics Cost: 79
Powers and Skills
10 EC (10),"Transformer powers"
11a) 7/7 Armor
14b) 7" Flight,x8 Non-Combat 1
13c) 14" Running,1/2 END(+1/4) 1
8d) Shape Shift,"Pterodactyl",Incantation(-1/4),0 END
Persistent(+1) 0
2 0" Flight,x4 Non-Combat,Linked(-1/2),"to Shape Shift.",
Restrainable(-1/2) 0
1 Life Support - Requires half normal food.
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
30 MP (52),"Weapons",Only in appropriate form.(-1/4),OIF(-1/2)
2u 10D6 EB,"Eye Blasters",Concentrate(-1/4),13-16 Charges(0) 0
2u 2D6+1 HKA,"Bite",vs physical defense,Restrainable(-1/2),0
END(+1/2) 0
2u 2 1/2D6 RKA,"Fusion Pistol",17-32 Charges(+1/4),OAF(-1/2) 0
3u 2D6 RKA,"Shoulder-mounted mini-missiles.",Explosion(+1/2),
17-32 Charges(+1/4) 0
3 Radio XMIT/REC,OIF(-1/2)
4 1 BODY Regen,recovery rate: per hour,Linked(-1/2),"to Shape
Shift."
7 28 STR,1/2 END(+1/4) 0
3 Combat Piloting 11-
18 6 Levels: with Weapons Multipower,tight group
3 Navigation 11-
3 Survival 11-
1 TF,Large Spaceships
2 WF,Small Arms
Powers Cost: 161
Disadvantages
Base Points: 100
15 Accidental Chg,"To beast form if stunned.",common,occur 11-
5 Distinctive,"Talking reptile-bot.",easily concealable,minor
5 Distinctive,"Screechy Voice",easily concealable,minor
5 Enraged,"If made to look like a fool.",uncommon,occur 8-,
recover 11-
15 Hunted,"By anti-Predacon forces.",as powerful,harsh,appear
11-
5 Physical Lim,"No hands in beast mode.",infrequently,slightly
15 Psych Lim,"Violent",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Overconfident",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"Rebelous",common,strong
10 Rep,"Evil alien robot.",occur 8-,extreme reputation
10 Rivalry,"with other Predacon warriors.",professional,PC
rival
5 Unluck,1D6
10 Vuln,"to high energon attacks in robot form.",uncommon,x2
stun
10 Watched,"By Predacon leaders.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 11-
Disadvantages Total: 140
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 240
Explanation of the conversion: For the sake of this write-up I assumed Terrorsaur was the pilot of the
Dark Side.
History: Terrorsaur was a follower of the Predacon criminal Megatron II. Megatron II
stole the golden disk from the Maximals. They were chased through transwarp space by the Maximal ship Axalon, commanded
by Optimus Primal. The Maximals
and Predacons crashed on prehistoric Earth, where high energon levels threatened to destroy the crew unless they adopted
organic alternate modes. Terrorsaur was given the form of a pterodactyl (Beast Wars Part 1).
The Maximals planned to use an explosive and a series of survey posts to blow up the Predacon base without destroying the
Predacons in an attempt to gain a tactical advantage over them. Optimus Primal wanted to chart the area for energon
deposits before trying anything, which couldn't be done until an energon storm passed. Dinobot disagreed, wanting to act
quickly and convinced the eager Cheetor to set up the relays anyway. While setting up the relays, a chain reaction of
lightning, energon, and the survey posts created a teleporter between the Maximal and Predacon comm rooms and placed
Cheetor in the Predacon base. As Terrorsaur was teleported to the Maximal base, he and Dinobot made a brief alliance that
ended when Dinobot cast him out the Maximal ship. Dinobot then told Optimus of the teleporter and how they could place the
bomb into the Predacon base now, without mentioned that Cheetor was there. Primal placed the bomb reluctantly, but on the
other end, Cheetor discovered that an underground vein of energon connected the two bases, and any explosion in one would
destroy both bases. Cheetor managed to disarm the bomb and get back, destroying the teleporter in the process (Equal
Measures).
The Axalon's cargo of Maximal protoforms in stasis pods had been launched into orbit before the crash, but eventually
Tigatron's pod fell to Earth in the northern sector. Both the Maximals and Predacons observed the landing. Optimus Primal
decided to fly alone in an attempt to get to it first, but Dinobot warned of an ambush. Primal insisted
on going and was attacked by Waspinator and Terrorsaur who disabled Primal. Primal was placed in the cryo-regeneration
chamber by Dinobot as Rhinox, Cheetor and Rattrap raced to get the pod. Realizing the Maximal base would be nearly
unguarded, Megatron II sent his flyers to get the pod while the rest of the Predacons attacked the Maximal base. As the
Predacon flyers were outpacing the Maximals to the pod, Megatron II arrived at the Axalon where he attempted to entice
Dinobot into returning to the Predacons, but Dinobot refused. He used the automated defenses of the Axalon to ward off
Megatron II, Scorponok II and Tarantulas. Using the moon to reflect a laser pulse communication, the Primal and
Dinobot were able to send a signal to the pod to activate. The pod than scanned a nearby white tiger, and Tigatron emerged
as a tiger himself greeted the animal.
Megatron II raced to get to the pod himself as Primal emerged from the cryo-regeneration chamber and
placed Dinobot in it. When the Predacon flyers arrived at the pod they didn't realize it was already
empty and they worked to open it. The Maximal ground party and Megatron II arrived at the pod. Megatron II threatened to
destroy two nearby tigers if they Maximals didn't back off. Opening the pod the Predacons found it empty and one of
the tigers revealed himself as Tigatron. As the fight joined by Optimus Primal the Predacons were chased off. Tigatron
was invited to return to the Maximal base, but he felt with his identity circuits damaged, he prefered to be with the
tigers. He agreed to act as scout for them and the Maximals returned to base (Fallen Comrads).
Blackarachnia's pod fell to Earth. Optimus Primal and Dinobot attempted to retrieve the pod, but it was taken by Scorponok
II, Terrorsaur and Waspinator. Captured by the Predacons, the protoform was infected with a Predacon shell program and
given the alternate mode of a black widow spider by Tarantulas. Megatron II welcomed the new Predacon. Noticing that the
Predacons were one step ahead of them, Optimus Primal convinced Rattrap to act like he betrayed the Maximals. Rattrap was
sent to scout energon in a dangerous sector. The Predacons, having broken the Maximal transmission codes with a recovered
Maximal communications chip, sent Terrorsaur to attack Rattrap. Rattrap let Terrorsaur defeat him so he could ask to
switch to the Predacons. Terrorsaur returned to base and attempted to take over the Predacons by having Rattrap ambush
Megatron II and disable his servoes. Although Scorponok II remained loyal to Megatron II, Blackarachnia and Tarantulas saw
no loyalty to their old leader. Both Rattrap and Megatron II were placed in cells in the lowest levels of the Dark Side,
but they each promptly escaped. Optimus Primal, Rhinox, Dinobot and Cheetor waited outside the Predacon base to attack.
Rattrap discovered the chip being used overhear the Maximal transmissions, stole it, and after a run-in with Tarantulas,
signaled Optimus Primal to being the attack. During the fight Megatron II allowed Terrorsaur to lead to prove what an
incompetant leader he was. Rattrap joined the battle seemingly on the Predacon side but then shot Terrorsaur and left with
the Maximals. Megatron II firmly took back the leadership of the Predacons. At the Maximal base Optimus explained
how Rattrap's ruse allowed him to gain access to the Predacons ship and recover the Maximal chip (Double Jeopardy).
Megatron II had Scorponok II create a viral-mine in the form of one of his cyber-bees. The virus in it was intended to
reduce the courage of it's victim, making him afraid of everything. The bee also kept the target from transforming and was
set to kill it's victim and explode if removed. Scorponok II ambushed Optimus Primal and Dinobot while they were on a
scientific mission and used it on Primal. Although Dinobot returned Primal to the base where Rhinox placed Primal in a
cryo-regeneration chamber and diagnosed the damage. Rhinox discovered the virus was flawed and it made Primal
hyper-aggressive instead of cowardly. Primal bashed his way out of the C.R. chamber, but was subdued and locked in a
holding cell. Dinobot hoped to use Primal as a weapon, but Rattrap worried this would get him killed. Believing Primal had
his rage under control, Cheetor freed him from the cell, but soon the rage took over and Primal blasted his way out of the
base intent on destroying the Predacons. Cheetor attempted to negotiate for the cure with the Predacons, but
failed. Upon arriving at the Dark Side, Primal penetrated the hull and defeated Tarantulas, then Waspinator.
Rhinox, Rattrap, Cheetor and Dinobot attacked the Predacon base in an attempt to help distract the Predacons as Optimus
attacked, while Terrorsaur and Blackarachnia mounted a defense. In Scorponok II's lab Primal found Megatron II holding
the anti-virus, and offering to allow Primal to join the Predacons, but Primal refused. Ripping the bee off his chest, he
threw it Megatron II, just as Cheetor made it in time to inject Primal with the anti-virus and save him from shutting down.
The bee then exploded, damaging Megatron II, Scorponok II and the ship as the Maximals made their escape. Back to the
Axalon, Primal healed from his wounds (Gorilla Warfare).
Exposure to an Energon overload briefly granted Terrorsaur enhanced abilities, which he used to try to take over the Predacons,
but after loosing these abilities, Megatron II regained leadership (Power Surge).
''Megatron is scrap. Yess. I'm your leader now. Does anyone want to argue about it?'' - Terrorsaur
Blackarachnia, Terrorsaur and Waspinator attempted to drill
their way into the Axalon, but were thwarted when they were discovered by Tigatron (A Better
Mousetrap).
The protoform who would become Airazor's pod fell to Earth. Falling inside Predacon controlled
terratory, the pod was spotted by the Tarantulas and
Megatron II, as well as by Rhinox and Cheetor. Cheetor told Tigatron to contact base with the news. Blackarachnia and
Scorponok II were sent by Megatron II to retrieve the pod. Rhinox was the first to arrive at the crash site and
discovered the pod was damaged and the protoform was dying. Cheetor then arrived to help Rhinox save the protoform. On his
way back to base, Tigatron discovered Scorponok II and disabled him, but was in turn ambushed by Blackarachnia. Rhinox
replaced the damaged locking chip in the protoform with one donated by Cheetor. Cheetor confronted Blackarachnia, keeping
her from getting to Rhinox and the protoform. Cheetor then tried to lure Waspinator and Terrorsaur away from the pod, but
Terrorsaur got the best of him. Rhinox had to run the sequencer program for the protoform through his own processor to
keep it alive. This knocked Rhinox into stasis lock, but started the DNA scanners for the stasis pod. The protoform was
formatted to the form of a falcon which was flying overhead just as Terrorsaur arrived. The newly born Airazor was able to
defeat Terrorsaur. Rhinox took her back to the Axalon, introducing her to Optimus Primal and the other Maximals (The
Spark).
Rhinox conducted tidal research on the planet and discovered that one of the moons seemed to have too low a mass, as if it
was hollow. Tigatron made his weekly radio report to Rattrap at the Maximal base when he was attacked by Terrorsaur and
Waspinator. During the battle the three stumbled across a flying island with a weapons system tower which nearly destroyed the
Predacons. Optimus Primal checked out the scene of the fight, but found nothing. Terrorsaur and Waspinator limped back to
base where they reported on the island to Megatron II. Airazor then reported to the Maximals that she saw the Predacons
flyers return to base severely wounded. As Megatron II sent Scorponok II and Blackarachnia to find the island, Airazor
followed them. Tigatron discovered the island had traps and that the weapons system fired at any use of energy weapons.
Scorponok II found the island using one of his cyber-bees, although Tigatron captured it. Blackarachnia used her line gun
to get them up to the island. Discovering they were being watched, Scorponok II shot Airazor from the sky. Tigatron found
Airazor and reprogrammed the cyber-bee to return to the Maximal base with a message. Cheetor found the cyber-bee. In the
message he warned the Maximals of the island and it's potential power to destroy them if it fell into Predacon hands (The
Trigger Part 1).
As Blackarachnia and Scorponok II discovered the secrets of the island, Airazor and Tigatron worked to get to the
weapons system first. Optimus Primal took Rattrap and flew to the island, but they were intercepted by Terrorsaur and
Waspinator. During the battle Rattrap was able to capture Terrorsaur and ride him to the island. Tigatron and
Airazor triggered a booby trap on the island, but narrowly escaped. The Predacons got to the weapons system first.
Blackarachnia used Terrorsaur to distract the weapons system and blast her way in. She planned to use the weapons
system to destroy the Maximals and rule the Predacons. As Scorponok II attempted to subdue her he fell victim to another
booby trap. Blackarachnia took control of the island from it's command center and set course for the Maximal base.
Optimus Primal ordered Cheetor, Rhinox and Dinobot to evacuate the base.
Before she was able to bring the island within range, Tigatron fought his way into the weapons system and
fired on it's power-core, causing the island to crash. After being destroyed, the weapons system tower sent
a signal a similar tower on the moon, which sent another message into deep space. This turn of events worried the
Maximals, as they wondered who built the island and how they would react to its destruction (The Trigger Part 2).
Terrorsaur was supposedly killed when he fell into a pit of lava during a quantum wave (Aftermath).
Terrorsaur was among the Cybertonians kidnapped by Unicron. He escaped with a large number of his
fellow prisoners thanks to Optimus Primal and returned to Cybertron (Transformers:
Universe #2).
Trivia: On the Beast Wars television show, the voice of
Terrorsaur is played by actor Doug Parker. The toy of Terrorsaur is
similar to that of Laserbeak II, Hydra, Fractyl and Swoop II. Although Terrorsaur seemed to die in the beginning of the second season
of the television series, he was released as a transmetal in the second year of the toy line. Terrorsaur shouldn't
be confused with Terrorsaur II, a Decepticon who turns into a transmetal pterdactyl.
Powers: Terrorsaur is a Predacon, a small, highly fuel efficient Cybertonian. Striking from the sky like a demonic
dragon, this organically enhanced robot warrior is seldom seen... until it's too late! He has devastating aerial
combat efficiency. He can fly in either form and has superior strength. He carries fusion pistol and has built-in
eye blasters. In pterdactyl form is an expert flyer with a top speed of over 155 mph and has a deadly bite.
He recovers from damage quicker in beast mode and is better protected from high energon levels as well.
Terrorsaur was exposed to an Energon overload once which increased his strength and power to unknown limits, but the
effects were temporary.
Weaknesses: Terrorsaur is untrustworthy, and craves power for himself. Although strong, he isn't that tough. He
lacks ranged weapons in beast mode. High energon fields can adversely effect Terrorsaur if
he stays in robot form for too long. His animal form is protected from high energon levels.
Links to other Terrorsaur pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - November, 2005
Blackarachnia's pod fell to Earth. Optimus Primal and Dinobot attempted to retrieve the pod, but it was taken by Scorponok
II, Terrorsaur and Waspinator. Captured by the Predacons, the protoform was infected with a Predacon shell program and
given the alternate mode of a black widow spider by Tarantulas. Megatron II welcomed the new Predacon. Noticing that the
Predacons were one step ahead of them, Optimus Primal convinced Rattrap to act like he betrayed the Maximals. Rattrap was
sent to scout energon in a dangerous sector. The Predacons, having broken the Maximal transmission codes with a recovered
Maximal communications chip, sent Terrorsaur to attack Rattrap. Rattrap let Terrorsaur defeat him so he could ask to
switch to the Predacons. Terrorsaur returned to base and attempted to take over the Predacons by having Rattrap ambush
Megatron II and disable his servoes. Although Scorponok II remained loyal to Megatron II, Blackarachnia and Tarantulas saw
no loyalty to their old leader. Both Rattrap and Megatron II were placed in cells in the lowest levels of the Dark Side,
but they each promptly escaped. Optimus Primal, Rhinox, Dinobot and Cheetor waited outside the Predacon base to attack.
Rattrap discovered the chip being used overhear the Maximal transmissions, stole it, and after a run-in with Tarantulas,
signaled Optimus Primal to being the attack. During the fight Megatron II allowed Terrorsaur to lead to prove what an
incompetant leader he was. Rattrap joined the battle seemingly on the Predacon side but then shot Terrorsaur and left with
the Maximals. Megatron II firmly took back the leadership of the Predacons. At the Maximal base Optimus explained
how Rattrap's ruse allowed him to gain access to the Predacons ship and recover the Maximal chip (Double Jeopardy).
Powers: Terrorsaur is a Predacon, a small, highly fuel efficient Cybertonian. Striking from the sky like a demonic
dragon, this organically enhanced robot warrior is seldom seen... until it's too late! He has devastating aerial
combat efficiency. He can fly in either form and has superior strength. He carries fusion pistol and has built-in
eye blasters. In pterdactyl form is an expert flyer with a top speed of over 155 mph and has a deadly bite.
He recovers from damage quicker in beast mode and is better protected from high energon levels as well.
