SCROUNGE
ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
SUB-GROUP: CONSTRUCTICON
FUNCTION: DEMOLITIONS & SALVAGE
FIRST APPEARANCE: "FIVE FACES OF DARKNESS" PART 4
"The biggest pile of junk often yields the greatest
treasures."
Profile: There's nothing Scrounge likes
more than driving his wrecking ball through a shiny new skyscrapernot
because he particularly enjoys destroying buildings, but because he likes
to search the rubble when he's done. Long after the other Constructicons
have finished tearing down an Autobot fortification, Scrouge can be still
found digging through the debris. He is obsessed with accumulating
"treasures" to add to his collectiona seemingly useless assortment
of tin cans and old tires and rusty nails. The other Constructicons
don't understand his compulsive collecting, and usually throw it all away
when he's not around. It is for this reason that he feels compelled
to bury his treasures at various points around the worldthe middle
of the desert, the bottom of the ocean, and in hidden alcoves at the Decepticon
base. Scrounge's dedication is unmatched, but his teammates know the
only reason he is motivated to destroy the Autobots is because he wants to
add their parts to his collection.
Abilities: Scrounge transforms into a wrecking
ball truck capable of smashing through a five-foot thick brick wall with
one swing. He can completely level a 40-story skyscraper in less than
a minute. In robot mode, he carries a laser pistol. With his fellow
Constructicons, he forms the flight pack for Devastator, enabling him to
reach aerial speeds of 400 mph.
Weaknesses: The chain to Scrounge's wrecking
ball is his weakest part; without the ball he is rendered largely useless
in vehicle mode. On more than one occasion, he's become buried in the
rubble from a building he's destroyed while looking for salvage. |