Iguanus

Transformers character
Iguanus box art
Name	Iguanus
Decepticon
Series	Transformers: Generation 1
Information
Alternate modes	Cybertronian motorcycle
Sub-group	Pretenders

Iguanus is a fictional character from the Transformers series.

Transformers: Generation 1

Fictional biography

Biography: Iguanus is mesmerized by his outer shell. When he's locked within the shell, he stares at himself in reflective surfaces, and when he's in robot mode he can often be found gazing dreamily at it. He's not vain; he's just fascinated by reptiles and his shell's resemblance to them. Iguanus thinks the loathsome and repulsive nature of his reptilian shell is ideal for spreading terror among his enemies. He has even developed a strange personal bond with reptiles of all types, trying to emulate their demeanor and attack tactics. If there were a way for him to bond more fully with his reptilian nature, he would eagerly jump at the chance.

Weapons & abilities: Subject is a Pretender whose powerful outer shell can easily crush whole cars in its claws. the shell's optics contain hypnobeams that can override some targets' willpower and temporarily program them with new directives of Subject's choosing. He is armed with an air blaster that shoots pressurized air with as much force as a hurricane; this weapon is useable in all modes. In vehicle mode, motorcycle wheels have retractable spinning blades that can slice through armor. Subject uses them as a hand-to-hand weapon when inside his shell. His internal mechanisms can generate an equilibrium distorting effect that strikes targets with intense vertigo. Subject is extremely strong, resistant to damage, and skilled as a warrior.

Weaknesses: Subject exhibits no known physical weaknesses, but he is overly protective of his shell and can become enraged if it is damaged.

Comics

Marvel Comics

Iguanus and the other Decepticon Pretenders were presumably with the Scorponok's Decepticons through The Transformers: Headmasters series, but were not depicted.

His first appearance was in issue #40 of the US comic in a story called "Pretender to the Throne", where Scorponok created the first six Decepticon Pretenders.

The Decepticon Pretenders Bomb-Burst, Iguanus and Skullgrin were sent to steal from an oil rig in the "Gulf of New Mexico" in the 1989 UK Annual story "The Chain Gang." They were opposed and captured by the Autobot Pretenders Cloudburst, Landmine and Splashdown.

Transformers: Mosaic

Iguanus appeared in the Transformers: Mosaic story "History Repeats" by Franco Villa.

Iguanus appeared in the Transformers: Mosaic story "Butcher of the Bogs" by Optimutt.

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