- Fractyl
Fractyl is a fictional character from the Transformers line of toys and comic books.
Beast Wars
Transformers character
name =Fractyl
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japanname =
affiliation =Predacon
subgroup =Deluxe Beasts
Transmetals
rank =4
function =Geochemist
partner =
motto ="The power of this planet is our salvation and our curse."
alternatemodes =Petradon
series =Beast Wars
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japanvoice =Fractyl was one of the manyMaximal protoforms jettisoned from theAxalon before it crashed on prehistoricEarth . Reprogrammed into a Predacon by Megatron, he proved to be a frustrating addition to the cause, because his love of geochemistry remained and he was more interested inEnergon than in battle. Barely tolerated by his companions, he spent most of his time out in the field, something that the others preferred.3H Enterprises
Fractyl's hopes of solving Energon buildup problems suffered by the Predacons led him to develop Energon armor, a system that allow him to last much longer in battle do to its ability to counteract Energon fields. Unfortunately, it displayed dangerous reactions to raw Energon, capable of causing explosions that could wipe out entire planets. When this system was stolen by the Maximal Packrat, Fractyl temporarily joined forces with
Rhinox and others to stop him from reaching a major Energon concentration.Later, Fractyl was paired with Vice Grip in attacking Packrat and
Onyx Primal , who like them were seeking a mysterious artifact that had landed on prehistoric Earth. Both groups were then attacked byAntagony , and Fractyl was forced to retreat.Though the series was cancelled before it could be shown, Fractyl later became a member of the Wreckers under
Primal Prime , and returned with them toCybertron during theBeast Machines era. After a short time resisting Megatron, they were commissioned by the Oracle to depart Cybertron in search of other Transformers across the galaxy. While most of the team went to secure theAutobot shuttle that would be used for the mission, Fractyl accompanied Primal Prime,Rodimus Prime , and fellow PredaconSpittor to the lair of the female Autobot-turned-MaximalArcee .Appealing to Arcee's grief over the loss of her beloved friend Daniel Witwicky, Fractyl attempted to persuade her to join the cause after Primal and Rodimus gave up. Lethally wounded by a
Vehicon attack, he was saved by Arcee, who mingled her spark with his, subsequently upgrading him into aTransmetal form. He boarded the Autobot shuttle, only to be wounded again byDevcon . Fortunately, fellow WreckerApelinq saved him by creating a medic namedCatSCAN .Fun Publications
Tigatron and Fractyl appeared together in the story "Wreckers: Finale Part 2" by the Transformers Collectors Club in 2007. During the invasion of Cybertron by the Quintessons Tigatron healed Fractyl of his wounds, but doing so cost Tigatron the power of the Vok bound to his spark. Later when Rodimus was dying from wounds he received battling Cyclonus Tigatron was unable to save the former Autobot leader.
Toys
*Beast Wars Fractyl (1997):Fractyl was introduced as a
BotCon exclusive repaint of theBeast Wars Predacon Terrorsaur . It was later slightly remolded into Lazorbeak and Hydra.
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