Title:
Transformers G1 Carnivac Pretender Beast
Description:
Carnivac (Pretender Beast, 1988)
Accessories: Wolf Pretender shell, tail, left & right shell shoulder armor, "anti-thermal cannon"
The Transformers Carnivac transforms into a robotic wolf. His bestial outer Pretender Shell is modeled after a gray, organic timber wolf with robotic armor attachments. His "anti-thermal cannon” accessory can be used as a hand-held weapon or mounted on the shell’s back. HIs tail is hinged, but can’t move.No version of this mold or character was released in Japan.
Notes
Carnivac’s character model, such as it was, varied a lot during the course of the Marvel comics, even when accounting for the widely variable styles of the UK book’s many artists (see right). Sometimes he changed appearances under the same artist and even in the same issue. Although virtually no rendition of him bore any resemblance to his toy’s head, often his head is derived from his instruction booklet art.His personality is likewise at odds with the crazed lunatic portrayed by his bio; though he originally plans to kill Springer and the Wreckers "smiling”, in practice he is more of an honorable warrior, eventually taking up an Autobot-like role of protecting the innocent.Carnivac was erroneously slated to appear and die in Drift #1, necessitating a last-minute recolouring to create a generic character.
Accessories: Wolf Pretender shell, tail, left & right shell shoulder armor, "anti-thermal cannon"
The Transformers Carnivac transforms into a robotic wolf. His bestial outer Pretender Shell is modeled after a gray, organic timber wolf with robotic armor attachments. His "anti-thermal cannon” accessory can be used as a hand-held weapon or mounted on the shell’s back. HIs tail is hinged, but can’t move.No version of this mold or character was released in Japan.
Notes
Carnivac’s character model, such as it was, varied a lot during the course of the Marvel comics, even when accounting for the widely variable styles of the UK book’s many artists (see right). Sometimes he changed appearances under the same artist and even in the same issue. Although virtually no rendition of him bore any resemblance to his toy’s head, often his head is derived from his instruction booklet art.His personality is likewise at odds with the crazed lunatic portrayed by his bio; though he originally plans to kill Springer and the Wreckers "smiling”, in practice he is more of an honorable warrior, eventually taking up an Autobot-like role of protecting the innocent.Carnivac was erroneously slated to appear and die in Drift #1, necessitating a last-minute recolouring to create a generic character.
Theme:
1988
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1988
Country:
United States
Series:
Pretender
Model Number:
Grey Beast
Date Added:
2021-09-29 19:17:28
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$39.45
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-08
Date Added:
2021-09-29 19:17:28
