General Bio[]
Universe: Generation One
Transforms into: Microcassette, Honda Civic Si
Faction: Decepticons
Voiced by: Frank Welker
Appearances: Transformers the Cartoon
Rumble was one of the original Decepticon raiding party that crashed into Earth four million years ago aboard the Ark. Reawakened in 1984, he was reformatted into an audio cassette that fit snugly into Soundwave's chest compartment. Despite his small size (he was usually shown to be about the height of a tall human), he seemed to be on equal footing with most other Decepticons. Rumbe is fully capable of fighting opponents much larger than himself. An example of which can be seen in the episode "More than meets the eye: Part 2" where he fought Hound underwater and won. Rumble can give smaller autobots like Bumblebee a very hard time on the battlefield. No doubt this was due to his seismic power, which was used quite often (including once by Megatron when he had borrowed Rumble's power chip rectifier). Even without the use of his seismic attacks, Rumble would often go head-to-head with full-sized Autobots, even having a rivalry with the Autobot Hound. A common Decepticon tactic was to get Rumble to use his earth-shaking abilities to agitate hydroelectric power sources, as the Decepticons did at Sherman Dam and Great Falls. During the Battle of Autobot City, Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, and Ratbat attacked a communications tower that Blaster was using to broadcast a message to Optimus Prime at Moonbase One. He and his fellow cassettes piled on Perceptor before Blaster unleashed his own cassettes on them. When Megatron fell battling Prime, Rumble helped during the Decepticon retreat by carrying Megatron's fusion cannon while Soundwave carried Megatron. On the return ride, it became necessary to jettison excess weight to make it to Cybertron, and Megatron was one of the ejected. After that, the Decepticons discussed who would be the new leader of the Decepticons. The Constructicons argued that they should rule, as they formed Devastator, the most powerful robot. Things got ugly when Soundwave called the Constructicons inferior, and Hook called Soundwave "an uncharismatic bore". Rumble did not take kindly to that idea, and the Constructicons formed Devastator. Rumble and Frenzy caused him to separate by shaking Astrotrain with their piledrivers. In the end, Starscream won out, and Rumble was present for his coronation and subsequent dissolving by Galvatron. Uncertain what the powerful newcomer was called, Rumble asked what his name was, and Galvatron responded.
Robot Heroes[]
Rumble has currently appeared in the Robot Heroes line one time:
- In his classic maroon, black and yellow Generation One incarnation in the Rumble and Arcee 2-Pack
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