King Waruder - Transformers Wiki

This article is about the Waruder character Daros. For the planet, see Daros.

The King Waruder is the Waruder leader from the Diaclone continuity family.

Last of the trinity that once ruled the Waruder army, King Waruder leads from the front lines, piloted by Daros. His strength is an order of magnitude greater than any of his loyal troops, and combines with his cunning intellect to make him a superlative force on the battlefield, one that will stop at nothing to sate his race's all-consuming hunger.

“	Conquest of all and everything.	”
—King Waruder's bio quote

Fiction

TransTech

King Waruder attempted to single-handedly invade the small planet of Earth, but was driven back by its special forces. The planet would subsequently become his prime target, and subject of a full-scale invasion. King Waruder profile A participant in the assault was Beet-Chit, one of many Field Commanders personally appointed by King Waruder. Zaptrap and Beet-Chit profile

Toys

Timelines

• Waruder Marauders (BotCon 2015)
  • Accessories: Assimilation Stinger

Storm Rider was repurposed as the King Waruder mech.

Timelines Storm Rider is a black, blue, gray, and red redeco of the Generations Deluxe Class Waspinator sculpt. He retains the original toy's wing-beating gimmick.

Storm Rider and Crusher were available in a four-pack at BotCon 2015 that included the three other Waruder mechs (Paralyzer, Parasite, and Mudfighter) as well as the four Waruder pilots (Buzzer, Ripper, and Thrasher).

Generations mold: Waspinator (Deluxe Class)
Hasbro: Thrilling 30 008 Waspinator Fun Publications: Timelines Storm Rider Paralyzer Parasite Mudfighter TakaraTomy: Generations TG-30 Waspinator Legends LG-EX Waspeeter

• Waruder Marauders (BotCon 2015)

Thrasher was repurposed as the Daros pilot.

Timelines Thrasher is a black and gray redeco of the small Generations Waspinator sculpt that originally came with the Legends Class Starscream mold. Thrasher can transform into a wasp, a Waruder pilot with 3 mm-compatible hands, and a gun with a 5 mm handle. He has an autotransformation feature that folds up his wings when his gun barrel is extended.

Thrasher also doubles as Shattered Glass Buggy.

Generations mold: Waspinator (Legends Class partner)
Hasbro: Thrilling 30 003 Waspinator 009 Venin Fun Publications: Timelines Ripper Thrasher Crusher Buzzer TakaraTomy: Generations TG-28 Waspinator Transformers (campaign item) Buzz Saw

Notes

• King Waruder was conceived as part of an unrealised plan to produce new heads, based on the original Waspinator toy's non-mutant robot head, that could be included with the Transformers Collectors' Club's remaining unsold stock of the Waruder Marauders, allowing them to be sold as different characters.^[1][2] While the plans fell through, the Club eventually published the bios that had been produced for the initiative on Twitter on its last day of operation.^[3]
• King Waruder's profile establishes him as being (part of) Warudaros (ワルダロス), the classic Diaclone toy upon which Storm Rider's deco is based. The former trinity of rulers refers to Warudaros's nature as a combination of three piloted vehicles, whilst King Waruder's solo invasion of Earth recalls Warudaros's initial status as the lone Diaclone villain toy before the introduction of more Waruder toys (although it doesn't reflect the story as conveyed in the original Diaclone catalogs). Per the profile's writer, Daniel Arseneault, the black Thrasher figure is intended to represent Daros (rather than the red Crusher figure packaged with Storm Rider), due to more closely matching one of the original Warudaros's pilots.^[4]
• In the original Diaclone story material, the Waruder leader is instead titled Emperor Waruder (帝王ワルダー Teiō Warudā).
• In case you were wondering, the Waruder face shown in the race's insignia is not that of the Emperor Waruder, but Ingham (インガム Ingamu), a Waruder general.

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