Shrapnel

In honor of the new commemorative edition releases of the Insecticons, the next few posts will be include box scans of the original Insecticons from 1985. The first one is the unofficial leader of the Insecticons, Shrapnel.

There was never a clear leader to the trio, but Shrapnel seemed like the Insecticon with the most control. He constantly directed Bombshell and Kickback during their affairs with the Decepticons or when they fought on their own. His powers included the ability to fire grenades which after they exploded, they launched literal pieces of shrapnel in every direction. In addition, he also had the power to clone himself and the other Insecticons. In the original episode "Quest for Survival", he had successfully created an entire army of Insecticons.

The insect mode of the figure looks great, and so does the robot mode. Each Insecticon looks very similar in color and design, but they each have a distinct feature to make them stand out from the others. Shrapnel has the jaws of his insect mode coming up beside his shoulders looking like large hooked spikes. Like the other two Insecticons, Shrapnel looks awesome and is a great figure to add to your Generation One collection.