Scorponok


 * Scorponok is a Decepticon drone.

Dangerous, wily, and cunning, Scorponok (aka MegaZarak and BlackZarak) possesses both a keen mind and a great deal of raw, savage power. He is equally comfortable with maverick stratagems and brute force, though he's built more for the latter: his animalistic alternate form bristles with weapons, from multiple paired cannons and the dreaded electro-stinger in his tail, to the crushing grip of his mighty claws. These traits combine to make him both a terrifying foe on the battlefield and a serious contender for leadership of the Decepticons. Often, only his arch-foe Fortress Maximus is capable of standing against him.

He is often partnered in some way with a being named Zarak.

Marvel Comics continuity


Leader of a contingent of Decepticons on war-torn Cybertron, Scorponok was the arch enemy of Autobot commander Fortress Maximus. After many clashes on Cybertron, their respective armies carried their fight to the peaceful organic world of Nebulos, where Scorponok and many of his troops physically joined with that world's inhabitants to became Headmasters. Binary bonded with the Nebulan leader Lord Zarak, Scorponok pursued the Autobots across Nebulos and then across the stars to Earth.

In the wake of the Underbase catastrophe, Scorponok became leader of Earth's surviving Decepticons. The binary-bond with Zarak had unexpected consequences, and Scorponok often saw himself simply as an extension of Zarak's own self. With the coming of Unicron, Scorponok accepted an alliance with Optimus Prime's Autobots, while Zarak came to terms with his role as a powerful Decepticon leader. Scorponok led his troops in a doomed final stand against the Chaos Bringer, ultimately falling before Unicron's might.

The Transformers cartoon


Scorponok was a gigantic Headmaster robot built from scratch by Lord Zarak, the secret ruler of Nebulos, upon learning of the Transformers. Working from the Headmaster process designed by the Autobot Brainstorm and later applied to his allies in the Hive and the Decepticons, Zarak used his mental powers to reconstruct the Hive's entire city into a robotic body for him to binary bond with.

Foreign names

 * Japanese: Scorponok (スコルポノック Sukoruponokku), MegaZarak (メガザラック Megazarakku), BlackZarak (Masterforce, ブラックザラック Burakkuzarakku), Zarak (ザラック Zarakku, see above), Scorpion (The Rebirth, スコーピオン Sukōpion)
 * Italian: Scorpion
 * Mandarin: Sàkè Jùrén (萨克巨人, "Giant Zarak")
 * Russian: Skorponog (cartoon, Скорпоног, "Scorpoleg")
 * Spanish: Lok, Gronko, Chandler, Scorponok (all Latin America, see above)
 * Ukrainian: Skorpiy (cartoon, Скорпій)