The monstrous hooligan known as Dreadbot is a tough, destructive thug who's hard to control and even harder to kill. It seems a little weird that he transforms into such a stereotypical symbol of peace and love, but maybe he's just got a sense of humor—check out those Christmas lights. He was a member of the dreads.
History[]
Dreadbot was incarcerated by human authorities after a "bank robbery" in which he killed nine people and didn't actually take any money, obviously the government fortunately stopped him from doing so and was one of the Decepticons whose release was negotiated by Megatron to help him hunt down Cade Yeager. The humans at first denied his release due to his crimes, but Megatron's threat of violence convinced them to reconsider and free him, provided he was fitted with a GPS tracking device. He followed his leader to Yeager's scrap yard, and then to a nearby town, but they were met with some not-quite-unexpected resistance in the form of the Autobots Bumblebee, Drift, and Crosshairs. During the ensuing fight, Grimlock arrived on the scene and began thrashing Megatron around.
As a reward for running in to help his leader, Dreadbot found himself being picked up and crushed and eaten up by Grimlock.
Weapons[]
- Cybertronian Blaster
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Trivia[]
- Dreadbot's CGI model is a reuse of Crowbar with minor modifications made to match his vehicle mode.
- If you look closely at the Dreadbot's right arm, you can see Christmas lights.
- Prior to the film's release, Dreadbot was originally known as Hooligan. Ironically, this was also an old name for Crowbar.
- He is the first of Megatron's Crew to die In The Last Knight.