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Me Grimlock badass!

(For best effect, read like Gregg Berger, whoever that is! Khary Payton, David Kaye, or Ryan Andes also acceptable!)

ME, GRIMLOCK!

Jet robot dumb, other dino robot weak, but bugbot make me, Grimlock laugh! Me, Grimlock king! Me, Grimlock make best page ever! Me from great cartoon and great comic! Me, Grimlock am Dinobot leader! Much stronger than Optimus Prime! Me turn into dinosaur! You love Grimlock! Which is why Grimlock make own page! As soon as Grimlock figure out how to use Internet. But it no matter! If dumb and weak bot could, so could Me, Grimlock! Now... how do Grimlock write something?

USE THE KEYBOARD, YOU BUFFOON! Must I do everything MYSELF?!


Me Grimlock describe Me Grimlock like so:

  • Animal Mecha: Most Autobots turn into cars and trucks. Me Grimlock turn into Tyrannosaurus rex!
  • Anti-Hero: Me, Grimlock no like working with others! Grimlock prefer to fight with Dinobots alone! But me am Autobot...most of time.
  • Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Me, Grimlock kick butt, so Me, Grimlock Dinobot leader! This also one of the reasons me, Grimlock become general Autobot leader when Optimus is scrapped. Me, Grimlock toughest Autobot of all, so me, Grimlock make other Autobots follow orders, or else! Even Slag, most violent of Dinobots who love to burn Decepticons and anything else that make him mad, knows better than to disobey me, Grimlock!
  • Bad Boss: Me, Grimlock no bad boss! Grimlock just make others follow Grimlock's lead, that all! Besides, that scrapheap Blaster deserved to be put on variable voltage harness for failing to reclaim Ratchet's tools! He should've killed those humans who stole it! And Me, Grimlock would get another one for his crony Goldbug! Traitors deserve no mercy!
  • Badass Boast: Me, Grimlock no bozo! Me, king!
  • Behemoth Battle: Second trailer for video game have Me Grimlock fighting Bruticus. Transformers all big, but us are biggest... aside from Metroplex.
  • The Big Guy: Me, Grimlock biggest of Autobots! Which means me, Grimlock lead!
  • Blood Knight: Me, Grimlock and all Dinobots love nothing more than smashing and ripping Decepticons to scrap!
  • Breakout Character: Me, Grimlock became fan-favorite! Optimus Prime may think he leader, but fans want ME, Grimlock more than Prime! Even yellow bot, who got own movie, is less popular than Grimlock! And you think yellow bot get too much attention!
  • Breath Weapon: Fire from Dinobots... good! Fire from Dinobots aimed at Decepticons... bad!
  • Bully Hunter: Me, Grimlock not have much use or respect for anyone who weak, including most humans. That said, only thing me, Grimlock hate more than weaklings is bullies who pick on weaklings! Me, Grimlock love to make bullies see how they do against someone who can actually fight back!
  • Combining Mecha: Dinobots form Volcanicus! There was one other, but Me, Grimlock prefer to not to talk about that one.
  • Cool Sword: Me, Grimlock uses big fire sword! It powerful, like Grimlock!
  • Death Is Cheap: Jet robot kill Me, Grimlock! But Me, Grimlock come back! Nothing stops Grimlock! Me king!
  • Depending on the Writer: Am Me Grimlock Obfuscating Stupidity or really stupid? All depends on version, some not even talk way you see on page.
  • Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Me, Grimlock defeated Tornedron! Me, Grimlock save the universe! Me, Grimlock even hurt Unicron!
  • Difficult, but Awesome: In action video game, Me Grimlock slowest Autobot and style all about fighting up close. But use me right and me Grimlock destroy all Decepticons! Unique fighting style make me Grimlock fan favorite in game, fans love using special grapples to smash Decepticons.
  • The Dreaded: All us Dinobots, but especially me, Grimlock, make Decepticons rust themselves with fear because we biggest, toughest and especially meanest Autobots of all! Some puny Autobots kind of scared of us too, but that fine with me, Grimlock!
  • Dumb Dinos: Dinobots not dumb! Dinobots strong! Dinobots, rule!
  • Dumb Muscle: Why you think Dinobots dumb?! We stronger than any robot! Strength is better!
  • Fatal Flaw: Fine, but Me, Grimlock admit that temper gets Grimlock into trouble.
  • Flanderization: Who Flanders? Me, Grimlock still me, Grimlock! Just more helpful!
  • "Flowers for Algernon" Syndrome: Who Algernon? *bzzt* Ahh, So my boosted intelligence has returned albeit briefly so I have to explain this trope while I, Grimlock still can. Rodimus Prime and his team unveiling a new generator that will better supply them with power while my less-enlightened self bungled around the switches and was struck by an energy burst. I, Grimlock was given a major intelligence boost and eloquent speech. I, Grimlock was able to solve problems that even Perceptor had great difficulty with. Alas, the boost came at expense of alienating my fellow Dinobots and when Galvatron unleashed Abominus on the Autobots, I, Grimlock created the Technobots as a countermeasure but in order to bring out their full potential, I, Grimlock sacrificed my intelligence reverting back to my previous self. It's happening again but before I go, promise my previous self to protect those colorful creatures while they're on Cybertron. It's just as dangerous as their own homeworld, if not more so. *bzzt* What happened? And why me, Grimlock want to smell flowers?
  • Gentle Giant: Don't tell Autobots, but me, Grimlock no want to hurt weaker beings. Only those who misuse strength must be hurt! There was story about me Grimlock meeting tiny dragon named Spike. Spike great warrior! Me, Grimlock... great warrior against most everyone. Except Devastator. New story has Shockwave bring not only Spike's pony friends to Cybertron, but ancient evil as well. Dumb move even for Shockwave. Me, Grimlock will help ponies survive Cybertron 'til Autobots make new space bridge to get them back home.
  • Grievous Harm with a Body: Shooting game not let me Grimlock use guns, but no need them because Grimlock am so big and strong can just pick up tiny Decepticons and throw them. Decepticons die instantly when thrown, and thing they hit dies instantly to.
  • Heel–Face Revolving Door: Me, Grimlock no need doors! If Me, Grimlock not want to help, then Grimlock no help! Unless Grimlock feels like helping.
  • Hidden Depths: Me, Grimlock could talk normal, but no choose to. It make enemies underestimate Me, Grimlock!
  • Hulk Speak: Me, Grimlock talk like the Trope Namer! But Grimlock stronger than Hulk!
  • I'm a Humanitarian: Do Dinobots eat humans? No...but we happily eat Decepticons!
  • Irrational Hatred: Why do Me, Grimlock hate Optimus Prime? Grimlock clearly stronger, hence Me, Grimlock should rule!
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Me, Grimlock no like anyone who weaker than me! But Grimlock no want friends hurt. And ponies that Me, Grimlock helped one time good people.
  • Kill It with Fire: Fire am Grimlock's choice of making Decepticons flee!
  • Mighty Glacier: Me Grimlock not known for speed, but am very strong, strongest Autobot!... That not superbig at least.
  • Multiple-Choice Past: Did Me, Grimlock get built on Earth, or come from Cybertron? Science-bot say there many options! Who care! Me, Grimlock always Grimlock!
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: Me, Grimlock no talk normal to make Decepticons think me dumb! They pay for it!
  • Odd Friendship: Me, Grimlock get along with tiny human Daniel and rhyming robot Wheelie. They good friends, even though Me, Grimlock no liked Wheelie at first. You no like them though.
  • Odd Name Out: Me, Grimlock only Dinobot without "S" in name. Who care? Me, Grimlock Dinobot leader! Me strongest!
  • Saved by Canon: Story called Secrets and Lies saw Dinobots turned off. You know this not how it end, since it before full story!
  • Shapeshifter Default Form: Dinobots prefer dino modes!
  • Sociopathic Hero: Us Dinobots only obey Optimus Prime because he usually just ask me Grimlock and teammates to smash Decepticons. We not care too much about helping other Autobots or puny humans, but we tear apart Decepticons all day!
  • Super Mode: Shooting game not let me Grimlock transform normally because Shockwave rebuild and rewrite circuitry to not allow it. But when me Grimlock get angry enough, done by hitting lets of enemies, me unlock Dino Mode ability. Me Grimlock already much stronger than other Autobots but as robot dinosaur am invincible! Attacks have lots more reach and do more damage, everything in reach of tail is "Instant Death" Radius. Things that immune to normal attacks me Grimlock can break like toys and can use executions on Decepticons normally immune to it. And also have Breath Weapon, use it and Decepticons run away scarred. Only reason not use whole time is because it not last forever.
  • Sword and Gun: Me, Grimlock use sword as weapon! It powerful!
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Grimlock no like Autobots! But... Decepticons worse. So Me, Grimlock work with them. For now...
  • Took a Level in Dumbass: Me, Grimlock no stupid! Me, king!
  • Toxic Friend Influence: Dinobots not bad for Me, Grimlock! Dinobots answer to Grimlock!
  • Videogame Cruelty Potential: Big part of fun of playing as Me Grimlock in great shooting game is being giant Autobot and killing Decepticons in most violent ways. Me Grimlock use One-Hit Kill to destroy enemies in ways like in game series with killer karate humans and in Dino Mode, Breath Weapon makes enemies run away scared! After me Grimlock break out, first few Decepticons run away scarred or crouch down to scarred to fight back.
  • What Have I Become?: Me, Grimlock not originally pleased by Shockwave turning me into giant biting lizard in Shooting game. Other Dinobots help me, Grimlock adjust to changes, and me, Grimlock soon realize benefits of new dino-form!

Me: There, now you know all about me Grimlock—
Wheeljack: GRIMLOCK! The Decepticons are pinning us down! We need you!
Starscream: Nah, it's probably those Auto-bums—
Me: NO!
Wheeljack: No, what?
Me: Me Grimlock no go! We Dinobots also NO go!
Wheeljack: Errr... why not?!?
Me: Errr... me Grimlock don't know why not... so we help... this time.
Wheeljack: Thank you. Anyway, we got free 'Cons to bash...?
Me: Bash? Me Grimlock like bashing... so ME GRIMLOCK GO OUT TO BASH BRAINS! DINOBOTS, TRANSFORM!!! [Transforms and charges out of the room with my team, trampling Starscream on the way out]
Starscream: Ow... my lateral fixer!

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