Snapper (Transformers)
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Snapper is a fictional character
from the various Transformers universes
. He should not be confused with Rippersnapper, a Decepticon with a similar name.
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In the first issue of Beast Wars The Ascending Manterror lead Retrax and Snapper in a distraction against Maximals while the other Predacons planned to attack their enemies.
Snapper had a biography printed in the Beast Wars Sourcebook by IDW Publishing
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Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the various Transformers universes
Transformers universes
is an entertainment franchise. It began with the Hasbro Transformers toy line, centered on two factions of warring alien robots which are called the Autobots and the Decepticons...
. He should not be confused with Rippersnapper, a Decepticon with a similar name.
Beast Wars Predacon
Snapper's tech specs mention the quad thrusters allowing him to fly, probably inspired by GameraGamera
is a giant, flying turtle from a popular series of kaiju films produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the daikaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own...
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Animated series
Snapper's stasis pod was presumably among those who were launched into orbit around prehistoric Earth in the Beast Wars series pilot.IDW Publishing
Snapper appeared in the IDW Beast Wars series, where it was revealed Magmatron had turned him into a Predacon earlier. He was seen in issue #4 of The Gathering series in the final fight with the Maximal forces.In the first issue of Beast Wars The Ascending Manterror lead Retrax and Snapper in a distraction against Maximals while the other Predacons planned to attack their enemies.
Snapper had a biography printed in the Beast Wars Sourcebook by IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
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Toys
- Beast Wars Snapper (1997)
- Snapper is a flip changer who came with a hidden weapon in his shell.