Ghyrik
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- Ghyrik is a Quintesson from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
General Ghyrik is a high-ranking Quintesson. Like most of his race, he is haughty, cruel, sneaky, deceptive... and very overconfident.
He ganked the Matrix. But hey, who hasn't?
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Faced with the death of his world, the planet Quintesson, General Ghyrik was ordered by Lord Kledji to take a team to Earth and occupy Autobot City. With the Autobots' advance scout Arcee distracted, the Quintessons initiated a storm offensive, overwhelming the Autobots within a matter of minutes of their attack. Ghyrik personally prevented Blaster from transforming Autobot City into its battle station mode, and then secured Arcee as bait for Rodimus Prime. Once Rodimus and the other Autobots arrived on Earth to look into Autobot City's radio silence, Arcee was strategically placed so that Rodimus would see her and call forth the power of the Matrix to heal her wounds. Once he did, however, the Quintessons stole the Matrix from his grasp, forcing the Autobot leader to revert to Hot Rod. Despite his plotting, however, Ghyrik failed to prevent Hot Rod from reactivating Metroplex within Autobot City's core, and the massive Autobot quickly routed the Quintesson invaders. Faced with his own imminent defeat, Ghyrik desperately attempted to harness the power of the Matrix for himself. Despite channeling its awesome power, Ghyrik was ultimately defeated by a simple ventriloquism trick, distracting him long enough for Hot Rod to reclaim the Matrix and become Rodimus Prime again. He tossed Ghyrik over the side of one of Autobot City's towers, and that was that. Space Pirates!
Notes
- General Ghyrik is based on the Gatekeeper/Executioner variant of Quintesson.