Rage (G1)

Rage is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Clearly, he is against the machine.

The leader of the Stormtroopers, Rage was very appropriately named. His sole purpose and joy in life is simple: destroy anything that gets in his way. Smash it, dissolve it with his acid spray, run it off a high cliff. There's basically nothing that is safe from his all-consuming fury, including his fellow Decepticons. His nearly-unquenchable lust for carnage, combined with an incredibly sharp mind, plus impressive strength and firepower, all adds up to a Decepticon nobody wants to mess with.

His own subordinates are scared oil-less of him, but know better than to say anything about it within earshot, as that would simply put them in Rage's crosshairs.

Fiction

Fleetway Generation 2 comic

Riding into the... never mind.

The Stormtroopers were part of Bludgeon's forces dispatched on Earth to basically wreck stuff until Optimus Prime came to stop them. War Without End The Stormtroopers converged on a firefight, expecting to battle some Autobots... but instead found Megatron, former Decepticon leader.

Rage called for the squad to attack Megatron, figuring (out loud) that Megatron might have been attacking their boss, Bludgeon. Turns out, he was attacking Optimus, but Bludgeon was next on the list anyway. Aquablast mused to himself that Rage simply wanted to tackle the Megatron himself, Bludgeon be hanged. Rage blasted Megatron in the chest with acid spray, which didn't seem to slow him down much. When Megatron failed to die, Rage called in Sparkstalker and Flamefeather to help out. How he fared in the final outcome of the battle is unknown. War Zone

Wings Universe

Rage was a small-time hustler with big-time dreams when the Decepticon movement began on Cybertron. He managed to gather a small crew of thugs called the Stormtroopers under the Decepticon flag, but never quite managed to reach the level of Decepticon Warlord. His biggest success was salvaging a fortress in the Glibax flats after tougher Decepticons drove out the Autobot defenders. His mechanically-inclined subordinates, Aquablast and Hydradread, reconfigured it into a transforming mobile city called the Metrotitan. Along with Roadgrabber, Terror-Tread, Cement-Head, and his overly enthusiastic second-in-command, Drench, Rage established a small following of "soldiers" willing to profit off of the rebellion however they could.

Operating mostly out of Quarex, Rage uncovered information about a new archeological find in Median, and a specific urn containing an immensely powerful spark known as the Heart of the Dragon. Seeking to acquire it for himself, Rage sent his men to scout the area. Unfortunately, they were spotted, and soon two units from the Autobot Elite Guard were dispatched to the dig site to stand between Rage and his prize. Despite the opposition, Rage stole the Heart right from under the Elite Guard's noses, and only lost two (ultimately replaceable) soldiers in the process.

Back at the Metrotitan, Rage set Hydradread to work prepping the personality component in the Heart for introduction into a working mechanoid body. His ultimate goal was to install the Heart in Metrotitan itself, creating a colossal warrior of unprecedented size and strength. Still, Rage decided to install it in a micro-sized body first, to see if the creature could be controlled. While Hydradread was working, Rage unleashed one of his experiments, Buffalo Dump and the Minotorons, to distract the Elite Guard until the work was complete. Hydradread successfully introduced the Heart into a living body, the micro-sized dragon called Brimstone, but its matter-consuming energy breath proved too powerful for the tiny body to contain. The Elite Guard barely made it safety as Brimstone ruptured from within, but Rage was apparently caught in the unbelievable explosion that followed, consuming the entire Metrotitan. Flames of Yesterday

2005 IDW continuity

Rage, rage against the Lost Light.

Rage was among a group of Decepticons who conquered Temptoria following the end of the war. They hadn't been there long when they were beaten soundly by the crew of the Lost Light, who proceeded to liberate the planet. Before & After They were captured and brought back to Cybertron, where they broke out and attacked Megatron's trial in a failed attempt to save him. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide

2019 IDW continuity

First appearance: Transformers #21

Rage was given the unenviable task of escorting some of the most unstable members of The Rise to a hidden base, wondering how the hell he was forced into this. Rumble's comments that he was close to becoming as nuts as Triggerhappy and Fangry did not improve Rage's mood. Before the argument could escalate, an earthquake struck, which caused them to fall down a chasm. If that wasn't bad enough, Triggerhappy shot the guy who was pulling the trailer transporting them. After calling Sixshot to explain (and omitting a few details), the group was spotted by a bunch of geologists that Triggerhappy immediately attacked. When Novastar's new counterterrorism team arrived at the scene, Rage realized things were going south and quickly bailed. Tremors

After having made his way back to The Rise's base, Rage grumbled at how little respect he received for returning at all. Unmoved by his griping, Shockwave assigned Rage to recover some of his technology which was stolen by the Insecticons. To make matters worse, he was instructed to take the deranged tinkerer Hydradread along with him. A resigned Rage tried to cheer himself up with the idea of testing out Hydradread's new acid jet weapons. Escape Part Three Rage and Hydradread used Shockwave's tracker to locate the Insecticons' hive inside an immersant Titan. However, the horde of Insecticon clones threatened to overwhelm them and they were forced to retreat. Rage melted off Hydradread's leg after his partner was pinned by falling rocks, and the two decided to cut their losses, limping back to Shockwave empty-handed. Escape Part Four

Rage was back at the Rise base when Megatron came to visit Shockwave. War's End Part Three He was later present at the final battle with the Autobots at Darkmount, contending with the combiner Computron. Fate of Cybertron

Toys

The Transformers

Underhanded grip used to prevent even further hose-pinching.

• Rage (Stormtrooper, 1993)

• Accessories: Water cannon
• Known designers: Andy Couzens (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Rage transforms into a Jaguar XJ220 sports car. His rear section in car mode contains a bellows that stores water, shooting it out from his front bumper nozzle connected by a plastic hose. This entire mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode; the bellows pegs onto his back. His hood uses color changing paint, turning pale when exposed to warm water.

Rage was only available in various European markets during the two-year "transitional" period marking the changeover from the original toyline to Generation 2; in the original line's final year (1993), the toys were given redesigned Autobot and Decepticon symbols, but it wasn't until 1994 that "Generation 2" appeared on the packaging.

• More information on Rage at TFU.info

Generation 2

• Rage (Stormtrooper, 1994)

• Accessories: Water cannon

This release is identical to the original, only this time in packaging specifically branded "Generation 2".

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Rage (レイジ Reiji)
• Dutch: Aquanaught
• French: Aquanaught
• Italian: Murena ("Moray")