Lugnut

Status: Released

Wave: Animated Voyager Wave 3

MSRP: $19.99

Size Class: Voyager

Suggested Age: 5+

Assortment Number: 83463

Product Number: 83715

SKU Number: 653569323105

DPCI Number: 087-06-0087

Voice Actor: David Kaye

Cartoon Overview
LUGNUT is more a force of nature than a DECEPTICON. MEGATRON’s fiercely loyal but none-too-bright attack dog. He would gladly follow his leader into the depths of hell. Of the DECEPTICONS, only LUGNUT refuses to believe that MEGATRON is gone for good. When we first meet him, LUGNUT has devoted his life to preserving his beloved leader’s memory and vanquishing his foes. LUGNUT deems himself and any other DECEPTICON unworthy to take the mantle of leadership. Personality-wise, LUGNUT comes across as a cross between a pit bull, a Klingon and a manic street preacher.

Lugnut arrives on Earth with Blitzwing, following the beacon from the Nemesis, which had crashed into the moon. The first thing he did on arriving was to start attacking a construction site to draw the Autobots out so he could force the whereabouts of Megatron out of them. Naturally, he did not like it when Bumblebee suggested Megatron had burned up on his arrival to Earth and proceeded to unleash an array of powerful attacks, including a move Blitzwing called "the Punch", a rocket powered punch into the ground that unleashed a massive explosive shockwave knocking all the Autobots out of action.
Watching the battle, Megatron was sufficiently impressed with Lugnut's loyalty to contact him and direct him to come to the rescue. Following Megatron's cues, Lugnut scanned an alternate mode, and tracked the Autobots using the energy signature of Sari's key, which Megatron provided him with. With Blitzwing, Lugnut faced off against the Autobots under the surface of Lake Erie, making short work of them, until Ratchet and Sari activated the weapons systems on the Ark and blew them both away, severing Megatron's comlink connection with Lugnut in the process. The damaged Decepticon duo were then approached by Starscream who offered to repair them in return for their undying loyalty.

Repaired, Lugnut was once again contacted by Megatron. Starscream decided to let Lugnut follow Megatron's orders (not that he had much chance of stopping Lugnut either way). Lugnut was ordered, once again, to recover the Allspark, although this time, Megatron prioritized recovering Sari's Key. Lugnut obeyed and tracked down the Key, which was in the possession of Ratchet at this time. Lugnut, along with Blitzwing, easily defeated Ratchet and took the Key from him. They then delivered the Key to Megatron at Sumdac tower, where Megatron used the Key to restore his body.
During Part 2 of Megatron Rising, Lugnut took part in the attack on the Autobot's ship. First, he engaged in a dogfight with the ship and sent it crashing into a mountainside on an island. Then, on the island, he took on Bulkhead. In terms of sheer strength, Lugnut was able to make short work of Bulkhead, but Bulkhead managed to exploit Lugnut's habit of talking too much when he set off Lugnut's explosive punch prematurely with his mace. The explosion KO'ed Lugnut and left him out of commission for the rest of the battle.

In The Elite Guard, Lugnut is with Blitzwing and Megatron. Unlike the others, who have been repaired, Lugnut's arm is still badly damaged and not properly attached to his shoulder. He seems to have fixed himself, though, by Mission Accomplished, where he steals the Elite Guard's Tachyon Communicator right off the front of their ship. He then spends a lot of time repeatedly disposing of the intermittently dead carcass of Starscream (who promptly reanimates for another shot at Megatron, gets blasted, and Lugnut then disposes of the body).
In Garbage In, Garbage Out, Lugnut is dispatched to retrieve a fragment of the Allspark which has animated a pile of garbage as the Junkion, Wreck Gar. Upon finding Wreck Gar, Lugnut discovers he is impressionable and convinces him to swear loyalty to the Decepticons - though who knows if Wreck Gar actually meant it or was just copying Lugnut as he was prone to do. Things soon went sour, though, when Lugnut broke out his Punch, and Wreck Gar misinterpreted the flashing light on it as a form of the universal greeting and high fived it, setting the explosion off prematurely. When Lugnut then took to the air, Wreck Gar grabbed on and spilled some Allspark-altered metal eating nanites on Lugnut, eating through his tail. Ironically, Lugnut was saved by Wreck Gar, who unscrewed the affected tail sections, separating them from Lugnut. Lugnut crashed, but thanks to Wreck Gar, he was not eaten alive by the nanites!

Lugnut reappeared in A Bridge Too Close. With Blitzwing, he acquired a Headmaster unit from Sumdac Tower to intimidate Bulkhead into serving Megatron. Later, Lugnut would fight the other Autobots and Blurr, and would be defeated. Trapped in Stasis Cuffs, Lugnut was out of action until Scrapper rescued him. By that time, the battle was all but over - at least, until Ratchet showed up on board Omega Supreme. Lugnut went after Omega with his usual zeal, but got blown away by Omega's main gun. Lugnut's fate is unknown after this, but let's face it - he's faced Omega's main gun before and survived, why should this be any different?

Robot Mode Power: LUGNUT is incredibly strong, the Hulk to BULKHEAD’s Thing. He also carries a payload of mega-bombs and can spew liquid napalm with laser-like accuracy. But he much prefers to rip things apart with his bare hands.
Lugnut also possesses an extremely powerful punch attack that explodes with a great deal of force and can knock all his enemies within the immediate vicinity to their knees. However, as Bulkhead demonstrated in Megatron Rising Part 2, if the explosion can be set off before Lugnut is ready to deliver it, it can damage Lugnut instead.

Vehicle Mode Appearance: Supersonic Bomber.

Contributors
Tony_Bacala, Sol Fury, Tim Formas

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