- Overkill is a Decepticon in the Generation 1 continuity family.
As you might guess from the name, Overkill is all about excess. Sometimes this works to his advantage, such as when his endless tirades and theatrics distract his foes in combat. Sometimes excess works to his disadvantage, such as when he gets so caught up in showing off that he becomes distracted in combat. And sometimes it just makes him looks silly, swinging and blasting at a fallen foe long after the fight has ended.
Though he talks a better game than he fights, Overkill's dinosaur mode is strong enough to be a decent threat... except when the circuits that control his size-change from cassette to dinosaur malfunction (as they are wont to do) and he finds himself stuck as an audiotape-sized dino. Awwww!
- French-Canadian name: Mâchoire
Fiction
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: N/A
Overkill was one of the many "primitive" Transformers who answered the call put forth by Primcron's assistant in response to the threat posed by Tornedron. Call of the Primitives
- (Note: Overkill is seen ejecting from Soundwave's chest in response to the call, and then promptly disappears, as does Slugfest. Assuming the two of them boarded Trypticon with the group, it is possible that they simply stayed inside of him for the remainder of the episode.)
Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs the Transformers comics continuity
As part of Serpent O.R.'s Decepticon forces, Overkill attempted to prevent Optimus Prime and a group of Joes from escaping Decepticon headquarters. While trying to devour Hawk (and bragging about his future girl-bot harem), Overkill was violently blinded by Snake-Eyes and incapacitated. The Art of War, Part 5
Toys
Generation 1
- Slugfest and Overkill (Mini-Cassettes, 1987)
- Overkill was only available with his partner, Slugfest, and transforms from a blue and white microcassette into a robotic "Tyrannosaurus" (according to his cardback bio; however, the actual toy more resembles a ceratosaur). He has two non-firing chromed "motion missile" weapons which attach to his robot-dino mode.
- Overkill (Cassettron, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-109
- In Japan, Overkill was available only by himself. Like all Japanese releases of the cassettes, he also came with a clear-plastic "tape case" to store in.