Dirge
The last toy of the year. We looked at the three jets of series one, so why not have another series?
Dirge was pretty much a retooled Starscream, i.e. F-15 but there was a neat twist. The final transformation version of the toy looked pretty much exactly like Starscream, Skywarp, etc., but one could leave the nosecone up and make him look more cartoon accurate.
The filecard paints him as a rather creepy dude, using the sound of his engines to instill fear. His only flaw is his need to be in total control of the situation, if he fails at that he falls to pieces.
The comic was a rather poor portrayal. He showed up but it was more as a generic thug. He did get to generate some fear in #21against Silverbolt but that was pretty much the only time before he got blown up by Serpentor.
The cartoon, where he was voiced by Bud Davis, wasn't much better. He was even more of a thug plus he tended to crash almost as much as Cosmos. He got blown up in the Movie yet somehow got better to show in season 3.
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