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'''Overkill''' is the name of several [[fictional character]]s in the [[Transformers]] series. He is one of the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassettes]].

==Transformers: Generation 1==
{{Infobox character|
name =Overkill
|image =overkill-boxart.jpg
|caption =''Generation 1'' Overkill box art
|affiliation =Decepticon
|subgroup =Communications, Deluxe Beasts
|rank =5
|function =Warrior
|partner =[[Slugfest (Transformers)|Slugfest]]
|motto ="''Too much destruction is never enough.''"
|alternatemodes =Mechanical [[Ceratosaurus]]/Cassette
|series =''[[Transformers: Generation 1]]''<BR>''[[Transformers: Timelines]]''<BR>''[[Transformers: Universe]]''
|voiceby =
}}
Overkill is a Decepticon.

===Reception===
According to X-Entertainment Overkill had a cool design.<ref>http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0773/</ref>

===Animated series===
Slugfest and Overkill made brief cameos in the season 3 episode "Call of the Primitives". They were called by the Oracle, together with the other Transformer primitives, to help him to restrain the divine inventor [[Primacron]].

===Comics===
====Devil's Due Publishing====
Overkill appeared among the Decepticon forces in ''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers'' series 3 #5.

====Dreamwave Productions====
Overkill was featured in a biography in Dreamwave Productions ''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' series.

====Fun Publications====
Overkill appears in ''[[At Fight's End]]'' with [[Drag Strip (Transformers)|Drag Strip]] and [[Acid Storm]] fighting against [[Elita One]], Springer and Snarl. In this story he appeared in his ''Universe'' design.

====Manga====
Overkill appeared among [[Soundblaster]]'s minions in the Headmasters manga #8. In this story Soundblaster remained behind on Earth after the other Decepticons left and he uses Slugfest and Overkill to take Spike, Carly and Daniel Witwicky hostage in his fight against Chromedome. Daniel was able to blind Slugfest and get him to attack Overkill as [[Chromedome (Transformers)|Chromedome]] defeated Soundblaster.<ref>http://tfarchive.com/comics/japanese/trans307.php</ref>

===Toys===
*'''''Generation 1'' Cassette Overkill''' (1987)
:Came packaged with Slugfest.<ref>http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Overkill/overkill.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite book | title=The Unofficial Guide to Japanese and International Transformers | last=Alvarez | first=J.E. | year=2001 | publisher=Schiffer Publishing Ltd.| ISBN=0-7643-1282-0 | page= 30}}</ref>

*'''''Timelines'' Deluxe Overkill''' (2007)
:A redeco of ''Robots in Disguise'' Classic Deluxe Grimlock. A [[BotCon]] 2007 exclusive, the product of the Botcon customizing class.

*'''''Universe'' Deluxe Overkill''' (2008)
:A redeco of ''Robots in Disguise'' Classic Deluxe Grimlock. A Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive.<ref>http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByCategory.htm?CD=96&BR=496&ST=SO&ID=22907&PG=1</ref>

*'''''Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return'' Titan Master Overboard''' (2016)
:This toy was repurposed as Shattered Glass Nestor and Squeezeplay.
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==Shattered Glass==
{{Infobox character|
name =Overkill
|image =
|caption =
|affiliation =Decepticon
|subgroup =Communications, Dinobots/Dinocons
|function =
|motto =
|alternatemodes =Cassette/mechanical dinosaur
|series =''[[Transformers: Timelines]]''
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}}
An mirror-universe version of Overkill appears in the ''Shattered Glass'' fiction. He is a Dinobot built by Wheeljack who was captured by the heroic Decepticons and reprogrammed as a Dinocon.

===Comics===
====Fun Publications====
Overkill is among the unnamed characters who appeared in the fiction ''[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]'', a text based story from [[Fun Publications]]. He is one of the many Dinobots created by [[Wheeljack]], and later captured and reprogrammed to be a Decepticon.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[S. Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]|title=Dungeons & Dinobots|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]|others= Illustrator [[Evan Gauntt]]|year=2008}}</ref>

In ''Do Over'' Starscream discovers that Overkill and the other Dinocons have secretly been granted embers and the ability to transform. Overkill is among the crew of the [[Nemesis (Transformers)|Nemesis]], which follows the Autobot's [[Ark (Transformers)|Ark]] to Earth. When the ship is damaged in battle with the Ark he escapes in a stasis pod to Earth.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Fictional robotic dinosaurs]]
[[Category:Primitives (Transformers)]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]

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