Dinobot's History
Dinobot was a clone of the original Dinobot created by Megatron in an effort to create a perfect follower with none of the honor of the original.
Dinobot was created one stormy night in one of Megatron's grand experiments, using a blank protoform, cloned cells from the original Dinobot, a part of Rampage's spark, and the energy from the Transmetal driver. His first action was to attack Depth Charge, who had been drawn there by the scent of Rampage's spark. On transforming to robot mode, Dinobot discovered he had a powerful laser in one eye when he managed to shoot his own finger off. A short time later, the battle was interrupted when Cheetor blew himself up in Megatron's device while stealing the Transmetal driver. The Predacons retired to their base, where Dinobot demonstrated that he had the ability to squeeze Rampage's spark fragment to keep the psychopath in line. Megatron used Dinobot to lure Depth Charge into a trap in an attempt to regain the Transmetal driver, only for the group of Predacons to be attacked by a strange, feral creature.
A short time later, Dinobot II was sent with Waspinator to capture Cheetor, who had become a Transmetal 2. During the debriefing, Waspinator made plain his distaste for Transmetal 2s, which earned him a growl from Dinobot. The hunt lead the pair to a cave, where Waspinator brought up the need for a plan and was promptly sliced to pieces by Dinobot. Dinobot searched the cave, only to find that the Maximal had already made his escape. Angered, Dinobot declared that the target had fled...for now. Later, Dinobot found Cheetor again and nearly killed him from the shadows with a blast from his eye, only for Optimus Primal to take the blow for his comrade, incurring heavy damage. Dinobot and Cheetor had a short but vicious fight, at the end of which reinforcements arrived in the forms of Rattrap and Silverbolt. Before retreating, Dinobot II declared that this wasn't over.
While spying on the Maximals, Dinobot spotted Blackarachnia leaving their base and began stalking her. The two pursued each other at length through a forest, using every trick they knew, until Dinobot was able to pin her under some logs. After Blackarachnia blasted him, Dinobot demonstrated his ability to heal any injury with his Transmetal 2 power. Silverbolt arrived to aid Blackarachnia, but proved no match for Dinobot, who began to use his laser to burn Silverbolt's forehead. Blackarachnia tried to persuade Dinobot to join her in an alliance, giving Silverbolt time to recover so they could both blast Dinobot off a handy cliff.
Dinobot assisted in the construction of Megatron's disruptor cannon, gaining multiple shocks from the thing before they kidnapped Una and had her complete the shielding. After Una was rescued by Rattrap, Dinobot pursued them with Waspinator and Inferno. Unfortunately, the incompetence of the other two resulted in them falling on him at a crucial moment, and the trio returned to the cave empty-handed. Megatron proceeded to fire up the cannon, only to discover that Una had stolen the stabilizer crystal, and the cannon blew up in their faces. Dinobot was present while the Predacons successfully invaded the Ark, taking all the Maximals prisoner. Megatron ordered Dinobot to hunt down and destroy Depth Charge, an order that Dinobot accepted with sadistic glee. Although the battle was unseen, Dinobot apparently failed.
During the trial of Quickstrike, Dinobot II served on the jury along with Rampage. After Waspinator's lackluster defense, Megatron asked the jury for their verdict. Rampage and Dinobot quickly declared the Fuzor guilty by holding him up and pointing their guns at him. The execution was interrupted by the arrival of Tigerhawk, who destroyed the remains of the Darksyde, forcing the Predacons to abandon base. Dinobot and Rampage were quickly blasted into the distance by a single missile from the Vok messenger, preventing either from actually participating in the fight.
Dinobot accompanied Megatron as the Predacon leader discovered the great secret which Tarantulas had been keeping: the submerged but operational Decepticon battle flagship, the Nemesis. After Rampage was destroyed by Depth Charge, something happened to Dinobot. As his spark became complete, the consciousness of the original Dinobot took hold of him. The memories of the deceased warrior flooded into his frame, and more importantly, Dinobot's code of honor came along with them. Unable to shake off these memories and what they signified, Dinobot betrayed Megatron, challenging his leader's desire to destroy the protohuman village. More importantly, he sent information about an Autobot shuttle to the Maximals aboard the Ark.
Dinobot's final rebellion was openly refusing to fire on the Maximal base. When a flabbergasted Megatron asked him what possible reason he could have for rebelling against his creator, Dinobot took a moment before turning to look at the injured form of Optimus Primal and announcing "And I...have my honor." Enraged, Megatron attacked him, throwing him into Primal just as Rhinox piloted the Autobot shuttle straight into Megatron. As Optimus made to escape, he tried to get Dinobot to follow, but the Transmetal merely wished Primal well as the cockpit exploded around him. Thus he died as a hero, like his predecessor. Optimus would later quote a passage from the Covenant of Primus: "In the spark of an enemy, there will be salvation, and in the darkest hour, there will be a light."
