Dent

It's time to double up! It has been suggested this article should be merged with Prowl (Magnaboss). If you disagree, please discuss why on its talk page. Evidence from appearances suggests they are the same character

Dent is an Autobot from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

I believe in Rusty Dent.

Dent hasn't had much luck in life. He was originally Prowl, till somebody else with the same name became more popular, forcing him to change his name to avoid confusion. To further the Autobot's misery, all of the good names were taken.

He turns into a Predabot and likes hugs.

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

He combines with Crease and Dimple to form Magnapeon.

Skids knew him and his fondness for hugs. Post Hoc

Dent was at Delphi, possibly for treatment, when he was infected by Red Rust courtesy of a sonically induced virus bomb delivered by Sonic and Boom. How Ratchet Got His Hands Back When Pipes, Drift, and Ratchet came thanks to First Aid's unorthodox SOS call, they came across the other victims of Red Rust. Dent slowly stumbled towards Pipes Life After the Big Bang (likely just because his dying-in-pain self wanted a hug), Post Hoc touching him and infecting him with Red Rust. Dent came into Drift's notice, and the ninja Autobot quickly set to slicing up the hapless Autobot.

Ratchet wasn't happy with the results of Drift's impulsive decision. Life After the Big Bang

Notes

• Though a little hard to tell, what with him being all dissolving and the like, Dent's head design and the rather leonine sculpt to his chest seem to be references to the Beast Wars Prowl toy as a nod to their shared name.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Dent (デント Dento), Prowl (プラウル Purauru)