Drench (G1)
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| The name or term "Drench" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Drench (disambiguation). |
- Drench is a Decepticon Stormtrooper from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Drench is the kind of bot that will steal a Mini-spy's energon credits, or tie a firecracker to a glitch-mouse's tail. (To be fair, the pea-brained Go-Bot was just asking for that last one.) He's not so pleasant, though, when he's in a bad mood. Cross him, he'll take a terrible revenge.
Fortunately, this mean-spirited, foul-tempered bully is not very brave. Oh, he's certainly willing to blast limbs off Empties with his high-pressure fluid cannon, but if their friends show up to help, Drench is sure to change to his speedy vehicle mode and flee back to his safe desk job, where he can push his subordinates around with impunity, as the short-tempered tyrant of the Decepticon coordination department.
Everyone hates him and, this being the Decepticons, it's likely he would've "accidentally" tripped into the Smelting Pool if not for one thing—he can coordinate units of Decepticons with incredible efficiency. He's an indispensable part of the Decepticon war machine, meaning you'll have to lump it when he sticks your head down the bog.
Were this office bully to meet the youthful Autobot nerd who shares his name, the results would be familiar to anybody with school experience. Most likely they'd involve a waste-disposal unit.
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Fiction
Toy catalogue comic
Drench drove away from two Fearswoops and warned somebody (presumably the Autobots) that Decepticon forces were about to strike.
Fleetway Generation 2 comic
The Stormtroopers were part of Bludgeon's forces dispatched on Earth to basically wreck stuff until Optimus Prime came to stop them. When Megatron appeared to take back leadership of the Decepticons, Rage had the Stormtroopers attack Megatron. Drench questioned if they should, since Megatron was a former Decepticon leader and all, but apparently that didn't hold much water (ha ha), so they blasted him anyway. War Zone
Wings Universe
Nine million years ago, Drench served as second-in-command of the Stormtroopers under Rage. A group of miscreants ostensibly operating under the Decepticon banner of rebellion, they were really little more than petty thugs and thieves looking to draw the attention of the real Decepticons and move up in the world. Drench took his position to heart, adopting a strict military formality which was a source of endless amusement for Rage.
Drench and the Stormtroopers had had encounters with the Elite Guard in the past during their criminal enterprises. Drench nearly got the drop on the Alpha Team's leader Thunder Clash before Landshark tore him to shreds. He barely made it back to home base in large enough pieces for Hydradread to properly reassemble and repair.
As tactical coordinator, Drench arranged for Terror-Tread and Cement-Head to take their places for the raid on Median. Rage was hoping to acquire an object of unspeakable power and worth called the Heart of the Dragon. Their invasion was complicated by the arrival of two Elite Guard teams, but continued nevertheless. Drench and Hydradread kept the majority of the Elite Guard occupied while Rage and Aquablast snuck past the defenses to steal the Heart. Aquablast didn't make it out, but otherwise Terror-Tread and Cement-Head were properly placed to cover the escape of Drench and the other Stormtroopers.
Back at the Metrotitan, Drench started to have serious reservations about his commander's plots. The Heart of the Dragon turned out to be a living laser core, capable of empowering any exo-frame with significant power and resurrecting the "dragon" named Brimstone. Drench questioned the logic of bringing such a powerful creature to life in a micro-frame, much less installing the laser core in the Metrotitan itself as Rage ultimately planned to do. Power for power's sake was not what Drench had in mind when he joined the Stormtroopers, and so he made a discreet exit to go and assist the Elite Guardsmen who were on the run from Brimstone. Drench alerted the Elite Guardsmen that Brimstone's power was unstable...volatilely unstable. His warning came just in time for them to all escape the Metrotitan before Brimstone exploded from within.
At Elite Guard headquarters, Drench complied fully with the Autobots' debriefing, and even provided a sample of Hydradread's liquid weaponry for reverse-engineering. At last record, Drench was undergoing significant retrofitting and paint modification before submitting an application to the Elite Guard himself. Flames of Yesterday
2005 IDW continuity
Serving under Turmoil, Drench and Hydradread restrained Deadlock when he got too rebellious and attempted to overthrow their leader. However, as Turmoil prepared to execute the prisoner, Deadlock kicked his cannon aside, causing it to fire on and kill Drench instead. Drift #1
Toys
The Transformers
- Drench (Stormtrooper, 1993)
- Accessories: Water cannon
- Known designers: Andy Couzens (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Drench transforms into a 1986 Chevrolet Corvette Indy concept car. His long-barreled water cannon goes under his car form, with the bellows in back, and the nozzle under Drench's front bumper. His hood uses color changing paint, turning pale when exposed to warm water.
- Drench was only available in various European markets during the two-year "transitional" period marking the changeover from the original toyline to Generation 2; in the original line's final year (1993), the toys were given redesigned Autobot and Decepticon symbols, but it wasn't until 1994 that "Generation 2" appeared on the packaging.
Generation 2
- Drench (Color Change, 1993)
- Accessories: Double water cannon
- Known designers: Andy Couzens (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Generation 2 Drench transforms into a Mazda 787B LeMans-style race car. In both vehicle and robot modes, he has a double-barreled water-cannon that uses a plastic bellows to store water. His hood/chest color changes from dark green to a milky-white with temperature changes, but faster in cold or warm water.
- There is a variation to Drench's water-cannon; one version has painted-gold gun-tips, while later releases have unpainted yellow tips and uses a larger bellows.
- Drench is almost identical to the European Aquaspeeder Deluge. The most immediately obvious difference is that Drench uses transparent-black plastics for his windows and visor, though the colors on the decals are different between the two versions as well.
- The non-toy Shattered Glass Drench shares this mold, but his red eyes have more in common with Deluge.
- Drench (Stormtrooper, 1994)
- Accessories: Water cannon
- This release is identical to the original, only this time in packaging specifically branded "Generation 2".
- Drench's bio was lifted almost word-for-word for the American Generation 2 series Color Changer Jetstorm.
- Japanese: Drench (ドレンチ Drenchi)
- Dutch: Hydrocruiser
- French: Hydrocruiser
- Italian: Tempest
