"Loyal" and "Dangerous to be on the wrong side of". These two phrases sum up Shatterquake to a tee. As the Guardian Robot assigned to the city-state of Tarn, he came from the same production run as the guardian of Crystal City, Omega Supreme. Having dedicated himself to the Decepticons he is amongst their most powerful warriors. Armed in Robot mode with an Ion Cannon and a Demolition Claw capable of exerting pressure in excess of 4 Tons PSI, and in his Battle Tank mode with Laser Guided missiles, hull mounted Ion cannon batteries, and a turret mounted Particle cannon, he is at once the Decepticons of Tarn's last line of defense, and a nigh-unstoppable juggernaught of destruction when on the offensive. Smarter than he appears, he will fight until too damaged to go on, and can be quite socia