Overkill is a member of Soundwave's team of Mini-Cassettes and a cunning, lethal warrior... or so he'd have you believe. In truth, this Decepticon punk is mostly talk. While he does indeed possess considerable strength, he tends to flaunt it by going on violent tangents not necessarily directed at his enemies. When he does go into battle, he will mercilessly assault his foe even long after they're already beaten. He attacks using his titanium claws and motion-seeking missiles.
History[]
G1 cartoon[]
Overkill only ever appeared in a single episode, "Call of the Primitives". While the Decepticons and Autobots were fighting on a distant moon, Overkill and every Transformer with a beast-mode were summoned by the assistant of Primacron to deal with the threat of Tornedron, a cloud of living energy. Overkill and most of the "primitives" fell victim to Tornedron, but Grimlock was able to dissipate the entity and restore everyone whose energy had been drained.
Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)[]
After the Decepticons abandoned Earth, Soundblaster remained behind with his cassettes. He jumped the Witwicky family out of nowhere, and had Overkill and Slugfest keep them hostage while he taunted their protector, Chromedome. While his back was turned, though, Overkill and Slugfest were overwhelmed and defeated by Daniel Witwicky.
Abilities[]
- Motion Missiles - The launchers on Overkill's shoulders fire projectiles that home in on moving targets. The best way to evade these missiles is to remain perfectly still.