Scourge is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family. Scourge is Galvatron's implacable tracker and leader of his own cadré of huntsmen known as the deadly Sweeps. He was upgraded by Unicron from the remains of Shrapnel. While Scourge is immensely powerful like all the Decepticons reformatted by Unicron, arrogance is his only true weakness. Despite being quite powerful in his own right, he generally acts as a near subordinate to Cyclonus and, despite his leadership of the Sweeps, is generally content to take orders from others. Scourge tends to grumble and complain a bit, which is a habit sometimes shared by the Sweeps. Upgraded the body of Thundercracker by Unicorn.