The many heads of Grimlock

All the various interpretations of Grimlock's heads in Hasbro's and Takara's toylines, the G1 cartoon and comic books by Marvel and Dreamwave
Notes: Toy-wise, I only count heads that were designed with the intention to make the toy a new version of the "Grimlock" character from the get-go, thereby excluding repaints of other toys that just happened to be named "Grimlock" (e.g. Beast Wars Grimlock), as well as toys that were simply tacked on with the "Grimlock" name (e.g. Robots in Disguise Grimlock).


Takara's patent for the original G1 Grimlock toy designed by Kouzin Ohno (shown on mid-transformation), taken from the European Patent Office website.
A more detailed version of the original G1 Grimlock toy's head from Takara's patent for the toy (shown in fully transformed robot mode), taken from the European Patent Office website.
A third version of the original G1 Grimlock toy's head from Takara's patent for the toy (this time shown in frontal view), taken from the European Patent Office website.
The original G1 Grimlock toy from 1985. Also used for the 1991 European "Classic Dinobots" re-release and the 1993 Generation 2 re-release.
The box artwork for the original 1985 G1 Grimlock toy. Also used for the 1991 European "Classic Dinobots" re-release and the 1993 Generation 2 re-release.
The Studio Ox design for Grimlock (less detailed, full body shot), taken from the Japanese Transformers: Generations Deluxe book.
A different perspective for the Studio Ox design for Grimlock (more detailed, head close-up only), taken from the Japanese Transformers: Generations Deluxe book again.
The less detailed version of Grimlock's rendition from when he is first seen in robot mode in the G1 cartoon, taken from the season 1 episode "S.O.S. Dinobots".
A slightly more detailed version of Grimlock's head from the same scene from "S.O.S. Dinobots", taken a few shots later.
A totally different, vastly more detailed rendition of Grimlock's head used as his standard cartoon model, taken from a later scene in "S.O.S. Dinobots".
And yet another (slight) variation of the more detailed standard cartoon model head for Grimlock, this time taken from the season 1 episode "The Ultimate Doom, Part 2".
Marvel's The Transformers Universe profile for Grimlock.
Grimlock as drawn by Don Perlin for Marvel USA's Transformers #27.
The Grimlock decoy from 1986.
Grimlock's Classic Pretender toy from 1989.
The box artwork for the Classic Pretender Grimlock toy.
The Japanese "Hero Set" release of the inner robot of the Pretender Grimlock toy, with the face color being closer to the box artwork.
Pretender Grimlock as drawn by Geoff Senior for Marvel USA's Transformers #61.
Pretender Grimlock as drawn by Andrew Wildman for Marvel USA's Transformers #76.
Grimlock's Action Master toy from 1990.
Artwork from an early proof card for the Action Master Grimlock toy.
The card artwork for the Action Master Grimlock toy.
Action Master Grimlock as drawn by Andrew Wildman for Marvel USA's Transformers #76.
Unused card artwork for an unreleased Generation 2 repaint of the original/Generation 2 Grimlock toy that showed up in an eBay auction in 2006. Apparently, this was redrawn or traced from the G1 box artwork, similar to G2 Jazz' card artwork, whereas the actual G2 Grimlock toy's card artwork was simply edited from the G1 toy's box artwork.
Grimlock as drawn by Pat Lee for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 (vol. 1) #6.
Grimlock as drawn by Pat Lee for one of the covers of Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 (vol. 2) #3.
Dreamwave's Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye profile for Grimlock drawn by Don Figueroa, also published in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide by DK Books.
Dreamwave's Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye profile for Pretender Grimlock.
Don Figueroa's concept for Dreamwave's Transformers: The War Within version of Grimlock.
Grimlock as drawn by Don Figueroa for Dreamwave's Transformers: The War Within (vol. 1) #1.
Grimlock from the Energon toyline. Supposedly, Don Figueroa had a hand in designing him.
The Energon Mega Dinobot gestalt. Ironically, his head is even more closely based on War Within Dinobot than the Energon Grimlock toy itself.
The box artwork for the Energon Grimlock toy.
Detailed control drawing for the head sculpt of the Binaltech/Alternators Grimlock toy, shown in the Japanese The Transformers Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide book and the "system description" from the instruction booklet of the Binaltech Grimlock toy.
Less detailed control drawing for the Binaltech/Alternators Grimlock toy, shown in the Japanese The Transformers Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide book and the "system description" from the instruction booklet of the Binaltech Grimlock toy.
Another more detailed control drawing for the head sculpt of the Binaltech/Alternators Grimlock toy, shown in the Japanese The Transformers Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide book and the "system description" from the instruction booklet of the Binaltech Grimlock toy, this time showing the eyes behind the visor.
The Binaltech/Alternators Grimlock toy.
The character card artwork for the Binaltech Grimlock toy, drawn by Hidetsugu Yoshioka.
The box artwork for the Alternators Grimlock toy, drawn by Alex Milne.
The Titanium Robot Masters Grimlock figure.
The "Classics" Grimlock toy.
Grimlock as drawn by Nick Roche for IDW's Transformers Spotlight: Shockwave, clearly inspired by Don Figueroa's War Within design.
A slightly different look for Grimlock from IDW's Transformers Spotlight: Shockwave (the eyes are not part of the differences, as they can be squinted).