Scorponok is the scorpion shaped Decepticon from Michael Bay's 2007 Transformers, where it attacks US soldiers in the Qatar desert early in the film. The sequence became one of the movie's most remembered creature reveals, and clips of its mechanical attack sounds have circulated on soundboards and in fan edits since. Its mix of scraping metal, engine like movement, and explosive impacts keeps it useful for robot monster reveals, sci fi trailers, and over the top ambush jokes online today.