Apache (BW)

2010-08-29T06:57:32Z

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:''Apache is a [[Maximal]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:NewForces Apache.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Mandrill Sergeant]]

'''Apache''' is second-in-command to [[Lio Convoy]]. He is a grizzled, seasoned warrior who fights with every drop of emotion he can muster. Apache respects his commander like he was family, and will defend any decision he should make. He is also a very demanding officer and will accept nothing but the best from his soldiers. This no-nonsense attitude of his often brings him frustration with the fun-loving [[Jointron]] Brothers. Though an experienced, capable warrior and leader, Apache doubts his own usefulness at times. This self-doubt leads him to question his own instincts and decisions and makes him more comfortable as a second-in-command than as the leader he could otherwise be. Though he tends to get depressed, he is still a powerful soldier who has yet to realize his true courage and power. He readily uses his strength in his special third mode, a sort of artillery platform called "Angry Combat Mode", but assuming this form also alters his personality, turning him into a berserker. This may account for some of his reticence and self-doubt.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Sanryō Odaka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Bwiie06 apache fuel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He's dead Jim]]

As a trainee, Apache fell on the battlefield during a live-fire exercise. A fellow trainee, [[Lio Convoy|Convoy]], ignored their hot-blooded instructor's command to leave behind their fallen comrades, who had washed out of the program and should be left to die. Despite being almost out of fuel himself, Convoy shared what he had with Apache, and the two of them, greatly weakened, supported one another through the final leg of the exercise. Both warriors made it to the checkpoint and neither washed out. Since then, Apache has vowed to protect Convoy as his deputy. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

[[Image:ApacheAnime1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|What is your major malfunction!?!]]

Having received a mysterious SOS signal from within an asteroid field, Apache and Convoy went to investigate in small, one-man scout ships. Confident in his ability, Apache split off on his own, only to encounter a massive planetoid-ship on a collision course with his vessel. Convoy opened fire on the planetoid, causing a massive explosion that sent Apache's ship hurling through space while Convoy himself vanished.

Returning to the Maximal Space Station where he and his friends were stationed, Apache blamed himself for their commander's disappearance and drowned his sorrows in cheap [[oil]]. When the other Maximals voiced their concerns that Convoy probably wasn't coming back, Apache assured them that he would, then named himself commanding officer in Convoy's absence and passed out. [[Bighorn]] took command instead and took the team with him to investigate an abnormal energy reaction on the planet [[Gaea]]. They flew off in the ''[[Yukikaze (BWII)|Yukikaze]]'' before Apache had a chance to wake up, leaving him to freeze in space as he held onto the outside of the vessel.

[[Image:ApacheMexican1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|¡Vamonos, Muchachos!]]

When the Maximals arrived at Gaea via [[transwarp]], the ''Yukikaze'' was shot down by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], so Apache and his team had to flee to Gaea's surface in escape pods. The planet's atmosphere proved lethal to Transformers, however, so Apache [[Scanning|scanned]] a local mandrill to protect himself. After joining up with the rest of the team, Apache went to investigate a mysterious black fog that was killing the flora and fauna around them. They discovered [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his troops, who had earlier blasted the ''Yukikaze'' out of the sky. Unfortunately, the Predacons rather easily paralyzed Apache and his friends, and were prepared to kill them when a white lion came to their rescue. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}}

The lion led them back to the crashed ''Yukikaze'' and revealed itself to be Convoy, now going by the name of "Lio Convoy". While the other Maximals were taken aback by the lion's true identity, Apache had already figured it out. Nevertheless, he was delighted to have his commander back, and he cried tears of happiness when Convoy took back control of the troops. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!|White Lion, Run!}}

When the Maximals went to investigate a strange energy reading, Apache rigged a "draw straws" competition so that he could go with Lio Convoy. To his embarrassment, his commander noticed him cheating, and Apache confessed of his private vow to protect Lio Convoy ever since they were trainees together. When [[BB]] carpet-bombed the jungle to flush out the Maximals, Apache took a near-hit and collapsed, forcing Lio Convoy to drag him into the nearby ruins for safety. Apache lamented he was nothing but a burden, but Lio Convoy disagreed— pointing to a tunnel leading deeper into the ruins which they otherwise would never have found. Exploring deeper they were separated when Apache triggered a trap and was attacked by the [[Insectron]] [[Mantis]], who strung him up as bait for his commander. Mantis attacked Lio Convoy and was about to kill him when Apache called upon [[Burning justice|previously-undiscovered inner strength]] to transform into a powerful weapons platform which caused the ruins to collapse. Afterward Apache had no memory of what he had done, but was pleased that Lio Convoy credited his performance. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
[[Image:Ascending3 apache bboom.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Apache (lower left) and the near-identical B'Boom (upper right). ''I think I'm a clone now...'']]

He looks almost identical to [[B'Boom|another guy]].

Lio Convoy's deputy officer even back before the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, Apache continued to serve him as a member of the covert special ops unit known as the [[Pack]]. When Lio received [[Razorbeast]]'s distress signal, he ordered Apache and the other Pack members to prepare to travel to Earth. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BW BBoom toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Tonto! Jump on it! Kemosabe! Jump on it!]]
*'''Apache''' (Mega, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: This toy is identical to [[B'Boom]], transforming into a mandrill. His beast mode face has spring-activated features, with a revealed spring-loaded missile launcher in his mouth. This launcher becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode. He has a third "artillery station" mode that a Basic-sized toy can pilot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/B%27Boom/b%27boom.htm More information on Apache (well, B'Boom) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown of Artillery: Apache VS Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: Apache was also available in a two-pack with the Predacon [[Megastorm]]. Both toys in this set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Apache''' (Mega, 1998)
**''Accessories'': Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles

: A special contest-prize version of Apache in a kind of camo-green was given away as a prize from ''Comic Bom Bom'' magazine, as part of a "design a Cybertron" contest, along with new-color versions of all five main Maximals from the series. How many of these Apaches were awarded is unknown.

==Notes==
* The notion that Apache is a drunkard as part of a Native American stereotype is [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|untrue]]. While ''Beast Wars II'' is not above having [[Starscream (BWII)|horrible]] [[Jointron|stereotypes]], this isn't one of them. Apache does get drunk in the first episode of the cartoon... but that's in grief because he believes his actions have caused the death of [[Lio Convoy]]. He never gets drunk again in the cartoon, and never ''at all'' in the manga.

* As B'Boom had already been well established in ''[[The Gathering]]'', when Apache was set to appear, [[Don Figueroa]] drew Apache with the shoulder cannons retracted, further more he was given a lighter coloration and made less stocky to distinguish him from [[B'Boom]]. This is especially apparent in the scene where both have to help secure an [[Angolmois]]-infected [[Razorbeast]]. This was not the only time a [[Injector|design]] [[Rartorata|adjustment]] was necessary.

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Brainmaster

2010-08-29T04:19:41Z

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:''The Brainmasters are an [[Autobot]] subgroup from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] era of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|right|350px|thumb|And when ya need a fightin' bot ya'd trust to watch yer...uh, legs...]]
The '''Brainmasters''' are the elite members of the [[Galactic Defense Force]] Sector One troops. Similar in practise to [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology, their smallest robot forms (known as a "Brain" or a "Brain Robo") link up to larger bodies by boarding a chest cockpit, then moving up to take their place within the body's pre-existing helmet, forming the face and interior cerebral circuits of their large robot forms. Based on their name, their larger bodies are presumably [[Transtector]]s produced by the super-science of planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], though this is never explicitly stated.

Brainmaster Transtectors convey "Brain Power" upon their owners: an incredible boost to their courage, strength, intelligence and skill that makes them "one of the most powerful warriors in the universe".<ref>According to [[Holi]]. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}</ref> Each of the four Brainmasters exemplifies one of these talents, represented by the name of their Brain. The four Brainmasters are:

*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (Brain of Courage)
*[[Blacker]] (Brain of Strength)
*[[Laster]] (Brain of Skill)
*[[Braver]] (Brain of Intelligence)

Blacker, Laster and Braver can combine to form [[Road Caesar]]

:''[[Omni Productions]] dub name'': Super-robots (talk about lack of imagination!)

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===

====''Super-God Masterforce cartoon====
Clips of the Brainmasters were seen when [[Shūta Gō]] and Grand Maximus were talking about the new [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] {{storylink |Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Victory brainmasters.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Their brains is TINY.]]
The car Brainmasters serve in the Galactic Defense Forces Sector One Unit overseeing [[Earth]] while Star Saber served as [[Supreme Commander]] over all of the GDF from [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]]. Shortly after an attack by [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] on Earth, Star Saber joined the other Brainmasters there, replacing [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] in command.

The Brainmasters served as the front line unit against the Decepticons while training the junior Autobots of the [[Multiforce]] and [[Rescue Patrol Team]]. For a long time they were the undisputed masters, defeating the talents of the Breastforce and laughing over the ease of defeating the [[Dinoforce]]. However, with the appearance of [[Liokaiser]] the Brainmasters were finally overmatched as the Decepticon Gestalt proved stronger than both Star Saber and the combined form of [[Road Caesar]]. However that wouldn't deter the elite warriors and all four Brainmasters strove to become stronger until they finally defeated their Decepticon foes.

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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:Brainmasters dreamwave.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Go fish.""We're not playing cards, you dope."]]
Blacker, Braver and Laster were all seen on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], looking out a window while [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] sat and talked nearby. {{storylink|Atonement|Atonement}}

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==Toys==
===Victory===
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==Notes==
*For years, Transformers fans have referred (and continue to refer) to the Brainmaster components of Star Saber, Blacker, Braver and Laster as "Yūki", "Riki", "Chie" and "Waza", as if they were proper names. These are, in fact, simply the Japanese words ''meaning'' "courage," "strength", "intelligence" and "skill"; the Brains do not have proper names, and are simply known as "Brain of Courage", etc.
*Additionally, the Brains are also popularly but mistakenly known by a set of names that are the result of ''mangled'' versions of the Japanese word above: "Yukio", "Sala" (from "chikara", another Japanese word for "strength"), "Siet" and "Razou".

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
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