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Dirge (BW)

2011-11-10T04:07:33Z

203.118.247.222: /* IDW Beast Wars comics */

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:''Dirge is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BWII)|Combatron]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BWIIDirgeGuidebook.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Ehehehehe! You see? You never quite know what he's going to do! He's so spontaneous."]]
'''Dirge''' (ダージ ''Dāji'') is almost inseparable from his partner and best friend, [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]]. Insult comedy is one of his favorite pastimes, and he enjoys throwing biting remarks left and right. Dirge is also a Cybertronian gourmet. He can give high-energy fuels higher potency and better flavor. [[Oil]] is one of his favorite substances to work with, and he is known for his very intense brews. Along with Thrust, Dirge has a rivalry with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] air warriors [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]].

Dirge was mutated into the [[Cyborg Beast]] '''Dirgegun''' (ダージガン ''Dājigan'') by [[Angolmois]] energy. His insulting comedic personality has now been enhanced to include cruel pranks as well, and he is a much more powerful warrior who can no longer be taken lightly by any member of the Maximal Army.

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

[[Image:DirgegunMovie1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Naked Gun? Let's hope not]]
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
===Theft of the Golden Disk===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Todaro]] (English)

Dirge worked for the crime lord [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]] and was part of the team he sent out to steal information about the whereabouts of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] from the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]]. While [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] handled [[Maximal Command Security Force|the filth]], Dirge took the stolen data to Cryotek. Unfortunately for him, Megatron had switched the data with a Maximal tracking device, causing Dirge and his boss to be arrested for the theft while Megatron and his allies got clean away... {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Dirge was exposed to [[Angolmois]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which evolved the Predacon into the [[Cyborg Beast]] Dirgegun. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 1}}
Dirgegun was choked by [[Saberback]].{{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending issue 1}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWII-toy Dirge.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Like the Blue Angels of comedy... one wrong move and they all crash.]]
*'''Dirge''' (Basic, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-14'''
**''Accessories'': "Dirge Gun" rifle & barrel

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]]/[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] mold, Dirge transforms from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Dassault Rafale|Dassault Rafale fighter jet]] to robot mode with a single-step, spring-loaded transformation. The two halves of his "Dirge Gun" rifle store in his lower legs in jet mode.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" version of [[Waspinator]] and ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' [[Wingstun]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Dirge/dirge.htm More information on Dirge at TFU.info]''

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*'''Showdown on the Land Horizon: Tasmania Kid VS Dirge''' (VS pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''VS-14'''
**''Accessories'': "Dirge Gun" rifle & barrel

:Dirge was available both as an individual release and in a two-pack with [[Tasmania Kid]]. Both toys are identical to their original releases.

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[[Image:BWII-toy Dirgegun.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fullmetal Waspinator]]
*'''Dirgegun''' (Deluxe Cyborg Beast, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-26'''
**''Accessories'': "Needle Shot" missile launcher, 2 missiles

: An extensive [[retool]] of the original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Waspinator]] mold, Dirgegun transforms into a cyborg wasp. His stinger becomes a hand-held "Needle Shot" spring-loaded missile launcher; the missiles are hidden in each of his wings. These missiles can also be used in the launcher mounted on his beast-mode back. This mold has a pop-up gun in place of the [[mutant head]] found on the original, meaning you have to flip his head down if you want to use this feature in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/DirgeGun/dirgegun.htm More information on Dirgegun at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*[http://www18.tok2.com/home/jackhama/transformers/bw2seal_2/img/047.jpg A Japanese trading card] Romanizes this character's name as "'''Darge'''". Needless to say, nobody takes this seriously.
*In ''Theft of the Golden Disk'', Dirge plays the part of [[Peter Lorre]], with vocal stylings to match. Like [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], this only worked so well.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]

Guyhawk

2011-10-17T04:18:27Z

203.118.247.222: /* Victory */

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Guyhawk is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] Warrior from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Guyhawk.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]

'''Guyhawk''' (ガイホーク ''Gaihōku'') is one of the founding members of [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s [[Breastforce]]. Cold and somber, Guyhawk hates those who claim to have "character" and perfect principles, and as such, he really loathes Autobots of all shapes and sizes. In particular, [[Greatshot]] really ruffles his feathers; Guyhawk used to work with him on the mercenary circuit, and for him to see his old partner in crime turn to the side of the angels is nothing short of sickening. Guyhawk doesn't practise what he preaches, though; despite his hatred of the pretence of perfection in others, he always tries to make ''himself'' come off as perfect. He boasts about his skills, he's always the first into battle and the last to leave, he hates it when he is defeated, and he will always pass the buck if he gets blamed for something.

In jet mode, Guyhawk's speed exceeds even that of his commanding officer, [[Leozack]]. He is capable of unleashing a hellish storm of laser fire from above, rendering even the toughest of enemies to piles of smoldering ash. In robot mode he wields the power of the "Ice Needle", an attack which allows him to fire an onslaught of daggers forged from super-cooled plasma from his hands, capable of tearing through even the toughest of metals. His chest plate, [[Hawkbreast]], can detach and transform into a hawk-like attack partner or the handheld "Hawk Cannon" blaster. Like his fellow Breastforcers, Guyhawk is also armed with an [[Electromagnetic Nunchaku]].

Guyhawk can combine with his Breastforce teammates to form [[Liokaiser]], forming the right arm of the super robot.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hōchū Ōtsuka|Yoshitada Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Gaihawk_in_prison.jpg|left|210px|thumb]]

Some time before [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] assumed command of the [[Autobot]] forces, the Autobot hero apprehended Guyhawk and had him sentenced to imprisonment on the [[Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary]]. Separated from his Hawkbreast, Guyhawk was put to work with other prisoners, gathering energy from the moon's rivers of magma. Guyhawk made no friends or alliances within the ranks of prisoners, caring nothing for any of them; once, when one hapless convict fell into a lava river and was able to grab onto Guyhawk's leg as he was swept past him, Guyhawk ignored his pleas to be pulled to safety, and kicked him off, sending him spiraling off to his molten doom.

[[Image:Gaihawk_vs_greatshot.jpg|right|thumb|225px|DULL DRAMATIC SHOOTING.]]

In 2025, Guyhawk's old Breastforce comrades came to planet [[Micro]] with the intention of liberating him, so that they could once again merge into the giant robot, Liokaiser, and defeat Star Saber. When the Breastforce attacked the penitentiary, the [[Satellite Penitentiary personnel|prison staff]], realizing their objective, attempted to transfer Guyhawk to a safer location. Unfortunately for the guards transferring him, the sneaky Decepticon had concealed a blade, and slashed his way through their ranks to freedom. Making his way through the prison corridors, he soon came upon fellow Breastforcer [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], who was in the process of searching for him. Hellbat cheerfully greeted him, but Guyhawk threw him aside and demanded he take him to the prison's energy room. Using the stockpiled energy, Guyhawk recharged himself to full power and freed his Hawkbreast from the cage in which it had been kept. Seconds later, Guyhawk was confronted by Greatshot, who had been ordered into the prison by Star Saber, but Guyhawk was unaware that his old friend had joined the Autobots, and reacted with disgust when Hellbat informed him of this fact. Old friend or not, Guyhawk had no compunctions about engaged in a firefight with Greatshot, which culminated in a face-off on the walkway above the prison's magma vat. Impaling Greatshot with his Ice Needle attack. Guyhawk sent his foe tumbling towards the lava, but could not stick around to see the job finished as the prison began exploding around them. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}

[[Image:Gaihawk_huggles.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Wanna make out?]]

Leozack soon called a meeting to formally welcome Guyhawk back into the ranks of the Breastforce, during which Guyhawk was warmly received by all the assembled members. When a surprised Guyhawk asked why Hellbat was absent, Leozack explained that he was completely untrustworthy, and that he had already arranged to replace Hellbat with another old comrade, [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]]. Soon, however, Hellbat arrived with the news that the Autobots had killed Deathcobra. In actuality, Hellbat had accidentally killed Deathcobra himself when he had attempted to persuade him to leave so that he could keep his place on the team, but he blamed the death on the Autobot [[Holi]], and led the other unaware Breastforcers in a "retaliatory" attack. During the fight, Guyhawk got the chance to deliver the killing shot to Holi, but his Hawkbreast was suddenly blasted from his hand by the dramatic arrival of Star Saber. Relishing the chance for revenge against the Autobot who had imprisoned him, Guyhawk combined with the rest of the Breastforce combined into Liokaiser for the first time in years, and together, they were actually able to defeat Star Saber in combat. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} The team then returned to [[Earth]], where Deathsaurus heaped praise upon Guyhawk, frustrating Leozack to no end. {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}}

[[Image:Gaihawk_iceneedle.jpg|right|thumb|Must resist urge... to... take... out of... context.]]

Guyhawk joined the Breastforce in numerous subsequently missions, raiding energy from America's [[Schaeffer Energy]] plant {{storylink|Battle Up of Wrath!!}} and [[Antarctica]]'s subterranean oil wells, {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}} and ambushing the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s in the desert. During the latter mission, Guyhawk distinguished himself by using the power of his Ice Needle to damage the combiner [[Road Caesar]] so badly that he was forced to disengage, but he lost his composure when Greatshot appeared on the scene, and he immediately took to the air in pursuit of revenge against his traitorous old friend. The arrival of Star Saber forced the villains to retreat, much to Guyhawk's chagrin. {{storylink|Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

Eager to hunt Greatshot down, Guyhawk assembled the Breastforce to aid him in the search, and clashed with Leozack, who was furious that his subordinate has superseded his authority for so trivial a goal. Fortunately, before the two could come to blows, Deathsaurus gave the Breastforce a new mission: join him in ambushing Star Saber in Asia. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} While Star Saber survived the ambush, [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] was fatally wounded, and the Decepticons capitalized upon the Autobots' reduced manpower by increasing the frequency of their attacks. Guyhawk joined the Breastforce in pillaging energy from a solar power station {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} then later helped attack the [[Mount Asama]] geothermal power plant, only to be shot out of the sky by [[Victory Leo]], the reborn form of God Ginrai. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}}

[[Image:Gaihawk_jetmode.jpg|left|thumb|210px|Finally some sky he's camouflaged against!]]

When Deathsaurus used the threat of orbital missile bombardment to keep the Autobots at bay, Guyhawk, [[Jallguar]] and [[Killbison]] were able to freely steal energy, pausing only in their evil deeds to mock the helpless Autobots who were watching. Deathsaurus's plan was foiled when Star Saber fused for the first time with Victory Leo into Victory Saber and bested him in combat. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}} Guyhawk and the Breastforce later went up against Victory Saber as Liokaiser, but were likewise defeated. {{storylink|A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs}}

Soon after, Guyhawk helped unleash the metal-eating [[Doriya]] insects upon the Autobots, {{storylink|The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!}} then went on to participate in the Decepticons' theft of energy from the ancient continent of [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} With this Atlantean energy in their clutches, the Breastforce and Deathsaurus headed into space about the ''Thunder Arrow'', planning to use the stolen energy to recharge Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. The Autobots pursued the villains, but were unable to stop them from bringing the fortress back online. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

====''Zone'' catalog====

As part of Liokaiser, Guyhawk was revived from death by some means. Lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[Image:Gaihawk_manga.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

Guyhawk debuted at the feet of Deathsaurus, as he knelt to inform his emperor that Leozack had gone off on a solo mission, foolishly believing that he could conquer Earth on his own. {{storylink|Leozack Rumbles Violently!}} After Leozack was defeated by Star Saber, Guyhawk and the rest of the Breastforce took the Autobot leader on, only to be taken out by a single slash of his Saber Blade. {{storylink|Warrior of Love, Star Saber!}}

Later, Guyhawk and the other Breastforcers combined into Liokaiser to battle Star Saber on [[Energy Planet X]]. When the combiner warrior managed to seize Star Saber, his individual components began arguing over who would get right to destroy the Autobot leader; "the Great Guyhawk" believed he had earned the right to do the deed. Star Saber exploited the opening to turn the battle around, and Liokaiser was defeated and escaped. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}} In their next battle with Star Saber, the Breastforce almost had him defeated thanks to the aid of Deathsaurus and Dinoking, but the tables were turned when Star Saber merged with new arrival Victory Leo, to form Victory Saber. {{storylink|The Strongest Partners, the Combination of Victory!}}

In their next battle, Liokaiser and Deathsaurus were defeated by the Autobots' "Five Stars of Victory" attack technique, and Liokaiser split back into Guyhawk and the rest of the Breastforce to flee back to Deathsaurus's "Space Stronghold". {{storylink|Shine! The Five Stars of Victory}} From the stronghold, the Decepticons began a final attack on Earth, bombarding the planet with meteors, but the Autobots succeeded in thwarting their scheme, despite a bit of attempted treachery courtesy of Leozack. At the battle's end, Deathsaurus revealed that the fortress was home to the Decepticon civilians, and that they had been fighting to keep them safe. Struck by this revelation, Star Saber decided that it was time for the Autobots and Decepticons to lay down their arms, and live in peace—the truest victory of all! {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}

===Wings of Honor===
[[Image:WOH Guyhawk.jpg|thumb|]]
Millions of years ago, Guyhawk, using a newly-developed "[[Skyraider]]" style body, was part of [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s crew sent to recover a mysterious item from the crashed Autobot ship ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' on [[Beta-Nine]]. He and [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] were able to corner [[Kup (G1)|one of the Autobots]] also looking for the cargo... up until Hellbat got turned into a snack by a local lake monster, that is. Their captive was able to escape, and Guyhawk and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] chased after him.

They eventually caught up with him, only to get tossed aside when their [[Thunder Clash|captive's commander]] came barreling through. Guyhawk then managed to recover from ''that''... only to get blown out of commission when Banzai-Tron was tricked into accepting a rigged container from the Autobots. Guyhawk and the others then surrendered and were taken prisoner. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Victory-toy Gaihawk.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Boobguns?]
*'''Guyhawk''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-330'''
**''Accessories:'' "Hawkbreast" Breast Animal

: Released only in Japan, Guyhawk transforms into a magenta and white MiG-29 fighter jet. He came packaged with his Breast Animal partner, the Hawkbreast, which transforms from a hawk-like robot to either breastplate armor for Guyhawk, or the hand-held "Hawk Cannon" blaster. Guyhawk combines with his fellow Breastforce warriors (sold separately) to form Liokaiser; he forms the right arm of the super robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Gaihawk/gaihawk.htm More information on Guyhawk at TFU.info]''

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*'''Liocaesar''' {{sic}} (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-335'''

: Guyhawk was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy in the set is identical to their individual releases. This release does not have [[bio]]/[[Tech Spec]] cards for the individuals, only the combined form.

==Notes==
*Various sources alternately spell Guyhawk's name as "Gaihawk".

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Jastreb''' (Ястреб, "Hawk")

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