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Tigatron (BW)

2006-11-24T01:13:12Z

69.61.236.140: /* Beast Wars */

[[Image:Tigatron1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rar!]]

:''Tigatron is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. He was previously designated '''Unit 2'''''

Damage to his stasis pod upon crashing to [[Earth]] caused [[Tigatron]] to emerge far more tiger than robot. A loner who is more connected to the Earth than any other [[Beast Wars|Beast Warrior]], he enjoys the planet's natural beauty and is often concerned about the damage that the Transformers' battle is doing to it. Scout, infiltrator, and sometimes programming guru, Tigatron has filled a variety of roles for the Maximals.

''European-market name: '''Tigretron''' ''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:Tigatrondawn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He wasn't even supposed to be here today!]]

Tigatron was once known as Unit 2, part of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] which protected the fragile peace that existed on [[Cybertron (planet)]] in the centuries following the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. One of the Security Force's elite troops, Unit 2 was often put in charge of guarding important Maximal artifacts, a job that often required his amazing prowess at tracking. Despite his strong command of this environment, Unit 2 wondered if his destiny and place was elsewhere.

When the [[Golden Disk]] was stolen by a band of rogue [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], Unit 2 responded along with Unit 1, [[Nitrostreak]]. After Nitrostreak was incapacitated, Unit 2 attempted to follow the [[Darksyde]] by commandeering the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', pursuing, along with [[Airazor (BW)|its pilot]]. During the ensuing firefight, their ship was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal]] had their [[Spark]]s remotely uploaded to blank protoforms in the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'s cargohold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes.

''(This story is a [[retcon]], as Tigatron was originally treated as a newborn protoform in the ''Beast Wars'' animated series. Instead, here he is revealed to have been a Maximal who existed previously on Cybertron but ended up on the ''Axalon'' in a stasis pod, damaged to the point of not remembering any of his past.)''
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====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Blu Mankuma]] (US), [[Kōichi Tōchika]] (Japan)

Before Airazor showed up, Tigatron had an organic tiger friend named [[Snowstalker]], who may or may not have been the basis for his altmode. Some fans have speculated that the pair were [[Robot-fleshling romance|more than friends]], as the [[human|dumb stubbies]] say. Sadly, Snowstalker became one of the war's casualties, putting Tigatron in a funk for at least an episode, until he realized that doing nothing only meant more innocents would die.

====''Universe: The Wreckers''====
=====''Primeval Dawn=====
[[Image:Primeval Tigatron.jpg|thumb|right|Hello, kitty!]]

Tigatron and Airazor's sparks were sent back to Earth by the [[Vok]] sometime after [[Tigerhawk]]'s destruction. Tigatron's spark took possesion of [[Ravage]]'s former body at the bottom of a lake. Joining Transmetal Airazor and a newly-created [[Primal Prime]], Tigatron battled [[Tarantulas]] and Ravage, who had also managed to escape death.

''('''Note''': The ''Primeval Dawn'' story was never finished, so how Tigatron came to join the [[Wreckers]] (see below) is unknown.)''

=====''The Wreckers''=====
Tigatron, Primal Prime, and others arrived on Cybertron during Megatron's anti-biological reign. Various teams met with the [[Oracle]], which assigned them various tasks. When Optimus Primal objected, saying that with all these soldiers, Megatron could be defeated easily, the Oracle swept him away and cleansed his memory of the recent events. Tigatron vehemently objected to this treatment of his former commander. A set of coordinates was infused into Primal Prime's head by the Oracle. When arriving at an Autobot shuttle, which was to ferry the Wreckers to those coordinates, Tigatron felt that something was amiss. It was then that the Vehicon generals [[Spy Streak]], [[Scavenger_(BM)|Scavenger]], [[Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]] attacked. Tigatron used his Nature's Fury attack, utterly destroying Quake. During the ride in the Autobot shuttle, Tigatron meditated, recovering from the battle. Upon arrived at their destination, he once again sensed that danger awaited the Wreckers...

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===

[[Image:Blackarach24.jpg|left|thumb|Let's hope Airazor doesn't find out about this.]]

''(Note: although it picks up after the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is not in-continuity with the television series.)''

In the Beast Wars Metals manga, Tigatron was interpretted as a samurai warrior and given a character re-design to reflect that angle. At one point, he is forced to do battle with the [[spark|spark]]-less body of his beloved [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. Not wishing to harm her, he willingly let the evil Airazor take the opportunity to decapitate him.

Just as evil Airazor began to strike, the spark of the real Airazor entered his body. In cyberspace, the two embrace eacher other and vow never to be apart again. Their sparks then merge, resulting in the all-powerful [[Tigerhawk]].

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BWRConcept07.jpg|right|thumb|Tigatron's control art. Note the extensive remolding from Cheetor that never happened.]]
*'''Tigatron''' (Deluxe, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-8''', '''VS-8'''

: This mold is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] in cream, silver, and green, transforming into a fairly generic big cat in shape. His robot-mode parts color layout is notably different from Cheetor's.

: Later, [[Takara]] released him in a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] bright white fur with the copied-from-Cheetor color layouts. He was available both individually and in a two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Blackarachnia]].

*'''Tigatron''' (Transmetal Botcon 2001 exclusive)
:This mold is a redeco of ''[[Beast Wars Metals]]'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], which is a [[retool]] of transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. He transforms into a mechanical cat with flip-out thruster-wings. His robot-mode arms have spring-loaded flip-out blaster grips, which also have barrel extensions that can be clipped to his legs in beast mode.

===Timelines===
*'''Unit 2 (Tigatron)''' (2006)

: A retooling of the ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] toy using Cheetor's new headsculpt, "Unit 2" transforms into an open-topped Cybertronic sports car. his rear engine assembly reveals a pair of spring-loaded flip-out guns when a [[Cyber Planet Key]]/[[Golden Disc Key]] is placed in it. This assembly becomes a hand-held blaster in robot mode., His side-pipes can also be removed and used as hand-weapons. He came with a bio card and a pale-gray Golden Disc Key with a Maximal sigil on it.

: This mold was also used to make [[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]].

==Trivia==
* The origianl version of Tigatron shown at Toy Fair in 1996 gave him orange fur instead of cream-colored. This version was never produced.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Tigatron/tigatron.htm Tigatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/tigatron.html Tigatron's profile at BotCon.com]

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Obsidian (BM)

2006-11-24T01:11:38Z

69.61.236.140: /* Beast Wars Returns */

{{Template:Disambig3|Obsidian}}

''Obsidian is a [[Vehicon]] in the [[Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Beast Era]].''

[[Image:ObsidianDJart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That is how stupid you are.]]

'''Obsidian''' and his consort [[Strika]] have fought for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in countless battles... and won them all. Though he is sophisticated and canny, able to concoct strategies with layers upon layers, his purpose is single-minded. He defends Cybertron.

There is some fine print. Whoever happens to be in charge, whether a benevolent or malevolent force, in his reasoning, ''is'' Cybertron. Once power changes hands, so does he. He is loyal only to the planet, and perhaps his consort Strika, not to any moral ideals. As his fellow Vehicon General [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] has remarked, "If you're loyal to everybody, can you really be loyal to anybody?"... a question that has given Obsidian pause.

In an [[Obsidian (Universe)|alternate universe, Obsidian]] would rise to overthrow [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and take over Cybertron, only to become a thrall of the chaos-bringer [[Unicron]].

His [[Command Code]] is "Obliterate".

''('''Note''': Obsidian has been variously credited as a former [[Autobot]] or former [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]].)''

''Pre-release name:'' '''Blitzwing'''

==Fiction==
===''Timelines: Descent Into Evil''===
As part of the denouement of the [[Descent Into Evil]] story, [[Flamewar (Timelines)|Flamewar]] was held prisoner and interrogated by a group of [[Autobot]]s and [[Maximal]]s which included Obsidian. However, it transpired that the questioning was merely a test of suitability by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insurrectionist [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], and the entity appearing to be Obsidian was in fact a disguised [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]].

[[Image:Obsidianbm.jpg|left|thumb|Obsidian, LA Nails spokes-bot.]]
===''Beast Machines''===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Paul Dobson]] (US), [[Masaya Onosaka]] (Japan)

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
* '''Obsidian''' (Basic, 2000)
:A Basic-price point toy in the ''Beast Machines'' line, Obsidian transforms into a twin-rotor assault helicopter vaguely similar to an Osprey. His cockpit in helicopter mode is multi-jointed to allow it movement to look around, the Vehicons' toy aesthetic being "living vehicles". The cockpit's "eyes" further enhance the effect. The two rotor blades are pressure-launch projectiles.

:The same mold is used by ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Obsidian (RiD)|Obsidian]] and ''Universe'' Obsidian. A hand-painted mock-up of the mold was presented as a proposed [[Wreckers]] [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]] as a future [[BotCon]] exclusive, but was never produced.

:At one point Obsidian was planned to have a deluxe toy that would be more show-accurate. Sadly, this toy never made it past pre-production. (Rotorbolt was originally going to be a BotCon exclusive redeco of this mold, explaining why he was drawn to match Obsidian's show appearance in the Wreckers comics.)

===Beast Wars Returns===
*'''Obsidian''' (Basic, 2005)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-14'''
:In 2005 the toy was [[redeco]]ed and released as part of the Japanese Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] ''[[Beast Wars]] Returns'' series, the Japanse name for ''Beast Machines''. Having been produced several years after the cartoon was, this version had a deco considerably more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] than the original, but still not quite there, physical differences between the mold and show model regardless.

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Obsidian/obsidian.htm Obsidian at TFU.info]

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Gus Gopher Show

2006-11-24T01:05:35Z

69.61.236.140:

'''''The Gus Gopher Show''''' is a slapstick cartoon series in [[Generation 1]] continuity.
[[Image:Gus gopher.jpg|thumb|250px|Speaking statistically, probably voiced by Frank Welker]]
The show features a cartoon rabbit (pictured) duck, and of course Gus Gopher with his comic catchphrase "Zone out, buddy boy!" It was extremely popular in the year 2000.

'''''Note:''' Gus Gopher was a popular cartoon character in a divergent timeline where the Soviet Union never fell. In reality, the most popular cartoon show in the year 2000 was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon Digimon].''

==Fiction==
===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[Jeff Grey]] recorded the Gus Gopher Show over a news broadcast of [[Hot Rod]] fighting the [[Battlecharger|Battlechargers]]. Hot Rod didn't mind, he likes the Gus Gopher Show too!

[[Ravage]] later used this recording to reprogram the villianous [[City-Dwellers]] into believing they were the cast of the Gus Gopher show. He found this ''hilarious''.

[[Category: Earth culture]]
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