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King Poseidon

2012-08-15T23:04:02Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

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:''King Poseidon is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:KingPoseidon1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|King of the Deep Blue Sea]]
'''King Poseidon''' (キングポセイドン ''Kingu Poseidon'') is the combined form of the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], created when the Seacon leader [[Turtler]] merges with one of each of the numerous Seacon drones under his command. As Turtler is the only sentient member of the team, it is his consciousness alone which controls the giant combiner, becoming even more cold and cruel as he tears through the battlefield with his massively increased mobility and destructive power.

King Poseidon is composed of:

*Turtler (leader)
*[[Gulf]]
*[[Kraken]]
*[[Lobclaw]]
*[[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]]
*[[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]]

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Kingposeidon masterforce.jpg|left|220px|thumb|]]
After numerous failures on the part of the individual Seacons and the other Decepticons serving under them, Decepticon leaders [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] decided it was time for King Poseidon to enter the fray. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} The Seacon combiner introduced himself to the shocked Autobots during a battle on an island off the coast of America, and immediately attacked [[Ginrai]], who found himself unable to match King Poseidon's raw power. As King Poseidon ground his foot down on top of Ginrai, the trailer Ginrai had recently added to his [[Transtector]] suddenly burst into life, flying through the air and knocking King Poseidon aside. Ginrai and the trailer then fused together to create "Super Ginrai", who seized King Poseidon and body-slammed him so hard that the Seacons forming his limbs exploded. Only Turtler survived, and escaped into the ocean. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Kingposeidon ginraiflip.jpg|right|180px|thumb|''"And lo did Ginrai toss King Poseidon out on his aft, as was before, as e'er shall be."'']]
King Poseidon next battled Super Ginrai in [[Canada]], where he was again quickly overcome by the Autobot's [[Chōkon Power]] and had his right arm blown off. Sent tumbling backwards, the combiner lost his grip on his sword, which wound up impaling his own leg and destroying it. With two limbs gone, the Seacons were forced to disengage and retreat. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

It was some time before King Poseidon reappeared, but he eventually showed up again when Autobot Godmaster [[Lightfoot]] clashed with the Seacons in the waters off [[Australia]] and was sent tumbling into a crevasse. When Ginrai arrived to save his team-mate, the Seacons merged into King Poseidon and collapsed the crevasse on both of them, intending to leave them both to be destroyed by a sub-sea volcano that was about to erupt. Ginrai's drone partner [[Godbomber]] soon came to dig them out, and King Poseidon engaged him in battle to prevent the Autobots from being rescued, but during their fight, the volcano erupted. King Poseidon was knocked aside by flying rocks, allowing Godbomber to extricate Ginrai and Lightfoot, but as they attempted to flee, King Poseidon recovered for one final attack. Ginrai and Godbomber merged into God Ginrai and grappled with the combiner on the rim of the volcano, at which point Lightfoot performed a "Chōkon Spin Drill", creating a water spout that threatened to suck King Poseidon in. With his attention divided, King Poseidon was overcome by Ginrai and hurled into the volcano, then hit with a blast from Ginrai's God Cannon, blowing him into his component parts. As ever, only Turtler survived, slinking back to [[Decepticon Base]] to report his failure. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}

[[Image:Kingposeidon clouderdangle.jpg|left|175px|thumb|I believe I can fly... I believe I can touch the sky...]]
A little later, the Decepticons found themselves approached by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]], and [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] instructed King Poseidon to test the newcomer's ability in battle. Surprisingly the other uninformed Decepticons, King Poseidon burst from beneath the ground and mercilessly attacked Clouder, who countered by transforming to his falcon form, seizing the combiner's shoulders, and hoisting him into the air. As he was dragged over a nearby cliff and dangled over the ocean, King Poseidon attempted to free himself with his double cannons, but wound up having his limbs blasted off by Clouder's Chōkon Power. As he tumbled into the ocean, Clouder hit him with one more blast, blowing King Poseidon to pieces yet again and proving himself to the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Clouder was subsequently installed as a double agent within the Autobot ranks, and the information he fed the Decepticons enabled them to perform an all-out assault on [[Autobot Base]]. King Poseidon was summoned into action by Giga and separated into his component Seacon parts, which proceeded to invade the base and destroy it from within. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

When the Decepticons captured Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Shūta Gō]], King Poseidon served as jailer for the young hero, holding him in an unbreakable grip as Ginrai arrived in the base to rescue him. Unable to act thanks to King Poseidon's hold on his team-mate, Ginrai was pummelled by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], but the tables turned most unexpectedly when the Decepticon Junior [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] could finally no longer stomach the Decepticons' evil and opened fire on King Poseidon. King Poseidon's arm was blown off and he dropped Shūta, but Cancer pressed his attack, and King Poseidon turned his weapons on the youth, blasting his gun out of his hand. Luckily, before he could deliver the killing blow, King Poseidon was once again blasted to smithereens by Godbomber. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Cancer subsequently sided with the Autobots and provided them with the information they needed to mount an attack on the Decepticons' headquarters, during which King Poseidon was formed once again, only to be promptly blown apart by [[Grand Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Kingposeidon metalhawkswordfight.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Mine's bigger than Yours!]]
When the Autobots' assault resulted in the destruction of Decepticon Base, the villains relocated to the [[Grand Canyon]] for an attack on North America, and the Autobots pursued, splitting up into teams to search. The team consisting of the Headmaster Juniors and [[Ranger]] were about to scale a rock face when it exploded into fragments, revealing King Poseidon hiding within it. When their weapons proved ineffective against the giant, Shūta and [[Cab]] grabbed his arms in hopes of breaking them off, but King Poseidon simply slammed his arms together, crushing the boys between them. Although Ginrai and Grand Maximus arrived to save them, the Decepticons pulled out rather than fight on, heading for the Alps for their final attack on Earth. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Again, the Autobots gave chase, but as soon as they arrived in the Alps, [[Metalhawk]] and the Autobot Juniors were almost immediately attacked by the waiting King Poseidon. Metalhawk engaged the combiner in a swordfight, but as they strained their blades against one another, Ginrai appeared in the skies overhead and knocked King Poseidon into his component Seacons with a God Punch attack. Rather uncharacteristically, the Seacons actually managed to stay intact through his disassembly, and Turtler had them immediately recombine to attack Ginrai, but the Autobot hero easily blew King Poseidon to fragments with his God Cannon, for the final time. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} Turtler, of course, survived the explosion, but disappeared, and was not seen either during the final battle, or when the other Decepticons fled into space at the war's end. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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====''Zone'' catalog====
Years later, King Poseidon was among several powerful Decepticons led in an assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]] by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
[[Image:KingPoseidonZone1.jpg|left|230px|thumb|...of course he needs a cape! He's a "King"!]]
When the supernatural entity known as [[Violen Jiger]] took command of the Decepticons, his first act was to recruit [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history. King Poseidon was selected to be one of those Generals and was given the rank of Aquatic General as well as new power and weaponry to make him an even greater threat than before.

King Poseidon was sent to [[Earth]] along with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Predaking]] to steal the [[Zodiac]] necessary for Violen Jiger's schemes. The mysterious energy source was located beneath the planet's surface by new Autobot commander [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and stolen by Devastator, but as Dai Atlas attempted to chase him down, King Poseidon struck, emerging from a nearby subterranean lake and ensnaring Dai Atlas with a chain. Devastator handed the Zodiac off to King Poseidon, who returned to the surface with it, where he was attacked by [[Sonic Bomber]] and forced to hurl the Zodiac out of his reach. Unfortunately for the villains, Dai Atlas was the one who caught it, prompting Trypticon to fire a beam of Energon Z at the heroes. The Energon Z interacted with the Zodiac, which empowered Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber with its energies, transforming them into powerful new "Zone Modes". The firepower of the two Autobots' new modes was directed upon King Poseidon and Trypticon, who were destroyed when they exploded dramatically. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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===Comic continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[Image:Kingposeidon manga.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
King Poseidon's sole recorded foray onto the battlefield occurred when the Decepticons attempted to dupe the Autobots with holographic projections of legendary Decepticons from years past. Racing into action, the Autobots suddenly found themselves surrounded by a legion of Decepticons led by "[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]", and while the holograms themselves posed no danger, the threat of King Poseidon was all too real. The Seacon combiner loomed over the battlefield, bearing down on the Autobots, at which point the new Autobot Godmasters Lightfoot, Ranger and [[Road King]] arrived with a new trailer unit for Ginrai's Transtector. At Lightfoot's instruction, Ginrai combined with the trailer, transforming into "Super Ginrai" and unleashing the full extent of his Chōkon Power against King Poseidon. Struck by a "Super Fire Guts" attack, King Poseidon was smashed to bits, and the battered Turtler limped away while the Autobots realized the had been facing illusions. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

Although there were no further documented instances of Turtler combining with the other Seacons, he did later combine with several other Decepticons into the mis-matched "[[Scramble 7]]", which, naturally, had Piranacon's head and torso. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}
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====''Zone'' comic and story pages====
[[Image:Kingposeidon zonestorypage.jpg|left|210px|thumb|Now in grey edition!]]
Years later, King Poseidon was one of nine Decepticons selected by the supernatural new emperor of the Decepticons, Violen Jiger, to become one of his [[Nine Great Demon Generals|Great Demon Generals]]. Appointed "Aquatic General" and equipped with new powers and weapons to make him stronger than before, King Poseidon was first unleashed against the Autobots on the ocean planet of [[Wall]]. Hiding beneath the waves alongside Trypticon, King Poseidon emerged to battle Autobot commander [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], but was beaten back by a concentrated attack from [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], [[Skywave]], [[Missile Bull]] and [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 3}}

Later, King Poseidon, Trypticon, Predaking and Devastator were directed to attack Earth in search of the mysterious "Zodiac", in order to create the super-energy Violen Jiger needed for his schemes. They were pursued to the planet by the Autobot [[Powered Master]]s Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber but while, Dai Atlas was occupied in a subterranean battle with Devastator, King Poseidon located and absconded with the Zodiac. Dai Atlas pursued him back to Earth's surface, where both sides grappled for possession of the Zodiac until Trypticon fired a beam of [[Energon Z]] at the Autobots. The Energon Z interacted with the Zodiac and unleashed its energies, transforming Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber into heavily-armed new "Zone Modes". The two heroes blasted the generals with their powerful new weapons, winning the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

The Generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making tem formidable oponents to the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}
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==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1 Piranacon toy.jpg|right|thumb|An example of [[neon]] not existing in Generation 1 toy colorations.]]
* '''King Poseidon''' (1988)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-318'''
: The six Seacons who form King Poseidon could be purchased separately, or together as a [[giftset]]. The toys were sold concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as the American [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] team, who formed [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]], but unlike the Piranacon giftset, which omitted [[Nautilator]], the King Poseidon giftset includes all six members.

:King Poseidon was later redecoed into [[God Neptune]], then into the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive Piranacon giftset.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Piranacon/piranacon.htm More information on King Poseidon (well, Piranacon) at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Tfcaramel kingposeidon.jpg|right|thumb|Still not as bad a color scheme as the actual toy.]]
*'''King Poseidon 1''' (1988)
*'''King Poseidon 2''' (1988)

:The six Seacons were available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. These non-transforming [[Decoy]]-style soft rubber figures came in two sets: the first contained Turtler, Gulf and Kraken, with Overbite, Tentakil and Lobclaw coming together in the second, who could then be plugged together to form King Poseidon. Each group of three connected together on a shared rubber sprue, and were available in blue, yellow or red, so you could wind up with a mis-matched King Poseidon, like the one we've got pictured here! Each set came packaged with a piece of caramel.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum kingposeidon.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''King Poseidon A''' (1988)
*'''King Poseidon B''' (1988)

:Snap-together model kits of the Seacons were released in the tenth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line, split across two sets: set A contained Turtler and Overbite, with the remaining four Seacons grouped together in set B. All six robots were fully transformable into all three modes (robot, creature and weapon), and could combine into King Poseidon. The kits were made from solid magenta, teal and grey plastic, with [[sticker]]s rather than [[paint operation]]s for detail. They came packaged with a stick of gum.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Piranacon''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Piranicón''' (America)
*''Russian:'' '''Zhivodjor''' (Живодёр, "Flayer")
*''Italian:'' '''Piranha'''

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Gilmer

2012-08-15T23:03:03Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

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:''Gilmer is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Submarauder boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This week on The Gilmer Girls, Lorelai splits in half to reveal a giant killer space robot.]]
Thousands of years ago, '''Gilmer''' (ギルマー ''Girumā'') and his fellow [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s were passing through the [[Earth]]'s [[solar system]] in an attempt to escape a crew of [[Autobot]]s led by [[Metalhawk]] when both groups wound up crash-landing on the planet. Seeking to conquer Stone Age man, the three Decepticons used their Pretender powers to adopt the forms of monstrous creatures, spreading terror across the world down through the ages as the Autobots struggling to stop them. Over the centuries, the Transformers inspired many Earthly legends with their inhuman forms and deeds; in Gilmer's case, his fondness for dragging ships down into the depths of his underwater domain seems to have inspired many old sailors' tales of beasts from the depths. After epochs of battling, Gilmer and the other Decepticons were defeated by the Autobots and imprisoned, with Gilmer being sealed up in the ancient ruins of lost [[Atlantis]]. In the present day, however, the evil alien entity [[Devil Z]] has liberated Gilmer and his fellow Pretenders to play a role in his evil plans for humans and Transformers alike.

There is the sense that Gilmer is a little bit older and wiser than his fellow Pretenders, [[Blood]] and [[Dauros]], but that he's been outstripped by these younger, more eager hot-heads, and that he's fairly aware of it. He's quite accepting of this state of affairs, though, and he gets along quite well with both of them in different ways: he and Blood often scheme together, and he regularly goes on missions alongside Dauros, who seems to respect him. However, a fair bit of his time is also spent getting between the two and stopping them from fighting amongst themselves, thanks to Dauros's resentment of Blood's leadership position. Gilmer transforms into a Cybertronic submarine that can hover over ground just as well as it cuts through water. He is a terrifying force in the water, able to create undersea volcanoes, control sea life and use his "Aqua Saw" sword to bend the flow of the oceans to his will.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Gilmer pretendershell.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Damn you, Namor!]]
Having been freed from imprisonment by Devil Z, Gilmer and Blood set about attempting to draw out the Autobot Pretenders by attacking a cruise ship off the coast of [[Canada]]. When this tactic failed to gain any response, Dauros attacked a Japanese city instead and Gilmer had to play referee when Blood accusing Dauros of "playing leader". As it happened, Dauros's approach actually proved successful, as Metalhawk soon arrived and all three Decepticons ganged up on him. Unfortunately for the villains, Metalhawk's fellow Autobot Pretenders also soon arrived, and Gilmer was attacked by [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]]—although the Autobot had the decency to tap him on the shoulder first. When Metalhawk destroyed the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] that the Decepticons had brought with them, the evil trio elected to retreat. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

Seeking to find a way to infuse human beings with Decepticon power, Blood had Gilmer and Dauros steal corpses from a university medical lab, and channelled energy from Devil Z to transform them into [[zombie]]-like "[[Destroid]]s". These creatures soon proved unstable and short-lived, so Gilmer and Dauros were then dispatched to round up some test subjects in the [[Karin Islands]]. Taking their captives to the remote Isle of the Gods, the two Pretenders were pursued by the Autobots, who liberated the humans and forced the Decepticons to flee. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} Blood later acquired live test subjects from a jet airliner, and Gilmer observed as these new Destroids were unleashed on Rome, unnecessarily explaining their actions for the benefit of no-one in particular, as Blood angrily pointed out . When the Autobots arrived to subdue the Destroids, Gilmer and his fellow Pretenders escaped into the catacombs under the city. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}

[[Image:PUNishing.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Dauros, this is all so sudden.]]
After holding back from the front lines for a while to allow the Decepticons' new [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors to take centre stage, Gilmer was then dispatched to Africa with Dauros to cause wild animals to stampede, as part of a plan to destabilize the natural balance of Earth. Blood soon joined the pair to help cause an [[elephant]] stampede, but despite a bout of terrible punnage from Gilmer, the Autobots still succeeded in pacifying the panicked pachyderms and the Decepticons retreated once more. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

When Gilmer and his fellow Decepticons were united with the second Decepticon unit operating under Devil Z's command, they fell into service under their new leaders, [[Giga]] and [[Mega]]. Gilmer had no lost love for Mega, quietly uttering some sexist mutterings over his general distaste with her attitude and approach to doing things, and although Mega didn't comment directly, she made it fairly obvious she had heard him by forcing him to play punching bag for [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] so he could show off his martial arts skills for her. [[Image:Gilmer puretendaaa.jpg|left|140px|thumb|]] The Pretenders' relationship with their new teammates, the powerful [[Godmaster]]s [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], had a similarly bad beginning, as they didn't take kindly to being considered weaker than a pair of humans. As such, when Mega commented that in the grand scheme of things, even the ''Headmaster Juniors'' were more important than the Pretenders, Gilmer and his two companions furiously stormed off to join in the Decepticons' attack on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]]. The ensuing battle was not the Pretenders' finest hour, and they were defeated by Metalhawk and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

Dauros and the Pretenders took a back seat in the battles that ensued, during which time the Autobots recruited their own Godmaster, [[Ginrai]]. Always out to improve their standing in Mega and Giga's eyes, the Pretenders attempted to lure Ginrai to his destruction at the hands of the Seacon combiner [[King Poseidon]] by kidnapping children and holding them on an island off the coast of America. When Autobot Pretender Diver arrived to investigate, Gilmer spotted his approach from beneath the waves, enabling Dauros was able to capture him as well. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Diver and the captive kids worked together to summon the other Autobots to the island, and King Poseidon was defeated by the new-born "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

Gilmer and the Pretenders were later recruited by Hydra and Buster to help them track Ginrai down as he searched for more Godmasters around the world. Blood found Ginrai as he was meeting up with the first new Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]], but kept the discovery a secret from the Godmaster brothers, calling in Gilmer and Dauros so that the Pretenders could take the credit. During a short skirmish with Lightfoot, poor Gilmer got rammed in the unmentionables by the former's vehicle mode. Blood grappled with Lightfoot while Gilmer and Dauros summoned King Poseidon to the battlefield, but when Ginrai defeated the combiner again, the villains made themselves scarce. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

[[Image:Gilmer robotmode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
When the wandering [[Six Changer]] [[Sixknight]] arrived on Earth seeking to join the Decepticons, Gilmer and Blood exploited his anger at being turned down by Giga and Mega by suggesting that he destroy Ginrai in order to prove himself. The pair watched the ensuing battle from afar, but when Ginrai gained they upper hand, they decided to step in by seizing [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], forcing Ginrai to stay his hand. While Gilmer and Blood were arguing over who go to hold her, however, Sixknight turned his weapons on them, disgusted at their dishonourable interference in the fight. Minerva was freed and Sixknight ultimately lost the fight; needless to say, Gilmer and Blood were not impressed. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

Carrying out a complex plan formulated by Hydra and Buster, Gilmer and the Pretenders captured doctors from all over the world and held them captive on [[Atlan Island]] in the South Pacific. Gilmer returned to the Karin Islands to capture [[Dado (Masterforce)|Doctor Dado]], inadvertently alerting the Autobot Headmaster Juniors to their scheme and leading to the arrival of the Autobot Godmasters to save the day. Gilmer battled Lightfoot during the fight, which concluded when the Godmasters unleashed their special powers and sent the Decepticon Pretenders back to their base in disgrace. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

Later, when Mega was posing as a fortune teller and horrifying the world with predictions of disaster, Gilmer and the Pretenders later helped to make these "predictions" come true by trying to blow up [[Watson Dam]], although they lacked the firepower to accomplish the task, forcing a disgusted Giga to step up. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} [[Image:Gilmer breakaleg.jpg|left|215px|thumb|]] A little later, still desperately trying to get out of their leaders' bad books, Gilmer and Blood managed to discover that the Autobots were constructing a secret project in a [[British Motors]] factory and raced to tell Giga and Mega about it. Unfortunately, Hydra and Buster coerced the information out of them and stole all the credit. Gilmer, Blood and Dauros all participated in the subsequent attack on the factory, but the fight was definitely a low point for the evil Pretenders, who were beaten so badly by Lightfoot and [[Ranger]] that they lost several limbs between them. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

Giga ordered the last Godmaster to be found and Gilmer and the Pretenders set out to find him. However the Decepticon Headmaster juniors found him instead. But forgot to tell Gimler and the Pretenders. Unaware that the Godmaster known as [[Clouder]] was found they continued to look. The best hint they got was a bear. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}}

When the Decepticons were constructing an advance base off the coast of [[Australia]], their undersea blasting caused a sub-sea volcano to become active, leading to an earthquake that drew the Autobots into the area. Lightfoot was buried in a crevasse by the Seacons, and Gilmer silently observed the arrival of Ginrai, hastily returning to the Decepticons' base to inform Mega and Giga of the situation, and to join them in observing the escapades that followed over their viewscreens. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}

After dropping off the radar for a lengthy period of time, Gilmer and the Decepticon Pretenders were later seen battling the Autobot Pretenders in Latin America {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} and were at the Decepticon headquarters when Ginrai was lured there to rescue his captive comrade [[Shūta Gō]], {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} and when the Autobots initiated an all-out attack on the base. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} During this battle, Devil Z and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] fused together and the Decepticon base was destroyed, following which Gilmer relocated with the rest of the villains to the [[Grand Canyon]] for an attack on North America. When Autobots pursued them, the Decepticon Pretenders battled Road King and Lightfoot, although Hydra and Buster soon butted in and took over the fight. [[Image:Masterforce decepticon pretenders.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]] {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

With the attack on North America complete, the Decepticons moved to the Alps to attack Europe. Again, the Autobots gave chase, and Gilmer, Blood and Dauros observed the heroes' approach, reporting on it to [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and BlackZarak. When Hydra and Buster were defeated once again in battle by Ginrai, BlackZarak unleashed his full fury upon them, and at Gilmer's suggestion, the terrified Pretenders fled the scene, fearing what would happen if BlackZarak turned his anger on them. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}

Although BlackZarak and Devil Z were subsequently destroyed by Ginrai, Gilmer and the Pretenders did not reappear. There was no indication that they departed Earth with the other Decepticons; presumably, they remained in hiding on the planet.
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Gilmer manga.jpg|left|175px|thumb|]]
After being freed by Devil Z, Gilmer, Dauros and Blood reintroduced themselves to the modern world by attacking the Karin Islands. The islands' prince, [[Cab]], made a vain attempt at battling the Decepticons, but the tide turned when the Autobot hero Metalhawk arrived and sent the Decepticons packing with his "Shining Arrow" attack. {{storylink|Gods? Devils? The Pretenders}}

After unleashing a [[Lobclaw]] on Ginza, Tokyo {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}} Gilmer and Dauros directed the Decepticons' new Headmaster Junior warriors in attacking the city while Blood was busy occupying Metalhawk. The Decepticon Juniors were defeated by the Autobots' own Headmaster Juniors {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}} and Gilmer joined them in withdrawing to meet up with their leaders, Mega and Giga. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} Later, when the Seacon combiner King Poseidon was defeated by Super Ginrai, the battered [[Turtler]] escaped to report his failure to the Pretenders. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

When Mega and Giga rolled their Transtectors into battle for the first time, Gilmer and the Pretenders came along for the ride, clinging to the top of the Megajet. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Gilmer later observed the torture of the Autobot Headmaster Juniors [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]] at Blood's hands, as the Decepticons tried to force the boys to join their evil family, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} and later still, helped to make decorations for the Decepticon base to celebrate the New Year. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

Gilmer, Dauros and Blood were the only Transformers that did not participate in the final battle against Devil Z when he turned on the other Decepticons and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon. After all the other Transformers joined their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack" and destroyed Devil Z once and for all, the Autobots' and Decepticons' Transtectors were brought to life by the alien's death and departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space. Watching as their once-comrades left the planet, Gilmer Dauros and Blood were last seen running off into the distance, deciding that they should learn to transform into humans too. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
[[Image:G1 Submarauder toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Gilmer''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-203'''
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, belt, shield, "Aqua Saw", "Aqua Buster"

:Gilmer's Pretender Shell takes the form of a blue and grey bipedal fish-monster, armed with a trio of purple weapons: the "Aqua Saw" sword, the "Aqua Buster" rifle, and his shield, which plugs into one of the "barnacles" on the shell's arm. The shell splits to reveal Gilmer's robot mode, which transforms into a purple and blue Cybertronic submarine. The robot can wield the Aqua Buster in both modes.

:This toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]], with no notable differences between the two.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Submarauder/submarauder.htm More information on Submarauder at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Submarauder''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Fish''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Reptilo'''

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Dauros

2012-08-15T23:02:22Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''Dauros is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Skullgrin boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's all greek to me.]]
'''Dauros''' (ダウロス ''Daurosu'') and his fellow [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on [[Earth]] during the Stone Age, while attempting to escape a pursuing crew of Autobots led by [[Metalhawk]]. Seeking to conquer the planet through fear, the Decepticons used their Pretender powers to take on the shapes of unearthly creatures and terrorized burgeoning humanity with their monstrous forms. While battling the Autobots down through the ages, the Decepticons gave rise to many myths and legends; specifically, in Dauros's case, his rampages in Ancient [[Greece]] resulted in the tale of the Minotaur. Eventually, the Decepticon Pretenders were defeated by the Autobots and sealed away, with Dauros being entombed underground, beneath the Nazca Lines of Peru. In the present day, however, the evil alien entity [[Devil Z]] has liberated Dauros and his fellow Pretenders to play a role in his evil plans for humans and Transformers alike.

Dauros's love of the smell of gunpowder led him to become the explosions expert of the Decepticon forces. If there's an unexplained explosion anywhere in human history, odds are Dauros had a hand in it. But he's not just good for blowing things up: he's also physically the strongest of the three Decepticon Pretenders, and always up for a fight. Naturally, he thinks that means he ought to be in charge, and as such, he doesn't get along very well with self-appointed leader [[Blood]]. He is constantly attempting to undermine Blood's authority, even though he never has very much luck, since Blood rarely takes him seriously. Dauros transforms into an assault tank which can burrow beneath the ground, and is also capable of flight.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Dauros pretendershell.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Wile E. Coyote has taught us he's about to be surrounded by a cloud of dust.]]
Dauros's first public action after being freed from imprisonment by Devil Z was to lead a group of [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] in attacking a Japanese city in an attempt to draw out the Autobot Pretenders. Blood soon arrived to berate him for "playing leader", but [[Gilmer]] stopped the pair from fighting before they could start. As it happened, Dauros's approach actually proved successful, as Metalhawk soon arrived and all three Decepticons ganged up on him. Unfortunately for the villains, Metalhawk's fellow Autobot Pretenders also soon arrived, and Dauros grappled with [[Lander]] as the others battled around them. When Metalhawk destroyed the Seacons Dauros had brought with him, the evil trio elected to retreat. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

Seeking to find a way to infuse human beings with Decepticon power, Blood had Dauros and Gilmer steal corpses from a university medical lab, and channelled energy from Devil Z to transform them into [[zombie]]-like "[[Destroid]]s". These creatures soon proved unstable and short-lived, so Blood decided to use live subjects instead, sending Dauros and Gilmer to round up some test subjects in the [[Karin Islands]]. In the island jungles, Dauros battled Metalhawk, only to flee when the [[Lobclaw]] Seacons accompanying him were destroyed. Dauros and Gilmer withdrew with what human captives they had been able to acquire to the nearby Isle of the Gods, but the Autobots pursued them, liberated the captives, and forced the two Pretenders to retreat. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} Blood later acquired live test subjects from a jet airliner, and Dauros observed as these new Destroids were unleashed on Rome. When the Autobots arrived to subdue the Destroids, Dauros and his fellow Pretenders escaped into the catacombs under the city. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}

[[Image:Dauros puretendaaa.jpg|right|275px|thumb|It's bigger on the inside.]]
After holding back from the front lines for a while to allow the Decepticons' new [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors to take centre stage, Dauros was then dispatched to Africa with Gilmer to cause wild animals to stampede, as part of a plan to destabilize the natural balance of Earth. Despite successfully putting his explosive skills to use to scare the animals into stampeding, Dauros was not best pleased to be on the receiving end of orders from Blood, but the head Pretender simply shut off the communication channel before he could protest. Blood then joined Dauros and Gilmer in Africa and caused an [[elephant]] stampede, but the Autobots pacified the panicked pachyderms and the Decepticons fled once more. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

When Dauros and his fellow Decepticons were united with the second Decepticon unit operating under Devil Z's command and fell into service under their new leaders, [[Mega]] and [[Giga]], the three Pretenders took an instant dislike towards their two new teammates, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]. As a new breed of Transformer-human fusion known as "[[Godmaster|Godmasters]]", Hydra and Buster were introduced as being more powerful than them, which did not get things off to a good start. As such, when Mega commented that in the grand scheme of things, even the ''Headmaster Juniors'' were more important than the Pretenders, Dauros and his two companions furiously stormed off to join in the Decepticons' attack on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]]. The ensuing battle was not the Pretenders' finest hour, and they were defeated by Metalhawk and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[Image:Dauros robotmode.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
Dauros and the Pretenders took a back seat in the battles that ensued, during which time the Autobots recruited their own Godmaster, [[Ginrai]]. Always out to improve their standing in Mega and Giga's eyes, the Pretenders attempted to lure Ginrai to his destruction at the hands of the Seacon combiner [[King Poseidon]] by kidnapping children and holding them on an island off the coast of America. When Autobot Pretender [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] arrived to investigate, Dauros was able to capture him as well, locking him into a device that prevented him from transforming to robot mode. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Diver and the captive kids worked together to summon the other Autobots to the island, and King Poseidon was defeated by the new-born "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Dauros choke.jpg|right|215px|thumb|]]
Dauros and the Pretenders were later recruited by Hydra and Buster to help them track Ginrai down as he searched for more Godmasters around the world. Blood found Ginrai as he was meeting up with the first new Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]], but kept the discovery a secret from the Godmaster brothers, calling in Dauros and Gilmer so that the Pretenders could take the credit. Blood grappled with Lightfoot while Dauros and Gilmer summoned King Poseidon to the battlefield, but when Ginrai defeated the combiner again, the villains made themselves scarce. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} Later, after nearly choking on a turkey leg during a feast at the Decepticon base when Giga unexpectedly called on him, {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} Dauros worked with the other Pretenders to carry out a complex plan formulated by Hydra and Buster, capturing doctors from all over the world and holding them captive on [[Atlan Island]] in the South Pacific. Unfortunately, Dauros bungled the plan when he allowed [[Dado (Masterforce)|Doctor Dado]] to escape and alert the Autobot Godmasters, who arrived to save the day. Dauros battled [[Ranger]] during the fight, which concluded when the Godmasters unleashed their special powers and sent the Decepticon Pretenders back to their base in disgrace. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

[[Image:Dauros armless.jpg|left|225px|thumb|My me-time hand!]]
When Mega was posing as a fortune teller and horrifying the world with predictions of disaster, Dauros and the Pretenders later helped to make these "predictions" come true by trying to blow up [[Watson Dam]], although they lacked the firepower to accomplish the task, forcing Giga to step up. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} A little later, Dauros, Blood and Gilmer all participated in an attack on the Autobots' "Bomber Project" facility, but the fight was definitely a low point for the evil Pretenders, who were beaten so badly by Lightfoot and Ranger that they lost several limbs between them. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

After dropping off the radar for a lengthy period of time, Dauros and the Decepticon Pretenders were later seen battling the Autobot Pretenders in Latin America {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} and were at the Decepticon headquarters when Ginrai was lured there to rescue his captive comrade [[Shūta Gō]], {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} and when the Autobots initiated an all-out attack on the base. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} During this battle, Devil Z and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] fused together and the Decepticon base was destroyed, following which Dauros relocated with the rest of the villains to the [[Grand Canyon]] for an attack on North America. When Autobots pursued them, the Decepticon Pretenders battled Road King and Lightfoot, although Hydra and Buster soon butted in and took over the fight. [[Image:Masterforce decepticon pretenders.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]] {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}
With the attack on North America complete, the Decepticons moved to the Alps to attack Europe. Again, the Autobots gave chase, and Dauros, Blood and Gilmer observed the heroes' approach, reporting on it to [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and BlackZarak. When Hydra and Buster were defeated once again in battle by Ginrai, BlackZarak unleashed his full fury upon them, and the terrified Pretenders fled the scene, fearing what would happen if BlackZarak turned his anger on them. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}

Although BlackZarak and Devil Z were subsequently destroyed by Ginrai, Dauros and the Pretenders did not reappear. There was no indication that they departed Earth with the other Decepticons; presumably, they remained in hiding on the planet.
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Dauros manga.jpg|left|175px|thumb|]]
After being freed by Devil Z, Dauros, Blood and Gilmer reintroduced themselves to the modern world by attacking the Karin Islands. The islands' prince, [[Cab]], made a vain attempt at battling the Decepticons, but the tide turned when the Autobot hero Metalhawk arrived and sent the Decepticons packing with his "Shining Arrow" attack. {{storylink|Gods? Devils? The Pretenders}}

After unleashing a [[Lobclaw]] on Ginza, Tokyo {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}} Dauros and Gilmer directed the Decepticons' new Headmaster Junior warriors in attacking the city while Blood was busy occupying Metalhawk. The Decepticon Juniors were defeated by the Autobots' own Headmaster Juniors {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}} and Dauros joined them in withdrawing to meet up with their leaders, Mega and Giga. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} Later, when the Seacon combiner King Poseidon was defeated by Super Ginrai, the battered [[Turtler]] escaped to report his failure to the Pretenders. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

When Mega and Giga rolled their Transtectors into battle for the first time, Dauros and the Pretenders came along for the ride, clinging to the top of the Megajet. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Dauros later observed the torture of the Autobot Headmaster Juniors [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]] at Blood's hands, as the Decepticons tried to force the boys to join their evil family, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} and later still, helped to make decorations for the Decepticon base to celebrate the New Year. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

Dauros, Blood and Gilmer were the only Transformers that did not participate in the final battle against Devil Z when he turned on the other Decepticons and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon. After all the other Transformers joined their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack" and destroyed Devil Z once and for all, the Autobots' and Decepticons' Transtectors were brought to life by the alien's death and departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space. Watching as their once-comrades left the planet, Dauros, Blood and Gilmer were last seen running off into the distance, deciding that they should learn to transform into humans too. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
[[Image:G1Skullgrin toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Dowlos''' {{sic}} (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-202'''
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, belt, "Oval Cutter", 2 "Gigaton Magnum" rifles

:"Dowlos"'s Pretender Shell takes the form of a bipedal monster decked out in grey and purple armor, distinctively topped by a ungulate skull of indeterminate type (it appears to be that of a ram, although Dauros's [[bio]] described it as a bull's). The shell is armed with Dauros's white "Oval Cutter" sword, and his double-barreled "Gigaton Magnum" rifle. Like most Pretenders, Dauros wears a belt, but his is unusual in that it functions like an ''actual'' belt, looping around his waist and fastening together (making its removal considerably more fiddly). The shell splits to reveal Dauros's robot mode, which transforms into a purple and grey Cybertronic tank. The Gigaton Magnum splits into two smaller rifles which can be wielded in the robot's hands, or plugged into the side of the tank.

:This toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Skullgrin]], with no notable differences between the two.
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==Notes==
*"Dauros" is a pun on ''tauros'', Greek for "bull".

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Skullgrin''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Bull''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Korno''' ("Horn")

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skullgrin/skullgrin.htm Dauros/Skullgrin at TFU.info]

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Dauros

2012-08-15T23:02:02Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

{{Factions|decepticon}}
:''Dauros is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Skullgrin boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|It's all greek to me.]]
'''Dauros''' (ダウロス ''Daurosu'') and his fellow [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on [[Earth]] during the Stone Age, while attempting to escape a pursuing crew of Autobots led by [[Metalhawk]]. Seeking to conquer the planet through fear, the Decepticons used their Pretender powers to take on the shapes of unearthly creatures and terrorized burgeoning humanity with their monstrous forms. While battling the Autobots down through the ages, the Decepticons gave rise to many myths and legends; specifically, in Dauros's case, his rampages in Ancient [[Greece]] resulted in the tale of the Minotaur. Eventually, the Decepticon Pretenders were defeated by the Autobots and sealed away, with Dauros being entombed underground, beneath the Nazca Lines of Peru. In the present day, however, the evil alien entity [[Devil Z]] has liberated Dauros and his fellow Pretenders to play a role in his evil plans for humans and Transformers alike.

Dauros's love of the smell of gunpowder led him to become the explosions expert of the Decepticon forces. If there's an unexplained explosion anywhere in human history, odds are Dauros had a hand in it. But he's not just good for blowing things up: he's also physically the strongest of the three Decepticon Pretenders, and always up for a fight. Naturally, he thinks that means he ought to be in charge, and as such, he doesn't get along very well with self-appointed leader [[Blood]]. He is constantly attempting to undermine Blood's authority, even though he never has very much luck, since Blood rarely takes him seriously. Dauros transforms into an assault tank which can burrow beneath the ground, and is also capable of flight.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Dauros pretendershell.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Wile E. Coyote has taught us he's about to be surrounded by a cloud of dust.]]
Dauros's first public action after being freed from imprisonment by Devil Z was to lead a group of [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] in attacking a Japanese city in an attempt to draw out the Autobot Pretenders. Blood soon arrived to berate him for "playing leader", but [[Gilmer]] stopped the pair from fighting before they could start. As it happened, Dauros's approach actually proved successful, as Metalhawk soon arrived and all three Decepticons ganged up on him. Unfortunately for the villains, Metalhawk's fellow Autobot Pretenders also soon arrived, and Dauros grappled with [[Lander]] as the others battled around them. When Metalhawk destroyed the Seacons Dauros had brought with him, the evil trio elected to retreat. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

Seeking to find a way to infuse human beings with Decepticon power, Blood had Dauros and Gilmer steal corpses from a university medical lab, and channelled energy from Devil Z to transform them into [[zombie]]-like "[[Destroid]]s". These creatures soon proved unstable and short-lived, so Blood decided to use live subjects instead, sending Dauros and Gilmer to round up some test subjects in the [[Karin Islands]]. In the island jungles, Dauros battled Metalhawk, only to flee when the [[Lobclaw]] Seacons accompanying him were destroyed. Dauros and Gilmer withdrew with what human captives they had been able to acquire to the nearby Isle of the Gods, but the Autobots pursued them, liberated the captives, and forced the two Pretenders to retreat. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} Blood later acquired live test subjects from a jet airliner, and Dauros observed as these new Destroids were unleashed on Rome. When the Autobots arrived to subdue the Destroids, Dauros and his fellow Pretenders escaped into the catacombs under the city. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}

[[Image:Dauros puretendaaa.jpg|right|275px|thumb|It's bigger on the inside.]]
After holding back from the front lines for a while to allow the Decepticons' new [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors to take centre stage, Dauros was then dispatched to Africa with Gilmer to cause wild animals to stampede, as part of a plan to destabilize the natural balance of Earth. Despite successfully putting his explosive skills to use to scare the animals into stampeding, Dauros was not best pleased to be on the receiving end of orders from Blood, but the head Pretender simply shut off the communication channel before he could protest. Blood then joined Dauros and Gilmer in Africa and caused an [[elephant]] stampede, but the Autobots pacified the panicked pachyderms and the Decepticons fled once more. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

When Dauros and his fellow Decepticons were united with the second Decepticon unit operating under Devil Z's command and fell into service under their new leaders, [[Mega]] and [[Giga]], the three Pretenders took an instant dislike towards their two new teammates, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]]. As a new breed of Transformer-human fusion known as "[[Godmaster|Godmasters]]", Hydra and Buster were introduced as being more powerful than them, which did not get things off to a good start. As such, when Mega commented that in the grand scheme of things, even the ''Headmaster Juniors'' were more important than the Pretenders, Dauros and his two companions furiously stormed off to join in the Decepticons' attack on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]]. The ensuing battle was not the Pretenders' finest hour, and they were defeated by Metalhawk and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[Image:Dauros robotmode.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
Dauros and the Pretenders took a back seat in the battles that ensued, during which time the Autobots recruited their own Godmaster, [[Ginrai]]. Always out to improve their standing in Mega and Giga's eyes, the Pretenders attempted to lure Ginrai to his destruction at the hands of the Seacon combiner [[King Poseidon]] by kidnapping children and holding them on an island off the coast of America. When Autobot Pretender [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] arrived to investigate, Dauros was able to capture him as well, locking him into a device that prevented him from transforming to robot mode. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, Diver and the captive kids worked together to summon the other Autobots to the island, and King Poseidon was defeated by the new-born "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Dauros choke.jpg|right|215px|thumb|]]
Dauros and the Pretenders were later recruited by Hydra and Buster to help them track Ginrai down as he searched for more Godmasters around the world. Blood found Ginrai as he was meeting up with the first new Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]], but kept the discovery a secret from the Godmaster brothers, calling in Dauros and Gilmer so that the Pretenders could take the credit. Blood grappled with Lightfoot while Dauros and Gilmer summoned King Poseidon to the battlefield, but when Ginrai defeated the combiner again, the villains made themselves scarce. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} Later, after nearly choking on a turkey leg during a feast at the Decepticon base when Giga unexpectedly called on him, {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} Dauros worked with the other Pretenders to carry out a complex plan formulated by Hydra and Buster, capturing doctors from all over the world and holding them captive on [[Atlan Island]] in the South Pacific. Unfortunately, Dauros bungled the plan when he allowed [[Dado (Masterforce)|Doctor Dado]] to escape and alert the Autobot Godmasters, who arrived to save the day. Dauros battled [[Ranger]] during the fight, which concluded when the Godmasters unleashed their special powers and sent the Decepticon Pretenders back to their base in disgrace. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

[[Image:Dauros armless.jpg|left|225px|thumb|My me-time hand!]]
When Mega was posing as a fortune teller and horrifying the world with predictions of disaster, Dauros and the Pretenders later helped to make these "predictions" come true by trying to blow up [[Watson Dam]], although they lacked the firepower to accomplish the task, forcing Giga to step up. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} A little later, Dauros, Blood and Gilmer all participated in an attack on the Autobots' "Bomber Project" facility, but the fight was definitely a low point for the evil Pretenders, who were beaten so badly by Lightfoot and Ranger that they lost several limbs between them. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

After dropping off the radar for a lengthy period of time, Dauros and the Decepticon Pretenders were later seen battling the Autobot Pretenders in Latin America {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} and were at the Decepticon headquarters when Ginrai was lured there to rescue his captive comrade [[Shūta Gō]], {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} and when the Autobots initiated an all-out attack on the base. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} During this battle, Devil Z and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] fused together and the Decepticon base was destroyed, following which Dauros relocated with the rest of the villains to the [[Grand Canyon]] for an attack on North America. When Autobots pursued them, the Decepticon Pretenders battled Road King and Lightfoot, although Hydra and Buster soon butted in and took over the fight. [[Image:Masterforce decepticon pretenders.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]] {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}
With the attack on North America complete, the Decepticons moved to the Alps to attack Europe. Again, the Autobots gave chase, and Dauros, Blood and Gilmer observed the heroes' approach, reporting on it to [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and BlackZarak. When Hydra and Buster were defeated once again in battle by Ginrai, BlackZarak unleashed his full fury upon them, and the terrified Pretenders fled the scene, fearing what would happen if BlackZarak turned his anger on them. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}}

Although BlackZarak and Devil Z were subsequently destroyed by Ginrai, Dauros and the Pretenders did not reappear. There was no indication that they departed Earth with the other Decepticons; presumably, they remained in hiding on the planet.
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Dauros manga.jpg|left|175px|thumb|]]
After being freed by Devil Z, Dauros, Blood and Gilmer reintroduced themselves to the modern world by attacking the Karin Islands. The islands' prince, [[Cab]], made a vain attempt at battling the Decepticons, but the tide turned when the Autobot hero Metalhawk arrived and sent the Decepticons packing with his "Shining Arrow" attack. {{storylink|Gods? Devils? The Pretenders}}

After unleashing a [[Lobclaw]] on Ginza, Tokyo {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}} Dauros and Gilmer directed the Decepticons' new Headmaster Junior warriors in attacking the city while Blood was busy occupying Metalhawk. The Decepticon Juniors were defeated by the Autobots' own Headmaster Juniors {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}} and Dauros joined them in withdrawing to meet up with their leaders, Mega and Giga. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} Later, when the Seacon combiner King Poseidon was defeated by Super Ginrai, the battered [[Turtler]] escaped to report his failure to the Pretenders. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

When Mega and Giga rolled their Transtectors into battle for the first time, Dauros and the Pretenders came along for the ride, clinging to the top of the Megajet. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Dauros later observed the torture of the Autobot Headmaster Juniors [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]] at Blood's hands, as the Decepticons tried to force the boys to join their evil family, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} and later still, helped to make decorations for the Decepticon base to celebrate the New Year. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

Dauros, Blood and Gilmer were the only Transformers that did not participate in the final battle against Devil Z when he turned on the other Decepticons and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon. After all the other Transformers joined their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack" and destroyed Devil Z once and for all, the Autobots' and Decepticons' Transtectors were brought to life by the alien's death and departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space. Watching as their once-comrades left the planet, Dauros, Blood and Gilmer were last seen running off into the distance, deciding that they should learn to transform into humans too. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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==Toys==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
[[Image:G1Skullgrin toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Dowlos''' {{sic}} (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-202'''
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, belt, "Oval Cutter", 2 "Gigaton Magnum" rifles

:"Dowlos"'s Pretender Shell takes the form of a bipedal monster decked out in grey and purple armor, distinctively topped by a ungulate skull of indeterminate type (it appears to be that of a ram, although Dauros's [[bio]] described it as a bull's). The shell is armed with Dauros's white "Oval Cutter" sword, and his double-barreled "Gigaton Magnum" rifle. Like most Pretenders, Dauros wears a belt, but his is unusual in that it functions like an ''actual'' belt, looping around his waist and fastening together (making its removal considerably more fiddly). The shell splits to reveal Dauros's robot mode, which transforms into a purple and grey Cybertronic tank. The Gigaton Magnum splits into two smaller rifles which can be wielded in the robot's hands, or plugged into the side of the tank.

:This toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Skullgrin]], with no notable differences between the two.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*"Dauros" is a pun on ''tauros'', Greek for "bull".

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Skullgrin''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Bull''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Korno'''

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skullgrin/skullgrin.htm Dauros/Skullgrin at TFU.info]

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Blood

2012-08-15T23:01:10Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Blood is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:BombBurst1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Carpe Jugulum.]]

'''Blood''' (ブラッド ''Buraddo'') arrived on [[Earth]] in the Stone Age when he and his fellow [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s crash-landed on the planet while being pursued by [[Metalhawk]]'s crew of [[Autobot]]s. Like any good Decepticons, their thoughts turned to conquering the planet's population, and they used their Pretender powers to adopt the forms of monstrous creatures, with which they terrorized early man. The Decepticons' battles with the Autobots through the ages inspired many Earthly legends; in particular, when Blood menaced Europe in the Middle Ages, he brought about the myth of the vampire. Ultimately, Blood and the other Decepticons were defeated by the Autobots and imprisoned, with Blood being sealed in a sarcophagus deep inside an [[Egypt]]ian [[pyramid]]. In the present day, however, the evil alien entity [[Devil Z]] has liberated Blood and his fellow Pretenders to play a role in his evil plans for humans and Transformers alike.

Blood is easily the cruellest of the Decepticon Pretenders, and it is this organized, focused wickedness that makes him their leader. This doesn't sit well with [[Dauros]], who constantly tries to undermine Blood's authority, although Blood always comes out on top in their arguments. Blood is a fairly angry guy, prone to fits of rage and always willing to hold a grudge, but he's got the skills to back up his bluster, including a hypnotic ability that allows him to entrance human beings with ease. He's a highly-skilled fighter under cover of darkness, but he doesn't do so well in the light, and prefers not to be outside in the daylight for too long, if he can avoid it.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}

[[Image:Blood_pretendershell.jpg|left|thumb|275px|Come to me, my children of the night]]

Having been freed from imprisonment by Devil Z, Blood and [[Gilmer]] set about attempting to draw out the Autobot Pretenders by attacking [[cruise ship captain|a cruise ship]] off the coast of [[Canada]]. When this tactic failed to gain any response, Dauros attacked a [[Japan]]ese city instead; Blood soon arrived to berate him for "playing leader", but Gilmer stopped the pair from fighting before they could start. As it happened, Dauros's approach actually proved successful, as Metalhawk soon arrived and all three Decepticons ganged up on him. Unfortunately for the villains, Metalhawk's fellow Autobot Pretenders also soon arrived, and Blood engaged [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] in a dogfight over the city while the others fought below. When Metalhawk destroyed the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] that the Decepticons had brought with them, the evil trio elected to retreat. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

Seeking to find a way to infuse human beings with Decepticon power, Blood had Dauros and Gilmer steal corpses from a university medical lab, and channelled energy from Devil Z to transform them into [[zombie]]-like "[[Destroid]]s". These creatures soon proved unstable and short-lived, so Blood decided to use live subjects instead, sending Dauros and Gilmer to round up some test subjects in the [[Karin Islands]]. While they were battling the Autobots there, Blood attacked the observatory of the Autobots' human ally, [[Professor Gō]], defeating [[Lander]], demolishing the building and killing the professor. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

[[Image:Blood_puretendaaa.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blood don't need no phone booth for his costume changes.]]

Seeking a way to improve the Destroid conversion process, Blood began attacking passenger planes from the Republic of [[Mont Porte]], hoping to capture the country's famous biologist, [[Blanieux|Professor Blanieux]]. The first jet he attacked did not contain the professor, but he captured the jets' passengers for conversion into Destroids anyway; the second jet, unfortunately for Blood, escaped his clutches and crash-landed in Corsica, drawing the attention of the Autobots. While Metalhawk and company were investigating in Corsica, Blood and the other Decepticons unleashed their newest Destroids in [[Rome]], but fled into the catacombs under the city when the Autobots arrived and subdued the creatures. Blood still refused to give up on the plan, and soon returned to attack the chartered plane containing Blanieux, only to be met with resistance from Metalhawk and Phoenix, who were posing as government investigators to protect the professor. When the two Autobots destroyed the [[Kraken]] Seacons he brought as back-up, Blood fled. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}

After the failure of the Destroid scheme, the Decepticons decided that it was time to unleash their [[Headmaster Junior]]s—human beings bonded to [[transtector]]s that they had stolen from an Autobot cargo ship some time previously. Blood ordered the three Juniors, [[Wilder]], [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] and [[Bullhorn]] to run wild in [[Tokyo]], while he observed from a rooftop. When the Autobots arrived, Blood was once again engaged by Metalhawk and Phoenix, and opted to make himself scarce, rather than prolong the fight. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}} Blood would later lecture the Decepticon Juniors on the three types of [[Chōkon Power]], prompting them to experiment with unbalance them for the Decepticons' goals. {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}}

In his next plan to destabilize the natural balance of Earth, Blood had the Decepticons cause wild animal stampedes across [[Africa]], despite grumbles from Dauros and stinging barbs from the Headmaster Juniors. Channelling more of Devil Z's energy, Blood incited a herd of [[elephant]]s to stampede, directing the Decepticons to ride on top of the animals to prevent the Autobots from attacking them. The Autobots instead had to settle for stopping the panicking pachyderms with a scrum formation, and with his plan foiled, Blood led the Decepticons in retreating once again. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

[[Image:Blood_robotmode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Oddly heroic looking.]]

At the command of Devil Z, Blood brought the Pretenders and Headmasters Juniors to [[Giga and Mega's base|a remote island]] to meet with the other Decepticons under the alien's command. Upon arrival, they were attacked by two armored figures who pummelled them rather badly, but before Blood could open fire on the pair, two more mysterious individuals appeared on the scene to explain: the armored pair were [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], who served under the second duo, [[Mega]] and [[Giga]]. All four were a powerful new breed of warrior named [[Godmaster]]s, and Blood took an immediate dislike to Buster and Hydra after being told they were more powerful than he was. Challenging them to prove their strength, Blood joined with Buster and Hydra in attacking the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]], in which, as bad luck would have it, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors happened to be participating. The other Autobots came to the aid of their imperilled young team-mates, and Blood and the Godmaster brothers decided to retreat. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}}

Blood actually seemed surprisingly okay with relinquishing his command position and falling into service under Giga and Mega, but he still really hated being ranked below Hydra and Buster. As such, when Mega commented that in the grand scheme of things, even the ''Headmaster Juniors'' were more important than the Pretenders, he immediately rounded up the other Pretenders and led them in joining in the Decepticons' attack on [[Viscas Island]]. The ensuing battle was not the Pretenders' finest hour, and they were defeated by Metalhawk and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

Blood and the Pretenders took a back seat in the battles that ensued, during which time the Autobots recruited their own Godmaster, [[Ginrai]]. After a failed attempt to destroy Ginrai that involved kidnapping children {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}, Blood and the Pretenders were recruited by Hydra and Buster to help them track Ginrai down as he searched for more Godmasters around the world. While scouring North America, Blood found Ginrai getting directions as a gas station, but kept this discovery a secret from Hydra and Buster, intending to finish Ginrai off himself and raise the Pretenders' standing in Giga and Mega's eyes.

[[Image:Blood_gilmer_tugowar.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Do humans have a wishbone?]]

By the time Gilmer and Dauros had arrived to back Blood up, Ginrai had completed his journey and discovered a new Autobot Godmaster named [[Lightfoot]], who he was in the process of walking through his transformations when the Decepticon Pretenders attacked. Blood grappled with Lightfoot while Dauros and Gilmer summoned [[King Poseidon]] to the battlefield, but when Ginrai defeated the combiner, the villains made themselves scarce. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

When the wandering [[Six Changer]] [[Sixknight]] arrived on Earth seeking to join the Decepticons, Blood and Gilmer exploited his anger at being turned down by Giga and Mega by suggesting that he destroy Ginrai in order to prove himself. The pair watched the ensuing battle from afar, but when Ginrai gained they upper hand, they decided to step in by seizing [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], forcing Ginrai to stay his hand. While Blood and Gilmer were arguing over who got to hold her, however, Sixknight turned his weapons on them, disgusted at their dishonourable interference in the fight. Minerva was freed and Sixknight ultimately lost the fight; Blood and Gilmer were not impressed. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

[[Image:Lightfoot_kicksblood.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Righty tighty, lefty loosey.]]

Carrying out a complex plan formulated by Hydra and Buster, Blood and the Pretenders captured doctors from all over the world and held them captive on [[Atlan Island]] in the South Pacific. The Autobot Godmasters arrived to save the day, and Blood battled [[Road King]] during the fight, which concluded when the Godmasters unleashed their special powers and sent the Decepticon Pretenders back to [[Decepticon Base|their base]] in disgrace. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

Later, when Mega was posing as a fortune teller and horrifying the world with predictions of disaster, Blood and the Pretenders later helped to make these "predictions" come true by trying to blow up [[Watson Dam]], although they lacked the firepower to accomplish the task, forcing a disgusted Giga to step up. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} A little later, still desperately trying to get out of their leaders' bad books, Blood and Gilmer managed to discover that the Autobots were constructing a secret project in a [[British Motors]] factory and raced to tell Giga and Mega about it. Unfortunately, Hydra and Buster coerced the information out of them and stole all the credit. Blood, Gilmer and Dauros all participated in the subsequent attack on the factory, but the fight was definitely a low point for the evil Pretenders, who were beaten so badly by Lightfoot and [[Ranger]] that they lost several limbs between them. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

After dropping off the radar for a lengthy period of time, Blood and the Decepticon Pretenders were later seen battling the Autobot Pretenders in Latin America {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} and were at the Decepticon headquarters when Ginrai was lured there to rescue his captive comrade [[Shūta Gō]], {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} and when the Autobots initiated an all-out attack on the base. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} During this battle, Devil Z and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] fused together and the Decepticon base was destroyed, following which Blood relocated with the rest of the villains to the [[Grand Canyon]] for an attack on North America. When Autobots pursued them, the Decepticon Pretenders battled Road King and Lightfoot, although Blood was nearly knocked out of the air by the grandstanding Hydra and Buster. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[Image:Masterforce_decepticon_pretenders.jpg|right|thumb|All now regulars on the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers".]]

With the attack on North America complete, the Decepticons moved to the Alps to attack Europe. Again, the Autobots gave chase, and Blood, Gilmer and Dauros observed the heroes' approach, reporting on it to Overlord and BlackZarak. When Hydra and Buster were defeated once again in battle by Ginrai, BlackZarak unleashed his full fury upon them, and the terrified Pretenders fled the scene, fearing what would happen if BlackZarak turned his anger on them. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===

[[Image:Blood_manga.jpg|left|thumb|215px|You're one of ''those'' right? Can't stand sunlight or garlic or silver things? You know, the masters of the night with tons of weaknesses for some reason?]]

After being freed by Devil Z, Blood, Gilmer and Dauros reintroduced themselves to the modern world by attacking the Karin Islands. The islands' prince, [[Cab]], made a vain attempt at battling the Decepticons, but the tide turned when the Autobot hero Metalhawk arrived and stripped away the shadows that cloaked the villains. Metalhawk evaded a "Bloody Moon" attack from Blood, and sent the Decepticons packing with his "Shining Arrow". {{storylink|Gods? Devils? The Pretenders}}

After unleashing a [[Lobclaw]] on Ginza, Tokyo {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}} Blood battled Metalhawk in the dead of night, keeping him occupied while the Decepticons' newly-created Headmaster Juniors battled the Autobots' own Junior warriors. The Decepticon Juniors were defeated, after which Blood explained to them about Chōkon Power, and prepared them to meet the Decepticon Godmasters, Giga, Mega, Hydra and Buster. {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}}

Blood and the Pretenders were with Giga, Mega and the Headmaster Juniors while Hydra and Buster had their first battled with the Autobot Godmaster Ginrai, {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} and later, when the Seacon combiner King Poseidon was defeated by Super Ginrai, the battered [[Turtler]] escaped to report his failure to the Pretenders. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

When Mega and Giga rolled their transtectors into battle for the first time, Blood and the Pretenders came along for the ride, clinging to the top of the Megajet. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Not long after, when the Decepticons captured the Autobot Headmaster Juniors Cab and Shūta Gō, Blood delighted in torturing the two boys in an attempt to force them to join the Decepticons, but the pair were soon rescued by their fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} Later still, Blood, Gilmer and Dauros all helped to make decorations for the Decepticon base to celebrate the New Year. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

Blood, Gilmer and Dauros were the only Transformers that did not participate in the final battle against Devil Z when he turned on the other Decepticons and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon. After all the other Transformers joined their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack" and destroyed Devil Z once and for all, the Autobots' and Decepticons' transtectors were brought to life by the alien's death and departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space. Watching as their once-comrades left the planet, Blood, Gilmer and Dauros were last seen running off into the distance, deciding that they should learn to transform into humans too. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1Bomb-Burst_toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|No, I'm the [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|other guy]].]]
*'''Blood''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-201'''
**''Accessories'': Pretender shell, left & right shoulder pads, belt, 2 "Double Shoulder Lasers", "Death Hammer"
:Blood transforms into a blue and grey Cybertronic VTOL jet, with wings formed from his two "Double Shoulder Laser" rifles. In robot mode, these rifles plug into the outsides of his arms, rather than into his fists. His Pretender Shell, meanwhile, is a monstrous humanoid bat-creature, adorned with a belt and two bat-winged shoulder pads. The shell is armed with the "Death Hammer" axe weapon, and can also wield the Double Shoulder Lasers either individually, or combined into a double-barreled weapon, via larger 5mm pegs on the rifle-butts.

:Blood was available concurrently in [[Hasbro]]'s markets as [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]]. There are no differences between the two versions.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Bomb-Burst/bombburst.htm More information on Blood/Bomb-Burst at TFU.info]

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Bomb-Burst''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Bat''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Lobos'''

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Vampires]]

Scorponok (G1)

2012-08-15T23:00:15Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

{{factions|decepticon|{{factions/icons|custom=Machination_logo.png|cSize=45x30px|cLink=Machination}}}}
{{disambig3|Scorponok}}
:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok's American look… taken from a British publication.]]
'''Scorponok''' is frequently in a position of Decepticon leadership and is usually the arch-foe of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He is often partnered in some way with a being named [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]].

In some universes, he becomes '''BlackZarak''' (ブラックザラック ''Burakkuzarakku'').

{{note|Other than these base facts, much about him differs by continuity; from personality to [[Scale|size]]. See separate character notes in the sections below.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
Scorponok was a Decepticon commander on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and was a rival of the [[Autobot]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. ''Some time in the past, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] were displaced from the year 2008 and fell under his command. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}'' In the modern day, Scorponok led his troops in a raid on an Autobot city on Cybertron, leveling the city and leaving its remnants in flaming ruins. A long line of captives was taken from the battle; as they marched to their doom in the [[smelting pool]], Scorponok took a sadistic glee in ordering them to move faster or feel his sting. He wasn't so gleeful when Fortress Maximus led an ambush on his squadron; his troops were overwhelmed by the Autobots' righteous fury, and Scorponok ordered a retreat so that they might live to fight another day. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

Soon after, Fortress Maximus and his followers quit the war and left for the planet [[Nebulos]]. Scorponok invaded the Autobots' abandoned base, but found nothing, not even the obligatory trap that Scorponok expected. They did receive a communication from Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] on Nebulos, who informed them of the Autobots' arrival there and requested their help. Scorponok happily led his troops there, vowing to conquer the new planet.

[[Image:Loveandsteel-scorponokispissedoff.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not having a good day here.]]
Upon reaching Nebulos, Scorponok immediately confronted Zarak and obtained the location of Fortress Maximus, learning that he had surrendered himself and four of his followers to ensure peace for the Autobots. Scorponok decided to attack there first, ignoring Zarak's protests. Scorponok and his troops laid siege to the capital city of [[Koraja]], demanding the surrender of the Autobots and blasting away at its newly erected defensive walls when they were refused. It seemed the Decepticons would capture the city, until the gates opened to reveal the Autobots. They had not come to surrender, but to fight. With their newly enhanced [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] powers, they easily overwhelmed the more numerous Decepticons; Brainstorm and Chromedome effortlessly penetrated Scorponok's defenses, blasting him. Faced with this unexpected development, Scorponok ordered a rather ignominious retreat.

Scorponok and his troops began investigating ways to dispose cleanly of the Nebulans, such as dumping them into space inside anti-gravity-powered [[polymer alloy]] bubbles. In the midst of this research, Apeface and Snapdragon returned from a failed mission, defeated by two of the Autobot Headmasters, and Scorponok gave them a good smacking around. When the captive Lord Zarak suggested that there might be something to this whole "working with fleshlings" thing, Scorponok nearly smacked ''him'' around too, before conceding that perhaps sharing his power might indeed be in his best interest.

And so, Scorponok underwent the Headmaster process, along with five of his troops; Zarak became his binary-bond partner. Using Zarak's daughter [[Llyra]] as bait, the Decepticons lured the Autobots into a trap. During the ensuing battle, the Decepticons trapped a group of Nebulans inside the floating polymer bubbles. When Scorponok noticed Llyra was inside one of the bubbles, he found himself conflicted, his feelings as Zarak the father battling against his legacy as Scorponok the Decepticon. The Decepticon won out, and plan went forward: While the Autobots were busy saving the nebulans, Scorponok and his troops defeated them and took them captive. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

[[Image:Terrorcons-rollout1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Terrorcons are too dumb to notice that they're hanging out with a headless dude.]]
Scorponok continued to dominate Zarak's personality more and more, driving him to a battle lust at the [[Mercury Gardens of Melanossus]], and again at [[The Nursery]]. Zarak broke free of Scorponok's influence long enough to free the captive Autobots, but the Nebulan was soon back atop his partner, urging his troops onward to destruction. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''Apparently having difficulty perfecting the [[Targetmaster]] process, Scorponok kidnapped [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and their respective partners to study. When the Autobot Headmasters attempted to free their comrades he revealed that it had been a trap and promptly abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], as it was the Headmaster process that he couldn't perfect. Scorponok was dismayed to find that Highbrow and [[Gort]]'s mental disunity matched that of his own Headmasters, but realised that the process was sound—the issue lay with the compatibility between the Headmaster partners themselves. Before he could eliminate the now-useless Highbrow, Scorponok was driven off by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]].'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

''Scorponok and Zarak challenged Fortress Maximus and Galen (here called "Kord") to a duel to settle their differences. Kord/Maximus won by cheating, but it didn't matter because the duel was a ruse to distract the Autobots while [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] stole Autobot fuel converters. The Deceptions had bugged the Autobot base and learned of Earth. They needed the converters to travel there. The Decepticons left for Earth and the Autobots followed.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the ''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' miniseries.}}

When [[Galen]] decided to leave Nebulos for [[Earth]], Scorponok and his forces again followed, leaving the war-torn Nebulos behind. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Scorponok's first action upon arriving on Earth was to track down the signal that had led Fortress Maximus's crew there. At first, he found only an [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|impudent fleshling]], but soon Fortress Maximus and the Autobots returned to the cave from which the signal had been sent. In the ensuing battle, Scorponok nearly took the human hostage, and he used him as a tool to kill Zarak's old nemesis, Galen. At first, he thought this would leave Fortress Maximus helpless, but the human took Galen's place, and Fortress Maximus drove the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

[[Image:Scorponokpretendertothethrone.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Nya ha ha!]]
Scorponok took his time establishing a beachhead on Earth. First, he covertly seized a genetics lab and created the Decepticon [[Pretender|Pretenders]], hoping to disguise his troops' robotic natures. It was during this operation that he first crossed paths with Optimus Prime, within a computer-simulated world. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} Scorponok then sent [[Skullgrin]] to the planet to establish a fuel depot for the Decepticons' eventual landing. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}} Scorponok used his human component to head up a covert operation by the [[Z Foundation]], in an effort to get humans to destroy the Autobots for him. When the plan failed, Scorponok himself attacked [[Roadjammers|some of the same humans]] in a brutal battle in a parking garage. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''When Scorponok sought to have [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] brainwash the Autobot [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], his plans couldn't have gone more wrong. Mindwipe neglected to hypnotise Highbrow's partner [[Gort]], and the Nebulan managed to regain enough control of Highbrow's body to rip Scorponok's head clean off his shoulders. The sudden separation without any mental command caused both Scorponok and Zarak to black out, and Highbrow returned to base with Scorponok's head in his grip.'' {{storylink|All in the Minds!}} ''Highbrow found himself unable to kill Scorponok in cold blood despite his desire to end the threat he posed, but as he ruminated on the matter outside the Autobot base, he was attacked by a group of Decepticons who had come to reclaim the head of their leader. The chronal crisis known as the "Time Wars" soon erupted, during which Scorponok was reunited with his head and reactivated, at which point he joined with the various Transformers of two worlds, two factions and two eras against the fighting-mad [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Not long afterwards, Scorponok was contacted by Starscream, representative of another faction of Decepticons operating on Earth under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. Scorponok immediately brought his ship to this group's location in the [[Arctic]], only to find his vessel under attack by [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Starscream soon arrived to smooth things over before any damage could be done, but relations were off to a rocky start. Things got worse when Scorponok revealed his partially fleshling nature to Ratbat's group, worse still as a tour of Ratbat's base seemed to be a pointless delaying tactic, and even worse when he learned of Ratbat's plan to seize the legendary power source known as the [[Underbase]]. Furious that Ratbat had clearly never intended to cooperate with his group, Scorponok attempted to lead his troops away, only to find his path barred by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Seeing their leader besieged, the rest of Scorponok's troops stormed to the attack. A battle soon erupted between the two sides, with Scorponok mercilessly ripping, tearing, smashing and blasting his way through Ratbat's soldiers. Only the sight of Starscream stealing his ship in the midst of the battle caused him to call a cease-fire. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

The arrival of the Autobots caused another battle to break out, this time with the Decepticons united against a common foe. But Ratbat and Fortress Maximus called for a cease-fire so they could unite against Starscream. The group was unable to stop Starscream from uniting with the Underbase, and he destroyed Scorponok's ship. Optimus Prime saved the allied groups, bringing them all aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Scorponok found the proposed alliance "detestable" and was eager to take action against the traitor; he was disgusted by Optimus Prime's apparent cowardice in refusing to join the attack teams against Starscream on Earth.

[[Image:Ratbatdarkstardeath.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Sorry, no, I'm a $40 toy. I am NOT getting upstaged by a cassette.]]
Scorponok was co-commander of an attack team in [[Tokyo]], where an offhand comment by Grimlock caused him to realize what Optimus Prime must be up to. Abandoning the fight, Scorponok returned to the Ark aboard the Autobot shuttle that had ferried him to Earth. He found that Ratbat had the same idea; the two confronted Optimus Prime, who had just launched a rocket into space to bring the Underbase to Earth. Seeing the Autobot leader's apparent treachery, Scorponok blasted him. When Ratbat stated his intention to take the Underbase himself, Scorponok blasted him, too, taking him out of the picture permanently. Rocketing into space, Scorponok was nearly in range of the Underbase, when Optimus Prime—now recovered and with his [[Powermaster]] partner back in place—pushed them both out of its way. The two leaders watched in horrified fascination as Starscream arrived, absorbed the entire Underbase, and promptly self-destructed.

Impressed by Prime's actions, Scorponok agreed to a temporary truce, long enough for both sides to gather up their fallen. With Ratbat and Starscream out of the way, Scorponok's command of the Decepticons on Earth was assured. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

The truce at an end, Scorponok attempted to assassinate his old foe, Fortress Maximus, by having [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Snarler]] kill his human partner, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} ''In return, Scorponok granted Pretender shells to the pair.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

Scorponok finally made a permanent landing on Earth, establishing [[New Jersey base|a base in New Jersey]] as part of a plan to gather energy. The plan failed, but Scorponok kept his base there. {{storylink|King Con!}}

Zarak continued to function as a covert human for Scorponok, allowing the Decepticons to counter the growing popularity of [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] in [[New York City]]. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

Scorponok found himself drawn into a battle at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] by his newest recruits, the [[Air Strike Patrol]]. Announcing his arrival in no uncertain terms, he attacked the Autobots who were harassing his troops, only to have those same troops cut and run. Optimus Prime, meanwhile, tried talking to him about alliance and cooperation, of them both being manipulated by some unknown player. Scorponok wasn't very interested in listening, but his memories of Prime's selfless actions during the [[Underbase Saga]] finally got the better of him. Just as he was ready to compare notes, the [[Classic Pretender|Pretender-enhanced]] Starscream arrived. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} The Autobots and Decepticons eventually overpowered him, and Starscream begged Scorponok to take him back. {{storylink|Skin Deep|Skin Deep}} Badly in need of additional troops and firepower, Scorponok agreed, but this decision proved to be very unpopular with his troops. {{storylink|Primal Scream}} It eventually cost him the loyalty of [[Triggerhappy]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], who deserted him after Starscream went missing again. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

In [[1991]], Scorponok made Decepticon history as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] formally offered his surrender in hopes of making a new force to combat the Dark God [[Unicron]]. Scorponok initially planned to betray Prime's trust to bolster his own leadership position, but Prime eventually convinced him of the Chaos-Bringer's threat and persuaded him to unite their forces—just as a contingent of rebel Decepticons under Shockwave's command attacked Scorponok's base. {{storylink|Surrender!}}

[[Image:Allthisandcivilwar-arethey.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wildman and Baskerville, pretty well summed up in one panel.]]
Scorponok arose from the wreckage of his base and quickly put down most of the rebels. He then went mano-a-mano with Shockwave, in a protracted battle which spilled into New York Harbor and across the river into the city's Battery Park. Optimus Prime and Nightbeat interrupted the fight, as did the arrival of the human mutant squad the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Though initially scornful of the humans' efforts, Scorponok was downed by two of them and was nearly killed by [[Circuit Breaker]]. The battle came to a conclusive end when Circuit Breaker used all her power to knock out Shockwave, and Scorponok agreed to stop fighting.

In a sign of the growing alliance, Scorponok was actually inquiring as to Prime's well-being, when they, along with every other Transformer on Earth, were transported by Primus to Cybertron. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

Faced with Armageddon, Scorponok confessed his fears of dying to Optimus Prime, who reassured him that there was no shame in it. Scorponok vowed that he would be proud to go down fighting alongside Optimus... which he nearly did, when the two came under attack from a group of [[Unicron cultist|Unicron cultists]]. Though Scorponok had the option of leaving Prime to his fate, the Decepticon portion of him wouldn't hear of it, and he attacked the cultists in a rage. With the battle won, Scorponok spared one of the cultists at Optimus Prime's behest. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Unicron arrived at Cybertron mere seconds later, and the final battle began. Scorponok was at first paralyzed by the sheer size of their foe, and later further terrified when Optimus Prime was batted aside with ease. But he rose to the challenge, calling on his Decepticon heritage, and attacked Unicron viciously. While he was tearing into the giant's foot, Unicron blasted him with a stream of fire, mortally wounding him. Optimus Prime knelt over him as him as he lay dying, providing solace in the final moments of his life. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

====Earthforce====
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Mindwipe attempted to hypnotise Scorponok but failed, and was thrown out of the Decepticons for his trouble. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

{{note|Scorponok does not appear in the Earthforce stories himself, and is only ever referred to once.}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
In an alternate 1991, near the end of the [[Decepticon Civil War]] between the forces of Scorponok, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], Scorponok found himself separated from his troops and hounded by Megatron's [[Air Strike Patrol]]. He attracted the attention of the Autobots by rampaging through a human settlement, and immediately surrendered to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], leader of the Autobot unit. As Autobot ethics require the protection of prisoners, Scorponok had maneuvered Hot Rod's team into fighting his battle for him. With the frustrated Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons focused on each other, Scorponok was free to walk away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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Scorponok was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|Transformers — Transforming Robots in Action: New York — A City Sinking in Terror}}

====''Classics''====
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Scorponok and Zarak's remains on Cybertron were discovered and studied by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|The New World}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German)

Scorponok was a gigantic Headmaster robot built from scratch by Lord Zarak, the secret ruler of Nebulos, upon learning of the Transformers. Working from the Headmaster process designed by the Autobot [[Brainstorm]] and later applied to his allies in the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] and the Decepticons, Zarak used his mental powers to reconstruct the Hive's entire city into a robotic body for him to binary bond with. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} With Scorponok under his command, Zarak was able to retrieve the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Autobots and carry the Decepticon forces back to Cybertron to reunite with Galvatron. In the end, a bolt of [[plasma energy]] zapped Scorponok in his city mode, launching the massive Headmaster (and the collected Decepticons inside) far out into space. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

{{Note|Like Fortress Maximus, it is unclear if Scorponok has a life of his own or is simply a large machine that Zarak can control. There is no explanation of how Zarak could've brought him to life and his one line of "Autobot Die!" isn't exactly the most sophisticated of expressions.}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
{{note|In this continuity, in a reverse of the standard western naming, Scorponok is the name of the being who becomes the ''head'' of the giant robot, taking the place of Lord Zarak in Japanese fiction. The giant robot's name is '''MegaZarak''', but it's simply a lifeless [[Transtector]] that serves as a larger body for Scorponok. Scorponok's size varies over the series, from human-sized to full Transformer-sized.}}
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters shadows.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Well-manicured eeeeevil.]]
Scorponok was one of a group of diminutive Transformers who left Cybertron four million years ago to escape the Great War and took up residence on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. To survive the harsh environmental conditions on Master, the Transformers built large, lifeless robotic bodies called [[Transtector|Transtectors]], to which they could connect as heads, increasing their size and power. Scorponok underwent the training to become one of these "Headmasters," but he chafed under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], and he led several like-minded Headmaster warriors in a rebellion that ultimately ended with their defeat and exile from Master. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

By the year 2011, Scorponok had teamed up with Galvatron and the Decepticons, and his three minions, [[Weirdwolf]], Mindwipe and [[Skullcruncher]], joined Galvatron's forces in an attack on Cybertron in 2011. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Scorponok himself, on the other hand, refrained from making appearances on the battlefield, sticking to the shadows (in the most preposterously literal way imaginable) and emerging only to lure the Autobot Headmasters into a trap on the planet [[Praum]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Not long thereafter, when Galvatron discovered that [[Vector Sigma]] was in the midst of developing a powerful [[Cybertonuron|new alloy]], Scorponok advised against attacking the planet, suggesting instead that they destroy the alloy, rather than risk the Autobots gaining control of it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In truth, Scorponok was more concerned about ''Galvatron'' obtaining the alloy's power, and determined to stop anyone from acquiring it by taking out Cybertron itself. He had Mindwipe plant powerful bombs in Vector Sigma's chamber, which went off and devastated the planet, ostensibly taking Galvatron with it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters smallrobot.jpg|left|225px|thumb|"Mine is an evil laugh! Moo hoo ha ha!"]]
Scorponok subsequently took control of the Decepticons, falsely claiming that Galvatron was alive and commanding him from afar. He immediately put a series of far-reaching plans into action, starting with the creation of a massive Transtector for himself, which would put him on equal footing with Fortress and his Transtector-scum-battleship, the ''Maximus''. Enslaved [[Beastformer|Beastformers]] were put to work on the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]] to construct this Transtector, and to provide it with power, Scorponok had the Decepticons steal [[Sol 1]], a human solar-energy-gathering satellite, which beamed its power reserves to Zarak. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} While the construction was going on, meanwhile, Scorponok focused his attention on harnessing the power of the [[plasma energy]] released in the destruction of Cybertron. Seeking to generate even more of the energy for his plans of universal conquest, Scorponok used the energy he had already obtained to create bombs that were planted beneath the surface of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], which would rip the planet apart. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} While the Autobots were busy fighting the Decepticon contingent on Mars to prevent the planet's destruction, Scorponok unveiled his completed Transtector to the rest of the Decepticons on [[Chaar]], stepping from the shadows for the first time as he brought all his troops aboard his new battleship-body and flew to Mars. Once there, he transformed into robot mode and spitefully attacked the immobile Maximus before fleeing into space just before his plasma bombs detonated and blew Mars to cosmic rubble. The Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the initial stages of the explosion, and Fortress was able to transform into Fortress Maximus and escape the blast. Fortress Maximus cleaved Scorponok's shoulder with his [[Master Sword]], forcing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters megazarak.jpg|right|225px|thumb|"Hello? My visor seems to have fallen down over my face. Little help?"]]
Believing that his deeds had cemented his position of power, Scorponok arranged to be coronated the new Decepticon emperor on Earth's moon, but in the midst of the ceremony , Galvatron returned alive and well and retook leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Galvatron's return saw Scorponok relegated to the insulting position of interplanetary short bus as the Decepticons traveled from world to world, pillaging copious amounts of energy. Scorponok transformed to robot mode only once on the journey, to battle Fortress Maximus on [[Hive (planet)|Hive]]. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} When the Decepticons returned to Earth, diminishing Scorponok's immediate usefulness to Galvatron, the wicked Headmaster returned to this own schemes, ignoring Galvatron's orders {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} and planting more plasma energy bombs along the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Everything turned around for Scorponok when Galvatron faced the Autobot Headmasters alone in a battle in Alaska, and was finally destroyed when they collapsed an iceberg on top of him. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} This allowed Scorponok to once again seize leadership of the Decepticons, appointing himself the "Emperor of Terror" and resuming his plan for the destruction of Earth by attempting the detonation of his plasma bombs. During the previous interplanetary quest, the Autobots had made contact with [[Tekna]], one of the Beastformers who had worked on the construction of Scorponok's Transtector, and he was able to provide them with encrypted data that pinpointed the location of the Transtector's weak spot. After [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] decoded the data, he raced to Earth where the battle was already in progress and gave Fortress Maximus the information, allowing the Autobot leader to perforate Scorponok's weak spot, and send the critically wounded Decepticon fleeing off into space. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

[[Image:Scorponok headmasters scorpionmode.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Claws...check. Stinger...check. Multiple gun turrets...check. Giant, vulnerable weak spot dead center on the chest...check mate.]]
Moving his attentions away from Earth for the time being, Scorponok led the Decepticons back to planet Master in search of a weapon to counter the power of Fortress's Master Sword. The Autobots pursued them, which unfortunately resulted in [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] being captured by the villains and ransomed for the secrets of the Master Sword. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Using this information, Scorponok forged the [[Zarak Shield]] out of [[G-Metal]], and when the two weapons clashed, the Zarak Shield emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} Emboldened by this victory, Scorponok led the charge back to Earth, intending to finally destroy it, pausing only in the asteroid belt to effect repairs on his Transtector, and to betray and dispose of [[Sixshot]], whom he had never trusted. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Upon his return to Earth, Scorponok promptly had the Decepticon launch an energy-gathering satellite into orbit, and then withdrew to the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (G1)|Lemuria]], where already had numerous Decepticons working to mine the legendary [[crysmagnetal]]. Scorponok raised "Death Towers" of this metal in five strategic location all over Earth all, which proceeded to generate waves of energy that were gathered by the satellite. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} For the final part of his plan, Scorponok lured the Autobots to the North Pole, where he clashed with Fortress Maximus for the last time atop a sixth dais of crysmagnetal. As soon as the two combatants were upon the dais, Scorponok had the satellite beam its stored energy down into his Transtector, and through it into the dais, creating an exponential loop that threatened to tear the Earth apart. Scorponok disconnected from his Transtector and retreated into space with the Decepticons to watch the Earth's destruction, only for Fortress Maximus—supercharged with the combined energy of the Autobot army united in a [[Head Formation]]—to destroy his Transtector, breaking the circuit and saving the Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
With the Decepticons at last forced off of Earth, the Autobots also left the planet, and Transformers' war transitioned into a series of space-based exchanges between Chaar and [[Athenia]], which became known as the [[Master Wars]]. To rejoin the fight, Scorponok had a new Transtector constructed, much smaller than his old one (comparatively speaking – it was still taller than a [[combiner]]), but outfitted with hyper-dense armor. Before he could connect with this new body, Scorponok was captured by the mysterious alien entity [[Devil Z]], who had been in hibernation on Earth until recently, and saw a use for Scorponok in his plan to create the ultimate lifeform. Devil Z brainwashed Scorponok, placing him, and by extension the entire Decepticon army, under his control, and then allowed him to link up with his new Transtector. Rather than forming the head for his Transtector, however, Scorponok controlled it from within its chest cavity, wired directly into its systems from there, with a new "decoy" head placed between its shoulders. Now, Scorponok was '''BlackZarak'''.

The former Decepticon ninja, [[Sixshot]], learned what had befallen Scorponok, and alerted the Autobots to the existence of Devil Z on Earth. The news of this shadowy controller reached the Autobots just as the [[Trainbot|Trainbots]] reported the first sighting of BlackZarak in the shadows of a meteor cluster, and the concerned Autobots decided to send a collection of Transtectors to the small Autobot group under the command of [[Metalhawk]] that was still on Earth, which he used to transform human beings into Autobot warriors to aid in the battle against Devil Z's forces. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

{{note|Following ''The Headmasters'', Japanese continuity branches off in two similar but distinct directions: one is depicted in the ''Super-God Masterforce'' animated series, leading into the ''Zone'' cartoon, while the other is told through the ''Super-God Masterforce'' manga, which leads into the ''Zone'' manga and story pages. However, Scorponok's activities ''between'' the end of ''The Headmasters'' and the beginning of ''Super-God Masterforce'', told through his own packaging [[bio]] and [[TV Magazine]] articles, apply to both continuities.}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (Japanese, when merged with Devil Z)

[[Image:Blackzarak robotmode.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Also known as "African-American" Zarak.]]
After numerous failures by Devil Z's forces on Earth resulted in multiple [[Godmaster]] warriors joining the Autobot ranks instead of the Decepticons, the incensed alien summoned BlackZarak to Earth. Observing BlackZarak's activities, Fortress Maximus's younger brother, [[Grand Maximus]], raced to Earth ahead of him and warned the Autobots of his coming. In preparation for BlackZarak's arrival, the Autobots worked to construct a power-up drone named [[Godbomber]] for their most powerful member, [[Ginrai]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} While they worked, the approaching BlackZarak bombarded the Earth with meteors as part of a complicated scheme by Devil Z's ambassadors, [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] to publicly discredit the Autobots, which was ultimately foiled. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}}

Giga and Mega combined into their robot form of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and headed to Earth's moon to rendezvous with BlackZarak, but before BlackZarak arrived, Ginrai merged with the completed Godbomber, and pursued him into space. BlackZarak showed up in the midst of their battle, and promptly impaled Ginrai with his Tyrant Spear, sending him crashing to the moon's surface. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} BlackZarak and Overlord followed him down to the moon, and hunted the wounded Autobot, who was in dire straits until the timely arrival of Grand Maximus. With the sides now more evenly matched, the two Decepticons attempted to break off the battle and head for Earth, but Ginrai and Grand brought them back down to the moon with a bump. BlackZarak instructed the damaged Overlord to flee the battle, and although he was furious at being ordered around by this newcomer, Overlord could do little to argue, and left BlackZarak to face the two Autobots alone. Grand and Ginrai double-teamed BlackZarak, and eventually, Ginrai was able to decapitate the Decepticon with his God Fire Guts attack. Although Ginrai thought his opponent was done for, BlackZarak's headless body hauled itself back up, and retreated off into space, with Grand Maximus hot on his tail. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Blackzarak scorpion mode.jpg|left|215px|thumb|The scorched remains of two fans who wouldn't stop asking why Devil Z made so many Autobot Transtectors.]]
During this extended stay in space, BlackZarak mastered localized gravity manipulation and gained the ability to open black holes, which he could use to teleport himself across the galaxy at will. After trapping Grand Maximus inside one of these singularities in order to keep him out of the way, BlackZarak teleported directly to Earth and immediately tore through [[New York City]] as part of Devil Z's "Operation M-1". He proceeded to attack [[Tokyo]] alongside Overlord, but was foiled when Ginrai freed Grand Maximus, and the two Autobots stopped the villains by tricking them into blasting each other. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With the failure of this scheme, Devil Z initiated "Operation M-2" and had BlackZarak withdraw to the far side of the moon, where he would unleash the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. Thankfully, BlackZarak was only able to get off one shot from the deadly weapon before Ginrai destroyed it with his God Fire Guts attack. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Blackzarak dakatsu mode.jpg|right|215px|thumb|A dog chasing its own tail has nothing on Hydra Mode.]]
BlackZarak returned to attacking cities around the globe, and soon struck in a city where [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] went to, with a trio of [[Sparkdash]] drones to back him up. Luckily, Autobot Godmaster [[Road King]] was on patrol in the area, and soon called him Ginrai to help him take BlackZarak down. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} Later, after battling Grand Maximus in [[Moscow]], BlackZarak was present at the Decepticon base when the Autobots attacked it. During this clash, Devil Z took his brainwashing to the next level, and actually merged his consciousness with BlackZarak, entering his body and taking control of it himself. For his first act in BlackZarak's body, Devil Z collapsed the Decepticon base in a failed attempt to destroy the Autobots {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} and then led the Decepticons in an attack on North America, bombarding the country with his [[Devil Power]] from a strategic staging point in the heart of the [[Grand Canyon]]. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}

Devil Z next took the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn, where he unleashed his Devil Power upon Europe until God Ginrai arrived to challenge him. The battle was fierce, and Ginrai thought he had won when he once again cleaved BlackZarak's head from his shoulders, but the decapitation of his host meant little to Devil Z, who simply transformed BlackZarak's body into a new, twin-headed serpent form, and kept the fight going. Uniting his Chōkon Power with that of the [[Headmaster Junior|Headmaster Juniors]], Ginrai unleashed his most powerful God Fire Guts yet and dove through BlackZarak's body, finally destroying the giant Decepticon in a huge explosion that left only ash and shrapnel. Although Devil Z survived the blast, he now no longer had BlackZarak's body to enclose him, and was wide open for Ginrai's finishing move: the Final Fire Guts, which utterly obliterated the evil alien. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:ZarakZone1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Aye aye aye—sharpen your boot, and bludgeon your eye]]
Several years after the conclusion of the [[Masterforce War]], when the supernatural entity [[Violen Jiger]] seized control of the Decepticons, one of his first actions was to recruit "[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]" from Decepticon history. Using his mysterious powers, Violen Jiger resurrected BlackZarak to serve as his "Evil Spirit General," and outfitted him with new armor and weapons to make him more deadly than ever before. It was never explicitly stated if he possessed the consciousness of Scorponok or Devil Z, but he seemed to have a serious ''pirate''-vibe going on, now sporting a hook for a hand and an eye-patch.

[[Image:Zone blackzarak.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Aye aye aye—the blarney stone brings a tear to me eye]]
BlackZarak was part of the team of generals who attacked planet [[Micro|Zone]] in order to steal its precious [[Energon Z]] for Violen Jiger's schemes, but BlackZarak refrained from participating in the assault, hanging back on the fringes of the planet's atmosphere to cover his allies' rear. As his fellow generals made good their escape with the Energon Z in hand, BlackZarak barred the way of the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and [[Battle Patrol]] as they attempted to pursue in the [[Rocket Base|Galaxy Rocket]]. The Demon General managed to trap the rocket in a crackling field of electricity, and then departed to rejoin his fellow Decepticons, leaving the electric net to slowly destroy the rocket. Luckily for the Autobots, the [[Jet Patrol Team]] arrived to destroy the net, and [[Sunrunner]] proceeded to use his radar to track BlackZarak back to the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
[[Image:Blackzarak manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Black-and-WhiteZarak]]
When it became apparent that the small force under his command on Earth lacked the manpower to handle the Autobots, Devil Z chose to unite them with the Decepticons in space, and ordered the combined army to attack Athenia. Ginrai (who was on the planet at the time to be appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots) was able to win the battle by defeating [[Scramble 7]], but after the fight, BlackZarak made his first appearance before the Autobots, carrying Hydra, Buster and the Decepticon Headmasters, who announced that they were returning to Earth. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

BlackZarak joined the Decepticons in travelling to Earth, battling [[Raiden]] and the Autobot Headmasters outside the planet's atmosphere while Ginrai confronted Overlord for the first time down on its surface. After defeating his opponents, BlackZarak turned towards Earth, only to find Ginrai streaking towards him, with Overlord in close pursuit. At the last moment, Ginrai spun out of the way, causing the two Decepticons to accidentally strike each other, and damage one another quite badly. While the wounded Overlord returned to Earth, BlackZarak limped back off into space. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

BlackZarak later battled Grand Maximus and the Autobot Godmasters in space, with the aid of [[Darkwings]], {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} after which Devil Z spirited him away to carry out some upgrades. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} These upgrades complete, BlackZarak was soon returned to Earth, and joined Overlord in attacking another city, where he wound up battling Grand Maximus and the Autobots Godmasters once more. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} Later, BlackZarak attacked China with a trio of [[Sparkdash|Sparkdash drones]]. Decepticon Headmaster Junior [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] happened to be in the city at the time, and when the Autobots arrived to battle BlackZarak, he displayed his disdain for humans—even comrades—by seizing Cancer and using him as a shield to keep the Autobots at bay. It was then that Overlord arrived, and surprised everyone by viciously attacking BlackZarak, disgusted by his treatment of Cancer. While the two Decepticons were fighting, the Autobots exploited their conflict to attack and force them to retreat. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

[[Image:Devilz head on%21.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Head? I don't need a head. Heads are for wimps!]]
Overlord's betrayal proved to be the last straw for Devil Z, and he took matters into his own hands by connecting himself to BlackZarak's Transtector as a new head of sorts. Now in control of the Decepticon's body and mind, he transformed BlackZarak into a new serpentine form, and attacked Overlord, the Headmaster Juniors and Ginrai, intending to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]], in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. His Jinchōkon-absorbing beam was blocked by the wholly-robotic Autobot [[Pretender|Pretenders]], and the Autobots and Decepticons united to destroy Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. Uniting their powers in the "Perfect Transform Attack", all the Autobots and Decepticons boarded Grand Maximus, who collided with BlackZarak, destroying the Decepticon and his alien passenger in an explosion of pure Chōkon Power. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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=====''Zone'' comic and story pages=====
[[Image:Blackzarak zone manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]

Years after the end of the Masterforce War on Earth, the creature known as [[Violen Jiger]] took control of the Decepticon forces and created an elite fighting force by recruiting "[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]" from throughout Transformer history. BlackZarak was selected to be one of these generals, and Violen Jiger used his strange, supernatural powers to bring the Decepticon back from the dead, dubbing him his "Evil Spirit General" and increasing his strength with new armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

BlackZarak was part of the contingent of generals sent to planet Zone to steal its super-energy, Energon Z, for Violen Jiger. After his fellow Decepticons succeeded in purloining the Energon Z, BlackZarak covered their escape, seizing the Galaxy Rocket carrying the pursuing Autobots in an unbreakable grip. He proceeded to coat the rocket in a cocoon of strange energy webbing and then departed to join his fellow generals, but fortunately for the Autobots, the Jet Patrol Team arrived to cut them free before they lost BlackZarak's trail. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

BlackZarak later attacked Earth, and met resistance in the form of [[Landshaker]] and [[Sky Hyper]]. BlackZarak seized Landshaker, easily shrugging off Skyhyper's blasts, but was suddenly stunned by a barrage from [[Sonic Bomber]], as he and Dai Atlas came swooping onto the battlefield. Exploiting the opening, Dai Atlas fired on BlackZarak, proving once again that the Autobots' desire to save their comrades would always best the Decepticons' evil. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}

Along with the other Generals, BlackZarak schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them formidable oponents for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[Image:Decepticonsatthepole.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Put me on the Naughty List, will you?!"]]
Scorponok was originally a large, mobile Decepticon base on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} Through means unknown, he became a Transformer, as well as smaller and sentient, and took command of the Decepticon forces from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]].

He matched wits with Optimus Prime himself, at one point trying to lure him into surrendering in exchange for a hostage's life. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} Eventually, the Autobots became too big a nuisance, and Scorponok had the Decepticons move en masse to a secret underground city in the Nebulos Triangle, but this backfired when the Autobots sealed him and his army underground for good. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Seeking a new [[Energon]] source, the Decepticons flew Scorponok to an out-of-the-way asteroid, where he served as a base of operations. When a fight inevitably broke out, Scorponok flew to the battle scene. After he pucked up [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and tossed the Autobot into the distance, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] angrily bodyslammed him, and the pair began grappling. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scorponok, accompanied by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Scorponok threatened to destroy the Autobot unless he revealed where he was headed. Cosmos complied, but Scorponok was keen on destroying him anyway. Cyclonus insisted they investigate, and recalled the history of Andellor. Scorponok realised that the [[Prism of Power]] which Cosmos sought was the only thing that could stop the Decepticon's new weapon, the [[suspension-ray beam]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Ironhide shrugged off Scorponok's mightiest blast, and defeated both him and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

After the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s failed to obtain the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], Zarak mocked Galvatron's skills and, combining with Scorponok, reasserted that he was leader of the Decepticons now. While the pair were still in disagreement, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] broke into their base with the intention of destroying Galvatron's [[Nullification Cannon]]. During the battle, Scorponok took a swing at Prime which accidentally connected with the Cannon, causing it to explode. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Transformers PD Type===
Scorponok and Fortress Maximus met in battle, with Scorponok vowing to crush Maximus with his bare hands. Unfortunately the two giant Transformers, engrossed in their fight, began to topple over, sending their smaller comrades fleeing for their lives. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
[[Image:DestinedforNothing_Scorponok.jpg|left|200px|thumb|[[Universal greeting| Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong]], you have reached Decepticon Headquarters, your call is important to us, please hold.]]
Shortly before the [[Great Shutdown]], Scorponok attended a teleconference with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], where he criticized the latter for "thinking like a calculator instead of a warrior". {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:SpotlightUltraMagnus Scorponok.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If you insist on sticking your olfactory sensors where they don't belong, I'm just going to have to take them from you!]]
Long ago, Scorponok once robbed an installation that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] were guarding—it was something [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wouldn't forget. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}
Scorponok was under Deadlock's command at some point.{{storylink|Drift issue 3}}
After the destruction of Cybertron, Scorponok became a criminal known for his flagrant violations of the [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]]. His traditional modus operandi was to make contact with ambitious non-Cybertronians on a developing world, work with his contacts to develop advanced weaponry using Cybertronian technology, then eliminate his partners when he had what he wanted. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] had been seeking him for some time.

On the planet Nebulos, Scorponok was in league with [[Zarak (G1)|Mo Zarak]], head of the [[Zarak Consortium]], a cabal of really smart scientists. Presumably with input from Scorponok, the Cranium had created hybrid Nebulan/Cybertronian beings. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Ultra Magnus had tracked him down. Claiming to be on the verge of something "breathtaking", Scorponok proceeded to beat the snot out of Ultra Magnus, before transforming into beast mode to finish him off. Unfortunately, Zarak ran out, begging Scorponok not to fire, or risk destroying what they had built. Unable to abort his shot, Scorponok killed Zarak (revealing to Magnus that the Nebulan had also been infused with Cybertronian technology). Shocked at his actions, a furious Scorponok turned to Ultra Magnus, and Magnus shot Scorponok in the head. However, Scorponok managed to escape through an artificial wormhole generator. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Shortly after the [[Brasnya]] conflict, Ultra Magnus contacted Optimus Prime, saying that he had a new lead on Scorponok's whereabouts, but he did not elaborate on the specifics. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

At some point over the last twenty years, Scorponok chose [[Earth]] as the location to continue his experiments. Making contact with a man named [[Abraham Dante]], Scorponok established an underground organization of human agents known as the [[Machination]], based out of [[Tampa]], [[Florida]]. With their assistance, Scorponok began further developing the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology he had begun on Nebulos, designing the means for cybernetically-enhanced humans to bond with mechanoid bodies. This technology now had great personal value to Scorponok, as he had been reduced to little more than a disconnected head without a body, apparently due to the head shot Ultra Magnus gave him in their last encounter.

{{note|It is unclear whether Scorponok pre-dated the Decepticon infiltration unit on Earth or not.}}
[[Image:Devastation6 Scorponok liveagain.jpg|left|200px|thumb|That must have been one hell of a stag night.]]
The Headmaster process was completed shortly before [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] initiated Phase Two on Earth—all it needed was a test subject. To accommodate this, Scorponok and Dante sent agents out into the field to locate the Autobot and Decepticon bases, and conceived tactical scenarios for forcibly acquiring a Transformer as a "guinea pig" before Scorponok underwent the process himself. When the discovery of [[Ultra-Energon|Ore-13]] accelerated the conflict on Earth, the Machination accelerated their plans as well. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}}

When the Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] next left the ''[[Ark-19]]'' in [[Lake Michigan]], Machination agents surprised them on the highway and kidnapped Sunstreaker, leaving behind a heavily-scrapped replica to throw any pursuers temporarily off the scent. As a bonus, they picked up Sunstreaker's passenger as well, [[Hunter O'Nion]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} Taking advantage of the situation, Scorponok and Dante attempted to have Hunter brainwashed and subjected him to the same bio-mechanical engineering as their own agents, creating a small squad of [[Sunstreaker clone|Sunstreaker clones]], each with their own human cyborg controller modified to act as the head in robot mode. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

With the Headmaster process a success, Scorponok proceeded to the next stage: revitalizing himself. Abraham Dante underwent the Headmaster process and donned an exo-carapace of his own. The two of them binary bonded just in time to test-drive their union against Hunter O'Nion, who had managed to shake off their brainwashing attempt and was trying to escape the Machination compound. Despite his renewed size and power, Scorponok failed to prevent Hunter from binary-bonding with one of the Sunstreaker drones, and escaping the Machination. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[Image:SpotlightGrimlock punch KLUNG.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oh come on, I just got this head!]]
The Dante/Scorponok merge went well; even Dante considered them one being. He planted a mole named [[Kloss]] into [[Skywatch]], who planted a virus into Grimlock, freeing him from Skywatch's control. When Grimlock escaped, Scorponok met Grimlock with an offer of an alliance for world conquest. Grimlock refused and they battled, with Grimlock losing. Before he could be killed, Grimlock teleported to his still-functional ship. Dante/Scorponok later planned to take control of the other Dynobots and use them to destroy Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

While continuing his search for the real Sunstreaker, Hot Rod came upon a wrecked Sunstreaker clone; he deduced that its destruction was "the price of failure". {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[Image:ScorponokHotRodMaxDino02.jpg|left|200px|thumb|No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to listen.]]
Following his bonding with Dante, he became a lot chattier and willing—nay, ''desperate''—to monologue his evil schemes.

Once his agents had ensured Skywatch had reprogrammed the Dynobots (reprogramming ''he'' could remotely control) and an army of Sunstreaker clones had been built, Scorponok arranged for Grimlock to be orbital-bounced to [[Fallon]], [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}}

When Skywatch turned up with the Dynobots, he ensured a massive, destructive fight took place, all a set-up so Skywatch would be discredited and his Headmasters could "save the day"... intending his puppet companies would get all the lucrative anti-Transformer defense contracts from a panicked US government. While his attempt to exploit the Dynobots' internal divides failed, he ''did'' get to beat Hot Rod half to death and yell a lot. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

When Scorponok's control of the Dynobots was lost, he sent in an army of Headmasters to annihilate everyone. They might have succeeded if not for the timely arrival of the [[Monsterbot]]s. This bemused Hot Rod, and Scorponok ordered him terminated, but Hot Rod managed to set his guards ablaze and escape the compound. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

As Hot Rod broke out, Sunstreaker broke in to find his real head. Scorponok caught him and blasted him through the chest, but Hunter was able to escape. Before Scorponok could find Hunter, the Monsterbots began blasting the compound, taking out the defenses. Scorponok ordered a recall of all Headmasters to attack the Dynobots, but Hunter was able to sever the connection to Sunstreaker's head, disabling all the Headmasters. A furious Scorponok began to take revenge but was thrown into battle with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who wanted the same thing. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

Shockwave eventually gained the upper hand but allowed Scorponok to retreat gracefully. Scorponok caught Hot Rod trying to sever the connection with his real head, so he thought he'd take out his frustrations by squeezing the life out of Hot Rod. The timely arrival of the Dynobots prevented that, and Swoop severed the connection himself, rendering Scorponok helpless. Just then, Ultra Magnus arrived, responding to an S.O.S. from Hot Rod. He wouldn't allow Scorponok to be killed, but took him into custody. He also ordered the Machination stripped and all technology removed. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[Image:Scorponok-Rebirth.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"Not Elton John."]]
Scorponok has an odd history of [[Commercial|television commercial]] appearances:

* Like any proper flagship toy, he appears in a 1987 commercial largely devoted to him. As Galvatron narrates, the Technobots attack his base mode, prompting him to transform and counterattack, bashing Computron with a boulder. Notably, the commercial identifies Scorponok as Galvatron's "[[Triple Changer]] Headmaster base". Some of the animation was recycled for the Season 4 cartoon opening.

* In 1989, a [[Giant Decepticon Soldier|Frankenstein Decepticon]] appeared in one of the first Micromaster commercials, getting swarmed and overwhelmed by hordes of Micromasters. While not using the same character model, this character was partially based on Scorponok's appearance, including his distinctive head antennae and some of his color palette.

* In 1990, a Scorponok toy painted white and gray appeared in the stop-motion animated toy segment of a commercial advertising the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Construction Patrol]]. Like his cel animated counterpart, he gets overwhelmed by his smaller foes, who blow up a bridge beneath him, sending him tumbling into a ravine with an amusingly unthreatening cry of "RAWRRR."

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
As the Decepticons rampaged over Earth, Cybertron, and some place called "Jail", Scorponok waited on the Last planet (seriously, THE last planet) for Fortress Maximus to show up and challenge him. And Fortress did. And he won. Yay. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Scorponok toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If a camel is a horse designed by committee, then Scorponok is… er…]]
* '''Scorponok''' (Headmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-93'''
**''Accessories:'' Lord Zarak Headmaster unit, helmet, Scorponok's rifle, rifle cover, Scorponok's shield, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]], Fasttrack's 2 guns, 2 ramps, 4 double cannons, 4 antenna, 2 leg shields, 1 claw arm, 1 side gun arm and 1 elevator.

: The largest Decepticon toy in Generation 1, Scorponok's beast mode is a robotic purple, green and orange scorpion. The pincers have multiple points of articulation, and the ratcheting joints are strong enough to grasp a smaller Transformer. His eight legs are also independently jointed. There are two wheels with rubber grips underneath Scorponok's beast mode body, and pushing him along will cause the scorpion legs to move, simulating the motion of walking. Lord Zarak can sit inside the scorpion head/cockpit while in robot form, or he can be stored inside the chest compartment.

:Like many large Generation 1 Transformers, Scorponok has a base mode, with various ramps and towers for smaller Transformer toys to interact with, though it is quite out of [[scale]] for larger toys, such as his fellow Decepticon Headmasters. The central ramp (formed out of his beast tail) is designed with Fasttrack in mind and features a minor gimmick — placing Fasttrack on the orange panel and pressing the small black button will cause the back of the orange panel to rise, sending Fasttrack rolling down the ramp.

:Scorponok's robot mode is impressively large, and still remains one of the largest Decepticon toys in the ''Transformers'' franchise. As with all Headmasters, Scorponok has a flip-down panel on his chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Lord Zarak (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket while in head mode. As Lord Zarak is about the same size as the Headmaster units of smaller Headmaster toys, Scorponok would thus have a pretty small noggin if not for the large helmet (that was the beast mode scorpion head) that is placed over the Headmaster. The helmet also features a flip-down visor, which was homaged in ''Energon'' [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. The 2-part rifle and shield plug into Scorponok's pincers.

:Also, he has a [[die-cast]] ass.

:Fasttrack transforms into a small six-wheeled attack vehicle. He comes with two small, easily lost orange guns.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm More information on Scorponok at TFU.info]
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===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Blackzarak toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Stingin' and blingin']]
*'''BlackZarak''' (Headmaster, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-311'''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok Headmaster unit, face cover, two-piece "Tyrant Spear", "Black Hole Cannon", cannon cover, "Shield Tower"/"Plantium Shield", four "Blacking Cannons", two "Combat Ramps", two "Maintenance Arms", four "Radar Sensors", elevator, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Black Roritchi]], Black Roritchi's two lasers

:This Japanese-exclusive [[retool]] of the original Scorponok figure [[Redeco|redecoes]] the figure in black, gold and red, and equips the figure with a new helmet/scorpion head that features a better-proportioned face sculpted directly into it. As such, it's not really necessary to plug the Scorponok Headmaster unit between the shoulders, since the new helmet-head conceals it completely, but it does fit. The figure includes a small red visor-like mask that clips over the robot mode face, hiding it from view for scorpion mode.

:BlackZarak comes with one major new accessory—his red, two-piece "Tyrant Spear", which he can hold in robot mode—and also includes all of Scorponok's original accessories, appropriately redecoed, including a gold redeco of [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]] named "Black Roritchi". BlackZarak is notoriously difficult to find complete, due to many of his accessories, and even body parts, suffering from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Even sealed box samples have horrified owners who opened the toys for the first time to discover broken parts on their previously-untouched toys.

:Like [[Sixshot]] and Overlord, with their respective "Wingwolf" and "space jet" alternate modes, BlackZarak's instructions do not feature the additional two-headed serpent mode, created as it was by the production staff after fiddling around with the toy and dubbed the "dakatsu" mode. As such, it's entirely possible to transform the toy into this form, but if you try, be aware that it was seriously streamlined for animation, and doesn't look nearly as good in plastic as it does on the screen or comic page. (Also, if the toy hasn't shattered yet due to GPS, putting the toy into dakatsu mode will probably finish the job.)

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/BlackZarak/blackzarak.htm More information on BlackZarak at TFU.info]
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==Merchandise==
===Parody Deformed===
[[Image:Scorponok pd model.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Sets a new standard for "mega"]]
*'''MegaZarak''' (1990)

:A small white and red, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Scorponok was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The fourteenth figure in the series, he came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Watch Out! MegaZarak!", and something that could charitably be described as "gum".
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===Super Collection Figure===
*'''BlackZarak''' (2001)

[[Image:Scorponok scf.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Me and myself]]
:BlackZarak was the "Build-A-Figure" from the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s line of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' PVC figurines, available in eight out of every ten cases. He was divided into six parts, each one packaged with one of the silver metallic "pewter" versions of the other six figurines in the line (the regular, color versions of the figures didn't come with BlackZarak parts): his head and torso came with Ginrai, his left arm with [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]], his right arm with Metalhawk and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], his waist and tail with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his left leg with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his right leg with Overlord. BlackZarak's parts were available in both full-color and smokey translucent plastic (in an equal ratio of 4 out of every 10 cases each), meaning that there were two versions of the figure to collect.

*'''MegaZarak''' (2002)

:Like BlackZarak before him, this version of Scorponok was the Build-A-Figurine from the line's eighth wave. His six components were packaged with the regular color versions of the other figurines in the line: his head and torso came with Fortress, his left arm with Dai Atlas, his right arm with Star Convoy, his pelvis with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], his left leg with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and his right leg with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Like BlackZarak, there was both a regular full-color figure to collect (available in 6 out of every 10 cases) as well as a rarer variant version, this time in metallic silver (available in 4 out of every 10 cases).

==Notes==
[[Image:Rebirth3-legdoor.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Have fun crawling through the joints.]]
* Both Scorponok and Fortress Maximus suffer from the writers struggling to reconcile the characters' high rank with their size. In their comic appearances, they are portrayed as commanders in some capacity but are shrunk down to interact with other Transformers, and their city modes pretty much don't exist. Conversely, the cartoons have opted to portray them as giant city Transformers, though they seem to be merely extensions of the smaller beings that bond with them, with no real life or will of their own.

* When Scorponok prepares to leave [[Nebulos]] in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]," he opens a ramp for the other Decepticons to board him. Curiously, the ramp leads up into one of his scorpion-mode legs.

[[Image:Zazorigun.jpg|thumb|300px|"Sasori" is Japanese for "scorpion", so his name is about as clever as his progenitor's.]]

* The [[Action Master Elite]] [[Double Punch]]'s mold looks just like an [[Action Master]] version of BlackZarak, right down to the molded details, including the head. The coloring (black/red/purple) is similar to BlackZarak's coloring (black/red/gold) as well. This is very strange, considering that Japan never got Action Masters, and Europe never got BlackZarak.

*Scorponok served as the basis for the evil "Zazorigun" (ザゾリガン ''Zazorigan'') mecha in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave of Gold Goldran]]'' series. Unlike fellow ''Goldran'' baddie Deathgarrygun (who was derived from [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]]), no toy or merchandise of Zazorigun was ever released. At least one enterprising Japanese fan, though, has [http://mamao2.cside.com/contents/toys/gd/zazorigan.html created a custom one] for himself.

* The Latin American dub of ''The Headmasters'' displayed some inconsistencies with Scorponok's name. On his first appearance, Galvatron calls him "'''Lok'''". Later, Skullcruncher calls him '''"Gronko"''' (episode 7 only), later in the series, he's named "'''Scorponok'''", and during the space travel event, he's called "'''Chandler'''", the last two names being the most used during the ''Headmasters'' series. It should be noted that no name makes a distinction between Scorponok and his Transtector.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scorponok''' (スコルポノック ''Sukoruponokku''), '''MegaZarak''' (メガザラック ''Megazarakku''), '''Zarak''' (ザラック ''Zarakku'', see above), '''Scorpion''' (スコーピオン ''Sukōpion'', "The Rebirth")
*''Italian:'' '''Scorpion'''
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Skorpiy''' (cartoon, Скорпій, "Skorpiy")
*''Russian:'' '''Skorponog''' (cartoon, Скорпоног, "Scorpoleg")
*''Spanish:'' '''Lok''', '''Gronko''', '''Chandler''', '''Scorponok''' (all America, see above)

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:''Browning is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Browning masterforce.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He's the bravest of all Decepticons—you think Megs or Screamer would be able to live with being called "adorable"?]]

'''Browning''' (ブローニング ''Burōningu'') is a tiny [[Transformer]] given to [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] by [[Mega]]. Although often described as being a "pet", he is a fully sentient Transformer, so the appellation doesn't really seem to fit: he's actually more like a little best friend for Cancer, who he absolutely adores and would do anything for. Although he's an atypical [[Decepticon]], to be sure, he's still a Decepticon, and has no great love for the [[Autobot]]s—although like his "boss" Cancer, he does have a soft spot for [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]].

Given his diminutive stature, Browning is able to transform, without [[Size changing|changing size]], into a human-scaled handgun. In this mode, he is unable to fire himself, requiring a wielder, but he is able to draw on the energies of that person to supercharge his blasts. He rarely shoots anything lethal, however, preferring instead to discharge a wide variety of projectiles and liquids, including smoke capsules, confetti, water, flags and… er… doves.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fushigi Yamada|Kyōko Yamada]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Browning meets cancer.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this!"]]

Growing ever more depressed over his uncertainty in the Decepticon cause and his feelings for the Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]] Minerva, Cancer's unhappiness soon became apparent to Mega during a feast at [[Decepticon Base]]. After the meal, she invited Cancer to her quarters and presented him with Browning, who cheered Cancer up immensely. Despite the high spirits of their first meeting, Cancer quickly had to learn that spinning Browning gunslinger-style wasn't a pleasant experience for the little guy.

Galvanized into action by the arrival of this new friend, Cancer determined to prove to [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn]] that Minerva meant nothing to him, and so he and Browning took them aboard a helicopter to Japan with the intent of staging an attack and drawing the Autobots out. Wilder and Bullhorn teased Cancer on the flight over, but were terrified into silence by a deafening shout from Browning.

[[Image:I have a name and its BM.jpg|right|210px|thumb|95% head by volume.]]
Unfortunately, Browning soon proved that he couldn't drive as well as he could shout, when Cancer unthinkingly left him to pilot the chopper while the Juniors disembarked in mid-air, and he promptly crashed it. With this rocky start behind them, the Juniors set about their attack on a nearby city, but instead of drawing the attention of the Autobots, they wound up attracting the violent [[Sixknight]] instead. Sixknight would have killed the three boys if not for Browning, who transformed into pistol mode and allowed Minerva to fire him, blanketing the battlefield with smoke capsules that covered the Decepticons' escape. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

Browning later joined in the Decepticons' all-out attack on the Autobot base, {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}} and then accompanied Cancer to his hometown in [[China]] when the boy discovered that [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] was intending to level it. Cancer was unable to convince the populace to flee before the assault came, and matters only got worse when he visited [[Chōryūken dojo|his old dojo]] and discovered [[Cancer's sensei|his sensei]] had died. While hearing the whole terrible story from his friend [[Chang]], Cancer was attacked by two students who blamed him for everything, but Browning leapt to his boss's rescue and floored the two boys with swift kicks to the head. Realizing that there were nothing more they could do, Browning and Cancer prepared to leave, but just then, BlackZarak's attack came, and Cancer found himself thrust into the role of hero when he had to save Chang from a burning building. The building proceeded to collapse on Cancer, however, and Browning had no choice but to petition the Autobots for their aid. Following Minerva's lead, the Autobot Juniors dug Cancer out while [[Ginrai]] and [[Road King]] dispatched BlackZarak, and Cancer and Browning were allowed to leave peacefully. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Image:Stuff browning shoots.jpg|left|320px|thumb|BANG.]]
This act of kindness from the Autobots only served to make Cancer even more unsure about his role as a Decepticon. When Browning commented to his glum boss that it was like he had lost his Decepticon spirit, Cancer demanded to know what the meaning of such a thing even was. Subsequently, during a particularly one-sided battle in the Decepticon base, Cancer could finally stomach the evil of the Decepticons no longer, and sided with the Autobots. As he escaped the base alongside his new allies, Browning swam along behind him, happy to desert his faction before he would desert Cancer. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}}

[[Image:Cancer and browning.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Some people have angels and devils on their shoulders, Cancer has a gun.]]
A little later, at the Autobot base, Browning emerged from within Cancer's armor just in time to get cried on when Wilder and Bullhorn refused to join the Autobots along with him. Browning later joined Cancer, [[Godbomber]] and the Autobot Juniors in battling the [[Sparkdash]], but he couldn't handle the heat of the creatures' flame breath, and took to fanning himself in the middle of the firefight. Luckily, Wilder and Bullhorn had a change of heart and arrived to help the Autobots win the battle. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Then, when the former Decepticons got together in preparation for the next battle, Browning hopped out of Cancer's armor again with the intention of helping, only to wind up getting stuck in a small crack in the rocky ground. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

Cancer, Wilder, Bullhorn and [[Clouder]] were all subsequently stripped of their [[transtector]]s by Decepticon emperor [[Devil Z]], but Browning stayed with his boss no matter what. After the boys helped to save several people from the devastation caused by Devil Z's [[Devil Power]] bombardment of Europe, Browning huddled with them in an underground refugee shelter, where he worriedly remarked that humanity was facing extinction if Devil Z was not stopped. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} Thankfully, Ginrai did indeed succeed in stopping Devil Z, and although Browning was not seen again, it seems highly unlikely that he departed the planet with the other Transformers to rejoin the Autobots and Decepticons in space. Presumably, he continued to live with Cancer after he returned to his normal life. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Browning manga.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
Browning was perched upon Cancer's shoulder when the two observed the torture of [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]] at the hands of [[Blood]]. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}}

Later, when [[Giga]] forbade Cancer from returning to his home town to celebrate New Year, Browning ran away with Cancer to do just that. The cold winter weather didn't agree with Browning, who coughed and huddled inside the annoyed Cancer's scarf, but bigger worries soon arrived in the form of BlackZarak, who began laying waste to the city.

[[Image:Browning manga mochi.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
The Autobots arrived to battle BlackZarak, but when the powerful Decepticon spotted Cancer, he seized him and used him as a bargaining chip to stay the Autobots' hands. Giga and Mega soon arrived, merged as [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and furiously attacked BlackZarak, enraged at his mistreatment of Cancer. Brought back to the Decepticon base, Cancer discovered that the only reason Giga hadn't wanted him to return home was because he had intended for the Decepticon to all celebrate together. Upset at himself for not trusting his family, Cancer was consoled by Mega while Browning made a [[wikipedia:Kagami mochi|kagami mochi]] and noted that running away never solves anything. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:MF-toy Browning.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Why does a guy that turns into a gun need... so many guns?]]
*'''Browning''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-308'''
**''Accessories'': 2 left fists, 2 right fists, 2 "Sniper Shot" rifles, 5 bullets

: Browning transforms into a silver, black and blue [[wikipedia:FN Model 1910|Browning M1910 pistol]], and like [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] before him, was originally part of the "Gun Robo" subset of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' toyline. In his ''Micro Change'' incarnation, he was available in two colorations: silver chrome with red plastic parts, and bronze chrome with blue plastic; for the toy's release in the ''Masterforce'' line, the silver chrome was combined with the blue plastic.

:In his quite realistic pistol mode, he can fire bullets from his muzzle thanks to a spring-loaded assembly attached to his trigger. This rather weak firing mechanism can also be triggered by pressing the small yellow sight above the muzzle, which is used to activate the [[gimmick]] in robot mode, since the muzzle forms his right arm, and also can launch his right fist. His two silver-chromed "Sniper Shot" rifles can be held in his fists, or plugged into holes on his shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Browning/browning.htm More information on Browning at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Browning's anime character model sports the bronze-and-blue color scheme of his ''Micro Change'' progenitor, rather than the colors of his ''Masterforce'' toy. But then, he's hardly the only ''Masterforce'' character in the cartoon [[Clouder|who sports]] [[Sparkdash|non-toy colors]].

* Browning is one of the very few Transformers toys meant to be a ''(roughly)'' 1:1-[[scale]] representation of the character outside of the [[Real Gear Robot]]s line.

* In the original-language version of ''Masterforce'', Browning speaks Japanese with a [[Accents|Kansai region dialect]] (for example, substituting ''ya'' for ''da/desu''), strongly associated in Japanese media with rambunctious, fun-loving (and dim-witted) characters due to the wealth of comedians from the region.<ref>[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KansaiRegionalAccent TVTropes Kansai Regional Accent page]</ref> English dubs usually render this as a Texan or Cockney accent.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''B.M.''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Dici''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Tissy'''

==References==
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[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]

Mega

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:''Mega is a [[human]] and a [[Decepticon]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Mega human.jpg|thumb|200px|Warm-hearted witch.]]

'''Mega''' (メガ) leads the Decepticon forces on [[Earth]] alongside her husband, [[Giga]], serving as the "Ambassadors of Destruction" for the mysterious alien entity and self-styled Decepticon god, [[Devil Z]]. Although cruel, calculating, and a Decepticon through and through, Mega is nonetheless a human woman, and one whose biological clock is clearly ticking. She dotes upon the Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]]s—''especially'' [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]]—as surrogate sons, and her prowess in battle has been compromised more than once due to her concern for her "children".

As Decepticon [[Godmaster]]s, both Giga and Mega are bonded to the same [[transtector]] from the [[G_Nebula_89|G Nebula]]. This transtector, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], splits into [[multi-component Transformer|two components]], the Gigatank piloted by Giga and the '''Megajet''' piloted by Mega.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Rihoko Yoshida]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Giga_and_mega.jpg|180px|left|thumb|"Hello, Dreary Ones! Tonight we have a HEXcellent show!"]]

Precisely how Mega and Giga were recruited by Devil Z was never revealed. The couple were bonded to the largest of the eight transtectors that Devil Z had brought to Earth, and were charged by the alien with finding the other Godmaster transtectors scattered across Earth. They operated out of [[Giga and Mega's base|a secret island base]] while Devil Z's other Decepticon minions, led by Blood, kept the Autobots on Earth busy. Mega and Giga discovered the [[Germany|German]] brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] and a pair of jet transtectors in [[United States of America|North America]] and bonded them together, bringing them to their island for training in the use of their mighty new powers.

Eventually, Devil Z decided to bring his Decepticon troops together, {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} and Mega and Giga moved their operations from their island to [[Decepticon Base|the base in which Devil Z resided]]. Although Giga planned to destroy their island to cover their tracks, Mega requested that it be left intact so that she could use it for a laboratory. Giga obliged, although she was never actually seen ''using'' it for anything. [[Gilmer]] and [[Dauros]] weren't too sure if Mega would be happy with the dank conditions of their base, but when Mega overheard Gilmer drop a "hysterical woman" comment, she got back at him by having him play training dummy so Cancer, whom she had immediately taken a shine to, could show off [[Chōryūken|his martial arts skills]] for her.

[[Image:Cancer_and_mega.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Whooooah, that's good Shota!]]

With their forces now united, the Decepticons began anew their campaign to plunder energy and destabilize the natural balance of the world, and Mega selected [[Karin Islands#Viscas_Island|Viscas Island]] to be their first target. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

Soon, Mega and Giga revealed to Hydra and Buster that they were not the only Godmasters on Earth, and ordered them to seek out more of their kind. The first Godmaster to be discovered, however—a trucker named [[Ginrai]]—wound up siding the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} In order to beef up Hydra and Buster's armament for the subsequent hunt for Ginrai, Mega developed a powerful new explosive that she sculpted into "[[deathball]]s", {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} but the Godmaster brothers repeatedly failed to best their Autobot opponent, prompting Mega and Giga to call in [[King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} Things just kept going from bad to worse for the Decepticons when three more Godmasters were discovered and sided with the Autobots, leaving Mega and Giga furious, and with very little patience for the Six Changer [[Sixknight]], who attempted to offer them his services and who they turned away with mocking laughter. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} Mega faced her own personal challenges as a "mother", as well: noticing that Cancer was depressed, she summoned him to her quarters, and tried to cheer him up by gifting him with a small Transformer named [[Browning]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Mega_fortune_teller.jpg|180px|left|thumb|]]
[[Image:Mega_godmaster_armor.jpg|180px|right|thumb|]]

Mega and Giga next tried turning the rest of Earth against the Autobots, by having Mega pose as a fortune teller on television in order to predict disasters that they could blame on the Autobots. Mega's "prophecies" of meteors and floods were all fulfilled by the other Decepticons, but she then took matters into her own hands by using her Godmaster powers to levitate a meteor and try and crash it into a viewing platform. Ginrai stopped her, and her evil was exposed, forcing her to escape aboard the Megajet. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}}

Deciding that the time had come to confront Ginrai themselves, Mega and Giga lured the Autobot into the desert and unleashed their full power by combining into Overlord. After thrashing Ginrai until he was near death, {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} the couple departed Earth for the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], where they took over a [[Weather Observatory Moon Base|weather monitoring station]] and awaited the arrival of the approaching Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Ginrai, combined with the drone [[Godbomber]] and aided by [[Grand Maximus]], pursued them, and after a prolonged battle, Mega and Giga were badly wounded and forced to flee back to Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

After their defeat on the moon, Mega and Giga made several attempts to destroy Godbomber, first with a "Chōkon Tornado" in the desert, {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} then by separating him from Ginrai {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}, but both plans failed. Mega next participated in the Decepticons' full-scale assault against on the Autobot base, {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} and although she and Giga were defeated by Ginrai during the ensuing battle, the ultimate goal of their plan was accomplished, and the Autobot base was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Megajet.jpg|225px|left|thumb|]]
When BlackZarak returned to Earth, Mega was shocked by Devil Z's decision to have the powerful Decepticon destroy all of humanity in one fell swoop using the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]]. Although the plan was ultimately thwarted, {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} her doubts only grew when Devil Z—now inhabiting the body of BlackZarak—revisited the idea, this time deciding to use his [[Devil Power]] to wipe out mankind. When the alien fulfilled Buster and Hydra's wishes to become truly robotic beings, the horrified Mega and Giga resolved to prove the power of humanity to Devil Z by fighting Ginrai without weapons, using only the power of their spirit and flesh. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Ginrai acknowledged their wish by fighting on the same terms, but Grand Maximus had no such compunctions, blasting them from behind so that the Autobots could move on to more important matters. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[Image:Giga_mega_dead.jpg|275px|right|thumb|]]
When Devil Z relocated the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn for an attack against Europe, Mega and Giga found themselves in opposition to their emperor once more when he subjected Hydra and Buster to corporal punishment for their repeated failures. The couple tried to restrain Devil Z, causing him to turn on them, and they would have died then and there had Ginrai not come to their rescue. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As Ginrai engaged Devil Z in battle, Mega and Giga realized that they could no longer serve the alien, and that they now owed Ginrai a debt of honor for saving them. Joining their old foe against their former leader, Mega and Giga were struck down by a bolt of Devil Power, and forcibly separated from their transtectors by Devil Z's powers. As Overlord came to life as a true super-robot lifeform, Mega and Giga collapsed on the snowy ground, and as their [[Master-Brace]]s vanished from their wrists, the couple died. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Giga_mega_dead_manga.jpg|left|120px|thumb|]]
Mega and Giga came under Devil Z's rule when they drowned at sea, possibly as part of some kind of lover's suicide. As their lifeless bodies drifted to the bottom of the ocean trench in which the alien had been hibernating for years, Devil Z saw use for the humans, and used his mysterious powers to restore them to life. Bonding them to the largest of the eight transtectors he had brought to Earth, Devil Z charged Mega and Giga with finding the other Godmasters lost around the Earth. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

After locating and training the first two Godmasters, Hydra and Buster, Mega and Giga met with the [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s that were already operating on Earth under Devil Z's command. The couple took an immediate liking to the three young Juniors, and become something unto a father and mother for them, creating an odd "Decepticon family". {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Giga_mega_manga.jpg|right|250px|]]
After Devil Z arranged for his Earth and space-based troops to unite, {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Mega and Giga unveiled their transtectors for the first time in an attack on a city, and combined into Overlord to battle God Ginrai. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Next, in an attempt to expand their twisted family, the Decepticons kidnapped [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]] and tried to torture them into joining their ranks. [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] soon arrived to save her teammates, however, and Ginrai and Grand Maximus dispatched Overlord, leaving Mega in tears at the loss of two potential children. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} Their next attempt at enlarging their family was similarly ineffective, when the final Godmaster, Clouder, joined up with the Decepticons, only to turn on them and side with the Autobots. Mega thought that perhaps they should have offered him dominion over Antarctica to keep him happy. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

Mega and Giga became Overlord again to join BlackZarak in attacking an Earth city, but they were defeated by the power of the Autobots' newest weapon, the [[VX Bomb]]. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} Later, as the New Year approached, Giga and Mega wanted the Decepticon family to celebrate the New Year together. However, they found [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] sneaked out of the Decepticon headquarter and runs away with Browning, leaving behind a letter that states he doesn't want to be a Decepticon any more. As for Cancer, who thought himself could live a normal life again, only met BlackZarak who winded up attacking the city where he went to. BlackZarak displayed his dismissive attitude towards humans—even comrades—when the Autobots arrived to battle him, seizing Cancer and using him to keep the Autobots at bay. Mega and Giga soon arrived, and, horrified at the sight of their surrogate son being treated in this manner, combined into Overlord and thrashed BlackZarak for his actions. The Autobots used this opening to attack both Decepticons, forcing them to retreat back to the Decepticon base, where Mega comforted Cancer and forgave him for his rash actions. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

[[Image:MFmega_cancer_browning.jpg|225px|left|thumb|]]
Mega and Giga's actions in the last battle proved to be the last straw for Devil Z. Possessing BlackZarak's body, he attacked his minions and Ginrai, attempting to absorb their Jinchōkon to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. They were saved by the Autobot Pretenders, who blocked Devil Z's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam with their entirely robotic bodies, and Mega and Giga decided to join with the Autobots to defeat their treacherous emperor once and for all. All the Autobots and Decepticons united their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack", obliterating Devil Z and BlackZarak in one mighty explosion of pure Chōkon Power. Alas, the death of Devil Z caused the cessation of the energies sustaining Mega and Giga, and the couple died along with the alien. Devil Z's passing had another unexpected side effect, causing the Transformers' transtectors to come to life as true super-robot lifeforms that soon departed for space to continue their war. The now-living Overlord declared that he would continue to battle Ginrai and the Autobots, and defeat them in the name of Mega and Giga's memory. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Mega_masterforce_toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
* '''Overlord''' (1988, Japan)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' D-307
:Mega comes packaged with Overlord, and transforms into white, teal and silver-chromed engine block. In humanoid mode, she lies in the cockpit of the Megajet, while in engine mode, she snaps into the jet's engine socket in order to unlock it for transformation. Once Overlord is fully transformed into robot mode, Mega can be removed from the jet's socket and plugged into either of the two sockets in Overlord's chest; nominally, she is intended to be placed in the left-hand socket, unlocking Overlord's "Chōkon Bolt Masher" stomach-cannon. Conversely, if Overlord is transformed into base mode, humanoid-mode Mega can stand in the control room of the base's central tower, or in engine mode, can attach to the base's small scout car

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Overlord/overlord.htm More information on Mega at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Spanish:'' '''Giga''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Energon 2'''

[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]

Giga

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:''Giga is a [[human]] and a [[Decepticon]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Giga_mf.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He has a killer swing.]]
'''Giga''' (ギガ) leads the [[Decepticon]] forces on [[Earth]] alongside his wife, [[Mega]], serving as the "Ambassadors of Destruction" for the mysterious alien entity and self-styled Decepticon god, [[Devil Z]]. Giga has given himself over entirely to the Decepticon goals of conquest, but at the same time, has not lost touch with his humanity, believing that humans should be the ones to rule their own planet. He realizes that a bloodless takeover is essentially impossible, but Devil Z's hate-fuelled willingness to exterminate human beings to achieve his goals often leaves a bad taste in Giga's mouth.

As Decepticon [[Godmaster]]s, both Giga and Mega are bonded to the same [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. This transtector, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], splits into [[multi-component Transformer|two components]], the '''Gigatank''' piloted by Giga and the Megajet piloted by Mega.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Giga_and_mega.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]
Precisely how Giga and Mega were recruited by Devil Z was never revealed. The couple were bonded to the largest of the eight transtectors that Devil Z had brought to Earth, and were charged by the alien with finding the other Godmaster transtectors scattered across Earth. They operated out of [[Giga and Mega's base|a secret island base]] while Devil Z's other Decepticon minions, led by [[Blood]], kept the [[Autobot]]s on Earth busy. Giga and Mega discovered the [[Germany|German]] brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] and a pair of jet transtectors in [[United States of America|North America]] and bonded them together, bringing them to their island for training in the use of their mighty new powers.

Eventually, Devil Z decided bring his Decepticon troops together, and dispatched Blood's Decepticons to Giga and Mega's island, where Giga explained to the newcomers the power of the Godmasters. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} With their forces now united, the Decepticons all relocated to [[Decepticon Base|the base used by Blood]], and began anew their campaign to plunder energy and destabilize the natural balance of the world. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

Soon, Giga and Mega revealed to Hydra and Buster that they were not the only Godmasters on Earth, and ordered them to seek out more of their kind. The first Godmaster to be discovered, however—a trucker named [[Ginrai]]—wound up siding the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} In order to beef up Hydra and Buster's armament for the subsequent hunt for Ginrai, Giga and Mega provided them with [[deathball]]s (powerful explosives that Giga road-tested by driving them into a passing military jet with a gold club) {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} but the Godmaster brothers repeatedly failed to best their Autobot opponent, prompting Giga and Mega to call in [[King_Poseidon|King Poseidon]]. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[Image:Giga_godmaster_armor.jpg|right|225px|thumb|]] Things just kept going from bad to worse for the Decepticons, though, when three more Godmasters were discovered and sided with the Autobots, leaving Giga and Mega furious, and with very little patience for the Six Changer [[Sixknight]], who attempted to offer them his services and who they turned away with mocking laughter. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

Giga and Mega next tried turning the rest of Earth against the Autobots, by having Mega pose as a fortune teller on television in order to predict disasters that they could blame on the Autobots. Giga took the Gigatank into battle for the first time in order to fulfil one of these "prophecies" by blowing up [[Watson Dam]], {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} but when even that plan was foiled, the couple finally determined that it was time at last for them to take matters into their own hands. Luring Ginrai into the desert, Giga and Mega unleashed their full power by combining into Overlord and thrashing Ginrai under he was near death. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following this victory, they departed Earth for the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they took over a [[Weather Observatory Moon Base|weather monitoring station]] and awaited the arrival of the approaching Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Ginrai, combined with the drone [[Godbomber]] and aided by [[Grand Maximus]], pursued them, and after a prolonged battle, Giga and Mega were badly wounded and forced to flee back to Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Gigatank.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
After their defeat on the moon, Giga and Mega made several attempts to destroy Godbomber, first with a "Chōkon Tornado" in the desert, {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} then by separating him from Ginrai {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}, but both plans failed. Giga's next plan was the infinitely more daring "Operation: Dark Base of the Lighthouse", conceived when the Decepticons were approached by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]]. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Giga exploited Clouder's ability to adopt two robot forms by installing him as a double agent within the Autobot ranks, and using the information that he obtained about the heroes' headquarters to mount a full-scale assault against on their base. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Although Giga and Mega were defeated by Ginrai during the ensuing battle, the ultimate goal of Giga's plan was accomplished, and the Autobot base was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

When BlackZarak returned to Earth, Giga was shocked by Devil Z's decision to have the powerful Decepticon destroy all of humanity in one fell swoop using the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]]. Giga held his tongue, and the plan was ultimately thwarted by the Autobots, {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} but Giga's doubts remained, and only grew when Devil Z—now inhabiting the body of BlackZarak—revisited the idea, this time deciding to use his [[Devil_Power|Devil Power]] to wipe out mankind. Giga could remain silent no longer, and spoke out against the destruction of mankind, only for Devil Z to utterly ignore his pleas. When the alien fulfilled Buster and Hydra's wishes to become truly robotic beings, the horrified Giga and Mega resolved to prove the power of humanity to Devil Z by fighting Ginrai without weapons, using only the power of their spirit and flesh. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Ginrai acknowledged their wish by fighting on the same terms, but Grand Maximus had no such compunctions, blasting them from behind so that the Autobots could move on to more important matters. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

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When Devil Z relocated the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn for an attack against Europe, Giga and Mega found themselves in opposition to their emperor once more when he subjected Hydra and Buster to corporal punishment for their repeated failures. The couple tried to restrain Devil Z, causing him to turn on them, and they would have died then and there had Ginrai not come to their rescue. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As Ginrai engaged Devil Z in battle, Giga and Mega realized that they could no longer serve the alien, and that they now owed Ginrai a debt of honor for saving them. Joining their old foe against their former leader, Giga and Mega were struck down by a bolt of Devil Power, and forcibly separated from their transtectors by Devil Z's powers. As Overlord came to life as a true super-robot lifeform, Mega and Giga collapsed on the snowy ground, and their Masterbraces vanished from their wrists. With his last breath, Giga regretted that he could not end his rivalry with Ginrai honourably, and the couple died. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Giga_mega_dead_manga.jpg|left|120px|thumb|]]
Giga and Mega came under Devil Z's rule when they drowned at sea, possibly as part of some kind of lover's suicide. As their lifeless bodies drifted to the bottom of the ocean trench in which the alien had been hibernating for years, Devil Z saw use for the humans, and used his mysterious powers to restore them to life. Bonding them to the largest of the eight transtectors he had brought to Earth, Devil Z charged Giga and Mega with finding the other Godmasters lost around the Earth. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

After locating and training the first two Godmasters, Hydra and Buster, Giga and Mega met with the [[Pretender|Pretenders]] and [[Headmaster_Junior|Headmaster Juniors]] that were already operating on Earth under Devil Z's command. The couple took an immediate liking to the three young Juniors, and become something unto a father and mother for them, creating an odd "Decepticon family". {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

When an attempt to dupe the Autobots with holographic images of legendary Decepticons failed, prompting Buster to inquire if there were any ''real'' troops available, Giga informed him that they would need to wait for Devil Z's order. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}} The order came soon, when Devil Z instructed the Earth-based Decepticons led by Giga and Mega to team up with the space-based Decepticon forces under the command of [[Scorponok_%28G1%29|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} With this alliance to strengthen them, Giga and Mega unveiled their transtectors for the first time in an attack on a city, and combined into Overlord to battle God Ginrai. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

[[Image:Giga_mega_manga.jpg|right|250px|]]
In an attempt to expand their twisted family, the Decepticons kidnapped [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]] and tried to torture them into joining their ranks. [[Wilder]] was not in favor of inducting the Autobots, but Giga informed him that they were always willing to embrace anyone who wanted to become part of their family. [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] soon arrived to save her teammates, however, and Ginrai and Grand Maximus dispatched Overlord. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} Their next attempt at enlarging their family was similarly ineffective, when the final Godmaster, Clouder, joined up with the Decepticons, only to turn on them and side with the Autobots. Giga believed that they hadn't shown Clouder enough love and concern. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

Giga and Mega became Overlord again to join BlackZarak in attacking an Earth city, but they were defeated by the power of the Autobots' newest weapon, the VX Bomb. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} Later, as the New Year approached, Giga and Mega wanted the Decepticon family to celebrate the New Year together. However, they found [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] sneaked out of the Decepticon headquarter and runs away with Browning, leaving behind a letter that states he doesn't want to be a Decepticon any more. As for Cancer, who thought himself could live a normal life again, only met BlackZarak who winded up attacking the city where he went to. BlackZarak displayed his dismissive attitude towards humans—even comrades—when the Autobots arrived to battle him, seizing Cancer and using him to keep the Autobots at bay. Giga and Mega soon arrived, and, horrified at the sight of their surrogate son being treated in this manner, combined into Overlord and thrashed BlackZarak for his actions. The Autobots used this opening to attack both Decepticons, forcing them to retreat. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

Giga and Mega's actions in the last battle proved to be the last straw for Devil Z. Possessing BlackZarak's body, he turned on his minions and Ginrai and attempted to absorb their Jinchōkon, in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. They were saved by the Autobot Pretenders, who blocked Devil Z's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam with their entirely robotic bodies, and Giga and Mega decided to join with the Autobots to defeat their treacherous emperor once and for all. All the Autobots and Decepticons united their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack", obliterating Devil Z and BlackZarak in one mighty explosion of pure Chōkon Power. Alas, the death of Devil Z caused the cessation of the energies sustaining Giga and Mega, and the couple died along with the alien. Devil Z's passing had another unexpected side effect, causing the Transformers' transtectors to come to life as true super-robot lifeforms that soon departed for space to continue their war. The now-living Overlord declared that he would continue to battle Ginrai and the Autobots, and defeat them in the name of Giga and Mega's memory. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Giga_masterforce_toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
*'''Overlord''' (1988, Japan)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-307'''
:Giga comes packaged with Overlord, and transforms into black, teal and golden-chromed engine block. In humanoid mode, he lies in the cockpit of the Gigatank, while in engine mode, he snaps into the tank's engine socket in order to unlock it for transformation. Once Overlord is fully transformed into robot mode, Giga can be removed from the tank's socket and plugged into either of the two sockets in Overlord's chest; nominally, he is intended to be placed in the right-hand socket, unlocking Overlord's "Chōkon Daemon Blast" stomach-cannon. Conversely, if Overlord is transformed into base mode, humanoid-mode Giga can stand in the control room of the base's central tower, or in engine mode, can attach to base's small scout car
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Overlord/overlord.htm More information on Giga at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Spanish:'' '''Mega''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Energon 1'''

[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]

Buster (G1)

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:''Buster is a [[human]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Buster masterforce.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Buster? He hardly knew 'er!]]
Hailing from East [[Germany]], '''Buster''' (バスター ''Basutā'') was a deejay before he and his older brother, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] were recruited by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]]. He is an enigmatic sort who does not really have much of a personality of his own, instead serving as a (vaguely creepy) extension of his brother's whim, following his lead in combat and turning to him for direction in all things. While Buster is not nearly as cruel and detached as the sociopathic Hydra, he remains a fearsome fighter of great power.

As a [[Godmaster]], Buster is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]], which he can combine with his brother’s Transtector to form the giant jet [[Darkwings]]. Like all Godmasters, Buster can manipulate [[Chōkon Power]], with his specialty being the control of wind. Additionally, Buster possesses an affinity for birds, owning some and even being able to convey his thoughts to them.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Buster armor.jpg|left|160px|thumb|Yea that's right, give the scary German kid an exo-suit. That sounds like a good idea.]]
Buster and Hydra were in North America when they were approached by [[Giga]] and [[Mega]], agents of the Decepticon leader [[Devil Z]], and bonded to a pair of Transtectors that had taken the forms of jet planes. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} The brothers were brought to a hidden island, where they were trained in the use of their new Godmaster powers until it was decided that they join up with the rest of the Decepticons already operating under the command of [[Blood]]. Blood's [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s were summoned to the island, where Buster and Hydra, disguised in suits of medieval armor, promptly attacked and bested them as a demonstration of their powers. Blood bristled at the notion that two humans could be stronger than true Decepticons, and challenged the two Godmasters to prove themselves by attacking the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]]. It just so happened that the [[Autobot]] Headmaster Juniors were participating in the contest, leading to a battle between the Godmaster brothers and the Autobot Pretenders. Although they had their Autobot foes massively overpowered, the arrival of [[Metalhawk]] left them outnumbered, and the brothers opted to withdraw. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} Buster and Hydra next went into battle when the Decepticons attacked the tidal power plant on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]], but the battle was brought to an end when the Autobot [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] was able to lodge his Sea Axe in Buster’s arm. Unable to heal the wound, Buster panicked and Hydra called retreat. Once they returned to the Decepticon base, Buster cursed himself, believing that he was less powerful than his brother. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[Image:Hydra and buster human.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Tori Amos and Dwight Schrute, on the lam.]]
When Mega and Giga revealed that there were other Godmaster on Earth, Buster and Hydra were charged with locating them before the Autobots did. Hydra decided that they would search North America first, on the basis that it was where they became Godmasters themselves, and with a little help from the Headmaster Juniors, the brothers were soon on the trail of a mysterious truck that had been rumoured to be able to heal any damage to itself. The brothers found the truck crashed at the bottom of a cliff along with the Autobot Diver, but when they attempted to take it, the truck's driver, [[Ginrai]], revealed that he was indeed a Godmaster, and that that truck was his Transtector, by transforming to robot mode for the first time. Shocked by what they had witnessed, Buster and Hydra retreated. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} Before long, however, the brothers were back on Ginrai's trail, and attacked numerous tractor trailers in their search for him, killing many of Ginrai's trucker friends before finally locating him. Buster held off the other Autobots while Hydra battled Ginrai, but the brothers were ultimately bested once more. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

When [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] was captured by the Autobots for interrogation, Buster and Hydra arrived to retrieve him. The Autobots released their prisoner, but Hydra immediately discovered a homing beacon planted on Cancer's shirt, and attacked the Autobots in retribution. During the fight, Buster seized the Autobot [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] and placed his blaster to her head, only to have Cancer snatch her away, begging that nobody be killed. This distraction turned the tide of the battle and forced the villains to fall back. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} Things didn't go much better during the brothers' next battle with Ginrai, at Mount Yatsugatake in Nagano, where the brothers were blasted by Ginrai's newly-obtained trailer. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}

[[Image:Buster robotmode.jpg|left|260px|thumb|Oh great, now you gave him a giant robot-exo-suit of mass destruction with a huge gun. That sounds like a great idea.]]
Hungry for revenge, Buster and Hydra were not content simply with destroying Ginrai, but also sought to discredit him and the Autobots into the bargain. Luring Ginrai into a battle in a city, the brothers loudly blamed him for starting the battle so that the population could overhear, and then summoned some [[Lobclaw]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] to finish the Autobot off. Luckily, Diver and [[Lander]] arrived to deal with the Seacons, and the enraged Ginrai unleashed a blast of Chōkon Power that saw the villains off. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

Learning that Ginrai had appeared on a television show in an attempt to find the remaining Godmasters on Earth, Buster and Hydra tried menacing a producer at the TV station in order to find out what Ginrai had learned from the correspondence that had come in. The tactic had no luck, so they resorted to searching the continent with the help of the Pretenders; the Pretenders later found Ginrai in [[Canada]], but were unable to stop the next Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]] from joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} After this failure, the Decepticons were even more determined to recruit the next Godmaster, a Canadian forest patrolman named [[Ranger]]. During the battle with the Autobots that resulted in the Rocky Mountains, however, Buster and Hydra were left badly outnumbered and had to flee when the Headmaster Juniors abandoned them out of spite after they carelessly put [[Wilder]] in danger in their zeal to destroy Ginrai. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

[[Image:Buster armless.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Buster had always thought that "disarmed" was just a figure of speech.]]
Buster and Hydra stepped back from the front lines for a short time, instead trying their hand at formulating a plan for the Pretenders to carry out. This outlandish plot to capture doctors was soon botched, much to their distaste, {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} and they again took an active hand in matters, starting with a scheme to divide and conquer the Autobot Godmasters, starting with Lightfoot. Hydra put his makeup talents to use disguising himself and Buster as reporters so that they could get close to Lightfoot's father [[Leftfoot]] and take him prisoner. The brothers sent a message to Lightfoot, who was faced with the choice of either joining the Autobots or having his [[Master-Brace|Master-Braces]] (and hands!) cut off, but luckily, the other Autobot Godmasters soon arrived to help give the Darkwings Brothers one of their most severe beatings yet. When Buster's arm was actually torn off, the horrified Hydra called retreat, but they weren't above spitefully blowing up some factory buildings as they left. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}

After serving as chauffeurs for Mega when she was posing as a fortune teller, {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} Buster and Hydra were next charged with destroying Ginrai's trailer. By posing as a movie producer, Hydra was able to lure Ginrai into a desert under auspices of performing some stunt-driving, while Buster planted the explosive charges that would be used in the stunt. A hidden, extra charge separated Ginrai from his trailer, and the brothers combined into Darkwings in an attempt to destroy the latter component. Before they could strike, Ginrai merged with his trailer and blew the villains out of the air with his Special Fire Guts attack. Ginrai was, however, subsequently badly wounded by Giga and Mega's combined form, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} and the brothers decided to strike while the Autobots were a man down by attempting to destroy the [[Godbomber]] drone the heroes were in the midst of constructing. The brothers were duped into following a disguised truck into the nearby mountains, thinking that it was carrying Godbomber, when in fact, it was simply the Autobot, [[Road King]], who joined with Ranger and Lightfoot in beating the brothers to a pulp. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

[[Image:Buster and hydra robots.jpg|left|250px|thumb|]]
In the next attempt to destroy Godbomber, Buster and Hydra attacked a Middle-East oil refinery in order to draw the Autobots out, only to be met with failure once more. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} The Decepticons tried yet again, this time by separating Godbomber from Ginrai and having Buster and Hydra target the unprotected drone. With a little help from [[Sixknight]], however, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors discovered that they were able to pilot Godbomber and personally took out Buster. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]], joined the Decepticons, the villains installed him within the Autobot ranks as a spy, who fed them inside information on the Autobots' base. Buster and Hydra proceeded to attack a nearby city in order to occupy the attentions of Ginrai and the Godmasters while the rest of the Decepticons initiated an all-out attack on the Autobots' headquarters {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} and although the brothers were eventually defeated, the larger plan to destroy the base succeeded. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

Soon thereafter, when BlackZarak arrived on Earth, Buster and Hydra traveled into space with the rest of the Decepticons when the villain prepared to unleash the unholy [[Death Para-Machine|Death-Para Machine]] upon the [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} Later, they battled Lightfoot in northern Europe, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} and when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base in force, clashed with Ginrai and the Godmasters, until Devil Z brought the battle to an end by fusing with BlackZarak and collapsing the base into an undersea chasm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Hydra buster roboticized.jpg|right|210px|thumb|]]
Frustrated by their numerous defeats at the hands of Ginrai, Buster demanded to know why they were unable to best their Autobot opponent. Hydra opined that he and Buster were weakened by their humanity, and the brothers petitioned Devil Z to use his powers to transform them into true robots. The evil being complied, fusing the brothers with their Transtectors and replacing their Jinchōkon Power—lost to them along with their humanity—with his own [[Devil Power]]. The Darkwings Brothers attacked Ginrai in the Grand Canyon, and Ginrai, appalled at what they had done to themselves, called upon his God Fire Guts attack. The brothers responded by diving at Ginrai in a flaming "Hellfire Attack", resulting in a huge explosion when the attacks collided. The battered brothers limped away from the battle, declaring it a draw. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} While Ginrai then went on to battle Overlord, Buster and Hydra attacked Lightfoot and Road King, trapping them in a cave. They then took on the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, almost cutting off Shūta's arms before Ginrai returned and saw them off. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

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During the final conflict on the Matterhorn, Buster and Hydra unveiled the mightiest weapon in their arsenal, the "Mach X Flight", allowing them to move faster than the eye could follow. They did not predict, however, that Ginrai could replicate the effect with his own Chōkon Power, and the Autobot once again proved to be their better, searing their bodies with his burning backwash and sending them crashing into the mountain. The brothers rejoined the other Decepticons at the mountain's peak, where BlackZarak unleashed his fury on the two failures, pummelling them until Overlord stepped in to try and stop the punishment. This only resulted in BlackZarak turning on him as well, at which point Ginrai arrived to save his foes and engage BlackZarak in final battle. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As the Autobot leader battled BlackZarak, Buster and Hydra recovered from their beating, with Hydra calmly writing it off as proof that they were weak, and that they needed to fight even harder. At that point, the Autobot Godmasters arrived and Buster and Hydra plunged into battle right away, despite the fact that they were on the verge of collapse. Eventually, they could fight no further, and combined into Darkwings to flee. In the moments that followed, Ginrai succeeded in destroying BlackZarak and Devil Z, which resulted in all the other humans becoming separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors themselves continued to live as true super-robot lifeforms, and Buster and Hydra promptly joined with the other Decepticons in departing Earth. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Decepticons in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hey, it's me. You know, the jet behind Overlord.]]
Buster and Hydra served as part of the Decepticon forces under Overlord's command, often battling the Autobot forces led by Ginrai in the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Hydra buster manga.jpg|left|275px|thumb|Godmasterobics.]]
Decepticon leaders Giga and Mega unveiled their Godmaster warriors, Buster and Hydra, to the world by sending them to "welcome" the Autobot Godmaster, Ginrai, to Japan. After bombing Tokyo on their way to Harumi Wharf, Buster and Hydra merged into Darkwings and immediately attacked Metalhawk and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, who were at the wharf awaiting Ginrai's arrival. After taking the Juniors out of the fight, the brothers then transformed into robot mode to tackle Metalhawk, but thankfully, Ginrai chose that moment to make his entrance and promptly launched the villains over the horizon with a blast of Chōkon Power. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

When the Autobots traveled to the planet [[Athenia]] so that Ginrai could be appointed [[Supreme Commander]], Buster and Hydra followed, joining up with the other Decepticons out in space and attacking the planet with [[Scramble 7]]. The Autobots were able to defeat Scramble 7, but Buster and Hydra informed them that they had been united under the leadership of Devil Z, and were heading back to Earth to await the Autobots' return. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

Buster and Hydra later joined the other Decepticons in an attack on Tokyo, {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}, battled the Autobot Godmasters and [[Grand Maximus]] in space {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} and lured Ginrai into a Decepticon ambush atop [[Mount Everest]]. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} Eventually, the two brothers had Devil Z transform them into entirely robotic beings, and joined him in attacking the other Autobots and Decepticons as he attempted to drain their Jinchōkon and become the ultimate lifeform. The Autobots and Decepticons struck back by combining their powers together into the "Perfect Transform Attack", destroying Devil Z for good. As their leader was wiped out before their eyes, Buster and Hydra combined into Darkwings and fled into space. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:MF-toy Buster.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Buster''' (Godmaster Decepticon, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-305'''
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, Sky Laser, Plasma Missile

:Buster's Transtector transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-16 Fighting Falcon]] fighter jet. As a Godmaster, he is unable to transform to robot mode until the Buster Godmaster figure is transformed into engine mode and snapped into the socket on the Transtector's back, unlocking the figure for transformation. Once unlocked, Buster can also combine with his brother Hydra (sold separately) to form the super-jet, Darkwings.

:Buster was sold concurrently in Hasbro market as [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Hi-Test]], with the significant difference of teal plastic instead of Buster's red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Buster/buster.htm More information on Buster at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:MF-toy Darkwings.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Darkwings''' (Multi-pack, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-306'''
**''Accessories'': Hydra Transtector, Buster Transtector, 2 Sky Lasers, 2 Plasma Missiles

: Buster and Hydra were both made available in a special multi-pack as well as individuals. This set came with a unique [[bio]]/[[Tech Spec]] for the combined Darkwings mode. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Buster Dreadwind''' (Godmaster Decepticon, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, Sky Laser, Plasma Missile

: Essentially just a Japanese release of Hasbro's Dreadwind figure, this version of the Buster toy was only available by mail-order, for the price of 1980 yen and four [[Robot Point]]s.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Caramel buster.jpg|right|thumb|]]
*'''Buster''' (1988)
:A pair of small non-transforming Decoy-style rubber figurines of Buster were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' line of candy toys, depicting Buster in both robot and jet mode. Around half the size of the more familiar [[Decoy]]s, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red or yellow.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Masterforce Buster talk1.gif|thumb|right|200px]]
*According to his supplementary [[bio]] card, Buster is 17 years old. As well, the card contradicts the ''Masterforce'' opening sequence by declaring him to be American rather than East German.

*Buster is an oddity among Transformers with [[mouthplate]]s in that his mouthplate doesn't wobble up and down when he talks, but instead opens vertically.

*Given his connection with birds, Buster might be named after the [[wikipedia:bustard|bustard]].

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Dreadwind''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Smerch''' (Смерч, "Tornado")
*''Italian:'' '''Tornado'''

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[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]

Hydra (G1)

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:''Hydra is a [[human]] and [[Decepticon]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hydra masterforce.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Elton John wants his specs back.]]
'''Hydra''' (ハイドラー ''Haidorā'') was a talented actor in his home country of East [[Germany]], but apparently celluloid stardom wasn't exciting enough for this burgeoning young sociopath. Hydra became involved with the [[United States of America|American]] criminal underworld, using his talent for disguise to become an assassin who was soon regarded as one of the best in the business. Cold, uncaring and extreme in his methods, Hydra already considered himself above most other people, so when the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] arrived on the scene and offered him even greater power, he happily seized upon the opportunity.

As a [[Godmaster]], Hydra is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]] and can manipulate [[Chōkon Power]], with his specialty being the control of lightning. He and his younger brother [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] can merge their Transtectors into the giant jet [[Darkwings]]. Hydra truly believes that the Decepticons should rule mankind, and is willing even to sacrifice his own humanity to help them accomplish that goal.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Hydra armor.jpg|left|180px|thumb|THIS, I command!]]
Hydra and Buster were in North America when they were approached by [[Giga]] and [[Mega]], agents of the Decepticon leader [[Devil Z]], and bonded to a pair of Transtectors that had taken the forms of jet planes. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} The brothers were brought to a hidden island, where they were trained in the use of their new Godmaster powers until it was decided that they join up with the rest of the Decepticons already operating under the command of [[Blood]]. Blood's [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s were summoned to the island, where Hydra and Buster, disguised in suits of medieval armor, promptly attacked and bested them as a demonstration of their powers. Blood bristled at the notion that two humans could be stronger than true Decepticons, and challenged the two Godmasters to prove themselves by attacking the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]]. It just so happened that the [[Autobot]] Headmaster Juniors were participating in the contest, leading to a battle between the Godmaster brothers and the Autobot Pretenders. Although they had their Autobot foes massively overpowered, the arrival of [[Metalhawk]] left them outnumbered, and the brothers opted to withdraw. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} Hydra and Buster next went into battle when the Decepticons attacked the tidal power plant on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]], but the battle was brought to an end when Buster was injured by [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] and Hydra called retreat. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[Image:Hydra and buster human.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Joined at the hip. Probably literally.]]
When Mega and Giga revealed that there were other Godmasters on Earth, Hydra and Buster were charged with locating them before the Autobots did. Hydra decided to search North America first, on the basis that it was where they became Godmasters themselves, and with a little help from the Headmaster Juniors, the brothers were soon on the trail of a mysterious truck that had been rumoured to be able to heal any damage to itself. The brothers found the truck crashed at the bottom of a cliff along with the Autobot Diver, but when they attempted to take it, the truck's driver, [[Ginrai]], revealed that he was indeed a Godmaster, and that that truck was his Transtector, by transforming to robot mode for the first time. Shocked by what they had witnessed, Hydra and Buster retreated. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} Before long, however, the brothers were back on Ginrai's trail, and attacked numerous tractor trailers in their search for him, killing many of Ginrai's trucker friends before finally locating him. Hydra took Ginrai on alone, but at an inopportune moment, the rays of the sun reflected off a picture Ginrai was carrying and blinded Hydra, forcing him to call for a retreat. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

When [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] was captured by the Autobots for interrogation, Hydra and Buster arrived to retrieve him. The Autobots released their prisoner, but Hydra immediately discovered a homing beacon planted on Cancer's shirt, and attacked the Autobots in retribution. While battling Ginrai, Hydra was distracted when Cancer protected the kindly Autobot [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] from Buster, allowing Ginrai to turn the tide of the battle and force the villains to fall back. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} Things didn't go much better during the brothers' next battle with Ginrai, at Mount Yatsugatake in Nagano, where there brothers were blasted by Ginrai's newly-obtained trailer. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}

[[Image:Hydra punchedbyginrai.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Ginrai takes out the only tree in Hydra's forest.]]
Hungry for revenge, Hydra and Buster were not content simply with destroying Ginrai, but also sought to discredit him and the Autobots into the bargain. Luring Ginrai into a battle in a city, the brothers loudly blamed him for starting the battle so that the population could overhear, and then summoned some [[Lobclaw]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] to finish the Autobot off. Luckily, Diver and [[Lander]] arrived to deal with the Seacons, and the enraged Ginrai unleashed a blast of Chōkon Power that saw the villains off. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

Learning that Ginrai had appeared on television show in an attempt to find the remaining Godmasters on Earth, Hydra and Buster tried menacing a producer at the TV station in order to find out what Ginrai had learned from the correspondence that had come in. The tactic had no luck, so they resorted to searching the continent with the help of the Pretenders; the Pretenders later found Ginrai in Canada, but were unable to stop the next Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]] from joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} After this failure, the Decepticons were even more determined to recruit the next Godmaster, a Canadian forest patrolman named [[Ranger]]. During the battle with the Autobots that resulted in the Rocky Mountains, however, Hydra and Buster were left badly outnumbered and had to flee when the Headmaster Juniors abandoned them out of spite after they carelessly put Wilder in danger in their zeal to destroy Ginrai. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

[[Image:Buster armless.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Don't mind him, he's 'armless.]]
Hydra and Buster stepped back from the front lines for a short time, instead trying their hand at formulating a plan for the Pretenders to carry out. This outlandish plot to capture doctors was soon botched, much to their distaste, {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} and they again took an active hand in matters, starting with a scheme to divide and conquer the Autobot Godmasters, starting with Lightfoot. Hydra put his makeup talents to use disguising himself and Buster as reporters so that they could get close to Lightfoot's father [[Leftfoot]] and take him prisoner. The brothers sent a message to Lightfoot, who was faced with the choice of either joining the Autobots or having his [[Master-Brace]]s (and hands!) cut off by Hydra, but luckily, the other Autobot Godmasters soon arrived to help give the Darkwings Brothers one of their most severe beatings yet. When Buster's arm was actually torn off, the horrified Hydra called retreat, but they weren't above spitefully blowing up some factory buildings as they left. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}

[[Image:Hydra robotmode.jpg|left|220px|thumb|Bringing a gun to a Chōkon fight.]]
After serving as chauffeurs for Mega when she was posing as a fortune teller, {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} Hydra and Buster were next charged with destroying Ginrai's trailer. His acting talent again in full swing, Hydra posed as a [[Z Production]] movie producer named "Billy Hyler" and talked Ginrai into performing some stunt-driving for a movie filming in the desert. Buster was able to plant an explosive charge that separated Ginrai from his trailer, and the brothers combined into Darkwings in an attempt to destroy the latter component. Before they could strike, Ginrai merged with his trailer and blew the villains out of the air with his Special Fire Guts attack. Ginrai was, however, subsequently badly wounded by Giga and Mega's combined form, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} and the brothers decided to strike while the Autobots were a man down by attempting to destroy the [[Godbomber]] drone the heroes were in the midst of constructing. The brothers were duped into following a disguised truck into the nearby mountains, thinking that it was carrying Godbomber, when in fact, it was simply the Autobot, [[Road King]], who joined with Ranger and Lightfoot in beating the brothers to a pulp. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

[[Image:Buster and hydra.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Strike a pose!]]
In the next attempt to destroy Godbomber, Hydra and Buster attacked a Middle-East oil refinery in order to draw the Autobots out. Even the cold, cruel Hydra was taken aback, however, when Giga asked if they were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, and later confided in Buster that while he was not afraid of dying in battle, he wasn't willing to sacrifice himself just for victory. Although this plan to destroy Godbomber met with failure, {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} the Decepticons tried yet again, this time by separating Godbomber from Ginrai and having Hydra and Buster target the unprotected drone. With a little help from [[Sixknight]], however, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors discovered that they were able to pilot Godbomber and were able to defeat the Darkwings Brothers. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]], sought out the Decepticons and requested to join them, Hydra had [[King Poseidon]] attack him so that he could prove his strength. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Clouder passed the test, and the Decepticons installed him within the Autobot ranks as a spy, who fed them inside information on the Autobots' base. Hydra and Buster proceeded to attack a nearby city in order to occupy the attentions of Ginrai and the Godmasters while the rest of the Decepticons initiated an all-out attack on the Autobots' headquarters {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} and although the brothers were eventually defeated, the larger plan to destroy the base succeeded. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}} Soon thereafter, when BlackZarak arrived on Earth, Hydra and Buster traveled into space with the rest of the Decepticons when the villain prepared to unleash the unholy [[Death Para-Machine]] upon the [[Earth]], {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} and later battled Lightfoot in northern Europe. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Image:Hydra buster roboticized.jpg|left|180px|thumb|We can rebuild him, we have the technology.]]
Having been left to die in the conflagration that destroyed the Autobot base, Clouder turned on his former allies when he resurfaced, and offered to lead the Autobots to a Decepticon base. His discussion with [[Shūta Gō]], however, was overheard by Hydra, who radioed ahead to the Decepticon base, allowing them to lay a trap for the two youths. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Later, when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base in force, Hydra and Buster battled Ginrai and the Godmasters, until Devil Z brought the battle to and end by fusing with BlackZarak and collapsing the base into an undersea chasm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Hydra devilpower.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Ginrai forgot to unplug him last night.]]
After their numerous defeats at the hands of Ginrai, Hydra came to the conclusion that he and Buster were weakened by their humanity, and the brothers petitioned Devil Z to use his powers to transform them into true robots. The evil being complied, fusing the brothers with their Transtectors and replacing their Jinchōkon Power—lost to them along with their humanity—with his own [[Devil Power]]. The Darkwings Brothers attacked Ginrai in the Grand Canyon, and Ginrai, appalled at what they had done to themselves, called upon his God Fire Guts attack. The brothers responded by diving at Ginrai in a flaming "Hellfire Attack", resulting in a huge explosion when the attacks collided. The battered brothers limped away from the battle, declaring it a draw. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} While Ginrai then went on to battle Overlord, Hydra and Buster attacked Lightfoot and Road King, trapping them in a cave. They then took on the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, almost cutting off Shūta's arms before Ginrai returned and saw them off. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[Image:Hydra buster punished.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Mine!" "Leave those alone, Overlord, you don't know where they've been."]]
During the final conflict on the Matterhorn, Hydra and Buster unveiled the mightiest weapon in their arsenal, the "Mach X Flight", allowing them to move faster than the eye could follow. They did not predict, however, that Ginrai could replicate the effect with his own Chōkon Power, and the Autobot once again proved to be their better, searing their bodies with his burning backwash and sending them crashing into the mountain. The brothers rejoined the other Decepticons at the mountain's peak, where BlackZarak unleashed his fury on the two failures, pummelling them until Overlord stepped in to try and stop the punishment. This only resulted in BlackZarak turning on him as well, at which point Ginrai arrived to save his foes and engage BlackZarak in final battle. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As the Autobot leader battled BlackZarak, Hydra and Buster recovered from their beating, with Hydra calmly writing it off as proof that they were weak, and that they needed to fight even harder. At that point, the Autobot Godmasters arrived and Hydra and Buster plunged into battle right away, despite the fact that they were on the verge of collapse. Eventually, they could fight no further, and combined into Darkwings to flee. In the moments that followed, Ginrai succeeded in destroying BlackZarak and Devil Z, which resulted in all the other humans becoming separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors themselves continued to live as true super-robot lifeforms, and Hydra and Buster promptly joined with the other Decepticons in departing Earth. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Decepticons in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hey, I'm back. For 5 seconds of the show.]]

Hydra and Buster served as part of the Decepticon forces under Overlord's command, often battling the Autobot forces led by Ginrai in the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Hydra buster manga.jpg|left|275px|thumb|Jump around, jump around, jump up jump up and get down!]]
Decepticon leaders Giga and Mega unveiled their Godmaster warriors, Hydra and Buster, to the world by sending them to "welcome" the Autobot Godmaster, Ginrai, to Japan. After bombing Tokyo on their way to Harumi Wharf, Hydra and Buster merged into Darkwings and immediately attacked Metalhawk and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, who were at the wharf awaiting Ginrai's arrival. After taking the Juniors out of the fight, the brothers then transformed into robot mode to tackle Metalhawk, but thankfully, Ginrai chose that moment to make his entrance and promptly launched the villains over the horizon with a blast of Chōkon Power. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

When the Autobots traveled to the planet [[Athenia]] so that Ginrai could be appointed [[Supreme Commander]], Hydra and Buster followed, joining up with the other Decepticons out in space and attacking the planet with [[Scramble 7]]. The Autobots were able to defeat Scramble 7, but Buster and Hydra informed them that they had been united under the leadership of Devil Z, and were heading back to Earth to await the Autobots' return. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}}

Hydra and Buster later joined the other Decepticons in an attack on Tokyo, {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}, battled the Autobot Godmasters and [[Grand Maximus]] in space {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} and lured Ginrai into a Decepticon ambush atop [[Mount Everest]]. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} Eventually, the two brothers had Devil Z transform them into entirely robotic beings, and joined him in attacking the other Autobots and Decepticons as he attempted to drain their Jinchōkon and become the ultimate lifeform. The Autobots and Decepticons struck back by combining their powers together into the "Perfect Transform Attack", destroying Devil Z for good. As their leader was wiped out before their eyes, Hydra and Buster combined into Darkwings and fled into space. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:MF-toy Hydra.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hail Hydra!]]
*'''Hydra''' (Godmaster Decepticon, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-304'''
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, Sky Laser, Plasma Missile

:Hydra's Transtector transforms into a Panavia Tornado GR1 fighter jet. As a Godmaster, he is unable to transform to robot mode until the Hydra Godmaster figure is transformed into engine mode and snapped into the socket on the Transtector's back, unlocking the figure for transformation. Once unlocked, Hydra can also combine with his brother Buster (sold separately) to form the super-jet, Darkwings.

:Hydra was sold concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Darkwing]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]], with the significant difference of teal plastic instead of Hydra's red.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Hydra/hydra.htm More information on Hydra at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:MF-toy Darkwings.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Darkwings''' (Multi-pack, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-306'''
**''Accessories'': Hydra Transtector, Buster Transtector, 2 Sky Lasers, 2 Plasma Missiles

: Hydra and Buster were both made available in a special multi-pack as well. This set came with a unique [[bio]]/[[Tech Spec]] for the Darkwings combined mode. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Hydra Darkwing''' (Godmaster Decepticon, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, Sky Laser, Plasma Missile

: Essentially just a Japanese release of Hasbro's Darkwing figure, this version of the Hydra toy was only available by mail-order, for the price of 1980 yen and four [[Robot Point]]s.

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Caramel_hydra.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hydra''' (1988)
**''ID number:'' '''6'''
:A pair of small non-transforming [[Decoy]]-style rubber figurines of Hydra were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, depicting the evil Godmaster in both robot and jet mode. Around half the size of the more familiar Decoys, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red or yellow.

===Transformers Choco===
*'''Hydra''' (1988)
:A small, solid-color snap-together model kit of Hydra was released as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' series of candy toys.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum_hydra.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Hydra''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster Transtector, Sky Laser, Plasma Missile

:Part of the ninth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' candy toy series, this version of Hydra is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains all the accessories and features of the actual Hydra toy, including a functioning Godmaster gimmick and the ability to combine with ''Gum'' Buster to make a ''Gum'' Darkwings.
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==Notes==
*For the duration of the episodes "[[Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers]]" and "[[A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble]]", Hydra's customarily red arms and legs are colored grey, making him look a lot more like Darkwing.
*According to his supplementary [[bio]] card, Hydra is 20 years old. As well, the card contradicts the ''Masterforce'' opening sequence by declaring him to be American rather than East German.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Darkwing''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Lob'''

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Cancer (G1)

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:''Cancer is a [[human]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cancer_superdragonfist.jpg|right|thumb|350px|If I keep looking like a girl, maybe they'll put me in ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]''!]]

'''Cancer''' (キャンサー ''Kyansā'') isn't a bad kid—he's just been dealt a bad hand. An orphan raised at a martial arts dojo in his home country of [[China]], Cancer was bullied by the other pupils, but was determined to become as strong as he could in order to put the dojo on the map. Unfortunately, that's when the [[Decepticon]]s came along, and Cancer saw joining them as an opportunity to achieve this goal. Alas, Cancer got a little lost in the opportunities he was offered to run wild and be the "tough guy" for the first time, and with the husband-and-wife team of [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] leading the villains, he has found a sense of family in the Decepticons that he had never enjoyed before. But Cancer doesn't really want to ''hurt'' anyone, and the evil of the Decepticons is steadily growing less and less palatable for this troubled youth...

As a Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]] warrior, Cancer is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], which takes the form of a bipedal crab monster. He is heir to the powerful martial arts technique known as [[Chōryūken]] ("Super Dragon Fist", which involves… ''kicking'' the opponent), a skill that greatly impresses his doting surrogate mother, Mega. He considers his fellow Headmaster Juniors [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn]] genuine friends, and is partnered up with the diminutive [[Browning]], who calls him "boss" and follows his every command.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Akari Hibino]] (Japanese), [[Davide Garbolino]] (Italian)
[[Image:Cancer_and_sensei.jpg|left|thumb|Cancer would later hit his head and forget that he was a Saiyan sent to conquer Earth.]]
Orphaned as an infant, Cancer was taken in by the [[Cancer's sensei|sensei]] of the [[Chōryūken dojo]] and raised as his own son. Although embittered thanks to being bullied by the other students at the dojo simply for being an orphan, Cancer adored his sensei and trained hard in the martial arts, intending to become an expert and raise the dojo's profile. When the [[Decepticon]]s resurfaced on [[Earth]] after years of inactivity, Cancer saw the powerful robots as a means to his ends, and joined up with them. Although Cancer would not discover it until months later, his sensei believed that Cancer left because he had turned his back on his teachings and fell ill, ultimately dying of sadness. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Image:Cancer_armor.jpg|right|thumb|One size fits all.]]

Cancer joined up with the Decepticons alongside maladjusted American biker gang leader Wilder and Mexican street thug Bullhorn, and was bonded to a Transtector stolen from an [[Autobot]] transport ship. Cancer and his fellow ne'er-do-wells were sequestered in the undersea Decepticon headquarters until [[Blood]] finally announced it was time for them to reveal themselves to the world. Alongside some [[Lobclaw]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], Cancer and the Juniors began causing chaos in a city, soon drawing the attention of the [[Autobot|Autobots]], including their own three recently created Headmaster Juniors. The Autobot Juniors were under orders to stay out of the fight and focus on rescue operations, but Cancer and his compatriots made it tough to follow the order as they pushed and shoved [[Shūta Gō]] around while he tried to rescue a baby from a burning building. Thankfully, [[Metalhawk]] arrived to see them off, and the day was saved. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

[[Image:Cancer_and_mega.jpg|left|thumb|Mother knows best.]]

Cancer accompanied Wilder when he sought revenge against the [[Cool Guys]], the biker gang that had crossed [[Jack Boys|his]] in the past, {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} and when he tried to force his old friend [[Chris]] to join back up with him. On the latter mission, Cancer showed his dirty side by placing a knife to [[Mary|Chris's sister]]'s throat, but Chris took him out of the picture by crashing a motorcycle into him. {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}}

Cancer and the Juniors took something of a back seat following the arrival of the powerful [[Godmaster]]s Giga, Mega, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} although Mega took an immediate liking to Cancer, and had [[Gilmer]] serve as a punching bag to allow Cancer to demonstrate his Chōryūken for her. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}} When the hunt for the next Godmaster began, the three boys put their ears to the ground to search for clues. They wound up unearthing a series of rumors that led to the next Godmaster, named [[Ginrai]], but he sided with the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Cancer_captured.jpg|right|thumb|Ropes, a bed, and two men. In Japan, this means bad news.]]

When Ginrai travelled to Japan to visit the other Autobots, Cancer, Wilder and Bullhorn ambushed him en route to the Autobot base, but Ginrai thrashed all three of them soundly. Cancer was taken captive and brought back to the Autobot base for interrogation, but he refused to say anything, even as the kindly [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] tended his wounds and offered him a drink. Suspecting foul play, Cancer shattered the glass with a kick, cutting Minerva's hand, but even then, the girl would not allow Shūta and [[Cab]] to hurt Cancer. When an enraged Ginrai burst into the room and seized Cancer, intending to force whatever information he could from him, Minerva forced him to back down and offered Cancer a drink once more, which the young Decepticon this time gratefully accepted. His resistance worn down, Cancer related to the Autobots the origin of Godmasters as it had been told to him by Giga, and the Autobots agreed to release him. Escorted out of the Autobot base while blindfolded, Cancer was handed over to Hydra and Buster, but they immediately found a homing beacon the Autobots had planted on Cancer's shirt, and attacked the heroes in retribution. Buster seized Minerva and placed his blaster to her head, but Cancer snatched her away to safety, begging the Decepticons not to kill anyone. Startled by this turn of events, Hydra was defeated by Ginrai and ordered a retreat, with Cancer shouting back to Minerva as he ran that his kindness was merely payback for the drink. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}}

[[Image:Cancer_aimgun.jpg|left|thumb|260px|You'd think doing this would accomplish something.]]

Desiring a rematch with Ginrai, Cancer and the Juniors combed Japan for him, eventually spotting him in the background of a news report from [[Nagano]]. After losing the resultant battle, {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} the trio drowned their sorrows in a bar, where Cancer flipped on the television to an entertainment program, only to discover that Ginrai was making an appearance on the show! Although Bullhorn was ready for another go-around with the Autobot Godmaster, Cancer and Wilder were less than enthused at the notion, and told him to leave the matter to Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

Later, on an island off the coast of America, Cancer and the Juniors showed off their surfing skills to a group of young boys, and then offered to show them something "even cooler"—their Masterforce powers! They proceeded to kidnap the children as part of a plan by the [[Pretender]]s to draw out Ginrai. When the Autobots attacked, Minerva attempted to appeal to Cancer, only to have Bullhorn strike her down. The trio fled when the Pretenders pulled out of the battle, leaving [[King Poseidon]] to battle Ginrai. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Cancer_beastmode.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It's good to know where Cancer's crotch stands in the war.]]

During the search for the remaining Godmasters, Cancer joined the Decepticons on a mission into the Rocky Mountains which concluded with the Autobots' recruiting the next Godmaster, [[Ranger]]. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} The continuing quest next led Cancer and the Juniors to France to investigate a story about a retired race car driver whose vehicle miraculously survived every crash it was in. The trio headed for the small village of Dagneux, where they confronted the racer, [[Germain]], but even Cancer's martial arts skills couldn't stand up to Germain, who strong-armed all three of them out of his bar. The Juniors returned in their Transtectors to tear through the town, but were defeated when their suspicions were proven correct: Germain's car had been a Transtector, but he had passed it on to his protégé, [[Road King]], who became the next Autobot Godmaster and aided his new teammates in seeing the Decepticon Juniors off. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}}

[[Image:Cancer_protectsminerva.jpg|left|thumb|See?]]

As time went by, the kindness Minerva had shown Cancer weighed on the boy's mind, and Wilder and Bullhorn's continuous teasing did not help the matter. Noticing that Cancer was depressed, Mega called him to her quarters, where she gave him a present: A small gun Transformer named Browning, with whom Cancer quickly made friends. His spirits bolstered by this kindness, Cancer resolved to prove to Wilder and Bullhorn (and perhaps, to himself) that Minerva meant nothing to him by leading them in an attack on a city in hopes of drawing them out. Unfortunately for the three youths, their attack was responded to by the violent [[Sixknight]], who would have killed them all had Browning not teamed up with Minerva to stop him. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} Even after this catastrophic affair, however, Bullhorn and Wilder were happy to keep up the ribbing when the Juniors were tasked with burning food storehouses in the heartland of America, mocking Cancer for thinking that they were destroying ''all'' the food in the country. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

[[Image:Cancer_and_browning.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Some guys have angels and devils on their shoulders telling them what to do. Cancer has a gun on his.]]

Cancer, Bullhorn and Wilder were not particularly enthusiastic about renewing the search for the final Godmaster, but the quest came to a sudden end when the Godmaster in question, [[Clouder]], actually sought the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Using his power to transform into two robot modes, Clouder infiltrated the Autobot base as a spy and acquired classified information, which he handed off to Bullhorn and the Juniors to give to Mega and Giga. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Cancer and the Juniors participated in the ensuing Decepticon attack on the Autobot base, which concluded with its destruction. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Cancer_and_chang.jpg|left|thumb|240px|Their reunion was marred when they went back to Cancer's house and played with Browning. Chang later died from a gunshot wound.]]

When the powerful Decepticon [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] joined the Decepticons on Earth, Cancer and the other Juniors headed into space in preparation for the activation of the evil [[Death Para-Machine]]. As Cancer pointed out to Wilder when he nearly floated away, they couldn't actually participate in the battle with the Autobots that resulted, as they didn't have boosters to help them fly in space. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} Although the Autobots were able to destroy the Death-Para Machine, Cancer had now seen the full extent of Devil Z's evil, and grew even more concerned with his plan to wipe out humanity. Discovering from Wilder that his home town happened to be next on BlackZarak's hit list, the horrified Cancer immediately headed there, running through the streets in his Transtector and shouting for the populous to take refuge in the mountains. Rather than listen to his warnings, however, the crowd simply ran at the sight of him. Amongst the fleeing people, Cancer spotted [[Chang]], an old friend from his days at the dojo, and he disembarked his Transtector to greet him. After Chang calmed down and recognized his friend, the pair had a happy reunion, but the mood darkened when Cancer suggested that they go to their old sensei for help in the evacuation. Chang was forced to reveal that their sensei had died six months prior, but the distraught Cancer could not even grieve for long before he was attacked by two of the dojo's pupils, who blamed him for everything. Browning flattened the thugs, at which point Road King appeared, having overhead Cancer's story. He attempted to empathize with the boy, but the angry Cancer responded by opening fire on him with Browning and escaping. Not long thereafter, BlackZarak arrived in the city and began his attack, and when Cancer's pleas fell on deaf ears, he realized there was truly nothing he could do. About to depart, Cancer's attention was caught by cries from Chang, who had become trapped in a burning building while looking for Cancer. Cancer lifted his friend to safety, but was then inadvertently struck in the back by a stray blast from BlackZarak, and buried beneath a hail of rubble. Browning ran off to find the Autobots who were battling BlackZarak, and at his request, the Autobot Juniors unearthed Cancer while Ginrai battled and defeated BlackZarak. When the battle was over, the Autobots allowed Cancer to leave peacefully, on the basis that he had genuinely tried to save lives, proving that, unlike the other Decepticons, he truly had a heart. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Image:Cancersbetrayal.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Well, consider yourself rescued, I have to go.]]

Later, when Clouder resurfaced on the side of the Autobots and was captured alongside Shūta, his announcement that he was betrayed by [[Turtler]] and left to die in the conflagration of the destroyed Autobot base only served to amplify Cancer's doubts about the Decepticons cause. Finally, when Ginrai arrived at the Decepticon base to rescue Shūta and Clouder, Cancer finally snapped and opened fire on [[King Poseidon]], blowing its arm off and freeing Shūta from his clutches. As the Seacons lunged at the traitorous Cancer, Bullhorn opened fire on the drones and destroyed them, urging Cancer to get away to safety, and he escaped the base with Browning the Autobots. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Cancer proceeded to join up with the Autobots and offer them enough inside information to allow them to perform an all-out attack on the Decepticon base. The battle which ensued came to an end when Devil Z and BlackZarak fused together and collapsed the base, sending the Autobots, along with the Bullhorn and Wilder, tumbling into an undersea chasm. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Masterforce_turncoats.jpg|left|thumb|230px|We need Thunderzord power now!]]

Faced with the truth of Devil Z's betrayal, Bullhorn and Wilder turned their backs on the Decepticons, but had no interest in joining the Autobots and fighting "for good", and left Cancer behind. During a later battle, however, when things were looking bad for Cancer and the Autobot Juniors, Bullhorn and Wilder unexpectedly returned to help the one person that they still considered their friend win the day. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Now reunited, the three Juniors, along with Clouder, accompanied the Autobots to the Grand Canyon on a mission to stop the composite Devil Z/BlackZarak entity. During the battle, however, all four of them were struck with a blast of the villain's [[Devil Power]], and were shocked to find their [[Master-Brace]]s had disappeared from their wrists. Devil Z had, in fact, separated them from their Transtectors and brought the robot bodies to life as true super-robot lifeforms, all four of which rejoined the Decepticon side. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Left unable to join in the final battle with the Decepticons on the Matterhorn directly, Cancer and the other three boys helped to rescue civilians and huddled in an underground shelter when Devil Z unleashed his destructive Devil Thunder across Europe. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} When the Devil Thunder bombardment was halted (thanks to Ginrai engaging BlackZarak in battle), Clouder supplied the group with an armored buggy that would allow them to join in the fight. The boys arrived too late to do anything, cresting the mountain just after God Ginrai destroyed Devil Z, at which point all the other Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors were also separated from their Transtectors. Cancer's living Transtector departed Earth with all the other Deception Transtectors, and was pursued by the Autobots' Transtectors to carry on the Transformers' war in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Battle in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
Cancer's living Transtector was among the Decepticons under the command of Overlord, often battling the Autobots led by God Ginrai in [[G Nebula 89]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Cancer_manga.jpg|left|thumb|I stepped in something!]]

Cancer and the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors made their debut when Blood lured the Autobot Juniors into a trap to test the power of their Jinchōkon. Bursting up from beneath the ground, the evil trio quickly overpowered their Autobot counterparts, but when Cancer was distracted by some endangered civilians, the heroes were able to exploit the distraction to defeat their foes. {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}}

Cancer and his partners did not take an active hand in any of the Decepticon plans which immediately followed, but eventually took to the front lines again when their leaders, Giga and Mega, unveiled their Transtectors for an attack on [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} The trio were quite happy to watch when the Decepticons captured Shūta and Cab and Blood tortured them in an attempt to force them to join the Decepticons, but Cancer took particular offence when Shūta claimed that the Decepticons weren't a family at all, as they were the only family he had. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} Cancer and the Juniors later joined [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in attacking various spots on Earth from the top of [[Mount Everest]] with the [[A.O. Laser]], although it was thanks to an insulting comment from Cancer that their fickle new ally Doubleclouder turned on them and foiled their plan. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} Later still, Cancer and the Juniors accompanied Overlord and BlackZarak in attacking another Earth city, only to be stopped by the Autobot super-weapon, the [[VX Bomb]]. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}}

[[Image:MFcancer bzarak.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Yeah, that will stop him.]]

When Cancer sneaked out the Decepticon base and went to a city for the New Year celebrations, Cancer disobeyed him and ran away with Browning. Unfortunately, his New Year holidays coincided with an attack by BlackZarak upon the city, and when the Autobots arrived to engage him, the massive Decepticon seized Cancer to use as a bargaining chip. As BlackZarak pummelled the helpless Autobots, Overlord appeared in the skies above and brutally attacked BlackZarak, outraged at his treatment of Cancer. With BlackZarak weakened, the Autobots were able to defeat him, and Cancer returned to the Decepticon base to discover that the reason he had not been allowed to return home was because the Decepticons had wanted to celebrate with him, and had even made decorations. Cancer was disappointed in himself for not trusting his family, but Mega forgave him, and Browning noted that running away never solves anything. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

In the final battle, Devil Z turned against his Decepticon minions, and they united with the Autobots against him. Cancer joined with all the other Transformers in combining his energy into the "Perfect Transform Attack," destroying Devil Z once and for all. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between the humans and their Transtectors was severed, and the Transtectors themselves were truly brought to life. Giga and Mega were revealed to have also been sustained by Devil Z's energies, and his death brought about their own passing, to which Cancer reacted tearfully. Cancer's Transtector subsequently departed for space along with all the others. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1toy-Squeezeplay.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's one bad case of crabs.]]
* '''Cancer''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-303'''
**''Accessories:'' Transtector, "Aqua Blaster", "Tail Sword"
:Cancer's Transtector transforms into a monstrous bipedal crab-creature, though it just sort of looks like a monster wearing a crab as a hat. The Cancer Headmaster figure fits in a cockpit in the Transtector's stomach (hinged, most unfortunately, at the crotch). The creature's tail disconnects and becomes a weapon for robot mode that sure as heck ''looks'' like a double-barrelled gun, but which is referred to as a sword in Cancer's [[tech spec]]s.

:Like all Headmaster toys, Cancer's robot mode features a spring-loaded mini-[[tech spec]] meter in its chest, which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence (although he and the other Decepticon Junior molds are unique in that their meters are not covered by flip-down panels). The meter is activated when Cancer (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into the neck socket; as a small Headmaster, all three readings are on a single tumbler, so any head plugged in will result in the same stats. Cancer has his robot-mode face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters.

:Cancer was sold concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets without changes as [[Squeezeplay]].
::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm More information on Cancer/Squeezeplay at TFU.info]

==Notes==
*According to his supplementary [[bio]] card, Cancer is 11 years old.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Squeezeplay''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub), '''Plague''' (Shout! Factory sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Kid''' (America)
*''Russian:'' '''Pronyra''' (Проныра, "Wriggler")
*''Italian:'' '''Prudox'''

[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Bullhorn (G1)

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94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

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:''Bullhorn is a [[human]] and a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster Junior]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Bullhorn_human.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Don't mess with the bull, young man, you'll get the horns."]]

'''Bullhorn''' (ブルホーン ''Buruhōn'') is in it for the money, and there's not an awful lot to say about him beyond that. A former petty thug from [[Mexico]], Bullhorn was a loner who got by in life on the money he made street fighting until the [[Decepticon]]s made him a better offer. Bullhorn is basically a blunt instrument—he's quite happy to be pointed at something and instructed to cause a bit of chaos, but if he's charged with tasks as low-yield as searching or staking out, he'll quickly start moaning and look for something else to do. He's not really that bad a guy, though; he considers fellow [[Headmaster Junior]]s [[Wilder]] and [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] real friends and genuinely looks out for them, and he's not really into the whole "evil" thing, especially to the extremes that the Decepticons want. It's really just business to Bullhorn, and he'd like to have a world to keep doing business ''on''.

As a Decepticon Headmaster Junior warrior, Bullhorn is bonded to a [[transtector]] from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], which takes the form of a monstrous buffalo. His transtector's internal infra-red scopes allow him to fight freely at night, and for short periods of time, he is able to change the color of his transtector's metal hide like a chameleon.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kōzō Shioya]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Bullhorn_armor.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Taurus, full of bull]]
Bullhorn was recruited into the Decepticons under the rule of [[Devil Z]] alongside maladjusted [[United States of America|American]] biker gang leader Wilder and [[China|Chinese]] orphan martial artist Cancer, and bonded to a transtector stolen from an [[Autobot]] transport ship. Bullhorn and his fellow ne'er-do-wells were sequestered in the [[Decepticon Base|undersea Decepticon headquarters]] until [[Blood]] finally announced it was time for them to reveal themselves to the world. Alongside some [[Lobclaw]] [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], Bullhorn and the Juniors began causing chaos in a city, soon drawing the attention of the [[Autobot]]s, including their own three recently created Headmaster Juniors. The Autobot Juniors were under orders to stay out of the fight and focus on rescue operations but Bullhorn and his compatriots made it tough to follow the order as they pushed and shoved [[Shūta Gō]] around while he tried to rescue a baby from a burning building. Thankfully, [[Metalhawk]] arrived to see them off, and the day was saved. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

Bullhorn accompanied Wilder when attempted to reform his old gang, the [[Jack Boys]], and sought revenge against the [[Cool Guys]], the biker gang that had crossed them, but came out on the losing side of battles against the Autobot Juniors [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] and [[Cab]]. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}}

[[Image:Bullhorn robotmode.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] stole his look.]]

Bullhorn and the Juniors took something of a back seat following the arrival of the powerful [[Godmaster]]s [[Giga]], [[Mega]], [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} but when the hunt for the next Godmaster began, the three boys put their ears to the ground to search for clues. They wound up unearthing a series of rumors that led to the next Godmaster, named [[Ginrai]], but he sided with the Autobots. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} When Ginrai travelled to [[Japan]] to visit the other Autobots, Bullhorn, Wilder and Cancer ambushed him en route to the Autobot base, but Ginrai thrashed all three of them soundly. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} The trio combed Japan for Ginrai in hopes of a rematch, but Bullhorn had some trouble focusing on the mission, first propositioning some girls playing tennis (with no luck) and later moaning about the heat in his transtector. Eventually, the three punks spotted Ginrai in the background of a news report from [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], but inevitably lost the resultant battle. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} An infuriated Bullhorn was fully prepared for another bout when they saw Ginrai on a [[Wideshow|television show]] for a second time while drowning their sorrows in a bar, but Wilder and Cancer told him to leave the matter to Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[Image:Bullhorn_cards.jpg|left|thumb|Am I supposed to have a get out of jail free card?]]

Later, on an island off the coast of America, Bullhorn and the Juniors showed off their surfing skills to a group of young boys, and then offered to show them something "even cooler"—their Masterforce powers! They proceeded to kidnap the children as part of a plan by the [[Pretender]]s to draw out Ginrai, and when Bullhorn and Wilder were stuck with guard duty, they busied themselves playing cards. When the Autobots attacked, Bullhorn rushed off to join the battle, striking down Minerva when she attempted to appeal to the impressionable Cancer. The trio fled when the Pretenders pulled out of the battle, leaving [[King Poseidon]] to battle Ginrai. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

During the search for the remaining Godmasters, Bullhorn joined the Decepticons on a mission into the [[Rocky Mountains]] and tried to get some information from a forest patrolman named [[Ranger]]. The Autobots were also in the area, and Minerva spotted Bullhorn talking with Ranger, leading her to believe that Ranger was a Decepticon too, but things turned out to be just the opposite: Ranger was, in fact, the new Autobot Godmaster. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} The search for the Godmasters next led Bullhorn and the Juniors to France to investigate a story about a retired race car driver whose vehicle miraculously survived every crash it was in. The trio headed for the small village of Dagneux, where they confronted the racer, [[Germain]], but even Bullhorn's muscle couldn't stand up to Germain, who strong-armed all three of them out of his bar. The Juniors returned in their transtectors to tear through the town, but were defeated when their suspicions were proven correct: Germain's car had been a transtector, but he had passed it on to his protégé, [[Road King]], who became the next Autobot Godmaster and aided his new team-mates in seeing the Decepticon Juniors off. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}}

[[Image:Bullhorn teasescancer.jpg|right|thumb|Yeahhh...]]

Bullhorn and Wilder continued to tease Cancer over his infatuation with Minerva, but the more he denied it, the angrier Bullhorn grew, until he snarled that Cancer could go and join the Autobots if he liked her so much. Attempting to prove that Minerva meant nothing to him, Cancer had Bullhorn and Wilder join him in attacking a city to draw her out, but unfortunately for the Juniors, their attack was responded to by the violent [[Sixknight]], who nearly killed them all until Minerva and Cancer's little buddy [[Browning]] saved them. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}} Despite seeing where it had got them once already, Bullhorn and Wilder kept up the ribbing when the Juniors were tasked with burning food storehouses in the heartland of America, mocking Cancer for thinking that they were destroying ''all'' the food in the country. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

Bullhorn, Wilder and Cancer were not particularly enthusiastic about renewing the search for the final Godmaster, but the quest came to a sudden end when the Godmaster in question, [[Clouder]], actually sought the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Using his power to transform into two robot modes, Clouder infiltrated the Autobot base as a spy and acquired classified information, which he handed off to Bullhorn and the Juniors to give to Mega and Giga. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Bullhorn and the Juniors participated in the ensuing Decepticon attack on the Autobot base, which concluded with its destruction. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Bullhorn_beastmode.jpg|left|thumb|275px|"Who ya gonna call?"<br>"Someone else!"]]

Bullhorn went into space along with the other Decepticons when [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] was poised to unleash the evil [[Death Para-Machine]] on Earth, but was unable to participate in the battle with the Autobots that resulted, as he didn't have a booster to help him fly in space. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} Although the Autobots were able to destroy the Death-Para Machine, Bullhorn had now seen the full extent of Devil Z's evil, and grew genuinely concerned with his plan to wipe out humanity. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

Later, when Clouder resurfaced on the side of the Autobots and was captured alongside Shūta, his announcement that he was betrayed by [[Turtler]] and left to die in the conflagration of the destroyed Autobot base caused all three Juniors to share uneasy looks. When Cancer wondered if this could be true, a wide-eyed Bullhorn questioned his doubts, wondering if he no longer wanted to be a Decepticon. Bullhorn soon got his answer when Ginrai arrived at the Decepticon base to rescue Shūta and Clouder, and Cancer decided to help him in battle against King Poseidon. As the Seacons lunged at the traitorous Cancer, Bullhorn opened fire on the drones and destroyed them, urging Cancer to get away to safety. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Cancer proceeded to join up with the Autobots and offer them enough inside information to allow them to perform an all-out attack on the Decepticon base. During the battle, Bullhorn grappled with Cab, asking him if Cancer was okay, even as he throttled him. The conflict came to an end when Devil Z and BlackZarak fused together and collapsed the base, sending the Autobots, along with the Bullhorn and Wilder, tumbling into an undersea chasm. Bullhorn was unsure what to make of the situation, but joined with Wilder in opening fire on the Autobots as they attempted to convince him of the truth. Eventually, Ginrai was forced to jump Bullhorn and Wilder and knock them out in order to carry them to safety. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Bullhorn goesbyebye.jpg|right|thumb|Cancer is not the only one who would have that expression with that view...]]

Faced with the truth of Devil Z's betrayal, Bullhorn and Wilder turned their backs on the Decepticons, but had no interest in joining the Autobots and fighting "for good". Although a hint of doubt was visible in Bullhorn's eyes, Wilder ordered him to follow him as they left. During a later battle, however, when things were looking bad for Cancer and the Autobot Juniors, Bullhorn and Wilder unexpectedly returned to help the one person that they still considered their friend win the day. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} Now reunited, the three Juniors, along with Clouder, accompanied the Autobots to the [[Grand Canyon]] on a mission to stop the composite Devil Z/BlackZarak entity. During the battle, however, all four of them were struck with a blast of the villain's [[Devil Power]], and were shocked to find their [[Master-Brace]]s had disappeared from their wrists. Devil Z had, in fact, separated them from their transtectors and brought the robot bodies to life as true super-robot lifeforms, all four of which rejoined the Decepticon side. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

Unable to join in the final battle with the Decepticons on the [[Matterhorn]] directly, Bullhorn and the other three boys helped to rescue civilians and huddled in an underground shelter when Devil Z unleashed his destructive Devil Thunder across Europe. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} When the Devil Thunder bombardment was halted (thanks to Ginrai engaging BlackZarak in battle), Clouder supplied the group with an armored buggy that would allow them to join in the fight. The boys arrived too late to do anything, cresting the mountain just after God Ginrai destroyed Devil Z, at which point all the other Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors were also separated from their transtectors. Bullhorn's living transtector departed Earth with all the other Deception transtectors, and was pursued by the Autobots' transtectors to carry on the Transformers' war in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Battle in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
Bullhorn's living transtector was among the Decepticons under the command of Overlord, often battling the Autobots led by God Ginrai in the [[G Nebula]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Bullhorn_manga.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Not shown, one very nervous matador.]]

Bullhorn and the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors made their debut when Blood lured the Autobot Juniors into a trap to test the power of their Jinchokon. Bursting up from beneath the ground, the evil trio quickly overpowered their Autobot counterparts, but when Cancer was distracted by some endangered civilians, the heroes were able to exploit the distraction to defeat their foes. {{storylink|Destined Confrontation: The Children of Good and Evil}}

Bullhorn and his partners did not take an active hand in any of the Decepticon plans which immediately followed, but eventually took to the front lines again when their leaders, Giga and Mega, unveiled their transtectors for an attack on [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} The trio were quite happy to watch when the Decepticons captured Shūta and [[Cab]] and Blood tortured them in an attempt to force them to join the Decepticons, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} and later joined [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in attacking various spots on Earth from the top of [[Mount Everest]] with the [[A.O. Laser]]. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} Later still, Bullhorn and the Juniors accompanied Overlord and BlackZarak in attacking another Earth city, only to be stopped by the Autobot super-weapon, the [[VX Bomb]]. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}}

In the final battle, Devil Z turned against his Decepticon minions, and they united with the Autobots against him. Bullhorn joined with all the other Transformers in combining his energy into the "Perfect Transform Attack," destroying Devil Z once and for all. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between the humans and their transtectors was severed, separating the humans and bringing their transtectors to life. Bullhorn's transtector departed for space along with all the others. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Nice puppy... cute lil' pooch... maybe I got a Milk Bone?]]
* '''Bullhorn''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-302'''
**''Accessories:'' Transtector, "small laser," "laser cannon"

:The indistinct [[alternate mode]] of Bullhorn's transtector is identified as buffalo, although it really looks like a terror dog from the first ''[[Susan Hoffman#Dr. Hoffman's Assistants|Ghostbusters]]'' movie. The Bullhorn Headmaster figure fits in a cockpit in the transtector's back. The creature's tail disconnects and becomes a double-barrelled laser for robot mode.

:Like all Headmaster toys, Bullhorn's robot mode features a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter in its chest, which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence (although he and the other Decepticon Junior molds are unique in that their meters are not covered by flip-down panels). The tumblers are activated when Bullhorn (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into the neck socket. Bullhorn has his robot-mode face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters.

:Bullhorn was sold concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets without changes as [[Horri-Bull]].
::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Horri-Bull/horri-bull.htm More information on Bullhorn/Horri-Bull at TFU.info]

==Notes==
*According to his supplementary bio card, Bullhorn is 17 years old.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Horri-Bull''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Red''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Rinox'''

[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]

Lander

2012-08-15T22:50:00Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

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:''Lander is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lander human robot.jpg|right|350px|thumb|With Richard Dean Anderson as "Lander"]]
'''Lander''' (ランダー ''Randā'') came to [[Earth]] during the Stone Age, when he and his fellow [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]]s crashed on the planet while in pursuit of a group of [[Decepticon]]s. In order to more effectively hunt down the Decepticons, who had used their Pretender powers to take the forms of monsters, Lander and the Autobots adopted the forms of [[human]] beings, and battled their foes down through the ages, inspiring many classical Earthly legends in the process. When the Decepticons were finally defeated and sealed away, Lander and the others elected to remain on Earth, living in their human guises and guiding the evolution of human society.

While his comrades found themselves touched by the beauty of Earth's natural environment, or the extent and complexity of mankind's emotion, Lander was particularly taken by one thing: humankind's great capacity for pleasure. In the present day, he lives in [[New York City]], and fills his off-hours with the finer things in life—he collects wine, attends concerts, and loves, above all else... the ''ladies''. Despite his man-about-town lifestyle, Lander would never shirk his Autobot duties in favour of the fairer sex, but when he is called upon for a mission, it's a very rare thing to find him ''not'' in the company of one of his many lady-friends. Giggidy, giggidy, gigg-i-''dy''.

Lander is physically the strongest of the Autobot Pretenders, although he's not the most proficient soldier amongst the group, with combat skills that could only be described as "competent". His talents lie in both the mechanical and natural worlds—he is a five-star engineer, and an expert geologist.

{{bigquote|You gotta make your decisions with style. Otherwise, you won't get the girls.|Lander|"[[Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Lander suiton.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
When the Decepticon Pretenders were liberated from their imprisonment by the alien [[Devil Z]], Lander's peaceful years of indulgence were interrupted at last when his leader, [[Metalhawk]], summoned him to Japan for a battle with the fiends. Lander happened to be in an elevator with a [[Madonna (Masterforce)|date]] at the time, but wasn't especially bothered about donning his Pretender suit in front of her, and running off into the city streets. Converting to vehicle mode, he was pursued by the police, but shook them by launching himself into the ocean and cruising off over the waves. Making his way to Japan, Lander joined Metalhawk in battle and took on [[Dauros]] while his leader destroyed the Decepticons' [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] support, forcing the villains to flee. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

[[Image:Lander puretendaaa.jpg|right|160px|thumb|]]
While the other Autobots were busy battling the Decepticons in the [[Karin Islands]], Lander remained behind at [[Professor Gō]]'s observatory, only for the building to come under attack by [[Blood]]. As the observatory burned, Lander contacted the Autobots and attempted to get the professor to safety, but was attacked and defeated by Blood. The observatory had already been reduced to rubble by the time Metalhawk and the other Autobots arrived to see Lander clawing his way out of the wreckage; the professor, alas, did not survive. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

Lander joined the Autobots in responding to a Decepticon attack on Rome, subduing their [[Destroid]] servants with knock-out gas. The Decepticon Pretenders fled into the tunnels beneath the city, and Lander and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] gave chase, only to lose track of their foes and wind up in a coastal cave. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}} Shortly thereafter, Lander came to Japan to help Metalhawk when he transformed the Autobots' human allies, [[Shūta Gō]], [[Cab]] and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], into [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}} and later joined with the rest of the Autobots on a mission to protect the wildlife of Africa from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

When the Decepticons' two newest warriors, the [[Godmaster]] brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], attacked the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]], in which the Headmaster Juniors were participating, Metalhawk and Lander sped to the aid of their young comrades. The two Pretenders proved to be sorely outmatched by the mighty Godmasters, but fortunately for the Autobots, when [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] and Diver arrived to reinforce them, the sinister siblings elected to withdraw. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} A rematch with the Godmasters followed quickly, on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]], and again, Lander and the Autobots only just managed to scrape a victory. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

When Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, [[Ginrai]], in America, he summoned Lander to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]] to educate Ginrai on the threat of the Decepticons and help him convince the trucker to join the Autobot forces. Although Ginrai wasn't completely sold on the idea, he did vow to help the Autobots when he could "for the sake of the world", and Lander and Diver would later help him in battle against Hydra and Buster several times. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} Despite the increase in fighting, Lander still tried to keep a healthy social calendar, but was less than impressed when the Decepticons decided to kidnap some children just after he'd managed to obtain tickets to a concert. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Lander robotmode.jpg|left|210px|thumb|]]
After Ginrai discovered the next Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot]], in Canada, Lander was part of the Autobot search party that headed into the Rocky Mountains, putting his geological skills to use checking out assorted ores and minerals in the mountain caves in hopes of finding clues to the locations of the remaining Godmasters. The trail eventually led to success in the form of [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and when the fourth Godmaster, [[Road King]], was located, Lander joined with the other Pretenders in insisting that Ginrai accept the position of Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Lander vehicle.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This looks cool, but we had the toy. It's not.]]
Soon thereafter, Lander, Metalhawk and Diver met with their old ally, [[Grand Maximus]], who arrived from space to inform them of the approach of the Decepticon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], towards Earth. Grand supplied them with the plans and materials necessary to construct a drone named "[[Godbomber]]", which would enable Ginrai to fly and fight in space and defeat BlackZarak before he reached the planet, and Lander and the Pretenders focused their efforts into the completion of this "Bomber Project". {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Despite various attempts by the Decepticons to stop them, the Autobots successfully completed construction of Godbomber, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} and Ginrai headed into space to battle BlackZarak. Like all the other Autobots, Lander was unable to do anything but sit on Earth and wait for news as the battle raged in space, but Lander took the tension calmly, suggesting a drink to pass the time. Needless to say, the Headmaster Juniors were not impressed. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

Lander took a big step back from the front lines at this point, participating only in very occasional battles. He helped scan the planet for Decepticon activity {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} and battled the Decepticon Pretenders alongside his fellow Autobots Pretenders in Latin America, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} but played no hand in the final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in the Alps, during which Ginrai successfully destroyed BlackZarak and Devil Z, inadvertently bringing the Transformers' [[transtector]]s to life. The now-living transtectors departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, but Lander and the other Pretenders elected to remain on Earth and continue their lives there. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
Lander was among the Autobots standing onstage when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Lander manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Chip Chase finally gets himself some bionic legs.]]
Lander was present when Shūta, Cab and Minerva became Headmaster Juniors, presenting their transtectors to them alongside Diver and Phoenix. {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}}

When Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, Ginrai, in America, and arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet the other Autobots, Lander elected not to make the trip, staying at the Ocean Research Institute with Diver and Phoenix. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}} He later joined with the other Autobots in racing to thwart a mysterious Decepticon scheme, only to be briefly bamboozled by holographic images of legendary Decepticons before Ginrai dealt with them. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

Lander and the other Pretenders dropped off the radar after this battle, appearing only briefly to monitor a two-pronged attack by the Decepticons against Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Fortunately for all concerned, they returned to the front lines during Ginrai's final battle with the Decepticons, during which the Decepticon emperor, Devil Z, turned on his subordinates, and attempted to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Lander and the Pretenders hurled themselves into the path of the villain's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam, saving Ginrai and the Decepticons from its effects, and remaining unharmed themselves, since, as true robots, they possessed no Jinchōkon of their own. Lander subsequently joined with all the other Autobots and Decepticons in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", which destroyed Devil Z once and for all. With the alien's death, the humans were separated from their transtectors, and the transtectors themselves were brought to life as true super-robot lifeforms. While the new-born Transformers departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, Lander elected to remain on Earth and continue his life there. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1Landmine toy.jpg|right|240px|thumb]]
*'''Lander''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-200'''
**''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, "Crusher Blade", "Drill Wave Gun"

: Lander's Pretender shell resembles a human in a yellow and grey armored space suit, armed with his grey "Crusher Blade" sword and black "Drill Wave Gun". The shell's helmet and belt (molded from the same soft dark grey plastic as his sword) are also removable, and used to help "lock" the two halves of the shell together. The shell splits to reveal Lander's inner robot, which transforms into a predominantly grey Cybertronic land vehicle. The robot can wield the Drill Wave Gun in both modes.

:Lander was available only as a mail-away exclusive toy in Japan, and lacked the spectacles of the animation model. The toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], with no notable differences between the two.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Landmine/landmine.htm More information on Lander (well, Landmine, close enough) at TFU.info]''

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==Notes==
[[Image:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Secretarymine]]
* Lander's animation model shows up in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]" as a "generic", unnamed Autobot. He is seen carrying a "clipboard" of some kind and reacting to the [[Mini-Con]] beacon. He's also the only one in that shot seen clearly, the other three ([[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Wide Load]] and [[Sixknight]]) all being seen only from the back and largely obscured. Later, a differently colored version appears as a field commander chafing under withdrawal orders in "[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]".
*Lander (or maybe Landmine, we dunno) is on display at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_Pop_Century_Resort the Pop Century resort at Walt Disney World] sans weapon and pretender shell.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Landmine''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Russian:'' '''Fugas''' (Фугас, "Landmine")
*''Italian:'' '''Folgore''' ("Lightning")

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Diver (G1)

2012-08-15T22:49:11Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Super-God Masterforce'' Autobot|the ''Beast Wars II'' Maximal|Diver (BWII)}}
:''Diver is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Diver masterforce.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Seaman.]]
'''Diver''' (ダイバー ''Daibā'') came to [[Earth]] along with his fellow [[Pretender]] [[Autobot]]s thousands of years ago, during the Stone Age, when they crashed there while in pursuit of a group of [[Decepticon]]s. While Diver and the Autobots used their Pretender powers to transform themselves into [[human]] forms, the Decepticons took the form of monsters, inspiring many Earthly legends as they battled through the ages. When the Decepticons were finally defeated and sealed away, Diver and the others elected to remain on Earth, guiding the evolution of human society and culture.

As an aquatic combat expert, Diver found himself particularly struck by the beauty of Earth's oceans, and dedicated himself to preserving them. Now in the present day, he has adopted the role of an oceanographer and marine biologist who runs the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]]. He is a true seaman—dedicated, able-bodied, jolly and a friend to all, be they human, Transformer, or a denizen of the ocean's depths, but also a great lover of relaxation, particularly sunbathing. Diver is virtually unbeatable in the sea, thanks to his mighty "Screw Anchor" attack, which allows him to manipulate water and fire it in high-power spiralling jets.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Yūji Mikimoto]] (Japanese), [[Diego Sabre]] (Italian)

[[Image:Diver pretender.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Seaman.]]
When the Decepticon Pretenders were liberated from their prisons by the evil alien [[Devil Z]] at some point in the 2010s, Diver was the first to discover their re-emergence when news of an attack by the villains upon a cruise liner off the coast of [[Canada]] reached him. Diver contacted his leader [[Metalhawk]] to inform him of the bad news, and when the Decepticons attacked a Japanese city soon thereafter, he quickly arrived to join the fight when Metalhawk summoned the other Pretenders to battle. Diver clashed with [[Gilmer]], freeing Metalhawk to rescue his human friend [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] from the clutches of a [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]], after which the villains fled. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}

It was again thanks to Diver that the Autobots became aware of the Decepticons' next scheme, as he happened to be out on the ocean in the vicinity of the [[Karin Islands]] when the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] appeared in the area. Metalhawk, [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] and Shūta arrived to reinforce Diver, and with the help of the island's prince, [[Cab]], they tracked the Decepticons to the nearby Isle of the Gods and thwarted their plan to convert humans into [[Destroid]]s. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} This didn't stop the villains from trying again with passengers they captured from in-flight jumbo jets, but when one of their capture attempts went bad, causing the jet in question to crash in Corsica, Diver quickly reported this fact to Metalhawk. Together, Diver and Metalhawk posed as government agents to question the jet's passengers, including a young girl named [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], but during their investigation, the Decepticons unleashed their newest Destroids on Rome. The Autobots were able to stop the creatures with knock-out gas, but Diver and [[Lander]] were unable to capture the Decepticons themselves despite a chase through the tunnels beneath the city. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}

[[Image:Diver suiton.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Seaman.]]
After Shūta, Cab and Minerva were transformed into [[Headmaster Junior]] warriors, {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}} Diver invited them to California for what they believed would be a leisurely vacation, only to discover that he intended to [[Holographic battle drone|train]] them in the use of their new powers. Diver was subsequently called away to investigate a sub-sea volcano, and during his absence, the Juniors had to put their training to the test in battle against the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} Before the Juniors returned to Japan, Diver joined them in a feast cooked by Cab, {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}} and then teamed up with the other Autobots to stop a Decepticon plot to terrorize the wildlife of Africa. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

Diver was grateful for a lull in Decepticon activity, as it allowed him to relax, but when the other Autobots came under attack from the Decepticons' new [[Godmaster]] warriors, [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], he and Phoenix quickly sped to the rescue, and the villains elected to withdraw. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} It wasn't long before a rematch between the Autobots and the Godmasters ensued on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]], but Diver got his licks in, embedding his Sea Axe in Buster's arm and rattling the villain so badly that he and his brother had to retreat. {{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[Image:Diver puretendaaa.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Seaman.]]
While awaiting the delivery of a sick dolphin from [[Baney Aquarium]], Diver received a phone call from the trucker making the delivery to explain that his truck had broken down. After procuring a replacement truck cab from a garage, the trucker, [[Ginrai]], completed the delivery, and while the dolphin was being unloaded, donned a pair of bracelets that he found in the cab's glove compartment. When Diver came over to thank Ginrai for his hard work, the Pretender was shocked to see the Autobot symbol glowing on the bracelets, and immediately demanded that Ginrai take him back to the garage. En route, the truck suddenly began to surge with strange energy and swerved out of Ginrai's control, barrelling over the edge of a cliff. Diver leapt clear in mid-air and transformed to robot mode, but before he could haul Ginrai from the wreckage, he was attacked by Hydra and Buster. At that point, within the cab, Ginrai's bracelets happened to touch, and in an explosion of light, the trucker was revealed to be the first Autobot Godmaster, with the truck as his [[Transtector]]. Shocked by what they had seen, Hydra and Buster fled, and Diver explained everything to the befuddled Ginrai. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} Diver summoned Lander to the California so that he could educate Ginrai on the Decepticons, and although Ginrai was not willing to formally join the Autobots, he agreed to help them when he could "for the sake for the world." Unfortunately for Ginrai, the Decepticons began targeting truckers in an attempt to find him, causing the deaths of several of his friends. When the villains at last tracked Ginrai down, Diver had to remind Ginrai of the correct [[activation code]] so that he could transform and beat the Decepticons back. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

When Ginrai discovered three more pairs of [[Master-Brace]]s in his Transtector, Diver arranged for him to bring them to the Autobot base in Japan for study. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} While there, Ginrai discovered a trailer for his Transtector, and returned to America to show it to Diver and Lander. Ginrai proceeded to appear on TV in hopes of finding the Godmasters-to-be that the new Master-Braces will belong to, while Diver and Lander tried to take his outlandish approach in stride. Soon after his TV appearance, Ginrai was attacked by Hydra and Buster in an attempt to publicly disgrace him, but Diver and Lander came to his aid and took care of the Seacons the brothers had brought with them. In the wake of the battle, Diver commented that if Ginrai was already so self-conscious as to be concerned for his reputation, then he was already a good candidate for Autobot leader. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

After the Decepticon kidnapped a group of children on an island off the coast of America, Diver elected to scout ahead as the other Autobots prepared to mount a rescue attempt. Unfortunately, Diver was spotted by Gilmer on his approach, and blindsided by [[Dauros]] as soon as he set foot on the island and reverted to human form. Harnessed with a device that prevented him from transforming to robot mode, Diver instead enlisted the aid of one of the captive kids, directing the boy to remove his watch and place it in the water nearby. The watch generated a powerful sonic signal that reached the dolphins at the Ocean Research Institute, and the other Autobots were able to follow the animals to the island, where they rescued Diver and the kids. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[Image:Diver robotmode.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Seaman.]]
Diver's duties at the Institute kept him from participating in the search for the new Autobot Godmasters, {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} but in the midst of the quest, he did find the time to pay a visit to Japan, where the Headmaster Juniors welcomed him with another of Cab's great feasts. Unfortunately, the repast was interrupted by an attack on a nearby city [[Sixknight]], but Ginrai soon subdued him. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} After Ginrai successfully located all three of the Autobot Godmasters, Metalhawk decided to step down and appoint him Autobot leader, and Diver and the other Pretenders didn't give him much choice in the matter. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

Soon thereafter, Diver, Metalhawk and Lander met with their old ally, [[Grand Maximus]], who arrived from space to inform them of the approach of the Decepticon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], towards Earth. Grand supplied them with the plans and materials necessary to construct a drone named "[[Godbomber]]", which would enable Ginrai to fly and fight in space and defeat BlackZarak before he reached the planet, and Diver and the Pretenders focused their efforts into the completion of this "Bomber Project". {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Despite various attempts by the Decepticons to stop them, the Autobots successfully completed construction of Godbomber {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}}, and Ginrai succeeded in preventing BlackZarak from reaching Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}.

Diver stepped back from the front lines at this point, participating only occasionally in battles. He received an SOS from a cruise liner the Decepticons attacked and alerted the other Autobots to the situation {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} and when BlackZarak returned and made it to Earth, Diver reported to Metalhawk on his progress across the globe. Diver, Phoenix and Metalhawk attempted to stop [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] from meeting with BlackZarak above Tokyo, but were easily bested by the mighty Decepticon. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} Diver later helped scan the planet for Decepticon activity {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} and alongside his fellow Pretenders, battled the Decepticon Pretenders in Latin America. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

Diver played no hand in the final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons in the Alps, during which Ginrai successfully destroyed BlackZarak and Devil Z, inadvertently bringing the Transformers' Transtectors to life. The now-living Transtectors departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, but Diver and the other Pretenders elected to remain on Earth and continue their lives there. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
{{-}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Diver mf manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Seaman.]]
Diver made his first appearance when Shūta, Cab and Minerva became Headmaster Juniors, presenting their Transtectors to them alongside Lander and Phoenix. {{storylink|Headmaster Jrs Are Born}}

Later, Diver discovered the first Autobot Godmaster, Ginrai, in America, and arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet the other Autobots. Diver himself, along with Lander and Phoenix, did not make the trip, remaining at the Ocean Research Institute, where they received a communication from Metalhawk, who was worried because Ginrai seemed to be late. Diver told him not to worry, as Ginrai resembled a "hero," and when the Autobot Godmaster finally arrived, Metalhawk understood Diver's words—Ginrai was the spitting image of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

Diver later joined with the other Autobots in racing to thwart a mysterious Decepticon scheme, only to be briefly bamboozled by holographic images of legendary Decepticons before Ginrai dealt with them. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}} Diver and the other Pretenders dropped off the radar after this battle, appearing only briefly to monitor a two-pronged attack by the Decepticons against Earth. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} Fortunately for all concerned, they returned to the front lines during Ginrai's final battle with the Decepticons, during which the Decepticon emperor, Devil Z, turned on his subordinates, and attempted to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Diver and the Pretenders hurled themselves into the path of the villain's Jinchōkon-absorbing beam, saving Ginrai and the Decepticons from its effects, and remaining unharmed themselves, since, as true robots, they possessed no Jinchōkon of their own. Diver subsequently joined with all the other Autobots and Decepticons in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", which destroyed Devil Z once and for all. With the alien's death, the humans were separated from their Transtectors, and the Transtectors themselves were brought to life as true super-robot lifeforms. While the new-born Transformers departed Earth to rejoin their respective factions in space, Diver elected to remain on Earth and continue his life there. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

==Toys==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
[[Image:Waverider diver toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|STOP CALLING ME SEAMAN!]]
*'''Diver''' (Pretender, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-203'''
**''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, "Sea Axe", "Sea Power Blaster"

: Diver's Pretender shell resembles a human in a dark grey armored space suit, armed with his grey "Sea Axe" and black "Sea Power Blaster" rifle. The shell's helmet and belt (molded from the same soft grey plastic as his axe) are also removable, and used to help "lock" the two halves of the shell together. The shell splits to reveal Diver's inner robot, which transforms into a black and grey Cybertronic submarine. The robot can wield the Sea Power Blaster in both modes

:The toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Waverider]], with one noteworthy difference between the two: Diver's human head has brown hair, while Waverider is a blond.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Waverider/waverider.htm More information on Diver/Waverider at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Waverider''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Russian:'' '''Volnorez''' (Волнорез, "Wavebreaker")
*''Spanish:'' '''Wave''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Interceptor'''

[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]

Grand Maximus

2012-08-15T22:48:22Z

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{{disambig2|Grand Maximus|other uses of Maximus|Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)}}
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:''Grand Maximus is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Pretender]] [[City-bot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Grandmax cartoon.jpg|right|350px|thumb|I am my sister city's brother and so is he.]]
'''Grand Maximus''' (グランドマキシマス ''Gurando Makshimasu'') is the younger [[Relatives|brother]] of [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He was among the Autobot refugees who fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago under the leadership of his brother, and like his sibling, became a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] when they crash-landed on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. Grand Maximus's mental functions are contained in his smallest component, '''Gran''', who connects to a larger [[Transtector]] named '''Grand''' to boost his strength to normal Transformer levels. Just like his bro, he pilots a ''Maximus'' battleship, which serves as a second transtector with which Grand combines to form "Grand Maximus". (Though they seem virtually identical in all other respects, Grand Maximus is significantly smaller than his titanic elder brother. Only a bit taller than [[God Ginrai]] in robot mode and with room for just a couple of human-sized rooms at most in his starship form.)

Grand seems to be a bit of a loner, who prefers the solitude of outer space to being tied down to any one planet or team. After becoming a Headmaster, he opted not to remain on Master with the other Transformers, joining up with a group of Autobots under the command of [[Metalhawk]] and travelling space with them. Alongside Metalhawk's crew, Grand crash-landed on Neolithic [[Earth]] and adopted [[Pretender]] capabilities, endowing himself with the ability to transform into a human form.<ref>"[[Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!]]"</ref> After centuries of working with Metalhawk to battle a group of Decepticons on Earth and guide the evolution of the burgeoning humanity, however, Grand again felt the lure of outer space, and now operates among the space-based Autobot forces battling the Decepticons across [[Athenia]] and [[Chaar]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Ikuya Sawaki]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Grand pretender.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Behold! With my pretender shell, I can disguise myself as... a robot. Wait, why did I bother again?]]
In the early 21st Century, when the space-based Autobot forces under the command of Fortress Maximus discovered that [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] was headed for Earth, Grand Maximus was dispatched to alert Metalhawk's Autobots, still on the planet. Entering Earth's atmosphere with his battleship cloaked from sight, Grand met with Metalhawk, [[Lander]] and [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]] atop a mountain, where he supplied them with the plans and materials to construct "[[Godbomber]]". This drone would endow the Autobots' mightiest warrior, [[Ginrai]], with the ability to fly and fight in space, thereby allowing him to stop BlackZarak before he reached Earth. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Grand Maximus subsequently headed back into space to keep an eye on the situation, and as the "Bomber Project" was nearing completion, Grand radioed the Autobots on Earth to inform them that BlackZarak was headed for the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} With the construction of Godbomber complete, Ginrai wasted no time in heading for the moon and engaging BlackZarak and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] in battle. Ginrai did not fare well, but soon Grand Maximus arrived to join the fight, and with their combined might, the Autobot duo was able to defeat the two Decepticons. BlackZarak fled back into space, and Grand Maximus gave chase, assuring Ginrai that he could take care of things. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Grandmax shipmode.jpg|right|220px|thumb|New Battleship Maximus - no really, that's what it's called]]
In the weeks that followed, BlackZarak mastered the art of localized gravity manipulation, enabling him to create powerful black holes that he could use to teleport himself around the galaxy. While pursuing his foe, Grand Maximus was trapped within one of these black holes, exerting all his energy just to hold steady against its pull and prevent himself from being drawn into the heart of the singularity and obliterated. Down on Earth, meanwhile, the Decepticon had succeeded in destroying the Autobots' base, prompting Ginrai to contact Grand in hopes that his battleship could be employed as a new headquarters. When Grand, trapped in the black hole, did not respond to his communiqué, Ginrai headed into space to investigate, only to be pulled into the black hole as well and wind up trapped alongside Grand. Luckily, the pair were able to draw on the electromagnetic waves of the black hole to re-energize themselves, and they then combined their energy into a massive blast of [[Chōkon Power]] that destroyed the black hole from the inside out. Freed, the pair immediately headed to Earth, where BlackZarak had already joined up with the Decepticons and cut a swathe of destruction across the planet. Merging their energies once more, Grand and Ginrai were able to defeat Overlord and BlackZarak again, and the villains pulled out of the fight. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}}

[[Image:Grand cartoon.jpg|left|142px|thumb|Blink and you'll miss him.]]
While the Autobots were searching Earth for the Decepticons, Grand Maximus detected the villains heading into space, and transported the Autobots in pursuit of them aboard his battleship. The Autobots discovered that the Decepticons were preparing to unleash the deadly [[Death Para-Machine]] against Earth, but thankfully, Ginrai was able to destroy the evil device before irreparable damage was done to the planet's atmosphere. As it exploded, however, a single blast escaped the Death-Para Machine and struck Grand's battleship, knocking its tachyon converter offline and sending it plummeting down to Earth. [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] risked his life to save the day by donning one of the ship's jetpacks and repairing the converter, rescuing the ship at the last moment. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Godginrai vs blackzarak.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Left leg blue, right fist black...]]
Grand Maximus later battled BlackZarak in [[Moscow]], {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}}
and then transported the Autobots aboard his battleship for a full-scale assault on the Decepticon base, during which BlackZarak and the Decepticon ruler [[Devil Z]] fused into one being. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} The merged BlackZarak/Devil Z entity soon began bombarding North America with his [[Devil Power]], which Grand Maximus traced to the [[Grand Canyon]]. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} There, Ginrai was again confronted by Overlord, but Grand Maximus ended the protracted battle by blasting Overlord out of the sky so that Ginrai could focus on more important matters. The Decepticons retreated before the battle could go any further {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} but the Autobots quickly pursued them to the Matterhorn, where Grand Maximus held back to protect the injured Metalhawk and [[Headmaster Junior]]s while Ginrai engaged BlackZarak in final battle. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As Ginrai clashed with BlackZarak, Grand lent his aid by opening fire on the villain, but was blasted out of the sky when he was distracted by the sight of Overlord's Transtector being brought to life by Devil Z's power. As the now-living Overlord attempted to join BlackZarak's battle with Ginrai, Grand Maximus transformed to robot mode and kept
him occupied while Ginrai used his Final Fire Guts attack to finally destroy both BlackZarak and Devil Z. With the death of the villain, all the Autobots' Transtectors were also brought to life, and Grand Maximus soon transported them back into space to rejoin their respective factions. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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====''Zone'' cartoon====
Grand Maximus was seen onstage among other high-ranking Autobots when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of Supreme Commander to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Grandmax manga.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Insert random white space here]]
After the Earth and space-based Autobot forces consolidated their power to battle the Decepticons on both fronts, Grand Maximus joined with [[Raiden]], [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], [[Brainstorm]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] in pursuing Decepticon commander BlackZarak to Earth. Although the Headmasters didn't fare too well in battle with the mighty Decepticon, God Ginrai arrived to defeat BlackZarak and send him fleeing back into space. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

When Decepticons kidnapped Shūta and Cab, Grand Maximus was occupied battling BlackZarak and [[Darkwings]] in space with the Autobot [[Godmaster]]s, but was able to make it to Earth to help Ginrai battle Overlord during the rescue mission. Grand didn't beat around the bush, crashing his battleship straight into Overlord's face, and then giving Ginrai his Master Blade, with which he sent the villain fleeing. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}}

[[Image:MFpretendershell bigmode.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Make my monster grow!]]
Grand Maximus and the Autobots were required to depart Earth aboard Grand's battleship when the space-based Autobot forces developed a new weapon known as the [[VX Bomb]], and the Decepticons initiated a major attack in their absence. Grand Maximus sped back to Earth with the VX Bomb on board, and he and the Godmasters occupied BlackZarak while Ginrai used the weapon to defeat Overlord. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}}

During a Decepticon attack on a city, Grand Maximus transported the Autobots into battle, but then surprised everyone when he took an
unexpected, unconventional hand in the fight by transforming into his human form ''without'' shrinking down. After defeating Overlord and BlackZarak with a "Big Mode Pretender Shell Power Kick", Grand explained to the surprised Ginrai that, in ancient times, the
Pretenders did not shrink when they adopted their human forms, remaining gigantic and inspiring legends of giants among early man. Back then, Grand opined, mankind learned from the Transformers, but now, Transformers and mankind were truly equals. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

[[Image:Grand and gran.jpg|left|180px|thumb|My mini-me ''is'' me.]]
During Ginrai's final battle with the Decepticons, the villains' evil ruler Devil Z turned upon his minions, seeking to drain their
Jinchōkon in order to become the ultimate lifeform. The Autobot Pretenders arrived in time to save them, with Grand Maximus and the whole Autobot force in tow. The Decepticons joined with the Autobots against Devil Z, and both armies boarded Grand Maximus, combining their energies in the "Perfect Transform Attack". Charged with the energies of all the Transformers, Grand Maximus collided with Devil Z, destroying the evil alien once and for all. With Devil Z's death, all the Autobots' Transtectors came to life as true super-robot lifeforms, and Grand led them all off Earth to rejoin the Autobots and Decepticons in space. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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==Toys==
===''Super God Masterforce''===
*'''Grand Maximus''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-311'''[[Image:Grandmax toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|All he needs is a [[Micromaster]], [[Powermaster]] and a [[Targetmaster]] and he'll be PERFECT.]]
**''Accessories:'' Gran Headmaster figure, Grand Headmaster Transtector, Grand's Pretender Shell, Onomisu, Koka, "Proton Master Rifle", "Dual Laser Cannon", Grand's "Heat Blaster", Cog's laser rifle, 2 "Laser Arms", "Master Radar", "Master Blade", "Grand Sword"

: As a [[Redeco|redeco]] of Fortress Maximus, Grand Maximus shares the title of largest Transformer toy ever at two feet tall. Grand Maximus transforms from robot to city to battleship, with a wide array of pop-out (non-firing) guns and gimmicks available in all modes. His left leg hides a small prison cell, plus has a swing-out cannon/helipad. His right leg has a small "medical bay" storage compartment. His torso has a gear-activated spinner for the detachable radar array accessory, a "control socket" for Grand's "communications tower" mode, and a working elevator that can lift small toys up to the central ramp to be launched in his altmodes. (The crank for this elevator ends up in a very unfortunate position in robot mode.) Each arm had a long ramp on the back with sliding launchers for small vehicles.

: Grand Maximus' head can be removed and transformed into a robot called Grand. This component also transforms into a communications room that combines with Grand Maximus' city and battleship modes. Grand can additionally fit inside an included pretender shell. This shell, unlike most other Autobot shells, was robotic in appearance rather than human, although ''Masterforce'' fiction gave the figure a human face behind a robotic visor to better fit in with the other Pretenders in the series. Grand's head can also be removed and transformed into a smaller robot, known as Gran.

: Two smaller vehicles, Onomisu and Koka, fit into the toe areas of the Grand Maximus robot. They can combine into the robot [[Cog (Masterforce)|Cog]]. Also included were a gun for Cog, a "Heat Blaster" gun and "Master Blade" sword for Grand, which could be held in either robot or Pretender mode, and two larger guns—the "Proton Master Rifle" and "Dual Laster Cannon"—and the huge "Grand Sword" for Grand Maximus.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] and his ''[[Robot Masters (franchise)|Robot Masters]]'' release as "[[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Cybertron Base]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/GrandMaximus/grandmaximus.htm More information on Grand Maximus at TFU.info]''

===''Transform Jr''===
[[Image:Grandmax jr.jpg|right|270px|thumb|Albino Maximus]]
* '''Grand Maximus'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-311'''
**''Accessories:'' Grand Headmaster figure, gun, ramp, "laser block"

:''[[Transform Jr]]'' Grand Maximus is a [[redeco]] of ''Transform Jr'' Fortress Maximus, and a heavily simplified version of the larger mold. And we ''mean'' simplified – he only transforms to battleship mode, which involves little more than pulling the head off and laying the figure down. The head does transform into Grand, at least, although overall, the toy doesn't really ''look'' like Grand Maximus, decorated as it is solely in whites and red, without a hint of teal in sight. Grand Maximus is arguably the rarest and most sought after Transform Jr toy.
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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:Grandmax scf.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
*'''Grand Maximus''' (2002)

:Grand Maximus was the "Build-A-Figure" from the sixth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line of [[Plastic|PVC]] figurines. Naturally enough, he was a redeco of the previous year's Fortress Maximus Build-A-Figure, sans the Master Sword.

:Grand was divided into six parts, each one packaged with one of the metallic silver "pewter" versions of the six individual figures in the line (the regular color versions of the figures did not come with any of Grand's parts). His head was included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], his body with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], his left arm with [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], his right arm with [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], his left leg with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and his right leg with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]]. Each of the parts was available in standard full-color (at a rate of 8 out of every 10 cases), and rare "pewter" (only 2 out of every 10 cases) versons, making two variations of Grand Maximus to assemble.

==Notes==

*Though he never uses his Pretender abilities to take on his human mode in any media (echoing his toy's unique lack of a removable helmet) several extreme close ups on his face in the ''Masterforce'' cartoon seem to confirm that he does have one, showing a definite organic human face beneath/within the Pretender helmet.

*Outside commercial bumpers and a [[Appearance!! The Final Godmaster|flashback]], he only appears in full robot mode in the episodes "[[God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon]]" and "[[A Battle... and Then...]]".

*Grand's normal robot mode is only seen in [[Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction]].

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Fortress Maximus''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub), '''Grand Maximus''' (diminutive '''Maximus'''; [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Italian:'' '''Fortress Maximus'''

==References==
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Ginrai (human)

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:''Ginrai is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ginrai comb1.gif|right|320px|thumb|"Hair this perfect doesn't just happen!"]]
Being a soldier is not the life for '''Ginrai''' (ジンライ ''Jinrai''). Command structures, fixed routines, forced formality, following orders, knowing your place and toeing the line are his complete antithesis—so it was really the worst luck in the world for him to be born [[Japan|Japanese]]. A [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] native, Ginrai found the atmosphere of his home country unbearably stifling, and left for the [[United States of America|United States]] at the young age of seventeen to "find himself". The very definition of a free spirit and a lone wolf, he took a job as a long-haul truck driver for [[Union Transportation]] which offered him the freedom and solitude of the open road. Despite his desire for isolation and self-exploration, however, he is hugely popular amongst his "brothers" in the trucker fraternity, as his easygoing personality allows him to get along with people like a house on fire.

Ginrai's life was turned upside down when he discovered that he was an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] and became bonded to a [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Now wearing the visage of the legendary Autobot commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Ginrai has found his entire worldview changed by the evil of the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], a force he painfully realizes is too great for him to overlook. It would not, Ginrai figures, be a good thing for the Decepticons to rule the world. After all, he lives there.

Ginrai's signature attack technique is the "Atomic Fire Guts", which sees him condense his [[Chōkon Power]] into his gun and release it as a blast of roiling flame. Ginrai can combine with his own trailer to become '''Super Ginrai''', upgrading his attack into the more-powerful "Special Fire Guts", and then again with the drone [[Godbomber]] to become '''God Ginrai'''. As God Ginrai, his Fire Guts attack is powered up once more, becoming the ultimate single-strike final attack known as the "God Fire Guts", which transforms Ginrai's entire body into a blazing fireball.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)

The events that would bring Ginrai into contact with the Transformers began an indeterminate number of years ago, when the super-energy alien being and self-styled "Decepticon god" [[Devil Z]] stole several [[transtector]]s, including one intended to be used by the legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], from an area of space known as the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Already filled with the [[Chōkon Power|Tenchōkon]] of the nebula, the transtectors were then scattered across the Earth by Devil Z, that they might absorb the planet's [[Chōkon Power|Chichōkon]]. Devil Z planned to have human beings bond to the transtectors, adding their inherent [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]] to the equation, thereby creating a new super-robotic lifeform: [[Godmaster]]s. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

[[Image:Ginraiarmor.jpg|left|180px|thumb|It rides up the crotch.]]
Through undivulged circumstances, the transtector intended for Prime assumed the form of a red tractor trailer cab and came to rest in a small [[Esso]] garage in [[California]]. The unwitting [[rent-a-car seller]] rented the cab to several truckers, but always found it returned early with complaints of unusual, even supernatural, incidents.

Ginrai was born in Nagano, Japan at an unknown time. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} But Ginrai always felt out of place at his home so he traveled to America at age 17 and became a truck driver to find himself. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

Two years after coming to America, Ginrai happened to be transporting an ill dolphin from [[Baney Aquarium]] to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]], which was run, unbeknownst to him, by the Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]]. Destiny stepped in when Ginrai's truck broke down on the way, and he pulled in at this very garage, where the owner rented him the transtector to complete his delivery. In the glove box of the cab, he discovered a pair of [[Master-Brace|Master-Braces]] and slipped them on his wrists, only to discover that he was unable to remove them. When Diver laid eyes upon the bracelets, he recognized the basic design of them and insisted that Ginrai take him back to the garage where he had found the truck. On the way, however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmaster brothers [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], who forced the truck off a cliff. Accidentally touching the bracelets as he attempted to escape the crushed cab, Ginrai was infused with the Masterforce, and a suit of armor materialized around him, healing both himself and the transtector as they combined and transformed. Now a Godmaster himself, Ginrai saw the shocked Decepticons off. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You think my front looks great, wait until you see my back!]]
Ginrai was at first unsure of what to make of his new powers and was not entirely keen on joining the Autobots, as the notion of operating as part of a command structure and being tied down to a specific place ran directly counter to his desire for freedom in his life. Although he promised to aid them when necessary "for the sake of the world"—a mantra for which he admitted he had a weakness—he soon bore witness to the true evil of the Decepticons when Hydra and Buster killed several of his fellow truckers while searching for him. In spite of this, Ginrai was still not entirely willing to join the Autobots, but fate would continue to pushing him into doing so. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

Ginrai soon suffered a prophetic dream, after which he discovered three more pairs of Master-Braces in his transtector, indicating the presence of more Godmasters on Earth. When Ginrai brought the bracelets to Japan for study at [[Autobot Base]], {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} events began to escalate as his transtector activated on its own, transporting Ginrai to his birthplace of Nagano, or more specifically, a construction site at the base of Mount Yatsugatake there. Blasting for a tunnel through the mountain had been blocked by a mysterious object, which proved to be a trailer for Ginrai's truck, which burst from the tunnel during another battle with Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} Later still, the two brothers lured Ginrai into a public battle so that they might blame the conflict on him and turn public opinion against the Autobots. The plan failed, but a friend of Ginrai's offered the suggestion that his becoming a Godmaster was the will of God Himself. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

[[Image:Superginrai 1stapp.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Ginrai!]]
Not long thereafter, in a battle with [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai discovered that his cab and trailer were capable of performing a "Double On", merging together to create the super-robot "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}} Additionally, after appearing on television in hopes of locating the remaining three Godmasters, to whom he would give the Master-Braces, Ginrai successfully located [[Lightfoot]], {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and [[Road King]] and recruited them to the Autobot side. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} During this time, Ginrai was also challenged to a duel by the wandering [[Six Changer]], [[Sixknight]], who had been manipulated into doing so by the Decepticons. Sixknight lost the fight and was shocked to discover that he had been bested by a human being, {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} but was affected so deeply by Ginrai's explanation for how this could be so that he wound up siding with the Autobots. After this string of successes the Autobot leader [[Metalhawk]] stepped down as commander and requested that Ginrai take his place. After some deliberation and much hassling from the other Autobot Pretenders, who wouldn't let him say no, Ginrai accepted. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[Image:Ginrai defeated.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Though badly wounded, I must go home for the show!"]]
When [[Grand Maximus]] arrived on Earth to inform Ginrai's Autobots of the impending arrival of the Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], he provided them with the schematics necessary to create the drone [[Godbomber]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Metalhawk and the Pretenders raced to finish the construction of Godbomber, but as the so-called "Bomber Project" neared completion, Ginrai was lured into the desert by a disguised Buster and Hydra (under the auspices of performing some stunt driving for a movie) and was attacked and beaten within an inch of his life by the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following a failed attack on the Bomber Project facility, {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} the barely healed Ginrai insisted upon taking the fight to the Decepticons, combining with the completed Godbomber to form "God Ginrai". {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} In his new form, Ginrai confronted Overlord and BlackZarak on the moon, where he fully embraced his role as protector of Earth and defeated the Decepticons with the aid of Grand Maximus. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Godginrai onmoon.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Ginrai, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes!]]
Upon returning to Earth, Ginrai was lured into a trap in the Middle East by Overlord, during which Godbomber revealed a hidden power by transforming into a robot mode. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Godbomber's robot mode also helped save the day when Ginrai and Lightfoot were entombed in a cave when attempting to stop the eruption of an underwater volcano, {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} leading the Decepticons to target him for destruction. Luring Ginrai to the heartland of America, the villains ambushed and badly wounded the Autobot leader, leaving him unable to use his Chōkon Power to animate Godbomber. Luckily, the day was saved when the Headmaster Juniors discovered they were able to take control of Godbomber together. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When it seemed as though the Autobots had finally been joined by the final Godmaster, a young man named [[Clouder]], Ginrai welcomed him into their ranks with open arms. Metalhawk, however, proved to be less trusting, and soon exposed Clouder as a Decepticon spy. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop the plan the Decepticons had put in motion; while Ginrai and the Godmasters were occupied battling Buster and Hydra in a nearby city, the Autobot base was crippled by Clouder's sabotage and attacked by the rest of the Decepticons en masse. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Ginrai was unable to prevent the destruction of the base, but was approached by Clouder in the aftermath. Clouder had been left to die in the base by the other Decepticons, and now wanted to work with the Autobots, which Ginrai permitted. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Godginrai vs blackzarak.jpg|right|180px|thumb|She can't take anymore, Cap'n!]]
After failing to contact Grand Maximus, Ginrai headed out into space to search for him and found him trapped inside a powerful [[black hole]]. Ginrai too fell victim to the singularity's pull, but he and Grand Maximus were able to combine their energies to destroy it from within and escape. The black hole had, in fact, been created by BlackZarak, who had been able to travel to Earth and join the Decepticons there during Ginrai's imprisonment. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With BlackZarak now bolstering their forces, the Decepticons' campaign grew ever more aggressive, with Ginrai only just managed to save the planet from the villains' unholy [[Death Para-Machine]]. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Godfireguts.jpg|left|225px|thumb|Itching, burning sensation?]]
When [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] was captured by the Decepticons, Ginrai was forced to come to the villains' base alone and unarmed in exchange for his safety. Things looked bad for the heroes until the self-doubting Decepticon [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] finally switched sides and saved the day. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} With Cancer's aid, Ginrai was able to lead the Autobots in an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, during which Devil Z fused with BlackZarak, creating an even more powerful composite foe. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Go go, Transformo Rangers!]]
After conclusive final battles with Hydra and Buster {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} and Overlord, {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Ginrai confronted the fused Devil Z/BlackZarak entity atop the Matterhorn. Ginrai saved Overlord from danger after Devil Z turned on him. He was about to destroy both Ginrai and Overlord but Sixknight came to his rescue. He told Ginrai to assemble the Autobots while he battled BlackZarak. After much urging to stay with him Ginrai went to get the other Godmasters. However this would be the last time he would speak to Sixknight as Devil Z unleashed a big bolt of Devil Power on the Autobot Six Changer and destroyed him. Angered by this Ginrai decided to fit BlackZarak alone. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As their battle raged down the mountain, Ginrai succeeded in decapitating the villain, but BlackZarak simply assumed a new, serpentine alternate mode and kept on fighting. The Headmaster Juniors boarded Ginrai's chest cockpit and joined their energies with him, allowing him to destroy BlackZarak's body with his God Fire Guts attack, exposing Devil Z. As the alien raged impotently, Ginrai and the Juniors united every last drop of their Chōkon Power into the almighty Final Fire Guts attack, which destroyed Devil Z once and for all.

With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector departed for space to pursue the surviving Decepticons and rejoin the greater war. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Godginrai vs deathsaurus.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Vultures wait until you're dead. Deathy, not so much.]]
The Ginrai transtector—now having taken its human partner's name as its own, becoming known as Ginrai itself—joined with the Autobot forces in space, where he became good friends with [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and his adopted human son, [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]]. Before long, Star Saber was appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots, while Ginrai became commander of the Defense Force for Space Sector Two. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} Operating out of a base in the G Nebula, Ginrai's time was occupied battling the Decepticon forces under Overlord's control, so much so that Star Saber occasionally had to respond to emergencies in Sector Two, such as a [[Breastforce]] attack on planet [[Micro]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

[[Image:Deadginrai.jpg|right|180px|thumb|''Not'' Optimus death #435.]]
Feeling guilty over taking up Star Saber's time in such a manner, Ginrai was quick to come to his aid when the newly reunited Breastforce [[combiner]] [[Liokaiser]] proved too much for Star Saber to handle, {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}} and also later when Star Saber was lured into a trap on Earth by Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]. Confronting Deathsaurus in battle, Ginrai was struck by a blast from the villain's Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon and fatally damaged. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}} Despite the best medical efforts of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]], Ginrai's body was left useless and immobile. Due to a slip by Perceptor, however, he learned of the existence of a reconstruction process conceived by Star Saber that would allow him to become a power-up for the Autobot leader. Star Saber refused to allow him to submit to the process, revolted at the notion of using his close friend's body in such a way, but Ginrai insisted. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Perceptor and Wheeljack brought his life functions to an end, then restored him to Star Saber's specifications as [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}
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====''Kiss Players''====
Operating under the direction of the [[Sparkbot]]s, [[Marissa Faireborn]] travelled forward in time from 2007 to witness Ginrai's first battle with Overlord in the desert. Thinking he was Optimus Prime, she kissed him to obtain a fragment of what she believed was the [[Allspark]] that had bonded to him (although in actuality, it was a fragment of [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois|lifeforce]]). Discovering he was a human man, she was somewhat horrified to find that she had kissed someone ''other'' than Optimus Prime, and begged her Sparkbot companion [[Angela]] not to tell anyone. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #43}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Ginrai manga.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Dude, get out of the way, that truck's coming right at you!]]
When Ginrai, the first Autobot Godmaster, was discovered in America by Diver, it was immediately arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet with the rest of the Autobots. As Metalhawk and the Headmaster Juniors awaited his arrival at [[Harumi Wharf]], however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmasters, Hydra and Buster. The Autobots were unable to match the Decepticons' power, but salvation soon came in the form of a red tractor trailer: Ginrai had arrived, and saw the villains off with a blast of Chōkon Power. In the aftermath of the battle, Metalhawk commented on Ginrai's similarity to Optimus Prime and wondered if he could be his reincarnation. Ginrai dismissed the notion, explaining that he had chosen to do this not because he was fated to, but specifically because he had only one life, and wanted to use it in service of the forces of good. {{storylink|Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Superginrai manga.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If he gets a [[black repaint]], I'm outta here.]]
As leader of the Autobots, Ginrai led the heroes in investigating a mysterious Decepticon plan, only for the team to come under attack from what appeared to be a large army of legendary Decepticons, led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Attacked by [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai was severely outmatched until the other Autobot Godmasters, Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King arrived with a trailer for his transtector. Combining with the trailer, Ginrai became Super Ginrai and defeated King Poseidon, revealing that the legendary Decepticons were nothing more than holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

After traveling to planet [[Athenia]] and being appointed the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Ginrai received a power-up in the form of a transforming drone named Godbomber. When the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction Overlord then attacked Tokyo, the newly-formed "God Ginrai" attacked him and lured him into space, where the powerful Decepticon warrior BlackZarak was in process of battling other Autobots there. Ginrai was able to turn the two villains' powers against themselves, and they badly wounded each other and fled. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}}

[[Image:Ginrai juniors manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|An older man hugging several youngsters…uh huh.]]
After a mission to rescue Shūta and [[Cab]] from the Decepticons with the help of Grand Maximus, {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}} a mission to [[Mount Everest]] saw Ginrai struck down by the newest Decepticon Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]. Left temporarily blind by the Decpticons' new [[A.O. Laser]], Ginrai was helpless, but luckily for him, an insulting remark from Cancer prompted the fickle Doubleclouder to switch sides to the Autobots and help him defeat the villains' plans. {{storylink|Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

After several further battles, events culminated in Devil Z taking over BlackZarak's body and turning against the other Decepticons, attempting to drain Overlord and Ginrai's Jinchōkon Power to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Saved by the Autobot Pretenders, Ginrai and Overlord led their respective factions in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transformer Attack" and destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector informed Overlord that they would finish their fight out in space, and the Transformers departed the planet, leaving Ginrai and the other Autobot humans to return to their lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}

===Transformers PD Type===
During a battle with Overlord, Ginrai announced he was going to launch a Chōkon Power attack. As he raised his gun in the air to gather Tenchōkon energy, he was suddenly hit by a bolt of lightning. Standing blacked by the shock, he wondered what the probability of that happening was. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##7 "Fight! Super Ginrai!"|Fight! Super Ginrai!}}

During a battle, God Ginrai announced he was going to perform the "biggest final attack in the Universe", much to the consternation of the Decepticons. His Chōkon Fire Guts attack sent them all flying, and, as they writhed on the ground, Ginrai asked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to refrain from pointing out that it was just a normal punch, or it might not work so well. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Superginrai toy generations.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Wait, the Japanese toy has shortened smoke stacks?!]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-307'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:A remolded version of the American [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime figure]], Ginrai is a red, blue and grey tractor trailer, only able to transform into robot mode when the small Ginrai human figure is put into engine mode and snapped into place in the truck's grill, unlocking the clasp that holds the legs in place. When the cab is in robot mode, the trailer can become a battle station. Either robot or station can be armed with any of the toy's weapons, including two black "Superconductor Rifles", and two grey double-barrelled "Particle Beam Cannons", (referred to as "Cannon Craft" in "[[The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops]]"), which can be piloted by any small Godmaster figures. Cab and trailer can be merged into "Super Ginrai", whose head is a separate piece, and can go on to combine with the separately sold Godbomber to become God Ginrai.

:Differences between Ginrai and Powermaster Optimus Prime include retractable super-robot fists, a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue plastic windows, shortened smokestacks, a more metallic grey plastic, chrome on the Godmaster Ginrai engine, and silver paint rather than stickers for the small robot's upper legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:GodGinrai toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I can almost touch my toes! (not really)]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Super Ginrai was also sold in a gift set with Godbomber, who can interact with Ginrai in several ways. Trailer-mode Godbomber can hook up either directly to Ginrai's cab or to the back of Ginrai's own trailer and be towed along behind him, while any of Ginrai's weapons can plug into the holes in Godbomber's wings and chassis. Most prominently, of course, Godbomber diseassembles into various component parts that combine with Super Ginrai to form God Ginrai. Godbomber's legs become boots known as "God Legs", to which Ginrai's Particle Beam Cannons attach; his chest and wings form the "God Wing" backpack; his arms clip over the top of Ginrai's own as the "God Punch"; and his back becomes a chromed chestplate called the "God Breast", into the top of which the spring-loaded, missile-firing "God Cannon" plugs. The toy also features a secondary, lesser combination referred to as the "God Breaster", which involves attaching the God Breast to Super Ginrai, and plugging Godbomber's wings into his arms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Reissue ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (reissue, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:The God Ginrai gift set was reissued in Japan in 2002 with the notable modification of blue eyes for the small Ginrai robot and a slightly different shade of red paint on the cab. However, it was notoriously over-produced, and online retailers were still selling it even years later, at greatly reduced prices.

:The reissue was redecoed into the exclusive "Fire Guts God Ginrai" figure (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on reissue God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:Firegutsginrai toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Remember kids, always use the proper sunscreen.]]
*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (e-Hobby exclusive, 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-310E'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster transtector, 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head, God Cannon, Tachyon Missile

:Released to coincide with the 2002 reissue of the God Ginrai giftset, this redeco casts the Autobot leader in reds and oranges, representing Ginrai using his "God Fire Guts" attack from the animated series. Fire Guts God Ginrai featured his own unique packaging, with recolored [[package art]], and was limited to 1600 pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/FireGutsGodGinrai/fggodginrai.htm More information on Fire Guts God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
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===Transform Jr===
[[Image:Ginrai junior toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
*'''Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 1'''
**''Accessories:'' Blue gun, robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine

:Like the other figures in the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line, this version of the basic Ginrai cab robot is a simplified version of its larger counterpart. And when we say simplified, we ''mean'' simplified—the figure features no Godmaster engine gimmick, and its head is simply pulled off and set aside for transformation. The figure comes packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of Super Ginrai.

*'''Shirei Kichi''' (司令基地 "Command Base") (1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 2'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 red guns, Trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head

:This ''Transform Jr'' figure is a simplified version of Ginrai's trailer, which can transform to base mode, hitch up to the separately sold cab robot and combine with it to form Super Ginrai. The toy includes a cardboard mock-up of Ginrai in torso mode to complete the super robot's look in-package.

*'''God Ginrai''' (giftset, 1988)
**''Accessories:'' Blue gun, small robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine, 2 red guns, trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head, "God Breast" chestpiece, 2 "God Punch" arms

:This giftset includes both the ''Jr'' "Ginrai" and "Shirei Kichi" figures and all the accessories which came with them plus the attachments necessary to transform Super Ginrai into God Ginrai. Due to the nature of his construction, though, God Ginrai's fist-holes are blocked off, leaving him unable to hold the weapons which came with his components. Furthermore, as his attachments consist only of two arms and a chestpiece (no boots, no backpack), they cannot combine into Godbomber. The set also includes some sort of plastic "shield" with a cardboard insert depicting the Autobot [[insignia]], which appears to be a pocket or belt clip, or something. We really don't know.
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==Merchandise==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Ginrai masterbrace toy.jpg|right|thumb|Jinchōkon bling]]
*'''Godmaster-Braces—Ginrai''' (1988)

:Ginrai's Master-Braces came alive with this role-play set, including two golden-chromed bracelets with handcuff-style hinges, and a small clip-on "communicator" pin.

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===Transformers Caramel===
[[Image:Tfcaramel_ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|Surprisingly, this ''isn't'' the caramel.]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)

:A pair of small non-transforming [[Decoy]]-style rubber figurines of Ginrai were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, depicting Ginrai in both super robot and truck mode. Around half the size of the more familiar Decoys, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red or yellow.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[Image:Tfgum_ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:Part of the ninth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' candy toy series, this Ginrai figure is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains most of the accessories and features of the actual Ginrai toy. Due to its small size, however, while the Ginrai engine is removable, it cannot transform to human form, nor can the kit combine with ''Transformers Gum'' Godbomber to form a ''Gum'' version of God Ginrai.
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[[Image:KabayaWave3SuperGinrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (2010)
:Released in the third wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2010, this transforming model kit of Super Ginrai is made from red, blue and silver plastic, and decorated with quite a few stickers to add his familiar details. Based on the original Ginrai toy, this figure actually features MORE articulation than the original, as the arms are made of two pieces each, adding elbow movement. This kit can combine with the ''Transformers Gum'' Godbomber, released in the same wave, to make God Ginrai.
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[[Image:Kabaya-God-Ginrai.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (2010)
:The combined form of the Godbomber and Super Ginrai kits released in the third wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2010.
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===Parody Deformed===
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1990)

[[Image:Ginrai pd models.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Gundam? Never heard of it.]]
:A small two-tone, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Super Ginrai was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[Candy toy|candy toys]]. The seventh figure in the series, he was available in red, blue or yellow, and came with a "[[Transformers PD Type]]" comic about himself, "Fight! Super Ginrai!", and something that could charitably be described as "chocolate".

*'''God Ginrai''' (1990)

:A similar model kit of God Ginrai followed in the next wave of the "Parody Deformed" series, this time packaged with something accused of being "gum". As the thirteenth figure of the line, God Ginrai came with the "Transformer PD Type" comic, "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!".

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===Super Collection Figure===
[[Image:Ginrai scfs.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Insert Super Saiyan joke here.]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (2000)

:This PVC figure was available in the first act of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "Super Collection Figure" series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions. In 2002, it was released as "Powermaster Optimus Prime in Apex Armor" in the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure God Ginrai at TFU.info]''

*'''Super Ginrai''' (2000)

:The second "Super Collection Figure" of Ginrai was available in the second act of the series series, in both full-color and clear plastic versions.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''

*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' (2001)

:The original God Ginrai PVC was re-released in solid metallic golden four the fourth act of the "Super Collection Figure" series, available only as a rare chase figure. The "Fire Guts" concept was apparently the inspiration for the "Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack" figure that was released in the second wave of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, although that figure was cast entirely in translucent yellow-orange plastic, rather than solid golden.

*'''Ginrai''' (2001)

:The fourth and final Ginrai PVC rendered the character in his basic robot form. The PVC, which was released in the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric act of the series, was available in both full-color and metallic silver "petwer" versions. In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ginrai came packaged with the head and torso of the wave's BlackZarak "Build-A-Figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Ginrai/ginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Ginrai at TFU.info]''

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===Gutto Kuru Figure Collection===
*'''Ginrai''' (2012)

:A posable figure of Ginrai in his Godmaster armor will be made by [[CM's Corporation]] as part of their [[Gutto Kuru Figure Collection]] series.

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==Notes==
*Early in pre-production for ''Super-God Masterforce'', Ginrai was named '''N-Convoy'''. We're not sure what the "N" would have stood for, though a good bet might be ''"ningen"'' (人間), Japanese for "human".
*''Masterforce'' head writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] stated that God Ginrai (ゴッドジンライ) was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), better known in the west as [[Godzilla]].
*The human Ginrai's appearance is designed after screen actor [[Wikipedia:Yujiro Ishihara|Yūjirō Ishihara]].
*According to his [[Tech Spec]]s, there is a generator within Ginrai's transtector named the "[[Ultra Matrix]]", which contains far more energy than the [[Sun]]. No actual fiction ever featured this device, though it was mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''.
*Ginrai's supplementary [[bio]] card states that he is 20 years old. It also implies that he is an American of Japanese descent instead of a native of Japan.
*According to the episode "[[The Earth Family of Good and Evil]]", Ginrai is good at surfing and skateboarding.
*The relationship between Ginrai and Optimus Prime is a bit... sketchy, to say the least. Precisely why Ginrai's transtector looks so much like Optimus Prime is not detailed in the series itself, with the explanation only being delivered in "[[Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!]]". Here, it is stated that the transtector was created for Optimus Prime, but stolen by Devil Z... only for this to be seemingly contradicted seconds later, when it is said that the transtector's trailer was to be used by a hero from planet Master. One might presume that this just means the trailer alone wasn't intended for use by Prime, or perhaps that the plan was not to use the transtector to ''resurrect'' Prime, but to create a ''new'' Optimus Prime. It's all terribly odd. Whatever the original ill-defined intention may have been, years later, the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] clarified things by outright stating the transtector was created as part of a plan to resurrect Prime after his [[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime|most recent death]]. In the manga, Metalhawk makes mention that Ginrai looks like the legendary Cybertron warrior, Convoy. However, nothing is actually mentioned about a relationship with the two other than cosmetic similarities.
*The reissue God Ginrai giftset was the basis for the [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor" release, which was notable for referring to the Powermaster figure as "Ginrai", rather than by the traditional name of Prime's Powermaster partner, [[Hi-Q]]. [[Dreamwave Productions]]' "[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]" profile series sidestepped any mind-bending continuity conundrums by just presenting Ginrai as a different name for Hi-Q.
*When Hasbro wanted to create an ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Dodge Ram toy, Takara reportedly demanded that it be made into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the figure sell, only for the ''Binaltech'' release of the toy to wind up being solicited not as Prime, but as Ginrai. Ultimately, ''[[Binaltech]]'' Ginrai was cancelled, and the figure was later released as Prime in the ''Alternators'' and ''Kiss Players'' lines, but not before [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] produced character and story information to go along with it. This storyline, made available in 2007's unofficial publication, ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', would have seen Ginrai travel back in time from the far future and possess a Binaltech body intended for [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] in order to repair the damage caused to the timeline by [[Operation: Distant Thunder]], thereby preserving his own future. Unlike the unreleased story for his fellow ''Binaltech'' cancellation victim, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], which can be fit into the published ''Binaltech'' continuity, Ginrai's intended story was modified into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]]'s fiction and therefore is not compatible with the official ''Binaltech'' continuity.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Optimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm'')
*''Italian:'' '''Commander'''

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Road King

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:''Road King is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Roadking masterforce.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Trailer for sale or rent; rooms to let, fifty cents.]]

As a world F-1 racing champion, '''Road King''' (ロードキング ''Rōdo Kingu'') is nothing if not well-named. Known in racing circles as "The British Wolf", Road King can be a bit of stereotypical "big city" celebrity, with a loud, boisterous personality and an eye for the ladies, which can sometimes rub his quiet, nature-loving teammate [[Ranger]] the wrong way. The pair have a strong friendship, though, and any arguments they might get into always end with a joke.

As an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]], Road King is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]] which takes the form of a Formula 1 race car able to reach speeds of Mach 9.5. Like all Godmasters, he is endowed with the ability to manipulate [[Chōkon Power]], exemplified in his "Rotary Burst Typhoon" attack, which sees him charge his entire body with the mysterious energy and whirl himself at his enemies.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor'': [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Roadking wave.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
When Road King began his F1 racing career, he was given his car by its former owner, his mentor, [[Germain]]. The car already had quite a legacy from Germain's days as a racer, during which it famously survived every crash it was involved in, and it brought Road King the same luck, quickly earning him a sterling reputation of his own as a racing prodigy.

While participating in the F1 World Grand Prix at the Rouen Circuit in France, Road King met the Autobot [[Lightfoot]], whose company, [[British Motors]], had a driver in the race. [[Headmaster Junior]]s [[Shūta Gō]], [[Cab]] and [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] had accompanied Lightfoot, and Shūta and Cab found themselves geeking out in front of the famous Road King and begging him for autographs before the race, which he was only too happy to supply. Subsequently, in the midst of the race, a disastrous crash occurred, and the watching Autobots were amazed to see Road King's car ''heal'' the damage it took, allowing him to claim first place.

[[Image:Roadking trophy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"I'd like to dedicate this race to my [[Transtector|alien vehicle]] and [[Chōkon Power]], which are almost certainly against racing regulations!"]]

Believing that they had discovered the newest [[Godmaster]] warrior, Lightfoot quickly summoned [[Ginrai]] to the circuit, who gave Road King a set of [[Master-Brace|Master-Braces]] that proved their suspicions to be correct. Taking the revelation that his car was actually a transforming [[Transtector]] with which he could combine in stride, Road King soon displayed his battle prowess when Ranger contacted the group to inform them of an attack by the [[Decepticon]] Headmaster Juniors on the nearby town of [[Dagneux]]. The Juniors had, in fact, attacked the town in search of Germain, having formed their own suspicions about his famously durable car, and Road King proved able to protect his mentor by holding off all three of the punks, until the rest of the Autobots arrived to help rout them and their [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] backup. After the fight, Road King introduced the other Autobots to Germain, and the group shared a celebratory toast to his victory in the Grand Prix, and his first victory in battle. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}}

[[Image:Roadking armor.jpg|left|220px|thumb|"The speed lines make me go faster! <br>It's a proven fact!"]]

For his first official Autobot mission, Road King travelled with the other Autobot Godmasters to [[Atlan Island]] in the South Pacific, to rescue a group of doctors kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s. Road King distracted [[Blood]] in order to allow Ginrai to sneak inside the cave containing the doctors, then joined in a battle with a legion of Seacons, destroying a [[Gulf]] with his Rotary Burst Typhoon technique. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

When Lightfoot requested that Road King appear in a commercial for British Motors, the race king was happy to oblige, and tried to lighten the overly-formal Lightfoot's mood with a joke about charging an appearance fee which be wound up taking too literally. In the midst of the joking, word arrived that the Decepticon Godmasters [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] had kidnapped Lightfoot's father [[Leftfoot]], and Lightfoot sped off to rescue him, instructing Road King and Ranger not to follow him, per the Decepticons' instructions. Nevertheless, Road King and Ranger summoned Ginrai, and the trio observed Lightfoot's confrontation with the Godmaster brothers from afar, eventually leaping in at the right moment to help him defeat the villains and save Leftfoot. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}

[[Image:Roadking gawp.jpg|right|225px|thumb|"Did someone say PIE?!"]]
When Ginrai was badly injured by the Decepticon leader [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}}
Road King grinningly volunteered to take his place in hospital after he got a look at the nurses. Alas, there was no time for love for Road King, as he soon had to help defend the Autobots' "Bomber Project" construction facility against an attack by the Decepticons. Disguising his Transtector with a sheet and driving it out the base on the back of a truck, Road King fooled the Decepticons into thinking he was escaping with the [[Godbomber]] drone that was being constructed, and managed to lure Hydra and Buster into the surrounding forest, where he, Ranger and Lightfoot defeated the evil brothers. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}}

Godbomber was subsequently completed, and the healed Ginrai merged with the drone into "God Ginrai," promptly taking off for the moon to battle Overlord and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] there. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Like the other Autobots, Road King could do little but wait on [[Earth]] for reports on the progress of the battle, but eventually, with the aid of [[Grand Maximus]], Ginrai emerged victorious. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

Road King next went into action when he, Ranger and Lightfoot rescued the passengers of a stricken cruise ship while Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors battle the Decepticons. That battle took a surprise twist when the Autobots were suddenly saved by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]], {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} who subsequently joined their ranks. Little did the heroes realize that Clouder was, in fact, a Decepticon double-agent, who was feeding information on the Autobot base to his evil allies. Although Clouder's deception was soon revealed, the damage was done: a staged attack by Hydra and Buster drew Road King, Ranger, Lightfoot and Ginrai out of the base, at which point the rest of the Decepticon forces began an all-out assault against the Autobots' headquarters. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} When news of the siege reached the Godmasters, Road King and Ranger continued rescue operations in the city while Ginrai and Lightfoot headed back to the base. Despite the best efforts of the Autobots, their headquarters was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Roadking robotmode.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Race my trigger finger. I dare you."]]
Road King helped battle BlackZarak when the powerful Decepticon returned to Earth, {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} and then journeyed into space aboard Grand Maximus with the other Autobots to stop the villain from unleashing the [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} Later, while patrolling in China, Road King spotted Decepticon Headmaster Junior [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]], and trailed him to a dojo, where he heard the boy talking about his sad youth and approached him in an attempt to empathise. Cancer was having none of it and opened fire on Road King before fleeing, but Road King soon found himself with bigger things to worry about when BlackZarak arrived to attack the city. After alerting Ginrai to the situation, Road King tried to take on BlackZarak himself, and would have wound up a smear on the Decepticons' claw if Ginrai had not arrived to save him. The two Godmasters joined forces to destroy BlackZarak's [[Sparkdash]] drones, and Ginrai was then able to defeat BlackZarak himself. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

Road King participated in the search for the Decepticon base, but the search promptly ended when Shūta was kidnapped and held prisoner in the villains' lair. While Ginrai headed there to rescue him, Road King and Lightfoot were occupied battling Hydra and Buster in West Germany. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} With the location of the Decepticon base revealed, the Autobots prepared to initiate a full-scale attack on their enemies, staged from Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Road King and Ranger were the last Autobots to arrive at the temples, and Ranger gave Road King a quick run-down on the ancient structure's history as they drove up to it. The subsequent attack on the Decepticon headquarters culminated in the fusion of BlackZarak with the Decepticon emperor [[Devil Z]], who collapsed the base in a failed attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Autobot godmasters climb.jpg|right|180px|thumb|[[wikipedia:The_Princess_Bride_(film)|"If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or find something useful to do."]]]]

With the Decepticons on the run, the Autobots pursued them to the [[Grand Canyon]], where the team of Road King and Lightfoot came under attack from the Decepticon Pretenders, and were then trapped in a cave by Hydra and Buster. The pair were not able to extricate themselves until the battle was done and the Decepticons had escaped, {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} but the Autobots quickly tracked the villains down to the Alps, where Road King, Ranger and Lightfoot were promptly buried under an avalanche by the merged BlackZarak/Devil Z entity. Ginrai and Grand Maximus dug the three heroes out, but Ginrai requested that they stay back so that he could make the first strike on BlackZarak himself. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} While Ginrai engaged BlackZarak in battle, Road King and the other Godmasters battled the weakened Hydra and Buster, and then the Transtectors of Clouder, [[Wilder]], Cancer and [[Bullhorn]], which had been brought to life by the power of Devil Z. At the battle's conclusion, Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors united their powers to destroy BlackZarak and Devil Z for good, prompting the Decepticons to break off the battle and flee into space. As Road King and the rest of the heroes watched them go, the Autobots were all enveloped in bright light, and when it faded, they found that the death of Devil Z had caused them to be separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors themselves continued to live on as true super-robot lifeforms, and Road King's Transtector joined with the others in pursuing the Decepticons and continuing the Transformers' war out in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Autobots in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Well, it's not the ''most'' difficult race course I've ever seen, but it's close."]]

Road King's living Transtector, having taken its partner's name for its own, was among the Autobots serving under Ginrai's command, often battling the Decepticons led by Overlord in the G Nebula. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
Road King was among the Autobots standing onstage when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Roadking manga.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
Road King made his dramatic entrance alongside Ranger and Lightfoot, arriving in the midst of a battle between the other Autobots and a legion of legendary Decepticons with a trailer for Ginrai in tow. At Lightfoot's instruction, Ginrai combined with the trailer and wiped out the Decepticons with a blast of Chōkon Power, revealing that they were simply holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Roadking cannoncraft.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
When the Autobots traveled to the planet [[Athenia]] to attend Ginrai's coronation as [[Supreme Commander]], the Decepticons inevitably attacked. During the battle, Road King and Ranger piloted Ginrai's "Cannon Craft" and channeled their energy into them to aid their newly-appointed commander in destroying [[Scramble 7]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Road King later battled Overlord on Earth {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} and BlackZarak and [[Darkwings]] in space. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}}

When BlackZarak and Overlord attacked Tokyo, Road King and the Godmasters held off BlackZarak while Ginrai unleashed the new Autobot weapon, [[VX Bomb]], against Overlord. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} The Godmasters also joined Ginrai in defending a city where [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] went to against BlackZarak and the [[Sparkdash]], during which battle Road King teamed with Lightfoot to take down [[Sizzle (Masterforce)|Sizzle]]. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

During the final battle, Devil Z possessed BlackZarak and turned on the other Decepticons, intending to absorb their Jinchōkon in order to become the ultimate lifeform. Saved by Ginrai and the Pretenders, the Decepticons turned on their former leader, and joined with Road King and all the other Autobots in uniting their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak once and for all. With Devil Z's death, the humans were separated from their Transtectors, which came to life as true super-robot lifeforms. The Transtectors departed for space to carry on their war away from Earth, leaving Road King and the others to return to their normal lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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==Toys==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
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* '''Road King''' (Autobot Godmaster, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-306'''
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, "Pin-Hole Rifle", spoiler, engine block

:Road King's Transtector transforms into a blue and yellow Formula 1 race car, which, like any Godmaster, cannot transform into robot mode until the Road King Godmaster figure is transformed into engine mode and snapped into place in the toy's chassis. Unique among Godmasters, Road King's engine socket is actually concealed in vehicle mode beneath a yellow engine block piece (into which his "Pin-Hole Rifle" weapon can be plugged), which is removed and stored on the rear of the car to expose the socket for transformation. In robot mode, either the yellow engine block or the Godmaster engine can be fitted into place on the robot's chest; either engine piece can be stored on the figure's back.

: Road King was sold concurrently in Hasbro markets as [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] and [[Lube]], with no significant differences between the two. Later in the year, the Godmaster engine was [[redeco]]ed into [[Bullet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Slapdash/slapdash.htm More information on Road King/Slapdash at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
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* According to his supplementary [[bio]] card, Road King is 17 years old. Interestingly, "[[The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!]]" contradicts this, putting him at 19.

* Road King's [[character model]] was among those recycled and recolored for use as a [[generic]] Transformer in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' animated series. A red and black Road King was seen alongside [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Braver]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the episode "[[First Encounter]]" (seen at right), while two versions of the model (one red and green, the other blue, red and white) appeared in a flashback in "[[Prehistory]]".

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Slapdash''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Slap''' (America)
*''Italian:'' '''Ghibli'''

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Ranger

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:''Ranger is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ranger masterforce.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Go, Geodude! I choose you!]]
'''Ranger''' (レインジャー ''Reinjā'') approaches life on [[Earth]] with the sort of fascination that one would normally reserve for a visitor from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He absolutely adores the natural world (except for insects, especially cockroaches), having developed a harmonious rapport with nature that allows him to take pleasure in the simple things that many of us would either take for granted, like the sunset or the way snow falls on a mountain peak, or in the secrets of nature that most never get the chance to experience at all. As an extension of his love of nature, he withdrew from noisy city life and began working as a [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Mountie]] in the Canadian Rockies, living in a simple log cabin in the woods that he built himself and expressing himself by whittling and painting. And you can't even begrudge his eccentricities, because Ranger is a polite, warm, open-hearted guy who makes friends easily and is always ready to lend a hand to a complete stranger. While this simple lifestyle and emotional openness might cause you to mistakenly perceive him as naïve or pacifistic, he's actually quite willing to fight when the situation demands it. He's hot-blooded when those he loves are hurt, and is handy with a firearm, but he's also very well-educated, particularly in geography and history.

As an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]], Ranger is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]] which takes the form of a tough [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|baja buggy]] able to handle any terrain, and even maneuver underground. Like all Godmasters, he is endowed with the ability to manipulate [[Chōkon Power]], exemplified in his "Heat Sand Attack”, which enables him to project waves of super-heated silicon dioxide from his body, eroding [[Decepticon]] armor until it is reduced to so many grains.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Hōchū Ōtsuka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Ranger findshistranstector.jpg|left|225px|thumb|I so wish I could think of a caption that wasn't a "yellow snow" joke...]]
One day, while on routine patrol through the Rockies, Ranger's attention was caught by a strange glow emanating from beneath a patch of snow. Investigating, Ranger discovered that the source of the glow was a strange, black rock, which he took back to his cabin and stored in his barn. Although the rock baffled him, he was fascinated by it, and began repeatedly painting the mountain on which he had found it.

Some time later, Ranger was again out on patrol when he chanced upon a group of people—the [[Autobot]]s [[Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot]], [[Metalhawk]] and [[Lander]]—as they were about to enter a mineshaft. Ranger warned them that there had been a lot of cave-ins in the area, only to wind up quite bemused when they ignored his caution and went on into the mine anyway. Carrying on his way, Ranger next came upon a young man—in truth, the [[Decepticon]] [[Bullhorn]]—and supplied him with directions through the forest, after which he decided to take a break and go fishing. On the riverbank, he met two more youngsters, who introduced themselves as [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Cab]], and shared his special bait with them, enabling Cab to make his first catch all day. A few moments later, the two boys' fellow Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva (Masterforce)|Minerva]] arrived, but refused to get close to Ranger, having spotted him with Bullhorn earlier and mistakenly leapt to the conclusion that he was working with the Decepticons. Before departing, Ranger told the boys that if they needed any more help, they could drop by his cabin.

[[Image:Ranger shootshydra.jpg|right|225px|thumb|With his eyesight, he probably thinks they're clay pigeons.]]
That night, when a fierce storm lashed the forest, Shūta and Cab took Ranger up on his offer, and brought the whole Autobot party to Ranger's cabin. When Lander asked about Ranger's large collection of mountain paintings, he told them about the strange rock, and at their insistence, led them out to his barn and showed it to them. In the presence of Ginrai and Lightfoot's [[Master-Brace]]s, the rock began to glow, and the Autobots realized that the monolith was, in fact, a [[Godmaster]] [[Transtector]]. Without even waiting for an objection, they slapped a pair of Master-Braces on Ranger's wrists, and when Ranger discovered he could not remove them, they knew that he was their next Godmaster. Ranger, however, was the sort of guy who thought that "Transformers" were a circus act, and so the Autobots spent the night telling him their story.

The new day dawned violently, when the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors suddenly attacked Ranger's cabin and absconded with the Transtector. As the Autobots transformed to robot mode and gave chase, Ranger was amazed at the sight of people changing into robots, but his emotions soon shifted when he discovered his wounded horse in the wreckage of the barn. As Minerva tended to the horse, Ranger, overcome with rage, pursued the Transformers with his rifle in hand, finally catching up to them just as Decepticon Godmasters [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] arrived to join the battle. Ranger opened fire and manage to shoot Hydra in the eye, prompting Buster to blast out the cliff from under Ranger's feet. As Ranger tumbled to certain doom, Ginrai shouted out the necessary directions for him to activate his Godmaster powers, and Ranger quickly followed them. As his Godmaster armor materialized around him, the Transtector rock was suddenly transformed into a baja buggy, to which Ranger connected, transforming into robot mode. Ranger was fortunate to not actually have to fight on this occasion, as the Decepticons, badly outnumbered by the Autobots, immediately fled. The Autobots despaired over the destruction of Ranger's cabin, but Ranger shrugged it off, saying it could be built again, but that he hoped the Autobots would treat him well in the meantime. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

[[Image:Ranger heatsandattack.jpg|left|225px|thumb|The light, I'm blind!...oh yeah, eyes are closed.]]
Ranger was quick to join in the search for the next Autobot Godmaster, helping Ginrai to scour Europe while Lightfoot and the Headmaster Juniors attended the World F-1 Grand Prix in France. While searching, Ranger stumbled upon an attack by the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors in the small village of Dagneux and tackled the three punks on his own, holding his own until the other Autobots arrived with the new Godmaster, [[Road King]], and helped him defeat them. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} For their first mission together, the four assembled Godmasters travelled to [[Atlan Island]] in the South Pacific, to rescue a group of doctors kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s. Ranger tussled with [[Dauros]], then joined in a battle with a legion of [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]], destroying an [[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]] with his Heat Sand Attack. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

Ranger was on the scene when Road King was filming a commercial for Lightfoot's company [[British Motors]], but during the shoot, word arrived that Hydra and Buster had kidnapped Lightfoot's father [[Leftfoot]]. Lightfoot sped off to rescue him, instructing Road King and Ranger not to follow him, per the Decepticons' instructions, but naturally, the pair ignored him, summoning Ginrai and observing Lightfoot's confrontation with the Godmaster brothers from afar. At the right moment, they jumped in to help him, although Ranger barely managed to get his licks in, since the furious Lightfoot was insistent on beating up the villains himself. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}

[[Image:Ranger armor.jpg|right|225px|thumb|"I'm so good, I can drive with my eyes close-*CRASH*"]]
Ranger later helped defend the construction facility where the Autobots were building Ginrai's new power-up done, [[Godbomber]], against Decepticon attack, battling both the Decepticon Pretenders and Hydra and Buster. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} The construction of Godbomber was subsequently completed, and its power allowed Ginrai to travel into space to battle [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Lightfoot and the other Autobots could do nothing but watch the battle from Earth, but Ginrai ultimately emerged victorious. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

Ranger next went into action when he, Road King and Lightfoot rescued the passengers of a stricken cruise ship while Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors battle the Decepticons. That battle took a surprise twist when the Autobots were suddenly saved by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]], {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} who subsequently joined their ranks. Little did the heroes realize that Clouder was, in fact, a Decepticon double-agent, who was feeding information on [[Autobot Base]] to his evil allies. Clouder's deception was soon discovered and Ranger joined in the battle to bring him down, but the damage was done: a staged attack by Hydra and Buster drew Ranger, Road King, Lightfoot and Ginrai out of the base, at which point the rest of the Decepticon forces began an all-out assault against the Autobots' headquarters. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} When news of the siege reached the Godmasters, Ranger and Road King continued rescue operations in the city while Ginrai and Lightfoot headed back to the base. Despite the best efforts of the Autobots, their headquarters was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[Image:Ranger robotmode.jpg|left|275px|thumb|]]
Ranger helped battle BlackZarak when the powerful Decepticon returned to Earth, {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} and then journeyed into space aboard Grand Maximus with the other Autobots to stop the villain from unleashing the [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} Ranger later battled Hydra and Buster in northern Europe, {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} then helped the other Autobots search for the [[Decepticon Base|Decepticons' hidden base]]. That search promptly ended when Shūta was kidnapped and held prisoner in the villains' lair, and while Ginrai headed there to rescue him, Ranger and the Autobot Pretenders were occupied battling the Decepticon Pretenders and Seacons in Geneva. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}}

With the location of Decepticon Base revealed after Ginrai's battle there, the Autobots prepared to initiate a full-scale attack on their enemies, staged from Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Ranger and Road King were the last Autobots to arrive at the temples, and Ranger gave Road King a quick run-down on the ancient structure's history as they drove up to it. The subsequent attack on the Decepticon headquarters culminated in the fusion of BlackZarak with the Decepticon emperor [[Devil Z]], who collapsed the base in a failed attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[Image:Autobot godmasters climb.jpg|right|180px|thumb|I am not wasting money on a chair lift. The exercise is good for you]]
With their base destroyed, the Decepticons relocated to the [[Grand Canyon]], and were pursued by the Autobots, who split into teams for the attack. Ranger and the Headmaster Juniors were attacked by [[King Poseidon]], but before anything fatal could befall them, Devil Z called for the Decepticons to fall back to their next attack position in the Alps. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} The Autobots again gave chase, but no sooner has they arrived in the snowy slopes than Ranger, Road King and Lightfoot were promptly buried under an avalanche by the merged BlackZarak/Devil Z entity. Ginrai and Grand Maximus dug the three heroes out, but Ginrai requested that they stay back so that he could make the first strike on BlackZarak himself. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} While Ginrai engaged BlackZarak in battle, Ranger and the other Godmasters battled the weakened Hydra and Buster, and then the Transtectors of Clouder, [[Wilder]], [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] and Bullhorn, which had been brought to life by the power of Devil Z. At the battle's conclusion, Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors united their powers to destroy BlackZarak and Devil Z for good, prompting the Decepticons to break off the battle and flee into space. As Ranger and the rest of the heroes watched them go, the Autobots were all enveloped in bright light, and when it faded, they found that the death of Devil Z had caused them to be separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors themselves continued to live on as true super-robot lifeforms, and Ranger's Transtector joined with the others in pursuing the Decepticons and continuing the Transformers' war out in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Autobots in the g nebula.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]
Ranger's living Transtector, having taken its partner's name for its own, was among the Autobots serving under Ginrai's command, often battling the Decepticons led by Overlord in the G Nebula. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
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====''Zone'' cartoon====
Ranger was among the Autobots standing onstage when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Ranger manga.jpg|left|210px|thumb|]]
Ranger made his dramatic entrance alongside Road King and Lightfoot, arriving in the midst of a battle between the other Autobots and a legion of legendary Decepticons with a trailer for Ginrai in tow. At Lightfoot's instruction, Ginrai combined with the trailer and wiped out the Decepticons with a blast of Chōkon Power, revealing that they were simply holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

[[Image:Ranger cannoncraft.jpg|right|180px|thumb|This is your last picnic basket, Yogi!]]
When the Autobots traveled to the planet [[Athenia]] to attend Ginrai's coronation as [[Supreme Commander]], the Decepticons inevitably attacked. During the battle, Ranger and Road King piloted Ginrai's "Cannon Craft"and channelled their energy into them to aid their newly-appointed commander in destroying [[Scramble 7]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} Ranger later battled Overlord on Earth {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} and BlackZarak and [[Darkwings]] in space. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}}

When BlackZarak and Overlord attacked Tokyo, Ranger and the Godmasters held off BlackZarak while Ginrai unleashed the new Autobot weapon, [[VX Bomb]], against Overlord. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} The Godmasters also joined Ginrai in defending a city where [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] went to against BlackZarak and the [[Sparkdash]], during which battle Ranger teamed with Clouder to take down a [[Javil]]. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

During the final battle, Devil Z possessed BlackZarak and turned on the other Decepticons, intending to absorb their Jinchōkon in order to become the ultimate lifeform. Saved by Ginrai and the Pretenders, the Decepticons turned on their former leader, and joined with Ranger and all the other Autobots in uniting their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak once and for all. With Devil Z's death, the humans were separated from their Transtectors, which came to life as true super-robot lifeforms. The Transtectors departed for space to carry on their war away from Earth, leaving Ranger and the others to return to their normal lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Ranger was part of the only dedicated unit in the original Autobot Guard. The [[Advanced Observation Unit]], comprising him, [[Powerflash]], [[Sentinel Major]], [[Halonix Maximus]], and their commander, [[Big Bang]], was so exceptional that it served as part of the impetus for [[Magnum]]'s formation of the [[Elite Guard]]. Each member of the AOU was given a ranking position in the new Elite Guard structure—in Ranger's case, leadership of the Fast Attack Team. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 35|Sentinel Major's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

Ranger and the Fast Attack Team were on hand to defend Elite Guard headquarters with Sentinel Major when the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s returned leading [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s troops. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:Ranger masterforce toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
* '''Ranger''' (Autobot Godmaster, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-305'''
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, "Napalm Blaster”

:Ranger's Transtector transforms into red and white baja buggy, into the roof of which the figure's grey "Napalm Blaster" rifle can be plugged. Like any Godmaster, the figure cannot transform into robot mode until the Ranger Godmaster figure is transformed into engine mode and snapped into place in the socket in the toy's hood.

: Ranger was sold concurrently in Hasbro markets as [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Hotwire]], with green and magenta plastic in place of Ranger's white and red. Later in the year, the Godmaster engine was [[redeco]]ed into the [[Masterforce Warrior]] [[Aquastar]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/Ranger/ranger.htm More information on Ranger at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:G1Joyride toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
* '''Ranger Joy Ride''' (Autobot Godmaster, 1989)
**''Accessories'': Godmaster Transtector, "Napalm Blaster”

:Essentially just a Japanese release of [[Hasbro]]'s Joyride figure, this version of the Ranger toy was only available by mail-order, for the price of 1980 yen and four [[Robot Point|robot points]].

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==Notes==
* According to his supplementary [[bio]] card, Ranger is 17 years old.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Joyride''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Starbot'''

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Lightfoot (G1)

2012-08-15T22:41:16Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

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{{disambig2|the Canadian Godmaster from Masterforce|the Autobot Rotor Force member from G2|Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot}}
:''Lightfoot is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lightfoot human.jpg|right|320px|thumb|With all their beady little eyes, and flappin' heads so full of lies.]]
'''Lightfoot''' (ライトフット ''Raitofutto'') was born in [[United Kingdom|England]] and raised in [[Canada]], and at seventeen years old, is heir to the prestigious [[British Motors]] automotive company founded by his father, [[Leftfoot]]. Although positively ''rolling'' in money and prestige, Lightfoot has been raised to never forget his humble beginnings, and has grown up to be a gentle, polite, well-spoken man who only ever puts his position to use if it will help one of his friends. His desire to protect his fellow man makes him a natural Autobot, but there ''are'' times when he's entirely ''too'' willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of someone else.

As an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster]], Lightfoot is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]] which takes the form of a sports car able to attain speeds of Mach 10. Like all Godmasters, he is endowed with the ability to manipulate [[Chōkon Power]], with his specialty being the control of water. This power is epitomized in his “Land Waterfall” attack, which allows him to strike his enemies down with high-pressure jets of water summoned up from beneath the earth.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tsutomu Kashiwakura]] (Japan)

[[Image:Lightfoot baby.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Barely out of the womb, and he's in a toque.]]
When Lightfoot was born, his father, Leftfoot, was working in a run-down automotive repair shop in England with dreams of designing and building cars himself. Moving the family to Canada in pursuit of his dream, Leftfoot toiled to create the prototype for his first car design, even mining his own ore. Leftfoot finally completed his prototype on the night of Lightfoot's second birthday, but as the family slept that night, the car erupted with iridescent light, which shone through the windows of their house and bathed the infant Lightfoot in its glow. It would be years before the truth was ever known, but Lightfoot's father had, in fact, discovered one of the [[Transtector]]s hidden on [[Earth]] by the evil alien [[Devil Z]], and mined this strange black rock as ore that he used in the construction of his car. The car proved to be a monumental success, and ultimately led to Leftfoot founding his own engineering company, British Motors. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

[[Image:Lightfoot armor.jpg|right|210px|thumb|So excited, all six of his nipples are tingling.]]
Fifteen years later, Leftfoot gifted the original car to Lightfoot for his seventeenth birthday, but after driving it for the first time, Lightfoot found his dreams plagued by visions of a giant robot. Soon after, Lightfoot happened to see the Autobot named [[Ginrai]] appearing on television as part of an attempt to locate the other Godmasters scattered across the world, and with nothing to lose, sent Ginrai a letter, including a drawing of the robot from his dreams. Intrigued by the drawing, Ginrai headed for Canada and met with Lightfoot, hearing his life story and seeing the famous car. Lightfoot allowed him to drive the car, which only served to increase Ginrai's suspicions, at which point he handed Lightfoot a pair of [[Master-Brace]]s. When Lightfoot donned the bracelets, his body was immediately enveloped in a suit of armor, proving that he was, indeed, the next Autobot Godmaster, and that his car was his Transtector. Following Ginrai's directions, Lightfoot combined with his car, transforming into the robot from his own dreams, only to be suddenly attacked by the three [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender|Pretenders]]. Fleeing back to the British Motors factory, Lightfoot battled with [[Blood]] while Ginrai tangled with [[King Poseidon]]. When the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] [[combiner]] was defeated, the Pretenders fled, and Lightfoot requested that Ginrai continue to teach him. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

[[Image:Lightfoot robotmode.jpg|left|220px|thumb|The warrior of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald.'']]
Ginrai brought Lightfoot to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]], where he was introduced to the other Autobot Pretenders and [[Headmaster Junior|Headmaster Juniors]] and suggested that they continue their search for the next Godmaster in the Rocky Mountains, where his father found the ore used in his Transtector. Although the mine itself yielded no results, the group encountered a forest patrolman named [[Ranger]], who proved to be the third Autobot Godmaster. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

Taking a break from the search for the Godmasters, Lightfoot invited the Headmaster Juniors to accompany him to the Rouen Circuit in [[France]], where British Motors were competing in the F1 World Grand Prix. Lightfoot admitted that they didn't have much chance against the reigning champ [[Road King]], but happily introduced [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] and [[Cab]] to the racer so they could get autographs from him. The race had an unexpected ending, however, when Road King proved to be the fourth Autobot Godmaster! {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} With all three Godmasters located, Lightfoot went with the rest of the team on a mission to rescue doctors held captive on [[Atlan Island]] by the [[Decepticon]]s, tackling [[Gilmer]] and using his Land Waterfall attack on a swarm of Seacons. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

[[Image:Lightfoot kicksblood.jpg|right|180px|thumb|DIS-ARMED!]]
Lightfoot soon found himself targeted by the Decepticon Godmasters [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]], who had decided to divide and conquer the Autobots, with Lightfoot being the unlucky first choice. While filming a commercial for British Motors with Road King, Lightfoot received word from a panicked secretary that Leftfoot had been kidnapped, and immediately raced to the factory building where the evil brothers were holding his father. Unable to make a move, Lightfoot nearly had his Master-Braces (and hands!) cut off by Hydra, but the other Autobot Godmasters arrived just in time to help. The heroes successfully routed the brothers, and in gratitude, Leftfoot allowed the Autobots to use the British Motors factory to construct their new [[Godbomber]] drone. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} The factory soon came under attack by Decepticons seeking to destroy Godbomber, but Lightfoot was able to take down Blood and [[Dauros]] while Road King led Hydra and Buster away into the forest. With their Pretender foes dispatched, Lightfoot and Ranger pursued Road King and the Decepticon brothers into the wilderness, and the three Autobots thrashed the Decepticon duo into retreat. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} The construction of Godbomber was subsequently completed, and its power allowed Ginrai to travel into space to battle [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Lightfoot and the other Autobots could do nothing but watch the battle from Earth, but Ginrai ultimately emerged victorious. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[Image:Lightfoot pwned.jpg|left|215px|thumb|You need to be "corrected", boy!]]
When Decepticon construction on the ocean floor off the coast of [[Australia]] caused an earthquake in Sydney, Lightfoot headed beneath the waves to investigate, discovering that the villains had reawakened a dormant underwater volcano. Lightfoot was attacked by a swarm of Seacons and sent tumbling into a sub-sea chasm, and when Ginrai arrived to rescue him, the pair were buried in an avalanche by King Poseidon. The volcano erupted as they attempted to dig themselves out, and Lightfoot, desperate to save his commander from the magma flow, attempted to self-destruct and blow up the rock wall. Ginrai was forced to punch some sense into Lightfoot, and fortunately for both of them, Godbomber arrived to break them free. Together, Ginrai and Lightfoot took out the Seacons and King Poseidon, and fled the scene as the eruption's cooling lava formed a small island. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}

Luck seemed to be on the Autobots' side when they were joined by the final Godmaster, [[Clouder]], but in truth, he was a Decepticon double agent sent to infiltrate their base. When Clouder's true identity was revealed, Lightfoot joined in the battle to take him down, but was soon called away from the base alongside Ginrai and the other Godmasters to deal with an attack by Hydra and Buster on a nearby city. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Alas, Lightfoot and the Godmasters were unaware that this was merely a distraction to keep them occupied while the other Decepticons used Clouder's inside information to attack and destroy the Autobot base. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}} As if losing their headquarters wasn't bad enough, things soon got even worse for the Autobots when BlackZarak returned {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} and Lightfoot the Autobots had to head into space to stop him from using the unholy [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[Image:Autobot godmasters climb.jpg|right|180px|thumb|'''Lightfoot''': By Primus! He's climbing!<br>'''Ranger:''' Inconceivable!<br>'''Road King:''' You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.]]
As Decepticon attacks across the Earth increased, Lightfoot went up against Overlord in Southern Europe {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} and Hydra and Buster in West [[Germany]] {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} and then joined in an all-out Autobot attack on the Decepticon headquarters, during which Devil Z and BlackZarak fused together. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} With the Decepticons on the run, the Autobots pursued them to the [[Grand Canyon]], where the team of Lightfoot and Road King came under attack from the Decepticon Pretenders, and were then trapped in a cave by Hydra and Buster. The pair were not able to extricate themselves until the battle was done and the Decepticons had escaped, {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} but the Autobots quickly tracked the villains down to the Alps, where Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King were promptly buried under an avalanche by the merged BlackZarak/Devil Z entity. Ginrai and Grand Maximus dug the three heroes out, but Ginrai requested that they stay back so that he could make the first strike on BlackZarak himself. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} While Ginrai engaged BlackZarak in battle, Lightfoot and the other Godmasters battled the weakened Hydra and Buster, and then the Transtectors of Clouder, [[Wilder]], [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] and [[Bullhorn]], which had been brought to life by the power of Devil Z. Overhead, Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors united their powers to destroy BlackZarak and Devil Z for good, prompting the Decepticons to break off the battle and flee into space. As Lightfoot and the rest of the heroes watched them go, the Autobots were all enveloped in bright light, and when it faded, found that the death of Devil Z had caused them to be separated from their Transtectors. The Transtectors themselves continued to live on as true super-robot lifeforms, and Lightfoot's Transtector joined with the others in pursuing the Decepticons and continuing the Transformers' war out in space. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:Battle in the g nebula.jpg|right|150px|thumb|]]
[[Image:Autobots in the g nebula.jpg|left|150px|thumb|]]

Lightfoot's living Transtector, having taken its partner's name for its own, was among the Autobots serving under Ginrai's command, often battling the Decepticons led by Overlord in the [[G Nebula]]. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
Lightfoot was among the Autobots standing onstage when the injured [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] passed the mantle of [[Supreme Commander]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
[[Image:Lightfoot manga.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]
Lightfoot made his dramatic entrance alongside Ranger and Road King, arriving in the midst of a battle between the other Autobots and a legion of legendary Decepticons with a trailer for Ginrai in tow. At Lightfoot's instruction, Ginrai combined with the trailer and wiped out the Decepticons with a blast of Chōkon Power, revealing that they were simply holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

Lightfoot traveled with the other Autobots to the planet [[Athenia]] to attend Ginrai's coronation as [[Supreme Commander]] {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The United Earth-Space Troops}} and later battled Overlord on Earth {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Super-God Combination!}} and BlackZarak and [[Darkwings]] in space. {{storylink|The Earth Family of Good and Evil}}

[[Image:Lightfoot manga bracegone.jpg|right|170px|thumb|]]
When BlackZarak and Overlord attacked Tokyo, Lightfoot and the Godmasters held off BlackZarak while Ginrai unleashed the new Autobot weapon, [[VX Bomb]], against Overlord. {{storylink|Live? Die?! The Desperate Super-God Combination}} The Godmasters also joined Ginrai in defending a city where [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] went to against BlackZarak and the [[Sparkdash]], during which battle Lightfoot teamed with Road King to take down [[Sizzle (Masterforce)|Sizzle]]. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

During the final battle, Devil Z possessed BlackZarak and turned on the other Decepticons, intending to absorb their Jinchōkon in order to become the ultimate lifeform. Saved by Ginrai and the Pretenders, the Decepticons turned on their former leader, and joined with Lightfoot and all the other Autobots in uniting their energies into the "Perfect Transform Attack", destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak once and for all. As the light from the explosion faded, Lightfoot was the first to notice that the humans' Master-Braces had vanished from their wrists, and more shocks were to follow as it turned out that all the Autobots and Decepticons' Transtectors had come to life as true super-robot lifeforms. The Transtectors departed for space to carry on their war away from Earth, leaving Lightfoot and the others to return to their lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Lifeforms}}
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==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
[[Image:G1 Getaway toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|As the big sports cars go, he was bigger than most.]]
*'''Lightfoot''' (Autobot Godmaster, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-304'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster Transtector, Electromagnetic Rifle

:Lightfoot's Transtector transforms into a modified white Mazda RX-7 FC3S sports car, to the roof of which the figure's Electromagnetic Rifle can be attached. As a Godmaster, Lightfoot is unable to transform to robot mode until the Lightfoot Godmaster figure is transformed into engine mode and snapped in place on the car's hood, unlocking the figure for transformation (although one can unlock the transformation simply by pressing down on the panel). Lightfoot's robot mode is mostly static for a relatively large toy, with articulation restricted to its arms.

:This toy was sold concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets without changes as [[Getaway]] and [[Rev]]. In Japan, the Godmaster engine was [[redeco]]ed into [[Zetca (Masterforce)|Zetca]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Getaway/getaway.htm More information on Lightfoot/Getaway at TFU.info]
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==Notes==
[[Image:Light Foot letter.jpg|thumb|]]
*According to Lightfoot's supplementary [[bio]] card, he is 17 years old. The card also adds to the confusion of his heritage by stating he is an American.

*According to the letter sent by Lightfoot to Ginrai in "[[Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter]]", the character's name is parsed "Light Foot". With his father's name being "Leftfoot" (or possibly "Left Foot"), it would seem to imply that their family name is actually... "Foot".

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Getaway''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Spanish:'' '''Crac''' (America)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Getkalo''' (Гетькало, "Getaway")
*''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")

[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]
[[Category:Zone Autobots]]

Nautilator

2012-08-15T21:34:47Z

94.34.238.51: /* Foreign names */

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:''Nautilator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Lobclaw_cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Doctor Zoidberg in Decepticon form.]]
'''Nautilator''' is a genuine card-carrying bungler in every conceivable way, shape and form. Anguished, rage-filled bellows of ''"Nautilatooooooooorrrr!!!"'' echo endlessly throughout the corridors of the Decepticon Headquarters, as both his peers and superiors struggle in vain to cope with his brand of oafish buffoonery. A total train-wreck of a soldier, Nautilator can hardly manage to ''swim'', much less follow complicated instructions within an aquatic environment. It is often said that the only positive quality he brings to the table is his inexplicable ability to return from the ocean depths with objects of value... but only ''after'' he's sunk himself there and had to be rescued.

Of course, if one were to question Nautilator as to why he's such an incompetent doofus, he'd be quick to point a claw at anyone but ''himself''. After all, it's certainly not ''his'' fault that the pencil-pushing eggheads at Decepticon Command chose to turn him into a lobster when he ''clearly'' had no deep sea combat training of any kind (or at the very least, they could have issued him some floaties).

When he isn't sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic, Nautilator can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
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[[Image:Nautilatorenemyaction.jpg|150px|thumb|As performed by Joey Lawrence, apparently.]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Nautilator and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat him. {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}''

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission. ''The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
''Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}''

====''Classics''====

When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Nautilator and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Nautilator and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. Nautilator slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

{{note|For some reason, Nautilator was depicted using his original weapons mode, a torpedo cannon, instead of his upgraded coral cannon.}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers''===
[[Image:ArtofWar2_Nautilator.jpg|right|250px|thumb|And the judges say it's a 6.4]]
While making his way through the [[Gladiator Zone]], Nautilator found himself under attack by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], who were none too happy about the Seacon intruding on their territory. Nautilator retreated to his comrades and combined with them, leading to a fight between Piranacon and [[Predaking]]. Piranacon was defeated, but before the Predacons could finish the Seacons off, they were interrupted by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

As Piranacon, the Seacons helped capture the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] that had followed Serpent O.R. to Cybertron, then fought [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] during an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Piranacon was defeated when [[Sixshot]] rammed into his face, and Nautilator and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] were subsequently assigned to guard the humans. Unfortunately, while the two were curiously inspecting [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Scarlett]], the ninja prisoner hypnotized Breakdown into gunning down poor Nautilator. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
Like his fellow Seacons, Nautilator was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tastes great with butter.]]
*'''Nautilator''' (Seacon, 1988)
**''Team ID number:'' '''SE3'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Triple crusher cannon]]", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

: Nautilator transforms into a robot lobster. He also has a third [[Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> a [[Torpedo cannon|heat-seeking torpedo cannon]] that can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination; the instructions included with the individual Seacons depict Nautilator as the right leg of Piranacon, while most other art depicts him as the right arm. The instructions and boxart associated with the Piranacon giftset omit Nautilator entirely, since he himself was omitted from the set.

: His beast-mode lobster-claws are not really meant to be separate accessories and are not listed as such in his instructions, but they are easily removable, and therefore often missing from loose samples.

: This exact toy was released in Japan as the [[Lobclaw]] drone.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Nautilator/nautilator.htm More information on Nautilator at TFU.info]''

===Timelines===
[[Image:Nautilatortimelinestoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|For the seafood lover in you!]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2008)

: A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''Timelines'' Nautilator was available exclusively as part of a [[Official Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the right arm of the combined super robot. He now transforms in his weapon mode into a [[Coral Cannon]].

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Nautilator's name would have remained Nautilator.
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===Transformers (2010)===
* '''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)
**''Accessories'':

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==Notes==
[[Image:Nautilatorsback.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Look, Ma, no backpack!]]
* How big a screw-up is Nautilator? Well, he was ''left out'' of the US/UK Piranacon gift set and he's the only Seacon not to be [[redeco]]ed for the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Seacon (BWII)|subgroup]]. He wasn't even drawn in the super-robot art.

*Poor Nautilator is ''so'' incompetent that his fellow Seacons prefer to relegate him into taking on the Targetmaster role when combining, since this means they don't have to mentally merge with him. They have discovered that when he does participate in the primary gestalt, Piranacon's effectiveness is noticeably impaired.<ref>Nautilator and Prianacon profiles from Dreamwave's [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]] issue #5</ref>

* Nautilator has the worst backpack [[kibble]] of the Seacons, but you wouldn't know it from reading the Marvel Comics. Artist [[José Delbo]] must have only had art of Nautilator's front, since he drew Nautilator from the back twice, and not only are his lobster head and claws not there, but it's a different set of details each time.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Nautile''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Medusa'''

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Nautilator Nautilator's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Tentakil (G1)

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:''Tentakil is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1Masterforce tentakil cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Squidly '''deadly'''.]]
'''Tentakil''' may seem like a nice guy at first. Sure, he'll take you out for a night on the town: dinner, dancing, a movie... the whole shabang. Then maybe he'll compliment your chassis' color-scheme or tell you you have the most stunning optics he's ever seen. Then, of course, one thing will lead to another, you'll ignore your better judgement, invite him back to your place and then '''BAM!''' He takes your head clean off. ''Decepticons''. They're all alike.

Tentakil can combine with his fellow [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] to form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]].

Years later, he stopped hiding his cruelty from even Decepticons. [[Dark Star|Wonder what could have caused that?]]<ref>Tentakil's Timelines's profile.</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
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[[Image:Skalortentakilcoldwar.jpg|250px|thumb|See, he's got tentacles, and he kills. Get it?]]
''When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications, as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] couldn't beat him.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

''After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission. ''The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the water around the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] acquired the power of the [[Underbase]] for himself. The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were forced to unite in order to stop him from seizing ultimate power. The Seacons attacked Starscream in unison in the waters around Manhattan, but were destroyed in a single energy discharge. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

====Earthforce====
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Sometime later, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] traveled back in time and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the [[Underbase Saga]], in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and the Seacons met their fate as before. {{storylink|Flashback!}}

====''Classics''====
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After the Seacons were revived following their destruction at the hands of Starscream, Tentakil's cruelty and rage began to rise up more frequently. He was still furious at his temporary death, and very nearly left the Seacons altogether. Eventually, though, he chose to remain with the team. {{storylink|Transformers Timelines (toyline)#2008|Seacons ''Timelines'' Profiles}}

When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled Snaptrap, Tentakil and the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was [[Hun-Grrr]], leader of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] formed inside the Decepticon armory, Tentakil and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. Overbite remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.

The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. [[Nautilator]] slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished. Tentakil lingered behind the others as they disassembled and met with Bludgeon, relishing in the kill.

Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice the Seacons merge once more. The real traitors, they formed Piranacon and used Tentakil in his mass compression cannon mode to obliterate Bludgeon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. {{Storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[Image:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|We *have* to get out of here. If we don't they'll tear us to pieces, and that is really going to exacerbate things for all of us!]]
During his time alone on Earth, Megatron retrieved and reanimated the bodies of the Decepticons that had fallen in the [[Underbase Saga]], lobotomising them for good measure so that they would unquestioningly follow orders. Pressed into service as part of this [[zombie]] army in [[2012]], Tentakil was part of a detachment ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s, but Kup managed to take him down with a well-placed shot. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. The Transformers''===
In the form of Piranacon, Tentakil and the Seacons battled [[Predaking]] in the [[Gladiator Zone]] before joining [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s new army of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} Staying in their combined form, they subsequently helped their new leader capture a team of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]], then attacked an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} After Piranacon, Predaking and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the Seacon combiner was taken down when [[Sixshot]] accidentally crashed into his head. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
Like his fellow Seacons, Skalor was woke from his slumber on the bottom of the ocean by an [[Elder God]]'s [[fish people|servants]] and brought to their underground city. {{Storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:Tentakilg1toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Slightly less delicious-looking than Nautilator.]]
*'''Tentakil''' (Seacon, 1988)
**''Team ID number'': '''SE5'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Slime Lasers", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

: Tentakil transforms into a robotic squid with two leg-like lower tentacles. His two "[[Slime laser|Slime Laser rifles]]" can be mounted on each side of his beast-mode noggin. He also has a third "50,000-volt lightning rifle" [[Targetmaster]] mode,<ref>1988 [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' catalog</ref> which can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the left leg to Piranacon.

: This toy was sold in Japan as the [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil drone]]. It was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Scylla]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Tentakil/tentakil.htm More information on Tentakil at TFU.info]''

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*'''Piranacon''' (Giftset, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Slime Lasers", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

: Tentakil was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], and [[Skalor]]. [[Nautilator]] was not included. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.

===Timelines===
[[Image:Tentakiltimelinestoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Trick or treat.]]
*'''Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Left & right rifles, large rifle, connector, weapon stand base

: A [[redeco]] of the Generation 1 mold above, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Tentakil was available exclusively as part of a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the left leg of the combined super robot. He is also the only member of the team to not have a Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbol]].

: His [[Targetmaster]] mode is now dubbed a "[[Mass-Compression Cannon]]".

:This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]''-series [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]], but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was Piranhaking, but this other Tentakil's name would have remained Tentakil.

===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Decepticon Piranacon''' (Seacon giftset, 2010)

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==Notes==
[[Image:Tentakilcommercial.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Disclaimer: Seacons are no longer new.]]
* Check out that commercial animation [[character model]]!

*For unknown reasons, Tentakil's colors in the Marvel comics consisted of shades of blue and gray/silver instead of his toy's more, ah, flamboyant scheme.

* The instructions for Piranacon parse Tentakil's name as "Tenta-Kil." The ''Timelines'' release, which came with only Piranacon's instructions, did the same.

* [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''More than Meets the Eye'']] entry for Tentakil says he's an octopus. Ooooooookay.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Tentacule''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Piovra'''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Tentakil Tentakil's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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