Kaen

2024-03-02T20:07:00Z

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:''Kaen is an [[Autobot]] [[Trainbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Kaen story page.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not to be confused with Kaon]]
He's the strongest of the [[Trainbot]]s, and '''Kaen''' (カエン) is extremely proud of this fact. He's got the punch, and he can really bring on the heat, literally. This sometimes puts him at odds with his cold-loving teammate [[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]], especially since they have to physically link together when they form [[Raiden]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Generations'' toy bios====
The Trainbots were constructed on Earth, in Japan. Their creation was a collaboration by several Japanese companies utilizing technology developed in the [[Binaltech (technology)|''Binaltech Project'']]. {{storylink|Shouki#Generations (Japan)|''Generations'' Shouki bio}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Trainbots were built in the ''Raiden Initiative'' by a team of Japanese scientists. [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Ōnishi]] chose to name the DE 10 diesel locomotive, given his love of vintage trains. The name "Kaen" was chosen to symbolize the flame that would burn brightly for Japan and all mankind. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

====Train Wars (1)====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}}}

====''Masterpiece'' toy bios (1)====
The Trainbots joined the Autobots in 2011. They were appointed the Autobot transport team, inheriting the role from [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] after the duo retired for a life of space exploration. {{storylink|Shouki#Masterpiece G Series|''Masterpiece'' Shouki bio}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
In 2011, Kaen and the Trainbots were operating on Earth. After [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] invaded Cybertron, the robot trains assembled to transport their fellow Autobots to Cybertron across the [[space bridge]]. Shōki intervened on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s first fight with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], knocking aside the ninja consultant long enough for the Autobots to roll out. The convoy was attacked along the way by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], but [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] drove them off. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Trainbots formed Raiden and fought alongside [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] against their Decepticon combiner counterparts. They were nearly crushed by falling debris when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them using his [[Sonic stun-gun|sonic stun gun]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Kaen and the Trainbots returned to Earth just in time to shuttle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s back to Cybertron, after their successful quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} In their train mode, Kaen and the Trainbots transported Rodimus Prime and the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] as reinforcements for the Headmasters. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} They also carried him into battle again on the planet [[Praum]], where [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had set a trap for Fortress and his team. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

[[File:Hm8 Trainbot Express.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Second car back.]]
Back on Earth, Kaen and the Trainbots took Danny and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on a sightseeing trip in Tokyo, Japan. When <s>Sixshot</s> a mysterious robot declared his intention to steal all of Japan's energy, Kaen and the Trainbots remained quietly alert, confident their combination form could handle any threat to their homeland. Their passive response to the danger angered the more action-oriented Headmaster team, especially [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. After fruitlessly chasing behind the bandit in attacks on London and New York, Chromedome was incensed when he arrived back at Autobot headquarters to see Kaen and the Trainbots returning from a shopping spree with Danny. Shōki and Chromedome nearly came to blows with each other before Danny intervened.

When the robot finally made his attack on Japan, Shōki demanded that his team be allowed the first strike against their opponent. Flying to the rescue, Kaen and the Trainbots assembled as Raiden to fight Sixshot. Raiden's victory was prevented by the arrival of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], piloted by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. It turned into an all-out brawl after that, with the Headmasters arriving as reinforcements for their comrades. Sixshot was revealed, and he used his ninja training seemingly to duplicate himself, attacking Raiden as several winged wolves. As a demonstration of their newfound trust in each other, Raiden urged Chromedome to shoot at the holographic Sixshots swarming around him, knowing he would certainly be hit by some of the blasts. The Decepticons were eventually driven off and Shōki and Chromedome shook hands back at headquarters, having forged a warrior's bond on the field of battle. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Galvatron soon struck out against Cybertron again, this time seeking the new super-metal known as [[Cybertonuron]]. Kaen and the Trainbots were first in line on Earth to transport over the Space Bridge into combat with the Decepticons. They rushed straight into the fighting as soon as they arrived. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Kaen and the Trainbots confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s in defense of their home planet. The battle was fierce but brief, as the Trainbots disabled their opponents. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:HM8 Trainbots in lounge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|On the left, on the bottom couch.]]
Kaen and the Trainbots defended the [[Sol 1]] satellite during its launch cycle. When Scourge, Cyclonus and the Predacons arrived to steal the satellite, they flew out with the Headmasters to stop them. Shōki gave the command and the Trainbots assembled to form Raiden, grappling with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and ultimately chasing off the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Kaen's team joined the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s on an emergency rescue mission to [[Peru]], where an active volcano was threatening a small town. They were intercepted by the Predacons, and so Shōki asked [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to go on ahead and help the villagers while the Trainbots occupied the Preds. Kaen spoke loudly about the bravery and virtues of the Trainbots while caving [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'s head in. Soon, Raiden and Predaking were formed, and the battle was really joined. The Headmasters soon arrived and tagged out the Trainbots, allowing Kaen and his friends to journey to the village and escort the people to safety in their combined train mode. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In their next evil scheme, the Decepticons unleashed [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] in downtown [[San Francisco]], prompting the Autobots to respond. Kaen and the Trainbots arrived on the scene, but were confronted by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who wished to duel with sabers made of light. The Trainbots formed Raiden and met Bruticus sword for sword. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

On a geological expedition to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with Danny and Spike, Kaen and the Trainbots were present when a series of tremors rocked the landscape. Seeking to investigate, the group split up to locate the source of the phenomena. Kaen and his teammates ran into the Predacons, and soon they learned of a plot to blow up Mars. Passing off the investigation to Chromedome and the Headmasters, Kaen and the Trainbots flew back to Athenia in order to take Spike and Danny to safety. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} They were almost immediately called back, however — the Decepticon Headmasters had used [[plasma energy]] to neutralize Fortress Maximus, leaving the Autobots on Mars in desperate need of reinforcements. Kaen and the trains reformed Raiden as they arrived, and fought against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and the MegaZarak Transtector, scorpion mode. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

Kaen and the Trainbots served as military transportation for the Autobots when they attacked the Decepticon meeting on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. The strike was foiled by the arrival of Galvatron, and the Autobots fled back to Earth aboard the trains. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Kaen and his teammates were next used for a relief mission. The planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] was in desperate need of energon, and Ultra Magnus coordinated the Autobots of Earth in gathering some of their energon reserves aboard the Trainbots. Galvatron and the Decepticons wanted the energy for themselves, however, and interfered with the relief aid. Kaen and the Trainbots took off twice for Sandra, and they were twice shot down by the Decepticons before they could leave atmosphere. Unable to take off, Kaen instead ended up serving as cover for the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s as they fired back on the Decepticons. The Autobots of Earth finally gave up, sending energy reserves from Athenia instead. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} Kaen and the Trainbots also ferryed the Witwickys and Headmasters to the mutual benefits talk with Galvatron. When the discussions went sour, they helped the Headmasters defeat the [[Horrorcon]]s and make it to safety. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

[[File:Hmep18 mindwipe pull my tail.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5| I'm pissed to hold on, but I'm scared to let go!]]
After the talks failed, the Decepticons fled into space aboard Scorponok, planning to raid other planets in the universe for their energy. The Trainbots were part of a task force Fortress assembled to chase after their nefarious foes. After reaching the [[Twin Star]] planets, Kaen and the Trainbots ferried [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] down to the barren world of [[Twin Star|Toruin]]. They then transformed into Raiden and flew to the sister planet, [[Twin Star|Sperity]], to battle the Decepticon invaders. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} On [[Daros]], Kaen and the Trainbots transported the rescued prisoners from the northern hemisphere to safety. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} They also appeared on [[Paradise]], escorting [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on his scouting mission and later flying the Technobots and Monsterbots into battle. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} On [[Pirate Planet]], Kaen and the Trainbots defended the pirates' pyramid from Galvatron, so that Highbrow and the [[Clone (subgroup)|Autobot Clones]] could unlock its secrets first. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

After returning to Earth, Kaen and the Trainbots re-entered Ultra Magnus's command at Autobot City. They were summoned to transport the Technobots to [[Florida|Miami]], where an Autobot energy facility was under attack by the Decepticons. Kaen and his partners returned to Autobot City once it was attacked by Sixshot and Trypticon. They tried to enter the battle, assembling as Raiden, but were waylaid by [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], who kept them busy long enough for Sixshot to murder Ultra Magnus on the battlefield. In the aftermath, Kaen and his comrades attended Magnus's funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} When Spike and Chromedome needed to get to Earth for the volcano summit, Kaen and the trains popped over to Athenia to give them a ride. They later defended the Kamchatka Peninsula from Scorponok's attack. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} After the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Kaen and the Trainbots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Raiden, the Trainbots helped Defensor and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Wheelie was kidnapped by the Decepticons and ransomed for the secrets of the [[Master Sword]], Kaen and the Trainbots flew Chromedome and Danny in close to the [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]] base for a rescue attempt. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} When Danny went missing in a space vortex, Kaen's team joined the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s in searching for him. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} They also transported the Headmasters to the [[Pallas]] asteroid in order to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Upon returning to Earth, Kaen and the Trainbots ferryed Danny and the Headmasters to the Andes Mountains for a rescue mission, after Spike and [[Carly]] crashed their jet in the treacherous terrain. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Raiden, Kaen participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====''Masterpiece'' toy bios (2)====
The destruction of the space bridge network left the Trainbots pivotal to the Autobots' transportation infrastructure, and they remained a frequent sight on Earth long after the Headmasters and the rest of the Autobot forces departed. {{storylink|Shouki#Masterpiece G Series|''Masterpiece'' Shouki bio}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
Following the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth after the battle at the North Pole, the Transformers' war shifted into a series of space-based exchanges between Athenia and Chaar known as the [[Master Wars]]. During this time, the Trainbots discovered that Scorponok had constructed a new transtector for himself, and reported the news to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

====Train Wars (2)====
[[File:Train Wars Kaen.jpg|thumb|right|O N T I|70px]]
The Trainbots were heavily injured fighting the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] in the form of Raiden, leaving them requiring extensive repairs. Blaming himself for their condition, Shouki left the team so that his leadership would never endanger them again. {{storylink|Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter}}

Later, just as all seemed lost for the ragtag band of Transformers left to defend [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the interdimensional incursion of the Fallen, Kaen and the other Trainbots arrived astride [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], bringing with them the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]] and the [[Sixtrain|Train Team]]! With that, on [[Windy (G1)|Windy]]'s count all three teams of train 'bots combined into [[Trainbot Omni-Car Joint|one massive coupling]] to chain the Fallen, giving Shouki and company time to vanquish the dark god by funneling Metroplex's power through Shouki's new "Raiden" cannon mode. The battle over, the Trainbots shared a tender moment as their old friend [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] reminded Shouki they were ''all'' his partners. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' manga====
[[File:Trainbots Beast Special.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He's the second train down.]]
Responding to a distress call from their [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] allies on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Kaen and the Trainbots hurtled through the atmosphere in their separate train modes to deal with the Decepticons menacing the planet. Combining in mid-air, the united team allowed gravity to do the rest of the work as Raiden delivered a shattering "JR Kick" straight to Predaking's face, taking him out of the fight. The day won, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] directed the Trainbots to shuttle the any of the Beastformers' wounded back to the Autobot base on [[Athenia]] for treatment. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Back on Earth, Kaen and his team wowed Daniel with their amphibious talents as they transported him and the Autobot Headmasters on a mission to investigate reports of massive squids attacking the Autobots' undersea bases. The Decepticons were laying in ambush and unleashed the culprit, a giant robot squid! The Trainbots allowed themselves to be entangled by the mechanical mollusk, biding their time until Daniel was safe inside his [[exosuit]] and the Headmasters' remotely piloted [[transtector]]s converged on their location. When the time was right, the Trainbots erupted into their robot modes, catapulting their passengers to safety and shredding several of creatures' tentacles in the process. As the Headmasters did their part by tying the creature into one massive knot, the Trainbots made a show of it by erupting from the ocean as Raiden to swing the swing the automaton architeuthis like a mace, flattening the other Decepticons and ending the aquatic menace. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

[[File:HMmanga trainbots.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Center left.]]
When [[Christmas]] rolled around, Kaen and co got into the spirit of the season when they joined the Autobot Headmasters in handing out gifts at a Japanese children's hospital, even going so far as to procure an enormous Santa hat to don as Raiden and carry a huge sack. The merriment was soon interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Headmasters, but rather than join the battle, the Trainbots followed Chromedome's instruction to disengage, decombining and flying the hospital's patients to safety in their respective train modes.{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

====''The Headmasters'' story pages====
Upon their arrival to [[Athenia]], the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] set out to make themselves useful by offering their expertise to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress's]] existing troops. While the Trainbots could assume their train modes in a flash, when it came time to combine into Raiden, the big guy failed to live up to his name. Kaen and his team began taking speed transformation lessons from the Autobots' new resident "Speed Coach", [[Pointblank]], to get their super mode formation up to snuff. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''The Headmasters'' story pages}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[File:Trainbots Masterforce Delivery.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Second to the left.]]

Several years after the Decepticons' expulsion from Earth following the final battle at the North Pole, the Trainbots were dispatched to pick up the new Autobot [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]] that had risen to prominence on Earth, and bring them to [[Athenia]] so Fortress could transfer his position of [[Supreme Commander]] to their leader, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. Naturally, the Decepticons attacked Athenia during Ginrai's stay, and the Trainbots formed Raiden to fight back, only for him to wind up being cut down alongside Chromedome by a powerful blast from the combined Decepticon [[Scramble 7]]. The quick thinking of Ginrai and the other Godmasters managed to repel the Decepticons with a combination attack, and a battered Raiden survived to fight another day. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' intro===
The Trainbots soared majestically through the sky in their combined train mode alongside [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s base mode. {{storylink|title sequence#Title sequence #1 2|''Masterforce'' title sequence}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Kaen.jpg|80px|thumb|]]
Kaen was part of a big crowd of unhappy Cybertronians who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when he tried to make a speech assuring them that everything would be okay after the collapse of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s supposedly benevolent rule. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Kaen is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|The Headmasters}}
[[File:G1-toy Kaen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-130'''
:*''Accessories'': "Power laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, left & right "wing lasers"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Kaen transforms into a {{w|JNR Class DE10|DE10 diesel locomotive}}. He also forms the lower torso and head of the team's combined mode [[Raiden]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Kaen/kaen.htm More information on Kaen at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy raiden giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''
:*''Accessories'': "Power laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, left & right "wing lasers"

: The entire Trainbot team was sold both as individuals and in a six-bot Raiden gift-set. The box-set versions are identical to their individual releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-359'''
:*''Accessories'': "Power laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, left & right "wing lasers"

: The Trainbots were re-released during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' in new packaging, and only as individuals, never in a box set. The toys are identical to their original ''Headmasters'' incarnations, except for the fact that they no longer sport [[rubsign]]s.
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===''Transform Jr''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Getsuei / Kaen''' (Multi-pack, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 3''' (トレインボットセット3)

: Stumpy, simplified, weapon-less versions of Kaen and the other five Trainbots were released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] subsidiary [[Seven]]'s ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line of simplified ''Transformers'' toys (these molds were originally part of Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' offerings). Kaen was available in a boxed two-pack with [[Getsuei#Transform Jr|Getsuei]], and the pair could combine with the other four Trainbots (also released in packs of two) to form a stumpy little Raiden.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, "Train Bazooka" rifle

: The ''Transform Jr'' versions of Kaen and his team were also available in a complete gift set. As with the larger versions, these are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Masterpiece G Series''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPG-06-Trainbot-Kaen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Trainbot Kaen''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 24]], 2024
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-06'''
:*''Accessories'': "Power Laser" gun, "Laser Sword", "Rail A", "Joint Part"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[Tomytec]])|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Previously teased on the "A Railway Story In The Sky" exhibition on [[December 3]], [[2019]] and later confirmed in a magazine interview<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono.html Figure King 278: Interview with Kōjin Ōno] at Soundwave's Oblivion</ref> with designer [[Kōjin Ōno]] in the [[March]] [[2021]] issue of ''[[Figure Ō]]'', Kaen is the sixth release in the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece G Series]]''.<ref>[https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/1790913/ Dengeki Hobby announcement] for [[Seizan#Masterpiece G Series|''Masterpiece G Series'' Seizan]]</ref> Produced in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the {{w|Rail transport modelling|train department}} of TakaraTomy's {{w|scale model}} oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], the figure converts into a fully HO [[scale]] compatible incarnation of his classic {{w|Hakuchō (train)|Hakuchō}} {{w|JNR Class DE10|DE10 Class diesel}} train mode.<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> Kaen's third mode forms the pelvis of the historic first ''Masterpiece'' combiner in the form of a new incarnation of Raiden.

:The figure's second contribution to the combined mode comes in the form of a laser sword accessory for Raiden as seen in the [[Head On!! Fortress Maximus|thirteenth episode]] of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]], also usable as an impressively oversized weapon for the individual Trainbots. As with the prior ''Masterpiece G Series'' Trainbots, Kaen includes a single modular railway section slated to combine with segments included with the other Trainbots a la the team's original ''Diaclone'' plastic tracks. This track can be converted into a base for a stand armature (sold separately), and an adapter is included for a "flying train," a staple of the show.

:In a feature unique to Kaen, the figure includes swappable parts to convert the figure from a diorama-ready realistic train to a more show-accurate vehicle.

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[[File:TF-MPG-Trainbot-Kaen-Raiden-Box-Set.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Trainbot Kaen / Raiden Box''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 24]], 2024
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-06S'''
:*''Accessories'': "Power Laser" gun, "Laser Sword", "Rail A", "Joint Part"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[Tomytec]])|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:In addition to the regular edition above, Kaen was also released as a special "[[Raiden#Masterpiece G Series|Trainbot Raiden]]" "set", which comes with a [[Flight stand|display stand]] for Raiden himself, stand armatures (no longer sold separately!) for all six Trainbots, and a chromed version of the Light Sword included with [[Suiken#Masterpiece G Series|Suiken]].

: This all comes in a unique collectors' box that can store all of the MPG Trainbots (first five sold separately!) in their alternate modes.
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==Notes==
* Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Kaen's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic Katakana rather than Kanji, the most likely translation to English is "Blaze" (火炎).
*Kaen had the preliminary name of "Power" (パワー),<ref>''When the Anime/Tokusatsu Hero Was Born'' by [[Keisuke Fujikawa]]</ref> which was likely taken from the occasional identification of the ''Diaclone'' toy as "Powerliner" (パワーライナー ''Pawārainā'').
* The Trainbots are all originally ''[[Diaclone]]'' toys, which came in two different color schemes. However, there are several mold differences between the ''Diaclone'' and ''Transformers'' versions. A major difference is the fact that the ''Diaclone'' version has an opening hatch to accommodate a Diaclone driver in the front part of the train. For the ''Transformers'' versions, this part underwent a significant mold-change which no longer allows this hatch to open. The ''Transformers'' releases also lost the Diaclone pilots (of course) and the little plastic tracks for the trains to ride on. The ''Transformers'' versions did gain a flat surface on the right side to accommodate a [[rubsign]]. However, while the Headmasters version of ''Kaen'' actually has a ''rubsign'', the later ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' version does not (although it still has the rubsign surface).
*Kaen appears as part of the Trainbots' combined train form in the [[title sequence]] of the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon]], but not in the series itself. The series creators seem to have intended to use the Robot Train to travel back and forth to [[Athenia]], more closely tying ''Super-God Masterforce'' to previous ''Transformers'' series, but the idea was quietly dropped. They did, however, appear for that purpose in the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|concurrent comic series]].

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Silach''' (Силач, "Strong Guy")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.diaclone.net/orid/diatr/d073.html ''Diaclone'' Kaen at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)]

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