Tacker

2010-02-26T09:24:09Z

Sanchimaru: edited the trivia entry, which I considered pretentious. The omission of the 'k' was obviously a typo, since the reading of roman letters 'ce' is known well enough in Japan

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:''Tacker is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AnimeTacker.jpg|right|250px|thumb|You know, your head actually looks a lot like Roadhandler and Cheetor.]]
What is your major system flaw, Scraplets?! I'm [[Autobot]] officer '''Tacker''' (タッカー, ''ta-kkaa'') and you are all my servodroids! I am here to train you to be Autobot warriors. I don't think I have ever laid eyes on such a sorry group of mechbots before. Now soundoff like you've got a pair of ball joints! One, Two, Three, Four, I love the Autobot defense corps! We are here to protect these people from the tyranny of the [[Decepticon]] [[Emperor of Destruction| Emperors]]. We are all part of this corps together, we are stronger together than separately. I have spent 40,000 [[Units of time|vorns]] serving in this corps and have been proud to do so. I would be happy to serve as part of [[Dashtacker]] with [[Dash (Victory)|Dash]] and as a component of [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] in the [[Multiforce]]. But instead I have to train you namby pamby [[petrorabbit]]s!

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor: ? (Japan)''

==Toys==
===Victory===
*'''Dashtacker''' (1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-317'''

:Tacker transforms into a green half-track of unknown design. He came packaged with his partner, Dash, or as part of the complete Landcross giftset.

===Micromaster Collection===
* '''Tacker''' (Micromaster, 2002)

:A reissue of Tacker, this version replaces the stickers with paint applications.

==Trivia==
*The packaging for Dashtacker gives his name in English as Dash''tacer''. This is essentially incompatible with the pronounciation of his name given in katakana, so it must be a typo.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Cybertron/Tacker/tacker.htm Tacker at TFU.info]

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Raiden

2010-02-26T09:07:23Z

Sanchimaru: "a different high speed or bullet train"> "different train engines". Only Yukikaze and Shoki are bullet train engines. The rest are 2 regular liners and 2 heavy duty locomotives

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:''Raiden is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[The Headmasters (franchise)|Headmasters]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Raiden boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|God of thunder! And rock and roll!]]
'''Raiden''' (ライデン) is the combined form of the six [[Trainbot]]s [[Kaen]], [[Getsuei]], [[Seizan]], [[Shōki]], [[Suiken]], and [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]].

Each member transforms into different train engines native to their home land of [[Japan]]. Raiden is an ambitious gestalt. He maintains an active rivalry with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and plans on challenging the [[Decepticon]] giant [[Predaking]] next.

He is The Robot Train.

:''English-Malay dub name:'' '''The Robot Train''', '''Grimlock'''

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese)

Raiden was the combined form of the Trainbots, an Autobot team created on Earth in the nation of Japan. He briefly appeared fighting alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against the Decepticon combiners on Cybertron. They were very nearly crushed to death when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them with his [[Sonic stun-gun|sonic stun-gun]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, the Trainbots formed Raiden in order to defend Japan from the marauding [[Sixshot]]. Raiden and Sixshot fought fiercely until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] crashed the party. The arrivals of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s made it into a real brawl. During the fight, Raiden was swarmed by Sixshot and his hard-light dopplegangers in winged wolf modes. Raiden called for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to shoot at the Sixshots until he nailed the real one, even if Raiden was injured in the process. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Raiden was formed to defend the [[Solar 1]] satellite against [[Predaking]]. He fought bravely against the bestial giant, and eventually sent the Decepticon fleeing with his tail(s?) between his legs. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Soon thereafter, Raiden battled Predaking again, with a raging volcano as their backdrop. The Headmasters soon became involved in the skirmish and, when Raiden briefly gained the upper hand on Predaking, they offered to step in so that the Trainbots could rescue the innocent villagers trapped at the base of the volcano. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

When the Decepticons fled into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Trainbots joined Fortress in following their foes. Raiden was formed on the [[Twin Star]] planets and did battle with Predaking. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He was also briefly seen on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After the Autobots returned to Earth, Raiden formed in defense of Autobot City as it was being attacked by Sixshot and Trypticon. He was intercepted by [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon]], however, and was unable to assist Ultra Magnus and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in their fight. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Raiden was next seen battling Predaking on the Kamchatka Penninsula, as the Decepticons attempted to exploit the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} Later on, Raiden helped Computron and Defensor demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

After Fortress's battleship was damaged on the planet Master by [[Weirdwolf]]'s bombs, Raiden and Defensor were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

The Trainbots formed Raiden for the final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He warred with his counterpart, Predaking, and was nearly crushed by the Battleship Maximus when MegaZarak battered it away. In the end, Raiden lent his strength to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]], feeding Fortress Maximus enough power to overcome the effects of the [[crysmag metal]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
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==Toys==
===The Headmasters===
*'''Raiden''' (Trainbot, 1987)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-131'''

: Released only in Japan, Raiden's toy dates back to the ''Diaclone line'', similar to the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. For ''Headmasters'', the Trainbots were available individually or in a gift set. They were later re-released during the [[Zone (toyline)|''Zone'' series]]. Like [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], each Trainbot member becomes a specific part of Raiden; appendages cannot be swapped like the later "[[Scramble City]]" combiners.

*'''Raiden''' (TF Jr, 1987)

: [[Transform Jr]] Raiden was released both as a single gift set and in three two-packs. Like its normal toy counterpart, this version of Raiden is also a carry-over from the ''Diaclone line''.

==Trivia==
[[Image:Robottrain.jpg|right|180px|thumb|"We've managed to avoid drowning!"]]
* The Trainbots' combined train form appears in the [[title sequence]] of the [[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 [[Super-God Masterforce (manga)|manga]].

*The rivalry with Devastator could be due to the fact that, in addition to sharing ''[[Diaclone]]'' origins, the components also have a specific part mode, and in addition to that, the two respective combiners are the fusion of six robots.

*Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Raiden's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji, it most likely should translate as Thunder and Lightning.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm Raiden at TFU.info]
* [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/745/Generation+1/Raiden.html Raiden at Transformers @ The Moon]

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