Solon Kitakaze (G1)

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Solon Kitakaze is a human cyborg from the Victory portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Solon Kitakaze (北風ソロン Kitakaze Soron) is the adopted son of Decepticon leader Deathsaurus. As such, he is perhaps best known for his rivalry with his opposite number, Jan Minakaze, the adopted son of the Autobot leader Star Saber.

Solon was injured and his parents were killed during a Decepticon attack on Earth, so Deathsaurus—infamous for his weakness for human children—took the boy for his own, turning him into a cyborg to save his life and raising him as a son. As a consequence, Solon considers himself vastly superior to Jan and the other humans he encounters. If that wasn't bad enough, he's one of those types who constantly raves about how brilliant and powerful the Decepticons are, even when they're retreating right in front of his eyes.

The extent of the powers and abilities of Solon's cyborg body is unknown, but he has certainly had a substantial portion of his frame replaced with robotics and covered with synthetic skin. He is able to detach his right fist and launch it on a retractable chain, and he often rides Deathsaurus's Breast Animals as steeds. He briefly controlled his own Transformer-sized mech, King Solon (キングソロン Kingu Soron), which is sometimes an independent Cybertronian.

Fiction

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Victory comic

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Solon, King Bowser

The armored Solon was perched upon Deathsaurus's shoulder during the first recorded conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, but he played no role in the battle. So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!

Solon's first major role came during a later battle between Deathsaurus and Landcross in the middle of a burning forest, when he spotted Jan attempting to sneak away through the trees. Pursuing him atop Deathsaurus's Tigerbreast, Solon snagged Jan with his fist-chain and dragged him back to the battle site, where Deathsaurus had managed to best Star Saber and Road Caesar. When Deathsaurus saw Jan in Solon's clutches, however, he was shocked and infuriated at how his son was treating the boy, and brutally struck him. Solon's helmet clattered off, and Jan was stunned to see that there was a human boy beneath it, but there wasn't much time for reflection, as Star Saber used this distraction to catch Deathsaurus off-guard and body-slam him. Wounded, Deathsaurus escaped into the sky, with Solon riding his Eaglebreast alongside him. Great Reversal! Star Saber

Kinky.

A little later, Solon enrolled himself in school as Deathsaurus ordered him to study the "primitive humans" and uncover their weaknesses. It was a rude shock for Jan when Solon suddenly turned up in his class, but the cyborg's first day proved an exciting one when Leozack attacked the city. Solon and Jan cheered for their respective factions as Star Saber engaged him in battle, but Star Saber was ultimately victorious, and Solon made a note of Leozack's defeat in a notepad. Leozack's Rampage!

During the next Decepticon attack, Solon and Jan ran around the battlefield swapping insults until they were approached by two other humans. This pair proved to be old Autobot allies Shūta and Cab, who had come to observe Star Saber in action, thinking that their old commander, Ginrai, was much better than he was. Solon derived great amusement from Shūta and Cab's criticisms of Star Saber and proceeded to cheer for Dinoforce member Kakuryu as he engaged Star Saber in a one-on-one battle. Kakuryu wound up getting thrown over the edge of a cliff, and as Star Saber loomed over him, both Solon and Jan wound up crying (Solon thinking Kakuryu was done for, and Jan thinking that Star Saber was about to finish the job). Both boys were relieved when Star Saber extended a hand to Kakuryu and helped him back up to solid ground, but even as he exited the battlefield, Solon glanced back, unable to comprehend why they thought Star Saber was that great. Star Saber, Warrior of Love!

Jan was later kidnapped by Yokuryu and brought to the Decepticons' Thunder Arrow, where Deathsaurus attempted to bribe him into joining the Decepticons with toys, cash, and candy. Despite their rivalry, Solon encouraged Jan to switch sides and commented that he could make himself stronger by becoming a cyborg too. Danger, Jan! Hurry, Star Saber! Deathsaurus took a pretty severe thrashing from Star Saber at the end of this escapade, and Solon was left to take care of his wounded dad, resting a giant ice-pack on his head. Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!

The next time Jan and Solon crossed paths was in the middle of another battle, which saw Star Saber bested by the team of Deathsaurus, Dinoking and Liokaiser. Jan begged Solon to stop Deathsaurus from killing Star Saber, but with a sad look, Solon reaffirmed his allegiance to the Decepticons and told Deathsaurus to hurry up and finish the job. Thankfully, the arrival of Jan's long-lost sister, Patty, and the mighty Victory Leo saved the day, as Star Saber merged with Victory Leo into Victory Saber and defeated the Decepticons. Escaping atop Eaglebreast, Solon marveled at the revelation that Jan had a sister, while simultaneously being amused that Jan needed a girl to save him. The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!

Deathsaurus wasted no time in developing a way to combat the combined power of Victory Saber and created a Transformer-sized mech for Solon to pilot, named "King Solon". Deathsaurus and Solon plunged into battle side by side and revealed their new power when they combined into "Kingsaurus" to combat Victory Saber on the planet Guard. At this point, however, Patty cried out to Solon to stop, calling Guard a "mother planet," just like Earth. At the mention of the word "mother," Solon's concentration lapsed, and Victory Saber exploited the opening to blast Kingsaurus with his "Victory Boomerang" attack. The King Solon components were destroyed by the attack, and Solon's flaming body tumbled from the wreckage, his synthetic skin burning away to reveal the robotics beneath. As Patty bandaged his wounds despite Solon's protestations, Deathsaurus took off into the sky, calling Solon his son by fate, and leaving his Tigerbreast behind to carry Solon away. As Solon mounted the Breast Animal, Jan asked him to join the Victories (the armored team of Jan, Patty, Shūta and Cab), but Solon refused, claiming that he would be unable to put up with such a cheerful sister on the team. As he departed, however, he continued to think about Patty, remarking to himself that she was just like his own late mother. Victory Saber Is Strong!

During the Decepticons' next attack, Solon was still recovering from his wounds, but was present all the same, riding Tigerbreast. During the battle, Blacker tackled Tigerbreast and plucked Solon off of it, intent on making him realize where his loyalties should truly lie. Solon continued to denounce his human heritage, but Blacker made him understand there was more to being human than simply having an organic body. Blacker then departed, leaving Solon a suit of Victories armor crafted in Blacker's likeness. Realizing what he had to do, Solon donned the armor and entered the battle, blasting Deathsaurus in the face with his gun to announce his arrival. Telling his "father" that he was a human, Solon announced that as a human, it was his duty to fight to protect Earth, not to destroy it. Solon and the other Victories transferred their energy into their Autobot counterparts, and Road Caesar and Victory Saber used the power boost to unleash the "Victory Caliber" attack, flattening the Decepticons with one blast and forcing them to retreat. Jan welcomed Solon to the Autobot side, but Solon announced that he would only join on one condition: Patty had to be his sister, too! The angry Jan chased after him as the other Autobots and Victories watched and laughed. Shine, Five Stars of Victory

Solon and the other Victories were all aboard Galaxy Shuttle during the final battle between the Autobots and Deathsaurus's planet-destroying fortress. Solon thought Deathsaurus was destroyed in the explosion that concluded the battle, but was relieved to discover that he lived when the Victories and Autobots all boarded the fortress. Deathsaurus proceeded to reveal that the fortress contained all the Decepticon civilians, and this led to the laying down of Autobot and Decepticon arms and an end to the Victory War (the truest victory of all!). The Grand Victory War

2005 IDW continuity

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He just wants his dad's approval, you know.

"King Solon" was part of Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticons stationed in their Warworld. In agreement with Tarn, Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the Decepticon Justice Division to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate Megatron. The Permanent Revolution

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  • Solon's surname of Kitakaze (北風) means "north wind", while Jan's surname of Minakaze (南風) means "south wind".
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