Talk:Predaking (Prime)

So, hey, is Beast Hunters a new franchise? Do we need to move Predaking's page to a new disambig? --ItsWalky 16:43, 11 October 2012 (EDT)

Well, the branding seems to be Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, so I suppose it's more of a subline-imprint than a whole new franchise... Jalaguy 17:17, 11 October 2012 (EDT)

Does that mean it gets its own page? If it does, I'll be happy to create it. -- spyder^{Use this!} 19:06, 11 October 2012 (EDT)

Observation

Just an observation, it feels like this guy is made to replace Dreadwing, as he follows Megatron with blind devotion, cares deeply for his brethren and Megatron is keeping seecrets about there demise from him.

Voyager toy observances.

So, being polite (I didn't want to directly edit the page and add stuff without, you know, putting it here first) and having the toy in hand...

• He has a LOT of rubbery plastic that likes to deform (Some in the box, the beastmode head on mine is warped and I have no idea how it's supposed to look 'normally'). Presumably the Takara release will have hard plastic?
• His rocket launchers have a gear-mesh system that allows you to plug them together and fire them at the same time... But this function doesn't work in beastmode, the plugs on his shoulders are too wide to allow the gears to mesh. Which is somewhat perplexing as this presumably would be the entire point of the gear-mesh system?
• Finally, his tail-sword is a neat idea, but doesn't really work, his hands (Being rubbery plastic) don't have enough friction or room for the tabs to hold the sword functionally like in the promo pictures. It tends to just flop out of his hand if you place it there.

On that note, the Promo-picture is miss transformed in robot mode, he should have a black spike erected on either shoulder.

On a more childish/awesome note, with his rocket launchers on his arms, he looks like he has dragon-headed fists, complete with fireball punches.

--Slift 21:53, 3 April 2013 (EDT)

It seems that, like many figures that use soft plastic, HOW soft the plastic is varies by case and even parts. My Predaking has fairly solid but flexible plastic on his head, and almost Play-Doh for hands. It takes a clear packaging band to hold it in place properly. QC got a little lax on this one. --King Starscream 16:08, 19 April 2013 (EDT)

Beast Fire

Is the Beast Fire Predaking definitely part of Beast Hunters, and not Predacons Rising? Or is there two releases of the same figure?KrytenKoro 12:38, 10 July 2013 (EDT)

Titles

• G12: プレダコン悪鬼大帝 (Predacon Demon Emperor)
• G23: 究極悪鬼大帝 (Ultimate Demon Emperor)

Applies for Dragotron and Guren Dragotron, if the split happens.KrytenKoro 18:48, 18 September 2013 (EDT)

The former's been written on here as "Evil Oni Emperor", so I guess the latter would be "Ultimate Evil Oni Emperor", then. Good to know, thanks. --Sabrblade 19:54, 18 September 2013 (EDT)

Akki's already one word, though, it's not two. The "-ki" is probably meant to tie into the Four Oni, but unlike those four its box doesn't actually call it an Oni (whereas the Four Oni's profiles say they transform from 'Dragon Mode' to 'Oni' [1]). If you want to differentiate it from Akuma, "Fiend" is also an acceptable translation.KrytenKoro 20:57, 18 September 2013 (EDT)

Main Pic

Could we change the main pic to a robot screenshot? SoundWave 18:52, 7 October 2013 (EDT)

Accent

Does anyone know what kind of accent this guy has, it sounds awesome! - Bumblejumper 23:30, 4 November 2013 (EST)

Peter Mensah was born in Ghana, raised in London and now lives in Canada, so it's probably a mix. --abates 23:55, 4 November 2013 (EST)

Dragon type

I just wanted to mention that Predaking is a Firedrake style dragon as opposed to a Wyvern, does anyone think this is noteworthy? -Silverboltmtmte (talk) 13:34, 15 December 2013 (EST)

No more noteworthy than saying he's a western style dragon rather than Asiatic. It's just minutia about what kind of dragon he is, which isn't really very important or worth mentioning.--Roni134730 (talk) 17:58, 15 December 2013 (EST)

I'm also not sure that the term "firedrake" is universally understood to mean a specifically four-legged dragon as opposed to a two-legged wyvern. Isn't that simply a standardization created for modern role playing games and such? --Khajidha (talk) 07:53, 16 December 2013 (EST)

Since dragons are fictional creatures, everyone seems to call them by different names, it was hard for me to find out which kind was which. I'm fine with leaving it off, since he's a predacon dragon anyway, it's probably not important. - Silverboltmtmte (talk) 11:01, 16 December 2013 (EST)

Toys

Shouldn't Cryofire Predaking get his own entry on here now that its out? --Helli0n (talk) 00:30, 11 January 2014 (EST)

Predaking (original) vs Predaking (ancient)

Anyone have a preference of a disambiguation tag for the separate character Predaking from the Covenant book, who existed in the Age of Origins, fought Prima and all that stuff? Either of the two above? Or just Predaking (COP)? --ZacWilliam (talk) 16:34, 12 January 2014 (EST)

(COP) sounds best to me.

Though, what of the other Preds who appeared in the book and have BH toys (like Lazerback, Twinstrike, etc.)? Would they have their info put on the existing (Prime) pages or would they also get their own (COP) pages (making their existing BH fiction be for present day clones of the book's originals)? --Sabrblade (talk) 17:43, 12 January 2014 (EST)

I haven't read the book, but I think they'd also get (COP) pages, as the originals and clones are separate individuals, in much the same way as Dinobot (BW) and Dinobot II are separate entities and recieve separate pages. Nemesis Primal (talk) 21:53, 2 June 2014 (EDT)

Predacons Rising Cyberverse toy

I'm reasonably confident that the Predacons Rising redeco of Cyberverse Predaking, the one packed in with the Thunder Clash-inspired Optimus, is based on RID Megatron. Mostly black and purple plastic with some red plastic, and both gold and silver paint, on an evil-leader-type character with a dragon altmode. Anyone want to call foul before I add a "presumably homaging" note? --Andrusi (talk) 12:02, 23 January 2014 (EST)

We were told by his deco artist that he was supposed to be an homage to "Gigatron". But having the toy in-hand and looking at pics of RID Megs, uh... I don't actually see it at all. Like, why aren't his thighs purple instead of red? So it's an intended homage, but I don't think it pulls it off real well... --Monzo (talk) 13:34, 23 January 2014 (EST)

Well, regardless of how well it works, if we've heard it from his deco artist then that makes it pretty unambiguous. (And I figure they wanted him to have red plastic somewhere and that was the sprue where it would do the least damage.) --Andrusi (talk) 15:29, 24 January 2014 (EST)

Kre-O image

Storing this here. S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 (talk) 20:26, 31 December 2016 (EST)

RID 2015 Cartoon

It's completely absurd adding this information. He appears in IDW Robots in Disguise n.6 and his absence is confirmed in the cartoon where just Skylinx and Darksteel appear in Starscream's flashback, I don't understant why this page has been locked for a similiar bullshit. This childhoosh supposition is pathetic and ridiculous. RoboWarriorPrime (talk), 12 August 2019

The comics don't affect the show. In "Sick as a Bot", Bumblebee introduces Bulkhead to the team for the first time, which he wouldn't have done if their previous meeting in the comic was canon. Just because Predaking was in the IDW series doesn't mean he survived in the show. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 14:14, 12 August 2019 (EDT)

Regardless, the show does not show Predaking dying, and acting like it does is misrepresentative and unhelpful. - Chris McFeely (talk) 14:15, 12 August 2019 (EDT)

Exactly as McFeely said it's not important his presence in IDW, BUT JUST what the cartoon shows. RoboWarriorPrime (talk), 12 August 2019

Lock

Can we, uh, unlock this page? It's been eight months. Saix (talk) 04:21, 14 September 2019 (EDT)

Yeah, let's see how we go. --abates (talk) 06:33, 14 September 2019 (EDT)