Editing Kraken

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:''Krakens are [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Kraken masterforce.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"Oh, no! Tristan, you said the forbidden word!"]]
'''Krakens''' (クラーケン ''Kurāken'') are devoid of sentience, like all the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] commanded by [[Turtler]], serving only as mindless mass-produced drone warriors designed to overwhelm their opponents by numbers. Among the legions of Seacons, the Krakens are the fastest swimmers, able to tear through the oceans at over 200 knots, and can fly through the air just as easily.

The Krakens can combine with their fellow [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] to form [[King Poseidon]].

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[File:Kraken falconpunch.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|'Ello, beastie.]]
A swarm of Krakens accompanied Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] when he attacked the chartered aircraft carrying the prize-winning biologist, [[Blanieux|Professor Blanieux]]. Autobot Pretenders [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] and [[Phoenix (Masterforce)|Phoenix]] were also on board and engaged the villains in a dogfight, successfully destroying the Seacons and forcing Blood to flee. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}} A Kraken later attacked the Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]]s in America, but was dispatched by [[Diver (Masterforce)|Diver]], {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} and a huge swarm of the creatures accompanied the Decepticon Pretenders on a mission to disrupt the natural balance of Africa's wildlife. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

With the debut of the Seacon commander Turtler on the battlefield, at least one Kraken would usually be present in order to combine with its leader as the left arm of the giant King Poseidon. The Seacon combiner battled Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] on an island off the coast of America {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}} and in Canada, {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} but they didn't even get the chance to combine during a clash in the French village of [[Dagneux]]. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}}

[[File:Kraken swarm.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|DEATH FROM ABO... Wait what?]]
Krakens were among the swarms of Seacons that besieged [[British Motors]] alongside [[Hydra (Masterforce)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (Masterforce)|Buster]] and were destroyed by the Autobot Godmasters, {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} and vast numbers of them attacked [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]] in the waters off the coast of [[Australia]] when the Autobot investigated the [[Decepticon advance base|Decepticons' activities in the area]]. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} Numerous Krakens later joined in the Decepticons' all-out assault on [[Autobot Base|the Autobot headquarters]], tearing their way into the base and destroying it from within. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}} 

Subsequently, a Kraken was always handy for the formation of King Poseidon, inside [[Decepticon Base]], {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} in a battle on its roof, {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} in the [[Grand Canyon]], {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} and in the Alps, where the Seacons had their final battle with Ginrai, and were once again defeated and destroyed. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} Whether or not any Krakens remained on Earth following the destruction of Decepticon emperor [[Devil Z]] and the departure of most of the Transformers from the planet is unknown. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}}}

====''Zone'' cartoon====
Years after the [[Masterforce War]], the Seacons, including one Kraken, were recruited by the supernatural new [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Violen Jiger]]. Although they never appeared in their individual forms, as King Poseidon, they attacked Earth in search of the [[Zodiac]] and were destroyed by the new Autobot [[Supreme Commander]], [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Manga continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
The only recorded appearance of a Kraken was when the Decepticons attempted to dupe the Autobots with holographic images of legendary Decepticons of years past. Never seen individually, it appeared already joined with its fellow Seacons as King Poseidon for an attack on the Autobots, only to be defeated by the new-born Super Ginrai. {{storylink|Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!}} 

====''Zone'' manga and story pages====
The Seacons, including a Kraken, were recruited by the supernatural new Emperor of Destruction Violen Jiger. Appearing only in their combined form of King Poseidon, the team battled the Autobots on the planet [[Wall]], {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #3}} and were later defeated by the new Autobot commander Dai Atlas when they attacked Earth in search of the Zodiac. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} It is unclear if the Seacons survived their clash with Dai Atlas; they did not reappear, suggesting they may have been destroyed, but [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who were also blasted by Dai Atlas, were both shown to have survived the experience. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone story page #6}}

==Toys==
===Super-God Masterforce===
*'''Clerken''' {{sic}} (Seacon, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-314'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right "Laser Guns", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

[[File:Seawingg1toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge's]] awkward "hefty" phase.]]
: "Clerken" (as his name is misspelled on-package) transforms into a green, black and grey robotic manta ray-monster. The figure is armed with two winged black laser guns, which can mount under its wings, and in its robot-mode hands. The guns also plug together to form the barrel of Kraken's third mode; an artillery emplacement that mounts on top of a stand formed from three individual components. The central piece of this stand, the "Tripod Rifle", can also be wielded as a weapon by robot-mode Kraken.

:Kraken combines with his fellow Seacons to form King Poseidon. Although he nominally forms the left arm of the super-robot, as a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, Kraken can form any limb for King Poseidon (or any other combiners that use the Scramble City-style design). Like the other small Seacons, Kraken can also be used in his artillery mode as a hand-weapon by King Poseidon.

:This mold was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]], with no notable differences between the two. The toy was later redecoed into ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Terrormander]], and then back into Seawing, with a new coloration for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] giftset. 

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Seawing/seawing.htm More information on Kraken (well, Seawing) at TFU.info]

*'''King Poseidon''' (Gift set, 1988)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-318'''

: Unlike the Hasbro Seacon box-set, which excludes [[Nautilator]], the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] King Poseidon box-set comes with all six members of the team; Turtler, Kraken, [[Gulf]], [[Lobclaw]], [[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]], and [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]]. The individuals are identical to their individually boxed releases.

===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Kraken.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Release the Kraken...in the U.S. please.]]
*'''Seacons Kraken''' ([[February 29]], [[2020]])
**''Accessories'': 2 pistols, cleaver, combiner hand/gun mode handle, hand gap filler/gun, laser blaster.
: ''[[Transformers: Generations#Selects|Generations Selects]]'' Kraken is an extensive retool of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cutthroat (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Cutthroat]], itself an extensive retool of Deluxe Class [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]], transforming from a robotic manta ray-monster to a robot. He is able to form any limb or a large Targetmaster weapon for [[King Poseidon#Generations|King Poseidon]]. Like other ''Generations Selects'' Seacons, Kraken has newly-tooled Combiner hands with posable fingers. They also form part of the Targetmaster-style gun mode.

:Kraken was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. The Seacons were also available via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
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==Notes==
[[File:G1Kraken cardart.jpg|thumb|Either turned into stone by Medusa's glare or killed by undead pirates.]]
*None of the ''Masterforce'' Seacons were ever depicted in robot mode in the cartoon or manga. The toy's [[package art]] is the only known "fictional" depiction of a Kraken in robot mode.
*{{w|Kraken}} is, of course, also the name for the mythological, octopus-like creature of Scandinavian origin. Very early on, it was also described as crab-like or with whale-like traits, so what the heck, now we've got a manta ray edition.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Seawing''' ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hǎi Mó Yì''' (China, 海魔翼, "Sea Devil Wing")

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