Editing Gulf

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{{disambig2|the series of Seacon drones|the state that is near the Gulf of Mexico|Texas}}
:''Gulfs 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:Gulf masterforce.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Makes a good team with Western.]]
'''Gulfs''' (ガルフ ''Garufu'') 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 endless legions of the Seacons, the Gulfs are the most resistant to the pressures and temperatures of the ocean depths, allowing them to dive the deepest and search the ocean bed for resources.

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

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[File:Gulf rotaryburst.jpg|left|upright=1.15|thumb]]
When [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]]s [[Blood]] and [[Gilmer]] attacked a cruise ship off the coast of [[Canada]] in an attempt to draw out their old [[Autobot]] Pretender foe, they brought a small group of Gulfs with them. At Blood's instruction, the fish-monsters tore open the ship's hull and destroyed its engines. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} On a later mission to disrupt the wildlife of Africa, more Gulfs again accompanied the Decepticon Pretenders in battle against the Autobots. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

With the debut of the Seacon commander Turtler on the battlefield, at least one Gulf would usually be present in order to combine with its leader as the right leg of the giant King Poseidon. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} 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}} and a swarm of the creatures backed up the Decepticon Pretenders in a battle on [[Atlan Island]], where a Gulf attacked a boat carrying the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, and another had the misfortune of going up against [[Road King]]'s Rotary Burst Typhoon attack and losing explosively. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}

[[File:SavetheLittleGirl Gulf attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And here's Coe-lo with his hit song "Gulf You".]]
Gulfs 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 Gulfs 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}} and more of the sea-beasts joined in occupying the Autobots' attentions when the powerful Decepticon [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] began cutting a swathe of destruction across [[Earth]]. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}}

When Ginrai approached [[Decepticon Base]] in order to rescue his captive comrade [[Shūta Gō]], several Seacons, including some Gulfs were patrolling the perimeter and attacked him, forcing him to blast out the base's airlock, sucking himself and his opponents inside. Subsequently, a Gulf was always handy for the formation of King Poseidon, inside the 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 Gulfs remained on Earth following the destruction of Decepticon emperor [[Devil Z]] and the departure of most of the Transformers from Earth is unknown. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Generations Selects'' comic====
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====''Zone'' cartoon====
Years after the [[Masterforce War]], the Seacons, including one Gulf, were recruited by the supernatural new [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Violengiguar]]. 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!}}

===Comic continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[File:Gulf manga.jpg|left|thumb]]
A Gulf was among the Seacons who gathered at a shoreline with the other Decepticons, where it was fed [[energon cube]]s by [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]]. {{storylink|On Scene! Our Savior's Name Is Ginrai!}} A Gulf later joined with its fellow Seacons in forming King Poseidon for an attack on the Autobots, only to be defeated by the new-born Super Ginrai. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

====''Zone'' comic and story pages====
The Seacons, including a Gulf, were recruited by the supernatural new Emperor of Destruction Violengiguar. 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}}
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==Toys==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
*'''Galph''' {{sic}} (Seacon, 1988)
**''ID number'': '''D-316'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right rifles, "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

[[File:Skalorg1toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
: ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Masterforce]]'' "Galph" (as his name is misspelled on-package) transforms into a pink and blue robotic coelacanth-monster. The figure is armed with two blue rifles which can mount on its back, around its dorsal fin, in creature mode, and wielded in his robot-mode hands. The guns also plug together to form the barrel of Gulf'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 Gulf.

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

:This mold was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]], with no notable differences between the two. The toy was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Coelagon#Toys|Coelagon]], and then back into Skalor, with a new coloration for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive [[Piranacon (G1)#Timelines|Piranacon]] giftset. 

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skalor/skalor.htm More information on Gulf/Skalor 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, Gulf, [[Kraken]], [[Lobclaw]], [[Overbite (Masterforce)|Overbite]], and [[Tentakil (Masterforce)|Tentakil]]. The individuals are identical to their individually boxed releases.

===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Gulf.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Coelacanth Is Android]]
*'''Seacons Gulf''' ([[January 25]], 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS04'''
**''Accessories'': 2 laser guns, sword, combiner hand/gun mode handle, hand gap filler, double-barrel blaster.
: ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Gulf is an extensive retool of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Blot (G1)#Generations|Terrorcon Blot]], transforming from a robotic coelacanth-monster to a robot. With the exception of the fists, all of the prominent bright and dark pink parts are paint applications. He is able to form any limb or a large Targetmaster weapon for King Poseidon. Like other ''Generations Selects'' Seacons, Gulf has newly-tooled combiner hands with posable fingers, they also form part of the Targetmaster-style gun mode, with the handle being a Combiner Wars styled port that plugs in to the hand provided in this set. The hand can be plugged into the back of the tail in beast mode, or as the back of the feet in the combined mode, whilst Turtler's feet components are at the front.

:Gulf 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. He was later redecoed as [[Coelagon#Generations|Coelagon]].
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==Notes==
[[File:G1Gulf cardart.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|He's brimming with excitement.]]
*None of the ''Masterforce'' Seacons were ever depicted in robot mode in the anime or manga. The toy's [[package art]] is the only known "fictional" depiction of a Gulf in robot mode.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Skalor''' ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jù Zuǐ Yú''' (巨嘴鱼, "Giant-Mouth Fish")
*''Russian:'' '''Smut'yan''' (Смутьян, "Troublemaker")

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