Editing Diver Attack

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The '''Diver Attack''' (ダイバーアタック) is one of [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]'s signature moves that despite its name is not much of an attack and everyone knows it. The gist of it is that in [[beast mode]], his robot head is located inside the frog's mouth and he can thrust it out for a surprise punch. It makes for an attack with a very limited range and use and perhaps that's why he never triggers Diver Attack in any combat capacity. Instead, he relies on it as a form of self-expression and to get his eyes where they're of use, somewhat like a periscope.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
When meeting up after acquiring [[beast mode]]s, [[Tasmania Kid]] didn't recognize [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] at first and thought he was a quaint but otherwise normal frog. Diver did his Diver Attack to show it was him, which did not hit Tasmania Kid but did startle him. Some time later, he also launched out in anger when Tasmania Kid suggested that the [[Lio Convoy Unit]] wouldn't suffer that much if anything bad happened to Diver. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Tasmania Kid helped Diver up after saving him from [[Megastorm]], Diver let his robot head out of his frog head to complain about his ordeal. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Diver got captured by [[Tripledacus]] and activated his Diver Attack less to attack and more to have a better look at the Magma Horn threatening him. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} Diver barely raised his robot head from his frog mouth in surprise when he realized the [[Bacteria bomb|goo]] all over him prevented him from [[Transformation|transforming]]. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}} In an argument whether the [[Maximal]]s or the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were stronger, Diver brought up his Diver Attack and Diver in the Maximals' favor. [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] promptly declared the Predacons the winner of the first round. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
As the only [[Maximal]] who liked the rain, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] went on patrol on his own. In a good mood and, after all, a frog, he began to sing and was subsequently beset by a horde of lovestruck frogs. Unable to clear up the misunderstanding with words, he threw out his Diver Attack to scare them off. They ran off, but whether this was because of the Diver Attack or because of the approach of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] is uncertain. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} Diver considered his options to save [[Bighorn]] from a rock flying his way and chose to use Diver Soap over Diver Attack. {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}

==Notes==
*Diver Attack is based on the way real frogs use their tongues, only while a frog tongue is sticky and used to catch prey, the Diver Attack is a straightforward punch. Nonetheless, Diver's beast mode has an actual tongue separate from his Diver Attack component. It's not addressed if there's any utility to this tongue.
*Although Diver Attack is never used in combat, it is affirmed in "[[Bighorn's Rage]]" and "[[Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?]]" that it qualifies as an attack.
*Diver Attack, like [[Buffalo Missile]], originates as a toy [[gimmick]]. As ''Beast Wars II'' made it a point to promote the toys' versatility, such gimmicks were given fictional presence. That said, the actual toy of Diver can also extend its neck in [[robot mode]], which the ''Beast Wars II'' fiction didn't utilize.

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