Editing Transformers: Wild King

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[[File:TFWildKingAd.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Wild King, you make my heart sing! <br> You make everything groovy, Wild King!]]

'''''Transformers: Wild King''''' (トランスフォーマー ワイルドキング ''Toransufōmā Wairudo Kingu'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] franchise launched in [[2025]]. Its primary gimmick involves [[Energy Beast]]s, elementally-charged [[beast mode]] Transformers capable of "[[wildocking]]" with compatible [[Energy Master]]s. The toyline is accompanied by an online web series, which debuted in March 2025.

Its opening [[Japanese themes|theme]], "[[Wild King (song)|Wild King]]", is performed by [[Nao Anno]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon===
The ''Wild King'' cartoon is released every two weeks on the official TakaraTomy YouTube channel.
{{stub|Animation studio etc}}
====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Keita Tada]])
*[[Megatron (WK)|Megatron / Shadow Megatron]] ([[Hinata Tadokoro]])

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
;Animal Tribe
*[[Lightlong]] ([[Teppei Uenishi]])
*[[Hydrophant]] ([[Zenyōji Kyōhei]])
*[[Ignite Leo]] ([[Jinya Haruka]])
*[[Drillnohorn]] ([[Soshiro Hori]])
*[[Skyreport]] ([[Hayato Fujii]])

;Dinosaur Tribe
*[[Captain Volca]] ([[Junpei Baba]])
*[[Leafback]] ([[Takashi Saitō]])
*[[Spirituan]] ([[Tsuchida Reiō]])
*[[Abyssrain]] ([[Isamu Yusen]])
*[[Thunderbeak]] ([[Misa Ishii]])

|c4=
*[[World Dragnus|World Dragnus / Nemesis Prime]] ([[Shunsuke Takeuchi]], Keita Tada)
**[[Dragknight Soldier]]s


|nonumbering=true}}

====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
#[[On to Elementros!]]
#[[The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!]]
#[[The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!]]
#[[The Kindhearted Hydrophant]]
#[[Courage to Protect What's Important]]
#[[New Allies, New Threats]]
#[[The Ultimate Combination]]
#[[Depths of Despair]]
#[[Captain Volca vs Megatron]]
#[[Proof of the Hero]]
#[[Resurrection! The Evil One]]
#[[The Second Form]]
#[[The Strongest Power]]
#[[The Bonds That Protect the Planet]]
}}

{{anchor|Exciting Battle! Wildocking!}}

===Diorama story===
In addition to the cartoon proper, ''Wild King'' is the subject of a second, supplementary show by the long-winded title '''''Transformers: Wild King'' Extra Volume: ''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''''' (トランスフォーマー ワイルドキング 番外編 ドキドキバトル! ワイルドッキング!) which takes the form of a kind of stop motion-adjacent feature traditionally referred to as a "diorama story" where the toys themselves are used more or less like puppets to illustrate a lightly sketched toy-gimmick-centric narrative.

====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (WK)|Megatron / Shadow Megatron]]

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
*[[Lightlong]]
*[[Hydrophant]]
*[[Captain Volca]]
*[[Leafback]]
*[[Ignite Leo]]
*[[Drillnohorn]]
*[[Spirituan]]
*[[Thunderbeak]]
*[[Abyssrain]]
*[[Lavamuleta]]
*[[Frost Saber]]
*[[Skyreport]]
|c4=
*[[World Dragnus|World Dragnus / Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Dragknight Soldier]]s

;Dragknight Clones
*[[Dragknight Leafback]]
*[[Dragknight Ignite Leo]]
*[[Dragknight Spirituan]]
*[[Dragknight Thunderbeak]]

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====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
#[["Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?]]
#[[New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!]]
#[[Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!]]<!--ついに5体合体完成! エナジービーストとの絆の力で勝利を掴め!-->
#[[Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?]]<!--メガトロン究極6体合体! まさかのダークオプティマスが誕生!?-->
#[[Dark Showdown! Nemesis Prime vs Shadow Megatron!]]<!--暗黒対決! ネメシスプライムvsシャドウメガトロン!-->
#[[Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!]] <!--暗黒5体合体対決! ダークなワイルドッキングを極めたのは!-->
#[[Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!]]<!--ついにスカイリポート登場!&オプティマス究極6体合体!-->
#[[The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!]]<!--最恐合体!? ワールドドラグナス登場!-->
<!--5体合体が３体！？ワールドドラグナスがまさかのワイルドッキング！-->
}}

{{stub|Season 1 episodes 9, 10, α, β, Season 2 (出張！ワイルドキング研究所) episodes 1-3}}

===Comics===
''Wild King'' was also the subject of a devoted "Limited Time Special Chapter" (短期特別編) crossover with the popular long-running [[TV Magazine]] feature ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' followed by a smattering of guest spots by individual Energy Beasts in subsequent issues: 

{{chapters
|title=''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]''
|align=
|content=
<div class="list-header">''Wild King'' special:</div>
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter|Part 1]] 
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Part 2]]
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Part 3]]

<br/><div class="list-header">print issues:</div>
*[[Watch Out for Giraffes at the Beach!|#24]]
*[[Go! Go! print issue 25|#25]]<!--This one is about Ignite Leo, write-up pending-->
}}

==Toys==
===Retail releases===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[April 26|4-26]]-[[2025|25]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WKM-01 [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKM-02 [[Megatron (WK)#Toys|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-01 [[Lightlong#Toys|Lightlong]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-02 [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-03 [[Captain Volca#Toys|Captain Volca]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-04 [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WKS-01 [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Multipack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lightlong#Multipack|Lightlong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKS-02 [[Megatron (WK)#Multipack|Megatron]] & [[Captain Volca#Multipack|Captain Volca]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' ([[June 28|6-28]]-[[2025|25]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-05 [[Ignite Leo#Toys|Ignite Leo]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-06 [[Spirituan#Toys|Spirituan]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-07 [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-08 [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19|7-19]]-[[2025|25]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-09 [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WKS-03 [[World Dragnus#Wild King|Nemesis Prime]] & [[Lavamuleta#Toys|Lavamuleta]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKS-04 [[Megatron (WK)#Shadow|Shadow Megatron]] & [[Frost Saber#Toys|Frost Saber]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King WKB-01 Lightlong.jpg|thumb|[[Lightlong#Toys|Energy Beast Lightlong]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4''' ([[September 27|9-27]]-[[2025|25]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-10 [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' ([[October 25|10-25]]-[[2025|25]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKEX-01 [[World Dragnus#Toys|World Dragnus]]<br>(w/ 2 [[Dragknight Soldier#Toys|Dragknight Soldiers]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6''' ([[February 28|2-28]]-[[2026|26]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-11 [[Dragknight Leafback#Toys|Dragknight Leafback]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-12 [[Dragknight Ignite Leo#Toys|Dragknight Ignite Leo]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' ([[March 28|3-28]]-[[2026|26]])</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-13 [[Dragknight Spirituan#Toys|Dragknight Spirituan]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-14 [[Dragknight Thunderbeak#Toys|Dragknight Thunderbeak]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Lightning Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Lightning Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[EDION]] and [[Yodobashi Camera]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Aqua Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Yamada Denki]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Flame Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Flame Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Joshin Kids Land]] and [[Bic Camera]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Grass Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Grass Shield]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King Hydrophant Aqua Weapons.jpg|thumb|The [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Shield]]]]
|}
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==References==
*[[:Category:Wild King sources|Archive of translated ''Wild King'' material]]

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_wild_king/ ''Wild King''] at the TakaraTomy website

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