Editing Discmaster

:''Diskmaster is a martial art from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Diskmaster''' is a martial combat style using explosive disks in combat, usually in both robot and alternate forms. Disks may be rigged to explode at the time and place of the master's choosing.<ref>[[Beast Wars Sourcebook]]</ref>

The only known Diskmasters are [[Mantis]] and [[Autolauncher]].


==Notes==
* The term "Diskmaster" ''never existed'' in the Japanese version of the ''Beast Wars'' franchise. The term is derived from a turn of phrase found in Autolauncher's Japanese bio card<ref>[http://megazarak.hp.infoseek.co.jp/japaspe/second/bd20.html Autolauncher's Japanese bio card]</ref>. 円盤使い, ''enban tsukai'', roughly means "discus user"<ref>''Enban'' can also be "disc", while ''tsukai'' refers to someone who is a "user or manipulator of, wielder, handler" of something.</ref> in English. The term was rendered as "disc master" (in quotes) when the bio card was fan-translated in the late 90s/early 00s, evidently taking a cue from the [[Targetmaster|various]] [[Micromaster|Masters]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]. The term then stuck around in the English-speaking [[fandom]] until it was canonized in the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook''.

== Reference ==
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[[Category:Beast Wars]]
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