Editing Shouki

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:''Shouki is an [[Autobot]] [[Trainbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 - Shouki - Boxart.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Went so fast, his feet phased out.]]

'''Shouki''' (ショウキ ''Shōki'') is the [[Trainbot]]s' leader, and elder brother to [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]]. He's among the fastest of the team, especially when he's linked to Yukikaze in train mode. Unfortunately, he's also occasionally brash and irresponsible in his duties.

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==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese), [[Michihiro Ikemizu]] (Japanese, episode 1)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

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In 2011, Shouki and the Trainbots were operating on Earth. After [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] invaded Cybertron, the robot trains assembled to transport their fellow Autobots to Cybertron across the [[space bridge]]. Shouki intervened on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s first fight with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], knocking aside the ninja consultant long enough for the Autobots to roll out. The convoy was attacked along the way by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, but [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] drove them off. On Cybertron, Shouki saved [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Trainbots formed [[Raiden (Headmasters)|Raiden]] and fought alongside [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] against their Decepticon combiner counterparts. They were nearly crushed by falling debris when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them using his [[Sonic stun-gun|sonic stun gun]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shouki and the Trainbots returned to Earth just in time to shuttle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s back to Cybertron, after their successful quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} In their train mode, Shouki and the Trainbots transported Rodimus Prime and the [[Monsterbot]]s to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] as reinforcements for the Headmasters. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} They also carried him into battle again on the planet [[Praum]], where [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had set a trap for Fortress and his team. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

[[File:HM8 Shoki imbibing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Sharkleberry Fin?  I asked for Purplesaurus Rex!"]]
Back on Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots took Danny and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on a sightseeing trip in Tokyo, Japan. Shouki was very proud of the country, which was his birthplace on Earth. When <s>Sixshot</s> a mysterious robot declared his intention to steal all of Japan's energy, Shouki and the Trainbots remained quietly alert, confident their combination form could handle any threat to their homeland. Their passive response to the danger angered the more action-oriented Headmaster team, especially [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. After fruitlessly chasing behind <s>Sixshot</s> the mystery robot in attacks on London and New York, Chromedome was incensed when he arrived back at Autobot headquarters to see Shouki and the Trainbots returning from a shopping spree with Danny. Shouki and Chromedome nearly came to blows with each other before Danny intervened. When <s>Sixshot</s> the mystery robot finally made his attack on Japan, Shouki demanded that his team be allowed the first strike against their opponent. Flying to the rescue, the Trainbots assembled as Raiden to fight <s>Sixshot</s> their mysterious opponent. Raiden's victory was prevented by the arrival of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], piloted by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. It turned into an all-out brawl after that, with the Headmasters arriving as reinforcements for their comrades. Sixshot was revealed, and he used his ninja training seemingly to duplicate himself, attacking Raiden as several winged wolves. As a demonstration of their newfound trust in each other, Raiden urged Chromedome to shoot at the holographic Sixshots swarming around him, knowing he would certainly be hit by some of the blasts. The Decepticons were eventually driven off and Shouki and Chromedome shook hands back at headquarters, having forged a warrior's bond on the field of battle. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:HM12 Shoki vs flying debris.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Galvatron soon struck out against Cybertron again, this time seeking the new super-metal known as [[Cybertonuron]]. Shouki and the Trainbots were first in line on Earth to transport over the space bridge into combat with the Decepticons. They rushed straight into the fighting as soon as they arrived. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Shouki and the Trainbots confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s in defense of their home planet. Shouki clearly told [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] what's what, warning him to leave the planet or suffer the consequences. As the fighting began, Shouki belted [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] hard across the mouth and flipped the bestial Razorclaw over his back, showing off his fighting skills. The battle was fierce but brief, as the Trainbots disabled their opponents. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Shouki and the Trainbots defended the [[Sol 1]] satellite during its launch cycle. When Scourge, Cyclonus and the Predacons arrived to steal the satellite, they flew out with the Headmasters to stop them. Shouki gave the command and the Trainbots assembled to form Raiden, grappling with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and ultimately chasing off the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Shouki's team joined the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] on an emergency rescue mission to [[Peru]], where an active volcano was threatening a small town. They were intercepted by the Predacons, and so Shouki asked [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to go on ahead and help the villagers while the Trainbots occupied the Preds. Soon, Raiden and Predaking were formed, and the battle was really joined. The Headmasters soon arrived and tagged out the Trainbots, allowing Shouki and his friends to journey to the village and escort the people to safety in their combined train mode. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In their next evil scheme, the Decepticons unleashed [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] in downtown [[San Francisco]], prompting the Autobots to respond. Shouki and the Trainbots arrived on the scene, but were confronted by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who wished to duel with sabers made of light. The Trainbots formed Raiden and met Bruticus sword for sword. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}
[[File:HM14 shouki at gunpoint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On a geological expedition to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with Danny and Spike, Shouki and the Trainbots were present when a series of tremors rocked the landscape. Seeking to investigate, the group split up to locate the source of the phenomena. Shouki took Danny and Wheelie with him, and they happened across [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Although they informed Spike of what they had seen, they were then captured by [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] on sentry duty. After they were rescued by the Headmasters and uncovered the Decepticons' plan to blow up Mars, Shouki and the Trainbots flew back to Athenia in order to take Spike and Danny to safety. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} They were almost immediately called back, however — the Decepticon Headmasters had used [[plasma energy]] to neutralize Fortress Maximus, leaving the Autobots on Mars in desperate need of reinforcements. Shouki and the trains reformed Raiden as they arrived, and fought against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and the MegaZarak Transtector in scorpion mode. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}
[[File:HM17 shouki character model pose.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Shouki and the Trainbots served as military transportation for the Autobots when they attacked the Decepticon meeting on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The strike was foiled by the arrival of Galvatron, and the Autobots fled back to Earth aboard the trains. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Shouki and his team were next called upon for a relief mission, transporting energon to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Shouki worked with Ultra Magnus to load his men up with energon cubes from Earth's stockpiles, but their prepartions were interrupted by Galvatron and the Decepticons, who wanted the energy for themselves. When the firefight started, Ultra Magnus told Shouki to forget about them and get the energon to Sandra, but they were shot down twice by the villains before they could leave atmosphere. After being shot out of the air by Sixshot, Shouki bravely challenged the much larger Decepticon to battle, before withdrawing behind the large vehicle forms of his teammates and using them as cover to fire on the Decepticons. The Autobots of Earth finally gave up, sending energy reserves from Athenia instead. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} 
[[File:HM18 shouki vs skullcruncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Shouki and the Trainbots also ferried the Witwickys and Headmasters to the mutual benefits talk with Galvatron. When the Autobots learned Galvatron was actually a fake, Shouki and his brother Yukikaze distracted the Decepticons by sumo wrestling each other, giving their comrades a chance to secure the Witwickys safety. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} After the talks failed, the Decepticons fled into space aboard Scorponok, planning to raid other planets in the universe for their energy. The Trainbots were part of a task force Fortress assembled to chase after their nefarious foes. After reaching the [[Twin Star]] planets, Shouki and the Trainbots ferried [[Brainstorm]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] down to the barren world of Toruin. They then transformed into Raiden and flew to the sister planet, Sperity, to battle the Decepticon invaders. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} On [[Daros]], Shouki and the Trainbots transported the rescued prisoners from the northern hemisphere to safety. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} They also appeared on [[Paradise]], escorting [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on his scouting mission and later flying the Technobots and Monsterbots into battle. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
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On [[Pirate Planet]], Shouki and Yukikaze helped Highbrow unlock the secret of the proton energy. They transported him to an abandoned pirate ship in space, where they recovered a signal transmitting skull that served as a key to the pirates' pyramid hiding place. They were almost caught flatfooted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]], but Danny Witwicky managed to surprise the Decepticon and give them a chance to escape. At the pyramid, the train brothers reunited with their fellow Trainbots and formed Raiden to keep Galvatron from interfering. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

After returning to Earth, the Trainbots re-entered Ultra Magnus's command at Autobot City. Summoned to transport the Technobots to the site of a Decepticon attack in [[Miami]], Shouki opined that Ultra Magnus should alert Fortress to the attack, but Magnus wanted to handle things on his own without bothering the commander. As the conflict escalated and Sixshot and Trypticon besieged Autobot City itself, Shouki and the Trainbots returned to the city and Shouki again pleaded for Ultra Magnus to ask for help. Magnus relented this time, and Shouki sent word to Athenia before he and his team joined the battle as Raiden. Alas, they were kept busy [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] long enough for Sixshot to murder Ultra Magnus; in the aftermath, Shouki and his comrades attended Magnus's funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}
[[File:HM26 shouki wounded spike.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Spike and Chromedome needed to get to Earth for the volcano summit, Shouki and the trains popped over to Athenia to give them a ride. At Autobot City, Shouki and [[Suiken]] heard a commotion outside and investigated, finding Spike injured in a battle between Metroplex and Trypticon. Shouki rushed him back to Athenia for treatment, then returned to Earth to defend the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} After the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure, starting out by combining into Raiden and helping Defensor and Computron destroy the Decepticons' abandoned Earth headquarters. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} They subsequently joined the team of Autobots who pursued the Decepticons to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they flew Chromedome and Daniel in close to Scorponok's Transtector base so they could rescue the captive Wheelie. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} On the return trip to Earth, Shouki's team aided the [[Targetmaster]]s in searching for Daniel after he disappeared into a space vortex, {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} and transported the Headmasters to the asteroid [[Pallas]] in order to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Upon returning to Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots ferried Danny and the Headmasters to the Andes Mountains for a rescue mission, after Spike and [[Carly]] crashed their jet in the treacherous terrain. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Raiden, Shouki participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
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When the Headmasters were confronted by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Shouki and the Trainbots arrived just in time to form Raiden and deliver a flying kick to their beastly foe. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

In their combined train mode, Shouki and the Trainbots transported Daniel and the Headmasters to Earth via [[space bridge]]. They faced a giant robot squid under the ocean, where the Decepticons were attempting to steal suboceanic energy. The squid tried to snag the robot train, but Shouki's team separated into individual robots then recombined into Raiden, demolishing the squid and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

During Christmas, Raiden assisted the Autobot Headmasters in bringing gifts and holiday cheer to a children's hospital. When the Decepticon Headmasters attacked, the Trainbots dismantled and Shouki and his comrades got the children to safety while the Headmasters battled. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}
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====''Train Wars'' manga====
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Shouki.jpg|100px|thumb|"So I asked her... 'Want to get hitched in Vegas?'"]]
Shouki was part of a big crowd of unhappy Cybertronians who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when he tried to make a speech assuring them that everything would be okay after the collapse of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s supposedly-benevolent rule. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 shouki rodimus vs astrotrain.jpg|thumb|Hot train-on-train action.]]
Shouki was one of the Autobots who joined the battle on the planet [[Zel Samine]] over the powerful [[Zel Quartz]]. Combined with his fellow Trainbots as Raiden, he tried and failed to prevent the Decepticons from penetrating the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

{{Note|Shouki is a non-playable character who appears only among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign, and as part of Raiden when he appears in the story.}}
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==Toys==
===The Headmasters===
[[File:G1toy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, 1987)
**''ID number'': '''C-125'''
**''Accessories'': "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

:Shouki transforms into a blue and white [[Wikipedia:0 Series Shinkansen|Type 0 Shinkansen]] bullet train. Like all his fellow Trainbots, he began life as a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Train Robo"—specifically, the "No. 1 Tôkaidô Bullet Train" figure—and he still features space for a Diaclone pilot figure in the front end of his vehicle mode, though he no longer comes with plastic tracks to ride on like the ''Diaclone'' figure did. In train mode, he can link up end-to-end with his teammates using the connectors included, and forms the upper torso of the team's combined mode, Raiden; he has been retooled from his ''Diaclone'' release to incorporate a new waist-panel for Raiden that was not part of the original toy.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Shouki/shouki.htm More information on Shouki at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy raiden giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)
**''ID number'': '''C-131'''
**''Accessories'': "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

: The entire Trainbot team was sold both as individuals and in a six-bot Raiden gift-set. All six toys in this set were identical to their individual releases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on Raiden at TFU.info]''
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===Transform Jr===
*'''Shouki and Seizan''' (1987)
:Stumpy, simplified versions of Shouki and the Trainbots were released as part of the ''Diaclone'' toyline in addition to the full-size figures, which were then re-released as part of [[Takara]] subsidiary [[Seven]]'s ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line of simplified Transformers toys. Shouki was available in a boxed two-pack with Seizan, and the pair could combine with the other four Trainbots (also released in packs of two) to form a stumpy little Raiden.

*'''Raiden''' (1987)
:The ''Transform Jr'' versions of Shouki and his team were also available in a complete giftset.

===Zone===
[[File:Zonetoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, 1990)
**''ID number'': '''C-354'''
**''Accessories'': "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

: The Trainbots were re-released during ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' in new packaging, and only as individuals, never in a box set. The toys are identical to their original ''Headmasters'' incarnations, except for the fact that they no longer sport [[rubsign]]s.
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/zone-cybertrons-322/shouki-2141/ More information on the ''Zone'' release of Shouki at TFW2005.com]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is...very curious.]]
*'''Shouki and Daniel''' (exclusive, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "Mach laser" gun
:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Shouki is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], able to [[Triple Changer|triple-change]] into bullet train and space shuttle alternate modes, the latter explained as a disguise meant to resemble the Decepticon spaceship the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. Additionally, the ''[[Train Wars]]'' manga invents a fourth mode for the figure, the  "Train Bazooka", a huge gun mode that can be wielded over-the-shoulder by other characters, named after Raiden's original weapon.

:Offered exclusively through [[Million Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers Generations 2014]]'' Vol. 1 book, Shouki comes with a redeco of the [[Mini-Con]] [[Groundspike]], reimagined as an [[exosuit]]ed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], disguised as the [[Thunder Arrow pilot|pilot]] of the ''Thunder Arrow'' as part of their secret mission. Daniel also triple-changes into a bow weapon for Shouki and a pantograph for his train mode.

==Notes==
* Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Shouki's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji (鍾馗), it most likely comes from a [[Wikipedia:Zhong Kui|mythological figure]] or [[wikipedia:Nakajima Ki-44|a type of Japanese WWII fighter plane]].

==External links==
* [http://www.diaclone.net/orid/diatr/d068.html ''Diaclone'' Shouki at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)]

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