Brown Gyro - Revision history

BerylRoll at 11:46, 26 December 2025

2025-12-26T11:46:25Z

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	:''Brown Gyro is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Brown Gyro is a [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:BF-art BrownGyroMeijiCard.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art BrownGyroMeijiCard.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

Saix at 05:11, 3 July 2025

2025-07-03T05:11:36Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Brown Gyro's comic-style character art used on the large ''Beastformers'' character poster (all the same art used on the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' version of the poster) gives him a weird silver trident weapon that doesn't really line up with any known ''Beastformers'' weapon. This would be corrected for his 1988 character art.		* Brown Gyro's comic-style character art used on the large ''Beastformers'' character poster (all the same art used on the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' version of the poster) gives him a weird silver trident weapon that doesn't really line up with any known ''Beastformers'' weapon. This would be corrected for his 1988 character art.
	* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' mook. This bio gives him the nickname "'''~~Gye~~'''" (ジャイ ''Jai'').		* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' mook. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Gy'''" (ジャイ ''Jai'').
	* Brown Gyro appears on the pack-in mini-pamphlet for the "RPG"-era ''Beastformers'' [[Gacha]] capsule-toys releases, the only toy who wasn't part of that series to show up on the paperwork. But it has not been confirmed if he was actually released this way, and odds are not very good we're going to ever know for sure, given the rarity of still-sealed Gacha Beastformers.		* Brown Gyro appears on the pack-in mini-pamphlet for the "RPG"-era ''Beastformers'' [[Gacha]] capsule-toys releases, the only toy who wasn't part of that series to show up on the paperwork. But it has not been confirmed if he was actually released this way, and odds are not very good we're going to ever know for sure, given the rarity of still-sealed Gacha Beastformers.

GuiRitter: fixed typo

2023-12-29T18:49:34Z

fixed typo

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Brown Gyro's comic-style character art used on the large ''Beastformers'' character poster (all the same art used on the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' version of the poster) gives him a weird silver trident weapon that doesn't really line up with any known ''Beastformers'' weapon. This would be corrected for his 1988 character art.		* Brown Gyro's comic-style character art used on the large ''Beastformers'' character poster (all the same art used on the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' version of the poster) gives him a weird silver trident weapon that doesn't really line up with any known ''Beastformers'' weapon. This would be corrected for his 1988 character art.
	* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' ~~book~~. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Gye'''" (ジャイ ''Jai'').		* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' mook. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Gye'''" (ジャイ ''Jai'').
	* Brown Gyro appears on the pack-in mini-pamphlet for the "RPG"-era ''Beastformers'' [[Gacha]] capsule-toys releases, the only toy who wasn't part of that series to show up on the paperwork. But it has not been confirmed if he was actually released this way, and odds are not very good we're going to ever know for sure, given the rarity of still-sealed Gacha Beastformers.		* Brown Gyro appears on the pack-in mini-pamphlet for the "RPG"-era ''Beastformers'' [[Gacha]] capsule-toys releases, the only toy who wasn't part of that series to show up on the paperwork. But it has not been confirmed if he was actually released this way, and odds are not very good we're going to ever know for sure, given the rarity of still-sealed Gacha Beastformers.

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-08-23T07:20:31Z

Toys

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	===Transformers: Beastformers===		===Transformers: Beastformers===
	[[File:BF-toy BrownGyro.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|(''Hasbro version pictured, Takara version was not released during the time when full-color rubsigns were added.'')]]		[[File:BF-toy BrownGyro.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|(''Hasbro version pictured, Takara version was not released during the time when full-color rubsigns were added.'')]]
	*'''Brown Gyro''' (Beastformer, 1987)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Brown Gyro''' (Beastformer, 1987)}}</ul>
	**''Pack'': '''C'''		:*''Pack'': '''C'''
	**''ID number:'' '''30'''		:*''ID number:'' '''30'''
	**''Accessories:'' Double-bladed weapon (usually)		:*''Accessories:'' Double-bladed weapon (usually)

	: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.

M Sipher: /* Transformers: Beastformers */

2022-07-06T06:48:08Z

Transformers: Beastformers

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	: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.

	: He ''usually'' comes with a ~~copper~~ double-bladed weapon marked with the same ID number as on his back. However, ''Beastformers'' is notorious for toys coming with someone else's weapon; it's unclear if this was just originally poor QC, but in the sequel series, this semi-random weaponry was actually turned into a "[[Beastformers Role-Playing Game\|gimmick]]".		: He ''usually'' comes with a gold double-bladed weapon marked with the same ID number as on his back. However, ''Beastformers'' is notorious for toys coming with someone else's weapon; it's unclear if this was just originally poor QC, but in the sequel series, this semi-random weaponry was actually turned into a "[[Beastformers Role-Playing Game\|gimmick]]".

	: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].		: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].

M Sipher: /* Transformers: Beastformers */

2022-07-06T06:47:21Z

Transformers: Beastformers

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	**''Pack'': '''C'''		**''Pack'': '''C'''
	**''ID number:'' '''30'''		**''ID number:'' '''30'''
	**''Accessories:'' Double-bladed weapon		**''Accessories:'' Double-bladed weapon (usually)

	: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.

			: He ''usually'' comes with a copper double-bladed weapon marked with the same ID number as on his back. However, ''Beastformers'' is notorious for toys coming with someone else's weapon; it's unclear if this was just originally poor QC, but in the sequel series, this semi-random weaponry was actually turned into a "[[Beastformers Role-Playing Game\|gimmick]]".

	: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].		: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].

Saix at 14:41, 16 November 2021

2021-11-16T14:41:18Z

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	~~{{disambig3\|Brown}}~~
	:''Brown Gyro is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''Brown Gyro is a [[Beastformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:BF-art BrownGyroMeijiCard.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art BrownGyroMeijiCard.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

M Sipher: /* Meiji candy toys */

2021-11-15T00:14:43Z

Meiji candy toys

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	: A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Brown Gyro, featuring his painted character art from his original bio card (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets, sold by candy/snack company [[Meiji]], during the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" sequel series. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.		: A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Brown Gyro, featuring his painted character art from his original bio card (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets, sold by candy/snack company [[Meiji]], during the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" sequel series. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.

			: While the cardback shows line-art of an SD-styled Brown Gyro toy, no such toy was actually produced.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher: /* Transformers: Beastformers */

2021-11-13T07:37:01Z

Transformers: Beastformers

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	: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.		: Part of the second series of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Brown Gyro is an anthopomorphic armadillo in magenta robotic armor. The [[rubsign\|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.

	: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "~~Cybertron~~ Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].		: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].
	{{--}}		{{--}}

Saix at 05:39, 13 November 2021

2021-11-13T05:39:30Z

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	: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].		: He was only available in the "C Pack" assortment, and came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a bio card with a painted character image on a jungle backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Secret Photo]]" card featuring [[White Leo]].
			{{--}}

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	==Merchandise==		==Merchandise==
	===Meiji candy toys===		===Meiji candy toys===
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	: A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Brown Gyro, featuring his painted character art from his original bio card (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets, sold by candy/snack company [[Meiji]], during the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" sequel series. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.		: A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Brown Gyro, featuring his painted character art from his original bio card (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets, sold by candy/snack company [[Meiji]], during the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" sequel series. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.

	~~{{-}}~~
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Brown Gyro's comic-style character art used on the large ''Beastformers'' character poster (all the same art used on the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' version of the poster) gives him a weird silver trident weapon that doesn't really line up with any known ''Beastformers'' weapon. This would be corrected for his 1988 character art.		* Brown Gyro's comic-style character art used on the large ''Beastformers'' character poster (all the same art used on the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' version of the poster) gives him a weird silver trident weapon that doesn't really line up with any known ''Beastformers'' weapon. This would be corrected for his 1988 character art.