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Saix: /* The Kindhearted Lord Megatron♡ */

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The Kindhearted Lord Megatron♡

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	==The Kindhearted Lord Megatron♡==		==The Kindhearted Lord Megatron♡==
	:''~~Yasashī~~ Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡)		:''Yasashii Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡)

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===

Saix: /* Notes */

2026-04-24T21:02:36Z

Notes

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	===Real world references===		===Real world references===
	*''{{w\|Shiritori}}'' is a game in which each participant has to say a word that starts with the letter another participant ended on. The game is a little more difficult in Japanese than in English because Japanese kana are almost always composite sounds.		*''{{w\|Shiritori}}'' is a game in which each participant has to say a word that starts with the letter another participant ended on. The game is a little more difficult in Japanese than in English because Japanese kana are almost always composite sounds.
	*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".		*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!"
	*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.		*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.
	*[[Kiyoko Suizenji]], real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s, hence why elementary age children in 1997 were unlikely to be familiar with her. Her nickname, Chiita, is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん, "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. ''Chiita'' (ちいた) and "cheetah" (チーター ''chītā'') are near-homonyms. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 (''Ōshōbu'' "Pivotal Match") on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").		*[[Kiyoko Suizenji]], real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s, hence why elementary age children in 1997 were unlikely to be familiar with her. Her nickname, Chiita, is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん, "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. ''Chiita'' (ちいた) and "cheetah" (チーター ''chītā'') are near-homonyms. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 (''Ōshōbu'' "Pivotal Match") on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ, "One man must win").

	===Other notes===		===Other notes===

Saix: Some rerranging

2026-04-24T21:00:47Z

Some rerranging

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	==The Kindhearted Megatron♡==		==The Kindhearted Lord Megatron♡==
			:''Yasashī Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡)

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	[[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] berated [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] for [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]]'s injuries, telling him to be mindful of his comrades. While Scorponok apologized and Terrorsaur felt loved, it started to rain, so Megatron grabbed Terrorsaur by the legs and held him up like an umbrella for him and Scorponok. Terrorsaur tried to ask about all that mindfulness talk from before but Megatron ordered his umbrella to shut up.		[[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] berated [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] for [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]]'s injuries, telling him to be mindful of his comrades. While Scorponok apologized and Terrorsaur felt loved, it started to rain, so Megatron grabbed Terrorsaur by the legs and held him up like an umbrella for him and Scorponok. Terrorsaur tried to ask about all that mindfulness talk from before but Megatron ordered his umbrella to shut up.
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	==Terrorsaur's Cunning==		==Terrorsaur's Cunning==
			:''Terrorsaurer no Warudjie'' (テラザウラーの{{ruby\|悪知恵\|わるぢえ}})

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	[[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]] challenged [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] to [[rock paper scissors]] for the role of second-in-command. Perhaps not as quietly as he intended, Terrorsaur gloated to himself that the idiotic Scorponok could only play scissors, so he'd play rock and win. The plan carried as far as Terrorsaur thought of, but what he hadn't considered was the possibility of Scorponok firing a missile from his ~~pincher~~. As Terrorsaur suffered the impact, Scorponok asked who the stupid one was now.		[[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]] challenged [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] to [[rock paper scissors]] for the role of second-in-command. Perhaps not as quietly as he intended, Terrorsaur gloated to himself that the idiotic Scorponok could only play scissors, so he'd play rock and win. The plan carried as far as Terrorsaur thought of, but what he hadn't considered was the possibility of Scorponok firing a missile from his pincer. As Terrorsaur suffered the impact, Scorponok asked who the stupid one was now.

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	==Tara-tara-~~taransu~~==		==Tara-tara-tarantulas==
			:''Tara-tara-tarans'' (タラタラタランス)—This name is a "sneezing" way to say "Tarans", Tarantulas's Japanese name. There's no elegant way to reflect this in English.

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	While at work with [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]] and [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] realized he'd caught a cold and before he could help himself a sneeze welled up. With a devastating blow, it came out and covered the room and its occupants in a web of mucus. Megatron angrily yelled at the apologetic Tarantulas that his runny nose was too much.		While at work with [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]] and [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]], [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] realized he'd caught a cold and before he could help himself a sneeze welled up. With a devastating blow, it came out and covered the room and its occupants in a web of mucus. Megatron angrily yelled at the apologetic Tarantulas that his runny nose was too much.
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	==Shiritori Fight==		==Shiritori Fight==
			:''Shiritori Gassen'' (しりとり{{ruby\|合戦\|かっせん}})

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	[[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]], [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]], and [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] played a game of ''{{w\|shiritori}}''. Rattrap said ''sammaimo'', Rhinox answered with "[[Moscow]]", and Dinobot continued from there with ''warumonogao'' ("villain face"). His mistake was pulling a villain face for effect because it caused Rattrap to fart in fright. ''Onara'' ("fart") became his reply to Dinbot, which was followed by Rhinox shouting ''Rattlekuse'' ("Rattrap's habit"). Thoroughly disgusted, Dinobot activated his [[cyber-slash tail weapon]] and determinedly uttered ''senpūki'' ("electric fan") while aiming it at Rattrap.		[[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]], [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]], and [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] played a game of ''{{w\|shiritori}}''. Rattrap said ''sammaimo'', Rhinox answered with "[[Moscow]]", and Dinobot continued from there with ''warumonogao'' ("villain face"). His mistake was pulling a villain face for effect because it caused Rattrap to fart in fright. ''Onara'' ("fart") became his reply to Dinbot, which was followed by Rhinox shouting ''Rattlekuse'' ("Rattrap's habit"). Thoroughly disgusted, Dinobot activated his [[cyber-slash tail weapon]] and determinedly uttered ''senpūki'' ("electric fan") while aiming it at Rattrap.
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	==Bare-Brained New Year==		==Bare-Brained New Year==
			:''Nōmiso-Mukidashi no Shōgatsu'' ({{ruby\|脳\|のう}}みそむきだしの{{ruby\|正月\|しょうがつ}})

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	On New Year's Eve, [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] got all dressed up to thank the ''Beast Wars'' fans for their support and to express his enthusiasm for 1998. Forgetting for a moment that he was in [[robot mode]], he wished everyone a happy new year and bowed. His brains consequently fell out. As Rattrap's health rapidly deteriorated, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] came to his rescue, reminding him not to ever bow in robot mode.		On New Year's Eve, [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] got all dressed up to thank the ''Beast Wars'' fans for their support and to express his enthusiasm for 1998. Forgetting for a moment that he was in [[robot mode]], he wished everyone a happy new year and bowed. His brains consequently fell out. As Rattrap's health rapidly deteriorated, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] came to his rescue, reminding him not to ever bow in robot mode.
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	==Cheetor, Beast Mode!!==		==Cheetor, Beast Mode!!==
			:''Cheetus, Beast Mode!!'' (チータス、ビーストモード!!)

	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	[[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] ordered [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] to turn into his cheetah mode and the latter promptly activated his transformation process. The result, however, was not a cheetah, but the singer [[Kiyoko Suizenji]], whose nickname was ~~Chīta~~. She began to sing and Optimus Primal berated the comic writer for making a joke that children in elementary school wouldn't understand.		[[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] ordered [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] to turn into his cheetah mode and the latter promptly activated his transformation process. The result, however, was not a cheetah, but the singer [[Kiyoko Suizenji]], whose nickname was Chiita. She began to sing and Optimus Primal berated the comic writer for making a joke that children in elementary school wouldn't understand.

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	*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".		*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".
	*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.		*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.
	*[[Kiyoko Suizenji]], real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s, hence why elementary age children in 1997 were unlikely to be familiar with her. Her nickname, ~~Chīta~~, is derived from '''''~~chī~~'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. ''~~Chīta~~'' (ちいた) and "cheetah" (チーター ''chītā'') are near-homonyms. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 (''Ōshōbu'' "Pivotal Match") on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").		*[[Kiyoko Suizenji]], real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s, hence why elementary age children in 1997 were unlikely to be familiar with her. Her nickname, Chiita, is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん, "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. ''Chiita'' (ちいた) and "cheetah" (チーター ''chītā'') are near-homonyms. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 (''Ōshōbu'' "Pivotal Match") on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").

	===~~Trivia~~===		===Other notes===
	*The first comic is structured differently than the other six, taking up a whole page on its own. It does not have a title of its own and instead shares in the collective title		*The first comic is structured differently than the other six, taking up a whole page on its own. It does not have a title of its own and instead shares in the collective title
	*The Japanese names of the ''yonkoma'' are:
	**''Yasashī Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡, "The Kindhearted Megatron♡")
	**''Terrorsaur no Warudjie'' (テラザウラーの{{ruby\|悪知恵\|わるぢえ}}, "Terrorsaur's Cunning")
	**''Tara-tara-taransu'' (タラタラタランス, "Tara-tara-tarans")—This name is "sneezing" way to say "Tarans", Tarantulas's Japanese name. There's no elegant way to reflect this in English.
	**''Shiritori Gassen'' (しりとり{{ruby\|合戦\|かっせん}}, "Shiritori Fight")
	**''Nōmiso-Mukidashi no Shōgatsu'' ({{ruby\|脳\|のう}}みそむきだしの{{ruby\|正月\|しょうがつ}}, "Bare-Brained New Year")
	**''Chītasu, Bīsuto Mōdo!!'' (チータス、ビーストモード!!, "Cheetor, Beast Mode!!")

	==External links==		==External links==

Saix: Alice, Sari, etc.

2026-04-24T20:53:06Z

Alice, Sari, etc.

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	*The first comic is structured differently than the other six, taking up a whole page on its own. It does not have a title of its own and instead shares in the collective title		*The first comic is structured differently than the other six, taking up a whole page on its own. It does not have a title of its own and instead shares in the collective title
	*The Japanese names of the ''yonkoma'' are:		*The Japanese names of the ''yonkoma'' are:
	**''Yasashī Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡ "The Kindhearted Megatron♡")		**''Yasashī Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡, "The Kindhearted Megatron♡")
	**''Terrorsaur no Warudjie'' (テラザウラーの{{ruby\|悪知恵\|わるぢえ}} "Terrorsaur's Cunning")		**''Terrorsaur no Warudjie'' (テラザウラーの{{ruby\|悪知恵\|わるぢえ}}, "Terrorsaur's Cunning")
	**''Tara-tara-taransu'' (タラタラタランス "Tara-tara-~~taransu~~")—This name is "sneezing" way to say "Tarans", Tarantulas's Japanese name. There's no elegant way to reflect this in English.		**''Tara-tara-taransu'' (タラタラタランス, "Tara-tara-tarans")—This name is "sneezing" way to say "Tarans", Tarantulas's Japanese name. There's no elegant way to reflect this in English.
	**''Shiritori Gassen'' (しりとり{{ruby\|合戦\|かっせん}} "Shiritori Fight")		**''Shiritori Gassen'' (しりとり{{ruby\|合戦\|かっせん}}, "Shiritori Fight")
	**''Nōmiso-Mukidashi no Shōgatsu'' ({{ruby\|脳\|のう}}みそむきだしの{{ruby\|正月\|しょうがつ}} "Bare-Brained New Year")		**''Nōmiso-Mukidashi no Shōgatsu'' ({{ruby\|脳\|のう}}みそむきだしの{{ruby\|正月\|しょうがつ}}, "Bare-Brained New Year")
	**''Chītasu, Bīsuto Mōdo!!'' (チータス、ビーストモード!! Cheetor, Beast Mode!!")		**''Chītasu, Bīsuto Mōdo!!'' (チータス、ビーストモード!!, "Cheetor, Beast Mode!!")
	*Gag or not, Kiyoko Suizenji is the only instance of a Transformer taking a human as [[beast mode]].

	==External links==		==External links==

BerylRoll: /* Synopsis */

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Synopsis

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	==Bare-Brained New Year==		==Bare-Brained New Year==
	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	On New Year's Eve, [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] got all dressed up to thank the ''Beast Wars'' fans for their support and to express his enthusiasm for 1998. Forgetting for a moment that he was in [[robot mode]], he wished everyone a happy new year and bowed. His brains consequently fell out. As Rattrap's health rapidly deteriorated, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] came to his rescue, reminding him not to bow in robot mode.		On New Year's Eve, [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] got all dressed up to thank the ''Beast Wars'' fans for their support and to express his enthusiasm for 1998. Forgetting for a moment that he was in [[robot mode]], he wished everyone a happy new year and bowed. His brains consequently fell out. As Rattrap's health rapidly deteriorated, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] came to his rescue, reminding him not to ever bow in robot mode.

	===Featured characters===		===Featured characters===

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Synopsis: typo

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	==Bare-Brained New Year==		==Bare-Brained New Year==
	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	On New Year's Eve, [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] got all dressed up to thank the ''Beast Wars'' fans for their support and to express his enthusiasm for 1998. Forgetting for a moment that he was in [[robot mode]], he wished everyone a happy new year and bowed. His brains consequently fell out. As Rattrap's health rapidly ~~deteriated~~, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] came to his rescue, reminding him not to bow in robot mode.		On New Year's Eve, [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] got all dressed up to thank the ''Beast Wars'' fans for their support and to express his enthusiasm for 1998. Forgetting for a moment that he was in [[robot mode]], he wished everyone a happy new year and bowed. His brains consequently fell out. As Rattrap's health rapidly deteriorated, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] came to his rescue, reminding him not to bow in robot mode.

	===Featured characters===		===Featured characters===

BerylRoll: caption

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	\|title="Comedy Beast Wars"		\|title="Comedy Beast Wars"
	\|image=OwaraiBeastWars title image.jpg		\|image=OwaraiBeastWars title image.jpg
			\|caption=And laugh you shall, or else...
	\|japanese=お笑いビーストウォーズ		\|japanese=お笑いビーストウォーズ
	\|romaji=Owarai Beast Wars		\|romaji=Owarai Beast Wars

BerylRoll: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	**''Yasashī Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡ "The Kindhearted Megatron♡")		**''Yasashī Megatron-sama♡'' (やさしいメがトロンさま♡ "The Kindhearted Megatron♡")
	**''Terrorsaur no Warudjie'' (テラザウラーの{{ruby\|悪知恵\|わるぢえ}} "Terrorsaur's Cunning")		**''Terrorsaur no Warudjie'' (テラザウラーの{{ruby\|悪知恵\|わるぢえ}} "Terrorsaur's Cunning")
	**''Tara-tara-taransu'' (タラタラタランス "Tara-tara-taransu")		**''Tara-tara-taransu'' (タラタラタランス "Tara-tara-taransu")—This name is "sneezing" way to say "Tarans", Tarantulas's Japanese name. There's no elegant way to reflect this in English.
	**''Shiritori Gassen'' (しりとり{{ruby\|合戦\|かっせん}} "Shiritori Fight")		**''Shiritori Gassen'' (しりとり{{ruby\|合戦\|かっせん}} "Shiritori Fight")
	**''Nōmiso-Mukidashi no Shōgatsu'' ({{ruby\|脳\|のう}}みそむきだしの{{ruby\|正月\|しょうがつ}} "Bare-Brained New Year")		**''Nōmiso-Mukidashi no Shōgatsu'' ({{ruby\|脳\|のう}}みそむきだしの{{ruby\|正月\|しょうがつ}} "Bare-Brained New Year")
	**''Chītasu, Bīsuto Mōdo!!'' (チータス、ビーストモード!! Cheetor, Beast Mode!!")		**''Chītasu, Bīsuto Mōdo!!'' (チータス、ビーストモード!! Cheetor, Beast Mode!!")
			*Gag or not, Kiyoko Suizenji is the only instance of a Transformer taking a human as [[beast mode]].

	==External links==		==External links==

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	==Cheetor, Beast Mode!!==		==Cheetor, Beast Mode!!==
	===Synopsis===		===Synopsis===
	[[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] ordered [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] to turn into his cheetah mode and the latter promptly activated his transformation process. The result, however, was not a cheetah, but the singer Kiyoko Suizenji, whose nickname was ~~Cheetah~~. She began to sing and Optimus Primal berated the comic writer for making a joke that children in elementary school wouldn't understand.		[[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] ordered [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]] to turn into his cheetah mode and the latter promptly activated his transformation process. The result, however, was not a cheetah, but the singer [[Kiyoko Suizenji]], whose nickname was Chīta. She began to sing and Optimus Primal berated the comic writer for making a joke that children in elementary school wouldn't understand.

	===Featured characters===		===Featured characters===
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	*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".		*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".
	*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.		*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.
	*~~{{w\|~~Kiyoko Suizenji}}, real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s. Her nickname, ~~"Cheetah"~~, is derived from '''''~~chii~~'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").		*[[Kiyoko Suizenji]], real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s, hence why elementary age children in 1997 were unlikely to be familiar with her. Her nickname, Chīta, is derived from '''''chī'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. ''Chīta'' (ちいた) and "cheetah" (チーター ''chītā'') are near-homonyms. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 (''Ōshōbu'' "Pivotal Match") on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").

	===Trivia===		===Trivia===

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Real world references

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	===Real world references===		===Real world references===
	*''{{w\|Shiritori}}'' is a game in which each participant has to say a word that starts with the letter another participant ended on. The game is a little more difficult in Japanese than in English because Japanese kana are almost always composite sounds.		*''{{w\|Shiritori}}'' is a game in which each participant has to say a word that starts with the letter another participant ended on. The game is a little more difficult in Japanese than in English because Japanese kana are almost always composite sounds.
	*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''~~{{w~~\|kagami mochi}}''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".		*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".
	*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.		*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.
	*{{w\|Kiyoko Suizenji}}, real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s. Her nickname, "Cheetah", is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").		*{{w\|Kiyoko Suizenji}}, real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s. Her nickname, "Cheetah", is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").

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	===Real world references===		===Real world references===
	*''{{w\|Shiritori}}'' is a game in which each participant has to say a word that starts with the letter another participant ended on. The game is a little more difficult in Japanese than in English because Japanese kana are almost always composite sounds.		*''{{w\|Shiritori}}'' is a game in which each participant has to say a word that starts with the letter another participant ended on. The game is a little more difficult in Japanese than in English because Japanese kana are almost always composite sounds.
	*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''~~{{w~~\|kagami mochi}}''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".		*On New Year's Eve, Rattrap sits next to a ''[[Mochi\|kagami mochi]]''. The card behind him reads ''gashou'' (賀正), a New Year's greeting equivalent to "A Happy New Year!".
	*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.		*[[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]]'s brain falling out when he makes a polite bow takes inspiration from the need for a [[kappa]] to always have the plate on its head filled with water and the go-to way to get rid of a kappa by tricking it into politely bowing so it'll spill the water.
	*{{w\|Kiyoko Suizenji}}, real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s. Her nickname, "Cheetah", is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").		*{{w\|Kiyoko Suizenji}}, real name Tamiko Hayashida, is an ''{{w\|enka}}'' singer and actress who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s and took a break for much of the 1990s. Her nickname, "Cheetah", is derived from '''''chii'''sana '''Ta'''mi-chan'' (ちいさなたみちゃん "little Tami-chan"), which is what the lyricist Tetsuro Hoshino used to call her. Suizenji holds a [[Hand fan\|fan]] with 大勝負 on it, which is the title of a single she released in November of 1970. Of this song, she sings the first line ''Hitotsu otoko wa kataneba narame'' (ひとつ男は勝たねばならめ "One man must win").