Dark Eggbird - Revision history

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2024-02-13T07:58:04Z

Toys

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	===''Beast Wars''===		===''Beast Wars''===
	[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbird.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Which mode do you think came first?]]		[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbird.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Which mode do you think came first?]]
	* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)}}</ul>
	** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''		:* ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''
	{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}

	: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).		: A late (and low-run) addition to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

	: ~~This mold is a [[retool]]ing~~ of the ~~1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him~~ a ~~new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of~~ the ~~''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy~~.		: All of the Eggbots demand a higher price tag on the secondary market than one would expect at first, thanks to their late and relatively limited release.

	: The ~~original~~ ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy also ~~included~~ a base and 2 guns ~~that could be mounted in either configuration. These were~~ excluded from all ~~''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases~~.		: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.

	: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird#Toys\|Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu#Toys\|Zangetsu]].

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].

	::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggBird/darkeggbird.htm More information on Dark Eggbird at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggBird/darkeggbird.htm More information on Dark Eggbird at TFU.info]''

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Beast Wars */ Rolling out toy design credits template

2023-06-22T23:40:50Z

Beast Wars: Rolling out toy design credits template

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	* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)		* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
	** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''		** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''
			{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}

	: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).		: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Added mention of the earlier Mashin Hero Wataru release of the mold.

2022-04-06T23:45:48Z

Beast Wars: Added mention of the earlier Mashin Hero Wataru release of the mold.

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	: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).		: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

	: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the ~~[[Micro Change]] MC-16~~ toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain.		: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy.

	: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base and 2 guns that could be mounted in either configuration. These were excluded ~~for~~ all Transformers releases.		: The original ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy also included a base and 2 guns that could be mounted in either configuration. These were excluded from all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

	: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.		: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

Saix: /* Generations Selects Special Comic */

2021-02-18T22:33:10Z

Generations Selects Special Comic

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	Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}		Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

	===''Generations Selects'' ~~Special Comic~~===		===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
	In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from a cadre of [[Acolyte of Unicron\|disciples]] that included Dark Eggbirds. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}		In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from a cadre of [[Acolyte of Unicron\|disciples]] that included Dark Eggbirds. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}

Saix at 22:32, 18 February 2021

2021-02-18T22:32:29Z

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	===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===		===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
	In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from [[~~Ark~~ Unicron]]~~s and the~~ Dark ~~[[Egg Beast]]s~~. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}		In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from a cadre of [[Acolyte of Unicron\|disciples]] that included Dark Eggbirds. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

Fanofcoolstuff27: /* Toys */

2021-01-25T07:13:01Z

Toys

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Beast Wars===		===''Beast Wars''===
	[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbird.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Which mode do you think came first?]]		[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbird.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Which mode do you think came first?]]
	* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)		* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)

Saix at 05:11, 8 April 2020

2020-04-08T05:11:38Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:11, 8 April 2020
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	Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}		Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

	{{-}}		===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
			In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from [[Ark Unicron]]s and the Dark [[Egg Beast]]s. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Beast Wars===		===Beast Wars===

Stars: /* Beast Wars */

2018-08-04T14:02:29Z

Beast Wars

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	: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).		: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

			: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the [[Micro Change]] MC-16 toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain.

			: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base and 2 guns that could be mounted in either configuration. These were excluded for all Transformers releases.

	: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.		: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

	~~: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the pre-''[[Micro Change]]'' "Metal Hawk" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain.~~

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].

M Sipher: /* Beast Wars */

2017-05-22T08:06:50Z

Beast Wars

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	** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''		** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''

	: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his ~~robot~~-mode ~~back~~ (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).		: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

	: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.		: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

	: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the pre-''[[Micro Change]]'' "Metal Hawk" toy, giving him a new ~~face and a~~ loop for his attached keychain.		: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the pre-''[[Micro Change]]'' "Metal Hawk" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2017-05-22T08:01:17Z

Toys

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:01, 22 May 2017
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	Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}		Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

			{{-}}
	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Beast Wars===		===Beast Wars===
			[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbird.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Which mode do you think came first?]]
	* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)		* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
	** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''		** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''

	: ~~A [[retool]] of ''[[Micro Change]]'' Metal Hawk, Dark Eggbird features a keychain hole added for this release.~~ Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his robot-mode back.		: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his robot-mode back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

			: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

			: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the pre-''[[Micro Change]]'' "Metal Hawk" toy, giving him a new face and a loop for his attached keychain.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].