Dark Eggbot - Revision history

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: /* Toys */

2024-11-16T00:03:59Z

Toys

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	{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}

	: A late (and low-run) addition to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, Dark Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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).		: A late (and low-run) addition to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#Japan\|Beast Wars]]'' line, Dark Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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).

	: 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.		: 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.
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	: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.		: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)#Toys\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]]. It also served as the model for a [[Metal Man\|comic background character]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)#Toys\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]] and was also proposed for a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' [[Vector Sigma#Generations (Japan)\|Vector Sigma]] accessory, but that was not produced. It also served as the model for a [[Metal Man\|comic background character]].

	::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: I have split off the Dreamwave information to a separate character page

2024-11-15T23:45:12Z

I have split off the Dreamwave information to a separate character page

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===~~
	A Decepticon sympathizer of Dark Eggbot's body-type was present at the [[Forge]] when [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] tore off [[Emirate]] [[Xeon]]'s head and presented it to the crowd. {{storylink\|The War Within issue 2\|The War Within #2}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	Dark Eggbot 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]] [[Star Dust]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}		Dark Eggbot 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]] [[Star Dust]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}
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	: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.		: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)#Toys\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)#Toys\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]]. It also served as the model for a [[Metal Man\|comic background character]].

	::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''

	~~==Notes==~~
	*The robot who appears in Dreamwave's [[The War Within issue 2\|''The War Within'' #2]] has an original colour scheme not matching any release of the Meteor Robo mold. For the lack of anywhere better to put the information, we opt to document the cameo here on Dark Eggbot's page on the basis of Predacon = Decepticon matching.

	[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]		[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2024-02-13T08:02:51Z

Toys

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	===''Beast Wars''===		===''Beast Wars''===
	[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbot.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|[[Robotnik\|Dr. Eggman’s]] new Death Egg left much to be desired.]]		[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbot.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|[[Robotnik\|Dr. Eggman’s]] new Death Egg left much to be desired.]]
	*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1\|'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])}}</ul>
	**''ID number:'' '''ED-3'''		:*''ID number'': '''ED-3'''
	{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}

	: Dark Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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).		: A late (and low-run) addition to the [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' line, Dark Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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.		: 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.

	: This mold is a ~~keychain-loop-adding~~ [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, ~~which is itself~~ a new~~-torso-and-head retooling of the pre-~~''~~Transformers~~'' ~~Takara~~ ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy~~. Whew! The original ''Micro Change'' version of the mold included~~ a base and two guns ~~that could be mounted in either configuration, which were~~ excluded ~~for~~ all ~~subsequent ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases~~.		: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)#Toys\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]].

	::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''

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

2023-06-22T23:36:28Z

Beast Wars: Rolling out toy design credits template

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	*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])		*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])
	**''ID number:'' '''ED-3'''		**''ID number:'' '''ED-3'''
			{{toydesigner\|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}

	: Dark Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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 Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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).

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 01:27, 10 June 2023

2023-06-10T01:27:16Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
	A ~~Decepticon or~~ Decepticon sympathizer of Dark Eggbot's body-type was present at the [[Forge]] when [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] tore off [[Emirate]] [[Xeon]]'s head and presented it to the crowd. {{storylink\|The War Within issue 2\|The War Within #2}}		A Decepticon sympathizer of Dark Eggbot's body-type was present at the [[Forge]] when [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] tore off [[Emirate]] [[Xeon]]'s head and presented it to the crowd. {{storylink\|The War Within issue 2\|The War Within #2}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The robot who appears in Dreamwave's ''The War Within'' #2 has an original colour scheme not matching any release of the Meteor Robo mold. For the lack of anywhere better to put the information, we opt to document the cameo here on Dark Eggbot's page on the basis of Predacon = Decepticon matching.		*The robot who appears in Dreamwave's [[The War Within issue 2\|''The War Within'' #2]] has an original colour scheme not matching any release of the Meteor Robo mold. For the lack of anywhere better to put the information, we opt to document the cameo here on Dark Eggbot's page on the basis of Predacon = Decepticon matching.

	[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]		[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 18:15, 7 June 2023

2023-06-07T18:15:21Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
	Dark Eggbot was present at the [[Forge]] when [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] tore off [[Emirate]] [[Xeon]]'s head and presented it to the crowd. {{storylink\|The War Within issue 2\|The War Within #2}}		A Decepticon or Decepticon sympathizer of Dark Eggbot's body-type was present at the [[Forge]] when [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] tore off [[Emirate]] [[Xeon]]'s head and presented it to the crowd. {{storylink\|The War Within issue 2\|The War Within #2}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
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	::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''

			==Notes==
			*The robot who appears in Dreamwave's ''The War Within'' #2 has an original colour scheme not matching any release of the Meteor Robo mold. For the lack of anywhere better to put the information, we opt to document the cameo here on Dark Eggbot's page on the basis of Predacon = Decepticon matching.

	[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]		[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]

Saix: /* Beast Wars */

2021-04-16T17:05:40Z

Beast Wars

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	: 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 keychain-loop-adding [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' "Jakira" toy, which is itself a new-torso-and-head retooling of the pre-''Transformers'' Takara ''[[Micro Change]]'' "~~Metal Man~~ MC-14" toy. Whew! The original ''Micro Change'' version of the mold included a base and two guns that could be mounted in either configuration, which were excluded for all subsequent ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.		: This mold is a keychain-loop-adding [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w\|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakira" toy, which is itself a new-torso-and-head retooling of the pre-''Transformers'' Takara ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-14 Metal Man" toy. Whew! The original ''Micro Change'' version of the mold included a base and two guns that could be mounted in either configuration, which were excluded for all subsequent ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]].

M Sipher: /* Beast Wars */

2021-04-16T09:04:20Z

Beast Wars

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	[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbot.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|[[Robotnik\|Dr. Eggman’s]] new Death Egg left much to be desired.]]		[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbot.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|[[Robotnik\|Dr. Eggman’s]] new Death Egg left much to be desired.]]
	*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])		*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])
	**''~~Japanese~~ ID number:'' '''ED-3'''		**''ID number:'' '''ED-3'''

	: Dark Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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 Eggbot transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robot. He is cast in translucent black 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).
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	: 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 [[Micro Change]] MC-14 toy. The original [[Micro Change~~]] toy was remolded as part~~ of ~~another Takara line named~~ Mashin Hero Wataru ~~giving him a new head~~ and ~~chest. This is the version used for this toy with an additional [[retool]] to give him a loop for his attached keychain~~.		: This mold is a keychain-loop-adding [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' "Jakira" toy, which is itself a new-torso-and-head retooling of the pre-''Transformers'' Takara ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Metal Man MC-14" toy. Whew! The original ''Micro Change'' version of the mold included a base and two guns that could be mounted in either configuration, which were excluded for all subsequent ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

	~~: 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.~~		: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust#Toys\|Star Dust]].

	:This mold was also used to make [[Eggbot (BW)\|Eggbot]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)\|Kiss Players]]'' [[Star Dust]].

	::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggRobo/darkeggrobo.htm More information on Dark Eggbot at TFU.info]''

Cyberlink420: /* Toys */

2021-02-19T00:13:47Z

Toys

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''Beast Wars''===		===''Beast Wars''===
	[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbot.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|]]		[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbot.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|[[Robotnik\|Dr. Eggman’s]] new Death Egg left much to be desired.]]
	*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])		*'''Dark Eggbot''' (Egg Beast, [[1998]])
	**''Japanese ID number:'' '''ED-3'''		**''Japanese ID number:'' '''ED-3'''

Saix at 22:33, 18 February 2021

2021-02-18T22:33:00Z

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	Dark Eggbot 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]] [[Star Dust]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}		Dark Eggbot 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]] [[Star Dust]]. {{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 Eggbots. {{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 Eggbots. {{storylink\|Super Megatron comic 1}}