https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ko-tu 2026-09-13T16:37:39Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.3 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=1667666&oldid=prev 2023-01-25T10:50:49Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:50, 25 January 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:''Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

Saix https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=1184918&oldid=prev 2017-06-14T05:42:22Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:42, 14 June 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fiction==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fiction==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Tales of the Beast Wars''</del>===</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">3H comics</ins>===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] at some point completed his Ko-tu and kept the head of his alpha target displayed prominently: mounted on the central spike of his trident.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] at some point completed his Ko-tu and kept the head of his alpha target displayed prominently: mounted on the central spike of his trident.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later took his fission-brother, the [[Cub]], under his wing in order to train him in preparation for his Ko-tu. Cataclysm's rival-enemy [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], though, didn't believe the Cub would ever make it and to ensure that had him assigned a particularly notorious alpha target: the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]. {{storylink<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox</del>|Herald}} The Cub believed he could handle that prey with ease, but in the end found himself defeated. Knowing there was no escaping, he returned to Shokaract's domain and chose trial-by-combat over a quick execution to salvage some of his pride. Cataclysm was marked as his opponent, who had no trouble defeating and slowly taking apart his brother to warn the audience of the consequences of failure. {{storylink|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Herald, Covenant, </del>Schism<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, Paradox</del>|Schism}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later took his fission-brother, the [[Cub]], under his wing in order to train him in preparation for his Ko-tu. Cataclysm's rival-enemy [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]], though, didn't believe the Cub would ever make it and to ensure that had him assigned a particularly notorious alpha target: the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]. {{storylink|Herald}} The Cub believed he could handle that prey with ease, but in the end found himself defeated. Knowing there was no escaping, he returned to Shokaract's domain and chose trial-by-combat over a quick execution to salvage some of his pride. Cataclysm was marked as his opponent, who had no trouble defeating and slowly taking apart his brother to warn the audience of the consequences of failure. {{storylink|Schism <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(story)</ins>|Schism}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Beast Wars]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Beast Wars]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Saix https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=751666&oldid=prev 2012-09-14T09:25:31Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 09:25, 14 September 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:''Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:''Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">: Transformers </ins>(franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td></tr> </table>

Abates https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=649129&oldid=prev 2011-10-20T00:44:39Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:44, 20 October 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an "alpha target": a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands (Cybertron)|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that'll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. The Herald hopeful may also find an influential member of Shokaract's army-up to one of the existing Heralds-to sponsor their bid for ascendancy</ins>. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an "alpha target": a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands (Cybertron)|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that'll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received-if not by their would-be victim, then at the hands of Shokaract&#039;s executioners. Technically, a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received-if not by their would-be victim, then at the hands of Shokaract&#039;s executioners. Technically, a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td></tr> </table>

128.189.175.190 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=649124&oldid=prev 2011-10-20T00:35:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:35, 20 October 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:&#039;&#039;Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].&#039;&#039;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:&#039;&#039;Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].&#039;&#039;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Ko-tu''', the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]'s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds' quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an "alpha target": a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands (Cybertron)|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that'll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Ko-tu''', the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]'s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds' quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received. Technically, a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an "alpha target": a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands (Cybertron)|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that'll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-if not by their would-be victim, then at the hands of Shokaract's executioners</ins>. Technically, a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fiction==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fiction==</div></td></tr> </table>

128.189.175.190 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=629221&oldid=prev 2011-08-27T16:01:22Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:01, 27 August 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:&#039;&#039;Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].&#039;&#039;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:&#039;&#039;Ko-tu is a ceremony from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].&#039;&#039;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Ko-tu''', the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]'s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds' quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an "alpha target": a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that'll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Ko-tu''', the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]'s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds' quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an "alpha target": a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(Cybertron)</ins>|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that'll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received. Technically, a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received. Technically, a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td></tr> </table>

Geewunling https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=622326&oldid=prev 2011-08-14T13:21:48Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:21, 14 August 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an &quot;alpha target&quot;: a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that&#039;ll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an &quot;alpha target&quot;: a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that&#039;ll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received. Technically a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However, the catch to the Ko-tu ritual is that a candidate only gets one chance. Should they fail to kill their alpha target, death is the only reward to be received. Technically<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>a failed Herald-to-be can choose for trial-by-combat to escape punishment, but the opponent selected will be a Herald, a foe no less than the alpha target, thus making the chances for redemption virtually non-existent.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fiction==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fiction==</div></td></tr> </table>

Geewunling https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=622325&oldid=prev 2011-08-14T13:21:00Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:21, 14 August 2011</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] at some point completed his Ko-tu and kept the head of his alpha target displayed prominently: mounted on the central spike of his trident.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] at some point completed his Ko-tu and kept the head of his alpha target displayed prominently: mounted on the central spike of his trident.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later took his fission-brother, the [[Cub]], under his wing in order to train him in preparation for his Ko-tu. Cataclysm's rival-enemy [[Antagony]], though, didn't believe the Cub would ever make it and to ensure that had him assigned a particularly notorious alpha target: the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Herald}} The Cub believed he could handle that prey with ease, but in the end found himself defeated. Knowing there was no escaping, he returned to Shokaract's domain and chose trial-by-combat over a quick execution to salvage some of his pride. Cataclysm was marked as his opponent, who had no trouble defeating and slowly taking apart his brother to warn the audience of the consequences of failure. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Schism}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later took his fission-brother, the [[Cub]], under his wing in order to train him in preparation for his Ko-tu. Cataclysm's rival-enemy [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Antagony (BW)|</ins>Antagony]], though, didn't believe the Cub would ever make it and to ensure that had him assigned a particularly notorious alpha target: the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Herald}} The Cub believed he could handle that prey with ease, but in the end found himself defeated. Knowing there was no escaping, he returned to Shokaract's domain and chose trial-by-combat over a quick execution to salvage some of his pride. Cataclysm was marked as his opponent, who had no trouble defeating and slowly taking apart his brother to warn the audience of the consequences of failure. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Schism}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Beast Wars]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Beast Wars]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Geewunling https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=438013&oldid=prev 2010-03-18T11:12:46Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:12, 18 March 2010</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:''Ko-tu is a ceremony <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </del>the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:''Ko-tu is a ceremony <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from </ins>the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an &quot;alpha target&quot;: a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that&#039;ll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Ko-tu&#039;&#039;&#039;, the ceremony of awakening, is the final test for soldiers in [[Shokaract]]&#039;s army to ascend to the ranks of the elite, the [[Herald of Shokaract|Heralds]]. To maintain the Heralds&#039; quality, the rules surrounding the Ko-tu are very strict. Before one is even allowed to attempt, one has to have proven oneself worthy of the Ko-tu ritual through exemplary achievements in battle. When a soldier is considered ready, they are assigned an &quot;alpha target&quot;: a prime enemy of Shokaract. It is then their task to [[Badlands|track down]] and kill the alpha target. Upon success, they pledge their allegiance to Shokaract at the royal palace at [[Corumkan]] to receive the seal that&#039;ll mark them a Herald. Additionally, the new Herald is also made to uphold their pledge by the implantation of a device that will erase their mind would they ever come to betraying Shokaract.</div></td></tr> </table>

Abates https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ko-tu&diff=409094&oldid=prev 2009-12-25T16:21:24Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Fiction: </span> grammar</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:21, 25 December 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] at some point completed his Ko-tu and kept the head of his alpha target displayed prominently: mounted on the central spike of his trident.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]] at some point completed his Ko-tu and kept the head of his alpha target displayed prominently: mounted on the central spike of his trident.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later took his fission-brother, the [[Cub]], under his wing in order to train him in preparation <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </del>his Ko-tu. Cataclysm's rival-enemy [[Antagony]], though, didn't believe the Cub would ever make it and to ensure that had him assigned a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">particular </del>notorious alpha target: the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Herald}} The Cub believed he could handle that prey with ease, but in the end found himself defeated. Knowing <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their </del>was no escaping, he returned to Shokaract's domain and chose trial-by-combat over a quick execution to salvage some of his pride. Cataclysm was marked his opponent, who had no trouble defeating and slowly taking apart his brother to warn the audience of the consequences of failure. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Schism}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later took his fission-brother, the [[Cub]], under his wing in order to train him in preparation <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for </ins>his Ko-tu. Cataclysm's rival-enemy [[Antagony]], though, didn't believe the Cub would ever make it and to ensure that had him assigned a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">particularly </ins>notorious alpha target: the [[Swoop (G1)|Veteran]]. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Herald}} The Cub believed he could handle that prey with ease, but in the end found himself defeated. Knowing <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">there </ins>was no escaping, he returned to Shokaract's domain and chose trial-by-combat over a quick execution to salvage some of his pride. Cataclysm was marked <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as </ins>his opponent, who had no trouble defeating and slowly taking apart his brother to warn the audience of the consequences of failure. {{storylink|Herald, Covenant, Schism, Paradox|Schism}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Beast Wars]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Beast Wars]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Transformer culture]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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