Sou - Revision history

BerylRoll: /* Notes */

2026-01-19T16:13:46Z

Notes

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	*Sou's name seems to be one of those cross-language puns popular in Japan that are a bear to Romanize.		*Sou's name seems to be one of those cross-language puns popular in Japan that are a bear to Romanize.
	**"Sou" is meant to be evocative of "S.W." after his partner '''SW'''erve, but is pronounced as the sound the two letters make together rather than as the individual letters in succession. Because Japanese doesn't have a proper "w" phoneme, the writers approximate it with the ウ ("u"). In Japanese, a "u" after an "o" prolongs the "o" sound, making ソウ one "Soo" and not something like "So.U.".		**"Sou" is meant to be evocative of "S.W." after his partner '''SW'''erve, but is pronounced as the sound the two letters make together rather than as the individual letters in succession. Because Japanese doesn't have a proper "w" phoneme, the writers approximate it with the ウ ("u"). In Japanese, a "u" after an "o" prolongs the "o" sound, making ソウ one "Soo" and not something like "So.U.".
	**ソウ is an acceptable way of spelling "saw" in katakana. This seems to be ~~accidental~~, because "saw" can also be expressed by ソー and none of the other pack-in Autobot Microns are named after what they turn into. It is therefore not likely that "Saw" is representative of the name ソウ.		**ソウ is an acceptable way of spelling "saw" in katakana. This seems to be coincidental, because "saw" can also be expressed by ソー and none of the other pack-in Autobot Microns are named after what they turn into. It is therefore not likely that "Saw" is representative of the name ソウ.
	*Sou's forearms are tank treads, indicating he could fold up into some kind of vehicle. However, there is no way to lay those treads down and have his saw still be functional in any useful capacity. Either the saw can't get positioned "forward" or ''something'' keeps the treads from laying flat on the ground.		*Sou's forearms are tank treads, indicating he could fold up into some kind of vehicle. However, there is no way to lay those treads down and have his saw still be functional in any useful capacity. Either the saw can't get positioned "forward" or ''something'' keeps the treads from laying flat on the ground.

BerylRoll: /* Notes */

2026-01-19T14:19:08Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Sou's name seems to be one of those cross-language puns popular in Japan~~, and as such is very confusing to English-speakers and~~ a bear to Romanize.		*Sou's name seems to be one of those cross-language puns popular in Japan that are a bear to Romanize.
	**"Sou" is meant to be evocative of "S.W." after his partner '''SW'''erve, but is pronounced as the sound the two letters make together rather than as the individual letters in succession. Because Japanese doesn't have a proper "w" phoneme, ~~they~~ approximate it with the ウ ("u").		**"Sou" is meant to be evocative of "S.W." after his partner '''SW'''erve, but is pronounced as the sound the two letters make together rather than as the individual letters in succession. Because Japanese doesn't have a proper "w" phoneme, the writers approximate it with the ウ ("u"). In Japanese, a "u" after an "o" prolongs the "o" sound, making ソウ one "Soo" and not something like "So.U.".
	**ソウ is ~~a not-incorrect~~ way of spelling "saw" in katakana. This seems to be accidental, because "saw" can also be expressed by ソー and none of the other pack-in Autobot Microns are named after what they turn into. It is therefore not likely that "Saw" is representative of the name ソウ.		**ソウ is an acceptable way of spelling "saw" in katakana. This seems to be accidental, because "saw" can also be expressed by ソー and none of the other pack-in Autobot Microns are named after what they turn into. It is therefore not likely that "Saw" is representative of the name ソウ.
	*Sou's forearms are tank treads, indicating he could fold up into some kind of vehicle. However, there is no way to lay those treads down and have his saw still be functional in any useful capacity. Either the saw can't get positioned "forward" or ''something'' keeps the treads from laying flat on the ground.		*Sou's forearms are tank treads, indicating he could fold up into some kind of vehicle. However, there is no way to lay those treads down and have his saw still be functional in any useful capacity. Either the saw can't get positioned "forward" or ''something'' keeps the treads from laying flat on the ground.

BerylRoll: /* Notes */ Explanations work best if they're short so keywords are more apparent.

2026-01-18T14:37:15Z

Notes: Explanations work best if they're short so keywords are more apparent.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Sou's name seems to be one of those ~~multi-layer~~ cross-language puns Japan ~~seems to love so much~~, and as such, is very~~...~~ confusing to English-speakers, and a bear to ~~romanize~~. ~~It's~~ meant to be evocative of "S.W."~~, which is the common method of naming Autobot pack-in Arms Microns (as~~ his partner is ''SW''erve), but ~~like [[Wuji]],~~ is pronounced as the ~~sounds~~ the two letters make rather than the ~~names of the~~ letters ~~(as is done with [[O.P.]])~~. ~~But of course, since~~ Japanese doesn't ~~''really''~~ have a proper "w" phoneme, they ~~gotta kinda sorta~~ approximate it with the ウ ("u")~~. Effectively, "So-oo"~~.		*Sou's name seems to be one of those cross-language puns popular in Japan, and as such is very confusing to English-speakers and a bear to Romanize.
	**~~And, of course, there's that~~ ソウ is a not-incorrect way of spelling "saw" in ~~kana~~. ~~But they also use "ソー" for~~ "saw" ~~pretty interchangeably. And~~ none of the other pack-in Autobot Microns are named after what they turn into~~, so we ain't going with~~ "Saw".		**"Sou" is meant to be evocative of "S.W." after his partner '''SW'''erve, but is pronounced as the sound the two letters make together rather than as the individual letters in succession. Because Japanese doesn't have a proper "w" phoneme, they approximate it with the ウ ("u").
	* Sou's forearms are tank treads, indicating he could fold up into some kind of vehicle. However, there is no way to lay those treads down and have his saw still be functional in any useful capacity. Either the saw can't get positioned "forward" or ''something'' keeps the treads from laying flat on the ground.		**ソウ is a not-incorrect way of spelling "saw" in katakana. This seems to be accidental, because "saw" can also be expressed by ソー and none of the other pack-in Autobot Microns are named after what they turn into. It is therefore not likely that "Saw" is representative of the name ソウ.
			*Sou's forearms are tank treads, indicating he could fold up into some kind of vehicle. However, there is no way to lay those treads down and have his saw still be functional in any useful capacity. Either the saw can't get positioned "forward" or ''something'' keeps the treads from laying flat on the ground.

	===Sou Combinations===		===Sou Combinations===

BerylRoll at 13:52, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T13:52:59Z

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	{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}		{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}
	{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}		{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}
	Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.		Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B. (Prime)\|B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.

	For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision (episode)\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}		For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision (episode)\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}

AzimuthAcolyte: Tunnel Vision -> Tunnel Vision (episode) disambig update

2025-04-06T01:03:51Z

Tunnel Vision -> Tunnel Vision (episode) disambig update

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	Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.		Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.

	For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}		For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision (episode)\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}

	In the final moments of ''Arms Micron Theater'', Sou joined the rest of the Arms Microns in saying thank you and goodbye to their audience. {{storylink\|Darkest Hour (episode)\|Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers}}		In the final moments of ''Arms Micron Theater'', Sou joined the rest of the Arms Microns in saying thank you and goodbye to their audience. {{storylink\|Darkest Hour (episode)\|Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers}}

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-12-22T06:53:43Z

Toys

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	===''Prime''===		===''Prime''===
	[[Image:Prime-toy Sou.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|A needle pulling thread.]]		[[Image:Prime-toy Sou.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|A needle pulling thread.]]
	*'''Autobot Swerve''' (Voyager, [[2012~~]]-[[August 25\|08-25~~]])		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Autobot Swerve''' (Voyager, [[2012]])}}</ul>
	**''Set ID number'': '''AM-17'''		:*''Set ID number'': '''AM-17'''
	** ''Micron ID number'': '''M-21'''		:*''Release date'': [[August 25]], 2012
	** ''Energon Crystal'': '''HP Magne'''		:*''Micron ID number'': '''M-21'''
			:*''Energon Crystal'': '''HP Magne'''

	: ~~Available only with~~ the ~~Japanese-only ''~~[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Prime]]'' ~~[[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve~~]] ~~toy~~, Sou transforms from a humanoid robot into a circular saw weapon. He has numerous [[5 mm post\|5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".		: Released in the sixth wave of the main [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline\|TakaraTomy ''Prime'' toyline]], Sou transforms from a humanoid robot into a circular saw weapon with a free-spinning blade. He has numerous [[5 mm post\|5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".

	: Sou comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Extra deco is supplied by customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s on a sheet he shares with Swerve.		: Only available packed in with the Japan-only [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys\|Swerve]] toy, Sou comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Extra deco is supplied by customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s on a sheet he shares with Swerve.

	: This mold was also used to make [[Gan]] and [[Frenzy (WFC)#Timelines\|Frenzy]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Gan]] and [[Frenzy (WFC)#Timelines\|Frenzy]].

Fritz: /* Prime */

2021-11-23T23:55:04Z

Prime

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Prime===		===''Prime''===
	[[Image:Prime-toy Sou.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|A needle pulling thread.]]		[[Image:Prime-toy Sou.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|A needle pulling thread.]]
	*'''Autobot Swerve''' (Voyager, [[2012]]-[[August 25\|08-25]])		*'''Autobot Swerve''' (Voyager, [[2012]]-[[August 25\|08-25]])

Saix: /* ''Prime'' cartoon */clean up, replaced: B.2 → B.B.

2021-05-15T05:27:38Z

''Prime'' cartoon: clean up, replaced: B.2 → B.B.

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	{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}		{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}
	{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}		{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}
	Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.2]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.		Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.

	For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}		For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}

Saix at 11:01, 16 September 2020

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	[[Image:TunnelVision_AMT-Sou.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]		[[Image:TunnelVision_AMT-Sou.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]

	'''Sou''' (ソウ ''~~Sou~~'') is [[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.		'''Sou''' (ソウ ''Sō'') is [[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Yaxuo: clean up, replaced: 5mm post → 5mm post

2020-07-01T21:29:56Z

clean up, replaced: 5mm post → 5mm post

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	{{Faction\|autobot\|minicon}}		{{Faction\|autobot\|minicon}}
	:''Sou is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)\|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''		:''Sou is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)\|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
	[[Image:TunnelVision_AMT-Sou.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|]]		[[Image:TunnelVision_AMT-Sou.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]

	'''Sou''' (ソウ ''Sou'') is [[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.		'''Sou''' (ソウ ''Sou'') is [[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve]]'s [[Arms Micron]] partner.
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	** ''Energon Crystal'': '''HP Magne'''		** ''Energon Crystal'': '''HP Magne'''

	: Available only with the Japanese-only ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Prime]]'' [[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve]] toy, Sou transforms from a humanoid robot into a circular saw weapon. He has numerous [[5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".		: Available only with the Japanese-only ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Prime]]'' [[Swerve (Prime)\|Swerve]] toy, Sou transforms from a humanoid robot into a circular saw weapon. He has numerous [[5 mm post\|5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".

	: Sou comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Extra deco is supplied by customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s on a sheet he shares with Swerve.		: Sou comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Extra deco is supplied by customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s on a sheet he shares with Swerve.
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	}}		}}

	[[Category: Arms Microns]]		[[Category:Arms Microns]]
	[[Category:Melee weapons]]		[[Category:Melee weapons]]
	[[Category: Prime Autobots]]		[[Category:Prime Autobots]]

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	{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}		{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}
	{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}		{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}
	Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.		Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B. (Prime)\|B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.

	For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision (episode)\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}		For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision (episode)\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}

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	Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.		Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.

	For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}		For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision (episode)\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}

	In the final moments of ''Arms Micron Theater'', Sou joined the rest of the Arms Microns in saying thank you and goodbye to their audience. {{storylink\|Darkest Hour (episode)\|Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers}}		In the final moments of ''Arms Micron Theater'', Sou joined the rest of the Arms Microns in saying thank you and goodbye to their audience. {{storylink\|Darkest Hour (episode)\|Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers}}

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	{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}		{{note\|Sou only appears in the [[Arms Micron Theater]] segments of the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime''.}}
	{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}		{{voiceactor\|[[Kensō Katō]] (Japanese)}}
	Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.2]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.		Sou was part of a group of Arms Microns who asked the master of the [[Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo]] about the secret behind ultimate weapon-linking. Once the master revealed to them that there wasn't much to it but attaching to one another, he tried it and combined with [[O.P.]], [[B.B.]], [[R.A.\|Shining R.A.]], [[B.H.]], [[Arc]], and Arc S, resulting in the [[Samurai Sword Mode]]. With all that said and done, Sou and Arc S began wondering who each other was.

	For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}		For some reason, Sou referred to O.P. as "professor", which confused the latter. {{storylink\|Tunnel Vision\|Recovery Transformation! Battle in the Metropolis Underground}}