Wood Beetle - Revision history

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-08-23T08:24:55Z

Toys

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	===Beastformers===		===Beastformers===
	[[File:BF-toy WoodBeetle.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|''Thennnk yeewwww!'']]		[[File:BF-toy WoodBeetle.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|''Thennnk yeewwww!'']]
	*'''Wood Beetle''' (Fortress, 1988)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi\|'''Wood Beetle''' (Fortress, 1988)}}</ul>
	**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-barreled "Beam Gun", left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels		:*''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-barreled "Beam Gun", left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels

	: Released in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" portion of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Wood Beetle is a large mechanical beetle with small wheels on the underside so it can roll along. The head of the beetle can "seat" a Beastformer or Laser Beast (or any small Transformer or other toy, go nuts, we're not your parents), and has a movable (non-firing) blaster, as well as a spring-loaded capture claw. It also features a posable "Beam Gun" double-blaster on its top, rotating removable side-cannons, plus the dark-brown panels over the rear "treads" can be pulled off to reveal accessory storage compartments. (The white parts also come off, but they're a bit less useful as storage.)		: Released in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" portion of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Wood Beetle is a large mechanical beetle with small wheels on the underside so it can roll along. The head of the beetle can "seat" a Beastformer or Laser Beast (or any small Transformer or other toy, go nuts, we're not your parents), and has a movable (non-firing) blaster, as well as a spring-loaded capture claw. It also features a posable "Beam Gun" double-blaster on its top, rotating removable side-cannons, plus the dark-brown panels over the rear "treads" can be pulled off to reveal accessory storage compartments. (The white parts also come off, but they're a bit less useful as storage.)
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	: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).		: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).
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			: The included customer-applied decal sheet is from the Hasbro ''Battle Beasts'' release, using that logo and everything.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==

Saix at 15:24, 18 May 2023

2023-05-18T15:24:25Z

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	[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

	The Forest Fortress '''Wood Beetle''' (森林要塞ウッドビートル ''~~shinrin yōsai~~ Uddo Bītoru'') was once one of three [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] heroes of ancient legend, known as "'''Vicky'''" (ビッキー ''Bikkī''). They have since been reincarnated as a massive mechanical [[Fortress (Beastformers)\|Fortress]] embodying the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable.		The Forest Fortress '''Wood Beetle''' (森林要塞ウッドビートル ''Shinrin Yōsai Uddo Bītoru'') was once one of three [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] heroes of ancient legend, known as "'''Vicky'''" (ビッキー ''Bikkī''). They have since been reincarnated as a massive mechanical [[Fortress (Beastformers)\|Fortress]] embodying the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable.

	Like their brethren [[Shocking Shark]] and [[Red Phoenix]], Wood Beetle had laid dormant and hidden for centuries, but rose again to combat the evils threatening the planet. But only by working with a Beastformer truly strong in spirit can their powers be brought to their full potential. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking Wood Beetle's might!		Like their brethren [[Shocking Shark]] and [[Red Phoenix]], Wood Beetle had laid dormant and hidden for centuries, but rose again to combat the evils threatening the planet. But only by working with a Beastformer truly strong in spirit can their powers be brought to their full potential. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking Wood Beetle's might!


	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).		: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).
			{{--}}

	~~{{-}}~~
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:BF-art WoodBeetle boxart.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art WoodBeetle boxart.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

M Sipher at 22:59, 16 July 2022

2022-07-16T22:59:13Z

M Sipher: /* Beastformers */

2022-02-15T08:53:40Z

Beastformers

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	===Beastformers===		===Beastformers===
	[[File:BF-toy WoodBeetle.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|''Thennnk yeewwww!'']]		[[File:BF-toy WoodBeetle.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|''Thennnk yeewwww!'']]
	*'''Wood Beetle''' (~~Battle Base~~, 1988)		*'''Wood Beetle''' (Fortress, 1988)
	**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-blaster, left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels		**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-blaster, left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels

M Sipher: /* Beastformers */

2022-02-02T22:39:53Z

Beastformers

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	: It opens up into a wood-themed battle station, which also allows the beetle head a lot more freedom to move. The left side has a jail cell for holding prisoners, while the right side has a large... compartment? It's pretty deep, deeper than the Beastformer/Laser Beast figures are tall.		: It opens up into a wood-themed battle station, which also allows the beetle head a lot more freedom to move. The left side has a jail cell for holding prisoners, while the right side has a large... compartment? It's pretty deep, deeper than the Beastformer/Laser Beast figures are tall.

	: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot~~; it's possible but currently unconfirmed that this was~~ the ~~only way Wavemoose was released in this version of ''Beastformers''. (The~~ [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure.)		: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).

	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher: /* Notes */

2022-02-02T10:46:05Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Wood Beetle's former-name/nickname being "Vicky" opens up the possibility that the character is female. "Vicky" is most commonly a shortened version of "Victoria", but is also considered a gender-neutral name on its own (based on "victory"). What little text there is on the character doesn't explicitly say either way, so we're certainly not about to stop you from considering Wood Beetle to be a she.		* Wood Beetle's former-name/nickname being "Vicky" opens up the possibility that the character is female. "Vicky" is most commonly a shortened version of "Victoria", but is also considered a gender-neutral name on its own (based on "victory"). What little text there is on the character doesn't explicitly say either way, so we're certainly not about to stop you from considering Wood Beetle to be a she.
			* Wood Beetle's box-art painting is identical to the Hasbro ''Battle Beasts'' version's box-art, which means not only does it feature a Beastformer not available in the "RPG" portion of the line ([[Dark Raccoon]]), but Wavemoose has captured fellow good-guy [[Bombsheep]]. Which is a bit weird, but at this point in the toyline, fictionally the world was in kind of a "free-for-all" as different teams worked to be the first to stabilize the Gems of Motion and Stillness, and the threat-to-all Laser Beasts hadn't yet been introduced. (Also everyone is holding the entirely wrong weapon.)

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

M Sipher: /* Beastformers */

2022-02-02T09:51:15Z

Beastformers

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	**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-blaster, left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels		**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-blaster, left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels

	: Released in the "~~Laser Beasts~~" portion of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ~~post-''Transformers''-branded~~ ''Beastformers'' toyline, the Wood Beetle is a large mechanical beetle with small wheels on the underside so it can roll along. The head of the beetle can "seat" a Beastformer or Laser Beast (or any small Transformer or other toy, go nuts, we're not your parents), and has a movable (non-firing) blaster, as well as a spring-loaded capture claw. It also features a posable double-blaster on its top, rotating removable side-cannons, plus the dark-brown panels over the rear "treads" can be pulled off to reveal accessory storage compartments. (The white parts also come off, but they're a bit less useful as storage.)		: Released in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" portion of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toyline, the Wood Beetle is a large mechanical beetle with small wheels on the underside so it can roll along. The head of the beetle can "seat" a Beastformer or Laser Beast (or any small Transformer or other toy, go nuts, we're not your parents), and has a movable (non-firing) blaster, as well as a spring-loaded capture claw. It also features a posable double-blaster on its top, rotating removable side-cannons, plus the dark-brown panels over the rear "treads" can be pulled off to reveal accessory storage compartments. (The white parts also come off, but they're a bit less useful as storage.)

	: It opens up into a wood-themed battle station, which also allows the beetle head a lot more freedom to move. The left side has a jail cell for holding prisoners, while the right side has a large... compartment? It's pretty deep, deeper than the Beastformer/Laser Beast figures are tall.		: It opens up into a wood-themed battle station, which also allows the beetle head a lot more freedom to move. The left side has a jail cell for holding prisoners, while the right side has a large... compartment? It's pretty deep, deeper than the Beastformer/Laser Beast figures are tall.

M Sipher: Wheeeee. Yeah I don't know where the old phone-app translator got that "contains an ocean" from. Also... maybe WB's female?

2022-02-02T09:41:27Z

Wheeeee. Yeah I don't know where the old phone-app translator got that "contains an ocean" from. Also... maybe WB's female?

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	[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

	~~One~~ of three ~~legendary~~ [[~~Battle Base~~]]~~s created by the [[Three Wise Ones]] millennia ago~~, ~~the~~ '''~~Wood Beetle~~''' (~~ウッドビートル~~ ''~~Uddo Bītoru~~'') ~~embodies~~ the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable. ~~This massive machine stayed buried~~ and ~~forgotten~~, ~~slumbering until its power was needed~~ to ~~restore peace~~ to the ~~planet~~.		The Forest Fortress '''Wood Beetle''' (森林要塞ウッドビートル ''shinrin yōsai Uddo Bītoru'') was once one of three [[Beastformer]] heroes of ancient legend, known as "'''Vicky'''" (ビッキー ''Bikkī''). They have since been reincarnated as a massive mechanical [[Fortress (Beastformers)\|Fortress]] embodying the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable.

			Like their brethren [[Shocking Shark]] and [[Red Phoenix]], Wood Beetle had laid dormant and hidden for centuries, but rose again to combat the evils threatening the planet. But only by working with a Beastformer truly strong in spirit can their powers be brought to their full potential. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking Wood Beetle's might!

	Only a rare few have the strength of will to command such a powerful machine, one that can store an entire ocean's worth of water in its prison, in keeping with the planet's balance of Fire, Wood and Water. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking its might!

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* ~~The~~ Wood Beetle's ~~included trading card gives it the~~ nickname "~~'''Bikki'''~~" ~~(ビッキー ''Bikkī'')~~. ~~Or possibly~~ "Vicky".		* Wood Beetle's former-name/nickname being "Vicky" opens up the possibility that the character is female. "Vicky" is most commonly a shortened version of "Victoria", but is also considered a gender-neutral name on its own (based on "victory"). What little text there is on the character doesn't explicitly say either way, so we're certainly not about to stop you from considering Wood Beetle to be a she.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Saix at 20:48, 12 August 2021

2021-08-12T20:48:27Z

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	*''English'': '''Wood Beetle'''		*''English'': '''Wood Beetle'''

	[[Category:Beastformers ~~franchise]]~~		[[Category:Beastformers vehicles]]
	~~[[Category:Vehicles~~]]

Saix at 13:36, 22 July 2021

2021-07-22T13:36:49Z

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	[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

	One of three legendary [[Battle Base]]s created by the [[Three Wise Ones]] millennia ago, the '''Wood Beetle''' (~~ウッドビータル~~ ''Uddo ~~Bītaru~~'') embodies the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable. This massive machine stayed buried and forgotten, slumbering until its power was needed to restore peace to the planet.		One of three legendary [[Battle Base]]s created by the [[Three Wise Ones]] millennia ago, the '''Wood Beetle''' (ウッドビートル ''Uddo Bītoru'') embodies the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable. This massive machine stayed buried and forgotten, slumbering until its power was needed to restore peace to the planet.

	Only a rare few have the strength of will to command such a powerful machine, one that can store an entire ocean's worth of water in its prison, in keeping with the planet's balance of Fire, Wood and Water. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking its might!		Only a rare few have the strength of will to command such a powerful machine, one that can store an entire ocean's worth of water in its prison, in keeping with the planet's balance of Fire, Wood and Water. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking its might!


	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	{{Charstubfiction}}		{{Charstubfiction}}
	{{storylink\|Beastformers VS Laser Beasts}}		{{storylink\|Beastformers VS Laser Beasts}}

			===''Legends'' comic===
			{{Charstubfiction}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The Wood Beetle's included trading card gives it the nickname "'''Bikki'''" (ビッキー, ''Bikkī''). Or possibly "Vicky".		* The Wood Beetle's included trading card gives it the nickname "'''Bikki'''" (ビッキー ''Bikkī''). Or possibly "Vicky".

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

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	: ''The Wood Beetle is a [[Beastformer]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		: ''The Wood Beetle is a [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-art WoodBeetleCard.jpg\|right\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]

	The Forest Fortress '''Wood Beetle''' (森林要塞ウッドビートル ''shinrin yōsai Uddo Bītoru'') was once one of three [[Beastformer]] heroes of ancient legend, known as "'''Vicky'''" (ビッキー ''Bikkī''). They have since been reincarnated as a massive mechanical [[Fortress (Beastformers)\|Fortress]] embodying the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable.		The Forest Fortress '''Wood Beetle''' (森林要塞ウッドビートル ''shinrin yōsai Uddo Bītoru'') was once one of three [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] heroes of ancient legend, known as "'''Vicky'''" (ビッキー ''Bikkī''). They have since been reincarnated as a massive mechanical [[Fortress (Beastformers)\|Fortress]] embodying the power of Wood, one of the three foundational elements that keep the planet [[Beast (planet)\|Beast]] stable.

	Like their brethren [[Shocking Shark]] and [[Red Phoenix]], Wood Beetle had laid dormant and hidden for centuries, but rose again to combat the evils threatening the planet. But only by working with a Beastformer truly strong in spirit can their powers be brought to their full potential. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking Wood Beetle's might!		Like their brethren [[Shocking Shark]] and [[Red Phoenix]], Wood Beetle had laid dormant and hidden for centuries, but rose again to combat the evils threatening the planet. But only by working with a Beastformer truly strong in spirit can their powers be brought to their full potential. Which makes it seem odd at first that the easygoing [[Wavemoose]] is the one at the controls. But that Beastformer's incredible self-control seems to be the key to unlocking Wood Beetle's might!
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	[[File:BF-toy WoodBeetle.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|''Thennnk yeewwww!'']]		[[File:BF-toy WoodBeetle.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|''Thennnk yeewwww!'']]
	*'''Wood Beetle''' (Fortress, 1988)		*'''Wood Beetle''' (Fortress, 1988)
	**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-~~blaster~~, left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels		**''Accessories'': Horn-blaster, double-barreled "Beam Gun", left & right side-cannons, 2 storage panels

	: Released in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" portion of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toyline, the Wood Beetle is a large mechanical beetle with small wheels on the underside so it can roll along. The head of the beetle can "seat" a Beastformer or Laser Beast (or any small Transformer or other toy, go nuts, we're not your parents), and has a movable (non-firing) blaster, as well as a spring-loaded capture claw. It also features a posable double-blaster on its top, rotating removable side-cannons, plus the dark-brown panels over the rear "treads" can be pulled off to reveal accessory storage compartments. (The white parts also come off, but they're a bit less useful as storage.)		: Released in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG" portion of [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]]'s ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Wood Beetle is a large mechanical beetle with small wheels on the underside so it can roll along. The head of the beetle can "seat" a Beastformer or Laser Beast (or any small Transformer or other toy, go nuts, we're not your parents), and has a movable (non-firing) blaster, as well as a spring-loaded capture claw. It also features a posable "Beam Gun" double-blaster on its top, rotating removable side-cannons, plus the dark-brown panels over the rear "treads" can be pulled off to reveal accessory storage compartments. (The white parts also come off, but they're a bit less useful as storage.)

	: It opens up into a wood-themed battle station, which also allows the beetle head a lot more freedom to move. The left side has a jail cell for holding prisoners, while the right side has a large~~... compartment? It's pretty~~ deep, deeper than the Beastformer/Laser Beast figures are tall.		: It opens up into a wood-themed battle station, which also allows the beetle head a lot more freedom to move. The left side has a jail cell for holding prisoners, while the right side has a large "Meeting Room" which is more just a deep trough, deeper than the Beastformer/Laser Beast figures are tall.

	: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).		: This set came with the [[Wavemoose#Toys\|Wavemoose]] figure as its pilot (the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' release of the toy came with a randomly-packed Battle Beast figure).

			{{-}}
	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:BF-art WoodBeetle boxart.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]
	* Wood Beetle's former-name/nickname being "Vicky" opens up the possibility that the character is female. "Vicky" is most commonly a shortened version of "Victoria", but is also considered a gender-neutral name on its own (based on "victory"). What little text there is on the character doesn't explicitly say either way, so we're certainly not about to stop you from considering Wood Beetle to be a she.		* Wood Beetle's former-name/nickname being "Vicky" opens up the possibility that the character is female. "Vicky" is most commonly a shortened version of "Victoria", but is also considered a gender-neutral name on its own (based on "victory"). What little text there is on the character doesn't explicitly say either way, so we're certainly not about to stop you from considering Wood Beetle to be a she.
	* Wood Beetle's box-art painting is identical to the Hasbro ''Battle Beasts'' version's box-art, which means not only does it feature a Beastformer not available in the "RPG" portion of the line ([[Dark Raccoon]]), but Wavemoose has captured fellow good-guy [[Bombsheep]]. Which is a bit weird, but at this point in the toyline, fictionally the world was in kind of a "free-for-all" as different teams worked to be the first to stabilize the Gems of Motion and Stillness, and the threat-to-all Laser Beasts hadn't yet been introduced. (Also everyone is holding the entirely wrong weapon.)		* Wood Beetle's box-art painting is identical to the Hasbro ''Battle Beasts'' version's box-art, which means not only does it feature a Beastformer not available in the "RPG" portion of the line ([[Dark Raccoon]]), but Wavemoose has captured fellow good-guy [[Bombsheep]]. Which is a bit weird, but at this point in the toyline, fictionally the world was in kind of a "free-for-all" as different teams worked to be the first to stabilize the Gems of Motion and Stillness, and the threat-to-all Laser Beasts hadn't yet been introduced. (Also everyone is holding the entirely wrong weapon.)