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:''The beast of Borneo is an animal from the [[ | :''The beast of Borneo is an animal from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:Primetarget beast of borneo.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''I wonder if you're happy, I wonder if you're free.<br>I wonder if you'll ever know the mark you left on me.'']] | ||
The '''beast of Borneo''' is an unregistered [[dragon]]-like creature native to the island of [[Borneo]]. The species is likely very rare and seems to possess some intelligence. | The '''beast of Borneo''' is an unregistered [[dragon]]-like creature native to the island of [[Borneo]]. The species is likely very rare and seems to possess some intelligence. | ||
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* [[Flint Dille]], who co-wrote "Prime Target", had a large hand in the development of [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]]'s ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' | * There is a real-world legend of a dragon that lives in Borneo.<ref>[http://www.amazingborneo.com/travel/myths-legends-of-mount-kinabalu "Myths & Legends" section of a Borneo tourism site]</ref> Specifically, it dwells on {{w|Mount Kinabalu}}... which seems to be referenced indirectly when Lord Chumley talks about having studied "the Kibularu tribe in lower Sontanga... or was it the Sontanga tribe in lower Kibularu?" ("Sontanga" is also suspiciously close to "{{w|Sintang Regency|Sintang}}", another part of Borneo.) | ||
** Moreover, [[Flint Dille]], who co-wrote "Prime Target", had a large hand in the development of [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]]'s ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' series, which featured another reptilian monster from Borneo in the form of [[Ssslither]]. | |||
** There ''is'' an actual Bornean lizard species called the Kinabalu crested dragon,<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/mn72yqe Entry for Kinabalu crested dragon in ''A Field Guide To The Reptiles Of South-East Asia'']</ref> but it has never been known to reach [[Autobot]]-threatening sizes.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/65695019@N07/6737074543 Video of Kinabalu crested dragon]</ref> | |||
*For some inexplicable reason, the 1998 [[Malofilm|Behaviour Distribution]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' VHS release of "[[The Rebirth]]" featured artwork of Optimus Prime fighting the beast of Borneo on the back of the box. The artwork may have originally been created to promote the ''Generation 2'' cartoon back when it was new, as an accompanying piece of artwork on the back of the VHS featuring the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] was previously used in the [[Fleetway]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Generation 2]]'' comic as part of a "Next Issue" blurb. Why any of this was on the back of "The Rebirth", of course, is anyone's guess. | *For some inexplicable reason, the 1998 [[Malofilm|Behaviour Distribution]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' VHS release of "[[The Rebirth]]" featured artwork of Optimus Prime fighting the beast of Borneo on the back of the box. The artwork may have originally been created to promote the ''Generation 2'' cartoon back when it was new, as an accompanying piece of artwork on the back of the VHS featuring the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] was previously used in the [[Fleetway]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Generation 2]]'' comic as part of a "Next Issue" blurb. Why any of this was on the back of "The Rebirth", of course, is anyone's guess. | ||
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- The beast of Borneo is an animal from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
I wonder if you'll ever know the mark you left on me.
The beast of Borneo is an unregistered dragon-like creature native to the island of Borneo. The species is likely very rare and seems to possess some intelligence.
Fiction
[edit]The Transformers cartoon
[edit]Lord Chumley worked for years to capture one of the creatures. By 1985, he used it in hunting other creatures. The beast was the first challenge Chumley threw at Optimus Prime when he came to rescue some of his soldiers. The beast snuck up on Prime, and though Prime countered its attack, he was separated from his ion blaster. When he tried to retrieve it, the beast whipped it out of his reach onto a bridge, where they continued fighting until Optimus Prime threw the beast into the pit below. Prime Target
Notes
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- There is a real-world legend of a dragon that lives in Borneo.[1] Specifically, it dwells on Mount Kinabalu... which seems to be referenced indirectly when Lord Chumley talks about having studied "the Kibularu tribe in lower Sontanga... or was it the Sontanga tribe in lower Kibularu?" ("Sontanga" is also suspiciously close to "Sintang", another part of Borneo.)
- Moreover, Flint Dille, who co-wrote "Prime Target", had a large hand in the development of Sunbow's Inhumanoids series, which featured another reptilian monster from Borneo in the form of Ssslither.
- There is an actual Bornean lizard species called the Kinabalu crested dragon,[2] but it has never been known to reach Autobot-threatening sizes.[3]
- For some inexplicable reason, the 1998 Behaviour Distribution Generation 2 VHS release of "The Rebirth" featured artwork of Optimus Prime fighting the beast of Borneo on the back of the box. The artwork may have originally been created to promote the Generation 2 cartoon back when it was new, as an accompanying piece of artwork on the back of the VHS featuring the Dinobots was previously used in the Fleetway Generation 2 comic as part of a "Next Issue" blurb. Why any of this was on the back of "The Rebirth", of course, is anyone's guess.
