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'''Discmaster''' is a martial combat style using explosive discs in combat, usually in both robot and alternate forms. Discs may be rigged to explode at the time and place of the master's choosing. | |||
The only known Discmasters are [[Mantis (BW)|Mantis]] and [[Autolauncher]].<ref>''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''</ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
* The term "Discmaster" never existed in the Japanese version of the ''Beast Wars'' franchise. The term is derived from a turn of phrase found in Autolauncher's Japanese bio card.<ref>[http://tflab.net/japaspe/second/bd20.html Autolauncher's Japanese bio card]</ref> ''Enban tsukai'' (円盤使い) roughly means "discus user"<ref>''Enban'' can also be "disc", while ''tsukai'' refers to someone who is a "user or manipulator of, wielder, handler" of something.</ref> in English. The term was rendered as "discmaster" (in quotes) when the bio card was fan-translated in the late '90s/early '00s, evidently taking a cue from the [[Targetmaster (technology)|various]] [[Micromaster|Masters]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]. The term then stuck around in the English-speaking [[fandom]] until it was [[Canonizing|canonized]] in the ''Beast Wars Sourcebook''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 12 May 2026
Discmaster is a martial combat style using explosive discs in combat, usually in both robot and alternate forms. Discs may be rigged to explode at the time and place of the master's choosing.
The only known Discmasters are Mantis and Autolauncher.[1]
Notes
[edit]- The term "Discmaster" never existed in the Japanese version of the Beast Wars franchise. The term is derived from a turn of phrase found in Autolauncher's Japanese bio card.[2] Enban tsukai (円盤使い) roughly means "discus user"[3] in English. The term was rendered as "discmaster" (in quotes) when the bio card was fan-translated in the late '90s/early '00s, evidently taking a cue from the various Masters of the original toyline. The term then stuck around in the English-speaking fandom until it was canonized in the Beast Wars Sourcebook.
References
[edit]- ↑ Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook
- ↑ Autolauncher's Japanese bio card
- ↑ Enban can also be "disc", while tsukai refers to someone who is a "user or manipulator of, wielder, handler" of something.
