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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===''Beast Wars''=== | ||
[[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eh. Still smells like fish.]] | [[File:BW-toy Depthcharge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eh. Still smells like fish.]] | ||
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: During ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'', Depth Charge (with the "Koban Shark") was available both individually and in a double-pack with Metals [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases. | : During ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'', Depth Charge (with the "Koban Shark") was available both individually and in a double-pack with Metals [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases. | ||
===Universe (2003)=== | ===''Universe'' (2003)=== | ||
[[File:Depthcharge-universe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]] | [[File:Depthcharge-universe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]] | ||
*'''Depthcharge''' (Ultra, 2004) | *'''Depthcharge''' (Ultra, 2004) | ||
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Depthcharge/depthcharge.htm More information on Universe Depth Charge at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Depthcharge/depthcharge.htm More information on Universe Depth Charge at TFU.info]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', the drone is a sapient being and shares Depth Charge's vocal gimmick. | *In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', the drone is a sapient being and shares Depth Charge's vocal gimmick. | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''Japanese:'' ''' | *''Japanese:'' '''Kobanzametarō''' (cartoon, こばんざめたろう),<ref>"Kobanzametarō" is composed of ''kobanzame'' (小判鮫, "remora"), and ''{{w|Tarō (given name)|Tarō}}'' (太郎), a common Japanese name or name suffix literally meaning "eldest son".</ref> '''Koban Shark''' (toy, コバンシャーク ''Koban Shāku'')<ref>This is a play on ''kobanzame'' (小判鮫), the Japanese word for "remora". ''Same'' (鮫, ''-zame'' in compound words) means "shark", while ''koban'' (小判) refers to {{w|Koban (coin)|a coin used in the Edo period}} that resembles the sucker on remoras.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]] | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars weapons]] | [[Category:Beast Wars weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Drones]] | [[Category:Drones]] | ||
[[Category:Ranged weapons]] | [[Category:Ranged weapons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:56, 6 March 2026
The nuclear cybershark drone is Depth Charge's personal weapon, capable of performing reconnaissance for its master. It is also capable of firing two photon torpedos and providing reinforcement for Depth Charge in battle.
Fiction
[edit]Beast Wars cartoon
[edit]- Voice actor: Yūichi Nagashima (Japanese)
Toys
[edit]Beast Wars
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- Depth Charge (Ultra Transmetal, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: C-46
- The nuclear cybershark drone was included with Depth Charge. It fires two missiles.
- Showdown at the Ocean Bottom: Metals Depth Charge Vs. Metals Inferno (Multi-pack, 1999)
- Japanese ID number: VS-46
- During Beast Wars Metals, Depth Charge (with the "Koban Shark") was available both individually and in a double-pack with Metals Inferno. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.
Universe (2003)
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- Depthcharge (Ultra, 2004)
- For the Universe redeco of Depthcharge, the tail of the cybershark drone was changed to pop off as a separate piece; this also allows it to spin and makes it easier for Depthcharge to hold it in robot mode.
Notes
[edit]- In the Japanese dub of Beast Wars, the drone is a sapient being and shares Depth Charge's vocal gimmick.
Foreign names
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Kobanzametarō" is composed of kobanzame (小判鮫, "remora"), and Tarō (太郎), a common Japanese name or name suffix literally meaning "eldest son".
- ↑ This is a play on kobanzame (小判鮫), the Japanese word for "remora". Same (鮫, -zame in compound words) means "shark", while koban (小判) refers to a coin used in the Edo period that resembles the sucker on remoras.
