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{{ | {{disambig2|the Aligned character|the Generation 1 character|Kunai}} | ||
:''Wheeljack Kunai is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | :''Wheeljack Kunai is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the Japanese [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Prime-toy WheeljackKunai.jpg|right|thumb|400px|'Jack the knife.]] | [[File:Prime-toy WheeljackKunai.jpg|right|thumb|400px|'Jack the knife.]] | ||
The [[Arms Micron]] '''Wheeljack Kunai''' (ホイルジャッククナイ ''Hoirujakku Kunai | The [[Arms Micron]] '''Wheeljack Kunai''' (ホイルジャッククナイ ''Hoirujakku Kunai''), has taken the form of the Autobot hero [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Prime''=== | ===''Prime''=== | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack Kunai''' (Gacha Arms Micron, 2012)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Energon Crystal'': '''HP Cure''' | |||
: Part of the third wave of [[Gacha]] Arms Microns, Wheeljack Kunai is an [[Arms Micron]] figure that transforms from a robot resembling Wheeljack's robot mode into a ''kunai''-style dagger. | : Part of the third wave of TakaraTomy's [[Gacha]] Arms Microns, Wheeljack Kunai is an [[Arms Micron]] figure that transforms from a robot resembling Wheeljack's robot mode into a ''kunai''-style dagger. It is compatible with the Arms Micron weapon system via numerous [[5 mm post|5 mm posts and holes]], enabling the weapon mode to be combined with other Arms Microns to assemble bigger and more ridiculous weapons. | ||
{{-}}{{anchor|SpecialEdition}} | {{-}}{{anchor|SpecialEdition}} | ||
[[File:Wheeljack_Kunai_MX.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]] | [[File:Wheeljack_Kunai_MX.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheeljack Kunai MX''' (Gacha Arms Micron, 2013)}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''6''' | |||
:*''Energon Crystal'': '''HP Cure''' | |||
: At the very tail-end of ''Prime'', all twelve Gacha molds were re-released all in one go as a "Special Edition" wave through the capsule machines. The Autobots were cast in clear-blue "Matrix Power Up!" forms, retaining their normal [[paint operation]]s, though the eyes have changed from blue to red (making the toy highly evocative of [[Slicer (G1)|Slicer]]) . Wheeljack Kunai's red and black paint has an added metal-flake sheen not present in the original. | : At the very tail-end of ''Prime'', all twelve Gacha molds were re-released all in one go as a "Special Edition" wave through the capsule machines. The Autobots were cast in clear-blue "Matrix Power Up!" forms, retaining their normal [[paint operation]]s, though the eyes have changed from blue to red (making the toy highly evocative of [[Slicer (G1)|Slicer]]) . Wheeljack Kunai's red and black paint has an added metal-flake sheen not present in the original. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Typical ''{{w|kunai}}'' have a hoop at the end of the handle, which Wheeljack Kunai lacks. The term does fit with ''Prime'' Wheeljack's portrayal as a samurai in the Japanese dub, except the weapon is more associated with ninjas. | * Typical ''{{w|kunai}}'' (苦無) have a hoop at the end of the handle, which Wheeljack Kunai lacks. The term does fit with ''Prime'' Wheeljack's portrayal as a samurai in the Japanese dub, except the weapon is more associated with ninjas. | ||
* Wheeljack Kunai and the other Arms Microns with robot modes resembling larger show-cast characters are considered separate characters by this wiki on the grounds that for years, the ''only'' fiction we have on them is the over-arcing backstory of the Arms Microns: non-living weapons were exposed to special [[Earth]] energon and turned into living miniature robots. Obviously, being a new form for Wheeljack doesn't really work with this. ''Earth Wars'' eventually went with this, depicting someone who looks like Wheeljack but isn’t him. | * Wheeljack Kunai and the other Arms Microns with robot modes resembling larger show-cast characters are considered separate characters by this wiki on the grounds that for years, the ''only'' fiction we have on them is the over-arcing backstory of the Arms Microns: non-living weapons were exposed to special [[Earth]] energon and turned into living miniature robots. Obviously, being a new form for Wheeljack doesn't really work with this. ''Earth Wars'' eventually went with this, depicting someone who looks like Wheeljack but isn’t him. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:56, 11 April 2026
| This article is about the Aligned character. For the Generation 1 character, see Kunai. |
- Wheeljack Kunai is an Autobot Mini-Con from the Japanese Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.
The Arms Micron Wheeljack Kunai (ホイルジャッククナイ Hoirujakku Kunai), has taken the form of the Autobot hero Wheeljack.
Toys
[edit]Prime
[edit]- Wheeljack Kunai (Gacha Arms Micron, 2012)
- Energon Crystal: HP Cure
- Part of the third wave of TakaraTomy's Gacha Arms Microns, Wheeljack Kunai is an Arms Micron figure that transforms from a robot resembling Wheeljack's robot mode into a kunai-style dagger. It is compatible with the Arms Micron weapon system via numerous 5 mm posts and holes, enabling the weapon mode to be combined with other Arms Microns to assemble bigger and more ridiculous weapons.
- Wheeljack Kunai MX (Gacha Arms Micron, 2013)
- ID number: 6
- Energon Crystal: HP Cure
- At the very tail-end of Prime, all twelve Gacha molds were re-released all in one go as a "Special Edition" wave through the capsule machines. The Autobots were cast in clear-blue "Matrix Power Up!" forms, retaining their normal paint operations, though the eyes have changed from blue to red (making the toy highly evocative of Slicer) . Wheeljack Kunai's red and black paint has an added metal-flake sheen not present in the original.
Notes
[edit]- Typical kunai (苦無) have a hoop at the end of the handle, which Wheeljack Kunai lacks. The term does fit with Prime Wheeljack's portrayal as a samurai in the Japanese dub, except the weapon is more associated with ninjas.
- Wheeljack Kunai and the other Arms Microns with robot modes resembling larger show-cast characters are considered separate characters by this wiki on the grounds that for years, the only fiction we have on them is the over-arcing backstory of the Arms Microns: non-living weapons were exposed to special Earth energon and turned into living miniature robots. Obviously, being a new form for Wheeljack doesn't really work with this. Earth Wars eventually went with this, depicting someone who looks like Wheeljack but isn’t him.
Wheeljack Kunai Combinations
[edit]Named combination weapons including Wheeljack Kunai:
