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:''Hyakurai is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].'' | :''Hyakurai is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Galaxy Force]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:TFCC-Mini-Con-Buckshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]] | ||
'''Hyakurai''' (ヒャクライ) | '''Hyakurai''' (ヒャクライ) leads the [[Caliber Mini-Con Team]], a special strike force under the command of [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. He is a serious 'bot who always gets the job done.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]] post on Facebook, [[July 19|19 July]] [[2015]]</ref> | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''Galaxy Force''=== | ===''Galaxy Force''=== | ||
[[File:Cyb-toy Hyakurai.jpg|upright=2.33|thumb|]] | |||
[[Image:Hyakurai-peg.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Hyakurai's added 5mm peg]] | [[Image:Hyakurai-peg.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Hyakurai's added 5mm peg]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Caliber Hyakurai''' (Promotional Micron, July 2005)}}</ul> | <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Caliber Hyakurai''' (Promotional Micron, July 2005)}}</ul> | ||
:*''Release date'': [[July 28]], 2005 | :*''Release date'': [[July 28]], 2005 | ||
: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' Hyakurai is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Team]] Mini-Con [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], transforming into a bomber plane, with a third six-barreled cannon mode. A [[5 mm post]] was added to the underside of the mold's plane cockpit, allowing him to be used as a hand-held weapon as well as one mounted on a [[Powerlinx]] plug. (The ''Cybertron'' version of Wing Saber does not have standard | : ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' Hyakurai is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Team]] Mini-Con [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], transforming into a bomber plane, with a third six-barreled cannon mode. A [[5 mm post]] was added to the underside of the mold's plane cockpit, allowing him to be used as a hand-held weapon as well as one mounted on a [[Powerlinx]] plug. (The ''Cybertron'' version of Wing Saber does not have standard 5 mm-hole hands, and instead has to mount Hyakurai on his wrist.) | ||
: He and the other Caliber Microns were only available in July of 2005 from select stores in Japan as special promotional giveaways. Hyakurai could be obtained with the purchase of any ''Galaxy Force'' item from either Ito Yokaido or any store that had purchased a "TF Station" affiliation. | : He and the other Caliber Microns were only available in July of 2005 from select stores in Japan as special promotional giveaways. Hyakurai could be obtained with the purchase of any ''Galaxy Force'' item from either Ito Yokaido or any store that had purchased a "TF Station" affiliation. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] explains that Hyakurai comes from '' | * [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] explains that the name "Hyakurai" comes from ''hyakurai-jutsu'' (百雷術, "The Art of Hundred Thunders"), a ninja trick employing gunpowder. | ||
* In February 2026, [[Greg Sepelak]] revealed that '''[[Buckshot]]''' was proposed as a localized name for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website bio which never came to fruition in the 2000s.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZrGuv3rO0_JSJSGyRwY_ND-hSqcZb5ps3OVz0kpKglY/edit?tab=t.0</ref> The intended profile art did appear in a short article about Mini-Cons in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 47|issue #47]] of the Club magazine. | |||
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[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]] | [[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:09, 23 February 2026
- Hyakurai is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Galaxy Force portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Hyakurai (ヒャクライ) leads the Caliber Mini-Con Team, a special strike force under the command of Wing Saber. He is a serious 'bot who always gets the job done.[1]
Toys
[edit]Galaxy Force
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- Caliber Hyakurai (Promotional Micron, July 2005)
- Release date: July 28, 2005
- Galaxy Force Hyakurai is a redeco and retool of the Armada Air Military Team Mini-Con Gunbarrel, transforming into a bomber plane, with a third six-barreled cannon mode. A 5 mm post was added to the underside of the mold's plane cockpit, allowing him to be used as a hand-held weapon as well as one mounted on a Powerlinx plug. (The Cybertron version of Wing Saber does not have standard 5 mm-hole hands, and instead has to mount Hyakurai on his wrist.)
- He and the other Caliber Microns were only available in July of 2005 from select stores in Japan as special promotional giveaways. Hyakurai could be obtained with the purchase of any Galaxy Force item from either Ito Yokaido or any store that had purchased a "TF Station" affiliation.
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Notes
[edit]- Hirofumi Ichikawa explains that the name "Hyakurai" comes from hyakurai-jutsu (百雷術, "The Art of Hundred Thunders"), a ninja trick employing gunpowder.
- In February 2026, Greg Sepelak revealed that Buckshot was proposed as a localized name for a Transformers Collectors' Club website bio which never came to fruition in the 2000s.[2] The intended profile art did appear in a short article about Mini-Cons in issue #47 of the Club magazine.
