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:''Eggbird is a [[Maximal]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | |||
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'''Eggbird''' (エッグバード ''Eggubādo'') is the airborne Maximal [[Egg Beast]], able to transform from a hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Maximals. His small stature belies his bravery and experience in aerial combat. | |||
==Fiction== | |||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | |||
Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}} | |||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===''Beast Wars''=== | ||
[[File:BW-toy Eggbird.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Reeeeeed Robot! ''Yummmmm'']] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)}}</ul> | |||
: '' | :*''ID number:'' '''EC-2''' | ||
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}} | |||
: Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his | : A late (and low-run) addition to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in red translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring). | ||
: | : All of the Eggbots demand a higher price tag on the secondary market than one would expect at first, thanks to their late and relatively limited release. | ||
: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold. | |||
: This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggbird#Toys|Dark Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu#Toys|Zangetsu]]. | |||
::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggBird/eggbird.htm More information on Eggbird at TFU.info]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:56, 13 February 2024
- Eggbird is a Maximal Egg Beast from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Eggbird (エッグバード Eggubādo) is the airborne Maximal Egg Beast, able to transform from a hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Maximals. His small stature belies his bravery and experience in aerial combat.
Fiction
[edit]Ask Vector Prime
[edit]Eggbird was a sleeper agent of Unicron, inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the Sparkbot Zangetsu. Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015
Toys
[edit]Beast Wars
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- Eggbird (Egg Beast, 1998)
- ID number: EC-2
- Known designers: Masaki Maruyama (original tooling)
- A late (and low-run) addition to the Takara Beast Wars line, Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in red translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you can remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).
- All of the Eggbots demand a higher price tag on the secondary market than one would expect at first, thanks to their late and relatively limited release.
- This mold is a retooling of the 1988 Takara Mashin Hero Wataru "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was itself a retool of the Micro Change "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy, which also had a base and two additional guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.
- This mold was also used to make Dark Eggbird and Kiss Players Zangetsu.
