Gabu (Prime)

This article is about the Aligned character. For the Generation 1 character, see Gabu (G1).

Gabu is a Decepticon Mini-Con from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.

Does not evolve into Garuru.

Gabu (ガブ) has some very confusing modes. He appears to be the leader of the Dark Matter Calibur trio as he's the one who most often speaks on the team's behalf.

When powered up by Dark Energon, Gabu is known as Shadow Gabu (シャドウガブ Shadō Gabu) and forms part of the Dark Star Saber.

Fiction

Prime cartoon

Gabu appears only in the Arms Micron Theater segment of the Japanese broadcasts.

Voice actor: Yūki Tai (Japanese)

Gabu, Baru, and Dai arrived in the studio to show off their Super Combo Weapon mode, the Dark Matter Calibur. They then promptly cut large gashes in the set (scaring Guru and Zori who had been hiding behind the door). O.P., B.B., and R.A. arrived in their Star Saber mode to try and stop the carnage, but one swipe of the Calibur forced them to separate. Adhesive Transformation!? Magnetic Tag Match Still combined, Gabu, Baru, and Dai then fell asleep, giving O.P., B.B., and R.A. a chance to plan a different strategy. Exploration Transformation! Escape from the Underground Once they woke up, they began demanding an apology from the three Autobot Microns, who refused and called in reinforcements in the form of Pral, Jaze, and Sise. These new arrivals combined into the Cosmotector Super Combo Weapon, which then powered up into a golden form and defeated the Dark Matter Calibur, causing Gabu, Baru and Dai to separate. Friendship Transformation! My Bulkhead

Gabu later reappeared in his Shadow form and knocked out Shining R.A., who was busy bragging about his new Star Saber mode. Claiming to have been reborn thanks to the power of Dark Energon, the Shadow trio combined into the mighty Dark Star Saber, leading to a sword fight between them and R.A.'s Star Saber. After winning the first round, Shadow Gabu added that they had to win or else Lord Megatron would get mad at them. Prophetic Transformation! A Message from Beyond Time The battle continued for a long time with no end in sight until round 998, when the Dark Star Saber trio took major damage from Shining R.A.'s Rainbow Shield Attack but countered with their equally powerful Solar Ion Arrow Combo. As they prepared to settle it once and for all, both swords clashed using the Legendary Weapon Attack, which caused the Star Saber to glow in the form of a glowing orange axe while the Dark Matter Calibur took the shape of a purple flail. When these attacks ended up canceling each other out, R.A. thought it was about time for a break and offered Shadow Gabu some tea. Resurrection Transformation! The Reviving of Planet Cybertron

Gabu, now back in his regular form, was among the Arms Microns when they all got together to thank their audience for watching Arms Micron Theater. Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers

Toys

Prime

• Gabu (AMW Micron, 2012)

• ID number: AMW-01
• Release date: July 28, 2012 (retail)
• Energon Crystal: HP Electro

Part of the first wave of poly-bagged single "AMW" kits, Gabu transforms from a robot horseshoe crab into a... well, TakaraTomy calls it a "double blade", so uh, yeah. It's kinda awkward-looking. (Also it's actually got three blades.) He has multiple 5 mm posts and holes as part of the Arms Micron play pattern, allowing him to be combined with other Mini-Cons to form bigger and more ridiculous weapons. However, he is specially designed to form the tip of the "Super Combo Weapon" Dark Matter Calibur with Baru and Dai.

Gabu came unassembled and unpainted still on the sprue, with customer-applied foil stickers for deco.

Gabu, Baru and Dai had a very-limited early release separate from the rest of the AMW series, sold at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair Summer '12 in Fukuoka, Japan, on June 30 and July 1. Purchasing all three also granted the buyer a free Firebolt Clear Yellow Version.

• Gabu, Baru, & Dai at Alfes's Toy Blog

• Final Battle Megatron (Voyager, 2013)

• Set ID Number: AM-33
• Release date: February 25, 2013
• Energon Crystal: HP Death Dark

A transparent black redeco, called Shadow Gabu, was packaged with Final Battle Megatron, in the eleventh and final assortment of regular-retail TakaraTomy Prime toys. . As before, he combines with fellow pack-ins Shadow Baru and Shadow Dai, but this time into the "Super Combo Weapon" Dark Energon Saber.

As he's made out of transparent plastic, caution should be taken with him, as simple assembly can cause strain on the now more-fragile clip joints.

Notes

• Gabu's name is a shortening of kabutogani (カブトガニ), the Japanese word for horseshoe crab, with the first consonant changed to a voiced form.