Zan: Difference between revisions
From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary |
|||
| (11 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{faction|minicon|autobot}} | {{faction|minicon|autobot}} | ||
:''Zan is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | :''Zan is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Go-toy Zan.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]] | [[File:Go-toy Zan.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Form of... an ice sword!]] | ||
'''Zan''' (ザン) assists the Autobot [[Swordbot]] [[Kenzan]] in his quest to vanquish the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s threatening [[Japan]]. | '''Zan''' (ザン) assists the Autobot [[Swordbot]] [[Kenzan]] in his quest to vanquish the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s threatening [[Japan]]. | ||
==Toys== | |||
===''Go!''=== | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Zan''' (Promotional Arms Micron, [[2013]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Release date'': [[June 22]], 2013 | |||
: A [[redeco]] of [[Moon (BW)#Prime 2|L.P.]], Zan transforms from a humanoid robot to a sword. He has numerous [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons", though he is specifically meant to combine with [[Gan]] and [[Jin (Go!)|Jin]] to form the [[Sanjōhaōken]] sword. | |||
: | : Zan comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Unlike the Arms Microns from the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline, he has a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot symbol on his [[Energon]] crystal, rather than a sticker beneath it. | ||
: Zan was only available with the purchase of [[Kenzan]] on June 22nd at roughly a million different stores, including [[Toys"R"Us | : Zan was only available as a [[campaign item|promotional freebie]] with the purchase of [[Kenzan#Toys|Kenzan]] on June 22nd at roughly a million different stores, including [[Toys"R"Us]], [[AEON]], Yodabashi Camera, [[Amazon (website)|amazon.co.jp]], and more. | ||
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/transformers-go/zan/3173/1/ Image gallery of Zan at Seibertron.com]'' | |||
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1962.html The Sanjōhaōken Arms Microns at Alfes Toy Blog] | ::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1962.html The Sanjōhaōken Arms Microns at Alfes Toy Blog] | ||
| Line 20: | Line 23: | ||
* Promotional photography of Zan shows his Energon Crystal as being oriented with the top of the Autobot symbol towards the tip of the sword. However, his [[instructions]] show the Crystal oriented the opposite way, so the symbol is upright in robot mode. | * Promotional photography of Zan shows his Energon Crystal as being oriented with the top of the Autobot symbol towards the tip of the sword. However, his [[instructions]] show the Crystal oriented the opposite way, so the symbol is upright in robot mode. | ||
[[Category:Arms Microns]] | |||
[[Category: Arms Microns]] | [[Category:Blades]] | ||
[[Category: Go! Autobots]] | [[Category:Go! Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: Japanese promotion exclusives]] | [[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]] | ||
[[Category: Toy-only characters]] | [[Category:Toy-only characters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:29, 18 February 2026
- Zan is an Autobot-allied Mini-Con from the Go! portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Zan (ザン) assists the Autobot Swordbot Kenzan in his quest to vanquish the Predacons threatening Japan.
Toys
[edit]Go!
[edit]- Zan (Promotional Arms Micron, 2013)
- Release date: June 22, 2013
- A redeco of L.P., Zan transforms from a humanoid robot to a sword. He has numerous 5mm posts and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons", though he is specifically meant to combine with Gan and Jin to form the Sanjōhaōken sword.
- Zan comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners, like a model kit. Unlike the Arms Microns from the Japanese Prime toyline, he has a tampographed Autobot symbol on his Energon crystal, rather than a sticker beneath it.
- Zan was only available as a promotional freebie with the purchase of Kenzan on June 22nd at roughly a million different stores, including Toys"R"Us, AEON, Yodabashi Camera, amazon.co.jp, and more.
Notes
[edit]- Promotional photography of Zan shows his Energon Crystal as being oriented with the top of the Autobot symbol towards the tip of the sword. However, his instructions show the Crystal oriented the opposite way, so the symbol is upright in robot mode.
