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:''Armordillo is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Armordillo is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:BWArmordilloJapan.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Armored Armadillo is weak to [[B'Boom|Spark Mandrill]].]] | [[File:BWArmordilloJapan.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Armored Armadillo is weak to [[B'Boom|Spark Mandrill]].]] | ||
'''Armordillo''' is a master mechanic and explosives expert who carts a vast array of tools and devices around beneath his heavily armored shell. His specialty is constructing brilliantly elaborate traps and then waiting silently and patiently (with a patience that borders on supernatural in his comrades' eyes) for however many days or weeks it takes for a Predacon to stumble into it. His satisfaction when they inevitably do makes it all worthwhile. In addition to his tools and devices he has an impressive optic array, a hidden laser weapon, and a Morningstar melee weapon that combined with his heavy armor make up for the fact that he moves extremely slowly. | '''Armordillo''' is a master mechanic and explosives expert who carts a vast array of tools and devices around beneath his heavily armored shell. His specialty is constructing brilliantly elaborate traps and then waiting silently and patiently (with a patience that borders on supernatural in his comrades' eyes) for however many days or weeks it takes for a Predacon to stumble into it. His satisfaction when they inevitably do makes it all worthwhile. In addition to his tools and devices he has an impressive optic array, a hidden laser weapon, and a Morningstar melee weapon that combined with his heavy armor make up for the fact that he moves extremely slowly.<ref>Armordillo profile in ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' #1</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' | ===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity=== | ||
[[File:BWGatherArmordilloRide.jpg| | [[File:BWGatherArmordilloRide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]] | ||
Armordillo was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} Soon after awakening, he joined up with [[Bantor (BW)|Bantor]], [[Noctorro]], [[Stinkbomb]], and [[K-9]] to free [[Torca]] from a tar pit. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} | |||
Armordillo was one of the [[protoform]]s left behind by the crew of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' on prehistoric [[Earth]]. He was activated and put in [[chronal phase]] by [[Razorbeast]] at [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]]'s request, but was protected from Magmatron's [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} Soon after awakening, he joined up with [[Bantor (BW)|Bantor]], [[Noctorro]], [[Stinkbomb]], and [[K-9]] to free [[Torca (BW)|Torca]] from a tar pit. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} After following Razorbeast's signal for days, and picking up more Maximals along the way, Armordillo rode into battle against Magmatron's Predacons atop Torca, presumably joining up with Razorbeast's army after their victory. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}} | |||
[[File:BWTheAscending2 ClawJawK-9ArmordilloBBoom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Smooth on the inside, crunchy on the outside. ARMORDILLO!]] | |||
Even with all the Maximals joined up, the battle against the Predacons continued. During a battle outside the Maximal base, Armordillo was happy about the existence of trenches, and when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] arrived to save the day, Armordillo reminded his friends that "patience brings its own reward". {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} The Maximals and Predacons later teamed up to fight the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]s, and Armordillo and several others dogpiled [[Drancron]] during the battle. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}} | |||
Even with all the Maximals joined up, the battle against the Predacons continued. During a battle outside the Maximal base, Armordillo was happy about the existence of trenches, and when [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] arrived to save the day, Armordillo reminded his friends that "patience brings its own reward". {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} The Maximals and Predacons later teamed up to fight the [[Blendtron]]s, and Armordillo and several others dogpiled [[Drancron]] during the battle. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}} | {{l-}} | ||
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''=== | ===''Beast Wars: Uprising''=== | ||
[[File:HeadGames-BuzzclawArmordillo.jpg|thumb| | [[File:HeadGames-BuzzclawArmordillo.jpg|thumb|left|300px]] | ||
{{ | Participating in a battle of the [[Games (competition)|Games]], Armordillo found himself the last survivor of the Maximal team, facing down the lone Predacon [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]. Having successfully avoided his opponent's corrosive vomit attack and taken the fallen [[Drancron]]'s missile launcher, he was able to shoot Buzzclaw down during an attempted surprise attack, but as he moved in for the kill, he tripped and impaled himself on a metal spike used by Buzzclaw as a makeshift weapon. | ||
Though Buzzclaw would celebrate his victory for many years to follow, once [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] revealed that many of the Games had been fixed, he began harboring doubts that Armordillo had been more than just unlucky. {{storylink|Head Games}} | |||
===Scorching Heat Showdown=== | |||
After discovering the existence of the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on their planet, Armordillo attempted to bring this information to the other [[Maximal]]s, but was pursued by [[Snapper]]. Armordillo was ultimately shot and killed by [[Megalligator]], and the two [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] attempted to extract the information from his memories before being interrupted by [[Convobat]]. {{storylink|Scorching Heat Showdown}} | |||
===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic=== | |||
[[File:TheEnd-ArmordilloSnarl.jpg|thumb|300px]] | |||
The Cybertronian who would become Armordillo was one of the many Maximal protoforms aboard the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. To eliminate the Maximals and Predacons, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and the [[Vok]] brought every crashed [[stasis pod]] they could find online and reprogrammed the protoforms within into loyal "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]". Together, they attacked the crashed ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' in an attempt to take out the Maximal-Predacon alliance; when the Maximals and Predacons destroyed the Vok themselves, however, their remaining followers agreed to a truce and left to live peacefully in the wilderness. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}} | |||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===''Beast Wars''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Beast Wars-Armordillo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Armordillo''' (Basic Class, 1996)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': Mace/foot, rifle/foot | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}} | |||
:Armordillo transforms into a Brazilian giant armadillo, | :Part of the second wave of first-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basics, Armordillo transforms into a Brazilian giant armadillo, per the pun. He shifts to [[robot mode]] with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|one-step transformation]] by pulling up on his tail. His left rear [[beast mode]] leg separates to form a non-firing "laser rifle", while the right leg becomes a [[mace (weapon)|chain-and-mace]] melee weapon. These weapons plug into holes on the outer wrists of his forelegs/robot-arms since his robot-mode "hands" are just flat digging claws. | ||
:This mold was later used to make [[Bump]] and [[Psycho-Orb]]. | :This toy was released in Japan on its own as part of a 1998 mail order catalog theater-goers could buy from. This mold was later used to make ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Bump (BW)#Toys|Bump]] and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Psycho-Orb#Toys|Psycho-Orb]]. | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Armordillo/armordillo.htm More information on Armordillo at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Armordillo/armordillo.htm More information on Armordillo at TFU.info]'' | ||
{{anchor|Playset}} | {{-}}{{anchor|VSX1}}{{anchor|Playset}} | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Volcano Showdown: Armor VS Snapper''' (Vs Playset, 1997)}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''VS-X1''' | |||
:*''Accessories'': Mace/foot, rifle/foot | |||
: | :"Armor" was available in Japan exclusively in a large "Volcano Showdown" (火山の対決 ''Kazan no Taiketsu'') set containing him, his "rival" [[Snapper#VSX1|Snapper]], and a large battery-operated [[Volcano Base|volcano playset]]. The two figures in the set are functionally identical to the Hasbro releases of the toys. | ||
:It has been hypothesized that this playset was originally slated for an abandoned ''[[Microman]]'' line, which is made plausible by the scale of various sculpted details. | : It has been hypothesized that this playset was originally slated for an abandoned ''[[Microman]]'' line, which is made plausible by the scale of various sculpted details and general incompatibility with the two figures it comes with. | ||
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==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== | ||
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''=== | |||
[[File:Armordillomutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]] | [[File:Armordillomutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]] | ||
* '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997) | * '''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997) | ||
:Armordillo was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]]. | :Armordillo was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]]. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''Japanese:'' '''Armor''' (アルマー ''Arumā'') | *''Japanese:'' '''Armor''' (アルマー ''Arumā'')<ref>While Romanized as "Armor", this follows the Spanish pronunciation of "armadillo" (アルマジロ ''arumajiro''), and not the English pronunciation of "armor" (アーマー ''āmā'').</ref> | ||
*''French:'' '''Tatou''' (Canada, "Armadillo") | *''French:'' '''Tatou''' (Canada, "Armadillo") | ||
*''Italian:'' '''Armodillo''' | *''Italian:'' '''Armodillo''' | ||
*''Spanish:'' '''Armadillo''' | *''Spanish:'' '''Armadillo''' | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]] | [[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]] | ||
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]] | [[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:44, 14 May 2026
| The name or term "Armordillo" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Armordillo (disambiguation). |
- Armordillo is a Maximal from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Armordillo is a master mechanic and explosives expert who carts a vast array of tools and devices around beneath his heavily armored shell. His specialty is constructing brilliantly elaborate traps and then waiting silently and patiently (with a patience that borders on supernatural in his comrades' eyes) for however many days or weeks it takes for a Predacon to stumble into it. His satisfaction when they inevitably do makes it all worthwhile. In addition to his tools and devices he has an impressive optic array, a hidden laser weapon, and a Morningstar melee weapon that combined with his heavy armor make up for the fact that he moves extremely slowly.[1]
Fiction
[edit]2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
[edit]
Armordillo was one of the protoforms left behind by the crew of the Axalon on prehistoric Earth. He was activated and put in chronal phase by Razorbeast at Magmatron's request, but was protected from Magmatron's Predacon shell-program by Razorbeast's viral code. The Gathering #1 Soon after awakening, he joined up with Bantor, Noctorro, Stinkbomb, and K-9 to free Torca from a tar pit. The Gathering #2 After following Razorbeast's signal for days, and picking up more Maximals along the way, Armordillo rode into battle against Magmatron's Predacons atop Torca, presumably joining up with Razorbeast's army after their victory. The Gathering #4
Even with all the Maximals joined up, the battle against the Predacons continued. During a battle outside the Maximal base, Armordillo was happy about the existence of trenches, and when Grimlock arrived to save the day, Armordillo reminded his friends that "patience brings its own reward". The Ascending #2 The Maximals and Predacons later teamed up to fight the Blendtrons, and Armordillo and several others dogpiled Drancron during the battle. The Ascending #4
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]
Participating in a battle of the Games, Armordillo found himself the last survivor of the Maximal team, facing down the lone Predacon Buzzclaw. Having successfully avoided his opponent's corrosive vomit attack and taken the fallen Drancron's missile launcher, he was able to shoot Buzzclaw down during an attempted surprise attack, but as he moved in for the kill, he tripped and impaled himself on a metal spike used by Buzzclaw as a makeshift weapon.
Though Buzzclaw would celebrate his victory for many years to follow, once Lio Convoy revealed that many of the Games had been fixed, he began harboring doubts that Armordillo had been more than just unlucky. Head Games
Scorching Heat Showdown
[edit]After discovering the existence of the crashed Ark on their planet, Armordillo attempted to bring this information to the other Maximals, but was pursued by Snapper. Armordillo was ultimately shot and killed by Megalligator, and the two Predacons attempted to extract the information from his memories before being interrupted by Convobat. Scorching Heat Showdown
2021 Beast Wars comic
[edit]
The Cybertronian who would become Armordillo was one of the many Maximal protoforms aboard the Axalon. To eliminate the Maximals and Predacons, Tarantulas and the Vok brought every crashed stasis pod they could find online and reprogrammed the protoforms within into loyal "Children of the Vok". Together, they attacked the crashed Darksyde in an attempt to take out the Maximal-Predacon alliance; when the Maximals and Predacons destroyed the Vok themselves, however, their remaining followers agreed to a truce and left to live peacefully in the wilderness. The End
Toys
[edit]Beast Wars
[edit]
- Armordillo (Basic Class, 1996)
- Accessories: Mace/foot, rifle/foot
- Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Part of the second wave of first-year Beast Wars Basics, Armordillo transforms into a Brazilian giant armadillo, per the pun. He shifts to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation by pulling up on his tail. His left rear beast mode leg separates to form a non-firing "laser rifle", while the right leg becomes a chain-and-mace melee weapon. These weapons plug into holes on the outer wrists of his forelegs/robot-arms since his robot-mode "hands" are just flat digging claws.
- This toy was released in Japan on its own as part of a 1998 mail order catalog theater-goers could buy from. This mold was later used to make Beast Wars Neo Bump and Robotmasters Psycho-Orb.
- Volcano Showdown: Armor VS Snapper (Vs Playset, 1997)
- ID number: VS-X1
- Accessories: Mace/foot, rifle/foot
- "Armor" was available in Japan exclusively in a large "Volcano Showdown" (火山の対決 Kazan no Taiketsu) set containing him, his "rival" Snapper, and a large battery-operated volcano playset. The two figures in the set are functionally identical to the Hasbro releases of the toys.
- It has been hypothesized that this playset was originally slated for an abandoned Microman line, which is made plausible by the scale of various sculpted details and general incompatibility with the two figures it comes with.
Merchandise
[edit]Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game
[edit]
- Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game (1997)
- Armordillo was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars card game.
Notes
[edit]Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Armor (アルマー Arumā)[2]
- French: Tatou (Canada, "Armadillo")
- Italian: Armodillo
- Spanish: Armadillo
References
[edit]- ↑ Armordillo profile in Beast Wars Sourcebook #1
- ↑ While Romanized as "Armor", this follows the Spanish pronunciation of "armadillo" (アルマジロ arumajiro), and not the English pronunciation of "armor" (アーマー āmā).
