Kaen

Kaen is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.

He's the strongest of the Trainbots, and Kaen is extremely proud of this fact. He's got the punch, and he can really bring on the heat, literally. This sometimes puts him at odds with his cold-loving teammate Yukikaze, especially since they have to physically link together when they form Raiden.

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation 1 comic continuity

Kaen (or someone who looks a lot like him) is barely visible as part of a big crowd of unhappy Cybertrons who make Prowl look really stupid when he tries to make a speech. Skyfire

Toys

Headmasters

• Kaen (Trainbot, 1987)

Japanese ID number: C-130

Kaen transforms into a DE10 diesel locomotive. He also forms the lower torso and head of the team's combined mode Raiden.

• Raiden (Gift set, 1987)

The entire Trainbot team was sold both as individuals and in a six-bot Raiden gift-set.

• Raiden (TF Jr set, 1987)

Zone

• Kaen (Trainbot, 1990)

Japanese ID number: C-359

The Trainbots were re-released during Zone in new packaging, and only as individuals, never in a box set. The toys are identical to their original Headmasters incarnations.

Trivia

• Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Kaen's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji, the most likely translation to English is "Blaze".

• The Trainbots are all originally Diaclone toys, which came in two different color schemes. It's also worth noting that there are several mold differences between the Diaclone and Transformers versions. Kaen didn't change much. The Transformers releases also lost the Dialcone pilots (of course) and the little plastic tracks for the trains to ride on.

External links

• Kaen at TFU.info

• Diaclone Kaen at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.