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:''Rairyu is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Rairyū is a [[Decepticon|Decepticon]] from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''


[[Image:Rairyu.jpg|right|thumb|275px|With a brain size even a [[Sludge (G1)|dinosaur]] would laugh at...]]
[[Image:Rairyu.jpg|right|275px|thumb|With a brain size even a [[Sludge (G1)|dinosaur]] would laugh at...]]
'''Rairyū''' (ライリュウ) is the idiot amongst a team of idiots. When he manages to form a coherent word it is cause for celebration. Oddly, he still doesn’t attract the criticism or ridicule of his teammate [[Kakuryū|Kakuryū]]. Still, he is a vital member of the [[Dinoforce|Dinoforce]] if only because his absence would leave [[Dinoking|Dinoking]] with an even weaker stomach than normal.


'''Rairyu''' is the idiot amongst a team of idiots.  When he manages to form a coherent word it is cause for celebration.  Oddly, he still doesn’t attract the criticism or ridicule of his teammate [[Kakuryu]].  Still he is a vital member of the [[Dinoforce]] if only because his absence would leave [[Dinoking]] with an even weaker stomach then normal.


:''English-Malay dub name:'' '''Birdbrain'''


:''English-Malay dub name'': '''Birdbrain'''
==Fiction==
 
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Shinobu Satouchi|Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japanese)


==Fiction==
===Victory Cartoon===
:''Voice actor: [[Shinobu Satouchi]] (Japan)''
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===Victory manga===
===''Victory'' comic===
 
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Victory===
===Victory===
*'''Rairyu''' (Dinoforce, 1989)
*'''Rairyū''' (Dinoforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-327'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-327'''
**''Accessories'': "Brontosaurus" shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip
**''Accessories'': "Brontosaurus" shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip


: A [[redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster]] [[Birdbrain]], Rairyu transforms into a quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the middle torso to the team's combined mode Dinoking. He comes with a soft-plastic armored ''[[wikipedia:apatosaur|apatosaur]]'' outer "shell" that he can fit into.   
: A [[Redeco|redeco]] of the [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monster]] [[Birdbrain|Birdbrain]], Rairyū transforms into a quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the middle torso to the team's combined mode Dinoking. He comes with a soft-plastic armored ''[[apatosaur|apatosaur]]'' outer "shell" that he can fit into.   


*'''Dinoking''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
*'''Dinoking''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
: ''Japanese ID number'': '''D-328'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-328'''


: All six members of [[Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece gift set.
: All six members of [[Dinoforce|Dinoforce]] were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece gift set.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Rairyu's name translates roughly as "Thunder Dragon".
* Rairyū's name translates roughly as "Thunder Dragon".


* Rairyu's instructions list his shell as a "brontosaurus", a type of dinosaur that didn't actually exist. Oops.
* Rairyū's instructions list his shell as a "brontosaurus", a type of dinosaur that doesn't actually exist. Oops.


* The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ''ick''. Even previously-unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.
* The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ''ick''. Even previously-unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.
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* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with.
* The ''Victory'' anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with.


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Rairyu/rairyu.htm Rairyu at TFU.info]
* [http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Rairyu/rairyu.htm Rairyū at TFU.info]




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Revision as of 05:36, 21 March 2009

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Specifics: Toy; fictional appearances
Rairyū is a Decepticon from the Victory portion of Generation 1 continuity family.
With a brain size even a dinosaur would laugh at...

Rairyū (ライリュウ) is the idiot amongst a team of idiots. When he manages to form a coherent word it is cause for celebration. Oddly, he still doesn’t attract the criticism or ridicule of his teammate Kakuryū. Still, he is a vital member of the Dinoforce if only because his absence would leave Dinoking with an even weaker stomach than normal.


English-Malay dub name: Birdbrain

Fiction

Victory cartoon

Voice actor: Shinobu Satouchi (Japanese)


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Victory comic

Toys

Victory

  • Rairyū (Dinoforce, 1989)
    • Japanese ID number: D-327
    • Accessories: "Brontosaurus" shell, shell-back, "Bronto Gun", Dinoking hip
A redeco of the Pretender Monster Birdbrain, Rairyū transforms into a quadrupedal monster-thing. He can also form the middle torso to the team's combined mode Dinoking. He comes with a soft-plastic armored apatosaur outer "shell" that he can fit into.
  • Dinoking (Multi-pack, 1989)
    • Japanese ID number: D-328
All six members of Dinoforce were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece gift set.

Trivia

  • Rairyū's name translates roughly as "Thunder Dragon".
  • Rairyū's instructions list his shell as a "brontosaurus", a type of dinosaur that doesn't actually exist. Oops.
  • The Dinoforce shells are notable for developing a green patina on the painted-gold portions, as well as a slimy texture over their whole surface over time. What causes this is unknown, but ick. Even previously-unopened samples will develop this nastiness. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.
  • The Victory anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with.
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