Gulf

This article is about the series of Seacon drones. For the state that is near the Gulf of Mexico, see Texas.

Gulfs are Decepticons from the Super-God Masterforce portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Makes a good team with Western.

Gulfs (ガルフ Garufu) are devoid of sentience, like all the Seacons commanded by Turtler, serving only as mindless mass-produced drone warriors designed to overwhelm their opponents by numbers. Among the endless legions of the Seacons, the Gulfs are the most resistant to the pressures and temperatures of the ocean depths, allowing them to dive the deepest and search the ocean bed for resources.

The Gulfs can combine with their fellow Seacons to form King Poseidon.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

When Decepticon Pretenders Blood and Gilmer attacked a cruise ship off the coast of Canada in an attempt to draw out their old Autobot Pretender foe, they brought a small group of Gulfs with them. At Blood's instruction, the fish-monsters tore open the ship's hull and destroyed its engines. Rise Up!! Pretenders On a later mission to disrupt the wildlife of Africa, more Gulfs again accompanied the Decepticon Pretenders in battle against the Autobots. Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!

With the debut of the Seacon commander Turtler on the battlefield, at least one Gulf would usually be present in order to combine with its leader as the right leg of the giant King Poseidon. Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai The Seacon combiner battled Autobot Godmaster Ginrai on an island off the coast of America Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai and in Canada, Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter and a swarm of the creatures backed up the Decepticon Pretenders in a battle on Atlan Island, where a Gulf attacked a boat carrying the Autobot Headmaster Juniors, and another had the misfortune of going up against Road King's Rotary Burst Typhoon attack and losing explosively. Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters

And here's Coe-lo with his hit song "Gulf You".

Gulfs were among the swarms of Seacons that besieged British Motors alongside Hydra and Buster and were destroyed by the Autobot Godmasters, Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot and vast numbers of them attacked Lightfoot in the waters off the coast of Australia when the Autobot investigated the Decepticons' activities in the area. Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts Numerous Gulfs joined in the Decepticons' all-out assault on the Autobot headquarters, tearing their way into the base and destroying it from within, Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes and more of the sea-beasts joined in occupying the Autobots' attentions when the powerful Decepticon BlackZarak began cutting a swathe of destruction across Earth. BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space

When Ginrai approached Decepticon Base in order to rescue his captive comrade Shūta Gō, several Seacons, including some Gulfs were patrolling the perimeter and attacked him, forcing him to blast out the base's airlock, sucking himself and his opponents inside. Subsequently, a Gulf was always handy for the formation of King Poseidon, inside the Decepticon base, God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base, in a battle on its roof, The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform in the Grand Canyon, Autobots! Desperate Attack!! and in the Alps, where the Seacons had their final battle with Ginrai, and were once again defeated and destroyed. Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z Whether or not any Gulfs remained on Earth following the destruction of Decepticon emperor Devil Z and the departure of most of the Transformers from Earth is unknown. A Battle... and Then...

Zone cartoon

Years after the Masterforce War, the Seacons, including one Gulf, were recruited by the supernatural new Emperor of Destruction Violen Jiger. Although they never appeared in their individual forms, as King Poseidon, they attacked Earth in search of the Zodiac and were destroyed by the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas. Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Manga continuity

Super-God Masterforce manga

A Gulf was among the Seacons who gathered at a shoreline with the other Decepticons, where it was fed energon cubes by Cancer. Enter on the Stage! The Name of the Savior Is Ginrai! A Gulf later joined with its fellow Seacons in forming King Poseidon for an attack on the Autobots, only to be defeated by the new-born Super Ginrai. Burn, Super Soul! The New Commander Super Ginrai!

Zone manga and story pages

The Seacons, including a Gulf, were recruited by the supernatural new Emperor of Destruction Violen Jiger. Appearing only in their combined form of King Poseidon, the team battled the Autobots on the planet Wall, Zone story page #3 and were later defeated by the new Autobot commander Dai Atlas when they attacked Earth in search of the Zodiac. Zone It is unclear if the Seacons survived their clash with Dai Atlas; they did not reappear, suggesting they may have been destroyed, but Predaking and Trypticon, who were also blasted by Dai Atlas, were both shown to have survived the experience. Zone story page #6

Toys

Super-God Masterforce

• Galph [sic] (Seacon, 1988)
  • Japanese ID number: D-316
  • Accessories: Left & right rifles, "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

"Galph" (as his name is misspelled on-package) transforms into a pink and blue robotic coelacanth-monster. The figure is armed with two blue rifles which can mount on its back, around its dorsal fin, in creature mode, and wielded in his robot-mode hands. The guns also plug together to form the barrel of Gulf's third mode; an artillery emplacement that mounts on top of a stand formed from three individual components. The central piece of this stand, the "Tripod Rifle", can also be wielded as a weapon by robot-mode Gulf.

Gulf combines with his fellow Seacons to form King Poseidon. Although he nominally forms the right leg of the super-robot, as a Scramble City-style combiner, Gulf can form any limb for King Poseidon (or any other combiners that use the Scramble City-style design). Like the other small Seacons, Gulf can also be used in his artillery mode as a hand-weapon by King Poseidon.

This mold was released concurrently in Hasbro markets as Skalor, with no notable differences between the two. The toy was later redecoed into Beast Wars II Coelagon, and then back into Skalor, with a new coloration for the Transformers Collectors' Club exclusive Piranacon giftset.

• More information on Gulf/Skalor at TFU.info

• King Poseidon (Gift set, 1988)
  • Japanese ID number: D-318

Unlike the Hasbro Seacon box-set, which excludes Nautilator, the Takara King Poseidon box-set comes with all six members of the team; Turtler, Gulf, Kraken, Lobclaw, Overbite, and Tentakil. The individuals are identical to their individually boxed releases.

Generations

Coelakanth Is Android

• Gulf (2019)
  • Accessories: 2 laser guns, sword, combiner hand/gun mode handle, hand gap filler/gun, double-barrel blaster.

Generations Selects Gulf is an extensive retool of Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Terrorcon Blot, transforming from a robotic coelacanth-monster to a robot. He is able to form any limb or a large Targetmaster weapon for King Poseidon. He, like all the other Generations Selects Seacons, has newly-tooled combiner hands with posable fingers. They also form part of the Targetmaster-style gun mode.

Gulf will be released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan, and he can be bought individually or as a set with Turtler as one of the three 2-in-1 sets.

Notes

He's brimming with excitement.

• None of the Masterforce Seacons were ever depicted in robot mode in the anime or manga. The toy's package art is the only known "fictional" depiction of a Gulf in robot mode.

Foreign names

• English: Skalor (Shout! Factory sub)
• Mandarin: Jù Zuǐ Yú (巨嘴鱼, "Giant-Mouth Fish")
• Russian: Smut'yan (Смутьян, "Troublemaker")