Kōken

From Sodor's heart I stab at thee!

The Kōken (光剣, "Light Sword") is one of Raiden's weapons, a broadsword where the blade is made of energy particles. While reliable in the hands of the strong Raiden, the taciturn Seizan sometimes uses it to clear a path for the other Trainbots.

Fiction

The Headmasters cartoon

When Megazarak landed on Mars to distract the Autobots before they could stop his plans to blow up the planet, Raiden activated Kōken and attempted to take a swing on the gigantic Transformer. He was zapped by Megazarak before he could do so. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Transformers Go! Go!

When Megatron's giant fortress-turned-battle mech shattered his Light Sword, Raiden quick-drew Kōken and relieved the giant of its limbs with style. After the battle was won, Raiden rested his hands on the blade as he took in the splendor of the liberated Mount Fuji to the cheers of grateful humans. Shushupopo!! part 2

Toys

MPG

• Trainbot Seizan (2023)

• Release date: 2023 September 30
• ID number: MPG-05
• Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy), Dai Ono (Tomytec), Yuki Ohshima (concept artist)

MPG Trainbot Seizan comes with the Kōken, a translucent blue sword based on its appearance in the Headmasters cartoon. It can be handled by the Trainbot's combined form, Raiden, or any of the individual components in their robot modes.

The Kōken can be stored on the underside of Trainbot Getsuei's rail base.

• Machine translation of the Kōken's description in Seizan's MPG bio

• Trainbot Raiden (2024)

• Release date: 2024 February 24
• ID number: MPG-06S
• Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy), Dai Ono (Tomytec), Yuki Ohshima (concept artist)

MPG Trainbot Raiden box set comes with a chromed version of the Kōken.

Notes

• The Kōken exists simultaneously with the "Light Sword", another cartoon-original weapon used by Raiden in "Head On!! Fortress Maximus". Whether this means some wires were crossed during production of The Headmasters is unclear.