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| | :''The Tako Tank is a [[Maximal|Maximal]] vehicle from the [[Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' |
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| :<I>The Tako Tank is a <A title=Maximal href="/wiki/Maximal">Maximal</A>
| | [[Image:TakoTank1.gif|right|258px|thumb|The Japanese sure love their tentacles.]] |
| vehicle from the <A title="Beast Wars II" href="/wiki/Beast_Wars_II">Beast
| | The '''Tako Tank''' is a weapon used by the Maximals fighting the Beast Wars on [[Gaea|Gaea]]. It has a powerful water cannon, destructive tentacles and can move really fast. |
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| The '''Tako Tank''' is a weapon used by the Maximals fighting the Beast Wars | |
| on <A title=Gaea href="/wiki/Gaea">Gaea</A>. It has a powerful water cannon, | |
| destructive tentacles and can move really fast. | |
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| | ==Fiction== |
| | ===Beast Wars II cartoon=== |
| | The Tako Tank was delivered to the Maximals stationed on [[Gaea|Gaea]] by [[Scuba|Scuba]]'s cousin, [[Ikard|Ikard]]. The Tako Tank gave the Maximals the upper hand in battle, though only Scuba seemed competent in piloting the thing. At one point, [[Tasmania Kid|Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] tried taking it for a joyride but instantly lost control and wreaked havoc all over the planet until Scuba was able to rescue them. |
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| | ===Dreamwave Comics=== |
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| | A toy remarkably similar to the Tako Tank startled a [[EDC|EDC]] soldier at a movie theater. On reflection, he thought it might be a [[GoBot (Tonka)|GoBot]]. {{storylink|Infestation|Infestation}} |
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| <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Fiction"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1</SPAN>
| | ===IDW Beast Wars comic=== |
| <SPAN class=toctext>Fiction</SPAN></A>
| | An [[Angolmois|Angolmois]]-induced riot follows the Tako Tank, who broke down a wall. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}} |
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| | ==Toys== |
| class=tocnumber>2.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Beast Wars
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| II</SPAN></A>
| | *'''Ikard & Tako Tank''' |
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| | **''Japanese ID number'': '''X-5''' |
| class=tocnumber>3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Trivia/Notes</SPAN></A>
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| The Tako Tank was delivered to the Maximals stationed on <A title=Gaea
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| *'''Ikard & Tako Tank'''
| | : The Tako Tank is a large mechanical octopus that rolls on small wheels on its underside. Twin puppet-rods in the back give control of the front two tentacles (which is one of the funnest play-features in Transformers ever). A plunger in the back runs through the body, which activates the water-bellows in the tank's "mouth". A small wheel behind each "eye" allows them to spin, though for what purpose is unknown. |
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| :''Japanese ID number'': '''X-5''' | | : The tank-head splits open to reveal a motorcycle Basic-scaled toys can ride. (Because of the way it folds up, the Transformer cannot stay in the bike in "storage" mode.) This bike has two flip-around spring-loaded torpedo launchers, plus the wheel assembly can adjust to serve as either a traditional land-based vehicle or be converted to a hoverbike. |
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| tentacles (which is one of the funnest play-features in Transformers ever). A
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| | * Like the [[Niagara Base|Niagara Base]] from the same line, there is speculation that the Tako Tank was originally an unreleased ''[[Microman|Microman]]'' concept. This may explain the bike's questionable compatibility with its pilots. |
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| | *[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Ikard/ikard.htm Ikard & Tako Tank at TFU.info] |
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