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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Hakata Prime is part of the "[[Cybertron Satellite]]" promotion wherein select towns and neighborhoods in Japan had their own "mascots". | * Hakata Prime is part of the "[[Cybertron Satellite]]" promotion wherein select towns and neighborhoods in Japan had their own "mascots". | ||
* Like all Cybertron Satellite Town Commanders, Hakata Prime is modelled after a pre-existing [[Legends Class]] or [[Cyberverse|Cyberverse Legion]] figure; specifically, he's based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Hakata was the home of famous historical figure [[Wikipedia:Kuroda Nagamasa|Kuroda Nagamasa]], whose samurai helmet famously bore a pair of huge horns; this seems to the reason behind the horn-headed Cliffjumper being used. | * Like all Cybertron Satellite Town Commanders, Hakata Prime is modelled after a pre-existing [[Legends Class]] or [[Cyberverse|Cyberverse Legion]] figure; specifically, he's based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Hakata was the home of famous historical figure [[Wikipedia:Kuroda Nagamasa|Kuroda Nagamasa]], whose samurai helmet famously bore a pair of huge horns; this seems to the reason behind the horn-headed Cliffjumper being used. His shoulder armor is based on a samurai ''[[Wikipedia:Hakama|kataginu]]'' vest in reference to [[Wikipedia:Hakata ningyō|Hakata dolls]], which are often samurai-themed, while the shape and color of his limbs appear to invoke the local dish [[Wikipedia:mentaiko|mentaiko]]. | ||
[[Category:Promotion-only Transformers]] | [[Category:Promotion-only Transformers]] | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 30 July 2014
- Hakata Prime is an Autobot from the Aligned continuity family.
Hakata Prime (ハカタプライム Hakata Puraimu) is the Autobot Town Commander assigned to the wards of Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.
Notes
- Hakata Prime is part of the "Cybertron Satellite" promotion wherein select towns and neighborhoods in Japan had their own "mascots".
- Like all Cybertron Satellite Town Commanders, Hakata Prime is modelled after a pre-existing Legends Class or Cyberverse Legion figure; specifically, he's based on Prime Cliffjumper. Hakata was the home of famous historical figure Kuroda Nagamasa, whose samurai helmet famously bore a pair of huge horns; this seems to the reason behind the horn-headed Cliffjumper being used. His shoulder armor is based on a samurai kataginu vest in reference to Hakata dolls, which are often samurai-themed, while the shape and color of his limbs appear to invoke the local dish mentaiko.
