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:''Dark Eggbird is a [[Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Dark Eggbird is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
'''Dark Eggbird''' is the airborne Predacon [[Egg Beast]], able to transform from a stealthy and lethal hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Presumably he has found this worthwhile as part of his role as one of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s top saboteurs. Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Predacons. | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''ED-2''' | : ''Japanese ID number:'' '''ED-2''' | ||
:Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his robot-mode back. | : Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his robot-mode back. | ||
:This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and [[Zangetsu]]. | : This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and [[Zangetsu]]. | ||
==Triva/Notes== | ==Triva/Notes== | ||
* The molds used for the Egg Beasts originated as toys from | * The molds used for the Egg Beasts originated as toys from the pre-Transformers [[Takara]] ''[[Microchange]]'' line, where they were called "Meteor Robo". The keychains were added for their ''Beast Wars'' release, and were retained for the molds' use in ''[[Kiss Players]]''. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggBird/darkeggbird.htm Dark Eggbird at TFU.info] | * [http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggBird/darkeggbird.htm Dark Eggbird at TFU.info] | ||
[[Category: Beast Wars characters]] | [[Category: Beast Wars characters]] | ||
[[Category: Predacons]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Japan-only characters]] | ||
[[Category: Predacons]] | |||
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | |||
Revision as of 22:44, 7 July 2007
- Dark Eggbird is a Predacon from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Dark Eggbird is the airborne Predacon Egg Beast, able to transform from a stealthy and lethal hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Presumably he has found this worthwhile as part of his role as one of Megatron's top saboteurs. Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Predacons.
Toys
Beast Wars
- Dark Eggbird (Egg Beast, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: ED-2
- Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his robot-mode back.
Triva/Notes
- The molds used for the Egg Beasts originated as toys from the pre-Transformers Takara Microchange line, where they were called "Meteor Robo". The keychains were added for their Beast Wars release, and were retained for the molds' use in Kiss Players.
