Rabbit Kid: Difference between revisions

From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
undoM Sipher (talk | contribs)
Administrators
43,755 edits
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
[[File:BF-art RabbitKidMeijiCard.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Silly Rabbit, Trix are for... kids... oh. Okay then. Enjoy.]]
[[File:BF-art RabbitKidMeijiCard.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Silly Rabbit, Trix are for... kids... oh. Okay then. Enjoy.]]


Born on the island of [[Rabbihos]], '''Rabbit Kid''' (ラビットキッド ''Rabitto Kiddo''), or '''Rabbi''' (ラビ ''Rabi'') for short, had a great life until the [[Decepticon]]s invaded his homeworld, [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], raising an insurgent army from the dissatisfied cold-blooded Beastformers. As the Decepticon-allied Beastformers conquered the planet, Rabbit Kid joined [[White Leo]]'s resistance army. Along with [[Hedgehog]], he was shot into space to track down the good [[Transformer|Cybertronians]], the [[Autobot]]s, in hopes they would come to help drive off the Decepticons and restore the old regime. He also holds the rank of King of Rabbihos, over Emperor [[Bluehorse]]. He has a tendency to be careless and hastily jump to conclusions, and as a result there are those who dislike relying on him, but his heart is in the right place.
Quite a few on [[Beast (planet)|planet Beast]] have issues trusting '''Rabbit Kid''' (ラビットキッド ''Rabitto Kiddo''). It's not that they doubt his intentions or commitment; he's an honest, courageous, and compassionate young beast who is always eager to help people at a moment's notice. But that's kind of the problem right there. He can be a bit... well, hare-brained, acting without thought and not listening to advice, leaping into action recklessly, possibly causing more trouble in the process. His heart's in the right place, but it needs to talk to his brain a bit more. Still, he's learning, and often confides in the elder [[Yellow Giraffe]] with his problems.


Rabbit Kid's main skills in the Autobot Beastformer forces are as a communications combatant and his unmatched jumping power. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Rapid Spear, can be thrown at speeds faster than light to take out any airborne foe, and he's the only one who knows how to use it. He has close bonds with fellow soldiers Hedgehog and the avuncular [[Yellow Giraffe]].
The young king of the island nation of [[North Snarl|Rabbihos]], he has all the skills one would expect of a cybernetically-enhanced lagomorph. His ears can pick up sounds from up to 10 kilometers away, and his leaping power is among the best on the planet. His [[MVP Weapon]], the Rapid Spear (ラピッドスピア ''Rapiddo Supia'') can be thrown incredible distances at superluminal speed, striking down targets nigh-instantly.


Sometimes there are lots of him.
Sometimes there are lots of him.


{{TOC}}


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
Line 38: Line 39:
Rabbit Kid was among the many Beastformers squabbling on their home planet when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived to fetch the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}
Rabbit Kid was among the many Beastformers squabbling on their home planet when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived to fetch the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}


{{-}}
==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers: BEastformers===
===Beastformers===
[[File:BF-toy RabbitKid.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
[[File:BF-toy RabbitKid.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Rabbit Kid''' (Beastformer, 1987)
**''Beast ID number'': '''22'''
**''Accessories'': Double-bladed staff
: Part of the first series of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Rabbit Kid is an aqua-colored anthropomorphic rabbit in darker-aqua robotic armor. The [[rubsign]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood.
: He was re-released in the subsequent second and third series; while the toy proper was not changed, the packaging and packed-in bio card was. The Series 1 release comes in a generic red-grid "Cybertron Beastformer" box, with a red-grid bio card with a painted character image on the front, though there was a random chance of his card being replaced by the rare "[[Holography Mirror]]" card. Series 2 came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box, with the bio card putting the painted image on a jungle backdrop. Series 3's box was unchanged, but the bio card replaced the painted image with a simpler line-art image, first used in [[Hasbro]]'s ''Battle Beasts'' cast poster. In the green-box releases, depending on the "Pack" he came in, there was a chance of his bio card being replaced with a rare "[[Secret Photo]]", "[[Bewitching Serpent Seal]]", or "VS Holography Mirror" card.
{{--}}
===Beastformers===
*'''Rabbit Kid''' (Beastformer, 1988)
*'''Rabbit Kid''' (Beastformer, 1988)
**''Beast ID number'': '''22'''
**''ID number'': '''22'''
**''Pack'': '''G'''
**''Accessories'': "Rapid Spear" MVP Weapon
**''Accessories'': "Rapid Spear" MVP Weapon


: Re-released in the ''Transformers''-less ''Beastformers'' sequel series, Rabbit Kid was given a straight re-release with new packaging and a new, more filled-out bio card with corrected coloring. This new card also gave his weapon, now branded an "[[MVP Weapon]]", the name "Rapid Spear" (ラピッドスピア ''Rapiddo Supia'').
: Released only in the ''Transformers''-less ''Beastformers'' sequel series, Rabbit Kid is an aqua-colored anthropomorphic rabbit in darker-aqua robotic armor. The [[rubsign|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.


: The initial early releases of this series had the chance for any Beastformer to have the rare Burstsun symbol; we'll probably never know if Rabbit Kid was ever actually one of them. Later in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro ''Battle Beast'' version of the line.)
: As part of the first assortment of individually-boxed Beastformers in the "RPG" line, there was a chance his normal pack-in bio card would be replaced with a rare "Burstsun" holo card featuring [[White Leo]] on the front, with a Burstsun Battle Emblem sticker in a little baggie affixed to the back, for you to attach to whichever Beastformer you chose.


{{-}}{{anchor|SheepHunter}}
{{-}}{{anchor|SheepHunter}}
[[File:BeastformerToy SheepHunterRabbitKid Box.jpg|right|150px|thumb|However, one could argue [[Klingon]]s would ''love'' this.]]
[[File:BeastformerToy SheepHunterRabbitKid Box.jpg|right|150px|thumb|However, one could argue [[Klingon]]s would ''love'' this.]]
*'''Sheep Hunter''' (Beastformer [[Head Hunter]] Vehicle, 1988)
*'''Sheep Hunter''' (Beastformer [[Head Hunter]] Vehicle, 1988)
**''Beast ID number'': '''22'''
**''ID number'': '''22'''
**''Accessories'': "Rapid Spear" MVP Weapon
**''Accessories'': "Rapid Spear" MVP Weapon


: Rabbit Kid was also available packed in with the [[Sheep Hunter]] vehicle. Some of the Rabbit Kids from this pack have been slightly [[retool]]ed, with shorter ears and a rounder tail.
: Rabbit Kid was also available packed in with the [[Sheep Hunter]] vehicle. Some of the Rabbit Kids from this pack have been slightly [[retool]]ed, with shorter ears and a rounder tail.


{{-}}{{anchor|Meiji}}
: It is also ''possible'' that some Rabbit Kids in this release got the new full-color Battle Emblems that appeared in the later single-pack figures, but it has not been confirmed.
 
{{-}}
==Merchandise==
===Meiji candy toys===
{{anchor|Meiji}}
*'''Rabbit Kid''' (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, 1988)
*'''Rabbit Kid''' (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, 1988)
**''Meiji ID number'': '''21'''
**''Meiji ID number'': '''21'''
**''Accessories'': ??? weapon
**''Accessories'': "Death Binder" MVP Weapon
 
: A small, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Rabbit Kid was sold both as a [[gacha|gashapon]] capsule prize by Takara (three per capsule for 200 yen), and as a [[candy toy]] with chocolate-coated cereal-like corn puff "chocoballs" through the candy/snack company [[Meiji]] (two toys per box, for 100 yen).  This stumpy lil fellow could be found in red, blue or green plastic, representing the Fire, Water and Wood elements (even though he still had a rubsign). All of the Meji Beastformers come with a ''different'' Beastformer's weapon attached to their shoulder by a snippable sprue. Rabbit Kid came with [[Deaspider#Meiji|Deaspider]]'s "Death Binder" weapon, while [[Badshark#Meiji|Badshark]] comes with Rabbit Kid's "Rapid Spear".
 
: The interior of each chocoballs box contains super-brief bio data for two of the twenty possible beasts, as well as rules for three different styles of game: the traditional Fire/Wood/Water deal, a "flick the figures and knock your opponent over" deal, and a more involved game that requires character data from Meiji's ''other'' candy-based ''Beastformers'' merch, the Battle Cards (see below).


: A small, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Rabbit Kid was sold both as a [[gacha|gashapon]] capsule prize by Takara, and as a [[candy toy]] with "chocoballs" through the candy/ snack company [[Meiji]]. The candy toy version came with a bio/data card with its own role-playing rules, using the old ''Transformers''-era painted character art.
{{-}}
* '''Ramune Beastformers Battle Card''' (1988)
**''Meiji ID number'': '''6'''  


: This stumpy lil fellow could be found in red, blue or green plastic, representing the Fire, Water and Wood elements (even though he still had a rubsign). All of the Meji Beastformers comes with a ''different'' Beastformer's weapon attached to their shoulder by a snippable sprue, common for inexpensive toys of that nature. Rabbit Kid came with [[Deaspider#Meiji|Deaspider]]'s "Death Binder" weapon, while [[Badshark#Meiji|Badshark]] comes with Rabbit Kid's "Rapid Spear".
: A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Rabbit Kid, featuring painted character art of the kind found on early ''Transformers: Beastformers'' bio cards (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.


{{-}}
==Notes==
==Notes==
[[File:RabbitKidPoster.jpg|upright=.67|thumb|]]
[[File:RabbitKidPoster.jpg|upright=.67|thumb|]]
* So yeah, it's really ''really'' weird that Rabbit Kid and [[Hedgehog]], the first two Beastformers shown in ''Transformers'' fiction, were not actually sold in the ''Transformers'' line. Their Meiji card art (as well as art of other skipped beasts on those cards) indicates they were planned to be at one point, but ultimately, they and twenty other ''Battle Beasts'' figures were skipped in the ''Transformers: Beastformers'' series, despite all of them appearing on numerous catalogs and advertisements.
* It is ''possible'' Rabbit Kid was released in Takara's [[Gacha]] machines as his SD figurine was, but this has not been confirmed.
* The 1987 checklist poster artwork for Rabbit Kid incorrectly gives him a golden spear. The recolored version used in the 1988 series corrects this mistake.
* The 1987 checklist poster artwork for Rabbit Kid incorrectly gives him a golden spear. The recolored version used in the 1988 series corrects this mistake.
* His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "Rabi" (ラビ).


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===

Revision as of 07:04, 12 November 2021

Rabbit Kid is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Silly Rabbit, Trix are for... kids... oh. Okay then. Enjoy.

Quite a few on planet Beast have issues trusting Rabbit Kid (ラビットキッド Rabitto Kiddo). It's not that they doubt his intentions or commitment; he's an honest, courageous, and compassionate young beast who is always eager to help people at a moment's notice. But that's kind of the problem right there. He can be a bit... well, hare-brained, acting without thought and not listening to advice, leaping into action recklessly, possibly causing more trouble in the process. His heart's in the right place, but it needs to talk to his brain a bit more. Still, he's learning, and often confides in the elder Yellow Giraffe with his problems.

The young king of the island nation of Rabbihos, he has all the skills one would expect of a cybernetically-enhanced lagomorph. His ears can pick up sounds from up to 10 kilometers away, and his leaping power is among the best on the planet. His MVP Weapon, the Rapid Spear (ラピッドスピア Rapiddo Supia) can be thrown incredible distances at superluminal speed, striking down targets nigh-instantly.

Sometimes there are lots of him.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Headmasters cartoon

Now I'm blue!
Voice actor: Hirohiko Kakegawa (Japanese)

The Rabbit Kids were a species of Beastformer, part of White Leo's forces against the Decepticon invaders and their Beastformer allies, led by Alligatron.

While patrolling space in the battleship Maximus, the Autobots discovered a pair of aliens floating in space in exosuits. After being brought in, they introduced themselves as Rabbit Kid and Hedgehog. The duo pleaded for help in driving the Decepticon invaders off their formerly-bucolic homeworld, so the Autobots set course for the planet Beast.

On the planet, a Rabbit Kid was part of an attack on the Decepticon stronghold that failed and forced the rebels into retreat. The Rabbit Kid with the Autobots soon led them to the rebel forces, and several Rabbit Kids were in the crowd cheering on and welcoming the Autobots.

The Rabbit Kid slaves were rescued through the efforts of Daniel, Wheelie, and the Monsterbots. At the same time, a Rabbit Kid was part of a White Leo-led force out to rescue the slaves. The two groups of Beastformers joined together and emerged from the caves to see the Decepticon Transformers retreat. Rebellion on Planet Beast

A Rabbit Kid was one of the slaves on planet Zarak, forced to work on Scorponok's transtector. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts

The Headmasters comic

Rabbit Kid was among a crowd of Beastformers cheering on Raiden as he battled Predaking. The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!

Beastformers comic

Following the end of the Beastformer civil war, Rabbit Kid traveled to Bistoram to reinforce its defenses against the encroaching Laser Beasts, unfortunately leaving his own nation vulnerable to an invasion. The Laser Beasts conquered Rabbihos and killed Bluehorse, angering Rabbit Kid who requested that the Beastformers locate the legendary Hunters and employ them against the invaders. When the other Beastformers refused, Rabbit Kid set out with only Bombsheep by his side and eventually located the Sheep Hunter, returning during a battle to send the Laser Beasts fleeing. He was certain the vehicles would spell victory for the Beastformers, but in a later battle his Sheep Hunter was toppled by the Laser Beasts' Battle Savanna. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Legends comic

Rabbit Kid continued using the Sheep Hunter during the war with the Laser Beasts. LG51 Doublecross Prologue Rabbit Kid participated in the final battle between Beastformers and Laser Beasts on Beast in 2023. He watched as a portal opened to reveal 2021-based Transformers and their allies fleeing the end of the Legends World; he was soon cheering on the Monsterbots defeating the Laser Beast-controlled Battle Bases. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1

Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity

Rabbit Kid was among the many Beastformers squabbling on their home planet when Megatron arrived to fetch the Predacons. Welcome to the Jungle


Toys

Beastformers

  • Rabbit Kid (Beastformer, 1988)
    • ID number: 22
    • Pack: G
    • Accessories: "Rapid Spear" MVP Weapon
Released only in the Transformers-less Beastformers sequel series, Rabbit Kid is an aqua-colored anthropomorphic rabbit in darker-aqua robotic armor. The Battle Emblem on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.
As part of the first assortment of individually-boxed Beastformers in the "RPG" line, there was a chance his normal pack-in bio card would be replaced with a rare "Burstsun" holo card featuring White Leo on the front, with a Burstsun Battle Emblem sticker in a little baggie affixed to the back, for you to attach to whichever Beastformer you chose.


However, one could argue Klingons would love this.
  • Sheep Hunter (Beastformer Head Hunter Vehicle, 1988)
    • ID number: 22
    • Accessories: "Rapid Spear" MVP Weapon
Rabbit Kid was also available packed in with the Sheep Hunter vehicle. Some of the Rabbit Kids from this pack have been slightly retooled, with shorter ears and a rounder tail.
It is also possible that some Rabbit Kids in this release got the new full-color Battle Emblems that appeared in the later single-pack figures, but it has not been confirmed.


Merchandise

Meiji candy toys

  • Rabbit Kid (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, 1988)
    • Meiji ID number: 21
    • Accessories: "Death Binder" MVP Weapon
A small, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Rabbit Kid was sold both as a gashapon capsule prize by Takara (three per capsule for 200 yen), and as a candy toy with chocolate-coated cereal-like corn puff "chocoballs" through the candy/snack company Meiji (two toys per box, for 100 yen). This stumpy lil fellow could be found in red, blue or green plastic, representing the Fire, Water and Wood elements (even though he still had a rubsign). All of the Meji Beastformers come with a different Beastformer's weapon attached to their shoulder by a snippable sprue. Rabbit Kid came with Deaspider's "Death Binder" weapon, while Badshark comes with Rabbit Kid's "Rapid Spear".
The interior of each chocoballs box contains super-brief bio data for two of the twenty possible beasts, as well as rules for three different styles of game: the traditional Fire/Wood/Water deal, a "flick the figures and knock your opponent over" deal, and a more involved game that requires character data from Meiji's other candy-based Beastformers merch, the Battle Cards (see below).


  • Ramune Beastformers Battle Card (1988)
    • Meiji ID number: 6
A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Rabbit Kid, featuring painted character art of the kind found on early Transformers: Beastformers bio cards (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.


Notes

  • So yeah, it's really really weird that Rabbit Kid and Hedgehog, the first two Beastformers shown in Transformers fiction, were not actually sold in the Transformers line. Their Meiji card art (as well as art of other skipped beasts on those cards) indicates they were planned to be at one point, but ultimately, they and twenty other Battle Beasts figures were skipped in the Transformers: Beastformers series, despite all of them appearing on numerous catalogs and advertisements.
  • It is possible Rabbit Kid was released in Takara's Gacha machines as his SD figurine was, but this has not been confirmed.
  • The 1987 checklist poster artwork for Rabbit Kid incorrectly gives him a golden spear. The recolored version used in the 1988 series corrects this mistake.
  • His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "Rabi" (ラビ).

Foreign names

  • English: Hare Razing Rabbit
Retrieved from "https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Rabbit_Kid&oldid=1567872"