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{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacon|the Aligned Autobot|Sledgehammer}}
{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacon|the Aligned Autobot|Sledgehammer}}
:''Elephan is a [[Beastformer]] or [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Elephan is a [[Beastformer]] or [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ElephanPoster.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]


[[File:ElephanPoster.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
 
'''Elephan''' (エレファン ''Erefan''), aka '''Elly''' (エリー ''Erī'') or '''Sledgehammer''', is one of the many Beastformers who joined [[White Leo]]'s resistance forces as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s began to conquer the formerly-peaceful planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] with their army of cold-blooded insurgents. A gentle and emotional soul, he believes in peace above all and will open his heart to empathize with an opponent no matter who they are. He is known for being expressive and honest with his emotions and will both laugh and cry openly. Elephan's role in the [[Autobot]]-allied Beastformer forces is a transportation combatant, and while he is slow, his alertness is unmatched and when pushed he is powerful enough to send a house flying or can bring out his Elehammer [[MVP Weapon]], which fires beams that can pierce through 10 centimeters of solid steel. He holds the rank of King of [[Stoll]], in whose [[Stoll (city)|eponymous main city]] he was born, over Emperor [[Wildthunder]]. He fights particularly well alongside Wildthunder, whose speed makes up for Elephan's one weakness.
'''Elephan''' (エレファン ''Erefan''), aka or '''Sledgehammer''', is one of the many Beastformers who joined [[White Leo]]'s resistance forces as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s began to conquer the formerly-peaceful planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] with their army of cold-blooded insurgents. A gentle and emotional soul, he believes in peace above all and will open his heart to empathize with an opponent no matter who they are. He is known for being expressive and honest with his emotions and will both laugh and cry openly. Elephan's role in the [[Autobot]]-allied Beastformer forces is a transportation combatant, and while he is slow, his alertness is unmatched and when pushed he is powerful enough to send a house flying or can bring out his Elehammer [[MVP Weapon]], which fires beams that can pierce through 10 centimeters of solid steel. He holds the rank of King of [[Stoll]], in whose [[Stoll (city)|eponymous main city]] he was born, over Emperor [[Wildthunder]]. He fights particularly well alongside Wildthunder, whose speed makes up for Elephan's one weakness.
 
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
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Sledgehammer of [[Peptex]] was a heavily armored 'bot who trafficked contraband. When members of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] raided a warehouse in the hopes of stopping a shipment of Energon from reaching the [[Resistance]] fighting against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders']] reign, they came upon Sledgehammer. [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]], [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]], and [[Aura]] tried to bring him down, but Sledgehammer was so juiced up on [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] during the encounter that he managed to keep all three of them at bay, despite the massive amounts of damage he was dealt. After chopping off Wolfang's legs, Sledgehammer made his escape through a window and ran off into the night. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}
Sledgehammer of [[Peptex]] was a heavily armored 'bot who trafficked contraband. When members of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]] raided a warehouse in the hopes of stopping a shipment of Energon from reaching the [[Resistance]] fighting against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders']] reign, they came upon Sledgehammer. [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]], [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]], and [[Aura]] tried to bring him down, but Sledgehammer was so juiced up on [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] during the encounter that he managed to keep all three of them at bay, despite the massive amounts of damage he was dealt. After chopping off Wolfang's legs, Sledgehammer made his escape through a window and ran off into the night. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}


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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers: Beastformers===
===Transformers: Beastformers===
[[File:BF-toy Elephan.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He's gotta be on the set of ''The Young Ones'' later.]]
[[File:BF-toy Elephan.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He's gotta be on the set of ''The Young Ones'' later.]]
*'''Elephan''' (Beastformer, 1987)
*'''Elephan''' (Beastformer, 1987)
**''Beast ID number'': '''8'''
**''ID number'': '''8'''
**''Pack'': '''A'''
**''Accessories'': Lance
**''Accessories'': Lance


: Part of the first series of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Elephan is an anthropomorphic African elephant in black robotic armor. His left arm ends in a sledgehammer. The [[rubsign]] on his... groin.... reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood.
: Part of the first series of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Elephan is an anthropomorphic African elephant in black robotic armor. His left arm ends in a sledgehammer. The [[rubsign|Battle Emblem]] on his... groin.... reveals one of three symbols when warmed up (ummmm); 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.
: He was only available in the "A Pack" assortment (which was only printed on the shipping case), and came in a red-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a ''Transformers''-style bio card with a painted character image on a red grid backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "[[Holography Mirror]]" hologram card featuring [[Platinum Tiger]].


===Beastformers===
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*'''Elephan''' (Beastformer, 1988)
==Merchandise==
**''Beast ID number'': '''8'''
===Meiji candy toys===
**''Accessories'': "Elehammer" MVP Weapon
* '''Ramune Beastformers Battle Card''' (1988)
 
**''Meiji ID number'': '''25'''  
: Re-released in the ''Transformers''-less ''Beastformers'' sequel series, Elephan 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 "Elehammer" (エレハンマー ''Erehanmā'').
 
: He was sold in two similar-but-different styles of boxes. One wholly-generic version, sold in large display boxes like the ''Transformers'' releases, advertised the chance for the included bio card to instead be a rare holofoil card of [[White Leo]] with a "Burstsun" rubsign in a baggie taped to the back, so you could apply it to the Beastformer of your choice. The more common version has a slightly different box with a peg-hole in the top flap, and has a sticker on the bottom with his name and role on it.
 
: Late 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.)
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*'''Elephan''' (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, <s>1988</s>)
**''Meiji ID number'': '''25'''
**''Accessories'': ??? weapon


: A small, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Elephan was seemingly intended to be sold as part of the Takara/[[Meiji]] [[candy toy]] assortment. A bio/data card matching the released candy-toy cards, with its own role-playing rules and using the ''Transformers''-era painted character art, was released in packs of cards with candy, but the actual toy ultimately never saw release.
: A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Elephan, featuring his painted character art from his original bio card, 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.


{{Canceledtoy}}
: Though this card shows line-art of a super-deformed Elephan toy, no actual toy was ever produced.


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==Notes==
* As he was not sold in the post-''Transformers'' sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the ''[[Hero Special 4: Beastformers]]'' book. This bio gives him the nickname "'''Elly'''" (エリー ''Erī'').


==Notes==
===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Sledgehammer Elephant'''
*''English:'' '''Sledgehammer Elephant'''

Revision as of 12:24, 15 November 2021

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This article is about the Beast Wars: Uprising Predacon. For the Aligned Autobot, see Sledgehammer.
Elephan is a Beastformer or Predacon from the Generation 1 continuity family.



Elephan (エレファン Erefan), aka or Sledgehammer, is one of the many Beastformers who joined White Leo's resistance forces as Galvatron's Decepticons began to conquer the formerly-peaceful planet Beast with their army of cold-blooded insurgents. A gentle and emotional soul, he believes in peace above all and will open his heart to empathize with an opponent no matter who they are. He is known for being expressive and honest with his emotions and will both laugh and cry openly. Elephan's role in the Autobot-allied Beastformer forces is a transportation combatant, and while he is slow, his alertness is unmatched and when pushed he is powerful enough to send a house flying or can bring out his Elehammer MVP Weapon, which fires beams that can pierce through 10 centimeters of solid steel. He holds the rank of King of Stoll, in whose eponymous main city he was born, over Emperor Wildthunder. He fights particularly well alongside Wildthunder, whose speed makes up for Elephan's one weakness.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Headmasters cartoon

Lots of trunk space. HA! I kill me!

The Elephan were a species of Beastformer allied with the rebels led by White Leo against Decepticon invaders and their allies, the evil Beastformers led by Alligatron. Some Elephans were kidnapped, to be used as slaves in the construction of components of Scorponok's transtector. One Elephan was part of Big Serow's attack on the Decepticon stronghold that ultimately failed when the opposing attacks proved too much. Assistance soon came when the Autobot Transformers came, and two Elephans were there to welcome them.

The Elephan slaves were rescued through the efforts of Daniel, Wheelie, and the Monsterbots. At the same time, an Elephan was part of a force led by White Leo to rescue the slaves. The two Beastformer groups joined together and emerged from the caves just in time to see the Decepticon invaders leave the planet. Rebellion on Planet Beast

The Headmasters comic

Elephan, among others, was menaced by Predaking and the Sharkticons, led by Alligatron. They were able to escape when Brainstorm and Highbrow distracted the giant combiner. The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!

Legends comic

Elephan was among the Beastformers who joined the Laser Beasts in fighting against Galvatron II's invading Decepticons on Beast. He watched as the Legends World refugees took off in the Axalon to ram Nemesis. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Elephan was in the forefront of battle against Megatron and his Air Warriors when they showed up on Planet Beest. Welcome to the Jungle

Beast Wars: Uprising

Sledgehammer of Peptex was a heavily armored 'bot who trafficked contraband. When members of the Maximal Command Security Force raided a warehouse in the hopes of stopping a shipment of Energon from reaching the Resistance fighting against the Builders' reign, they came upon Sledgehammer. Stiletto, Wolfang, and Aura tried to bring him down, but Sledgehammer was so juiced up on Nucleon during the encounter that he managed to keep all three of them at bay, despite the massive amounts of damage he was dealt. After chopping off Wolfang's legs, Sledgehammer made his escape through a window and ran off into the night. Burning Bridges


Toys

Transformers: Beastformers

He's gotta be on the set of The Young Ones later.
  • Elephan (Beastformer, 1987)
    • ID number: 8
    • Pack: A
    • Accessories: Lance
Part of the first series of Takara's Beastformers toys, Elephan is an anthropomorphic African elephant in black robotic armor. His left arm ends in a sledgehammer. The Battle Emblem on his... groin.... reveals one of three symbols when warmed up (ummmm); Fire, Water or Wood.
He was only available in the "A Pack" assortment (which was only printed on the shipping case), and came in a red-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box. He came with a Transformers-style bio card with a painted character image on a red grid backdrop, though there was a chance his bio card would instead be replaced with the rare "Holography Mirror" hologram card featuring Platinum Tiger.


Merchandise

Meiji candy toys

  • Ramune Beastformers Battle Card (1988)
    • Meiji ID number: 25
A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Elephan, featuring his painted character art from his original bio card, 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.
Though this card shows line-art of a super-deformed Elephan toy, no actual toy was ever produced.


Notes

  • As he was not sold in the post-Transformers sequel series and thus had no bio card, his "RPG"-era bio comes from the Hero Special 4: Beastformers book. This bio gives him the nickname "Elly" (エリー Erī).

Foreign names

  • English: Sledgehammer Elephant
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