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:''Raksha is a [[human]] in the real-world and [[Beast Wars]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]].'' | :''Raksha is a [[human]] in the real-world and [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]].'' | ||
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'''Raksha'''<ref>Yes, that is her legal name.</ref> was a prominent figure in ''Transformers'' [[fandom]], circa the mid-1990s. | '''Raksha'''<ref>Yes, that is her legal name.</ref> was a prominent figure in ''Transformers'' [[fandom]], circa the mid-1990s. She was controversial due to her opinions and actions supporting (her view of) the [[Decepticon]]s in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] and intense dislike for later media, such as ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''. | ||
She organized [[BotCon 1995]], and created the [[Nightracer]] | She organized [[BotCon 1995]], and created the character [[Nightracer]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Beast Wars: Visitations'' script reading=== | ===''Beast Wars: Visitations'' script reading=== | ||
[[Image:Antagony megatron.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Megatron mistook the Predacon Antagony for Raksha on their first meeting. | [[Image:Antagony megatron.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Megatron mistook the Predacon Antagony for Raksha on their first meeting. Neither Raksha nor Antagony would comment when later asked about the incident.]] | ||
The time-traveling [[Antagony]] described herself as [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s doom, his destruction, and his worst enemy. | The time-traveling [[Antagony]] described herself as [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s doom, his destruction, and his worst enemy. | ||
Megatron naturally assumed this meant she was Raksha <small>(his worst enemy)</small> Antagony corrected this misunderstanding. | Megatron naturally assumed this meant she was Raksha <small>(his worst enemy)</small>. Antagony corrected this misunderstanding. {{storylink|Visitations}} | ||
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{{note|It is currently believed, based on various meta-textual elements from the "Visitations" script, that the Raksha Megatron refers to is the well-known Transformers fan, and not a heretofore-unseen [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] rival of Megatron. This is one of several examples of fourth-wall breaking in "Visitations". A similar homage was written for the Beast Wars episode, "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)|Coming of the Fuzors]]", but she declined the honor.}} | |||
{{note|It is currently believed, based on various meta-textual elements from the "Visitations" script, that the Raksha Megatron refers to is the well-known Transformers fan, and not a heretofore-unseen [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] rival of Megatron. | |||
A similar homage was written for the | |||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In an interview on [[Kid Rhino]]'s [[Beast Machines]] DVD set, [[David Kaye]] mentioned an encounter with Raksha at a [[BotCon]] convention: | * In an interview on [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' DVD set, [[David Kaye]] mentioned an encounter with Raksha at a [[BotCon]] convention: | ||
{{quote|I didn't know it was such a huge deal. | {{quote|I didn't know it was such a huge deal. And there was one fan, she had a snake around her, I found out she was a big G1 fan and she didn't like the new series, and that's fine. But then I found out that, wow, some people ''really'' don't like what we do... ''huh''. It kinda deflates you but then you realize it's the fan thing, some people like it, some people don't, whatever.}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 11:34, 27 June 2009
- Raksha is a human in the real-world and Beast Wars continuity families.
You can't see me!
This character has no official visual representation in any Transformers product or media... yet, at least.
Raksha[1] was a prominent figure in Transformers fandom, circa the mid-1990s. She was controversial due to her opinions and actions supporting (her view of) the Decepticons in the original cartoon and intense dislike for later media, such as Beast Wars.
She organized BotCon 1995, and created the character Nightracer.
Fiction
Beast Wars: Visitations script reading
The time-traveling Antagony described herself as Megatron's doom, his destruction, and his worst enemy.
Megatron naturally assumed this meant she was Raksha (his worst enemy). Antagony corrected this misunderstanding. Visitations
It is currently believed, based on various meta-textual elements from the "Visitations" script, that the Raksha Megatron refers to is the well-known Transformers fan, and not a heretofore-unseen Predacon rival of Megatron. This is one of several examples of fourth-wall breaking in "Visitations". A similar homage was written for the Beast Wars episode, "Coming of the Fuzors", but she declined the honor.
Trivia
- In an interview on Kid Rhino's Beast Machines DVD set, David Kaye mentioned an encounter with Raksha at a BotCon convention:
I didn't know it was such a huge deal. And there was one fan, she had a snake around her, I found out she was a big G1 fan and she didn't like the new series, and that's fine. But then I found out that, wow, some people really don't like what we do... huh. It kinda deflates you but then you realize it's the fan thing, some people like it, some people don't, whatever.
References
- ↑ Yes, that is her legal name.
External links
- The Serpent's Lair, Raksha's homepage (currently offline)
- Visitations script at botcon.com
