Guiledart (BW)

Guiledart is a Predacon from the Beast Wars Neo portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

No, despite what some people would tell you, Rhinoceros is not really descended from Triceratops.

Guiledart (ガイルダート Gairudāto) is Magmatron’s right hand man. He is the perpetually loyal type who detests traitors. He is always ambitious to advance in rank, but to only do so by fair means rather than killing his superior officer, like so many have tried in the past. Guiledart is an expert tactician and designs all the Predacon’s battle-plans. The other Predacons loathe his honest nature and see it as a weakness. However, Guiledart is by no means weak. He is a fearless and absurdly powerful warrior whom few would dare oppose.

Except D-Navi. Who wants to get in under his frill.

Fiction

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

Voice actor: Holly Kaneko (Japan)

Go home and be a family man.

IDW Beast Wars comics

He's not loyal, he's a distrustful schemer! Shun him! Beast Wars Sourcebook

During one of Magmatron's astral journeys to Cybertron's apocalyptic future, Guiledart was seen crushing Halfshell's eye socket, before being choked by the larger Predacon. The Ascending #1

Toys

Beast Wars Neo

I said go home to your wife and daughter!

• Guiledart (Deluxe, 1999)
  • Japanese ID number: D-29
  • Accessories: Tail launcher, 2 missiles

Guiledart transforms into a yellow triceratops dinosaur, with articulation in his legs and neck. As with most of the Beast Wars Neo Destron dinosaurs, he could assume a "trap" configuration in which he looks like a dead, decomposing Triceratops. Really.

In robot mode he's a stocky yet heavily armed little dude. Guiledart is armed with a rocket launcher formed out of his removable tail (which also features his spark crystal), with the ammunition projectiles stored in his giant left shoulderpad. His dinosaur forelegs (also on his left shoulderpad) have flip-out, non-firing lasers.

This mold was later retooled as a styracosaurus as Killer Punch, then redecoed as Beast Machines Dinobots Triceradon, the Wal*Mart-exclusive Dinobots Triceradon, and finally the 2003 Universe version of Beast Machines Triceradon. Whew!

• More information on Guiledart at TFU.info

• Longrack vs Guiledart (Multi-pack, 1999)
  • Japanese ID number: VS-29
  • Accessories: Tail launcher, 2 missiles

Guiledart was also available in a two-pack with his Maximal adversary Longrack. Both toys were identical to their individual-box releases.

Notes

• The Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle Complete Manual, the official strategy guide for the Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle video game, Romanizes Guiledart's name as "Gayle Dirt".