Tripledacus

This article is about the Maximal combiner and ethnic stereotype. For the Predacon combiner and political council, see Tripredacus.

Tripledacus is a Maximal Jointron combiner from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

I AM CORNHOLIO! ARE YOU THREATENING ME???

Tripledacus (トリプルダクス Toripurudakasu) is a nigh-invulnerable, heavily armed titan of a combiner... comprised entirely of the Jointron brothers. Just let that sink in for a moment.

Yes, Tripledacus is armed to the teeth with powerful weaponry and projectiles seem to just bounce off of him like spitwads, but he suffers all the same faults as his component Maximals. He'll lose interest in a fight as soon as he feels the music move his spark, which means it's time to get down and party. The minds of the Jointron brothers don't merge when they form Tripledacus, but rather, they discuss everything before they do it in tandem. Needless to say, those inner discussions about battle tactics usually wind up derailing into prattle about tequila and fiestas almost instantly.

Even with all those faults laid out on the table, the few seconds in which Tripledacus is focused enough to be useful in a fight, he almost always wins it.

Tripledacus is formed by:

• DJ
• Gimlet
• Motorarm

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Ryō Naitō (Japanese)

The Combined Giant, Tripledacus The Festive Jointrons A Fearsome Combination Plan? Who Is the Leader!? Who Is the Strongest Warrior!? Face the Setting Sun Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic Fly Out! Planet Gaea Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

The Jointrons returned to Cybertron following the defeat of Unicron, and as Tripledacus they helped repair the damage caused to the planet. Graduation Ceremony!!

IDW Beast Wars comics

The Jointrons chose the "Tripledacus" name as a jab to the Tri-Predacus Council. Beast Wars Sourcebook #4

Toys

Beast Wars

• Tripledacus (1998)
  • Japanese ID number: X-3

This figure is a redeco of Tripredacus, formed from DJ (torso), Motorarm (arms) and Gimlet (legs). He was sold both as separate components and in a giftset.

• More information on Tripledacus at TFU.info

Merchandise

Beast Wars Gum

He's trying to look like Magnaboss.

• DJ (candy toy, 1998)
• Motorarm (candy toy, 1998)
• Gimlet (candy toy, 1998)

Tripledacus could be assembled by snapping together the three Jointrons model kits from Kabaya's Beast Wars Gum. He's sculpted from red and brownish-grey plastic. Each member came with a set of stickers, including eyes for Tripledacus. When combined, DJ's and Gimlet's legs (including the later's crotch) are left out of the combiner, possibly due to lack of adequate space. Each member also came with a stick of what could be charitably described as "gum."

Notes

• Tripledacus's name was romanized in English as "Tripredacus" on at least two Japanese trading cards, casting a shadow of doubt over the English-speaking fandom's interpretation of his name as possessing an "L". Despite that, his English name was officially canonized as "Tripledacus" by IDW's Beast Wars comics.
• TakaraTomy reissued two of Tripledacus's components, namely Gimlet and Motorarm, as part of their Beast Wars Telemocha Series in 2007, but omitted DJ from the line-up. Therefore, the only way to complete Tripledacus from the Telemocha releases would be by using an original DJ toy.