Black Roritchi
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- Black Roritchi is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Black Roritchi (ブラックロリッチ Burakku Roritchi) is the companion of the malevolent BlackZarak. They may or may not be an upgraded Fasttrack or the leader of the Guardminders. You pick!
Toys
Super-God Masterforce
- BlackZarak (Headmaster, 1988)
- ID number: D-311
- Accessories: 2 guns
- Available only with BlackZarak, a redeco/retool of Scorponok, Black Roritchi is a redeco of Fasttrack Transforming into a six-wheeled assault buggy, their axles were designed for quick rolling down the main ramp of BlackZarak's city mode. Their two guns can be either hand-held or shoulder mounted.
- They're also made ENTIRELY of gold plastic, so, uh, look out.
Generations
- Black Roritchi (Deluxe Class, 2020)
- ID number: WFC-GS22
- Accessories: 2 blasters, dagger/spear-tip
- Generations Selects Black Roritchi is a minor retooling of Earthrise Fasttrack, with a new back-of-the-head piece that loses the outer antenna to bring it closer to the Guardminder leader's character model. Rather than matching the original toy's shade of purple plastic, this time their wheels are color-matched to Earthrise Scorponok's purple plastic.
- Black Roritchi is a Weaponizer-styled figure, transforming via part-forming into a six-wheeled Cybertronian buggy-tank with twin blasters. There is a "seat" on the back end that can accommodate a Titan Master or Prime Master. Concealed within their chest is an A.I.R. Lock System connection point, which allows him to link up with other toys in the line to form larger fortifications. As on the original toy, their blasters can also peg onto their robot-mode shoulders.
- Being a Weaponizer, Black Roritchi can become armaments for other figures. The instructions include two official configurations: the first is a massive spear meant to be held by the larger Scorponok, inspired by (though not visually based on) Black Zarak's "Tyrant Spear." This mode doesn't incorporate Black Roritchi's upper torso piece. The second option configures Black Roritchi into a set of massive over-shoulder cannons meant to attach to smaller figures, with their vehicle cockpit and dagger also combining to form a bladed shield. Both modes are shown in the instructions being used by fellow Selects release Exhaust, which is pretty funny given Roritchi's spear mode is about three times Exhaust's height.
Notes
- Black Roritchi doesn't get much in the way of characterization (we don't even know their gender!), so their identity as a unique character isn't even clear. Nevertheless, the wiki has elected to assume that they are a unique character based on their new name.
- Black Roritchi's design was used in the Masterforce anime for the mass-produced drone Transformers, the Guardminders. Fasttrack's coloration was used for the generic ones, while the leader used Black Roritchi's colors.
- No, we don't know what "Roritchi" means.
