Ikard (BW)
- Ikard is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Full name Ikard October Bacus (イカード・オクトーバ・バークス Ikādo Okutōba Bākusu), he is the cousin and dearest friend of the Maximal Scuba. In fact, he may be Scuba's only friend, or at least, the only individual he trusts on an intimate level. Closer in kinship to brothers than cousins, Ikard and Scuba share many of the same interests, including mastering the delicate but devastating "Surumarang" attack. Speaking with a nasally voice, he's looked at as something of a poindexter and a know-it-all. He's also a rather awful pilot, crashing his ship at most of his destinations.
Rather than belong to any individual team, Ikard plays a unique but important role in the Cybertronian war. As a courier, he delivers essential cargo and provisions to Maximals stationed in far off systems, keeping them in the fight! As a matter of fact, it was Ikard who delivered the Tako Tank to his cousin on Gaea.
Fiction
Beast Wars II cartoon
- Voice actor: Ryō Naitō (Japanese)
Ikard was hired by his and Scuba's family to deliver the Tako Tank to his cousin as a special gift. Ikard took a while finding Scuba, but eventually located him on Gaea. Not a terribly good pilot, he first landed near the Combatrons, who attacked him. He flew off and considered leaving a "we missed you" notice for Scuba, but figured since he wouldn't be back in that part of the galaxy for another year, he'd better try again.
He eventually located the Maximals as they were battling Gigastorm and successfully completed delivery. Scuba used the Tako Tank to thrash the Predacons and send them into retreat. After catching up with his cousin, Ikard scanned him and likewise took on the form of a squid. He then bid farewell to the Maximals and flew off into space. They cried for him to come back so he could deliver a report to Maximal HQ (the communications equipment on their own ship being unable to pierce Gaea's atmosphere), but Ikard misinterpreted their cries to come back as just meaning they really, really liked him. As he left the solar system, he nearly got caught in the gravity field of Nemesis, but managed to hit his warp drive in time and safely escape. The New Weapon, Tako Tank
IDW Beast Wars comics
Ikard was Scuba's brother. Beast Wars Sourcebook
With the increasing unrest on Cybertron, the Maximal Imperium sent Ikard to request Big Convoy's presence, demanding answers. However, the Maximal field commander was too busy, and as for answers, he showed the messenger the aftermath of an Angolmois-fueled riot where an unfortunate was torn limb-from-limb by the mob. Ikard managed to keep his lunch down and left to report this to the Imperium. The Ascending #2
Transformers Legends comic
Games
Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars
When a super-powerful energon crystal was discovered on Earth, Ikard was one of the several Maximals involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields, occasionally having to fend off enormous bacteria opponents. Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars
Toys
Beast Wars
- Ikard & Tako Tank (1998)
- Japanese ID number: X-5
- Accessories: Claw weapon, Tako Tank, 6 missiles
- Ikard is a redeco of Claw Jaw/Scuba, transforming into a giant squid. A piece of his beast mode back detaches to become a tentacle-held claw/boomerang. The plunger mechanism this weapon attaches to activates Ikard's beak, opening and closing his horrible mandibles.
- Ikard was only available with the large Tako Tank vehicle. As Ikard and the Tako Tank were designed completely independently of each other (the tank having been originally a canceled Microman vehicle), Ikard doesn't work very well with it.
Notes
- Ikard's name derives from the Japanese word for "squid", ika (烏賊 or イカ), combined with "Picard" (ピカード), because Ikard is a starship captain, y'see.[1] Personally, we always preferred Kirk.
