Psycho-Orb

Psycho-Orb is a Decepticon from the Robotmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

So evil, his chest has glowing eyes too!

A Predacon born on ancient Earth during the time of the Beast Wars, Psycho-Orb (サイコオーブ Saiko Ōbu) followed his leader Megatron through the Blasty Zone, ending up in the year 2004 and helping him take over the Decepticons in the absence of their Megatron.

Psycho-Orb's defensive capabilities are highly advanced; his beast mode shell is nearly impenetrable and can withstand temperatures up to 6000° Celsius. He also has the ability to move objects via psychokinesis, giving him unique combat capabilities.

Fiction

Robotmasters

Robotmasters is explicitly placed in the Japanese cartoon continuity by Takara's 2007 Transformers timeline. However, none of the individual pieces of Robotmasters fiction tells the story of the line in its entirety, and each of them relate certain events in notably different ways. Precisely which of the them—covered individually below—should be considered the canon one for the cartoon timeline is unknown. Most likely, it's a little of everything.

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Psycho-Orb was one of the Decepticons under Beast Megatron's leadership in the battle for solitarium. The New Battle Begins!

If he stays out in the sun for much longer he'll start to look even more familiar.

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Psycho-Orb travelled with Beast Megatron from Energoa to 2004 Earth. There, Psycho-Orb joined Megatron in his hunt for solitarium. The Usurper Decepticon Takes Control With Air Hunter and Wrecker Hook, Pscyho-Orb beat up R-Blade, but the Autobot was saved by the arrival of Optimus Primal, who Psycho-Orb was familiar with. The Decepticon trio were sent flying away by the Maximal. Enter the War! Optimus Primal

As part of a plot to overthrow Beast Megatron, Starscream forged the Arsenal Force weapons; out of this set, Psycho-Orb received the Calamity Defenser shield. Starscream Grins 3 Times... Psycho-Orb was later at the base to hear of G1 Megatron's return and joined the others in leaving the base to prepare for a trap for the Autobots. Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior The Decepticons had one final battle with the Autobots over the solitarium. After three days of constant fighting, the Decepticons were defeated and all warriors returned to their proper times and places. And Then

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With the Arsenal Force, Beast Megatron powered up Psycho-Orb, along with his comrades. However, this did not last long, as Victory Saber appeared to foil the plot and dissipated the Arsenal Force energy. Robotmasters Vol. 3

Beast Wars: Uprising

Psycho-Orb was the Predacon assistant to the Builder administrator of Protihex. During the Grand Uprising, Psycho-Orb pulled off a genius coup by locking the Builders out of their own computer network, allowing the Resistance to capture Protihex intact. Safe Spaces

This assured his quick rise in the Resistance hierarchy, and he became one of their top generals serving with High Command by V-Day. While Cybershark advised on the war front efforts and advance into Builder territory, Psycho-Orb focused on consolidating existing Resistance territory, maintaining their hold, and moderating supplies and production of needed materials. He also worked on relations with the independent warlords who seized ground for themselves. Shokaract of Hyperious proved somewhat easier to negotiate with than Queen Rage...of Rageland. The most curious of his reports was the loss of communications with Carpessa and later Damaxus. By the time his scouts failed to report back in, the Resistance learned from other sources just how dire that comms blackout really was.

The rise of the Vehicons was a game-changer. Psycho-Orb's homeland of Protihex was obliterated by Resistance K-Class bombs along with Damaxus and Carpessa, desperately trying to contain the drones before their infection spread to assimilate more proto-formers. The action failed. A large number of Vehicons survived Protihex. The Resistance dispatched their forces from the Tri-Torus region to oppose Vehicon advance. They failed. Polyhex, Petrohex and Dodecahex were consumed, raising the probably number of converted Vehicons to 350,000, well above the number of active Resistance soldiers. The Resistance was left with no choice but to abandon caution and push immediately into Iacon itself, hoping that seizing the capital and the Builder Assembly would allow them to call off the Vehicons.

con't.

Toys

Robotmasters

Aren't feet guns awesome?

• Psycho-Orb (Decepticon, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: RM-09
  • Accessories: Mace/foot, blaster/foot, "Calamity Defenser" shield

A redeco of the Beast Wars Maximal Armordillo, Psycho-Orb transforms into a large Brazilian armadillo, with a single-step spring-loaded transformation. His rear beast mode legs detach to form weapons; a non-firing blaster and a spiked-ball-and-chain.

Unique to this version of the mold is the clear-plastic solitarium "weapon", the "Calamity Defenser" shield. This item can be combined with the other Decepticons' solitarium weapons to form the mega-weapon Arsenal Force.

This mold was also used to make Bump.

• More information on Psycho-Orb at TFU.info