Shouki

Shouki is an Autobot from the Headmasters portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Went so fast, he left his feet behind.

Shouki is the Trainbots' leader, and elder brother to Yukikaze. He's among the fastest of the team, especially when he's linked to Yukikaze in train mode. Unfortunately, he's also occasionally brash and irresponsible in his duties.

Fiction

Headmasters manga

"So I asked her... 'want to get hitched in Vegas'?"

Dreamwave Generation 1 comic continuity

Shouki (or someone who looks a lot like him) was part of a big crowd of unhappy Cybertronians who made Prowl look really stupid when he tried to make a speech assuring them that everything would be okay after the collapse of Shockwave's supposedly-benevolent rule. Skyfire

Toys

Headmasters

• Shouki (Trainbot, 1987)
  • Japanese ID number: C-126
  • Accessories: "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

Getsuei transforms into a Type 0 Shinkansen bullet train. He also forms the upper torso of the team's combined mode Raiden.

• Raiden (Gift set, 1987)

The entire Trainbot team was sold both as individuals and in a six-bot Raiden gift-set. All six toys in this set were identical to their individual releases.

• Raiden (TF Jr set, 1987)

An exceedingly simplified version of the entire Trainbot team was made available as part of the Transformer Jr series. Each individual has a (stumpy) representation of their larger robot modes, and could combine to form a stumpy Raiden.

Zone

• Shouki (Trainbot, 1990)
  • Japanese ID number: C-355
  • Accessories: "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

The Trainbots were re-released during Zone in new packaging, and only as individuals, never in a box set. The toys are identical to their original Headmasters incarnations.

Trivia

• Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Gestuei's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji, the most likely translation to English is "Speed Spirit".

• The Trainbots are all originally Diaclone toys, which came in two different color schemes. It's also worth noting that there are several mold differences between the Diaclone and Transformers versions. Shouki is the most changed of all, though it's by the addition of the "waist plate" accessory for Raiden, which was not present in the Daiclone versions. The Transformers releases also lost the Dialcone pilots (of course) and the little plastic tracks for the trains to ride on.

External links

• Shouki at TFU.info

• Diaclone Shouki at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)
  
  
  From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.