Giza (POTP)

The name or term "Giza" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Giza (disambiguation).

Giza is a Decepticon Battle Master from the Generation 1 continuity family.

TALLY-HAWK!

Giza is the companion (and sword/shield) of Nemesis Pax/Nemesis Prime.

Toys

Generations

Power of the Primes

• Evolution Nemesis Prime (Leader Class, 2018)
  • Japanese ID number: PP-42
  • Japanese release date: December 29, 2018

Included with Power of the Primes Leader Class Evolution Nemesis Prime, Giza transforms from a wide-wingspan bird-bot into a sword loosely modeled after the arm-blades used by Prime Optimus Prime (and, by extension, that universe's Nemesis Prime). In sword mode he can be hand-held via 5 mm post, though the hooked end of the handle prevents mounting him in shallower holes. In either mode, his rectangular "feet" slot into the side of the included Dark Saber, primarily for storage on top of Nemesis Prime's vehicle-mode trailer.

This set was exclusively available online through Amazon.com in the U.S. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Taiwan, it was available at regular retail. In TakaraTomy markets, it was also part of the regular retail line, in wave 8, alongside fellow exclusive-in-Hasbro-markets Wreck-Gar.

War for Cybertron Trilogy

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Remember, a Cobra is a snake and 'snake' is 'sneak' spelled sideways!

• Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
  • Accessories: "Fire Blast"

Promoting the Netflix-original cartoon, the War for Cybertron Trilogy Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack contains "Fangtron Giza", an opaque Sith red redeco of the Earthrise Battle Master Slitherfang, transforming from a cobra into a shield holdable by any C.O.M.B.A.T. System-compatible figure. It also possesses an A.I.R. Lock System connector in its snake mode, allowing it to form ramps by connecting to compatible bases, including Nemesis Prime's Combat Deck. Any blast effect, including the newly molded one for this toy, can be attached to Giza's shield mode to emulate gunfire colliding with it.

Numerous online descriptions for this Leader Unboxing set refer to Fangtron Giza as "Slitherfang". This set is a shared exclusive between online retailers and Walmart in Canada and the USA.

Notes

• Despite being a bird, Giza recycles the name of the original Giza (itself an animal-sword for a Nemesis Prime), whose name is derived from ノコギリザメ (nokogirizame), the Japanese term for the saw shark. However, conveniently enough, it is coincidentally similar to ギザギザ (gizagiza), the Japanese word for "jagged"... though this Giza has a much smoother cutting edge. By the War for Cybertron Trilogy, Giza stopped being a bladed weapon at all. Oh well!

Foreign names

• Japanese: Giza (ギザ)