Noji

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Noji is a Decepticon Mini-Con from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.

Noji (ノジ) is the Arms Micron partner of... uh... some Vehicon.

There are occasionally lots of him, so it may be that all Vehicons have a Noji.

Fiction

Prime cartoon

Noji only appears as an actual character in the Arms Micron Theater segments of the Japanese broadcast of Prime. Technically, he appears in the main cartoon any time... uh... a Vehicon uses his cannon, but we're not going to bother with that and just focus on his individual exploits.
Voice actor: Yūki Tai (Japanese)

Gul, Noji, Zamu, and Gra had the Micron studio, with Gul taking command over the couch. He got snippy with the other three for repeatedly pointing out that he was only sub-leader, but then a mysterious voice boomed through the room, scaring them all... Phantom Transformation! Mind-Diving As Gul began whining about the interruption, Gora revealed himself in person and had Noji combine with Zamu and Gra to form the Energon Sniper weapon, which he used to teach Gul a lesson in keeping his mouth shut. Counterattack Transformation! The Resurrection of Megatron! Noji was later roped into Gora's sad attempts at impressing Arc with his combining skills, which only resulted in the Decepticon Arms Microns forming a big pile on the floor. Strategy Transformation! Unravel the Sinister Thread!

Hades incorporated six Nojis in one of his "ultimate" combinations, but once Ida pointed out that the resulting combination wasn't any more powerful stronger than Hades usually was, they realized they weren't making any difference and left. Clashing Transformation! The Dark Commander Appears A powered-up blue Noji appeared as part of the Gravity Planet Bowgun when Gora summoned it to do battle with O.P.'s Advanced Star Saber. Sonic Transformation! Ratchet's Recipe Noji came last place in an Arms Micron popularity contest based on viewer votes. Poor guy. Sky Dance Transformation! The Suicidal Skydive He later helped trick Gul into thinking Gora had handed over leadership of the Decepticon Microns to Zori. Blackest Transformation! The Shadow of Treachery When Arms Micron Theater ended, Noji and the rest of the Arms Microns all got together to say goodbye to their audience. Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers

Toys

Prime

  • Vehicon (Deluxe, 2012-06-30)
    • Set ID number: AM-14
    • Micron ID number: M-14
    • Energon Crystal: SP Power
Available only with his larger partner Vehicon in Japan, Noji comes as an unassembled, unpainted "kit". He transforms from a robotic boar into the Vehicon's shielded "beam gun" arm-cannon, a weapon mode he shares with Igu who comes with the Jet Vehicon. Some people might go as far to assume that they were retools/pretools of each other, but, no, they are two completely different sculpts. He is covered in 5mm posts and holes as part of the Arms Micron gimmick, allowing him to combine with other Microns to form bigger and more ridiculous "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".


Roast pig!
  • Hellflame Noji (Promotional Micron, 2012-07-28)
    • Energon Crystal: SP Gōsei
A clear-red version of Noji was given away as a campaign bonus with the purchase of 3000 yen's worth of Transformers at Yamada Denki, Yodobashi Camera, and stores in the EDION group on July 28 of 2012. This version is almost completely devoid of stickers, having only the small faction symbol sticker that goes under his Energon Crystal.


  • Arms Micron Ultimate 5 Piece Set D - Gravity Planet Bowgun (AMW set, 2012-12-28)
    • Set ID number: AMW-14
    • Energon Crystal: SP Power
A blue version of Noji, dubbed Noji B, was part of a five-piece gift set of Decepticon-allied Arms Microns, which also included Gora II E, Gul B, Ida B, and Zori CS. All five can combine to form the Gravity Planet Bowgun.


Notes

  • Noji's name is derived from the Japanese name for wild boars (イノシシ inoshishi), condensed down to two syllables and with an accent mark to change "shi" to "ji".
  • Noji, like most Arms Microns, has the same voice actor as the Micron's larger partner; in this case, Yūki Tai.
  • We'd just like to point out how neat it is that the Jet Vehicon's Arms Micron partner and the car Vehicon's turn into the same style of blaster while being different animals altogether.

Noji Combinations

Named combination weapons including Noji:

Arms Up Modes featuring Noji
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