BÅ«pink

Būpink is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Your daddy screamed REAL good before he DIED!"

Būpink (ブーピンク Būpinku), or just Bū (ブー), is one of the Autobot-allied Beastformers fighting a war on the planet Beast. He was born and raised on the temperate island of Hilles, a peaceful place, which has left him a calm and easygoing person who does things at his own pace. He holds the rank of King of Hilles, over Emperor Mingo Kid. A gourmet and expert chef, Būpink can cook almost any dish on Beast, and as a result his role in wartime is "Food Reconnaissance". He is aided in his duties by his MVP Weapon, the Gourmetnier, which can turn objects into food by recomposing their molecules, ensuring his troops never go hungry.

Fiction

Laser Beasts comic

A combatant in the Beastformers' war with the Laser Beasts, Būpink cheered when Rabbit Kid and Bombsheep sent a squadron of Laser Beast fleeing thanks to their Hunters. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Legends comic

In 2038, the then-peaceful Beast was invaded by Galvatron II's Decepticons. Būpink was part of the joint Beastformer-Laser Beast alliance that fought against the invaders. At one point, he attended to Queen Lune. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Toys

Beastformers

• Būpink (Beastformer, 1987)
  • Beast ID number: 62
  • Accessories: Spear

Part of the third series of Takara's Beastformers toys, Būpink is an anthropomorphic pig in red robotic armor. The rubsign on his chest reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood.

He came in a green-grid generic "Cybertron Beastformer" box, with a bio card with a line-art character image first used in Hasbro's Battle Beasts cast poster (rather than the painted images of the prior two series). Depending on the "Pack" he came in, there was a chance of his bio card being replaced with a rare "Secret Photo", "Bewitching Serpent Seal", or "VS Holography Mirror" card.

• Burstsun Special Set (Multi-pack, 1987)
  • Accessories: Spear

The first Beastformers multipack (still using the Transformers logo and factions) contained nine normal figures, then one of two special editions of the faction leaders, either a clear-plastic version of Alligatron, or White Leo with the "Burstsun" rubsign. The box contained no windows, so you didn't know which of the leaders you got until you opened it up.

The other nine standard Beastformers in the set were Black Jaguar, Būpink, Crowmax, Dog Hunter, Dream Eater, Earthhog, Mingo Kid, Muskhorn, and Slo.

Beastformers

• Būpink (Beastformer, 1988)
  • Beast ID number: 62
  • Accessories: "Gourmetnier" MVP Weapon

Re-released in the Transformers-less Beastformers sequel series, Būpink was given a straight re-release with new packaging and a new, more filled-out bio card with corrected coloring. This new card also gave his weapon, now branded an "MVP Weapon", the name "Gourmetnia" (グルメニア Gurumenier).

The initial early releases of this series had the chance for any Beastformer to have the rare Burstsun symbol; we'll probably never know if Būpink was ever actually one of them. Later in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro Battle Beast version of the line.)

Notes

• Bū is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a pig's grunting noise.

Foreign names

• English: Pillager Pig