BÅ«pink
- Būpink is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
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
Beastformers 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, the Burstsun Special Set (バーストサンスペシャルセット Bāsutosan Supesharu Setto) contained ten figures. It could have one of two special editions of the faction leaders: either a clear-plastic "Ghost" version of Alligatron, or White Leo with the then-unique "Burstsun" rubsign (but no other notable changes). The other nine slots were filled out from a possible roster of twelve other figures, all unchanged from their individual releases. The box contained no windows, so you didn't know which toys you got until you opened it up.
- The twelve possible standard Beastformers in the set were Black Jaguar, Būpink, Crowmax, Dog Hunter, Dream Eater, Earthhog, Mingo Kid, Muskhorn, Pangol, Slo, Udan, and White Cow.
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 "Gourmetnier" (グルメニア Gurumenia).
- He was sold in two similar-but-different styles of boxes. One wholly-generic version, sold in large display boxes like the Transformers releases, advertised the chance for the included bio card to instead be a rare holofoil card of White Leo with a "Burstsun" rubsign in a baggie taped to the back, so you could apply it to the Beastformer of your choice. The more common version has a slightly different box with a peg-hole in the top flap, and has a sticker on the bottom with his name and role on it.
- Late 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. Effectively, "Oinkpink".
Foreign names
- English: Pillager Pig
