Igu
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- Igu is a Decepticon Mini-Con from the Prime portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Igu (イグ) is the Arms Micron partner of... uh... some Jet Vehicon.
There might be lots of him.
Fiction
Prime cartoon
Igu 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 Jet Vehicon uses his cannon, but we're not going to bother with that and just focus on his individual exploits.
Igu got in 15th place during a popularity contest between 17 of the Arms Microns, only beating out Gora and Noji. Sky Dance Transformation! The Suicidal Skydive He later helped the other Decepticon Microns trick Guru into thinking Zori was their new leader. Blackest Transformation! The Shadow of Treachery When Arms Micron Theater ended, Igu and the rest of the Arms Microns got together to say goodbye to their audience. Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers
Toys
Prime
- Jet Vehicon (Deluxe, July 28 2012)
- Set ID number: AM-16
- Micron ID number: M-17
- Energon Crystal: SP Natural
- Part of the fifth assortment of TakaraTomy Prime toys, Igu is available only with his larger partner, the Jet Vehicon, in Japan. Igu comes as an unassembled, unpainted "kit", using stickers for detail, and transforms from a robotic iguana into the Vehicon's shielded "beam gun" arm-cannon. He is covered in 5 mm 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".
- For some reason, the boxback labels Igu's Energon Crystal as a "Power" type, which is green, not the clear-white of the actual toy. This is likely just a printing mistake, possibly because the very similar Noji uses a green "Power" Crystal. Igu is listed as "Natural" in the "Arms Up mission" online game, and he's part of a Super Combo Weapon with two other "Natural" types (see below), so...
- This mold was also used by the two Arms Minicons, Pillage and Plunder, in the BotCon 2014 Dread Pirate Crew set.
- Jet Vehicon General (Deluxe, February 23 2013)
- Set ID number: AM-34
- Micron ID number: M-17
- Energon Crystal: SP Natural
- Part of the eleventh and final assortment of TakaraTomy Prime toys, this redeco of Igu, dubbed "Igu S", comes with the Jet Vehicon General, both now in a primarily-silver color scheme.
10 Year Anniversary
- War Breakdown and Vehicon 2-Pack (Multi-pack, 2020)
- For the tenth anniversary of Prime, Igu was reissued in a box set with the Jet Vehicon, Breakdown, and Zamu. Just as before, he comes as an unassembled model kit still on the sprue, with stickers on a sheet to add detail. Unlike before, he is cast in silver plastic, very similar to (but a bit more blue-tinted than) the version that came with the "Jet Vehicon General", rather than the original dark gray. The stickers are the same as the original Igu, using purple instead of silver. Why this happened is unknown.
- Igu's instructions include directions to assemble the Debris Hammer with Zamu... and the original version of Gora, which is not currently available through any Hasbro release. However, "Gora II" is available with the concurrently-released Anniversary "Hades Megatron" toy, which is mostly the same, but larger and lacking the blade portions. Gora is noted in the instructions as "sold separately" via sticker applied to the sheet.
- This set was exclusive to Hasbro Pulse in the U.S. and Canada but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.
Notes
- Igu's name is is a shortening of the Japanese rendition of "iguana" (イグアナ).
- We'd just like to point out how neat it is that the car Vehicon's Arms Micron partner and the Jet Vehicon's turn into the same style of blaster while being different animals altogether.
Igu Combinations
- Combo Weapons/Super Combo Weapons including Igu
- Arms Up Modes featuring Igu
