Heinrad (BW)
| This article is about the Maximal from Beast Wars Neo. For the Transcendent Technomorph, see Heinrad (TransTech). |
- Heinrad is a Maximal from the Beast Wars Neo portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The power to momentarily stop time is a rare ability amongst Transformers and a tremendous responsibility. So, naturally, Heinrad (ハインラッド Hainraddo), quite possibly the most unqualified Maximal new recruit, has been gifted with this power. Heinrad is easy to get along with and rarely argues or gets in the way, but much of that has to do with how utterly unmotivated he is to do anything. Without a gun to his head, Heinrad would spend all his time drinking oil, stuffing his face and napping the solar cycle away.
Though relaxed and easy-going by nature, there's a mischievous streak to Heinrad. When he does use his time-altering powers to freeze the Predacons in their tracks, he takes the opportunity to rearrange them into embarrassing or compromising positions that usually result in them hitting each other with their own attacks. While such an incredible power might seem "wasted" on a sleepy goofball like Heinrad, the truth is that his lazy demeanor ensures that he will never be inspired to misuse his talent.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
- Voice actor: Yōji Ietomi (Japanese)
Heinrad was among the new Maximal recruits chosen to serve under Big Convoy as trainees. When teammates Longrack and Colada began to bicker, he advised that they best get used to one another soon, as they’d be working together for a long while. Break then suggested testing their teacher’s strength, to which Heinrad agreed, but they were all disabled by Big Convoy’s legendary strength. Although Convoy appreciated the gesture, he told them that their real training would be happening on the planet Gaia, where they would be investigating an explosion that had occurred after Lio Convoy and his team’s disappearance there. Once in orbit of Gaia, Big Convoy revealed that he would be remaining on the ship, and Longrack would lead them on the ground. As they began to land, the Predacons appeared, and began to fire on their transportation vessels, destroying them and sending them crashing to the surface. When Break asked Longrack what to do, he, in a panic, told them that it was every man for themself. Stampy then strayed from the team and was captured, leading the remaining Maximals to attempt to escape back to the main vessel. Big Convoy, however, fired on them, telling them all that if one teammate was missing, nobody could leave. Magmatron then approached the group with his own forces, using Stampy as a guide to find them, and stood off against Convoy. Longrack then instructed the recruits that they needed to charge Magmatron in order to take back the bunny ‘bot. As they attempted to do so, the Predacons countered them, but Heinrad was able to freeze time, and thus freeze them. Stealing back Stampy in the confusion, Heinrad was able to make it back to Big Convoy and the others unscathed, before things returned to normal. In a panic, the Predacons teleported away, and the Maximals recovered what they had come for, which was a black box recording detailing Lio Convoy’s disappearance. Using information from it, the group, including Heinrad, had a new objective: to gather Angolmois capsules from across the galaxy, before the Predacons could use them for evil. Big Convoy, Move Out
Ask Vector Prime
During his preparations to pursue the Destrongers to the year 2000, Fire Convoy discovered the Beta BT unit of the Autobot Prowl and had it brought to life as Prowl 2. Prowl 2 taught the Dimensional Patrol much about life in the late 20th century Earth and wished to join the mission, but Heinrad cautioned that the risk of time paradoxes was too great. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/10
Beast Wars Neo manga
Heinrad was an agent of the Ruler of Time and Space. Tasked with keeping an eye on the situation surrounding the Angolmois Capsules, Heinrad manipulated Vector Sigma into allowing him to join Big Convoy's Gung Ho crew. Double Cross
On Gaia, Heinrad joined the Gung Ho rookies in a training mission to infiltrate the abandoned Galvaburg II without their instructor Big Convoy's permission. There, they met the Predacons Guiledart and Saberback. While the rest of the rookies were helpless sitting ducks, Heinrad's clock rang. He said it was "dinner time" and he was hungry. Colada agreed with him, stating if they wanted to dine, they had to survive the battle. His words inspired the other rookies into charging at the enemies. Fortunately, Big Convoy stepped in and defeated the Predacons. The 5 Rookies
The rookies' first mission sent them to the planet Luxor to retrieve an Angolmois Capsule. Things didn't start well as the Gung Ho was attacked by the Predacon flagship Dinosaur. After being sent off to the planet, Break, Longrack, and Stampy found Colada was missing and were saddened by Big Convoy's apparent death, but Heinrad reminded that their orders were to press along and find the capusle. Upon finding the Angolmois Capsule in the desert, Heinrad was the only one who didn't see a mirage created by the Angolmois Energy. The rookies were soon confronted by Dead End, but Colada held him off while the others escaped. They ran into Sling, but were again saved by Big Convoy. There Are 7 Capsules The Maximals had to contend with the Sandron before managing to escape from the planet. 100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!
Heinrad joined the other rookies to the frozen planet of Greengard to find another capsule. Despite the danger of scaling an icy mountain and Archadis, the rookies managed to find the capsule and restore the planet to its original state. Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky
When Big Convoy went to Jörmungandr with Break, Stampy and Colada, he left Longrack in charge of the Gung Ho along with Heinrad. Two Predacons, Hydra and Hardhead, broke into the Gung Ho in search of the Angolmois Energy and planted a time bomb. After the Predacons took care of themselves and the Maximals found the bomb, Longrack tried to defuse it but cut the wrong wire. As the bomb started to detonate, Heinrad used his powers to freeze and reverse time, correcting Longrack's mistake. Nobody noticed but NAVI, who wondered by Longrack cut a wire other than the one he would have.
Later on, Heinrad contacted the Ruler of Time and Space, explaining that he had used his powers because of a dire situation and noted that his true identity was still concealed. Unknown to Heinrad, he was secretly observed by a frightened Stampy. A Battle Fought Alone Heinrad continued to join the Maximals in further adventures searching for the Angolmois Capsules, including fighting the Byakurēn, Break Through! The Polar Bear Raging Claw Fist! alleviating Rage's sickness, To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade and escaping from Graviton Prison. The Great Escape! Graviton Prison!
With the other Maximals, Heinrad went to an amphitheater orbiting Cybertron, where they met with Magmatron and the Blentrons. When Unicron emerged from the Black Ball that had been manipulating the Maximals to collect the Angolmois Energy, Big Convoy and Magmatron charged at the evil entity. Heinrad was forced to use his time freeze to prevent Big Convoy from being consumed by Unicron and he revealed to Big Convoy his true identity as an undercover agent of the Ruler of Time and Space. Before he was pulled away due to his interference, he asked Big Convoy to save the universe by destroying "the cron of the universe"—Unicron. Double Cross
After the rookies' graduation, Heinrad appeared in front of Break, Longrack, Stampy, and Colada while they mourned for Big Convoy. He took them to a snowy planet to say goodbye to Big Convoy, who had been reborn as Big the mammoth. Return to Zero Afterwards, Heinrad still occupied his time with tasks from the Ruler of Time and Space. What Became of the Five....
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
Heinrad was a member of the Bi-Partate Committee for State Affairs, alongside Big Convoy and Magmatron. The Gathering #1
None of his fellow Maximals are sure if he's from the past, present, or future. However, they believe he might not have full control over his chronal phase abilities, as sometimes he just blinks out of the timeline. Beast Wars Sourcebook #2
Controverse
A temporally or universally displaced Heinrad attended the trial of Primacron. Controverse
Kre-O online manga
Heinrad was at Megatron's hanami party, where he gave a drink to Lio Convoy. Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!
Ask Vector Prime
A Heinrad was destined to take part in the Beast Wars of Cloud World or at least a splinter of it. Because of this, Vector Prime thought it possible that the Chronarchitect was involved in Cloud World. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/17
Legends World
Heinrad was one of the many Legends World inhabitants who admired the transtector of Ginrai. Bonus Edition Vol. 35
Beast Wars: Uprising
Some ten thousand years after the Grand Uprising, Heinrad was a figure of some importance, with the Heinrad Institute of Historiographical Science named after him. Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny
2005 IDW continuity
Heinrad was one of Onyx Prime's Maximals. During Onyx's invasion of Cybertron, he was one of the many Maximals who battled Arcee; when Jetfire and Aileron chanced across the site of the battle shortly afterwards, he and Moon were the only survivors. Endless Forever
Toys
Beast Wars
- Heinrad (Ultra, February 1999)
- ID number: S-3
- Accessories: Notebook, sake bottle, 2 missiles
- Part of the second wave of Beast Wars Neo toys, Heinrad transforms into a tanuki, aka "Japanese raccoon dog". In tanuki mode he can also hold a bottle of sake (the tanuki of Japanese fable are drunks) labeled with the kanji 酒 ("sake") and a book of IOUs (used to trick people into giving him money) labeled with the kanji 通 ("notes"). And yes, the infamous folkloric tanuki testicles are present, albeit mechanical and considerably smaller than normally depicted, one of which houses his spark crystal.
- In robot mode, Heinrad can combine his folklore-based accessories to make a gun which can be held in his right hand. His missiles can be mounted on his calves, or fired with the gun. His head features a clear-plastic visor that can be raised or lowered.
- In both modes, Heinrad has a working analogue clock in his chest that is powered by a single AAA battery and actually keeps good time. He functions as an alarm clock: pull up on his robot head to activate him, then push down to turn off the alarm. He's very shrill. The alarm cannot be activated when Heinrad is in tanuki mode, as the activation switch (the robot head) is concealed.
- Unlike his fellow Gung Ho team mates, who were also released in Korea, this figure isn't as easily obtainable to collectors as he was only released in Japan.
Notes
- Heinrad's room on Gung Ho in both the Beast Wars Neo cartoon and manga is a washitsu.
- In both the Beast Wars Neo manga and cartoon, Heinrad's transformation often isn't shown as physical shifting, but like a tanuki magically taking on another form, as in Japanese lore.
- As shown in "100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!", Heinrad's sake bottle can be used as a ball-and-chain flail.
- A clock in the shape of Heinrad appears in Koji's bedroom in the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon episode "Battle Protocol!".
- Kreon Heinrad stands out from the Kre-O cameo crowd for his heavily chibified appearance, thus not using existing Kre-O parts at all.
- Kreon Heinrad's participation in the party is a homage to Beast Wars Neo's "Graduation Ceremony!!" episode, in which his original counterpart attended a similar hanami.
Foreign names
- Korean: Heinrad (하인라드 Hainradeu)
External links
- Script consultant's notes on Heinrad's appearance The Gathering #1.
- Wikipedia articles about Raccoon Dogs and their position in folklore.
