Tako Tank

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<I>The Tako Tank is a <A title=Maximal href="/wiki/Maximal">Maximal</A>

vehicle from the <A title="Beast Wars II" href="/wiki/Beast_Wars_II">Beast Wars II</A> portion of the <A class=mw-redirect title="Generation 1" href="/wiki/Generation_1">Generation 1</A> <A title="Continuity family" href="/wiki/Continuity_family">continuity family</A>.</I> <DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 260px"><A class=image title="The Japanese sure love their tentacles." href="/wiki/Image:TakoTank1.gif"><IMG class=thumbimage height=174 alt="The Japanese sure love their tentacles." src="/w2/images2/8/8a/TakoTank1.gif" width=258 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="/wiki/Image:TakoTank1.gif"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="/w2/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>The Japanese sure love their tentacles.</DIV></DIV></DIV> The Tako Tank is a weapon used by the Maximals fighting the Beast Wars on <A title=Gaea href="/wiki/Gaea">Gaea</A>. It has a powerful water cannon, destructive tentacles and can move really fast.


<TABLE class=toc id=toc summary=Contents> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV id=toctitle> <H2>Contents</H2></DIV>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Fiction"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Fiction</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="#Beast_Wars_II_cartoon"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Beast Wars II cartoon</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="#Dreamwave_Comics"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Dreamwave Comics</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="#IDW_Beast_Wars_comic"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>IDW Beast Wars comic</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Toys"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Toys</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="#Beast_Wars_II"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Beast Wars II</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#Trivia.2FNotes"><SPAN class=tocnumber>3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Trivia/Notes</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="#External_links"><SPAN class=tocnumber>4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>External links</SPAN></A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <A name=Fiction></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Fiction" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=1">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Fiction</SPAN></H2><A name=Beast_Wars_II_cartoon></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Beast Wars II cartoon" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=2">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Beast Wars II cartoon</SPAN></H3> The Tako Tank was delivered to the Maximals stationed on <A title=Gaea href="/wiki/Gaea">Gaea</A> by <A title=Scuba href="/wiki/Scuba">Scuba</A>'s cousin, <A title=Ikard href="/wiki/Ikard">Ikard</A>. The Tako Tank gave the Maximals the upper hand in battle, though only Scuba seemed competent in piloting the thing. At one point, <A title="Tasmania Kid" href="/wiki/Tasmania_Kid">Tasmania Kid</A> and <A title="Diver (BWII)" href="/wiki/Diver_%28BWII%29">Diver</A> tried taking it for a joyride but instantly lost control and wreaked havoc all over the planet until Scuba was able to rescue them. <A name=Dreamwave_Comics></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Dreamwave Comics" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=3">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Dreamwave Comics</SPAN></H3> A toy remarkably similar to the Tako Tank startled a <A class=mw-redirect title=EDC href="/wiki/EDC">EDC</A> soldier at a movie theater. On reflection, he thought it might be a <A class=mw-redirect title="GoBot (Tonka)" href="/wiki/GoBot_%28Tonka%29">GoBot</A>. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title=Infestation href="/wiki/Infestation">Infestation</A></SPAN> <A name=IDW_Beast_Wars_comic></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: IDW Beast Wars comic" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=4">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>IDW Beast Wars comic</SPAN></H3> An <A title=Angolmois href="/wiki/Angolmois">Angolmois</A>-induced riot follows the Tako Tank, who broke down a wall. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="The Ascending issue 4" href="/wiki/The_Ascending_issue_4">The Ascending

  1. 4</A></SPAN>

<A name=Toys></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toys" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=5">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toys</SPAN></H2><A name=Beast_Wars_II></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Beast Wars II" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=6">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Beast Wars II</SPAN></H3>

  • Ikard & Tako Tank
Japanese ID number: X-5
The Tako Tank is a large mechanical octopus that rolls on small wheels on

its underside. Twin puppet-rods in the back give control of the front two tentacles (which is one of the funnest play-features in Transformers ever). A plunger in the back runs through the body, which activates the water-bellows in the tank's "mouth". A small wheel behind each "eye" allows them to spin, though for what purpose is unknown.

The tank-head splits open to reveal a motorcycle Basic-scaled toys can

ride. (Because of the way it folds up, the Transformer cannot stay in the bike in "storage" mode.) This bike has two flip-around spring-loaded torpedo launchers, plus the wheel assembly can adjust to serve as either a traditional land-based vehicle or be converted to a hoverbike.

The Tako Tank came with its pilot, Ikard.

<A name=Trivia.2FNotes></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Trivia/Notes" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=7">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Trivia/Notes</SPAN></H2>

  • "Tako" is Japanese for "octopus".
  • Like the <A title="Niagara Base" href="/wiki/Niagara_Base">Niagara

Base</A> from the same line, there is speculation that the Tako Tank was originally an unreleased <I><A title=Microman href="/wiki/Microman">Microman</A></I> concept. This may explain the bike's questionable compatibility with its pilots. <A name=External_links></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: External links" href="/w2/index.php?title=Tako_Tank&action=edit&section=8">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>External links</SPAN></H2>

  • <A class="external text"

title=http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Ikard/ikard.htm href="http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Ikard/ikard.htm" rel=nofollow>Ikard

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