ChÅkon Power
- Chōkon Power is a form of energy from the Super-God Masterforce portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The mysterious Chōkon Power (超魂パワー, Chōkon translating as "Super-soul") manifests in three forms:
- Chichōkon (地超魂, "Earth Super-soul")
- The power of the Earth. It is characterized by the Decepticon Pretender Blood as "the ultimate energy that grants existence to the life on the surface of the Earth."
- Jinchōkon (人超魂, "Human Super-soul")
- The power of humanity. Blood describes it as "the ultimate energy that gives humans the strength to keep on living."
- Tenchōkon (天超魂, "Heaven Super-soul")
- The power of the heavens. Blood classifies it as "the ultimate energy of the growing universe."
These three different aspects—Earth, heaven, and human—are denoted by some Eastern religions as the three core aspects of life, hence Chōkon Power (also referred to as Ten-Chi-Jin Power) is effectively the primal energy of life itself. While individual beings can learn to manipulate the energy for their own ends, it is a difficult task to accomplish—aside from the warrior Sixknight, who professed to derive his strength from Tenchōkon, no other ordinary Transformers displayed the ability. Through the machinations of the alien entity Devil Z, however, the lifeforms known as the Godmasters were given the inherent ability to manipulate all three forms of Chōkon Power, making them one of the most powerful types of super-robotic lifeform in existence.
The Godmaster Transtectors originally resided in a region of space known as G Nebula 89, which was rich in Tenchōkon, suffusing the Transtectors with it. Devil Z subsequently stole the mechanoids and hid them on Earth, where, over the years, they absorbed the planet's inherent Chichōkon. With two of the three Chōkon Powers now filling them, the final step in Devil Z's plan for the Transtectors was to bond a human being to them, thereby adding Jinchōkon—inherent in all humans by its very nature—to the equation and giving the resultant Godmasters lifeform power over all three aspects of Chōkon Power.
The effects of Chōkon Power vary. Most commonly, it is simply channelled from its source—down from the sky, up out of the ground, or from within the Godmaster—into the Godmaster's fist, which can then either deliver a powerful, charged punch, or release the energy by firing it as an offensive blast. At other times, it is projected in waves from the Godmaster's body, or can be channelled into their weapons for enhanced firepower. The only type known to have an effect specific to itself is Chichōkon, which gives Godmasters the power to control the Earth beneath them, levitating and energizing rocks and dirt that can be hurled at opponents.
Headmaster Juniors also possess some small measure of Chōkon Power, although this may simply be the Jinchōkon that exists inherently within them as humans, "activated" when they received the Masterforce. They cannot use this energy offensively; instead, it serves to automatically enhance their strength, reflexes and agility. Additionally, when Cab, Shūta Gō and Minerva all placed their hands on the control panel of Godbomber, their Chōkon Power added together was enough to equal that of Ginrai's, and activated the drone for battle. The trio were later able to share their Chōkon Power again, adding it to Ginrai's in order to super-charge him for his final battle with Devil Z.
Realizing the incredible potential for Jinchōkon that existed within all human beings—perhaps after seeing how truly powerful Godmasters could be—Devil Z determined to eradicate the species to remove that threat, and summarily purged the human beings from his Decepticon army, bringing the Transtectors to life as true robots. Consequently, however, the Transtectors' lack of a human component meant that they no longer possessed Jinchōkon—for Hydra and Buster, at least, Devil Z substituted his own Devil Power as a replacement, but this proved unable to stand against Ginrai's might. Logically, the subsequent separation of the Autobot Godmasters from their human components also left them without Jinchōkon.
Fiction
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
The power of Chōkon was researched by Mega and Giga at their secret island base. They would develop applications combining the three different forms to be used by a single being—a Godmaster. Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers
Early in the Masterforce War, the three Decepticon Headmaster Juniors were introduced to the concept of Chōkon by Blood at the Decepticon Base. Blood went over the three varieties of "Ten-Chi-Jin" and the humans were more than impressed. Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland
The Pretenders in turn were formally introduced to the real-life applications of Chōkon when they battled Buster and Hydra at Giga and Mega's base. The Pretenders found themselves in over their heads by the users of all three powers and the battle was revealed to have been engineered by Giga and Mega to show the other Decepticons the sheer superiority of the Godmasters. As a further demonstration, Hydra and Buster used their transtectors to create the "Chōjin Godmaster Chōkon Bomb" that destroyed an entire squadron of United States Air Force jets. The observing Blood was taken aback by the sheer force of the attack. The Godmasters later fought the Autobots but did not make specific mentions to using Chōkon. Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers
Even still, once reviewing video footage of their battle, the Autobots discovered that the Godmasters had immense regenerative powers—a result of the combination of the three Chōkon types. It was realized that the two were inherently different to the Pretenders and the Headmaster Juniors and it was certainly possible that they had hidden strength the likes of which they had never seen before.
At the Decepticon Base, Giga once again went over how Godmaster utilized Chōkon—through the combination of the Godmaster's soul with the transtector were they able to tap into all of Ten-Chi-Jin, granting them limitless power beyond that of gods. The Headmaster Juniors were also noted for their human factor. Mega reassured the Pretenders that, despite their lack of Jinochōkon, they would still be useful.
The Autobots once again battled the Decepticon Godmasters, this time on Viscas Island. This time, the Godmasters called upon Chōkon Power, overwhelming the Autobot Pretenders. However, they did not feel like they could combat the Autobots once the Headmaster Juniors arrived to assist and the tide turned against them. At the Decepticon Base, Buster suffered from low self-esteem after being unable to utilize his Chōkon Power to comparison to his brother due to the "weakness in [his] heart". Buster declared that he would become stronger, to which Hydra looked forward. A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Danger
'Super-God Master comic
