Zori (Prime)
- Zori is a Mini-Con from the Aligned continuity family.
Zori (ゾリ) is Soundwave's Arms Micron. Like his partner, he doesn't say a whole lot.
Fiction
Prime cartoon
Zori appears in black in these segments, as if infected by Dark Energon himself, though he lacks the "smokey" effect R.A. and B.2 had when they were infected. Given his toy's Energon Crystal type is "Dark" (see below)...
Zori was silently crawling around on a wall when Arc chastised R.A. and B.2 for their Dark Energon-induced laziness. Infiltration Transformation! Battleship Nemesis He was still hanging around there by the time they got over it. Explosive Transformation! Spacebridge Battle He was among the rest of the Decepticon Arms Microns when Gora led them in a failed attack on Arc. Phantom Transformation! Skyquake Returns When Gora then attempted to impress Arc instead, Zori and the other Decepticon Microns joined him in showing off various Combo Weapon configurations until they all ended up in a big tangled pile. Strategy Transformation! Unravel the Sinister Thread!
Zori and Gul were hiding behind the door to the Arms Micron Theater set when the Dark Matter Calibur trio suddenly cut it in half, causing them to run away. Adhesive Transformation!? Magnetic Tag Match He later snuck into the Autobot Microns' 20th episode celebration party, but nobody seemed to notice. Duel Transformation! Quell Cliffjumper's Regrets He was climbing a wall of the Arms Micron-style Weapon Link Dojo while B.H. and Ooje were training there, but fell off once Ooje began telling jokes because they were just so bad. Explosive Sword Transformation! Wheeljack and Dreadwing
Toys
Prime
- Soundwave (Deluxe, 4-28-2012)
- Set ID number: AM-09
- Micron ID number: M-09
- Energon Crystal: SP Dark
- Available only with AM-09 Soundwave, Zori transforms from a robot scorpion into a tentacle/claw weapon modeled after Soundwave's data-link tentacle/claws. He has numerous 5mm posts and holes that allow him to combine with other Arms Microns to form any number of "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".
- Zori comes out of the package as a bunch of unpainted parts on runners (like a model kit), and uses customer-applied stickers for detail.
- Terrorcon Bumblebee (Deluxe, 8-10-2012)
- Energon Crystal: SP Ion
- "Terrorcon Zori" is a clear-purple version of Zori, available only with Terrorcon Bumblebee, an AEON stores exclusive.
- You see, in Japan, "ion", his Energon Crystal type, is pronounced the same as "eon", and the store he was available at is "AEON", pronounced "eon"....
- Zori M (AMW Micron, 9-29-2012)
- ID number: AMW-10
- Energon Crystal: SP Dark
- Zori M (possibly standing for "Monochrome") is a gunmetal-gray version of Zori, part of the fourth (and seemingly final) wave of single-packed "AMW" Arms Micron kits. He comes in an individual sealed bag. For some reason, this version lacks the quartet of stickers on his "stinger".
- His weapon-mode cardback photo shows him being used by Unicron.
- Early solicitation photos showed this version of Zori in a brighter blue than the original Soundwave pack-in.
- Arms Micron Ultimate 5 Piece Set D - Gravity Planet Bowgun (AMW set, 12-28-12)
- Set ID number: AMW-14
- Energon Crystal: SP Dark
- A clear version of Zori, dubbed Zori CS, was part of a five-piece gift set of Decepticon-allied Arms Microns, which also included Gora II E, Gul B, Ida B, and Noji B. All five can combine to form the Gravity Planet Bow-Gun.
- Early solicitation photos showed this version of Zori to be medium-gray
Notes
- Zori's name derives from the Japanese word for "scorpion", sasori (サソリ, 蠍, or 蝎).
- Zori is the first Decepticon Arms Micron to appear in the Arms Micron Theater segments.
- According to Andrew Hall, Terrorcon Zori was originally to be a new character called "Sco".
Zori Combinations
Named combination weapons including Zori:
- Arms Up Modes featuring Zori
