Ikard (BW)
- Ikard is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Full name Ikard October Barks (イカード・オクトーバ・バークス Ikādo Okutōba Bākusu), he is the cousin and dearest friend of the Maximal Scuba. In fact, he may be Scuba's only friend, or at least, the only individual he trusts on an intimate level. Closer in kinship to brothers than cousins, Ikard and Scuba share many of the same interests, including mastering the delicate but devastating "Surumarang" attack. He can be a bit of an egghead and is a well-known "intellectual", majoring primarily in military history.
Rather than belong to any individual team, Ikard plays a unique but important role in the Cybertronian war. As a courier, he delivers essential cargo and provisions to Maximals stationed in far off systems, keeping them in the fight! As a matter of fact, it was Ikard who delivered the Tako Tank to his cousin on Gaea.
Fiction
Beast Wars II cartoon
- Voice actor: Ryō Naitō (Japanese)
IDW Beast Wars comics
Ikard was Scuba's brother. Beast Wars Sourcebook
With the increasing unrest on Cybertron, the Maximal Imperium sent Ikard to request Big Convoy's presence, demanding answers. However, the Maximal field commander was too busy, and as for answers, he showed the messenger the aftermath of an Angolmois-fueled riot where an unfortunate was torn limb-from-limb by the mob. Ikard managed to keep his lunch down and left to report this to the Imperium. The Ascending #2
Games
Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars
When a super-powerful energon crystal was discovered on Earth, Ikard was one of the several Maximals involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields, occasionally having to fend off enormous bacteria opponents. Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars
Toys
Beast Wars
- Ikard & Tako Tank (1998)
- Japanese ID number: X-5
- Accessories: Claw weapon, Tako Tank, 6 missiles
- Ikard is a redeco of Claw Jaw/Scuba, transforming into a giant squid. A piece of his beast mode back detaches to become a tentacle-held claw/boomerang. The plunger mechanism this weapon attaches to activates Ikard's beak, opening and closing his horrible mandibles.
- Ikard was only available with the large Tako Tank vehicle. As Ikard and the Tako Tank were designed completely independently of each other (the tank having been originally a canceled Microman vehicle), Ikard doesn't work very well with it.
Notes
- Ikard's name derives from the Japanese word for "squid", ika (烏賊 or イカ), combined with "Picard" (ピカード), because Ikard is a starship captain, y'see.[1] Personally, we always preferred Kirk. Incidentally, "Ikard" is also the Japanese name of Squidward on Spongebob Squarepants.
