King Poseidon
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- King Poseidon is aDecepticoncombinerfrom theSuper-God Masterforceportion of theGeneration 1continuity family.
King Poseidon(キングポセイドンKingu Poseidon) is the combined form of theSeacons,created when the Seacon leaderTurtlermerges with one of each of the numerous Seacon drones under his command. As Turtler is the only sentient member of the team, it is his consciousness alone which controls the giant combiner, becoming even more cold and cruel as he tears through the battlefield with his massively increased mobility and destructive power.
King Poseidon is composed of:
- Turtler(torso)
- Gulf(right leg)
- Kraken(left arm)
- Lobclaw(right arm)
- Overbite(firearm)
- Tentakil(left leg)
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Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Super-God Masterforcecartoon
- Voice actor:Masato Hirano(Japanese)
After numerous failures on the part of the individual Seacons and the other Decepticons serving under them, Decepticon leadersGigaandMegadecided it was time for King Poseidon to enter the fray.Eliminate the Godmaster GinraiThe Seacon combiner introduced himself to the shocked Autobots during a battle on an island off the coast of America, and immediately attackedGinrai,who found himself unable to match King Poseidon's raw power. As King Poseidon ground his foot down on top of Ginrai, the trailer Ginrai had recently added to hisTranstectorsuddenly burst into life, flying through the air and knocking King Poseidon aside. Ginrai and the trailer then fused together to create "Super Ginrai", who seized King Poseidon and body-slammed him so hard that the Seacons forming his limbs exploded. Only Turtler survived, and escaped into the ocean.Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai
King Poseidon next battled Super Ginrai inCanada,where he was again quickly overcome by the Autobot'sChōkon Powerand had his right arm blown off. Sent tumbling backwards, the combiner lost his grip on his sword, which wound up impaling his own leg and destroying it. With two limbs gone, the Seacons were forced to disengage and retreat.Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter
It was some time before King Poseidon reappeared, but he eventually showed up again when Autobot GodmasterLightfootclashed with the Seacons in the waters offAustraliaand was sent tumbling into a crevasse. When Ginrai arrived to save his team-mate, the Seacons merged into King Poseidon and collapsed the crevasse on both of them, intending to leave them both to be destroyed by a sub-sea volcano that was about to erupt. Ginrai's drone partnerGodbombersoon came to dig them out, and King Poseidon engaged him in battle to prevent the Autobots from being rescued, but during their fight, the volcano erupted. King Poseidon was knocked aside by flying rocks, allowing Godbomber to extricate Ginrai and Lightfoot, but as they attempted to flee, King Poseidon recovered for one final attack. Ginrai and Godbomber merged into God Ginrai and grappled with the combiner on the rim of the volcano, at which point Lightfoot performed a "Chōkon Spin Drill", creating a water spout that threatened to suck King Poseidon in. With his attention divided, King Poseidon was overcome by Ginrai and hurled into the volcano, then hit with a blast from Ginrai's God Cannon, blowing him into his component parts. As ever, only Turtler survived, slinking back toDecepticon Baseto report his failure.Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts
A little later, the Decepticons found themselves approached by the final Godmaster,Clouder,andHydrainstructed King Poseidon to test the newcomer's ability in battle. Surprisingly the other uninformed Decepticons, King Poseidon burst from beneath the ground and mercilessly attacked Clouder, who countered by transforming to his falcon form, seizing the combiner's shoulders, and hoisting him into the air. As he was dragged over a nearby cliff and dangled over the ocean, King Poseidon attempted to free himself with his double cannons, but wound up having his limbs blasted off by Clouder's Chōkon Power. As he tumbled into the ocean, Clouder hit him with one more blast, blowing King Poseidon to pieces yet again and proving himself to the other Decepticons.Appearance!! The Final GodmasterSecret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!Clouder was subsequently installed as a double agent within the Autobot ranks, and the information he fed the Decepticons enabled them to perform an all-out assault onAutobot Base.King Poseidon was summoned into action by Giga and separated into his component Seacon parts, which proceeded to invade the base and destroy it from within.Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes
When the Decepticons captured AutobotHeadmaster JuniorShūta Gō,King Poseidon served as jailer for the young hero, holding him in an unbreakable grip as Ginrai arrived in the base to rescue him. Unable to act thanks to King Poseidon's hold on his team-mate, Ginrai was pummelled byOverlord,but the tables turned most unexpectedly when the Decepticon JuniorCancercould finally no longer stomach the Decepticons' evil and opened fire on King Poseidon. King Poseidon's arm was blown off and he dropped Shūta, but Cancer pressed his attack, and King Poseidon turned his weapons on the youth, blasting his gun out of his hand. Luckily, before he could deliver the killing blow, King Poseidon was once again blasted to smithereens by Godbomber.God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon BaseCancer subsequently sided with the Autobots and provided them with the information they needed to mount an attack on the Decepticons' headquarters, during which King Poseidon was formed once again, only to be promptly blown apart byGrand Maximus.The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform
When the Autobots' assault resulted in the destruction of Decepticon Base, the villains relocated to theGrand Canyonfor an attack on North America, and the Autobots pursued, splitting up into teams to search. The team consisting of the Headmaster Juniors andRangerwere about to scale a rock face when it exploded into fragments, revealing King Poseidon hiding within it. When their weapons proved ineffective against the giant, Shūta andCabgrabbed his arms in hopes of breaking them off, but King Poseidon simply slammed his arms together, crushing the boys between them. Although Ginrai and Grand Maximus arrived to save them, the Decepticons pulled out rather than fight on, heading for the Alps for their final attack on Earth.Autobots! Desperate Attack!!Again, the Autobots gave chase, but as soon as they arrived in the Alps,Metalhawkand the Autobot Juniors were almost immediately attacked by the waiting King Poseidon. Metalhawk engaged the combiner in a sword fight, but as they strained their blades against one another, Ginrai appeared in the skies overhead and knocked King Poseidon into his component Seacons with a God Punch attack. Rather uncharacteristically, the Seacons actually managed to stay intact through his disassembly, and Turtler had them immediately recombine to attack Ginrai, but the Autobot hero easily blew King Poseidon to fragments with his God Cannon, for the final time.Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil ZTurtler, of course, survived the explosion, but disappeared, and was not seen either during the final battle, or when the other Decepticons fled into space at the war's end.A Battle... and Then...
Generations Selects Special Comic
After traveling to thePrecursor World,Turtler recreated his Seacon drones usingAngolmois Energy.He reformed King Poseidon using four Gulfs while battling Optimus Prime over theSilver Matrix.Seacons comic 3Prime began blasting off the King's limbs, but he summoned more drones of the Kraken and Lobclaw types and replaced his lost arms.Seacons comic 4Optimus Prime could heal himself using Star Power, however, keeping their battle at a standstill. He struck King Poseidon with great force, causing the combiner to separate back into Turtler, a Lobclaw, Kraken, and two Gulfs. The Seacons regrouped in the waters of theBlue Planet,with all six Seacon types now upgraded by Angolmois Energy. Turtler initiated the King Poseidon combination again, hoping to prove the Seacons were worthy of respect and would never be looked down upon again. King Poseidon was shocked when he realized he still couldn't overpower Prime, who was drawing strength from his burning determination to protect the lives on the Blue Planet. Still, King Poseidon continued to fight, believing he could claim real power through the Silver Matrix.Seacons comic 5
King Poseidon's struggle with Optimus Prime was interrupted by Galvatron. Having reformatted himself inside the Photon Sailer, Galvatron emerged as Super Megatron as he brought down Halfshell and his ship. He mocked King Posideon with how Halfshell had been using him, but the united Seacons refused to listen. King Poseidon turned his power on Megatron, but was blown to pieces for his troubles.Super Megatron comic 1
Matters escalated asPrimusand the Blue Corps of thePrimal Vanguardjoined the fight, but Super Megatron evolved to become Ultra Megatron Omega thanks to the energies of the Silver Matrix. King Poseidon re-entered the fray to protect Prime from Megatron (having restored his combiner mode using more Seacons). Even with an army of Seacons at his back, however, King Poseidon was broken apart again by the arsenal of Megatron Omega. Super Megatron comic 2He eventually accepted his failure and reverted to Turtler.God Neptune comic 1
In defense of the Blue Planet, King Poseidon would reform again using Decepticons from 2050, becoming theScramble 7combination. As chaos reigned around them, King Poseidon reluctantly teamed up with God Neptune.Finale
Zone
Years later, King Poseidon was among several powerful Decepticons led in an assault on planetZoneby the rebornDark EmperorDeathsaurus.Attempting to steal theirEnergon Z,the Decepticons proved no match for theMicromastersand were driven away.Zone Project Story
King Poseidon was one of nine Decepticons selected by the supernatural new emperor of the Decepticons, Violengiguar, to become one of hisGreat Demon Generals.Appointed "Oceanic Fish General" and equipped with new powers and weapons to make him stronger than before, King Poseidon was first unleashed against the Autobots on the ocean planet ofWall.Hiding beneath the waves alongside Trypticon, King Poseidon emerged to battle Autobot commanderStar Saber,but was beaten back by a concentrated attack fromErector,Skywave,Missile Bull,andOverload.Zone Part 3At some point, the Generals schooledMetrotitanand theMetrosquadin the ways of evil, making them formidable opponents to thePowered Masters.Zone Part 7
King Poseidon was sent toEarthalong withDevastator,Trypticon,andPredakingto steal theZodiacnecessary for Violengiguar's schemes. The mysterious energy source was located beneath the planet's surface by new Autobot commanderDai Atlasand stolen by Devastator, but as Dai Atlas attempted to chase him down, King Poseidon struck, emerging from a nearby subterranean lake and ensnaring Dai Atlas with a chain. Devastator handed the Zodiac off to King Poseidon, who returned to the surface with it, where he was attacked bySonic Bomberand forced to hurl the Zodiac out of his reach. Unfortunately for the villains, Dai Atlas was the one who caught it, prompting Trypticon to fire a beam of Energon Z at the heroes. The Energon Z interacted with the Zodiac, which empowered Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber with its energies, transforming them into powerful new "Zone Modes". The firepower of the two Autobots' new modes was directed upon King Poseidon and Trypticon, who were destroyed when they exploded dramatically.Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!
Comic continuity
Super-God Masterforcecomic
One of King Poseidon's forays onto the battlefield occurred when the Decepticons attempted to dupe the Autobots with holographic projections of legendary Decepticons from years past. Racing into action, the Autobots suddenly found themselves surrounded by a legion of Decepticons led by "Galvatron",and while the holograms themselves posed no danger, the threat of King Poseidon was all too real. The Seacon combiner loomed over the battlefield, bearing down on the Autobots, at which point the new Autobot Godmasters Lightfoot, Ranger andRoad Kingarrived with a new trailer unit for Ginrai's Transtector. At Lightfoot's instruction, Ginrai combined with the trailer, transforming into "Super Ginrai" and unleashing the full extent of his Chōkon Power against King Poseidon. Struck by a "Super Fire Guts" attack, King Poseidon was smashed to bits, and the battered Turtler limped away while the Autobots realized the had been facing illusions.Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!
Turtler later combined with several other Decepticons into the mis-matched "Scramble 7",which, naturally, had Piranacon's head and torso.The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army
King Poseidon returned as the powerfulGrand King Poseidonand battled the Autobot Masterforce warriors in a whirlpool.Headmasters VS Masterforce
Zonecomic
Years later, King Poseidon was one of nine Decepticons selected by the supernatural new emperor of the Decepticons, Violengiguar, to become one of hisGreat Demon Generals.Appointed "Oceanic Fish General" and equipped with new powers and weapons to make him stronger than before, King Poseidon was first unleashed against the Autobots on the ocean planet ofWall.Hiding beneath the waves alongside Trypticon, King Poseidon emerged to battle Autobot commanderStar Saber,but was beaten back by a concentrated attack fromErector,Skywave,Missile Bull,andOverload.Zone Part 3At some point, the Generals schooledMetrotitanand theMetrosquadin the ways of evil, making them formidable opponents to thePowered Masters.Zone Part 7
King Poseidon, Trypticon, Predaking, and Devastator were directed to attack Earth in search of the mysterious "Zodiac", in order to create the super-energy Violengiguar needed for his schemes. They were pursued to the planet by the AutobotPowered MastersDai Atlas and Sonic Bomber but while, Dai Atlas was occupied in a subterranean battle with Devastator, King Poseidon located and absconded with the Zodiac. Dai Atlas pursued him back to Earth's surface, where both sides grappled for possession of the Zodiac until Trypticon fired a beam ofEnergon Zat the Autobots. The Energon Z interacted with the Zodiac and unleashed its energies, transforming Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber into heavily armed new "Zone Modes". The two heroes blasted the generals with their powerful new weapons, winning the day.Zone
Toys
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- Turtler(Boxed Seacon,1988)
- ID number:D-312
- Overbite(Carded Seacon, 1988)
- ID number:D-313
- Clerken[sic](Carded Seacon, 1988)
- ID number:D-314
- Lobclaw(Carded Seacon, 1988)
- ID number:D-315
- Galph[sic](Carded Seacon, 1988)
- ID number:D-316
- Tentakil(Carded Seacon, 1988)
- ID number:D-317
- Released in the fourth year of Takara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersline under theSuper-God Masterforcebanner, King Poseidon is identical to the Hasbro-releasePiranacon,being the combined mode of all six Seacons.Turtlerforms the torso,KrakenandLobclawform the left and right arms respectively,GulfandTentakilform the right and left legs respectively, whileOverbiteis in his artillery mode as a hand-cannon, thanks to the unique combiner fists that serve double-duty as both a standard5 mm postholder and a "Scramble City"-style combiner socket. And like any" Scramble City "style combiner, the limbs (and gun-bot) are freely swappable and cross-compatible with any other teams (though obviously the combiner would need Poseidon's fists to use a bot as a gun).
- Normally, one would have to buy all six Seacons separately to complete the combiner. However...
| The Transformerscombiner team mold:Seacons | ||
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Piranacon
GS= Gift set release
In= Individually released Snaptrap (leader)
Nautilator
Overbite
Seawing
Skalor
Tentakil
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- Kingposeidon[sic](Gift set, 1988)
- ID number:D-318
- King Poseidon could also be bought in a single large box set. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.
- Unlike the Hasbro Seacon box-set, which excludesNautilator,the King Poseidon set comes with all six members of the team. Clawsome!
Generations Selects
- Turtler(Voyager, 2020)
- Gulf(Deluxe, 2020)
- Kraken(Deluxe, 2020)
- Lobclow[sic](Deluxe, 2020)
- Overbite(Deluxe, 2020)
- Tentakil(Deluxe, 2020)
- A TakaraTomy-initiated addition to theGenerations Selectsseries, all six Seacons were re-made for theGenerations Selectsdirect-order series, each one an extensive (and in a couple cases, almost-total)retoolingof aPower of the Primescombiner toy. He comes with new-mold combinerkibble,withPower of the Primes-style combiner hands that feature individually-posable fingers. As a result, those hands are similarly compatible withPrime Masters,albeit the port one would use to plug in those accessories is shallower than on the aforementionedPower of the Primeshands.
- King Poseidon's large trident-shaped sword is now formed by combining the melee weapons of the six individual Seacons. Similarly, the Seacons' guns contain multiple ports and pegs, enabling them to be assembled in several possible ways to form a large gun for King Poseidon, not unlike those encouraged by theC.O.M.B.A.T. System.While there are no official configurations detailed in the instructions with which to combine the Seacons' guns, theTransformers Generations 2020book does include one suggestion that can be replicated if one wishes.[1]
- Speaking of large guns, he retains the original "use one bot as a cannon" gimmick thanks to each limb-bot having an "artillery" mode, essentially formed by slightly modifying their leg modes. As the individual limbs are not designed with gun handles for their Targetmaster forms, the Seacon serving that purpose instead uses its combiner peg to attach to a port on the back of one of the combiner hands. However, as the limb molds were not originally engineered to bear the weight of anentire separate limb figureattached in this manner, doing this will likely cause King Poseidon to drastically lean forward, making it difficult to stand him straight. This also makes it incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to pose King Poseidon holding up his arm in a firing pose without external assistance such as aflight stand,to take the excess weight off the combiner's joints.
- Inthe first installmentof the promotional comics advertisingGeneration SelectsSuper Megatron,King Poseidon assumes what it called his "Full Target Mode", which basically replaces the combiner's hands and feet with the gun barrels of his components' Targetmaster modes. This mode can be replicated with these figures, but the resultant configuration is highly unstable.
- The Seacons were all sold individually, released two at a time over the course of three months:TurtlerandGulfonJanuary 252020,KrakenandLobclawonFebruary 29,andOverbiteandTentakilonMarch 28.They wereTakaraTomy Mallexclusivesin Japan, but were also carried byHasbro Pulseand other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
- This set (minus Lobclaw) was laterredecoedasGod Neptune.
Merchandise
Transformers Caramel
- King Poseidon 1(1988)
- King Poseidon 2(1988)
- The six Seacons were available as part ofKabaya'sTransformers Caramelline ofcandy toys.These non-transformingDecoy-style soft rubber figures came in two sets: the first contained Turtler, Gulf, and Kraken, with Overbite, Tentakil, and Lobclaw coming together in the second. The two sets could be plugged together to form King Poseidon. Each group of three was connected by a rubber sprue, and were available in blue, yellow, or red, so you could wind up with a mis-matched King Poseidon, like the one we've got pictured here! Each set came packaged with a piece of caramel.
Transformers Gum
- King Poseidon A(1988)
- King Poseidon B(1988)
- Snap-together model kits of the Seacons were released in the tenth wave of Kabaya'sTransformers Gumline, split across two sets: set A contained Turtler and Overbite, with the remaining four Seacons grouped together in set B. All six robots were fully transformable into all three modes (robot, creature, and weapon), and could combine into King Poseidon. The kits were made from solid magenta, teal, and grey plastic, withstickersrather thanpaint operationsfor detail. They came packaged with a stick of gum.
Notes
Foreign names
- English:Piranacon(Omni Productionsdub,Shout! Factorysub)
- Italian:Piranha
- Mandarin:Hǎishén Wáng( hải thần vương, "Sea God King" )
- Russian:Zhivodyor(Живодёр, "Flayer" )
- Spanish:Piranicón(Latin America)
References
- ↑Suggested combination of the Seacons' guns for King Poseidonin the TFW2005 thread for theSelectsSeacons
