Psycho-Orb

Psycho-Orb is aDecepticonfrom theRobotmastersportion of theGeneration 1continuity family.

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APredaconborn on ancientEarthduring the time of theBeast Wars,Psycho-Orb(サイコオーブSaiko Ōbu) followed his leaderMegatronthrough theBlastizone,ending up in the year 2004 and helping him take over the Decepticons in the absence oftheirMegatron.

Psycho-Orb's defensive capabilities are highly advanced; hisbeast modeshell is nearly impenetrable and can withstand temperatures up to 6000 °C. He also has the ability to move objects viapsychokinesis,giving him unique combat capabilities.

Fiction

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If he stays out in the sun for much longer he'll start to look even morefamiliar.

Psycho-Orb travelled with Beast Megatron fromEnergoato2004Earth.There, Psycho-Orb joined Megatron in his hunt for solitarium.Change in Command: The Usurper DecepticonPsycho-Orb was subsequently one of the Decepticons underBeast Megatron's leadership in the battle forsolitarium.The New Battle Begins!WithAir HunterandWrecker Hook,Pscyho-Orb beat upR-Blade,but theAutobotwas saved by the arrival ofOptimus Primal,who Psycho-Orb was familiar with. The Decepticon trio were sent flying away by theMaximal.To War! Optimus Primal

As part of a plot to overthrow Beast Megatron,Starscreamforged theArsenal Forceweapons; out of this set, Psycho-Orb received theCalamity Defensershield.Starscream Grins 3 Times...Psycho-Orb was later at thebaseto hear ofG1 Megatron's return and joined the others in leaving the base to prepare for a trap for the Autobots.Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New WarriorThe Decepticons had one final battle with the Autobots over the solitarium. After three days of constant fighting, the Decepticons were defeated and all warriors returned to their proper times and places.And Then

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With theArsenal Force,Beast Megatron powered up Psycho-Orb, along with his comrades. However, this did not last long, asVictory Saberappeared to foil the plot and dissipated the Arsenal Force energy.Robotmasters Vol. 3

Beast Wars: Uprising

Psycho-Orb was thePredaconassistant to theBuilderadministrator ofProtihex.During theGrand Uprising,Psycho-Orb pulled off a genius coup by locking his supervisorIcepickout of his own computer network, allowing theResistanceto capture Protihex intact.Safe Spaces

This assured his quick rise in the Resistance hierarchy, and he became one of their top generals serving with High Command byV-Day.WhileCybersharkadvised on the war front efforts and advance into Builder territory, Psycho-Orb focused on consolidating existing Resistance territory, maintaining their hold, and moderating supplies and production of needed materials. He also worked on relations with the independent warlords who seized ground for themselves.ShokaractofHyperiousproved somewhat easier to negotiate with thanQueen Rage...ofRageland.The most curious of his reports was the loss of communications withCarpessaand laterDamaxus.By the time his scouts failed to report back in, the Resistance learned from other sources just how dire that comms blackout really was.

The rise of theVehiconswas a game-changer. Psycho-Orb's homeland of Protihex was obliterated by ResistanceK-Classbombs along with Damaxus and Carpessa, desperately trying to contain the drones before their infection spread to assimilate more proto-formers. The action failed. A large number of Vehicons survived Protihex. The Resistance dispatched their forces from the Tri-Torus region to oppose Vehicon advance. They failed.Polyhex,Petrohex,andDodecahexwere consumed, raising the probably number of converted Vehicons to 350,000, well above the number of active Resistance soldiers. The Resistance was left with no choice but to abandon caution and push immediately into Iacon itself, hoping that seizing the capital and theBuilder Assemblywould allow them to call off the Vehicons.

In order to press onwards to Iacon, theYuss Naval Batteriescould not be firing on the Resistance Navy when they traversed theGreat Rust Sea.And so, the Resistance fought to seize the seven fortresses guarding the batteries, and the batteries themselves. Psycho-Orb led the successful siege onFort Wenx.The Maxilla was conquered and the batteries seized, but at great cost. No longer having the necessary naval ships to transport the army up the Sea, the Resistance had to proceed largely on foot to Iacon. They began to double-time it once they realizedHot Rod,commander of the Micromaster 001st in Iacon, was refusing to engage in open warfare in the streets and risk civilians. The enemy's general had, effectively, left the front door open to them.

At theHigh Pavilionof Iacon, Psycho-Orb andB'Boomadvanced their units into the temple itself, battling the remaining Temple Guard that stood between them and the Builder Assembly. Psycho-Orb'sAngry Asteroidsreached a bottleneck in the corridors that seemed ripe for an ambush. He directedSnarl-blastto test their advance, and she prepped a pulse grenade to root out any attackers. Abruptly, however, Psycho-Orb's paranormal senses detected an attack from a different direction...zirconium gasfrom the vents. Auto-cannons emerged from the floor behind them, prodding the Asteroids forward into the gas. Psycho-Orb soon found that forward was unwise too, as two Micromaster tanks waited around the corner for fleeing troops.

Injured and dying from the tank blasts, Psycho-Orb located Snarl-blast's fallen grenade and telekinetically guided it along the floor to the Micromasters. He detonated the grenade under the Builders, killing himself and his opponents, but opening the way for the rest of the Asteroids to force through past the gas.Derailment

Toys

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• Psycho-Orb(2004)

• ID number:RM-09
• Release date:July 15,2004
• Accessories:Mace/foot, blaster/foot, "Calamity Defenser" shield

Part of the first wave of Takara'sRobotmasterstoys, Psycho-Orb is aredecoof theBeast WarsBasic ClassMaximalArmordillo,transforming into a large Brazilian armadillo, with a single-step spring-loaded transformation. His rearbeast modelegs detach to form weapons; a non-firing blaster and aspiked-ball-and-chain.

Unique to this version of the mold is the clear-plasticsolitarium"weapon", the "Calamity Defenser"shield. This item can be combined with the other Decepticons' solitarium weapons to form the mega-weaponArsenal Force.

This mold was also used to makeBump.

• More information on Psycho-Orb at TFU.info

Notes

• Beast Wars: Uprisinggives Psycho-Orb a Russian accent.