Shouki

Shouki is anAutobotTrainbotfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.

Former leading man in several productions ofStarlight Expressat theIacon Amphitheater.

Shouki(ショウキShōki) is theTrainbots' leader, and elder brother toYukikaze.He's the fastest of the team, especially when he's linked to Yukikaze in train mode. Like his teammates, he has an elemental weakness, namely earthquakes. Like most people. A somber and straightforward bot, he takes his duties and his responsibilities towards his teammates extremely seriously. Unfortunately, he also a tendency towards the dramatic and a temper as quick as his train mode that can get he and the other Trainbots into trouble.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Generationstoy bios

The Trainbots were constructed on Earth, in Japan. Their creation was a collaboration by several Japanese companies utilizing technology developed in theBinaltech Project.GenerationsShouki bio

Ask Vector Prime

The Trainbots were built in theRaiden Initiativeby a team of Japanese scientists.Raiden Initiativeteam leader DoctorSōji Yoshikawawas given the honor of naming the team leader, the original Shinkansen. He chose the name "Shouki" as a powerful and dignified name, that connected with his own love ofmilitary history.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27

Train Wars (1)

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MPGtoy bios (1)

The Trainbots joined the Autobots in 2011. They were appointed the Autobot transport team, inheriting the role fromOmega SupremeandSky Lynxafter the duo retired for a life of space exploration.MPGShouki bio

The Headmasterscartoon

Voice actor:Keiichi Noda(Japanese),Michihiro Ikemizu(Japanese, episode 1),John Culkin(English, Omni Productions dub)

In 2011, Shouki and the Trainbots were operating on Earth. AfterGalvatroninvaded Cybertron, the robot trains assembled to transport their fellow Autobots to Cybertron across thespace bridge.Shouki intervened onUltra Magnus's first fight withSixshot,knocking aside the ninja consultant long enough for the Autobots to roll out. The convoy was attacked along the way by theConstructicons,butMetroplexdrove them off. On Cybertron, Shouki savedDaniel WitwickyfromTantrum.Four Warriors Come out of the SkyThe Trainbots formedRaidenand fought alongsideDefensorandSuperionagainst their Decepticon combiner counterparts. They were nearly crushed by falling debris whenBruticuscollapsed a building on them using hissonic stun gun.The Mystery of Planet MasterShouki and the Trainbots returned to Earth just in time to shuttleHot Rodand theHeadmastersback to Cybertron, after their successful quest for theMatrix of Leadership.Birth of the Fantastic Double PrimeIn their train mode, Shouki and the Trainbots transported Rodimus Prime and theMonsterbotsto planetBeastas reinforcements for the Headmasters.Rebellion on Planet BeastThey also carried him into battle again on the planetPraum,whereScorponokhad set a trap for Fortress and his team.The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery

"Sharkleberry Fin? I asked for Purplesaurus Rex!"

Back on Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots took Danny andWheelieon a sightseeing trip in Tokyo, Japan. Shouki was very proud of the country, which was his birthplace on Earth. WhenSixshota mysterious robot declared his intention to steal all of Japan's energy, Shouki and the Trainbots remained quietly alert, confident their combination form could handle any threat to their homeland. Their passive response to the danger angered the more action-oriented Headmaster team, especiallyChromedome.After fruitlessly chasing behindSixshotthe mystery robot in attacks on London and New York, Chromedome was incensed when he arrived back at Autobot headquarters to see Shouki and the Trainbots returning from a shopping spree with Danny. Shouki and Chromedome nearly came to blows with each other before Danny intervened. WhenSixshotthe mystery robot finally made his attack on Japan, Shouki demanded that his team be allowed the first strike against their opponent. Flying to the rescue, the Trainbots assembled as Raiden to fightSixshottheir mysterious opponent. Raiden's victory was prevented by the arrival ofTrypticon,piloted byScourgeandCyclonus.It turned into an all-out brawl after that, with the Headmasters arriving as reinforcements for their comrades. Sixshot was revealed, and he used his ninja training seemingly to duplicate himself, attacking Raiden as several winged wolves. As a demonstration of their newfound trust in each other, Raiden urged Chromedome to shoot at the holographic Sixshots swarming around him, knowing he would certainly be hit by some of the blasts. The Decepticons were eventually driven off and Shouki and Chromedome shook hands back at headquarters, having forged a warrior's bond on the field of battle.Terror! The Six Shadows

Galvatron soon struck out against Cybertron again, this time seeking the new super-metal known asCybertonuron.Shouki and the Trainbots were first in line on Earth to transport over the space bridge into combat with the Decepticons. They rushed straight into the fighting as soon as they arrived.Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1Shouki and the Trainbots confronted thePredaconsin defense of their home planet. Shouki clearly toldRazorclawwhat's what, warning him to leave the planet or suffer the consequences. As the fighting began, Shouki beltedDivebombhard across the mouth and flipped the bestial Razorclaw over his back, showing off his fighting skills. The battle was fierce but brief, as the Trainbots disabled their opponents.Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2

Shouki and the Trainbots defended theSol 1satellite during its launch cycle. When Scourge, Cyclonus and the Predacons arrived to steal the satellite, they flew out with the Headmasters to stop them. Shouki gave the command and the Trainbots assembled to form Raiden, grappling withPredakingand ultimately chasing off the Decepticons.The Shadow Emperor, ScorponokNext, Shouki's team joined theProtectobotson an emergency rescue mission toPeru,where an active volcano was threatening a small town. They were intercepted by the Predacons, and so Shouki askedHot Spotto go on ahead and help the villagers while the Trainbots occupied the Preds. Soon, Raiden and Predaking were formed, and the battle was really joined. The Headmasters soon arrived and tagged out the Trainbots, allowing Shouki and his friends to journey to the village and escort the people to safety in their combined train mode.The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously EruptsIn their next evil scheme, the Decepticons unleasheda giant carnivorous plantin downtownSan Francisco,prompting the Autobots to respond. Shouki and the Trainbots arrived on the scene, but were confronted byBruticus,who wished to duel with sabers made of light. The Trainbots formed Raiden and met Bruticus sword for sword.Head On!! Fortress Maximus

On a geological expedition toMarswith Danny and Spike, Shouki and the Trainbots were present when a series of tremors rocked the landscape. Seeking to investigate, the group split up to locate the source of the phenomena. Shouki took Danny and Wheelie with him, and they happened acrossHun-GurrrandRippersnapperof theTerrorcons.Although they informed Spike of what they had seen, they were then captured bySinnertwinon sentry duty. After they were rescued by the Headmasters and uncovered the Decepticons' plan to blow up Mars, Shouki and the Trainbots flew back to Athenia in order to take Spike and Danny to safety.Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in DangerThey were almost immediately called back, however — the Decepticon Headmasters had usedplasma energyto neutralize Fortress Maximus, leaving the Autobots on Mars in desperate need of reinforcements. Shouki and the trains reformed Raiden as they arrived, and fought againstAbominusand the MegaZarak Transtector in scorpion mode.Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Shouki and the Trainbots served as military transportation for the Autobots when they attacked the Decepticon meeting on theMoon.The strike was foiled by the arrival of Galvatron, and the Autobots fled back to Earth aboard the trains.Return of the Immortal EmperorShouki and his team were next called upon for a relief mission, transporting energon to the planetSandra.Shouki worked with Ultra Magnus to load his men up with energon cubes from Earth's stockpiles, but their preparations were interrupted by Galvatron and the Decepticons, who wanted the energy for themselves. When the firefight started, Ultra Magnus told Shouki to forget about them and get the energon to Sandra, but they were shot down twice by the villains before they could leave atmosphere. After being shot out of the air by Sixshot, Shouki bravely challenged the much larger Decepticon to battle, before withdrawing behind the large vehicle forms of his teammates and using them as cover to fire on the Decepticons. The Autobots of Earth finally gave up, sending energy reserves from Athenia instead.SOS from Planet Sandra

Shouki and the Trainbots also ferried the Witwickys and Headmasters to the mutual benefits talk with Galvatron. When the Autobots learned Galvatron was actually a fake, Shouki and his brother Yukikaze distracted the Decepticons by sumo wrestling each other, giving their comrades a chance to secure the Witwickys safety.Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!After the talks failed, the Decepticons fled into space aboard Scorponok, planning to raid other planets in the universe for their energy. The Trainbots were part of a task force Fortress assembled to chase after their nefarious foes. After reaching theTwin Starplanets, Shouki and the Trainbots ferriedBrainstormandArceedown to the barren world of Toruin. They then transformed into Raiden and flew to the sister planet, Sperity, to battle the Decepticon invaders.Battle for Defense of the False PlanetOnDaros,Shouki and the Trainbots transported the rescued prisoners from the northern hemisphere to safety.Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!They also appeared onParadise,escortingHighbrowon his scouting mission and later flying the Technobots and Monsterbots into battle.Head Formation of Friendship

OnPirate Planet,Shouki and Yukikaze helped Highbrow unlock the secret of the proton energy. They transported him to an abandoned pirate ship in space, where they recovered a signal transmitting skull that served as a key to the pirates' pyramid hiding place. They were almost caught flatfooted bySoundblaster,but Danny Witwicky managed to surprise the Decepticon and give them a chance to escape. At the pyramid, the train brothers reunited with their fellow Trainbots and formed Raiden to keep Galvatron from interfering.Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship

After returning to Earth, the Trainbots re-entered Ultra Magnus's command at Autobot City. Summoned to transport the Technobots to the site of a Decepticon attack inMiami,Shouki opined that Ultra Magnus should alert Fortress to the attack, but Magnus wanted to handle things on his own without bothering the commander. As the conflict escalated and Sixshot and Trypticon besieged Autobot City itself, Shouki and the Trainbots returned to the city and Shouki again pleaded for Ultra Magnus to ask for help. Magnus relented this time, and Shouki sent word to Athenia before he and his team joined the battle as Raiden. Alas, they were kept busy byApefaceandSnapdragonlong enough for Sixshot to murder Ultra Magnus; in the aftermath, Shouki and his comrades attended Magnus's funeral.Ultra Magnus Dies!!

When Spike and Chromedome needed to get to Earth for the volcano summit, Shouki and the trains popped over to Athenia to give them a ride. At Autobot City, Shouki andSuikenheard a commotion outside and investigated, finding Spike injured in a battle between Metroplex and Trypticon. Shouki rushed him back to Athenia for treatment, then returned to Earth to defend thePacific Ring of Firefrom the Decepticons.I Risk My Life for EarthAfter the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure, starting out by combining into Raiden and helping Defensor and Computron destroy the Decepticons' abandoned Earth headquarters.Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)They subsequently joined the team of Autobots who pursued the Decepticons to planetMaster,where they flew Chromedome and Daniel in close to Scorponok's Transtector base so they could rescue the captive Wheelie.The Master Sword Is in Danger!!On the return trip to Earth, Shouki's team aided theTargetmastersin searching for Daniel after he disappeared into a space vortex,My Friend Sixshot!and transported the Headmasters to the asteroidPallasin order to battle the Decepticons.Duel on the Asteroid

Upon returning to Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots ferried Danny and the Headmasters to the Andes Mountains for a rescue mission, after Spike andCarlycrashed their jet in the treacherous terrain.The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)As part of Raiden, Shouki participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters'Head Formationto revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment.The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

MPGtoy bios (2)

The destruction of the space bridge network left the Trainbots pivotal to the Autobots' transportation infrastructure, and they remained a frequent sight on Earth long after the Headmasters and the rest of the Autobot forces departed.MPGShouki bio

Super-God Masterforce Master File

Following the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth after the battle at the North Pole, the Transformers' war shifted into a series of space-based exchanges between Athenia and Chaar known as theMaster Wars.During this time, the Trainbots discovered that Scorponok had constructed a new transtector for himself, and reported the news toFortress.The Headmasters Now!!

Train Wars (2)

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The Trainbots were wounded fighting theNine Great Demon Generals,who tore them apart in their Raiden configuration. Blaming himself, Shouki left the team, and began fighting alone, all so that he would never endanger a comrade again. Shouki returned to his creators,Shibuya Manufacturing Worldwide,and elected to give up his ability to combine and be reformatted into a triple changer.GenerationsShouki bioWhile undergoing the procedure atMetrobase,he savedDaniel Witwickyfrom theJet Corps.Daniel had a plan to infiltrate the Decepticons by disguising Shouki as theThunder Arrow,though the former Trainbot chafed at the prospect of Daniel being his partner.Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter

AfterKickbackhad stolen data specs ofMetroplex'snew body,Shouki disguised himself as theThunder Arrowand lay in wait for theInsecticonto come to him. In due course, the Decepticon approached Shouki and was wholly fooled by his disguise, allowing the Autobot and Daniel to strike down Kickback and incinerate the data he was carrying. Though Daniel congratulated Shouki on a job well done, the Autobot wasn't too keen on partnering himself with the boy; remembering what had happened to his comrades fromZone,Shouki urged Daniel to distance himself from him so that he wouldn't come into harm's way. The conversation was interrupted by an emergency signal emanating from Cybertron, and the pair took off for the mechanical world.

Upon arrival, Shouki was accosted byThe Fallen,who had burned his way to Cybertron's core in order to reachVector Sigma.The ancient Transformer sardonically thankedOverdrivefor guiding him to his goal, a statement which Shouki misinterpreted as meaning that Overdrive was in cahoots with The Fallen. He prepared to blast Overdrive, only to be stopped byAlpha Trion.The elder advised Shouki to consider the situation at hand without letting his emotions cloud his judgement. Alpha Trion furthermore directed Shouki's attention to Vector Sigma as it activated itself, prompting Overdrive to petition hissparkand hisQuantum Dialto the super-computer in order to stave off The Fallen. To Shouki's disbelief, the pact was made and several cosmically displaced Transformers materialized about to fight back against The Fallen.Train Wars

But the reinforcements didn't prove as helpful as Shouki and friends had hoped as the Fallen summoned a host of infernal energy spikes, impaling them all! Cackling in victory, The Fallen began to assimilateVector Sigmawith his tendrils. Shūta and Daniel tried to stop the mad demigod from taking theTransformers' creator, only to get tangled up themselves. As all seemed lost, Shouki was thrown into a flashback of Raiden and the other Trainbots falling in battle. Driven to a blind fury by his own helplessness in protecting his friends, Shouki broke free from the Fallen's restraints in a fury but was calmed by Goshooter, who reassured him they could trust in their partners.

Just then, the villain soon found himself under attack from a mightier foe: Metroplex! And with him every single train Autobot! Shouki was reunited with his Trainbot teammates and Daniel ended up for the better, having been saved by the presumably lostOverdrive.TheOmnibotexplained that he was able to use thehumanas a homing signal to escape.

Chiding his brother for being as solemn as ever,Yukikazereminded Shouki the Trainbots would always have his back. With that, onWindy's count the Trainbots,Liner TeamandTrain Teamall combined into "Trainbot Omni-Car Joint"to restrain the demigod. With Vector Sigma safely in his possession, Alpha Trion uses his function as the key to the supercomputer to give Shouki a new mode: the train bazooka" Raiden "! Aimed by Goshooter and empowered with Metroplex's energies, the bazooka blasted The Fallen, vanquishing him. In the aftermath, the Omnibots promised to return everyone to their right place and time, and the Trainbots shared a tender moment as Daniel reminded Shouki they wereallhis partners.Train Wars 2

TV Magazinecomic continuity

The Headmasterscomic

Bottom right, doing the talking.

Responding to a distress call from theirBeastformerallies on the planetBeast,Shouki and the Trainbots hurtled through the atmosphere in their separate train modes to deal with the Decepticons menacing the planet. Combining in mid-air, the united team allowed gravity to do the rest of the work as Raiden delivered a shattering "JR Kick" straight to Predaking's face, taking him out of the fight. The day won,Chromedomedirected the Trainbots to shuttle the any of the Beastformers' wounded back to the Autobot base onAtheniafor treatment.The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!

Back on Earth, Shouki and his team wowed Daniel with their amphibious talents as they transported him and the Autobot Headmasters on a mission to investigate reports of massive squids attacking the Autobots' undersea bases. The Decepticons were laying in ambush and unleashed the culprit, a giant robot squid! The Trainbots allowed themselves to be entangled by the mechanical mollusk, biding their time until Daniel was safe inside hisexosuitand the Headmasters' remotely pilotedtranstectorsconverged on their location. When the time was right, the Trainbots erupted into their robot modes, catapulting their passengers to safety and shredding several of creatures' tentacles in the process. As the Headmasters did their part by tying the creature into one massive knot, the Trainbots made a show of it by erupting from the ocean as Raiden to swing the swing the automaton architeuthis like a mace, flattening the other Decepticons and ending the aquatic menace.The Headmasters #3

WhenChristmasrolled around, Shouki and co got into the spirit of the season when they joined the Autobot Headmasters in handing out gifts at a Japanese children's hospital, even going so far as to procure an enormous Santa hat to don as Raiden and carry a huge sack. The merriment was soon interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Headmasters, but rather than join the battle, the Trainbots followed Chromedome's instruction to disengage, decombining and flying the hospital's patients to safety in their respective train modes.The Headmasters #6

The Headmastersstory pages

Upon their arrival toAthenia,theTargetmastersset out to make themselves useful by offering their expertise toFortress'sexisting troops. While the Trainbots could assume their train modes in a flash, when it came time to combine into Raiden, the big guy failed to live up to his name. Shouki and his team began taking speed transformation lessons from the Autobots' new resident "Speed Coach",Pointblank,to get their super mode formation up to snuff.The Headmastersstory pages

Super-God Masterforcecomic

Waaaay to the left, closest to Athenia.

Several years after the Decepticons' expulsion from Earth following the final battle at the North Pole, the Trainbots were dispatched to pick up the new AutobotMasterforcethat had risen to prominence on Earth, and bring them toAtheniaso Fortress could transfer his position ofSupreme Commanderto their leader,Ginrai.Naturally, the Decepticons attacked Athenia during Ginrai's stay, and the Trainbots formed Raiden to fight back, only for him to wind up being cut down alongside Chromedome by a powerful blast from the combined DecepticonScramble 7.The quick thinking of Ginrai and the other Godmasters managed to repel the Decepticons with a combination attack, and a battered Raiden survived to fight another day.The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army

Super-God Masterforceintro

The Trainbots soared majestically through the sky in their combined train mode alongside-Ginrai's base mode???Masterforcetitle sequence

DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity

"So I asked her... 'Want to get hitched in Vegas?'"

Shouki was part of a big crowd of unhappy Cybertronians who madeProwllook really stupid when he tried to make a speech assuring them that everything would be okay after the collapse ofShockwave's supposedly-benevolent rule.Skyfire

Legendscomic

Shouki and Daniel were among the heroicKreonswho visited theLegends Worldto defend it from the Decepticons.Special Chapter

Transformers Go! Go!

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Games

The Transformers(PS2)

Hot train-on-train action.

Shouki was one of the Autobots who joined the battle on the planetZel Samineover the powerfulZel Quartz.Combined with his fellow Trainbots as Raiden, he tried and failed to prevent the Decepticons from penetrating theEnormous Laser Transmission Array.The Transformers

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

Da dum dum dah dum dum DAH!

• Shouki(Trainbot,1987)

• ID number:C-125
• Accessories:"Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel
• Known designers:Kōjin Ōno(TakaraTomy)

Released in the third year ofTakara'sThe Headmasterstoyline,TrainbotShouki transforms into a blue and white0 Series Shinkansen.Like all his fellow Trainbots, he began life as aDiaclone"Train Robo" —specifically, the "No. 1 Tōkaidō Bullet Train" figure, aka "Machliner" —and he still features space for a Diaclone pilot figure in the front end of his vehicle mode, though he no longer comes with plastic tracks to ride on like theDiaclonefigure did. In train mode, he can link up end-to-end with his teammates using the connectors included.

He also forms the upper torso of the team's combined mode,Raiden;he has been retooled from hisDiaclonerelease to incorporate a new waist-panel for Raiden that was not part of the original toy.

• More information on Shouki at TFU.info

• Raiden(Gift set, 1987)

• ID number:C-131
• Accessories:"Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

The entire Trainbot team was sold both as individuals and in a six-bot Raiden gift-set. All six toys in this set were identical to their individual releases.

• More information on Raiden at TFU.info

• Shouki(Trainbot,1990)

• ID number:C-354
• Accessories:"Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

The Trainbots were re-releasedin the very-late-runZoneseries in new packaging, and only as individuals, never in a box set. The toys are identical to their originalHeadmastersincarnations, except for the fact that they no longer sportrubsigns.

• More information on theZonerelease of Shouki at TFW2005

Transform Jr

• Shouki / Seizan(Multi-pack, 1987)

• ID number:Trainbot Set 1(トレインボットセット1)

Stumpy, simplified, weapon-less versions of Shouki and the other five Trainbots were released as part ofTakarasubsidiarySeven'sTransform Jrline of simplifiedTransformerstoys (these molds were originally part of Takara'sDiacloneofferings). Shouki was available in a boxed two-pack withSeizan,and the pair could combine with the other four Trainbots (also released in packs of two) to form a stumpy little Raiden.

• Raiden(Gift set, 1987)

• ID number:C-131

TheTransform Jrversions of Shouki and his team were also available in a complete gift set. As with the larger versions, these are identical to their individual releases.

Generations(Japan)

This is...very curious.

• Shouki(Deluxe,2014)

• Accessories:"Mach laser" gun,Daniel

GenerationsShouki is aredecoofClassicsDeluxe ClassAstrotrain,able totriple-changeinto bullet train and space shuttle alternate modes, the latter explained as a disguise meant to resemble the Decepticon spaceship theThunder Arrow.Additionally, the "Train Wars"manga invents a fourth mode for the figure, the" Train Bazooka ", a huge gun mode that can be wielded over-the-shoulder by other characters, named after Raiden's original weapon.

Shouki comes with a redeco of theMini-ConGroundspike,reimagined as anexosuitedDaniel Witwicky,disguised asthe pilotof theThunder Arrowas part of their secret mission. Daniel also triple-changes into a bow weapon for Shouki and a pantograph for his train mode.

Shouki and Daniel were available exclusively to buyers ofMillion Publishing'sTransformers Generations 2014 Volume 1book, which included a printed postcard with which to make a mail-away purchase. The deadline for ordering Shouki wasSeptember 1,2014; the same postcard also featured apollto determine thesecond volume's mail-away toy, though that had its own deadline on June 16. Shouki eventually shipped out in December of the same year.

• Translation ofGenerationsShouki's bio at Soundwave's Oblivion

MPG

• Trainbot Shouki(2022)

• Release date:June 25,2022
• ID number:MPG-01
• Accessories:"Mach laser" gun, 2 seats, rail A, rail B, Raiden chest part, joint part
• Known designers:Kōjin Ōno(TakaraTomy),Dai Ono(Tomytec),Yuki Ohshima(concept artist)

Previously teased during the "A Railway Story In The Sky" exhibition onDecember 3,2019, and later confirmed in a magazine interview^[1]with designerKōjin Ōnoin theMarch2021issue ofFigure Ō,this version of Shouki is the first release inMPG.Produced in collaboration withTOMIX,thetrain departmentof TakaraTomy'sscale modeloriented subsidiaryTomytec,the figure converts into a fully HOscalecompatible incarnation of his classic0 Series Shinkansentrain mode.^[2]Shouki's third mode forms the upper torso of the historic first "Masterpiece"combiner in the form of a new incarnation of Raiden.

Shouki includes seat parts scaled to fit two figures in his front cabin, bothMasterpiecehuman figures or—in a cheeky reference to the Trainbots' significantly higher profile in thepre-TransformerDiaclonetoyline—pilots from the 2016Diaclonetoyline via a pair of flip-down "booster seats". The figure includes Raiden's chest plate for torso mode, which can be stored in his front cabin in both train and robot mode (and during the conversion, if you're feeling ambitious) or be used as a shield. Shouki's gun can be stowed in his right calf in robot mode and his undercarriage in train mode.

Lastly, the figure includes two modular railway sections slated to combine with segments included with the other Trainbots à la the team's originalDiacloneplastic tracks. This track can be converted into a base for a stand armature (sold separately), and an adapter is included for display as either a "flying train" (a staple of theHeadmasterscartoon) or a dismembered torso display while you wait for the rest of the combiner. Morbid!

Optional Generation 1 toy-accurate stickers for Raiden's chest plate were released by TakaraTomy as a promotion inFigure Ō'sJuly2022issue.^[3]

This mold was later retooled intoGinou.

One word of warning is necessary for the aspirantMPGTrainbot diorama builder: the set's adherence to vehicle mode accuracy proves something of a double-edged sword. While theMPGTrainbots adhere to a unified 1:87-ishHOscale,they do not adhere to a unifiedtrack width.In accordance with their real-life inspirations, Shouki,Yukikaze,GinouandYamabukiutilizestandard gauge(true HO) tracks whileGetsuei,Suiken,SeizanandKaenutilizemetre gauge(HOm) tracks. It is thus necessary to split the team up accordingly if one is to actually roll the danged things.^[4]

• Official TakaraTomy website ofMPGTrainbot Shouki
• Machine translation ofMPGTrainbot Shouki's bio

Notes

• Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Shouki's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji ( chung quỳ ), it most likely comes froma Chinese mythological figureora type of Japanese WWII fighter planenamed after said figure.Ask Vector Primewould make reference to the latter in detailing the Trainbots' origin.Shoukialso means "sanity" ( chính khí ), a pun occasionally used for jokes in fiction.
• Shouki had the preliminary name ofMach(マッハMahha),^[5]which was likely taken from the occasional identification of theDiaclonetoy as "Machliner" (マッハライナーMahharainā).
• Shouki appears as part of the Trainbots' combined train form in thetitle sequenceof theSuper-God Masterforcecartoon,but not in the series itself. The series creators seem to have intended to use the Robot Train to travel back and forth toAthenia,more closely tyingSuper-God Masterforceto previousTransformersseries, but the idea was quietly dropped. They did, however, appear for that purpose in theconcurrent comic series.
• Kreon Shouki wears theIronhidehelmet andStarscreamwing-backpack.
• Shouki'sMPGtoy received an Excellence Award in the "High Target" (read: collector) Toy category at the 2022 Japan Toy Awards.^[6]

References

External links

• DiacloneShouki at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)