#Rairyu

[fyeahyoshizakimine]

[reversemoon255]

Transformers Legacy United Dinoking Premium Box Set

So I actually really like the Legacy Evolution Volcanicus set. I know a lot of people are hit or miss on it, but I love how many small little tricks and bits on engineering it utilizes to make a Core Class Combiner really work. So I was pretty excited to get a second version with a bunch of improvements. And I do like these guys. I think there are merits to both, so I'd be interested in them doing these weapons again in the traditional Dinobot colors. (You think if I beg hard enough, they'll also do a Slash or Scorn that turns into a giant weapon for Volcanicus?)

The Good: All the dinosaur modes are pretty good. It's a bit of an odd combination, with the dinosaur and robot modes evoking the Dinobots, but the combined mode evoking Dinoking, yet you don't really question it. Said robot modes do have a decent bit of posability, with wide feet and deep knees that allow for very dynamic poses, even if not all of them have elbows.

Comparing the two, I really like how Dinoking utilizes some of the odd ports for storing the new weapons.

Dinoking has more posability than Volcanicus because of the wrists and ankle tilts, but both of them are surprisingly posable for what they are, especially if you mess with the transformation joints. The combining axe is also a great touch.

The Bad: Grimlock/Goryu is probably the weakest link, being very square in all modes, and having that weird neck thing. The kneecap is also tighter than the knee joint, so it ends up not moving when you bend the knee.

Also, while the new parts for Dinoking are cool, they aren't as solid as I would have liked. The feet pop off on occasion, some of the tolerances are weaker than with Volcanicus, etc.

And the paint aps could be better. On Volcanicus they're used on the most important details on the robot and dino modes, and some of that carries over to the Combiner. With Dinoking, it prioritizes the combined mode, so the robots in particular feel somewhat bare, especially next to their counterparts with their stronger chests.

Overall, both these sets are fun. I like the colors on the Dinobots more, but it's hard to argue that Dinoking doesn't have the better set of accessories and is easier to build since it's a box set. If you're on the fence, maybe buy Snarl, Swoop, or Scarr first, check them out, then decide if you want all 6 later.

[liaswritesrobots]

[cherrytimemachine]

Can I rant about Victory for a minute?

So we’re watching episode 31. The Dinoforce had spotted Jan in this little Star Wars looking walker robot and they thought it was a new Autobot warrior or something, so they went to Jan’s school to attack it, right?

Well, Star Saber got a message that his son was in trouble, so he met up with Victory Leo to go stop the Dinoforce from hurting the children at the school.

They got there, Star Saber and Victory Leo combined, and they had a fight with Dinoking. But when Dinoking got defeated, they were all laying in a crumpled pile on the ground and Goryu, who for most of the show was mean to his subordinates, stood up and begged Victory Saber to spare his team, saying that he would take the hit to spare them.

Then his team got sad and they got up and stood in front of them, and poor Kakuryu grabbed onto one of Victory Saber’s legs and they begged their leader to run and save himself and let the team fight Victory Saber off.

Victory Saber was so moved by this, he PUT HIS SWORD AWAY and SPARED THEM ALL. But before he left, he told Goryu that he was blessed with a wonderful team and I just. 🥺

Just- Goryu showing that he actually does care about his team and then his team trying to save him for wanting to take the shot for them. They’re so cute and- aahhhhhhhh. 🥹

They were so grateful and Victory Saber just left to go help make sure the kids were alright, and the Dinoforce left with everyone ok. It was seriously heartwarming and my best friend decided she liked Goryu now.

[slug-gore-bug]

Top 10 haunting truths you don't want but need to hear.

[17-oneseven]

Happy new year!!

[qazma]

Wooooo! The last set is here! Well i dony know if it is the last set cause the last 3 ggg robots aren't exactly buildable yet

Oh and I got a random free lego dino too lol

[cambriancutie]

nue and rairyu kf3 renders

[king-of-better]

Number.EX: Union -CEREMONY-

1

In June 2018, Even Hyuma Geki and Takanohashi Ryosuke are in awe of “Reverend” Yaginuma Noriyuki as he commands the joint wedding, the two grooms in white tuxedos say I Do, Mamoru finally formally wedding after 12 years, not in a spacesuit this time, having had to advise Gai not to try that, in advice from Ushi 2. The venue is a hill of personal memories to the Green bride and groom, attended by some hundred humans, and the reason the open venue was chosen, a number of Brave Robots. Volfogg, as official photographer, is also taking photos with GunDober and GunGlue, monitored by Entoji and the 3 Doctors. The two brides make their own vows, Shishioh Mikoto in a quite sexy dress while Amami Hana wears a much more modest, though beautiful dress, similar to the one worn for the first wedding. Reiko admires this version of the dress, tailor made, and Ushi 4 still thinks fondly of the original handmade offering, in fact he wants handmade for their own ceremony. Wakaba and Tamayo goggle at this discussion, but for some reason Sunou seems distraught.

In their formal kimonos, Sai Hinoki and Aono Keita, married at a shrine 2 months prior, watch, Hinoki is jealous of the dresses, Keita briefly worried she truly had wanted to be part of the joint ceremony, but she assures him she wanted what they chose, but privately didn't want Keita to look bad next to the other men.

2

Reverend Yaginuma approves the couples’ Final Fusion, and despite planning not to do it, Gai and Mikoto get caught up in the moment and kiss in a spectacular fashion, after a moment's shock Mamoru does the same with Hana. As the crowd cheers, Ushiyama Ayame watches happily, holding not her son Hajime, whose father Ushi 2 is feeding juice, but her cousin's child, Amami Tsubasa. Yaginuma gets impatient with the kissing, and requests the rings, brought out by Swan White and Alouette Pommier, while Swan merely compliments her colleague, Alouette request Hana’s bouquet be thrown her way, Hana almost asking if she and Ikumi are really that far along, only stopped by Mamoru, but Alouette does declare her own victory, Ikumi eyeing her suspiciously when she returns next to him. As the grooms are placing the rings on the brides Keita yells out “Marriage Ring Plus” making a scene, but Gai takes it in stride, and replicates the joke, Mamoru following on. Mikoto decides to carry on the gag by declaring a Broken Marriage, a concerned Mamoru and Hana stop her.

3

The music begins, the White siblings on vocals and Mic Sounders XIII on backing music, accompanied by a large drum played by Goldion Finger, Hyoryu and Enryu worried he may actually use a Gravity Shockwave, Porc-Auto and Shoryu discuss Marg Arm’s performance.

The couples go around for the candle lighting, guaranteed to take a while. Gai and Mikoto reach the GGG Green table, getting a photo with Hyuma, Swan, Entoji, Ushi 1, Nakai, Taiga has to be persuaded to join. Mikoto quietly wishes Leo could be there, so the whole GGG Gold team could be there, but Gai assures her he and Kizuna are there, and always have been.

Mamoru and Hana go to their parents’ table, thanking their parents for raising them, Isamu bursts out crying, saying the tanks is his, for Mamoru being his son, and Hana becoming his daughter. Baby Tsubasa it set off by their grandfather, but

Ayame tends to them. Hana feels guilty for leaving her cousin holding the baby, but with Ushi 2 much more free now, Ayame is happy to help out whenever. The two baby cousins, Hajime and Tsubasa, curiously shake hands, Hana glad that as she has always had Ayame, Tsubasa will have Hajime, Mamoru feels the same about Gai, despite their relatively brief time together. The mood is ruined by both babies needing changing simultaneously, as Ai guesses. Yosef, napping nearby, stirs briefly.

4

As the special Brave Robo candle is lit, Furyu and Rairyu joke about making it even bigger, scolded immediately by Getsuryu and Nichiryu, backed up by Koryu and Anryu, the older brothers defuse the situation. While the theats of Bionet and Triple Zero are now done, the Braves will still have to help with various disasters.

After Piggy has served all the Brave Robots, Porc-Auto prepares to lead a toast, Volfogg makes sure Piggy has a drink of her own, before the toast is made to their Captain's and Wives.

5

Yamajii is continuously blubbering to Fuchu Ritsuko how glad he is to see her again, to Akamatsu Shigeru’s consternation, but Ritchan seems happy, spending time with them again, something she's done little of since the Invisible Burst and her retirement from GGG, Yang and Urchin Prickle advise to let him be. Ritchan makes an apology to Urchin, constantly worrying about his unlucky years, as she had told Cactus about them once while drinking, in fact Urchin's has yet to come.

Liger is also as the GGG Blue table, trying to ensure his new Manage Machine is making his granddaughter as comfortable as possible, Sakura is glad to finally know her grandfather, and much more mobile with the new one. Angelica Anenome Akamatsu has also had her limbs, the work of her mentor Leo, improved by Liger, who hopes now the three of them can be closer together. Renais arrives late, having had a hard time getting J ready. Ikumi is shocked at the sight of his partner, and Gai of his rival, as he is actually wearing a proper suit, not his armour, believing this to be a victory celebration, he is annoyed at Renais for tricking him.

6

It is time to cut the cake, Yaginuma still presiding, as onlookers prepare to take photos, the couples use their special Dividing Driver knives to cut.

Two onlookers watch the human ceremony, the last Somniums on this earth, and Gajumaru asks Sara if would want to do something like that, shs seems open it. Kei, Chandi and Ushi 3 intrude, Mitsuo annoyed they went here when he has a wedding gift to hand over, but the others don't have the same understanding. Gajumaru and Sara leave, to continue their journey.

The bouquet toss is coming, Hana and Mikoto preparing, as a crowd assembles, including an anxious Tamara, Hinoki worrying if she is should exert herself. Heart Clover, sat with his predecessor Rose Approval, meanwhile is worried his secrets, Miss Cherry, Isogai Sakura, has someone in mind. Sakura is also participating, whether she truly knows why, Alouette is sure she will get Hana’s bouquet. Several surprise participants reveal themselves, the 4 Dragon Sisters. Mikoto tells Hana they’ll have to throw with all their might, and they Program Drive the bouquets. Hana’s goes straight to Alouette, but the rest cannot hope to compete with the Brave Robos, until Renais leaps above them, Koryu and Anryu try to use their extra arms to reach out, but Renais uses them as footholds, grabs the bouquet, and offers the pretty flowers to her niece who admired them, although technically said niece is older than her, and tells her to find happiness as well, Liger realising what that means. J does not understand the custom, and while he doesn't mind this brief rest, but the skies call to him, Ikumi understands, but tells him earth is where he and Tomoro can return to.

Various congratulations are sent out to the happy couples as they retire, Gai and Mikoto finally stepping out as a couple.

Mamoru and Hana to step out as a human couple.

The bells peal, over a peaceful world.

[siphersaysstuff]

What says "Holidays" more than rubbery monsters and dinosaurs? NOTHING, THAT'S WHAT.

December's Patreon-backed @tfwiki picture batch is all up in the PRETENDER MONSTERS and their Takara doppelgangers the DINOFORCE. Micromaster-sized robots that fit into rubbery monster/dino shells, who can also combine into the tiny terrors MONSTRUCTOR and DINOKING!

The original pics were taken over a decade ago (I sold the toys shortly after these were taken), so there's some lighting/focus issues I'm not wild about, but I've done what I could to mitigate. Speaking of mitigation, these toys are NOTORIOUS for their rubbery shells just being... gross. Physically. They sweat oily plasticizer (I bought Dinoking MIB at BotCon 1998 and was washing the slime off them in the hotel sink that very night), and many have discoloration problems, especially the Dinoforce, whose gold paint typically turns a nasty green, and the silver ends up pretty splotchy to boot. Again, I've done what I could to present them as close to intended original deco as possible.

Add onto that two of the Pretender Monsters suffering from Gold Plastic Syndrome (where the gold metal-flake plastic will shatter/crumble with no warning with sometimes-minimal stress), and, well, good luck finding "mint" samples.

If you like these pics and the work I do, you can toss a tip in the jar at my Patreon, at "gregstfwikipics"!

Monstructor

Birdbrain

Bristleback

Icepick

Scowl

Slog

Widlfly

Dinoking

Goryu

Doryu

Gairyu

Kakuryu (older pic)

Rairyu

Yokuryu

[asknarashikari]

Time to give the Sentais some Cybertronians, starting with both the Kyoryugers and Ryusoulgers.

Ever since Megatron's attack, more Cybertronians were assigned to the Riders and they finally assigned the Sentais Cybertronians, so they could be ready for another similar incident like that. Both the Kyoryugers and Ryuosoulgers were assigned and have to share Grimlock, the strong and strategic t-rex leader of the Dinobots, Slug, the mean-spirited and violent triceratops, Sludge, the brontosaurus that is not so smart but still a gentle giant, Snarl, the unhappy stegosaurus loner, Swoop, friendly and upbeat pteranodon, Dumb Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, Snarl, and Swoop, the dumber versions that were built on Earth after the originals got lost, Skar, the tactical medic, he and the dumb versions can combine to form the powerful Volcanicus, Slash, an elite tracker raptor who always finds her target, Paddles, a simple and gentle elasmosaur, Grimstone, the power-hungry yet heroic styracosaurus, Female Strafe, the vengeful two-headed monster, Strafe, the friendly but fierce two-headed pterosaur, Scorn, the destructive spinosaurus, Slog, the strong but dumb brachiosaurus, RID15 Grimlock/Steelwall, the powerful but reckless t-rex, Tricerashot, the prickly loner and Mini-con partner to Steelwall, the Dinoforce, the simple-minded group of dinosaurs comprised of Goryu, the proud but dumb t-rex leader, Doryu, likeable hard-working stegosaurus, Gairyu, the below average strategic ankylosaurus, Kakuryu, the dumb and clumsy triceratops, Rairyu, the patient and honest Brontosaurus, and Yokuryu, the lazy pteranodon, who all 6 combine to form the mighty Dinoking, Dinobot, the honorable warrior velociraptor, Dinobot II, the failed clone of Dinobot, Undermine, the silent spinosaurus spy and assassin, Brimstone, the subservient pteranodon, Hardhead, the dumb pachycephalosaurus, Jawbreaker, the big-hearted stygimoloch, Saberback, the cunning and lying stegosaurus, Killer Punch, the paranoid conspiracy theorist triceratops, Guiledart, the loyal triceratops, and Trypticon, the 211 meter/600 foot tall t-rex that is powerful and can either turn into a battle station or city.

What are the Sentais' reaction to the Kyoryugers and Ryusoulgers being assigned multiple dinosaur-themed Cybertronians?

What? No love for the Zyurangers and the Abarangers?

I think there's definitely going to be an adjustment period with the ZyudenRyuu and the Kishiryu. They seem to be rather territorial where their respective partners are concerned (like how Gabutyra got jealous of Plezuon when King started using it for some battles) so it would take some time for them to get used to working with the Cybertronians. The ability to communicate is a plus though since all groups of dino mechs are sentient to some degree at least.

[greeneyedsigma]

That first Rairyu no Hoko always gets me pumped! 😁

It’s on to Fantasia and my favourite bastard’s time to shine

Which bastard?

This bastard!

*happy noises* I love Laxus

He’s a big, handsome, lightning-breathing boy

[cybertronicspark]

I just...really really like Enryu...He’s very good.

[cyber-streak-2]

Rairyu: So we found a fool proof method of determining if someone is truly evil.

Goryu: And that is?

Doryu & Yokuryu, together: If they dislike Kakuryu-

Gairyu, interrupting: -They’re evil.

Goryu: Yeah okay, that’s pretty solid logic.

[cyber-streak]

Leozack: Can you call those five, they’re not listening to me.

Goryu: I’m not their dad.

Leozack: Just do it.

Goryu, to his troops: Listen up guys, we’re leaving now.

Kakuryu, Doryu, Gairyu, Rairyu, Yokuryu: *Immediately following like ducklings*

Leozack:

Goryu: Listen, I am not their dad-

[askvectorprime]

Dear prime vector, in a previous question you mentioned a Deathsaurus from the Uniend cluster, could you tell us about him? Did he have beast mode despite not being a predacon?

Dear Deathsaurus Deducer,

Towards the end of the war, Shockwave had perfected the biogenetic morphing process he’d used upon Grimlock and the other members of the Lightning Strike Coalition, and began mass-producing Dinobots in a specialized facility in Kaon with the help of the remaining members of the Forged cult.

Deathsaurus was one of these cloned warriors, and by far the most terrifying—an enormous fire-breathing spinosaurus twice as large as the original Grimlock, his first action after emerging from his cloning chamber was to eat the two Forged handlers responsible for transporting him to his pen. It took multiple Forged members, thirty Insecticons, and some anti-tank artillery to finally herd him into his paddock, and he became infamous for his many breakouts which always ended in multiple fatalities. A vicious, bullying brute—not so much a warrior as a walking ballistic missile to be aimed at a target—Deathsaurus spent most of his time beating the smaller Dinobots into submission, and soon amassed a “pack” of cowed followers who’d wound up on the wrong end of his infamous berserker rampages: Goryu, Doryu, Gairyu, Kakuryu, Rairyu, and Yokuryu.

When the young Dinobot Clobber staged his famous escape after Shockwave disappeared, Deathsaurus was one of the many Dinobots who attempted to follow him—Clobber and his ilk escaped partly because the few remaining members of the facility poured all of their resources into keeping him under containment. The provisional Autobot government soon had him shipped offworld to a maximum-security facility on Elba, where he is currently kept in stasis lock—it is quite fortunate that he was beyond Cyclonus’s reach during his short-lived reign over Cybertron.