Sencho Barbossa

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Sencho Barbossa
Keith's Fantasy Club character
Senchobarbosa-box.jpg
Keith's Fantasy Club Sencho Barbossa box
First appearance

I Can Deal With This Now! by C Z Hazard
Created by

Keith's Fantasy Club
Information
Aliases Sencho Barbosa
Species Transformer
Abilities

Affiliation

Sky Pirates
Alternate mode

Robotic shark
Function

Space Pirate Captain
Tech specs

ST09 IN10 SP08 EN08

RN10 CO09 FB10 SK09

Sencho Barbossa is a fictional character and third-party Transformer homage to Brave Captain Shark made by Keith's Fantasy Club in 2014.

Keith's Fantasy Club

Sencho Barbossa is a third-party Transformer homage to Brave Captain Shark.

Sencho Barbossa turns from humanoid robot to a robotic shark. He can fly and carries a sword. He is leader of the Sky Pirates.

Development

Concept art of Sencho Barbossa was previewed at TFcon 2013's Third Party Panel.[1]

Sencho Barbossa went up for preorder in April 2014, with expected delivery in May.

In June 2014 a limited run 3-pack of black versions of Haiku, Sencho Barbossa and Tsunami was released.

The full color version of Sencho Barbossa was released in July 2014.

Reception

The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for July 29th, 2013 discussed the Keith's Fantasy Club Airdancer, Haiku, Evil Ironpaw, Justice Ironpaw, King Rex and Bladeback, Night Stalker, Overslay and Haymaker and Sencho Barbossa in the news.[2]

The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for June 9th, 2014 discussed the black versions of Haiku, Sencho Barbossa and Tsunami in the news.[3]

Comics

Sencho Barbossa appears in Citizen Stack's pack-in comic story I Can Deal With This Now! where the Sky Pirates fight Citizen Stack, Krank and Stax.[4]

A heroic mirror universe version of Sencho Barbossa appears in the D.A.I. Commander Stack pack-in comic story Why Should I Deal With This Now?.[5]

Fictional biography

Barhossa is the contain of the Sky Pirates, a group of scavengers that can smell the metaphorical blood in the water In the ongoing gang warfare of the devastated landscape. Their modus operandi involves arriving toward the end of intense battles and finishing off the remainder of bath groups, and picking the corpses clean before moving on. Always moving in their constant search for new prey, they‘re very effective at utilizing everything in a destroyed 'bot. even down to the wiring.

Barbossa took control of the Sky Pirates after he fell through a dimensional portal from another universe. Arriving from a universe still living its golden age. The dark world of the EAVI Metal universe is a sharp contrast, and this once benevolent soul has had to accept that if he is to survive, he must get his hands dirty from time to time. In a position of power, he urges his brethren to seek out strange and interesting devices, as he secretly yearns to find a dimensional interface to return him to his own universe.

Toys

  • Keith's Fantasy Club Sencho Barbossa black (2014)
An all black version of the toy sold in an exclusive three pack. Sold without box. Limited to 20 pieces.
  • Keith's Fantasy Club Sencho Barbossa (2014)
An original third-party Transformer mold by Keith's Fantasy Club. Turns from humanoid robot to robotic shark. Comes with a sword, cannon, collector card and instructions.
Shares a mold with Haiku and Tsunami.
The box sports a type spelling his name "Sencho Barbosa".

Gallery

References

  1. http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tfcon-2013-3rd-party-panel-slides-178113/
  2. blunghole (July 29th, 2013). "Good Morning, Cybertron!". https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Morning-Cybertron/147383341975239 (Podcast). blunghole. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrgYVV0J1qw. 
  3. blunghole (June 9th, 2014). "Good Morning, Cybertron!". https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Morning-Cybertron/147383341975239 (Podcast). blunghole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffGFXuzfS4w. 
  4. C Z Hazard (w), Iohannes Vinci (p), Simone Daraghiati (col), Logan K. Anthony (let), Juan Pablo Osorio & Logan K. Anthony (ed). "I Can Deal With This Now!" Citizen Stack 1 (April 2014), Keith's Fantasy Club
  5. C Z Hazard (w), Iohannes Vinci (p), Simone Daraghiati (col), Logan K. Anthony (let), Juan Pablo Osorio & Logan K. Anthony (ed). "Why Should I Deal With This Now?" Citizen Stack 1 (July 2014), Keith's Fantasy Club

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