Santon (Transformers)
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Santon is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers series. He was introduced in 1998 as a character in the Beast Wars II anime series. Santon is a Maximal medic who turns into an elephant and is part of the combiner team who become Magnaboss.
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Beast Wars II
Santon is Cybertron's best medical doctor. He turns into an elephant and is part of the combiner team who become Magnaboss. His weapons include Ki Shot cannons, a Santon Quake and a Santon Shield barrier. [2]
Santon stands 3.5 meters tall and weighs 3.3 tons. He has a top running speed of 60 kilometers per hour in beast mode, but 65 kilometers per hour in robot mode.
Animated series
Santon appeared in the Beast Wars II movie, "Lio Convoy Crisis". [3]
Santon also appeared as a regular in Beast Wars II animated series in Japan. [4] He first appeared in episode #26. [5]
IDW Publishing
Santon had a biography in IDW Publishing's Beast Wars Sourcebook series, but has not appeared in any of their fiction. The story on this comic implied that Santon was reformatted to look like the Maximal Ironhide.[6]
Toys
- Beast Wars II Deluxe Santon (1998)
- The toy of Santon is a slight recolor of Beast Wars Ironhide.
References
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2595
- ↑ Santon (Maximal Deluxe Beasts, Beast Wars II)
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/beast-wars-ii/lio-convoy-crisis/episode/640775/summary.html
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145639/
- ↑ http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/japanese/Beast-Wars-Second/cartoon?PHPSESSID=52de73131ea71115ecce3699a4890c27#26
- ↑ http://www.seibertron.com/comics/view.php?comic_id=912
