| ELEGY
PROJECT #282
CLASSIFICATION: REPAINT
BASE FIGURE: SUPER COLLECTION FIGURE CYCLONUS (PEWTER)
MATERIALS USED: ACRYLIC PAINTS
FIRST APPEARANCE: "FIVE FACES OF DARKNESS" PART 5
"Prepare, Autobots, to die in
darkness!"
Preamble: Elegy here is yet another one
of those animation mistakes from "Five Faces of Darkness," in this case,
a duplicate Cyclonus that was colored like Dirge. Rather than simply
dismiss him as a blooper, though, I've chosen to validate by naming him and
christening him a new character. (I picture him as one of the Elite
Sweeps, specialized warriors under Cyclonus' command who have distinguished
themselves in battle, and are rewarded with unique color schemes of their
own.) Unlike a number of background characters who only appear in a
single scene, Elegy shows up at least a couple of times. He's plainly
visible in robot mode as the spaceborne Decepticons begin their assault on
Cybertron, but you can also spot him a second time, in jet mode, engaging
the Autobot troops on the planet.
Construction: Strictly speaking, this sculpt
is the Japanese version of Cyclonus, which has slightly pointier wings
and helmet prongs (they were rounded off on the Heroes of Cybertron
sculpt, following the very logical reasoning that all that rubbery, flexible
polyvinyl chloride might really do some damage). Rather than simply
follow Heroes of Cybertron Dirge's paint scheme, which is badly
inaccurate, I devised a color model for Elegy based on his brief appearance
in the episode.
Comments: There are actually a lot
of generic Decepticons who share Cyclonus' design, most of which appear in
"Five Faces of Darkness" part 5. There are plenty of them whose colors
are identical to those of Cyclonus, but there are also troopers colored like
Motormaster, Breakdown, Swindle, Wildrider... it would take a long time to
get to them all. (Clearly, Elegy is one of the most important among
them, though, given that he fights by Cyclonus' side. He never got
a Hasbro toy, but I suspect that if he did, it would have looked something
like this. And yes, I am well
aware that all this wild speculation about generic background characters
is pretty ridiculous. You enjoy Transformers in your way; I'll enjoy
it in mine.)
ELEGY
FUNCTION: LIEUTENANT
"It is better to die in battle than to
rust in peace."
Lieutenant commander of the armada led
by CYCLONUS...most experienced and trustworthy of the Decepticon elite guard.
Pensive, brutal...follows orders, but longs for more power. Can
establish a remote link with the Sweeps to monitor them and better coordinate
Decepticon assaults. Armed with anti-energon grenade launcher that
disrupts flow of Autobot power supply.
STR: 7 INT: 7 SPD: 8 END: 7 RNK: 8 CRG: 4
FPW: 6 SKL: 9
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