Decepticon Sixshot
Function: Solo Transformer Assault Group
Motto: "Life is worth living as long as there are enemies worth destroying."
A vile, nasty murderous sort who carries out his job with ferocious intensity. Only redeeming quality is he speaks well of those he's sent to "the great junkyard in the sky," his phrase for destruction. Has 6 forms: robot, armoured carrier (with twin laser batteries), ramming-tank (with infra-red rangefinder and target tracker), jet-propelled laser pistol, star fighter (maximum speed: 80,000 mph; range: 8 million miles), and wolf-creature modes. Only the wolf creature has no need for Sixshot's 2 hypersonic concussion blasters, the wolf mode prefers to rip apart enemy Autobots with his razor fangs.
STR:10; INT:9; SPD:4; END:9; RNK:7; CRG:8; FPR:9; SKL:8
D-98 Destron / Sixshot
Function: Ninja Staff Officer
Transformation: 6 Changer
Ability: Can transform into 6 different modes: Robot, Laser Gun, Tank, Wolf, Battle Car & Jet.
Character: A space ninja with 6 different forms. The true nature of his character is unknown.
Weapons: Laser Gun (2)
STR…10; INT...9; SPD...4; END...9; RNK...7; CRG...8; FPR...9; SKL...8
As his name suggests, Sixshot is a six changer but unlike the triple changers who came before, Sixshots alternate modes are Cybertronian which allows for his original multiple forms. Released in 1987 retailing for around $34.99 USD & 3,980 Yen, Sixshot appeared briefly in the American Transformers cartoon The Rebirth where he demonstrated his one robot army functionality. In the Japanese cartoon continuity Sixshot is one of the main antagonists and ends up killing Ultra Magnus. In the Japanese cartoon a seventh "secret" mode is introduced as a winged wolf mode; additionally if you turn the gun mode upside down you have an eighth "submarine" mode introduced with the 2016 Titans Returns figure....
Robot Mode
Sixshots robot mode is quite a tall figure and comes with two handguns, the only articulation the figure has is in the shoulders.Jet Mode
Tank Mode
Armoured Car Mode
This mode was mistransformed in the instruction manual.This is how the instructions show you how to configure Sixshot into the car mode. |
Gun Mode
Wolf Mode
Winged Wolf Mode
The Sixshot figure was remoulded, recoloured and released as a Cybertron / Autobot called Great Shot in the Transformers Victory series in 1989. The two characters had been described as past rivals but following the release of Great Shot in Transformers Legends in 2018 the accompanying comic retcons the continuity revealing that Great Shot is Sixshot.
In 1994 part of Takara's other transforming robot toy line Brave Police J Decker, among other Transformers remoulded and released in the Brave line such as Dia Atlas and Deszaras, a remould and repaint of Sixshot was released called Shadow Maru. Shadow Maru is predominantly purple with a remoulded robot head, shoulders, chest, chest fins and beast mode head. The post keeping the legs together has been removed from this version. Shadow Maru also features new accessories which include 2 new handguns, 2 throwing stars, a chrome sword, a sword hilt, a police badge and a small revolver gun. The box only advertises 5 modes omitting the gun mode however in the cartoon series Shadow Maru transforms into the secret Large Revolver Mode. The South Korean toy company Sonokong released Shadow Maru as Shadow Z in 1996 under their licensed Brave series.
Brave Police Shadow Maru from 1994. Source: eBay |
Shadow Z 1996 released by Sonkong. Source: eBay |
Shadow Z 1996 released by Sonkong. Source: eBay |
2002 Reissue Sixshot
2002 Sixshot Stealth Mode
Source: eBay |
From Hyper Hobby #43. Source: toysdaily.com |
2002 Sixshot Shadow Mode
Source: Yahoo Auctions |
2012 Sixshot Asian premium reissue
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