« Transformers: Super-God Masterforce ep 18 »
"I can't abide those Jawas! Disgusting creatures!"
"A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer" 強敵!!さすらいのシックスナイト () (Kyōteki!! Sasurai no Sixknight)
Production company	Takara, Toei
Airdate	23 August 1988
Writer	Toyohiro Andō
Director	Hiroki Shibata
Animation studio	Toei
Continuity	Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

A new threat to the Autobots arrives from space in the form of Sixknight, a Six Changer who targets Ginrai in order to prove his worth to the Decepticons. But Sixknight is in for a shock when he discovers the true nature of his opponent...

Synopsis

"I wish someone had told me it was fancy dress."

In the cloudy skies above the ocean, a squadron of military jets suddenly find themselves ambushed by a bizarre, alien-looking jet craft. As they open fire on the invader, before their eyes it transforms into a giant laser pistol and blasts them out of the sky. The pistol dives into the waters below, and emerges in the form of a hovercraft, before blasting the nearby navy battleship to pieces.

In Japan, Diver has come to visit, and is being treated to Cab's famous cooking at his treehouse along with the other Headmaster Juniors. Cab's parrot and armadillo entertain the group with a dinner show, but the revelry is interrupted when Metalhawk summons them all back to the base and informs them of the mysterious attack out at sea. It is obvious to Hawk that it is the work of a Transformer—could it be that the fourth Godmaster has revealed himself?

Sixknight excitedly ripped it open. His joy would soon turn to disappointment as he discovered there was no secret prize inside.

At the Decepticon base, Bullhorn and Cancer spar, but the watching Pretenders are not impressed, and prepare to show them how it's really done. A sinister, echoing laugh suddenly comes drifting through the base, and Cancer spots a shadowed figure standing on a ledge high above the Decepticons' heads. The mysterious Transformer who attacked the military has come to the Decepticon base—and quickly floors all three Pretenders when they attempt to attack him for his arrogance! Cancer races to inform Mega, and she and Giga attempt some diplomacy with the new Transformer, who introduces himself as Sixknight. When Mega asks what he is doing on Earth, he explains that he wishes to offer the Decepticons his power in their quest to conquer the Earth. Mega claims that power alone will not be enough to rule the Earth, but Sixknight does not possess any ordinary power—he is a master of Tenchōkon! Mega and Giga are quietly amused at the fact that Sixknight is so proud of the fact he controls merely one Chōkon Power, and inform him of the existence of Godmasters, who control all three. They turn down his offer, and dismiss him from the base. While escorting the enraged Sixknight out, Blood and Gilmer decide to exploit the situation by suggesting that he defeat Ginrai in order to prove himself.

Ginrai makes a wish.

Sixknight wastes no time in causing devastation in the middle of a city to bring Ginrai out, and is soon met with resistance from the Japanese Self-Defense Force, Metalhawk, Diver and the Autobot Juniors. Blood and Gilmer keep Diver occupied while Sixknight dispatches Metalhawk, but when Shūta Gō transforms to robot mode, Sixknight mistakes him for Ginrai and quickly flattens him. At that moment, the real Ginrai arrives, and he and Sixknight square off. After explaining to Ginrai that he has travelled from world to world looking for a worthy opponent, and has thus far been undefeated, Sixknight unleashes his "Six-Change Attack", rapidly switching between all six of his modes. An attack from each mode results in failure, and his switch back to robot mode is greeted with a foot to the face by Ginrai, leaving him pinned and unable to break the Godmasters' hold.

D:

Blood tries to tip the scales by capturing Minerva and holding her hostage, forcing Ginrai to release Sixknight, who counterattacks mercilessly. Unaware of the Pretenders' actions, Sixknight is angered by Ginrai's refusal to fight back, but realizes the cause of his opponent's reluctance when Minerva calls out to him to forget about her and fight on. Although he is amazed that Ginrai cares anything for "human scum" like her, Sixknight will not brook any interference in their duel, and forces the Pretenders at gunpoint to release Minerva. As the sky clouds over and the two combatants stand poised to resume their fight, Ginrai becomes Super Ginrai as Sixknight threatens to unleash his "Six-Change of Death". As he hurls himself at Super Ginrai, the Godmaster summons all three Chōkon Powers and channels them into his cannon, blasting the Six Changer out of the sky with one almighty shot. As the broken and beaten Sixknight lies at Ginrai's feet, the Godmaster disconnects from his Transtector and returns to human form, stunning Sixknight with the revelation that he was beaten by "human scum." Unable to conceive of how a human being could possess more power than a Transformer, Sixknight is left with a lot to think about...

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"I have fought on many planets across the universe, searching for a worthy opponent, and I have not been defeated once!"

—Sixknight shortly before being defeated.

"The strongest life form on Earth, Super Ginrai, is a human!?"

—Sixknight has a WTF moment.

Notes

Animation and technical errors

• As one of the jets drops the tank it's carrying, the pod blinks out of existence for a couple of frames.
• The interior of Metalhawk's mouth is white the first time he talks to Sixknight.
• Scenes of Cab dousing fires and Minerva bandaging the head wound of an injured bystander are re-used from "A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble".

Continuity notes

• For the first time, an entity other than a human being is shown to possess a Chōkon Power. Astute viewers will recall from earlier episodes that the power that infuses Sixknight, Tenchōkon, is the "Power of the Heavens," an energy derived from outer space.
• Sixknight is briefly mistaken for the fourth Godmaster, whom the Autobots have been searching for since "A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva".

Trivia

• The pods which the jets are carrying and which they discard before engaging Sixknight are drop tanks.
• Sixknight totally killed a whole bunch of people.

Foreign localization

English

• Title: "Sixshot the Vagabond" (Omni Productions dub)
• Original airdate: September 30, 1990

• Title: "A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer" (Shout! Factory sub)

Italian

• Title: "Iperbot il vagabondo" ("Sixknight the vagabond")
• Original airdate: ?

• Cybertron is called "Sibertron". This is the second time it's misnamed in this dub.
• Despite Sixknight's Italian name being Iperbot, he's instead misnamed as "Iper-Robot" not once, not twice, but five times!

Spanish

• Title: "Seis Tiros el vagabundo" ("Sixknight the vagabond")
• Original airdate: ?

Home video releases

DVD

2003 — Transformers: Super-God Masterforce — DVD Box 01 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only.
2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 2 — Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (Metrodome)
2007 — Transformers — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome)
2008 — The Transformers: Super God Masterforce (Madman Entertainment)
2009 — The Transformers: Japan Generation 1 — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment)
2012 — Transformers: The Japanese Collection (Shout! Factory)
2012 — Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce (Shout! Factory)