Santon

Santon is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

El Santon, Elefante de Plata, contra los Destrongers.

Humongous, lumbering and powerful, you would never guess by looking at him that Santon (サントン) is actually a medic. A staunch pacifist, Santon refuses to kill under any circumstance and will only injure his enemies as an absolute last resort. Being a doctor, he sees his duty as to heal the wounded, not wound the healed. And the Maximals respect him for this, accepting his gentle convictions as an honorable strength, not a liability.

Santon's unflinching bedside manner also makes him an ideal teacher when it comes to the more rebellious youths-in-training. As such, Santon joins Skywarp in instructing the out-of-control Lio Junior, not only in the field of medicine and repair, but in the ethics of being a true warrior. Together, Santon, Skywarp and Lio Junior can combine to form the mighty Magnaboss.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Hiroaki Harakawa (Japanese)

Santon and his partner Skywarp were sent to Gaia with information about the artificial planet, Nemesis. They intended to warn Lio Convoy about Galvatron's secret weapon. On their journey, they also detected a new powerful lifeform emerging on Gaia. This lifeform, the Maximal cub Lio Junior, was created through a duplication of Lio Convoy's Energon Matrix. Upon their arrival, Santon and Skywarp found Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in battle with Galvatron. Through forced fusion, they created the combiner Magnaboss with Lio Junior, giving him an outlet for his great energies. Enter Lio Junior

After Magnaboss dispatched Galvatron, Santon and Skywarp explained their mission to Lio Convoy and told him about Nemesis. They also acted as go-betweens in the contentious relationship between Lio Convoy and Lio Junior. As Convoy and Junior patched things up, the combined Magnaboss helped Lio Convoy temporarily defeat Gigastorm, the new Angolmois Energy-powered version of Megastorm. Megastorm Reborn Gigastorm remained a powerful foe, however, so Lio Junior and his team joined the Maximals in a new operation to eliminate him. They lured Gigastorm into an unstable area and intended to bury him in a collapsed mountain pass. Gigastorm survived their best efforts, though. The New Weapon, Tako Tank

While reviewing his machinations, Galvatron recalled Santon's arrival on Gaia and his first encounter with Magnaboss. The Artificial Planet Nemesis

Santon and Skywarp reviewed strategy with Lio Convoy and Apache over the upcoming threat of Nemesis. In their absence, Lio Junior detected a nearby Angolmois Energy mining operation and led the other Maximals into an impulsive raid. Santon and the others were forced to join the ill-advised raid when they heard of Lio Junior's attack, and were nearly destroyed when Nemesis rained down fire from above and destroyed the base with them still inside. Still, the Maximals survived the assault, and Santon's team formed Magnaboss in the aftermath to battle the Predacons. Gigastorm's Treachery

When Lio Junior got it in his head to jump into a pit of Angolmois Energy and hope for a power-up, Santon and Skywarp raced to stop him. They warned Lio Junior that his pure Angolmois Energy might not react well with the corrupted Angolmois Energy affected by Nemesis. At the same pit, Starscream and BB fell into the Angolmois Energy and emerged as corrupted Cyborg Beasts. Hellscream and Max-B proved to be formidable opponents, even holding their own against Santon's team in their Magnaboss form. The End of Starscream After laughing off a kidnapping attempt by Dirge and Thrust, Santon and his friends encountered a more serious threat when the duo evolved into Dirgegun and Thrustor via Angolmois Energy. They found Scuba frozen solid in a block of ice by Thruster's Trasher Horn. Santon and Skywarp stayed behind to help Scuba while Lio Junior raced to warn Lio Convoy. The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot

I hear Blue Demon's still sore at him for showing him up at the end of zombie flick.

After being dispatched to secure the site of a mysterious falling object, Santon and Skywarp grew upset with Lio Junior's constant grandstanding. They felt he was focused more on his own ego and proving himself than on their mission to preserve peace in the universe. The object turned out to be a powerful teleport gate, able to summon warriors from anywhere in space and time using the command key. When the Predacons arrived and stole the key, Lio Junior rashly engaged in battle. Santon and Skywarp actually refused to combine with him as Magnaboss in this fight due to their distaste for his methods. As a result, Tasmania Kid was seriously injured by Hellscream.

Although the Maximals secured the command key, a rift had grown between Lio Junior and the others. He stalked off on his own, and later seemingly joined the Predacons of his own will. Several Maximals were quick to call him traitor, but the injured Tasmania Kid told everyone Lio Junior was merely trying to prove himself worthy of their trust. By the time Lio Junior broke free from the Predacons' cells, Santon and Skywarp were already there to greet him. They formed Magnaboss to drive off the Cyborg Beasts, but suffered a serious injury in the process. As the Predacons had summoned Majin Zarak, Magnaboss used his dwindling energy to summon Optimus Primal for their side. After the defeat of Majin Zarak, Santon and Skywarp made amends with Lio Junior and the trio was inseparable once more. Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!

With Nemesis on the way, the Maximals needed to prevent the Angolmois Energy from becoming unstable. Santon and the Maximals used freeze devices to cool the substance and keep it from getting too volatile. When the Predacons tried to intervene, the Magnaboss trio formed up to help drive them off. The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic During a major operation to destroy Nemesis with an Angolmois Energy-powered artillery cannon, Magnaboss was given the key role of getting the cannon into position while the other Maximals diverted the Predacons with decoys. At the volcano of Angolmois Energy, Magnaboss was powering up the cannon when Galvatron and Gigastorm arrived to stop him. Skywarp and Santon separated from Magnaboss in order to delay the villains, giving Lio Junior enough time to fire the weapon. Unfortunately, the Angolmois Energy was too much for the cannon and it overloaded before striking Nemesis. Knock Out Nemesis

The Magnaboss trio continued raiding Galvatron's Angolmois Energy fortresses thanks to Lio Junior's insight. At one location, Galvatron himself appeared and tried to convince Lio Junior of the righteousness of the Predacon cause. Santon and Skywarp nearly lost the youngster when he was swept up in a wave of Angolmois Energy, but he soon emerged seemingly okay. However, when they met with Lio Convoy afterwards, Lio Junior attacked his commander, spouting Predacon slogans and rhetoric. It seemed Galvatron had used the corrupted Angolmois Energy to corrupt Lio Junior as well. Santon and Skywarp attempted to forced merge with Lio Junior to control him, but Lio Junior's influence was too strong and even Magnaboss began haltingly carrying out the corrupted Lio Junior's will. Lio Convoy finally managed to drain off the corrupted Angolmois Energy through his shared connection to Lio Junior's Energon Matrix, freeing all three Maximals from Galvatron's influence. Lio Junior's Revolt!?

When a Martian emissary robot arrived on Gaia, it claimed to be capable of stopping the corrupted Angolmois Energy. Santon, Skywarp, and Lio Junior formed Magnaboss to block for Lio Convoy as he brought the robot to the mother computer necessary to complete its task. While battling the Cyborg Beasts, however, Lio Junior spotted and interacted with a robot named Moon. Even merged with him as Magnaboss, Santon and Skywarp couldn't see the little android, but Lio Junior reported that Moon said the emissary robot planned to destroy Gaia. The mother computer would crash the moon into Gaia to prevent the escape of corrupted Angolmois Energy into the universe. Emissary of the Fourth Planet As Magnaboss, the trio helped Lio Convoy and the other Maximals break through the mother computer's defenses and stop the emissary from ending all life on the planet. The Crisis of Planet Gaia

As the Maximals prepared to use Santon and Skywarp's starship to reach Nemesis, they constructed a hidden missile catapult to get the lift and trajectory necessary for the interception. The Predacons uncovered their plan, however, and a battle ensued. Santon and friends formed Magnaboss to help the crew of the Yukikaze arrive in time for lift-off. Fly Out! Planet Gaia After launch, the ship was brought down by the Space Pirate Seacons, who were under the influence of Nemesis and Galvatron. Santon engaged the burly elder Coelagon in single combat. They soon formed Magnaboss to battle the combined God Neptune, and the Seacons were eventually defeated. The Maximals used a slingshot maneuver to zip around the moon's gravity and send themselves back into Nemesis's path. Revenge of the Space Pirates

As the Maximals arrived on Nemesis, they abandoned ship so the Predacons shot down an empty vessel. Magnaboss helped transport the others to the surface where they gathered by an exhaust port, which NAVI calculated could lead to Nemesis's core. While Lio Convoy and Scuba went spelunking to shut down Nemesis at the core, Santon and his fellow Maximals remained behind to defend their rear flank. They initially formed Magnaboss to oppose the Cyborg Beasts, but Galvatron soon triggered Nemesis to siphon all the corrupted Angolmois Energy from Gaia. As the devastating Angolmois Energy filled the exhaust port, Lio Junior feared his father was in dire peril and separated from his mentors to check on Lio Convoy. Breaking into Nemesis Indeed, Galvatron soon emerged from the core claiming Lio Convoy was dead. Despite this disheartening news, Santon and the Maximals continued to fight on in the name of their commander. Legend! The Green Warrior

In the end, Lio Convoy was not dead, but had combined with Lio Junior into a powerful Green Warrior. Moreover, Scuba and the Tako Tank had reached the core and arranged for Nemesis's destruction. As Galvatron and the Green Warrior battled, the Cyborg Beasts continued to hassle the Maximals. Santon and Skywarp wistfully acknowledged Lio Junior had grown beyond their teachings, and was now accepted as a full Maximal warrior by his father. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of Santon and his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. Farewell! Lio Convoy

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

After the defeat of Unicron, Santon returned to Cybertron. There and as part of Magnaboss, he was witness to one of Big Convoy and Magmatron's tussles. Graduation Ceremony!!

Beast Wars II comic

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2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

Whatever with a vengeance!

Having learned from texts written on such Autobot medics as Ratchet and Fixit, Santon not only developed dozens of new healing techniques based on new Cybertronian physiology, but also began studying other life forms throughout the galaxy in the hopes of establishing a galactic medical corps one day. He lacked weaponry. Beast Wars Sourcebook #3 Santon was later altered by Lio Junior's unique spark to be able to combine with him and Skywarp to form Magnaboss. Beast Wars Sourcebook #2

When Angolmois-induced riots started breaking out all over Cybertron, Santon was seen among a group of rampaging Transformers that followed the Tako Tank. The Ascending #4

Beast Wars: Uprising

Santon was a medic in Nova Cronum before ascending to the Maximal High Council. Derailment

Santon was part of the council when they judged Trans-Mutate guilty of her crimes and sentenced her to imprisonment at Garrus-16. Perception

After the council organized an independent Maximal Nation in Tagan Heights during the Grand Uprising, Santon worked with the Builder Assembly to broker peace and neutrality during the ongoing conflict between the Builders and the Resistance.

Santon's pacifism and insistence on diplomacy, however, left him slow to accept the danger and horrors of the Vehicons. Even first hand accounts from Protihex brought by First Resistor Cheetor and Preditron failed to sway him. He even accused Preditron of conspiring with the Independent Predacus States to deliberately weaken the Maximal Nation. Learning that Lio Convoy and the IPS had conspired to eliminate Preditron pushed the other Council members into accepting the report, and Santon was the sole dissenting voice when the Maximal Nation declared for the Resistance and began the march on Iacon.

Despite his reticence, Santon fought on the front lines with the National Maximal Army as part of the Magnaboss combination with his fellow council members. He attended the peace summit after the war with the various surviving factions, working to hammer out what would become the Cybertronian Parliament. Derailment

Toys

Beast Wars

Poor guy got left with all the work in the group project.

• Santon (サントン, 1998)

• ID number: C-28
• Accessories: 2 "Kidanhō"
• Known designers: Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Part of the eighth wave of Beast Wars II products in Takara's Beast Wars toyline, Santon is a redeco of Beast Wars Ironhide, transforming into an African elephant. While Santon and Ironhide share the same basic colors, Santon features numerous additional paint applications not featured on Ironhide. In beast mode, Santon stores two non-firing "Kidanhō" ("Qi Projectile Cannons") behind his elephant ears that can be flipped out as part of an attack mode.

In robot mode, his Kidanhō fold forward over his shoulders as non-firing cannons or can be plugged into either of his hands. Undocumented, his Kidanhō can also be combined together to form a club-like weapon. Due to the nature of his tusks being on a series of hinges and ball joints, one can also replicate the ability pictured in his TV Magazine profile, that depicts them being used as generators for his "Santon Shield".

He can also combine with Skywarp and Lio Junior to form Magnaboss; Santon forms the entire lower body, arms, and chest-armor of the super robot. Santon's Kidanhō form the core of Magnaboss's broadsword.

• More information on Santon at TFU.info

 

Left: Takara packaging pictured
Right: Sonokong packaging pictured

• Magnaboss (マグナボス, 1998)

• ID number: X-4
• Accessories: 2 guns

Santon was also available as part of a Magnaboss multi-pack with Skywarp and Lio Junior. All three toys are identical to their individual releases, though the set did not come with the individuals' bio cards, only a single card for the combined Magnaboss mode.

Sonokong also released this gift set in their Beast-War toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release (which calls Santon "Mammoth") is identical to the Takara releases.

Notes

• San (三) is the Japanese word for "three". "Ton" is the English word for... "ton". Therefore, Santon's name most likely means "three-ton". The average weight of an African elephant is 6,000 pounds, which is... three short tons!^[1]
• Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "Enter Lio Junior" onwards, Santon received a completely original character model by Takashi Yamamoto for "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by Hiroyuki Taiga.

Foreign names

• Korean: Mammoth (맘모스 Mammoseu)

References