Strika
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Strika is a character from the fictional Transformers series. She is featured in Beast Machines and Transformers: Universe.
[edit] Beast Machines
| Transformers Character | |
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| Strika | |
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| Affiliation | Vehicon |
| Sub-Group | Deluxe Vehicles |
| Function | All-Terrain Combat |
| Motto | "No road is rougher than me!" |
| Alternate mode(s) | Cybertronian Combat Truck |
| Series | Beast Machines |
| Voiced by | Patricia Drake |
Strika is one of the greatest generals in Cybertron's history, and the consort of Obsidian. She had her spark removed by Megatron, only to later have it replaced within a Vehicon body. She joined the ranks of the Vehicon generals, taking the place of Tankor as commander of heavy artillery. She proved a great threat to the Maximals, though she later joined them when Megatron disappeared briefly.
In the final battle with the Maximals Obsidian and Strika were tricked into standing on an anti-gravity unit by Cheetor, who launched the pair into space, where neither were affected by the reformatting of Cybertron.
Her tech spec indicates she has a particular rivalry with Blackarachnia.
Like many of the US Beast Machines toys, the toy for Strika didn't match her television appearance very well. The Japanese release of the toy was repainted to more accurately match the television appearance. The drones Strika controlled looked exactly like her, and didn't have official names on the show. The show makers simply referred to them as Strika drones. No seperater toy was released to reresent her dones in the toy line.
According to a FAQ on Bob Skir's web site he lobbied to call the Strika character Tananka. He also said Strika's personality was inspired by Sarah Douglas's protrayal of Ursa in the Superman II movie. He also said there was a scene with Obsidian and Strika cut from the final episode. "Obsidian and Strika had a MAGNIFICENT scene in which they return to Cybertron and decline an offer to be reformatted themselves (partly because they feel unworthy because of their role helping Megatron, and party because I wanted them to remain "pure" when I brought them back in the next series... which (as of this writing) I haven't been invited onto yet. Sadly, their finale got cut for time."
[edit] Transformers: Universe
In Transformers: Universe, a version of Strika known as Nemesis Strika (labeled as a Decepticon) is a member of Unicron's forces.
Nemesis Strika lacked any official tech spec, but the Hasbro website described the toy as a formidable opponent for the Autobots that ransformerd into a six-wheeled attack vehicle.
Since Nemesis Strika lacked any story, it is unknown if she was supposed to be the Strika of Beast Machines or one from a parallel Cybertron, like Universe Obsidian.
In the comic story found in issue 8 of the Transformers Collectors Club magazine Cybertron/Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime told the story of the last battle he was in, set in the Transformers: Universe storyline. Alongside 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal they attacked the last of Unicron's forces when Unicron suddenly disappeared, and they barely escaped. Among the Autobot forces were Universe Fireflight, King Atlas, Universe Night Slash Cheetor, Universe Longhorn, Universe Prowl, Universe Repugnus, Rhinox, Universe Side Burn, Sideswipe, Universe Silverbolt, Sunstreaker, Tap-Out, Trailbreaker, Cybertron/Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus and Universe Whirl. Among the Decepticons were Universe Blackaracknia, Nemesis Strika, Universe Obsidian, Universe Razorclaw, Reptilion and Universe Skywarp.
