Tentakils areDecepticonSeacons from theSuper-God Masterforce portion of theGeneration 1 continuity family.

Squidhead?

Tentakils (テンタキルTentakiru) are devoid of sentience, like all theSeacons commanded byTurtler, serving only as mindless mass-produceddrone warriors designed to overwhelm their opponents by numbers. They can fire jets of poisonous ink, and perform vicious sustained barrage attacks with their ten legs.

The Tentakils can combine with the rest of the Seacons to formKing Poseidon.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

Headshot! SLICE!

WhenDecepticonPretenderDauros attacked a Japanese city in an attempt to draw out theAutobot Pretenders, he brought a pair of Tentakils with them, which began their assault by destroying an oil refinery in the dead of night. Autobot Pretender leaderMetalhawk arrived to battle the drones, but as he tangled with one, another snuck up behind his human friendShūta Gō and seized the boy. Metalhawk was able to destroy the first Tentakil, but was then attacked by the Decepticon Pretenders and was badly outnumbered until his fellow Autobot Pretenders arrived to aid him. With his allies occupying the Decepticon Pretenders, Metalhawk destroyed the second Tentakil and saved Shūta.Rise Up!! Pretenders On a later mission to disrupt the wildlife of Africa, more Tentakils again accompanied the Decepticon Pretenders in battle against the Autobots, and met a similar end at the hands of Metalhawk's Titanium Saber.Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!

With the debut of the Seacon commander Turtler on the battlefield, at least one Tentakil would usually be present in order to combine with its leader as the right leg of the giant King Poseidon.Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai The Seacon combiner battled AutobotGodmasterGinrai on an island off the coast of AmericaHeroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai and in Canada,Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter but during a battle in the French town ofDagneux, the Seacons were wiped out before Turtler could even give the order to combine, leaving only two rather unhappy Tentakils plaintively flailing their tentacles amid the destruction.Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen

No... IT WAS MY LIFE TO BE TAKEN! NOT THIS! NEVER THIS!

A swarm of Seacons later backed up the Decepticon Pretenders in a battle onAtlan Island, where a Tentakil had the misfortune of going up againstLightfoot's Land Waterfall attack and losing explosively.Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters

Tentakils were among the swarms of Seacons that besiegedBritish Motors alongsideHydra andBuster and were destroyed by the Autobot Godmasters,Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot and vast numbers of them attacked Lightfoot in the waters off the coast ofAustralia when the Autobot investigated theDecepticons' activities in the area.Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts Numerous Tentakils joined in the Decepticons' all-out assault onthe Autobot headquarters, tearing their way into the base and destroying it from within,Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes and more of the sea-beasts joined in occupying the Autobots' attentions when the powerful DecepticonBlackZarak began cutting a swathe of destruction acrossEarth.BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space

When Ginrai approachedDecepticon Base in order to rescue his captive comrade Shūta Gō, several Seacons, including some Tentakils, were patrolling the perimeter and attacked him, forcing him to blast out the base's airlock, sucking himself and his opponents inside. At the same time, a Tentakil was also spotted in Geneva, battlingRanger and the Autobot Pretenders alongside the Decepticon Pretenders. Subsequently, a Tentakil was always handy for the formation of King Poseidon, inside the Decepticon base,God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base in a battle on its roof,The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform in theGrand Canyon,Autobots! Desperate Attack!! and in the Alps, where the Seacons had their final battle with Ginrai, and were once again defeated and destroyed.Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z Whether or not any Tentakils remained on Earth following the destruction of Decepticon emperorDevil Z and the departure of most of the Transformers from the planet is unknown.A Battle... and Then...

Generations Selects Special Comic

In 2020, Tentakil lay deactivated after King Poseidon's final defeat at the hands of God Ginrai.

Upon traveling to thePrecursor World, Turtler rebuilt his supply of Seacon drones usingAngolmois Energy. Overbite and Tentakil joined the other drones on theBlue Planet, where Turtler and the Seacons fought with Optimus Prime over the Star Power contained in hisSilver Matrix. Tentakil and the Seacons now had robot modes, which Turtler proudly displayed to his enemy before combining with them to form King Poseidon.Seacons comic 5

King Poseidon later assembled an army of Seacons to battle Ultra Megatron Omega, but it proved fruitless.Super Megatron comic 2

In time, Turtler felt appreciated by theBeast People of the Blue Planet, and assumed the role of their benevolent "king" and protector. He directed his Seacons to defend the beasts when their world was threatened byPrimus's machinations.Finale Prelude He used a Tentakil to formScramble 7 combination when the Blue Planet was invaded by Megatron'sNew Primus Vanguard. Other Tentakil's seemed particularly interested in caring for the Space Pirate,Scylla.Finale

Zone cartoon

Years after theMasterforce War, the Seacons, including one Tentakil, were recruited by the supernatural newEmperor of DestructionViolengiguar. Although they never appeared in their individual forms, as King Poseidon, they attacked Earth in search of theZodiac and were destroyed by the new AutobotSupreme Commander,Dai Atlas.Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Comic continuity

Super-God Masterforce manga

A Tentakil was first seen when the Decepticons attempted to dupe the Autobots with holographic images of legendary Decepticons of years past. It joined with its fellow Seacons in forming King Poseidon for an attack on the Autobots, only to be defeated by the new-born Super Ginrai.Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai! Later, when Turtler led a Decepticon attack on the planetAthenia and merged with various other Decepticons to create "Scramble 7", a Tentakil served as a hand-held weapon for the mis-matched combiner, which was soon destroyed by Ginrai.The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army

Zone manga and story pages

The Seacons, including a Tentakil, were recruited by the supernatural new Emperor of Destruction Violengiguar. Appearing only in their combined form of King Poseidon, the team battled the Autobots on the planetWall,Zone story page #3 and were later defeated by the new Autobot commander Dai Atlas when they attacked Earth in search of the Zodiac.Zone It is unclear if the Seacons survived their clash with Dai Atlas; they did not reappear, suggesting they may have been destroyed, butPredaking andTrypticon, who were also blasted by Dai Atlas, were both shown to have survived the experience.Zone story page #6

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

• Tentakil (Seacon,1988)

• ID number:D-317
• Accessories: Left & right "Laser Guns", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

Released in the fourth year of Takara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line under theSuper-God Masterforce banner, Tentakil is identical to the Hasbro-releaseTentakil, transforming into a pink and blue robotic squid-monster. Its two blaster weapons can be mounted on either side of the squid-mode head.

The guns also plug together to form the barrel of Tentakil's third mode; an artillery emplacement that mounts on top of a stand formed from three individual components. The central piece of this stand, the "Tripod Rifle", can also be wielded as a weapon by robot-mode Tentakil.

Tentakil can also transform into either an arm or leg compatible with any "Scramble City"-style combiner, though its nominal placement is as the left leg toKing Poseidon; thanks to Poseidon's unique fists, Tentakil's artillery mode can also be used as a hand-held weapon by the Seacon super robot.

• More information on Tentakil at TFU.info

• Kingposeidon[sic] (Seacon gift set, 1988)

• ID number:D-318

Tentakil was sold both as an individual, and in a large King Posiedon box set. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

Unlike the Hasbro Seacon box-set, which excludesNautilator, the King Poseidon set comes with all six members of the team:Turtler,Gulf,Kraken,Lobclaw,Overbite, and Tentakil.

Generations Selects

• Seacons Tentakil (Deluxe,2020)

• Release date:March 28, 2020
• Hasbro ID number:TT-GS08
• Accessories: Laser guns, Cleaver, combiner hand/gun mode handle, hand gap filler/gun

A TakaraTomy-initiated addition to theGenerations Selects series, "Seacons Tentakil" is anextensive, and we meanextensive (as in, "barely any original parts left and those are mostly structural and thus retains the same basic transformation")retooling ofPower of the Primes Deluxe ClassMoonracer, transforming once again into a bipedal squid-monster, though this time with way-stumpier leg-tentacles.

Just as with his original toy, it is able to form any limb for anyCombiner Wars-style super robot, with its nominal place as the left leg toKing Poseidon, plus it also retains his artillery mode, which can again be used as a hand-held cannon by compatible combiners. Like the otherGenerations Selects Seacons, Tentakil has newly-tooled combiner hands with individually-posable fingers, which also form the base of the Targetmaster-style gun mode, with the handle being aCombiner Wars styled port that plugs in to the hand provided in this set. The hand can be plugged onto the back of the feet in the combined mode for extra stability, whilstTurtler's feet components are at the front. It also has a new multi-bladed cleaver/scythe-thing, which combines with the other Seacons' melee weapons to form King Poseidon's oversized trident-sword.

Tentakil was released as aTakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan, as part of the third of three mini-waves of Seacons alongsideOvebite. The Seacons were also available viaHasbro Pulse and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.

This mold was later retooled asSkyulle. The original iteration of the mold was also used to makeNovastar,Greenlight, andLancer.

Merchandise

Transformers Gum

• King Poseidon Set B (1988)
  • Accessories: Blaster

Released as part of the series 10 lineup ofKabaya candy kits, Tentakil was available in as set along with fellow Seacons Gulf, Lobclaw, and Kraken. Despite being a snap-together model kit, it is functionally a downsized version of the larger toy, retaining the combining functions. Since the kit is gang molded with the other Seacons, some of the plastic colors are a bit off. Common among Kabaya kits, it relies on stickers for added detail.

Tentakil can become an arm, leg, or cannon for King Poseidon.

• Tentakil (2015)
  • Accessories: Blasters, King Poseidon foot

Part of the tenth wave of Kabaya's standard snap together kits, Tentakil can transform from monstrous squid creature to robot, though you need to partsform his robot legs to do so. He can combine with the concurrently released Seacons to create King Poseidon.

Tentakil and the other Seacons are compatible with theGaia Scramble combiner limbs released a few years prior.

Notes

• Prior to 2020's Generation Selects Comics, none of theSuper-God Masterforce Seacons were ever depicted in robot mode in the cartoon or manga. The toy'spackage art is the only known "fictional" depiction of a Tentakil in robot mode.

Foreign names

• Mandarin:Wǎng Zhuǎ Yāo (网爪妖, "Net-Claw Demon")
• Russian:Kleshnya (Клешня, "Claw")