Overbite (Masterforce)

Overbites are Decepticons from the Super-God Masterforce portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Overbites (オーバーバイト Ōbābaito) are devoid of sentience, like all the Seacons commanded by Turtler, serving only as mindless mass-produced drone warriors designed to overwhelm their opponents by numbers. Overbites can use their lasers with a surgical precision unmatched amongst the Seacon legions, deftly tearing open the bellies of ships, but their sharp super-hardened noses and teeth mean their high-speed spinning "Killer Screw" body-blow attack can rip through them just as easily.

The Overbites can combine with their fellow Seacons to form King Poseidon.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Super-God Masterforce cartoon

Overbites were among the Seacons which accompanied Decepticon Pretenders Dauros and Gilmer on their mission to the Karin Islands, successfully gathering up several human prisoners where their fellow Seacons failed. As the islands' prince, Cab, tracked the Decepticons to the nearby Isle of the Gods, an Overbite attacked him and took him prisoner as well, but he and the other hostages were soon rescued by the Autobots. Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt On a later mission to disrupt the wildlife of Africa, an Overbite again accompanied the Decepticon Pretenders into battle, being destroyed by Lander. Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!

Once Turtler arrived from space, the Seacons gained the ability to form King Poseidon. Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai The Decepticon Pretenders kidnapped four kids in order to draw out the new Autobot Godmaster Ginrai. The plan failed but Dauros had one more trick up his sleeve. He gave Turtler the order to combine into King Poseidon, the deadly combiner was able to do some damage but Ginrai's recently discovered trailer came to his rescue and combined with Ginrai to form Super Ginrai. Ginrai was easily able to defeat King Poseidon. All of the Overbite and the other drones were taken out but Turtler was left and retreated. Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai

With the debut of the Seacon commander Turtler on the battlefield, at least one Overbite would usually be present in order to combine with its leader, forming a hand-held weapon for the giant King Poseidon. The Seacon combiner battled Autobot Godmasters on an island off the coast of America Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai and in Canada, Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter but they didn't even get the chance to combine before being wiped out during a clash in the French town of Dagneux. Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen Later, A swarm of the creatures backed up the Decepticon Pretenders in a battle on Atlan Island, where an Overbite had the misfortune of going up against Ranger's Heat Sand Attack and losing explosively. Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters

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Overbites were among the swarm of Seacons that besieged British Motors alongside Hydra and Buster. When Turtler opted to flee the battlefield by burrowing underground, one Overbite displayed some unusual self-preservation instincts, diving into the tunnel after its leader rather than waiting to be destroyed. Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot Vast numbers of Seacons later attacked Lightfoot in the waters off the coast of Australia when the Autobot investigated the Decepticons' activities in the area, Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts and numerous Overbites joined in the Decepticons' all-out assault on the Autobot headquarters, tearing their way into the base and destroying it from within. Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes More of the sea-beasts joined in occupying the Autobots' attentions when the powerful Decepticon BlackZarak began cutting a swathe of destruction across Earth. BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space

When Ginrai approached Decepticon Base in order to rescue his captive comrade Shūta Gō, several Seacons, including some Overbites, were patrolling the perimeter and attacked him, forcing him to blast out the base's airlock, sucking himself and his opponents inside. Subsequently, an Overbite 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 the Grand 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 Overbites remained on Earth following the destruction of Decepticon emperor Devil Z and the departure of most of the Transformers from the planet is unknown. A Battle... and Then...

Generations Selects Special Comic

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

Upon traveling to the Precursor World, Turtler rebuilt his supply of Seacon drones using Angolmois Energy. Overbite and Tentakil joined the other drones on the Blue Planet, where Turtler and the Seacons fought with Optimus Prime over the Star Power contained in his Silver Matrix. Overbite 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 the Beast 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 by Primus's machinations. Finale Prelude An Overbite was present when Turtler formed Scramble 7 combination as the Blue Planet was invaded by Megatron's New Primus Vanguard. Finale

Zone cartoon, manga, and story pages

Seeking to create a Decepticon Zone to counter the Autobot Zone, Decepticon Emperor Violengiguar gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. An Overbite was one of those summoned, but only as a part of King Poseidon. Zone Part 1 Zone Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

Super-God Masterforce comic

An Overbite was among the Seacons who gathered around the shoreline where the Decepticons met, and was fed energon cubes by Cancer. On Scene! Our Savior's Name Is Ginrai!

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

• Overbite (Seacon, 1988)

• ID number: D-313
• Accessories: Left & right shark-arms, "Cannon Gun", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

Released in the fourth year of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line under the Super-God Masterforce banner, Overbite is identical to the Hasbro-release Overbite, transforming into a robotic shark-monster. His front claw-arms (yes, arms) are both removable if you want a more streamlined beast mode. His purple "Cannon Gun" can be mounted under his jaw in beast mode.

The gun also plugs under the jaw via a post in is back end to form the barrel of Overbite'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 Overbite.

Overbite can also transform into either an arm or leg compatible with any "Scramble City"-style combiner, though his nominal placement is... not as a limb, but in his artillery mode as a weapon for King Poseidon to wield, thanks to Poseidon's unique fists. (The other four small Seacons can also take his place as a hand-cannon in their artillery modes.)

• More information on Overbite at TFU.info

• Kingposeidon [sic] (Gift set, 1988)

• ID number: D-318
• Accessories: Left & right shark-arms, "Cannon Gun", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base

Overbite 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 excludes Nautilator, the King Poseidon set comes with all six members of the team: Turtler, Gulf, Kraken, Lobclaw, Overbite, and Tentakil.

Generations Selects

• Seacons Overbite (Deluxe, 2020)

• Release date: March 28, 2020
• Hasbro ID number: TT-GS07
• Accessories: Laser gun, sword, combiner hand/gun mode handle, hand gap filler/gun

A TakaraTomy-initiated addition to the Generations Selects series, "Seacons Overbite" is an extensive retooling of Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Terrorcon Rippersnapper, transforming into a robotic shark monster, but a different robotic shark monster than Rippersnapper does. A less upright one.

Just as with his original toy, he is able to form any limb for any Combiner Wars-style super robot. He also retains his artillery mode, which can again be used as a hand-held cannon by compatible combiners, particularly King Poseidon. Like the other Generations Selects Seacons, Overbite has newly-tooled combiner hands with individually-posable fingers, which also form the base of the Targetmaster-style gun mode, with the handle being a Combiner Wars styled port that plugs in to the hand provided in this set. The hand can be plugged into the back of the tail in beast mode, or as the back of the feet in the combined mode, whilst Turtler's feet components are at the front. He also has a new sword, which combines with the other Seacons' melee weapons to form King Poseidon's oversized trident-sword.

Overbite was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan, as part of the third of three mini-waves of Seacons alongside Tentakil. The Seacons were also available via Hasbro Pulse and other online retailers in the U.S. and Canada.

This mold was later redecoed as Sea Phantom.

Merchandise

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

Released as part of the series 10 lineup of Kabaya candy kits, Overbite was available in as set along with Seacon leader Turtler. Despite being a snap-together model kit, he is functionally a downsized version of the larger toy, retaining the combining functions. Since he is gang molded with the other Seacons, some of his plastic colors are a bit off. Common among Kabaya kits, he relies on stickers for added detail.

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

• Overbite (2015)
  • Accessories: Blaster, Turtler's gun and sword

Part of the tenth wave of Kabaya's standard snap together kits, Overbite can transform from shark monster to robot, though you need to partsform his beast legs to do so. He can combine with the concurrently released Seacons to create King Poseidon. He includes Turtler's weapons, which are also used for King Poseidon.

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

Notes

Even Jabberjaw mocks these guys

• None of the Masterforce Seacon drones were ever depicted in robot mode in the cartoon or manga. The toy's package art is the only known "fictional" depiction of an Overbite in robot mode.
• Unlike all his fellow Seacons, Overbite did not appear in Zone fiction. Although the team was permanently combined as King Poseidon, the combiner did not wield Overbite in gun mode.

Foreign names

• Mandarin: Lì Chǐ Shā (利齿鲨, "Razor-teeth Shark")