Riker
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- Riker is an Autobot Micromaster from the Victory cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Governor Riker (see below) is the civilian governor of Micro, a technologically advanced Transformer colony planet. Like much of the population, he is a Micromaster. Riker commands no military forces of his own, and must liaise with the Autobot commander of his sector, God Ginrai (and later Greatshot) for concerns.
Riker is helpful, pragmatic, humble, concerned for his people, and non-obtrusive. He does his job quietly and well, unimpeded by ego or bureaucratic in-fighting. Riker is, objectively, awesome at what he does, though perhaps a bit too fond of public address systems.
The Autobot Clipper is an operator for his office, handling various aspects of administrating a planetary government.
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Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Victory cartoon
- Voice actor: Osamu Saka (Japanese)
"Smooth as an android's bottom."
When Hellbat hired Decepticon mercenaries Blue Bacchus and Black Shadow to raid planet Micro's energy sources, Governor Riker asked for help, first from God Ginrai (under whose military jurisdiction Micro nominally fell,) then from Star Saber when Ginrai's forces proved too stressed to come to their aid. Riker met the Autobot leader personally, briefing him on the problem and accompanying him on a tour of the destruction as they discussed eyewitness accounts and possible motives behind the attacks.
Riker arranged for his operator Clipper to host the Autobot party[1] while he oversaw a late-night command post watching for Decepticon activity. Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior
Some time later, Riker again conferenced with Star Saber, who was searching for the Breastforce, whom he believed to be still on Micro. Riker was pensive in light of the recent destruction of the Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary that some misfortune would again befall his planet. When fighting again broke out in the mountainous regions outside the main city, Riker again alerted Star Saber to the details using the public address system. Unite! Liokaiser
Legends comic
Prior to 2015, Riker was present at an experiment in Plasma energy that went wild, altering the bodies of Phaser and Groundshaker. LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One
In 2038, Riker was still operational on Micro, rechristened Zone after it began housing the Zone Base. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2
Beast Wars: Uprising
Riker was on the Builder Assembly. Eject thought unfavorably of him and his fellow assemblymen. Broken Windshields However, some might consider him a symbol of progress, albeit at a glacial pace. A few decades before the Uprising, Assemblybot Halogen thought it distasteful to even consider Cyberdroids or Micromasters as potential members of the Builder Assembly, yet Riker achieved the position in spite of such opposition. Identity Politics
When the Grand Uprising passed from civil disobedience and domestic terrorism into outright civil war, Riker became the Assembly's official contact with the Micromasters that made up the armed forces. He defended Hot Rod's decisions in the field and firmly voted against rescinding General Order 66 for the Vehicons. After Hot Rod and the Micromaster 001st refused to engage in street fighting with the Resistance in Iacon (which would threaten civilian lives), Riker abandoned his increasingly irate fellows at the High Pavilion to join up with Hot Rod and Eject. When the Vehicons turned against the Builders and assimilated the Assembly, Riker helped negotiate an alliance with Lio Convoy and the Resistance. He provided access codes to open the lines of communication to the dedicated Maximal and Predacon armies as well.
Because of his efforts on behalf of the greater good, Riker was allowed to attend the summit after the Vehicon Apocalypse ended. He and Hot Rod ultimately took the two seats on the Cybertronian Parliament allocated to the Builders faction. Derailment Following Unity Day, Riker helped disseminate resources from the Iacon Communications Service to the proto-former information services. The Inexorable March
Notes
Name
It is uncertain just what the katakana in Riker's name are supposed to represent. There are about a billion different things "Raikuru" (ライクル) could be, so we opted to go with the 2008 spelling as used in the Transformers: The Ark II character model book. The volume's authors chose to go with the rendition due to the association with the character from Star Trek: The Next Generation, although the standard rendition of William T. Riker's surname would be Raikā (ライカー). Another official spelling would be a straight reading of the katakana à la the 2006 Metrodome releases of the Victory animated series. The 2020 Viz Media translation of Transformers: The Manga Volume 3 opts for "Reichl".
Foreign names
- Japanese: Raikuru (ライクル)
- Russian: Usatik (Усатик, "Moustached")
References
- ↑ Riker's hand in Clipper's little tea party is not explicitly stated, but it took place in the Planet Micro Galactic Defense Force HQ, and Riker alerted Star Saber to the Decepticons' presence via intercom... so he was certainly aware of it at least.
