Changes: Metallikato

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Metallikato, owing to its heavy influence on spirituality, is believed to be the most obscurely practiced and potentially inaccessible of Cybertronian martial arts. Its teachings cull from a wide variety of other martial arts, such as Circuit-Su and Crystalocution, cumulatively emphasizing a variety of attack strategies, though bladed combat is its hallmark. Metallikato has a strict code of ethics to attune its "children" to the "One True Path" of the Ultimate Warrior, a figure of religious legend.

Known users of Metallikato

Generation 1 Decepticon Pretender Bludgeon, the first in-fiction practitioner of Metallikato and still the most well-known.

Rollbar of the Robots in Disguise universe also knows at least one Metallikato technique.

Unicron Trilogy Optimus Prime has been known to employ a kick derived from the art, although the full extent of the Autobot leader's knowledge of Metallikato is unknown. He was taught this technique by Landmine.

The Cybertron Mini-Con Kobushi.

Transformers Animated's Jazz and Prowl are versed in the Metallikato ninja arts; the latter character has mastered the "5 Servos of Doom" technique.

Animated Jazz trained the twins Jetfire and Jetstorm in the art of Metallikato, Circuit-Su and other martial arts.

Trivia

The word "Metallikato" is Finnish. It translates to "loss of metal" in English.
Some reports state that this art is forbidden. Another Time and Place Transformers: The Ultimate Guide Of course, they're only referring to the Generation 1 part.

References

"End of the Road!", Marvel U.S. #80
More Than Meets The Eye profile books, p464
Animated episode, "The Elite Guard"

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 == Known users of Metallikato ==
 * ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], the first in-fiction practitioner of Metallikato and still the most well-known.
 * [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' universe also knows at least one Metallikato technique.
 * ''[[Unicron Trilogy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] has been known to employ a kick derived from the art, although the full extent of the [[Autobot]] leader's knowledge of Metallikato is unknown.  He was taught this technique by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]].
 * The ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Mini-Con]] [[Kobushi]].
 * ''[[Transformers Animated]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] are versed in the Metallikato ninja arts; the latter character has mastered the "[[5 Servos of Doom]]" technique.
-* A new Revenge Of The Fallen toy box set has been revelled showing that Autobot Swirl and Decepticon Bludgeon (Repaints of Blackout and Wreckage respectively) use Metalliko.
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 * ''Animated'' Jazz trained the twins [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] in the art of Metallikato, [[Circuit-Su]] and other martial arts.