A sentient variable [[robot]] of the [[GoBots]] franchise from the 80s.

[b]Crain Brain[/b] is an evil member of the GoBot Renegade faction. His alternate mode is a yellow [[crane (machine)|]] [[truck]].

Crain Brain's original toy was first released in Japan in 1983. His official name in the [[Machine Robo]] anime series is [b]Crane Robo[/b]. 

The GoBots version was eventually released in the United States a year later.
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