Liokaiser

Liokaiser is aDecepticoncombinerfrom theVictoryportion of theGeneration 1continuity family.

Liokaiser(ライオカイザーRaiokaizā) is the combined form of theBreastforce,an elite combat team consisting of land and air assault vehicles who hail from theDeath Zone.He is powerful, cruel, merciless, and—unlike pretty much every other combiner—intelligent to boot. This ruthless killing machine is an expert in melee combat and possesses the power of invisibility. He's fought againstStar Saber,Road Caesar,Landcross,andGalaxy Shuttle,promptly beating the stuffing out of each. His emergence swung the war heavily in favour of the Decepticons untilGod Ginraiwas reborn as Victory Leo. It's possible the only opponents he can't contend with are Victory Saber andDeathsaurus,but that won't stop him trying.

Liokaiser is (usually) composed of:

• Leozack(upper torso)
• Drillhorn(left leg)
• Guyhawk(right arm)
• Hellbat(left arm)
• Jallguar(lower torso)
• Killbison(right leg)

Despite their unusually high levels of coordination and ruthlessness, Liokaiser's performance may suffer if the individual minds get distracted.^[1]

There are other configurations for Liokaiser in other realities. Sometimes, Deathsaurus himself forms the giant's torso. Breastforce's fifth (seventh?) BeatleDeathcobraoccasionally forms an alternate left arm or shoulder cannon for Liokaiser when the moderately murderous Hellbat doesn't get to him first. And the bird-botIon Scythemay compliment the combiner's firepower by becoming an extra blaster for him to wield.

Contents 1Fiction 1.1Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity 1.1.1Victorycartoon 1.1.2Zonecatalog 1.2Victorycomic 1.3PDTF Comic 1.4Kre-Oonline comic 1.52005 IDW continuity 2Games 2.1Transformers: Earth Wars 3Toys 3.1Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 3.2Combiner Wars 3.3Legacy 4Merchandise 4.1Transformers Choco 4.2Transformers Gum 4.3Super Collection Figure 5Notes 5.1Foreign names 6References

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Victorycartoon

Voice actor:Keiichi Nanba(Japanese),Simon Broad(English, Omni Productions dub)

As the war between Autobots and Decepticons intensified on Earth, Deathsaurus began calling in members of the Breastforce to aid him. Although effective on their own, team leader Leozack began making preparations to unleash his team's true potential, leading an attack on Planet Micro to liberate GuyhawkRescue! Guyhawkand calling in his more trustworthy comradeDeathcobrato replace the scheming Hellbat as part of Liokaiser. Unfortunately, Hellbat arrived bearing news of Deathcobra's death at the hands ofHoli—in truth covering his own role in his fellow Decepticon's murder—and the Breastforce would perform their first combination "in some time" to battleStar Saber,who arrived in defense of Holi and his friends.

Liokaiser proved a great challenge for Star Saber, badly damaging and nearly defeating him. Star Saber was only saved by the arrival ofGod Ginrai,but he too proved no match for Liokaiser on his own. Working together, the injured Autobots managed to immobilize Liokaiser and deliver a flurry of powerful blows. Deciding to call it a day after that, Liokaiser separated into his components and withdrew.Unite! Liokaiser

The ease at which Liokaiser matched Star Saber in battle left a dark cloud onJan Minakaze's mind, leading him to beg Star Saber to defeat the new Decepticon combiner when they next met. Such a chance arrived when Deathsaurus' forces attempted to stealSchaeffer Energy,and the Breastforce combined once again to battle Star Saber. Liokaiser soon found himself at an advantage, especially when Star Saber abandoned the fight to stop a tower from falling on a residential area, but he was prevented from finishing his foe when the Brainmasters intervened in their combined form, Road Caesar. Liokaiser proceeded to dominate his new opponent, but the battle gave Holi andhis teamtime to evacuate the civilians, allowing Star Saber to rejoin the fray. The Autobot leader launched a furious assault on Liokaiser, but the fight was interrupted by Deathsaurus, who had secured the Schaeffer Energy. Liokaiser was thus forced to withdraw with his allies, but not before warning Star Saber that his presence would allow the Decepticons to plunder Earth as they wished.

Later Hellbat came up with a plan to steal energy from Antarctica which Deathsaurus approved. When the Multiforce AutobotsWingandMachshowed up, the Breastforce decided to engage in some overkill by combining into Liokaiser. The Autobots were outclassed by Liokaiser, but the rest of the Multiforce arrived and they all combined intoLandcross.Liokaiser's ability to become invisible allowed him to trounce Landcross and the Multiforce were forced to separate again. Wing and Mach used a multi-gamma string to grab Liokaiser and throw them in the Decepticon's mine shaft but he was able to cling to the mining equipment and escape. The Multiforce combined again but with no more of a plan than the first time, were set upon by the invisible Liokaiser. Star Saber was able to arrive to save Landcross's hide, but Liokaiser claimed that Star Saber had no more right to Earth than the Decepticons. Even Star Saber had trouble against Liokaiser, who unleashed a "Battle Explosion" maneuver, in which he briefly separated so the individual Breastforce could attack. They continued to fight until Liokaiser had Star Saber on the ropes, at which pointGalaxy Shuttlejumped in the way of the Decepticon's attack. As Liokaiser was about to finish Star Saber, Deathsaurus stepped in to do the job himself, though Liokaiser believed he himself should have been the one to face the Autobot. He retreated when the drilling device was destroyed.Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle

Later the Decepticons set a trap for the Autobots in the desert, it was going well until Guyhawk's old friendGreatshotshowed up and turned the tide. Guyhawk suggested they combine into Liokaiser, but Leozack overrode him; the other members of the Breastforce had sustained too much damage from Greatshot to do so. As such, the villains were forced to retreat.Crisis! Ambush in the Desert

Liokaiser appeared again in an attack on an Autobot base in Asia, but it turned out to be a trap to destroy Star Saber. After damaging theV-Star,the Breastforce combined to meet Star Saber in combat. After the Autobot leader broke Liokaiser'sElectromagnetic Nunchakuwith his sword, Liokaiser led him into a ring of explosive statues before disappearing. Star Saber subsequently fell into a pit, where he was set on by Deathsaurus, and Liokaiser dropped a boulder on him, bragging that the Decepticons would be able to do whatever they wanted to the planet after Star Saber perished. Before he and Deathsaurus were able to destroy him, God Ginrai came to the rescue again. As Deathsaurus pounded on Ginrai, Star Saber was held by Liokaiser so he was unable to come to his comrade's aid. Star Saber broke free and stabbed Deathsaurus. Though badly injured, the Decepticon leader would have fought on, but Liokaiser convinced him to retreat when Autobot reinforcements arrived.A Deadly Battle.

Liokaiser would not be used again until much later, when Leozack was pretending to be Star Saber in a mission to get the Unification plans for the Autobot leader and Victory Leo. Leozack managed to return the plans to the Breastforce, but they were confronted by Victory Leo and Star Saber, who merged into Victory Saber. The Breastforce responded by combining into Liokaiser, but the combiner was easily defeated by Victory Saber. He fled through the ruins, collapsing him behind him and almost got Victory Saber that way, but no dice.A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs

When Deathsaurus raisedAtlantis,the Breastforce was sent to keep Star Saber busy. When he and Victory Leo merged, so did the Breastforce, but Liokaiser wasn't much of a match for Victory Saber. As a huge tsunami headed towards them, Liokaiser separated so the Breastforce could board theThunder Arrow,leaving Victory Saber to face the wave alone.The Terror of the Giant Tidal WavesAfter Deathsaurus'sPlanet-Destroying Fortresswas up and running again, Liokaiser attempted to stop Victory Saber, but only lasted a few seconds before being blasted back into the fortress in one shot.The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!As the Fortress neared Earth, Liokaiser was sent out to stop Victory Saber from entering it, thought with orders not to kill the Autobot. At one point, Victory Saber separated, with only Victory Leo staying to face Liokaiser, but the combiner had trouble even with just him. After struggling with the Autobot for a time, Liokaiser managed to fling Victory Leo away, only for a burst of fire from the Autobot's guns to sent him flying into the Fortress's main cannon. Still charging, the cannon drained him of his energy, and Liokaiser's lifeless grey body was flung off into space.Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification

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Zonecatalog

Revived from death by some means and lead by the rebornDark EmperorDeathsaurus,Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planetZone.Attempting to steal theirEnergon Z,the Decepticons proved no match for theMicromastersand were driven away.Zone Project Story

Victorycomic

Frustrated at not being able to find the Breastforce,Jan Minakazekicked a piece of junk over a rise, only to hear a noise of pain from Liokaiser, who was hiding behind it. Liokaiser announced that, as Deathsaurus was laid up with some illness, Jan and Star Saber were going to have to face him instead. Jan and Star Saber combined, but were seized by the combiner, only for his component parts to start arguing over which of them would finish the Autobots off. Distracted, Liokaiser was thus unable to prevent the pair wriggling free and ganging up on him. The Breastforce retreated hastily.Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!

Liokaiser,Dinokingand Deathsaurus were finally able to bring down Star Saber in battle, but before they could finish him off, Victory Leo came to the rescue. The two Autobots combined into Victory Saber, but the Decepticons attacked anyway and were blasted by Victory Saber's Flash Victory attack, forcing another retreat.The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!Deathsaurus and Liokaiser continued to plunder Earth's energy, with the Autobots seemingly powerless to stop them. Liokaiser hadBraverandLasterat his mercy whenBlackerarrived and the Brainmasters were able to form Road Caesar. EvenSolon Kitakazeturned against his former Decepticon comrades. With power lent to them by theVictories,Victory Saber and Road Caesar were able to send the Decepticons packing.Shine, Five Stars of Victory

PDTF Comic

Facing Victory Saber, Liokaiser was bemused by his foe's speech constantly being interrupted by Victory Leo's head.He's Here! Victory Saber!!Just as Star Saber had Deathsaurus on the ropes, the Decepticon leader brought in Liokaiser. Star Saber attempted unsuccessfully to distract the combiner with some tuna, and ended up having to hide from the two Decepticons.Don't Lose! Star Saber!!

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Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!

Kre-Oonline comic

Liokaiser was looming in the background whenMegatronintroduced his newPredacontroops to theAutobots.Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit

2005 IDW continuity

Having taken control of Deathsaurus's rogue contingent of Decepticons,Nickeldeployed Liokaiser when her forces were pinned down on the planetFrayus,and the combiner took part in the three-way skirmish between the forces of theGalactic Counciland theBlack Block Consortia.Journey's End

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

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Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

• Leozack(Breastforce,1989)

• ID number:D-329

• Guyhawk(Breastforce, 1989)

• ID number:D-330

• Hellbat(Breastforce, 1989)

• ID number:D-331

• Jallguar(Breastforce, 1989)

• ID number:D-332

• Killbison(Breastforce, 1989)

• ID number:D-333

• Drillhorn(Breastforce, 1989)

• ID number:D-334
• Known designers:Takashi Kunihiro(TakaraTomy),Masakatsu Saito(concept artist)

Released in theVictoryportion of Takara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformerstoyline, Liokaiser is the combined super-robot form of the six smaller Breastforce members: team leaderLeozackforms the central torso and head,GuyhawkandHellbatform the right and left arms (respectively),Jallguarforms the lower torso/hips, andKillbisonandDrillhornform the right and left legs (respectively). Unlike most combiners from the original run ofTransformers,the overwhelming majority of his combiner "kibble"is cleanly integrated into the individual components, with only the Liokaiser helmet (which came with Leozack) being a separate accessory with nowhere to go in other modes. On top of that, his" Strike Missile Gun "is formed from Killbison's turret-guns and Jallguar's (non-firing) missiles.

However, the "Breast Animal" partners for each of the components are largely without anyplace to go when the team is combined; only Jallguar'sJaguarbreastcan stay attached to his partner in Liokaiser form.

Four of the six components to Liokaiser were used to make the European-exclusiveRescue Force.Unless you are in need of anarmless combiner whose head is tiny,you should not attempt to combine them.

• More information on Liokaiser at TFU.info

• Liocaesar[sic](Gift set,1989)

• ID number:D-335

Though Liokaiser's components were all sold as individuals, they were also available in a single Liokaiser box set. This set lacks bio cards for the individual components, having only cards for Liokaiser.

Between his status as a relatively late-run Japanese exclusive, his commanding price at release, his unique engineering, and Killbison'sfragility,a complete Liokaiser is notoriously expensive; it's not uncommon to see them running for $1,000 or more.

Combiner Wars

• Liokaiser(Platinum Edition Collection Pack, November2016)

• Accessories:2 pairs of Weapon/Combiner extremities (both white & dark gray), 2 Sword-rifles, 2 pairs of double-barreled guns (both white & dark gray), Ironbison's Tank cannon/gun, Drillhorn's Drill-gun, "Ion Scythe" Micron

Combiner WarsLiokaiser is composed of the Destrons, including "Dezarus"—who is a retool ofCombiner WarsSky Lynxin homage to his dragon-like monster alt-mode. His tooling changes include a new shuttle nose/dragon face finned helmet, and a new combiner mode face (underneath the upper half ofSky Reign's head, now used as a helmet) inspired by the original Liokaiser's. Leozack and Jallguar are unfortunately ejected from the team.

All four limbs include new, animation-accurate heads—Fellbat (renamed for obvious reasons) and Guyhawk were redecoed/retooled fromCombiner WarsSkydiveandAir Raidrespectively (with two of their double-barreled guns each), whilst Ironbison (also renamed) and Drillhorn were redecoed/retooled fromCombiner WarsBrawl(with Drillhorn using BotCon 2016General Ramhorn's drill). Also included isIon Scythe,a new character redecoed fromArms MicronGuru.

Unlike the original Liokaiser toy,Platinum EditionLiokaiser is designed to have his legs attached with the tank body facing forward as opposed to facing sideways. While the legs can be attached sideways to achieve a look similar to the original toy's design, doing so will rob Liokaiser of his functional knees unless you also rotate Dezarus's upper legs. Also, stock photography often takes advantage of Liokaiser's paired legs by not folding away the rear portion of the tanks (otherwise necessary to make the tanks the same length as otherCombiner Warslegs), thus adding about a half-inch to the combiner's height.

Liokaiser also comes with a collector card and a huge poster based on hispackaging artin a large box, as the onlyCombiner Wars"Collection Pack" that'sco-brandedas part of thePlatinum Editionrange. Strangely, despite havingIon Scytheserve as his main weapon, the package art omits the weapon-bot and instead depicts Liokaiser holding a blaster from one of his component robots, as well as giant nunchaku which the toy (sadly) does not include.

In the United States, this set was officially exclusive to online retailerEntertainment Earth,but was also stocked by other retailers likeBigBadToyStore.In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, it was available at general retail. Additionally, it was also sold at Ripley stores in Chile and at Myer stores in Australia, whereas in Canada, it was available via the CanadianWalmartwebsite, but never sold in stores.

• More information onPlatinum EditionLiokaiser at TFU.info

Legacy

• Liokaiser(Multi-pack,2026)

• Series:Victory/Legacy^[2][3]
• Accessories:6Electromagnetic Nunchaku(Tier 2 unlock), Display stands (Tier 3 unlock)
• Known designers:Evan Brooks(Hasbro),Shuhei Umezu(TakaraTomy)^[4]

LegacyLiokaiser is the fifthHasLabcrowdfunded figure related to theTransformersbrand and the first show-accurate rendition of the character since his debut in 1989. Like his original toy, Liokaiser is made up of all six members of theB̶r̶e̶a̶s̶t̶ Chest-force(Drillhorn,Ellbat,Gaihawk,Jaruga,Killbison,andLeozak) and includes their variousChest Animals.

The tier one unlock (13,000 backers) is none other thanDeathcobrawith his owncobra Chest Animal.Deathcobra can either form the combiner's left arm (replacing his usurper "Ellbat" ), or a massive right-shoulder-mounted cannon when everyone plays nice.

The tier-two unlock (16,000 backers) is a set of six "Electromagnetic Nunchaku", individual staff/spear weapons that can also combine into a single chained weapon for Liokaiser. The final, tier-three unlock (18,000 backers) is a trio of purple display bases that can be combined in a number of ways, for both Liokaiser himself and the individual components; promotional materials say the goal was to let owners display all the vehicle modes as they appeared at the beginning of theVictoryopening credits.

The toy was officially revealed onFebruary 72025, with the ordering/backing period lasting until 11:59pm EST onMarch 24.The base offering required 10,000 backers, and crossed that threshold ten days later onFebruary 17th(tying withOmega Primeas the fastest funded TF Haslab). Liokaiser is scheduled to ship out sometime in Fall of 2026.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Merchandise

Transformers Choco

• Liokaiser(1989)

A tiny non-transforming "candy toy"model kit version of Liokaiser was made available byKabayaduring theVictoryrun of their originalTransformers Chocoline.

Transformers Gum

• Liokaiser(1989)

A transforming "candy toy" model kit version of Liokaiser was made available during theVictoryrun of Kabaya'sTransformers Gumline. Composed of two normal-sized Kabaya gum kits, this little model kit can pull off the individual robot modes, vehicle modes, combined mode, and even comes with detachable breast plate/guns. The only thing missing is the breast plate's animal transformation.

Super Collection Figure

• Liokaiser(2002)
  • Act:7
  • Accessories:Stand

Part of the seventhSuper Collection Figureseries, this PVC mini-figurine of Liokaiser is based on his animation model, and actually features his spiky nunchakus. This figure could come in either full-color or pewter, one of each packed in a case of twelve.

The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

The pewter version of Liokaiser also came packaged with the left boot toVictory Saber,one of six parts that could be added to the wave's Star Saber figure to turn him into his enhanced-armor form. This part could be in either full color or pewter, packed at a ratio of eight color to two pewters per ten cases.

• More information onSuper Collection FigureLiokaiser at TFU.info
• More information on pewter Liokaiser at TFU.info

Notes

• Liokaiser's name follows the theme used for mostVictorycombiners, incorporating a foreign-language loanword meaning a "ruler." In this case, "Kaiser" is a German word meaning "emperor." However, the 1989 toy's paperwork renders his name as "Liocaesar",a decision that also carried over to the English translation ofTransformers: The Manga.This isn't technically a mistake; "kaiser" ( "ky-zer" ) is the German pronunciation of the Latin word, "Caesar," and Japanese is a phoentic language known to borrow pronunciations from other languages. However, given thatVictoryalso includes a combiner namedRoad Caesar,pronounced theEnglishway ( "seez-er" ), it'sreallynot helpful to convert the name into English that way!
• Kre-OLiokaiser holds the distinction of being the first fiction-onlyMicro-Changer Combiner,but like most comic Kreons he's still made up of existing Kre-O parts. HisLeozacktorso includes theStarscreamhelmet and wing-pack (worn backwards), while hisGuyhawkarm usesDirge's nosecone and wings with two Starscream arm blasters clipped onto the same type of brick used to hold the Dirge wings. HisKillbisonleg is mostly covered and hard to make out, but appears to make use of theBludgeon/Warpathtreads.
• A concept version of Liokaiser was turned into the IDW comic characterStrikesoldier.
• In the same continuity, Hellbat died inDrift - Empire of Stone#4but was erroneously drawn inLost Light#12as Liokaiser's left arm when it should have been Deathcobra. Oops.
• Earth WarsLiokaiser is modeled on hisCombiner Warstoy, but withTimelinesLeozack replacing 'Dezarus'.

Foreign names

• Mandarin:Gàishì Qúnmó(Taiwan, cái thế quần ma, "Unrivalled Demons" ),Shà Xīng(China, sát tinh, "Malignant Star" )
• Russian:Centurion(ЦентурионTsenturion)

References