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Omega Prime

2010-06-07T05:31:22Z

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:''Omega Prime is an [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Omega Prime official.jpg|thumb|300px|He can get any girl he wants... Even ''your'' girlfriend.]]

Due to the greed of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] was forced into a combination with his brother. Ultra Magnus merely wanted the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for himself, thinking that a combination would let him access that power. The result of their combination is '''Omega Prime''', a seemingly unique individual who not only combines the best of his component parts abilities but adds a considerable amount of power to the total. His importance in the fight against evil cannot be over-estimated, stretching beyond even his own universe.

:''Japanese name:'' '''God Fire Convoy'''

==Fiction==
===Robots in Disguise cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]] (English), [[Satoshi Hashimoto]] (Japanese), [[Mauro Ramos]] (Brazil)
[[Image:Omega Prime closeup.jpg|thumb|200px|right|He's neither making a list, nor checking it twice!]]
Convalescing on an island after a brutal fight with Ultra Magnus, Optimus was attacked by [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s. Ultra Magnus showed after having followed [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] via a hidden tracking device. Feigning compassion and understanding his brother's heavy burden in carrying the Matrix, Ultra Magnus pretended to offer Prime his helping hand, only to seize it and force the two of them to combine. What he didn't expect, though, was that Optimus had as much control over their new body as Magnus did. His plan to steal the power of the Matrix backfired and he had to cooperate with Prime to defeat the Decepticons. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Despite this setback from Magnus's point of view, the pair would regularly combine, issuing Megatron and his men with a string of defeats until Omega Prime was able to definitively defeat the Predacon leader in the [[Sahara Desert]]. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} However [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] was able to activate [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] and Megatron returned in a new form as Galvatron. Even Omega Prime's great power was unable to overcome such odds. Luckily, the human boy [[Koji Onishi]] was able to stop Fortress Maximus's rampage. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

[[Image:MistakenIdentity Omega Guns stock.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Can one ever truly have too many guns?]]
A rematch saw Omega Prime pitting his arsenal against Maximus in a desert without leaving a scratch on the gigantic Transformer, {{storylink|The Human Element}} but he proved more than capable for seeing off Galvatron and Sky-Byte. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}} When Galvatron brought the ''[[Megastar]]'' to a battle, Omega Prime attacked it and was promptly "blown away like a tumbleweed on the prarie", as X-Brawn put it. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

After the defeat of the ''Megastar'', Omega Prime attempted to confront Galvatron, but the evil Decepticon unleashed hordes of [[cyber-bat]]s which took control of the world's children. Prime was forced to call a retreat. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Optimus managed to persuade Magnus to combine with him one last time. Omega Prime challenged Galvatron to a duel at the Earth's core, and the power of [[Burning Justice|Earth's children]] provided him with the [[Matrix Blade]], with which he was able to defeat Galvatron for good. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
{{--}}

===Universe===
===Fun Publications Cybertron Comic===
[[Image:Optimusprimaluniverseend.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"In you go, Side Burn!"<br>''"You suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-"'']]
Once again, Optimus and Magnus would team up to become Omega Prime. When the twins were abducted by the [[Unicron|Chaos Bringer]] and pitted against his minions, the two combined into Omega Prime in order to fight off the Planet Eater's forces. The fight ended early, as Unicron's physical form was destroyed in another universe, resulting in a [[Unicron Singularity|gigantic black hole]] that threatened to unravel the very fabric of existence. He later used his boot of justice to stop [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Nemesis Prime]] from using the [[Dead Matrix]] to revive Unicron, having been re-directed to [[Primus]]'s core by [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]].

He later joined [[Sentinel Maximus]], [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], and [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] in fighting the [[Mini-Con Civil War]], and against Unicron. {{storylink|Revelations|Revelations}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Car Robots===

[[Image:Omega Prime toy.jpg|thumb|right|TIIIMBERRRR!!!]]
* '''Super Fire Convoy''' and '''God Magnus''' (2000)

: Simply a combination of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus, this toy was available in a two pack of the two smaller robots. However, the two-pack was short-lived and the easiest way to get it was to buy the two separate toys individually.

*'''God Fire Convoy''' (2000)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix Blade

: Released on November 23, 2000 as a Toys'R'Us Japan [[exclusive]], the God Fire Convoy set featured Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus cast in metallic speckled translucent plastics with colour changes. The main draw card of the set is the [[Matrix Blade]], which was a redeco of the [[Master Sword]] from the Japanese version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] with a new (floppy) long handle.

===Universe===
* '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' (Sam's Club exclusives, 2003)

: Redecos of the first toys, the red on Prime was replaced with yellow, and much of Magnus's lighter blue was replaced with a very dark blue, often confused as black.

===Cybertron===
* '''Optimus Prime''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' (CostCo Exclusive, 2006)

: This set used Prime's RID deco and Magnus's Universe deco packaged in a single gigantic box. In the [[United States]], it was only available in CostCo for slightly less than the two individual figures. In [[Australia]], it was carried by Myer, costing less than two leader class ''Cybertron'' figures, but slightly more than the cost of RID Optimus Prime and RID Ultra Magnus at 2001 prices.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/OmegaPrime/omegaprime.htm Omega Prime at TFU.info]
*[http://www.mykooltoyz.com/godfireconvoy.html God Fire Convoy gallery at MyKoolToyz.com]

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Ruination (RID)

2010-06-07T05:30:11Z

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{{disambig2|the [[combiner]] from [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]|the Decepticon from ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''|Ruination (ROTF)}}
:''Ruination is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ruination.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ow, my thumb clipped into my shoulder!]]
'''Ruination''' is the [[combiner|combined]] form of the [[Commando|Commandos]], the Decepticons' military squad. While the minds and bodies of all five Commandos come together to make him, [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Movor]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]] and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]] cede all control to their leader [[Mega-Octane]] to make Ruination a more coordinated, intelligent and deadly warrior, whose only interest is in fighting. Ruination is so fierce that even [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] is wary around him.

On an unrelated note, Ruination is powered by coffee milk.<ref>Baldigus's bio card.</ref>

:''Japanese name:'' '''Baldigus''' (バルディガス ''Barudigasu'')

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bob Papenbrook]] (English), [[Holly Kaneko]] (Japanese)

The Decepticon Commandos were in the process of sabotaging [[Sherman Dam]], when they were interrupted by the Autobots. Quickly subduing them, they were further interrupted by [[Team Bullet Train]], who, being faced with the superior firepower of the Decepticons, combined to form [[Rail Racer (RID)|Rail Racer]]. Anticipating this turn of events, [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] ordered his unit to merge into Ruination.

The shock of their ability to combine, combined with Ruination's firepower and strength, had Rail Racer on the defense until the [[Autobot Brothers]] distracted Ruination with laser fire and less than snappy one-liners. Rail Racer used this opportunity to defeat Ruination, forcing the Decepticons into a tactical retreat. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Ruination attempted to fight the [[Spy Changer|Spy Changers]] on [[Montrose Island]] and was promptly tipped over. He quickly recovered and blew a chunk out of the side of the volcano, causing lava to flood out. He was subsequently restrained by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] while the Spy Changers dealt with the lava. {{storylink|Volcano}}

[[Image:The Test Scourgeruination.jpg|right|200px|thumb|There's someone I'd like you to meet. His name is Depth Perception.]]
As part of a ruse to make the Autobots believe they'd defected, the Commandos formed Ruination to fight Sky-Byte. However the game was blown by Scourge, and Ruination was forced to retreat under fire from an outraged Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

In an attempt to stop Optimus Prime delivering the [[O-Part|O-Parts]] to Sky-Byte, Ruination and Scourge confronted the Autobot en-route. Optimus kicked Ruination into the air and blew him to pieces with one shot from his blaze blaster. How the mighty have fallen. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

During an attempted energy heist, Ruination fought with Rail Racer a second time. Unfortunately the fight was used as a diversion by the [[Build Team]] to steal back the Commandos' hard-worn energy, a fact they didn't discover until after the Autobots retreated. The Commandos goaded the Build Team into facing them in person and easily gained the upper hand, even after both teams merged into their respective combiner modes. [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] frantically dug a tunnel into the ground to escape but Ruination followed him in and slammed him against a wall. The impact caused the tunnel to begin filling with oil. Ruination pleaded with Landfill to refrain from firing but Landfill fired anyway. The explosion blew Ruination into his component parts which crashed blazing into the sea. {{storylink|A Test of Metal}}

[[Image:Forced Fusion Omegaruination.jpg|left|200px|thumb|And that settled the matter of children.]]
Scourge and the Commandos confronted [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] who was newly arrived on Earth. The act of the Commandos combining merely amused Magnus and he promptly blew Ruination into bits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} Their second battle, facing Magnus and the energy-depleted Optimus on an island, went little better. After igniting the island's oil deposits, Ruination was witness to the first merging of [[Omega Prime]] and soon retreated under the Autobot's awesome firepower. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

Ultra Magnus refused Scourge's offer to join the Decepticons, leading Scourge and Ruination to fight [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] and [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], whom Magnus had abandoned to their own devices. The brothers were no match for the Decepticons, even when [[X-Brawn]] joined in. The arrival of Optimus Prime, however, turned the tide of the fight when he swiftly defeated Ruination. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

When Fortress Maximus was finally found in a cavern beneath Metro City, the Commandos combined into Ruination to wrest control of the location from the Autobots, but was soon repelled by the power of Maximus' defences. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus}} Scourge made another attempt to access Maximus, while Ruination kept Rail Racer busy. The two combiners had a prolonged battle in the middle of the city until Scourge called a retreat. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}}

[[Image:Maximus Emerges Ruination.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Doggy mode!]]
After the loss of Megatron and the obtaining of [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], the Decepticons located the place where the Autobots had concealed Maximus. An attack was launched, with Scourge and Ruination facing the majority of the Autobot forces. Despite being outnumbered, the battle went reasonably well, especially after the arrival of a resurrected Megatron in a new form, now calling himself Galvatron. Once Maximus was activated, he proved impossible to control—for the Decepticons at least. After Koji stopped Maximus, the Autobots fired on Ruination and the combiner retreated with Megatron. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

Ruination later held off the Autobots in the desert long enough for Scourge to take control of Fortress Maximus. The battle went well until the arrival of Team Bullet Train and the Build Team with a large number of children who commanded Maximus to stop. Defeated once more, Ruination fled with Scourge. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

[[Image:Surprise Attack Ruination.jpg|left|200px|thumb|His guns have guns on them.]]
Following the revelation of Scourge's betrayal, Galvatron reprogrammed the Commandos and, by extension, Ruination to obey his will. Ruination subsequently joined the attack on the Autobot base, which Sky-Byte had located. When their firepower drew out Optimus Prime, the Commandos separated to pursue the Autobot leader and found themselves led into a trap. They combined again to fight the Autobots. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Despite the loss of the ''[[Megastar]]'', the Decepticons gained the upper hand and the Autobots were forced to retreat into their space bridge. Galvatron blew the entrance to the space bridge open, allowing Ruination and Scourge to enter the tunnel in pursuit. Their leader saw it as a chance to get rid of two birds with one stone and ruptured the tunnel wall to flood it with lava. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Ruination and Scourge, like the Autobots, survived the lava but still retained their loyalty to Galvatron. They again faced the Autobots in battle and were overcome by superior firepower, eliminating them from the rest of the battle.

The Commandos were later taken to the [[asteroid prison colony]] by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Universe===
Ruination was sent by [[Unicron]] along with [[Reptilion]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] and [[Perceptor (Universe)|Perceptor]] to stop a team aiming to help victims who Unicron had transported from other dimensions. Ruination's group was successfully fought off by the Autobot and Maximal forces. {{storylink|OTFCC 2004 Live-Action Script Reading|OTFCC 2004 Live-Action Script Reading}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
[[Image:CR Valdigus toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|"Hey, where'd my gun go?"]]
*'''Baldigus''' (Multi-pack, 2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-011'''

: Baldigus/Ruination is a [[redeco]] and slight [[Retool|retooling]] of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] molds from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]. The five components that form the giant robot—[[Mega-Octane]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Rollbar]], [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]], [[Movor]] and [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Ro-Tor]]—were available both as individual releases, or in a five-robot multi-pack. However, the multi-pack version came only with the bio card for the combined form, available nowhere else, and had none of the individual cards.

: For the normal [[Hasbro]] ''Robots in Disguise'' line, Ruination could only be assembled by buying the individual robots, most of which have deco differences from the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] versions.

: The main retooling to Ruination involved him now being able to assemble two super-weapons using the smaller weapons from Mega-Octane and the other members of the team. He also has a back now owing to be able to store his ramp on his backpack. It's spiffy. Though not actually a retool, this mold also has Armorhide facing the opposite direction in combined mode.

: This mold was also used to make [[Battle Gaia]].

*'''Ruination''' (Multi-pack, 2003)

: A Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] set of five robots, the Ruination molds were further redecoed into an "urban camouflage" scheme, primarily shades of gray and stony-blue.

===Universe===
* '''Ruination''' (Multi-pack, 2004)

: The Urban Camo version of the Ruination molds were further redecoed in desert camouflage colors, again sold only as a Wal-Mart exclusive gift-set. This set's combiner [[kibble]] is in generally the same colors as the original Takara version of the team.

==Notes==
[[Image:RID dcons.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Swindle: Hey! We actually look like our toys right now. Anybody wanna buy our old bodies?]]
* ''Robots In Disguise'' has been the only time that the original Combaticon molds have appeared onscreen using animation models that look very close to their toy bodies. (''[[Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' is close, but the toys in question are always shown in combined mode, never as individuals. Plus, well, that was never animated.) In the original Generation 1 television series, the animation models of the individual Combaticons, as well as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], were quite different from the actual toys.
* Ruination has two distinct configurations.
** Right arm: Movor, left arm: Ro-Tor, right leg: Rollbar, left leg: Armorhide. In ''Car Robots'', this was known as his "Aerial Mission" mode.
** Right arm: Armorhide, left arm: Rollbar, right leg, Ro-Tor, left leg: Movor. In ''Car Robots'', this was known as his "Ground Mission" mode.
* His original Japanese name, "Baldigus" (バルディガス ''Barudigasu''), likely derives from "Bruticus" (ブルーティカス ''Burūtikasu''). The two names have similar pronunciation in Japanese.
* The awesomeness of Ruination's name is second only to [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Ruination/ruination.htm Ruination at TFU.info]

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Transformers: Energon (cartoon)

2010-06-07T03:07:42Z

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{{nav-energon}}
[[Image:TransEnergonTitle.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Bringing you pain for far too long.]]

The '''''Energon''''' cartoon series was produced by [[Actas Inc.]] and [[Studio A-CAT]]. It aired in the US from January 2004 to June 2005 for <strike>52</strike> 51 episodes, in support of the toyline of the same name. It is a direct sequel to ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' and forms the second part of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

The show takes place ten years after the finale of ''Armada'', opening in an age of peace on Cybertron and Earth which is destined not to last long. ''Energon'' pits the Autobots against an array of villains: the reborn [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], the barely functional [[Unicron]], and the mysterious [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] and his [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] minions.

''Energon'', like ''Armada'', was written and animated in Japan and dubbed for US consumption. The series introduced to Transformers cartoons the technique of combining cel-shaded [[Computer-generated imagery|computer animation]] with 2D cel-animation, creating a fusion between the CGI of ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''/''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Machines]]'' and traditionally animated series such as ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''.

For ''Super Link'', "[[Taiyō no Transform!!]]" plays as its opening [[Japanese themes|theme]] and "[[Calling You]]" for its ending theme.

:''Preceded by: [[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''
:''Followed by: [[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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'''Main Cast'''

* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] ([[Brent Miller]])
* [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno/Roadblock]] ([[Michael Daingerfield]])
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] ([[Matt Hill]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
* [[Wing Saber]] ([[Colin Murdoch]])
* [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (Scott McNeil)

'''Team Rodimus'''

* [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
* [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] ([[Alistair Abell]])
* [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] ([[Ward Perry]])

'''Team Bulkhead'''

* [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] ([[French Tickner]])
* [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Doron Bell Jr.]])
* [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] ([[Ty Olsson]])

'''Omnicons'''

* [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] ([[Sharon Alexander]])
* [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] ([[Terry Klassen]])
* [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]] (Scott McNeil)

'''Combiner teams'''

*[[Air Team]]
** [[Superion Maximus]] ([[Paul Dobson]])
** [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]]
** [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]]
** [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]]
** [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]]
** [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]]

'''Others'''
* [[Padlock]] ([[Ron Halder]])
* [[Padlock#Orange jet Autobot|Orange jet Autobot]]
* [[Autobot nurse]]s (?)
* [[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys]] ([[Tony Sampson]])

|c2=
'''Main Cast'''

* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron/Galvatron]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus/Snow Cat]] ([[Don Brown]])
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] ([[Alvin Sanders]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] ([[Michael Dobson]])
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave/Mirage]] ([[Doug Parker]])
* [[Shockblast (Energon)|Shockblast]] ([[Brian Drummond]])
* [[Six Shot]] ([[Terry Klassen]])

'''Combiner teams'''

* [[Construction Team]]
** [[Constructicon Maximus]] (Don Brown)
** [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]]
** [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]]
** [[Duststorm]]
** [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]]
** [[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]]

* [[Destruction Team]]
** [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] ([[Trevor Devall]])
** [[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]]
** [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]]
** [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]]
** [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]
** [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]]

|c3=
'''Regulars'''
* [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] ([[Brad Swaile]])
* [[Misha Miramond]] ([[Ellen Kennedy]])
* [[Brian Jones (Energon)|Brian Jones]] ([[Ron Halder]])
* [[Alexis]] ([[Tabitha St. Germain]])
* [[Carlos Lopez]] ([[Matt Hill]])
* [[Miranda Jones]] ([[Nicole Oliver]])
* [[Rad White]] ([[Kirby Morrow]])
* [[Sally Jones]] (Nicole Oliver)

|c4=
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] ([[Trevor Devall]])
* [[Primus]] ([[Ron Halder]])
* [[Unicron]] ([[Mark Acheson]])

'''Terrorcons'''

* [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] ([[Colin Murdoch]])
* [[Battle Ravage]]/[[Command Ravage]]
* [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]/[[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]]
* [[Cruellock]]
* [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Energon episodes}}

{{collist|4|
#[[Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City]]
#[[Energon Stars]]
#[[Scorpinok]]
#[[Megatron's Sword]]
#[[The New Cybertron City]]
#[[Megatron Resurrected]]
#[[Megatron Raid]]
#[[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary]]
#[[Battle of the Asteroid Belt]]
#[[Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower]]
#[[The Legend of Rodimus]]
#[[Crisis in Jungle City]]
#[[Kicker Beware!]]
#[[Energon Grid]]
#[[Rodimus: Friend or Foe?]]
#[[Go for Unicron!]]
#[[The Return of Demolishor]]
#[[A Tale of Two Heros]]
#[[Battle Stations]]
#[[Alpha Q: Identity]]
#[[Shockblast: Rampage]]
#[[Survival Instincts]]
#[[Each One Fights...]]
#[[Unicron Unleashed]]
#[[Open Fire!]]
#[[Ripped Up Space]]
#[[Team Optimus Prime]]
#[[Protection]]
#[[Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno]]
#[[Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet]]
#[[Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead]]
#[[Farewell Inferno]]<br />[[Return! Our Scorponok]]
#[[Crash Course]]
#[[Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme]]
#[[A Heroic Battle]]
#[[The Power]]
#[[Optimus Supreme]]
#[[Unicron Perishes]]
#[[Ambition]]
#[[Wishes]]
#[[Galvatron!]]
#[[Break Through]]
#[[Distribution]]
#[[The Omega Train]]
#[[Decepticon Army|Deception Army]]
#[[Ironhide Team]]
#[[Formidable]]
#[[Galvatron Terror]]
#[[Destructive Power]]
#[[Spark (episode)|Spark]]
#[[The Sun]]
}}
"Return! Our Scorponok" was to be "Scorponok's Scars", but it never aired and was probably never dubbed. It is not considered to exist in the English version of the series.

==Criticisms==
{{bigquote|Something cool ''finally'' happened!|[[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] announces that the series is over.<ref>No, really! In every preview for ''Super Link'', Alpha Q promised the audience that "Something cool might happen" in the next episode. When the series ended, he finally declared that the promised coolness had, at last, come to pass. He might be crazy, but he's not ''entirely'' wrong in the head.</ref>}}

The [[Unicron Trilogy]] was a franchise that got off to a poor start, fictionally speaking. ''Armada'' (the predecessor to ''Energon'') suffered from a bad beginning that, in the eyes of many, condemned the entire show. Although it improved as it went along (with the "Unicron Battles" story arc regarded as fairly good in comparison), the sub-par start left it laboring under a bad reputation that it never escaped. Many fans had hopes that ''Energon'' would be a return to glory.

It was quite the proverbial [[brick]] to the testicles, then, that ''Energon'', the televisual representation of Transformers for its 20th anniversary year, turned out to be just the opposite — a series with a strong beginning, which slowly but surely degenerated into what is widely considered the worst Transformers cartoon broadcast in the U.S. In retrospect, the fans' positive initial reaction may have been simply because it wasn't ''Armada.''

===Conceptual and storytelling flaws===
====Plotting====
The primary flaw of ''Energon'' is that it simply does not have enough plot to fill 52 episodes. The first half of the series moves at a respectable pace, and around episode #20, the villains achieve their objective — the restoration of Unicron. However, because there are another 30 episodes to fill, an attack by the Autobots and their allies [[Battle Stations|deactivates Unicron]]. The storyline is then essentially ''repeated'' for twenty more episodes, until Unicron is reactivated ''again'' and [[Unicron Perishes|destroyed ''again'']]. But even then, there are ''still'' thirteen more episodes to go, and with the ''driving aspect of the plot'' destroyed, viewers are served up a virtually pointless storyline full of [[To sell toys|repaints and combiners]], which added nothing to what had already taken place.

Individual episodes are likewise padded out with time-killing scenes such as [[stock footage]] sequences, generally a minimum of three per episode. An ''incredible'' amount of time is consumed in communication and report scenes, in which the characters stand around in front of video screens and [[Team Optimus Prime|tell one another things that the viewers already know]].

====Character de-evolution====
The series takes a ''very'' dismissive attitude towards characters and their development. With the exception of [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (who survives the series and resolves his long-running feud with [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]), the writers seemed unable to carry personal sub-plots and conflicts through to any conclusion. Instead, they would either quietly drop these opportunities for character development, or (much more gallingly) the characters would die and/or get mindwiped, so the stories would not ''have'' to be resolved. Examples:

* Demolishor's uncertainty in the Decepticon cause? "Resolved" by having him sacrifice himself to save Megatron, then having Megatron resurrect him with no memories.
* Inferno's struggle against Megatron's Decepticon programming? Brought to an end by having him kill himself, then be resurrected, only to do ''absolutely nothing'' for the rest of the series.
* Kicker's hatred of Transformers? Vanishes with no explanation after roughly two episodes, save for the occasional kick to Ironhide.
* Rodimus and Optimus Prime's ideological feud over whether Unicron should be destroyed? Rodimus puts himself under Optimus's command for the mission to defeat Galvatron, and the argument never comes up again.
* Wing Saber's dedication to capturing Shockblast? Well, he captures him . . . but when Shockblast escapes again, Wing Saber doesn't say a word.

Many similar examples exist.

====Promoting toys====
Of course, any Transformers series exists [[to sell toys]], but in promoting the abilities and gimmicks of its toyline, ''Energon'' frequently ignored common sense to the most amazing degree in order to shoehorn these concepts into a setting and story where they didn't make sense.

[[Image:Carsinspace.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Their wheels spin and everything.]]
In choosing to set most of its action in the void of space, ''Energon'' foolishly robbed the Transformers of any real reason to ''transform.'' They can all happily fly in robot mode (in space, on planets, anywhere), inviting the question of why transformation is necessary. But, to promote the fact that the toys transform, characters would routinely change to vehicle mode anyway, even in outer space. Cue innumerable scenes of cars, trucks, and snowmobiles ''driving through space.'' Characters would even transform to vehicle mode on the ground, and then ''drive away into the air''. Everyone could control their flight with no problem in either form, completely invalidating the need for any variety in [[alternate mode]]. Conversely, on occasions when it might actually make sense to transform to a speedy vehicle form for fast or long-distance travel, characters often choose to run to where they're going instead.

Whereas the English version of the series takes its name from the central plot element (the collection of Energon) the Japanese version, ''Super Link,'' takes its name from the main thematic concept/[[gimmick]]: Autobots [[Powerlinx|powerlinxing]]. The Japanese version of the show contained a lot of waffling about the symbolic nature of this ("Even when one heart is weak, together, we are strong!"). Unfortunately, the fact remains that, almost without exception, these combinations are used in straight firefights, where combining two soldiers into one means ''fewer guns to fire at the enemy.'' Further, the resulting combined soldier rarely shows any sign of enhanced firepower.

Further failing to advertise the combining gimmick are the "Maximus" combiner teams. For about 90% of their screen time, the three giants are seen in ''only'' their combined super robot modes, rarely splitting into individual vehicles. The central torso units are seen as individual robots for perhaps 5 seconds in the entire series, and the show doesn't even acknowledge that the limbs could ''be'' individuals.

===Production flaws===
====Art and animation====

[[Image:Scorponok blacklines.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Rescale what now?]]
''Energon'', animated by [[Actas Inc.]] and [[Studio A-CAT]], introduced a new concept to Transformers cartoons: the blending of CGI with traditional cel animation. The animators rendered the Transformer characters in cel-shaded CGI, while animating humans and other aspects of the show through traditional means. On the plus side, this allowed for a consistently high level of cel animation quality (especially enjoyable after the often scattershot quality of ''Armada''). In particular, the show uses the CGI to show many characters in motion at once, often with a high frame rate that gives them a very fluid appearance (for example, the many charges of the [[Battle Ravage]] Terrorcon drones, replete with numerous stamping legs and bobbing heads and tails.)

On the other hand, the CGI animation is positively primitive. Characters possess no sense of weight and can not move in any manner but the most basic. Even ''walking'' is a challenge for characters with bulky models, like Ironhide, who is often reduced to swinging his arms and legs back and forth while sliding along a predetermined path. The black-line outlines of character models were often not rescaled for different shots, resulting in the characters sometimes appearing as indecipherable masses of heavy black lines.

[[Image:GuessIronhidesEmotion.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The above images feature: A horrified Ironhide witnessing Demolishor's death; a surprised Ironhide asking a question; a determined Ironhide charging into battle; and a fighting-mad Ironhide striking a decisive blow. Can you figure out which is which?]]
[[Image:Energon InfernoImprisoned torture.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Are you @&#%$ kidding me?!]]

Additionally, "emotion" is nonexistent; the blank-faced CGI models could not easily display any [[Dull surprise|facial expressions beyond "mouth open" and "mouth closed."]] Numerous characters don't ''have'' facial animation, even ones with mouths. Most prominent among these is Alpha Q, who has ''no facial animation at all'' despite the fact that he's basically nothing but four faces. In some cases, when it was necessary for a character to emote visibly (Megatron's pronounced yawning, Inferno's [[Imprisoned Inferno|tortured screaming]]), or to do something visually dynamic ([[Jungle Planet (episode)|acrobatic transformation]]), the CGI would actually be ''replaced'' with cel animation, because it just ''looked more impressive''. Does that seem ''right'' to you?

In addition, the show's CGI compares very poorly with ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines,'' both of which came out ''years'' previously, both of which were ''fully'' CGI (without the crutch of cel animation to fall back on), and both of which had characters who boasted complex, nuanced facial expressions and fluid, constant body language — even [[Diagnostic Drone|the ones with utterly inhuman faces and bodies]]. The only way to spare the animators' reputation is to assume that Energon's budget was miniscule in comparison.

Even within the limits of the animation, many bad editing, design, and lighting choices make the series difficult to follow visually. Unicron's body — primarily black, to match his ''Energon'' redeco toy — is frequently lost against the blackness of space. When Alpha Q energizes Unicron's head, it becomes the [[Energon Orb]], with no visual indication as to what it used to be. Scenes set underground or within Unicron's body are commonly underlit, to the point that the characters can't even be distinguished. Strange elements such as the [[Rift (Energon)|rift in space]] are inconsistently animated and described by the characters, making it difficult to figure out what they are.

====Editing====
At times, ''Energon'' tends to flow like a single feature-length film... a film that has been mercilessly chopped up into 22 minute segments. Thus, confusing, unclear elements like the [[Rift (Energon)|rift in space]] and [[Unicron]]'s dark, partially re-energized body are routinely shown in closeup without any introductory establishing shots, making it extraordinarily unclear what's happening or where for the viewer who's just watching one particular episode by itself. To be a ''little'' bit fairer, this "chopped-up film" sensation is not exactly uncommon in Japanese animated series with a defined length, but ''Energon'' is a good example of the method at its very worst.

The show's scene editing also tends to be very abrupt and choppy. Battle animation in particular routinely cuts between numerous, very short scenes, showing several simultaneous but unrelated events as if the viewer must be kept up to date on ''all'' of them in real time. This makes it difficult to grasp the significance of ''any'' of the events shown. When boiled down, this editing style often serves to mask the fact that not much is actually happening.

To make things worse for the credibility of the editors, "[[Scorpinok]]", "[[A Tale of Two Heros]]", "[[Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno]]", and "[[Decepticon Army|Deception Army]]" all have blatant spelling errors '''''in the titles!''''' Making it more annoying is that only the latter two of those four were corrected for the DVD release.

====Scripting and dubbing====
The original Japanese version of the show is, in short, sluggish and confusing... but at least the conversations make sense. Even that got lost when the show was ported for North American consumption.

The dub of ''Energon'' seems even ''more'' rushed than ''Armada,'' which was already known for being so hurried that dubbers were working with unfinished animation, got names wrong, and had moments of dialogue that didn't jibe with the action. ''Energon'' [[Battle of the Asteroid Belt|generally]] got completed animation, and ''usually'' got names right—but [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] gets three different names during the course of the show, and [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] are constantly confused.

The rushed dub script is full of mistranslations. Though some elements obviously needed to be altered to suit a Western audience, it seems that many portions of the dub were never checked to see if they made logical sense. As a result, the script is stilted, perfunctory, and repetitive, constantly throwing in cliche, time-killing phrases like "We've gotta [repeat the plot which everyone already knows]", "Let's do it!", and "It's time to [perform some action that's already blatantly obvious]". There is arbitrary new dialogue (that seems to exist purely due to writers' carelessness) which ''does not match what is occurring onscreen''. The final result is a show with some bizarre non-sequiturs and more than a few moments of ''genuine nonsense.''

To cite just one example: at the start of "[[Team Optimus Prime]]", Dr. Jones says, in a frustrated tone, "I ''can't'' get back the energon I sent to Kicker. That's ''impossible!''" The entire notion of "getting it back" is absurd on the surface, akin to trying to get back water that went down a drain; saying that not getting it back is ''impossible'' is even more ridiculous; and further, the original dialog is a passive lament, more along the lines of "It's not like that energon I sent is ever coming back." Similar examples exist in nearly every single episode of the show.

Outside of these accidents, there are also some strange ''deliberate'' changes, chief among them the tendency for [[Primus]] to be intermittently ignored. In one episode, Primus would be dubbed accurately, talking with other characters normally, while in the next, he would be deliberately edited out, with his lines erased or given to other characters, and references to him replaced with "the core". Other odd instances include Terrorcon drones having spoken lines randomly inserted in some scenes, never attributed to any one Terrorcon.

Given all of this, the quality of voice acting frequently suffers throughout the show. This can be a common result of the antiseptic [[ADR]] (Additional Dialogue Recording) environment, where actors perform solo, with no one to play off. But ''Energon'' is particularly bad in this regard. Lead talents such as [[Garry Chalk]] and [[David Kaye]] still turn in strong performances, but actors for many of the secondary characters clearly struggle to make something of the material they're given, often sounding flat and uninspired, or just confused. There are many times when ''all'' the actors clearly have no idea what their lines mean in the greater scheme of things, nor any idea of what they're really talking about; the Dr. Jones quote cited above is also an example of this problem.

There's also a pronounced amount of "filling dead air," with characters talking from offscreen simply to make noise where there was none originally. Take a drink every time someone goes "Uhh?" to break the silence, and you'll be hammered by the first commercial break.

{{bigquote|I really wish they would put this terrible series out on DVD. Not because I really want to watch it again, but because it would fill that unsightly gap between Armada and Cybertron with unsightly content.|The nicest words ever spoken about the Energon cartoon, [http://tinyurl.com/5tuucc "Gustavo!", August 2008]}}

==Home video releases==
===''Super Link''===
{{main|Interchannel}}
The ''Super Link'' version of ''Energon'' was released on DVD by Interchannel in [[Japan]] while the series was still on air.
[[Image:Tf superlink vol 01.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 001 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 002 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 003 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 004 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 005 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 006 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 007 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 008 (2004)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 009 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 010 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 011 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 012 (2005)
*''Transformer: Super Link'' — Volume 013 (2005)
{{-}}

===''Energon''===
[[Image:Energon Ultimate Collection DVD.jpg|thumb|100px|]]
{{main|Paramount Pictures}}
When Paramount Home Entertainment released a handful of ''Energon'' collections on VHS and DVD in 2004 and 2005, several episodes were re-dubbed to fix numerous mistakes that occurred in the episodes that were broadcast, as well as throwing in some new dialogue.
*''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 1: The Battle for Energon (2004)
*''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 2: The Return of Megatron (2004)
*''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 3: Shockblast Unleashed (2005)
*''Transformers: Energon'' — Volume 4: Omega Supreme (2005)
*''Transformers: Energon'' — The Ultimate Collection (2008)
{{-}}

==Footnotes==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC_%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF ''Transformers: Super Link'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

[[Category:Energon| Energon (cartoon)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Killbison

2010-06-07T03:02:46Z

125.237.141.85: /* Victory cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Killbison is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] Warrior from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Killbison.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Killbison". Right up there with "Murdercat", "Rapeweasel", and "[[Eagle Killer]]" as a sensitive and thoughtfully considered name.]]
'''Killbison''' (キルバイソン ''Kirubaison'') is the stereotypical violent jock of the Decepticon [[Breastforce]] team. He transforms into a double-barreled tank, and like all tanks, his barrels will either be (a) bent backwards (b) yanked at or (c) made useless once the first step has been completed. His [[Breast Animal]] partner is [[Bisonbreast]], a winged bull, who does not fly and is not red. This does not keep Killbison from joining with his fellow teammates to form [[Liokaiser]].

His hobbies include throwing knives at pictures conveniently hung on doors, and giving the finger every time he gets the spotlight.

(But does he kill bison? If he does, does he use every part, or does he destroy such magnificent beasts only for their tongues? Ah, the unanswered questions of life.)

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:KillbisonBird.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Stay classy, Killbison.]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazumi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

Killbison came to Earth alongside Drillhorn and Jarguar to join their commanding officer Leozack in service of Deathsaurus.He and the other Breastforce members mocked the [[Dinoforce]] during the mission brefing on the [[Thunder Arrow]].Later he and the other Breastforce took part in attacking an energy plant in the desert.Him and Jarguar attacked [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] as he arrived but were forced to face [[Blacker |Three]] [[Braver |Race]] [[Laster |Cars]],{{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}later on planet [[Micro]] Killbison welcomed back there recently rescued friend [[Gaihawk]] and he and the other breastforce were told they had a new comrade nammed [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]] coming to replace [[Hellbat]] but they didnt know that Hellbat was listening to hole time outside.Hellbat came in later and told everyone that [[Holi]] had killed Deathcobra but it was acually Hellbat that killed him.Killbison said he was killed from orders from Star Saber and all of them were out to get [[Holi]].The Breastforce arrived to see Holi and [[Clipper |his girlfrined]] near Deathcobra`s body Killbison and the Breastforce engaged them in a fire fite.Star Saber came to the rescue and the Breastforce engaged him in a sword fite were they got there asses kicked.but they finally revealed there true power by combining into the powerful combiner [[Liokaiser]] were Killbison becomes the right leg.Star Saber attaked Liokaiser but got his ass kicked.he was about to kill him but [[God Ginrai]] came to the rescue forceing them to seperate and retreat,{{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}Killbison later linked with the Breastforce to attack Star Saber but God Ginrai again came to save him and attacked him and managed to force him into retreat,{{storylink|A Deadly Battle}}he later engaged Star Saber and the [[Brainmasters]]s at a solar power station and managed to steal the energy there,{{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}Killbison later took part in taking energy at Calcutta after Deathsaruas told the [[Autobot]]s that they could not attack or they would shoot missiles at earth there by destroying the planet,{{storylink|The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}later Killbison attacked Star Saber and [[Victory Leo]] to hold them off so the Deathsaruas and the Dinoforce could streal energy from Atlantis and merged into Liokaiser and attacked [[Victory Saber]] but got there ass kicked.Deathsaruas ordered them to retreat onto the Thunder Arrow after he saw a tidalwave coming,{{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}}After Deathsauruas resurrected his [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] Killbison helped attack the Autobots then combined into Liokaiser and attacked Victory Saber but was kicked back into the fortress,{{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}To keep the Autobots busy while the fortress's main cannon charged, Deathsaurus dispatched the Breastforce—combined as Liokaiser—to battle them. In the course of the clash, Victory Leo was able to blast Liokaiser into the fortress's cannon barrel, which drained his energy dry. With his consciousness fading and his body unable to move, Liokaiser could only utter a fading scream for help as he drifted off into the depths of space.{{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}.

====''Zone'' catalog====

As part of Liokaiser, Killbison was revived from death by some means. Lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' comic===

{{-}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Killbison-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Got a bison to kill, and you know I'm headin' straight for your spaaark!]]
*'''Killbison''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-333'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right cannons, cannon-mount

: Released only in Japan, Killbison transforms into a white and gold KMW Gepard anti-aircraft tank. He also forms the right leg to the combined robot [[Liokaiser]]. He came with his breastplate/gun/animal partner [[Bisonbreast]]. His tank-mode guns and turret form part of Liokaiser's gun with [[Jarugar]]'s missiles.

: This mold was used to make the [[Autobot]] [[Rescue Force]] [[Rescue Force tank|tank]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Killbison/killbison.htm More information on Killbison at TFU.info]''

*'''Liokaiser''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-335'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right cannons, cannon-mount

: Killbison was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy was identical to their individual releases, with the glaring omission of [[bio]] and [[tech spec]] cards for the individual members.

[[Category:Breastforce]]

Killbison

2010-06-07T02:57:13Z

125.237.141.85: /* Victory cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Killbison is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] Warrior from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Killbison.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Killbison". Right up there with "Murdercat", "Rapeweasel", and "[[Eagle Killer]]" as a sensitive and thoughtfully considered name.]]
'''Killbison''' (キルバイソン ''Kirubaison'') is the stereotypical violent jock of the Decepticon [[Breastforce]] team. He transforms into a double-barreled tank, and like all tanks, his barrels will either be (a) bent backwards (b) yanked at or (c) made useless once the first step has been completed. His [[Breast Animal]] partner is [[Bisonbreast]], a winged bull, who does not fly and is not red. This does not keep Killbison from joining with his fellow teammates to form [[Liokaiser]].

His hobbies include throwing knives at pictures conveniently hung on doors, and giving the finger every time he gets the spotlight.

(But does he kill bison? If he does, does he use every part, or does he destroy such magnificent beasts only for their tongues? Ah, the unanswered questions of life.)

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
[[Image:KillbisonBird.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Stay classy, Killbison.]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[Kazumi Tanaka]] (Japanese)

Killbison came to Earth alongside Drillhorn and Jarguar to join their commanding officer Leozack in service of Deathsaurus.He and the other Breastforce members mocked the [[Dinoforce]] during the mission brefing on the [[Thunder Arrow]].Later he and the other Breastforce took part in attacking an energy plant in the desert.Him and Jarguar attacked [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] as he arrived but were forced to face [[Blacker |Three]] [[Braver |Race]] [[Laster |Cars]],{{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}later on planet [[Micro]] Killbison welcomed back there recently rescued friend [[Gaihawk]] and he and the other breastforce were told they had a new comrade nammed [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]] coming to replace [[Hellbat]] but they didnt know that Hellbat was listening to hole time outside.Hellbat came in later and told everyone that [[Holi]] had killed Deathcobra but it was acually Hellbat that killed him.Killbison said he was killed from orders from Star Saber and all of them were out to get [[Holi]].The Breastforce arrived to see Holi and [[Clipper |his girlfrined]] near Deathcobra`s body Killbison and the Breastforce engaged them in a fire fite.Star Saber came to the rescue and the Breastforce engaged him in a sword fite were they got there asses kicked.but they finally revealed there true power by combining into the powerful combiner [[Liokaiser]] were Killbison becomes the right leg.Star Saber attaked Liokaiser but got his ass kicked.he was about to kill him but [[God Ginrai]] came to the rescue forceing them to seperate and retreat,{{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}Killbison later linked with the Breastforce to attack Star Saber but God Ginrai again came to save him and attacked him and managed to force him into retreat,{{storylink|A Deadly Battle}}he later engaged Star Saber and the [[Brainmasters]]s at a solar power station and managed to steal the energy there,{{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}}Killbison later took part in taking energy at Calcutta after Deathsaruas told the [[Autobot]]s that they could not attack or they would shoot missiles at earth there by destroying the planet,{{storylink|The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}later Killbison attacked Star Saber and [[Victory Leo]] to hold them off so the Deathsaruas and the Dinoforce could streal energy from Atlantis and merged into Liokaiser and attacked [[Victory Saber]] but got there ass kicked.Deathsaruas ordered them to retreat onto the Thunder Arrow after he saw a tidalwave coming,{{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}}After Deathsauruas resurrected his [[Planet Destroying Fortress]] Killbison helped attack the Autobots then combined into Liokaiser and attacked Victory Saber but was kicked back into the fortress {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}Killbison along with rest of the Breastforce as part of Liokaiser were blowen dead into space after Victory Leo pushed him into the Fortress Cannon {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}.

====''Zone'' catalog====

As part of Liokaiser, Killbison was revived from death by some means. Lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Zone (planet)|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. {{storylink|Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' comic===

{{-}}

{{charstubfiction}}

==Toys==
===Victory===
[[Image:Killbison-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Got a bison to kill, and you know I'm headin' straight for your spaaark!]]
*'''Killbison''' (Breastforce, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-333'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right cannons, cannon-mount

: Released only in Japan, Killbison transforms into a white and gold KMW Gepard anti-aircraft tank. He also forms the right leg to the combined robot [[Liokaiser]]. He came with his breastplate/gun/animal partner [[Bisonbreast]]. His tank-mode guns and turret form part of Liokaiser's gun with [[Jarugar]]'s missiles.

: This mold was used to make the [[Autobot]] [[Rescue Force]] [[Rescue Force tank|tank]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Killbison/killbison.htm More information on Killbison at TFU.info]''

*'''Liokaiser''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-335'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right cannons, cannon-mount

: Killbison was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy was identical to their individual releases, with the glaring omission of [[bio]] and [[tech spec]] cards for the individual members.

[[Category:Breastforce]]