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Unite! Liokaiser

2011-03-30T04:18:06Z

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{{episode
|series=Victory
|ep=19
|image=Uniteliokaiser.jpg
|caption=Having a tiny person stand on your crotch looks uncomfortable.
|title="Unite! Liokaiser"
|japanese=合体!ライオカイザー
|romaji=Gattai! Liokaiser
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Toei]]
|airdate=[[August 15|15 August]] 1989
|writer=[[Hiroyuki Hoshiyama]]
|director=[[Takao Yoshizawa]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
''' Trouble is brewing for Hellbat when the Breastforce bring in a new member, but to what lengths is he willing to go to ensure his place on the team when their ultimate power is finally revealed?'''

:''Omni Productions dub name:'' "'''The New Combination Robot, Liokaiser'''"
:''Also known as:'' "'''Form Liokaiser!'''", "'''Liocaesar, Merge!'''"
:''Latin American dub name:'' "'''El Nuevo Robot Destructor'''" ("The New Robot Destroyer")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:UniteLiokaiser Hellbat mocked.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Aboard the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' on planet [[Micro]], the freshly-liberated [[Guyhawk]] is properly reunited with his [[Breastforce]] comrades, with the exception of [[Hellbat]], who [[Leozack]] has had step outside. Hellbat's paranoia immediately gets the better of him and he listens in on the conversation, discovering that Leozack has summoned an old subordinate, [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]], to take Hellbat's place on the team.

Meanwhile, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and Governor [[Riker]] are busy scanning the planet to find some trace of the Breastforce, while speculating on why the villains put such effort into rescuing Guyhawk in the first place. Star Saber checks in with [[Holi]], who is out searching with [[Jean Minakaze|Jean]] and [[Clipper]], and directs him to investigate the mountains outside the city. As bad luck would have it, the trio spot Hellbat flying over the mountains and observe him trailing a green helicopter.

[[Image:Hellbat kills deathcobra.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
The helicopter, as it turns out, is Deathcobra, and Hellbat has intercepted him with the intention of making a request. The two transform to robot mode to discuss it, and Deathcobra is rather disgusted to find that Hellbat wants him to go back to where he came from so that he can ensure he will still have a place on the Breastforce team. Deathcobra swats him away in revulsion and moves to leave, forcing Hellbat to pull his weapon on his would-be teammate. Deathcobra dares him to shoot, marching up and seizing the weapon's barrel, but Hellbat even surprises himself when he winds up pulling the trigger, blasting Deathcobra in his side. Holi, Jean and Clipper choose this moment to arrive, peering at the pair of Decepticons from the edge of a nearby cliff just as Deathcobra returns fire on Hellbat. The terrified Breastforcer dives behind a nearby boulder, wailing that he didn't mean it and begging Deathcobra to stop as he fires back blindly over the top of the rock. When the shooting suddenly stops, however, Hellbat peeps out to see that... he's managed to accidentally score a fatal hit on Deathcobra, killing him! Unsurprisingly, Hellbat panics and starts coming up with ways to hide the body, but when he looks around, he spots the Autobot trio on the cliff, and inspiration strikes. He immediately transforms and races back to the ''Thunder Arrow'', where he blames Holi for Deathcobra's death.

[[Image:Leozack and deathcobra.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
As Holi and co. cautiously examine Deathcobra's body, Holi reports the strange occurrence to Star Saber, who tells them to be on their guard. Unfortunately, the warning comes just as the rest of the Breastforce appear, and Hellbat leads the charge on the three diminutive heroes. Star Saber immediately heads out to their rescue, arriving just in time to save an injured Clipper from Guyhawk. Although confused by Hellbat's claim that the Autobots are responsible for Deathcobra's death, Star Saber is ready for battle nonetheless, and manages to hold the Breastforce at bay, until Leozack makes a startling announcement, and orders the warriors to combine! The six Decepticons merge into [[Liokaiser]], and Star Saber, realizing why rescuing Guyhawk had been such a necessity, links up with the V-Star to take on the giant combiner. As Star Saber and Holi struggle with Liokaiser, Jean and Clipper race off to inform Riker. The fight does not go well—Holi is injured, and Star Saber is robbed of his sword, punctured by spiked rings and skewered by Liokaiser's staff before being laid out.

[[Image:Starsaber vs liokaiser.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
As Liokaiser presses his blaster into Star Saber's face, a shining figure suddenly descends out of the sky—[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] has arrived to join the battle! Even God Ginrai cannot handle Liokaiser alone, but when he and Star Saber double-team the Decepticon combiner, the villain is overpowered and separates back into his component parts. As the Decepticons flee, Star Saber attempts to give chase, but collapses and is caught by God Ginrai. Star Saber thanks his friend, but God Ginrai tells him that ''he'' is the one who should be giving thanks, for all the help Star Saber has given him protecting his sector of space. Jean and Clipper return just as Holi is blaming himself for getting Star Saber injured, but Star Saber assures him that it was not his fault. Concerns for his health are now secondary—the Decepticons are on their way back to Earth, and the Autobots have to hurry and catch up to them!
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] (8)
*[[Riker]] (9)
*[[Holi]] (10)
*[[Clipper]] (12)
*[[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Jallguar]] (1)
*[[Drillhorn]] (2)
*[[Killbison]] (3)
*[[Guyhawk]] (4)
*[[Leozack]] (5)
*[[Hellbat]] (6)
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] (7)
*[[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]] (13)
*[[Liokaiser]] (21)

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] (11)

|h4=[[Breast Animal]]s|c4=
*[[Kōmoribreast]] (14)
*[[Deathcobra's Breast Animal]] (15)
*[[Jaguarbreast]] (16)
*[[Hornbreast]] (17)
*[[Lionbreast]] (18)
*[[Bisonbreast]] (19)
*[[Hawkbreast]](20)
}}

==Quotes==

"This didn't turn out very well..."
:—'''Hellbat''' makes the understatement of the series.

{{Note|The following quotes are from the Omni Productions dub}}

"Darn Autobots! I swear I'll get revenge for you!"
:—'''Leozack'''

"Star Saber, you killed my best friend!"
:—'''Leozack''', again.

==Notes==
===Lost in translation===
Among the changes made by the [[Omni Productions]] dub]:
* Clipper says her legs have been injured rather than her arm.
* After the big battle, rather than announcing that she's called for a relief squad, Clipper offers Star Saber the use of a first aid kit.
* Leozack accuses Star Saber of killing Deathcobra, which is doubly wrong-Hellbat actually killed him, but blamed the murder on Holi.

===Transformers references===
* The Autobots and Decepticons have been on Planet Micro since "[[Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior]]". That episode also featured the debuts of Clipper and Riker, and established that Micro was under Ginrai's protection.
* The Breastforce rescued Guyhawk in the [[Rescue! Guyhawk|previous episode]]. This episode reveals why the rescue was so important.

===Trivia===
*This episode is another one which foregoes either of ''Victory'''s stock title cards and uses white text on a black screen.
*Seriously, the Breastforce believed that Holi, ''a Micromaster'', killed Deathcobra? Leozack was skeptical at least, so he might not have actually believed Hellbat-but even if he knew he was lying, he had to tolerate having him on the team to form Liokaiser.
*Star Saber really took a beating this episode-he could barely stand after the fight with Liokaiser. It won't be the last time, either...
*Despite taking no obvious damage itself, Deathcobra's Breast Animal appears to have gone offline at the same time as Deathcobra himself, suggesting the Breast Animals are entirely dependent on their Breastforce partner.
*Isn't it slightly odd that Deathcobra has an Earth vehicle for an alt-mode, despite the fact he's yet to visit the planet? For that matter, all the Micromasters seem to turn into Earth cars too.
*From his dialogue with Hellbat, Deathcobra seems to have been a pretty upstanding, honest kind of guy (for a Decepticon). Among other things, when he believes Hellbat has come to escort him back to base, he is quite appreciative. Later on, after refusing Hellbat's request to leave, he informs the schemer he will say nothing of his pathetic plea simply because they are fellow Decepticons. The good die young, it seems.
*Despite all the talk about how evil the Decepticons are, Leozack is actually pretty torn up about Deathcobra's death. He even sounds like he's barely holding back tears at one point. Of course, he then orders the Breastforce to massacre the Micromasters.
**This also suggests that they could of been good friends.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 01 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.<br>
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — The Takara Collection Vol 3 — ''Transformers: Victory'' ([[Metrodome]])<br>
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection (Metrodome)<br>
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) — Optional [[Omni Productions|Omni]] dub.<br>
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) — Optional Omni dub.

[[Category:Victory episodes]]

Deathcobra (G1)

2011-03-30T04:15:37Z

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon Breastforce member| his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Deathcobra (SG)}}
:''Deathcobra is a [[Decepticon]] [[Breastforce]] Warrior from the [[Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Deathcobra-r.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You! Fetch me a band-aid... This I Command!]]
'''Deathcobra''' (デスコブラ ''Desukobura'')<ref>[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/tfscans/g1-archive/Archive-Deathcobra01b.jpg Deathcobra file]</ref> is a stern, strict, professional soldier. All the things [[Hellbat]] is not, which is why Hellbat is so threatened by him. An old friend of Leozack, Deathcobra transforms into a "Hind" Mi-24 assault helicopter.

Like each of the smaller [[Breastforce]] members, he has a [[Breast Animal]] [[Deathcobra's Breast Animal|partner]] who also forms his hand-held blaster. However, this partner was never shown in animal form, though it presumably transforms into a robotic snake, what with the "cobra" theme and all that. Deathcobra can also form part of [[Liokaiser]] (presumably as an arm), though he has never truly been given the opportunity.

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)
[[Image:UniteLiokaiser Deathcobra copter mode.jpg|thumb|left|200px|He's [[Cobra]] in robot mode, but [[wikipedia:Oktober Guard|Oktober Guard]] in vehicle mode!]]
Deathcobra was summoned by [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] to join his cadre of warriors and complete the team that would form the goliath Liokaiser. However, he was intercepted on his way to the Decepticons' base by Hellbat, who begged him to just go away, fearing that with Deathcobra on the team, his usefulness was at an end. He actually was right, since he heard [[Leozack]]'s talk of replacing him with Deathcobra.

Naturally, Deathcobra told Hellbat to stick it in his [[Anatomic euphemism|reactor linkage]], and the jittery Hellbat threatened to shoot his rival. Deathcobra advanced anyway, and in a panic, Hellbat actually ''did'' shoot him. This led to a firefight where Hellbat was tremendously outclassed, but a wild, lucky shot ended up killing Deathcobra.

Realizing what a deep pile he was in, Hellbat was saved when he realized the fight had been witnessed by the [[Micromaster]]s [[Holi]] and [[Clipper]], letting him place the blame for Deathcobra's death on the [[Autobot]]s, and ensuring his position as part of Liokaiser.

Deathcobra was apparently quite popular with his Breastforce teammates, as they swore vengeance on the Autobots for his death. Leozack in particular seemed rather badly shocked by his death and [[Guyhawk]] wanted to hunt down and kill [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] after hearing of Deathcobra's fate. Though, to be fair, Guyhawk wants to hunt down and kill Star Saber for a rather large number of reasons. {{storylink|Unite! Liokaiser}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Cobra''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*Its unknown if Deathcobra has a [[Electromagnetic Nunchaku]] like the other Breastforce members
==References==
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[[Category:Breastforce]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]

Deployer (WFC)

2011-03-30T04:10:53Z

125.237.206.197: /* Fiction */

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{{disambig2|the [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' continuity|the drones from ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''|Deployer (BM)}}

:''Deployers are [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Deployers''' are [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]]'s Minicons that he deploys from his chest. While small by Cybertronian standards, at least one of them is larger than an Earth helicopter.

{{quote|Awww, he's like their daddy!|[[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] has probably read too much fanfic|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron''===
[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Ravage (WFC)|Ravage]], and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] were Soundwave's minions, located in his chest cavity. {{storylink|Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Image:Deployer DarknessRising3.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Hi, I'm Soundwave's [[Breastforce|boobs.]]]]
When Soundwave intercepted a message from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], Soundwave released one of his deployers (which was resting on his chest) to bring Fowler to the Decepticon ship. After chasing Fowler's helicopter, the drone grabbed Fowler with his tentacles and returned to the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

After Soundwave picked up a possible signal from [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]], who was previously assumed dead, [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] went to investigate. Untrusting of Starscream, Soundwave decided to keep an eye on him by sending the deployer Minicon after him. After finding Megatron, Starscream intended to allow Megatron to perish, but was forced to reconsider when he discovered Soundwave's Minicon watching him. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}
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==Notes==
*The Deployer in the ''Prime'' cartoon deploys from Soundwave in a method more reminiscent of the [[Breastforce]]'s [[Breast Animal]]s than the Generation 1-inspired method used in ''War for Cybertron''.
*The producers intended the Deployer in "Darkness Rising" as an homage to Laserbeak, but declined to say whether it ''is'' him.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/36193/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation ToonZone season 1 interview]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category: Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category: Prime]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]