Lio Convoy (BW)

2008-03-07T01:49:24Z

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:''Lio Convoy is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. He is also known as '''Leo Prime'''.''

[[Image:LioConvoy01.jpg|250px|thumb|right|He's no Leoric]]

A high-ranking member of the Maximals, '''Lio Convoy''' is honest to his core and possesses the strong sense of right and wrong that one expects from a robot with "[[Convoy]]" in his name. In part he's a tough, hard, career-military robot, but he doesn't let that side of his nature totally dominate who he is. There is a very humane, even gentle side to him as well, and there are times when one can't help but suspect his seriousness has a hidden smile behind it. Though Lio Convoy dislikes fighting for its own sake, for a just cause he is more than willing to throw himself into the frey. He believes that through combat one can gain insight and understanding of an opponents true character and thought processes.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Beast Wars II''====
''Voice actor:'' [[Hozumi Gōda]] (Japan)

[[Image:Lioconvoy_preformat.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Why do my shoulders hurt?]]
A Supreme Commander with his own [[Energon Matrix]]. He led a troop of Maximal soldiers to planet [[Gaea]] to stop [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].

After being attacked by a ship of rogue Predacons, lead by [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], Lio Convoy and his army of Maximals gave chase to their enemies. Lio Convoy and his crew of Maximals chased Galvatron to the distant planet Gaea where Lio Convoy was separated from the rest of his troops while protecting [[Apache]] from a Predacon attack. The over-abundance of [[Angolmois]] energy proved harmful to Transformers, forcing all the Maximals to scan local wildlife for necessary beast modes. Injured, Lio Convoy was rescued by a white lion and scanned its form while recuperating. He then rescued his troops from another Predacon attack. Next, they set-up base on Gaea, now aware that Galvatron was after the powerful Angolmois energy.

Lio Convoy is later reunited with his "son", [[Lio Junior]]. While Lio Convoy was first recovering from Predacon attack, the Spirit of Gaea copied his Leadership Matrix and infused it within Lio Junior, resulting in Lio Junior's belief that he is Lio Convoy's offspring. Lio Convoy wasn't very eager to be weighed down by a son, and Lio Junior spent the bulk of the series trying desperately to earn his acceptance.

[[Image:Lioconvoyinemminentdomain.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Continuity migraine.]]

At one point, an alien machine that could warp time and space crashed onto Gaea. The Predacons used it to summon the unstoppable mobile fortress, [[Majin Zarak]], and quickly trashed most of the Maximals. [[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]] (the combined form of Lio Junior, [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]]) managed to summon [[Optimus Primal]] to their aid with the machine.

Primal and Lio Convoy teamed-up to battle Majin Zarak, who turned out to be a sentient robot and not just a battle station. Together, they combined the power of the Leadership Matrices to upgrade themselves into Burning Convoy and Flash Lio Convoy.

[[Image:Flashlioconvoy.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Ooh... shiny...]]

With Primal's enhanced strength and Lio Convoy's super speed, they weakened Majin Zarak. They then unleashed the power within their Matrices into a "Double Matrix Blast" which finished-off the monster.

Lio Convoy had many more wacky adventures on Gaea, including but not limited to: Evil Clones, Space Pirates and Fiesty Mexican Robot Insects. Eventually, Galvatron summoned the [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], a giant spacecraft, to suck all the Angolmois energy out of Gaea. The Maximals followed the Predacons to the Nemesis and Lio Convoy managed to infiltrate the ship with the help of [[Scuba]] and the [[Tako Tank]]. Inside, Lio Convoy faced Galvatron but could not defeat the Predacon Emperor of Destruction, who was now over-powered by Angolmois energy. Lio Junior soon arrived to rescue his daddy and the pair, with the help of "good" Angolmois energy, merged into the Great Green Warrior. They did battle with Galvatron and eventually defeated him, sealing the Angolmois energy into capsules and firing them off into space. Galvatron then revealed his big surprise and used his [[Galva-Matrix]] to cause the Nemesis to explode. Lio Convoy and the rest of the Maximals then fall into a wormhole.

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====Beast Wars II manga====

====''Beast Wars Neo''====

After having their Angolmois capsules stolen by the [[Blendtron]]s, [[Big Convoy]] and his Maximal new recruits are sucked into a wormhole while chasing their enemies. They came across Lio Convoy (whom they all had presumed dead) who explained to them that the Angolmois energy is really the lifeforce of [[Unicron]]. Lio Convoy used all his power to free the Maximals from the wormhole, though he remained trapped inside.

Lio Convoy eventually escaped from the wormhole and aided Big Convoy, the Maximals and [[Magmatron]] in the final battle against Unicron. After Big Convoy blew Unicron away with his Matrix Buster, the Maximals and Predacons formed an alliance of true unity and worked together to restore Cybertron. All of Lio Convoy's Maximal troops who were trapped inside the wormhole with him were eventually released and joined in the restoration of their homeworld.

===Robot Masters===
====OVA====
''Voice actor:'' [[Masayuki Katō]] (Japan)

====Online mini-comics====

===IDW Beast Wars comics continuity===
[[Image:Lioconvoy gathering.jpg|thumb|right|Hey, look, he turns into Liger Zero!]]

Prior to the end of the [[Great War]] and the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Lio Convoy commanded a crew of Maximals who traveled to the planet [[Gaea]] and battled [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] and his forces.{{storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

Years later, during peace-time, the ever-vigilant Lio Convoy sat on the [[Bi-Partate Committee for State Affairs]], but was also a member of a secret black-ops intelligence unit known as the [[Pack]]. During a conversation with [[Razorbeast]] that was officially off-the-record, he reminded his fellow Maximal that their unit didn't exist and that the [[Maximal Imperium]] didn't sanction their operations. He warned Razorbeast that if he was caught while undercover in [[Magmatron]]'s command, he would be disavowed.{{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Unfortunately, Lio Convoy believed that Magmatron was the true enemy, while [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] was just a loose cannon. (Real good job of threat assessment there...) After Razorbeast's transwarp booster-sent distress message was strengthened by Magmatron, it reached Lio Convoy, who, despite his earlier warning, mobilized the Pack at once to race to Razorbeast's rescue.{{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

While Razorbeast's Maximals were fighting the Predacons to a standstill (in no small part thanks to the powerhouses Torca and Grimlock), the Pack arrived and looked to turn the tide of battle quickly in the favor of all that is clean and fresh. Lio Convoy himself transformed and confronted [[Drill Bit]] and some other Pred thugs, who were unimpressed by his unnervingly LARGE beast mode. Lio Convoy accepted this and whipped out his cannons. THEN they were impressed. When Ravage revealed himself to the Maximals, Lio Convoy and Razorbeast were quick to turn their guns on him...right up until [[Rartorata]] showed his ugly mug. The [[Blendtron]] injected Razorbeast with a load of Angolmois, turning the Maximal into a raging berserker locked in beast mode.{{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

Reminding the Pack that they take care of their own and clean up their own messes, Lio Convoy engaged the enemy. Once they had subdued Razorbeast's mutated form with crude vines and stakes, Convoy discovered that his comrade was still within the monstrous beast and fighting a losing battle against the Angolmois that was corrupting his mind. Ravage informed the Maximal commander of the urgency of what Magmatron had showed him, and the Maximals prepared to board Lio Convoy's transwarp cruiser. The cruiser's takeoff was then threatened by the arrival of the other two Blendtrons. Razorbeast broke from his restraints and charged into battle against the servants of Unicron, telling Convoy to escape while he held the line. Setting the transwarp coordinates to the time and place Ravage had received from Magmatron, the cruiser emerged in the midst of [[Big Convoy]]'s battle with Shokaract. However it was shot down upon the arrival of [[Antagony]] and Shokaract's heralds. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

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==Toys==
===Beast Wars II===
* '''Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-16'''

[[Image:BWII_LioConvoy_toy.jpg|left|thumb|thumb|200px|In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight]]

: Lio Convoy transforms into a organic white lion articulated at the legs and head. In this mode, one can activate flip-out blades and missile launchers in his mane and forelegs. The head/mane can also spin around as part of a spinning attack gimmick... thing.

[[Image:LioConvoyMatrix1.jpg|right|thumb|100px|"Pssst! Hey, buddy! Wanna buy a McGuffin?"]]

:In robot mode, Lio Convoy's chest design and colours closely resemble ''Generation 1'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], even sporting a non-removable [[Energon Matrix]] sculpted into his chest, underneath his left chest panel (which also has a heat-sensitive Maximal [[rubsign]]). As expected of ''Beast Wars''-era toys, Lio Convoy features an excellent range of articulation owing to the extensive use of ball joints. All of his flip out beast mode weapons can be used in robot mode, and his missile launchers can be removed and held in either of his hands.

:Hasbro offered Lio Convoy as an [[exclusive]] on its now-defunct [[Hasbro Collectors]] website in 2000.

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* '''Flash Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)

:The first [[redeco]] of Lio Convoy in his 'Flash' colour scheme of which replaces most of his secondary colours with gold and silver.

* '''Black Lio Convoy''' (Ultra, 1998)

: Redecoed again, Lio Convoy sports the now-familiar black, silver and teal colour scheme which was later used for ''Beast Wars Neo'' Black Big Convoy, ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] and many, many other 'evil' Optimus Prime repaints.

: Black Lio Convoy was a Toys R Us-exclusive.

===Robot Masters===
* '''Lio Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-22'''

[[Image:RMLioConvoy_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|I'm adorable!]]

: ''Robot Masters'' Lio Convoy is a scaled-down, simplified all-new sculpt Deluxe sized Lio Convoy. Though he retains most of Lio Convoy's articulation, he lacks the spring-loaded gimmicks such as his spinning mane and missile launchers, and is of lower sculpted detail.

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* '''Lio Convoy (DVD version)''' (Deluxe, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-23'''

[[Image:RMLioConvoy_DVD_toy.jpg|thumb|left|100px|I'm unobtainable!]]

: This redeco of Lio Convoy features a metallic paint deco for his red parts, and comes with a DVD with another part of the short ''Robot Masters'' animated storyline.

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* '''Black Lio Convoy''' (Deluxe, 2005)

[[Image:RMLioConvoyBlack_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|I'm--which faction am I in, again?]]

: A Dengeki Hobby mail-in exclusive, Lio Convoy was once again redecoed, this time as yet another [[black repaint]], replacing much of his colours with (you guessed it), black, silver, grey and teal. He was packed in special black and white windowless bubble emblazoned with a giant Decepticon sigil. A Decepticon logo can also be found under one of his mane flaps though he still has the Maximal symbol on his chest plate.

===Classics===
* '''Leo Prime''' (Legends, 2007)

[[Image:Classics_LeoPrime_LOC.jpg|thumb|left|120px|This toy has caused untold years of war.]]

: '''Leo Prime''' is a redeco of [[Legends of Cybertron]] [[Leobreaker]] from the ''Cybertron'' toyline. Incidentally, 'Leo Prime' is the second official Hasbro name for this character.

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==Trivia==

*In ''The Ascending'', Lio Convoy's beast mode, like Grimlock's, is [[Scale|huge compared to the real thing]].
*Lio's beast mode is based on the classic manga character Jungle Emperor Lio, better known to the English speaking world as Kimba the White Lion.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioConvoy/lioconvoy.htm Lio Convoy at TFU.info]

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