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Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)

2009-08-08T05:31:57Z

Mnts: /* International releases */

{{disambig3|Victory}}

{{nav-victory}}

'''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory''''' ran from March 14, 1989 to December 19, 1989 in Japan for 38 broadcast episodes, in support of the [[Victory (toyline)|toyline]] of the same name.

== Overview ==
[[Image:VictoryPoster1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|By the power of Grayskull, I have...THE POWER!!!!!.]]
After the conclusion of the daring, unusual ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''Victory'' took the continuing animated saga of the Transformers back to a much more basic approach, restoring an unmoving status quo of small groups of [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battling over energy on [[Earth]]. Like ''Masterforce'' before it, the series takes a fresh-start approach, focusing on a cast of entirely new characters, although the connections between the previous series are a lot more clearly drawn than they were between ''Masterforce'' and ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', with repeated appearances by members of its cast.

For an unknown reason—be it a rushed schedule, a diminishing budget (perhaps caused by ''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s uncommonly well-done animation) or something else—''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 38-episode run features a full six clip shows, containing no new footage or story at all. As if that wasn't enough, a ''further'' six were released directly to video after the end of the series, bringing the total up to 44.

''Victory'' was planned out by [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had also been responsible for ''The Headmasters'' and ''Super-God Masterforce'', but in this instance, his involvement with the actual production of the show appears to have been comparatively less, with [[Hiroyuki Hoshiyama]] credited as the head writer. Kaneda did, however, work on the ''Victory'' [[Victory (manga)|manga]], with the massive storytelling gulf between it and the anime illustrating how few of Kaneda's ideas for the series actually made it into the anime.

==Storyline==
In the year 2025, following the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]] in the Masterforce war, the villains have begun aggressively attacking other planets in the universe. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s join with many other civilizations and lifeforms (including [[Human|Humanity]]) to form the [[Galactic Peace Alliance]], which strikes back against the Decepticons with its military [[Galactic Defense Force]]. Recently appointed [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] heads up the Sector One Defense Force, backed up by the [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Multiforce]], while [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] takes charge of Sector Two.

Seeking the energy necessary to free his massive [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] from imprisonment in the [[Dark Nebula]] where Star Saber sealed it years ago, the Decepticons' new [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], attacks Earth with his [[Dinoforce]], prompting Star Saber and his team to set up residence on the planet. Accompanying them is [[Jean Minakaze]], Star Saber's adopted human son, whose parents died in a Decepticon attack when he was just a baby, and [[Holi]], head of the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]], who soon arrive on Earth to be with their leader. The Decepticons, meanwhile, are progressively joined by more and more members of the elite [[Breastforce]] squad, including their scheming leader [[Leozack]], who seeks to take leadership of the Decepticons from Deathsaurus, and the sneaky [[Hellbat]], who's only looking out for himself.

After a series of energy-raiding adventures on Earth, the Breastforce target the Micromasters' homeworld of planet [[Micro]], where they liberate their teammate, [[Gaihawk]], enabling the team to combine into the mighty [[Liokaiser]] and finally defeat Star Saber in battle for the first time. Despite the addition of the six-changing samurai [[Greatshot]] to their ranks, the Autobots are weakened by this turn of events, and when God Ginrai arrives on Earth to aid them, he is fatally wounded by Deathsaurus and recreated as [[Victory Leo]]. When Deathsaurus finally reactivates his fortress and turns it upon the Earth, Star Saber and Victory Leo combine together into [[Victory Saber]] to end the threat of Deathsaurus once and for all.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Victory episodes}}
{{collist|3|
# [[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]
# [[Sneak Attack! Dinoking]]
# [[Attack! Leozack]]
# [[Unite!! Multiforce]]
# [[Move Out! Rescue Team]]
# [[Infiltration... The Uranium Mine]]
# [[Explosion!! The Energy Base]]
# [[Big City - Underground Terror]]
# [[Clash!! Two Great Heroes]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The New Warrior - Hellbat]]
# [[Attack the Shuttle Base!!]]
# [[Tanker Hijack Operation]]
# [[Move Out!! Breastforce]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Rescue Jean!!]]
# [[Mach and Tackle]]
# [[A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid]]
# [[Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior]]
# [[Rescue! Gaihawk]]
# [[Unite! Liokaiser]]
# [[Assemble! The Warrior Combiner]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress]]
# [[Battle Up of Wrath!!]]
# [[Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle]]
# [[Crisis! Ambush in the Desert]]
# [[A Deadly Battle]]
# [[Ginrai Dies!!]]
# [[Fight!! Victory Leo]]
# [[Ultimate Crisis!! Autobots]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Awaken! Victory Leo]]
# [[The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification]]
# [[Jean - Defend the Campus!!]]
# [[A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs]]
# [[The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!]]
# [[The Strongest! Victory Saber]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves]]
# [[The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!]]
# [[Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification]]
# [[Autobots Forever]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Radiant! Victorious Planet]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The Emperor of Destruction Wins!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[SOS! Global Defense Directive]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Micromasters!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Victory Attack of Friendship!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Echo Across the Galaxy! Bell of Love!!]]{{dag|red}}
}}
{{dag|red}} ''Clip show''

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Brainmaster]]s'''
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] ([[Hideyuki Tanaka]])
*[[Road Caesar]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
*[[Blacker]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
*[[Braver]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
*[[Laster]] ([[Shingo Hiromori]])
'''[[Multiforce]]'''
*[[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
*[[Wingwaver]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
*[[Dashtacker]] ([[Yoshikazu Hirano]])
*[[Machtackle]] ([[Yūki Satō|Hiroyuki Satō]])
'''[[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Holi]] ([[Kyōko Tongū]])
*[[Boater]] ([[Aya Hisakawa]])
*[[Fire]] ([[Tomoko Maruo]])
*[[Pīpō]] ([[Hinako Yoshino|Hinako Kanamaru]])
'''Others'''
*[[Clipper]] ([[Miyoko Aoba]])
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] ([[Shingo Hiromori]])
*[[Greatshot]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Victory Leo]] ([[Hiroshi Takemura]])

|c2=
'''[[Breastforce]]'''
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] ([[Takeshi Aono]])
*[[Liokaiser]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
*[[Leozack]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
*[[Drillhorn]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Gaihawk]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
*[[Hellbat]] ([[Yoku Shioya]])
*[[Jarugar]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
*[[Killbison]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])
'''[[Dinoforce]]'''
*[[Dinoking]] ([[Daisuke Gōri]])
*[[Gōryū]] ([[Daisuke Gōri]])
*[[Doryū]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
*[[Gairyū]] ([[Yūki Satō|Hiroyuki Satō]])
*[[Kakuryū]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Rairyū]] ([[Shinobu Satōchi]])
*[[Yokuryū]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
'''[[Crossformer]]s'''
*[[Black Shadow]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Blue Bacchus]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] ([[Miyako Endō]])
*[[Clump]] ([[Yumi Tōma]])
*[[Illumina]] ([[Yumi Tōma]])
*[[Joyce]] ([[Aya Hisakawa]])
*[[Rami]] ([[Tomoko Maruo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==International releases==
[[Image:MadmanVictory.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Australian DVD release]]
As one of the three series that received the [[RTM 1 dub]] treatment, ''Victory'' fell under the ownership of [[TV-Loonland]], and consequently was made available for potential release by ''Transformers'' license-holders. Although as of this writing it has still not been made available on the United States, the entire series has been released on DVD in the United Kingdom in December 2006 by [[Metrodome]] (in its original Japanese format plus subtitles), in Mexico spanish dubbed in 1995 at televisa canal cinco and in Australia in May 2008 by [[Madman Entertainment]] (in a dual-language format). Additionally, the RTM 1 dub was aired on the UK channel Anime Central in late 2007.
{{-}}

==External links==
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%A6%E3%81%88!%E8%B6%85%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9C%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93_%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%BCV ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

[[Category:Television series]]
[[Category:Victory]]

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)

2009-08-08T05:30:43Z

Mnts: /* International releases */

{{disambig3|Victory}}

{{nav-victory}}

'''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory''''' ran from March 14, 1989 to December 19, 1989 in Japan for 38 broadcast episodes, in support of the [[Victory (toyline)|toyline]] of the same name.

== Overview ==
[[Image:VictoryPoster1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|By the power of Grayskull, I have...THE POWER!!!!!.]]
After the conclusion of the daring, unusual ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', ''Victory'' took the continuing animated saga of the Transformers back to a much more basic approach, restoring an unmoving status quo of small groups of [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s battling over energy on [[Earth]]. Like ''Masterforce'' before it, the series takes a fresh-start approach, focusing on a cast of entirely new characters, although the connections between the previous series are a lot more clearly drawn than they were between ''Masterforce'' and ''[[The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', with repeated appearances by members of its cast.

For an unknown reason—be it a rushed schedule, a diminishing budget (perhaps caused by ''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s uncommonly well-done animation) or something else—''Victory''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 38-episode run features a full six clip shows, containing no new footage or story at all. As if that wasn't enough, a ''further'' six were released directly to video after the end of the series, bringing the total up to 44.

''Victory'' was planned out by [[Masumi Kaneda]], who had also been responsible for ''The Headmasters'' and ''Super-God Masterforce'', but in this instance, his involvement with the actual production of the show appears to have been comparatively less, with [[Hiroyuki Hoshiyama]] credited as the head writer. Kaneda did, however, work on the ''Victory'' [[Victory (manga)|manga]], with the massive storytelling gulf between it and the anime illustrating how few of Kaneda's ideas for the series actually made it into the anime.

==Storyline==
In the year 2025, following the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s on [[Earth]] in the Masterforce war, the villains have begun aggressively attacking other planets in the universe. To counter this threat, the [[Autobot]]s join with many other civilizations and lifeforms (including [[Human|Humanity]]) to form the [[Galactic Peace Alliance]], which strikes back against the Decepticons with its military [[Galactic Defense Force]]. Recently appointed [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] heads up the Sector One Defense Force, backed up by the [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Multiforce]], while [[Ginrai|God Ginrai]] takes charge of Sector Two.

Seeking the energy necessary to free his massive [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] from imprisonment in the [[Dark Nebula]] where Star Saber sealed it years ago, the Decepticons' new [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], attacks Earth with his [[Dinoforce]], prompting Star Saber and his team to set up residence on the planet. Accompanying them is [[Jean Minakaze]], Star Saber's adopted human son, whose parents died in a Decepticon attack when he was just a baby, and [[Holi]], head of the [[Micromaster]] [[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]], who soon arrive on Earth to be with their leader. The Decepticons, meanwhile, are progressively joined by more and more members of the elite [[Breastforce]] squad, including their scheming leader [[Leozack]], who seeks to take leadership of the Decepticons from Deathsaurus, and the sneaky [[Hellbat]], who's only looking out for himself.

After a series of energy-raiding adventures on Earth, the Breastforce target the Micromasters' homeworld of planet [[Micro]], where they liberate their teammate, [[Gaihawk]], enabling the team to combine into the mighty [[Liokaiser]] and finally defeat Star Saber in battle for the first time. Despite the addition of the six-changing samurai [[Greatshot]] to their ranks, the Autobots are weakened by this turn of events, and when God Ginrai arrives on Earth to aid them, he is fatally wounded by Deathsaurus and recreated as [[Victory Leo]]. When Deathsaurus finally reactivates his fortress and turns it upon the Earth, Star Saber and Victory Leo combine together into [[Victory Saber]] to end the threat of Deathsaurus once and for all.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Victory episodes}}
{{collist|3|
# [[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]
# [[Sneak Attack! Dinoking]]
# [[Attack! Leozack]]
# [[Unite!! Multiforce]]
# [[Move Out! Rescue Team]]
# [[Infiltration... The Uranium Mine]]
# [[Explosion!! The Energy Base]]
# [[Big City - Underground Terror]]
# [[Clash!! Two Great Heroes]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The New Warrior - Hellbat]]
# [[Attack the Shuttle Base!!]]
# [[Tanker Hijack Operation]]
# [[Move Out!! Breastforce]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Rescue Jean!!]]
# [[Mach and Tackle]]
# [[A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid]]
# [[Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior]]
# [[Rescue! Gaihawk]]
# [[Unite! Liokaiser]]
# [[Assemble! The Warrior Combiner]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress]]
# [[Battle Up of Wrath!!]]
# [[Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle]]
# [[Crisis! Ambush in the Desert]]
# [[A Deadly Battle]]
# [[Ginrai Dies!!]]
# [[Fight!! Victory Leo]]
# [[Ultimate Crisis!! Autobots]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Awaken! Victory Leo]]
# [[The Tide is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification]]
# [[Jean - Defend the Campus!!]]
# [[A Mystery?! The Deception of the Base Bombs]]
# [[The Death-Bringing Space Insects!!]]
# [[The Strongest! Victory Saber]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves]]
# [[The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!]]
# [[Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification]]
# [[Autobots Forever]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Radiant! Victorious Planet]]{{dag|red}}
# [[The Emperor of Destruction Wins!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[SOS! Global Defense Directive]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Micromasters!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Victory Attack of Friendship!]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Echo Across the Galaxy! Bell of Love!!]]{{dag|red}}
}}
{{dag|red}} ''Clip show''

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Brainmaster]]s'''
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] ([[Hideyuki Tanaka]])
*[[Road Caesar]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
*[[Blacker]] ([[Kōji Totani]])
*[[Braver]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
*[[Laster]] ([[Shingo Hiromori]])
'''[[Multiforce]]'''
*[[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
*[[Wingwaver]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
*[[Dashtacker]] ([[Yoshikazu Hirano]])
*[[Machtackle]] ([[Yūki Satō|Hiroyuki Satō]])
'''[[Rescue Patrol Team|Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Holi]] ([[Kyōko Tongū]])
*[[Boater]] ([[Aya Hisakawa]])
*[[Fire]] ([[Tomoko Maruo]])
*[[Pīpō]] ([[Hinako Yoshino|Hinako Kanamaru]])
'''Others'''
*[[Clipper]] ([[Miyoko Aoba]])
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] ([[Shingo Hiromori]])
*[[Greatshot]] ([[Michihiro Ikemizu]])
*[[Victory Leo]] ([[Hiroshi Takemura]])

|c2=
'''[[Breastforce]]'''
*[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] ([[Takeshi Aono]])
*[[Liokaiser]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
*[[Leozack]] ([[Keiichi Nanba]])
*[[Drillhorn]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Gaihawk]] ([[Hōchū Ōtsuka]])
*[[Hellbat]] ([[Yoku Shioya]])
*[[Jarugar]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
*[[Killbison]] ([[Kazumi Tanaka]])
'''[[Dinoforce]]'''
*[[Dinoking]] ([[Daisuke Gōri]])
*[[Gōryū]] ([[Daisuke Gōri]])
*[[Doryū]] ([[Masashi Hironaka]])
*[[Gairyū]] ([[Yūki Satō|Hiroyuki Satō]])
*[[Kakuryū]] ([[Masato Hirano]])
*[[Rairyū]] ([[Shinobu Satōchi]])
*[[Yokuryū]] ([[Hirohiko Kakegawa]])
'''[[Crossformer]]s'''
*[[Black Shadow]] ([[Yūji Mikimoto]])
*[[Blue Bacchus]] ([[Ryōichi Tanaka]])

|c3=
*[[Jean Minakaze]] ([[Miyako Endō]])
*[[Clump]] ([[Yumi Tōma]])
*[[Illumina]] ([[Yumi Tōma]])
*[[Joyce]] ([[Aya Hisakawa]])
*[[Rami]] ([[Tomoko Maruo]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==International releases==
[[Image:MadmanVictory.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Australian DVD release]]
As one of the three series that received the [[RTM 1 dub]] treatment, ''Victory'' fell under the ownership of [[TV-Loonland]], and consequently was made available for potential release by ''Transformers'' license-holders. Although as of this writing it has still not been made available on the United States, the entire series has been released on DVD in the United Kingdom in December 2006 by [[Metrodome]] (in its original Japanese format plus subtitles), in Mexico spanish dubbed in 1995 and in Australia in May 2008 by [[Madman Entertainment]] (in a dual-language format). Additionally, the RTM 1 dub was aired on the UK channel Anime Central in late 2007.
{{-}}

==External links==
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%A6%E3%81%88!%E8%B6%85%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9C%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93_%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%BCV ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory'' at the Japanese Wikipedia]

[[Category:Television series]]
[[Category:Victory]]