Editing Liokaiser

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:''Liokaiser is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Liokaiser.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|They call me Kibblefree!]]
'''Liokaiser''' (ライオカイザー ''Raiokaizā'') is the combined form of the [[Breastforce]], an elite combat team consisting of land and air assault vehicles who hail from the [[Death Zone]]. He is powerful, cruel, merciless, and—unlike pretty much every other combiner—intelligent to boot. This ruthless killing machine is an expert in melee combat and possesses the power of invisibility. He's fought against [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], [[Road Caesar]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], and [[Galaxy Shuttle]], promptly beating the stuffing out of each. His emergence swung the war heavily in favour of the Decepticons until [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] was reborn as Victory Leo. It's possible the only opponents he can't contend with are Victory Saber and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], but that won't stop him trying.

Liokaiser is composed of:  
* [[Leozack]] (upper torso)
* [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] (left leg)
* [[Guyhawk]] (right arm)
* [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] (left arm)
* [[Jallguar]] (lower torso)
* [[Killbison]] (right leg)

Despite their unusually high levels of coordination and ruthlessness, Liokaiser's performance may suffer if the individual minds get distracted.<ref>Depiction in the ''Victory'' anime</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)|[[Simon Broad]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}
[[File:UniteLiokaiser Liokaiser spins nunchaku.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"Up where the smoke is all billered and curled,<br>'Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep world"]]
As the war between Autobots and Decepticons intensified on Earth, Deathsaurus began calling in members of the Breastforce to aid him. Although effective on their own, team leader Leozack began making preparations to unleash his team's true potential, leading an attack on Planet Micro to liberate Guyhawk {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}} and calling in his more trustworthy comrade [[Deathcobra (G1)|Deathcobra]] to replace the scheming Hellbat as part of Liokaiser. Unfortunately, Hellbat arrived bearing news of Deathcobra's death at the hands of [[Holi]]—in truth covering his own role in his fellow Decepticon's murder—and the Breastforce would perform their first combination "in some time" to battle [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], who arrived in defense of Holi and his friends.

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

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

[[File:AntarcticBattle Invisible Liokaiser.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Right, where's my invisible sandwich?"]]
Later Hellbat came up with a plan to steal energy from Antarctica which Deathsaurus approved. When the Multiforce Autobots [[Wing (G1)|Wing]] and [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] showed up, the Breastforce decided to engage in some overkill by combining into Liokaiser. The Autobots were outclassed by Liokaiser, but the rest of the Multiforce arrived and they all combined into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. Liokaiser's ability to become invisible allowed him to trounce Landcross and the Multiforce were forced to separate again. Wing and Mach used a multi-gamma string to grab Liokaiser and throw them in the Decepticon's mine shaft but he was able to cling to the mining equipment and escape. The Multiforce combined again but with no more of a plan than the first time, were set upon by the invisible Liokaiser. Star Saber was able to arrive to save Landcross's hide, but Liokaiser claimed that Star Saber had no more right to Earth than the Decepticons. Even Star Saber had trouble against Liokaiser, who unleashed a "Battle Explosion" maneuver, in which he briefly separated so the individual Breastforce could attack. They continued to fight until Liokaiser had Star Saber on the ropes, at which point [[Galaxy Shuttle]] jumped in the way of the Decepticon's attack. As Liokaiser was about to finish Star Saber, Deathsaurus stepped in to do the job himself, though Liokaiser believed he himself should have been the one to face the Autobot. He retreated when the drilling device was destroyed. {{storylink|Fight to the Death!! Antarctic Battle}}

Later the Decepticons set a trap for the Autobots in the desert, it was going well until Guyhawk's old friend [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] showed up and turned the tide. Guyhawk suggested they combine into Liokaiser, but Leozack overrode him; the other members of the Breastforce had sustained too much damage from Greatshot to do so. As such, the villains were forced to retreat. {{storylink |Crisis! Ambush in the Desert}}

[[File:ADeadlyBattle Liokaiser faces Star Saber.jpg|thumb|left|"Behold the awesome weapon that NONE of my toys have! Except the PVC figure, but that doesn't count."]]
Liokaiser appeared again in an attack on an Autobot base in Asia, but it turned out to be a trap to destroy Star Saber. After damaging the [[V-Star]], the Breastforce combined to meet Star Saber in combat. After the Autobot leader broke Liokaiser's [[Electromagnetic Nunchaku]] with his sword, Liokaiser led him into a ring of explosive statues before disappearing. Star Saber subsequently fell into a pit, where he was set on by Deathsaurus, and Liokaiser dropped a boulder on him, bragging that the Decepticons would be able to do whatever they wanted to the planet after Star Saber perished. Before he and Deathsaurus were able to destroy him, God Ginrai came to the rescue again. As Deathsaurus pounded on Ginrai, Star Saber was held by Liokaiser so he was unable to come to his comrade's aid. Star Saber broke free and stabbed Deathsaurus. Though badly injured, the Decepticon leader would have fought on, but Liokaiser convinced him to retreat when Autobot reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|A Deadly Battle}}.

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

[[File:Liokaiser death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"B-but I don't ''want'' to get a "Greyscale" [[redeco]]!"]]
When Deathsaurus raised [[Atlantis]], the Breastforce was sent to keep Star Saber busy. When he and Victory Leo merged, so did the Breastforce, but Liokaiser wasn't much of a match for Victory Saber. As a huge tsunami headed towards them, Liokaiser separated so the Breastforce could board the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', leaving Victory Saber to face the wave alone. {{storylink|The Terror of the Giant Tidal Waves}} After Deathsaurus's [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] was up and running again, Liokaiser attempted to stop Victory Saber, but only lasted a few seconds before being blasted back into the fortress in one shot. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}} As the Fortress neared Earth, Liokaiser was sent out to stop Victory Saber from entering it, thought with orders not to kill the Autobot. At one point, Victory Saber separated, with only Victory Leo staying to face Liokaiser, but the combiner had trouble even with just him. After struggling with the Autobot for a time, Liokaiser managed to fling Victory Leo away, only for a burst of fire from the Autobot's guns to sent him flying into the Fortress's main cannon. Still charging, the cannon drained him of his energy, and Liokaiser's lifeless grey body was flung off into space. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}
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====''Zone'' catalog====
Revived from death by some means and lead by the reborn [[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], Liokaiser joined several other powerful Decepticons in an assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]]. Attempting to steal their [[Energon Z]], the Decepticons proved no match for the [[Micromaster]]s and were driven away. What became of Liokaiser after this is unknown. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

===''Victory'' comic===
[[File:StarOfFriendship Liokaiser argument.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Don't make me turn this combiner around!"]]
Frustrated at not being able to find the Breastforce, [[Jan Minakaze]] kicked a piece of junk over a rise, only to hear a noise of pain from Liokaiser, who was hiding behind it. Liokaiser announced that, as Deathsaurus was laid up with some illness, Jan and Star Saber were going to have to face him instead. Jan and Star Saber combined, but were seized by the combiner, only for his component parts to start arguing over which of them would finish the Autobots off. Distracted, Liokaiser was thus unable to prevent the pair wriggling free and ganging up on him. The Breastforce retreated hastily. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}

Liokaiser, [[Dinoking]] and Deathsaurus were finally able to bring down Star Saber in battle, but before they could finish him off, Victory Leo came to the rescue. The two Autobots combined into Victory Saber, but the Decepticons attacked anyway and were blasted by Victory Saber's Flash Victory attack, forcing another retreat. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}} Deathsaurus and Liokaiser continued to plunder Earth's energy, with the Autobots seemingly powerless to stop them. Liokaiser had [[Braver]] and [[Laster]] at his mercy when [[Blacker]] arrived and the Brainmasters were able to form Road Caesar. Even [[Solon Kitakaze (G1)|Solon Kitakaze]] turned against his former Decepticon comrades. With power lent to them by the [[Victories]], Victory Saber and Road Caesar were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|Shine, Five Stars of Victory}}
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===''PDTF Comic''===
Facing Victory Saber, Liokaiser was bemused by his foe's speech constantly being interrupted by Victory Leo's head. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##2 "He's Here! Victory Saber!!"|He's Here! Victory Saber!!}} Just as Star Saber had Deathsaurus on the ropes, the Decepticon leader brought in Liokaiser. Star Saber attempted unsuccessfully to distract the combiner with some tuna, and ended up having to hide from the two Decepticons. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##5 "Don't Lose! Star Saber!!"|Don't Lose! Star Saber!!}} 

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{{storylink|PDTF Comic##20 "Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!"|Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-8-LiokaiserDarkwingRavage.jpg|thumb|75px]]
Liokaiser was looming in the background when [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] introduced his new [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] troops to the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:LL12 Liokaiser.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Having taken control of Deathsaurus's rogue contingent of Decepticons, [[Nickel]] deployed Liokaiser when her forces were pinned down on the planet [[Frayus]], and the combiner took part in the three-way skirmish between the forces of the [[Galactic Council]] and the [[Black Block Consortia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Liokaiser.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Why this has not been reissued yet, we will never know.]]
*'''Liocaesar''' {{sic}} (''Breastforce'' gift set, [[1989]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-335'''
**''Component members/Accessories:'' Leozack (Liokaiser head), Drillhorn, Guyhawk, Hellbat, Jallguar (2 missiles), Killbison (2 cannons, combined gun handle)

:Released only in Japan, Liokaiser is a unique and highly sought-after combiner. Unlike most other combiners at its time of release, Liokaiser has almost no "combiner [[kibble]]", his feet and hands being built into the component robots. Only his combined-mode head is a separate accessory; even his hand-weapon is assembled from Killbison and Jallguar's extra weapons. However, in this form, the individuals' breastplate-animal partners cannot be stored and must be put aside.

:Though his components were all sold as individuals, they were also available in a single Liokaiser box set. Between his status as a relatively late-run Japanese exclusive, his commanding price at release, his unique engineering, and Killbison's [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|fragility]], a complete Liokaiser is notoriously expensive; it's not uncommon to see them running for $1,000 or more. 

:Four of the six components to Liokaiser were used to make the European-[[exclusive]] [[Rescue Force]]. Unless you are in need of an [[Big Rescue Force|armless combiner whose head is tiny]], you should not attempt to combine them.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Liokaiser/liokaiser.htm More information on Liokaiser at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Combiner-Wars-Liokaiser.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cat, I'm a kitty cat, and I dance dance dance and I dance dance dance.]]
*'''Liokaiser''' (Platinum Edition Collection Pack, November [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of Weapon/Combiner extremities (both white & dark gray), 2 Sword-rifles, 2 pairs of double-barreled guns (both white & dark gray), Ironbison's Tank cannon/gun, Drillhorn's Drill-gun, Ion Scythe

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Liokaiser is composed of the Destrons, including "[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Generations|Dezarus]]"—who is a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Generations|Sky Lynx]] in homage to his dragon-like monster alt-mode. His tooling changes include a new shuttle nose/dragon face finned helmet, and a new combiner mode face (underneath the upper half of [[Sky Reign#Generations|Sky Reign]]'s head, now used as a helmet) inspired by the original Liokaiser's. Leozack and Jallguar are unfortunately ejected from the team.

:All four limbs include new, animation-accurate heads—Fellbat (renamed for obvious reasons) and Guyhawk were redecoed/retooled from ''Combiner Wars'' [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generations|Skydive]] and [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generations|Air Raid]] respectively (with two of their double-barreled guns each), whilst Ironbison (also renamed) and Drillhorn were redecoed/retooled from ''Combiner Wars'' [[Brawl (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brawl]] (with Drillhorn using BotCon 2016 [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]]'s drill). Also included is Ion Scythe, a new character redecoed from ''Arms Micron'' [[Guru]].

:Unlike the original Liokaiser toy, ''Platinum Edition'' Liokaiser is designed to have his legs attached with the tank body facing forward as opposed to facing sideways. While the legs can be attached sideways to achieve a look similar to the original toy's design, doing so will rob Liokaiser of his functional knees unless you also rotate Dezarus's upper legs. 

:Liokaiser also comes with a collector card and a huge poster based on his [[package art|packaging art]] in a large box, as the only ''Combiner Wars'' "Collection Pack" that's [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' range. Strangely, despite having [[Ion Scythe]] serve as his main weapon, the package art omits the weapon-bot and instead depicts Liokaiser holding a blaster from one of his component robots, as well as giant nunchaku which the toy (sadly) does not include.

:In the United States, this set was officially exclusive to online retailer [[Entertainment Earth]], but was also stocked by other retailers like [[BigBadToyStore]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, it was available at general retail. Additionally, it was also sold at Ripley stores in Chile and at Myer stores in Australia, whereas in Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website, but never sold in stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWLiokaiser/liokaiser.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Liokaiser at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Choco===
*'''Liokaiser''' (1989)
:A tiny non-transforming "[[candy toy]]" model kit version of Liokaiser was made available by [[Kabaya]] during the ''Victory'' run of their original [[Transformers Choco]] line.

===Transformers Gum===
*'''Liokaiser''' (1989)
:A transforming "candy toy" model kit version of Liokaiser was made available during the ''Victory'' run of Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] line. Composed of two normal-sized Kabaya gum kits, this little model kit can pull off the individual robot modes, vehicle modes, combined mode, and even comes with detachable breast plate/guns. The only thing missing is the breast plate's animal transformation.
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===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF Liokaiser.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Deadly Double Dutch]]
*'''Liokaiser''' ([[2002]])
**''Act'': '''7'''
**Accessories'': Stand

: Part of the seventh ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series, this PVC mini-figurine of Liokaiser is based on his animation model, and actually features his spiky nunchakus. This figure could come in either full-color or pewter, one of each packed in a case of twelve.

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

: The pewter version of Liokaiser also came packaged with the left boot to [[Star Saber (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Victory Saber]], one of six parts that could be added to the wave's Star Saber figure to turn him into his enhanced-armor form. This part could be in either full color or pewter, packed at a ratio of eight color to two pewters per ten cases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/Liokaiser/liokaiser.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Liokaiser at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/PewterLiokaiser/liokaiser.htm More information on pewter Liokaiser at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Although his name is pronounced and often written as "Liokaiser", the 1989 toy's paperwork calls him "'''Liocaesar'''" in Latin characters. This is at odds with [[Road Caesar]]'s name, which is pronounced as it would be in English. Then again, the same paperwork consistently spells "Breastforce" as "Brestforce", so who knows.
*''Kre-O'' Liokaiser holds the distinction of being the first fiction-only [[Micro-Changer#Combiners|Micro-Changer Combiner]], but like most comic Kreons he's still made up of existing Kre-O parts. His [[Leozack]] torso includes the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] helmet and wing-pack (worn backwards), while his [[Guyhawk]] arm uses [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Dirge]]'s nosecone and wings with two Starscream arm blasters clipped onto the same type of brick used to hold the Dirge wings. His [[Killbison]] leg is mostly covered and hard to make out, but appears to make use of the [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O|Bludgeon]]/[[Warpath (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Warpath]] treads.
*A concept version of Liokaiser was turned into the IDW comic character [[Strikesoldier]].
*In the same continuity, Hellbat died but was erroneously drawn as Liokaiser's left arm when it should have been Deathcobra. Oops.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gàishì Qúnmó''' (Taiwan, 蓋世群魔, "Unrivalled Demons"), '''Shà Xīng''' (China, 煞星, "Malignant Star")
*''Russian:'' '''Centurion''' (Центурион ''Tsenturion'')

==References==
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