Battle Drill - Revision history

Saix at 15:39, 27 March 2024

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	While the Drill is often under the command of Strike Force Commander [[Skullgrotes]], it has also been used as the personal transport of the Laser Beasts' Great Emperor [[Tigerburn]] when he chooses to ride into combat.		While the Drill is often under the command of Strike Force Commander [[Skullgrotes]], it has also been used as the personal transport of the Laser Beasts' Great Emperor [[Tigerburn]] when he chooses to ride into combat.

	~~{{TOC}}~~

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Legends'' comic===		===''Legends'' comic===
	{{stub}}		{{stub}}
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	[[Category:Beastformers vehicles]]		[[Category:Beastformers vehicles]]
			[[Category:Drills]]
	[[Category:Legends technology]]		[[Category:Legends technology]]

M Sipher: /* Notes */

2024-02-16T10:29:29Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The machine's weaponry is detailed in the ''[[Hero Special 12: Laser Beasts]]'' mook. However, the Battlecruiser page has a persistent error where only about half the bullet points on the technical diagrams have lines leading to the specific parts of the vehicles.		* The machine's weaponry is detailed in the ''[[Hero Special 12: Laser Beasts]]'' mook. However, the Battlecruiser page has a persistent error where only about half the bullet points on the technical diagrams have lines leading to the specific parts of the vehicles.
			* This toy was planned to be released in the [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' line in 1988, in an assortment of twelve motorized vehicle + Beast sets, but this assortment apparently never made it to even the test-packaging phase. It was also going to be released in three different color schemes... namely, the three color schemes used in the three different ''Beastformers'' contest-prize versions of the Drill.
			: It is uncertain which Beasts would have come with these three, as the Pre-Toy Fair Catalog shows [[Skullgrotes#Toys\|Skullgrotes]] riding the yellow "[[Battle Savanna#Toys\|Savanna]]" in inset, but the blue "[[Battle Buzzsaw#Toys\|Buzzsaw]]" in the group shot, so it's very possible stuff got mixed up. The group shot does show [[Jeerermonkey#Toys\|Jeerermonkey]] on the yellow Drill, [[Flying Dragon#Toys\|Flying Dragon]] on the red, and [[Hornhead#Toys\|Hornhead]] on the blue.

	[[Category:Beastformers vehicles]]		[[Category:Beastformers vehicles]]
	[[Category:Legends technology]]		[[Category:Legends technology]]

M Sipher at 08:23, 26 August 2023

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	: ''The Battle ~~Savanna~~ is a [[Laser Beast]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		: ''The Battle Drill is a [[Laser Beast]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	~~{{mainpic}}~~		[[File:Bf-art BattleDrill.jpg\|upright=2\|thumb\|Dang, Pom Pom, you see that golmol? That's a nice golmol.]]

	The most physically durable of the [[Battlecruiser]]s, the '''Battle Drill''' (バトルドリル ''Battle Doriru'') is a lethal mix of super-speed, nigh-impossible maneuverability, and sheer raw power. Optimized for underground operations, its antigravity drive enables it to chew through solid earth in any direction at speeds of 100 kilometers an hour, disintegrating even the hardest rock in its path. The drill is naturally a powerful offensive weapon, using gravity waves to send whatever it hits smashing to the ground. Plus its platinum-gold finish gives it incredible durabilty.		The most physically durable of the [[Battlecruiser]]s, the '''Battle Drill''' (バトルドリル ''Battle Doriru'') is a lethal mix of super-speed, nigh-impossible maneuverability, and sheer raw power. Optimized for underground operations, its antigravity drive enables it to chew through solid earth in any direction at speeds of 100 kilometers an hour, disintegrating even the hardest rock in its path. The drill is naturally a powerful offensive weapon, using gravity waves to send whatever it hits smashing to the ground. Plus its platinum-gold finish gives it incredible durabilty.

	While the Drill is often under the command of Strike Force Commander [[Skullgrotes]], it has also been used as the personal transport of the Laser Beasts' Great Emperor [[Tigerburn]] when he chooses to ride into combat.		While the Drill is often under the command of Strike Force Commander [[Skullgrotes]], it has also been used as the personal transport of the Laser Beasts' Great Emperor [[Tigerburn]] when he chooses to ride into combat.

			{{TOC}}

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Legends'' comic===		===''Legends'' comic===
	{{stub}}		{{stub}}
			{{-}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-08-23T08:57:49Z

Toys

Ookalf: /* Beastformers */

2022-12-15T08:49:13Z

Beastformers

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	: Released in the "Laser Beasts" portion of the post-''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)\|Transformers]]''-branded ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Battle Drill is a drill-nosed mole-themed battle sled with a pull-back motor, allowing it to rocket forward on smooth surfaces. The "handlebars" actually act as a securing clip around the waists of Beastformer and Laser Beast figures, though many figures end up kind of dangling there, feet off the platform.		: Released in the "Laser Beasts" portion of the post-''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)\|Transformers]]''-branded ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Battle Drill is a drill-nosed mole-themed battle sled with a pull-back motor, allowing it to rocket forward on smooth surfaces. The "handlebars" actually act as a securing clip around the waists of Beastformer and Laser Beast figures, though many figures end up kind of dangling there, feet off the platform.

	: A gold-chrome version of the Battle Drill was packed in the "Beast Planet's Greatest Confrontation Set" (ビースト星最大の対決セット ''Bīsuto-sei ~~Sidai~~ no Taiketsu Setto''), a sizable box set that also included the Laser Beasts [[Skullgrotes]], [[Kingbuster]] and [[Salmomancer]], Beastformers [[Platinum Tiger]], [[Yellow Giraffe]] and [[Golder]], and the [[Tiger Hunter]] vehicle.		: A gold-chrome version of the Battle Drill was packed in the "Beast Planet's Greatest Confrontation Set" (ビースト星最大の対決セット ''Bīsuto-sei Saidai no Taiketsu Setto''), a sizable box set that also included the Laser Beasts [[Skullgrotes]], [[Kingbuster]] and [[Salmomancer]], Beastformers [[Platinum Tiger]], [[Yellow Giraffe]] and [[Golder]], and the [[Tiger Hunter]] vehicle.

	: While the Beastformer-side items in this box were all re-releases of toys previously available individually (although Golder and Giraffe only in the previous ''Transformers''-branded part of the line), the Laser-Beast-side toys were ''mostly'' exclusive to this set (see below). And with it being such a late release in a flagging toyline, it is easily one of the most (if not ''the'' most) expensive ''Beastformers'' items to obtain on the secondary market.		: While the Beastformer-side items in this box were all re-releases of toys previously available individually (although Golder and Giraffe only in the previous ''Transformers''-branded part of the line), the Laser-Beast-side toys were ''mostly'' exclusive to this set (see below). And with it being such a late release in a flagging toyline, it is easily one of the most (if not ''the'' most) expensive ''Beastformers'' items to obtain on the secondary market.

M Sipher: /* Beastformers */

2022-04-26T08:01:43Z

Beastformers

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	: ''Three'' different color variants of the Battle Drill were available throughout the short run of Laser Beasts.		: ''Three'' different color variants of the Battle Drill were available throughout the short run of Laser Beasts.

	: The first was available only as a mail-away lottery prize: entry required sending in five questionnaires (presumably with at least one filled out) found packaged with every Laser Beast toy. This version of the Drill is mainly light yellow with a red drill, and (seemingly) came with Skullgrotes.		: The first was available only as a mail-away lottery prize: entry required sending in five questionnaires (presumably with at least one filled out) found packaged with every Laser Beast toy. This version of the Drill is mainly light yellow with a red drill, and (seemingly) came with Skullgrotes. It appears that later on, the Battle Drill that Skullgrotes came with was changed to the next version of the toy listed below.

	: The later two were available as top prizes in a pair of ''Beastformers'' "punch-box" giveaways in various stores. Basically, kids would punch through a paper front on a multi-compartment box, each containing a random ''Beastformers'' toy prize:		: The later two were available as top prizes in a pair of ''Beastformers'' "punch-box" giveaways in various stores. Basically, kids would punch through a paper front on a multi-compartment box, each containing a random ''Beastformers'' toy prize:
	:: The first promo had 24 spaces, with a grand-prize exclusive-colors red Battle Drill with Kingbuster in one of them, two spaces with the normal colorless-clear [[Crystal Killer Fish#Toys\|Crystal Killer Fish]] figure, and then 21 random standard ''Beastformers'' boxed toys, with a small baggie of assorted Beastformers weapons taped to the top of their boxes.		:: The first promo had 24 spaces, with a grand-prize exclusive-colors red-with-yellow-drill Battle Drill with Kingbuster in one of them, two spaces with the normal colorless-clear [[Crystal Killer Fish#Toys\|Crystal Killer Fish]] figure, and then 21 random standard ''Beastformers'' boxed toys, with a small baggie of assorted Beastformers weapons taped to the top of their boxes.
	:: The second punch-box promo had a blue Battle Drill and Kingbuster as the grand prize, two exclusive Crystal Killer Fish with mottled-brownish stripes, and 21 baggies of random Beastformers weapons, kind of a downgrade from the first one's normal prizes.		:: The second punch-box promo had a blue-with-light-blue-drill Battle Drill and Kingbuster as the grand prize, two exclusive Crystal Killer Fish with mottled-brownish stripes, and 21 baggies of random Beastformers weapons, kind of a downgrade from the first one's normal prizes.

	: Naturally, these Drill variants don't come cheap.		: Naturally, these Drill variants don't come cheap.

M Sipher at 02:11, 22 March 2022

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	: While the Beastformer-side items in this box were all re-releases of toys previously available individually (although Golder and Giraffe only in the previous ''Transformers''-branded part of the line), the Laser-Beast-side toys were ''mostly'' exclusive to this set (see below). And with it being such a late release in a flagging toyline, it is easily one of the most (if not ''the'' most) expensive ''Beastformers'' items to obtain on the secondary market.		: While the Beastformer-side items in this box were all re-releases of toys previously available individually (although Golder and Giraffe only in the previous ''Transformers''-branded part of the line), the Laser-Beast-side toys were ''mostly'' exclusive to this set (see below). And with it being such a late release in a flagging toyline, it is easily one of the most (if not ''the'' most) expensive ''Beastformers'' items to obtain on the secondary market.

	{{-}}		{{-}}{{anchor\|prizes}}
	*'''Battle Drill''' (Contest prize Battlecruiser, 1988)		*'''Battle Drill''' (Contest prize Battlecruiser, 1988)

M Sipher: /* Beastformers */ Whoops, forgot there's one more Battle Drill...

2022-03-22T02:09:42Z

Beastformers: Whoops, forgot there's one more Battle Drill...

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	*'''Battle Drill''' (Contest prize Battlecruiser, 1988)		*'''Battle Drill''' (Contest prize Battlecruiser, 1988)

	: ~~Two~~ different color variants of the Battle Drill were available ~~only as top prizes in a pair~~ of ~~''Beastformers'' "punch-box" giveaways in various stores. Basically, kids would punch through a paper front on a multi-compartment box, each containing a random ''Beastformers'' toy prize~~.		: ''Three'' different color variants of the Battle Drill were available throughout the short run of Laser Beasts.

	: The first ~~promo had 24 spaces, with~~ a ~~grand~~-prize ~~exclusive-colors red Battle Drill~~ with ~~Kingbuster in~~ one of ~~them, two spaces~~ with ~~the normal colorless-clear [[Crystal Killer Fish#Toys\|Crystal Killer Fish]] figure~~, and ~~then 21 random standard ''Beastformers'' boxed toys,~~ with ~~a small baggie of assorted Beastformers weapons taped to the top of their boxes~~.		: The first was available only as a mail-away lottery prize: entry required sending in five questionnaires (presumably with at least one filled out) found packaged with every Laser Beast toy. This version of the Drill is mainly light yellow with a red drill, and (seemingly) came with Skullgrotes.

	: The second punch-box promo had a blue Battle Drill and Kingbuster as the grand prize, two exclusive Crystal Killer Fish with mottled-brownish stripes, and 21 baggies of random Beastformers weapons, kind of a downgrade from the first one's normal prizes.		: The later two were available as top prizes in a pair of ''Beastformers'' "punch-box" giveaways in various stores. Basically, kids would punch through a paper front on a multi-compartment box, each containing a random ''Beastformers'' toy prize:
			:: The first promo had 24 spaces, with a grand-prize exclusive-colors red Battle Drill with Kingbuster in one of them, two spaces with the normal colorless-clear [[Crystal Killer Fish#Toys\|Crystal Killer Fish]] figure, and then 21 random standard ''Beastformers'' boxed toys, with a small baggie of assorted Beastformers weapons taped to the top of their boxes.
			:: The second punch-box promo had a blue Battle Drill and Kingbuster as the grand prize, two exclusive Crystal Killer Fish with mottled-brownish stripes, and 21 baggies of random Beastformers weapons, kind of a downgrade from the first one's normal prizes.

	: Naturally, these Drill variants don't come cheap.		: Naturally, these Drill variants don't come cheap.


	==Notes==		==Notes==

M Sipher at 00:12, 15 March 2022

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-The '''Battle Drill''' (バトルドリル ''Battle Doriru'') is a [[Battlecruiser]] "[[Head Hunter|Hunter]] Killer" used by the [[Laser Beast]]s in their war against the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformers]]. It is usually manned by [[Skullgrotes]].
+: ''The Battle Savanna is a [[Laser Beast]] vehicle from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
 ==Fiction==
 ===''Legends'' comic===
 ==Toys==
 ===Beastformers===
 [[File:BF-toy GreatestConfrontation box.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
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+*'''Beast Planet's Greatest Confrontation Set''' (Box set, 1988)
 [[Category:Beastformers vehicles]]

Ookalf at 23:55, 14 March 2022

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	The '''Battle Drill''' (バトルドリル ''Battle Doriru'') is a [[~~Battle Cruiser~~]] "[[Head Hunter\|Hunter]] Killer" used by the [[Laser Beast]]s in their war against the [[Beastformer]]s. It is usually manned by [[Skullgrotes]].		The '''Battle Drill''' (バトルドリル ''Battle Doriru'') is a [[Battlecruiser]] "[[Head Hunter\|Hunter]] Killer" used by the [[Laser Beast]]s in their war against the [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformers]]. It is usually manned by [[Skullgrotes]].

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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	===Beastformers===		===Beastformers===
	[[File:BF-toy GreatestConfrontation box.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]		[[File:BF-toy GreatestConfrontation box.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|]]
	*'''Beast Planet's Greatest Confrontation Set''' (Box set, 1988)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi\|'''Beast Planet's Greatest Confrontation Set''' (Box set, 1988)}}</ul>

	: Released in the "Laser Beasts" portion of the post-''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)\|Transformers]]''-branded ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Battle Drill is a drill-nosed mole-themed battle sled with a pull-back motor, allowing it to rocket forward on smooth surfaces. The "handlebars" actually act as a securing clip around the waists of Beastformer and Laser Beast figures, though many figures end up kind of dangling there, feet off the platform.		: Released in the "Laser Beasts" portion of the post-''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)\|Transformers]]''-branded ''[[Beastformers (franchise)\|Beastformers]]'' toyline, the Battle Drill is a drill-nosed mole-themed battle sled with a pull-back motor, allowing it to rocket forward on smooth surfaces. The "handlebars" actually act as a securing clip around the waists of Beastformer and Laser Beast figures, though many figures end up kind of dangling there, feet off the platform.
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	{{-}}{{anchor\|prizes}}		{{-}}{{anchor\|prizes}}
	*'''Battle Drill''' (Contest prize Battlecruiser, 1988)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi\|'''Battle Drill''' (Contest prize Battlecruiser, 1988)}}</ul>

	: ''Three'' different color variants of the Battle Drill were available throughout the short run of Laser Beasts.		: ''Three'' different color variants of the Battle Drill were available throughout the short run of Laser Beasts.
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	: The later two were available as top prizes in a pair of ''Beastformers'' "punch-box" giveaways in various stores. Basically, kids would punch through a paper front on a multi-compartment box, each containing a random ''Beastformers'' toy prize:		: The later two were available as top prizes in a pair of ''Beastformers'' "punch-box" giveaways in various stores. Basically, kids would punch through a paper front on a multi-compartment box, each containing a random ''Beastformers'' toy prize:
	:: The first promo had 24 spaces, with a grand-prize exclusive-colors red-with-yellow-drill Battle Drill with Kingbuster in one of them, two spaces with the normal colorless-clear [[Crystal Killer Fish#Toys\|Crystal Killer Fish]] figure, and then 21 random standard ''Beastformers'' boxed toys, with a small baggie of assorted Beastformers weapons taped to the top of their boxes.		:* The first promo had 24 spaces, with a grand-prize exclusive-colors red-with-yellow-drill Battle Drill with Kingbuster in one of them, two spaces with the normal colorless-clear [[Crystal Killer Fish#Toys\|Crystal Killer Fish]] figure, and then 21 random standard ''Beastformers'' boxed toys, with a small baggie of assorted Beastformers weapons taped to the top of their boxes.
	:: The second punch-box promo had a blue-with-light-blue-drill Battle Drill and Kingbuster as the grand prize, two exclusive Crystal Killer Fish with mottled-brownish stripes, and 21 baggies of random Beastformers weapons, kind of a downgrade from the first one's normal prizes.		:* The second punch-box promo had a blue-with-light-blue-drill Battle Drill and Kingbuster as the grand prize, two exclusive Crystal Killer Fish with mottled-brownish stripes, and 21 baggies of random Beastformers weapons, kind of a downgrade from the first one's normal prizes.

	: Naturally, these Drill variants don't come cheap.		: Naturally, these Drill variants don't come cheap.