Shield Battler-6

The Shield Battler-6 is a Laser Beast subgroup from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Shield Battler-6 (シールドバトラー６ Shīrudo Batorā 6) is a special unit of the Laser Beast army separate from the regular land and air forces, specializing in meticulous strategies and high-speed assaults. They're among the few who have access to vehicles, namely the two W Battlers. Its members are very individualistic and considered something like outcasts in the otherwise rigid Laser Beast society. They are:

• Stronghurricane (leader)
• Killerhound
• Grencats
• Fighthorn
• Battlefennec
• Manteaufrenzy

Fiction

Beastformers comic

The Shield Battler-6 were first deployed to neutralize the threat of the Beastformers' Hunters, attacking and defeating the Stag Hunter by knocking out its pilot, Bombsheep. They then scattered when Platinum Tiger arrived and attacked them with the Tiger Hunter. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Legends comic

The Shield Battler-6 followed Tigerburn to the Legends World in an attempt to conquer it, but failed and fled back to their own world. Bonus Edition Vol. 64 They later took part in the final battle between the Beastformers and the Laser Beasts on Beast in 2023. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1

Toys

Laser Beasts

• Shield Battler-6 (Multi-pack, 1988)

• ID number: 91

The Shield Battler-6 were sold as a multi-pack containing all six members (Battlefennec, Fighthorn, Grencats, Killerhound, Manteaufrenzy, Stronghurricane), plus the two W Battler vehicles, the aptly-named "Red Battler" and "Gray Battler". They are unique in the Beastformers line in that they all came with not only weapons, but also shields that clip onto their arms and attach to the W Battlers.

Notes

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• In the Hasbro Battle Beasts line, the six Shield Battler beasts were sold individually as "Battle Chargers" in its incredibly short-lived "Shadow Warriors" portion at the very end of the line's lifespan. Each one came with their own battle sled (either red, gray, or purple, a color not made available in Japan).
• However, six more "Shadow Warriors" were also sold as Battle Chargers with their own unique shields: Brown Lion, Hustlebear, Dragon Seahorn, Sea Panic, Puzzlecolor, and Scopecougar. It appears that the Battle Chargers were only released in European markets, but it's possible some eked their way into a couple of American stores. Naturally, all of these are ridiculously expensive on the secondary market, these last six especially so.