Under-3

This article is about the yellow lion head. For the blue lion head, see Lionhead.

Under-3 is a Maximal from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

With that bomb in the foreground, we finally know what all those Dreamwave poses are reaching for.

Under-3 is a Maximal Defense Soldier. His eyes, ears, and nose are very good, presumably because he is a giant head. Information gathering is his primary duty.

That is one creepy alternate mode he's got. He is also known as Lionhead.

Fiction

Wings Universe

Under-3 was hanging out at the Galadria Space Bridge Outpost in the Delta Prysmos Sector when a pirate ship appeared overhead and dropped a bomb on him and several other passersby. Hoist the Flag

Recordicons

Under-3 and Lionhead had a musical act together. On one occasion they followed Tape-Filled Idiots in the lineup. Recordicons #25

Bot on the Street

Under-3 was asked if he'd like to change his alternate mode, but was happy with his current one. Bot on the Street

Beast Wars: Uprising

In Primax 209.0 Gamma, Lionhead was the headmaster of the Maximal Academy. Ask Vector Prime, 23/5/2015 Lionhead expelled Jawbreaker after the student executed a final prank upon him. Beast Wars: Uprising Jawbreaker profile

Toys

Beast Wars

Megabolt won't return his calls.

• Under-3 (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)

Part of the first McDonald's Beast Wars promotion, Under-3 was, well, the toy developed for children less than three years of age. Hence his incredibly simple transformation and lack of small parts in any capacity. He transforms into a disembodied lion head.

• More information on Under-3 at TFU.info

Combiner Wars

Combiner Wars mold: Dead End

Version 1: Hasbro: Combiner Wars Dead End Dead End (Generation 2) Brake‑Neck Brake‑Neck (Generation 2) TakaraTomy: Unite Warriors UW-02 Dead End UW-02 Wildrider Version 2: Hasbro: Combiner Wars Protectobot Streetwise Prowl Smokescreen Lightsteed Fun Publications: Combiner Wars Unit-3 Bluestreak TakaraTomy: Unite Warriors UW-03 Streetwise UW-05 Prowl Version 3: Hasbro: Combiner Wars Dust Up TakaraTomy: Unite Warriors UW-EX Flowspade

• Unit-3 (Deluxe Class, 2016)

Timelines Unit-3 is a redeco of the Generations Combiner Wars Protectobot Streetwise, and he transforms into an R35 Nissan GTR police car to robot and back! He can form either an arm or a leg for any Combiner Wars Voyager Class toys released as part of the same subline. Unit-3 is released as a souvenir figure for BotCon 2016.

Notes

• "Under-3" may seem like an odd name, but the text "Under-3" was printed on the baggy in the same location as the names of other McDonald's toys such as Beetle, Panther, etc.
• Under-3's Japanese name and brief character write-up come from a Japanese Beast Wars guidebook called the Beast Wars Perfect Book.
• Ben Yee specifically points out that he didn't include the "Lion Head Optimus Primal figure" into the Beast Wars Sourcebook, which is sad but mostly a relief, given he probably wouldn't have been called "Under-3."

Foreign names

• Japanese: Lionhead (ライオンヘッド Raionheddo)