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[[File:ShieldDragonPoster.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You're gunna be dead meat, Little Orphan Annie!]]
[[File:ShieldDragonPoster.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You're gunna be dead meat, Little Orphan Annie!]]


'''Shield Dragon''' (シールドドラゴン ''Shīrudo Doragon''), also known by the nickname '''Frill''' (エリマキ ''Erimaki''), is one of the [[Decepticon]] Beastformers fighting a war on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. The Emperor of [[Zigrad]], he's a brutal, nasty sort who believes might makes right, a personality that sees him getting along well with Zigrad's ruthless king, [[Cobrander]], and together they have turned the country into a tyranny condemned by the rest of Beast for being rife with inequality. His role in the Decepticon Beastformer forces is communications soldier thanks to his natural ability to communicate across long distances by emitting radio waves, an ability he can also use offensively by adjusting the waves' frequency and focal point, amplifying them to the point where they can become lethal. This ability is aided by his [[MVP Weapon]], the Teleprojector, which lets him capture video and audio from afar and play it back. His place of birth is the [[Dragon Peninsula]].
'''Shield Dragon''' (シールドドラゴン ''Shīrudo Doragon'') knows what you did. As the Emperor of [[Muland|Zigrad]] under the brutal King [[Cobrander]], he uses his incredible hearing to keep track of the terrified populace, and his ability to project painful-to-lethal radio waves ''keeps'' them terrified. And with his Teleprojector (テレプロジェクター ''Terepurojekutā'') [[MVP Weapon]], he can both augment his already-considerable sonic abilities, as well as pick up visuals as well, using it to spy on people from great distances.
 
Like his King, he is an utterly remorseless beast, eager to subjugate or crush those deemed weaker than himself. Under their rule, Zigrad has become an isolated land, and even other beasts who served with him among [[Alligatron]]'s now-disbanded rebel army consider the nation a cesspit of cruelty and inequality.
 
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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Transformers: Beastformers===
===Beastformers===
[[File:BF-toy ShieldDragon.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
[[File:BF-toy ShieldDragon.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Shield Dragon''' (Beastformer, 1987)
**''Beast ID number'': '''54'''
**''Accessories:'' Axe
: Part of the third series of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Beastformers'' toys, Shield Dragon is an anthopomorphic frilled lizard in blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water or Wood.
: He came in a green-grid generic "Destron Beastformer" box, with a bio card with a line-art character image first used in [[Hasbro]]'s ''Battle Beasts'' cast poster (rather than the painted images of the prior two series). Depending on the "Pack" he came in, there was a chance of his bio card being replaced with a rare "[[Secret Photo]]", "[[Bewitching Serpent Seal]]", or "VS [[Holography Mirror]]" card.
===Beastformers===
*'''Shield Dragon''' (Beastformer, 1988)
*'''Shield Dragon''' (Beastformer, 1988)
**''Beast ID number:'' '''54'''
**''ID number:'' '''54'''
**''Accessories'': "Teleprojector" MVP Weapon
**''Accessories'': "Teleprojector" MVP Weapon


: Re-released in the ''Transformers''-less ''Beastformers'' sequel series, Shield Dragon was given a straight re-release with new packaging and a new, more filled-out bio card with corrected coloring. This new card also gave his weapon, now branded an "[[MVP Weapon]]", the name "Teleprojector" (テレプロジェクター ''Terepurojekutā'').
: Released only in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG"-themed ''Beastformers'' sequel series, Shield Dragon is an anthopomorphic frilled lizard in blue robotic armor. The [[rubsign|Battle Emblem]] on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.
 
: He was sold in the second assortment of individually-packed Beastformers, with a peg-hole in the top flap, and a sticker on the bottom with his name and role on it. This series did not have any kind of "rare card" random pack-in promotion.


: The initial early releases of this series had the chance for any Beastformer to have the rare Burstsun symbol; we'll probably never know if Shield Dragon was ever actually one of them. Later in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro ''Battle Beast'' version of the line.)
: Later in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro ''Battle Beast'' version of the line.)


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: One of the six slots in this box set will always have the exclusive [[Killer Fish#Perfect6|Crystal Killer Fish]], randomly taking the place of one of the six "normal" figures in the pack: [[Baboon]], [[Cobrander#Toys|Cobrander]], [[Demonkey]], [[Eagle Killer]], [[Little Serow]], or Shield Dragon. Given that this set was the ''only'' way to obtain Demonkey and Little Serow in the entirety of ''Beastformers''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> run, having Crystal Killer Fish replace one of those two would be... frustrating. At least you could find Shield Dragon individually.
: One of the six slots in this box set will always have the exclusive [[Killer Fish#Perfect6|Crystal Killer Fish]], randomly taking the place of one of the six "normal" figures in the pack: [[Baboon]], [[Cobrander#Toys|Cobrander]], [[Demonkey]], [[Eagle Killer]], [[Little Serow]], or Shield Dragon. Given that this set was the ''only'' way to obtain Demonkey and Little Serow in the entirety of ''Beastformers''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> run, having Crystal Killer Fish replace one of those two would be... frustrating. At least you could find Shield Dragon individually.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* Shield Dragon is one of 22 figures that were advertised on multiple ''Transformers''-era materials but not actually released in that iteration of the line.
* His 1987 character-poster art (seen at top) incorrectly gives him a golden weapon. The 1988 version of the art corrects this mistake.
* His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "'''Erimaki'''" (エリマキ), which means "frill". It also notes he was born on Zigrad's Dragon Peninsula.
===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Leapin' Lizard'''
*''English:'' '''Leapin' Lizard'''

Revision as of 01:40, 15 November 2021

Shield Dragon is a Beastformer from the Beastformers portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
You're gunna be dead meat, Little Orphan Annie!

Shield Dragon (シールドドラゴン Shīrudo Doragon) knows what you did. As the Emperor of Zigrad under the brutal King Cobrander, he uses his incredible hearing to keep track of the terrified populace, and his ability to project painful-to-lethal radio waves keeps them terrified. And with his Teleprojector (テレプロジェクター Terepurojekutā) MVP Weapon, he can both augment his already-considerable sonic abilities, as well as pick up visuals as well, using it to spy on people from great distances.

Like his King, he is an utterly remorseless beast, eager to subjugate or crush those deemed weaker than himself. Under their rule, Zigrad has become an isolated land, and even other beasts who served with him among Alligatron's now-disbanded rebel army consider the nation a cesspit of cruelty and inequality.

Fiction

Beastformers comic

Shield Dragon fought against the Laser Beasts when they emerged from their underground kingdom to challenge the Beastformers for the surface of the planet. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Toys

Beastformers

  • Shield Dragon (Beastformer, 1988)
    • ID number: 54
    • Accessories: "Teleprojector" MVP Weapon
Released only in the post-Transformers "RPG"-themed Beastformers sequel series, Shield Dragon is an anthopomorphic frilled lizard in blue robotic armor. The Battle Emblem on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.
He was sold in the second assortment of individually-packed Beastformers, with a peg-hole in the top flap, and a sticker on the bottom with his name and role on it. This series did not have any kind of "rare card" random pack-in promotion.
Later in the run, the "mood ring" styled rubsigns were replaced with new rubsigns that revealed full-color Fire/Wood/Water images on black backdrops. (These rubsign variants also happened at the same time in the Hasbro Battle Beast version of the line.)


  • Perfect 6-Piece Set (Box set, 1988)
    • Accessories: "Teleprojector" MVP Weapon
Shield Dragon was also part of the "Perfect 6-Piece Set" (パーフェクト6体セット Pāfekuto 6 Tai Setto, the English text on the packaging renders it as "Beastformer 6 Animals Set") multi-pack.... but he was not always actually in it.
One of the six slots in this box set will always have the exclusive Crystal Killer Fish, randomly taking the place of one of the six "normal" figures in the pack: Baboon, Cobrander, Demonkey, Eagle Killer, Little Serow, or Shield Dragon. Given that this set was the only way to obtain Demonkey and Little Serow in the entirety of Beastformers's run, having Crystal Killer Fish replace one of those two would be... frustrating. At least you could find Shield Dragon individually.


Notes

  • Shield Dragon is one of 22 figures that were advertised on multiple Transformers-era materials but not actually released in that iteration of the line.
  • His 1987 character-poster art (seen at top) incorrectly gives him a golden weapon. The 1988 version of the art corrects this mistake.
  • His 1988 bio card gives him the nickname "Erimaki" (エリマキ), which means "frill". It also notes he was born on Zigrad's Dragon Peninsula.

Foreign names

  • English: Leapin' Lizard
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