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===Ask Vector Prime===
===Ask Vector Prime===
Eggleo was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Angela]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}}
Eggleo was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Angela]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}}
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW-toy Eggleo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
[[File:BW-toy Eggleo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
 
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Eggleo''' (Egg Beast, 1998)}}</ul>
* '''Eggleo''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
:* ''ID number'': '''EC-1'''
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''EC-1'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (original tooling)}}


: Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent yellow plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his [[robot mode]] back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).
: A late (and low-run) addition to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent yellow plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his [[robot mode]] back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).
 
: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.


: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-15 Metal Leo" toy.
: All of the Eggbots demand a higher price tag on the secondary market than one would expect at first, thanks to their late and relatively limited release.


: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base, as well as 2 guns that could be plugged into the back of the mane in lion configuration. These were excluded for all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.
: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The ''Wataru'' toy was itself a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-15 Metal Leo" toy, which also had a base and two additional mane-guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.


:This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggleo]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Angela]].
: This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggleo]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Angela#Toys|Angela]].
::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggLeo/eggleo.htm More information on Eggleo at TFU.info]''
::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggLeo/eggleo.htm More information on Eggleo at TFU.info]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
*A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "[[Unicron's subordinate]]'s subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).<ref>[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ad-FNovPMM8/YVyWT-y9ulI/AAAAAAABGsk/6BjMuiMHXjM37eymO-67lK8GC7MuCO8-QCPcBGAsYHg/s3470/104.jpg Model sheet of "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate"]</ref> This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.
* A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "[[Unicron's subordinate]]'s subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).<ref>[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ad-FNovPMM8/YVyWT-y9ulI/AAAAAAABGsk/6BjMuiMHXjM37eymO-67lK8GC7MuCO8-QCPcBGAsYHg/s3470/104.jpg Model sheet of "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate"]</ref> This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts, as well as their later mold-mates the [[Sparkbot]]s, were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.


==References==
==References==

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Eggleo is a Maximal Egg Beast from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
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Eggleo (エッグレオ Eggureo) is a strange little critter with a bizarre altmode and among the oldest known Maximals. Despite his small size, he exudes bravery and excels in quick combat.

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Eggleo was a sleeper agent of Unicron, inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the Sparkbot Angela. Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015

Toys

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Beast Wars

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  • Eggleo (Egg Beast, 1998)
A late (and low-run) addition to the Takara Beast Wars line, Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent yellow plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his robot mode back (well, you can remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).
All of the Eggbots demand a higher price tag on the secondary market than one would expect at first, thanks to their late and relatively limited release.
This mold is a retooling of the 1988 Takara Mashin Hero Wataru "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was itself a retool of the Micro Change "MC-15 Metal Leo" toy, which also had a base and two additional mane-guns excluded from all later iterations of the mold.
This mold was also used to make Dark Eggleo and Kiss Players Angela.

Notes

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  • A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).[1] This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts, as well as their later mold-mates the Sparkbots, were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.

References

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