Lionbreast

Lionbreast is a Decepticon from the Victory portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Publicity still for his Visionaries audition.

Lionbreast is the Breast Animal partner of the team's leader, Leozack. Savage and cruel, it will happily obey his every command. Lionbreast transforms from Leozack's breastplate into both a mechanical lion and the handheld "Leo Cannon" blaster.

Fiction

Victory cartoon

Energon: Cat-bots ask for it by name.

When Leozack and the Dinoforce attacked Star Saber on Jean Minakaze's first day of school, the Lionbreast grappled with Holi. Attack! Leozack

Later, Deathsaurus decided to exploit the diminutive stature of the Lionbreast and the other Breast Animals, luring the Autobots into an American subway system, where the cramped quarters put them at the mercy of the ferocious creatures. Blacker wound up tangling with Leozack, the Lionbreast and Killbison's Bisonbreast, but was able to hold his own until the villains called retreat. Big City - Underground Terror

In a battle that took place shortly after Hellbat arrived to join the Breastforce on Earth, Lionbreast and the other Breast Animals were all unleashed upon Star Saber in midair and successfully caused him to crash. The New Warrior - Hellbat Soon afterward, when Leozack and Hellbat attempted to steal energy from a Nevada shuttleport, the Lionbreast savaged Machtackle. Attack the Shuttle Base!!

When the Breastforce threatened Marine City with a neutron bomb, the Autobots attempted to stop them. Star Saber knocked the remote control for the bomb from Leozack's hand, but before he could grab it himself, the team's Breast Animals pounced upon him, and the Lionbreast recovered the remote for its master. Fortunately, the bomb had been disarmed by Braver. Tanker Hijack Operation Not long after, Lionbreast and the Breast Animals faced off against Star Saber once more during a battle in the asteroid belt, but were scattered by a barrage of fire from Galaxy Shuttle. A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid

With the addition of Gaihawk to the Breastforce ranks, the team preferred to fight in their combined form of Liokaiser rather than individually, and as such, the Breast Animals were deployed less frequently. Immediately before the team's first combination, during a clash on planet Micro, the Lionbreast was released to attack Star Saber, but a single kick from the Autobot hero knocked it to the ground. Unite! Liokaiser

In its next battle, the Lionbreast went up against Victory Leo with the aid of the Komoribreast, but the two creatures were no match for the feral Autobot, and the Lionbreast was easily pinned beneath Leo's massive paw. Fight!! Victory Leo The Lionbreast's final recorded appearance offered it a rematch with Victory Leo, and it fared much better, biting into the Autobot's leg and causing him to collapse before gnawing on his arm. Awaken! Victory Leo

Victory comic

On his first mission to Earth, Leozack managed to forget to bring the Lionbreast with him, leaving his unprotected torso wide open to a damaging attack from Star Saber. Leozack Rumbles Violently!

Toys

Victory

Deadly bra.

• Leozack (Breastforce, 1989)
  • Japanese ID number: D-329

Released only in Japan, Lionbreast was packaged with his partner, Leozack. He transforms from a robotic lion to a breastplate that Leozack (and only Leozack) can wear, or into a hand-held blaster. Like all of the Breast Animals, while he can be stored in armor-form in his larger partner's vehicle mode, he cannot form part of the team's combined mode Liokaiser.

• More information on Lionbreast (and Leozack) at TFU.info

• Liokaiser (Multi-pack, 1989)
  • Japanese ID number: D-335

Leozack (and thus Lionbreast) was also available in a complete six-piece box set of the entire Breastforce team. Each toy is identical to its individual release. The box set does not have bio/tech spec cards for the individuals, only the combined form.