Zariganian

Zariganian is a Laser Beast from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Zariganian (ザリガニアン) of the Lobster Clan can fight just as easily in water as on land. Foes can underestimate him as he starts each battle with relatively weak attacks, but the longer he fights, the more energy he pours into it, and the more devastating his attacks become. His Tri Flat Laser gun at full power even turn a battleship into a mere steel sheet. He acts without hesitation, and will see any mission to completion no matter what its objective.

He is very sensitive to sound, able to easily detect differences in a sound's wavelength, making it incredibly difficult to hide from him.

Fiction

Beastformers comic

Zariganian panicked when an earthquake cracked the ceiling above the Laser Beasts' underground city, causing water to pour in and flood the city. He himself was alright, being amphibian and all. Legend of the Three Wise Ones He participated in the invasion of the surface and war with the Beastformers who lived there, and during one battle was sent fleeing by the Sheep Hunter and Stag Hunter. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Legends comic

During the final battle between the Laser Beasts and the Beastformers in 2023, Zariganian witnessed White Leo and Tigerburn become immobile crystal statues. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1

In 2038, Zariganian was among the Laser Beasts who joined the Beastformers in fighting against Galvatron II's invading Decepticons on Beast. He faced off against the Decepticons as the Legends World refugees took off in the Axalon to ram Nemesis. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Toys

Beastformers

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• Zariganian (Laser Beast, 1988)
  • Beast ID number: 85
  • Accessories: "Tri Flat Laser"

Part of the first (and only) series of Laser Beasts, Zariganian is an anthropomorphic crayfish in high-tech light blue armor. He comes with his "Tri Flat Laser" rifle.

Instead of a rubsign, he has a transparent orb in his torso with a small hole in his back. By holding his back to a light source, looking into the orb reveals the elemental power of Fire, Water or Wood.

Notes

• Zariganian takes his name from the Japanese word for "crayfish", zarigani (蝲蛄 or 蜊蛄).