Hero Special 12: Laser Beasts

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You do not want to know how much getting this thing cost.
Hero Special 12: Laser Beasts ヒーロースペシャル12レーザービースト
Publisher	Keibunsha
First published	September 14, 1988
Written by	Kazumi Yamaguchi, Kazue Shigematsu
Illustrated by	Yuji Takase & Izumi Takada (photocomics)
Continuity	Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Page count	81
Price	480 yen

Hero Special 12: Laser Beasts is a Beastformers information mook, focused on the Laser Beasts portion of the Beastformers series. It was the third and penultimate Transformers-related issue in the Hero Special series.

As "mooks" are generally meant to be inexpensively-produced and short-lived, few copies have survived.

Contents

• The battle for Beast:
  • The greatest battle in the history of Beast
    A story section explaining how Beast was struck by abnormal weather conditions that led to the Laser Beasts coming to the surface after their underground city was flooded. The second half deals with the history of the Three Wise Ones and their creation of the Hunters and Laser Beasts.
  • The role playing game battle!
    Game rules about how battles between your Beastformer and Laser Beast toys should play out, explaining dice rolls, fighting poses, elemental emblems and MVP Weapons.
• Beast Map
  A map of Beast's continents and nations.
• Laser Beast organization and rank chart
  A chart showing the ranks of the Laser Beasts and the units they belong to.
• Full list of Laser Beasts 1
  Profiles for the first 30 Laser Beast characters and their MVP Weapons.
• Legend of the Three Wise Ones
  A photo-comic about the origin of the Laser Beasts and Beastformers.
• At last the curtain falls on the battle
  A two-page spread illustration of Beastformers and Laser Beasts engaging in battle.
• All Beastformer warriors
  Condensed profiles of the 41 Beastformers available in the Beastformers toyline.
• Beastformers VS Laser Beasts
  A photo-comic about the beginning of the war between the Beastformers and Laser Beasts.
• Full list of Laser Beasts 2
  Profiles for the Shield Battler-6.
• This battle is a mechanical battle!!
  Descriptions of the vehicles of war, including the Laser Beasts' Battlecruisers, the Shield Battler-6's W Battlers, and the Beastformers' Hunters.

External links

• Hi-res scans of Hero Special 12: Laser Beasts at TFraw