Lio Junior (BW)
- Lio Junior is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Lio Junior (ライオジュニア Raio Junia) is a child and acts his age expertly. When he's reprimanded, he pouts. When he's denied a request, he pitches a fit. And when he messes up, he passes the blame. So naïve and immature, Lio Junior makes Tasmania Kid look like a 4-star general.
But it's not entirely his fault. Lio Junior was literally born yesterday; created in a fluke accident by the influence of pure Angolmois energy upon Lio Convoy’s Energon Matrix. Though Lio Convoy won't entertain the subject, Lio Junior considers him his father and desperately craves paternal approval. And though Junior may be a child, he's not helpless. He swings his "Lio Byūto"[1] weapon with devastating effect, can launch balls of Angolmois energy from twin projectors in his mane, and is even capable of short-range flight in robot mode.
But all that unpolished potential resides in a very rash, inexperienced Maximal who was conscripted into the Beast Wars out of necessity, not merit. Skywarp and Santon act as his guardians and impromptu trainers and together the three of them can form the mighty Magnaboss.
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
Beast Wars II cartoon
- Voice actor: Yumiko Kobayashi (Japanese)
Enter Lio Junior Megastorm Reborn The New Weapon, Tako Tank The Artificial Planet Nemesis Gigastorm's Treachery The End of Starscream The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic Knock Out Nemesis Lio Junior's Revolt!? Emissary of the Fourth Planet The Crisis of Planet Gaea Fly Out! Planet Gaea Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors Revenge of the Space Pirates Breaking into Nemesis Legend! The Green Warrior Farewell! Lio Convoy
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
After the defeat of Unicron, Lio Junior returned to Cybertron. There and as part of Magnaboss, he was witness to one of Big Convoy and Magmatron's tussles. Graduation Ceremony!!
Beast Wars II comic
IDW Beast Wars comics
Lio Junior was created in the fusion of a mysterious protoform and Lio Convoy's Matrix energy. The unique spark that resulted allowed Lio Junior to fuse with Skywarp and Santon to form Magnaboss. His spark also has the ability to remove the evil taint of Angolmois. Beast Wars Sourcebook 2
Beast Wars: Uprising
Lio Junior was part of a council that judged Trans-Mutate guilty of her crimes and sentenced her to imprisonment at Garrus-16. Perception
Transformers Legends comic
Together with Wedge and Optimus Minor, Lio Junior was excited when they saw Sky-Byte dressed up as Optimus Prime and wanted to play with him. Bonus Edition Vol. 6 The three kids were saddened when Sky-Byte was leaving the Legends Universe and pleaded with him not to go, but he did. Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)
Toys
Beast Wars
- Lio Junior (Basic, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: C-26
- Accessories: "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon
- Lio Junior uses the same mold and base plastic colors as Beast Wars Prowl, only with a great number of paint applications, making him a rare example of a genuine repaint. He transforms into an organic lion. His beast mode flanks and tail separate to become a hand-held claw-weapon in robot mode. He also forms the center chest and head of the combined robot Magnaboss; the Lio Byūto forms the handle and hilt of the super robot's sword.
- Lio Junior (Puzzle pack-in, 1998)
- Accessories: "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon
- Lio Junior was completely redecoed in two different schemes, each one available packed in with a different jigsaw puzzle. One version cast the young lion in black plastic with a red mane, the other in a Lio Convoy-inspired white and yellow deco.
- Magnaboss (Ultra, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: X-4
- Accessories: "Lio Byūto" tail-weapon
- Lio Junior was also available in an Ultra-level 3-pack with his combiner-mates Santon and Skywarp. All three toys are identical to their individual releases, though the set did not come with the individuals' bio cards, only a single card for the combined Magnaboss mode.
Notes
Foreign names
- Korean: Lion Junior (라이온쥬니어 Raion Jyunieo)
References
- ↑ "Byūto" (ビュート) is a word apparently popularized by Himitsu Sentai Goranger and used in Japanese fiction for whip weapons.
