Name – Liokaiser (Dezarus, Ironbison, Fellbat, Guyhawk, Drillhorn, Ion Scythe)
Series - Combiner Wars/Platinum Edition
Size/class - 1x Voyager; 4x Deluxe
New/remould/redeco - all figures received remolding
Released Here - no
Approximate Retail Price - AU$120- AU$150
Allegiance - Destron
Alt-mode – 2x jets, 1 x tank, 1x drill tank, 1x Space Shuttle
Main Features/Gimmicks – combination
Main Accessories – guns and combiner pieces




Please note: As all these toy molds have had numerous iterations already, I will be mainly talking about any changes made rather than going over old ground.


Robot Modes
All four of the limb characters have recieved new head sculpts and 3 of the 4 have got these clever little flip out details such as Fellbats mutton chops. Besides that there is nothing new from the molds that they came from. Dezarus can be stood on his hind legs to better represent the bipedal bird-monster from the character he homages - Deathsaurus.




Vehicle Modes
Again, not much has changed here except for colour schemes. Guyhawks is particuarly striking whilst Dezarus looks a bit of a mess to be honest. Also I found the knob to be on the wrong side of Drillhorns drill bit which made it hard to slot properly in to place, necessitating putting his secondary weapon on to keep it steady.




Combined Mode
The head from Sky Reign has been retooled to look more like the original Liokaiser and both share the animalistic helmet. There are plenty more tricks you can do to make this toy look more G1 Victory accurate (Gun placement, leg rotation etc). It really is a nice looking combiner overall with plenty of poseability and mismatching-yet-working colours. Ironically Ion Scythe (from Arms Microns) is far more suited to be a CW hand weapon than the likes of CW Powerglide and CW Shockwave (who both were too heavy and pulled down their gestalts arms – Ion Scythe seems to be just the right size and weight.




Worth Getting?
Overall I would have to say yes. These are characters that haven’t had new toys since they first appeared in Victory nearly 30 years ago. I would advise shopping around; I got mine for a good price whereas if I had ordered it through my usual international source I would have paid about $50 more.



For lots more detail on each individual Destron as well as lots of pics - please see my FULL LIOKAISER REVIEW HERE!

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