Nifty animal-men manufactured in Japan as part of the Transformers line and distributed by Hasbro in the mid-1980's, with superior conception and designwork throughout the line. Beasts are numbered on their rear legs or buttocks, weapons are numbered on the blade itself. The chest emblems (Fire! Water! Or Wood!) were Autobot/Decepticon symbols when first issued in Japan, but the Beasts have always been a "stand-alone" product in the U.S.A. I've attempted to create* a comprehensive collector's checklist of both the beasts and their matching weapons (though I suspect that the weapons issued were not always matches witness the missing weapons #'s 21-26, for example I know I purchased my entire collection new, dadgummit!). Numbers #77-112 are all "Orbs" or "Laser-Beasts" issued mostly in the Japanese market, with few showing up in the States. If you notice any gruesome errors, can fill in any blank areas, or want to quibble with critter type or color, please drop me a line. For a broader overview of the entire line, go to James's fantastic Battle Beasts Headquarters site.
* Initial basic work on the beasts was done by some poor unknown plastic junkie and posted on-line. I've re-written and reconfigured it using a supreme Transformers list by M. Sipher which contained the Japanese character names and the Japanese weapon names.
For some pictures you may check the Battle Beasts Gallery at Kumachans.
|
No |
Japanese Name |
English Name |
Beast / Armor Description |
Weapon |
|
1 |
"White Leo" |
Pirate Lion |
White Lion / Blue Armor with eye patch |
Silver "White Beamer" Sword |
|
1 |
"White Leo" |
Pirate Lion |
White Lion / White Armor with eye patch (Sold only in Japanese Gumball Machines) |
Silver "White Beamer" Sword |
|
1 |
"White Leo" |
Pirate Lion |
White Lion / Blue Armor with Sunburst Battle Badge (Sold only in Japan's "Special Sunburst Set" |
Silver "White Beamer" Sword |
|
2 |
"Big Serow" |
Deer Stalker |
Brown Deer/Green Armor, with drill hand |
Silver Crescent "Big Boomerang" Blade |
|
3 |
"Goldar" |
Ferocious Tiger |
Yellow Tiger/Brown Armor, Missile Stack |
Silver Double-headed "Baton-Gol" Mace |
|
4 |
"Flykick" |
Colonel Bird |
White Eagle/Light Blue armor, yellow beak |
Silver Winged "Flying Typhoon" Battleaxe/Halberd |
|
5 |
"Killer Fish" |
Killer Carp |
White Fish / Pink Armor, evil grin |
Silver "Killer Anchor" Battleaxe |
|
6 |
"Snake Bomb" |
Triple Threat Snake |
Green Snake / Blue Armor, Snakes for hands |
Silver "Bomb Saberer" Glaive |
|
7 |
"Drillfrog" |
Horny Toad |
Green Frog / Red Armor, Yellow Drill in hand |
Silver Riveted "Log Driller" Glaive |
|
8 |
"Elephan" |
Sledgehammer Elephant |
Lavender Elephant / Black Armor, Hammer for left hand |
Silver "Elehammer" Lance |
|
9 |
"Graysharp" |
Rocky Rhino |
Gray Rhinoceros / Yellow Armor |
Silver "Sharpener" Halberd |
|
10 |
"Musk-Horn" |
Musky Ox |
Gray Musk Ox / Dark Green Armor, yellow pincher hand |
Golden Anchor-Shaped "Okron" Battleaxe |
|
11 |
"Battle Bear" |
Grizzly Bear |
Brown Bear / Blue Armor |
Golden "Great Battler" Axe |
|
12 |
"Devilbat" |
Blitzkrieg Bat |
Tan Bat / Brown Armor, Bat wings, eyepatch |
Golden "Devil Waver" Glaive |
|
13 |
"Bonga" |
Gargantuan Gorilla |
Black Gorilla / Red Armor |
Golden "Bonga Saber" Glaive |
|
13 |
"Bonga" Variant |
Gargantuan Gorilla |
White Gorilla / Red Armor, Issued in gumball machines in Japan only |
Golden "Bonga Saber" Glaive |
|
14 |
"Wild Thunder" |
Swiny Boar |
Purple Boar / Blue Armor, Tusks |
Golden "Thunder Bar" Glaive |
|
15 |
"Alligatoron" |
Gruesome Gator |
White Alligator / Olive Armor |
Golden "Allistretcher" Axe |
|
15 |
"Alligatoron" Variant |
Gruesome Gator |
Transparent White Alligator / Olive Armor, sold in Japanese "Special Sunburst Set" only |
Golden "Allistretcher" Axe |
|
16 |
"B-Fox" |
Sly Fox |
Tan Fox / White Armor, Laced with Blue |
Golden Compass "B-Star" Glaive |
|
17 |
"Black Turtle" |
Hardtop Tortoise |
Black Tortoise / Orange Armor, Green pincer |
Golden Fleur-de-lis Shaped "Black Spark" Glaive |
|
18 |
"Yellow Giraffe" |
Rubberneck Giraffe |
Yellow Giraffe / Blue Armor |
Golden Antler "Low-G Bar" Axe |
|
19 |
"Hedgehog" |
Prickly Porcupine |
Gray Porcupine / Yellow Armor, Spikes all over |
Silver "Hegrinder" Trident |
|
20 |
"Badshark" |
Sawtooth Shark |
Light Blue Shark / Blue Armor |
Dark Silver "Backspin" Trident |
|
21 |
"Bowdog" |
Danger Dog |
Brown Dog / Green Armor, Yellow knee caps |
"Dog Fighter" Weapon |
|
22 |
"Rabbit Kid" |
Hare Razing Rabbit |
Aqua Rabbit / Teal-green Armor |
"Rabbit Spear" |
|
23 |
"Bluehorse" |
Sir Sire Horse |
Aqua Horse / Blue Armor |
"Tomahorse" Weapon |
|
24 |
"Giada" |
War Weasel |
Red Weasel / Blue Armor, with Riveter Gun |
"Lenskia" Weapon |
|
25 |
"Gray Ox" |
Bloodthirsty Bison |
Brown Bison / Purple Armor, larger size than average Battle Beast |
"Tomahorn" weapon |
|
26 |
"Bomb-Sheep" |
Bighorn Sheep |
Blue Bighorn Sheep / Gray Armor |
"Bomb scissors" weapon |
|
27 |
"Deathspider" |
Webslinger Spider |
Gray Spider / Violet Armor, Legs on shoulders |
Dark Silver Lyre-shaped "Deathbinder" Glaive |
|
28 |
"Crab-Hit" |
Crusty Crab |
Red Crab / Brown Armor, Crab Claws |
Silver-Gray "Crab Scissors" Crab-Claw Axe |
|
29 |
"Iguanamons" |
Icky Iguana |
Lime Green Iguana / Orange Armor |
Brass Lightning-shaped "Monsaberer" Sword |
|
30 |
"Brown Gyro" |
Armored Armadillo |
Light Brown Armadillo / Purple Armor, Plated body |
Brass Double-Bladed "Gyroder" Scythe |
|
31 |
"Power Jaguar" |
Jaded Jag |
Yellow Jaguar / Red Armor, Indented spots on skin |
Brass "Jag Spear" |
|
31 |
"Power Jaguar" Variant |
Jaded Jag |
Yellow Jaguar / Blue Armor, Indented spots on skin |
Brass "Jag Spear" |
|
32 |
"Strong Hippo" |
Humongous Hippo |
Gray Hippo / Blue Armor |
Brass "Aqua Hippo" Crested Axe |
|
33 |
"Wave-Moose" |
Major Moose |
Brown Moose / Greenish Armor |
Brass "Wave-Mooser" Antler Sword |
|
34 |
"Green Chameles" |
Delta Chameleon |
Light Green Chameleon / Blue Armor, Red eyes |
Brass Two-Tined "Magna-Leon" Battleaxe |
|
35 |
"Jungaroo" |
Kickback Kangaroo |
Gray Kangaroo / Aqua Armor, Boxing Glove on hand |
Brass "Garoorang" Sword |
|
36 |
"Red Octo" |
Octillion Octopus |
Red Octopus / Blue Armor |
Brass Double-Headed Arrow "Octo-Anchor" Spear |
|
37 |
"Sea-Iron" |
Wolfgang Walrus |
Gray Walrus / Yellow Armor |
"Sea Saber" Weapon |
|
38 |
"Scout Mouse" |
Powerhouse Mouse |
Gray Mouse / Red Armor, Painted Teeth, Shovel for hand |
Brass Spade-shaped "Scousaber" Sword |
|
38 |
"Scout Mouse" |
Powerhouse Mouse |
Gray Mouse / Red Armor, Unpainted Teeth, Shovel for hand |
Brass Spade-shaped "Scousaber" Sword |
|
39 |
"Dark Raccoon" |
Dragoon Raccoon |
Dark Tan Raccoon / Green Armor |
Brass Pinetree-Shaped "Dark Fire" Glaive |
|
40 |
"Power Nozzle" |
Antic Anteater |
Red Anteater / Green Armor |
Brass "Nozzle Arm" Three-Pincered Club |
|
41 |
"Smile Duck" |
Run Amuk Duck |
Yellow Duck / Light Blue Armor |
Golden "Smilon" Mace/Axe |
|
42 |
"Underground" |
Miner Mole |
Lavender Mole / Black Armor, Red "Forehead Beam" |
Golden Blunt "Ungrinder" Mech-Glaive |
|
42 |
"Underground" Variant |
Miner Mole |
Lavender Mole / Purple Armor, Yellow "Forehead Beam" |
Golden Blunt "Ungrinder" Mech-Glaive |
|
43 |
"Cuttledeep" |
Cutthroat Cuttlefish |
White Cuttlefish / Gray harpoon for an arm |
Golden Two-Headed Short "Dream Spear" |
|
44 |
"Beavup" |
Eager Beaver |
Yellow Beaver / Brown Armor, Red eyes |
Golden Sawtooth "Saw Beat" Sword |
|
45 |
"Junior Dragon" |
Slasher Seahorse |
Brown Seahorse / Light Blue Armor |
Golden Short Bent "Screw Spinner" Trident |
|
46 |
"Nightowl" |
Knight Owl |
Brown Owl / Blue Armor, Cyber eye, wings |
Golden Fleur-de-lis "Night Saber" Shortsword |
|
47 |
"Yellow Camelus" |
Hunchback Camel |
Tan Camel / Orange Armor, Two humps, of course |
Golden Water-Bag-Shaped "Airnizer" Club |
|
48 |
"Polar Battle Bear" |
Pillaging Polar Bear |
White Polar Bear / Baby blue Armor, Red eyes |
Golden "Polar Freezer" Crescent Axe |
|
49 |
"Flying Attacker" |
Squire Squirrel |
Yellow Flying Squirrel / Blue Armor, Wings on arms |
Golden "Musasa Beamer" Scimitar |
|
50 |
"Platinum Tiger" |
Saber Sword Tiger |
Yellow Tiger / Light Blue |
"Saber Sword" Weapon |
|
51 |
"Bullorn" |
Bludgeoning Bulldog |
Bulldog Brown / Black armor |
"Bullstick" Weapon |
|
52 |
"Ultragas" |
Pew-trid Skunk |
Purple Skunk / Black Armor, Gas mask on |
Golden Curved "Air-Changer" Scimitar |
|
53 |
"Strong Panda" |
Panzer Panda |
Black and White Panda / Red Armor |
"Strong Aid" Weapon |
|
54 |
"Leapin' Lizard" |
Leapin' Lizard |
Brown Frilled Lizard / Blue Armor |
Gray "Teleprojector" Sword |
|
55 |
"Koala Gray" |
Killer Koala |
Gray Koala Bear / Olive Armor |
Gray "Iron Axe" Battleaxe |
|
56 |
"Demonkey" |
Tarsier Tyrant |
Brown Tarsier / Green Armor, Huge yellow eyes |
"Demon Waver" Weapon |
|
57 |
"Black Jaguar" |
Black Panther |
Black Jaguar / Aqua Armor, Green - over Rub |
Gray "Hyper Beam" Spear with Handguard |
|
58 |
"Dream-Eater" |
Torrential Tapir |
White Tapir / Green Armor, Cutter hand |
Gray "Quick Dreamer" Forked Scimitar |
|
59 |
"Cobrander" |
King Cobra |
Brown Cobra / Purple Armor |
Gray "Mahilacore" Sword/Axe |
|
60 |
"Baboon" |
Maniac Mandrill |
Gray Mandrill / Brown Armor, Blue under eyes |
Gray "Babooner" Halberd |
|
61 |
"Dog Hunter" |
Pixilated Pointer |
Brown Pointer Dog / Blue Armor, Yellow nose |
Gray "Beam Hunter" Mech-Halberd |
|
62 |
"Buupink" |
Pillager Pig |
Pink Pig / Red Armor |
Gray "Gourmenia" Spear |
|
63 |
"Laser-Cock" |
Rowdy Rooster |
White Rooster / Light Blue Armor |
Gray Double-Bladed "Valiant Laser" Spear |
|
64 |
"Violet-Horn" |
Roamin' Buffalo |
Brown Buffalo / Yellow Cyber-armor |
Gray "Mind Saber" Broadsword |
|
65 |
"Pangol" |
Tanglin Pangolin |
Brown Pangolin / Peach Armor |
Purple "Living Stone" Mace |
|
66 |
"Slo" |
Slowpoke Sloth |
White Sloth / Olive Armor, Orange chest |
"Slo-Bar" Weapon |
|
67 |
"Earthhog" |
Ardent Aardvark |
White Aardvark / Orange Armor, White Pincer |
Purple "Earth Scenery" Trident |
|
68 |
"White Cow" |
Bodacious Bovine |
White Cow / Purple Armor |
Purple " Bread and Butter" Scimitar |
|
69 |
"Zebra-Ball" |
Zealot Zebra |
White Zebra / Purple and Gray Armor |
"Super Zebra" Weapon |
|
70 |
"Eagle Killer" |
Harrier Hawk |
Gray Hawk / Aqua Armor, hoses on feet |
"Skeleton Killer" Weapon |
|
71 |
"Duck Diver" |
Diving Duckbill |
Gray Duckbilled Platypus / Brown Armor, has snorkel |
Purple Serrated "Aqua Barrier" Halberd |
|
72 |
"Crowmax" |
Crooked Crow |
Black Crow / Blue-Green Armor, Yellow Guards |
Purple "Big Hook" Man-Catcher |
|
73 |
"Mingo Kid" |
Frenzied Flamingo |
Pink Flamingo / Blue Armor, has Bolts on head |
Purple Check-Shaped "Performancer" Spear |
|
74 |
"Little Serow" |
Fleet-Footed Antelope |
Tan Antelope/ Red Armor |
Purple Rifle-Shaped "Serow Carbine" Spear |
|
75 |
"Peguinis" |
Pugnacious Penguin |
Black and White Penguin / Blue Armor, Smaller than most BB's |
Purple Triangular-Shaped "Freeze Dryer" Mace |
|
76 |
"Udan" |
Ossified Orangutan |
Brown Orangutan / Green Armor, one arm robotic |
Purple Broad-Tipped "Jungle Spear" |
|
77 |
"Blue Eagle" |
Blue Eagle |
Light Gray Eagle / Green armor |
Silver Eagle "Blue Sea Jet Laser" Rifle |
|
78 |
"Spark Shark" |
Spark Shark |
Brown Icthyosaur / Green Armor |
Silver "Black Super Laser" Rifle |
|
79 |
"Sailon" |
Sailon |
Gray Prehistoric Rhino / Blue Armor, Orange pads on side |
Silver Rhino "Heavy Push Laser" Rifle |
|
80 |
"Anarchy" |
Shrew |
Tan Shrew / Salmon Armor, Yellow on nose |
Silver "Power Drill Laser" Rifle |
|
81 |
"Tigerburn" |
Tigerburn |
Yellow Tiger / Blue Armor |
Silver "Medical Aid Laser" Rifle |
|
82 |
"Condorassin" |
Condorassin |
Gray Condor / Orange armor |
"Electro Shoot Laser" Rifle |
|
83 |
"Groundwolf" |
Groundwolf |
Gray Wolf / Blue Armor |
Silver Wolf "Death Hurricane Laser" Rifle |
|
84 |
"Fly Sailor" |
Fly Sailor |
Gray Flying Fish / Mauve Armor, 1 fin on head, 2 fins on shoulders |
Silver Flying Fish "Sea Freeze Laser" Rifle |
|
85 |
"Zariganian" |
Zariganian |
Red Crawfish / Light Blue Armor |
Silver "Tri-Fri Laser" Rifle |
|
86 |
"Rainbow Sam" |
Rainbow Sam |
Red and Tan Parrot / Yellow Armor, Blue and Yellow wings |
Silver Parrot "Wide Sensor Laser" Rifle |
|
87 |
"Shool" |
Shool |
Gray Centipede / Orange Armor |
Silver "Auto-Telepath Laser" Rifle |
|
88 |
"Brain Mouse" |
Brain Mouse |
Gray Mouse / Yellow Armor, yellow mechanical claw hand |
Silver Mouse "Dirty Bio Laser" Rifle |
|
89 |
"Brown Lion" |
Brown Lion |
Tan Lion / Red armor |
"Super Commotion Laser" Rifle |
|
90 |
"Grencats" |
Grencats |
White Snow Leopard / Blue Armor |
"Iron Claw Laser" Rifle |
|
91 |
"Fight Horn" |
Fight Horn |
Brown Reindeer/ Green Armor |
"Tear Hunting Laser" Rifle |
|
92 |
"Hustlebear" |
Hustlebear |
Black Bear / Maroon Armor |
"Strong Claw Laser" Rifle |
|
93 |
"Battle Fennec" |
Battle Fennec |
Brown Fennec Fox / Black Armor |
"Trick Super Laser" Rifle |
|
94 |
"Killer Hound" |
Killer Hound |
Tan Collie / Blue Armor |
"Hound Bio Laser" Rifle |
|
95 |
"Dragon Seahorn" |
Dragon Seahorn |
Gray Horn-Noser Lizard / Green Armor |
"Drill Turning Laser" Rifle |
|
96 |
"Strong Hurricane" |
Strong Hurricane |
Brown Owl / Olive Armor |
"Power Blaster Laser" Rifle |
|
97 |
"SeaPanic" |
SeaPanic |
Gray Baleen Whale / Olive Armor |
"Fish Gobble Laser" Rifle |
|
98 |
"Puzzlecolor" |
Puzzlecolor |
Green Three-Horned Chameleon / Blue Armor |
"Hide Color Laser" Rifle |
|
99 |
"Mantfrenzy" |
Mantfrenzy |
White Snow Monkey / Dark Blue Armor |
"Spy Commando Laser" Rifle |
|
100 |
"Scopecougar" |
Scopecougar |
Tan Cougar / Blue Armor |
"Roast Laser" Rifle |
|
101 |
"SkullGrotess" |
SkullGrotess |
Gray Dragon / Yellow Armor |
"Ghost Horror Laser" Weapon |
|
102 |
"Kingbuster" |
Kingbuster |
Gray Tyrannosaurus Rex / Black Armor |
"Skull Beam Laser" Rifle |
|
103 |
"Slag King" |
Slag King |
Gray Pteranadon / Green Armor |
"Bone Hunt Laser" Rifle |
|
104 |
"Jeerer Monkey" |
Jeerer Monkey |
Brown Screecher Monkey / Brown Armor |
"Torque Flash Laser" Rifle" |
|
105 |
"Hornhead" |
Hornhead |
Gray Ram / Black Armor |
"Shatter Horn Laser" Rifle |
|
106 |
"Monkey Fighter" |
Monkey Fighter |
Brown Monkey / Black Armor |
"Monkey Gear Lser" Rifle |
|
107 |
"Flying Dragon" |
Flying Dragon |
Orange Dragonfly / Black Armor |
"Green Flash Laser" Rifle |
|
108 |
"Kickback" |
Kickback |
Green Grasshopper / Gray Armor |
"Arm Hop Laser" Rifle |
|
109 |
"Skybat" |
Skybat |
Brown Long-Eared Bat / Blue Armor |
"Sound Pick Laser" Rifle |
|
110 |
"Green Reefer" |
Green Reefer |
Blue Stingray / Black Armor |
"Poison Shooter Laser" Rifle |
|
111 |
"Salomanther" |
Salomanther |
Gray Dolphin / Blue Armor |
"Big Fin Laser" Rifle |
|
112 |
"Dino Gator" |
Dino Gator |
Green Alligator / Brown Armor |
"Scale Beam Laser" Rifle |
|
C |
"Tiger Hunter" |
Chariot: Tearing Tiger |
Orange Tiger-Headed Chariot |
|
|
C |
"Stag Hunter" |
Chariot: Deer Stalker |
Green Deer-Headed Chariot |
|
|
C |
"Sheep Hunter" |
Chariot: Battling Big Horn |
Blue Ram-Headed Chariot |
|
|
S |
"Battle Eagle" (Japanese) |
Battle Sled |
Red Eagle Sled, came with "Skybat" figure |
|
|
S |
"Battle Savanna" (Japanese) |
Battle Sled |
Green Horned Chameleon Sled, came with "Slag King" figure |
|
|
T |
Shocking Shark |
Transport: Shocking Shark |
Blue Shark - Fortress |
|
|
T |
Wood Beetle |
Transport: Wood Beetle |
Tan and Brown Beetle-Fortress |
|
|
T |
Blazing Eagle |
Transport: Blazing Eagle |
Red Eagle Fortress |
|
|
|
|
List courtesy J.Arnold 1998 Version 2.0 |
Colors: Beast first/Armor second. |
Glaive is a broad-tipped axe- sword. Halberd is a polearm with cutting and thrusting blades. If listed as "Weapon" I still haven't seen one to describe it. |