<s>
,	O
or	O
simply	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
science	O
fiction	O
media	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
Tomy	O
that	O
feature	O
giant	O
robots	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
mecha	O
"	O
)	O
called	O
"	O
Zoids	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
Zoids	B-Application
model	O
lines	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
companies	O
outside	O
of	O
Takara-Tomy	O
have	O
produced	O
Zoids	B-Application
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
Zoids	B-Application
being	O
made	O
as	O
die-cast	O
figures	O
,	O
highly	O
detailed	O
posing	O
kits	O
,	O
smaller	O
action	O
figures	O
and	O
even	O
PVC	O
figurines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
predecessors	O
to	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
Mechabonica	O
was	O
technically	O
not	O
a	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
counted	O
as	O
such	O
by	O
collectors	O
as	O
it	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
models	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
re-released	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Zoids	B-Application
(	O
Garius	O
,	O
Elephantus	O
,	O
and	O
Glidoler	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SZ	O
IV	O
(	O
Garantula	B-Application
)	O
,	O
SZ	O
V	O
(	O
Aquadon	B-Application
)	O
and	O
SZ	O
VI	O
(	O
Gorgodos	O
)	O
were	O
supposedly	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
but	O
their	O
release	O
status	O
is	O
currently	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOMY	O
sold	O
the	O
Mechabonica	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
late	O
1982	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
original	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Power	O
Zoids	B-Application
Tank	O
and	O
Serpent	O
,	O
were	O
created	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
markets	O
and	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Zoids	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Bigasaur	O
(	O
renamed	O
to	O
Giant	O
ZRK	O
)	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
OAR	O
,	O
TOMY	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relaunched	O
Japanese	O
line	O
,	O
now	O
entitled	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
running	O
from	O
1983	O
until	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
Battle	O
Story	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
told	O
serially	O
on	O
the	O
backs	O
of	O
the	O
model	O
boxes	O
and	O
in	O
catalogues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
distinct	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Helic	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
Zenebas	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
Zenebas	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Guylos	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
(	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
extent	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
and	O
South-East	O
Asia	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
1984	O
to	O
1987	O
by	O
TOMY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
models	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
were	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
ones	O
directly	O
ported	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
OJR	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
recolored	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
rare	O
Ghost	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Tank	O
and	O
Serpent	O
Power	O
Zoids	B-Application
from	O
the	O
OAR	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
line	O
were	O
renamed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
release	O
were	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
distinct	O
factions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
Blue	O
Guardians	O
and	O
the	O
Red	O
Mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
story	O
told	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
Zoids	B-Application
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
line	O
were	O
OJR	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
retained	O
their	O
original	O
(	O
OJR	O
)	O
color	O
scheme	O
,	O
whereas	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
received	O
a	O
distinctive	O
Robo	O
Strux	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
their	O
color	O
schemes	O
,	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
heroic	O
Blue	O
Guardians	O
and	O
the	O
evil	O
Red	O
Mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
marketing	O
and	O
the	O
relatively	O
high	O
prices	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
,	O
Robostrux	B-Application
was	O
rather	O
short-lived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robostrux	B-Application
is	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
RS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
TOMY	O
launched	O
a	O
sub-line	O
of	O
the	O
OJR	O
,	O
featuring	O
larger-scale	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1:24	O
line	O
featured	O
Zoids	B-Application
of	O
similar	O
size	O
to	O
existing	O
ones	O
,	O
but	O
scaled	O
for	O
larger	O
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
regular	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
,	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
divided	O
into	O
Helic	O
and	O
Zenebas	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1:24	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
not	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
discontinued	O
after	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
TOMY	O
re-released	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
1:24	O
scale	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
called	O
Zevle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
recolored	O
from	O
the	O
OJR	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
with	O
detailed	O
,	O
3	O
inch	O
tall	O
action	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
pilot	O
and	O
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zevle	O
featured	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
Battle	O
Story	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
boxes	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
Battle	O
Story	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
unrelated	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
1/24th	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
Zevle	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenner	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
release	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
Technozoids	B-Application
line	O
in	O
1995	O
–	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
line	O
were	O
all	O
recolors	O
of	O
earlier	O
Zoids	B-Application
released	O
in	O
the	O
OJR	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
were	O
directly	O
imported	O
from	O
the	O
Zoids2	B-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
distinct	O
factions	O
for	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
no	O
backstory	O
was	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Technozoids	B-Application
line	O
was	O
a	O
failure	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
after	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
left	O
unreleased	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technozoids	B-Application
is	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
TZ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOMY	O
released	O
another	O
line	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Europe	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
re-release	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
South-East	O
Asia	O
)	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
2	I-Application
line	O
featured	O
very	O
bright	O
color	O
schemes	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
having	O
at	O
least	O
some	O
chromed	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
also	O
had	O
unique	O
stickers	O
with	O
odd	O
swirling	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
2	I-Application
line	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
distinctive	O
factions	O
for	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
have	O
a	O
backstory	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
)	O
the	O
UK	O
Zoid	O
comic	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
invading	O
Earth	O
and	O
humanity	O
's	O
last	O
hope	O
being	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Technozoids	B-Application
,	O
Zoids	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
Z2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
TOMY	O
relaunched	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
line	O
consisted	O
of	O
recolored	O
re-releases	O
of	O
older	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
but	O
TOMY	O
quickly	O
began	O
producing	O
new	O
Zoids	B-Application
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
divided	O
into	O
Helic	O
and	O
Guylos	O
factions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Zenebas	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
returning	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OJR	O
battle	O
story	O
was	O
continued	O
on	O
the	O
NJR	O
boxes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
Anime	O
and	O
Manga	O
drawing	O
on	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Battle	O
Story	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
still	O
thirty-three	O
Zoids	B-Application
from	O
the	O
OJR	O
line	O
that	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
re-launch	O
of	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
,	O
TOMY	O
also	O
launched	O
a	O
line	O
known	O
as	O
Customise	O
Parts	O
or	O
simply	O
CP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
consisted	O
of	O
additional	O
weapons	O
and	O
equipment	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
added	O
onto	O
Zoids	B-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
TOMY	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
non-motorised	O
Zoids	B-Application
called	O
Blox	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
flexible	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blox	O
Zoids	B-Application
can	O
be	O
easily	O
disassembled	O
and	O
combined	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
regular	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Toys	O
Dream	O
Project	O
began	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
limited	O
Zoids	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
new	O
recolors	O
of	O
existing	O
Zoids	B-Application
and	O
re-releases	O
of	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
some	O
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
their	O
OJR	O
colors	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
kits	O
paired	O
with	O
uniquely	O
colored	O
customize	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
NJR	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
licensed	O
Zoids	B-Application
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
South-East	O
Asia	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
Hasbro	O
line	O
consisted	O
of	O
just	O
re-releases	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
from	O
the	O
NJR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
re-release	O
several	O
OJR	O
Zoids	B-Application
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
NJR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
left	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
Zoids	B-Application
unreleased	O
,	O
including	O
most	O
of	O
those	O
not	O
yet	O
re-released	O
by	O
TOMY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
and	O
South-East	O
Asia	O
,	O
these	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
released	O
by	O
TOMY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
countries	O
were	O
identical	O
to	O
Hasbro	O
's	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
but	O
featured	O
TOMY	O
branding	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
boxes	O
featured	O
slightly	O
different	O
logos	O
to	O
both	O
Australia	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
release	O
featured	O
several	O
Zoids	B-Application
designs	O
and	O
color	O
schemes	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
Blox	O
Zoids	B-Application
that	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
known	O
as	O
Z-Builders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Z-Builders	O
were	O
re-releases	O
of	O
the	O
NJR	O
Blox	O
line	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
line	O
included	O
several	O
Hasbro-designed	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
individual	O
releases	O
of	O
Blox	O
Zoids	B-Application
that	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2004	O
,	O
TOMY	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Fuzors	O
anime	O
that	O
was	O
then	O
showing	O
on	O
Japanese	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
was	O
composed	O
entirely	O
of	O
recolors	O
of	O
older	O
Blox	O
and	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
were	O
altered	O
slightly	O
,	O
or	O
packaged	O
with	O
additional	O
parts	O
,	O
mainly	O
to	O
allow	O
different	O
Zoids	B-Application
to	O
connect	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
fuse	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
that	O
were	O
previously	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2005	O
,	O
another	O
new	O
Zoid	O
line	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Genesis	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reactions	O
to	O
the	O
line	O
were	O
mixed	O
;	O
the	O
re-releases	O
of	O
older	O
designs	O
(	O
which	O
included	O
several	O
OJR	O
Zoids	B-Application
not	O
previously	O
re-released	O
)	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
designs	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Bio-Zoids	B-Application
which	O
had	O
rubber	O
armor	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
do	O
so	O
well	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
plagued	O
by	O
quality	O
control	O
issues	O
and	O
production	O
errors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
abbreviation	O
,	O
GB	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Bio-Zoids	B-Application
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
the	O
Legends	O
Series	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
Zoids	B-Application
from	O
previous	O
releases	O
,	O
but	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
Neo-Blox	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
modified	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
connector	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Academy	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
from	O
Korea	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
model	O
airplanes	O
and	O
ships	O
,	O
re-released	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
NJR	O
Zoid	O
models	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
Zoids	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Customize	O
Parts	O
,	O
Fuzors	O
and	O
Genesis	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
,	O
these	O
Academy	O
Zoids	B-Application
have	O
nearly	O
identical	O
packaging	O
to	O
their	O
Japanese	O
predecessors	O
save	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
language	O
and	O
a	O
sticker	O
bearing	O
the	O
Academy	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Academy	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
their	O
Japanese	O
counterparts	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
the	O
age	O
and	O
repeated	O
use	O
of	O
some	O
molds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Command	O
Wolf	O
and	O
Liger	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
has	O
caused	O
degradation	O
in	O
the	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
continues	O
to	O
sell	O
Zoids	B-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Korean	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
advertises	O
high-quality	O
,	O
highly	O
detailed	O
,	O
pose-able	O
model	O
kits	O
based	O
on	O
designs	O
of	O
existing	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
advertises	O
high-quality	O
,	O
highly	O
detailed	O
,	O
pose-able	O
model	O
kits	O
based	O
on	O
designs	O
of	O
existing	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
line	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
this	O
new	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
contains	O
both	O
re-releases	O
of	O
80s	O
Zoids	B-Application
and	O
entirely	O
new	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
NJR	O
Zoids	B-Application
Release	O
and	O
the	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
Anime	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Anime	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
line	O
of	O
correctly	O
colored	O
model	O
kits	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
piloted	O
by	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
is	O
what	O
this	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
company	O
called	O
Kaiyodo	O
released	O
four	O
Zoids	B-Application
as	O
Revoltech	O
figures	O
under	O
the	O
Yamaguchi	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
highly	O
pose-able	O
,	O
having	O
more	O
joints	O
than	O
any	O
Revoltech	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Zoids	B-Application
are	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
motorized	O
Zoid	O
models	O
but	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
Hasbro	O
action	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamato	O
released	O
two	O
Shield	O
Ligers	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Beam-Cannons	O
for	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
between	O
2010	O
and	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Zoids	B-Application
had	O
die-cast	O
metal	O
parts	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fine	O
details	O
and	O
many	O
points	O
of	O
articulation	O
for	O
movable	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Tomy	O
's	O
main	O
Zoids	B-Application
line	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
treated	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Zoids	B-Application
are	O
not	O
motorized	O
but	O
do	O
feature	O
posing	O
gimmicks	O
similar	O
to	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
models	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
word	O
'	O
gimmick	O
 '	O
for	O
movable	O
parts	O
longer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
MSS	O
line	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
display	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
MSS	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
were	O
a	O
Shield	O
Liger	O
and	O
Hammer	O
Rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
Takara-Tomy	O
'	O
s	O
main	O
Zoids	B-Application
web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Zoids	B-Application
Original	O
,	O
the	O
line	O
features	O
redesigned	O
motorized	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
core	O
Zoids	B-Application
lines	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
series	O
includes	O
a	O
tie-in	O
Battle	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Story	O
allows	O
collectors	O
to	O
piece	O
together	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
universe	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
certain	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
roles	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
timelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
fairly	O
early	O
after	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
Zoid	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
story	O
first	O
introduced	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
two	O
rival	O
nations	O
:	O
the	O
Helic	O
Republic	O
and	O
Zenebas	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
main	O
weapons	O
were	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
living	O
war	O
machines	O
built	O
from	O
metal-based	O
lifeforms	O
native	O
to	O
planet	O
Zi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zenebas	O
Zoids	B-Application
were	O
mostly	O
red	O
and	O
silver	O
and	O
more	O
armored	O
,	O
the	O
Helic	O
more	O
skeletal	O
and	O
favoring	O
blue	O
and	O
grey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
History	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
covered	O
Zi	B-Application
's	O
history	O
as	O
a	O
planet	O
wrecked	O
by	O
natural	O
disasters	O
and	O
conflict	O
,	O
King	O
Helic	O
's	O
uniting	O
the	O
original	O
tribes	O
and	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
Republic	O
,	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
bitter	O
splitting	O
off	O
after	O
his	O
son	O
Helic	O
II	O
took	O
over	O
and	O
the	O
younger	O
Zenebas	O
was	O
betrayed	O
by	O
the	O
era	O
's	O
politicians	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
resulting	O
war	O
over	O
territory	O
on	O
the	O
Central	O
Continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
more	O
advanced	O
model	O
kits	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
line	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
element	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
mainly	O
,	O
a	O
ship	O
from	O
Earth	O
(	O
the	O
Globally	O
3	O
)	O
crashlanding	O
on	O
Zi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	O
technology	O
made	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
,	O
accelerating	O
the	O
arms	O
race	O
and	O
making	O
for	O
many	O
stronger	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
nearly	O
succeeded	O
,	O
but	O
Zenebas	O
and	O
his	O
forces	O
fled	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	O
Continent	O
Nyx	O
,	O
soon	O
returning	O
with	O
new-model	O
Zoids	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Death	O
Saurer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Republic	O
's	O
counterattack	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Mad	O
Thunder	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Zenebas	O
again	O
turned	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	O
Continent	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
betrayed	O
by	O
Guylos	O
,	O
whose	O
new	O
"	O
Dark	O
Army	O
"	O
Zoids	B-Application
attacked	O
and	O
absorbed	O
the	O
Empire	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1989	O
thus	O
marked	O
a	O
drastic	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
line	O
's	O
focus	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
catalogue	O
even	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Zoids	B-Application
New	O
Century	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
title	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Zoids	B-Application
New	O
Century	O
/Zero	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
windup	O
kits	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
Cannonfort	B-Application
in	O
April	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
toys	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
"	O
Gradeups	O
"	O
,	O
curvy	O
techno-organic	O
designs	O
with	O
vacuum	O
metalized	O
parts	O
,	O
build-it-yourself	O
motor	O
boxes	O
,	O
and	O
interchangeable	O
custom	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
story	O
Zi	B-Application
came	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
between	O
the	O
nigh-unstoppable	O
King	O
Gojulas	O
and	O
various	O
Dark	O
Army	O
Zoids	B-Application
(	O
including	O
Gilvader	O
)	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
conflict	O
cut	O
short	O
as	O
a	O
comet	O
struck	O
Zi	B-Application
's	O
third	O
moon	O
,	O
raining	O
down	O
meteor	O
destruction	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
in	O
disarray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoids	B-Application
revival	O
in	O
1999	O
included	O
both	O
an	O
anime	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
both	O
sides	O
used	O
their	O
past	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
model	O
line	O
focusing	O
entirely	O
on	O
reissues	O
of	O
popular	O
past	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
also	O
tie	O
ins	O
to	O
the	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
anime	O
,	O
including	O
special	O
pilot	O
figures	O
of	O
characters	O
who	O
used	O
them	O
while	O
the	O
Zoids	B-Application
did	O
different	O
things	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accelerating	O
arms	O
race	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
head	O
with	O
the	O
Death	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
,	O
which	O
proved	O
an	O
uncontrollable	O
berserker	O
and	O
only	O
served	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
Guylos	O
Empire	O
's	O
gradual	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ensuing	O
battles	O
—	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
story	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
toyline	O
—	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
Republic	O
reclaiming	O
their	O
capital	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
Zenebas	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
Central	O
Continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Providing	O
a	O
glimpse	O
into	O
Zi	B-Application
's	O
future	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
Three	O
Tigers	O
line	O
consisted	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
six	O
kits	O
:	O
three	O
legendary	O
Tiger-type	O
Zoids	B-Application
(	O
one	O
formed	O
via	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
two	O
separate	O
kits	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Dekalt	O
Dragon	O
(	O
also	O
a	O
combination	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
very	O
closely	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Fuzors	O
line	O
and	O
its	O
direct	O
anime	O
tie-in	O
(	O
also	O
in	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
similar	O
setting	O
:	O
Zoids	B-Application
are	O
owned	O
mainly	O
by	O
private	O
citizens	O
,	O
with	O
fightworthy	O
ones	O
restricted	O
to	O
peacekeeping	O
forces	O
and	O
licensed	O
sports	O
battlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
large	O
Zoid	O
manufacturing	O
corporations	O
,	O
ZOITEC	O
and	O
Zi-Arms	O
,	O
became	O
considerable	O
powers	O
on	O
Zi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovering	O
the	O
cores	O
of	O
ancient	O
tiger	O
Zoids	B-Application
,	O
they	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
Zi-Arms	O
proved	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
ulterior	O
motive	O
:	O
seizing	O
power	O
and	O
reviving	O
the	O
glory	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
with	O
the	O
Dekalt	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Brastle	O
Tiger	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Mega	O
Death	O
Saurer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
retelling	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
King	O
Gojulas	O
,	O
it	O
moves	O
on	O
to	O
a	O
Zi	B-Application
torn	O
by	O
magnetic	O
storms	O
and	O
faction	O
tensions	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
rerelease	O
both	O
old	O
kits	O
(	O
Gilvader	O
and	O
King	O
Gojulas	O
included	O
)	O
and	O
new	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
OJR	O
line	O
,	O
Takara-Tomy	O
revived	O
the	O
Battle	O
Story	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
Zoids	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
anniversary	O
,	O
this	O
story	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
book	O
series	O
titled	O
Zoids	B-Application
Concept	O
Art	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Story	O
is	O
digitally	O
illustrated	O
with	O
highly	O
stylized	O
Zoids	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
featuring	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
Zoids	B-Application
models	O
like	O
the	O
older	O
lines	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
of	O
this	O
story	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
on	O
the	O
Tomy	O
's	O
main	O
Zoids	B-Application
web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
anime	O
series	O
pertaining	O
to	O
Zoids	B-Application
are	O
:	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
series	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Guardian	O
Force	O
,	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
New	O
Century	O
Zero	O
,	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Fuzors	O
,	O
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Genesis	O
,	O
and	O
Zoids	B-Application
Wild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
series	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictitious	O
planet	O
Zi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
Wild	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Zoids	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
and	O
Guardian	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
New	O
Century	O
takes	O
place	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Guardian	O
Force	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
few	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
direct	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
becomes	O
a	O
pilot	O
of	O
their	O
Zoid	O
,	O
the	O
Liger	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
a	O
temperamental	O
Zoid	O
that	O
previously	O
had	O
been	O
unpilotable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Backdraft	O
attempts	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
Liger	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
by	O
any	O
means	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Century	O
Zero	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
animation	O
cameos	O
with	O
Zoids	B-Application
from	O
Chaotic	O
Century	O
and	O
Guardian	O
Force	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
much	O
fan	O
speculation	O
but	O
not	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moonbay	O
's	O
Gustav	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
episodes	O
,	O
the	O
Backdraft	O
shoots	O
judge	O
satellites	O
down	O
with	O
a	O
Death	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
tail	O
,	O
the	O
Death	O
Saurer	O
appearing	O
as	O
a	O
model	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
background	O
TV	O
show	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
Geno	O
Saurers	O
that	O
attack	O
Berserk	O
Fury	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ultrasaurus	O
wreck	O
on	O
which	O
Bit	O
Cloud	O
claims	O
victory	O
carries	O
the	O
Gravity	O
Cannon	O
on	O
its	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Zoids	B-Application
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
American	O
television	O
,	O
airing	O
in	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
's	O
Toonami	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Fuzors	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
team	O
Mach	O
Storm	O
and	O
RD	O
,	O
a	O
novice	O
Liger	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
top	O
team	O
is	O
wiped	O
out	O
by	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
able	O
to	O
combine	O
,	O
it	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
discoveries	O
relating	O
to	O
special	O
"	O
Fuzor	O
"	O
Zoids	B-Application
and	O
combinations	O
:	O
RD	O
's	O
Liger	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
ends	O
up	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Fire	O
Phoenix	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Jet	O
Falcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
:	O
Genesis	O
aired	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
quake	O
on	O
Planet	O
Zi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
were	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
disasters	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
several	O
thousand	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Zi	B-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
re-establish	O
themselves	O
in	O
any	O
meaningful	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survivors	O
of	O
the	O
disasters	O
gathered	O
together	O
and	O
formed	O
new	O
civilizations	O
;	O
these	O
groups	O
searched	O
for	O
Zoids	B-Application
that	O
are	O
buried	O
underground	O
for	O
human	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
village	O
is	O
suddenly	O
attacked	O
by	O
skeletal	O
"	O
Bio-Zoids	B-Application
"	O
intent	O
on	O
securing	O
the	O
powerful	O
Generator	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
Ruuji	O
awakens	O
Murasame	O
Liger	O
and	O
fends	O
off	O
the	O
Bio-Zoids	B-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
Generator	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
village	O
depends	O
becomes	O
damaged	O
in	O
subsequent	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoids	B-Application
Wild	O
is	O
the	O
newest	O
Zoids	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
that	O
characters	O
are	O
depicted	O
riding	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Zoids	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
within	O
an	O
enclosed	O
cockpit	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
Zoids	B-Application
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
a	O
Zoids	B-Application
tie-in	O
strip	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	O
UK	O
title	O
Secret	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
gained	O
its	O
own	O
weekly	O
title	O
,	O
Spider-Man	O
and	O
Zoids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
