Golion

Golion aka Hundred Beast King FiveLion (百獣王ゴライオン - Hyakujūō Goraion) became the basis of the show Voltron (III). The first series featured a team of five young pilots commanding five robot lions, which could be combined to form Voltron. In this era, the Voltron force was in charge of protecting the planet Arus (ruled by Princess Allura) from the evil King Zarkon, his son Lotor, and the witch Hagar, who would create huge Robeasts to terrorise the people of Arus. (This storyline is similar to those of the Toei Super Sentai shows, which formed the basis for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.) Despite being the first of the two robots to appear on American television, Golion's version of Voltron was regarded as Voltron III in the toyline, most likely because of it's distance from Earth (adapted from Wikipedia)

Review: Bootleg Voltron

Another jumbo bootleg surfaces from Peru.

Submitted by NekroDave on 14 May, 2009 - 23:26.
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Review: Bootleg Combination Robot B/O 17-in-1

There’s no getting around it: This robot is grotesque. But it’s not without charm. This is Frankenstein bootleg maximalism at its most psychedelic.

Submitted by The Enthusiast on 12 March, 2009 - 07:56.
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Review: Bootleg King of the Jungle

More Peruvian Jumbo madness!

Submitted by NekroDave on 10 January, 2009 - 12:30.
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Review: Giant Commander Voltron

I'm not sure how this vintage US Jumbo eluded me when I was a kid, but I'm glad I have it now. It's a great toy and an affordable alternative to the expensive Popy version. It's always on Ebay and should be in every Voltron and Jumbo fans collection!

Submitted by NekroDave on 25 May, 2007 - 21:35.
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Review: Victora Gokin Golion

Each arm has a firing fist, but if you notice they are both red. Victora was so cheap they didn’t even bother to mold the second fist in another color.

Submitted by JoshB on 6 February, 2007 - 16:00.
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Review: Chogokin Golion

The GB-35 ST Golion toy is one of the best representations of this character to this day. I, like many other Americans, grew up owning the stripped down version of this toy put out by matchbox in 1984. I would play with it, knowing that there had to be something more. The fists looked like they should fire, but they don’t. Where was the sword and shield?

Submitted by JoshB on 31 January, 2007 - 16:18.
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