Lio Junior


 * Lio Junior is a Maximal from the Beast Tribes era of Cybertron.

Lio Junior (ライオジュニア Raio Junia, aka Lio Minor) 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" 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 Tribes 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.

Foreign names

 * Korean: Lion Junior (라이온쥬니어 Raion Jyunieo)