zoids
Diloforce
Diloforce AR
Diloforce
EZ-050[1]
Dilophosaurus[2] Type
Guylos Empire
Crew 1
Weight 12[2] tons
Depth 11.5[2] m
Height 5.7[2] m
Maximum Speed 300 km/h [2]
Weapons Bite Fang, Hyper-Killer Claw (2), Laser Blade (2), Tail Sword (1), Small Charged Particle Cannon
Equipment E-Shield Generator

The Diloforce (ディロフォース) is a Dilophosaurus-type Zoid, one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms depicted by TOMY's Zoids model, toy and media franchise.

Overview

Diloforce combined with the Berserk Fury at the exhibit

Diloforce combined with the Berserk Fury at the Zoids 40th exhibit.

The Diloforce is a small Imperial Zoid with an open-air motorcycle-style cockpit. A chromed version was released by Leoshop of Taiwan. Its main weapons include an Energy Shield mounted in the Zoid's frill and a small Charged Particle Cannon. The Diloforce model can be dismantled and its head attached to the Berserk Fury, as an optional configuration. Although the Zoid is highly mobile, it only has light armor. The cockpit is detachable.

Battle Story Appearances

This article is a subset of the Battle Story timeline. For an overview of Battle Story, please see the main article: Battle Story. For a summary of events in Battle Story, see: The Zoids File

The Diloforce is a super-small Zoid created by the Guylos Empire. It was designed as a support unit for the Berserk Fury. It plays a minor role in the narrative, first appearing in ZAC 2101 as one of the main Zoids of the elite Eisen Dragoon unit. It is well armed for a Zoid of its class, equipped with a charged particle cannon, numerous laser blades and an energy shield. Its back unit can be deployed as a small hover-vehicle for reconnaissance missions. Its head can be detached and mounted on the Berserk Fury's hand to grant it an additional shield and weapon. Eiger Leonado, a major in the Eisen Dragoon and a high-speed combat specialist, piloted a Diloforce.

Along with other SS Zoids, Diloforces participated in the Eisen Dragoon's invasion of the central continent. The Neo-Zenebas Empire would later assign the Diloforce to the Assault Combat unit alongside the Berserk Fury, Death Saurer and Hammerrock.

Second Lieutenant Steve Bone's first König Wolf was destroyed by a mixed group of Diloforce and Demantis after his Zoid was paralyzed by the jamming waves of a Dark Spiner.

Models

Zoids (1999)

The Diloforce was released as a part of the Zoids (1999) line, with both solid and clear plastic parts. The Zoid came with a name plate and plastic sandbags as well as extra pilot figures. The Zoids type was written "Diloho Saurus"[1].

Zoids: Build Customize

The Diloforce was released as part of the Zoids: Build Customize line. The Hasbro-branded packaging depicted the Diloforce as a Republican Zoid. The TOMY-branded release correctly had the Imperial logo printed on the box.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Japanese box art
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hasbro box art
List of Zoids