Red Mutants - Powered and Battery Operated ZoidsNumbers 1 to 6: Redhorn the Terrible, Mammoth the Destroyer, Krark Prince of Darkness, Red Scavenger, Serpent and Ultrasaurus
Redhorn the TerribleDinosaur Type
Height - 7.6m
Length - 20.8m
Speed - 130 kph
Weight - 94t
Parts - 43 Caps - 16
Pilots - 3 Hardpoints - 11 (Standard)
Motor - 2AA Battery
-3-barrel Anti-Zoid Linear Cannon
-Advanced Forward-facing Radar
-High-pressure Sulphuric Acid Injection Gun
-All-weather Missile Launcher
-Beam AAA
-Beam gun x2
-Charge Beam Gun
-High Speed Cannon Gun
-Large Infrared Searchlight x2
-Reinforced Horn
-Grenade Launcher x4
-Smoke Discharger x4
Zoid Overview - Redhorn is the leader of the Red Zoid forces and is bristling with powerful weapons and thick armour.
He was destroyed by Krark and Zoidzilla after Mammoth tricked him into a battle with them but was later repaired by Red Scavenger and returned for vengeance.
Kit Overview - At last, some decent competition for the Blue Zoids. Redhorn walks along at a fair pace whilst his mouth opens and closes and the front gun on his back rotates.
Mammoth the DestroyerMammoth Type
Height - 12.2m
Length - 21.6m
Speed - 80 kph
Weight - 145.0t
Parts - 71
Caps - 46
Pilots - 3
Hardpoints - 14 (large size)
Motor - 2C Battery
-Panopa 20mm AA Beam Gun x4
-Makusa 30mm AA Beam Gun x2
-Makusa 50mm Beam Gun x2
-Makusa 20mm trunk-mounted beam gun
-20mm Beam Launcher
-3D Radar
-Beam-focusing tusks
Zoid Overview - Mammoth is cunning and treacherous - he betrayed the Blue Zoid forces by joining Redhorn, only to trick Redhorn into a battle he could not win against Krark and Zoidzilla. After claiming the Red Zoid army, he set about destroying any Reds who dared to question his authority or did not meet his expectations.
However, after many months of Mammoth leading the Reds and reducing the army to only a handful of Zoids, Redhorn was repaired and returned to settle a score and reclaim his army...
Kit Overview - Mammoth is a steady but slow walker. Very slow. His back legs also tend to go up a little too far and get stuck if the tail or leg caps become a bit loose – this fault relates back to Giant ZRK and also continues to a lesser extent in Great Gorgon who both share the same leg mechanism. In addition to the walking movement, Mammoth's trunk moves up and down in an ingenious movement which keeps the gun level at all times whilst his ears (which are partially connected to the legs) flap back and forth.
Mammoth is the first large Zoid to undergo a faction swap from its original Japanese counterpart.
For the picky collector, there are 2 slightly different versions of this Zoid. The rarer version has a dark silver set of weapons which match the rest of its silver parts, whilst the more easily found version has grey guns (similar to those on Gorgon but darker and slightly more metallic).
Krark, Prince of DarknessWinged Dragon Type
Height - 17.1m
Length - 24.1m
Speed - Mach 2
Weight - 100t
Parts - 67
Caps - 47
Pilots - 3
Hardpoints - 19 (standard size)
Motor - 2AA Battery
-Vulcan Phalanx
-Flamethrower
-2 Barrel Anti Area missile launcher
-Twin-barrel rotary AA lasers x2
-Small-aperture lasers x4
Zoid Overview - There were originally 4 Krarks; fortunately, only one made it off the Blue Moon before the Humans destryed the production plant. The surviving Krark has a vision of a united Red and Blue Zoid army and knows that an army like this will be unstoppable - any Zoid that refuses to join his cause is destroyed. And who can say 'no' to total galactic control?
He sees Redhorn and Zoidzilla as his only obstacles and knows that once they have either joined him or fallen, their armies will follow...
Kit Overview - As Krark walks forwards, his wings flap whilst expanding and contracting, his tail moves from side to side, his head moves up and down and his mouth opens and closes - all this movement is run off a single axle!
Sadly, the firing mechanism used on Krark's original Japanese counterpart has been omitted - the missiles are not even detachable. The 'backpack' has 2 different configurations; the missile launchers can either be fitted onto the little pegs or into the square holes.
For the picky collector, there are 2 variations of this Zoid. The UK version has a black battery cover whilst the European version has a grey cover and is more red in colour.
Red ScavengerInsect Type
Height - 9.36m
Length - 14.76m
Speed - 50 kph
Weight - 68t
Max. Load - 250t
Trailer Height - 2.5m
Trailer Length - 7.29m
Trailer Weight - 21t
Parts - 64
Caps - 24
Pilots - 1
Hardpoints - 15 (standard size)
Motor - 2AA Battery
-All-Direction Radar
-Mine Detector
Zoid Overview - Red Scavenger was designed to patrol recent battle areas and salvage damaged Zoids as well as to transport other units and cargo from place to place. He sports some of the thickest armour ever to be used on a Zoid but is absolutely useless in battle because of his lack of weaponry.
Kit Overview - Red Scavenger is the first Zoid not to come with any weapons - it does, however, have 15 hardpoints meaning it is ideal for customisation. Once switched on, Scavenger will roll forwards whilst moving its individual shell segments and spinning its radar. The radar array is extremely fragile and will break if handled roughly, so be careful.
Scavenger's towing ability is incredible - providing it is on a flat surface and has fresh batteries, it can pull even an Ultrasaurus along on its trailers!
SerpentSerpent Type
Height - 8.7m
Length - 10.1m
Speed - 600 kph
Weight - 50t
Parts - 15
Caps - 0
Pilots - 1
Hardpoints - 11 (standard size), 2 (unique)
Motor - 1AA Battery
-All-Direction Sensor Array
-Dual acid injection guns x2
-Beam gun x2
-High-speed Drives
Zoid Overview - Serpents are the fastest and most maneuverable Zoids on the surface of Zoidstar.
Kit Overview - Serpent was one of only two Zoids that were not released in Japan, the other being Tank. Serpent and Tank are the only two Zoids ever released that do not come with any rubber caps.
The Zoid can come with one of three different coloured sets of wheels: grey, green or the harder to find brown. Aside from the colours the models are identical.
Once turned on, Serpent will speedily roll forwards. Its wheels are also interchangeable with those of Tank.
UltrasaurusDinosaur Type
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Height - 27.5m
Length - 50.0m
Speed - 50 kph
Weight - 507.0t
Parts - 129
Caps - 61
Pilots - 8
Hardpoints - 14 (Standard)
Motor - 2C + 2AA (lights)
-360mm High-Speed Cannon x4
-Torpedo Tube x4
-Missile Pod x2
-Dual AA Missile x2
-40mm Dual AA Artillery x2
-AA Beam Gun x2
-8-Pod Missile Launcher
-Aerial Radar
-Searchlight x2
-Aircraft Catapult x2
-Communication Antennae
-Small Aperture AA Beam Gun x6
-3 On-board Vehicles
Zoid Overview - Since Ultrasaurus was never featured in the comic series, his role in the European story is pure speculation. Perhaps Mammoth rebuilt? Or just another Red Zoid hard-hitter?
Kit Overview - Once activated, Ultrasaurus will walk forwards, swing its tail, move its neck back and forth and open and close its jaws. If the tail switch is moved to the 'on' position, the head lights will flash red. Unfortunately, Ultrasaurus's neck mechanism doesn't always work effectively and the neck sometimes won't move forwards again once the motor has pulled it up.
This Zoid is unique in that it is the only one to have 3 on-board miniature aircraft; one sits on the back landing strip, one in the head and one on the belly compartment's ramp. Each vehicle seats a single Android. 5 more Androids are spread over the body; one in the tail, one in the neck, one in the back compartment and two on the side guns.
Sadly, Ultrasaurus never made it into general release and only a limited number are thought to have been produced. It is rumoured that some were given away as part of a newspaper competition and only a handful are believed to have made it into the shops - this is quite possibly the rarest Zoid in existence!
The prototype picture featured in the Tomy catalogue shows Ultrasaurus as having a smoke-coloured cockpit glass and a red neck but all evidence of the 'real' version indicates it was released with red glass and a black neck.
