Yokuryu

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Yokuryu is a Decepticon from the Victory portion of Generation 1 continuity family.

A winged menace, he is not.

The only flier among the Dinoforce, Yokuryu (ヨクリュウ Yokuryū) often seems above it all, both literally and figuratively. While the other Dinoforcers are hard-working team players, Yokuryu is disinterested in effort and isn't particularly friendly with his fellows. Oh, he'll do what he's told (after all, Goryu's club hurts), but he won't do it with any real enthusiasm, and he'll only do just enough to consider the job "done". The easy life, that's what he's after.

If he weren't such a slacker, he'd be an ideal aerial combatant. He can nearly achieve light speed in flight, and his semi-autonomous Pteranodon shell's wings are capable of generating magnetic "nets" that can halt any foe in their tracks. This sets them up perfectly for his "Yoku-Pterano Fire" attack, a high-speed ramming attack where his shell becomes engulfed in high-heat flames.

But, well... effort. No thanks. Someone else'll cover for him, right? Yokuryu combines with the other Dinoforcers to form Dinoking.

Fiction

Victory cartoon

Dinosaurs Attack!

Voice actor: Hirohiko Kakegawa (Japanese)

Years ago, Dinoforce raided on a Mars research ship, robbing it of as much energon as they could carry. The sheer amount of destruction they inflicted on the ship caused it to explode, resulting in the deaths of nearly all on board, including Jan's parents. The Dinoforce made their escape before Star Saber arrived, too late to save anyone but the infant Jan, who had been put into an escape pod. Attack! Leozack

When Deathsaurus revived the Decepticon campaign to take Earth, he unleashed the Dinoforce to steal energon from the humans' lunar operations. After tearing through a floating space station under construction, they descended on the Moon and attacked the lunar base, running rampant until the Brainmasters arrived. After Goryu was able to drop Braver a crevasse, the remaining two Autobots soon found themselves on the ropes until Star Saber arrived, who sent them to help evacuate the base while he took care of Dinoforce. Goryu tried to rally his troops into attacking the Autobot leader, and they almost did, but chickened out at the last moment before Star Saber flattened them anyway. When even Emperor Deathsaurus proved unable to stop Star Saber, the Decepticons all fled aboard the Thunder Arrow. The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber

They barely had any time to recuperate, as Dinoforce was loudly (and violently) roused from their post-battle nap by Goryu, who had been tasked with destroying the Autobot Galaxy Base, where the lunar base refugees were waiting for transport back to Earth. They stopped at some floating wreckage, spotting the lone Autobot Wingwaver on his way from Planet V to the Galaxy Base, and Goryu decided that ambushing and killing the Autobot would be a good warmup. Wingwaver put up a good fight, but the sheer numbers were against him, and soon he found himself struggling to fend off all six of them. The Brainmasters intervened once again, giving Wingwaver the chance to escape. As the rest of the Dinoforce exited their shells to take on the Autobots, Goryu enacted a fairly savvy (for him) plan, sending the dino shells ahead to destroy the Galaxy Base while the Decepticons finished the fight with the Brainmasters. Unable to take the trio out even with superior numbers, Goryu called for combination, and to the Brainmasters' shock, the team merged into the gigantic Dinoking, who proved more than a match for the Autobots. Star Saber left the Galaxy Base to tackle Dinoking and send the Brainmasters back to defend the Galaxy Base. After taking several shots from Saber's "V-Star" weapon, Dinoking engaged the Autobot Supreme Commander in melee combat, but ended up getting absolutely trounced, and the team de-combined and fled for their lives.

Meanwhile, the dino shells used the absence of Star Saber to close the gap and begin wrecking the Galaxy Base. While they were able to do a massive amount of damage to the space station, their rampage was cut short as the shuttle at the top of Galaxy Base revealed itself to be the giant Autobot Galaxy Shuttle, who used the rocket thrusters in his feet to send the shells flying uncontrollably into the void of space. Sneak Attack! Dinoking

The Dinoforce accompanied Leozack (on Deathsaurus's orders) on a mission to kill Star Saber as the Autobot commander visited the Schwimmbad School in the Alps to drop off his adopted son Jan. After some mindless destruction of the school grounds, the Dinoforce joined into Dinoking once again at the arrival of the Brainmaster trio. But this time the Autobots combined as well, forming Road Caesar and besting the brute, while the Dinoforce's shells were driven off by Jan piloting the V-Star. And with Leozack gravely wounded, the Decepticons beat a hasty retreat, the rest of Dinoforce clinging desperately to Yokuryu as they made an aerial escape. Attack! Leozack

The Decepticons assembled in Deathsaurus's throne room to discuss a new plan, not to merely steal energy, but to steal an entire floating energy plant, allowing them to continuously power their war effort; Leozack, joined by fellow Breastforce soldiers Killbison, Jallguar and Drillhorn, made no effort to disguise their contempt for the Dinoforce. As the Dinoforce began their attack, Goryu, still nursing a grudge from his earlier humiliation, decided that the "take the whole plant" objective was a stupid plan for nerds, and ordered the team to go with their usual plan, "steal as much energy as you can carry and destroy everything else"... and had Yokuryu lightly toasted when the flier pointed out the original plan. Goryu's fun was soon interrupted by Dashtacker and Machtackle, and with the arrival of Wingwaver (and a just-shot-down Yokuryu), Goryu made the call to combine. Dinoking kept the Multiforce on the ropes, until he was distracted by Leozack and Drillhorn, who had arrived to yell at the Dinoforce for causing too much destruction. Their argument gave Multiforce the break they needed to combine into Landcross, and while he put up a good fight against Dinoking, interference from the Breastforce nearly got the Autobot combiner killed. But the timely arrival of Star Saber (sensing a pattern yet?) turned the tide, and the dino-combiner was once again beaten into his component robots. Goryu made the call to flee, leaving Leozack and Drillhorn to deal with two very large Autobots. Unite!! Multiforce

The Dinoforce took up training on a tropical island, with Goryu pushing his troops to work harder and harder. Yokuryu mostly just dodged coconuts hurled skyward by Doryu... mostly because Doryu managed to bean the taunting Yokuryu right between the eyes. Their training was interrupted by Leozack, who ordered them to join him in his newest scheme: taking over the Ocean Exhibition amusement park! Dinoforce, of course, went with the standard "smash everything" tactic. The Autobots arrived, but the Decepticons retreated to a building full of trapped humans, preventing the Autobots from attacking them. Leozack ordered the Dinoforce to destroy the Brainmasters, and they moved forward... and the Brainmasters ran away, the Dinoforce in hot pursuit, luring them away from the hostages and right into a royal pummeling. The two teams combined into their respective super robots, but the fight was short-lived as Dinoking caught sight of Leozack fleeing the battle, and dove into the water to follow suit. Back at the Thunder Arrow, the Dinoforce had a nice schadenfreude-fueled chuckle as they watched Leozack grovel and lie about the failed plan to Deathsaurus, who simply walked away without a word. Move Out! Rescue Team

The Dinoforce and Breastforce were sent to the Neo Uranium Mine in Africa to pillage the "beta uranium" excavated there. After taking the plant, Dinoforce was ordered to haul out the uranium while the Breastforce guarded a large number of human hostages they had taken to ensure the Autobots couldn't stop them. Goryu had the team pull tons of unrefined ore cases out of the storehouse into the open for pickup. Leozack returned to the surface to check up on them and order them around some more, and an irked Goryu led the charge to attack the oncoming Autobots... only to discover his troops weren't following for some reason. But the battle was soon joined, and Goryu commanded the Dinoforce to combine and take on Star Saber. This time, Dinoking revealed a new trick, generating a "Dino Power" energy tornado that held Star Saber in place until the Autobot cut his way out of it. Before Dinoking could attack again, Star Saber unleased his "Blade of Wrath" attack, sending spears of light energy from the heavens that pierced through the combiner, forcing him to disassemble and return to the Thunder Arrow empty-handed. Infiltration... The Uranium Mine

Literally the only episode he does this.

Despite their prior failures, the Decepticons had still managed to stockpile a considerable amount of energy resources, which they kept in a base hidden deep in the Amazon jungle. While the rest of Dinoforce were tasked with manually unloading the newly acquired energy caches from the Thunder Arrow, Yokuryu was assigned to long-range recon, keeping an eye out for Autobot intruders while riding on top of his shell. Spotting a flock of birds suddenly flying away in a panic, Yokuryu opened fire indiscriminately, starting multiple fires. He then decided to report back to the base, but ordered his Pteranodon shell to keep on watch in the area, and open fire on anything that moved. After making his report in-person, Goryu took him and Rairyu to investigate in case the disturbance was Autobot-caused... which it was. Spotting some suspicious bubbles in the river near where Yokuryu saw the birds, he had his shell generate a windstorm to reveal what it was. Suddenly, Blacker, Wingwaver and Machtackle appeared out of the foliage, Blacker diving in to rescue Dashtacker from the riverbed while the other Multiforcers provided cover fire. Blacker took off as a distraction, and the Dinoforcers single-mindedly gave chase, letting the Multiforce slip away and try and get out of the Decepticons' jamming field to call back to base. After quite a long chase, Blacker took a moment to rest, but Dinoforce had managed to keep on him. But Wingwaver had doubled back and after blasting Yokuryu away, knocked the two grounded Decepticons for a loop, giving him the chance to grab his injured commander and escape into the jungle. Explosion!! The Energy Base

This might be why he stopped.

Dinoforce was sent to accompany the Breastforce —now with Hellbat added to their ranks— to Marine City as backup for Drillhorn's plan to steal a massive fuel tanker, the Big Baron. Dinoforce were sent to plant a neutron bomb at a hidden location in the city. When the Autobots arrived, the Dinoforce retreated to the bomb's hiding place, Marine Tower, and lay in wait for their enemies. The six joined into Dinoking again to take out Saber, Laster and Blacker, the latter two using high-speed driving and combat maneuvers to actually topple the giant on their own while Saber took care of the Decepticons who were hijacking the fuel tanker. Tanker Hijack Operation

Having kidnapped Jan and Holi, Hellbat summoned the Dinoforce to his secret cave base with plans to use the hostages so he and the Dinoforce (well, mostly him) could unseat Leozack as Deathsaurus's right hand. They watched as Hellbat threatened Jan with a knife, then suffered alongside Jan as the Breastforcer used high sonic frequencies to torture the boy, trying to extract information about Star Saber's weaknesses. After Goryu's attempt to threaten the hostages failed to extract any information, the two were thrown in a cell, but quickly escaped. They attempted to steal Jan's communicator from the main base, being spotted by Hellbat in the attempt, but they still managed to escape and contact Star Saber. Star Saber and Galaxy Shuttle arrived and safely recovered the pair, and the pursuing Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take on the Autobot commander. Star Saber brought down an entire cliff face on the brute, and as he picked himself from the rubble, he saw the mammoth Galaxy Shuttle standing over him as well. The Dinoforce split up again and dove for a nearby lake to run away. Rescue Jan!!

When the Decepticons set up a trap in the asteroid belt to capture passing human spaceships, the Dinoforce were tasked with draining all the energy from each captured ship before they were broken down for parts. They stepped in to examine a newly captured ship, but Drillhorn's arrival with the first samples of "energy alloy" made from the ships quickly distracted the Decepticons. As Leozack left to show the sample to Deathsaurus, Drillhorn demonstrated the alloy's explosive power for Goryu, unknowingly providing the perfect distraction for Saber to disengage from the decoy ship and investigate the asteroid base. As the Dinoforce moved in to dismantle the decoy, Saber returned from his investigation, and with the need for subterfuge gone, pulled the V-Star from the decoy. Star Saber took on the entire contingent of Decepticons by himself, the separate Saber and V-Star bodies wreaking havoc and destroying the Decepticons' ship-capture devices. Dinoforce was ordered to defend the Thunder Arrow from the V-Star's attacks, which meant they were able to quickly run away to shelter inside it when the rest of the Autobot forces arrived. Deathsaurus had the Thunder Arrow pull away to preserve the spoils they'd acquired so far, leaving Breastforce to fend for themselves (though that fight didn't last long once Saber joined with the V-Star). A Fierce Battle!! The Asteroid

They spend about 50% of their screen time in varying states of this.

Dinoforce joined Deathsaurus on a journey to the Dark Nebula, where they used their complete energy stockpile to power up the gargantuan Planet-Destroying Fortress trapped within it. They celebrated as the fortress lit up... and gawped as it quickly powered down again; Deathsaurus explained he was well aware of that and just wanted to see if the death machine was still functional in the first place. After hearing the story of how the fortress came to be sealed away by Star Saber years ago, the Dinoforce were brought to tears. They were then sent to their battle stations when Yokuryu reported a brief glimpse of Star Saber and an Autobot spaceship on the long-range scanners, as Deathsaurus was absolutely livid after recalling his great loss and eager to take revenge on Star Saber right then and there. As Deathsaurus directly engaged his mortal enemy, Dinoforce piloted the Thunder Arrow in pursuit of the Autobot shuttle. The larger ship caught up with them and attached an energy tube to it, which not only drained the ship's power cells, but cut a hole in its side so the Dinoforce could board it. Their furious charge was briefly stopped by a hail of junk and debris from the Autobot Rescue Patrol Team, but they managed to overpower the Micromasters... for a moment, before a torrent of high-pressure water from Fire's water cannons sent them watersliding all the way back to the Thunder Arrow. Now really honked off, Goryu sent a massive bomb through the tube, but Jan managed to stop it by using manipulator arms to wind a steel cable around the tube and draw it tight, squeezing the tube and preventing the bomb from passing through. Bouncing off the obstruction, the bomb slid back at high speed, smashing through the Arrow's now-closed bay doors, ricocheting around the bomb bay, and eventually smashing its way out the other side of the ship, leaving the Dinoforce in a battered and scattered pile. A dazed Goryu wondered why they hadn't all been atomized in an explosion, only for Kakuryu to realize he'd not installed the bomb's ignition plug. With the Arrow damaged, the energy tube dissipated, and the ship was set adrift, both Dinoforce and Deathsaurus retreating to restore themselves and fight another day. Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress

With their energy reserves now depleted, the Breastforce and Dinoforce were dispatched to raid the massive Schaeffer Energy plant in America; the unique, incredibly powerful energy source would be a massive boon to the Decepticon war effort. While Breastforce guarded the (curiously unguarded) plant against Autobot aid, Dinoforce loaded up a transport with an entire warehouse's stock of Schaeffer Energy ore. For once, they were able to get away with it, as the Brainmasters, who had infiltrated the base to protect the ore, pulled away from the chase to protect both Star Saber and countless humans from the Decepticons' newest threat, the Breastforce combiner Liokaiser. Battle Up of Wrath!! Continuing their plundering, the Dinoforce attacked a desert oil field. Goryu spotted the incoming Galaxy Shuttle, but told his troops to ignore them and stick to draining the plant's energy. This display of seeming carelessness led the overconfident Autobots directly into a trap, as Drillhorn and Killbision popped out of the sand to shoot the shuttle down. The energy-stealing continued to go well with the lack of Autobot interference; sadly, this was not to last, as the Breastforce and Thunder Arrow were forced to retreat without the Dinoforce following a thrashing from Star Saber and Greatshot. As Dinoforce patiently awaited the pickup that was never coming, an assault from Braver and Laster, who had escaped the trap, detonated their energon cube stacks, sending Dinoforce running into the desert. Crisis! Ambush in the Desert

With the Autobots' strongest fighters seriously injured, the Decepticons ramped up their fuel raids, eager to take advantage of the Autobots' weakness. The Dinoforce attacked the New Cheyenne Airport's fuel depot, with only the seriously outgunned Dashtacker and Machtackle there to try and stop them. Wingwaver, Holi, Fire, Pīpō, and a still-injured Blacker arrived on Galaxy Shuttle as backup. But with Blacker's injury keeping him out of the fight, the Dinoforce were able to overwhelm the Autobots and run off with a ton of pilfered energon. Ginrai Dies!! Next they attacked the Energy Road in America, a cross-country highway used by a massive tractor-trailer that hauled energy supplies from the west coast to the east. When a squad of Autobots arrived, Leozack and Hellbat left to take on the flying Multiforcers, and Dinoforce moved on the tanker. Drastically outnumbered, Multiforce combined into Landcross, and while he initially got the upper hand on the Decepticons, Dinoforce merged into Dinoking to take him on, even throwing one of the gigantic energy containers directly in front of Landcross and detonating it with a blast from his axe. Swatting away the new arrivals Laster and Braver, Dinoking moved to torture Landcross a bit, toying with the Autobot and beating him down repeatedly. Landcross was saved by the arrival of Victory Leo, the reborn form of the Autobot Commander God Ginrai, who absolutely trounced all of the Decepticons. Dinoking tried the "throw a volatile energy tank" move again, but Victory Leo shot it before he could get to the "throw" part, and the resulting explosion blasted Dinoking into his component robots, who quickly ran for the hills. Fight!! Victory Leo

The Dinoforce and Leozack were sent to pillage an oil refinery in Pakistan, having been assured there would be no counterattack, as any attempt by the Autobots to interfere would result in a missile strike against a helpless human population center courtesy of Deathsaurus's new orbiting missile platform. Unfortunately, the nearby Victory Leo hadn't been alerted to the threat, and he charged in to smack Dinoforce around, blowing off Leozack's warning as a mere bluff. As Goryu moved to call his commander in retaliation, the Brainmasters arrived to restrain Victory Leo to prevent a missile strike, much to the Decepticons' amusement. Dinoforce continued to create energon cubes and haul them away, mocking the impotent Autobots as they did. Star Saber arrived as well, and after an argument and scuffle with Victory Leo, the two merged into the "Victory Saber" superjet. With their speed now boosted to never-before-seen levels, the pair blasted off to destroy the missile satellite before it could launch another attack, and the Brainmasters were finally free to send the Decepticons packing. The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification

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Victory comic

Yokuryu and the Dinoforce rode their shells into battle, ransacking the planet Earth. They attempted to escalate the devastation by forming Dinoking, but were stopped cold by the power of Landcross. So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!

Yokuryu stood watch as Kakuryu went through his daily fitness routine. Star Saber, Warrior of Love!

When Emperor Deathsaurus wanted to assemble a team of young boys for...um...anyway, he sent Yokuryu to Earth to kidnap Jan Minakaze. Interrupting the first meeting of the Autobot boy sidekicks, the Victories, Yokuryu scooped Jan up into his mouth and flew him back to the Thunder Arrow. Danger, Jan! Hurry, Star Saber!

As the Autobots infiltrated the Decepticon Space Stronghold, their sudden appearance scattered Yokuryu and the Dinoforce. The fighting soon ceased as the Decepticons revealed they only sought energy for their families, including the adorable Dinobabies. The Grand Victory War

2005 IDW continuity

Yokuryu was part of Deathsaurus's contingent of Decepticons stationed in their Warworld. In agreement with Tarn, Deathsaurus and his forces joined with the Decepticon Justice Division to continue the Decepticon dream and eliminate Megatron. The Permanent Revolution

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

BAAAWWK

• Yokuryu (Dinoforce, 1989)

• ID number: D-326
• Accessories: Pteranodon shell, shell back, "Pterano Gun", right Dinoking fist
• Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

A redeco of the Pretender Monster Wildfly, Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Yokuryu transforms into a gargoyle-like creature. He can also form either arm to the team's combined mode, Dinoking, though his nominal placement is as the giant's right arm.

He comes with a rubbery, cyborg Pteranodon shell he hides inside. The back of the shell can also store his rifle and the Dinoking fist. This shell, like all the Dinoforce shells, has a pair of QC flaws that appear nearly universal: the shell has a nasty tendency to "sweat" an oily residue, plus the metallic paints age poorly, with the gold famously developing a green patina, while the silver just gets uneven and grody-looking. While some water and a little bit of hand-soap should take care of the slime, there's not much to be done about the green discoloration.

• More information on Yokuryu at TFU.info

• Dinoking (Dinoforce giftset, 1989)

• ID number: D-328
• Accessories: Pteranodon shell, shell back, "Pterano Gun", right Dinoking fist
• Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy)

All six members of the Dinoforce were available both in individual boxes, and in a complete six-piece giftset. While there are no differences in the toys themselves, the giftset lacks any bio or Tech Spec cards for the individual components, only having cards for the combined mode.

• More information on Dinoking at TFU.info

Legacy

FIST DELIVERY

• Dinoking (Gift set, 2024)

• TakaraTomy name: Decepticon Dinoking (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
• TakaraTomy ID number: TL-89
• TakaraTomy release date: March 29, 2025
• Accessories: Fist-cannon
• Known designers: Evan Brooks (Hasbro), Shuhei Umezu and Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy), Amy Bence (packaging)^[1][2]

Finally achieving the form this mold was clearly meant to be from the beginning, Legacy: United Yokuryu is a redeco and new-head retooling of Legacy: Evolution Core Class Swoop, transforming into a robotic Pteranodon. Instead of Swoop's twin blasters, he comes with an all-new "cannon" accessory that is blatantly just a super robot forearm chunk.

Yokuryu also forms the right arm to Dinoking. While he technically can form the left arm as well, his blatant forearm chunk has a right-handed fist, so.

You can also arm him with Doryu's scythe-weapon, to match Yokuryu's scythe-having anime portrayal if you like.

He was only available in a Hasbro Pulse Con 2024 box set of six Dinoforce members, along with Doryu, Gairyu, Goryu, Kakuryu, and Rairyu. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's T-SPARK banner.

Notes

• Yokuryū corresponds with 翼竜, meaning "Wing Dinosaur". The term is used to refer to the pterosaurs.
• Of the not-Goryu-or-Kakuryu members of Dinoforce, Yokuryu has the most screen time and lines as an individual in the Victory cartoon. Likely this is just by virtue of being the only flier and therefore easier to have him, you know, do things the rest of the team can't, typically recon. Though like the other three, he definitely lacks any noteworthy personality other than "kind of stupid".
• The Victory anime depicted the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with (usually). Yokuryu carries a scythe, though he can also shoot energy from the spike at the top like it was a gun. However, in "Explosion!! The Energy Base", not only is he carrying a rifle based on his toy's gun, but also a second handheld blaster apparently based on the blaster-knuckled Dinoking fist he comes with! Sadly, the actual toy can't use the fist in this manner.
• The Power of the Primes Cutthroat toy had an alternate head based on Yokuryu / Wildfly that was never used.

Foreign names

• English: Wildfly (Omni Productions dub)
• Mandarin: Chángzuǐguài (China, 长嘴怪, "Long-mouthed Monster")