[Roanstalker]

Sorakage is the second Golden Brave to be revived. His name means Flying Shadow in japanese. I dont know how he supposed to hide himself when he's full of bling bling though.

His bird mode is a bit wierd. The talons his legs becomes arent that great looking. I've mentioned this in the Shadow Dagwon review but Guard Hawk and Sorakage share very similar designs transformation wise. He can flip up his launchers on his back for an offensive but they cant be completely unfolded with the missiles in them (But thats one heck of a missile rack). I like his golden flame tail.



Some originality went into designing how his head is revealed. The face is actually not concealed in the bird head but on his tail. When the tail is pushed up to form his chest the his head is flipped out and meets the bird head. He has good articulation. Two on each arm and three on each leg (counting the feet). This allows him to walk forward.



His flame tail becomes the sheathe for his sword. He can also utilise his missile launcher in this form.



He also has a sickle weapon that should have a small ball accesory and strings to attach it but I dont have the string.



He can also throw shurikens from his wrists.



"Daiku Gattai! Sky Goldran!" (Great Air Union! Sky Goldran!)
Sorakage can combine with Goldran to form Sky Goldran giving him aerial capabilities as well as more missiles! Surprisingly with Sorakage's addition he can still stand.



Alternative angle.



Next up is Leon Kaiser. One of the last Braves to be revived. He is similar to Goldran in that the main guy is a small vehicle who has a giant beast partner to hook up to. I'm a bit dumbfound that the jet's name is Leon and the Lion's name is Kaiser. Not the other way round...

Leon's alternate form is a jet. One of those that you just look from the bottom and you can immediately tell its a robot in disquise. Jets make terrible transformations if your main mission on earth is to DISGUISE yourself. For Leon this isnt so much a problem.



Leon's robot mode hints at things to come. He has balljointed elbows. Something that rarely reared its head till Beast Wars where everyone and their mother had them.



Thanks to his transformation he can pose with his Naginata Sword and actually look somewhat good.



Kaiser is Leon's trusty companion. He looks a bit awkward but does his job. Just dont open his mouth cos Leon Kaiser's face is hidden there. He has a missile pack underneath his chin and he aint afraid of using it .



Unchromed gold...



One more.



"Ju-oh Gattai! Leon Kaiser!" (Beast King Union! Leon Kaiser!)
He is the stiffest of the Golden Braves. He has two points of articulation. Pitiful. But he looks a hell of a lot better than Gaohn IMO. You may have noticed theres some smudges on his shoulder stickers (as well as Leon's wing stickers). Bad quality?



Leon Kaiser has two weapons along with his missiles. The Kaiser Javelin and Kaiser gun (which is Kaiser's tail). The Kaiser gun is pretty unconvincing. In fact the Kaiser gun in the anime looks like its directly ripped from a Gundam series.



Leon Kaiser can also combine with Sorakage for a Sky mode but he doesnt use this form in the series at all.



Alternative view.



Leon with Kaiser in vehicle mode.



Leon with Kaiser in robot mode.



Next up, Great Goldran!