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Battle Story takes place in several different forms. It can be pieced together from the perspective of individual Zoid boxes, which will generally explain how a Zoid was introduced at different stages in the ongoing war. Or alternatively, several publications about Battle Story have been dedicated to telling the chronology from the perspective of a more holistic narrative. The term "Battle Story" stems from these publications.
 
Battle Story takes place in several different forms. It can be pieced together from the perspective of individual Zoid boxes, which will generally explain how a Zoid was introduced at different stages in the ongoing war. Or alternatively, several publications about Battle Story have been dedicated to telling the chronology from the perspective of a more holistic narrative. The term "Battle Story" stems from these publications.
   
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Revision as of 02:15, 3 October 2019

The Battle Story is a narrative portrayed in the context of Zoids models. Specifically, Zoid Boxes and Zoids Print Media have had a "Battle Story" attached to them. While there are similarities to the events in Zoids Anime and Video Games, these are considered separate timelines.

Battle story predominantly covers the events taking place through the ZAC timeline.

Not all model kit releases have a Battle Story included with them (notably, international releases had plain boxes without any battle story printed on them)

Much of Battle Story is in Japanese, and therefore translations used on this wiki may vary in quality. Please visit the article The Zoids File for an official summary from the English version of the Chaotic Century Manga.

Overview

When Zoid Model kits were first released circa 1982/1983, they were toys and did not have any story related to them. However, as the line gained traction, writers began to affix backstory to these toys.

Battle story first introduced the conflict between two rival nations: the Helic Republic who coexisted with Zoids, and the Zenebas Empire who used them as tools. While TOMY at the time had a focus on delivering toys, the world building and story was weak. Zoids was considered a trailblazer for TOMY in this respect.

With the release of the Gojulas the designers introduced the Red Horn as its rival, setting the stage for the friend versus foe conflict in the market.

Battle Story takes place in several different forms. It can be pieced together from the perspective of individual Zoid boxes, which will generally explain how a Zoid was introduced at different stages in the ongoing war. Or alternatively, several publications about Battle Story have been dedicated to telling the chronology from the perspective of a more holistic narrative. The term "Battle Story" stems from these publications.

Zoids Battle Story (publication)

Main article: Zoids Battle Story (publication)

New Battle Story

Main article: New Battle Story

Blox

Main article: Zoids BLOX

The toyline shifted to match, introducing the new posable "Blox" kits (first sold in 2002) as the creation of humans who had fled there to remain neutral in the original conflict. They sold their work to both sides during the Republic's bid to regain their homeland. The ensuing battles—and the battle story portion of the toyline—ended with the Republic reclaiming their capital, forcing the Zenebas Empire back to the western half of the Central Continent.

Three Tigers

Main article: Three Tigers (Battle Story)

Rebirth Century

Main article: Zoids: Rebirth Century