I read some manuals says Geon become “Super” by eating the meat of the monsters it deafeted. So presumably this means Beetle Mania, Poison Ghost(Eeew) and Rocky(Ouch). He was also my favorite of the original trio as a kid, but lately I prefer Cyber woo.

The Sega Genesis manual says a monster’s brain(guess who’s) was harvested by the Japanese government and put into a mecha so they could rule the world, but Woo managed to break free when the central computer computer exploded.

Speaking of which, in the arcade version, Woo was described as the Attack Monster. He is also considered High Tier in the Genesis version.

The invading aliens are called the “DONAVERE Star System Federation” according to the Genesis manual.

The I. T. O stands for Iagoly Telltale Object and the nose picks up date, whilst the spines on back transmit it to the DONAVERE star system federation.

The Genesis manual says Huge Frogger: is captain of the “Search and Destroy Force”, evolved from swamp dwelling reptiles and the helmet is to protect him from Earth’s atmosphere. He has powerful grapples in the Genesis version.

Eiffelyte is: Part of the “Special tactics strike Force”, is a parasite of unknown species, is known for his destructive and violent tendenceis so much the DONAVERE Federation is reluctant to use him at times.

His moveset was rapidly expanded as when counted separately, his Arcade/SNES Humanoid and flying form don’t have many moves. Besides puppeting his zombie, he has a health sapping grapple.

Claw Head looks WAY cooler and expressive then Bogun. Like how one of his head’s has one eye, the face in his lower mouth and his toothed tongue.

Claw Head is “Bio Weapon No. 39″ and is an experimental bio weapon created from the DNA of multiple living beings, incorporating only the strong points of such creatures.

Along with Cyber Woo, Clawhead is considered the most powerful fighters among those who play the game.

Also that little thing you described as looking like Gen-An was described as one of the creatures used for Claw Head’s creation, explaining the resemblance it has to one of Claw Head’s heads.

Beetle Master was always my favorite. I always wondered about him as his body seems part organic and part mechnical. Like how did he get like that or is his species naturally like that.

The Genesis manual says Beetle Master is Chief of Staff of the DONAVERE Star System federation and the supreme commander of the invasion force. His species evolved from insects and his home was the red planet, MINOO which has since “blown up and no longer exists.”

Aqua Slug is the special provisions instigator of the Donavere star system and was initially sent to find potential food resources under the sea. However currently he is NO 2 Master Destroyer of the resistance. It also explains his anatomy. Aqua Slug has powerful special moves, but the lowest stun percentage.

Lavicus is the Vice-Leader and his job is to the protect the last bastions of the federation from the resisting monsters. He is stated to be Famardy’s brother.

In the Genesis games, Lavicus is the only character to not have a secret move of any sort. He is considered the weakest character, but that staid he has the second highest stun chance and the highest mobility of the fighters. So even if Lavicus is low tier, its not that big of a gap.

Famardy is the sole monster to NOT be in the Genesis Version, though some info in the manual and internal data indicates Famardy was once considered for the position of the game’s unplayable final boss.

The final boss is instead a mirror match against a copy of your fighter with an unusable palette, that is usually darker in color. Famardy is cool, but I consider not having Famardy a worthy trade for the Genesis Versions’s awesome gameplay. It might be my nostalgia speaking, but the Genesis version might worth an article.

Anyhow thanks for posting this review, it made my day!