
Zoids 2 - Helic Republic VS Guylos Empire (aka Zoids 2 - Herikku Kyouwakoku VS Gairosu Teikoku) is a PlayStation simulation game set in the Zoids universe. Early on, both sides used their past Zoids, the model line focusing entirely on reissues of popular past kits. His regent, Prozen, took the opportunity to resume the conflict between the Guylos Empire and the Republic. After decades of peace, the current Emperor died, leaving only the young Rudolph as his heir. The Zoids revival in 1999 included both an anime and a new battle story. The Zenebas Zoids were mostly red and silver and more armored, the Helic more skeletal and favoring blue and grey.

Their main weapons were Zoids, living war machines built from metal-based lifeforms native to planet Zi. Otherwise, its body is an artificial mechanical construct like any other mecha.īeginning fairly early after the start of the original Japanese Zoid releases, the battle story first introduced the conflict between two rival nations: the Helic Republic and Zenebas Empire. The Core is considered to be 'alive', making the Zoid a living creature. A Zoid is essentially a mechanical animal formed around a techno-organic 'core' (known as a "Zoid Core"), which serves as its heart and mind.

Zoids are fictional mechanical life-forms, found on the planet Zi. The various anime series, comics, manga books and video games all serve as tie-in media products for the franchise, to expand both consumer base and franchise recognition. The franchise has expanded from strictly motorized model kits to highly detailed and posable model kits, action figures and even PVC figurines.


The majority of the franchise is built around and focused on the various model kit series. Zoids is a multi-media model-kit-based franchise originating from Japanese toy company Tomy (now Takara-Tomy) though now produced by various companies through licenses.
