previous Zoids series, mostly Blox Zoids. Additionally, the animators were working on a lower budget than those on the previous shows. While the series reused animation models from the earlier shows, several of them were altered. New animation models were also created for some previously seen Zoids. Examples include: The Blade Liger received an entirely new animation model, one that was far more accurate to the TOMY model kit. The Sabre Tiger's model was altered to include the numerous small cannons that had been omitted in the previous series. All the Dark Horns seen sported dual Gattlings and two horns, based on McMann's custom variant from Chaotic Century. All the Red Horns featured had Dark horn-style glowing green canopies and powerplants. All the Iron Kongs seen in the show featured Gattling cannons on their shoulders in place of their usual weapons; this version was first seen in Zoids: Chaotic Century. All the Gun Snipers seen were of the heavily armed custom configuration used by Leena Toros in Zoids: New Century Zero. The upper pincer of the Lord Gale's X-Breaker Claw is longer than the bottom, whereas on the model, they are of equal length. Japanese edit Like the previous series, there is a significant difference between the Japanese and American versions. However, where the American versions of the first two series had material removed from them, the Japanese version of Fuzors had new material added to it. The animators took advantage of the year's difference between the American and Japanese releases to alter some elements of the show. Most of the first thirteen episodes feature differences in footage, usually minor changes through the addition of extra visual effects during fusion sequences. The most notable exception is episode 2, where they scrapped the original version and made a completely new one which was almost entirely different from its American counterpart. This change introduced a continuity error. In the Japanese version of episode 2, the Killer Spiner featured a new transformation sequence completely different from the one used in the American episode. However, in the Japanese version of episode 7, the Killer Spiner uses the same transformation as the American version. The opening animation of the American version from episode 20 onwards depicts a sequence of the Energy Liger running alongside the Liger Zero Falcon, its energy charger connecting to the Falcon's body. For some reason, this scene never occurred in either