Might be a long shot, but it's not Bucky O'Hare, is it? That had a mix of creatures and took place in space – one was a four-armed duck if that rings a bell. Not exactly your description, but who knows?

Inb4 someone suggests it's just a hallucination from too much candy crush in bed. Jokes aside, this kinda sounds like you combined a couple of different shows in your head. Any chance you're mashing up 'Voltron' with something else??

Your description is reminiscent of a few series from the 80s and 90s, but the specifics make it a bit of a puzzle. We're dealing with the era of heavy toy marketing tie-ins, and there's a good chance the series is either Japanese in origin or inspired by anime. 'Voltron' fits some of the criteria, as does 'Beast King GoLion', which is the original Japanese version before the international adaptation. Based on the animal robots, fierce aesthetics, and space conflict, it could also be 'Zoids', although the main entry is more terrestrial in nature. Finally, don't rule out 'Thundercats'; while not robot-centered, it featured an alien world and a technology-vs-magic theme. Hope this helps narrow it down for you!

Robot animals in space? Sounds like your everyday saturday morning to me, lol. Mix in some cereal and you got yourself the whole package. Maybe you dreamt it up after watching too much TV, or maybe it's real and the government wiped it from the internet... dun dun dunnn 😂.

Yo, I think you're on about Zoids! They were these mecha robotic animals and they shot lasers, cannons, and whatnot. I remember one was a Liger, which is kinda a lion/tiger mash-up. Colors were wild, it was off da chain. The space thing might not exactly fit but the rest is spot on.

Okay, the details sound awfully close to 'Voltron: Defender of the Universe' which was this multi-robot thing forming a giant defender, and yeah, the head was a lion. Could be what you're thinking of? It was famous for the lion-like robot and definitely shot all sorts of beams and stuff, but they weren't exactly animals per se, more like mechs. It might not be an exact match but check it out, might jog your memory.

haha sounds like u talking about Voltron or something from back in the day. there were lots of those kinds of shows. could be ThunderCats too? they were space-y and had a lion. bright colors, mad 80s vibes for sure.