Behemoth (Air Gear)

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[edit] Behemoth (ベヒーモス)

Team status: D Class - Disbanded

[edit] Introduction

Behemoth (ベヒーモス, Behīmosu^?) is a fictional Air Treck team in the manga/anime Air Gear by Oh! great.

[edit] Team Members

Akira Udou (宇童 アキラ, Udō Akira^?)

• Voiced by: Kenji Nojima

Former leader of the gigantic, once-powerful, D-class Storm Rider organization "Behemoth." Together with Agito, he was also once a member of the Wind SWAT team. Due to a series of unfortunate events, Akira turns on his former colleague and gains possession of the Fang Regalia until Agito retrieves it with the Kogarasumaru in a challenge. Nicknamed the "Chō Jyū" (超獣, Super Beast, i.e. Behemoth^?), Akira is a fearsome opponent and is characterized by a large lion. His elite AT skills and the ability to wield the Fang Regalia proves too much to handle even for Agito, the Fang King himself.

Mitsuru Bandō (坂東 ミツル, Bandō Mitsuru^?)

Sometimes referred to as the "Cyclops Hammer", Mitsuru Bandō is one of the four elite members of Behemoth, the "Shi Sei Jyū" (四聖獣, lit. "four mythical beasts"^?). Mitsuru specializes in close combat, using his ultra-destructive punching power as his main weapon. He is characterized as large cyclops with a long sledge hammer, just like his nickname. When coupled with the speed of his AT, Mitsuru's punches result in damage of diabolical proportions. During the Behemoth VS Kogarasumaru challenge, he fought Ikki and was thoroughly defeated. Ikki was able to beat him by playing a form of paper, rock, scissors. With the arrest of Akira at the hands of the Wind SWAT team, Bandō now seeks to establish his own Storm Rider team.

Fūmei Goshogawara (五所瓦 風明, Goshogawara Fūmei^?)

Known as the "Deceiving Bomb". Like Mitsuru, he is also a member of the Shi Sei Jyū. Goshogawara's peculiarly long arms serve as his means of attack. He seems to be able to re-locate his joints after having them twisted out of place. According to Agito, his special technique is "Hundred" (a move that caused so much friction due to blows that Buccha's skin was burning). Supposedly, it is an attack that is able to brush aside numerous enemies within the duration of a few seconds. His opponent was Buccha during the Behemoth VS Kogarasumaru match. Goshogawara emerged victorious after he simply overwhelmed Buccha with his battle ability. He is often characterized as a digger wasp.

Ryō Mimasaka (美作 涼, Mimasaka Ryō^?)

The lone female member of the Shi Sei Jyū. She goes by the alias of "Gorgon Shell" (石化の盾, lit. "petrifying shield"^?). The title is appropriate because of the "Oshiroibori" (白粉彫り, "Oshiroibori"^?) tattoos, which are almost invisible to the naked eye (until they are exposed to body heat), that cover a substantial portion of her body. The tattoos work in conjunction with her body movements to hypnotize the opponent to the point that their metabolism slows down so much that it leads to paralysis (hence Mimasaka's title, the "Gorgon Shell", in reference to the Gorgon Medusa from Greek mythology). She is said to be amongst the top ten female riders of Japan. Despite her powers, however, her soul was "liberated" by Onigiri during their match, and thus earning the Kogarasumaru their single decisive victory over the Shi Sei Jyū. Onigiri was able to win because of his awkward way of riding upside down. Since he viewed the tattoos upside down they had the opposite effect, actually increasing his metabolism and activating his "smell road." She is often characterized as a snake.

Yasuyoshi Sano (左 安良, Sano Yasuyoshi^?)

The final member of the Shi Sei Jyū, and appears to be the strongest of the four. Sano is known as the "Iron Clock" (時の支配者, lit. "manipulator of time"^?) due to his ability to seemingly "stop" time. Though some translations have started using "Aeon Clock" as it seems to fit the future translations better. While Sano is an outstanding AT user with awesome speed, his most devastating weapon is his brilliant mind. Exploiting the laws of physics, Sano was able to render himself virtually invisible to Kazu (and the audience) during their battle. The battle ended with Sano as the victor, however he was suprised that Kazu was able to move even though he "stopped" his time. Strangely enough, Yasuyoshi and Spitfire were once both men seeking to achieve the Flame Road. The former seemed to have abandoned that goal for reasons unknown. He recently battled Gabishi and was nearly defeated after Gabishi figured a way around his "Time" ability. He was saved by Nue, but not before he slammed a motorcycle over the top of Gabishi's head.