Brave Command Dagwon
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| 勇者指令ダグオン (Brave Command Dagwon) |
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| Genre | Mecha, Action, Science Fiction |
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| Directed by | Akira Oguro, Tetsuya Yanagisawa |
| Studio | Sunrise (Studio 7) |
| Network | Nagoya TV |
| Original run | February 3, 1996 – January 25, 1997 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
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Brave Command Dagwon (勇者指令ダグオン Yuusha Shirei Daguon?) is a Japanese anime series begun in 1996, created by Sunrise under the direction of Akira Oguro and Tetsuya Yanagisawa, and was the seventh Yuusha or "Brave" metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.
Earth is the target of the former Sargasso prisoners who took over the prison asteroid and attack our planet. To counter this, Brave Seijin chose seven (initially, only five; Geki and Rai joined later on) youngsters from Earth to receive the DagBraces and turn into Dagwon, the alien aequivalent to "brave".
Drawing inspiration from Super Sentai, the youngsters can don battle suits by activating their braces with the voice command "Try Dagwon!", which grant them pseudo-elemental powers and attacks as well as amplified physical power and advanced protection. If that is not enough, they have personal vehicles at their disposal which can turn into humanoid robots. Through Fusion Combine (融合合体 Yuugou Gattai?), they merge with their vehicles and control their humanoid forms as if they were their own bodies. If even greater power is needed, the heroes can merge with additional support units, or even with each other to create stronger robotic warriors.
In addition to the heroes, other friendly mechanical aliens arrive to aid their quest. Lian, last survivor of his race, is essentially a huge sword who helped the team after they've proven their worth to him. Gunkid, who can take on the form of a jet or a bazooka, was initially on Sargasso's side before he decided to help the Dagwon team. Lian proceeded to become the teacher of Gunkid.
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[edit] Composition
Dagwon consists of 48 episodes, first aired on Nagoya TV from February 3, 1996 to January 25, 1997. It's success warranted the two-episode OVA "The Boy with Crystal Eyes", which came out in September of 1997. The show is, as of May 2006, not licensed in the US.
It is interesting to note that, despite the series' lack of popularity among children, it found an audience among young females, who enjoyed the bishounen main characters.
[edit] The Team
[edit] En Daidouji
 En Daidouji |
 Fire En |
 Fire Dagwon |
 Power Dagwon |
The fire warrior. Hot-headed and determined, he often locks heads with Kai, who just so happens to be his superior in school. He's the only one on the team who has two different vehicular bodies (that can merge into one).
| Try Dagwon | En = Fire En |
| Yuugou Gattai | Fire En + Fire Stratos = DagFire |
| Kaen Gattai | DagFire + Fire Jumbo + Fire Ladder + Fire Rescue = Fire Dagwon |
| Gouriki Gattai | DagFire + Fire Shovel = Power Dagwon |
| Chou Kaen Gattai | Fire Dagwon + Power Dagwon = Super Fire Dagwon |
| Fire En + Dag Base Mobile = Dag Base Robo |
[edit] Kai Hirose
 Kai Hirose |
 Turbo Kai |
 DagTurbo is the first from the right. |
 Super Liner Dagwon |
The speed warrior. Head of the student council and practicer of Kendo. Tries to remind the team of their job and that it's not only fun and games.
| Try Dagwon | Kai = Turbo Kai |
| Yuugou Gattai | Turbo Kai + Turbo Liner = DagTurbo |
| Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing = Liner Dagwon |
| Chou Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon |
[edit] Shin Sawamura
 Shin Sawamura |
 Armor Shin |
DagArmor is the first from the left. |
Super Liner Dagwon |
The weapons warrior. A luckless flirt who is skilled at martial arts and likes to blow stuff up.
| Try Dagwon | Shin = Armor Shin |
| Yuugou Gattai | Armor Shin + Armor Liner = DagArmor |
| Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing = Liner Dagwon |
| Chou Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon |
[edit] Yoku Kazamatsuri
 Yoku Kazamatsuri |
 Wing Yoku |
DagWing is the second from the left. |
Super Liner Dagwon |
The sky warrior. Shy and geeky, he's the brains of the team.
| Try Dagwon | Yoku = Wing Yoku |
| Yuugou Gattai | Wing Yoku + Wing Liner = DagWing |
| Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing = Liner Dagwon |
| Chou Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon |
[edit] Ryu Hashiba
 Ryu Hashiba |
 Shadow Ryu |
 Shadow Dagwon |
The shadow warrior. Calm, mysterious and a puzzle even to his team members. He's the only one to have "subordinates", animal robots stored in the form of cards.
| Try Dagwon | Ryu = Shadow Ryu |
| Yuugou Gattai | Shadow Ryu + Shadow Jet = DagShadow |
| Kijuu Gattai | DagShadow + Guard Lion + Guard Wolf + Guard Hawk = Shadow Dagwon |
[edit] Geki Kuroiwa
 Geki Kuroiwa |
 Drill Geki |
 DagDrill |
Super Liner Dagwon |
The ground warrior.
| Try Dagwon | Geki = Drill Geki |
| Yuugou Gattai | Drill Geki + Drill Liner = DagDrill |
| Chou Juuren Gattai | DagTurbo + DagArmor + DagWing + DagDrill = Super Liner Dagwon |
[edit] Rai Utsumi
 Rai Utsumi |
 Thunder Rai |
 Thunder Dagwon |
The thunder warrior.
| Try Dagwon | Rai = Thunder Rai |
| Yuugou Gattai | Thunder Rai + Thunder Bike = DagThunder |
| Raimei Gattai | DagThunder + Thunder Shuttle = Thunder Dagwon |
[edit] The Allies
[edit] Brave Seijin
The alien police officer who gave the team their powers.
[edit] Lian
A sword-shaped old warrior whose race was exterminated by Sargasso a long time ago.
[edit] Gunkid
A young artillery unit who used to be corrupted by Sargasso, but eventually joined Dagwon.
[edit] See also
- Brave Command Dagwon - The Boy with Crystal Eyes
| Preceded by The Brave of Gold Goldran |
Brave series 1996-1997 |
Succeeded by The King of Braves GaoGaiGar |
