List of Gun Sword characters
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This is a list of the fictional characters in the Japanese anime Gun Sword (full name Gun x Sword, the "x" is silent). It mus be noted that the story of Gun x Sword does not take place on Earth, but on a fictive planet known as the "Planet of Endless Illusion".
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[edit] Protagonists
[edit] Van
Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino (Japanese), David Vincent (English)
Van is the primary protagonist of the series. He is travelling the world, searching after a mysterious man with an artificial claw hand who killed his bride, Elena, on the day of their wedding. Van swore to kill this man to avenge Elena.
His primary weapon is a shape-memory cloth held at his side like a pistol. This can change configuration to a dueling sword or extend to grapple or embed itself into walls. Van can also spin it in place from its hilt at high speed to act as a efficient shield against projectiles.
Through his travels he has been given several titles, including: "Van the Unemployed", "Van the Freeloader", "Hangover Van", "Van the Crybaby", "Steel Van", "Pretty Van from the Garbage Dump", "Van of the Dawn", "Van the Nice Guy", "Van that Weird Guy who Helped Out", and, "Van the Devil's Swallowtail Suit". Although laconic and calm of nature, whenever information about the Claw's whereabouts are mentioned, he quickly shifts to extreme anger.
His white Armor, Dann of Thursday, or simply Dann, is held in place over the planet in a crucifix-shaped satellite, and is launched to his position when he twists his hat 180 degrees and swings a 'V' with his sword in the air. It is one of the strongest armors on the planet, and uses a sword as its primary weapon. Due to Van's position as one of the "original seven" he needs to enter his armor once a week to regenerate. If he does not, he will die.
Van tries his best to remain uninvolved with those he meets along his way, and if he does help them, he does so out of public sight. He has an extremely low tolerance for alcohol, and drinks milk instead. When dining, he asks for all the available seasonings, and after smothering his dish in them he eats and yells phrases such as "SPICY!" "IT'S DELICIOUS!", "DAMN!" "THAT'S GOOD!" and "IT GOT COLD!". Although unexplained at first, he also possesses an unusual scar on his chest; a circle split vertically down the center with seven lines radiating from the outside.
Van has a habit of forgetting the names of those he meets on his travels, especially Wendy and Carmen, much to their chagrin.
[edit] Wendy Garret
Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)
Wendy is Van's first travelling companion and joins him to find her brother who had been kidnapped by the Claw. Wendy is kind, compassionate and determined and often wishes to assist those in need of help that they meet during their travel, in contrast to Van's policy of leaving everbody to him/herself. Around her neck is a pink tortoise, Haseo, that serves as a good luck charm, given to her by her brother. In the first episode it does so by stopping an incoming bullet meant for her.
Wendy grew up in a town called Evergreen with her brother, whom she deeply cares for as he protected her from danger in her early childhood days.
She carries her brother's gun which she retrieved after his kidnapping. The gun contains only one bullet, and Wendy does not use it until the final episode of the anime.
[edit] Carmen 99
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Carmen 99 (real name, Carul Mendosa) is a bright and self-sufficient intelligence agent/mercenary who Van and Wendy encounters in the second episode of the anime, although Van apparently has met her before. The nickname 'Carmen 99', comes both from her bust measurement (99 cm) and the number of hidden accessories she always carries. Carmen grew up in the town of Trinolia with her uncle and his daughter (having lost her parents), both of whom she shared a close friendship with until she left the town. Throughout the series, Carmen frequently leaves Van and Wendy's company to later reunite with them, until she finally joins forces with them at the final stand to save the planet.
[edit] Ray Lundgren
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Liam O'Brien (English)
Ray is a withdrawn and ruthless Armor pilot whose wife, Shimo, was killed by the Man with the claw hand. He first appears in episode 4 at the last minute, making his main appearance in episode 5 but is opposed at first to Van. Like Van, he travels to find the Man with the claw hand and exact his revenge by killing him. Unlike Van he has far fewer qualms over who dies by interfering with him, something Van despises and is easily provoked by. However, according to Josua, he apparently was completely different in behavior prior to his wife's death. Later in the series he reveals that he seeks to kill the Claw and then die too in order to meet Yoshimo again. Like Van, he also abstains from alcohol, drinking water instead. Near the end of the series his eyes are injured and his vision is blurred. His vision remains blurred until he is killed on episode 24.
His rivalry with Van stems from the fact that both of them want to kill the Claw. Later in the series, they work together, although Ray shows little concern for Van, even when engaged in combat with enemies.
Ray's primary weapon is a katana-shaped gun with a large magazine where the blade would be. He holds it just ahead of the hilt and spins it to fire streams of bullets. He has several hidden weapons, such as the heels of his shoes. One acts as a very small hand held gun, while the other provides a way of summoning and remote controlling his armor.
[edit] Vulcan
Vulcan is Ray's armor (not one of the Original Seven), and was built by his late wife Shimo who was killed by the Claw Man. It is armed with a long-range rifle and a strong handgun that is fired by connecting a pressurized hose to the power source. In contrast to Van's armor, Ray summons Vulcan by repeatedly firing his gun downwards into the ground to trace out a circle around himself, signaling where it will rise from the underground encased within a hard protective shell. The shell also serves to protect him while shooting his rifle long-range. Vulcan also has an extremely powerful beam weapon, but it has one major setback; it takes a long time to charge. Ray has also equipped Vulcan with a special energy dissipating cloak which absorbs energy blasts, giving him a huge advantage against other armors using energy ammunition. When not in combat it moves in a large drilling vehicle which can burst up from the ground wherever Ray summons it.
It is later revealed that Vulcan served as a inspiration for the construction of beam weapons on the Original Seven armors (5 of the armors to be exact)., since Shimo worked with the persons who designed the Original Seven. She did not work with the actually people that built the Original Seven, and the beam weapons were recent upgrades to the armours also.
[edit] Joshua Lundgren
Voiced by: Junko Noda (Japanese), Yuri Lowenthal (English)
Joshua is Ray's brother and is talkative, upbeat and sociable. Though he deeply cares for Ray, he is entirely different in behaviour than his older brother. Joshua claims his brother changed to his present behaviour after his wife, Yoshimo's, death at the hands of the Claw Man, and although he also loved Yoshimo, he wishes for Ray to accept her death and return home instead of exating his avenge on her killer. Joshua has great technical skills, being able to repair numerous everyday items, analyze armor weaknesses, and even set up timed explosives.
[edit] The El Dorado Five
Barrio Voiced by: Katsuhisa Houki (Japanese), Harry Molloy (English)
Carlos Voiced by: Takashi Taguchi (Japanese), William Knight (English)
Jose Voiced by: Matomu Kiyokawa (Japanese), Michael Forest (English)
Nero Voiced by: Masaharu Satou (Japanese), Michael Sorich (English)
The Eldorado Five consist of four aging but boisterous Armor pilots, Nero, Josè, Carlos, and Barrio. They spend their days reminiscing about past battles, which annoys the rest of their town to no end, fuelled by their great liking for alcohol. The fifth member, Chizuru, has already passed away. Each of their Armors can unite into a one gigantic mecha (Legs, Torso, Head and Shoulders, Arms, Backpack) called El Dorado Five, which posess great strength and power. The inn they frequently visit is managed by Yukiko, Chizuru's granddaughter.
Van and Wendy first meet them in their home town boasting about their deeds as armor pilots. When the town is attacked by a scientist who feels himself neglected by the town community, they arrive on the scene and unite into the Eldorado Five for the first time in many years and defeat the villain. After this incident, their respect in the eyes of the town youngsters rises considerably. Later they also join Van's company to defeat the Claw and save the world.
A comic trait is that Carlos is nearly always asleep, even when the group is engaged in the most ferocious battles. He does, however, wake up occasionally, and sometimes provides with good advices when he does.
Their "secret base", stereotypical speech, uniting mecha and colorful costumes are a clear parody of super robot and sentai team shows. Even their combined armour is clearly a strong reference to the King of Braves; GaoGaiGar.
When they defeat an enemy, they yell out, "ADIOS, AMIGO!!!"
[edit] El Dorado
El Dorado is an older amor piloted by the El Dorado Five. When the series start, they have not used it for many years, but they finally use it when the safety of their hometown is threatened. El Dorado is composed of five separate smaller mechas which combine into one armor. In order for it to activate its most powerful mode, all five must be interlocked. The armor mostly relies on hand-to-hand combat but is also capable of missile attacks and lauching powerful special moves. El Dorado depletes its energy fast and therefore does not last long in prolonged battle.
El Dorado carries a striking resemblance to GaoGaiGar and also to Optimus Prime from the Transformers Universe.
[edit] Pricilla
Voiced by: Saeko Chiba (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English)
Pricilla is a pink-haired girl who met Van for the first time in an armor battle tournament. She loves to pilot her armor and gives all the prize money she wins to the efforts of her sister, Johanna, in raising orphans. She controls her armor through a control interface system which allows her movements to be directly mimicked by her armor, thus taking advantage of her great athletics. She later joins Van's company and also gains a crush on him, to Wendy's chagrin. She is not afraid to show her feelings for Van and the Eldorado Five even once enthusiastically encouraged her to propose a marriage to him, seeing her strong feelings.
Another thing which seems to irritate Wendy (and Carmen), is that Van managed to remember Prisilla's name almost right away after their first meeting, while it took him several episodes to remember Wendy's. He didn't manage to remember Carmen's name before the very last episode.
[edit] Brownie
Brownie is Prisilla's armor, first shown in episode 14 when Van is to face Priscilla in a battle tournament. At first, Brownie is only equipped with a large electrically charged spear. During the tournament, Priscilla's main strategy is to dodge her enemies' attacks (using her athletics) waiting for the right moment to attack the opponent's weak point with the spear in a final blow known as "The Fairy Stab".
In addition to the base unit, Priscilla installs a set of "heavy" armor on to Brownie for the tournament. The armor adds a pair of sharp blades to the knees that can be used in dashing slash attacks, but most importantly the equipment reduces Brownie's speed significantly. This is used to confuse opponents when they try to gauge the true speed and power of the armor. After Van manages to fend off Priscilla effectively, she removes Brownie's heavy armor and battles in her true form.
When Priscilla rejoins Van on the Claw's base, Brownie appears with several additional forms of weaponry. A long-range cabled spike, similar to the close range Fairy Stab, has been mounted on its right elbow. Also, vulcan cannons were added to Brownie's shoulders to provide light ranged fire. The most unique addition is seen when Priscilla fights one of the Claw's One-on-One automated armors: Brownie attacks by flying butt-first, shooting a tail-mounted gunpod.
[edit] Yukiko Steavens
Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (Japanese), Megan Hollingshead (English)
Yukiko is the owner of the inn "Pink Amigo" in the Eldorado Five's hometown. She is the granddaughter of the late Chizuru Steavens, one of the members of the Eldorado Five. Yukiko has a soft spot for the remaining members and the sound of her beautiful voice when it sings always calms them down when their about to create a ruckus. When the Eldorado Five joins Van's company to save the world, she decides to go as well to care for the aging group.
[edit] Antagonists
[edit] The Claw
Voiced by: Kenyuu Horiuchi (Japanese), Kirk Thornton (English)
The Claw (his real name is never revealed) is a mastermind with a nasty looking prosthetic right claw hand and the primary antagonist of the series. He killed both Van's and Ray's wives, and is the subject of their furious lust for revenge. Later in the series it is revealed he plans to create a new world which supposedly will bring happiness to all people and eradicate all sins one has committed during life. Before episode 12, he is only shown in flashbacks as a shadowy figure with the claw hand. In episode 12 however, Wendy runs into a kind, old man who helps her in overcoming her sorrow for her brother. Immediately after the conservation, it is revealed that this man is the claw man when he abruptly screws on his claw hand, to Wendy's horror.
His plan apparently is to change the world by dissolving himself and then combining with everyone and everything on the planet on a subconscious level, perhaps acting as a sort of conscience for people. It is never made clear what exactly would happen to civilization or to himself, nor how the process would occur. Though he denies any plans of world conquest, the fact of the matter is that his methods is a form of total dominance over free will and choice. The plan was also violently opposed by some of his crew members, claiming he was planning on committing genocide on the planet. In one of the episodes they attempt to commit a coup against him in order to force him into revealing the details for his plans. During the negotiations, the Claw seems to strongly prefer talk instead of violence, insisting that genocide is not part of his plans. This pacifism and goodwill can be debated, as he minutes later kills one of the rebels by hugging him (apparently of love) while slashing his back with his steel hand, thereby killing him. However, when he relinquishes him and discovers he is dead, he breaks into shock, saying "I did it again", and repeatedly apologizing, as if unaware of his embrace being lethal for the rebel.
To realize his plans, he gathers a society of loyal and devoted followers (including Wendy's brother Michael and Van's mentor). Within this society he is only known as "The Comrade".
He wears simple clothes most of the time, despite his high ranking. He also is shown to like gardening, and the company of animals. In general, he is shown to engage in creative and nurturing activities. Though he appears to be a kind and somwhat absent-minded old man, the Comrade is actually very insane and does not admit to any kind of wrongdoing, despite the fact that nearly all of his actions have caused death and misery to innocents. He always rationalizes his acts as being ultimately for the good of mankind. Another driving force to his insanity is due to his contracting a fatal disease and wanting to complete his plans before his death.
A little known fact is that the world was once a prison planet with the Original Seven Armors acting as 'wardens.' The Comrade had been present during the planet's fall and evolution into its present state. Not wanting to see more misery and pain to the world, he decided to become the population's 'conscience,' and embarks on a plan to assimilate himself into everyone's sub-conscious. His plan is halted before its completion when Van and his allies stop the process and the Comrade meets his end as Van cuts him in half with his sword. During the final moments, the Comrade shows the scope of his insanity.
[edit] Michael Garret
Voiced by: Souichiro Hoshi (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
Michael Garret is Wendy Garret's older brother and was her only remaining family member in Evergreen after her parents died. When they were younger, he cared very much for her, protecting her when their town of Evergreen was assaulted by bandits. He is later kidnapped by The Claw, and Wendy joins Van in order to rescue him. However, when she finally finds him, it proves out he no longer is kept with the Claw against his will. He reveals that he has joined forces with him in order to realize the Claw's dream of eradicating all sorrow on the planet by creating a new world. Like his sister, he is usually kind and compassionate, but can be fiercely independent when he wants to. Although he has freely joined the Claw , he still has his doubts and struggles to rid himself of his suspicious feelings against the project he has joined.
Michael is the only member of The Original Seven (along with Woo) who is able to control an "Original Armor" without needing surgical implants embedded into his body. This is the main reason why the Claw choose him, and Michael later proves out to be a vital part of the Claw's plan. He pilots the Original Seven armor Saudade of Sunday.
Armor: Saudade of Sunday
[edit] Fasalina
Voiced by: Masayo Kurata (Japanese), Karen Strassman (English)
Fasalina is extremely loyal to the Claw and is his right-hand woman, and will do anything to protect both him and his dream. Before being recruited, she worked as a prostitute. When battling in her armor, Fasalina often taunts her opponents by being very flirtatious, thereby bringing them out of focus. She later develops a romantic relationship with Michael and becomes a faithful supporter of him.
When not fighting inside her armor, she uses a staff which can extend, bend or contract at her will. Carmen 99 develops a glowing animosity against Fasalina later in the series.
Armor: Dahlia of Wednesday
[edit] Gadved
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Kishino (Japanese), Dan Woren (English)
Gadved had been a good friend of Van and Helena, as both Helena and Gadved worked researching the Original Seven armors. On the tragic wedding day when Van and Helena was critically injured by the Claw, a dying Helena asked Gadved to permantly make Van, Dann of Thursday's pilot, thereby making him a member of the Original Seven. In the series, Van discovers to his enormous shock that Gadved has become one of the Claw's followers. He is a veteran armor pilot and the last surviving member of the former generation of Original Seven pilots. He is the first of the pilots to be killed by Van.
Armor: Diablo of Monday
[edit] Carossa
Voiced by: Makiko Ohmoto (Japanese), Beau Sterling (English)
Carossa is a member of the Claw's society and twin brother of Melissa, though far more aggressive and rash than her. Whenever they are together it is always he who takes the initiative. Both he and Melissa were orphans and as such he has developed a deep need for attention, especially from the Claw. He is also very protective of his sister and will attack anyone who scares her or makes her cry. Nearly from the beginning, he develops a growing sense of animosity of Michael, partly because he becomes the centre of the Claw's attention (due to his importance in his plan) and partly because Melissa develops a crush on him. Both siblings are members of The Original Seven and appear to be the result of research using a mental link between twins. Ray mercilessly kills both of them with his rifle.
Armor: Sin of Friday
[edit] Melissa
Voiced by: Chiwa Saito (Japanese), Megan Harvey (English)
Melissa is Carossa's twin sister. She is easily frightened but is far more reasonable and cautious than her brother. She later gains a crush on Michael, much to Carossa's chagrin. When in armor battle, she and Carossa operate in sync, allowing them to seemlessly combine into one armor for greater strength and defense.
Armor: Sen of Saturday
[edit] Woo
Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese), Dameon Clarke (English)
Woo (full name, William Will Woo) is a member of the Original Seven and heir to a noble family. He appears cold and collected on the outside, but is filled with rage and turmoil on the inside. Woo suffered from the Oedipus complex, or he regarded his father as an adversary and competitor for the exclusive love of his mother. When Woo was an adolescent, he attacked his father with a knife in an attempt to kill him, but his mother jumped in the way and took the hit instead and was killed. After that, Woo left the township his family had governed due to the painful memories, and left it to succumb to decay. Woo has become increasingly mentally unstable since then and seeks to unleash his pent-up rage in any way he can. Van kills him after successfully activating Dann's electromagnetic field
Armor: Metsä of Tuesday
[edit] The Original Seven
Armors are enormous battle robots who a person can enter and then control from the inside using a special unique interface which mimics the pilot's movements. Among the armors, there are seven of them which are built with a different design and with more power, known as the "The Original Seven Armors". They are named after the seven days of the week and piloted by certain pilots who are picked out for the task for each generation, known as "The Original Seven". Many of these pilots are given certain implants in order to be able to control their armor, but some of them are born with this ability and considered extra important. "The Original Seven Armors" also differs from ordinary armors because they are contained in a satellite station in space when they are not in use, one station for each of the armors. Here they are refuelled and regenerated from their injuries and can be summoned down to their owner at their leisure. When the armor is summoned, it takes the shape of a giant version of a certain weapon, but in battle they change into a humanoid form. All Original Seven units have a blue-black liquid called G.E.R. fluid that permeates the entire armor. It runs through the body of the mecha like human blood, seeping out of any wounds that the armor sustains in combat. It also fills the cockpit, able to accept neural inputs and also imparting healing abilities to the pilot's injuries when they are connected.
[edit] Saudade of Sunday
Pilot: Michael Garret
Saudade was retrieved from the sunken ruins of a city in episode 10. When it is in its compact form it has the appearance of a gigantic pistol. In humanoid form it sprouts several large vings which functions as large solar panels, thus allowing Saudade to function without continueous refuelling as the other armors. Therefore, it is the only Original Seven armor without a satellite station. Saudade wields a large sword with a gun at the hilt which fires energy beams. It is destroyed by Dann of Thursday in the final confrontation, much to Michael's disbelief, since Suadade of Sunday was supposed to be the most advanced of the Originals.
[edit] Diablo of Monday
Pilot: Gadved
In appearance, Diablo is a bulkier version of Van's armor Dann of Thursday and appears in episode 12, where Gadved fought Van. It appears to be slightly stronger than Van's armor, although it is unknown if this due to Gadves longer experience in piloting or the Diablo itself.
In its compact form it resembles a giant axe and it therefore wields a large axe with a long shaft (a halberd) in its human form. It was defeated by Dann of Thursday with Van's greater drive and conviction.
[edit] Mensa of Tuesday
Pilot: Woo
Mensa is a slender armor which first appears in episode 12, where it does battle with Van and his armor Dann. In its compact form, Mensa takes the shape of an enormous rapier, thereby also wielding a long rapier in humanoid form.
During the first battle, Dann is no match against Mensa due to Van's inexperience in using the mech's electromagnetic shield and other capabilities. However, in the rematch, Van finds the strength he needs to bring forth Dann's potential and destroys Mensa, along with its insane pilot.
[edit] Dahlia of Wednesday
Pilot: Fasalina
Dahlia is Fasalina's unique armor which she reveals in episode 20. In its compact form it is shaped as a three-part staff and accordingly wields a similarly weapon in humanoid form. Dahlia is very agile and has speed to match. Fasalina controls it by swinging around a pole installed in the cockpit of the armor. Dahlia possesses some unconventional weapons as it can fire a burst of its own blue blood-like liquid against the enemy armor, effectively binding them since the liquid soldifies on contact. Another unique weapon is its ability to burst out organic tendrils from its chest for close range combat. It can also fire rocket missiles for long range combat. However, Ray and Vulcan destroy her mech's legs with Vulcan's guns at point blank range, thereby crippling Dahlia forever.
[edit] Dann of Thursday
Pilot: Van
Dann is Van's armor, built along the same lanky statures as Van himself. In compact form it resembles a giant sword and thus wields a huge sword in humanoid form, which again can be split into two smaller swords. A giant blade is mounted on its back, and can spin to allow temporary flight. Dann is one of the few armors which possesses no long range attacks, and it depends entirely on Van's movements and swordmannship in order to inflict damage on its opponents. In the beginning of the series, Van has not learned to activate all of Dann's power yet, but by the last episode he has discovered how to utilise Dann's electromagnetic shield, which greatly improves Dann's odds against a long range-attacking opponent.
Most unusual is its ability to heal injuries or illnesses that Van has, including hangovers, once he enters the cockpit. Furthermore, it also has an Overdrive ability which can emit a highly devastating beam which cuts like a giant sword.
[edit] Sin of Friday
Pilot: Carossa
Sin, along with its sister armor Sen, differs from the other Original Seven because it has a nonhumanoid structure. In its compact form it is in the shape of a tonfa, while in its battle state, it is hunched backwards with large hind legs and a tail. When battling it wields a tonfa which can extend into a full spear. Sin and Sen can combine into a single Armor to increase their attack and defense, but can just as easily separate again. It can also fire energy beams. It is destroyed along with its pilot by Vulcan's beam howitzer.
[edit] Sen of Saturday
Pilot: Melissa
Sen is Sin's sister armor, but smaller. In its battle state it is more humanoid than its sibling but the head is very alien looking. In its compact form it resembles a chakram, which is also its weapon when in battle form. The chakram is a deadly ring which can be thrown against an enemy and pierce its armor and will return to its owner like a boomerang. Sen can interlock with Sin to a single armor, where Sin resides in the interior and bottom section, protected by the stronger and bigger Sin. Like Sin, it can fire energy beams. It is destroyed by Vulcan's beam howitzer.
[edit] Other armors
[edit] Metal Glow
The armor appeared in episode 2, and resembled a battleship with a vast humanoid torso attached. Metal Glow was commanded by Baron Mayor of the bridge city in order to conquer the world. Its main attacks were the use of its gigantic arms and the Regulus Cannon, a turret that sprayed molten metal over its opponents. Van managed to destroy Metal Glow by throwing Dann's sword through into the regulus cannon then used his foot to push on it sending the sword through the centre and back out the other side.
[edit] S-Drive Dragon
First appeared in episode 8, the S-Drive Dragon resembles a metallic Chinese dragon. As well as being able to hover through the air, it used a powerful water-jet cutter from its mouth and a constricting attack to overcome any who tried to cross the mountains where it lay. The S-Drive designation referred to a set of solar panels on the spine of the dragon that would store energy from the sun. When the dragon was finally defeated, Van and Ray discover that the armor was unmanned; the pilot had died inside long ago.
Van's team is ambushed by a pair of automated Dragons when they attempt to pass through the underwater tunnel leading to the Claws's base. These two dragons are armed differently, as instead of using the hydro cutter of the first dragon they attack primarily with a pair of head mounted beam cannons. These two were dispatched by Brownie and Eldora Soul.
Finally, a fourth Dragon armor is used by Zapiero Muttaaca's rebel force as they try to escape from the Claw. It also attacks using the twin beam cannons, as well as unleashing a missile barrage against Saudade of Sunday from multiple back-mounted launchers. Zapiero Muttaaca's Dragon was destroyed by Michael during this encounter.
[edit] Golden Cradle
After Van sees through Joe's deception in episode 7, Joe summons Golden Cradle to do battle against Dann. Golden Cradle looks like a large medieval knight, with a massive cross-bearing shield and large lance as its primary armaments. Its face is half-covered by a golden helmet, the other half revealing a robotic skull face. Despite its heavily armored appearance, the Golden Cradle is reasonably agile and able to duel with Dann to some degree.
After slicing open Joe's outer cockpit, Van manages to severely wound the Golden Cradle by blinding Joe with a well-reflected beam of sunlight and slashing through the armor's shield in the confusion. Joe self-destructs Golden Cradle, however, depriving Van of any information regarding the Claw.
The Golden Cradle design is seen again when Van's team journeys to the Claw's secret base. Several automated green colored versions, called One-on-Ones, form the outer defense line of the Claw Man's facilities. The One-on-One version is armed with a set of shield-mounted machine guns in addition to its large melee lance. Their autopilot is seemingly crude and predictable, as Priscilla is able to anticipate its movements and destroy them handily
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