Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God

Plot

Characters

• Shinobu Fujiwara : Born in Japan to a Japanese father and an Australian mother, Shinobu was a cadet of the Australian Space Military Academy before the invasion of the Muge Empire forces. After the school closed he was transferred to the Far East's special armoured unit, the Bestial Fighter Troop or Cyber Beast Force. Straightforward and a talented pilot, his hobby is hang gliding.
• Sara Yuki : From the Izu Peninsula, red-haired Sara Yuki was assigned to the Far East Armoured Unit a few days later than Shinobu. Balanced, civil and nurturing of children, Sara enjoys swimming and music.
• Masato Shikibu : Born in Iwate Prefecture to the head of an arms-manufacturing plant, Masato entered the military academy as a sixth-team trainee. He is the youngest member of the Jyusenki Tai, often providing comic relief. Masato is close friends with Laura Sullivan.
• Ryo Shiba : After graduating from the military academy, Ryo practiced his kenpō. When the Jyusenki Tai was formed, General Ross Igor asked him to join the force. An orphan, Ryo is calm, sensible and spiritual.
• Shapiro Keats : Shapiro was a former commander of the Australian Military Academy before defecting to the Muge Zorbados Imperial forces, where he quickly rose through the ranks to commander after being tortured. Stubborn, intelligent and manipulative, Shapiro has delusions of godhood. Sara shoots him in the back as he celebrates an early victory, killing him.
• Laura Sullivan : Laura is an American from Sacramento, California whose mother was killed in an attack by the Muge forces. Found by Sara, she is adopted by Professor Hazuki. Kind, quiet and shy, Laura is close to Masato and her dog Becky.
• Ross Igor : From Russia, Ross Igor is the commander of the Jyusenki Tai and father of Black Knight Alan Igor. Apparently-different strategists, General Igor's plan was roughly the same as Alan's. He dies in episode 29, "General Attack Pt II", trying to save Laura's life; it is later learned that Laura is the daughter of Alan Igor and the granddaughter of Ross.
• Professor Kotaro Hazuki : Professor Hazuki is the resident scientist engineer, and technical genius of the Jyusenki Tai and Laura Sullivan's adoptive parent. His greatest accomplishment is the design and construction of the four mecha which form Super Robot Dancouga. After General Igor's death, Hazuki assumes command of the Jyusenki Tai and the Gandor as its captain.
• Alan Igor : Alan, son of General Ross Igor, is seen in the beginning as a nuisance than help to the Jyusenki Tai; later, they grudgingly accept his help. Also known as the Black Knight, he opposes his father and organizes his own elite corps to fight the aliens in their own milieu. Alan dies in episode 35, "Moon is Hell", during a kamikaze attack on Helmut.
• Emperor Muge Zorbados : Muge Zorbados is emperor of his eponymous alien race. In the last episode, he takes a personal hand in combating the Jyusenki Tai. Apparently resembling a lion, in the last episode it is learned that he wears a mask.
• Death Gaia : General Death Gaia is the first occupation leader to invade Earth, and his first campaign is initially successful. Over time, his hold on Earth begins to slip as he misjudges the resolve of its human population and the potential of the Jyusenki Tai. Arrogant and headstrong, his only talent is brute force.
• Gildorome : Gildorome is the second general of the Zorbados corps, specializing in psionics and mind control. After the defeat of Death Gaia by Dancouga, he assumes command. Proud, Gildorome's mind-control efforts are thwarted by a Gandor blast which propels Dancouga into the Muge dimension and destroys him.
• Helmut : Helmut is the third and most bloodthirsty of the generals in the Earth-occupation command. Although his actions are direct and well-thought-out, his weaknesses are impatience and brittleness. Helmut dies on the lunar surface in a kamikaze attack initiated by Alan Igor.
• Luna Rossa : Luna is a liaison assigned to Shapiro after he defects to the Muge. Competent in gathering intelligence, she is known to possess secret information. Attracted to Shapiro, she realizes that her love is unrequited and betrays him on the Martian auxiliary base by helping Sara find and confront him.

  Mecha

• Eagle Fighter: Piloted by Shinobu Fujiwara and modified by Professor Hazuki from Shinobu's fighter, a standard model used at the Australian space military base. Quick and nimble, the Eagle Fighter forms Dancouga's head.
• Black Cougar: Special tank designed for, and piloted by, Sara Yuki. In cougar mode, the mecha can leap long distances. The Black Cougar forms Dancougar's left foot.
• Land Liger: Piloted by Masato Shikibu, it is similar in operation to the Black Cougar but armed differently. In liger mode, the mecha can leap like the Black Cougar. The Land Liger forms Dancouga's right foot.
• Big Moth: Piloted by Ryo Shiba, its name is an abbreviation of "big" and "mammoth". A heavily armed tank which can transform into a mammoth, the Big Moth forms Dancouga's body.
• Dancouga: The combined form of the first four Jyusenki Tai vehicles derives its power from the spiritual energy of all its pilots, making it greater than the sum of its parts. With a sweep of its arm, it can destroy waves of attackers. Dancouga's primary weapons are the Dankuken, a sword in its right leg, and the Daigan.
• Black Wing: Developed and piloted by Ross Igor's son, Alan, like the Jyusenki Tai mecha the Black Wing is transformable and has fighter and humanoid modes. Since the mecha was not developed by Professor Hazuki, it lacks the Aggressive System. It is slightly longer than the Eagle.
• Gundor: A large, gray spacecraft built and commanded by Professor Hazuki, Gundor can fire a powerful energy cannon from its "mouth". It transforms into a huge winged dragon, and is the new base of operations for the Jyusenki Tai after their original operations center is destroyed.
• Final Dancouga: The combined form of the final five Jyusenki Tai vehicles. With Black Wing a new flight pack, Dancouga's aerial performance is greatly increased. Final Dancouga was not on the TV series or the OVAs, but it was incorporated into the Super Robot Taisen series of video games as a playable unit.

  Episodes

1. "Empire's Desire"
2. "Get your Jyusenki"
3. "Reborn Shapirou!"
4. "Aimed Jamming System"
5. "The Man Came Last"
6. "Maiden in the Battlefield"
7. "A Kind of Hero"
8. "Trapped Memories"
9. "Hell Beast in Amazon"
10. "Legend of Knight"
11. "A Covering Fire of Enemy"
12. "Don't Wake up Megalosaurs"
13. "Betray Town"
14. "Street Fight"
15. "God Bless the Machine, Part 1"
16. "God Bless the Machine, Part 2"
17. "General Retire"
18. "Temptation"
19. "Night Terror"
20. "Southern Wind"
21. "The First Contact"
22. "Time Goes Around Still"
23. "Revenge for Murder"
24. "La Marseille"
25. "Trap!"
26. "The Secret of Velieves"
27. "Gildorome's Decline and Fall"
28. "General Attack, Part 1"
29. "General Attack, Part 2"
30. "We Meet Only to Part"
31. "After His Death"
32. "Target"
33. "Capture The Intelligence"
34. "Long Goodbye"
35. "Moon Is Hell"
36. "Harmony Love"
37. "Tell Laura I Love Her!"
38. "Darkness and Ruins"