Alteisen |
The Alteisen (アルトアイゼン), also known as the Gespenst Mk-III, is a Banpresto Original Mecha debuting in Super Robot Wars Compact 2 Part 1: Earth Crisis. Part of the ATX Project, it was later upgraded into the Alteisen Riese. It was also temporarily painted in dark blue as night camouflage, and a mini-replica of the Alt's Shadow-Mirror counterpart was built at the Endless Frontier, with both of these incarnations known as Alteisen Nacht (EF). Its main pilot is Kyousuke Nanbu.
Technological and Historical[]
The Alteisen is designed to be a Personal Trooper capable of swiftly breaking through enemy forces with overwhelming power. This unit specializes in close-to-mid range combat, closing in on the enemy from a distance with its powerful thrust and delivering a devastating frontal attack. It is equipped with thick layer of armor to aid in the machine's reckless fighting style, along with a powerful thurster system to compensate for the heavy armor. To supplement for its lack of long-range weapons, the Alteisen is designed to work in tandem with the Weissritter, an agile long-range sniping unit with flight capabilities. However, the Alteisen's biggest weakness lies in extreme close-quarters combat, due to the mecha requiring a certain distance to gain acceleration and unleash its attacks, making it vulnerable against zero-range fighters, most notably the Soulgain.
Compact/Impact Series[]
It was developed from the PTX-001 Gespenst along with the Weissritter.
SRW Compact 2.1/SRW Impact P1[]
The Alteisen, with Kyousuke as its assigned pilot, was stationed at the Cyber Beast Force Base, belonging to the Earth Federation Army Far East Branch. After repelling an attack carried out by Zeon forces along with allies, it was incorporated as part of the Gundor crew's combat force as the mobile base travelled around the world to repel hostile enemy forces. It also participated in the showdown against Einst Regisseur at Jaburo.
SRW Compact 2.3/SRW Impact P3[]
It later participated in more battles with Londo Bell after the destruction of the second Einst Regisseur at Earth's orbit, up until the team's encounter with a brainwashed Excellen in her Rein Weissritter. Following the confrontation, Kyousuke travelled to the Moon in order to ask Anaheim Electronics engineer Nina Purpleton to have his Alteisen upgraded, so that he can equally combat the Einst-morphed Weissritter and take back Excellen. The result is the Alteisen Riese.
Alpha Series[]
SRW Alpha Gaiden[]
In the Mass-Production Gespenst Mk-II section of Alpha Gaiden's Robot Encyclopedia, it is mentioned that there exists custom models of the MP Mk-II known as "Alteisen" and "Weissritter", hinting at their somewhat obscure existence in the Alpha Series.
OG Series[]
Designed by Dr. Marion Radom, the PTX-003C Alteisen uses the scrapped PTX-003 Gespenst Type-T as base and wasn't installed with any Extra-Over Technology, as Marion was against it. The PT is Marion's bid for the next-generation, mass-production Personal Trooper of the Earth Federation Army as the Gespenst Mk-III along with the Weissritter, replacing the Mass-Production Gespenst Mk-II and was designed under the ATX Plan which aimed to create high performance Personal Troopers. However, the machine's concept was considered flawed: because of the heavy weight of the armor and the weapons, no pilot could effectively use it. In addition the Alteisen was designed primarily for close quarters combat and possessed no long range weapons. Coupled along with the high production cost, the Alteisen was deemed too impractical to mass-produce. The only unit produced was handed down to ATX Team member Kyousuke Nanbu when Marion realized he is the only person who is capable of drawing out the Alteisen's full potential.
The Alteisen served as the basis for one of the ATX Project's next-generation PT, the Wildwurger and Wildwurger Type-L. The Flickerei Geist's right arm also originally belonged to the Alteisen and was salvaged after the arm was ripped off by Soulgain during Operation Plantagenet. In the Shadow-Mirror world, the Alteisen has been adopted by the Earth Federation Army and referred to as the Gespenst Mk-III, with one unit piloted by that world's Kyousuke (more commonly known as Beowulf) and under influence from Einst, giving it regeneration abilities and overwhelming power output to name a few. Data of the Gespenst Mk-III stored within the crashed Trilobite-class ship Neverland was also utilized by the people of Formido Heim in the Endless Frontier to create the Alteisen Nacht.
SRW OG1/SRW OGs1[]
Kyousuke received the Alteisen a while after arriving at Langley Base, replacing his old MP Gespenst Mk-II (which was later passed on to Katina Tarask). It had its first sortie safely escorting a Tausendfuessler carrying Professor Jonathan Kazahara to Langley Base from DC pursuits, just in time to encounter the Divine Crusaders' new Armored Module prototype in combat, the Lion Type-T. The Alteisen served as Kyousuke's personal mecha for the duration of the DC War and L5 Campaign, often trading blows with his former commander Sänger Sombold's Grungust Type-0 during the DC War.
SRW OG2/SRW OGs2[]
In OG2, part of the ATX Team, the Alteisen supported Lamia Loveless and her Angelg from DC forces when the android first arrived at the OG world. In OGs2, before their encounter with Lamia, the ATX Team went on a mission to retake the Tesla Reich Institute from DC remnant forces. For a previous operation, the Alteisen had been given a blue paint job as night camouflage, however since there was no time for a repaint the Alteisen had to sortie as it is to the Institute, now temporarily known as the Alteisen Nacht. Midway through the conflict with the Neue DC, Kyousuke requested to Dr. Marion for upgrades to his Alteisen to better combat the new robots fielded by the DC and (at the time, unknown) Shadow Mirror. However, because he is sortied out battle after battle, there is not enough time to grant his request until the machine is badly damaged in a duel with Axel Almer's Soulgain at the end of Operation Plantagenet, losing its right arm and both legs aside from other damages, prompting Dr. Marion to begin the Alteisen's refurbishment. The result is the Alteisen Riese.
SRW DD[]
For a limited time, Alteisen appeared as a unit players are rewarded with for the 1st Domination Battle "A Faraway Battle, Begins".
Armaments & Attacks[]
- Split Missile (スプリットミサイル)
Standard armament seen on the Gespenst-related machines, it is essentially a deployable missile container loaded with 6 missiles. After launching, the container's front cover is jettisoned and the missiles within fly towards their target. Only seen in Compact 2/Impact.
- Triple Machine Cannon (3連マシンキャノン | Sanren Machine Cannon)
A three-barreled machine gun mounted on the Alteisen's left arm.
- Heat Horn (ヒートホーン)
An elongated horn mounted on the forehead which can be charged with energy and used to cut down targets at extreme close range. It can even be used to parry enemies' blade-type weapons. Not recommended to be used frequently as the head and neck joins could break from stress.
- Revolving Stake (リボルビング・ステーク)
The Alteisen's signature weapon, an oversized pile driver (or in this case, stake driver) mounted on the right arm. One of the six charges in a swing-out revolver chamber is triggered when the stake is retracted through piston action due to recoil upon contact with the enemy, and thus the stake is driven into the body of the target, making this weapon highly effective against heavily-armored units. It can also be retracted in advance and used as an effective ramming melee weapon without firing the charges.
- Square Claymore (スクエア・クレイモア)
Also known as the "Close Range-Directed Close Combat-Use Explosive Ammunition M180A3" (近距離指向性 近接戦闘用炸裂弾 M180A3). Titanium pellet rounds equipped inside the large boxes mounted on the shoulders and fired upon release of the compartments. The pellets are automatically loaded, and up to 30 pellets can be stored within each container for a total of 60 pellets. The weapon can only exert full power when fired at close range, though it was initially meant to be fired from afar to prevent risk from ricocheting pellets. These ball bearings are not unlike the ones that are used in Claymore antipersonnel mines. It was a ranged weapon in early works but was reclassified as a melee weapon in subsequent works, presumably to take advantage of the pilot's focus on melee-based attacks. ALL attack from OGs onwards.
- M13 Shotgun (M13ショットガン)
Handheld PT shotgun, capable of switching between semi-auto and pump-action. It can be loaded with either scattering rounds, sabot slugs or rifled slugs. 2 of these are dual-wielded by the Alteisen as part of its final battle equipment against Septuagint at the end of DW - RoATX.
Solo Attacks[]
- Revolving Stake (OS) (リボルビング・ステーク(OS))
A seemingly more powerful Revolving Stake attack with different animation, seen as a SSR attack in Super Robot Wars DD. "OS" stands for "Over Shot", which can also be understood as "Oobari Shot", a reference to renowned animator Masami Ōbari. Oobari animated the Alteisen's iconic Revolving Stake thrusting scene in Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector, which is also the scene that this attack was based on.
- Kirifuda (切り札 | Trump Card)
First seen in Impact, this is a special move in which the Alteisen assaults the enemy with a variety of its weapons. Since it only has an ammo limit as well as a range of 1 in all games, it truly serves as a "Trump Card" to finish the battle. There is a difference between the various versions of this attack throughout SRW games:
- Impact: Alteisen slashes the enemy with the Heat Horn before emptying all of the Revolver Stake charges at the target.
- OG1: Alteisen bombards the enemy with the Square Claymore before slashing them with the Heat Horn, then empties all Revolver Stake charges.
- OG2: Alteisen first blasts the enemy with its 3-Barrel Machine Cannon before slashing them with the Heat Horn, then bombards them with the Square Claymore and finally empties all Stake charges into the target.
- OGs: Nearly identical to OG2, now in higher quality animation, save for the fact that now the Square Claymore is fired before the Heat Horn is used.
Combination Attacks[]
- Rampage Ghost (ランページ・ゴースト)
Combination attack between Alteisen and Weissritter. Although the attack first originated in Impact, only Alteisen Riese was capable of performing the attack alongside Weissritter in the game. There are different attack animations depending on the game:
- OG1: Alteisen rushes in first while the Weissritter fires its Triple Beam Cannon at the enemy, before the Alt delivers a descending slash with its Heat Horn. Weissritter then blows the enemy away with a point-blank Oxtongue Launcher shot, followed by Alteisen on the other side impaling and blasting the target with the Revolving Stake as Weissritter joins in at the same time with a Plasma Cutter stab.
- OG2: The same with OG1 albeit with slightly different animation, and how Weissritter utilizes several point-blank Oxtongue Launcher B Mode blasts instead of a Plasma Cutter stab during the final phase of the attack.
- OGs: The attack begins with both machines charging toward the enemy while blasting their Square Claymores and Oxtongue Launcher E Mode respectively, blowing the enemy to the skies. Pursuing the target, the two mecha then perform a pincer maneuver from both sides with the Alt's Triple Machine Gun and the Weiss's Triple Beam Cannon, before ramming the Revolver Stake and Oxtongue Launcher B Mode into the target and emptying their clips, creating a massive explosion as the robots fly away.
Special Equipment[]
- Beam Coat (ビームコート)
Beam-resistant special coating applied to the outer armor.
- Screw Module (スクリューモジュール)
An optional large turbine unit mounted on the back of PT units, granting further maneuverability underwater. Initially appeared in OG games as a Strengthening Part. In SRW OG: Divine Wars - Record of ATX, Alteisen and Bullet's MP Gespenst Mk-II Type-TT were equipped with Screw Modules to engage enemy Killer Whales during the showdown with DC remnant forces over the Caucassian Sea.
- Heavy Assault Equipment (official name unknown)
A somewhat patchwork set of additional equipment for the Alteisen, consisting of a pair of large boosters in place of the lower legs lost during the battle with the R-Gun Rivale, an extended drum magazine for the Triple Machine Gun, extra Claymore compartments on the shoulders and an M13 Shotgun in each hand. The set was quickly devised in preparation of the Steel Dragon Squadron's last charge against Septuagint at the end of DW - RoATX. Kyousuke put it to good use as the Alteisen charged into the Septuagint's core chamber with all weapons blazing.
Appearances[]
Video Games[]
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 Part 1: Earth Crisis (2000)
- Super Robot Wars Compact 2 Part 3: Galaxy Showdown (2001)
- (Mentioned) Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden (2001)
- Super Robot Wars Impact (2002)
- Super Robot Wars Original Generation (2002)
- Super Robot Wars Original Generation 2 (2005)
- Super Robot Wars OG: Original Generations (2007)
- Super Robot Wars DD (2019)
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Video Gallery[]
Notes[]
- Alteisen is German, meaning old iron or scrap iron and is part of a German expression, "zum alten Eisen gehören", which means "belongs on the scrap heap".
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