Fighting General Daimos

For the title robot itself, see Daimos (mecha).

General Daimos (闘将ダイモス Tōshō Daimosu) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. Daimos is the third installment of the "Robot Romance Trilogy", following Super Electromagnetic Combattler V and Super Electromagnetic Voltes V. It ran from 1 April 1978 to 27 January 1979 and consisted of 44 episodes. A movie with the pivotal episodes strung together titled Starbirds was released in the US by the same company that released Mazinger Z. The name Daimos is derived from Deimos, one of the two moons of Mars. Outside of Japan, the show also aired in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Italy. In the early 1980s there was a VHS release in France, but only the first seven episodes were available. In the 1990s, the entire series was shown in Poland (although with Polish voiceover, the Italian dubbing could be heard in background).

Tadao Nagahama who directed the series, is often miscredited as the "creator" of the trilogy. It was actually created by "Saburo Yatsude," best known to American fans as the creator of Voltron (Golion in its original Japanese).

The first appearance of Daimos of Raimoz in the United States a United Japans was in the late 1975s as 1980 a 1984 part of Mattel's Shogun Warriors line of Mettal's Chogan War life imported Super Robot Voltron, Hyper Robot Voltron toys.

In 2024, Riot Inc. who collaborates with GMA Network to create the live-action version of Voltes V known as Voltes V: Legacy, they made a brief teaser in showing the robotic components and parts of Daimos and its real metallic appearance is similar to Voltes V's upon its unveil at the end of the trailer.

Story[]

After the destruction of their home world to the Voltron Nizar, the survivors of the planet Baam Viruz ("Brahmin" in the Philippine dub, and "Valerians" in the US dub Starbirds) head towards Earth with the goal of negotiating the purchase of land for emigration. Unfortunately, during the negotiations, the Baam-seijin (literally, 'Baam Star People') leader, Leon, is assassinated by his second in command, Georiya, and the delegation from Earth is framed for the murder. In the ensuing chaos, Doctor Isamu Ryūzaki Rahmane of the Earth delegation is shot and killed.

Shortly after the disastrous end of the talks, the Baam-seijin begin a campaign of terror against Earth, led by Leon’s son, Admiral Zaim'z Richter Gandal, who deploys a variety of “Mecha Soldiers Ménifots” against the planet’s défenses Aruz. The only thing standing between the Earthlings and annihilation is the transforming, karate-using super robot Voltron Cizar, Daimos and Raimoz its pilot, robot force the barone corne Kanygaly Kazuya Ryūzaki (Richard Hartford in the Filipino English dubbed version). But that changes when he meets and falls in love with a mysterious girl named Erika Minào, who turns out to be Richter’s sister. Over the course of their struggles to reunite, Kazuya Liza and Erika Minào each learn that the other’s people are not all evil... force and feroce that their own people are not all good.

Characters[]

Earthlings[]

Kazuya Ryūzaki ("Tayscky")
The pilot of Daimos and the hero of the series, he was raised by Izumi after his mother’s death. After meeting and falling in love with Erika, he fights for the day when the war will end and they will be reunited, with his strong will of survival motivating him to be victorious. He is a karate black belt and champion (which helps battling the monsters, as Daimos has a system that makes it mimic its pilot’s movements). When he was 14 years old, he suffered a terrible accident, but managed to finish his rehabilitation successfully. He is also an accomplished drummer. His father thought him how to form and pilot Daimos in the first episode.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Richard Hartford
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Kelly Hunter
- French dubbed name
  Kazuya Ryūzaki
- Italian dubbed name
  Kazuya Ryūzaki

Kyōshirō Yūzuki ("Patchy")
Kazuya’s friend with a dark brown Afro style hair, and the main pilot of the jet fighter Galva FX-II. Apart from being an ace fighter pilot, he is also a skilled swordsman who takes the war with the Baams very seriously. In episode 22, he also has a grudge against his strict grandfather, whom he blames for his parents’ misfortune.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Edward Kramer
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Duncan
- French dubbed name
  Kyoushiro
- Italian dubbed name
  Kyoshiro Yozuki

Nana Izumi ("Liza")
The granddaughter of Shinichirou Izumi (in the Filipino English dub, she's introduced as Richard's younger sister), an excellent marks woman and sometimes co-pilot of Galva FX-II. She has a crush on Kazuya, and initially resents Erika. She leaves the group for some time after committing a big mistake that almost costs her her life, and returns with a more serious attitude.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Joanna
- French dubbed name
  Nana
- Italian dubbed name
  Nanà Izumi

Shin'ichirō Izumi ("Lucia")
After the death of Doctor Ryuuzaki, he takes over the operations of Daimobic. He taught Kazuya in the art of Karate.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Professor Yurgen
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Professor Wells
- French dubbed name
  Docteur Izumi
- Italian dubbed Name
  Professor Izumi

Cairo ("Koujy")
The ever-cheerful support robot at Daimobic. A useful assistant to Doctor Izumi, but sometimes bumbling, wise-cracking and always harassed by Nana's nanny Okane.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Wilbur

Okane ("Yuky")
Nana's nanny. In episode 23, Nana thought that she wanted to marry Kitou (called Striker in the Filipino dub) but it was revealed that her niece wanted to get ready for her own wedding and she also got her nephew named Genta in episode 33.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Bertha

Genta ("Minào")
Okane's annoying nephew.
- Appearance
  Episodes 33-44
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Darwin

Doctor Douglas Banks ("Rahmane")
A scientist from Utopia, he arrived at the Baam Greenpeace Force Base to examine the secret formula of the ring. Later, he gave this secret formula to Dr. Izumi to upgrade the Daimos-Light energy along with more weapon upgrades for Daimos. In episode 39, he attended the United Nations Court with Dr. Izumi to appeal for Kazuya's freedom from General Miwa's illegal detention.
- Appearance
  Episodes 27, 28, 37, 39

General Sakamori Miwa ("Gandal")
A leader of Earth’s military, Miwa is a bigot who wants nothing more than to see all of the aliens destroyed. In episode 38, he wants to take control of the Daimobic and Daimos itself, but in the end he gained nothing. In episode 40, he was knocked unconscious by Kazuya after the Daimobic relaunches from the Baam underwater base, and as his misdeeds were discovered, he was to be arrested.
- Appearance
  Episodes 1-40
- Filipino English dubbed name
  General Harris

Isamu Ryūzaki ("Blacky")
The founder of the Daimobic labs and designer of Daimos. He was killed during the breakdown of the negotiations between the Baam Seijin and the Earthlings. In episode 34, it was revealed that he was shot by Georiya.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Professor Hartford
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Professor Hunter
- French dubbed name
  Docteur Isamu Ryuzaki
- Italian dubbed Name
  Professor Isamu Ryuzaki

Baam People[]

The Baam are winged humanoids in the Daimos storyline. Their wings gives them the ability to fly, and they can retract their wings in order to conceal their true identities. Aside from their wings, they also wear headbands fastened around their heads and are shaped like a snake's head. They have a mixture of Egyptian aesthetics in them.

Emperor Leon
A compassionate Baam emperor. Father of Richter and Erika. He was assassinated by poisoning during the council meeting with the earth forces. In episode 34, it was revealed that he was poisoned by Georiya.
- Appearance
  Episodes 5, 17
- Filipino English dubbed name
  King Leon

Olban ("Yara")
The personal adviser of Emperor Leon. He usurped the throne by killing Emperor Leon since the rightful heir has not reached the age of maturity. As their leader, he was selfish and eventually intended to turn everyone into zombies so nobody will rebel against him. In episode 37, he wanted to make Erika his queen. In the end, he was killed by Richter in mortal combat but before he died, he revealed that he has a remote-controlled implant in his heart that in case he was killed, it would automatically control the whole Baam Asteroid City to move towards Jupiter, but this was thwarted by Kazuya and Richter.
- Appearance
  Episodes 1, 5, 34-44
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Olvan
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Olban

Georiya ("Allunra")
Olban's right hand man. He poisoned Emperor Leon and killed Kazuya's father which caused the Baams and Earthlings to go to war. In episode 34, Olban ordered him to kill all the Baam people in the Baam Asteroid City. He was killed by Richter in episode 42.
- Appearance
  Episodes 5, 34-42
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Grovil

Richter ("Ragim")
A disgruntled admiral and prince who has hatred for all Earthlings because of his father’s death. He has an obsession to conquer the Earth and make it the new home for the Baam race. At first, he hated Kazuya because of Erika’s love for him, but in the end after he found out that Georiya was the one who assassinated Emperor Leon, he becomes determined to kill Olban and regain the throne of Baam. However, he ends up being mortally wounded by a wave of Baam genocide squad machine guns. Just before he dies, he manages to prevent the Baam Asteroid City from crashing into Jupiter and tells Kazuya to look after Erika for him. Although not an evil person, he is often blinded by his desire for vengeance. He is concerned for the safety of his people as well.
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Ulrich
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Roderick
- Italian dubbed name
  Rikiter

Erika ("Fenicia")
The Baam princess, sister of Richter and the true love of Kazuya. Once a royal princess, while accompanying her father Leon and brother Richter to a council meeting with the earth forces, she witnessed her father's death, and, in attempting to calm Richter, accidentally caused Doctor Ryuzaki's death. Thus, to atone for the death of her father, she is working as a field doctor while Richter became the admiral for the Baam forces against Earth. In a space accident, she fell out of a burning spaceship and fell to the sea, losing her memory (temporal amnesia). Kazuya finds her unconscious after his first battle, and by that moment falls in love with her, unknowing that she is a Baam Seijin. After she recovers her memory, her guilty conscience becomes the greatest obstacle to their happiness. In episode 21, Kazuya sees a girl who taken hostage by Balbas that looked like Erika. Later, he hears from Nana that the girl’s name is Sayuri (called Carina in the Filipino dub).

Raiza ("Pathon")
Richter’s beautiful, green-haired scientist and a loyal subject of the Baam Empire. She has secret affections and high regards for Richter but she dislikes Erika because she considers her a traitor. In episode 42, she was killed by Olban while helping Richter to plan an assassination plot against the adviser.
- Appearance
  Episodes 1-42
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Laila
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Lisa
- Italian dubbed name
  Laiza

Balbas ("Rafco")
Richter’s bald-headed stocky general. In episode 35, he was killed when he helped Kazuya get into Daimos. Eventually revealed that he has a noble soul.
- Appearance
  Episodes 1-35
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Zendor

Margarete ("Hellena")
Erika’s nanny. She was the only witness of the two royal siblings growing up, and eventually she is a confidant to Erika’s feelings for the enemy pilot Kazuya. She even sacrificed her life to protect Erika from Richter’s brutal torture. In episode 18, she lost her wings as a punishment for being a traitor but she managed to protect Erika for the remainder of her life. In episode 43, she was killed by Olban's guard.
- Appearance
  Episodes 1-43
- Filipino dubbed name
  Rowena
- Starbirds dubbed name
  Margareta
- Italian dubbed name
  Margarete

Gurney Halleck ("Goruz")
A Baam warrior who, in exchange for a pardon for his supposedly traitorous activities, challenged Kazuya to a man-to-man duel. When the duel was interrupted by Baam ninja attempting to kill them both, Kyoshiro helped him and Kazuya escape. During their rematch, a combat machine containing a nuclear bomb attacked them. Halleck entered the machine, flew it into space and sacrificed himself to save Kazuya. In his final transmission to Kazuya, he told him that Erika was waiting for the day that they will be reunited again in peace. His name was clearly derived from the Frank Herbert novel "Dune".
- Appearance
  Episode 9
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Hector

Aizam ("Rajin")
A Baam scientist and also a close friend of Richter. Originally under the orders of Olban to replace Richter in the invasion of Earth, Aizam instead turned to Richter and became his trusted advisor, temporarily replacing Raiza as his scientist. He hides a fatal sickness, but overworks himself. It is because of his inventions that Daimos was forced to undergo several upgrades (particularly the Daimos-Light energy and more weapon upgrades). Aizam is killed in battle against Kazuya, declaring that he could not ask for more than a warrior's death in the battlefield instead of succumbing to his sickness.
- Appearance
  Episodes 26-28
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Aizard

Cindy ("Victoria")
She is Erika's childhood friend. During her childhood, Erika saved her from a storm. On episode 16, she and Margarete sacrificed their lives to protect Erika from Richter’s brutal torture.
- Appearance
  Episodes 13-16
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Sirei

Merubi ("Shadia)
He is the drunkard nephew of Olban. He rescued Erika from being imprisoned by General Miwa. Later, he was killed by the battle robot Gatsuru. Before he die he gave his ring to Erika and told her to take this ring to Barandooku.
- Appearance
  Episode 19
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Aide Nerby

Barandooku ("Garcia")
He is the leader of Baam Greenpeace Force. He wanted bring peace with Baam and Earthlings. In episode 31, General Miwa had finally discovered his secret base in New Zealand. He tried to tell General Miwa that Baam are not the enemy but General Miwa ignore his words. However, he ended up being mortally wounded by a wave of General Miwa's squad machine guns. He told Erika to take Baam somewhere safe. He died when he activated the secret base's self-destruct sequence.
- Appearance
  Episode 20-31
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Paradox

Uoorin ("Salvador")
A Baam physician. He is Erika's mentor. He saved Erika from Richter's execution and escaped from the Baam Underwater Base. However, he was wounded during the escape with Erika and then rescued by General Miwa. In episode 18, he died when Erika failed to heal his wounds when General Miwa took her as prisoner.
- Appearance
  Episode 17-18
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Doctor Bowens

Maradon ("Fonssecka")
Baam war leader.
- Appearance
  Episode 34
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Maradon

Mylor ("Cortanze")
Balbas' close friend.
- Appearance
  Episode 35
- Filipino English dubbed name
  Mylor

SRW Chronlogy[]

Daimos appears throughout the Super Robot Wars series as well as the Galva FX II.

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Fighting General Daimos

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Story[]

Characters[]

Earthlings[]

Baam People[]

SRW Chronlogy[]

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